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SUPERMARKET SWEEP

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

he Alcampo supermarket chain has been declared as the cheapest across 16 Spanish cities in a nationwide supermarket price survey conducted by Spain’s equivalent of the UK Consumers Association, the OCU (Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios). Alcampo was followed by Sabeco in six cities, with the Valencian-based Mercadona group in third, having the

cheapest prices in three of the cities surveyed. The Andalucian-based Dani chain was viewed as offering the best value across the whole of the country. The OCU survey looked at more than 87,000 prices in 762 establishments in 54 different cities and on-line supermarkets. It recommends that customers ought to go for a supermarket that offers consistently good

value, rather than be tempted by special bargains in more expensive chains. The OCU also discovered, perhaps somewhat unsurprisingly under recent economic circumstances, that shoppers are increasingly buying the cheapest version of a product, irrespective of what the brand might be. Taking the whole of urban and rural Spain together, the OCU discovered that the cheapest supermarket chain in Spain was the Andalucianbased Dani store, based on a typical weekly shop which took in 132 name-brand products. Nationally, Dani was followed by Cemar, Herbu’s, Simply Market and then Alcampo. Eroski, who have now largely retrenched to their base of northern Spain, and Carrefour, were

also found to be among the cheapest supermarkets. Sánchez Romero (in the Madrid area) was found to be the most expensive supermarket (46 percent more than Dani), followed by Ercoreca (32 percent more expensive than Dani) and El Corte Inglés (27 percent more expensive). The Costa Blanca and the Murcia Region come out as being in the mid-range of the survey, with coastal cities in northern Spain coming out as the most expensive. According to the OCU, an average household spends 4,683 euros a year on food and that savings of up to 1,500 euros a year could be achieved by shopping around, especially in costly cities like Madrid and Barcelona.

HOMEWARD BOUND

British man wanted on charges of sexually abusing children in the UK has been picked up by the National Police on a European Arrest warrant in Alicante Province. The location of the arrest and the man's identity were not revealed by the National Police, with authorities saying that he was wanted by a

court in Newcastle upon Tyne over eight counts of assault stretching back to 1994 and 1995. Authorities say the man befriended the victim’s father to approach the minor, who he repeatedly abused at his home between October 1994 and the spring of 1995. Officials added the suspect abused

another boy during those years, a friend of the victim. The suspect lured the second boy into his home with promises of alcohol and tobacco. The man was detained last week, with Spanish authorities saying that he faces up to 10 years in jail if found guilty, once he is extradited back to Britain.

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Elche's council wants safety improvements on the 15 kilometre stretch of the AP-7 motorway that passes through their area. The council has written to the DGT traffic authority in Madrid to ask for improvements to the

highway, which saw four people killed in a crash last month after a lorry crossed over the central reservation. Councillors say that the stretch has seen 53 accidents over the last decade with 17 fatalities.

Double Top

The trial started on Wednesday involving three suspects in the murder of Dutch couple Ingrid Visser and her partner Lodewijk Severein, with their bodies found in bin bags in the lemon grove of a Murcia region house. The hearing began at Murcia Provincial Court after the lawyers of the suspects could not

Revitalised Ring Orihuela's derelict bull ring is set to be converted into a multi-purpose entertainment venue catering for up to 2,800 people. Orihuela mayor Emilio Bascuñana said the 400 thousand euro project would preserve the historical aspects of the arena, which will feature an exhibition hall, a playground, as well as catering and toilet facilities. If tendering for the work goes to schedule,

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200 litres of milk have been donated to the Torrevieja-based homeless charity, Reach Out, thanks to money raised by last weekend's inaugural City of Torrevieja darts tournament. Over 60 players registered for the tournament at the Nueva Torrevieja Bar on Calle Bella Antonia, with their fees going straight to

Reach Out. Torrevieja's social welfare councillor, África Celdrán (pictured), along with bar manager Jacinto Ares Rodríguez, presented the milk on Tuesday to Reach Out president, Barbara Williams. Celdrán praised the work of the charity, which helps to feed around 40 homeless people every day.

Branching Out La Marina village and Arenales del Sol need better banking facilities according to Elche council. The authority is to lobby the Valencian Finance

Institute to press for the reopening of bank branches that have been shut in recent years, as well as the installation of extra ATM machines.

reach a plea bargain deal with prosecutors. The defence wanted a 20 year prison sentence for the three main suspects, while the prosecutors were after 50 years for murder. Dutch volleyball star Visser and Severein were killed in Molina de Segura in mid-may 2013, with Visser playing for local club CAV

Murcia 2005 between 2009 and 2011, before the club went under due to huge debts, including to Visser herself. One of the suspects, Juan Cuenca Lorente, was a manager at the club and allegedly had a conflict with the Dutch couple. Prosecutors believe that he paid the other two suspects – Romanians Valentin Ion and Constantin Stan- several thousand euros to get rid of the couple, who died in a holiday apartment in Molina de Segura. When friends noticed they disappeared in May 2013 after hiring a car at Alicante-Elche airport, a widespread search took place around the Murcia area before their remains were found in Molina.

Bascuñana said that he hopes the new-look arena

will be ready to be used from next summer.

Relieving Move

Dogs cocking up their legs against Murcia City lamp posts in a moment of relief, are finding things a wee bit harder at the moment. That's because the local council have been using a new anti-

urine repellent for the last two months, which has proved to be a success. The authority now plans to extend the use of the spray as part of a major cleaning operation across the area this autumn.

The anti-dog urine spray apparently cuts down the time that male dogs spray up lamp posts, columns, and building corners, with feedback suggesting that less urinating is in fact taking place. The liquid has no harming effects on the dogs, with major areas around the world like San Francisco reporting great success with the spray. Murcia City Council is also looking at new streetlights for the area, which feature a new type of paint coating that lasts longer, but which also has the bonus of being less appealing for dogs to use as a post of relief.

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Burger Buster Crevillente has got itself into the Guinness Book of World Records for the second time in a year with another burgerrelated achievement to add to last year's 464 kilo world-beating hamburger. Sunday saw the longest line of hamburgers ever on the Paseo de la Rambla, which was officially verified at 475 metres, consisting of five thousand burgers. The

new record easily smashed the previous

mark of 307 metres set in Kuwait back in 2009.

Tapas Time

40 Torrevieja bars and restaurants are taking part in tomorrow’s (Saturday October 1st) Torrevieja

Tapas Day which is being staged in tandem with World Tapas Day. A choice of at least two snacks along

with a drink can be bought for two euros and fifty cents at each participating business with the full list available via www.shoppingtorrevieja.com. There will be two time slots where tapas will be available as part of the special day, between 10.00 am and 4.30 pm, and then from 7.30 pm to 11.00 pm. Two free buses will be made available for people to use in the daytime between 11.30 am and 4.00 pm, with details of the stops also published via the website.

Serial Stealers

Two Algerian men, who have been arrested on 48 previous occasions, have been picked up by the National Police for stealing from bars and restaurants in the Orihuela area. The duo, aged in their early forties, would steal at night and disable alarms before they broke into the cash registers and

slot machines, in addition to stealing cigarettes and alcohol. A police raid on their home uncovered boxes of cigarettes stolen from a variety of places. The two men appeared before an Orihuela judge who decided they should be remanded in custody.

First Flight

A Fair Cop A new local police board is to be created in Los Montesinos. Mayor José

Manuel Butrón says the body will allow residents to make suggestions over

policing as well as the local officers sharing their concerns with the community.

Pay Back Row A woman who won a competition where the prize was an after-tax twelvehundred euro monthly salary for the rest of her life, has been forced to refund over 17 thousand euros in unemployment benefits covering a four year period when she was out of work. Her appeal against the initial verdict has now been turned down by the regional high court of the Balearic Islands, where she lives, but she is expected to continue to fight it through the Spanish legal system. The unnamed defendant is calling for the amount refunded to be reduced to three months rather than the four year period that she got paid benefit, based upon

the 'excessive and unreasonable delays' in investigating her case. The employee who attended to her in the dole office has admitted that she 'mistakenly' told the defendant she would be entitled to the monthly benefit for the over-52s even whilst in receipt of the twelve-hun-

dred euro monthly prize money. Based upon this, the defendant is citing the fact that she was claiming the dole money in good faith, duly spending it relying upon the advice she had been given from the unemployment office, meaning she no longer has it to be able to refund it.

Budget UK air carrier Jet2.com has used San Javier airport as its first destination for the first official flight of its brand new fleet of next-generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The company have ordered 30 new planes which have 189 seats with more leg room, as well having more energy-efficient engines. The maiden operational flight of the new plane came in from the Jet2 HQ base of Leeds-Bradford airport. Meanwhile, Jet2 has also recently announced that they will be opening a new base at London Stansted

airport which is good news for the Costa Blanca. The company say that they will be running a service from Stansted to Alicante-Elche airport from March 30th, with flights being scheduled on a daily basis during the peak summer high season. Stansted will be the carrier’s ninth UK base, with chief executive Philip Meeson, saying ‘We believe that London Stansted has great potential for our holiday business, serving the populations of North and East London and the East of England.’

Better Light Energy-saving lights are to be installed in two parts of Dolores thanks to a 120 thousand euro grant from the Alicante Provincial

Council. Work will start in a few weeks time in replacing old lighting in La Alameda park as well as an area adjoining it.

Polluted Air The World Health Organisation warned this week that nine out of every ten people in the world are affected by health-damaging atmospheric pollutants caused mainly by industry, heating and transport. Massive exposure to this type of pollutant has not only been linked to respiratory illnesses, but also cancers, heart disease and strokes as well.

Volcano Blows Hundreds of tourists, including around 600 foreigners, fled a popular hiking area in Indonesia earlier this week, when Mount Barujari erupted, blowing columns of smoke and ash into the air. However, not all were so keen to get away. There were those that stayed behind to take photos and video the natural disaster.

Many More Wheels The number of cars made in Spain went up by nearly 10 per cent in the first eight months of 2016, compared to the same period last year. The figures, which were released by the Association of Car Manufacturers, show that close to two million cars were produced this year up to the end of August.

