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Friday 10th June 2016

EXPATS RIP OFF

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

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he Guardia Civil have arrested a British couple who ran an illegal old people’s home in the Santa Pola area, with British residents being charged up to three thousand euros per month for a very basic room. To compound the matter, the guests were also “convinced” to sign over the deeds to their properties, which the couple would inherit on their death.

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Authorities only got involved when one of the residents “escaped” from the fivebedroom home where all the guests were monitored by an extensive CCTV system and had all their mobile phones taken away from them.

The Guardia said that the unnamed couple, both aged 59, and their 25-year-old daughter, are being investigated for fraud, operating without a licence and

engaging in criminal activity.

They operated out of a villa in Valverde off the CV-865 road to Elche, and employed unlicensed carers who allegedly conspired with the building owners not to reveal what was going on there.

The daughter worked in a Santa Pola pharmacy where she took an interest in picking out possible “marks”, all of whom were British, with the perfect targets being local residents who had no family in the area and who could not speak another language.

"The daughter would show an interest in them and establish a rapport.

She would get details of their home situation and also about how much money they had to spend," a Guardia spokesperson said.

"They were persuaded to move into the so-called care home where they paid a monthly fee of between two and a half thousand and three thousand euros a month”, added the spokesperson. “ The residents were then told to hand over any documents and deeds to their properties with the plan being to convince them to sign them over to the suspects, who then inherit the buildings once they’d died”.

The Guardia said that there was no indication that the residents had been physically mistreated while at the home which had been operating illegally for five years. “But if any one of them received visitors, they were watched closely to ensure that they didn’t discover what was going on," said the spokesperson.

CROSSED OFF

he Cruz Roja will not be running this summer’s lifeguard service on Torrevieja's beaches according to the Informacion newspaper. The Spanish equivalent of the Red Cross disqualified themselves because of a blunder in filling out the tender application.

The union Comisiones Obreras has called on provincial Cruz Roja official Mario Pineda to resign after they say a similar mistake was made in a tender for Denia on the Northern Costa Blanca.

The news brings to an end a long-time association between the Cruz Roja and Torrevieja going back to a time when there was no ten-

dering process, with the Eulen company expected to be awarded the franchise as they were the only applicant to pass the quality threshold. A three year deal is on the table, which has a further three year renewal clause, with an annual cost of 571 thousand euros.

Lifeguards will be hitting the Orihuela Costa beaches a week on Saturday (June 18th) in a temporary deal after another delay in the council getting a long-term contract sorted out. Bidders for the two-year-franchise have until June 20th to submit their papers due to an extended tender timing after earlier council promises that the new

contract would start on June 15th.

Coastal councillor Sofía Álvarez said that the contract would still run for three months and would mean cover right until the end of September because of the delay. It's the second time in three months that the authority have had to go for a temporary fix, after nobody applied

for the two-year contract back in February, with last minute Easter cover provided by previous franchise holders Ambuibérica SL.. Álvarez added that new signs in English, Spanish, and Germany warning about strong sea currents were to be put up on Cala Bosque beach in La Zenia and also at Cala Capitán.

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US President Barack Obama will make his first ever visit as American leader to Spain next month on his way back from a NATO summit in Poland.

Obama, whose term in the

White House finishes in January, will meet with King Felipe as well as the acting prime minister during his trip on Saturday July 9th and will see him depart on the following Monday.

The Italian Job

Alex Trelinski

A Vega Baja employers group has criticised the Madrid central government and the Valencian regional administration for ignoring the southern Costa Blanca over a number of years. La Asociación de Empresarios de la Vega Baja (ASEMVEGA) has called for better road links including the upgrade of the CV-91 and CV-95 into dual carriageways as well the conversion of the N-332 around Torrevieja.

ASEMVEGA says that a better transport infrastructure would be good for jobs and business and that the area has had a poor deal over the last decade. The group are also lobbying for the scrapping of the tolls on the sparsely used AP-7 between Los Montesinos and La Zenia, as well as a rail connection that links the Vega Baja coast to AlicanteElche airport.

The employers say that over the years the area has

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contributed far more to the whole of the Valencia region then it has got back from the regional government. It pointed out the huge investment in the infamous ghost airport of Castellón in the northern part of the region which eventually opened to limited services last year after it lay unused for four years with 150 million euros spent on it by the previous Partido Popular administration which lost office over a year ago.

A 34-year-old Italian man living in Almoradi has been detained for stealing cars in Italy and then selling them off in Spain. The Guardia Civil stumbled upon his scam after two complaints of jewellery theft in the Guardamar area led them to the Italian who was driving around in a Mercedes car with Italian plates.

Officers discovered that the car had been stolen and that an arrest warrant was out for the man to answer

charges back in Italy. He worked with two Spaniards, who assisted him in producing fake documents for the vehicles that were brought over to Spain, and were sold on to buyers who did not know about the illegal methods used in getting the cars, some of which were taken from rental companies.

Three of the vehicles have been returned to their rightful owners with the Guardia looking for the whereabouts of a Renault Clio.

Sharp Exit A driver ran away when his car crashed into a tree and careered down an embankment at the village of L’Orxa on the border of the Alicante and Valencia provinces on Sunday. The vehicle, with

French plates, caught fire but the motorist was nowhere to be seen with the Guardia Civil working on the basis that the car had either been stolen or that he was wanted for questioning over criminal activities.

Leaflets and advertising are to be used in the war against the tiger mosquito in the Torrevieja area. The council says they are trying to raise awareness amongst residents that they have a big part to play in the annual battle against

the pest namely by not letting water stagnate around the outside of their properties making it a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes to lay eggs.

Torrevieja's pest control councillor Domingo Pérez said that 80 percent of

mosquito breeding areas were on private land and that prevention was a far better way of controlling their growth.

Leaflets will be produced in English and Spanish outlining the best ways to deal with mosquitoes, including reducing the chances of being bitten, and what to do if they strike.

They will be available at pharmacies and medical centres, as well being maildropped in areas that are hit badly on a regular basis. Bi-lingual posters will also be displayed in shops and large shopping centres.

Heavens Above A young Bulgarian man will have a higher power than a court to answer to as he was caught stealing money from a Murcia City church collection box. The National Police got a tip off that he was striking in a

church removing offertory envelopes from a container by shoving his sticky adhesive-covered hands into the mailing slot. The thief struck gold when he opened up an envelope with 500 euros in it but he

was being watched by the police agents who arrested him. They discovered that he had also put some sticky tape into the mouth of the slot, which made it even easier to grab some of the envelopes.

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Burglars Heaven You're living in the wrong part of Spain if you don't hope to have your home burgled according to the country's insurance company association, UNESPA. A survey from the group says that the Mediterranean coastal region is the most vulnerable for burglaries after the capital Madrid with unwelcome visitors targetting holiday and second homes during the off-season winter months.

UNESPA's figures showed that there was an 18 percent probability of having a home robbed in Alicante Province with average insurance claims

South Africa edged closer to a recession Wednesday on news that the economy had shrunk by 1.2 percent in the first three months of 2016 amid a fall in production at the country's mines.

for such incidents coming in at between twelve-hundred and fifteen-hundred euros. It could be worse though with UNESPA saying that you have a 50

percent chance of being burgled if you live in Madrid, especially during August when residents head on holiday to the coast!

Say Cheese The Murcia region has the biggest cheese eaters in Spain according to the findings of a survey. Murcia residents are said to eat nine point one nine kilos per per-

Carry On Spending

son per year but those figures are easily beaten by the cheese-loving Canary Islands that comes top at a big 11.16 kilos per annum.

The Interprofesional

Láctea InLac study shows that 84 percent of Spanish households regularly eat cheese, but that figures are actually belowe the European average.

British Consul Chat Alicante's British consul, Sarah -Jane Morris, and vice consul, Sara Munsterhjelm, have called on Torrevieja mayor, José Manuel Dolón, to make local council information and documents especially in regard to health and social services to be made available in English.

They say that many local British expat residents are too old to learn Spanish and have to hire a translator to help them understand important information and are dissuaded from doing so because of the cost.

The consular officials met with Dolón and The International Residents councillor Carmen Morate to discuss a variety of issues concerning the nine thousand British people that live in Torrevieja, which included talks about the area's voluntary organisations and how there can be a greater amount of cooperation between British and Spanish associations in the future.

Foreign tourists spent a total of five point six billion euros in Spain during April, which meant a four point three percent increase on a year-on-year basis, according to the National Statistical Office (INE).

The INE also said that in the first four months of the year foreign tourists spent 17.9 billion euros, which meant a six point four percent increase when compared with the same period of a year earlier. In April, tourists arriving from Britain spent 1.134 billion euros, marking a 14 percent

increase on a year-on-year basis, followed by German visitors, who spent 823 million euros.

In the Valencia region including the Costa Blanca, tourists spent one point seven billion euros up to the end of April, which is nearly 11 percent more than the same time frame in 2015.

April’s spending stood at 583 million euros, a bumper increase of nearly 16 percent compared to last year. The Murcia region recorded a record tourist spend of 221 million euros for the first four months of 2016.

Hot Facts May's temperatures were half a degree Celsius above normal in the Torrevieja area according to figures compiled by the Mastral Project. Last month was not as hot as May 2015, but temperatures reached highs of 31 degrees on May 22nd, and the average high was

19 and half degrees.

Rainfall levels were just ten percent of the average normal figures for the month.

Inland parts of the Murcia and the Valencia regions saw temperatures hit the mid-thirties yesterday with levels dropping for this weekend.

Snakes and rats have been found on a piece of wasteland in the Aguas Nuevas area of

the Torrevieja, with residents saying that they've been complaining about the situation for over a year. The offending site is opposite the Mercadona supermarket and is accessed by a footbridge over Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas.

The two major concerns are that school children use the area as a cut through and that the land is close to local residences. Residents have called for action from landowners Torrevieja council who in the days of Partido Popular control had plans to build homes in the area.

Snakes In The Grass

Serbia must improve disabled children's care to join EU says Human Rights Watch report.

Chinese high school graduates preparing for the college entry exams crucial to their futures face up to seven years in prison if they cheat.

Mobile telephone apps that track wildlife sightings in South Africa's Kruger Park have caused a rise in road rage, roadkills and speeding as tourists rush to viewing spots.

The United Nations on Wednesday revised significantly upward the number of civilians believed trapped in besieged Falluja, an Islamic State stronghold near Baghdad, to possibly 90,000 from a previous estimate of 50,000.

Portuguese authorities said they had detained an intelligence services officer on suspicion of being a double agent and selling secrets to Russia.

The U.S. military will have two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea this month ahead of a NATO summit in Warsaw.

A new smartphone app to alert users to possible terror attacks was launched by the French government on Wednesday in time for the start of Euro 2016, amid growing security concerns over the tournament.

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In Order Beaches and the seawaters at Cabo Roig got a clean last weekend thanks to the involvement of locally based soldiers from the Special Operations Command. Divers cleared out rubbish from the seabed on the Orihuela Costa as well from the beach and the cliffs.

Friday 10th June 2016

Family Feud

Bikes Found

Unsocial Link

The National Police have arrested a Moroccan man in Valencia City who tried to recruit fighters for the Islamic State group. The man allegedly used multiple social media profiles to attract sympathisers and was in contact with IS operatives in Syria and Iraq.

Zika Strike A second case of a pregnant woman suffering from the Zika virus has been confirmed this week, though where it is in Spain was not revealed. The news follows on the back of a case reported in Catalunya last month where a woman had caught the virus after a trip to Latin America, but decided to go ahead with the pregnancy despite hearing the foetus was badly affected.

A 41-year-old father of three went on trial on Tuesday at the Provincial Court in Elche accused of stabbing his partner´s brother after a brawl in the Calvario area of Torrevieja in January 2015. The defendant, with the initials N.K, is an Indian national and faces prosecution calls for a 17-year prison sentence and a payout of nearly 76 thousand euros to the victim’s family.

N.K. ran an Indian restaurant in Aguas Nuevas, Torrevieja whilst the 39-year-old victim worked in the restaurant trade as well. The two men had fallen out over a 850 euro debt, which then resulted in a knife fight outside the home of the victim on Calle Clemente Gosalvez.

The defendant arrived by car outside the victim’s house in a drunken state

and armed with two kitchen knives. He called his relative outside and allegedly stabbed him eight times, leaving him in a pool of blood on the street, with N.K. being found by police with knife wounds in his car in Aguas Nuevas. The defendant could not testify on the first day of the trial as the court had supplied a Hindispeaking interpreter, and he can only speak English.

time towards the end of last year, with the opposition Partido Popular criticising their oversight.

Dolón called for "fairness and clarity" saying that he has a meeting pending with the Provincial Council president, César Sánchez to discuss a variety of issues, pointing out that the previous PP administration had seen

The gang operated around the Murcia region and Alicante Province, but also in France, and would take bikes worth between 10 and 20 thousand euros, and would then ship them off with fake documents to Algeria, Morocco, and China. Those detained were in their twenties and thirties and were of Spanish, Algerian, and Columbian nationality.

Smoked Out

Lights Action Torrevieja's mayor, José Manuel Dolón, says he wants a political solution to solve the issue of street lighting in the Rocio del Mar and Cala Dorada areas of the city after the council did not get 359 thousand euros in grants from the Alicante Provincial Council. The council was refused the money because it did not advertise the tender in

16 motorbikes have been recovered by the National Police as they arrested thirteen people in Alicante Province and Cabezo de Torres in Murcia who were running a racket in stealing the motorised two-wheelers and selling them abroad.

Authorities say that at least 30 bikes had been stolen between February and May of this year.

plans to redevelop the Punta Margalla area delayed due to technical issues and errors in the plans.

Brit Released A British man, Robert Gray, 45, who has been held in Alicante's Fontcalent prison since the end of April over the death of a fellow British national on the Northern Costa Blanca, has been granted five thousand euros bail. Terrance Wilmot, 42, died after a street row outside a Javea bar. An autopsy report is still being carried out according to the Informacion newspaper with a suggestion that Mr.Wilmot might have died of other causes besides an alleged punch from the defendant.

An investigating judge in Denia last week agreed to Gray's solicitor's application for bail and said that he will have to report to authorities on a fortnightly basis. The judge said that extra facts had come to light and that more statements were being taken from a number of witnesses, adding that Gray had proven his roots in Spain and that he was not a flight risk and would not obstruct the investigation.

A new summer push against rats and pests has been launched by Orihuela council with a specific focus on the Orihuela Costa. Pest control company Lokímica is fumigating sewage systems

to combat cockroaches and rats with Orihuela health councillor Noelia Grao appealing to residents to help reduce any littering of streets that encourages vermin and pests.

Beach Patrol

San Javier have launched their beach lifeguard services with full high season cover being provided from Friday

July 1st. Teams will be monitoring the coast at Santiago de la Ribera and across La Manga.

A Question Of Rice

Torrevieja's second National Rice Cookery competition never took place last month and the

opposition Partido Popular on the council are asking why the contest was mysteriously shelved.

Councillor Luis María Pizana wants to know what happened after publicity for the second contest kicked in during a major tourist fair in Madrid last autumn.

Pizana has also called for an explanation as to why the proposed trips around the salt mines have not yet materialised after a promised Easter start and with time running out for them to be organised in time for the peak summer season.

Dead Bather A 79-year-old woman died at Los Narejos beach on Monday lunchtime after being pulled out unconscious from

the sea. Paramedics were unable to revive her after responding to an emergency call made at 12.21pm.

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Gang Grabbed

A 15-strong gang of drugs and arms dealers, who had a fully-equipped marijuana farm in Torrevieja, have appeared in court, with 11 of them denied bail. Arrests were carried out by the Guardia Civil in Valencia, Alicante, Murcia and Estepona, with most of them being Lithuanian nationals.

One of those granted bail, was a Guatemalan woman who told the judge in the Valencia Province town of Sagunto that she was only responsible for watering the marijuana plants in Torrevieja.

The Guardia raid in Estepona netted several revolvers as well as a

machine gun, and was part of an ongoing operation which saw 22 arrests earlier this year, with investigations still continuing. The charge sheet includes forgery; drug possession and dealing; illegal use of electricity; membership of an illegal group; and the possession and trafficking of weapons.

Fresh Start Torrevieja council is to kick out the contractor involved in trying to complete the multipurpose sports hall, known locally as the 'pabellรณn blanco' (white flag) situated next to the Cecilio Gallego sports hall.

Councillor Fanny

Serrano said the project had been mired in delays over the last four years for what she says was essentially three months of work "to finish things off".

Serrano blamed a deal between the contractor and

the previous Partido Popular-led council, adding that a new tender would be advertised and that the council had not ruled out claiming compensation from the contractor over the delays.

Dual Pledge With Spain's general election taking place in 16 days time, politicians are appearing all over the place, and in Torrevieja, two PSOE socialist candidates for the Madrid congress, Herick Campos and Antonia Moreno, popped up for a photo opportunity above the N-332 highway in the city, alongside local and provincial socialist councillors.

The candidates called for the central government to push ahead with a promise made in December 2014 for money to upgrade the N-332 around the city into a dualcarriageway, in addition to converting the CV-95 Los Balcones road into a dual carriageway by Torrevieja hospital. The projects were

Councillors Vote For The Parks San Miguel de Salinas council has followed a recent vote by Pilar de la Horadada councillors in officially echoing the call for the Sierra Escalona and Dehesa de Campoamor to be designated as a natural park.

The area, which also takes in the Orihuela municipality, is set to become a park after a series of promises from the regional government in Valencia.

announced 18 months ago as being funded to the tune of 15 million euros from Madrid and being budgeted for over three years between 2015 and 2018.

Nothing has happened since then, and Campos and

Moreno said that the PSOE were totally pledged for the dual-carriageway upgrade to be done as soon as possible adding that the Partido Popular locally and nationally had not lived up to their promise to improve the road.

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Unions Action Call Health unions have claimed that emergency patients at Torrevieja Hospital have been waiting for seven to ten hours to be treated, nearly a month before the annual peak summer increase.

The unions want an urgent action plan to deal with what they say is a lack of manpower, beds, and space at the facility.

Water Firm’s Big Claim Water company Hidraqua says that network improvements and recycling have helped to save the equivalent of nearly 14 and a half thousand Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of water across the Valencia region. The amount amounts to 36 million cubic metres of water across the 77 municipalities served by Hidraqua, including their recently launched recycling scheme in Guardamar and the use of rainwater for irrigating land in the Orihuela area.

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Bulgars Bagged

Four Bulgarians suspected of robbing mainly elderly people in Alicante Province as well as in the Murcia and Cartagena areas have been arrested by the National Police. They are suspected of being involved in 27 incidents targetting the theft of wallets and mobile phones by distracting their victims when they were close to

banks.

A house raid in the Valencian town of Canals, where the gang had recently moved to because they were worried about being arrested, led to the group’s detention as well as four thousand euros in different currencies being seized along with mobile phones and bank cards.

Rubbish Delay Torrevieja council has formally agreed to continue the area’s waste disposal services with Acciona on a non-contractual monthly basis for a period that could be up to six months, whilst the authority tries to sort out its plans to take waste services under its control. Acciona’s contract finishes with the council next week, with mayor José Manuel Dolón now admitting that it could take until the start of 2017 for a new municipal service to be launched. The mayor gave no indication as to how much money it would cost to keep Acciona on for

Pullout Threat

The Costa Blanca Hoteliers Association (HOSBEC) says that there’s a chance that an eight million euro redevelopment by the Princesol company of the old Arenales del Sol hotel could be scrapped after the project was halted on the orders of the Costas Territorial Service on the grounds that demolition work was taking place as

opposed to renovation.

HOSBEC said that Princesol might choose to walk away from Arenales despite already ploughing in two million euros into the refurbishment with the association praising their track record in renovating hotels into successful businesses. Princesol say that they have done nothing illegal and have submitted their altered plans to the

Costas Service, whilst HOSBEC called for work to recommence on the site as soon as possible.

Workers moved onto the site six months ago with the deserted structure being converted into a four-star resort complex with 240 set to be employed directly and indirectly at the venue, with the first customers slated to be booked in for the summer of 2017.

All Go For Paseo

the time being, blaming bureaucracy for stalling the council’s plans.

