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Friday 1st April 2016

FAMILY CHEAT DEATH Fence Stops Bigger Tragedy

ALEX TRELINSKI

72-year old man died when two cars collided on the CV 859 road between San Fulgencio and Guardamar on Monday lunchtime. The accident happened at around 1.30 pm with the head-on collision said to have been caused by his vehicle losing control and going onto the other carriageway, hitting a Ford Focus carrying three people in the opposite direction. A fence prevented the Focus from going into a ditch, almost certainly preventing even more serious injuries or even fatalities amongst the family of three. Overall, there were 41 deaths over the Easter holiday period across the country according to Spain’s DGT traffic authority. In Monday’s San Fulgencio incident (picture from the Informacion newspaper), medics say that the 72-year old died instantly of head injuries, after his Jaguar car was heading towards San Fulgencio when the accident happened at kilometre point 7.8. The incident witnessed by a driver behind him who said that the Jaguar flipped twice in the air before going some 50 metres into the opposite lane, hitting the Ford Focus travelling in the direction of Guardamar. The three people in the other car (a couple aged in

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their sixties and an 11-year old child) , were taken to Torrevieja Hospital with relatively minor injuries. The 64year old driver of the Ford Focus had to be released by firefighters after he was trapped in his seat, but was not seriously hurt. His 61year-old wife, who was in the back only suffered minor abrasions, whilst an 11-year boy who was in the front passenger seat got his arm broken. No details of the family’s nationality was released. The road was closed for two hours with the dead man, according to the Informacion

newspaper, said to be a well known figure in the San Fulgencio area, who split his time living there and in Madrid, and was said to be a successful body builder who competed at an international level. So far 16 more people have died in Easter road accidents compared to 2015 as Spaniards made an estimated total of 8.7 million road trips over the 10-day Easter period. The holiday sees the most intensive road traffic of the year in Spain given the limited timescale for people to make journeys,

compared with the summer holiday period which lasts from the start of July until the end of August. The figures do though include the tragedy on Sunday March 20th when 13 foreign students died in a coach crash close to the city of Tarragona as they made their way back from the "Fallas" fiesta in Valencia. Investigations into the cause of the crash all point to driver error, while it has also been reported that none of those who died in the coach were wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

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The Guardia Civil, working under the authority of a Torrevieja court, have busted a drug-smuggling ring and arrested 20 people from four countries on suspicion they were using helicopters to bring hashish from Morocco into Spain. It was later discovered that the pilot was serving a prison sentence

Sardine Sensation

Murcia's big sardine landed at Santiago de la Ribera on Sunday as part of the yearly tradition which then saw it taken to Murcia City for the Spring festival

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which finishes tomorrow (Saturday), with the Burial of the Sardine! The San Javier area was chosen this year for the symbolic sardine to "land" at the

Santiago ferry dock where it was greeted by mayor, José Miguel Luengo ahead of a parade on what was the final day of the annual outlet fair.

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They later raided 14 houses in locations including Madrid, Malaga, Seville and Cadiz, arresting suspects of Spanish, Moroccan, Romanian and Ecuadorian nationalities. Two helicopters, a truck, 1,500 kilograms of hashish, a marijuana plantation and 220,000 euros were also seized.

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and using weekend furloughs to fly in drugs hauls, a Guardia statement says. The investigation began when detectives found out the gang was planning a landing near Estepona on the Costa del Sol. Agents moved in and arrested the pilot and others on March 6th.

542 councils in the Valencia region have been asked to remove any street names or commemorative plaques featuring the names of corrupt politicians. The regional government’s Transparency and Social Responsibility minister, Manuel Alcaraz, has written to all the muncipalities as

well as the three Provincial Councils, asking for action to be taken. In Torrevieja for example, several ceremonial plaques still remain featuring the ex-Partido Popular mayor, Pedro Ángel Hernández Mateo, was was jailed in 2014 for corruption involving a waste disposal contract a decade earlier.

50 people taking part in an illegal bingo session at a Benidorm bar last month had their entertainment

abruptly stopped when the National Police paid them a visit. Three people were said to have organised the

unauthorised games on a regular basis, with officers seizing an electronic bingo machine and cards.

Staff Concern

Unions at Torrevieja Hospital say that management are skimping on cover, with staff not being brought

in when people are off through illness or simply on annual leave. The union say that periods like Easter are

especially bad with patient services being badly compromised and their pleas are not being listened to.

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Medieval Mayhem

Booze Busters The United States has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defence Robert Work said.

Orihuela City's popular annual Medieval Market has had its date moved for the second time within three months after the only unnamed bidder to stage the event did not pass the technical parameters outlined by the council. Last week's announcement followed January's late decision by the authority to move the event from the regular spot of the first weekend of February to take advantage of the warmer weather, and now it may not even be staged until after the summer. In a tersely worded statement on Tuesday, the council said that “for technical

reasons, we will not be able to hold the event as scheduled on the weekend of April 8th- April 10th”. Just days earlier, the council had pledged to make sure that the Market would go ahead next weekend, but did not specify how that would happen. Fiestas councillor, Mariola Rocamora, said on Tuesday that they were determined to readvertise the tender for the event, and that she would be consulting with the local Moors and Christians association over a new date. There were also suggestions from council spokesman, Rafael Almagro, that the event may

well be put back to the autumn. Last week's news of no successful bidder was branded as “an unprecedented disaster” for Orihuela by Socialist opposition councillor, Víctor Ruiz which he said was "bad news for business, tourism, and the hospitality industry". Ruiz said that Rocamora and Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascañuna must share the blame over what has happened. Conversely, Rafael Almagro blamed the previous Socialist-Green administration for changing the tendering rules, which he claims have led to the current problem.

Two Alicante area bar and club owners have been arrested for buying cut price alcohol from a gang that robbed supermarkets across the Valencia region. The owners were collared by the Guardia Civil who discovered a large stash of spirits that they had bought at a knock

down rate, with 25 euro bottles being obtained for just six euros. Four different locations were raided with the Guardia getting the bonus of also stumbling upon an illegal cannabis smoking den. The supermarket gang had already been detained a few weeks ago.

Lorry Riddle

Federal health officials are granting use of an experimental blood test to screen blood for Zika virus. A mystery lorry jack-knifed across the RM-19 highway towards San Javier last Friday morning in the San Cayetano area with the driver

nowhere to be seen. A crane was brought in to move the obstruction with the truck missing a wheel as well as the driver.

Paedo Quiz had the horsepower as a radar trap clocked the 36year-old Spaniard doing 297kms on the R4 motorway. His plans to buy the car had to be sidelined with the year-long disqualification and a three thousand

Less Repo House foreclosures fell by 13 percent last year in another sign of the improvement being shown by the Spanish economy. Just over 30 thou-

sand properties were repossessed in 2015, marking a reversal of the trend, which saw seizures go up by eight percent the previous year.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on countries on Wednesday to re-settle nearly half a million Syrian refugees. Colombia announces formal peace talks with its second-largest leftist rebel group, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday, moving the nation a step closer to ending the fivedecade conflict.

Fast Runner

A one-legged motorist who smashed the speed limit on a test drive by going at nearly 300 kilometres an hour in the Madrid area, has been banned from driving for a year. His automatic Porsche vehicle certainly

Pictures and plans of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel's residence and offices were found on a computer discovered after a raid on a flat used by the men suspected of carrying out last week's deadly bombings in Brussels, Belgian media reported.

six hundred euro fine, which included a penalty for the vehicle not having any insurance. It was subsequently revealed that the speedster had a criminal record in other matters, including drug trafficking. A 71-year-old man has been arrested by the National Police in Alicante City on suspicion of child sex abuse involving girls as young as nine. He's also been charged with making and distributing

child pornography. The Spaniard preyed on four victims aged between nine and 15, getting to know them in playgrounds and giving them food, drink, and presents to gain their trust.

Italy asked an international panel to order India to free a marine suspected of shooting to death two Indian fishermen during an antipiracy operation gone wrong. The family of a Brazilian shot dead by London police in 2005 after he was mistaken for a jihadist attacker lost their battle in Europe's top rights court to have the officers prosecuted. A Holocaust survivor said on that four suspects accused by German prosecutors of being accessory to murder at Auschwitz must have known of the mass killings taking place at the camp because of the "unbearable stench" of burning bodies. 2 lions escape from parks in Kenya and South Africa.

Friday 1st April 2016

Thief Nicked A serial stealer who is said to have struck at least 32 times this year alone in Benidorm bars and restaurants has been arrested by the National Police. The 32-year-old thief would always pretend to be a customer and would normally be talking on a mobile phone, as he "marked" up potential victims who would leave valuables in a bag or a coat on a chair. Phones, credit cards, watches, and jewellery were some of the items that the man plundered, with no more details being revealed about him.

Easter Hike, No Problem

A 41-year-old walker from Cox was found safe and well on the Sierra de Crevillent, after getting lost on an Easter hike. Guardia Civil agents and firefighters joined the Sunday search in the Barranco de la Sal, with the hiker found in a reasonable state of health though somewhat frustrated that his mobile phone battery had died on him, when his wife was speaking to him. She then alerted the authorities that her husband was two hours late getting home, but he had managed to send her a photograph of his location before the battery ran out of juice.

Drugs Push

13 Pilar de la Horadada local police officers are on the look out for drugged-up drivers after going on a special course organised by the Valencian Public Safety and Emergency Institute. They are already starting to see the fruits of their labours, as tutors encouraged the officers to take to the local streets during the actual course to test motorists, and seven were found to have been driving under the influence of drugs.

On The Road

Rojales local police have acquired four new lease cars doubling their fleet to eight in addition to four motorcycles. The unveiling of the vehicles was attended by Rojales mayor, Antonio Pérez; security councillor, Lourdes López ;

and police chief, Iñaki Esparza. The mayor said that the new leased cars will save 30 thousand euros compared to the old contract and he added that the municipality was going to increase the number of police officers to 40.

Lifeline Given

A disabled man claims he was treated as a second-class citizen by Ryanair staff at Malaga Airport where he claims that he was told that he would have to crawl onto his Manchester-bound plane. Ryanair have disputed his side of the story, which was reported by the Manchester Evening News. Matthew Parkes from Cheadle says he was ‘made to feel like a second-class citizen’ after Ryanair gate staff at Malaga allegedly told him ‘to drag himself down two ramps, a set of stairs, across tarmac and up the

steps of the plane’. The father-of-three, 38, refused but was then carried the full length of the plane on a stretcher chair in front of all the other passengers. Parkes, who had both legs and part of a hand amputated last year after falling ill with sepsis on holiday in Mallorca, is lodging a formal complaint. “Ryanair made me feel humiliated and like I didn’t matter,” he said. The airline said Parkes was provided with the ‘correct assistance’ and that ‘there is no truth to the claims’. A Ryanair spokesman said: “This

passenger ordered, and was provided with, PRM (passenger with reduced mobility) assistance at Malaga Airport. This service is provided to all airlines by the airport operator AENA. "We have received no reports from either the cabin crew or the PRM provider of any issues in assisting this passenger to his seat. As far as we can tell there is no truth to these claims and no complaints were made by this passenger or his two travelling companions to either our cabin crew or the PRM assistance provider.”

Zika Latest One of the world's biggest renewable energy firms, Spain's Abengoa, has been given a seven-month breathing space by its creditors for restructuring that should stave off the threat of immediate bankruptcy. The company ended 2015 with a debt of nine point four billion euros, which it hopes to slash by half, with share values rising by over 30 percent after this week’s announcement from creditors. A family-owned company

founded 75 years ago, Abengoa rose from being a local electrical firm, fixing installations damaged in Spain's civil war, to a major player in solar energy and other renewables. But risky bets on biofuels, Spain's cuts to renewable energy subsidies during an economic downturn and the Benjumea family's refusal to raise capital out of fear of losing control of the company pushed it to the edge of bankruptcy.

The Ministry of Health has confirmed a total of 58 cases of the Zika virus in Spain. The ministry on Monday said that all of the cases have been imported by people who were infected while visiting countries where the virus prevalent, notably in South America. No case has yet been acquired locally in Spain and although that possibility has not been ruled out, health authorities highlight the fact that the only mosquito in Spain capable of transporting the virus, the Tiger Mosquito (Aedes

Rubbish Retreat

Albopictus) has a limited habitat (mainly on the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida) and the chances of one biting a person infected by the virus and becoming a carrier are

remote. The number of confirmed cases in Spain has risen by 15 over the past two weeks and nine of the confirmed cases are pregnant women.

Porn Swoop The Guardia Civil have arrested four people on charges involving the corruption of children after getting a complaint from an Alicante area resident. A San Vicente del

Raspeig man was downloading some material via a file sharing site on the internet, and was got presented with indecent child images that he was not expecting.

He reported what had happened to the Guardia who quickly tracked down the offenders and seized three laptop computers and four hard drives.

Three Arrests And A Funeral

Head On Collision

Two people were injured last Friday after two cars were involved in a collision in San Pedro del Pinatar. The accident happened during the midmorning close to the Hotel Lodomar on Avenida del Puerto, with one of the drivers said to be elderly and suffering from breathing problems.

Different Views

Guardamar council has backed down in the row over rubbish in the river Segura and brought in workers to clear up the mess. The authority was being threatened with a fine by the river's governing body, the Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS), whilst

Guardamar's mayor, José Luis Sáez, said that they were doing the work that the CHS has done for the last nine years. The council stated that the rubbish was having a detrimental environmental impact on the area as well as giving a poor image of the area to visitors.

A plain clothes Guardia Civil undercover team used a Torrevieja funeral last Good Friday as a way of arresting three members of the same family, according to a report in the Informacion newspaper. The officers came armed with not just guns but also flowers as they pretended to be visiting plots at Torrevieja cemetery, but they then made their move after the formalities had been com-

pleted. The son of the deceased man was detained on violence charges whilst another relative was arrested over a six year charge of driving without a license and failing to appear in court over it. Sources told Informacion that he was one of the drivers on the day ferrying family members from the funeral home to the cemetery. A third detainee had two

pending court appearances in the Murcia region. All three men were taken to the Guardia barracks in Torrevieja, with relatives criticising authorities for using the funeral as a way of making the arrests. The Guardia in turn said it was the perfect opportunity to strike as the chances were high of all the people they wanted being there, which was in fact the case.

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God Only Knows

An openly gay but "deeply religious" actor who has played Jesus in traditional Spanish Easter parades for 30 years claims he could have been banned from the role because of his sexuality. Ramon Fossati said he had been told that he could not perform the role until 2019. The Valenciabased performer said he had been told he was barred from appearing in last Sunday's parade because he exposed a naked shoulder and waved his arms in an "ostentatious" manner last year. Easter processions in Spain are governed by strict rules which prevent too much flesh being exposed or any inappropriate religious gestures. In the past women have been fined for showing too much cleavage or wearing dresses above the knee. They are encouraged to wear heavy black dresses and "mantilla" headdresses to the parades. Fossati said that he spent months consulting religious iconography,

before commissioning a dress maker to create last year's costume. Initially he wanted the side of his costume to be open, but eventually chose to show only one shoulder, he said. But the Junta Mayor de Semana Santa Marinera, which governs the brotherhoods in Valencia City who organise the Holy Week celebrations, accused Mr Fossati of "ostentation and parody" and said he appeared to give "false blessings" to the crowd. Fossati maintained that he was merely waving to people and greeting people in the crowd. "It is totally false that I had that attitude," he said. "What I did was greet the audience, as I always have,

Very Heavy Smoker A cigarette smuggler got rumbled by the Guardia Civil at Alicante-Elche airport as he was taking his two crammed cases off the conveyor belt, after arriving on a flight from Amsterdam. Officers found no other

items in the suitcases but cigarettes, with over thirteen hundred packets worth around six thousand euros being illegally shipped in, and presumably not for personal consumption by the Russian national.

every year. I spend always waving to the crowd, clapping. I do not know why suddenly this year have decided sanction me." Fossati was nonetheless fined 300 euros, although that was reduced on appeal to 60 euros but he was banned for four years by his own brotherhood, Santísimo Cristo del Salvador. "I was not given any reason for the ban," he said. "It could be jealousy. Or maybe it was punishment for being gay." He added that everyone in his neighbourhood was aware of his sexuality and that it was not a problem. "I am deeply religious and this is the worst thing that could happen," he said.

Case Vacated

A San Fulgencio local police officer has lost his case over six days of holiday that he claims wasn't given to him back in 2012. The Elche court threw out his lawsuit and was ordered to pay 300 eurocosts.

Madrid /Escorial Madrid was not always Spain’s Capital city. In medieval Spain this honour fell to Toledo. It was in June 1561 that Philip II moved the court from Toledo to the fast growing city of Madrid. At that time the city had a population of some 30,000 inhabitants. Philip II had the good fortune to reign over Spain just as the wealth from the recently conquered south American continent was filling the royal coffers. Philip was charged with the task of building a suitable burial place for his father. The notorious Charles V of Austria (1st of Spain). Who whilst still in his late fifties had surrendered the crown to his son with this condition attached. A site was chosen at El Escorial (meaning the slag heap), which was from that date on to become the burial place of almost every Spanish king ,queen, royal consort ,and their children both legitimate and illegitimate. The monastery of San Lorenzo built by King Philip at that site still serves as the Royal Burial place .This huge monastery with its 2,000 windows sits in the shadow of the impressive Guadarrama mountain range. The small town of El Escoral which has sprung up around the monastery, sits amongst green fields. A sense of history fills it cobbled streets. Tasteful architecture continually reminds us of the presence of hundreds of royal personages from earlier, and often more troubled times than our own. Each of these departed royals having left us with a memory of the part they played in the progress towards a modern European nation. A visit to the monastery fills you with wonder at the incredible skills of medieval builders and stone masons. Coming back to Madrid. We find a pleasing combination of old and new in this thriving city which sits right in the heart of Spain. Here you have the Royal Palace which has been home to these many generations of royals. Treasure troves of some of the finest art exhibitions in the world can be found in the Reina Sofia Museum, the Thyssen museum, and undoubtedly one of the most famous museums in the world –The Prado. The naval museum helps us to relive the story of the Spanish Armada, the national Archaeological museum exhibits evidence of mans development in Spain. Famous statues such as the Cibeles fountain and the gates of Alcala adorn wide sweeping avenues. Parks filled with flowers and trees are to be found throughout the city. The cream of these being the Buen Retiro which is built round a boating lake. .And of course Real Madrid, arguably the most successful club team in football history have their ground here. Top name shops and top theatre shows are always on offer in Madrid .Eating out is a pleasure with so many good restaurants to choose from. Sitting in the social hub of Madrid’s huge Plaza Mayor with the sounds, sights and smells of a large lively and buzzing Madrid is a memory to cherish forever. Staying a 3* City centre hotel and including an excursion to Escorial & Valley of the Fallen - 4 days 2nd-5th May for only 225€. Reservations can be made online at HYPERLINK "http://www.coachtripsonline.com/" www.coachtripsonline.com or by calling direct on (0034) 966785910.

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Two vets will be heading off this month to Tabarca island off Santa Pola to sterilise around 150 cats there. Alicante council, who administer Tabarca, have responded to residents complaints about the problem with six colonies of feral cats on the island.

Cleaned Up

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Villa Adelaida Has New Owner

A Santa Pola house has been formally accepted as a gift by the local council with the condition accepted that it will be converted into an arts and culture centre. The 104 year old Villa Adelaida is in good condition and was bequeathed to

the authority by owner Maribel López PérezOjeda who died last year and the road was (previously called Avenida de Portugal) on which the house is on, has already been renamed as Avenida Maribel López Pérez-Ojeda.

The Price of Love

Costa del Sol-based parents who sold their teenage daughter for alcohol, cash, sheep and a pig have had their child taken into care. The victim, 15, from a Roma gypsy family from Romania, was sold to another clan nearly 1,000 kilometres north in Asturias to be married to the latter's 16-year-old son. Her parents were paid €3,500 in cash and given 100 bottles of whisky, two sheep and a pig. The boy's parents had agreed to pay for the wedding and reception venue and the bride's dress. The Guardia Civil found

out thanks to an anonymous call to the social services in Almuñécar, Granada province, just over the border after the woman in question heard that the young girl had been sold as an underage bride. The family was in Almuñécar striking a deal to sell the girl's 13-year-old cousin in the same way. According to the social services, who contacted the Guardia Civil in the town, the woman who rang them knew the girls and was concerned they were being sold as sex slaves. The elder cousin admitted to police that she had been

due to marry the Asturian boy in May this year. Both sets of parents – those of the two girls – were arrested and have been released with charges pending trial. Meanwhile, the girls have been taken to a children's care home and it is likely their parents will lose custody of them. Gypsy law allows marriage from the age of 13, and girls are often betrothed at a very young age with dowries exchanging hands. But Spanish law does not allow marriage before age 16, with parental consent, or 18 without.

Dirt War Four aircraft cleaners are being investigated by the Guardia Civil for stealing passenger items from planes at Alicante-Elche airport. The Guardia started their operation in January after getting reports that items that travellers had forgotten to take with them after landing at the airport were not being handed in to representatives of the various carriers. This included wallets, computers, and mobile phones with the cleaners having to appear before an Elche court.

Local councils in the Catalunya region will be using DNA technology to test dog excrement to find out who isn’t clearing up after their pets. La Seu d'Urgell has set up a DNA database of all pet dogs in the municipality, meaning a faeces sample will instantly tell them who owns the 'creator' and who is about to be hit with a 300 euro fine. It has taken around eight years to draw up the database, which centres on similar technology as that used by forensics when seeking to solve violent crimes and

was developed by a team of 11 researchers at the University of Barcelona. Locally, both Crevillente and Elche councils have

said over the last year that they plan to introduce a DNA database for dogs, though the idea has not yet turned to reality.