Alicnate’s Worried Farmers The severe drought has led to over 40 million euros of losses for Alicante Province farmers over the last year or so, according to a farming union. Over 18 million euros have been lost in the Vega Baja region alone, with the Uniò of Llauradors warning of a sharp rise in that figure if there’s no rain in the next fortnight. The Uniò has called for government help for farmers to offset losses and to stop them quitting the industry.

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Nightclub Jailings

A Madrid court has jailed five men over the stampede deaths of five young women at an overcrowded Halloween event they organised in the capital in 2012. The court found the five guilty of negligent homicide and sentenced them to prison

terms ranging from twoand-a-half to four years. Another two men were fined 3,600 euros for their role in the deaths. The court ordered the seven men to pay 350,000 euros to the families of each victim of the tragedy. Three women, aged

between 18 and 20, were killed in a stampede in the early hours of November 1st, 2012 at the MadridArena venue, and two others aged 17 and 20 died later in hospital from their injuries. The longest sentence was handed to Miguel Angel Flores, the owner of a private company that organised the event. The court said that he sold 16,492 tickets for a venue that could only hold 10,620 people, "which generated obvious risk for the physical safety of those present". It said Flores had ordered the closure of exit routes and stairs and had sacrificed security "with the aim of making the biggest possible economic gain".

Fugitive Caught

A 32-year old British man has been detained in Mazarrón on a European Arrest Warrant, after fleeing the UK after being guilty of a string of charges including drug trafficking, dangerous

driving, and violence. The unnamed man was tracked down by the National Police to the Murcia region where he was living with his partner, and faces 27 years behind bars once he returns to Britain.

Cosy Casa

A Hasty Retreat A barking dog foiled a four-strong burglary gang in the Orihuela area last week. The owners were woken by their pet dog in the early hours and they spotted a young man jumping over their fence in a quick exit, after the dog disturbed him. He was part of a four-strong gang aged between 19 and 22 who were eventually arrested in

the village of Raiguero de Bonanza after the home owner gave the National

Police an accurate description of their getaway car, and the fleeing burglar.

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Tipping at restaurants and cafes in Spain continues to be minimal, if at all, according to a survey carried out last month by the country's hospitality federation. Seventeenhundred restaurants took part in the survey which showed that over 70 percent of customers tip less than five percent, with many people leaving no tips at all. There is absolutely no obligation in Spain to tip, and restaurant owners in the survey were strongly against any form of compulsory service charge, with only four percent supporting such an idea. The recent recession was cited for people being less generous, with business owners saying that their major financial concern was the number of potential customers reserving tables and then simply not turning up.

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Corruption Quiz

The trial of the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, began on Monday, with Rato accused of corruption when he was in charge of Bankia. He and other executives are accused of misusing funds on hotels, parties, and high-end shopping. Uncovered in 2013 by a

journalist who saw a hacked email alluding to “black credit cards”, the case threatens to land Spain's former economy minister in jail and with a hefty fine. Rato is standing trial with 65 other former executives and board members at Caja Madrid and Bankia, whose near-collapse

sparked an EU bailout of Spain’s financial sector. They are accused of having paid for personal expenses with credit cards put at their disposal by both banks, without ever justifying them or declaring them to tax authorities. Altogether, they allegedly spent 12 million euros between 2003 and 2012 – sometimes splashing out at the height of Spain’s economic crisis. According to the indictment, Rato maintained the “corrupt system” established by his predecessor Miguel Blesa when he took the reins of Caja Madrid in 2010. He allegedly replicated the system when he took charge of Bankia, a group formed in 2011 out of the merger of Caja Madrid with six other savings banks.

Groomer Nabbed The National Police have arrested a man for allegedly producing child pornography after a yearlong investigation revealed that the suspect posed as a young bisexual girl on social media. He then contacted children and tricked them into sending explicit material to him. Police say the suspect's electronic devices contained around 120,000 pictures, 800 videos and more than six thousand phone numbers of around 103 victims. Police say all the victims were

underage girls, most between 10 and 14 years old. The owner of the material was arrested in his home in Zaragoza, northeast of Madrid. Police were alerted after a woman reported that

her underage daughter had sent the suspect intimate pictures via social media in exchange for refilling funds on her mobile phone. Authorities say the man had a record of similar crimes.

Just An Exercise

Helicopters and rescue vehicles were out in force

last week as part of an emergency exercise in the

Vega Baja which looked at what would happen if the River Segura burst its banks. 500 people were involved in the simulation at the La Pedrera marshes in the wake of a possible Gota Fria storm and it ended a week of emergency exercises taking in Orihuela, Redován, Algorfa, Callosa and Bigastro.

Neymar’s Extra Time Spain's High Court has reopened a fraud and corruption investigation into Brazilian soccer player Neymar over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos, after an appeal by the public prosecutor. A High Court judge had initially dropped the charges in July against Neymar and his father-cumagent Neymar Da Silva Santos, as well as against former Barcelona president Sandro Rossell and exSantos president Odilio Rodrigues. Both Brazilian club Santos and Barcelona have come under fire for the way the transfer was handled in 2013, with several investigations carried out in both countries into whether any part of Neymar's fee had been concealed. Barcelona agreed in June

to pay a five point five million euro fine to authorities to settle the case and said it recognized errors in its tax treatment of Neymar's signing for the fiscal years of 2011 and 2013. Neymar, who has extended his contract with Barcelona until 2021, has denied any wrongdoing in the matter. The case emerged after various complaints over the transfer price paid by Barcelona to sign Neymar.

A Brazilian investment group which owned part of the player's transfer rights said that it had received less money than it was entitled to as Barcelona concealed the fee. The High Court said in its written ruling last Friday that after reviewing the case and the decision to drop it, it believed there was evidence that possible crimes had been committed.

Century Passed Elche General Hospital has past the 100 mark for the number of kidney transplants it has performed since it became an official transplant centre four years ago. 104 such transplants have taken place since 2012, 26 of which have been undertaken this year.

Militants Held Two Spaniards were arrested in Madrid last week after being accused of publicly praising the Islamic State attacks on Paris and planning to join the militants. Police detained the elder of the two after learning he had travelled to Turkey before returning to Spain several days later. The 27-year-old told college classmates that he planned to fight for IS and criticised moderate Muslims. He and an 18year-old man were accused of glorifying terrorism as well as planning to join the jihadist group. The National Police then made two further arrests on Monday of two Moroccans, including one in the Murcia region on suspicion of being jihadists. Spain has now detained 35 people this year with suspected links to IS.

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Neighbourly Dispute

A 38-year old man who locked up a neighbour in an Alicante apartment block and then set fire to it, has been arrested by the National Police. The incident happened on September 15th when firefighters were called to a fire and discovered a man had been locked up in a

room, who they rescued before the blaze spread. The detained man, a Moroccan national, has been charged with attempted murder and endangering the lives of people, with reports that he had threatened to torch the whole building earlier in the month.

Lemons Squeezed

Gang Of Shame

A Nigerian-run prostitution ring has been broken up by the National Police who arrested 24 people as well as freeing 21 of the gang's victims, including a 16-year-old. The arrests were carried out in with the 21 women being forced to work in Madrid and Castellon in the northern part of the Valencia region during the winter and then

transported to Ibiza where they were made to work in one of the most exclusive parts of the island. The police said the women were ordered to work for over 14 hours a day and unless they returned with at least a thousand euros, they had to kneel for hours and were beaten with sticks. The victims lived in a space of 30

Second Bison Killing A 22-man strong lemon rusting gang who were involved in at least 33 fruit robberies amounting to four tonnes of the citrus fruit, have been rounded up by the Guardia Civil. The thieves stole 100 thousand kilos of fruit from

farms in Cox, as well as from plantations around the Murcia region. The lemons would then be shipped south in convoys down to Andulucia and the town of Roquetas de Mar, where they would be sold to the general public.

Authorities are investigating the death of a second European bison in the Valencia region, which was found decapitated just days after staff discovered the headless body of the herd’s dominant male. The death of the bison was similar to that of Sauron, the 660kg male, whose decapitated body

was found at the reserve a fortnight ago, and as reported in last week’s Courier. A regional government spokesman said the animal had been decapitated after death. “Either it died of a natural death, or it was poisoned before being decapitated by an axe,” he said. The investigation is ongoing.

square meters and shared beds just 90 cms wide. The majority of these women came from poor areas of Nigeria and were tricked into coming to Spain on the false promise of job offers, but on arrival in Spain, following a journey which took them through Libya or Morocco and through refugee camps in Italy, they were forced to work as prostitutes. The majority of the money earned was then shipped to Nigeria. The organisation which exploited them was led by women. As well as the arrests, one of which was made in Munich, police searched seven residences in Spain and Germany and blocked 20 bank accounts belonging to members of the organization.

Tony Mayes - About Life

There have been some grave warnings coming from the hawks within the EU that Britain will have a hard time in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. They have warned that the EU will give little and Britain will have to concede a lot. Any sign of weakness would encourage other EU countries to consider following the UK's lead. Other hawks have suggested that if they make exiting as difficult as possible, Britain will eventually give up and concede much in negotiations, especially the free movement of people. The threats from EU hard-liners keep coming, the

latest from the President of the European Parliament who has warned there will be "no a la carte menu" when it comes to reaching a Brexit deal with Brussels and the Parliament could block any final deal reached. Charming lot aren't they? It has reminded me of how Britain stood alone against the might of the Nazis 76 years ago when all that stood between a German invasion was the courage of the RAF few. And that magnificent speech by Churchill which was such a wonderful rallying cry to spearhead British determination to succeed. That's

Churchill's Words Still Resonate

what we need now. Here's what he said:-. "We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air; we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for

a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it, were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old." With just a few tweaks that speech (which stirs me whenever I read it) is just as relevant today, as it was way back. If Europe wants to put a trading tariff on Britain, then Britain should double the tariff on Europe. Why do I think Britain should tell hawks in the

A Rental Warning

A Spanish person who rented out his apartment has learnt a salutary lesson for doing so - something that has proved extremely costly. The apartment is close to where

we live in Orihuela Costa and it was taken over by two young women in the spring, and who quickly turned the premises into one of ill repute. Men would turn up at

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all hours of the evening and night, whilst others would be going to nearby streets looking for the address. At the house were two dogs which were left out during the day-

EU to go to hell? Because there are some five point eight million positions in the bloc linked to trade with the UK, compared with three point six million jobs nationally tied to the European Union. In other words, Europe needs Britain a whole lot more than Britain needs Europe. The EU has far more to lose than Britain if it imposes trade barriers between the UK and the single market following Brexit. All but five of the 27 EU members have more jobs riding on exports to Britain than Britain has on exports to those countries. Theresa May is our Churchill. She has an

extremely powerful financial ace to use against the EU hawks and I hope she uses it effectively. I am heartened by rumours of a possible Viking trade pact, embodying Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark with the UK at the helm. And I have no doubt Britain would do very well forging deals with many countries worldwide including our Commonwealth partners whilst Europe could quickly become a "take it or leave it" option. In other words, "the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.â&#x20AC;?