Work on improving the Paseo de Cabo Roig, which has been closed due to rock falls, is expected to start "any day now" according to Orihuela coastal councillor, Sofía Álvarez, who promised in March that the improvements would start by the end of that month.

UTE Solutione SL and

Marco SA won the contract for the 281 thousand euro tender, which was advertised back in November, with the aim of the project being ready for Easter, The delay now means that work will now carry through the peak tourist season until at least the end of July with Álvarez blaming the holdup on "administrative issues".

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High Tech Beats The Speedsters Your chances of getting caught speeding in Britain is now greater than ever, with the increased use of average speed cameras. And that's good because these devices have a far greater chance of

catching the real villains on the road...you know the types, the arrogant Merc, BMW and Audi drivers who know where all the fixed speed cameras are; slow down to go past them; and

then race past you at 100mph or more. The new generation of speed cameras record the time it takes for a car to travel a given distance. And because these cameras now cost far less money to install

The Fairer Sex Who are more promiscuous, men or women?

Previous generations always made out that men were the philanderers, and it was the poor women who had to suffer as a result. Last weekend I got so fed up with every TV news channel going on and on about the death of Muhammad Ali that I did so rare channel flipping and landed up on ITV’s Jeremy Kyle Show. I couldn't believe the story which unfolded - a 22-year-old woman who had sex with three different men in one day, got pregnant and hadn't a clue who was the father. She ended up playing

one man off against another and a DNA test confirmed one, much to the disgust of the other two. Then the other day I ready about a woman teacher, aged 24, who had sex with her 13-year-old pupil and ended up pregnant. Her career is now in tatters and faces jail. I'm sure girls and women were not as sex mad when I was in my prime, certainly not as openly - in fact my mother was always telling me that girls really didn't like sex and only did it to please men. I should never have believed what my mother was telling me I was such a deprived teenager!

and maintain, I can see a proliferation of them on the roads in the coming years. And they are much fairer on motorists.

It's easy, especially on motorways, for your speed to increase without you realising

it and before you know it you've gone through a fixed camera and landed yourself with a fine. With the average speed cameras it gives you a chance to slow down for a few miles and get your average

speed within legal limits. So bring them on, perhaps we'll see fewer motorists showing off with their big boys' toys travelling at ridiculous speeds and putting their lives and those of others at risk.

Swiss Don’t Roll Over

Do you remember hearing, back in the sixties, that by the beginning of the 21st century we would only need to work a few hours a week and machines would do everything, so we would have a life of leisure. Some

people actually believed that would happen and in Switzerland during the last weekend there was an attempt to make it a reality.

More than 100 thousand Swiss signed a petition calling for the government to

pay each and every one of its citizens almost £1,800 every month, whether or not they are working, and this forced a referendum on the issue. This extreme leftwing craziness was proposed as a means of tackling poverty and inequality.

Advocates argued that because robots, machines and computers are increasingly replacing humans in the workplace and don't need to be paid a salary, workers could be 'freed' from the drudgery of employment if the state stepped in to support them.

However common sense

prevailed, the idea being roundly defeated, when the majority realised it would be an excuse for people to quit work and live on the government handouts. They feared that Switzerland would be a magnet for the rest of the world to move in and claim the cash. They also questioned where the government would get the money to pay and realised that the few left in employment would be paying huge amounts in tax to keep the rest. Perhaps we will have to wait a few more generations before this Utopia becomes reality.

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Knifed A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Alicante City last Friday on suspicion of knifing his ex-girlfriend's father as part of a dispute between the two respective families. The youth stabbed the 35-year-old man twice in the back on a street in the northern part of Alicante, and later National Police officers made two further arrests to stop further violence breaking out between the two families.

Big Deal

Four drug dealers operating in Catral, Crevillente, and Elche have been arrested by the National Police. Over 10 kilos of cocaine was seized in house raids where three men and a woman of Albanian and Spanish nationalities were detained.

Busy Catral

Catral local police had their hands full last Thursday when they tracked down a man who had robbed a bar in the town just minutes after the incident with all of the money being recovered.

Officers were then called into another bar to deal with somebody who was making a nuisance of himself, and when he became violent against them, they carted him off to the police station.

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Dole Drop

Spain has posted its biggest fall in unemployment ever recorded in May as resorts hired staff ahead of a record influx of tourists.

Unemployment has been gradually receding in Spain since a recession ended nearly three years ago, but many jobseekers are still struggling to find work, fuelling frustrations among voters.

The number of Spaniards registering as unemployed last month fell by three percent from April, dipping

below the four million threshold for the first time in six years to three point eight nine million. Nearly 120,000 fewer people signed on as jobless, the biggest drop for a month of May on record.

Spanish job creation, meanwhile, progressed at a slightly slower pace than a year ago but was still strong, growing by over one percent from April .More than one in three jobs created was in hotels and restaurants. Though unemployment has fallen sharply

since 2013, it still stands at 21 percent of the workforce according to the National Statistics Institute.

Figures for Alicante Province showed 175 thousand people signing up last month, a reduction of nearly eight percent on April's figures with two out of three people finding work in the service sector. The Murcia region has almost 118 thousand registered as being out of work, with a three percent fall compared to April's returns.

New Routski

Russian air carrier Aeroflot has launched its first service between the capital Moscow and Alicante-Elche airport, with a traditional watery welcome from fire tenders on the first arrival on the Costa Blanca. The new daily connection joins other Moscow services from Alicante-Elche provided by Vueling and Siberian airlines.

Smartwings has introduced a weekly Wednesday flight to the Polish capital, Warsaw, whilst Europe's third largest low-cost carrier, Norwegian, has launched a Friday and also a Sunday service to Manchester.

Romanian company Tarom has also begun a twice-weekly connection with the country's capital, Bucharest.

Orihuela's new emergency rescue drone was given a runout in a special exercise last weekend which featured a woman in her thirties suffering a broken leg on the Sierra de Orihuela. The area was

specially picked for being difficult to access around Montepinar, with the drone locating the woman and sending back an exact location to emergency services via GPS.

Drone Test

Rajoy’s Warning Spain's acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy has warned that if Britain leaves the EU in the wake of this month's referendum, UK citizens would lose the right to move freely around Europe. Rajoy said the consequences of leaving

the EU would be "negative for everybody", but that British citizens - of which at least 400 thousand live and work in Spain - would in particular lose out.

Rajoy commented: "I have no doubt whatsoever, as I have repeatedly stated, that [the consequences] would be very negative if the United Kingdom left the European Union.

Leaving the European Union would mean that British citizens would lose their right to move freely, work and do business within the largest economic area, the largest market in the world. If the United Kingdom left the European Union, it would be very negative for everyone and from every perspective.

Meanwhile Rajoy hits the general election trail in this area today(Friday) ahead on the vote on Sunday June 26th. The acting prime minister will be visiting Alicante, Santa Pola , and Torrevieja, as well as the Murcia region.

Picasso Plotter

A man who tried to sell a fake Pablo Picasso lithograph has been arrested by the National Police in Alicante City.

The 59-year-old fraudster claimed the Picasso item was worth more than 30

thousand euros and sold it to another man as part of a deal involving investing in a property that didn't belong to him. The victim claims that he was conned out of 41 thousand euros.

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Back After The Break

The Valencia region's public television services could return by November, three years after they were closed down by the previous PP regional government. The Valencian parliament have started to debate the bill to reopen RTVV this week which is expected to hit the statute book by the end of July, with programmes set to air late in the autumn.

In November 2013, liquidators escorted by police evicted staff from the RTTV headquarters at Burjassot and literally pulled the plug on the broadcasts. Valencia's government took the decision to close RTVV after losing a court battle over staff cuts.

The regional government had initially tried to sack 1,000 of the station's 1,700 employees, but staff successfully challenged the decision in court. In response, the regional government shut the broadcaster down entirely, saying it could not afford to reinstate the staff.

The new services will employ around 800 people and the relaunch budget is pitched at 29 million euros, with more than half of the figure going to independent producers within the Valencia region who will be making programmes for the network.

Most of the programming will be in the Valenciano language.

New Base The former Alto de la Casilla Torrevieja tourist offfice looking down upon La Mata is to be the new home of the local police rapid response unit (GRO). The GRO had to leave

the ex-tourist office in the Plaza de Capdepont last November when part of the roof caved in, and have since been based temporarily in La Siesta.

Roses Riddle

Spanish authorities are trying to work out how a foreign couple died in an Italian-registered luxury yacht off the coast of Catalunya. The 46-yearold Russian man and 28year-old Italian woman arrived in their 12-metrelong motor yacht at the port of Roses on Saturday and dined that night in a restaurant.

The following evening their bodies were discovered by a port worker who went to tell them that better mooring area had become available for

them. Officials said that the deaths did not seem suspicious with no obvious signs of violence but

a large amount of drugs, alcohol and sexual aids had been found in the vessel.

Bad Prescription

A 46-year-old man who gave his seven-year-old son

The sewers are being cleaned and improved on a Torrevieja urbanisation but there isn't a single digger in sight as a "trenchless" series of work is being

medication that was meant for pigs and sheep has seen

his child taken into care. The father is a trained vet from Llançà in Girona, and administered Levamisol to his son, which is used to treat farm animals that suffer from worms and parasites.The boy was admitted to Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona when he suffered a reaction after ingesting the animal medicine. No reason was stated as to why the 7-yearold was given the medication by his father.

carried in the El Chaparral area of the city.

144 metres of drainage between Calle James Ensor and Calle Renoir is as good as new by essentially

pushing some sleeve tubing down the drain and pumping hot water into it in a thorough cleansing which removes obstructions as well as stopping leaks.

Less Hassle

Folk Fun San Javier’s annual folklore festival has been brought forward nearly two months to Friday June 24th and Saturday June 25th, as opposed to the regular late August dates.

Local, regional and national dances and traditions will be observed and performed on the two nights at the plaza de España.

Tapas Call

Tapas should be given World Heritage status because of its "universal" appeal, according to Culture Minister. Íñigo Méndez de Vigo. He’s called on UNESCO boss Irina Bokova to recognise Spain’s national dish, which "comes from a local sphere but has now become something more significant".

Vest Is Best

Torrevieja's local police officers are to be fully kitted-out with bulletproof vests according to Torrevieja council. The authority says that at the moment there are only 30 recently acquired vests for a force of 170, which means another 140 will be leased shortly

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Summer Success

Age Concern’s recent summer fair staged outside their La Siesta headquarters in Torrevieja was a resounding success with two thousand seven hundred euros raised to help

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the charity continue their work across the southern Costa Blanca. All the stalls did a brisk trade, and the hot bacon butties proved to be especially popular amongst the foodies!

Blazing Away

The Costa Blanca-based Extinguished Fire Fighters Club handed out 200 euros each to a couple of local charities at their June meeting, namely the Torrevieja Stroke Support Group and Help at Home Costa Blanca.

The EFFC meet every first Wednesday of the month at the "Green Baize Club" in Quesada, at 3.00pm, and if you ever worked for any section of the Fire Service in the UK, you are more than welcome to come along.

Big Charity Day The sun shone down on the fundraiser put together

by Eddie Coleman in aid of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and the Paul Cunningham Nurses, staged recently at the Playa Flamenca beach promenade. A good crowd turned out to enjoy a full day’s entertainment, launched by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums, with a variety of acts giving their services free of charge.

Pictured are two of the famous Chelsea Pensioners, Skippy Teasdale and Wayne Campbell, both members of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the RBL, who regularly travel out to attend such

events from Britain, completely at their own expense.

Sandwiched between them are event organiser Eddie Coleman, and Orihuela coastal councillor, Sofía Álvarez.

Golden Piping

One of the founder members of the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums got a very special start to his golden wedding celebrations last Saturday, as Stuart Forsyth and his wife Maureen listened to some of their favourite Scottish tunes

played on the bagpipes. The man with some extra wind on the pipes was another of the Pipes and Drums founders, Barry Waddington, who was delighted to play for his old friends on their very special occasion.

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Summer Warning

Torrevieja's animal protection councillor, Carmen Morate, has issued a warning about the dangers of keeping pets in hot cars during the summer months. Morate said that two dogs had to be rescued recently from vehicles but fortunately they were unharmed as they were removed before they suffered heatstroke.

Last summer a dog was suffocated in a hot car in Torrevieja, and in another incident, a quick-thinking local police officer smashed a window of a vehicle to save two six-month old dogs who made a full recovery after being treated by a vet.

Morate said that dogs do not have the same way of sweating like humans: "Dogs are cooled by panting, sweating through the pads of the feet or through heat loss in body areas with little hair, and because of this, dogs are more sensitive to heatstroke than people."

The councillor added that leaving a dog in a hot vehicle was a criminal offence and that a significant fine as well as a jail sentence could be handed out. She called on anybody spotting an animal in distress to call the local police and to supply them the registration number of the offending vehicle.

Pick The Right Leash While choosing a dog leash may seem like a very simple decision, it actually is one of the most important training tools, coupled with a good collar, involved in your relationship with your dog.

There are leashes available in almost every size, length and material- choosing from these can be a mindboggling experience.

However, the best leash in the world won’t matter if your dog is untrained; it is not meant to be a substitute for the control and relationship you form through positive reinforcement training sessions.

A leash is a necessary item to keep your pup safe and by your side while teaching him the manners he needs to be the dog you want him to be.

These days you can find leashes made from almost everything, even including rubber. These leashes make little sense as their rubbery bounce encourages pulling with every step! Rubber leashes

also make correcting harder.

Nylon is probably the most common material used to make leashes – it’s cheap, strong and comes in every colour of the rainbow. It also can cause a mean “leash burn” on your hand if you have a strong dog that pulls suddenly when it sees a cat or a squirrel. Nylon is good as a first leash for a puppy, since it’s very light. However, don’t try to take your dog swimming with a nylon leadit becomes slippery and even harder to hold on to in water.

Chain leashes are another cheap choice that are lessthan-desirable.

Again,

chain is hard on the hands, and can take out a dog’s

tooth if it happens to get stuck in their mouth. Chain can also easily get wrapped around a human finger and cause a fracture if you are walking a strong dog, as it has no give to it.

Leather is an incredibly strong material (think of why horse saddles are made from leather) that will soften with time. It is gentle on your hands and provides a natural amount of give as it wears in.

Cotton is a soft material with a decent amount of give, however it is often difficult to find. Cotton leashes also have the risk of rope burn, but they are excellent in water.

Retractable Leashes might be popular, but they pose a hazard to your dog, other dogs around them, pedestrians, and you! You have zero

control when holding the bulky plastic mechanism which does not allow you to ‘reel” your dog in fast enough if an emergency arises.

The instinct to grab the leash when something is distracting your dog will leave you with nasty rope burn from the thin cord many flexi-leashes use. Walking a dog on this kind of leash negates the value of using such a collar in the first place, and does nothing positive for your dog!

Length: In urban areas, a four foot long lead is usually a nice safe length to allow your dog to do his bathroom business and a bit of smelling while still keeping him relatively close to your side. In less built up areas, which applies to a lot of us here, you have more room to play with and you might want to go for a six foot lead.

There are also longer leads available for training “come” and “stay” or for allowing your dog to romp at a distance in open spaces.

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

KIKO

LEON

MYA

TEDDY

TOBY

Kiko is a good boy that loves to receive attention from everyone. He has been tested negative for all Mediterranean diseases and is fully up to date on all of his vaccinations. All this means that 15-month-old Kiko can now go out for adoption. He is good with other dogs, and a very obedient and happy boy that loves to play and go out for long walks. For more on Kiko, phone 645 469 253 or e-mail: info@petsinspain.com

Hello! I’m Leon, an elderly gentleman who would love to meet a similar companion. I love sunbathing but when too hot prefer the shade. I enjoy walking but not too far, preferring to potter and meet people. I enjoy the company of other dogs but also like my own space to chill out. I have so much love to give so please, so if you would like to meet me call K9 on 600 845 420 .

Now three months old, Mya and her three brothers were left at the gates of the APAH kennels when they were only a day old. With a lot of loving care, they survived and are ready to be adopted into loving homes. They should be medium sized dogs, approximately 15 to 20 kilos when fully grown.

To arrange to meet the family, please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Teddy is a 15-month-old mixed breed medium sized dog who is very intelligent, and he loves playing with other dogs and people. He is very good with other dogs and walks well on a lead. Poor Teddy has never known a home, and is eager to please. He would settle quickly into any home.

For more info on this adorable boy, 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.c om

Toby was found in a thin and bedraggled state but is now very healthy and ready to go to a home. He is such a lovely boy and really good with the other dogs as well as people but not as good with cats. Toby is very loving and has a sweet nature, and if you can offer him a home or for more details, please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or email: p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.c om

URSULA Ursula was found with her two puppies wandering around the countryside and is now looking for her forever home. Ursula is a very affectionate, playful, two-yearold dog who is fully vaccinated, micro chipped, sterilized and has a wonderful gentle temperament making her a great addition to any family. Please contact the SAT Kennels 966 710 047 or e-mail info@satanimalrescue.com

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There was much trumpeting from one or two politicians (Why?) that the BBC were set to shock the nation by screening some of the most blatant pornography ever in the French-produced but English voiced drama Versailles. But if you have been clearing the decks to watch some of the “naughty bits”, then I think you would have been disappointed. I can list a string of shows like Game of Thrones and True Blood that have pushed the sex and violence boundaries

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Vacuous Versailles

far more as well as previous historical romps like The Tudors and The Borgias.

And that’s the big problem!

The Tudors and The Borgias were a good laugh as the producers made sure there was comedy thrown into the historical yet entertaining inaccuracies that they served up, whilst Versailles is an exercise in tedium. It’s all about King Louis 14th and his court, with the monarch enjoying a bid of bed hopping, whilst his married brother is having an affair on how will Bernice feel when Chrissie arrives?

the side with a bloke. And yes he ordered the building of a certain palace at Versailles! Sounds all good, but the script and the characterisations are uninspiring, and the acting verging on wooden amongst some of the cast members. It looks great but nice cinematography and locations can’t make for the big list of shortcomings in Versailles, which is doubly sad as the show was co-created and written

by David Wolstencroft, the man who came up with sassy spy drama Spooks.

What a waste but what do I know as they are just putting the finishing touches to shooting series two after series one was a massive hit on Canal Plus in France.

Perhaps I just expected more and we are not talking about the dirty bits!

Louis 14th’s predecessor(amazingly Louis 13th) had far more fun as The Musketeers is into series three on a Saturday night on BBC 1, though understandably pulled last weekend to make way for a Muhammad

Ali tribute. This has a good mix of action, plotting, and comedy, yet British audiences have never taken to it, which explains why it has been shunted around the schedules. It’s superior to Versailles in terms of entertainment value, but enjoy it while you can as this is the final series which promises to wrap up everything neatly come early August.

There was a classic emotional “Bambi’s mother shot dead” moment on Holby City on Tuesday night when terminal cancer sufferer Arthur Digby met his maker earlier than he would have hoped for. It was a nostalgia fest with a couple of old characters making appearances and a blubbering death scene that packed one hell of a punch. But the real shocker was resident bitch Jac Naylor cuddling zany Zosia in a moment where the Ice Queen melted momentarily having ripped her head off earlier in the episode. It was a full-on Holby classic and we even had untruncated end credits

Also today, Tracy urges Belle to throw a symbol of Doctor Bailey on the bonfire as a cleanse, but is she still secretly in love with Bailey?

Clearly upset, Sean confronts Todd and accuses him of having an affair with Billy.

Todd explains that he was only comforting Billy as he was upset after finding his brother unconscious in the ginnel.

In Coronation Street, over breakfast, Steve and Michelle continue to row.

When Amy overhears Michelle telling Steve they need to talk but it's difficult with her around, she becomes even more upset.

In Emmerdale, Bernice's memory of her recent behaviour comes flooding back when she sees the digger keys in the kitchen at Home Farm.

Rakesh blames Ronnie for what has happened, but Ronnie is suspicious and confronts Bernice.

Meanwhile, Holly gets her wages from Victoria and decides to go into town, but Moira fears she'll buy drugs.

Later, Moira is relieved when Holly returns. After searching her, Moira finds nothing more than gig tickets for her and Cain. Holly appears Later, Tracy finds Amy cuddling Eccles in the back yard.