Nicer Park A revamped Campoamor park on the Orihuela Costa has been named after a soldier who died in 1981 trying to save the lives of his colleagues who could have drowned during a military exercise at sea. The area now takes the title of José Luis Morejón Verdú of the Spanish Special Operations command with the 55 thousand euro project including better street lighting and expanded play areas with rubber surfaces.

Special Beat Elche’s local police force is to launch a tourist unit after the go ahead was given for

the project by Elche council this week. Officers will patrol the beaches at La Marina and

Arenales del Sol, as well as providing support in the vicinity of the airport at El Altet.

Tony Mayes - About Life

Friday 1st April 2016

Just Senseless Stupidity Over the last few months there have been some detestable things happening which make me think the world has gone completely insane, but one killing last week stands out from the others and which makes me want to give up on humanity. It's the murder of a Muslim shopkeeper in Glasgow. Asad Shah's "crime" was to reach out to Christians at Easter. Mr Shah was a devout Muslim, yet posted a heartfelt Easter message on Facebook just hours before his death. The message read: "Good Friday and a very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation. Let's follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus Christ and get the real success in both worlds." He paid with his life for reaching out to Christians. A fellow Muslim is alleged to have attacked him outside his shop leaving him with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital, with police describing it as a “religiously prejudiced" attack. A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with murder. History has shown Christians killing Christians as well as Muslims killings Muslims but I’ve never

come across a story of a British-based Muslim being killed just for being friendly and embracing to the people he lived among with of course his customers being a mixture of both Christians and Muslims, as well as non-believers in any faith. We then got the mass killing of innocent Christians in a children's park in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday. A suicide bomber from an extreme faction of the Taliban targeted Christian women and children with bombs laced with ball-bearings. He also managed to kill several Muslim women too. Fanatics have used the religion of Islam for their own ends in pursuit of this crazy nonsense and the struggle between the various Muslim factions has caused all kinds of chaos in the Middle East. Not only has it turned the Middle East upside down, the madness has been imported to Europe. Perhaps it's time for Europe to close its internal borders so that people can be far more properly checked as they cross from one country to another and those illegally on the continent sent packing. Europe is so vulnerable because of open borders, as there are so many different languages

and difficulties sharing vital information in trying to track down killers. In addition, isn't it time for all Europeans, including Brits, to hold identity cards, complete with iris recognition, fingerprints and DNA information to help the tracking down of those hell-bent on inflicting death and injury. As an aside, Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump said at the weekend that Europe and Britain were not safe, but then there are many parts of America I would not feel safe to visit, so come on Mr.Trump! Before you put the world to rights, put your house in order! The world has enough on its plate without the lunatic leader that is Kim Jong-Un of North Korea. His latest nutcase stunt is to show a four-minute video to the country's population of a simulation of a nuclear attack from a submarine on Washington, with a digitallyenhanced sequence showing a missile emerging from the clouds and slamming into the road in front of the Lincoln Memorial - sending a wave of destruction across Washington. The film - entitled Last Chance - runs through the history of USKorea relations, including images of US prisoners of

war on Korean soil. The worrying thing is that this nut case has his finger of the buttons of a range of weapons and possibly has the capability of launching a nuclear attack, probably not on America, but there's a real threat to South Korea and other neighbouring countries. The crazy price of travelling by train in Britain has been highlighted by a flight booking website. It seems unbelievable that the price of a rail ticket from Luton to Blackfriars in London a distance of around 30 miles, is £27.50 - the same price as a flight of 800 miles to Copenhagen. Passengers can fly 1,786 miles to Moscow, from Manchester, for the same price as a train from Manchester to Newquay - £185. And you could jet off to Milan for the cost of going by train from London to Manchester. For £41 - the price of a train journey from Reading to London Paddington - a ticket to one of eight countries including Switzerland, Norway and Poland could be purchased. The ridiculous price of some rail tickets in Britain - one of the most costly in Europe - was highlighted recently by Jordon Cox, 18, who was so incensed by the cost of a

train ticket from Sheffield to his home in Shenfield, Essex, that he decided to see if flying was cheaper. After scouring the internet for a deal, he flew from East Midlands Airport to Stansted via Berlin and still saved cash, despite spending his seven hour layover on a whistle-stop tour of the German capital feasting on currywurst. On one hand the UK government wants to cut car travel to reduce pollution and does absolutely nothing to promote it by continually raising the cost of rail travel. It makes absolutely no sense. I was not surprised at the sentence handed down to footballer Adam Johnson last week - six years for grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15...after all those lucky footballers have it all, don't they, loads of money and all the sex they want. Johnson, 28, found the "star-struck" girl sexually attractive, and although he was having sexual intercourse with several other women at the time, he continued seeing her, culminating in his kissing her and possibly touching her sexually, although this was disputed by Johnson. There is no doubt there is an army of girls and young women who chase

celebrities, whether they be footballers or pop idols - the rest of us lesser mortals can only imagine what it must be like! I have no complaint about the sentence, provided there is consistency and I believe that justice is not being done here. Intercourse did NOT take place and for a judge to award six years for what actually amounts to what we got up to as kids at the aged of 15 at the back of the bike sheds, is harsh. What would his sentence have been if the girl had had sexual intercourse with Johnson or raped? And what Johnson did with this girl is nothing in comparison to what some female teachers have been up to - sexually grooming boys and girls for their own pleasure and they have escaped with suspended sentences. I'm all for tough sentences, the tougher the better in many cases, but let's have some consistency from judges and let us see them all singing from the same hymn-sheet. And finally ladies - don't call your husband a fat elephant - it's grounds for divorce. It happened in India and a husband took his wife to court for constantly humiliating him in public for his being overweight. And he's won his case.

Alicante’s Sporting Chance Sports clubs across the Alicante Province area can get up to five thousand euros if they apply for a grant from the Alicante Provincial council before Friday April 22nd. Football clubs are not eligible to apply with 324 groups benefitting from a 200 thousand euro pot last year, which is used to buy sports equipment or trophies, or helping with fees and travel expenses.

N-332 Biker Crash A bike rider was trapped under a car after a collision on the N-332 road in the La Marina village area on Tuesday lunchtime. The accident happened just after noon close to the Camping Internacional site with the rider thrown into the air by the crash and getting the lower part of his body trapped underneath the vehicle that he collided with. Elche firefighters freed him and he was taken to hospital with leg injuries.

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Float On

Torrevieja council want the historic schooner, the Pascual Flores, to be turned into a floating museum or a working vessel used as a marine laboratory or for outreach activities. Over six million euros of municipality money has been spent on the ship over the years, which is regarded as a beacon for the history of local boat building. Speaking to the La Verdad newspaper, Culture councillor Alejandro Blanco said that there were a number of options for the Pascual Flores but the first priority was to plug some further water leaks. He said that replacing the

The Family Way Four members of the same family have been arrested in Alicante for selling cocaine out of a deserted house close to the city cemetery. The National Police had been tracking their operations for a few weeks and seized 63 grams of the drug, which had been hidden in a hole.

Promise Of Fun wooden masts would be too costly for the authority but they were looking at cheaper synthetic materials produced by a Cartagena company. On other local matters, Blanco said that he was

confident that the Municipal Theatre would be reopened later this year after the council closed it last year due to safety concerns and what he described as “minor repairs”.

60 craftsmen will be taking part in Pilar de la Horadada’s Medieval Market that will be taking over the centre of the town from 6.30 pm tonight (Friday April 1st) through to Sunday mid-evening. Pilar council officials this week launched the event described by Festivals councillor, Alfonso Armenteros (pictured

left) as festive fun for local residents and tourists alike. Music and entertainment along with archery displays and knights in combat have been lined up, whilst 60 craftsmen from around Spain will be giving demonstrations of such diverse traditions as leather-making and glass blowing.

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Better Drainage Raw sewage and flood water that has flown into the Mar Menor from the Santiago de la Ribera area should be a thing of the past after officials inspected a new two million euro project at the Barnuevo esplanade on Monday. San Javier mayor, José Miguel Luengo, and Aqua water company boss, Andrés Martínez, reviewed the work which has been done including a new pipe taking excess water and sewage through to the existing San Javier water treatment plant.

shops and bars which would stop them being vandalised, as there would be plenty of people about.

HOW TO NEGOTIATE ROUNDABOUTS If you are unsure about the correct way to negotiate roundabouts, here are some simple rules to help you enter and exit roundabouts safely and in the right lane. APPROACHING ROUNDABOUTS It’s important to remember to give way to traffic already on the roundabout. If the roundabout is outside urban areas of towns or cities, keep right. If the roundabout is in a built-up area inside a town or city and the lanes are clearly marked, you should use the lane that best corresponds to the exit you need to take. LEAVING ROUNDABOUTS This causes the most confusion amongst drivers. Which lane to choose? Why do I get beeped at if I’m in the right lane? Drivers must exit roundabouts from the right hand lane, because the only way to leave the roundabout is by turning right. This doesn’t mean we always have to enter the roundabout from the right hand lane. It depends on the exit we need to take. However this simple rule, in practice, can be more complex. Let us see some examples.

million have visited the country in the first two months of 2016, with the British market accounting for 22 percent of the total as one and a half million people came from the UK(a rise of nearly 17 percent over the first two months of 2015).

1st EXIT RIGHT Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate and exit roundabout.

Sex Appeal Lost An Elche area man has had a seven year sexual abuse sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court for molesting a 12-year-old British girl back in 2010, after an appeal failed over what the defence called “breaches to the presumption of innocence”. The British family had

around the town to make sure the area is cleaner. The local PP say the dispensers should be placed close to

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Tourists Are Pouring In Spain welcomed three point seven million tourists in February, almost 14 percent more than a year earlier, according to figures published this week by the National Statistics Institute(INE). A total of seven point two million

Poopular Move? Almoradi's opposition Partido Popular has called on the council to introduce dog poop bag dispensers

moved to the village of Algoda in 2008, with the next door neighbours including their son, named as Cristian GB, befriending them. Four assualts took place in the autumn of 2010 after the man, who was in his twenties. helped the girl and her family out with

translating forms and documents. Despite Cristian GB admitting what he had done in a meeting between both families, it wasn’t until May 2012 that the Elche police were informed after the teenager tried to commit suicide on a number of occasions.

CONTINUING STRAIGHT ON (e.g. 2nd EXIT STRAIGHT AHEAD) Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate prior to exit and leave roundabout. TURNING LEFT OR CHANGING DIRECTION (e.g. 3rd OR FINAL EXIT) Enter roundabout keeping to left hand side lane. Stay in lane until you have passed the exit before your turn off, then change lane by indicating right and giving other road users sufficient time to anticipate your manoeuvre. Don’t forget that drivers circulating in the outside lanes have priority, so use your mirrors to ensure you are not blocking them as you change lanes. We hope the information provided in this article is of interest. If you would like to contact Línea Directa please call 902 123 182 More information on Línea Directa online at www.lineadirecta.com

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A Family Affair

Father and son are combining next week as they conduct their respective choirs in a special fund-raising concert in aid of a La Zenia church. The Orihuela Costa Male Voice choir under Nigel Hopkins will be performing separately and alongside the Nottingham Trent University Chamber Choir (pictured) with their conductor being Nigel’s son,

Matthew. The NTU choir will be visiting the area as a part of a Spanish tour, and the concert will be at the Ecumenico Centro - Cristo Resucitado church on Calle Diamante, La Zenia on Friday April 8th, starting at 8.00pm. Tickets cost eight euros and are available from La Londerosa Gift Shop at La Zenia C.C, with proceeds going to the Ecumenico Centro.

Triumphant ACTS

The newly formed ACTS Theatre Group, played to three packed houses and enthusiastic audiences as they put on Mark Camoletti’s farce, ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ recently at the Cultural Centre in Benijofar. The group was formed by Tony and Angela Goddard to provide ‘a professional drama company in the area’ and while it may be new in name it is certainly not new in experience, featuring

several familiar faces to local theatregoing audiences. The acclaimed production had some icing on the cake on the final night, as they donated €2500 to the Benijofar Social Fund to help those in need in the municipality. There to accept the donation after the performance on the Saturday evening from the play’s director Albert Stokes was the Mayor of Benijofar, Luis Rodriguez Pérez.

Alzheimer’s Gift

Books Galore If you’re a bookworm, then you might be interested to know that Age Concern Costa Blanca South has a charity lending library with hundreds of titles to choose from! The

library, which is situated in the large garage behind the Age Concern Centre in La Siesta, Torrevieja, is open every Tuesday from 10.30am to 12.30pm.

Eyes Down Bar Kenz has once again come up trumps for Maria and The Pink Ladies who raise money for the AECC cancer charity. The fundraisers at the

bar in San Luis, Torrevieja accumulated 840 euros through their weekly card bingo sessions as well as personal donations.

The Torrevieja-based Velvetones ladies choir presented 100 euros to the Alzheimer’s charity, AFA Torrevieja at a recent rehearsal. AFA President,

Purificación García Álvarez, received the donation with the charity especially close to the choir members heart, as they know many people that have been affected by the condition.

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Full House Fun

Almost twelve hundred euros was raised at a recent charity night in aid of the Elche Children’s Care Home at the Restaurante El Alto La Dolores in Guardamar. The packed house enjoyed entertainment from Woody, and the restaurant owners, Andres and Berna, donated a

Mediterranean Cruise as first prize in the raffle, with the lucky winners being Joyce and Bob Cheetham, from Torrevieja. Pictured: Annette English from Elche Children's Home with cruise winners, Bob and Joyce Cheetham, and Restaurant owner, Berna.

Sue’s Charity Big Night A charity show put together by dance studio owner, Sue Gibson, called “Dancing through the Decades” featuring local entertainers is being staged at the Los Montesinos Music School on Wednesday April 13th and Thursday April 14th. The show features 40 ladies who take part in Sue’s

dance classes and it’s the third time that Sue has put together a show which will also feature magician Graeme Mykel and singer Paul Allen. Curtain up on both nights is at 7.00pm, with the proceeds going to local families in need. Tickets can be reserved by calling Sue on 618 805 036.

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Amazing Scooter

A paralysed cat called Scooter has brought joy to hundreds of Americans over the last eight years in weekly therapy sessions at a rehabilitation hospital in Pennsylvania. Scooter strides down the hospital hallway like he owns the place, front legs trotting quickly and back wheels spinning briskly, propelling the wheelchair platform that supports the cat’s paralyzed hind legs. Vet Betsy Kennon, saved the cat’s life eight years ago and then kept him as one of her family, and every Wednesday, the therapy cat accompanies Dr. Kennon to the hospital as he meets patients in wheelchairs, rehabilitating from strokes, accidents or amputations. Therapy animals relieve

stress and make people smile. Scooter also serves as a therapy cat for staff. “I am his best friend,” said Robert Totten, a rehabilitation therapy technician. “Scooter is an amazing miracle.” At home Scooter lives a “normal” life, getting along with three big dogs. He doesn’t use the wheelchair at home — he scoots around the house using the front end of his body. He wears a baby nappy to protect his back end from the friction of carpets and floors. Scooter runs, but he can’t jump. He goes up and down carpeted stairs. He can get up on couches, but he can’t get himself up onto beds because they are too high. He has killed six mice in the basement!

Doggie Play Tips Dogs are social animals and one of the ways they build and learn about relationships and communication is through play. Playing with your dog regularly will teach you about your dog’s personality and strengthen the bond between you. By preventing boredom, providing exercise and giving an outlet for your dog's natural instincts, play can ensure inappropriate behaviour does not develop. What do dogs like to play? It depends on your dog’s personality. Watch what your dog does when excited. Does your dog chase, grab or pounce on things? Experiment with a few different toys and, using a toy, mimic your dog’s natural play behaviour. Games Games fall into four main categories • Tug of war – toys to use include raggers and rubber rings • Chase and retrieve – use balls and Kongs on rope • Hide, seek and search –

can be played with people, toys or food • Pounce and shake – squeaky toys encourage this type of play Whatever toys you use make sure they are suitable for your dog. Check the toys regularly to ensure there are no small parts that could be chewed off and swallowed. Have a selection of toys and swap them every few days to keep your dog interested. Basic rules of play • Before you begin to play make sure you can easily take things away from your dog. If not, teach the 'leave' command. • Don’t play rough and tumble wrestling games or allow your dog to chase children. Both are exciting for your dog but can encourage games that are out of your control. • Keep toys below waist height so that you don’t encourage your dog to jump up • Have frequent, daily, play sessions at home and when out for walks • Play in short bursts of up

to five minutes and finish whilst your dog is still keen to play • When playing use an exciting voice with lots of praise and encouragement • For dogs that are keen to play only start the game when they are doing something you want – such as lying down quietly. This will encourage good behaviour. • Tidy toys away at the end of each play session • Never force your dog to play • Have fun! Teaching your dog to play Only have one dog at a time in the room whilst teaching to play. You will probably have to get down to floor level and keep your voice high-pitched and excited. Don’t push the toy towards the dog – especially towards the mouth or face. Instead pull the toy away and cradle it as if it is something special or delicate to peek at, but not have. Keep turning away from your dog and then occasionally drop the toy and

snatch it back. This game will encourage your dog to compete for the toy. When your dog does grab the toy have a short, exciting game of tug of war. For more sensitive dogs that are reluctant to grab a toy you may be able to encourage them by using an old sock with tiny pieces of cheese in the toe. Start the game when your dog is naturally excited and as your dog pulls at the sock to get to the food you can gently pull back. Encourage your dog with gentle praising, building to excited physical and verbal praise when your dog is more enthusiastic. Dogs can also be encouraged to play with toys by using a toy designed to have food pushed into it. Show your dog the toy, let your dog sniff the food and then roll the toy along the floor. Your dog will follow it and then be rewarded by being allowed to chew the food out. Your dog will associate the toy with food and will soon enjoy chasing the toy along the ground.

Pets Corner: Can You take in a Homeless Dog or Cat?

BRUNI Bruni had been seen wandering around a local park for a couple of days and was brought into the SAT kennels. She is six months old, has a wonderful temperament and is a happy playful girl. She is medium/large crossbreed and hopefully she will find a loving family soon. Please contact the kennels in Dolores on 966 710 047 or send them an email to info@satanimalrescue.com

DEBBIE Debbie is a pretty tabby and white girl aged about eight months. She was abandoned close to La Marina and was brought into K9 in quite a weak condition, but is now perfectly healthy. She is quite shy at first but will very quickly come for attention once she learns to trust you . She would make a very loyal companion. If you would like to adopt Debbie please call 600 845 420 or 610 832 726.

GERRY A former APAH dog, Gerry, was adopted and living in a loving home until sadly his owner passed away. Now he is back living in the APAH kennels and needs another 'mum' to love him. He is a friendly, happy little dog who would be a great companion for someone wanting a small dog. To arrange to meet Gerry, please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

LEO Leo is between two and three years old and weighs around eight kilos. He gets his confidence from other dogs and will come up to you and say hello. Take the other dogs away and he is not sure at all. Leo will need a home where he will be given time to settle,, you will have a friend for life. For more about Leo please phone PEPA helpline on 650 304 746 or send an email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

SNOOPY DOO Snoopy Doo is a 10 month old corgi, cocker spaniel cross. He is chipped, vaccinated, neutered and has his pet passport. He is a very friendly and loving dog an he is great with other dogs, cats and children. He is small and weighs around eight kilos. For more information you can call: 645 469 253, www.petsinspain.com

PUP Pup was picked up and brought to us, and was just skin and bone. Three weeks on he is now fattened up and ready to look for a home of his own. He is a lovely fun loving little man and is very sweet. We think he is 10 weeks old and will be 10 to 12 kilos when fully grown. If you can offer Pup a home please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or you can send them an email to p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Friday 1st April 2016

No Happy Hour For Me At Pub With No Cheer

IT'S now one whole year since I underwent an execrable experience at the hands of people I had considered my friends. Although we could never be described as bosom buddies (indeed, Eric the dentist was the mate I clutched closest to my figurative breast) my pub playmates figured prominently on the list of folk I regarded as valued companions and drinking buddies -- in the latter case when we had the coinage to purchase the occasional tipple. So imagine my distress when I arrived at the hostelry exactly one year ago today to find a banner above the door which bore the words: 'Dave Silver is no longer welcome here!' Talk about showing a red rag to a bull. Well, my initial

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reaction was nothing like that. I turned sadly on my heel and started to trudge home. Then, having thought about the situation a little bit more, I decided to grab the red rag by the horns and stormed into the inn. 'What do you mean I'm not welcome here any more?' I demanded of the cluster of folk at the bar. 'How can you treat me like this? Haven't I always been kind to you all?' I then proceeded to go into individual detail. 'Indoor Lou, who was it who stopped your life going down the toilet? I was the one who persuaded you to accompany me to the pub for some earthling company. 'You'd refused to leave your house because you believed intergalactic aliens

were determined to capture you and suck out your brain -- not that the latter action would have taken very long.' I turned to the next person in my line of vision. 'Fearful Phil, who was it who got you up, washed and dressed after you spent the whole of 2013 in bed because the year contained the Devil's number? Although I do sometimes wonder why I bothered.' There was no stopping me now. 'Young Barry, there can be nothing wrong with someone who regards me as their role model. And I can never forgive my fellow pubsters for giving you the sobriquet Daft after you confessed that you looked up to me. 'As for you, Dave the barman, if Indoor Lou and Fearful Phil hadn't followed

me out of morbid curiosity, you would have had two customers fewer. I realise they never buy anything but the principle still applies.' I next directed my eyes to the floor where a crumpled heap was staring vacantly back at me. 'Ol' Red Eyes, you always stood up for me even when you could no longer stand up yourself. I shall always honour you as my first guide and mentor . . .'I was interrupted by someone (it could have been anyone) whispering: 'Why is that buffoon Dave Silver delivering a funeral oration? The old guy isn't even dead yet although it's perhaps not too early to book the crem.' I turned my attention back to the cluster of folk at the bar. There was one person unaccounted for.