Takeaway Horror time to bark at any passer-by. One was a vicious looking Rottweiler-type dog. Within days, nearby residents were up in arms, as complaints were repeatedly made to the community president and administrator and to the police who attended repeatedly. But despite demands for the owner of the property to act, nothing it seemed would shift the unwelcome newcomers. All through the summer disruption continued, with loud music blaring out from the property when the girls were not "working". Water and power were cut to the house, and finally earlier this month the girls quit, disappearing from the apartment but leaving a wave of destruction, obvious from the debris in the garden and more than likely continuing inside, no doubt a costly packet to put right. It's an obvious warning to anyone else tempted into thinking they can make some easy rental money.

Next time you're in the UK and fancy a takeaway, consider this - one in seven establishments have failed food hygiene inspections because they are filthy and 'urgently require improvement'. In certain pockets of the country, as many as half the takeaways are deemed unsafe. Nationwide, more than seven thousand takeaways and eight thousand restaurants failed their inspections and that equated to one in 13 restaurants and one in seven takeaways and sandwich shops across the country. Reasons for failing include dirty kitchens, infestations of rodents and storing

food at unsafe temperatures. The area with the highest fail rate for takeaways was Newham in east London, with 50.4 per cent. This was followed by Epsom and Ewell (46.2 per cent), Edinburgh (38.2 per cent), Manchester (34 per cent), Birmingham (33.8 per cent) and Islington (32.2 per cent). Two years ago, Wales made it mandatory for food establishments to publicly display their ratings, which led to a significant improvement in safety. This should be rolled out across the UK - and why not across the whole of Europe? After all, food poisoning does not respect borders.

Very Warm Weather forecasters are predicting one of the warmest ever autumns in the last fifty years. The meteorological agency, AEMET, says the next three months could be the warmest since the midsixties as the lack of rain continues across Alicante Province and the Murcia Region.

Walking Repairs Nearly 240 thousand euros is being spent on repairing the walkway at Torrevieja's La Mata beach, which was damaged by storms last year. Work has begun on improving the stretch between Calle de los Gerainios and Calle de las Adelfas, and is scheduled to be finished before the year.

Faster Future Almoradi is to get access to a high-speed fibre optic internet network from next year. Telecoms company Orange have told Almoradi mayor, Jaime Pérez, that they will be investing one million euros in the project which will serve five thousand homes and businesses.

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Gauntlet Thrown

PSOE Socialist party leader, Pedro Sanchez, has called on his party to either back him or sack him. Sanchez said he was willing to put his leadership to the vote at a primary election for party leader to be held at a PSOE federal congress on October 23rd. Sanchez threw down the gauntlet in the wake of some disastrous results obtained by the PSOE in the Basque and Galician regional elections on Sunday. The PSOE won just 11.94 percent of the vote in the Basque Region and 17.88 percent in Galicia, where they were beaten into third place by the left-wing Podemos party. These results follow the PSOE's two worst-ever general election results, which saw them win 90 out of 350 seats in congress in

December 2015 vote and just 85 in the June 26th election. The results have caused divisions among Socialists with some regional leaders believing the party should abstain in an investiture vote to allow Partido Popular leader Mariano Rajoy to form a minority government, while Sanchez wants to negotiate a coalition with other parties. "It is evident that there are those who do not think the same as I do, who think

that we should abstain and that we should not even think about trying to form a government with just 85 deputies," said Sanchez. "I am willing to assume responsibility. I realise there is a debate after seeing the declarations of important regional leaders that is opening a division which will harm us electorally and that is why I am doing this," he added. Sanchez called for party unity, saying it needed to speak with "one voice."

Strong Whiff

A truckload of garlic destined for Holland had more in it then met the eye, as the National Police arrested three men for stuffing the vehicle with 130 kilos of marijuana. The trio, from Poland, the Ukraine, and Holland, hoped that the aroma of the garlic would mask the smell of the drugs, but officers intercepted the

lorry nevertheless. The vehicle had 25 airtight marijuana-filled plastic bags on it as well as the garlic, with drugs having been grown locally in Alicante Province. The men have been detained in custody, with a house search also uncovering more drugs and 300 thousand euros in cash.

Land Concern

Tourist Spotlight 15 councils across the Vega Baja, with the notable exception of Orihuela, took part in the inaugural Tourism Fair at Almoradi's Plaza de la Constitucion at the weekend. Besides representatives of the various authorities and Almoradi mayor, Jaime Pérez, the event was also attended by Raquel Heute, director-general of the Valencia Tourist Board, and Ángel Murcia, head of Valencia's Tourist Information department. The event which featured cuisine and entertainment, was aimed at showcasing the Vega Baja area as a major tourist destination for domestic and international visitors.

A local environmental group has complained to the Guardia Civil in San Miguel de Salinas about what they claim is illegal land clearing work going on a farm in Lo Zafra. Carlos

Javier Durá, the chairman of the Association of Friends of Sierra Escalona (ASE), says that the current landworking is breaking regional laws over the protection of forest soil.

Slow Mover

Net Resistance One in five Spaniards have never used the internet according to a survey produced by Eurostat for the Madrid-based Institute of Economic Studies. Data showed that 19 percent of Spaniards had never had the experience of surfing the net, with Spain below the EU average of non-users at 16 percent of people aged between 16 and 24. Though the non-usage figures in Spain seem dramatic, they are easily trumped by over EU nations, with 35 percent of Bulgarians, 32 percent of Romanians, and 30 percent of Greeks never having been online. The internet not surprisingly has an age split, with the study showing that 98 percent of Spaniards aged between 16 and 29 used it, with the figure falling to 51 percent for those aged between 55 and 74.

A male leopard tortoise weighing a large 40 kilos is being looked after by an animal welfare group, after it was found trudging around the streets of Bigastro. A eagle-eyed driver

spotted it on a road and called the Guardia Civil, who said that the tortoise was in good health but it was not micro-chipped, which meant that they could not track down its owner.

Friday 30th September 2016

Custom Ready

Torrevieja council wants a new use for the city's old Customs building. The authority wants the empty premises to be used as a headquarters office for the annual Habaneras choir competition. The 75-yearold building is currently still owned by the Tax Agency, but Torrevieja mayor JosĂŠ Manuel DolĂłn has confirmed that the council has been talking with the Agency for the last few months in a bid to take over the port-based heritage property

Duncan's Barbers After 15 years in business Duncan of Duncan's Barbers in La Siesta is finally putting his feet up and retiring. Open since May 2001 it was the first original British Barber's business in Torrevieja. The new owner Chris Ricketts will officially take over the business on Monday 3rd October, and will be renaming the shop Chris's Barbers. Chris who has lived in Spain for over 4 years has been in the Barbering business for over 30 years. Chris was employed in a well known Barbers in Quesada, but is now looking forward to running his own Barber's business and to meeting and continuing to provide a service to customers old and new who presently support Duncan's Barbers. Chris's Barbers will be open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 2pm and 4pm to 6pm. Duncan would like to thank all his customers for their valued business over the years and hope they will continue to support Chris in his new venture. Editorial Provided by Duncanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbers.

Friday 30th September 2016

Pets

Friday 30th September 2016

Bone Of Contention

British vets and charities are warning dog owners not to give their pets a bone because it could be a killer for them. The PDSA veterinary charity has issued the warning after its vets and nurses reported seeing dozens of dogs suffering from damage to their digestive tracts and blockages caused by bone splinters or larger pieces. The advice appears to run counter to many dog owners’ assumptions that their pets benefit from chewing on raw or cooked bones as a way of absorbing calcium and other nutrients and cleaning their teeth. But Rebecca Ashman, a senior vet with the PDSA, Britain’s leading veterinary charity, said: “We don’t recommend bones as treats because unfortunately our vets and nurses regularly see dogs with digestive tract damage and blockages

caused by splinters or larger pieces of bone being swallowed and becoming stuck.” Latest figures from the PDSA showed that last year its hospitals treated 59 dogs who swallowed bones, although no figures for injuries or fatalities were available. The charity’s warning has been echoed by the British Veterinary Association. Its junior vice president, Gudrun Ravetz, told The Daily Telegraph: “Cooked bones are dangerous to cats and dogs and vets routinely see animals who have consumed them, whether through being fed the cooked bones directly or from finding them whilst scavenging through bins. In many cases the animals will require surgery to remove bone shards, splinters and blockages, but it can also prove fatal"