Amy reveals how unwanted she feels and reminds Tracy how she was always palming her off on Emily as a child.

Just when it seems that Bernice is going to crack, Andy takes the blame and claims that it was an accident, but Ronnie isn't convinced. Bernice then tells Andy about Lawrence being gay and how he had a relationship with Ronnie in the past. She leans in for a kiss, but will Andy return it? And

No longer able to deny it, Billy explains to Sean how his brother is a drug addict.

Ashamed of all the lies he's told, Billy tells Sean that he

wounded by the accusation, but when she steps out of the house, she pulls out a wrap of heroin.

Tracy then storms into the pub and accuses Steve and Michelle of making Amy feel unwanted. While they argue, Amy runs away. Michelle finds Amy at the bus stop and persuades her to come home. Sick of all the fighting, is this the final straw for Michelle?

Elsewhere, Arthur tells Brenda about the haunted pirate ship in the café, but he is left scared that evening when all of the men shout 'ah harr', fearing there's a ghost.

Meanwhile, when Billy tries to apologise to Sean for bailing out on their lunch, Sean tells him that he is dumped and closes the door in his face. Billy is shocked.

deserves better and he's right to end their relationship.

Sean is stunned. Billy then calls at Number 11 and con-

fesses to Todd that he has finished with Sean because he's fallen for him.

Elsewhere, Nick confides in Leanne about how much he misses Carla. Leanne urges

rolled over in complete silence! Wow! Now we need to make sure that Charlie doesn’t take an unjustified fall in sister show Casualty for helping out Big Mac in his drugs battle.

Here’s my yearly plug for The Americans, which ITV bravely put on for a couple of seasons on a Saturday night, but it now runs on their pay-channel, ITV Encore, as it simply wan’t a mass-audience drama. Currently into series four (and two more commissioned to wrap up the tale), this is a exquisite “edge of the seat story” of him to look to the future.

Realising she's right, Nick suggests they meet for lunch. In the Bistro, he knocks back the wine and causes a scene in front of the other diners. Robert begs Leanne to get him under control, but Leanne refuses, pointing out Nick has every right to be angry at the way Robert has treated him.

Also today, Tim enlists Craig's help to get the last batch of beer bottled and the conservatory tidied up before Sally returns from London.

When Sally gets home, she's horrified to find her conservatory swimming in ale.

When a beer keg explodes, soaking her new outfit, Sally turns on Tim and orders him to clear up the mess. Sophie cunningly suggests she should buy a summer house, then Tim could use it for his brewing and she could get one up on Yasmeen. Finally,

Marion introduces herself to Billy and asks him if he'd conduct Callum's funeral, while Kevin, Anna, Izzy and Gary agree to start afresh and enjoy a day out at the Red Rec.

Soviet sleeper spies operating in America in the early eighties. The paronoia from both sides of the Cold War is captured perfectly and the acting led by Welshman, Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell as the KGB operatives hits the mark perfectly.

What has Ian McShane done wrong? Every time Blackburn’s finest pops up on a show, he seems to get bumped off , like being hung high in the latest episode of Game Of Thrones, barely an hour after an enjoyable debut. I hope he’s not asking for too much money!

Editor´s Note

Because of the Euro 2016 football tournament we have had to jiggle things around a bit in the pages of your Courier TV guide. We don´t want you to miss out on your soap highlights, so we have had to find space to feature those which will be broadcast on Sunday.

Plus, for those hoping to escape the football, we have tried to find you an alternative to watch on those days where the schedules are dominated by the sporting fixtures. Normal service will resume in about a month.

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Friday 10th June 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Family Finders 08:45 The Instant Gardener 09:30 Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson 10:30 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:15 Homes Under the Hammer 12:15 Family Finders 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 The TV That Made Me 15:15 The Big Allotment Challenge 16:15 Monkey Planet 17:15 Great Continental Railway 20:30 The Andrew Neil Journeys 18:15 Bargain Interviews: Leave or Hunt 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Remain? Andrew Neil talks Springwatch to leading figures from the leave and remain cam- 20:00 The Queen’s 90th Birthday Highlights of the paigns National Service of Thanksgiving from St Paul’s 21:00 EastEnders Ian gets Cathedral to mark the begina wake-up call ning of a weekend of live events for the 90th birthday 21:30 Room 101 Tim Vine, of the Queen Len Goodman and Ronni Ancona compete to have 21:00 The Extraordinary their pet hates and peeves Collector Gordon visits Anita Zabludowicz, a worldconsigned to Room 101 renowned billionaire collector of unusual and experi22:00 Would I Lie to You? mental contemporary art Alex Jones and Rick Edwards, Greg Davies and 21:30 Gardeners’ World John Cooper Clarke join Vegetables, bedding plants forces with captains David and bees are the focus of and Lee on the show in Monty this week which participants attempt to deceive their opponents 22:00 The Millionaires’ Holiday Club Series that 22:30 Love, Nina Fellow goes away with millionaire nanny Amanda makes clients on made-to-measure holidays friends with Nina, but they suffer an embarrassing inci- 23:00 Mum 23:30 dent at a yoga class Newsnight 00:05 No Such Thing as the News 00:35 23:00 News 23:35 Graham Artsnight 01:05 Film Norton 00:25 Match of the Valhalla Rising (15) 02:30 Day 01:10 Film - Jagged Euro 2016 Match Replay Edge (18) 02:55 Weather 04:10 Question Time 05:10 This is BBC Two 03:00 News

07:00 Breakfast 10:30 The Queen’s 90th Birthday: the of Service National 13:15 Thanksgiving Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 For What It’s Worth 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 The Instant Gardener 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV News and Weather 19:45 Emmerdale Bernice spots an opportunity 20:15 Euro 2016: France v Romania The fifteenth European Championship gets under way at the Stade de France in Paris with the opening ceremony, followed by the first match between France and Romania. Defending champions Spain will start as favourites, but Didier Deschamps’ French team is packed with talent, and with home support behind them will surely be a force to be reckoned with. Mark Pougatch presents, with analysis from Lee Dixon, Emmanuel Petit, Slaven Bilic, Christian Karembeu and Louis Saha, and commentary by Clive Tyldesley and Glenn Hoddle. (Kickoff 21:00) 23:15 ITV News and Weather 00:05 Film - Back to the Future Part III (PG) 02:05 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:30 Eating Well with Hemsley and Hemsley Jasmine and Melissa produce a menu for a hot day, including an acai berry breakfast bowl, a glutenfree cauliflower tabbouleh is the cooling accompaniment to lamb and carrot meatballs for lunch and, for pudding, there is frozen pea and mint ice cream 21:00 Grand Designs Kevin follows the progress of private chef Ed Versluys and pilates instructor Vicky Anderson, who want to convert a concrete cowshed in the Somerset countryside into a three bedroom home 22:00 Gogglebox The nation’s favourite armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week 23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 Rude Tube 01:10 Film Source Code (12) 02:45 Film - Magic Magic (15) 04:25 Power Monkeys 04:50 Random Acts 05:20 The Restoration Man

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Film Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the second day of the Third Test from Lord’s where England play Sri Lanka 21:00 Elizabeth II: 90 Glorious Years Documentary looking back at the incredible reign of Her Majesty the Queen as she celebrates her diamond jubilee With unrivalled archive footage and featuring interviews from those who have known, worked for and observed the Queen closely, it tells the story of how she steered the monarchy into a new millennium with her calm, quiet sense of duty and remarkable ability to adapt 22:00 Big Brother: Live Eviction Emma Willis presents all of the drama as one of the Housemates is shown the door

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SOAPS

In Emmerdale Bernice tries to remain cheerful, but Nicola sees through it and realises that Lawrence may have been unfaithful. Bernice doesn’t elaborate on who with or how long ago, but a sad Bernice heads to the pub to drown her sorrows.

When she is given the keys to the digger to return to Lawrence, Bernice is

fuelled with anger and booze and climbs into Lawrence’s digger - ready to do her worst..

steps to get better, while Kerry gets the wrong idea over the theme at Moses’s party.

Meanwhile, Moira wants Cain to be more supportive of Holly’s new job, but Cain is sarcastic about her working at festivals and parties. Later, Cain asks Moira to watch Kyle but refuses to let Holly do it.

When Moira has to leave Kyle with Holly, how will Cain react?

In Eastenders, as Jane prepares for her move to Birmingham, Lauren tries to give Ian a reality check.

Elsewhere, Lachlan leaves Belle rattled by realising that Bailey isn’t going to leave his wife.

Also today, Aaron feels positive that Chas is taking

2000: London´s swaying Millennium Bridge closed

Mum self on Cathy’s sofa with a secret to keep from Cathy.

Worried for his family, Steven visits Jane in hospital and begs her not to leave. Can he convince her to stay in Walford?

Meanwhile, Steven also follows Lauren after she storms off and they discuss their relationship.

Meanwhile, despite Louise’s efforts, Bex finds herself alone with Shakil but Martin arrives and finds the pair together.

October. It's early morning and Cathy is trying to get ready for work. Jason has an interview for a job in Australia and Kelly's upset that she might have to move there.

After a heavy night out with Derek, Michael finds him-

ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 Sherlock Holmes 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:10 In Loving Memory 17:45 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Wycliffe 00:05 The Knock 01:20 Film - The Constant Gardener (15) 03:30 Long Lost Family ITV4

23:30 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:30 Big Brother 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Big Brother 05:20 Fail Army 05:45 Wildlife SOS

DON´T MISS The first of two programmes going inside the world of highend luxury holidays, tailored for some of the UK’s wealthiest jetsetters, from a £40,000 a week trip to Seychelles to a night in Mustique for £2,000. Party girl Jane went on 12 holidays last year and the first of 2016 is a cruise around the Caribbean islands, while fruit farmers Mervyn and Heather sample their seventh visit to one of the most prestigious hotels in Jamaica.

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Love Island 20:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Safeword 00:35 Family Guy 01:35 American Dad

Brand new comedy from Bafta Award winning writer of Him and Her, Stefan Golaszewski, Mum is a subtle family sitcom seen through the eyes of Cathy (Lesley Manville) following a year in her life as she moves on from the death of her husband. Starting with the family gathering for the funeral in January and ending on New Year’s Eve, the story unfolds through the major and minor events of a year. It’s the story of a woman finding who she is again and maybe, if she could only see it, finding love second time around.

07:00 Gunsmoke 07:55 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:50 Ax Men 11:45 The Chase 12:40 History of the Euros 13:45 TT 2016 14:45 The Saint 15:50 Minder 17:00 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Cycling: Criterium Du Daphine Highlights 22:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 23:05 British Touring Car Crashes and Smashes 23:15 TT 2016 00:15 Film - First Blood (15) 02:20 TT 2016

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James

Love, Nina Nina (Faye Marsay) makes friends with fellow nanny Amanda (Yolanda Kettle), but there is an embarrassing incident at a yoga class they both attend.

“Love, Nina” is Nick Hornby’s fictionalised television adaptation of Nina Stibbe’s bestselling book, Love, Nina, is a 5x30 minute series for BBC One. Twenty years old and from Leicester, Nina (Faye Marsay) moves to North London in 1982 to care for the two young boys of a working single mother, George (Helena Bonham Carter), the editor of a London literary review.

6 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:15 Trooping the Colour 14:05 News 14:20 Euro 2016: Albania v Switzerland 17:00 Euro 2016: Wales v Slovakia 20:20 News 20:40 The National Lottery: In It to Win It Dale Winton presents the general knowledge quiz show whilst the Lotto and Thunderball draws are presented by Kate Garraway 21:30 The Musketeers Under orders, the Musketeers defend Louis’s traitorous brother Gaston after he slaughters a band of veteran soldiers in a Paris tavern. The heartbroken owner, Christophe, demands justice - but the preoccupied king welcomes his formerly exiled brother home with open arms 22:25 Casualty As Big Mac lies about his addiction, can he overcome his demons and help a young girl in need?

23:15 News 23:35 Match of the Day 00:35 Film - I Know What You Did Last Summer (15) 02:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:15 News

Saturday 11th June 07:30 Homes Under the Hammer 08:30 Film - The Maggie (U) 09:55 Film The Lavender Hill Mob (U) 11:15 Mary Berry Cooks 11:45 The Hairy Bikers’ Everyday Gourmets 12:45 Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food 13:15 Athletics: Diamond League - Oslo Highlights 14:15 Bargain Hunt 15:15 Film - On Moonlight Bay (U) 16:45 Flog It 17:30 The Great British Sewing Bee 18:30 This Week’s World 19:10 Trooping the Colour 20:40 Gardeners’ World Repeat of yesterday’s programme 21:10 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul Murton embarks on a coast-tocoast journey across the northern Highlands Army Dad’s 21:40 Mainwaring is annoyed when a death elevates Sergeant Wilson to the fringes of the aristocracy 22:10 Royal Academy Exhibition Summer Morgan Quaintance and Kirsty Wark go behind-thescenes at the Royal Academy 23:55 XL QI 23:10 Versailles 00:55 Euro 2016 Match Replay 02:35 Film Junkhearts (15) 04:10 This is BBC Two

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Jeremy Kyle 13:25 News 13:35 Jeremy Kyle 14:40 Planet’s Got Talent 15:10 Film - Death on the Nile (PG) 17:55 Film - Cats and Dogs (PG) 19:30 News 20:00 Euro 2016: England v Russia England begin their Euro 2016 campaign as they take on Russia in Marseille. Roy Hodgson’s side has a blend of experience in the form of skipper Wayne Rooney, Gary Cahill and Joe Hart, and some exciting young talent with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Marcus Rashford Mark Pougatch is joined in the studio by Lee Dixon and Ian Wright for live coverage with pitchside contributions from Peter Crouch, while commentary comes from Clive Tyldesley and Glenn Hoddle. (Kick-off 21:00)

07:10 King of Queens 07:35 Motorsport: 016 FIA World Endurance Championship 08:00 Motorsport: Mobil 1 the Grid 08:30 Motorsport: Caterham Motorsport 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Frasier 12:00 The Big Bang Theory 13:25 The Simpsons 14:30 Racing: York, Sandown and Musselburgh 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Homes by the Med 19:00 News

19:20 Film - Titanic (12) A party of explorers studying the sunken remains of the famous liner meets an elderly woman who was a passenger on the ill-fated maiden voyage.

She recounts how she boarded the ship while on the brink of being forced into marriage by her family, and was stopped from killing herself by a penniless artist. She fell in love with her saviour, but the disaster on the horizon meant their time together was doomed 23:30 News 23:45 Secrets to be short of Growing Up 00:45 Film 23:00 Formula 1: Canadian Carry on Loving (PG) 02:20 Grand Prix Qualifying Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, Highlights 00:35 Film She Wrote 04:50 ITV Zombieland (15)02:10 Film - Drug War (18) Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 09:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 The Saturday Show 12:30 Fail Army 13:00 Now That’s Funny 14:00 The Royals Puppies and 15:00 Ponies: Secrets of the Palace Pets 16:00 Inside Buckingham Palace 19:00 Elizabeth II: 90 Glorious Years 20:00 Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the third day of the Third Test from Lord’s where England play Sri Lanka.

Commentary comes from Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes 21:00 News 21:20 NCIS: Los Angeles A Marine Lance Corporal’s murder sparks an actionpacked investigation.

Callen and Sam go undercover and find themselves on the trail of a dangerous militia group 22:05 NCIS Evidence in an NCIS murder case reveals a rare painting on loan has been swapped for a fake 23:00 Big Brother 00:00 The Funny Side of 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Big Brother 05:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors

13:45 The Cube 14:45 Film - Sweet November (12) 17:05 Film - Nancy Drew (PG) 19:05 Film - The Bachelor (12) 21:05 Film Wild Child (12) 23:00 Love Island 00:00 Family Guy ITV3 13:40 Agatha Christie’s Marple 15:40 Foyle’s War 17:50 Midsomer Murders 19:55 Doc Martin 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 Film Colditz (15) ITV4 13:20 TT 2016 14:25 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 16:00 Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Live 17:45 World Cup Top Goalscorers 18:00 Pawn Stars 19:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 20:00 Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights 21:00 Film Smokey and the Bandit (PG) 23:00 Pawn Stars 23:30 TT 2016 00:30 Film Maximum Conviction (15)

09:00 The Weekend Mix, 15:00 Keith Nicol

Sunday 12th June 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Sunday Politics 13:25 News 13:40 Songs of Praise 14:15 The Queen’s 90th Birthday 17:15 Euro 2016: Poland v Northern Ireland 20:10 News 20:35 Euro 2016: Germany v Ukraine Gary Lineker presents live coverage of Germany v Ukraine in Lille. Joachim Low’s side were World Cup winners two years ago in Brazil, but they have not been at their best since and have suffered a string of defeats, including against England in a friendly in March Group C opponents Ukraine qualified for France via the playoffs. Gary is joined in the studio by Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry Commentary comes from Jonathan Pearce and Danny Murphy.

(Kick-off 21:00) 23:05 News 23:35 Better in or Out? 00:15 Live at the Apollo 01:00 Film - A Walk to Remember (PG) 02:35 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:40 News

07:30 This Farming Life 08:30 Gardeners’ World 09:00 Countryfile 10:00 The Beechgrove Garden 10:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 12:30 Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food 13:00 Escape to the Country 13:45 Triathlon: World Series - Leeds 19:00 The Queen’s 90th Birthday 20:00 Dara and Ed’s Great Big Adventure Ed Byrne and Dara O Briain head into Guatemala as they continue their road trip 21:00 Top Gear Chris Evans struggles to keep his lunch down as he rides with Sabine Schmitz in the new Audi R8 22:00 City in the Sky Dallas and Hannah examine the advanced technology needed to ensure the safety of the one million people estimated to be travelling by plane at any given time 23:00 Mock the Week 23:35 Stupid Man, Smart The 00:45 Phone Millionaires’ Holiday Club 01:45 Euro 2016 Match Replay 03:25 Countryfile 04:25 Holby City 05:25 Life in Debt Valley

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Griff’s Great Britain 11:00 Peston on Sunday 11:55 Jeremy Kyle USA 12:50 News 12:55 Jeremy Kyle 14:00 Euro 2016: Turkey v Croatia 17:30 Midsomer Murders 19:25 News

07:00 Salvage SOS 08:10 King of Queens 09:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Extreme Cake Makers 14:00 Film Step Up 4: Miami Heat (12) 15:55 Location, Location, Location 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Film Aladdin (U) 19:45 News

20:00 Emmerdale Bernice confides in Andy 20:00 Escape to the Chateau Dick and Angel 20:30 Coronation Street decide they will live as selfAmy cries for help sufficiently as they can while restoring there 21:30 Vera The detective chateau however, they only investigates a fire that rips have £20,000 left to spend through a holiday park on on the project the Northumberland coast, destroying three cabins. A 21:00 Penelope Keith at young woman’s body is dis- Her Majesty’s Service covered and the resort’s Penelope continues her owner, Jim Viner, fears the journey at the Queen’s offivictim is his sister Deena cial Scottish residence, the when he returns from a Palace of Holyroodhouse weekend away with his daughter Clare. With Jim’s suspicions confirmed, a 22:00 Interview with a police report then reveals Murderer David Wilson Clare’s boyfriend Ryan and conducts a series of revealhis friends had been party- ing interviews with convicting near the scene hours ed murderer Bert Spencer, before the blaze started, the man widely suspected but where are they now, of killing paperboy Carl and where is Deena’s best Bridgewater in 1978 friend Sally?

23:30 Formula 1: Canadian 23:30 News 23:45 Euro Grand Prix Highlights 2016: Highlights 00:45 01:35 Grand Prix: The Peston on Sunday 01:40 Killer Years 02:30 MultiJackpot247 04:00 Million Pound Properties Motorsport UK 04:50 ITV 03:25 Come Dine with Me 05:40 Draw it Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Fail Army 11:55 Police Interceptors 14:55 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 15:50 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away: Final Demand 16:50 Can’t Pay Special: Secrets and Lies 17:50 Film - Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage War (12) 19:50 News 20:00 Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the fourth day of the Third Test where Lord’s from England play Sri Lanka.