'That would be me!' yelled Fag Ash Bill from the pavement. 'But I've been ordered not talk to you, Dave Silver.' But Bill!' I yelled back. 'You're the one bloke who must know how it feels to be banned from this establishment. Please empathise with my terrible predicament.' 'But I'm barred only because I smoke all the time and legally cannot enter the premises. In your case, Dave Silver, you are barred because no-one can stand you any longer.' That was the clincher. For the second time that day I turned on my heel and started to walk home. (Actually, if you count both heels does that make it the fourth time?') Why were my pubster pals treating me this way?

And then realisation dawned. It was April 1st. I had been tricked! 'April Fool!' rose the cry as I made my entrance. Everyone cheered me. Even Ol' Red Eyes was on his feet, propped up at the bar by his elbows, and Fag Ash Bill had made the great sacrifice of dimping his cigarette in order to enter the premises. 'You rotten lot, you certainly had me hoodwinked,' I laughed. 'I'm relieved that you have taken down that "Dave Silver no longer welcome" banner. Ripped it up and stuffed it into the nearest bin, I expect.' The pub went suddenly quiet but I could swear I heard someone (it could have been anyone) whisper: 'No worries. We'll put the sign back up on April 2ndâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Friday 1st April 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

There’s a lot being said at the moment about the BBC spearheading a “golden age” in British television drama, and I think there’s genuinely something on the money over that comment, based on the offerings so far this year which have been outstanding. The hits keep on coming as they say, and there was an absolute bullet, or more accurately plenty of bullets, in a breathtaking return for Jed Mercurio’s Line of Duty on BBC 2. This third season opener packed one hell of a punch with loads of action; a terrific interrogation scene with Daniel Mays as the new cop under the spotlight; and a finish which saw Mays’ character looking very unlikely to stay alive for the rest of the series! The Courier’s print deadline means that I had to write my column ahead of last night’s episode not knowing whether writer Jed Mercurio had “bumped off” the lead or not, repeating the shock value of the series two premiere a couple of years ago which saw Jessica Raine surprisingly fall to the death. Like Happy Valley and The Night Manager, this is top flight drama, and you don’t have to

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have watched the previous two series to get what it is about. Hopefully there’s a lot more of Mays (in one form or another to come) as there clearly appears to be a backstory of abuse which has led his copper character to lose it in a string of revenge killings.

Like Mercurio, Peter Bowker’s name on a TV drama always means that you are going to be entertained as well as thought-provoked. Recent credits include Silk, Capital, and the glorious oneoff Marvellous with Toby

Jones as Stoke City fanatic, Neil Baldwin. Bowker’s latest project is The A Word (BBC 1), which though not his original idea (it’s been adapted from an Israeli TV drama), it nevertheless has all of his familiar traits of humour mixed in with drama in the

story of two parents having to get to grips with the fact that their five-year-old son, Joe, is autistic. It’s utterly absorbing and the Lake District locations are a bonus, but the story is king here as all of your emotions are worked on by Bowker, and a fine cast

including six-year-old Max Vento excelling as Joe, and the as always brilliant Christopher Ecclestone as Joe’s grandfather. The Night Manager (BBC 1) brought us a happy ending last Sunday night as Jonathan Pine’s revenge plan all fitted neatly into place in a seriously tense closing episode. Perhaps the highlight was the confrontation in the Cairo hotel room of Olivia Colman’s character Angela Burr, as she went face to face for the first time with her nasty old nemesis Richard Roper (Hugh Lawrie). Roll on series two which is a done deal. By the way, the aforementioned BBC dramas show why the Beeb is the best broadcaster around, and for those politically motivated haters of the Corporation who keep calling for more “distinctive” programming, they are clearly not watching what millions of gripped UK viewers who have been in what has so far has been a good vintage year for the broadcaster. In the battle for the license fee, the silent overwhelming majority must let their feelings be known to the Rupert Murdoch - loving Westminster politicians.

Friday 1st April 2016

NEW to ITV - Marcella

Monday - ITV Original multi-stranded crime drama Marcella, written by internationally renowned screenwriter and novelist Hans Rosenfeldt, is new to ITV from this week and stars Anna Friel in the lead role. The eight part drama series also stars Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael, Nicholas Pinnock (Fortitude, Captain America), Ian Puleston-Davies (Coronation Street, Being Human), Nina Sosanya (W1A, Last Tango in Halifax), Ray Panthaki (named BAFTA breakthrough Brit 2014, Convenience), Jamie Bamber (Law & Order: UK, Battlestar Galactica), Sinead Cusack (Jekyll & Hyde, Eastern Promises), Patrick Baladi (The Office, Mistresses), and Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones, The Theory of Everything). Produced by Buccaneer Media and co-created by Hans Rosenfeldt and Nicola Larder (Sky’s development

executive on The Tunnel and Dracula), Marcella is Hans Rosenfeldt’s first exclusively created drama for the UK audience following the global success of The Bridge, a Swedish/Danish co-production which achieved critical acclaim when it began broadcasting in the UK in 2014. Set in contemporary London with a British Metropolitan Police Detective at its heart, Marcella is told with Rosenfeldt’s unflinchingly multi layered Nordic style. Marcella’s 8 x 60’ episodes will lead the audience through a narrative maze and any character could be a witness, victim or potential suspect. Marcella will get involved in a serial murder case where the modus operandi of the killer bares a striking resemblance to an unsolved spate of killings from a decade ago. Marcella is shocked to the core when her husband Jason (Nicholas Pinnock)

leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken and needing a renewed purpose, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago she gave up her fasttracked police career to marry and devote her life to her family. With the abrupt end to her marriage and isolated from her 13 year old daughter and 10 year old son, Marcella throws herself into work to stop herself from falling apart. She instantly becomes involved with a serial killer case she first worked on in 2005. Has the killer re-appeared or is a copycat murderer responsible for these recent deaths? How will Marcella cope returning to duties when her own temperament is so fragile and vulnerable? Will throwing herself into her work provide the answers she’s seeking? Or lead her dangerously into territory she must avoid at all cost? Suspicious of her husband’s motives for leaving her, Marcella finds herself playing detective away from work, but will her findings lead her to further heartbreak? In the first episode on Monday, after 11 years’ absence away from the force, DS Marcella Backland finds herself drawn back to police work following the return of the Grove Park Killer, her last case before she left to start a family. In 2005, the killer tied the victims’ hands and feet with cable ties before taping a plastic bag around their heads. The case went cold.

But now, over ten years later, it seems he has returned. Marcella is driven by the news that her previous lead suspect, Peter Cullen, is out of prison for manslaughter and now working in a bakery on a prison placement scheme. But nobody else on her team thinks it could be Peter, and Marcella’s lone wolf approach quickly alienates her new colleagues. But Marcella’s also preoccupied with the breakdown of her 15-year marriage to Jason Backland. It’s a huge blow to her when he tells her he no longer loves her. She believed they were happy. Marcella suspects Jason may be having an affair and she follows him in her car. But what will she discover? Marcella is next seen sitting, crying in her bath, covered in mud and blood. A nasty gash on her forehead. But how has she come to be in this state? Throughout the course of the episode, we’re introduced to the Gibson family and their company, DTG Construction: one of the country’s largest developers. Tension is rife within the family as CEO Sylvie Gibson clashes with her errant stepson Henry over the best way to take their development in Lambeth forward. Caught in the crossfire is DTG’s Head of Legal, Jason and Sylvie’s daughter and Head of Finance, Grace Gibson. We also meet Cara, a young, spirited woman who has devised a con to steal from people using the casual affairs app, Sinnr.

Undercover - NEW to BBC One Sunday - BBC One For the past 20 years Maya Cobbina (Sophie Okonedo) has defended Rudy Jones (Dennis Haysbert), a man falsely imprisoned for murder. Today he is to be executed by lethal injection in Louisiana. Rudy’s parting words are “Go big” - he wants her to change the system that allows such injustices to occur. With Rudy’s appeal ringing in her ears, Maya returns to London and discovers that she’s been pegged to take the role of Director of Public Prosecutions, a prominent position that might allow her to finally bring to justice the death of her friend Michael Antwi (Sope Dirisu), a charismatic anti-racism campaigner. Maya’s husband Nick Johnson (Adrian Lester) is a man dedicated to his wife and children. When the hidden past threatens to destroy his world, to what lengths will he go to protect his family?

Home Fires Returns

Sunday - ITV Following the success of series one, acclaimed British actresses Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey, Outnumbered) and Francesca Annis (The Little House, Cranford) are reunited with the impressive ensemble cast including Ruth Gemmell (Penny Dreadful), Claire Rushbrook (Whitechapel), Ed Stoppard (Cilla), Chris Coghill (EastEnders), Clare Calbraith (Vera), Fenella Woolgar (War & Peace), Mark Bazeley (The Frankenstein Chronicles), Mike Noble (Mr Selfridge), and Daniel Ryan (Mount Pleasant). It’s the summer of 1940 and the village of Great Paxford is caught up in the nightmare of the Battle of Britain. Two weeks after the defeat at Dunkirk, the German army is advancing through France and Britain is bracing itself for invasion. Throughout the series the residents at the heart of this rural Cheshire community face their own personal challenges and conflicts as reputations are tarnished, loved ones lost, and shocking secrets are discovered.

The women, under the auspices of the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, unite and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever whilst helping maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour. When we return to the first episode on Sunday, it’s June 1940, and Britain faces the threat of imminent invasion. As the Battle of Britain looms, the villagers of Great Paxford live under a cloud of fear and suspicion. Pat (Claire Rushbrook) strikes up a friendship with a Czech soldier stationed nearby, but her joy at independence from Bob (Mark Bazeley) is short lived. Meanwhile, Laura (Leila Mimmack) is forced to face the consequences of her affair with Richard Bowers (Philip McGinley), whilst Spencer (Mike Noble) and Claire’s (Daisy Badger) relationship takes an unexpected turn. Sarah (Ruth Gemmell) receives some shocking news about Adam, but her sorrow is overshadowed by a tragedy for Frances (Samantha Bond). Meanwhile, Alison (Fenella Woolgar) strikes a bargain with the police.

How To Stay Young Thursday - BBC One Angela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken are on a remarkable journey into our bodies and our minds. In How To Stay Young, a two-part series for BBC One, they travel the world investigating the latest experiments and new research that could help put the brakes on the ageing process. In the first episode, The Body, Angela and Chris discover that scientists now know how much of the way we age is down to genetics - and how much of it is down to the way we live our lives. They look at the latest science that reveals the best lifestyle choices we can make to combat the effects of ageing. Angela travels to Germany where she follows a study comparing the benefits of dancing with conventional gym exercises and reveals which activity best keeps us fit and strong into old age. Chris visits a community outside Los Angeles that has one of the lowest levels of heart disease in America and high life expectancy, and looks at how their good health could be down to diet. With studies showing that positive attitude towards ageing can add years to our lives, Chris turns 80 years old for a day thanks to Hollywood-style prosthetics. Since how we feel about old age is hugely influenced by society’s treatment of the older generation, Chris decides to experience the public’s reaction to the elderly first-hand. Along the way, Chris and Angela have their own wake up calls about how well they are ageing. Chris takes a newly pioneered test that reveals on a molecular level how quickly his body is getting old, by comparing his biological age with his actual age. Will his body be as young as he feels, or older than it should be? Meanwhile, Angela has a startling wakeup call when she learns that despite her active, healthy lifestyle a body scan reveals she is carrying seven kilos of excess internal fat that has the potential to be dangerous.

Friday 1st April 07:15 Call the Council 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 Sea Cities 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The A to Z of TV Cooking 13:05 The Chef’s Protege 13:35 Wogan: The Best of 14:20 Talking Pictures 15:05 Film - Angels One Five (U) 16:40 The Indian Doctor 17:25 Coast Australia 18:15 Antiques 20:30 A Question of Sport Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads Sue Barker hosts another 19:30 Too Much TV edition of the entertaining sports quiz 20:00 The Enemy Files

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Heir Hunters 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Call the Council 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The TV That Made Me 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show

21:00 Best Walks with a Michael Portillo pieces View with Julia Bradbury 21:00 EastEnders Linda together the story of the Julia takes a circular walk remains determined to around Malham in the 1916 Easter Rising reunite her family Yorkshire Dales 21:30 MasterChef It’s the 21:00 Perry and Croft: 21:30 Coronation Street quarter-final and the six tal- Made in Britain The con- Kate wonders if she is ented heat winners have no cluding episode of the docu- doing the right thing time to rest on their laurels mentary celebrating the as they continue to fight for work of writing duo 22:00 Billy Connolly’s their place in the competiTracks Across America tion 21:30 Gardeners’ World Billy Connolly starts a jourMonty gets to work in his ney all round the United 22:00 Boomers Alan’s in States as he travels on wildlife garden mid loft clear-out when new America’s rail network from couple Matt and Seb pop by Celebrity Chicago to New York, takto invite them to their 22:00 ing in the vast and astonMastermind The search for housewarming party that ishing landscapes that the nation’s Mastermind make up America’s backnight reaches its conclusion yard .The first episode 22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys begins in Chicago, before Wedding mania descends 23:00 Two Doors Down stopping at Minnesota on the Brown household 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Film State Fair and a former oil - Lilting (12) 01:25 Film - I boom town in North Dakota 23:00 News 23:35 The Am Love (15) 03:20 Inside Graham Norton Show Obama’s White House 23:00 News 23:40 Film - A 00:25 Room 101 01:05 View to a Kill (PG) 02:10 Film - Into the Sun (15) 04:20 Land of Hope and Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, 02:40 Weather for the Glory - British Country Life She Wrote 04:50 ITV 05:20 The Estate We’re in Week Ahead 02:45 News Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 Shipping Wars 12:50 News 12:55 Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix Practice 1 Live 14:35 The Big Bang Theory 15:05 Deal or No Deal 16:05 Countdown 16:55 Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix Practice 2 Live 18:35 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:30 Unreported World Fazeelat Aslam reports from Pakistan’s richest city where thousands of families are suffering from chronic water shortages 21:00 Food Unwrapped Kate heads to Japan on the trail of tofu 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Venice Richard Ayoade is joined by Jo Brand for a fast, funny and ruthlessly efficient two days in Venice

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Family Secrets 18:25 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show Jon kits out singleton Mitz Patel of First Dates fame with the latest in romantic gadgets 21:00 That’s So 1994 Series that looks back on different years from the 1980s and 90s via the news, pop and TV archives. In 1994, the Channel Tunnel opened, Gillian Taylforth sued the Sun, Ayrton Senna was killed, Mandela became South Africa’s first black president and Wet Wet Wet held the top pop spot for 15 weeks

22:00 Gogglebox The nation’s favourite armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week

22:00 Police Interceptors Kev Salter goes on three drugs busts, accompanied by rookie Pete Tate

23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 Raised by Wolves 00:40 First Dates 01:40 Film The Keep (18) 03:15 Friday Night Dinner 04:15 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free 05:10 Location, Location, Location

23:00 Film - The Last Stand (15) 01:10 Super Casino 04:10 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts 05:00 All New Super Scary Plane Landings 05:45 House Doctor

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On This Day

BILLY CONNOLLY’S TRACKS ACROSS AMERICA The comedian circumnavigates the four corners of the United States on an epic journey that places him in the company of three things he loves dearly - trains, America and his banjo. The first episode sees him travel from Chicago to Seattle on the mighty Empire Builder passenger train. Travelling east to west across six states, Billy stops off to witness a true slice of Americana at the Minnesota State Fair, where giant butter sculptures, corn beauty pageants and live animal births are just some of the entertainment on offer.

ITV 22:00 listens in, recording the SOAPS conversation. Will Robert let slip about Ryan?

In Emmerdale Aaron decides Liv is going to stay with him, but she is conflicted when she gets a text from Gordon. They meet and Gordon manipulates information from her, before she agrees to find him further proof. Later, Robert is unnerved by Liv’s questions. As Robert explains his worries to Aaron, Liv secretly

Meanwhile, Moira is still incredulous that Holly never told her at the time she had relapsed. Holly explains how she got clean again and promises not to let Moira down, but can she stay true to her word?

Coronation

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Following a phone call from Steve, Michelle complains to Liz that while he’s living it up in Spain, she’s left running three businesses. Amy also confides in Ken that she feels abandoned by her dad and worries that he’ll never come home. Dressed up to the nines, Michelle sets off with Will for a tasting session at the Bistro. Having found out from Sean that they used to be an item, Liz is deeply concerned. In the Bistro, Michelle and Will chat about old times and it’s clear Will has little interest in sampling wedding food. Michelle admits how much she’s missing Steve.

1990: Rioting inmates take over Strangeways In the second episode, Michelle unburdens herself to Will, explaining how Steve suffered from depression and went to Spain to recuperate, but now he’s having a blast and she’s left juggling three businesses. Will confides in Michelle about how he reckons his fiancé Saskia is too good for him. Michelle is adamant that Saskia is a lucky woman. Left in charge of the Rovers bar, Erica is suddenly inundated when a group of stags descends on the pub. Having taken an SOS call from Erica, Michelle hurries back to The Rovers to help out. Will insists on mucking in

and later they have a drink. A suspicious Liz confronts Michelle and asks her outright if she’s having an affair with Will. In Eastenders, Mick and Linda are determined to get answers about Ollie, so they visit the doctor. Later, Linda also goes to see Honey and apologises for her earlier behaviour. The pair have a heart-toheart about their children and Linda realises they can get through this if they stick together as a family. Back home, Linda tells Mick that he has to forgive

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:35 Catchphrase 11:15 Dinner Date 12:15 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 20:30 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (12) 00:10 Family Guy 01:10 American Dad ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor in the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 The Darling Buds of May 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:10 Heartbeat 15:15 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor in the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:00 A Touch of Frost 01:05 Film - Steptoe and Son Ride Again (PG) ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:55 The Chase 08:55 The Professionals 09:55 The Sweeney 10:55 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 The Professionals 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 15:50 Storage Wars Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 The Sweeney 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Goodwood Members’ Meeting 22:00 Film - The Krays (18) 00:30 Film Eraser (15)

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James Nancy and calls a family meeting. Will Mick finally set aside his differences with his daughter? Meanwhile, Shirley and Buster go for a meal, but the subject of Phil soon comes up and Shirley storms out. Kathy oversees the commotion and talks to Buster about Phil and Shirley, but does Buster have other ideas in mind?