Exercising Your Dog Do you feel guilty that your dog doesn’t get enough time with you? It’s a trap that happens to most of us, but one that can be easily remedied. Here are some guidelines for enriching your pet’s life and health through exercise. EXERCISE MAKES SENSE Big or small, young or old, dogs need to exercise daily. While some breeds have special needs that have to be taken into account, and dogs do slow down as they age, they still need to take part in some form of daily physical activity. Without activity, your dog will become bored, frustrated and unhealthy. Exercise tones the muscles, helps the body and metabolic system to function properly, and engages the mind. Anyone who has had a dog that suffers from lack of physical activity and mental stimulation will tell you that they will often turn to destructive behaviours -- behaviours that magically disappear once the dog is getting out every day. Physically, dogs will also become obese if they are not allowed to burn off the calories they take in during the day. This is especially true if they are being

given a lot of treats in compensation for lack of much-needed attention. HOW MUCH EXERCISE? Though exercise needs are based on a dog’s age, breed, size and overall health, your dog should spend between 30 minutes to two hours on an activity every day. Breeds in the hunting, working, or herding groups (e.g., Labrador retrievers, hounds, collies and shepherds) will need the most exercise. If your dog is in one of these groups and is in good health, it should be getting at least 30 minutes of rigorous exercise along with her one to two hours of daily activity. Requirements aren't as easily established for every other dog. Because most dogs are of mixed heritage, their needs will be different depending on the breed they are descended from. If your dog is a short-nosed breed, like a Bulldog, for example, he will not need a lot of daily exercise. A casual walk around the neighbourhood will be sufficient. Pay attention to your dog's signals. If he is restless or pacing, he is probably itching to get out for a nice long walk. If, on the other hand, your dog is con-

tent to just lie around, there may not be such a great need for exercise. A short walk will be enough to keep everything in order. Dogs that are less active or older, may have conditions that are slowing them down. Whether it is because of too much weight, achy joints and muscles, or they just like to mellow out most of the time, they still need some activity to keep the body working fully as it should. If you have any concerns about whether your dog can handle a long walk or whether you should implement an exercise plan for her, talk to your vet. You don’t want to pressure your dog into doing things that are too strenuous or you could end up with bigger problems. Start slow if your dog has not been accustomed to being physically active, and observe her response, adding more activities or more mileage as she gets stronger. Your dog should be happily tired, not exhausted, when you are done exercising her for the day. EXERCISE TIPS Before you begin an exercise programme with your dog, be sure to visit your vet for a

health check. Your vet can recommend an exercises plan that is appropriate for your dog's age, breed and condition. Plan to start out slowly and work your way up to longer walking or playing routines as they seem suitable. Additionally, don't forget to allow for a warm-up period and cool-down time at the end of your session. A leisurely walk around you local block before exercise should be enough to warm the muscles and prepare them for a serious game of fetch and catch. And don’t forget that mental stimulation is just as important as physical exercise. Don’t be afraid of taking new running paths with your dog, going to different parts of your area, or introducing new toys and games to your routine. Most importantly, spend time exercising daily, not just on the weekends, even if only for a short time. At the very least, dogs and humans alike can benefit from 30 minutes of physical activity each day. Start simple, without putting pressure on yourself or your dog, and you will find that you are both looking forward to this happy time of the day -- every day.

Pets Corner: Can You Take In A Homeless Dog Or Cat?

AXL

MARTY

MILLIE

NOAH

PEPE

AXL was adopted last October as a four-month old puppy and has sadly been returned to the SAT kennels as his owners are going back to the UK and are unable to take him with them. He is a medium crossbreed, who is very eager to please. He has lived with children and would fit in any family. He is fully vaccinated and microchipped. Please call 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

Marty is aged around 10 months and is a Bordie Collie cross and will not end up being a big dog. He is an absolutely delightful and friendly dog who shows a lot of affection and is housetrained. He walks well on a lead and gets on well with other dogs, but is not a lover of cats! If you are able to provide Marty with his forever home, then please call K9 on 600 845 420.

Black cats get a raw deal with an image problem which means that it's quite difficult to find a loving home for them. APAH has a lot of black cats who deserve loving homes, just like any other cat, and Millie is one of those. She's a very loving and affectionate cat. To meet APAH's 'black cats' including Millie, please telephone 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Noah is a beautiful six month old dog, who is very affectionate and loves having cuddles, and gets on well with other dogs in the home that he is staying at the moment. Noah likes to play and is very sociable and is gaining confidence as he had not been handled much before he was rescued. Please call 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Pepe is a gorgeous six-year old chihuahua cross that is looking for his forever home. Can you help this fellow? Pepe weighs in at just over five and a half kilos, and is a friendly, happy little boy. He has been tested negative for Mediterranean diseases and has been neutered. Pepe is also good with other dogs. To learn more about him, do phone 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

SANDY Sandy is an adorable threemonth-old pup that is looking for a home. He loves to play, have cuddles, and is a happy little man. He was rescued along with nine other pups and he could end up anywhere between 8 to 15 kilos when fully grown, but he is small at the moment! To learn more about this adorable boy phone 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail. com

Local

Autumn Fayre Campoverde Church’s garden and car park will host the annual Autumn Fayre for the Anglican Chaplaincy of St. Peter and St. Paul on Saturday October 15th. The event will run between 11.00 am and 2.00 pm, with entertainment provided by the Campoverde Morris Dancers. There will be a wide variety of stalls, including a selection of tasty homemade cakes, and the ever-popular tombola.

Walk Tall For Elche At least two and a half thousand euros was raised on Saturday for the Elche Children’s Home thanks to the annual charity walk in Torrevieja. Organisers Ken and Lyn Adams said that they were pleased with the response with more money expected to be put into the coffers this year, thanks to the efforts of the sponsored walkers going on the four-kilometre route between Cabo Cervera and La Mata. “Local bars helped to the boost the total by a thousand euros this year,” said Lyn. “We are grateful to everybody who took part”.

Friday 30th September 2016

Elaine’s Farewell

It was the end of an era last week for Elaine Dale, who called time on her popular fund-raising quizzes for HELP Murcia Mar Menor, which she has been hosting for the last decade. Over 40 members and friends attended the event at the Las Claras cen-

tre, and as a mark of appreciation, she was presented with a bouquet of flowers by HELP President, Pat Massingham. Elaine, who is a HELP vicepresident, will now be concentrating on finishing off her cake recipe calendar ahead of the festive season.

Benijofar Comedy The second ever production for a new amateur dramatics group is set to hit the stage in the first week of November. The A.C.T.S. drama group is looking to build on the success of their first show, Don’t Dress For Dinner, which raised two and a half thousand euros in aid of the Benijofar Crisis Appeal. This time A.C.T.S. are putting on a comedy called Wife After Death, written by Eric Chappell, the man behind hit

TV shows like Rising Damp and Duty Free. The play will be performed at the Benijofar Cultural Centre on Thursday November 3rd through till Saturday November 5th. Curtain up will be at 8.00 pm, with tickets costing eight euros, and once again the Crisis Appeal will be the beneficiary. Tickets are available from various outlets around Benijofar, or by calling 646 277 724.

Teenage Talent Two local youngsters are taking on two key roles in the Studio 32 production of the musical version of A Christmas Carol which takes to the stage at the end of November. 14-year-old Alice Wakeford will play the Ghost of Christmas Past, taking Scrooge back to his past to teach him the error of his miserly ways. Alice’s last role was playing Chava in the recent Studio 32 production of Fiddler On The Roof. She will be joined by Jacob Baylis, 14, who is playing Tiny Tim, with Jacob having played the role back in the UK, as well as being involved in several

of the company’s recent shows. The show, with proceeds going to the local Alzheimer’s Society, will be put on at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga Theatre on Wednesday November

30th through till Saturday December 3rd, with curtain up at 7.30 pm. Reserved seat tickets at nine euros each, can be bought by phoning 642 080 258 or via e-mail:- tickets@studiothirtytwo.org

Local

Friday 30th September 2016

Hello from Blacktower Financial Management (International) Ltd

Very soon Blacktower will be opening up a local office to cover this region of Spain. It is long overdue as we already have 5 offices in Spanish Territoryies including Barcelona, Marbella, Javea, Mallorca and the Canary Islands. To open an office in an area that has such a large percentage of UK expats makes complete sense as that is essentially our market. We have been helping expats for over 30 years now and the main services we offer are: • Wealth Management • UK Pension Transfers • QROPs and QNUPs • Income-producing Investments • Regular Savings • Spanish Compliant Investments • Discretionary Portfolio Management Many people come to live in Spain from the UK and are unaware of the products available to them that are safe and have tax advantages that are superior to the investments and bank accounts held in the UK. As we are an established International IFA company we are also able to offer exclusive products to our clients including the Nexus Portfolio range. Over the coming weeks I will be discussing different financial topics on this page that are specifically pertinent to expats

living in Spain and am available to answer any questions via email or the phone number supplied below. Topics recently discussed have been Brexit, US Elections, State Pensions, UK and Spanish politics and Investing in Spain. We will also be planning a programme of seminars which will also be widely publicised covering all manner of financial topics with contributions from large Financial institutions that we work with. These are always very popular, so if you want to make sure you are invited, contact me and I will make sure you are a priority for a seat. I, Keith Littlewood, have been given this opportunity by Blacktower to establish an office that can service our many existing clients in this area and hopefully offer a convenient and accessible location to attract future enquiries. I have been a fully qualified financial adviser for 28 years and understand the needs of expats and the rules that apply to exBritish living and retiring in Spain. In today’s financial climate it is essential you do everything you can to make sure your money is safe and secure and what you want to transpire in the future has the best chance of happening.

If you need advice or if have any questions regarding the above, contact me Keith Littlewood DipPFS on 657 684 094 or email keith.littlewood@blacktowerfm.com. The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity. Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV in Spain.