Commentary comes from Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Simon and Vaughan Hughes 21:00 Now That’s Funny Featuring a bodybuilder Shakespeare reciting while lifting weights and a selection of videos featuring clumsy couples 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house as this year’s Housemates get to grips with each other, and Big Brother’s unseen influence 23:00 All New Shocking Moments in Pop 2 01:45 Lip Sync Battle 02:10 Super Casino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors

14:20 Catchphrase 15:05 Film - Must Love Dogs (12) 17:00 Film - Back to the Future Part II (PG) 19:10 Film - Hotel Transylvania (U) 21:00 Educating Joey Essex 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad ITV3 12:40 Lewis 16:50 Columbo 18:55 Our Queen at 90 21:00 The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration 23:55 Film - Closing the Ring (12) ITV4 13:30 Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Live 15:15 Snooker v Darts 15:25 Pawn Stars 17:15 Film Gunsmoke (15) 18:55 The Wine Show 20:00 Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights 21:00 Film Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (PG) 22:45 Movies Now 23:00 Film First Blood (15)

09:00 The Weekend Mix, the best mix of music for your weekend

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Monday 13th June

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Family Finders 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 For What It’s Worth 15:30 Escape to the Country 16:15 The Instant Gardener 17:00 Flog It 17:30 Euro 2016: Republic of Ireland v Sweden 20:05 News 20:35 Euro 2016: Belgium v Italy Gary Lineker presents live coverage of the Euro 2016 match between Belgium and Italy. The Belgians boast a very strong squad featuring Premier League stars such as Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku and are amongst the tournament favourites Italy. were runners-up at Euro 2012 and qualified for the 2016 tournament unbeaten Under coach Antonio Conte - who will take over at Chelsea this summer - they are a side in transition. But the Azzurri backline, featuring legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and defensive stalwart Giorgio Chiellini, will be tough to beat. (Kick-off 21:00) 23:05 News 23:50 Room 101 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Escape to the Country 08:15 The Instant Gardener 09:00 The Food Detectives 09:30 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Tennis: Queen’s 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Springwatch 20:00 Top Gear Repeat of last night’s programme 21:00 Springwatch It is week three for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan present all the action live with updates of all the weekend’s drama 22:00 The Great British Sewing Bee The sewing room is transported back to the 1960s as the six remaining contestants revive vintage garments, take on time-honoured techniques and wrestle with antique equipment in an attempt to show Patrick Grant and Esme Young they deserve a place in the quarter finals 23:00 Upstart Crow 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 01:05 City in the Sky 02:10 Euro 2016 Match Replay 03:50 Lose Weight for Love 04:50 The Truth About Healthy Eating 05:50 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 Euro 2016: Spain v Czech Republic 17:15 All Star Family Fortunes 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Holly battles with temptation 20:30 Coronation Street Jason is determined to get to the truth 21:00 Tonight The UK produces millions of tonnes of waste every year but, for the first time in a decade, recycling rates are falling. With some bins getting smaller - and some councils collecting rubbish less frequently - there is growing concern about the impact it could have on the nation’s streets and environment.

Jonathan Maitland reports on the battle of the bins 21:30 Coronation Street It is judgement day for Izzy 22:00 Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow In this edition, storm Imogen causes chaos on the runways and in the terminals 23:00 News 23:40 Euro 2016: Highlights 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 Jeremy Kyle 05:20 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Three in a Bed 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Referendum Campaign Broadcast 21:00 Food Unwrapped Jimmy, Kate and Matt present a summer diets special, with help from super-slimmers who are sharing the secrets of their dieting success. Is there any scientific evidence to back up their amazing dieting success stories?

22:00 24 Hours in A and E Stephan is rushed in with internal bleeding from his femoral artery. Stephan has Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome and the bleed was caused by complications following an angiogram he had the day before 23:00 An Immigrant’s Guide to Britain 23:35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:35 24 Hours in Police Custody 01:30 Random Acts 02:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:55 Inside Birmingham Children’s Hospital 03:50 Posh Pawnbrokers 04:45 The Restoration Man 05:40 Draw it

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - A Sister’s Nightmare 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 19:55 Referendum Campaign Broadcast 20:00 Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the fifth day of the Third Test from Lord’s where England play Sri Lanka.

Commentary comes from Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes 21:00 The Secret Life of Kittens A cat’s-eye view of its first year of life. The kitties experience their first exploration of their home environment 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house as this year’s Housemates get to grips with each other, and Big Brother’s unseen influence 23:00 Gotham 00:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00 Gold DiggersThis programme has an 18 certificate 01:50 Lip Sync Battle 02:15 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 World’s Most Pampered Pets 05:45 Wildlife SOS

DON´T MISS HEATHROW: BRITAIN’S BUSIEST AIRPORT

ITV 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Holly looks after Kyle while Moira and Cain go to the gig, but she struggles against the urge for a fix.

Eventually she gives in and retrieves the heroin wrap from the bin, heading for a barn and leaving Kyle alone.

When Holly returns to the house, she finds the door

Storm Imogen causes chaos on the runways and in the terminals, with airside safety officer Simon keeping his eyes peeled for any potentially dangerous debris that could damage the landing planes. In Terminal 4, manager Sunita looks after dozens of passengers whose flight to Delhi has been cancelled, while trainee engineer Elliot prepares to get his hands dirty as he clears a blocked sewage pit - an essential part of the airport’s operations that no passenger normally sees. Last in the series.

locked and has to break in. She thinks she has got away with it when she tells Cain and Moira that she was taking the bins out, but she is floored when Cain wants her to do a drug test.

Meanwhile, Ashley and Dan plan another poker night in the pirate ship, while Arthur tells Amelia and April about his plan to get rid of the ghosts. That night, Arthur, Amelia and April burst in on the poker game ‘Ghostbuster style’ and Arthur’s dust-buster suckers onto Dan’s neck.

In Coronation Street, clearly agitated, Jason explains to Todd and

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 Love Island 20:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Family Guy 00:00 American Dad 01:00 The Cleveland Show 02:00 Two and a Half Men 02:25 The Vampire Diaries ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 Sherlock Holmes 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Wycliffe 00:05 The Knock 01:20 A Touch of Frost ITV4 07:00 World Cup Rivalries: England v Argentina 07:20 Highway Patrol 07:45 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:50 Ax Men 11:50 Euro 2016: Highlights 12:50 Gunsmoke 13:55 Storage Wars 14:45 The Saint 15:50 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 TT 2016 21:00 Storage Wars 22:00 An Audience with Billy Connolly 23:05 Film Rambo: First Blood Part II (15) 01:05 Motorsport UK 02:00 TT 2016

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James

Phelan that the police have been searching Tony’s flat. Jason insists they should be focusing on David Platt instead.

Jason then marches into the salon and accuses Kylie and Audrey of covering up for David when they know he murdered Callum.

in to prevent a fight.

Later in the Rovers, David lays into Jason, telling him to stop harassing his family. Steve is forced to step

Meanwhile, Gary, Anna and Erica arrive at the magistrates’ court for Izzy’s trial. When the pros-

As the day continues, the police search the builders’ yard for the murder weapon. When they quiz Jason, he fails to mention Tony’s tool bag which is stored at Number 11.

ecution cross-questions Izzy, she loses her temper and tells the court that she has no regrets - she needs cannabis to lead a normal life and the police officer deserved all he got.

Has she made things worse for herself?

Kylie assures David that she washed the murder weapon thoroughly and replaced it in Tony’s tool bag. At Number 11, Jason stares at Tony’s tool bag and admits to Phelan that it might contain the murder weapon..

In the second episode, Jason orders Todd to tell him the truth about Tony.

Todd sticks to his story, claiming that Tony con-

fessed to Callum’s murder and he believed him. With Jason out of the way, Phelan then removes Tony’s tool bag from Number 11 and hides it under the floorboards at the Nazirs’.

When Sarah suggests that she’d like to attend Callum’s funeral as it might help her move on, Billy is adamant that it’s a terrible idea.

Jason returns home to find the police there - they know what kind of weapon was used in the murder. Jason panics when he clocks the missing tool bag, but Phelan shoots him a reassuring glance. Has Phelan saved the day?

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Tuesday 14th June 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Family Finders 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 For What It’s Worth 15:30 Escape to the Country 16:30 The Instant Gardener 17:15 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 19:55 A Referendum Campaign Broadcast by the Vote Leave Campaign 20:00 EastEnders Jane and Ian contemplate Bobby’s future 20:30 Euro 2016: Portugal v Iceland Gary Lineker introduces live coverage of the Euro 2016 group game between Portugal and Iceland in Saint-Etienne. Iceland are making their debut at a major tournament, but their squad contains several talented players - such as Swansea midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, who was their top scorer in qualifying with six goals. Portugal will be looking to the brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid superstar has won virtually every conceivable honour at club level, but chances are running out for him to lift silverware with his country. (Kick-off 21:00) 23:00 News 23:45 Black Power: America’s Armed Resistance 00:25 Lose Weight for Love 01:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:30 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Escape to the Country 08:15 The Instant Gardener 09:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 09:30 The Extraordinary Collector 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Tennis: Queen’s 18:55 A Referendum Campaign Broadcast by the Vote Leave Campaign 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Springwatch 20:00 Antiques Road Trip Philip Serrell and Anita Manning are halfway through their road trip Today, they set off from Frodsham, Cheshire 21:00 Springwatch Live from RSPB Minsmere on the wild Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring the latest news from the wildlife cameras 22:00 Britain and Europe: The Immigration Question With just over a week to go until the referendum, Mishal Husain investigates the impact of migration within the European Union 23:00 Jack Dee’s Referendum HelpDesk 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 01:05 The Super League Show 01:50 Euro 2016 Match Replay 03:30 Life in the Air 04:30 This Farming Life 05:30 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Planet’s Got Talent 17:30 Euro 2016: Austria v Hungary 20:30 News 21:00 Coronation Street Sarah’s behaviour is of grave concern 22:00 Benidorm The Garveys arrive back at the Solana to find a fax waiting for Madge. It informs her that she has just inherited a fortune and an American is trying to contact her to explain everything - but is she being stalked? Tiger Dyke is back too, on holiday with a friend When he wakes up one morning, he discovers that his mate has scarpered - taking all his money with him In desperation he phones his dad. Clive and his sister fly out and join Tiger on holiday.

Donald and Jacqueline are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with a week’s wife swap 23:00 News 23:40 Euro 2016: Highlights 00:40 Columbo 02:05 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Royal Ascot 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Racing: Royal Ascot 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Referendum Campaign Broadcast 21:00 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home George visits a Grade-II listed worker’s cottage in Hampshire, as his mission to future-proof historic houses continues. Due to restrictions on planning permissions, the property has become somewhat disorganised, and is in need of a careful makeover 22:00 Born on the Same Day A major new popular history series for Channel 4 that looks at key moments in the parallel lives of three people, who were born on exactly the same day in the same year. From birth to the present, we see how their lives entwine 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 Lagos to London: Britain’s New Super-Rich 01:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:00 Racing: Royal Ascot Highlights 03:25 KOTV Boxing Weekly 03:50 Gillette World Sport 04:15 Motorsport 05:35 Posh Pawnbrokers

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Film - In the Dark 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 FIA World Rally C h a m p i o n s h i p Highlights Highlights of the sixth stage of the 2016 World Rally Championship from Sardinia 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet After tending a poodle with a problem penis, an injured female duck named Kevin, a rabbit with a tooth abcess, an over-amorous donkey and a cow with a massive wound to her neck, the Skeldale staff say goodbye to vet Sarah, who is leaving to have a baby 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house, revealing what Big Brother is really up to 23:00 Big Brother 23:30 Little Divas: Tantrums and Tiaras 00:30 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:25 Big Brother: Best Bits 01:50 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 World’s Most Pampered Pets 05:45 Wildlife SOS

DON´T MISS BORN ON THE SAME DAY

CHANNEL 4 22:00

SOAPS

In Eastenders, the day of Bobby’s court hearing has arrived. Ian and Jane are hopeful when Ritchie explains that Bobby could be home by the end of the day if he pleads guilty.

Ian has support from Ben, who offers to take him to the hearing later. However, when Sharon hears about Bobby’s possible release, she is clearly shocked and

Documentary in which each episode explores the lives of three people who were all born on the same day - one famous individual and two less wellknown people with extraordinary stories to tell. The series begins by telling the life-story of explorer Ranulph Fiennes, first-generation immigrant Ewart Rennalls, and foster mother to 97 placements, Frances Chorlton. All three were born on March 7, 1944, but led very different lives.

gives Ian a harsh reality check - telling him that Bobby deserves to go to prison for what he did.

Kathy overhears Sharon’s comment and it sparks an argument between the two women. As the tension rises, Ian snaps and throws the dinner out of the back door in frustration.

Meanwhile, receives a

Belinda letter from

Neville which confirms that he is filing for divorce.

Belinda asks to meet Neville so they can sort things between them, but she also turns to Mick for help by asking him to be by her side at the meeting.

They try to negotiate a deal at the cafe, but Mick sees through Neville’s lies and takes matters into his own hands.

In Coronation Street, when Bethany asks Sarah

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Love Island 20:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad 01:50 Two and a Half Men 02:40 Mom 03:05 Mom 03:25 Teleshopping ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 Sherlock Holmes 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 A Mother’s Son 00:00 The Knock 01:15 A Touch of Frost 03:10 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:20 Duck Dynasty 07:45 Minder 08:45 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:50Ax Men 11:45 Euro 2016: Highlights 12:50 Gunsmoke 13:50 TT 2016 15:50 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:00 River Monsters 23:05 Film - Rambo III (18) 01:10 Film - The Jerk (15) 03:05 Gunsmoke 04:00 Teleshopping

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack to help her with her exam revision, Sarah just stares into space. Bethany is hurt. Kylie suggests to Max that he might want to attend his dad’s funeral, but Max refuses.

Against the family’s advice, Sarah then sets off for Callum’s funeral. In a panic, David tells Todd that Sarah has gone to the service, which can only be bad news. Todd agrees to fetch her back.

As a nervous Billy prepares for the funeral, Lee appears at the back of the church and begs Billy for money, but Billy refuses.

When Marion then places a photo of Callum next to

his coffin, the pressure becomes too much for Billy and he hurries from the pulpit.

Todd finds Billy and orders him to get on with the service for Marion’s sake.

Marion thanks Sarah for coming and suggests that she’d like to be involved in Harry and Max’s lives.

Sarah just gazes blankly at her, while Lee watches from a distance. In The Rovers later on, Lee approaches Sarah and introduces himself...

Meanwhile, as Phelan and Jason set off in the van, Phelan notices the yard gates are unlocked.

Forming a plan, he phones

a mate and instructs him to steal the conservatory glass that is earmarked for the Nazirs. Jason and Phelan arrive back at the yard to discover the glass has gone. Phelan acts surprised, while Jason blames himself for failing to lock up.

Elsewhere, when Cathy opens a card from Nessa, she is shocked to read that Nessa is moving to Bali until Christmas. Alex insists he’s not bothered.

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CODE CRACKER

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, 12 represents N and 10 represents Q, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across

Down

7 Garden flower (6) 8 In a foreign country (6) 9 Hairless (4) 10 Particular (8) 11 Moorland shrub (7) 13 At no time (5) 15 Convey (5) 17 Last course (7) 20 Hair problem (5,3) 21 See 2 Down 22 Containing salt (6) 23 Not wide (6)

1 Handle (6) 2/21A Best clothes (4,4) 3 Burrowing rodent (7) 4 Army trainee (5) 5 Running shoes (8) 6 Large gully (6) 12 Wonderful (8) 14 Marriage ceremony (7) 16 Earnest request (6) 18 Area (6) 19 Postpone (5) 21 Uncommon (4)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Summons, 4 Topic, 7 Scald, 9 Retains, 10 Absolve, 11 Lotus, 12 Nickel, 14 Madras, 18 Brass, 20 Measles, 22 Actress, 23 Dense, 24 Stray, 25 Dead end.

Down: 1 Sustain, 2 Means, 3 Shriek, 4 Total, 5 Painter, 6 Costs, 8 Delve, 13 Chapter, 15 Award, 16 Suspend, 17 Amused, 18 Boars, 19 Seedy, 21 Lunge.

Scribble Pad

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

CRYTPIC CLUES

23 Vet show on television

Across

(6)

1 Small laboratory with our

Down

work (6)

2

5 Search for water to put

donna on the way up (4)

out the fire, one hears (5)

3 Stayed too long at the

8 Quote the Church of

fare? (7)

England about it (4)

4 Schedule is not altered

9 Order ale, but at riot (8)

by the revolutions (9)

10 Manager is hesitant but

5 Spot the bad back (3)

is the exact opposite (10)

6 Earnest writer spotted in

13 Look at old boy over in

the wilderness (5)

summerhouse (6)

7 Involved ideal networks

14 Possibly buries gems

(8)

(6)

11 Dines in with sailors

16 Selfish lover giving

who are late (9)

flowers to saint (10)

12 Hiding a para? No I’d

19 More of us play a game

be fearful (8)

of golf (8)

15 However, Sonny’s part-

21 Originate from Thailand

ner is a killer (7)

(4)

17 Dog included in decor

22 Started to damage the

gibberish (5)

skating area and take in

18 Dreadful ride (4)

Enthusiastic

prima

20 Article in fine wood (3) liquid (5) Down STANDARD CLUES 2 Ardent (4) Across 1 Physical or mental toil (6) 3 Had too much food (7) 5 Divine for water (5) 4 Gyrations (9) 8 Make reference to (4) 5 Apply lightly (3) 9 Arrange systematically (8) 6 Irish writer and wit (185410 Exact opposite (10) 13 Garden summerhouse 1900) (5) (6) 7 Involved (8) 14 Red gems (6) 11 Lateness (9) 16 Someone in love with 12 Irrationally fearful (8) themselves (10) 15 Retailer of meat (7) 19 Group for golf (8) 17 Welsh breed of dog (5) 21 Frozen rain (4) 18 Appalling (4) 22 Take in liquids (5) 23 Partition (6) 20 Mighty tree (3) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Clutch, 5 Mutiny, 8 Esau, 9 Turnover, 10 Oilstone, 11 Else, 12 Igloos, 14 Chumps, 16 Reap, 18 Sombrero, 20 Sure-fire, 21 Zinc, 22 Bedsit, 23 Straps.

Down: 2 Lasting, 3 Truss, 4 Hotdogs, 5 Merge, 6 Thoreau, 7 Noels, 13 Orpheus, 14 Campers, 15 Parsnip, 17 Elude, 18 Swift, 19 Razor.