Saturday 2nd April

6 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 MasterChef 13:00 News 13:10 Football Focus 13:50 Saturday Sportsday 14:00 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Homes Under the Hammer 16:00 Escape to the Continent 17:00 Final Score 18:20 Now You See It 18:50 News 19:10 Can’t Touch This 20:00 The Voice UK The semi finals arrive, along with the nail-biting tension associated with another round of live performances 22:05 Casualty Despite their recent shared ordeal, in which Jacob proved the depth of his feelings for her, Connie decides she must forsake their romance to focus on Grace. In response, Jacob tries to distance himself from her by heading out with the paramedics, but when he ends up in a partially collapsed building, 22:55 The National Lottery Live 23:05 News 23:25 Match of the Day 00:55 Film - Salvage (18) 02:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:15 News

07:30 Film - I Remember Mama (U) 09:40 The Women’s Football Show 10:10 Film - A Distant 12:00 (PG) Trumpet Natural World 13:00 Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul 14:00 The Best Dishes Ever 14:30 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Talking Pictures 15:20 Film - Easter Parade (U) 17:00 Flog It 18:00 Big Dreams, 19:00 Spaces Small Gardeners’ World 19:30 Bake Off Crème de la Crème

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:45 Share a Story 07:50 Sooty 08:05 Super 4 08:15 Looped 08:30 Scrambled 08:50 Horrid Henry 09:10 Scrambled 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:15 Jeremy Kyle 13:20 News 13:30 Jeremy Kyle 14:30 Judge Rinder 15:30 The Chase 16:35 Planet’s Got Talent 17:00 Film - Nanny McPhee (U) 19:00 News 19:30 You’ve Been Framed

20:00 Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway James Nesbitt is the guest 20:30 Tribes, Predators announcer and Peter Andre and Me Gordon Buchanan gets to Singalong Live joins a group of Bushmen in Botswana’s Kalahari Desert 21:30 You’re Back in the to learn their ancient Room Carl Fogarty and Joey Essex join Phillip secrets for surviving on foot Schofield and illusionist among wild lions Keith Barry, as five more strangers team up to win a 21:30 Dad’s Army The pla- potential £25,000 by comtoon help Pte Godfrey’s pleting apparently simple widowed friend gather in challenges the harvest on her farm 22:35 The Jonathan Ross 22:00 John Le Mesurier: Show Jonathan is joined It’s All Been Rather by Kit Harington, Anna Friel and Frankie Boyle Lovely A portrait of the prolific actor’s life and career 23:30 News 23:45 Film Hot Fuzz (15) 01:50 23:00 Film - Quartet (12) Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, 00:35 Film - The Lady (12) She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen 02:40 This is BBC Two

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 08:05 Freerider World Tour 08:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 12:00 The Superhumans Show 12:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:55 Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix Practice 3 Live 15:05 Racing: Doncaster And Kempton Park 16:00 Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying Live 18:30 Speed with Guy Martin 19:30 News 20:00 The World’s Weirdest Weather Exploring the mysteries behind bizarre climatic conditions 21:00 Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter, Patricia follows in the footsteps of the Edwardian publishing sensation

07:00 Milkshake 09:55 The Fairly Odd Parents 10:30 The Saturday Show Live 12:30 Police Interceptors 15:25 The Dog Rescuers 19:10 NCIS: Los Angeles 20:00 NCIS: New Orleans Two US Navy foremen are murdered at a Naval Branch health clinic, and with a little help from Brody’s mother Olivia, the team discovers the two dead men had been tasked with delivering a heart for a transplant operation 21:00 NCIS The team uncovers a fraudulent charity that preys on those searching for missing military personnel while investigating the murder of a retired Master Sergeant

14:30 Scorpion 15:25 Film - A Little Princess (U) 17:25 Britain’s Got More Talent 18:30 Film - Happy Feet (U) 20:35 Film - The Mummy Returns (12) 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad ITV3 12:35 Film - Carry on Cleo (PG) 13:25 Film - Carry on Matron (PG) 15:15 A Touch of Frost 17:25 Columbo 19:00 Midsomer Murders 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 Inspector Morse 01:25 Blue Murder ITV4

22:00 Film - Identity Thief (15) A businessman travels to Florida to clear his name and confront the con artist who has stolen his identity

21:55 News 22:00 The Championship Extended highlights of the weekend’s top matches including Hull City v Bristol City and Brighton & Hove Albion v Burnley. Plus, Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough from Friday night

12:55 Film - Shalako (PG) 15:10 Film - The Rawhide Years 17:00 Film - Dr No (PG) 19:15 The Snooker Mavericks 20:15 Film Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (PG) 22:00 Film Driven to Kill (18)

00:15 Film - Sliver (18) 02:10 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:20 Location, Location, Location 05:15 Selling Houses

23:00 Goal Rush 23:30 NCIS 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 05:40 Divine Designs

09:00 The Weekend Mix, 12:00 Suzy G, 15:00 Keith Nicol

Sunday 3rd April 07:00 Breakfast 08:25 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 13:00 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 15:15 Secret Britain 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Points of View 17:15 Songs of Praise 18:00 Life in the Air 19:00 Paul O Grady: The Sally Army and Me 19:30 News 20:00 Countryfile An episode devoted to cattle 21:00 Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce presents the second of two programmes from the Royal Hall, Harrogate 22:00 Undercover Legal drama, starring Sophie Okonedo as a lawyer who returns to Britain after 20 years in the US trying to save a falsely imprisoned convict from execution 23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 00:35 Film Butterfly on a Wheel (15) 02:05 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:10 News

07:45 This Farming Life 08:45 Gardeners’ World Parish Island 09:15 The 09:45 Shetland Beechgrove Garden 10:15 Countryfile 11:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45 The Best Dishes Ever 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Film - Silk Stockings (U) 15:55 Flog It 16:30 2016 Skating Figure World Championships 18:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure 19:00 The Secret History of My Family

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 07:45 Share a Story 07:50 Sooty 08:05 Super 4 08:15 Looped 08:30 Scrambled 10:25 FIA Formula e Championship Highlights 11:20 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Jeremy Kyle 13:25 News 13:35 Jeremy Kyle 14:40 River Monsters 15:40 Big Star’s Little Star 16:40 Off Their Rockers 17:10 Film - The Living Daylights (PG) 19:35 News

20:00 Bletchley Park: Codebreaking’s Forgotten Genius Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park

20:00 The Chase Celebrity Special Scott Mills, Sunetra Sarker, Anthony Ogogo and Johnny Ball pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser

07:15 How I Met Your Mother 08:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:35 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix Live 19:30 Speed with Guy Martin: F1 Special 20:30 News 21:00 Great Canal Journeys Timothy West and Prunella Scales conclude the series by travelling down the Stratfordupon-Avon Canal, accompanied by Tim’s daughter and her family. The couple revisit places that hold fond memories from the early stages of their relationship, as well as looking back on the beginnings of their acting careers

21:00 The Durrells In 1935, beleaguered Bournemouth mother Born Louisa Durrell decides to Natural 21:00 Winners The athletes uproot her family and build 22:00 Indian Summers move on to Turkey a new life on the sun- The club holds a fashion drenched island of Corfu show, but the glamorous 22:00 Tribes, Predators evening turns ugly when a and Me Gordon Buchanan 22:00 Home Fires The WI horrifying attack is made on travels to Papua New members of Great Paxford a guest Guinea live under a shadow as the Battle of Britain looms on 23:00 Gogglebox 00:00 23:00 Thirteen 00:00 The the horizon Formula 1 01:00 Film - I People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 23:00 News 23:15 The Love You Phillip Morris (15) Embarrassing 00:40 Film - Snow Cake Olivier Awards 01:00 02:45 (15) 02:25 Countryfile Rugby Highlights 01:55 Bodies 03:40 Come Dine 03:20 Holby City 04:20 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV with Me 05:50 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free This is BBC Two Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:45 Teenage Mutant Ninja The 11:20 Turtles Championship 12:20 Goal Rush 12:50 The Gadget Police 13:45 Show 14:45 Interceptors Greatest Animated Movies 17:40 Film - Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (PG) 19:20 Film - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (U) Snow White, pursued by a jealous queen, hides with the Dwarfs, but the queen learns of this and prepares to feed her a poison apple 21:00 Now That’s Funny Featuring some unlucky beginners and a look at whether failures are even more spectacular in 3D 21:55 News 22:00 Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas Jonathan Ross is enlisted to help two of this week’s illusionists, assisting on a card trick and an act involving drawing 23:00 Film - Carrie (15) 01:00 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Final 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 The Tube: Going Underground 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:50 The Great Artists

13:45 Catchphrase 14:45 Film - Peter Pan (PG) 16:55 Britain’s Got More Talent 17:55 Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 19:25 Film - King Kong (12) 23:00 Family Guy 00:30 Bordertown 01:00 American Dad! 01:55 The Cleveland Show 02:50 @Elevenish ITV3 13:50 A Touch of Frost 18:00 Midsomer Murders 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 By Royal Appointment 22:00 Great Estates 23:15 The American President 01:35 Kindness of Strangers ITV4 11:15 Live British Touring Car Championship2016 Brands Hatch 19:15 Goodwood Members Meeting 20:15 Football’s Greatest: George Best 20:30 Pawn Stars 21:00 Rugby Highlights 22:00 Film - Police Academy (15) 00:05 Film - Driven to Kill (18) 02:10 The Sweeney

09:00 The Weekend Mix, 12:00 Suzy G, 15:00 Tony De Love

Monday 4th April

8 07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Call the Council 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 Caught Red Handed 09:30 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Chef’s Protege 13:30 Pressure Pad 14:15 Film Becket (12) 16:40 The Indian Doctor 17:25 Coast Australia 18:15 Bargain Hunt 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Call the Council 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 My Life on a Plate 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Panorama Reporter Richard Bilton exposes tax dodgers, criminals and world leaders who have been hiding their money and their secrets offshore

20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure The Bikers are heading north on a big Baltic adventure - to lands where the winters are long, the days are short and the food is hearty!

21:00 EastEnders Louise tries to take control, while Denise faces reality

21:00 University Challenge Quiz

21:30 The Vikings Uncovered Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with space archaeologist Dr Sarah Parcak. Sarah use satellites 383 miles above the earth to spot ruins as small as 30cms, buried beneath the surface. As Sarah searches for Viking sites from Britain to America, Dan explores how they voyaged thousands of miles when most ships never left the shoreline

21:30 An Island Parish Frank is preparing for Shetland’s biggest music festival, but will rain put paid to his ambitious plans?

23:00 News 23:45 Cuckoo 00:15 The Graham Norton Show 01:05 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:10 News

Liv

20:30 Coronation Street Kate comes to Sophie’s rescue 21:00 Further Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green Robson travels along the route of the mighty River Tyne - a waterway steeped in history and tradition 21:30 Coronation Street Michelle is backed into a corner

22:00 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story Suffering stifling sequestration for so many months, the frustrations of the jurors mount, as the lawyers try to be rid of those considered unfriendly to their cause

22:00 Marcella Brand new crime drama series. Former DS Marcella Backland is left devastated when her husband unexpectedly ends their marriage. After rejoining the police, she decides to follow up on a hunch regarding the identity of a notorious serial killer she had been chasing before leaving to have her second child

22:45 QI XL 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Natural Born Winners 01:10 MasterChef 02:10 The Celebrity Apprentice USA 03:35 This is BBC Two

23:00 News 23:45 The Agenda 00:20 The Jonathan Ross Show 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 Shipping Wars 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Dispatches Jackie Long investigates the experiences of vulnerable pensioners who rely on council-funded home care 21:30 The Food Chain The second edition focuses on two seasonal delights - succulent cherry tomatoes and sardines 22:00 The Island with Bear Grylls Bear abandons two groups, one of eight men, the other of eight women, to see if they can survive on an uninhabited island 23:00 Sex Box 00:05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:10 One Born Every Minute 02:05 President Trump: Can He Really Win? 03:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 03:55 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 04:50 Location, Location, Location 05:45 Sarah Beeny’s How to Sell Your Home

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 Access 16:20 Film Deadly Suspicion (15) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 World’s Biggest Beasts Documentary miniseries exploring the largest animals ever to exist on Earth 21:00 Police Interceptors: Deadly Pursuits A collection of some of the most extreme chases the Interceptors have been involved in, including a hot pursuit through a housing estate 22:00 The Tube: Going Underground As the network braces itself for the night of the living dead, there is fury as massive engineering works disrupt one of the Tube’s busiest stations, and the emergency response team are sent to St John’s Wood, where passengers have reported hearing gunfire 23:00 Neighbours 00:00 Person of Interest 00:55 Person of Interest 01:45 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:20 The Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor

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MARCELLA

ITV 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Liv feels guilty when she overhears Aaron telling Chas they can trust her. She tells Gordon that she believes Aaron and doesn’t want to help him anymore. Gordon becomes dark and snaps at Liv. When Liv returns home upset, she drops herself in it when she mentions

Former detective Marcella Backland is shocked to the core when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, she returns to her job on the Met’s murder squad that she gave up 10 years before to have her second child, and decides to follow up on a hunch she had in a case involving a serial killer. Crime drama by The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt, starring Anna Friel and Nicholas Pinnock.

Ryan. Aaron is furious when he realises that Liv has been spying on them for Gordon, but his anger turns to worry when Liv runs away. Aaron bravely goes to confront Gordon, but what will Liv do with her recording? Meanwhile, Chrissie thinks Bernice is jealous of her fling with Andy, but Bernice agrees to stay quiet about the fling. Bernice finds Andy’s watch and tells Lawrence that it’s Robert’s, but will her secrecy backfire? In Coronation Street, Tracy calls in the Bistro, hoping for a quiet word with Robert. She is thwart-

ed when Carla arrives there too, wanting to talk wedding plans. Soon afterwards at the flower shop, Tracy confesses to Beth that she thinks she might be pregnant and is thrilled at the prospect. Tracy heads back to the Bistro to share her news with Robert, but she’s furious to find him still in deep discussion with Carla.

Dragging Robert through

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 Catchphrase 11:15 Dinner Date 12:15 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 Plebs 00:00 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad 01:25 The Cleveland Show 02:20 Celebrity Juice ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor in the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 11:55 The Darling Buds of May 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor in the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Wycliffe 00:00 The Olivier Awards ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:50 The Chase 08:50 The Professionals 09:50 The Sweeney 10:55 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:55 The Professionals 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 The Sweeney 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:30 FA Youth Cup: Arsenal v Manchester City 23:00 Motogp Highlights 00:00 Bundesliga 01:00 Rugby Highlights 02:00 BRDC Formula 4 Championship 03:00 The Snooker Mavericks

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James to the kitchen, Tracy rages at him for all the attention he lavishes on Carla and drops the bombshell that she knows he slept with her. Robert is stunned. In the second episode, Robert tells Tracy how sorry he is, but she storms out. Once they’re back at Number 1, Robert and Tracy row over his night with Carla. Robert tells Tracy how much he regrets it, but he points out they had broken up at the time. Tracy admits that she’s known about his infidelity since the night of the Bistro robbery and used her power to manipulate Carla into forcing Nick to sell Robert the Bistro at a

knock-down price. Robert is disgusted. Tracy also drops the bombshell that she might be pregnant. Robert angrily insists that she does the test immediately. Will Tracy get a positive result?

In Eastenders, Ben is disappointed when he learns that Phil is refusing to attend his support meet-

ing. Ian also has Phil on his mind, worrying that Kathy is falling for him once again. He warns Phil to stay away from her, but Phil ignores him by attempting to kiss Kathy at The Vic. With the rest of the family turning their backs on Phil, Louise realises it’s up to her to help him and she confronts him about why he is drinking. Meanwhile, Tina is desperate to make amends with Sonia, so she decides to join the half marathon so they can talk. Unfortunately, she’s forced to stop after hurting her leg. When Sonia stops to help, the couple have a heated conversation.

Tuesday 5th April 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Call the Council 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 My Life on a Plate 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News and Weather 20:00 The One Show

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Call the Council 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 Caught Red Handed 09:30 Great British Railway Journeys 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Chef’s Protege 13:30 The Super League Show 14:15 Golf: The Masters 2015 Review 15:15 Film - The Man in the White Suit (U) 16:40 The Indian Doctor 17:25 Coast Australia 18:15 Bargain Hunt 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys

20:30 EastEnders Abi and Louise find themselves at each other’s throats

20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure As the travellers head for Russia, they swap vehicles for Dave’s old motorbike and sidecar

21:00 Holby City When Jason arrives on AAU with his seriously ill carer Allan, Serena’s personal involvement affects her professional judgement

21:00 Bake Off Crème de la Crème Members of the British Armed Forces are up against chefs from a famous London hotel and the only all-women team in the competition

22:00 The A Word Alison gets a blast from her past when speech and language therapist Maggie arrives to assess Joe. For the family, it is time to face some uncomfortable truths. Confident that she’s found a miracle-worker in Maggie, Alison goes all-out to secure her help, leaving Rebecca feeling ignored 23:00 BBC News and Weather 23:45 Murdered by My Father 01:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05 BBC News

9 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Gok’s Lunchbox 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Lawrence takes drastic action 20:30 The Inspectors are Coming Dumfries local inspector Erin tracks down a fly tipper who has left a dirty mattress by the side of the road. Meanwhile in Newham, Tara and John find themselves in the middle of a noisy Brazilian fiesta - but will they have to shut it down? 21:00 How Not to DIY First programme in a twopart series taking a lighthearted look at the nation’s DIY failures

22:00 Inside Obama’s White House Exploring how Barack Obama got reelected for a second term and tried to tackle America’s most intractable social problems - guns, immigration and race

22:00 Drive Vernon Kay presents a new series in which eight celebrities Professor Green, Ella Eyre, Louis Walsh, Johnny Vegas, Colin Jackson, Mariella Frostrup, Laura Tobin and Angus Deayton - take part in a series of motorsport challenges

23:00 Scrappers 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Horizon 01:15 MasterChef 02:15 This Farming Life 03:15 This is BBC Two

23:00 News 23:45 On Assignment 00:15 The Goodwood Members’ Meeting 01:15 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 Shipping Wars 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners Natasha meets Suzanne to help clean her chaotic twobedroomed home 22:00 One Born Every Minute Rochalla and her partner Craig arrive ten days overdue. Rochalla’s shock pregnancy defied medical odds as she conceived just weeks after an aggressive course of chemotherapy 23:00 First Dates 00:05 24 Hours in A and E 01:10 Poker Stars and MonteCarlo Casino Ept Grand Final 02:05 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:30 Gillette World Sport 02:55 Mobil 1 The Grid 03:25 Freerider World Tour 03:55 The Superhumans Show 04:25 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free 04:45 How to Sell Your Home

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Film Stolen Child (15) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Police Interceptors: Deadly Pursuits A collection of some of the most extreme chases the Interceptors have been involved in, including a hot pursuit through a housing estate 21:00 Britain’s Horror Homes Disaster strikes in Woodford Green as a house partially collapses due to dodgy building work being done next door and in Much Hoole near Preston a loft extension becomes a nightmare when the builder goes AWOL 22:00 Benefits by the Sea: Jaywick Dave checks in to a rehab clinic to try to straighten himself out, but staying away from his drinking buddies in Jaywick proves to be tricky 23:00 Most Shocking TV Moments 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists

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DRIVE

Vernon Kay puts eight celebrity racing rookies behind the wheel of some of the world’s most powerful cars as they battle it out to be crowned Drive Champion. Louis Walsh, Johnny Vegas and Angus Deayton are among those thrown in at the deep end with Banger racing. The two slowest drivers then face a fight for survival in the Night Race, with the slowest eliminated from the competition. Double British Touring Car Champion Jason Plato is also on hand to provide expert advice.

ITV 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Andy tells Bernice that he and Chrissie are going to be honest with Lawrence about their relationship, but Lawrence interrupts them and immediately gets the wrong idea. Later, Robert is horrified to learn from Andy that he’s been seeing Chrissie. But it’s not Robert that Andy needs to worry about, as

Lawrence makes a secret call... Meanwhile, Robert is also shocked to hear that Liv has a recording of him and wants to go to the police before she can. It’s too late, as DS Wise suddenly arrives and Robert worries he’s jeopardised Aaron’s case. In Eastenders, Ben panics when he sees Phil’s credit card statement, but Abi quickly realises that Louise is responsible. With Babe by her side, Abi confronts Louise and demands that she returns the items. Not

long

afterwards,

events take another turn for Abi when she falls out with Babe. Hitting out in response, Babe takes drastic action and posts a letter to Ben. Abi soon apologises to Babe, who confesses to what she’s done. As Abi panics, Louise arrives with the letter and reveals that she knows the truth. Meanwhile, Sharon is taken aback when Ronnie invites herself along to a house auction for Number 5. They find themselves in an out-of-control bidding war with a mystery phone buyer, who eventually wins. Ronnie suggests that Sharon should come to live with her, but they are

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 Catchphrase 11:15 Dinner Date 12:15 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 Alesha Dixon: The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Wedding Planner (PG) 00:10 Family Guy 01:10 American Dad 02:05 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor in the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 The Darling Buds of May 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:15 Where the Heart is 17:20 Doctor in the House 17:55 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 01:00 The Darling Buds of May ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:55 The Chase 08:55 The Professionals 09:55 The Sweeney 10:55 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 The Professionals 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:25 Storage Wars 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 The Sweeney 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Motogp Highlights 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 World Superbike Highlights 22:00 Film - Passenger 57 (15) 23:50 Film - Rumble in the Bronx (15) 01:40 The Sweeney

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack interrupted learn who house.

when they bought the

Later, Jack returns to the Square and notices that Ronnie is in a strange mood. He reminds Sharon that it’s the anniversary of Danielle’s death. After a heart-to-heart with Sharon, Ronnie lays flowers for Danielle and makes a fresh start with Jack. In Holby City, Serena

takes a video call with Jason and is frustrated when the connection fails. Jesse helps to re-connect her with her nephew and they are alarmed to see that Jason’s carer Allan has collapsed. An ambulance is called and they rush him into AAU. It turns out that Allan will have to stay in, so Serena offers to stop overnight with Jason. Serena diagnoses a ministroke but is surprised by something she sees on his scan and recommends an operation on Alan’s carotid artery. He won’t be able to work for six weeks, so Serena agrees to have Jason stay at her place for the longer period of time.

Later, Jason looks up the risks of the operation that Serena intends to do on Allan and is worried that he may die. Serena gives him the statistics, telling him that the vast majority of operations are a complete success. Hanssen then learns that Serena has postponed her electives to prioritise Allan’s operation and wonders if she is prioritising the personal over the professional. How will Serena react?

CODE CRACKER

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD

Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with 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. In this week’s puzzle, 16 represents T and 23 represents J, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

QUICKIE

Across 1 Thieve (5) 3 Concluding (5) 6 Appropriate (3) 8 Small songbird (7) 9 Toddlers (4) 10 Most recently (6) 12 Head rest (6) 13 Prohibits (4) 16 College (7) 17 Lair (3) 18 Binds (4) 19 Bisect (5)

Down 1 Begin (5) 2 Yearn (4) 3 Quarrel (6) 4 Nanny (9) 5 Humble (5) 7 Excite pleasurably (9) 11 Uninterested (5) 12 Place in the ground (5) 14 Scorch (5) 15 Fable (4)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Allow, 4 Chain, 6 Ago, 7 Stays, 8 Wakes, 10 Has, 12 Rate, 14 Deal, 15 Noisy, 16 Aged, 18 Earn, 20 Bet, 22 Serve, 23 Image, 24 Nap, 25 Bored, 26 Shelf. Down: 2 Least, 3 Wash, 4 Cows, 5 Ankle, 7 Screams, 9 Silence, 11 Arise, 13 End, 14 Dye, 17 Error, 19 Aware, 20 Bend, 21 Tips.