Friday 30th September 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

We just don't get enough of Robbie Coltrane on the box these days, which has made his starring role in Channel Four's drama, National Treasure, an absolute treat and a reminder of what a class act he was in the marvellous Cracker. Coltrane is in virtually every scene in this topical tale of an old comedian that is facing a historical rape charge dating back to the early nineties. He loves his wife (played by the wonderful Julie Walters) but

Robbie’s New Cracker

despite that, he enjoys "playing away" with women, including paying for sex. It's a complex character portrayal from Coltrane in the best new British drama I've seen this autumn. It's just a shame that we are already at the halfway point of the four episode run. I just hope that Four's drama budgets aren't slashed because of the 75 million pounds that they overpaid for Bake Off. ITV's Paranoid should have been good, as it's been made by the people

that brought us Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax, along with a script penned by Bill Gallagher of Lark Rise to Candleford and The Paradise fame. Sadly we've got a police procedural crammed with predictable lines, and a bunch of copper characters that are in need of psychiatric attention. That's all rather sad, because Robert Glenister and Lesley Sharp did their best, but their quality along with the pedigree of Red Productions cannot save

this from being a disappointing dud. I'm sure that last night's second episode got destroyed in the ratings by viewers switching to BBC 2 for the third season opener of the final series of The Fall (more next week). Glenister's last big TV hit was the fun grifter caper, Hustle (bring it back), which was created and written by Tony Jordan. Now the former Eastenders "glory days" writer has come up with the heavily-hyped Sky One drama, Hooten And The Lady. It's a dreadful title for what is an Indiana Jones meets The African Queenstyle show, which I didn't want to like because of Sky's hysterical promotion. As soon as I saw Jordan's name on the opening credits, I decided that this might have something going for it, and it has. Hooten is an American adventurer/amiable rogue who meets "The Lady", Alex Spencer-Parker of the British Museum, in Brazil's Amazon forest, and they form an unlikely partnership in searching for artefacts around the world. The one-liners come up thick and fast, and there's been a sizeable proportion

of the budget spent on some great location shoots. It all may be a bit corny, but give me this any time over a cheap prime time reality documentary. It is entertaining but will Sky order a second run like they did deservedly for Lucky Man earlier this year? I somehow doubt it, unless the tills start ringing on international sales, which Sky is clearly hoping for. I didn't like the last series of American Horror Story on FOX UK, with a hotel setting and too much emphasis on pushing boundaries to the edge, and not enough good story telling. I'm pleased to say that AHS has got back to basics for season six, with the classic horror setting of a couple moving into a big rural house with lots of nasty things going on to spook them. And I do mean real nasty! Most of the old AHS cast regulars are back and I like the idea of creating a TV crime documentary format to tell the story. AHS is never predictable and I suspect that something is going to happen in the next episode to shake things up, which is something that, barring last year, I've always

BY DAVE SILVER

Housework? You Won’t See Me For Dust! Mrs.S told me the other morning that she'd be out for the afternoon. I considered my options on how I would spend the rest of my day. I could catch up on my share of much-neglected housework. I was well aware that I was tardy when it came to keeping stuff tidy. Indeed, Mrs.S had bought me a can of Mr Sheen on the day I'd left my workplace for the last time -- a weird sort of retirement gift for sure. Mrs.S had presented it to me, together with a collection of cloths, saying: 'Here you are. You are now equipped to fulfil your quota of the cleaning.' That was in November, 2002. Now, nearly 14 years later, I was still on the same can of Mr Sheen. Most of the cloths were also still in a

spanking clean state. But any more thought of doing housework that day suddenly triggered an allergy-type reaction -- a bout of uncontrollable sneezing. Clearly, merely thinking about disturbing my home's dust-laden surfaces was enough to get up my nose. Having ruled out housework, I thought I might cut the grass. But I'd loaned out my lawn mower and in a fit of anticipatory laziness had refused to accept its return. With housework and gardening now both nonstarters, I thought I would attempt some creative writing. I decided to visit the establishment where my favourite folk lurked -- those odd people whose weird ways and strange pronouncements had bright-

ened up many a dull Dave Silver column in The Courier. I arrived at the pub at the same time as Fag Ash Bill. We bade each other hello and then had to say goodbye because, of course, Bill wasn't allowed by law to enter the premises with a lit cigarette between his fingers. 'See you later, Bill,' I said and then paused to add: 'When you've finished your ciggy, instead of immediately lighting up another one, why don't you take the opposite of a fag break and come inside for a nice cool glass of something.' 'Might do that, Dave,' replied Bill, drawing on his cigarette as he settled on his usual standing spot on the pavement. 'It looks like it's going to

be another dry day,' Fag Ash Bill sighed. 'All this passing traffic kicking up the dust could give me a tickly throat. This town needs more street sweeping machines.' Bill's mention of keeping the roads clean triggered another bout of sneezing on my part. I had to wait five minutes until it subsided. I knew it was five minutes because Fag Ash Bill had smoked five cigarettes by the time my nasal passages had cleared. I entered the pub and strode up to the bar. 'Are you wanting to partake of a pint this minute or will you be waiting for someone to buy one for you?' asked Dave the barman. What a cheek, I thought, but couldn't say anything because Dave the barman was absolutely correct.

liked about the show. American superstar, James Corden, has made sure his CBS contract has time off for him to come back to the UK to record A League of Their Own, which continues to be a real hoot on Sky One. Six years on, it continues to deliver loads of laughs and is a sports quiz that can be watched and enjoyed by people who have no interest in sport whatsoever. If Corden's status is on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic, spare a thought for Jonathan Ross. I'm a Ross fan, and I think the BBC should hire him back to replace the quitting Claudia Winklemann on Film 2016. I just don't like seeing his ITV chat show failing to reach the heights of what he did at the Beeb, and it's not just an issue of getting good guests, as he's done well on that front whilst rival Graham Norton has been taking a break. The show needs some kind of a revamp, and perhaps with Ross taking a sabbatical to America, we might get it next year, as the next series will not air until the autumn of 2017.

I looked around the pub. My mates were in -- Indoor Lou, Fearful Phil, and Daft Barry etc -- but they, too, were waiting for someone to buy them a drink 'Say something funny.' I implored them. 'I need some material for my next Courier column.' My pubmates shrugged. 'We're not talking,' they chorused, 'until our leader and mentor Andromeda Arkwright walks through those doors with money in her hand to lubricate our tonsils.' I decided to freshen up in the gents' but found my way blocked by the horizontal form of our former leader and mentor Ol' Red Eyes who was as usual semicomatose on the carpet. I gently pushed him aside with my foot but then had to

negotiate my way around a piece of machinery which seemed to have been around for ages. ‘It's about time you removed this obstacle,' I observed to Dave the barman. 'It makes it very difficult to get to the bathroom without tripping over the blooming thing.' Dave the barman glared at me. 'But it's YOUR flaming lawn mower!' he declared. 'I brought it back to the pub weeks ago after doing my garden but you haven't bothered shifting it.' 'Okay, okay,' I said. 'I'll take it back home with me tonight -- unless you want to trade a round of drinks for it.' 'No way,' said Dave the barman. 'You lot must pay for your drinks. You're not going to use a lawn mower in order to get half-cut.'

Friday 30th September 2016

Celebrity Home Secrets

Monday 3 October 8.00pm - 8.30pm ITV Six famous faces revisit their former homes to share memories and secrets from when they lived there. Choreographer Arlene Phillips revisits the house where she created outrageous 80’s dance group Hot Gossip and reveals how in her 20’s she was a babysitter for famous movie director Ridley Scott’s young son. Arlene Phillips is perhaps best known in her role as one of the original judges on Strictly Come Dancing, but she’s had an illustrious career in dance spanning more than 50 years. She was born in Stockport in 1943 and although she dreamt of coming to London and becoming a dancer her dream ended when her mother died and she had to stay at home and look after her dad and 13-year-old sister. However in 1966 aged 23 she had the chance to attend a week-long dance course in

London’s Covent Garden. By the end of that week her life changed forever. She was offered a scholarship by the legendary dance teacher Molly Molloy and Arlene remembers ‘That was it. I never went home. I stayed in London and I don’t know how I did because I had not a penny in my purse.’ Molly found Arlene a job as babysitter and nanny to a friend of hers, a young television and commercials director Ridley Scott, who would later become the top Hollywood director. This pretty house in South-West London is the first house Arlene revisits. She recalls ‘this was the kind of house that I aspired to. It was all white when people didn’t have all white’. It was a far cry from the flat she grew up in above her father’s barbershop. It was Ridley Scott who would later give Arlene one of her first big professional breaks. Molly choreographed for his commercials, and Arlene became her assistant.

Railway Nation: Across Britain In A Day

Saturday 1 October 9.00pm-10.00pm BBC TWO This is Britain - in verse. Train carriages are one of the few spaces left in Britain where all walks of life meet. With British people now taking double the amount of train journeys they did in 1997, this programme celebrates Britain’s love of trains by asking six poets - Sabrina Mahfouz (pictured), Michael Symmons Roberts, Liz Berry, Andrew McMillan, Imtiaz Dharker and Sean O’Brien to capture, in verse, the human stories of those on board one railway journey across the country. Beginning in London and ending in Glasgow, Railway Nation: Across Britain In A Day follows a similar route to that which W.H Auden and

Benjamin Britten took when they created Night Mail almost 80 years ago - a work which told the story of Britain as it slept one night. Railway Nation: Across Britain In A Day reinvents this journey for the 21st century by following travellers during the day. The voices of travellers of all ages and backgrounds, and from across the different regions of Britain will be weaved with those of the six poets observing them, to capture a day in contemporary Britain. They’ll capture the meaning of these journeys, what the travellers are hoping for and even what becomes of them when they arrive. It’s a train journey which will reveal us to ourselves as we travel urgently, hopefully, despairingly towards our destinations.

The Forgotten Children

Tuesday 4 October 9.00pm-10.00pm ITV “Children here study and go to school. Their parents get them whatever they want. We don’t have anything. I feel like people don’t see me.” 13-year-old Syrian orphan Mohamed. This new documentary for ITV follows the heartbreaking stories of refugee orphans stranded across Europe. 88,000 refugee children are now stuck in Europe without their parents. They thought they would be safe here but The Forgotten Children reveals many have faced violence, police brutality and hundreds have been imprisoned in detention centres and police cells. Alone and afraid, many are also vulnerable to trafficking gangs and sexual exploitation. Governments have moved many of the children into state run camps and closed the doors to journalists. This programme hears their disturbing stories of suffering and survival. In Greece thousands of children are living in camps and sleeping rough. More than 3,000 are without their parents. Nagham, 12, and her 13-year-old brother Mohamed are orphans from the Syrian city of Aleppo. Their home is now a derelict petrol station in Northern Greece. There are no showers or toilets and they sleep in a tent. Nagham and Mohamed’s mother was killed in an airstrike. Their family home was destroyed. Their father was kidnapped at gunpoint by a faction fighting in the country’s civil war five years ago.