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Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

3 letter words Nab Pen Urn 4 letter words Acne Acre Ague Aloe Amen Aunt Aura Bend Bets Burn Card

Data Dodo Drop Dyer Earl Elbe Erie Gasp Halo Iran Naan Oath Oral Ours Past Rata Rial Rope

Rusk Shoe Slab Sole Tons Trot Whet 5 letter words Alamo Alias Alone Aorta Baize Baulk Beans Beret Brace

Delta Ensue Eyrie Farad Hares Haunt Hough Ideal Inane Learn Motel Roast Seize Spasm Straw Trees 6 letter words

Basket Carpet Famine Fiesta Grille Melees Moaned Shears 7 letter words Clamber Doleful Easiest Inkblot 8 letter words Asphalts Reassess

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 1 Otoño (6) 4 Mouths (5) 8 Comidas (5) 9 Promedio (7) 10 Sport (game) (7) 11 Boss (4) 12 Y (3) 14 Ass (donkey) (4) 15 Cada (4) 18 More (3) 21 Último (final) (4) 23 Terrace (patio, verandah) (7) 25 As well as (3,4) 26 Sauce (savoury) (5) 27 Floor (of room) (5) 28 Theory (6)

Down 1 Navy (ships) (6) 2 Traps (snares) (7) 3 Seta (8) 4 Cerveza (4) 5 Code (cipher) (5) 6 Suecia (6) 7 Task (job) (5) 13 Behind (in or at the rear) (6,2) 16 To chat (7) 17 Siempre (indicando frecuencia) (6) 19 Taburete (5) 20 Plátano (6) 22 Sonrisa (5) 24 Wolf (4)

Across 1 87-storey skyscraper in London that forms part of the London Bridge Quarter development: The ----- (5) 4 Surname of 17th century French philosopher and mathematician who developed dualistic theory of mind and matter and introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (9) 9 In golf, the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course or for the entire course (3) 10 Brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked (3) 11 Portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct (7) 12 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (4) 13 Chief clergyman responsible for a large district (10) 15 Free newspaper published in tabloid format in the UK by DMG Media. It is distributed from Monday to

Friday on many public-transport services in selected urban centres and at other outlets such as cafes, workplaces and bus stops (5) 16 Vehicles or missiles able to be used or be effective over great distances (4-5) 17 Stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt (9) 21 Software programme capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programmes on the same computer (5) 23 Savoury dish made of a hard-boiled eggs wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs (6,4) 24 English alternative rock band consisting of Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, formed in London in 1988 (4) 27 Someone who is no longer working (7) 28 Field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock (3) 29 Comedy play by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and

SUDOKU

Quiz Word

1599: Much --- About Nothing (3) 30 State in the north central US, on the Canadian border, whose capital is St Paul (9) 31 1967 UK Top 10 hit sin-

gle by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound (5) Down 1 Word that can precede: bug, cede, conductor, glue,

grass and market (5) 2 Entertainer who performs spectacular gymnastic feats (7) 3 Aromatic annual herb of the parsley family with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves or seeds are used for flavouring and for medicinal purposes (4) 4 Of or on the right side or the right hand, the opposite of ‘sinistral’ (7) 5 First name shared by British actor, comedian, television presenter Fry, British theoretical physicist Hawkin and American horror fiction and screenplay writer King (7) 6 In architecture, the mouldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening (10) 7 Dutch pop group, best known for winning 1975 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Ding-A-Dong (5-2) 8 1993 American romantic comedy film directed and cowritten by Nora Ephron, based on a story by Jeff Arch, starring Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as

Annie Reed: --------- in Seattle (9) 14 English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901): Richard -’---- ---- (5,5) 15 Powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river (9) 18 Small piece of toasted or fried bread served in soup or salads (7) 19 Archaic adverb meaning to that or that place (7) 20 Emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, sceptre and other ornaments used at a coronation (7) 22 Now defunct British car manufacturer founded in 1935 that produced the models Scimitar GT (1964-1970), Robin (1973-1981, 1989– 2002) and Kitten (1975-1982) (7) 25 US TV miniseries based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel that introduced LeVar Burton in the role of Kunta Kinte (5) 26 Small white ball in bowls, at which the players aim (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH ACCESORIOS DE VERANO Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch.

el abanico el bikini el collar el gorro el pañuelo el pareo el sombrero la camiseta

general QUIZ

ANSEWRS 1. Blue 2. Sea Of Galilee 3. Los Angeles 4. 2 teeth 5. Erasure 6. Virgin Mary 7. Adobe

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 8 Detour, 9 Gridiron, 10 Bandanna, 11 Tennis, 12 Endive, 13 Airplane, 15 Fragile, 17 Hassock, 20 Sheridan, 22 Pantry, 23 Eccles, 25 Isabella, 26 Geronimo, 27 Thetis.

Down: 1 Retainer, 2 Gold digger, 3 Prince, 4 Iguanas, 5 Victoria, 6 Kiln, 7 Jovian, 14 Los Angeles, 16 Ladyship, 18 Cyrillic, 19 Incisor, 21 Hacker, 22 Plaits, 24 Laos.

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz.

1.el abanico, 2.el bikini,

13.las sandalias, 14.la toalla,

l.the sandals, m.the bracelet,

3.el collar, 4.el gorro, 5.el

15.pantalón corto.

n.the sarong, o.the rucksack.

pañuelo, 6.el pareo,

a.the flipflops, b.the necklace,

7.el sombrero, 8.la camiseta,

c.the scarf, d.the towel,

9.la mochila, 10.la pulsera,

e.the fan, f.the swimwear,

11.la ropa de baño,

g.shorts, h.the T-shirt, i.the hat,

12.las chanclas,

j.the cap, k.the bikini,

Soduko

Span - Eng

Quizword

Answers: 1e, 2k, 3b, 4j, 5c, 6n, 7i, 8h, 9o, 10m, 11f, 12a, 13l, 14d, 15g.

1. What colour toothbrush do most people have?

2. Which biblical sea is also known as Lake Tiberias?

3. Where is Blue Jay Way? 4. What was Louis the 14th born with, that amazed everyone?

5. Name The Band: Vince clark, Andy Bell?

6. Which Woman Is The Subject Of The Greatest Number Of Statues Around The World?

7. Which company produces The Computer Programs PageMaker, Photoshop and Acrobat?

la mochila la pulsera la ropa de baño las chanclas las sandalias la toalla pantalón corto

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Wednesday 15th June

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Family Finders 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Euro 2016: Russia v Slovakia 17:00 Escape to the Country 17:30 Flog It 18:10 Pointless 18:55 A Referendum Campaign Broadcast by the Stronger IN Europe Campaign 19:45 19:00 News Question Time EU Special: The Case for Leave 20:30 Countryfile To celebrate British Flowers Week, Charlotte Smith and Anita Rani look at the resurgence of British flowers, while Matt Baker takes to the old pack horse trails in the New Forest 21:30 Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People Documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only ‘talking’ gorilla in the world, and her lifelong relationship with Penny Patterson 22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys There is bickering aplenty in the Brown household, as Rory and Dino are on the rocks and Agnes and Betty rub each other up the wrong way 23:00 News 23:45 Euro 2016: Highlights 00:30 A Question of Sport 01:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Escape to the Country 08:15 The Instant Gardener 09:00 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 The Daily Politics 14:00 Tennis: Queen’s 18:55 A Referendum Campaign Broadcast by the Stronger IN Europe Campaign 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Springwatch 20:00 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul Murton travels from the shores of the Firth of Forth into the depths of rural Perthshire 20:30 Antiques Road Trip Anita and Phil start in Castle Douglas, before heading to a final auction in Crooklands 21:30 Springwatch Chris, Martin and Michaela are live from RSPB Minsmere on the stunning Suffolk coast 22:30 Versailles Travellers to the rural palace are vulnerable targets when a dissident duke tries to pressure Louis to return the royal court to Paris 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 01:05 Britain and Europe: The Immigration Question 02:05 Euro 2016 Match Replay 03:45 Battle of Navy’s Jutland: The Bloodiest Day 04:45 The Real Versailles

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Planet’s Got Talent 17:30 Euro 2016: Romania v Switzerland 20:10 ITV News and Weather 20:30 Euro 2016: France v Albania France play their second game of the European Championship in group A as they take on Albania at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille.

Albania will be the underdogs of the tournament but should not be underestimated, having qualified for the Euros ahead of both Denmark and Serbia.

Mark Pougatch presents live coverage with studio analysis from former French international Christian Karembeu and Ian Wright and additional contributions from Manu Petit, Louis Saha and Marion Bartoli.

Commentary comes from Clive Tyldesley and Glenn Hoddle. (Kick-off 21:00) 23:15 ITV News and Weather 00:05 Exposure 01:05 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 02:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 Film Signed, Sealed, Delivered: From Paris with Love 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home 21:00 Rescue Dog to and Away 19:30 News Super Dog The series pairing rescue dogs with 20:00 Kids Hospital: Your six people with disabilities Child in Their Hands continues, as specialist Joanna and Gary have to dog trainers Jo-Rosie make a hard decision.

Haffenden and Nando Their son needs an operaBrown help to find two tion to repair his cleft lip more suitable canine com- and palate, but a hole in the heart as a result of his panions premature birth means that 22:00 24 Hours in Police surgery is a dangerous Custody Documentary fol- prospect lowing Bedfordshire GPs: Behind Police’s investigations into 21:00 a young woman’s com- Closed Doors A carer who plaint of rape against a looks after her 100-year old man she met in a bar. mother with advanced Although the victim cannot dementia consults Dr remember the suspect’s Swanne name or the exact address of where he took her, she 22:00 The Hotel can give the authorities Inspector Alex visits a details about him and hotel in Harwich with quirky where he was staying decor and that’s in dire financial straits due to 23:00 Power Monkeys downturn in local business 23:35 First Dates 00:40 Sex Diaries: Trans Lovers 23:00 Big Brother 00:05 01:40 Blink 02:10 Royal Big Brother’s Bit on the Ascot Highlights 02:40 Side 01:05 On Benefits: Ramsay’s Kitchen Bargain Barbie and Nightmares USA 03:30 Desperate Dole Claimants Film - The Ugly Truth (15) 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 05:05 Kirstie’s Handmade Gold Diggers 05:00 Treasures 05:15 Posh Witches: A Century of Pawnbrokers Murder 05:50 Wildlife SOS

07:00 Salvage SOS 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Royal Ascot 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Racing: Royal Ascot 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News

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VERSAILLES

Travellers to the rural palace are vulnerable targets. A dissident duke tries to pressure Louis to return the royal court to Paris, while a rich African prince suffers a curiously restrained reception.

The opulent historical drama about Louis XIV of France continues. English language historical drama, showing weekly, in single episodes, supported by Inside Versailles documentary shorts.

BBC Two 22:30

Pictured: Annaba (Marcus Griffiths)

In 1971, Penny Patterson, a graduate student at Stanford University, met Koko, a new-born gorilla in San Francisco Zoo. Penny was fascinated by other ape language experiments taking place at that time and decided to try to teach Koko sign language.

She hoped to bridge the boundary between ani-

mals and humans. But what started out as a scientific experiment evolved into a unique relationship which, for almost half a century, has challenged the way we think about animals and changed the course of many lives.

After 44 years Project Koko is the world’s longest ape-language study, with

Koko mastering hundreds of signs.

moments of Penny and Koko’s life together.

Early on, the relationship survived attempts to reclaim Koko by the zoo where Koko was born, ejection from the University where Penny gained her PhD and scepticism from parts of the scientific community, which began to doubt the validity of Penny’s claims.

Now, after a lifetime together, Penny and Koko (pictured) have an indisputable bond - and 70 year-old Penny’s life still revolves around caring for her 300 pound gorilla.

Koko’s unique life with Penny has been filmed every step of the way by Dr Ron Cohn, who has shot over 2000 hours of footage. Part scientific record and part home video, the archive charts the most dramatic

The documentary explores what we can really learn from this extraordinary science experiment turned unique friendship. Does Project Koko finally prove that animals can communicate with humans - and even share their thoughts and feelings with us? Or are there some things that will always separate us from our closest relatives?

ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 Sherlock Holmes 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 A Mother’s Son 00:00 The Knock 01:15 A Touch of Frost ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest: Cristiano Ronaldo 07:20 Highway Patrol 07:40 Minder 08:40 Ironside 09:40 Quincy ME 10:40 Ax Men 11:40 Euro 2016 Highlights 12:40 Gunsmoke 13:45 Pawn Stars 14:40 The Saint 15:40 Minder 16:50 Quincy ME 17:55 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Cycling: Women’s Tour Highlights 23:05 Film From Dusk till Dawn (18) 01:15 Film -Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow (18) 03:00 An Audience with Billy Connolly

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James

1996: 200 injured as IRA bomb rocks central Manchester

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks To People

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Love Island 20:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 The Vampire Diaries 23:55 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad! 02:00 Two and a Half Men

Question Time Secretary Michael Gove will answer questions on the case to leave the EU to a Question Time audience in Nottingham. This programme will broadcast this evening.

BBC One is screening two special editions of Question Time in the runup to the EU Referendum, putting leading advocates of the case to remain and the case to leave the European Union directly in front of a live audience.

In the first of the two programmes, the Justice

Four days later, on Sunday 19 June, the Prime Minister David Cameron will take questions on the arguments to retain EU membership.

This programme is live from Milton Keynes.

Question Time will be moderated by David Dimbleby, and both programmes will be screened in the early evening to reach as wide an audience as possible.

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Thursday 16th June 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Family Finders 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:30 Euro 2016: England v Wales 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 Panorama Current affairs programme featuring interviews and investigative reports on a wide variety of subjects 20:30 EastEnders It is the day of Bobby’s appearance in court 21:00 Holby City A major train accident gives Dom the perfect opportunity to escape back into work mode 22:00 New Blood Rash shows the India photo to Sands and persuades him that a visit to the funeral for one of the victims might lead them to other people in the group His instinct pays off again when Bruce Lockwood shows up, revealing that the group met in Mumbai during a drug-trial run by British company Greenfern, overseen by David Leese 23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week by-Election Special 03:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 03:05News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 The Great British Sewing Bee 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Euro 2016: England v Wales(Continues on BBC1 at 14:30) 14:30 Tennis: Queen’s 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Springwatch 20:00 Antiques Road Trip Mark Stacey and Thomas Plant continue their road trip extravaganza through the Kent, Essex and Cambridgeshire countryside 21:00 Springwatch The last in an action-packed series, Martin, Chris and Michaela bring an exciting live final update on all the wild drama from RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast and Iolo has some exciting news from the Farne Islands in Northumberland 22:00 The New Gypsy Kings This World goes inside the world of Romania’s super-rich Gypsy popstars - a world of fast cars, lavish houses and gangsters 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Match of the Day 01:00 Top Gear 02:05 Euro 2016 Match Replay 03:45 Question Time EU Special: The Case for Leave 04:30 The Big C and Me 05:30 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV Local, National and International News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Euro 2016: Northern Ireland v Ukraine 20:10 ITV Local, National and International News 20:30 Euro 2016: Germany v Poland It is one of the most anticipated games of the group stages as old rivals Germany and Poland meet at the Stade de France in Paris. German coach Joachim Low is well aware of the threat of Poland’s centre-forward Robert Lewandowski who plays club football in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich. Mark Pougatch is joined in the studio by German World Cup-winning captain Lothar Matthaus, Slaven Bilic and Ian Wright for live coverage of this group C match, with commentary by Sam Matterface and Andy Townsend. (Kick-off 21:00) 23:15 ITV Local, National and International News 00:05 Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow 01:05 Murder, She Wrote 01:55 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Salvage SOS 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Royal Ascot 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Racing: Royal Ascot 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 Film Like Mother, Like Daughter (15) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

21:00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it Phil and Kirstie try to help a couple living in a flat on the River Thames in central London, who disagree on whether they should move. Gareth and Tina have owned the property for 10 years and Tina loves being within walking distance of all the sights, but Gareth wants a big family home

20:00 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys Chris journeys a thousand miles across Japan to find out if Japanese railways really are the best in the world.

Along the way he meets one of the great architects of the bullet trains and a celebrity Station Master cat

22:00 Inside Birmingham Children’s Hospital Three families dealing with difference at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, including 17-year-old Tijana, who was born with eyes that are unusually small and has reduced vision 23:00 Bodyshockers 00:05 24 Hours in A and E 01:05 An Immigrant’s Guide to Britain 01:40 Royal Ascot Highlights 02:10 Britain’s Most Extreme Weather 03:05 Time Team Special 04:00 Mary Portas: Secret Shopper 05:00 Posh Pawnbrokers 05:55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

21:00 On Benefits: Life on the Dole Chrissy is refusing to pay her rent as she believes her home is not up to scratch As a result, however, she is facing eviction 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house as this year’s Housemates get to grips with each other, and Big Brother’s unseen influence 23:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 00:00 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Inside Buckingham Palace 05:00 Witches: A Century of Murder 05:45 Nick’s Quest

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BBC Two 22:00 SOAPS

In Eastenders, as Bobby’s hearing begins, Ian is in court to see what happens to his son.

With Ian watching on anxiously, what plea will Bobby give? And will he be coming home?

Meanwhile, the Carters learn that Sylvie has wandered off from her care

The BBC goes inside the world of Romania’s super-rich Gypsy popstars - a world of fast cars, lavish houses and gangsters. The Roma community is one of the most marginalised and impoverished in Europe and for years their traditional music has been their most famous export.

Now a new type of Gypsy sound called Manele has swept across the country.

Manele stars can earn 20,000€ a night at opulent weddings, with cash showered over them by guests. Their videos can get millions of hits on YouTube. But Manele is controversial - some of its lyrics glorify gangsterism and some its biggest fans are notorious underworld figures.

home. They’re all keen to support her, but Babe isn’t too pleased to see Sylvie back. Soon afterwards, a social worker arrives and explains that Sylvie has been upsetting the other residents.

Linda and Mick agree that Sylvie can stay the night until they find another option, but Babe vocally disapproves of the decision. Caring Johnny helps Sylvie by showing her an old family photo album in the hope that it will help her remember the past, but it’s not long before Babe’s attitude leaves Linda with doubts about her decision to help Sylvie.

Elsewhere, Sonia and Martin decide to have a family meal with Bex and Shakil. It gets off to a good start, but Sonia is forced to intervene when Martin and Shakil argue. The pair eventually make amends and Bex thanks Sonia for her help. Realising how much her daughter needs her, Sonia arranges an appointment with her surgeon.

In Holby City, A major train accident keeps the staff at Holby rather busy, as an influx of casualties arrives on the wards, wave after wave, as rescuers at the scene recover the victims.

ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 Sherlock Holmes 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 Wycliffe 00:05 The Knock 01:20 A Touch of Frost ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:50 Quincy ME 10:55 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 Pawn Stars 13:40 Cycling: Women’s Tour Highlights 14:40 The Saint 15:45 Minder 16:55 Quincy ME 17:55 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Cycling: Women’s Tour Highlights 23:00 Film U.S. Marshals (15) 01:40 Film - The Jerk (15) 03:30 Duck Dynasty

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James

1992: Controversial Diane book published.

While resources are stretched to their limit, Dom treats the disaster as a perfect opportunity to avoid his personal problems and escape into `work mode’. Bernie’s husband turns her children against her as divorce proceedings continue, and as Zosia bottles up her grief, Ollie offers her a friendly shoulder to cry on despite their break-up.

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 The Cube 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 The Cube 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Love Island 20:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Safeword 23:50 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:40 Two and a Half Men 02:35 The Vampire Diaries

New Blood

Rash tries to convince Sands that the suspicious deaths are all connected.

Rash shows the India photo to Sands and persuades him that a visit to the funeral for one of the victims might lead them to other people in the group.

His instinct pays off again when Bruce Lockwood shows up, revealing that the group met in Mumbai during a drug-trial run by British company Greenfern, overseen by David Leese. Bruce also mentions another guinea pig - Henry - and Sands tasks Rash with finding both Leese and Henry.

Meanwhile Stefan is at a

smart London hotel for the UK Remicon party, pretending to be Leese.

There are prostitutes and luxury training courses on offer, but before Stefan can discover more his drink is spiked.

Hallucinating, he stumbles outside and into the path of a truck, only to be saved

by Rash, who is on his way to find Leese.

Reluctantly Rash looks after Stefan for the night, though neither will divulge why they were at the hotel.

As Rash tracks Henry down, Stefan and his SFO boss Marcus discover that Leese is connected to a firm at the centre of their investigation.

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Food & Drink

Friday 10th June 2016

Smoked trout salad with potatoes, asparagus and garlic purée Try this seasonal combination for a satisfying salad, with boiled new potatoes and flaked fish SERVES 2 as a main, 3-4 as a starter INGREDIENTS For the purée 50g wild garlic, washed (or 1 clove of garlic blitzed with tarragon and parsley) 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil squeeze of lemon juice, to taste For the salad 200g Jersey Royal potatoes, washed

100g cherry or heritage tomatoes 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 tbsp oregano leaves 2 tsp good-quality red wine vinegar 10 asparagus spears, woody stalks snapped off 2 tsp groundnut or rapeseed oil ½ lemon 4 tbsp natural yogurt 2 fillets smoked trout, bro-

ken up 1 tbsp china rose, rambo radish or alfalfa sprouts (optional) METHOD For the purée, have a bowl

of cold water ready. Blanch the wild garlic for a few seconds.

Transfer to the bowl of cold water, then squeeze out excess liquid and put in a

food processor.

Add a pinch of salt and the olive oil, then blitz to a purée. (Or, blitz a garlic clove with tarragon, parsley and the olive oil.) Add lemon

juice to taste.

Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water for 8-10 minutes, until tender. Drain and toss in a tablespoon of the garlic purée.