Scribble Pad

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Not as light as the remodelled red ark (6) 4 Contracted in meagre education (6) 9 Instrument comes in all the Olympic colours (7) 10 Sort out the charge (5) 11 Repatriated partly back to Wick (5) 12 Overwhelm the confused Bee Gees and me with no energy (7) 13 PS, did splice turn out to be a lumber problem? (7,4) 18 Unpaid morning at European Union’s railway (7) 20 Charade is noted, more’s the pity (5) 22 Connections on the golf course (5) 23 Slid new concoction in Dodge (7) 24 Vicar Peter hides rug (6) 25 Bride’s make-up is rubbish (6)

Down 1 Assistant put in the wrong dye (6) 2 Pacer runs backwards for a review (5) 3 To gripe about selfaggrandisement (3,4) 5 Polish disguise (5) 6 Some boyfriend lessons are eternal (7) 7 Ran quickly and threw an arrow (6) 8 Betray two exes (6,5) 14 An ‘ell of a driver! (7) 15 Hate rude kid’s lie (7) 16 The budgerigar licence contains Dracula’s worst fear (6) 17 Break the depression (6) 19 Turn out little Susan after the nurse (5) 21 Dread horrible snake (5)

STANDARD CLUES

Down 1 Second-in-command (6) 2 Sum up (5) 3 Self-aggrandisement (3,4) 5 Surface shine (5) 6 Everlasting (7) 7 Scurried (6) 8 Stab in the back (6,5) 14 Beginner (7) 15 Have an aversion to (7) 16 Aromatic bulb used as seasoning (6) 17 Alcove (6) 19 Result (5) 21 Small venomous snake (5)

Across 1 Gloomier (6) 4 Concurred (6) 9 Small flute (7) 10 Arrange (5) 11 Come to a point (5) 12 Surround (7) 13 Painful lumber problem (7,4) 18 Part-time (7) 20 Disgrace (5) 22 Contacts (5) 23 Con (7) 24 Floor covering (6) 25 Wreckage (6)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Dog-ear, 4 Instep, 9 Biretta, 10 Grime, 11 Sedge, 12 Detroit, 13 Horseradish, 18 Ocelots, 20 Balsa, 22 Flame, 23 Escorts, 24 Hammer, 25 Nether. Down: 1 Debase, 2 Gored, 3 Anthems, 5 Night, 6 Tripods, 7 Presto, 8 Hard pressed, 14 Over arm, 15 Debacle, 16 Loofah, 17 Hawser, 19 Obese, 21 Larch.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

3 letter words

Brig

Tabs

Bed

Burn

Trio

Bit

Dock

5 letter words

Deb

Gran

Banal

Oak

Lino

Boars

4 letter words

Lips

Navel

Back

Oven

Niece

Bail

Read

7 letter words

Barn

Seat

Aerobic

Bate

Slab

Auction

Berk

Sort

Calorie

Bred

Span

Narrate

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across 1 Alabanzas (7) 5 Paquetes (de cigarrillos) (5) 8 Castle (chess) (5) 9 To bore (7) 10 Lápices de labios (9) 12 Poseer (3) 13 Lejía (6) 14 Tablecloth (6) 17 Corte (incisión, herida) (3) 18 Radiadores (9) 20 Enemy (f) (7) 21 Causa (motivo) (5) 23 Place (5) 24 Atrasos (7)

Down 1 Pétalo (5) 2 Aire (3) 3 Escéptico (7) 4 Escaso (limitado) (6) 5 Tapones (de lavabos) (5) 6 Coal (9) 7 Extraño (7) 11 La más bonita (9) 13 Cubos (baldes) (7) 15 To plug (a hole) (7) 16 Customs (6) 18 Noise (sound) (5) 19 Cobertizos (para animales, útiles) (5) 22 Grape (3)

11 Across 1 According to The Bible, which town was destroyed by fire from heaven, together with Gomorrah, for the wickedness of its inhabitants? (5) 4 What name is given to sudden involuntary muscular contractions or convulsive movements? (6) 9 What was the title of Kenny Rogers’ first UK number one hit single? (7) 10 Which city in Nebraska is the port of entry and seat of Douglas county? (5) 11 What name is usually given to the building in which members of the armed forces take their meals? (4) 12 What was the surname of the dancing partner of Ginger Rogers? (7) 13 Which thick opaque liquid is produced in infected tissue? (3) 14 What is another term for the blackthorn? (4) 16 Which loose, flowing outer garment was worn by the citizens of ancient Rome? (4) 18 Which natural or synthetic substance is used to add a colour to or change the colour of something? (3) 20 Which word means to convert waste into reusable material? (7) 21 Which woodwind instrument of treble pitch, is played with a double reed and has an incisive tone? (4) 24 Which Russian ballet company is now known as Mariinsky Ballet? (5) 25 Which extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid is used in the extraction of gold and silver? (7) 26 What is the surname of the British rock n roller who sang about a ‘Little White Bull’? (6)

Quiz Word

27 What is the main monetary unit of the EU? (5) Down 1 What is the name of the highly seasoned Italian

sausage that is usually eaten cold in slices? (6) 2 Which waterbirds have broad blunt bills, short legs, webbed feet, and waddling gaits? (5) 3 Which African country was known as French Sudan until 1958? (4) 5 In males, which gland surrounds the neck of the bladder? (8) 6 Which sport can be figure, ice or roller? (7) 7 In a conventional pack of playing cards, which of the four suits is denoted by a black inverted heart-shaped figure with a small stalk? (6) 8 What was the surname of the French Impressionist painter best known for his paintings of ballet dancers? (5) 13 What was the surname of the British prime minister who was shot dead in the lobby of the House of Commons in 1812? (8) 15 Vierwaldstättersee is the German name for which Swiss lake? (7) 17 What name is given to male ducks? (6) 18 Which word is used as a euphemism for ‘devil’ in expressions of annoyance, impatience, or surprise or for emphasis? (5) 19 What was the surname of the male half of the duo that topped British charts in 1973 with ‘Welcome Home’? (6) 22 Which form of tobacco pipe is made from woody nodules borne at ground level by a large woody plant of the heather family? (5) 23 What is the name of the hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements? (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

SUDOKU

PLANTAS-PLANTS Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

1. In Paris which common item has been defined as a deadly weapon? 2. Who took out a $5000 life insurance policy before dying in battle? 3. St. Appolonia is the patron saint of what? 4. Every citizen of Kentucky must do what by law annually? 5. What animals cannot swim? 6. What does the name Stephen mean - from the Greek? 7. 50% of Dutch men have never done what? 8. What did William Young invent in 1800? 9. What element was named after the Greek word for green? 10. Hans Steininger had the world's longest what, which ended up killing him? 11. What was the Soviet Vostok 3 space flight, the first to do? 12. Who is the patron saint of music? 13. Taidje Khan became using which name? ANSWERS 1. Ashtray 2. George Armstrong Custer 3. Toothache 4. Take a bath 5. Gorillas 6. Crown 7. Flown in a plane 28% fear it 8. Different shoes, a left and a right 9. Chlorine 10. Beard - Tripped over it down stairs 11. Send back TV pictures 12. St. Cecilia 13. Yul Brynner

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Salem, 4 Gaelic, 9 Hormone, 10 Astor, 11 Lent, 12 Erasure, 13 Cat, 14 Shah, 16 T Rex, 18 Dee, 20 Osborne, 21 Nike, 24 Imago, 25 Catwalk, 26 Tiddly, 27 Stour. Down: 1 Schulz, 2 Loren, 3 Moon, 5 A la carte, 6 Lettuce, 7 Cartel, 8 Beret, 13 Charcoal, 15 Hubbard, 17 Soviet, 18 Deuce, 19 Becker, 22 Idaho, 23 Otis.

AMAPOLA

HIERBA

ARBOL

HOJA

ARBUSTO

NARCISO

ARROZ

PALMERA

AVENA

PINO

AZUCENA

ROBLE

CEBADA

ROSA

CENTENO

SEMILLA

CLAVEL

TRIGO

CÉSPED

TULIPAN

FLOR

VID

GIRASOL

VIOLETA

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Arbol, flor, arbusto girasol, roble, palmera, pino, hoja, tulipan, rosa,

Soduko

a. bush b. leaf c. sunflower d. tree e. pine tree f. flower g. oak h. palm tree i. violet j. poppy

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

narciso, amapola, clavel, azucena, violeta, semilla, vid, trigo, cebada, avena,

Span - Eng

k. carnation l. tulip m. rose n. vine o. barley p. daffodil q. lily r. seed s. grass t. lawn

Quizword

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

arroz, centeno, césped, hierba, pétalo, tallo,

u. wheat v. oats w. rye X. rice y. stem z. petal

Answers: 1d, 2f, 3a, 4c, 5g, 6h, 7e, 8b, 9l, 10l, 11p, 12j, 13k, 14q, 15i, 16r, 17n, 18u, 19o, 20v, 21x, 22w, 23t, 24s, 25z, 26y.

KidzTRIVIACorner QUIZ

V HOJ A L HA I Z S RDDT I RY OZ QE V Z E OE ORU ON E T N E C V MU P R I S V L RRHB K OI A S CGROA E D O N WN L Y É L O E S A N T Y L DI L HCA Y CI NDA A DF P A V DL DRCB DA P L O S A R I G S WR E G L B I R Z N GC D A MA F A MK E L O B B Z J R A N Z E G WL C U B P HE B K L RQUZ QRA T L B E UHI E RB A NE V A P E I S S U S R C K O V WG I K I T A MA P OL A K L E Z OF O V F Q X Y K Q J Q O R WK K

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12 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Call the Council 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 My Life on a Plate 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 MasterChef Five more amateur cooks try to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace, beginning by serving up their Calling Card, a dish that showcases their talent, with two lucky hopefuls sailing through to the third round Then, the remaining three contestants face a sweet or savoury Invention Test 22:00 Secret Britain The presenters explore Kent, with Denise Lewis abseiling off the White Cliffs of Dover in search of a rare plant, Ellie Harrison heading to Kent’s furthest outpost, and Chris Hollins discovering the secrets of the North Kent marshes 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Boomers 00:45 Live at the Apollo 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

Wednesday 6th April 07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Call the Council 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 See Hear 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Chef’s Protege 13:30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain 14:00 The A to Z of TV Cooking 14:05 Pressure Pad 14:50 Film The Charge of the Light Brigade (U) 16:40 The Indian Doctor 17:25 Coast Australia 18:15 Bargain Hunt 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure The bikers head for Finland and they immediately fall in love with the tranquil and beautiful lakes 21:00 Horizon Why the hunt for oceans in space is marking the dawn of a new era in the search for alien life 22:00 Employable Me Two more job-seekers with Tourette’s and autism try to prove they have strengths that would benefit employers 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Golf: The Masters 2016 Preview 00:45 Inside Obama’s White House 01:45 See Hear 02:15 MasterChef 02:45 The Secret History of My Family 03:45 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Gok’s Lunchbox 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale The stakes are high for Andy 20:30 Coronation Street The ends justify the means for Carla 21:00 Big Star’s Little Star Playing to win thousands of pounds for charity this week are Matthew Wolfenden and his son Buster, Nina Hossain with her daughter Clara, and David Haye and his son Cassius 22:00 Grantchester When Sidney’s old friend Reverend Sam Milburn visits the parish claiming to be seeking forgiveness for his crimes, the vicar is torn. Matters complicate further when Harding Redmond finds out he has returned and makes threats against his life, and Sam flees. With his friend now missing, Sidney fears the worst and must once again join forces with Geordie to investigate 23:00 News 23:45 UEFA Champions League Highlights 00:45 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:10 Film Out of Reach (15) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

20:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Graeme Petty is determined to get justice for little Haribo, a terrified Staffordshire bull 21:00 The Supervet Noel terrier rescued from a treats a Labrador that is house in Liverpool both a guide for the blind and a seizure alert dog, 21:00 GPs: Behind and has become lame on Closed Doors Dr Claire Taylor offers comfort to both its front legs Gohar, a partially-sighted 22:00 The People Next lady whose eyes were Door A couple are inter- severely damaged by a viewed about an alterca- chemical burn when she tion, while they claim it’s was a child their neighbours who are in the wrong, the police seem 22:00 Nightmare Tenants, convinced that it is they Slum Landlords After who have committed a moving abroad for work, a landlord discovers that his crime tenants have left him over £20,000 behind with his 23:00 Raised by Wolves mortgage 23:30 Gogglebox 00:35 The Island with Bear Grylls 23:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll 01:35 Live From Abbey Take it Away 00:00 The Road Classics 02:05 Tube: Going Underground Ramsay’s Kitchen 01:00 Police Interceptors Nightmares USA 02:55 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 Film - The River’s Edge The Tube: Going (PG) 04:30 Kirstie’s Fill Underground 05:00 Your House for Free 04:40 Wildlife SOS 05:20 The Selling Houses with Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor Amanda Lamb

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THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR

Channel4 22:00 SOAPS

A young middle class couple, Gemma and Richard, investigate their `neighbours from hell’ after being subjected to disturbing sounds such as arguments, screams and apparent violence. After compiling an evidence blog, they begin to fear they could be living next door to the next `Baby P’, and Gemma is convinced they have a moral duty to investigate. However, when they are interviewed by the police after an altercation with the people next door, it soon becomes evident that they themselves could be the real `neighbours from hell’.

Meanwhile, Lachlan pushes Gabby into the lie about the gig permission, but Jacob is unimpressed to have witnessed it. Will Gabby have second thoughts over her actions?

Chrissie. Also today, Chrissie becomes convinced that Robert was behind Andy’s attack.

1997: Fault cuts short space shuttle mission that Tracy only acted the way she did out of love for him and that he shouldn’t throw away what they’ve got.

Finally, Zak is unhappy to learn that Joanie will be working in the office with Rishi. In Emmerdale, Moira is shocked to find Andy battered and slumped in the road and calls an ambulance. When Lawrence sees Chrissie cradling an injured Andy, will the penny drop that he’s got it wrong? And will his involvement be exposed?

Elsewhere, Victoria is incredulous to learn that Robert and Aaron have gone for a drink together, but Aaron is feeling sidelined as a jealous Robert only talks about Andy and

In Coronation Street, Tracy tries desperately to get hold of Robert, but he declines her calls. A miserable Tracy reveals to Carla that Robert has dumped her and there’s now nothing to stop her from revealing the truth to Nick. Carla persuades Robert

Robert calls at Number 1 and agrees to give Tracy another chance, but on the condition that she stops waging a hate campaign against Carla and never tells Nick about their indiscretion. Will Tracy agree?

Meanwhile, Kate persuades Sophie to join her for lunch. As they head for the pub, Caz draw up in a taxi and watches them, annoyed. In The Rovers, Kate is thrilled when Caz walks in, while Sophie feels uncomfortable and makes an excuse to leave. Caz confronts Sophie outside and warns her to stay away from Kate. Elsewhere, Chris surprises Liz when he suggests they should go for a coffee. Chris quizzes Liz about Amy and it’s apparent he thinks she’s her mother. It’s clear Chris has designs on Liz. Also today, still smarting

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 The Cube 10:35 Catchphrase 11:15 Dinner Date 12:15 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 The Cube 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 23:00 Plebs 00:00 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad 01:55 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor in the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 The Darling Buds of May 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 The Queen’s Garden 23:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 01:00 The Darling Buds of May 02:05 Where the Heart is ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:55 The Chase 08:55 The Professionals 09:55 The Sweeney 11:00 Ax Men 12:00 The Chase 13:00 The Professionals 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 16:00 Storage Wars Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 The Sweeney 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 Pawn Stars 22:00 Film - From Russia with Love (PG) 00:25 Film - The Krays (18) 02:45 The Sweeney 03:35 Hogan’s Heroes

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James over Yasmeen’s apparent land grab, Sally sets off for her council meeting. Tim promises to cook her something special for her return. Tim cooks a romantic meal for Sally, but he’s disappointed when she phones telling him she’ll be home late because of council work.

Thursday 7th April 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Call the Council 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 My Life on a Plate 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News and Weather 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Ronnie is left shaken to the core 21:00 MasterChef Five more amateurs compete for a place in the quarterfinal, preparing food that represents who they are, before the three least successful hopefuls rustle up a sweet or savoury dish using either guinea fowl or ginger as the main ingredient 22:00 How to Stay Young In this new two-part series, Angela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken travel the world in search of the latest science that could help us all stay young and healthy for longer 23:00 BBC News and Weather 23:45 Question Time 00:45 The Vikings Uncovered 02:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:20 BBC News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Call the Council 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 The Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Chef’s Protege 13:30 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45Film - Little Women (U) 16:40 The Indian Doctor 17:25 Coast Australia 18:15 Bargain Hunt 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure The bikers sample cuisine in Sweden, home to some of the world’s top chefs, and cross the Arctic Circle into Lapland, where they learn about the basic cooking techniques used by the Sami people 21:00 Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop’s Victorian Benefits Ian explores the colourful history behind welfare 22:00 Line of Duty DS Steve Arnott believes there is a dark secret in Danny Waldron’s past 23:00 Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Employable Me 01:15 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 01:55 Panorama 02:25 The Battle for Christianity 03:25 World’s Weirdest Events 04:25 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Gok’s Lunchbox 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Chrissie gets a shock 20:30 Tonight Charlene White investigates whether the system is letting young homeless Britons down 21:00 Emmerdale Zak an ultimatum 21:30 The Cruise Romance is in the air as casino host Cecilia is head over heels in love with assistant Maitre d’ Alberto 22:00 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive The final three contestants fight it out to be crowned ultimate mission survivor. The first task sees the trio traversing a rocky coastline and performing a commando crawl 80ft above crashing waves. They no longer have any rations, so they must then forage for seafood in the shallows and rockpools, before joining Bear, Meg and Scott around the campfire to reflect on the competition 23:00 News 23:40 UEFA Europa League Highlights 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 Shipping Wars 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:10 Food Unwrapped 14:45 Racing: Grand National Festival 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Millionaires’ Mansions Documentary following three prestigious designers working for some of the capital’s wealthiest clients 22:00 Army Girls As the Government gears up for its 2016 review of women in the military, this series follows the gruelling 14week training period of 47 women aged between 17 and 32. Three recruits are pushed to their limits in an eye-opening introduction to military life 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:05 Tattoo Fixers 01:05 Sex Box 02:05 The Last Leg 03:00 Maggie and Me 03:55 Dispatches 04:25 Unreported World 04:50 Location, Location, Location 05:40 The Shopper’s Guide to Saving Money

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07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Britain’s Horror Homes 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Access 16:25 Film Deadly Daycare (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK Simon and Debbie swapped city life for a hidden valley small-holding in Exmoor National Park, with more than 100 animals 21:00 My Face Won’t Stop Growing And Other Medical Mysteries Cases include a teenager who suddenly loses control of his lower body and a family overshadowed by a sinister condition 22:00 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts Doctor Dom rushes to the scene of an accident where a driver is trapped in a car that has rolled over into a ditch 23:00 Big Boobs Gone Bad: A Botched Up Bodies Special 00:00 Baby Faced Binge Eaters 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor

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BBC1 22:00 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Robert figures out that Lawrence was behind the attack and threatens to use it against him. Chrissie is shocked to realise that her dad was the one who hired the thugs and Lawrence is devastated when Chrissie compares him to Robert. Lawrence suddenly sinks to the floor in the middle of

First of a two-part documentary in which Angela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken investigate the latest experiments and research that could help put the brakes on the ageing process. The first programme focuses on the physical aspects, revealing how much is down to how people live their lives and how people’s lifestyle choices can help combat the effects of ageing. Chris finds out how public attitudes to the elderly can have a negative impact, spending a day as an 80-year-old with the help of Hollywoodstyle prosthetics, and Angela visits a study in Germany comparing the benefits of dancing with conventional gym exercises. Part two can be seen next week.

a cardiac arrest, alone and panicking. Robert arrives, but will he help Lawrence or leave him to die? Meanwhile, Gabby is shocked when Jacob makes a confession and she suggests they should stick together in sympathy. Gabby steals a bottle of vodka and the pair head to the pavilion, where they play a drinking game before they end up kissing. Elsewhere, Leyla is frustrated that Megan has brought baby Eliza into the office, but Megan is determined to prove she can cope. Jai mentions to Harriet how Megan is

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Also, Belle has a rash but when she goes to the doctors, she is shocked to learn that Dr Bailey is married.

Later, Chrissie comes across an old letter from Ronnie Hale. Keen to find out if he could be her real dad, Chrissie looks him up on a search engine and it’s clear she’s not letting this go.

ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 The Darling Buds of May 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 00:55 The Darling Buds of May 02:00 Where the Heart is 02:50 On the Buses ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:50 The Chase 08:40 The Professionals 09:45 The Sweeney 10:50 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 The Professionals 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:50 Storage Wars 15:45 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 Minder 17:55 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 River Monsters 21:00 The Big Fish Off 22:00 The Classic Car Show 23:00 The Motorsport Mavericks 00:00 Film - Senna (12)

07:00 Peter Hurst, 10:00 Trev Massey, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James

later apologises and enquires about getting Eliza christened.

refusing help and Harriet suggests an idea.

In the second episode, Bernice is rocked when Chrissie tells her that Lawrence was behind Andy’s attack.