Friday 30th September 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 12:45 Auction Street Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 15:15 Doctors 14:45 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Yes Chef 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport Joining team captains Matt and Phil are Jade Jones, Osi Umenyiora, Mark Selby and Jazz Carlin

07:00 Rip Off Britain 07:45 Caught Red Handed 08:15 Yes Chef 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:15 The Edge 15:00 Hi-De-Hi 15:30 Yes, Prime Minister 16:00 To the Manor Born 16:30 The Animal’s Guide to Britain 17:30 The Link 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 The Retreat The participants report to the hospital for their final medicals and eagerly await their results

21:00 EastEnders Mick 20:30 Great British Menu gives Babe an ultimatum The Central region’s two 21:30 Would I Lie to You? highest scoring chefs cook David Mitchell and Lee for judges for the very first Mack are joined by actors time Kevin Bishop and Brian Blessed, comedian Josh 21:00 Mastermind Quiz Widdicombe and historian Kate Williams, who aim to 21:30 Gardeners’ World help the team captains Monty catches up with seadeceive their opponents sonal jobs at Longmeadow with plausible lies. Hosted when he divides some perennials and plants by Rob Brydon alpines for spring colour 22:00 Sir Terry Wogan Remembered: Fifty Years at the BBC An affectionate celebration on one of Britain’s best-loved broadcasters, Sir Terry Wogan, with classic moments from Blankety Blank to the Eurovision Song Contest 23:00 News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 00:25 Josh 00:55 Film - I Am Number Four (12) 02:35 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:40 News

22:30 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Jo is joined by Danny Baker to discuss the good, the bad and the soggy-bottomed moments from botanical week 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:00 Later with Jools Holland 01:00 Live at the Apollo 01:30 Golf Ryder Cup 03:00 Question Time 04:00 Absolutely Fashion 05:00 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 Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 16:00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Frank sweet-talks Megan 20:30 Coronation Street Todd discovers what Vinny is capable of 21:00 Countrywise Ben Fogle tries his hand at competitive sheep shearing in north Wales and Liz Bonnin is on the Isle of Mull, spotting pods of migrating dolphins who are returning to the shores plus a visit to the Sussex home of Zoe Ball 21:30 Coronation Street Maria is brutally honest with Caz 22:00 The Level Crime drama series centring on a good cop with a dark secret. Nancy is a detective sergeant who hides a longstanding loyalty to a haulier and drugs trafficker named Frank. When a clandestine meeting ends in murder and Nancy is caught in the crossfire, her link to Frank suddenly risks being exposed 23:00 News 23:40 Film Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome (15) 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:05 3rd Rock from the Sun 07:55 Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix Practice 2 Live 09:40 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Find it, Fix it, Flog it 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:30 Unreported World A report on the impact of the Saudi-led coalition’s bombing campaign on Yemen 21:00 Jamie’s Super Food Jamie Oliver travels to Jeju island in South Korea, where he experiences first-hand the shellfish diving skills of women twice his age 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Helsinki Richard Ayoade is joined by Paul Rudd for a brisk 48 hour romp round Helsinki 22:00 Gogglebox The nation’s favourite armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week 23:00 The Lie Detective 23:50 First Dates 00:55 It’s a Weird World 01:55 Film Her (15) 04:05 Humans 05:00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 05:55 Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film The Good Witch’s Charm (U) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 World’s Tallest Towers The 610-metre Canton Tower is the tallest television tower on the planet. This documentary explores the engineering breakthroughs behind its construction 21:00 The Cars That Made Britain Great Rufus Hound continues his guide through Britain’s ‘proud’ motoring history, with some celebrity-selected models that have rightly been consigned to history including the Robin Reliant and the Austin Allegro 22:00 Carry on Caravanning Light-hearted documentary series about people with a passion for caravans. Santa shows up in the summertime when Daz and his wife Tracey elect to hold a Christmas-themed weekend in the sunny Lake District. And for caravanning newbie - and newlywed - Jackie, will husband Tony’s romantic surprises win her over? 23:00 When Magic Horribly Wrong Super Casino Nightmare Tenants, Landlords 05:45 Scientists

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Detective Sergeant Nancy Devlin has a secret double life - her exemplary police career masks a covert attachment to shady businessman and drugs trafficker Frank Le Saux. She has remained loyal to Frank from childhood, as he was the father figure she craved, so plays a dangerous game to ensure that he always remains off the police radar. However, she finds herself at the centre of an investigation that puts her at risk of exposure and sees her stalked by a killer intent on destroying her.

his unstable behaviour, but insists that he needed to do it to truly move on. Will Rhona understand this?

he wants to resign. He warns Phelan that it’s game over unless he can encourage Todd to stick with them.

Meanwhile, when Adam reveals that Cain is back with Charity, Moira barely reacts as she has much bigger issues on her mind. In Emmerdale Pierce spots a clue to Paddy’s recent rampage at Smithy Cottage when he notices that a picture is askew. After confronting Pearl, Pierce discovers that Paddy trashed the house. When Pierce reports back to Rhona, she angrily demands answers from Paddy. He apologises for

Elsewhere, Frank is optimistic over his chances with Megan, but should he be? Also today, Jai admits to Priya that he’s struggling with his addiction. In Coronation Street, Vinny is furious when he learns that Todd has said

Later, when Todd learns that Sarah has decided to invest in a flat, he’s panicked and confronts Phelan again. Todd orders Phelan not to rip off his close friend or he will blow the whistle on him and Vinny. But when Phelan tells Todd what Vinny is

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Judge Rinder 16:40 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - Little Man (12) 23:55 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad 01:55 Two and a Half Men 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 The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:10 In Loving Memory 17:45 You’re Only Young Twice 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Wycliffe 01:15 A Touch of Frost ITV4 07:00 Goals of the 90s 07:10 Magnum, PI 08:00 The Chase 08:50 The Sweeney 09:50 Ironside 10:55 Minder 11:55 Magnum, PI 13:00 The Chase 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:55 The Sweeney 16:55 Minder 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Steve Mcqueen: Motorcycle Movie Star 22:00 Film - From Russia with Love (PG) 00:25 Film Bullitt (15) 02:45 Scarborough Gold Cup Highlights

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack capable of, will Todd have a change of heart? Meanwhile, when Maria explains to Caz that she has to go to visit Pablo in London, she’s taken aback when Caz invites herself along for the trip too. But when Kirk points out to Maria that Caz clearly has feelings for her, will Maria agree or will she bury her head in the sand? In the second episode, Phelan is adamant that Todd should keep on Vinny’s good side if he knows what’s good for him. Todd agrees to come back to the deal, as long as they agree to repay Sarah for any money she

loses out on. When Phelan offers to pay for Billy’s charity trip, Billy is delighted and thinks Todd is behind it. Todd is angry at Phelan’s games, but what point does Phelan have to prove? Meanwhile, knowing she has to have an honest conversation with Caz, Maria explains to her that she only sees her as a friend. Caz flees in tears, unable to come to terms with it. In Eastenders, Babe continues to face the consequences of her recent bad behaviour when Mick orders her to pay back the

money she owes Pam and Les by the end of the day, otherwise he’s going to report her to the police. Feeling desperate as she struggles to come up with the cash, Babe tries to blackmail Abi into giving her the money. Will she be successful? Meanwhile, Kyle brates his birthday.

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Saturday 1st October

07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 News 14:15 Rugby League 15:15 Bargain Hunt 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Final Score 18:10 News 18:30 Pointless

Women’s The 07:00 Football Show 07:35 Film From This Day Forward (PG) 09:05 Film - Berlin Express (PG) 10:30 Golf: Ryder Cup 12:00 Lost Land of the Volcano 13:00 Great British Menu 14:30 Homes Under the Hammer 15:15 Nature’s Weirdest Events 16:15 Flog It 17:10 The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and 19:20 Strictly Come Egg 18:10 Gardeners’ Dancing Grab your glitter- World 19:10 Inside the balls and join Tess and Commons Claudia for a sparkling spectacular as all 15 cou- 20:10 The Great British ples hit the dance floor, Bake Off: An Extra Slice together for the first time, in As yesterday a dance floor spectacular. The pressure is on No one 20:40 Army Dad’s wants to be the first to leave Mainwaring an starts the competition advertising campaign to increase recruiting 21:25 The National Lottery: 5-Star Family 21:10 Betjeman and Me: Reunion Nick Knowles Rick Stein’s Story Chef hosts the quiz where fami- Rick Stein celebrates John lies in the UK play along- Betjeman’s long love affair side their family around the with the English seaside world in the hopes of win- holiday ning thousands of pounds and a luxury five-star holi- 22:00 Railway Nation: A Verse in Journey day reunion Following in the footsteps of WH Auden’s classic 22:15 Casualty Ethan 1936 documentary Night struggles to make Alicia’s Mail, six of Britain’s best birthday a day to remember poets take the train from London to Glasgow 23:05 News 23:25 Match of the Day 00:45 The NFL 23:00 Performance Live Show 01:15 Weather for 00:00 Artsnight London the Week Ahead 01:20 01:00 Live at the Apollo News 01:30 Golf: Ryder Cup (12)

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Judge Rinder 13:20 News 13:30 River Monsters 14:00 Tipping Point 15:00 The Chase 16:00 The X Factor 18:00 Ninja Warrior UK 19:00 News 19:30 You’ve Been Framed