Slice the tomatoes and toss with the olive oil, oregano, red wine vinegar and a pinch of salt.

Heat a griddle pan and scatter over a pinch of sea salt.

Toss the asparagus spears in the oil and griddle for 5-8 minutes.

Brush the cut side of the lemon with oil and char on the griddle for a few minutes, until caramelised.

Put a spoonful of yogurt on to each plate, then add the potatoes and asparagus.

Dot the tomatoes around and top with the smoked trout.

Squeeze over the charred lemon, then sprinkle on the sprouts, wait to cool for a moment or two and then serve.

Smoky bean chilli with quinoa This delicious and nutritious bean stew gets its smoky flavour from chipotle paste, made from smoked jalapeno peppers

This meal provides 501 kcal, 18g protein, 71g carbohydrate (of which 18g sugars), 16g fat (of which 3g saturates), 17g fibre and 1.4g salt per portion.

Ingredients For the chipotle stew 2 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions, sliced 1 yellow pepper, deseeded, cut into chunks 1 medium sweet potato

300g/10½oz, peeled, cut into chunks 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tbsp plain flour 400g tin chopped tomatoes 2 tbsp chipotle paste (available at larger supermarkets and delicatessens) 400g tin cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 400g tin red kidney beans, rinsed and drained salt and freshly ground black

pepper soured cream, to serve (optional) For the coriander quinoa 150g/5oz quinoa, rinsed 1 ripe but firm avocado, halved, stone removed, flesh scooped out 1 lime, juice only 4 spring onions, finely sliced 1½ tbsp chopped fresh coriander, plus extra to garnish salt and freshly ground black pepper Recipe tips Method Heat the oil in a large heavybased saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onions and fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring well. Add the pepper and sweet potato and fry for 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle over the coriander and flour, stir to combine, continue to fry for 30-40 seconds.

Add the chopped tomatoes, chipotle paste, beans and

600ml/20fl oz cold water to the saucepan. Stir well to combine and season with salt and pepper.

Bring to the boil, then simmer for 18-20 minutes, stirring more and more regularly as the cooking time progresses, until all of the vegetables are tender. Add water if it starts to

dry out.

Meanwhile, for the quinoa, half-fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the quinoa, stir well, then simmer for 12-15 minutes, or until just tender.

Cut the avocado into chunks and drizzle over the lime juice.

Drain the quinoa and put in a

large bowl. Set aside to cool for 3-5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Stir in the avocado, spring onions and coriander.

Season with salt and pepper and mix well.

Spoon the quinoa onto plates and top with a ladleful of the stew. Serve a dollop of soured cream alongside.

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How to make the perfect ajo blanco

Dessert

Quick blueberry crumble Ingredients

Serves: 6 400g frozen blueberries 3 tablespoons flaked almonds 50g butter, cut into small pieces 3 tablespoons icing sugar 4 tablespoons plain flour 80g porridge oats 2 tablespoons honey

Directions Prep:5min, Cook:25min Ready in 30mins Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas 6.

Distribute blueberries evenly between 6 ramekins and sprinkle almonds on top.

In a large bowl rub together the butter with sugar, flour, oats and honey into a coarse crumb consistency.

Sprinkle mixture generously over blueberries and almonds.

Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Cool slightly before serving. Serve plain or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or some custard.

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Although gazpacho may be more famous these days, ajo blanco is the original cold soup from one of the hottest parts of Europe.

Predating the arrival of the new world’s tomatoes and peppers by several centuries, this thrifty mixture of Andalusian staples dates back to the Moorish middle ages – indeed, we have them to thank for the region’s abundant almond crop.

Stale bread, moistened with vinegar and water, thickened with nuts and spiced up with garlic is a richer proposition than gazpacho’s salad in a bowl, but well chilled, ajo blanco’s natural creaminess makes it a uniquely refreshing proposition, and a lovely

starter for a summer lunch or dinner party.

(Serves 4) 220g blanched almonds 100g slightly stale white bread (crusts off) A little milk or almond milk (optional) 600ml ice-cold water 4 smallish garlic cloves, roughly chopped, green sprout removed if necessary 1/2 cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped 200ml extra virgin olive oil, plus a little extra to garnish 2 tbsp sherry vinegar 8 grapes Toast the almonds in a dry pan until just starting to colour, then tip out and allow to cool. Set 20g aside as garnish. Soak the bread in milk for 10 minutes if

using, or cold water if not.

Put the remaining almonds into a blender or food processor. Squeeze out the bread and roughly tear into the blender. Add a dash of the water and whizz for a minute or so until fairly finely ground. Then, with the motor running, slowly add the water, followed by the garlic, cucumber, oil and vinegar.

Whizz until smooth, then season to taste. Sieve if desired, and then chill for at least 2 hours.

Divide between shallow bowls. Quarter and seed the grapes if necessary, roughly chop the remaining almonds, then arrange on top of the soup and finish with a final drizzle of oil.

How to store open bottles of wine How full is your fridge? I ask this because you may have to make room for some more bottles.

According to renowned wine expert Jancis Robinson, author of The 24 Hour Wine Expert, any open bottle – even a red – should be kept in the fridge.

Reds in the fridge?

Yup, it’s a thing.

Particularly with lighter reds such as Beaujolais and pinot noir. It brings out all their fresh fruit flavours.

Even full-bodied reds such as cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and malbec benefit from being served cooler than we’re accustomed to.

The advice to “serve at room temperature” dates from the days before central heating. Think cool rather than cold – more like 17C or 18C. If you have space, by all means pop any leftover bottles in the fridge but bring these fuller bodied reds back up to cool room temperature before drinking.

Another tip: don’t pour your friends’ glasses too full, especially on a hot day, or the wine will warm up even more.

What about whites and rosés?

Robinson and I agree, most are served too cold.

Chances are you’ve left the bottle in the fridge all day, which will strip all the flavour out of a white wine, particularly a rich oak-aged white such as a burgundy.

Even pinot grigio may taste of nothing (which could, of course, be an advantage).

Rosés, too, need chilling if they’re not to taste flat and flabby, but a couple of hours should do it.

What about bubbly?

That should be well chilled otherwise the cork will fly explosively out of the bottle. Did you know that not only are coupes out of fashion but flutes are too?

The best way to serve your champagne – particularly vintage fizz – is in a tulipshaped white wine glass that tapers towards the rim.

How long does wine keep once you’ve opened it?

Depends on the wine but most begin to lose their edge after 2-3 days. Even fino and manzanilla sherries (which should be kept in the fridge) are better drunk within the week.

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Are Celebrities making kids fat?

A-list celebrities could be contributing to childhood obesity by endorsing unhealthy food and drinks, new research claims.

More than four out of five products promoted by popstars including Beyoncé offer little in the form of nutrients, the study warned.

Sugary drinks, fast food and sweets were among the most common items endorsed by musicians, adding fire to the ongoing obesity epidemic.

But none of the stars identified for the study promoted fruit, vegetables or whole grains, research published in Pediatrics found.

The only exception was one endorsement of pistachios.

PepsiCo, manufacturer of products endorsed by influential singers including Beyoncé, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj, could be at fault for overweight children, the authors claim.

Study author Professor Marie Bragg, of New York University, said: 'These celebrity endorsement deals are often worth millions of dollars each, suggesting companies find them critical

for promoting products.

'Given the heavy targeting of adolescents and the amount of money they spend on foods and beverages, voluntary food marketing reduction pledges should expand to include teens. ' Food and drink companies are thought to spend around $2 billion (£1.38bn) a year on campaigns targeting the young.

Researchers identified 163 popular music stars using Billboard Magazine's 'Hot 100' song charts between 2013 and 2014.

To verify the influence a particular celebrity had over young people, the investigators ranked the number of YouTube video views they had, as well as using the Teen Choice Award's to make sure they were popular among teens.

What food and drink £10 will buy you on low-cost airlines

One of the perks of not flying on a low-cost airline is that you get food and drinks provided as part of your journey - whether it's just a snack or something more substantial.

But as even British Airways is looking to scrap its complimentary in-flight meals, it's time to look at just what your money can buy you onboard.

We looked to see just how far £10 might stretch.

We looked at the lowest prices in pound sterling for four products - nuts, crisps, a sandwich or pot noodle as a main and a bottle of water of at least 330ml.

In the UK, Monarch is the most expensive airline for inflight meals.

Choosing the cheapest items will set you back £7.40

for a full meal - less than you would pay if you opted for its official meal combo, which is £7.50 for any snack, sandwich and drink.

The airline has sandwiches and hot snacks for £4.40 each, with options like cheese and tomato toasted bloomer, ham and cheese toasted bloomer, bacon panini or a chicken Caesar salad sub roll.

But if you're buying just nuts, at £1.30 each, you can fill up on seven packs for £10. Alternatively you can buy one full meal plus another pack of nuts.

On Jet2 a pack of Seabrook crisps is just £1 and you get this free if you buy any main for £3.95.

This makes it the cheapest UK budget airline for food and £10 will buy you two main meals (sandwiches in this case), two free snacks and one bottle of water.

The sandwich options include chicken salad, bacon, lettuce and tomatoes or a three-cheese roll.

For the same £3.95, you can also try their ham and cheese toastie, cheese and tomato toastie and tuna melt panini. And if you're still hungry, there's change for two more packets of crisps.

A main and water will cost you £5.75.

Food & Drink

Spanish Eating Tips

Spain's eating and drinking culture is one of its greatest attractions, and a very sociable one too, with people rubbing shoulders in tapas bars and cafés. The Spaniards take their food seriously – be it diner-style menus del dia (menus of the day) or elaborate, nouveau cuisine in gourmet restaurants. Food is generally dictated by the seasons and fresh, whichever corner of Spain you go to.

An excellent way to understand different facets of Spanish cuisine is to sample tapas (pintxos in the Basque Country): small snacks served with drinks in local bars across the country. They can range from gourmet canapés to simple plates of olives, cheeses and cured meats, and may be charged or given free.

Spanish drinks have also brewed up quite a storm worldwide – from the thirstquenching sangria to bubbly Cava to the sophisticated Rioja wine.

Specialities: Paella: A Valencian rice dish loaded with seafood and chicken or rabbit, saffron and vegetables.

Croquetas: Fried breadcrumbed fritters with a creamy, potato interior.

Cocido: A fragrant and rich chickpea and meat stew popular in Madrid.

Tortilla Espaniola: A rich,

chunky potato omelette – a staple throughout Spain.

Gazpacho: A chilled tomato-based, tangy vegetable soup from Andalucía.

Jamón: One of many cured Spanish meats, Jamón is a type of finely sliced cured ham.

Pulpo á feira: Tender, boiled lobster seasoned with paprika and salt and drizzled in olive oil.

Chorizo: A dried and course pork sausage seasoned with smoked paprika.

Bacalao al pil: A Basque Country dish of salt cod with a velvety white olive-oil emulsion.

Sherry: A fortified wine available in several styles: Fino and Manzanilla (pale and dry), amontillado (dry, richer in body and darker in colour), Oloroso (medium, full-bodied, fragrant and golden) and sweet sherries such as Pedro Ximénez.

Rioja: Spain’s flagship red wine, made from Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes.

Cava: A sparkling wine from Catalonia made using the same method used to produce Champagne.

THINGS TO KNOW: Most restaurants serve a menú del día at lunchtime; this is a three-course meal including drinks that generally costs from €10 to €20 and can be very good value.

Best breakfast recipes KIPPERS A brace of kippers makes the perfect start to the day.

Take your kippers and top with large lumps of butter.

Bake in the oven at 200C/gas mark 6 for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, have your toast to hand. Eat, washed down with a black velvet.

Alternatively, they are the perfect sustenance if you are going out dancing – but be warned, there is always the risk of kipper burps, so be careful as you perform your quarter turn.

TOASTED MUSHROOM SANDWICH Makes 1 large sandwich mushrooms 100g, small olive oil 2 tbsp sourdough bread 2 thin slices, cheese 4 tbsp grated Slice the mushrooms thinly, almost like paper. Warm

the oil in a frying pan and add the mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook for 10 minutes or so over a moderate heat till soft. Using a draining spoon, pile them on to one of the slices of bread. Scatter over the grated cheese. Place the second piece of bread on top and press down lightly.

Wipe the pan out lightly with kitchen roll – you need a thin film of oil to fry the sandwich – then place the sandwich in the pan, letting it cook for a few minutes till the bread is golden and the cheese is starting to melt.

Turn the sandwich and cook the other side.

Perfection is when the bread is lightly crisp, the mushrooms soft and the cheese oozing.

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DVD’S Every Thing Will Be Fine

Record Of The Week!

This week, Mark Nolan from TKO Media has picked the Record of the Week and his choice is Mardy Bum from the Arctic Monkeys.

Released in 2006 the song was more recently heard in the BBC drama The A Word featuring Lee Ingleby and Morven Christie. As their son Joe walks through the rugged landscapes of Cumbria he is heard singing along to this upbeat song about both happiness and misery.

Joe, played by Max Vento, is a 5-year old boy who is diagnosed as being on the Autism spectrum and the show deals with how that impacts the family and those around him, tinged with sadness, embarrassment and denial, the story eventually leads itself to acceptance and understanding for all.

Altogether now, “Now then Mardy Bum”.

Tune in to TKO next week to listen to the song and give your opinion by emailing studio@tko.fm, or post your opinion on Facebook.

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TOP 10 1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 2. X-Men: Apocalypse 3. Me Before You 4. Alice Through the Looking Glass 5. Angry Birds 6. Captain America: Civil War 7.Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 8. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 9. The Jungle Book 10. The Nice Guys

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS REVIEW

DIRECTOR Dave Green GENRE PG 13 SYNOPSIS When the evil Shredder creates his own mutants, Bebop and Rocksteady, the Turtles must team up with April O'Neil, news reporter Vern Fenwick, and vigilante Casey Jones to defend New York City from destruction. .

RELEASE DATE June 3, 2016 DURATION 112 mins

More than once in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the turtles themselves are introduced, with the movie offering up a brief explanation of each turtle's

personality or how each one works into the group as a whole. Despite being a sequel, doing this once—especially when Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael are being introduced to another character—makes some sense. Doing it twice, however, is downright odd.

There is in fact a lot that is odd in the Dave Green-directed film, but then the story operates in a world where mutant turtles have been taught martial arts skills by a mutant rat. It is also a world where these turtles use their skills to battle evil, evil that comes in the form of a different martial artists master, The

Shredder (Brian Tee); his black-clad ninjas; and sundry others.

Since the 2014 reboot offered up an origin story for many of these characters, Out of the Shadows is able to jump right into the action. Where the first film seemed hesitant to give us a good look at the heroes and placed a primacy on reporter April O'Neil (Megan Fox) and her cameraman, Vern Fenwick (Will Arnett), here the humans take a backseat to the heroes in a half shell. The Out of the Shadows title in fact functions in two ways – first, the turtles spend more time out in the world at large than in the first film and

second, we get to the see more of them as well. In fact, the characters of April and Vern regularly feel like afterthoughts in the movie, something that was definitely not the case in 2014.

The effects, while regularly excellent, still falter at times.

The Turtles have moments where they feel as though they might actually be wherever we see them, but other times they are quite clearly produced by a computer. Bebop and Rocksteady have fewer moments where they feel truly present and, as enjoyable as it is to see Krang (voiced by Brad Garrett), he never feels remotely realistic.

Pata Negra in Dénia, adventure from the sea Aventura Pata Negra offers hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, orienteering and 'cycling holidays'.

The Alicante town of Denia is located in a privileged environment, between the Mediterranean Sea and the magical presence of Montgo. Aventura Pata Negra Denia is a company of active tourism who knows this wonderful showcase and wants you to enjoy it through sports and the passion for nature. Hiking, mountain biking, kayaking to the spectacular Cova Tallada and orienteering.

In addition, Pata Negra are specialists make holiday packs to enjoy road cycling including accommodation. The 'cycling holidays' is a practice that has increasingly greater number of fans. An ideal place to discover the wonderful landscapes of the Costa Blanca, sports and fun at the

same time. The good weather will allow you adventure at any time of year along beautiful mountain roads with little traffic.

Dénia is one of the most important towns on the Costa Blanca. Its historical heritage gives a good account of the splendor enjoyed in the past. But Dénia lives of the present and its conversion into a modern city offering diverse services for leisure and fun city for the visitors. More than 20 kilometers of coastline. lonely and crowded beaches, rock and sand, and dominated by the Montgó, which sets the perfect spot to enjoy any outdoor activity stage.

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A writer gets into an argument with his girlfriend and goes out for a drive to collect his thoughts. While wandering randomly, he unintentionally strikes and kills a young b o y .

T h e accident leaves a d e e p mark on his psyche. He is tortured by his memories of the incident and strives to make sense of the senseless mishap. Despite his struggle to rebuild his life and sense of sense, he remains tormented by guilt many years later and sees himself as a murderer.

Hello, My Name Is Doris Everyone knows the traditions from the 18th and 19th centuries: older men w o u l d m a r r y younger women to have more kids, to empower t h e m selves, to show their authority, and a multitude of other reasons. These weddings would be applauded in those days, and are now as well.

Colonia Young couple Daniel and Lena happen to find themselves tangled up in the 1973 military coup in Chile.

The secret police, led by Augusto Pinochet, take Daniel against his will which leaves Lena to track h i m down.

S h e finds him in t h e South end of t h e country, in a restricted area- Colonia Dignidad.

The Colonia is an area run

by Paul Schafer, a lay preacher and calls the area a charitable mission, however it is not. There has never been anyone who has left the Colonia alive.

Lena makes the decision to join the Colonia.

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Once-a-day sunscreens fail to live up to claims, says Which?

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Using sunscreen which claims it needs to be applied only once a day will not fully protect against the sun, a watchdog has warned.

Tests of four major brands of sunscreen found that, after six to eight hours, the effectiveness of SPF 30 lotions reduced by 74%, leaving the

skin vulnerable to harmful ultraviolet rays.

Which? looked at sunscreen made by Soltan, PizBuin, Reimann and UltraSun, which all claimed to offer at least eight hours of full protection. However, the study showed that, over time, SPF 30 protection could drop

to as low as SPF8 if not reapplied.

In Australia, brands are not allowed to make ‘once-a-day’ claims, and anything that leads consumers to believe sunscreens do not need to be regularly reapplied is forbidden.

Which? director of policy and campaigns Alex Neill warned that, with 100,000 people diagnosed with skin cancer in the UK each year, “some manufacturers need to do more to ensure their sunscreens live up to the claims on the packaging”.

He said: “Our testing shows that these sunscreens just don’t live up to their ‘once-a-day’ claims so people

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should reapply sunscreens regularly to ensure they have protection from the sun.”

Cancer Research echoed his statement, and said its recommendation was always to “reapply regularly to help get even coverage of your skin”.

But

Boots, the maker of Soltan, disputed Which?’s findings and said its sun lotion offered the protection promised on the bottle.

“It is expected that the level of SPF in any ‘once-aday’ sun protection will reduce throughout the day,” a Boots spokesperson said.

“This is why we formulate Boots Soltan Once 8 Hour Sun Protection SPF30 to a higher level of SPF so that our customers can be confident it will not reduce below SPF 30, and they will get the right level of protection for a full eight hours.”

Piz Buin said in a statement that its all-day protection sunscreens carried “clear instructions” on the need for reapplication, and contested Which?’s recommendation that ‘once-a-day’ sunscreens should be banned.

The test was also called into question by the industry

body, the Cosmetic, Toiletry & Perfumery Association, which criticised the watchdog for testing the products on volunteers wearing shirts which may have rubbed off the protection.

Dr Chris Flower said: “We normally apply sunscreen to areas of skin that will be exposed to the sun but we don’t apply sunscreen to areas that will remain covered under clothes. Exposed areas will not be subject to rubbing against a T-shirt for six to eight hours, so we feel this is unrealistic as a test and believe the criticisms from Which? are not justified.”

This is not the first time the protection offered by sunscreen has been called into question.

Research by Which? found that Soltan SPF30 and Hawaiin Tropic SPF30 sunscreens offered two-thirds of the skin protection they claimed.

What is computer vision syndrome – and how can I prevent it?