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:35 Catchphrase 11:15 Dinner Date 12:15 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Scorpion 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 @Elevenish 00:20 Family Guy 01:15 American Dad 02:10 Plebs

Also, Dr Bailey is is perturbed to realise that Belle knows he’s married. Will he talk her round? Meanwhile, Jacob stumbles, which gives away that he’s been drinking. David realises Jacob is suffering more than he thought. Ashley also smells the alcohol on Gabby. Elsewhere, Harriet invites Megan to the mother and baby group, but Megan is fed up with people thinking she can’t cope. Megan

In Eastenders, Ronnie is worried when Les tells her that he’s received an email telling him that she is dead and he should arrange her funeral. Jack realises it’s more serious than just an ill-judged prank, so he pushes Billy to show him the full email. Jack pleads with Sharon to tell him what she knows, she reveals what happened to Carl White.

Stunned, Jack questions Ronnie’s actions and the pair begin to argue, but things quickly grow worse. Jack soon apologises to Ronnie as he’s fearing for her safety, but they’re both shaken when they make another discovery... Meanwhile, Abi finds herself under pressure as Louise makes the most of her discovery. What does Louise have planned?

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Molten Chocolate Cakes Ingredients Serves 6 125g (4 1/4 oz) butter 1 (100g) bar good-quality plain chocolate 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 4 tablespoons caster sugar 2 teaspoons plain flour Directions Preheat the oven to 230 C / Gas 8. Butter and flour 4 ramekins. In the top half of a double boiler set over simmering water, heat the butter and the chocolate until chocolate is almost completely melted. Use a hand held electric mixer to beat the eggs, egg yolks and sugar together until light coloured and thick. While beating, slowly pour the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture, then quickly beat in the flour and mix until just combined. Divide the mixture between the 4 ramekins and bake for 6 to 7 minutes. The centres of the cakes will still be quite soft. Turn ramekins out on serving plates and let sit for about 15 seconds, then unmould. Serve immediately with fresh cream, if desired.

Teaching Kids Healthy Eating Habits Start early. Children learn their eating habits at a very young age, age 2 or even younger. From the time they can eat solid or even semi-solid food, they should be given choices of vegetables. Give the child the vegetable to eat by itself, not with a choice of fatty things or sweet things that he will gravitate toward. Do not threaten that the “good stuff” comes only after the vegetables are eaten. Vegetables must be seen as part of the good stuff. And, of course, set an example. Let him see you eating

and enjoying the vegetables. The message will come through loud and clear. Let children pick. Children love to feel that they have power. Give them the power to pick the vegetables in the market that they and you will eat. Move around to the different colors, explaining that the reason for the different colors is that each color represents a different kind of food that they need in their body. Get a rainbow of vegetables. Try to know what the vegetables contain so you can explain to the child. This veg-

etable gives you this vitamin and mineral. That vegetable gives you that one. Your body uses them all to create a healthy person. Involve children in food preparation. When you ask children to describe their earliest memories, they often talk happily about helping their grandmother make some kind of food. Preparing food together can be a great bonding experience between you and your child, and it also provides you with the opportunity to teach good nutrition.

Chilli-roast sweet potato, courgettes, roast garlic, hazelnuts & pears This is one for the middle of the table, although it also makes a tasty starter with goats’ curd dolloped on top, or even some thinly sliced smoked chicken breast. You don’t need to boil the garlic, but it makes it a little more mellow for a softer texture. For 8 as a side dish; serve warm or at room temperature.

Ingredients garlic 1 head, broken into separate (unpeeled) cloves sweet potatoes 1kg, skins scrubbed, cut lengthways into wedges pears 2 large, halved, core removed, cut into thin wedges red chillies 1 or 2, thinly sliced rosemary leaves 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 tbsp courgettes 3 (around 600g), quartered lengthways hazelnuts 100g, skins off,

roughly chopped baby spinach 100g (or use large-leaf spinach and coarsely shred it) Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4.Put the garlic in a pan, cover with 3cm water and add ½ teaspoon of fine salt. Bring to the boil, then cook over a medium heat until the water has almost evaporated. Drain. Put the garlic, sweet potatoes, pears, chillies, rosemary, olive oil and half the sesame oil into a roasting dish. Sprinkle on 1 teaspoon of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Roast in the oven for 45 minutes, tossing twice. Add the courgettes, hazelnuts and remaining sesame oil and toss together, then cook until the pears and sweet potato are cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir in the spinach.

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Is the Sunday roast over – or just getting posher? in gastropubs and restaurants, Sunday lunch is the new Saturday night of pub companies following Wetherspoons because all the trends are pointing to food being a really profitable way of boosting sales.” The Sunday lunch at the Pony & Trap in Chew Magna, which recently came second in a list of the best gastropubs, costs £26 for two courses. “It is reflective of what we are paying for our produce,” says chefowner Josh Eggleton. “Our beef is local and so are lots of our vegetables.” He loves

When historians come to pinpoint the decline of British life and its once great institutions, they may not look at the death of the NHS, or the demise of the BBC, but something more imminent: the day Wetherspoons served its last roast dinner. That would be this coming Sunday, by the way. To judge by the reaction on social media, it is a sad state of affairs, and one which even the pub chain’s spokesman doesn’t seem to understand: “It would make more sense to say sales [of Sunday roasts] are plummeting therefore we decided to take it off, but it’s not the case in our pubs,” says

Eddie Gershon. The pub company updates its menus a couple of times a year. “Some meals go on, some come off, and the company decided they wanted to concentrate on their core menu that they serve throughout the week, rather than one specific meal that is only served on a Sunday.” “I was surprised because I would think they are popular,” says Chris Wisson, a senior food and drink analyst at Mintel. “The main reason must be because the profit margins are not huge.” He points out that Wetherspoons sold a roast for about £7, which included a drink. “There is not a huge

a Sunday roast and does all he can to ensure his customers enjoy theirs, even though everyone seems to have a different opinion on what constitutes a good one “because it’s such a tradition, they grew up with it. I have strong memories of eating Sunday lunch at my nan’s house. Everyone does it differently.” Restaurants, too, are offering high-end roasts. The steak restaurant Hawksmoor was awarded

best Sunday roast by Observer Food Monthly. “We take Sunday roasts really seriously,” says founder Will Beckett. “I think people want, with restaurants increasingly, something that is beyond what they can make at home.” There isn’t a decline, he says – it’s the opposite. Next year, Hawksmoor is taking the traditional British dinner to the United States. “We’ll be doing a roast there and seeing if we can make it work.”

amount of profit there for them to keep doing that.” Is the roast dinner dying out? It could well be in decline in British homes. Spending was down on all roasting joints in the year to January 2016, according to figures from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, with chicken (5.5% down) and pork (13.2% down) faring the worst. But Wisson doesn’t believe the pub roast is dying out. Instead, he says, we are seeing the rise of the £10+ roast. “[Pubs are] using better cuts of meat and more premium ingredients. I don’t think we’re going to see lots

Healthy Food Swaps for Losing Weight Weight Loss Strategies That Really Do Work

Lighten up your mayo. Swapping your regular mayonnaise for a lower-fat version can save significant calories. Light mayonnaise reduces calories per tablespoon to 35 or so, and total fat to between 3 and 4 grams per serving. Low-fat or reduced-fat varieties usually cut calories and fat to 15 and about 1 gram, respectively. Going from 90 calories per tablespoon to 15 is a signif-

icant reduction, and when it comes to losing weight over the long term, these are the kinds of changes that really add up. Try bacon of Canadian descent. Swapping one ounce of American bacon for Canadian bacon saves 100 calories, 9 grams of total fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, and 285 milligrams sodium. That is an incredible difference in nutritional composi-

tion for an incredibly simple change, and Canadian bacon also makes a wise swap for other meats like pepperoni. Swapping your bacon is an excellent example of how you don’t have to completely abandon your dietary preferences to get big benefits. Replace your sour cream topping with Greek yogurt. Standard toppings for

baked potatoes are butter, margarine, or sour cream, but you can save calories and fat by trying nonfat Greek yogurt on your potato instead. And, Greek yogurt has the same thick and creamy consistency of sour cream. Two tablespoons (1 ounce) of nonfat Greek yogurt has only 24 calories and no fat, compared to 50 calories and 5 grams of fat for sour cream, 140 calories and 16 grams of fat for margarine, and 200 calories with 23 grams of fat for butter. Freshen your salads with lime. Think about swapping any kind of s a l a d dressing for fresh l i m e juice, with no fat, and calories you can count on one hand. Fresh lime juice will give you a burst of flavor, and complements the garden vegetables of your salad without compromising

your healthy intentions. Move to lower-fat dairy products. Whole milk contains almost 4 percent fat, and 1 cup of whole milk has 156 calories, 9 grams of total fat, and 34 milligrams of cholesterol. Low-fat, 1 percent milk has 54 fewer calories, 7 grams less fat, 22 milligrams less cholesterol, the same amount of calcium, and more vitamin A per cup. Nonfat, o r

skim milk, has only 86 calories per cup. Every opportunity you take

to use reduced fat or nonfat dairy products in place of the full fat versions takes calories out of your daily diet. Taking calories out of your diet without completely eliminating an entire group of foods is an opportunity you shouldn’t miss. Even if you don’t think you can make the leap straight to nonfat, there are perfectly delicious reduced fat options, and every little bit makes a difference. Try baked chips and salsa instead of fried chips and dip. Substituting baked chips cuts the calories and f a t signific a n t l y. You save 20 to 30 calories per ounce, and 3 to 5 grams of fat by switching to the baked variety. And, if you adopt salsa as your dipping favorite, you lose 80 percent of the calories, and all of the fat from the dip, too.

Friday 1st April 2016

Venison shanks with baby beets and chestnuts

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The meat falls of the bone, this rich venison dish is simple

The shank of any animal has lots of flavour since it is a muscle that works hard and contains a lot of sinew, which always gives substance to any sauce you are cooking. Slow-cooked shank meat will nearly fall off the bone. SERVES 4. INGREDIENTS 150g carrots , 150g celery, 100g leeks, 3 cloves garlic 2 x fallow shanks, 1 tbsp tomato purée, 2 litres dark chicken or venison stock, 1 tsp chopped fresh sage, 2 tsp grain mustard, 12 baby beet-

roots, 150g cooked chestnuts, 35g butter. METHOD Preheat the oven to 160C/gas mark 3. Cut the carrots, celery and leeks into 1cm dice and roughly chop the garlic. Season the shanks and fry in a little oil in a frying pan to give them even colour all over. Set the shanks in an ovenproof dish that has a lid. Fry all the diced vegetables in the frying pan until coloured. Add the tomato

purée and cook for another 5-8 minutes, then add the stock and sage. Cover the shanks with the stock and diced vegetables. Bring to the boil then cook in the oven for 1½-2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove the shanks from the liquid, and keep warm and covered so they do not dry out. Decant the stock into a pan, passing it through a fine strainer to remove the diced vegetables – keep them warm with the shanks. Bring the stock to the boil,

stir in the mustard and reduce by half. Drop the baby beetroots into cold water and bring to the boil until cooked, then refresh and peel. Sauté the chestnuts in 25g butter. Reheat the baby beetroots by plunging into boiling water, then drain and toss in 10g melted butter. Place the shanks in a serving dish and cover with hot sauce, then garnish with the vegetables and chestnuts.

Though non-alcoholic versions are available, glögg usually refers to a fortified wine beverage that is served in Scandinavian countries. The base for this drink is port wine. Whiskey, brandy or vodka are often added to give the glögg a little extra kick. The alcohol is sweetened with sugar and heated and then cinnamon sticks, cardamon, cloves, orange zests, raisins and other spices and fruits are added. The spices are steeped for at least an hour, and most recipes call for them to remain in the drink when it is stored. Glögg is always reheated prior to serving. This is a favorite holiday-time drink in Scandinavia and in Nordic immigrant communities around the world. INGREDIENTS 1 (750 ml) bottle dry red wine, such as Pinot Noir or Zinfandel, 1 (750 ml) bottle port, 2 cups water, 1 1/2 cups Cognac, brandy, rum,

or vodka, Zest of 1 orange, cut into strips, 10 cardamom pods, 2 sticks cinnamon, 10 whole cloves, 5 slices peeled fresh ginger. Granulated sugar, 10 teaspoons raisins, 10 teaspoons blanched almonds. DIRECTIONS In a nonreactive saucepan, mix together wine, port, 2 cups water, Cognac, orange zest, cardamom, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and ginger. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; immediately reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours. Strain wine mixture and discard solids. Reheat wine mixture over low heat (do not boil) and stir in enough sugar to reach desired taste. Add 1 teaspoon raisins and 1 teaspoon almonds to each of 10 mugs; fill mugs with wine mixture and serve.

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DVD’S Doctor Who

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TOP 10 1. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2. Zootopia 3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 4. Miracles from Heaven 5. Allegiant 6. 10 Cloverfield Lane 7. Deadpool 8. London Has Fallen 9. Hello, My Name Is Doris 10. Eye in the Sky

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice DIRECTOR Zack Snyder GENRE Fantasy SYNOPSIS Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) share the screen in this Warner Bros./DC Entertainment coproduction penned by David S. Goyer and Chris Terrio, and directed by Zack Snyder. Amy Adams and Diane Lane return as Lois Lane and Martha Kent, respectively. RELEASE DATE March 25, 2016 DURATION 151 mins But Warner Bros. devoutly prays that this sentiment is not the case. The studio has a great deal riding on this battle of culturally imperishable superheroes, the launchpad for its proposed series of "DC Extended Universe" tentpoles that it hopes will prove viable rivals

to Marvel's vaunted cinematic gold mine of comic book figures turned film franchises. Opening this weekend on roughly 4,000 screens domestically and 30,000 worldwide, this dramatically dark and physically gigantic venture is estimated to need to haul in $1 billion at the very least to justify itself financially and pave the way for the flood of WB/DC outings already set for release over the next four years. With significantly stronger international than domestic results likely, it may well earn its keep. But after Man of Steel three years ago, the studio had to know what it was getting with director Zack Snyder; the film may be imposing, but it's not fun. The main issue facing the writers of a superhero smackdown like this is con-

cocting a reason why, given all the evil out there, they have to fight each other — as well as, in this case, coming up with a way to level the playing field when one hero is essentially immortal and the other is just a really buff rich guy with a costume and lots of gizmos. The solemn, grandiose atmosphere is severely disrupted by Luthor, portrayed by Eisenberg as a privileged tech guru who makes the actor's take on Mark Zuckerberg look like the epitome of style and manners. Loaded with vocal ticks and gushing with smarmy ripostes and threats, the character is loathsome without an ounce of insidious charm; if the legacy of the studio's Dark Knight films might have suggested anything, it should have been in the area of great villains, but

here there is just a great vacuum. For his part, Batman is provided with plentiful backstory and psychology, but the mature character, as written, never comes into full bloom; all the same, one can look ahead with some hope to Affleck in the role in future installments. Cavill is also likeable enough but, again, hamstrung by the twisty, convoluted inventions designed to limit his abilities during long stretches. The filmmakers would seem to have thrown up their hands at how to gracefully integrate Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) into the action, simply hurling her into the epic final battle without significant preparation at all. With just her sword and shield, she doesn't seem meant to mix it up with these big guys right off the bat.

Mar de la Carrasca, a home in a meeting place As the owners say, the rural house Mar de la Carrasca embodies the essence of the materials of the ground and the forest and represents the combination of stone, clay, the trunk and the bark of the pine tree. The result of these elements is the strong house surrounded by nature in the middle of the mountain. Mar de la Carrasca is the perfect place to have a break and enjoy the warm weather and real environment. The original housedating from the beginning of the century has

been rebuilt and has enough room for 6 visitors and up to 10 using additional beds. It also offers room for two visitors in the building (Barco) by the main house and the perfect place for a couple. The house offers 4 different bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and the Barco building has a living room, a kitchen, a toilet and a double room. The owners understand food and water as living things and that’s why they offer healthy menus with simple flavors which are elaborated with

bio-products and vegetables from their own garden. You’ll be free to choose between vegetarian, vegan or macrobiotic menus or meals including meat or fish. As the house lies on the mountain facing the valley, the views it offers are full of energy and magic and are the perfect incentive to practice yoga and reiki. Mar de la Carrasca is the result of the desire to create a meeting place in the mountain and the belief that the power of nature is perfect to embrace these kinds of

meetings. What are you waiting for? The rooms can be converted into multiple adding extra beds up to 10 people, having four distinct spaces for sleeping and three bathrooms (one per floor), in this mode can ask the foods you desire, or receive Yoga and Meditation Guided . the farmhouse and the valley is impossible to describe the farmhouse without naming the valley. Casa Rural Mar de la Carrasca 600 603 997 mardelacarrasca@gmail.com

Doctor Who is a series that details the varied adventures of the Doctor, a Time Lord hailing from the planet Gallifrey who arrives on earth by w h a t appears to be a 1950s London police call box. In reality, this call box is actually a TARDIS; short for Time and Relative Dimension(s) in Space, the TARDIS is a vehicle that allows the Doctor to travel throughout the universe. As an added bonus, the Doctor has the ability to regenerate into a new looking body as a last resort before succumbing to death due to injuries incurred while traveling the universe.

The Hallow Tired of living in London, a man relocates his young family to a remote Irish home. He focuses on his work of evaluating the forest that surrounds h i s home, raising the ire of the local population, which warn him that the hallow - their term for the forest - is home to creatures of the night, and that trespassing on the hallow will invite the hallow to trespass on him.

House of Lies House of Lies ties in a complicated family life to spotlight the timeless struggle of career versus family, and is constantly challenging sexuality n o r m s with multiple characters, orientations, and relationships. For a man who seems like he has it all in the portrayed dog eat dog marketing world, Marty Kaan must act fast to slow down the train wreck that is quickly becoming his life.

Friday 1st April 2016

Is Tednapped!!!

The Courier newspaper has received disturbing news that one of the area’s most popular bears, TKO Teddy, has been kidnapped and his abductors are after a ransom! Investigations have confirmed that TKO Teddy is being held at a

secret location and will not be released until a suitable amount of money is pledged towards Samaritans in Spain by the end of Sunday night. TKO Teddy was last seen over a fortnight ago lording it with all the top floats at the

annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cabo Roig, where he rubbed shoulders with characters like the one and only Elvis. Since then, TKO Teddy has gone very much to ground and was last spotted on an early morning jog by the coast, but now the reason for his absence has become abundantly clear as he’s being kept captive. The Courier newspaper and TKO FM have seen a copy of the ransom note which comes from the Samaritans in Spain , which confirms that he has been teddy-napped, but money for a good cause will help him get released safe and well ahead of the Sunday night deadline. Listeners and business owners are being asked to call a special phone number, 664 315 470, and to pledge either five or ten euros before the end of Sunday, with all the cash going to the Samaritans in Spain. TKO FM are getting involved with presenters like Peter Hurst and Suzi G (pictured) pledging their support

to get TKO Teddy back, and they will be mentioning all the details and that hotline pledge number over this weekend. After tense negotiations with the hostage takers, a deal has been struck that TKO Teddy will be freed and will visit everybody to pick up their five or ten euro donations from Monday. Pictures will be published in The Courier and also the TKO Teddy Facebook page. If you run a bar, restaurant, or other business in the area, you can pledge, and then also you will get a special mention on TKO FM, in addition to the coverage in The Courier and on Facebook. So get ringing that special number 664 315 470 to free TKO Teddy, and to help the great work of Samaritans in Spain. The kidnappers guarantee that every single cent will go to the Samaritans, and you’ll get some free publicity, plus a very happy and relieved TKO Teddy coming along to see you. Please help him to help the Samaritans.

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Securing The Horses Safety With fencing Fears over the safety of the animals at the Rojales-based Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre has led to the cofounders Sue and Rod Weeding launching a campaign to raise 13 thousand euros to construct a new two-metre high boundary fence. The couple say the upgrade has become urgent

in the wake of a battle over Oscar, a horse seized in December that was so thin he was labelled a “walking skeleton”. Oscar’s former owners have since mounted a case to claim him back. The Weedings say they have felt “under siege” ever since. “One night I was out grooming horses and a

couple of unsavoury-looking characters pulled up and started shouting at me,” Sue said. “There’s guys turning up, wandering around asking if we have horses for sale as an excuse to come inside and see our set up. We can hear vans driving past slowly late at night. It’s very scary and we worry that something may happen to our horses.”

The Weedings, bring dozens of rescued horses in to their small Rojales stable yard each night for safety but many more animals remain outdoors due to space restrictions. “We’ve now got 97 horses, ponies and donkeys here yet we have no security around the rescue centre – which is also our home – because all

the money ever donated goes straight to the care and emergency needs of our rescued animals,” Sue stated. “The boundary fence is just some old barbwire, some very old concrete and two rusty metal gates that are probably about 70 years old. The whole thing is collapsing. We do have electric fencing inside the

boundary to keep the horses in, but obviously this is not secure.” She added that a strong replacement fence would secure the boundary while also gifting the centre’s equines – all rescued from appalling circumstances of abuse and neglect – a life of freedom and happiness outdoors with their herd.

Variety Is The Spice Of Life Los Alcazares and Wigan resident, John Meadows, has put pen to paper for an account of some of his varied life experiences in a book called “You Did Say ‘Have Another Sausage’?”, which is available in paperback via Amazon UK.

John Meadows looks back at his times as a mischievous art student; bemused psychiatric nurse; reluctant parachutist; harassed teacher; American counsellor; and timetraveller. You can follow his

escapades with a human skeleton, nude model and a lion, and witness incidents of mistaken identity that create comic situations in a psychiatric ward. Touring America by Greyhound Bus he encounters interesting characters and uncovers

some intriguing stories. Occasionally, he takes a detour and travels by timemachine to visit his future self as a teacher supervising school art tours. Each chapter has a different scenario and whimsical, observational humour is the

common thread. John Meadows is a retired Head of an Arts Faculty who was born in St. Helens but 'crossed the rugby Rubicon' and now spends some of his time in Wigan, but most of the year as an artist at his Los Alcazares home.