07:00 GT Academy 07:25 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:55 Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing 09:05 The Morning Line10:00 Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing 12:30 Murray Walker Meets Jenson Button 13:00 The Simpsons 14:00 Gok’s Fill Your House for Free 15:00 Racing: Ascot, Newmarket and Redcar 17:30 Formula 20:00 Go for It Stephen 1 Motor Racing 19:30 Mulhern presents the tal- News ent-based game show in which members of the pub- 20:00 Grand Designs lic are given a chance to Kevin McCloud follows demonstrate their unique - Matt and Sophie White and highly unusual - skills from Sussex as they build a giant family house of fun for 21:00 The X Factor As the themselves and their chiljudges’ houses stage dren begins, the route to the live shows draws tantalisingly 21:00 Walking Through closer for the remaining Time Palaeobiologist Dr acts, who jet off to glam- Tori Herridge and Professor Lister visit orous destinations around Adrian the world for their latest Shropshire to discuss analysis into the remains of performances five mammoths found in a quarry in 1986 22:30 Newzoids Satirical sketch show blending tradi- 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats tional puppetry and anima- Does Countdown Jimmy tion, as impressionists give Carr hosts, with guest capvoice to a selection of politi- tain Lee Mack and cians, celebrities, royals, Catherine Tate going up sports stars and other against Sean Lock and headline-generating folk Miles Jupp 23:00 The Jonathan Ross Show 00:05 News 00:25 Columbo: Agenda for Murder 02:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

23:00 Film Transcendence (PG) 01:15 Film - How I Live Now (14) 03:00 Hollyoaks Omnibus 05:05 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

07:00 Milkshake 09:25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:00 The Saturday Show Live 12:05 Police Interceptors 15:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 17:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 19:00 News 19:05 NCIS 20:00 NCIS Tony investigates a sailor who may have jumped overboard and asks Gibbs to inform the widow When they find she was murdered, the entire team is called on to determine what really happened 20:55 NCIS: New Orleans The staged suicide of a petty officer turns out to be murder; the team secretly works on an online dating profile for Pride 21:55 News 22:00 Football Highlights from the weekend’s games, including Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers, Bristol City v Nottingham Forest and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City 23:25 Gotham 01:15 SuperCasino 04:10 Aircrash: Terror at TakeOff 05:00 Secrets of the SAS: In Their Own Words

14:20 The Xtra Factor12 15:20 Ninja Warrior UK 16:25 Film - The Bachelor (14) 18:20 Nanny McPhee 20:15 Film - Kindergarten Cop (12) 22:30 The Xtra Factor 23:30 Celebrity Juice 00:20 Family Guy 01:40 American Dad! ITV3 12:25 Film Les Miserables 14:55 Rosemary and Thyme 16:55 Agatha Christie’s Marple 19:00 Midsomer Murders 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Midsomer Murders 00:00 Lewis 02:00 You’re Only Young Twice ITV4 13:00 Film - All Quiet on the Western Front (PG) 16:05 Film - The Green Berets (PG) 19:00 Fishing Impossible 20:00 Fierce 21:00 Film - Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (PG) 23:00 A Dangerous Man (15) 00:55 Film - Manny (14)

09:00 The Weekend Mix

Sunday 2nd October 07:00 Glorious Gardens 07:45 Above From Gardeners’ World 08:45 Countryfile 09:45 The Beechgrove Garden 10:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45 Ryder Cup Golf 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Reggie Yates: Touchdown USA 14:45 NFL Football 19:00 Super League Rugby

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Bear Grylls Survival Story 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 12:30 Chopping Block 13:30 News 13:35 Judge Rinder 14:35 Victoria 15:35 The X Factor 17:05 Tipping Point 18:05 Doc Martin 19:05 News

20:00 Ireland with Simon Reeve Simon begins his journey in the south of Ireland, para-motoring with 20:15 Strictly Come an Irish explorer Dancing Tess and Claudia host the first results show of 21:00 Hunting the Nazi Gold Train Dan Snow folthe series lows treasure hunters as they hunt for a missing train 21:00 Antiques full of gold Roadshow Fiona Bruce returns to the gardens of 22:00 Louis Theroux In the Arley Hall, Cheshire, light of the unmasking of where a selection of family Jimmy Savile as a predatotreasures come under ry sex offender, and 15 scrutiny years on from the BBC documentary “When Louis Met 22:00 Poldark An inform- Jimmy’, Louis sets out to ant in the smuggling ring understand how a man who poses a serious threat to was at the centre of British all, and George buys Ross’ entertainment and charitable fundraising for decades debt to finally crush him. was able to get away with a long litany of crimes 23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 00:50 Film - 23:15 QI XL 00:00 Ryder Brooklyn’s Finest (18) Cup Golf 02:00 Countryfile 02:55 Weather for the 02:55 Holby City 03:55 Week Ahead 03:00 News This Is BBC Two

19:30 The Chase Katherine Ryan, Bobby Davro, George Shelley and Faye Brookes all pit their wits against the Chaser, hoping to win big for their chosen charities

07:00 Breakfast 08:40 Match of the Day 10:00The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Escape to the Country 15:00 Ingenious Animals 16:00 Points of View 16:15 The Great British Bake Off 17:15 Songs of Praise 17:50 Animal Babies 18:50 News 19:15 Countryfile

07:00 Volkswagen Racing Cup 07:30 Long Course Weekend Triathlon 08:00 Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing 11:45 Sunday Brunch 14:45 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 15:45 The Simpsons 17:20 News 17:50 Formula 1 Motor Racing

20:30 Speed with Guy Martin Guy Martin wants to beat the 25-year-old speed record for a human-powered boat. It means pedaling a specially-built boat along a 100-metre course at an average speed of 21mph: a speed normally 20:30 The X Factor Which reserved for expensive or racing 12 acts will be chosen to speedboats make it through to the live yachts shows next week? 22:00 Celebrity Island 22:00 Victoria The queen with Bear Grylls After becomes pregnant, and more than a week, the declares that Albert will celebrities still haven’t become head of state in the eaten a single proper meal. event of her death. The Having seized power from developments outrage Dom Joly, The Hotel’s Mark members of the Tory party, Jenkins thinks he can turn group’s fortunes who fear a German prince the holding sway over the around. His big plan is to nation and make arrange- get the islanders hunting ments to disrupt his visit to for turkeys the industrial north 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 23:05 News 23:20 Peston Film - Red Eye (PG) 01:45 Compulsive on Sunday 00:15 Aviva Obsessive Premiership Rugby 01:10 Cleaners 02:45 Grand Jackpot247 04:00 Designs Australia 03:40 Food Unwrapped Motorsport UK

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Football 13:00Funniest Falls, Fails & Flops 13:30 The Hotel Inspector 15:30 Film - A Knight’s Tale (PG) 18:05 Funny That’s Now 19:05 Penn & Teller: Fool Us 20:00 Ice Road Truckers On treacherous roads and in dangerous conditions, reigning champion Polar Industries sets out to defend its title against trucking rival Darrell Ward 20:55 Ice Road Truckers Art Burke has to cross one of the longest winter roads in the world

13:00 The X Factor 14:30 The Xtra Factor 15:35 You’ve Been Framed! 16:05 Film - Kangaroo Jack (PG) 18:00 Film Despicable Me 19:50 Film - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (PG) 22:00The Xtra Factor 23:00 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad! ITV3 14:15 Columbo 15:55 A Touch of Frost 18:10 Film Carry on Again, Doctor (PG) 20:00 Midsomer Murders 22:00 It’ll Be Alright on the Night 23:00 A Touch of Frost 01:10 Wire in the Blood ITV4

21:55 News The Film 22:00 2 Expendables Mercenary leader Barney Ross is recruited by the CIA to recover a top-secret package, only to come to blows with a rival band of hired guns Barney swears revenge when the other faction kill his protege (14) 00:05 Total Recall (14) 02:15 SuperCasino 04:10 The Dog Rescuers

11:15 Live: British Touring Car Championship19:30 Goodwood Revival 20:30 Mr Bean 21:00 Aviva Premiership Rugby 22:00 Car Crash Britain 23:00 Film - Cliffhanger (15) 01:15 Steve McQueen: Motorcycle Star

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Monday 3rd October

8 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Street Auction 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back, Giving Back 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out

07:00 Rip-Off Britain 07:45 Caught Red Handed 08:15 Yes Chef 09:00 Ingenious Animals 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:15 The Edge 15:00 Hi-De-Hi! 15:30 Yes, Prime Minister 16:00 To the Manor Born 16:30 The Animal’s Guide to Britain 17:30The Link 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

21:00 EastEnders Jane’s friends rally round to help

20:00 Ryder Cup Golf Another chance to see highlights from the third and final day’s play at the 41st Ryder Cup, held at Hazeltine National in Minnesota, USA

21:30 Panorama Britain is in the grip of a health epidemic that’s threatening to overwhelm the NHS. More and more of us are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. It’s a hidden killer which can lead to heart failure, blindness, kidney disease and leg amputations. Now even children are being diagnosed with the condition. Filming over six months, “Panorama” reports from the frontline of the epidemic in Birmingham where almost one in ten people have the disease. 22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys Everyone in the Brown family has a date for Valentine’s Day except Agnes Can she really start internet dating at her age? 23:00 News 23:45 Would I Lie to You? 00:15 The Graham Norton Show 01:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05 News

21:00 University Challenge Quiz 21:30 Only Connect The Maltsters take on the Policy Wonks in tonight’s opening heat 22:00 Ripper Street As a new serial killer stalks Whitechapel, Reid and Drake become convinced that the crimes are being covered up by a third party. The detectives follow a trail of corruption that leads to the heart of Scotland Yard and Assistant Commissioner Dove 23:00 Morgana Robinson’s The Agency 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Today at Conference 00:45 Conviction: Murder at the Station 02:45 The Great British Bake Off 03:45 The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg 04:45 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 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Pierce forms a plan 20:30 Coronation Street David plans on spoiling the party 21:00 Celebrity Home Secrets horeographer Arlene Phillips revisits her former homes, including the south-west London residence where she was employed as a live-in nanny by film director Ridley Scott, who would later give the former Strictly Come Dancing judge one of her first big professional breaks 21:30 Coronation Street David is viciously attacked 22:00 Cold Feet Jenny is shocked when an old flame turns up at work, kicking off a chain of events that has irreversible consequences, while Adam picks himself up and vows to reconnect with son Matt after breaking up with Angela, beginning with a nostalgic trip to Piccadilly Records 23:00 News 23:45 The Agenda 00:20 The Jonathan Ross Show 01:25 Newzoids 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