Back-breaking work? It doesn’t have to be

Do you sit in front of a screen at work for hours, then leave with a headache, sore, dry, blurry eyes and a painful

neck? If so, welcome to computer vision syndrome (CVS), a condition just waiting to happen to those who use a

screen for more than three hours a day. This happens to be quite a lot of us – about 70 million worldwide. At the risk

of being alarmist, some researchers argue that CVS is the “No 1 occupational hazard of the 21st century”. But back pain, tension headaches and discomfort are not inevitable consequences of screen time – perhaps we should simply be more careful. At the very least, we should encourage our children to develop good screen habits.

A study of 642 students in Iran between the ages of 11 and 18 found that about 70% used computers for at least two hours a day. Up to half reported eye strain, blurred vision, dry eyes and headaches. The symptoms were worse in those who were long- or short-sighted. While most got better quickly after coming way from the screen, some took a day to recover.

About one-third sat too close

to the screen.

What can we do about it?

Eyes work harder when they read from a screen because computer images are made of pixels, tiny dots that have a bright centre and blurred edges. Printed images and words, by comparison, are solid and well-defined.

Our eyes constantly have to focus, relax and refocus to read the pixels, which tires out the muscles. The 20-20-20 rule to combat this says you should take a 20-second break every 20 minutes and focus on points 20ft from your computer. When we look at a screen, we don’t blink as much as we do normally, so consciously doing so will moisten your eyes and reduce irritation. Flat screens with anti-glare filters are kind to eyes, as is having adequate

light. If you have glasses, check your prescription and consider lenses that reduce glare.

When it comes to the distance you sit from the screen, how you sit and the optimum level for reading documents, it becomes rather prescriptive.

It’s more comfortable to look down at a screen, so keep yours 15 to 20 degrees below eye level (about 10-13cm, or 4-5in), as measured from the centre of the screen. The screen should be 46-66cm (18-26in) away from your face; any closer and your eyes have to work too hard to focus on the screen. Sit in a proper chair, even if it’s ugly, so you have support in the small of your back and can sit with your feet flat on the floor.

Oh, and read more books – they are better for you.

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Food Intolerance and Food Allergy Tests

Today more and more people are having adverse reactions to foods than ever before, and there are more hospitals and clinics offering all sorts of food sensitivity tests. Food sensitivity tests are in 2 categories - Food Intolerance and Food Allergy tests.

Food intolerance tests determine how well we tolerate foods. Food intolerance occurs mainly because of a person’s inability to digest the food in question, due to a deficiency of the enzyme required to digest the food. A typical example is Lactose intolerance.

People suffering from lactose intolerance are unable to digest lactose because they lack the enzyme lactase required to digest lactose (milk sugar). Other sugar intolerances are also fairly common such as Fructose intolerance - the inability to digest the fruit sugar, fructose, due to a deficiency of the fruit enzyme fructase. Also, there may be an intolerance to complex sugars, proteins, fats and oils.

Food intolerance can appear from birth, or can develop suddenly, mainly because of diseases of the digestive tract affecting the production of enzymes.

People without a gallbladder can have an intolerance to fats and lips due to the absence of lipase, the

enzyme needed to digest fats and oils.

Infections from bacteria or fungi can also interfere with the body’s ability to produce digestive enzymes, leading to food intolerance. The symptoms of food intolerances will typically occur a few hours after eating the intolerable food and include bloating, cramps, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain.

The solution to food intolerances varies depending on severity. In severe cases, the problem food has to be eliminated from the diet. But before such a drastic action, supplementing the diet with digestive enzymes may be helpful. Digestive enzymes are particularly useful for helping with fats digestion especially after gallbladder surgery.

Food Allergy is very different from food intolerance and involves the immune system. In food allergy, the body has an exaggerated response to what is usually a harmless food, and the body develops antibodies against this food, causing life-threatening symptoms.

The most known food allergy is an allergy to peanuts. The first exposure to peanuts causes no adverse reaction, but the body builds up antibodies called IgE. These IgE antibodies attach to histaminecontaining cells in the throat, nose, lungs and skin.

On second exposure to the allergen such as peanuts, the IgE antibodies now bind to the histamine cells making them explode and release histamine which

causes life-threatening reactions.

Histamine causes constriction of the throat and lungs causing breathlessness, as well as skin reactions. Mild allergies to foods can also occur when the immune system is dysfunctional, but these are not powerful enough to cause breathlessness but are still able to cause problems in the body.

Food allergy tests are common, but food allergies are very rare and not likely to be the cause of digestive problems. Many people will, however, suffer from food intolerances originating from disorders of the gut system.

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Can exercise really reduce the risk of getting cancer?

Just in case you haven’t got the message that exercise is good for you, two huge research studies this week shout it louder than ever. Which is just as well, since almost one-third of adults are classified as “inac-

tive”. Exercise is already known to reduce the risk of breast, colon and endometrial cancer (cancer of the lining of the uterus) by between 10% and 40%. Now, a pooled analysis of data from studies looking at 1.4 million adults

between the ages of 19 and 98 has found that exercise reduces the risk of an additional 10 cancers, including oesophageal, stomach, bladder and kidney. What’s more, for many cancers, exercise reduces the risk even in over-

weight people. This is particularly interesting, because the mechanism by which exercise is thought to protect from cancer is weight reduction.

It seems that exercise may work its magic in a variety of ways. Dr Marilie Gammon, an epidemiologist from the Gillings School of Global Public Health in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, who wrote an editorial to accompany the paper in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Internal Medicine, says that exercise may help to repair DNA when it is damaged by cancer-promoting substances. Exercise may also alter hormone levels and reduce inflammation.

The study showed that the risk of oesophageal cancer for those taking the most exercise was 42% lower than for those taking the least. For seven of the cancers, the risk reduction was one-fifth or more. Gammon says the data was based on four hours of activity a week – the

standard recommendation to prevent heart disease.

How active you have to be to reduce your cancer risk is unknown. Gammon suggests anything is likely to be beneficial – even taking the stairs instead of the lift.

But why stop at exercise?

The second study of lifestyle and cancer, which took data from 136,000 Americans, found that anyone who quits smoking; does two and a half hours of moderate exercise a week; has no more than one drink a day if a woman or two if a man; and keeps to a BMI

between 18.5 and 27.5 is likely to reduce their risk of bowel cancer by 30% and breast cancer by 12%.

So, are you doing enough to reduce your risk of getting cancer? While these studies can’t prove that exercise reduces the risk of cancer – because they only report an observed association – they show a strong link, which is enough for me to get out my bike tomorrow. The fact that you can be overweight and still see a reduction in risk means you can get the benefit whatever your size.

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Dave Silver

Friday 10th June 2016

The Inside Story Of An Old Pantomime Horse SOMEONE came into the pub the other evening and started to ask questions about our former leader and mentor Ol' Red Eyes.

After first fleeing to the far end of the bar -- which we always did when a stranger entered the premises -- our current leader and mentor Andromeda Arkwright shepherded us back into the centre of the room.

I must confess that despite our trepidation at the presence of an intruder, we pubsters were intrigued by the fact that somebody was showing an interest in Ol' Red Eyes.

Let's face it, we were more than intrigued. We were in shock that the old codger could be the focus of anyone's attention.

The ancient chap used to be an intellectual giant who was the chair of several eru-

dite organisations.

Nowadays, he was merely like a chair, just part of the furniture.

'Can you tell me where I might find Mr Red Eyes?' asked the stranger.

'Indeed,' replied Dave the barman. 'But firstly, would Sir care to purchase a drink?'

'Maybe later,' said the stranger. 'I feel slightly uncomfortable with all those non-blinking eyes staring at me.'

'My clientele aren't used to unfamiliar faces,' said Dave the barman. 'Just ignore them or alternatively you might consider buying them a glass of something.'

'Mine's a pint of mulled claret,' said a new voice.

The stranger looked down in the direction of the voice.

'Oh, my God!' he exclaimed.

'I'm standing on someone! I thought it was just a lumpy

carpet.'

'Ol' Red Eyes, I'd like you to meet The Stranger,' said Andromeda Arkwright, performing the introductions.

'But what's he doing on the floor?' gasped the stranger.

As I'd known Ol' Red Eyes the longest, it was left to me to explain what was going on.

Helping the stranger step off the prostrate form of our oldest pubster, I said: 'Ol' Red Eyes is something of a mystery figure.

'He was the one who started our little pub group but these days he merely hangs about the place -- usually by his trouser braces which we tie around a beer pump once we've got him seated on a stool.

'But his braces have steadily lost their elasticity and that's why Ol' Red Eyes

spends his days on the floor.

'As for the mystery figure aspect, no-one knows where he came from or indeed where he is going to -- apart from the odd occasion when he is certified dead at the hospital and then minutes later declared alive again and sent home.

'Rumour has it that his brother was an archaeologist who lodged nearby but we've never been sure whether Ol' Red Eyes lived with him or was merely unearthed by the brother during an excavation.'

The stranger's eyes filled with tears. 'Look!' shouted Daft Barry. 'That man is weeping!'

'Hush, Barry,' chorused his fellow pubsters.

'The stranger is about to divulge something -- and Dave Silver will run out of space in this week's Courier column if we

don't let him get on with it.'

The stranger dabbed his eyes with Dave the barman's dry bar towel and proceeded to enthral us.

'Mr Red Eyes and I were once close,' he said. 'Before the recent rot set in he was known as Young Blue Eyes and he and I were teachers at the same school.'

'Ah!' said Andromeda Arkwright. 'That's what you mean by close. You forged an intellectual link, a meeting of minds. How commendable!'

The stranger shook his head. 'That's not it at all. At our school's end of term concerts, we both played the pantomime horse. I was the front end, Young Blue Eyes was the back end.'

Ol' Red Eyes, semicomatose on the pub floor, opened one rheumy peeper and announced: 'I thought I

recognised those hindquarters of yours.' And then he sank back into a deep sleep.

'Oh, well,' said the stranger. 'I shall return another time to speak with my old friend.'

'Before you gallop away,' I called after him. 'Why did you and Ol' Red Eyes finally break up the panto horse and go off in different directions?'

'I decided to quit while I was a HEAD,' he quipped.

'Ol' Red Eyes, on the other hoof, saw it through to the END.' We all groaned at the stranger's pathetic attempt at horsey humour.

Meanwhile, Dave the barman stared sadly into his empty cash till and observed: 'You can lead a horse to water . . . er, I mean beer . . . but you can't make it drink.'

Motorist gets into Hilarious row with his sat nav Declan Flannery can be heard repeatedly shouting 'new destination' at the device, but gets increasingly hot under the collar when it fails to understand him

This is the hilarious moment an angry motorist got into a fight with his Sav Nav when he couldn't get it to work.

The short-fused driver was trying to get the device to give him directions to Cloughjordan in Ireland.

In the video Declan Flannery from Puckane can

be heard getting increasingly hot under the collar as he repeatedly shouts 'new destination' in an attempt to map out his journey.

But when it fails to register his voice, gets into a tiff and launches a foulmouthed tirade at the machine.

His passengers, mean-

while, appear to find his frustration amusing as they burst into fits of laughter in the back seat.

The video, which was shared to Facebook by Paddy Murphy, has now gone viral having been viewed more than 718,000 times and racked up 7,400 likes.

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Flying the Flag for Euro 2016

With the start of the Euro 2016 football competition, we thought it appropriate to answer one of the questions that often comes up surrounding sporting features, “Can I put a flag on my car?”

The short answer is yes, so long as it complies with certain rules, as the last thing we want is to pose a danger to either ourselves or other road users.

Whether it is of a country, a football team or just a group to which you belong, carrying a flag to show your

support is something that many people may consider, but it can also lead to fines from the traffic police if your flag does not comply with the regulations, not because the flag may show support for another country, but because they can lead to danger.

Artículo 14 of the Reglamento Circulacion deals with the distribution of loads, under the heading “Disposición de la carga”.

Although a flag may not be considered to be a “load”,

because it is an element which is additional to the normal fixtures of the vehicle, then it qualifies as such.

As such, in the interests of safety, anything carried on a vehicle must not drag fully or partially, fall or move dangerously, interfere with vehicle stability, produce noise, dust or other problems that can be avoided and must not hide the lighting and signals, number plates or anything else which could interfere with manual warnings of the drivers.

Anything which is placed outside the vehicle when it is moving will produce drag.

Cars and road vehicles are designed through extensive testing in wind tunnels in order for them to minimise this.

Quite clearly, if a flag is of a large enough size, it will produce considerable drag.

It may well interfere with the view of lights, number plates and other fixtures, and could blow or fall into the path of other road users, and is a risk in terms of becoming loose or entangles in either the vehicle carrying it, or others.

Therefore, quite clearly, large flags are not allowed.

However, there are smaller, purpose built flags which are permitted. These are often seen attached to the windows of vehicles, or sometimes as part of the main structure, such as one might see in a Presidential limousine.

Similarly, there are other accessories available which can be fitted to a vehicle safely, such as covers for the wing mirrors, so long as the active view of the mirror is not obscured.

A flag draped or tied across the bonnet or roof, or any part of the vehicle, would not be permitted, nor would covers to the sun visors, which could interfere

with the visibility of the driver.

There are some exceptions to this rule when a road is closed to normal traffic, such as when an organised parade is taking place, at which time, larger flags are permitted.

If you do wish to display a flag on your car during normal driving conditions, take into account the size of the flag as there are no approved flags for use on the car, and small enough to not pose any kind of risk. If you do this, your patriotism can be displayed for all to see, but fall foul of the law and the consequences will be a considerable financial burden.

If you would like to practice your Spanish whilst thinking about this rule, here

is the extract from the Reglamento Circulacion.

Artículo 14 Disposición de la carga La carga transportada en un vehículo, así como los accesorios que se utilicen para su acondicionamiento o protección, deben estar dispuestos y, si fuera necesario, sujetos de tal forma que no puedan: a) Arrastrar, caer total o parcialmente o desplazarse de manera peligrosa. b) Comprometer la estabilidad del vehículo. c) Producir ruido, polvo u otras molestias que puedan ser evitadas. d) Ocultar los dispositivos de alumbrado o de señalización luminosa, las placas o distintivos obligatorios y las advertencias manuales de sus conductores.

Al Andalus car hire help N332

Through their collaboration with the N332 Road Safety Project, Al Andalus Car Hire wanted to try to help the local charities we work with, and thanks to their help, the children at Elche Children´s Home face a summer of fun and excitement with their brand new PlayStation games console.

David Baker, the boss of Al Andalus Car Hire, gave up a week in one of his

rental properties, offering the money he received to the project.

With that money, N332 purchased a Play Station games console, memory card and 20 of the top games so that the children can be entertained through the summer and beyond.

It is thanks to our supporters that we are able to extend that help to local needy causes and we thank

Al Andalus Car Hire for their help.

If you would like to know more about their service, visit the website, alandaluscarhire.com, and we hope you will support and thank them for their contribution on our behalf.

If you run a business and would like to offer your support as a sponsor, email admin@n332.es and we will get back in touch with you.

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Friday 10th June 2016

Rossi Reigns In Spain

Lennox Lewis to carry Muhammad Ali’s coffin

Italian Valentino Rossi claimed victory in the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday to catapult himself back into the 2016 MotoGP World Championship battle.

The Italian took advantage on his Movistar Yamaha after reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo crashed out of the race.

Rossi, looking for a 10th world title, held off Spanish rival Marc Marquez to claim

victory in a thrilling duel over the final six laps. The duo exchanged the lead with Repsol Honda's Marquez getting his nose in front in his home race three laps out. But Rossi was able to retake the lead with two laps remaining and did not look back as he claimed a stunning win.

Lorenzo's race came to an end with eight laps remaining, the Spaniard furi-

Brave Bikers

Britain's former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and actor Will Smith will be pallbearers at Muhammad Ali's funeral later today.

London-born Lewis, 50, became undisputed world champion in 1999, while American Smith, 47, played Ali in the 2001 film of the same name.

Three-time heavyweight world champion Ali died last Friday at the age of 74 in hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.

His funeral will be held in his home town of Louisville,

Kentucky.

The other pallbearers will be Jerry Ellis, the brother of Jimmy Ellis, Ali's former sparring partner and fellow world heavyweight champion, Ali's cousins John Grady and Jan Wadell, nephew Ibn Ali, former brother-in-law Komawi Ali and family friend John Ramsey.

Today’s service, which will be attended by a number of world leaders, heads of state and celebrities, will be open to the public and streamed live on the internet. It starts at 8pm.

Monte Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the CD Montesinos F o o t b a l l Supporters Club, The Full Monte, will be held at 8.00pm this coming Tuesday (June 14th), at Bar Esquina in Los Montesinos square.

All members are invited to attend, and the

fees of five euros are due, with membership cards available on the night.

The Full Monte are after more committee members to help with the increasing number of events and duties including a vital need for a new Social Secretary to organise monthly lunches and other social functions.

132 mountain bikers managed to finish last Sunday’s Redován MTB Race, which saw 180 starters tackle a 24 and a half kilometre course around the Sierra de Redován. The tough test saw one competitor crash and break his collarbone and he was airlifted to the Vega

Hospital by a rescue helicopter.

The winner was Manuel Sánchez Aldeguer, who completed the course in one hour and 16 minutes whilst Maria Angeles Pertusa Bethlehem took the female category in just over two hours.

Sevens Victors

Albacete Rugby Club won last Saturday’s Miguel Hernández Sevens tournament at Orihuela’s Los Arcos stadium.

Local side ITV Orihuela Vega Baja came second

(both Albacete and Orihuela teams pictured), and Murcia University third.

The Torrevieja Tigers, the San Javier Squalos, and Murcia also took part in the event.

ous after he was clipped by Andrea Iannone as they contested fifth spot.

Spaniard Dani Pedroza finished third, six seconds behind Rossi, who remains third in the standings but is now just 12 points behind Lorenzo.

Marquez leapfrogged his countryman into top spot in the standing and leads by 10 points.

Marquez, who traded the lead with Rossi over the closing laps before the Italian made his move stick with two to go, has 125 points to Lorenzo's 115 and Rossi's 103 after seven rounds.

"I was struggling a lot with the front (tyre)," said Marquez, who ended last season as Rossi's archenemy after the pair clashed on track and the Italian accused him of helping compatriot Lorenzo win the title to keep it in Spanish hands.

"I had a few moments, in the end I was on the limit. I tried but when I saw also Lorenzo out the mentality changed a little bit.

"The important thing is that we had a great battle with Valentino and I think the people enjoyed it," added the smiling Spaniard, whose handshake with Rossi in the finish area ended months of glacial relations.

Rossi dedicated his victory to Luis Salom, a Moto2 rider who died in a crash in practice on Friday. All three podium placed riders arrived at the presentation ceremony wearing T-shirts in memory of Salom, the 24-yearold Spaniard who died after colliding with a protective barrier at the Barcelona track.

"It was one of the best victories of my career and I dedicate it to Luis Salom and to all of his family," Rossi said.

Doped Up

Madrid's Anti-Doping Laboratory has been suspended by the World AntiDoping Agency (Wada) after failing to comply with international standards. Wada said the decision was a result of finding the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency noncompliant.

The suspension, which takes effect immediately, prohibits the laboratory from

carrying out any Wada-related anti-doping activities including all analyses of urine and blood samples.

However, Wada said Spain's other laboratory in Barcelona has maintained its accreditation.

The Madrid laboratory has just over a fortnight to appeal against the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Castle Karate

Karate kids of all shapes, sizes and ages have descended on Santa Pola castle for the International Karate tournament which runs until Sunday. 760 com-

petitors from 63 clubs across Spain will be taking part in 47 categories ranging from children’s contests right up to senior members of the Spanish team.

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Friday 10th June 2016

Ivie Davies on Golf GB CAPTAIN JAMIE SPENCE

Rio Rumblings Over Olympic Return

The return of golf to the Summer Olympics after a break of 112 years is just weeks away, and the captain of Team GB’s golf team, Jamie Spence, says all the negative headlines recently regarding Rio this summer should be mixed with sympathy as well as with a considerable dose of annoyance. Mind you there’s still plenty of annoyance amongst some past Olympians that golf is back, like the 1976 Scottish breaststroke gold medalist from the Montreal games, David Wilkie. On the claims from Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player that the Olympics would help grow golf globally, Wilkes described their views as 'absolute bulls-t', while he also said that players who don't stay in Rio de Janeiro for the whole of the Games can't be classed as true Olympians.