John who is a graduate of Leeds University and he has a Master's Degree from Manchester University. His love of art and travel has taken him to over one hundred countries throughout the world over a number of years.

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Time spent playing in parks, woods and fields has shrunk dramatically

Three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than prison inmates, according to a new survey revealing the extent to which time playing in parks, wood and fields

has shrunk. A fifth of the children did not play outside at all on an average day, the poll found. Experts warn that active play is essential to the health

and development of children, but that parents’ fears, lack of green spaces and the lure of digital technology is leading youngsters to lead enclosed lives. Most of the parents polled said their children have fewer opportunities to play outside than they did when young. The new research is strongly supported by previous work, including a government report in February that found more than one in nine children had not set foot in a park, forest, beach or any other natural environment for at least a year. “The truth is we are enclosing our children,” said Mark Sears, at The Wild Network, which works to increase wild play. “We are stifling their ability to be free, to be at their best as children

and it is having significant impacts.” He said increasing obesity and lower mental wellbeing in children was linked to a lack of physical activity. On Wednesday, environment secretary Liz Truss announced that every schoolchild will have the opportunity to visit a national park, noting that only 10% currently have access to outdoor learning. “I want every child to know the joy and wonder of the great outdoors,” she said recently. “Our children should be climbing trees, not the walls.” Under the plan, national park authorities will engage over 60,000 young people a year through schools visits by 2017/18. The plan is part of a government campaign expected later this year that

will aim to connect children with nature and the environment. The new survey questioned a nationally representative sample of 2,000 parents of 5-12 year olds and found 74% of children spent less than 60 minutes playing outside each day. UN guidelines for prisoners require “at least one hour of suitable exercise in the open air daily”. The poll also found children spent twice as long playing on screens as playing outside. It was funded by Persil, as part of the detergent brand’s Dirt is Good campaign. “Academic research shows that active play is the natural and primary way that children learn,” said Sir Ken Robinson, an educationalist

and advisor to Unilever, which makes Persil. “It is essential to their healthy growth and progress, particularly during periods of rapid brain development. We must place adequate importance on play now, so that our precious children grow up into successful, well-rounded and happy adults.” Sears said: “Parents see the value of outdoor play and still it doesn’t happen. Outdoor time is shrinking. It is a gigantic paradox.” He said fear of strangers, traffic or accidents deterred parents from allowing children to play outside, as did lack of time due to busy school and work lives. “It’s time we gave parents the tools, skills and confidence to do the things that they know are good for their children.”

Medical experts call for global drug decriminalisation International commission urges complete reversal of repressive drug policies imposed by governments An international commission of medical experts is calling for global drug decriminalisation, arguing that cur-

rent policies lead to violence, deaths and the spread of disease, harming health and human rights.

The commission, set up by the Lancet medical journal and Johns Hopkins University in the United States, finds

that tough drugs laws have caused misery, failed to curb drug use, fuelled violent crime and spread the epidemics of HIV and hepatitis C through unsafe injecting. “The goal of prohibiting all use, possession, production, and trafficking of illicit drugs is the basis of many of our national drug laws, but these policies are based on ideas about drug use and drug dependence that are not scientifically grounded,” says Dr Chris Beyrer of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a member of the commission. “The global ‘war on drugs’ has harmed public health, human rights and development. It’s time for us to rethink our approach to global drug policies, and put scientific evidence and public health at the heart of drug policy discussions.” The commission calls on the UN to back decriminalisation of minor, non-violent drug offences involving the use, possession and sale of small quantities. Military force against drug networks should be phased out, it says, and policing should be better targeted on the most violent armed criminals. Among the other recommendations are: Minimise prison sentences for women involved in nonviolent crimes who are often exploited as drug “mules”. Ensure easy access to clean needles, oral drugs such as methadone to reduce injecting and naloxene, the antidote to overdoses. Stop aerial spraying of drug crops with toxic pesticides.

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Causes and Treatment of Joint Diseases Candidiasis also known as thrush is a vaginal or urinary tract infection caused by the yeast Candida. However, Candida is normally present in the vagina of most women without causing any problems. Candida infection typically occurs with changes in vaginal acidity which can occur with hormonal imbalance. Candidiasis is common in people taking oral contraceptives or suffering from chronic illnesses such as Diabetes or reduced immunity. Nevertheless, the commonest cause of Candidiasis is prescription

antibiotics. Antibiotics kill off healthy bacteria in the body, as well as harmful ones. Healthy bacteria in the body also known as probiotics live in the gut and the vagina and help keep foreign and harmful bacteria at bay. Antibiotics reduce immunity by slowing down the activity of protective white blood cells further increasing the risk of contracting infections. The symptoms of candidiasis are varied and include itching, soreness, burning, yeasty smell, vaginal discharge and discomfort during urination or sexual intercourse.

To help keep candida at bay, avoid nylon and other synthetic underwear as they promote the growth of candida. Cotton underwear is preferable. Low-temperature washing does not kill fungal spores and so underwear, beddings and towels should be washed with hot water. The natural antibiotic, colloidal silver, can prevent and treat candida infections. Probiotics are also important and have been shown to reduce the occurrence of Candidiasis. Good food sources of probiotics include Goat´s Yogurt, Kefir and Sauer Kraut. People with recurrent

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Breakfast isn't the most important meal of the day, says scientist The research did not look at whether eating breakfast improves our mood

Claims that breakfast is the most important meal of the day have little scientific bassis, a study suggests. Dieticians and health experts have long promoted the benefits of eating breakfast as an energy booster and a way to kick-start the metabolism. But the idea that skipping this meal makes you overeat later in the day isn’t

completely true, say researchers. Dr James Betts, a senior lecturer in nutrition at the University of Bath said the idea breakfast is inherently good for us may stem from marketing campaigns designed to sell us cereals, eggs and bacon. And he said the ‘benefits’ of eating early haven’t actually

been scrutinised properly. “The problem is that these benefits although logical sounding, are largely assumptions based on observational studies and had never actually been tested,” he said. “I was amazed when I started looking for evidence – I thought there would be a lot,” he told New Scientist magazine.

Dr Betts added: “As soon as doctors find out that an overweight patient skips breakfast they’ll often tell them to make sure they eat it every day. “But should we not know more about the health effects? “We try not to give other health advice without evidence, so why are we more lax with breakfast?”

In order to test whether breakfast boosts health, Dr Betts asked one group of people to eat a breakfast of 700 calories or more, while another group only drank water until lunch. He found that those who had skipped breakfast ate more lunch – but not enough to make up the 700 calorie deficit. He also found skipping breakfast did not

affect fat levels or make people gain more weight. However, the study did show that people who ate breakfast burn off the extra calories – mainly through greater physical activity such as fidgeting or light exercise. The research did not look at whether eating breakfast improves our mood, or thinking skills.

Motoring

Friday 1st April 2016

2016 Audi R8 Spyder revealed The new Audi R8 Spyder will cost about 135,000

Soft-top version of new Audi R8 unveiled at 2016 New York motor show While one successful convertible got a hard-top ( the Mazda MX-5), a successful hard-top became a convertible in New York, with the debut of the new Audi R8 Spyder.

This new version of Audi's well-received, mid-engined supercar weighs 158kg more than the hard-top, thanks to considerable body strengthening to compensate for cutting off the roof. But thanks to its 532bhp 5.2-litre V10 engine, the Spyder will still sprint from 0-62mph in 3.6

seconds, which is only 0.1sec slower than the coupé. Top speed is 198mph – 3mph down on the coupé's – and the new Spyder is both shorter and wider than its predecessor, which contributes to its dramatic appearance. Audi also claims

it is 50 per cent stiffer and 113kg lighter. As for the fabric roof, this folds away electrically in less than 20 seconds and at speeds up to 31mph. The new Audi R8 Spyder will go on sale this autumn priced at about 10,000€ more than the 122,500€ R8 coupé.

Britain’s pothole “menace” costs drivers £684m in a year

Research reveals 6.3 million drivers suffered damage from hitting potholes in their cars, but councils say they can’t keep up with the crisis Potholes caused drivers across Britain to have to shell out almost £684 million to repair damage to their cars in the last year, according to the latest research. The pothole problem, which has become a “menace” according to the AA, has affected 6.3 million drivers in the last 12 months, with each having to pay out an average of £108.60 for repairs to tyres, wheels, suspension, exhausts or bodywork. The figures, based on a survey carried out by Kwik Fit, also revealed that it is drivers in the South East and London who are collectively bearing the worst of the costs, having spent £108m and £91m respectively to repair damage caused by poor road surfaces. However, per individual driver, it is those in the East of England who are being

forced to pay out the most, with each repair costing £163.68 on average. It’s thought the wettest weather on record from November to January played a significant part in the high level of pothole damage. 31 per cent of those who had suffered pothole damage said that they had done so because the pothole they had hit had been filled with water, and looked like nothing more than a puddle. Meanwhile, 46 per cent said that they would have risked a collision with other traffic had they swerved around the pothole. Motorists' groups have expressed outrage at the findings. Edmund King, President of the AA, said: “We have found that 40% of our members have suffered pothole damage to their cars in the last two years which shows what a menace potholes have become. “Currently potholes are popping up more quickly than the springtime daffodils. Lack of repair leads to a

cycle of decline with compensation claims in some areas greater than the amount spent on filling in the holes.” The news comes a day after the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) released its Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, which revealed that the average annual shortfall in local authorities’ road maintenance budgets had risen by 50 per cent to £4.6 million compared with last year. Alan Mackenzie, Chairman of the AIA, said that “the cumulative effect of decades of underfunding” are taking their toll, and warned that worse is to come in the future. “The full effect of longer, wetter winters on poorly maintained roads can take a number of years to be fully realised,” he said. “This, coupled with increased traffic, an ageing network and prolonged under-investment in our local road network means that its resilience is continuing to be tested.” Responding to the AIA report, Cllr Peter Box, Transport spokesman at the Local Government Association, said: “It is becoming increasingly urgent to address the roads crisis we face as a nation. “Our roads are deteriorating fast and it would take almost £12 billion and be close to 2030 before we could bring them up to scratch and clear the current roads repair backlog.

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The 10 Most Dangerous Sections of Secondary Roads For the thirteenth consecutive year, the EuroRAP independent consortium has published their report on the top ten high-risk locations on Spain´s secondary road network. The report is based around the number of fatal incidents for the period between 2012 and 2014, the length and type of the section of road, and the average daily traffic, known as the IMD, or Intensidad Media de Diaria de tráfico.

The calculations are then based on factors such as a road with a low IMD but a high number of incidents will be classed as a higher risk than a road with a higher IMD. In total, there are 97 routes considered, of which 18 are “black-spots”, over a total of 3,506 kilometres. The profile of the most dangerous road is a conventional single carriageway road, with junctions, and an IMD of below 10,000 vehi-

cles per day. A section becomes extremely dangerous when there is an increase in the number of junctions, such as those adjoining properties, where vehicles join the flow of traffic but are not always able to accelerate to a safe speed. The risk factor is further increased by the mixture of road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, agricultural machinery and other vehicles with differences in speed and physical charac-

teristics. The condition of the road surface and the road markings also play a key role in either reducing or increasing the risk factor on these roads. Five of the ten most dangerous sections for motorcycles and mopeds are in Andalusia; followed by Catalonia with 3 and Madrid with 2. For motorcyclists, the most dangerous section is in the A-2 in Barcelona, between kilometre markers

605 and 611. As for heavy vehicles, the stretch of the A7 between Puzol and its junction with the A-3 in Valencia has the highest concentration of incidents. Overall, Galicia, Cataluña and Asturias have some of the most dangerous roads in the country. The number of incidents has decreased by over 40%, but the probability of an incident is three times higher than in 2010. The Basque Country, Murcia and Navarra, are the

only regions where there are no sections of road classed as dangerous. The most dangerous section of road is on the N-320 between Casar de Talamanca (Guadalajara) and its crossing with the M103 in Algete (Madrid). In this section of just 11.2 kilometres, there were 10 fatalities, 6 of whom were on motorcycles or mopeds. Here are the rest of the ten worst locations, in order of risk, starting at number 1..

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BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca. BlueMoon Solutions come to you at home or work, our personal service covers from Alicante to Pilar de la Horadada.

Richard moved to Spain ten years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: Sue wanted to know how to manage her web- ADVICE: John wanted to merge a number of video files together into a single movie. site passwords within Firefox.

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Hi Richard, in last week's Courier you printed a letter form Brenda who had accidentally carried on typing her password in the email address box in Google Chrome. I have done the same but I use Outlook on Firefox. I have searched for the answer how to remove it but have failed! Help please!Best wishes, Sue. Hi Sue, in order to manage your login details within Firefox you should click the three bars and choose options, then click the security panel and click “saved logins”, this will open up the password manager and from there you can manage your saved credentials.

ADVICE: Bob wanted to know how to move files between his computer and his tablet.

Having just returned from holiday, I downloaded my pictures from my Samsung tablet to my PC. After adjusting them with Paint Shop Pro and putting them in a folder I now want to download this folder to my tablet to show to my friends.How do I download the folder from my PC to my tablet?Thanks Bob.

Hi Bob, usually this is done either by connecting your tablet using a USB cable to your computer, the tablet then appears like an external hard drive on your computer or by removing the SD card from the table and putting that into your computer and transferring them in that way.

Hello Richard. My friends in Mexico sent me 8 video files (Approx 1MB each).They came as VOB files but I have managed to convert them to WMV files. However, I would like to merge/append the 8 video files into one large file in chronological order.Have you any ideas how I could achieve this?

Hi John, the tempting thing to do here would be to hit Google and download the first 3 files that offer to do what you ask, however there is extreme risk with this process as many of these "free" pieces of software come bundled with lots of PUP's (Potentially Unwanted Programs) - essentially virus's. So I would advise against this approach. Of course there is professional software available that will allow you to do this, Adobe Premiere Pro for example will do it but it’s not easy to use and it isn’t cheap. I have found the following for you though... http://www.videohelp.com/software/AsfBin ... this is virus free and although it has a very basic interface it does do exactly what you want so why not give it a go -)

print to open it up, then click on the three dots in the menu bar (…) and choose the office@bluemoonsolutions.es www.bluemoonsolutions.es option to print, you will then see a new window with only your email in it allowing you Office: 902 906 200 Mobile: 655 044 970

Don’t forget you can follow me on Facebook www.facebook.com/bluemoonsolutionsspain/ Alternatively why don’t you sign up for my newsletter. You can do this by going to:www.bluemoonsolutions.es/newsletter .

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Improving accessibility of twitter.com Your weekly guide to maximising your business with TKO Media Photos have been at the centre of some of the biggest moments on Twitter. As a core part of the Twitter experience, it’s important that images shared on the platform are accessible to everyone, including those who are visually impaired. Starting this week, people using the Twitter iOS and Android apps can add descriptions — also known as alternative text (alt text) — to images in Tweets. With this update, Twitter hope to empower everyone to ensure content shared on Twitter is accessible to the widest possible audience. For businesses, this also opens up further opportunities to reach a wider potential client base by adding longer descriptions to images, such as adverts or promotional material, thus expanding the reach into a whole new marketplace. You can enable this feature by using the compose image descriptions option in the Twitter app’s accessibility settings. The next time you add an image to a Tweet, each thumbnail in the composer will have an add description button. Tap it to add a description to the image. People who are visually impaired will have access to the description via their assistive

technology (e.g., screen readers and braille displays). Descriptions can be up to 420 characters. To ensure publishers and third-party clients also have the capability to add alt text to images, Twitter have also extended their platform products to both the REST API and Twitter Cards, which is especially important for specialised Twitter clients for the visually impaired such as EasyChirp, Chicken Nugget, and The Qube. Twitter has spent a lot of time and effort in making their platform more accessible. Timelines are the core content of Twitter. And with device independence being one of the core principles of accessibility, they also spent time tuning and enhancing keyboard access for timelines. The goal was to provide a firstclass user experience for consuming and interacting with timelines using the keyboard. The need for keyboard access isn’t always obvious. It’s sometimes considered a power or pro user feature, but for users who are unable to use the mouse, keyboard access is a necessity. For example, visually impaired users often rely entirely on the keyboard as the mouse requires the user to be able to see the screen.

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Friday 1st April 2016

Farewell To A Legend

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Colombia's Nairo Quintana won the Volta a Catalunya after Alexey Tsatevich took the final stage in Barcelona last Sunday, with the South American getting a double peck on his cheeks at the presentation ceremony! Britain's Chris Froome, who started the day in eighth place, 46 seconds adrift, tried to attack and briefly went clear. However, he was caught as Quintana won by seven seconds from Alberto Contador in a race that featured the majority of this year's Tour de France contenders.

Froome, Quintana and Contador all finished together, 14 seconds behind Katusha rider Tsatevich, who outsprinted Primoz Roglic of the LottoNL team. Ireland's Dan Martin, the 2013 winner, finished third overall, 17 seconds behind Quintana and on the same time as defending champion Richie Porte of Australia. Quintana, who took the lead at the end of the fourth stage of the week-long race in Spain, said: "There's a lot of emotion to have been able to beat my rivals. It gives me confidence that we are working well."

Dutch football star Johan Cruyff was cremated in Barcelona last Friday, with only his wife, children and grandchildren in attendance. The legend died of cancer at the age of 68, and a number of initiatives are underway to commemorate the life of the man credited with pioneering the Dutch system of ‘total football’. These include renaming the Ajax’ Arena stadium in his honour, a move supported by the city council. Son Jordi Cruyff issued a statement thanking everyone ‘on behalf of my mother, sisters and the rest of the family’ for the affection, warm words and great memories being shared. ‘It has touched us deeply that Johan was such an inspiration to many of you. We would like to express our special thanks to all the

doctors and medical staff who have supported us until the end.’ Last Friday night’s friendly between the Netherlands and France at the Arena stadium was halted after 14 minutes for one minute’s silence in memory of the famous number 14. England will followed suit on Tuesday at Wembley for their encounter with Holland, with the FA promoting a minute's applause in the 14th minute by showing an image of the ex-Ajax and Barcelona player on the stadium's big screen. A spokesman for Cruyff’s family said they valued all the initiatives which are being planned. ‘We are positive about plans for a memorial event organised by FC Barcelona, Ajax and the Dutch FA,’ the spokesman added.

Cruyff started his career at Ajax where he won eight Eredivisie titles, three European Cups and one Intercontinental Cup. In 1973 he moved to FC Barcelona for a world record transfer fee, winning La Liga in his first season and was named European Footballer of the Year. After retiring from playing in 1984, Cruyff became highly successful as manager of Ajax and

later FC Barcelona; he remained an influential advisor to both clubs. He also had a passion for golf and met up with The Courier’s golf writer, Ivie Davies, when Ivie played at the opening of the Mosa Trajectum course in Murcia back in 2003, with Cruyff being the ambassador for the venture and Ivie being awarded the “best shot of the day” trophy.

Better Late Than Never! A late wind caused a delay to the first spring handicap series of races recently for the Sailing Association Mar Menor (SAMM) at their Los Narejos base. The crews of the seven boats were held up for 90 minutes, which meant that only one six lap race could be scheduled. The larger boats were away first, with the two Sailfish (Mistral and Sirocco) crossing the line just feet apart. The dinghies followed 10 minutes

later and all four crossed within a few seconds, overall a very good start for all boats. Mistral held the lead for the first four laps until she was caught by the faster dinghies. The catamaran ‘Hamour’ had a bad race and was lapped by all the other boats. At times there was some very close racing between ‘Mistral’ and ‘Hamour’ and then ‘Mistral’ and the Gamba ‘Shoestring Cuatro’, the later boat taking

over the lead position with a lap and a half to go which she held onto till the end, finishing the race in 1hr, 16mins, 38secs. The last boat to finish, other than poor ‘Hamour’, completed the course in 1hr. 35mins 16secs. Final positions once the handicaps were applied meant that ‘Shoestring Cuatro’ came first (pictured); second was the other Gamba ‘Shoestring Uno’ and third, the Sailfish.

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Understanding Stableford

Stableford is a very common scoring system in golf whereby points are awarded on each hole according to how the player does against their own handicap, it is also the method used in the Handicapping System here in Spain through the European Golf Association (EGA) This scoring system is widespread in competitive social golf, such as on society days, but many clubs and societies have regular Stableford competitions as well. The system-albeit in

modified form – has also been used on the PGA Tour for The International at Castle Pines when ran for 21 years up until 2006. The scoring system is named after Dr. Stableford – and hence why its takes a capital S. He invented this concept of scoring, although the scoring system itself is different from the one Dr. Stableford explained and instigated at his clubs. It allows you to not to have to play out each hole – no need for a long embar-

rassing trudges back to the tee to play three off the tee when a drive is unexpectedly lost. No grinding it out to record an 8 or 9 on the scorecard as can be the case in Medal play. The idea is very simple. Make par on a hole, based upon your handicap, and you get 2pts. A handicapadjusted score of one over par is 1pt, 1 under par is 3pts, 2 under par is 4pts and so on. (The most you can score on any one hole would be 10pts, but that would

require making a hole in one on a par five on which you were receiving two extra strokes.) In order to work out which holes you get the extra holes you need to look at the stroke index. Thus a handicap 12 player gets an extra shot on stroke indexes 1 to 12; a 28 handicapper would get two extra shots on holes with a stroke index 1-10 and an extra shot on those with a stroke index 11-18. Thus is a hole is par 4, stoke index 10. For our 12

handicapper it would be, in effect, a par 5; for our 28 handicapper a par 6. (And for anyone with a handicap of 9 or less it would be a par 4.) So if the both our players holed out in 5 shots, the 12 handicap would score 2pts and the 28-handicapper, 3pts – or “five for two” and “five for three”. Some prefer to work out the points by adjusting the par of the hole, as explained above and work out the score based on the gross score on the hole.