Whatever will be will be, and as people like Jamie Spence share the con-

cerns of the players over the Zika virus, the real negativity has come over the top names turning down the chance to play because they can’t fit another week’s golf into their schedules. So don’t get him started on that particular subject.

Scheduling difficulties?

Seriously? How many events do they play each year, is it 23 or 24? And how many weeks are there in each year? I don’t get it.

How many chances do you get to play for your country?

Gary Player, the South Africa captain (and big advocate of the sporting return to the Olympics) must be fuming about Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel declaring themselves “unavailable”.

Oosthuizen stated the other week that he will pass on his spot this summer in Rio, a decision that meant Schwartzel was next in line to represent South Africa alongside

Branden Grace. But the former Masters champ will also skip golf's return to the Olympics because of that "tight schedule."

Schwartzel's withdrawal was confirmed by the vice president of the International Golf Federation. The decisions from Oosthuizen and Schwartzel did not sit well with Selwyn Nathan, the executive director of the South Africa-based Sunshine Tour.

"They will regret later why they didn't go to the Olympics," Nathan said.

"But I believe they are both big boys who make their own decisions."

Gary Player tweeted a lengthy statement talking about his displeasure with top-ranked players skipping Rio. “I would have given anything to play in the Olympics," Player wrote. "South Africa had a great team, but now obviously, it will not be as good. Players withdrawing hurt the game of golf.

Oosthuizen is No. 13 in the latest world rankings, while Schwartzel is No. 20 having won earlier this year at the Valspar Championship. With both players skipping the Olympics, the second South African roster spot now falls to Jaco Van Zyl at No. 59, with 85th-ranked George Coetzee also in the mix.

Fiji's Vijay Singh and Australia's Adam Scott have also said that they will not be off to Rio this August, which is all rather sad. Many people fought tooth-and-nail for decades to get golf back into the Olympics as its one of the most popular sports in the world, and the best players should be showcased on the biggest stage in sport.

Luckily, there are still four more years to make sure the top golfers get the message and commit to play in Tokyo in 2020.

Fortunately, Jamie Spence has players only too willing, although

Masters champion Danny Willett expressed concerns about the Zika virus recently, with its link to babies born with deformities. In the case of players like Danny, you have to have every sympathy for him. He’s young, and he and his wife have just had their first child and they might want more over the next few years. But I would not have thought that any of the top players will pull out now unless Zika escalates.

Golf’s continued uncertainty towards its Olympic revival is quite irritating, especially when some big names like Tiger Woods and Peter Dawson (former chief executive of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club) fought for its inclusion, which means that the whole sport should get behind it. Anything that takes the game away from America and around the world is the right way to go. While Brazil is not a big golf country, can you

imagine what it will be like in Tokyo next time? Are we saying a golf-obsessed country like Japan doesn’t deserve to host a golf tournament when it has the Olympics?

Britain’s team will be announced on the eve of The Open next month, and even allowing for Chris Wood’s recent momentous victory at Wentworth, it would still take a considerable turn of events for Willett and Justin Rose not to be representing the men, while Charley Hull and Catriona Matthew are likely to be the two female representatives. They’ve played so consistently well it’s going to be hard to remove them, and I think they are all excellent medal prospects. It would be really disappointing if GB didn’t go home without at least one of them collecting a medal. That would certainly make it all feel worth it, and might make ex-swimmer David Wilkie happy.

TITTER ON THE TEE Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures, though lately they’ve only been able to meet a few times a week to play cards.

One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, "Now don't get mad at me. I know we've been friends for a long time but I just can't think of your name. I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is?" Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she asked, "How soon do you need to know?"

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Who Needs Rafa?

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Neymar Quiz An injured Rafa Nadal may have been missing from his second home of the clay at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, but there were still plenty of Spanish headline-makers last weekend. Garbiñe Muguruza beat World No. 1 Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open, which was the first half of a great Spanish double last Saturday which saw Feliciano López and Marc López turn over the hot-shot Bryan brothers in an exciting men’s doubles final.

The Spanish 22-year-old Muguruza is the first

Spanish woman to win Roland Garros since Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario in 1998 and fourth seed Muguruza's straight sets win made amends for her loss against Williams in last year's Wimbledon final.

Although it was Muguruza who got the first break of serve, it was Williams who looked to have gained the upper hand with three games in a row giving her a 5-4 lead.

However, Muguruza played a solid service game to stay in the set and then clinched it with some wonderful hitting down both tram lines.

The second set began

with three breaks of serve but it was still Muguruza who was dictating, another stunning forehand into the corner moving her into a 3-1 lead.

Muguruza remained rock solid, taking risks on her first serve, before finally sealing the victory with a pinpoint, on-the-line lob that caught both players by surprise.

In the men’s doubles, Feliciano López and Marc López won their first Grand Slam with a victory over the Bryan brothers. In a tightly contested 2 hour 23 minute final, the Spanish duo clinched an historical 6-4, 67, 6-3 win over the 16-time Grand Slam champions.

Slam Nerves Steadied

Torrevieja’s Nicola Kuhn signalled his arrival on the junior Grand Slam tennis scene by winning his first singles matches on the junior

slam circuit after three appearances. The 16-yearold Spaniard roared all the way to the semi-finals before losing to Canadian, Felix

Auger Aliassime, 6-4, 6-2, and put his run down to being less nervous Kuhn, who lost in the first round of the US Open last year and in January’s Australian Open showed more maturity and extra experience gathered in a short space of time, which was also(because of the tournament’s weather problems) vividly displayed when he played and won two matches in a day. That included getting the scalp of the world number five, 17-year-old Australian, Alex De Minaur.

“I am playing more calmer than before,” Kuhn said.

“Before I was getting on court in the previous slams, I was getting nervous”.

Quick Dip

60 swimmers from around the world will be competing in this Sunday’s Maratón Acuática Tabarca-Alicante, hitting the water at Tabarca island all the way Postiguet beach.

The fifth staging of the 21kilometre race event starts at 7.00am with competitors from Argentina, Poland, Austria, France, and Hungary joining local swimmers in the endurance test which will see the early arrivals hit the mainland in around five hours.

Safety is paramount in the event which is why the field is

restricted to 60 competitors, with the swimmers having a

safety kayak alongside them in case of any difficulties.

"You can’t imagine what it means to win a Grand Slam for the first time, against the best players in the sport," said an emotional Feliciano López after the match.

López and López become the first all-Spanish pairing to win the men's doubles trophy at Roland-Garros since Serge Casals and Emilio Sanchez in 1990. The Spaniards did not drop serve until the seventh game of the decider - the second of three breaks in a row which set Feliciano López up to serve for the title. He duly capped the stunning day for Spain with an ace.

Prosecutors have called for Barcelona football star Neymar to be tried for fraud, alleging that the player and his father hid the true value of his multi-million-euro transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. A

Brazilian investment fund that owned 40 percent of Neymar's sports rights argues it was deprived of its full share. Neymar, 24, has denied any wrongdoing.

Barcelona said it paid 57 million euros for Neymar in 2013, with the player's parents, Neymar da Silva Santos and Nadine Goncalves da Silva Santos, receiving 40 million euros and his former club, Santos, 17 million.

But investigators say the fee was closer to 83 million and Barcelona concealed part of the deal. The club also denies any wrongdoing.

Neymar and his father also face accusations in a separate case of defrauding the Spanish tax office, while the player faces a tax evasion investigation in Brazil.

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Bye Bye Baraja Elche are looking for a new coach after Ruben Baraja resigned on Monday saying that he had done everything that he wanted to do at the club after their enforced relegation from the top division of La Liga last season.

Baraja’s shock departure was shrouded in mystery as he did not say why he quite, only saying that he made his decision to go a few weeks ago.

The 41-year old ex-Spanish international and player for Elche and Valencia took over last summer when Fran Escriba left Elche to go to Getafe. The team were in the promotion play-off hunt for most of the season, but stumbled in May, as they failed to win any of their last eight matches, finishing in mid-table.

The majority of players and backgroom staff packed into Elche’s pressroom on Monday to hear Baraja say that he has not got another club lined up to go to.

Despite being offered a new contract by the Ilicitanos, Baraja did not speculate on whether he would have stayed had Elche got promoted. He did say that he was given just one target for the season and that was to stay in the Segunda division, and that “not many people would have the balls to have taken on the job last summer”.

Baraja said that despite colleagues urging him to stay on after the end of his contract on June 30th, he felt that he needed to be 100 percent confidant of what he could do next season and that he just didn’t have that feeling.

He added that it was a top-tier club and that he would always remember his times at Elche with a smile on his face and that he would always be grateful for the club giving him a chance to be manager. The Elche staff stood and cheered when Baraja finished his statement.

Elche’s sporting director Ramón Planes said he was saddened by but respected Baraja’s decision saying that he had taken the club forward during an excellent season, but the coach’s exit has raised more questions than answers.

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There was one thing positive to be said about Elche’s fag-end battle at Alcorcón last Saturday and that was a late consolation Sergio León penalty which meant he could have the satisfaction of becoming the Segunda division’s top scorer for the 2015-16 season with 22 goals. Less satisfying was the Ilicitanos unable to win anything during May and early June, which abruptly ended a season of progress on a bitterly disappointing note which two days later saw the shock resignation of coach Baraja.

Alcorcón ran the show for the first hour or so taking the lead after six minutes, and there were four goals on the board by the 65th minute, with León’s penalty, with 13 minutes remaining, being the only highlight for Ilicitanos fans. That strike was also tinged with sadness in that it was more than likely León’s last goal for Elche before he moves onto pastures new.

Lennon Deal Neil Lennon has agreed a deal to become the next Hibernian manager and should formally sign a contract on Wednesday.

The former Celtic boss has been out of work since parting company with Bolton in March but will succeed Alan Stubbs.

Stubbs left for Rotherham United last week after two seasons in charge and having just won the Scottish Cup. It is believed Lennon - who wants Garry Parker as his number two - will sign a one-year rolling deal to become the highest-paid manager in Hibs' history.

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Nigeria Football Legend Dies One of African football's best-known figures, Stephen Keshi, has died at the age of 54, the Nigeria Football Federation has said.

A former captain of the Nigeria national team, Keshi was one of only two men to win the Africa Cup of Nations both as a player and a coach.

He also managed Togo and Mali, and his playing career included a spell for Belgian club side Anderlecht.

He is thought to have suffered a heart attack, local media reported.

As a player, Keshi was part of the Super Eagles team that won the Nations Cup in 1994 and narrowly missed out on a World Cup quarter-final place the same year.

He coached the national side over three spells, leading Nigeria to the 2013 Nations Cup title in South Africa and the last 16 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

His contract was not renewed after the World Cup but he later returned on a match-by-match deal following the team's failure to reach the 2015 Nations Cup finals.

He was then sacked as caretaker coach but reinstated after intervention from then Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan. He was sacked for a final time last July.

Rich List Cristiano Ronaldo has been listed as the highest-paid athlete in the world by American business magazine Forbes.

The Real Madrid forward is the first footballer to ever top the annual list of the world's 100 highestpaid athletes, having earned $88m in the last 12 months - $6.6m more than Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who is second.

There are five Britons in the top 100, led by Lewis Hamilton in 11th on $46m, with Rory McIlroy at 17 ($42.6m), Gareth Bale at 25 ($35.9m), Wayne Rooney at 49 ($26.1m) and Andy Murray at 74 ($23m).

Endorsements make up £32m ($46m of Ronaldo's earnings and this is the first year since 2000 that someone other than Tiger Woods or Floyd Mayweather has led the way.

Indeed, Woods has dropped down to No 12, with his $274,000 by far the least amount in terms of salary and winnings. Fortunately for the 14-time major winner, he garnered $45m in endorsements in the last 12 months.

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Man Utd Sign Eric Bailly has been confirmed as Jose Mourinho's first Manchester United signing after the Villarreal defender passed his medical at Old Trafford.

He joins on a four-year deal subject to obtaining a work permit and cost United a fee of £30million.

He has played 40 times in La Liga, the first five of which were for Espanyol.

Bailly joined Villarreal for £4.4m in January 2015 and played in every game as Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations just weeks later.

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TENNIS Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited drug.

The Russian was provisionally banned in March after testing positive for meldonium at January's Australian Open.

The heart disease drug, which 29-year-old Sharapova says she has been taking since 2006 for health issues, became a banned substance on 1 January 2016.

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R A O R Pogba Will Cost 100 Milllion Euros Juventus appear resigned to selling Paul Pogba in the summer, although the Serie A champions will demand £78million (100m euros) for the highly sought after midfielder.

The former Manchester United youngster has been chased by several clubs including Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, although the Red Devils are now favourites to sign him with rivals Manchester City backing down in the chase for his signature.

£30M Defender United as Mourinho rebuilds a squad he inherited from Louis van Gaal, who was sacked last month.

The Sweden striker, 34, is a free agent after leaving Paris St-Germain and hinted at the weekend he would make an announcement about his future on Tuesday.

But that announcement turned out to concern his new sportswear range.

Asked about his future at the Paris launch event, he told the audience: "There is no confirmation. Keep wondering. I am enjoying the stories."

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Skinny end of the wedge? James Vardy has gone off with England to Euro 2016 without revealing whether he will sign for Arsenal this summer for £20m. Leicester striker Vardy, 29, is deciding over a reported £120,000-aweek offer from the Gunners, having only recently signed a new three-year deal at Leicester worth a reported £60,000a-week. The Gunners had triggered Vardy's release clause with a £20m bid on Friday. But of course everyone has their price, and rumours are now abounding that fellow striker Riyad Mahrez may follow Vardy. Will that signal a clear out at the King Stadium with Foxes running amok? Vardy had been expected to make a decision on Monday before flying to France with England, but he arrived at t h e team's base in

Chantilly with no update on his future. Vardy joined Leicester from Fleetwood for £1m in 2012, and was named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year for 2015-16. The Leicester striker has scored three times in eight games for England since his debut in 2015, and looks likely to start on Saturday against Russia in England’s opening Euro 2016 match alongside Tottenham’s Harry Kane.

Arsenal, who finished second in the Premier League, have already signed Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from German club Borussia Monchengladbach, and signing Vardy will be a bold statement towards the 2016/7 Premier League season.

In a strange move Southampton’s manager Ronald Koeman appears set to leave the sixthplaced-going-places Saints for much-troubled Everton who finished a disappointing eleventh. The Toffees will pay about £5m compensation for the 53year-old Dutchman, who leaves Saints after two highly successful years in charge. Everton have been without a manager since sacking Roberto Martinez just before the end of the 2015-16 season. Koeman, who has been headhunted by new Everton owner Farhad Moshiri, will sign a deal reported to be worth about £6m a year.

So who will Southampton then turn to?

Aston Villa have appointed a new manager, Roberto di Matteo who won the Champions league with Chelsea, a feat since unsurpassed by anyone else at Stamford Bridge – even Jose Mourinho...

Former Tottenham and QPR first-team coach Kevin Bond will work alongside the Italian, who was announced as boss at Villa Park on 2 June.

Former Reading manager Steve Clarke, 52, has been named as assistant manager. Clarke, who was sacked as Reading boss in December 2015, previously managed West Midlands rivals West Brom. Villa were relegated from the Premier League last season, finishing on just 17 points. Chinese businessman Dr Tony Xia agreed to buy Villa for £60m in May. Pep Guardiola will take Manchester City "to a new level", according to club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.

Ex-Barcelona boss Guardiola has left Bayern Munich to replace Manuel Pellegrini as City manager this summer.

Guardiola was victorious in the Champions League twice at Barcelona, including their treble-winning campaign in 2008-09. The Spaniard also won the German league title with Bayern for three successive seasons, although he failed to win the Champions League with the Bundesliga club.

FOOTBALL Cristiano Ronaldo's two first-half goals in 10 minutes helped Portugal to a 7-0 demolition of Estonia on Wednesday in their last warm-up game before Euro 2016.

Ronaldo marked his return to the Portugal squad after a two-game absence by scoring with a powerful header in the 38th minute, before hitting home from inside the area, extending his Portuguese record tally to 58 goals. He has 126 caps, one shy of Luis Figo's record.

FOOTBALL Chris Smalling has paid tribute to former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal for helping him to become a first-choice pick for both club and country.

BOXING Nick Blackwell has nothing against Chris Eubank Jr and wants a private conversation to bury any ill feeling.

Blackwell was forced to retire after spending a week in an induced coma in the aftermath of losing his British middleweight title to Eubank Jr earlier this year.

Relationships have been fraught ever since and, although Blackwell believes Eubank Sr has complicated the issue, he has opened the door to reconciliation.

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Owen Farrell has deposed George Ford as England's fly-half in Eddie Jones' starting XV for England's first Test against Australia on Saturday. Farrell makes his first start at fly-half under Jones, while Ford, who missed six out of seven kicks at goal during the victory over Wales at Twickenham last month, drops to the replacements' bench.

Wales captain Sam Warburton has recovered from a shoulder injury to start against world champions New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday.

Open-side flanker Warburton, who has been out since April 30th, replaces the injured Dan Lydiate and is one of five changes to the team beaten by England last month. Alun Wyn Jones will win his 100th cap for Wales.

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All football is a gamble, but the odds are in favour of England beating Russia in their first match of Euro 2016 to be played in Marseilles at 9.00pm this Saturday night (the game is live on ITV). The England team are based in Chantilly, and on arriving there Chelsea defender Gary Cahill said the mood in the squad was "nice, relaxed and calm". This young England side with an average age of only 25 is the youngest in the tournament, and are positively fancied by some experts. That includes some illustrious former England strikers - like Sir Geoff Hurst, the only man ever to score a hat trick in ‘that’ World Cup Final victory, unbelievably 50 years ago this year. The ex-West Ham striker praised the current crop of players when comparing them with Alf Ramsey’s team: "It's the most exciting squad since '66 - people like Dele Alli have come in and been very refreshing. He's played, even in the friendlies, like it's the World Cup final.” Praise indeed...

Another ex-England Striker and now BBC pundit Alan Shearer believes, however that England manager Roy Hodgson owes the nation a run for their money: “Managers are defined by their success and certainly the last World Cup was bitterly disappointing. England need to have a good tournament this time, and I don’t think Roy Hodgson would tell you any different. After Leicester won the title, we know anything is possible in football now, but with a bit of energy, excitement and fresh belief generated by young players, what is a good tournament this time - maybe the semi-finals?” Hmm... that’s a long way off at this stage, Alan.

England’s opponents have their problems: Russia have left out their all-time top scorer Alexander Kerzhakov from their squad. The 33-year-old, who has been on loan at FC Zurich from Zenit St Petersburg this season, has scored 30 goals in 91 international appearances – and Russia will also be without injured pair Alan Dzagoev and Yuri Zhirkov.

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Northern Ireland were one of the first squads to arrive in France, landing in Lyon last Sunday afternoon. The mood in the Ulster camp is good, and very positive: "It couldn't be better and the hotel is excellent too.

The players think it is brilliant," said manager Michael O'Neill (pictured below). Striker Kyle Lafferty delivered positive news on his groin injury following a scan on Wednesday. There are training sessions all this week and the squad will have a full work-out tomorrow at the 35,000-capacity Stade de Nice in the build up to their first match on Sunday against Poland (BBC 1 6.00pm).

Wales flew out to their French training base in Dinard after the 3 – 0 defeat by Sweden in their final warm-up game on Sunday.

Manager Chris Coleman rightly said he was concerned about complacency having only won once in their last seven games. Midfielder Aaron Ramsey said the team was “confident” that they would improve on their current form.

Wales face a testing time against Slovakia at Euro 2016 on Saturday at 6.00pm (BBC 1), and are of course in the same group as England and Russia.

The Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 opener is this Monday against Sweden at 6.00pm (BBC 1). Asked if record goalscorer Robbie Keane will be fit for Monday's match, manager Martin O'Neill said: "Robbie did a little bit of work - he's improving by the day, which is good news". Jonathan Walters and Robbie Brady sat out the last training session in Abbotstown. The Republic face Belgium and Italy after their Swedish encounter.

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