Others prefer to calculate the Stableford points on the net score, and compare this with the course par of the hole. But in terms of recording scores in the scorecard, the gross number of shots on the hole must be recorded. Most markers will also record the Stableford score, but ALL the marker is required to do, and the player, is record their gross score. The competition committee or organizers do the rest.

Honest Yago Don’t you just love the recent story about the sevenyear-old Spanish golfer who was crowned the winner of a tournament last month, but then wrote a letter to the Royal Andalucia Golf Federation saying that he went round in 51 strokes, as opposed to 50, and that the trophy ought to 'be given to the player who deserves it'. Yago Horno Mateo wrote in the letter: 'My dad told me that to accidentally sign a card with fewer strokes is grounds for disqualification. Yago’s father, Kostka Horno, said that he had received many messages praising his son's sportsman-

ship and honesty from fellow parents, which had 'made them reflect on what it is to be a good sport'. 'After every tournament, I have a routine of transferring the results onto a clean sheet of paper. When I added up Yago’s strokes I saw that the numbers didn’t add up, I got 51 and not 50 - the score written on the card.' His Dad said. Yago was said to be in 'shock' where he was told of his mistake and made the

decision himself to return the trophy. The Royal Andalucia Golfing Federation praised the actions of Yago and said in a statement: “We want to recognise this wonderful gesture of a player who, at a mere seven years of age, has proven to be a true gentleman”. Yago has already learnt that the most important thing golf can teach us: honesty and a respect of the rules and of your peers. An example to us all.

KNOW YOUR RULES

QUESTION

Ron’s ball lies on the fringe. He repairs an old pitch mark on the green that is between his ball and the hole. What should happen next? A: There is no penalty. B: Ron is penalised two strokes for repairing a pitch mark that is not his own. C: Ron is penalised two strokes for repairing a pitch mark on the green when his ball is off the green.

ANSWER A: There is no penalty. You are allowed to repair pitch marks even though they may not be yours or your ball is off the green.

TITTER ON THE TEE You'll be fine," the Doctor said after finishing the young Woman's surgery. But, she asked, "How long will it be before I am able to have a normal sex life again Doctor ?” The Surgeon seemed to pause and his face reddened as a small tear ran down his cheek from the corner of his eye. The girl became alarmed. "What's the matter Doctor? I will be all right, won't I?" He replied, "Yes, you'll be fine. It's just that no one has ever asked me that after having their tonsils out."

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Barclays Premier League Saturday 2 April

13:45 Aston Villa v Chelsea 16:00 Arsenal v Watford 16:00 Bournemouth v Manchester City 16:00 Norwich City v Newcastle United 16:00 Stoke City v Swansea City 16:00 Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion 16:00 West Ham United v Crystal Palace 18:30 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Sunday 3 April

14:30 Leicester City v Southampton 17:00 Manchester United v Everton

Sky Bet Championship Friday 1 April

20:45 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

Saturday 2 April

There was little preEaster cheer for Torry fans last Saturday at the Vicente Garcia stadium as Torrevieja turned in a poor effort for their worst defeat of the season after two outstanding performances against promotion-chasing sides. The schizophrenic nature of their form is baffling and last weekend saw their first four-nil home drubbing since going under to Saguntino across the road at the Nelson Mandela stadium in December 2013. Torry got off to the worst possible start when in the first minute the visitors took the lead. A cross was delivered from the right which the Torry defence didn´t deal with and Levante’s Tomillero tucked the ball into the back of the net, which silenced most of the 350 spectators.

Torry had plenty of possession but their build up play was slow and laborious from the back and they didn´t really threaten the Levante defence. The visitors were compact, and disciplined, closing down quickly and were quicker getting the ball from back to front. Lewis Allen had a good chance for Torry around the 10 minute mark but his effort was saved by Paco. Prieto, who had been very quiet for Torry came alive just after the 30 minute mark and played Rafa Gomez in with a sublime pass which pierced the Levante defence. Rafa had only the keeper to beat but shot straight at him and he blocked his shot. A golden opportunity to get level gone and just before the break Prieto made a powerful surging run through the Levante defence with

his powerful shot flying just wide. The first half to be honest resembled an end of season encounter with nothing to play for. Torry simply lacked direction and any real sense of urgency. The home side started the second half more encouragingly without really troubling the Levante keeper. Torry manager Pedreno made a couple of changes on 58 minutes taking off Jorge and Rafa Gomez and bringing on Sanchez and Higon to try and ignite a bit of spark into the lethargic Torry team. The substitutes however had little time to make an impression before Levante went two up on the hour mark. Quintero tripped one of the opposition forwards, Juanra in the penalty area and the referee pointed to the spot, which Juanra converted

with young keeper Kike going the wrong way. Torry later threw caution to the wind and were caught twice on the counter attack in the 83rd and 84th minutes. First from a cross which was struck into the net from a tight angle by Casero and then from a deft touch from Levantes impressive number nine Marc Cosme. It could have been even more embarrassing as Levante had another goal disallowed for offside as the game came to a close, with the visitors worthy winners, as they showed far more urgency than a lacklustre Torry side. Torrevieja are now away to lowly UD Beniganim this weekend and need to give their supporters something to shout over again as they play out the rest of the season in mid-table.

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Birmingham City v Brighton and Hove Albion Brentford v Bolton Wanderers Bristol City v Rotherham United Burnley v Cardiff City Derby County v Hull City Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic Leeds United v Queens Park Rangers MK Dons v Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough v Huddersfield Town Preston North End v Fulham Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers Reading v Nottingham Forest

Scottish Premiership Saturday 2 April 13:30 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian Dundee v Ross County Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Motherwell Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock St. Johnstone v Dundee United

Sunday 3 April 13:30 Aberdeen v Hamilton Academical

GRUPO CALICHE 0 CD MONTESINOS 4 Monte bounced back from a bitterly disappointing home defeat against lowly Formentera to deliver the goods in a Wednesday night demolition job away to Pilar de la Horadada side, Grupo Caliche. The performance was light years ahead of what happened the previous Sunday and the handful of

The Torrevieja Classic Car Club had a busy March including taking part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cabo Roig, then a visit to the Valor Chocolate Museum in Villajoyosa. This month’s plans include a trip to the Spa Baths at Fortuna, followed by a drive to Hondon de la Nieves for lunch. For more details on Club Torrevieja please visit www.ClubTorrevieja.com, or for more information phone Ron Blackwell on Telephone number 966 791 212.

supporters who made the midweek journey were rewarded with a vintage Monte display that made them wonder what would have happened in terms of getting into a play-off position had it not been for some poor results against teams that should have posed that great of a problem.

Two goals from Dario Ferrandez , plus strikes from Wallace and Alberto secured the points for Monte who are fifth in the table, but 11 points off the crucial second-place spot occupied by their deadly rivals, Racing San Miguel, who just happen to be coming to Monte’s ground this

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Sunday afternoon, with a 5.30 pm kick-off, and the home side look to avenge a three-nil defeat earlier in the season. Nine fixtures remain in the current campaign and any faint hopes of Monte sneaking into the play-off spot need to start with victory this weekend.

Spanish La Liga Saturday 2 April

16:00 Atlético de Madrid v Real Betis 18:15 Las Palmas v Valencia CF 20:30 Barcelona v Real Madrid 22:05 Celta de Vigo v Deportivo de La Coruña

Sunday 3 April 12:00 Athletic Club v Granada CF 16:00 Málaga v Espanyol 18:15 Eibar v Villarreal 20:30 Sevilla v Real Sociedad

Monday 4 April 20:30 Levante v Sporting de Gijón

Champions League Tuesday 5 April

20:45 Barcelona v Atlético de Madrid 20:45 FC Bayern München v Benfica

Wednesday 6 April

20:45 Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City 20:45 VfL Wolfsburg v Real Madrid

Friday 1st April 2016

Clash Of The Strikers

Transfer Gossip Incoming Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made signing Paul Pogba his number one priority this summer. City are ready to pay as much as £75m to Juventus for the midfielder, while also offering Pogba a £15m-a-year contract. Guardiola would like the deal done before the European Championship, when the 23-year-old's price could further increase. Yaya Toure, meanwhile, is getting ready to quit Manchester City this summer. His agent Dimitri Seluk has opened talks with a string of European big-hitters. Bayern Munich, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are among those interested in midfielder Toure, 32.

Barcelona entertain Real Madrid this Saturday night (8.30 pm kick-off) in El Clasico with Barca looking to inflict more pain on their deadly rivals after November’s four-nil thrashing. Barca are close to sealing up the league title, but pride is on line for both sides with Real Madrid’s captain, Sergio Ramos, facing a race against time to be fit as he recovers from a back injury picked up on international duty, whilst most eyes will be on the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ramos withdrew from Spain's squad for their friendly against Romania after experiencing discomfort in his back during the draw with Italy last week, prompting some fears that he could miss Saturday's trip to Camp Nou. Several of Madrid's international contingent also returned to the squad training sessions, including Luka Modric, Isco and Mateo Kovacic. Meanwhile Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has diplomatically refused to draw any comparisons between himself and Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of this Saturday’s showdown. The superhuman goalscoring feats of Messi and Ronaldo over the years have inevitably led to comparisons between the two players, but the Barcelona star insisted that he does not compare himself to his Portuguese counterpart — or indeed to any other footballer. The Argentine claimed that it was the media who liked to make these comparisons and that his sole focus was on helping his team improve each season. Messi said. “I don’t compare myself to Cristiano nor to anyone. I only try to think of me, of my teammates and win games.” With 10 points separating Barcelona and Real Madrid in the La Liga table, Saturday’s clash may not have any realistic bearing on the league title. In fact, Barcelona’s closest challengers are Deigo Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, who trail Luis Enrique’s men by nine points with eight matches to go. However, all that will be forgotten when the two arch rivals cross swords against each other yet again at the Camp Nou after the international break. In their last meeting, Barcelona demolished Real Madrid 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu and the home side was roundly jeered by their own fans following the dismal performance. Seemingly unstoppable, the Catalans are hot favourites to inflict more misery on arch rivals Real Madrid tomorrow.

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Manchester United sent scouts to Portugal to watch Renato Sanches against Belgium on Tuesday night ahead of a potential £46million transfer this summer. The Premier League club opened talks with Benfica in January over a move for the 18-year-old midfielder. Liverpool have made enquiries about River Plate striker Lucas Alario. Alario, 23, has impressed at River Plate since joining from Colon last summer and scored 10 goals in 19 appearances this season. Roma’s Radja Nainggolan is aware that Chelsea are stepping up their bid to sign him and is prepared to consider a move to London. The 27-year-old is one of Chelsea’s main targets to strengthen their midfield this summer.

Demichelis Charged Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis has been charged by the Football Association over alleged betting offences. The Argentine, 35, is accused of committing 12 breaches relating to matches between 22 and 28 January 2016. Demichelis has until 17:00 BST on 5 April to respond to the charge. However, there is no suggestion that the charge relates to any of the 25 league and cup games in which he has featured for City this season. New rules that came into force for the 2014-15 season mean players and coaches are prevented from betting on any worldwide footballing activity. The FA has the power to fine or suspend any person found guilty of a rule breach.

Messi Closes In On Record

Battling Draw LEGANES 0 ELCHE 0 Tight defensive work by Elche helped them get a draw at the Segunda league leaders Leganés last Saturday in stark contrast to their performances and results against lower league fare. Both keepers had pretty much spectator roles in the first half, and the whole match was a quiet affair for the Ilicitanos top striker Sergio León. There was little excitement on offer, and there was no doubt that Elche were far happier with Saturday’s point than the home side. Ruben Baraja’s side now lies tenth in the tables, with 45 points to their name, and two points off the last spot play-off zone which Córdoba and Osasuna occupy. Three sides in a tight table are between the Ilicitanos and that play-off slot, one of them being Real Zaragoza on 46 points, who Elche travel to this Saturday.

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Lionel Messi closed in on Gabriel Batistuta's goals record for Argentina as he scored his 50th for his country. Barcelona forward Messi, 28, brought up his halfcentury from the penalty spot as Argentina beat Bolivia 2-0 in a qualifier for the 2018 World Cup. It leaves him just six goals short of former Fiorentina and Roma striker Batistuta's tally of 56. "I'm happy with goal number 50 but more because we won and this helps to keep growing," said Messi. Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi is Barcelona's all-time leading goalscorer with 449 goals in all competitions. He could get his 500th career goal when Barcelona meet arch-rivals Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday.

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Villa’s Demise The departure of manager Remi Garde after less than five months in charge is the latest desperate episode in a story of chaos and crisis that will soon end in Aston Villa's relegation. Garde's exit is just another piece of the wreckage piling up around Villa Park as they lie hopelessly adrift at the foot of the Premier League with 16 points from 31 games, 12 points from the safety of 17th place with only seven matches left. The Frenchman follows chief executive Tom Fox and sporting director Hendrik Almstadt out of the club. Villa's demise is a shocking tale of mismanagement that is taking the club into the Championship with no guarantee of a swift return - and Garde leaves after an ignominious and short reign. When Garde was appointed to replace Tim Sherwood on 2 November, he came with a glowing reference in a rare public utterance from owner Randy Lerner.

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WRECK VARDY PARTY Boom Then Bust (ctd...) On Tuesday, a supposedly-poor Dutch side that hasn’t even qualified for Euro 2016 arrived at Wembley, only to come away with a shock 2 – 1 win to bring everybody English back down to Planet Earth - from which all-time great Dutchman Johann Cruyff had just departed (see page 43). Saturday’s winning English team was much-changed, with the new line up taking time to settle, but another Jamie Vardy goal just before half-time looked to have put England on their way. But football, as always is a funny old game and into the second half Nathaniel Clyne, playing well at left back soon conceded a penalty, effectively converted. Worse was to come when again Holland scored a hotly-disputed second after Phil Jagielka was blatantly fouled. Despite more English pressure as Roy Hodgson rang the changes to give almost everyone in a white shirt a run-out the score stayed the same – a very disappointing defeat after the euphoric win in Germany. But in the fully-optimistic England camp, all is now set fair for Euro 2016 with players both new and established looking in great form. The nation will have to wait until England play Russia in Marseilles on 11th June – bring it on!

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Is Shocking Lerner said: "Remi arrived with honesty, humour and a steely sense of what it will take for Aston Villa to be what it is meant to be - hard working, tireless, creative and unwilling to conceder. Hollow, almost ironic words now as Garde leaves with only two wins and 12 defeats from 20 games, that 10% win ratio the lowest for any Villa manager who has been in charge for at least 15 games, even worse that the 18.4% for Alex McLeish, who won only seven of his 38 games. For all Lerner's supportive words, Garde can rightly point out the backing was not there when it mattered, namely when not a single player was signed in the January transfer window at a time of desperation as Villa's fate already looked sealed. Garde was hopeful of doing deals for Seydou Doumbia, the CSKA Moscow striker who ended up on loan at Newcastle United, and a move for Croatian goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic also failed to materialise. It sealed his fate.

Eleven… ten… nine … after the international break it’s back to basics this weekend as the countdown to the end of this sensational Premier League season starts. A couple of nasty neighbours – Liverpool and Everton – have eleven matches still to play, but the other clubs have nine or ten. This weekend early doors it’s Astounded Villa (minus sacked boss Remi Garde) against don’t-reallycare Chelsea, soon followed by still groping-and hoping Arsenal entertaining Cup semi-finalists (who-put-em-out…) safeenough Watford. Like the Gunners Man City, must similarly keep winning to save European face if the Blues’ Champions League tilt fails: but plucky Bournemouth won’t be lying down. WHO DARES LOSE? Neither Norwich nor Newcastle need a defeat which would be as welcome as wind in a space suit at this seasonally-critical stage... Canaries should be frightened by Magpies, but at Carrow Road the smart money looks more likely to be on a

home win – now that would cause considerable consternation in the black and white striped North East citadel. But lo, avert your eyes over to the nearby Stadium of Light, where on Wearside nasty Newky neighbours Sunderland play hosts to mid-table Tony Pulis’s West Brom – the Baggies are another ‘got nowt to play for’ side, lame losers last time out 1 - 0 to happy Norwich. HIGHS ‘N LOWS - Capital clash, clubs craving credits but for different reasons. West Ham need to stay in touch with the other Prem high-flyers f o r European ecstasy next seas o n ,

which would be impressively on show in the old Olympic /new Hammers home. But in contrast visitors Crystal Palace need to stop the slide which has put the Eagles in slightly unexpected danger of relegation - despite soaring into the FA Cup semifinals. IS FOX HUNTING WRONG? The late show on Saturday sees Fox-chasing Spurs in second visiting must-try-harder Liverpool in ninth; then early on Super Sunday comes a tumultuous test for those lively Leicester lads leading the league as the totally u n p r e d i c t a b l e Southampton travel to the East Midlands. The Foxes need to win to stay ahead, but Saints are strongly striving again to finish high enough for Europe – who knows which Southampton will turn up? And finally last ‘oop on Soonday Man United v E v e r t o n looks a belter, and a great finish to a cracking weekend.

The Latest Sport Headlines FOOTBALL Sunderland defender Emmanuel Eboue has been banned from all football by Fifa for one year or until he pays money owed to a former agent. TENNIS World number one Novak Djokovic extended his winning run over Tomas Berdych to 10 matches with a straightsets win at the Miami Open. The top seed won hisr quarter-final 6-3 6-3 and will next face Belgian David Goffin. CRICKET Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has signed for Somerset. The 38-year-old, who scored more than 12,000 runs in one-day internationals, will feature in 12 of the county's 14 T20 Blast group games this summer. It means Somerset boast the World Twenty20's top two all-time run scorers in Jayawardene and Chris Gayle.

MARTIAL ARTS Conor McGregor has been given the chance to avenge his loss to Nate Diaz in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The two mixed martial artists will meet again in another welterweight contest at UFC 200 in Las Vegas on 9 July. American Diaz handed McGregor his first defeat in the UFC earlier this month when he beat the featherweight champion. FOOTBALL Sir Alex Ferguson believes Pep Guardiola will struggle to replicate the success he had with Barcelona at Manchester City.

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SWELLING ELLIOT INJURY SAVED NICK SERIOUS

The swelling over Nick Blackwell's eye that ended his fight with Chris Eubank Jr may have saved his life, according to former boxer Spencer Oliver. Blackwell is in an induced coma after a small bleed on his brain was found. "The swollen eye effectively brought the doctor in and the doctor stopped the fight. That probably saved his life,"

Newcastle keeper Rob Elliot could miss Euro 2016 and his club's battle to stay in the Premier League after sustaining a knee injury in the Republic of Ireland's draw against Slovakia. Republic boss Martin O'Neill described Elliot's injury as "serious". "It's a real disappointment and obviously a dampener on the evening," said O'Neill after the 2-2 draw.

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Kids IMPRESS! d n la g n E s ’ t t o Walc Euro Threat! Football kicked in imperfectly for England with the two ‘friendly’ Euro 2016 warm-up matches. On Saturday against World Champions Germany, an exciting, efficient England stormed back from a two goal deficit to beat the old enemy 3 – 2 in a thrilling climax in the Huns’ own back yard. Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy and Eric Dier each scored great goals to set all red-blooded Englishmens’ blood racing with anticipation of what could come in France this summer – and all without injured captain and recordscorer Wayne Rooney alongside Arsenal’s Theo Walcott. Continued on page 47

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Paul Pogba is open to extending his contract at Juventus, according to his agent Mino Raiola. The Juve midfielder fuelled talk of a move to Manchester City in February when he said playing under incoming manager Pep Guardiola could take his game to the next level. But Pogba, who has won three Serie A titles with Juventus since arriving from Manchester United in 2012, is under contract until 2019 and Raiola says the France international could extend his stay further. "Nothing has changed for Paul compared to a year ago. Juventus and Paul are on the same page here," Raiola said. "Juve won't accept anything less than 100m euros for his sale and I agree with that, though he is more than happy to remain with the Bianconeri. We are even ready to sign a new contract. "Paul has surprised me in a positive way over the past few seasons. He was a talent before, but he is the real deal now, he is a champion through and through."

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Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville has been sacked by Valencia after less than four months in charge of the Spanish club. The 41-year-old, who is part of the England coaching set-up, was given his first managerial job in December. Valencia won three of their 16 league games under the former television pundit, and 10 of 28 games overall. Neville said he wanted to stay but results had "not been to my standards" or those "required by this club". He added that he understood "we are in a results business". Neville's younger brother Phil is also part of the Valencia coaching team and will be retained. Neville first faced calls to quit after a 7-0 loss to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg in February.

LUKAKU’S FUTURE DOUBT Everton look set for a summer battle to hang on to top scorer Romelu Lukaku after the striker's agent talked up interest from a number of Europe's leading clubs. At the weekend Lukaku, while on international duty with Belgium,

spoke of his desire to play among Europe's elite. "I'm 23 next summer and it would be nice to play in the Champions League next season," he said. His agent says there is likely to be no shortage of interest in the striker.

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