06:55 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Come Dine with Me 18:00 My Kitchen Rules 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Extreme Food Kiran travels the length of Bangladesh, where he discovers the country’s fishing industry is as diverse as it can be dangerous and witnesses the amazing sight of fresh prawns being caught by specially trained otters 21:30 Food Unwrapped Kate visits Israel to unearth the mystery ingredient that makes icing sugar so light, fluffy and powdery 22:00 999: What’s Your Emergency? In Warrington paramedics arrive at the home of a man having a suspected cardiac arrest 23:00 First Dates 00:05 Tattoo Fixers on Holiday 01:10 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under 02:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:55 The World’s Weirdest Weather 03:50 SuperScrimpers 04:45 Food Unwrapped 05:15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:10 Film Fatal Friends 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 FIA World Rally Championship John Desborough presents round nine of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship, which takes place among the twisting mountain roads and steep cliff drops of the Mediterranean island of Corsica 21:00 Police Interceptors Presenter Ortis Deley rides along on two interceptor night shifts, during which Jacko and Bully spring a stinger trap during a highspeed pursuit, and Kev and Pete tackle an out of control street brawl 22:00 Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 Junior soldier Laura experiences a crisis of confidence on a 15 mile run, then her fear of heights means that trusting her teammates on a 40ft-high rope course is a struggle too far 23:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 00:05 Film Alex Cross (14) 01:55 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 Great Scientists

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In Emmerdale, Liv tells Rhona that Pierce threatened Paddy, but she stands by her man and continues to blame Paddy for everything. Later, Pierce comes up with a surprising plan and sneaks a T-shirt into Paddy’s bag at the vet’s surgery. What is he up to? Meanwhile, Noah is furi-

Autumn is here and with it comes a brand new run of 19 shows, in which the inquisitive Irishman invites Hollywood A-listers and British TV big shots to huddle up on his sofa and chat about what they’ve been up to recently. In this opening edition, Graham welcomes actor and musician Justin Timberlake and Oscar-nominated actress Anna Kendrick, co-stars of the new big-screen animation Trolls. Versatile actor Daniel Radcliffe also puts in an appearance while - last but certainly not least - Robbie Williams performs his new single.

ous with Charity following recent events and leaves her crushed by claiming that Moira was a better mum to him. In Coronation Street, David agrees to go along to a grief counselling session to appease Gail, but he refuses to speak to the counsellor when he gets there. Later, David notices an update on Macca’s social media page which reveals that The Dog & Gun are having a party for Clayton’s birthday in his absence. An angry David storms down there determined to find Macca, but before he can reach the

pub, he’s grabbed by a menacing figure. Who is it? Meanwhile, Eileen talks through the different flat options with Rita, who is planning on buying one for Jenny. Sally is eaten up with jealousy. Keen to commit to her new role, Eileen resigns from Street Cars, much to Steve and Tim’s horror. But when Vinny later demands to know why Eileen has spent a large sum of money from the business account on porcelain tiles, will Eileen begin to think she’s bitten off more than she can chew? In the second episode,

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 American Dad! 23:55 Family Guy 00:25 The Cleveland Show 01:20 Two and a Half Men 01:50 Film - American Pie Presents: Band Camp (15) ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 In Loving Memory 07:35 Heartbeat 08:40 Where the Heart Is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50You’re Only Young Twice 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00Doc Martin 22:00 Britain’s Busiest Airport: Heathrow 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:05 Wycliffe 01:10 Law & Order: UK ITV4 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Football Rivalries 07:20 Magnum, PI 08:10 The Chase 09:00 The Sweeney 10:00 Ironside 11:00 Minder 12:05 Magnum, PI 13:05 The Chase 14:05 Pawn Stars 15:05 Storage Wars Texas 16:00 The Sweeney 17:00 Minder 18:05 Ironside 19:10 Storage Wars Texas 20:05 Pawn Stars 21:00 Storage Wars 22:00 Film - From Russia With Love (PG) 00:25 Bundesliga Football 01:25 Aviva Premiership Rugby

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack David is viciously attacked by the menacing figure at The Dog and Gun. His family are then horrified by the bloodied and bruised state he returns home in.

When David reveals to Nick that he went to the Dog and Gun in an attempt to exact revenge on Macca, Nick is incensed and urges David to let the courts deal with Macca and Clayton. But when David later logs into

a computer with only revenge on his mind, what plan is he now hoping to put into motion? Meanwhile, Phelan takes a raging Vinny to the pub to calm him down over Eileen’s extravagant tile splurge. He reminds Vinny that they’ll have the last laugh when Eileen is left penniless. In Eastenders, Ian asks Stacey to help give Jane a boost, so Stacey speaks to Jane and suggests going for a makeover at Elysium. Carmel spends time with Jane at the salon and suggests they should both go for a drink at the pub together.

It seems that things are slowly getting back to normal for Jane, as she’s back to her old self and interacting with Albert Square’s residents again. However, things quickly take a turn for the worse when there’s an incident at The Vic and Ian has to take Jane home. Afterwards, Jane notices that Ian is distancing himself from her. Is their marriage in serious trouble?

Tuesday 4th October 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Street Auction 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back, Giving Back 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Pam makes a brave decision but will she get what she hopes for? 21:00 Holby City Fletch takes his first steps after his accident 22:00 Ambulance We join the staff in the control room on the night shift. Amongst the thousands of calls they receive, they also have to contend with hoaxers, frequent callers and run-away patients. Tonight it’s particularly busy - at one point, 125 patients are waiting for assistance and the ambulance allocators are forced to prioritise the sickest patients, even if that means bumping others down the queue. Meanwhile, a crew is on their way to an elderly man who’s fallen and has been waiting on the floor for three hours. He's left even longer when they are diverted to an urgent call from a woman who says she is having a miscarriage. 23:00 News 23:45 101: Extra Storage The Truth About Weather for the Ahead 01:30 News

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07:45 Rip-Off Britain 08:30 Thief Trackers 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:20 The Edge 15:05 Hi-De-Hi! 15:35 Yes, Prime Minister 16:05 To the Manor Born 16:30 Hidden Kingdoms 17:30 The Link 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Great British Menu The first of the London and South East heats sees returning contender Mark Froydenlund and newcomers Russell Bateman and Ronnie Murray prepare their starters 20:30 Great British Menu The London and South East chefs produce fishbased dishes 21:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg In Israel, the Bikers visit the 2,500 year old archaeological remains of the world’s first poultry farm and also get a freaky glimpse into what’s next for poultry 22:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo leaves Europe behind to take in the sights, smells and tastes of North Africa 23:00 Later Live with Jools Holland 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Today at Conference 00:45 NFL This Week 01:35 Inside Out 02:05 The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook 03:05 Scotland and the Battle for Britain 04:05 This Is BBC Two

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20:30 Fishing Impossible This time, the boys are in Kenya in search of the Nile perch, braving a 500-kilometre drive to Lake Turkana across some of the country’s toughest terrain 21:00 Parking Wars Gravesend civil enforcement officer Clive Nolan plays `spot the parking sign’ with his colleague Chris Akams. Eventually Chris faces a driver who is furious that he has ticketed a parked car which she says has been stolen and dumped. Meanwhile in Manchester, driver Dustie Hickey faces a Traffic Penalty Tribunal after stopping in a bus lane 22:00 The Forgotten Children Documentary telling the stories of some of the 88,000 refugee orphans now stranded in Europe, many of whom have faced violence in the places where they had hoped to be safe 23:00 News 23:40 100 Old Drivers Year Rebooted 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Come Dine with Me 18:00 My Kitchen Rules 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location The property searchers visit Greater Manchester and Cheshire this time. Kirstie Allsopp is with Jacinta and Marco, who having outgrown their home in Didsbury, are looking for something bigger and better 22:00 National Treasure Marie is thrown by an encounter with one of her husband Paul’s accusers and a bruising interview on her marriage by Paul’s barrister, Zoe. She begins to question why she’s remained loyal to Paul for so long, despite his many affairs 23:00 Damned 23:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:35 Hunted 01:30 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:00 Gillette World Sport 02:30 Long Course Weekend Triathlon 02:55 GT Academy 03:25 The Supervet 04:20 Undercover Boss USA

10:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Virtual Lies (12) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 House Doctor Tracy Metro gives some advice to owner Sue who moved into her Christchurch home 19 years ago and hasn’t decorated since 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Julian helps deliver an Alpaca cria who is in a breech position, Larry the chinchilla is brought in to be castrated and a parrot with a Yorkshire accent needs a trim 22:00 Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives Eamonn and Ruth investigate the effects that having bucket loads of cash can have on your family. The Duchess of Rutland lives in Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire In order to keep the castle running the family faces an annual bill close to £1m 23:00 Extraordinary People 00:05 The Hotel Inspector Returns 01:05 Inside Broadmoor 02:00 SuperCasino 04:05 Love/Hate 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 Great Scientists

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THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN

ITV 22:00 SOAPS

The heart-breaking stories of refugee orphans across Europe, including two children - Nagham and Mohamed - from the Syrian city of Aleppo, whose home is now a small tent in a derelict petrol station in northern Greece. The film also goes undercover to document the case of a 15-year-old Syrian boy who is imprisoned with adults in Greece and says he has been denied medical care for shotgun wounds, as he tries to be reunited with his parents in Turkey. Narrated by Caroline Catz.

Meanwhile, more trouble has kicked off for Paddy and he tells Rhona that he’ll fight Pierce’s occupation order. Paddy is also upset that everyone believes he took the T-shirt. Can he prove his innocence?

son Simon murdered Paul, and she refuses to listen when Honey warns that it isn’t a good idea. However, in a surprise twist, Pam does get some unexpected support from Kathy, who offers to be by her side when the meeting takes place.

In Emmerdale, Charity makes contact with Debbie and hears some surprising news from her. When Zak pays a visit, Charity tells him that Debbie has decided to settle in France. Knowing that Cain will react badly, they brace themselves for trouble.

In Eastenders, today is the day that Pam is planning to visit Diane, whose

When Pam comes face-toface with Diane at a local cafe, she interrogates her

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Celebrity Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - Little Man (PG) 23:55 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad! 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:25 Celebrity Juice ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 Wild at Heart 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 You’re Only Young Twice 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:00 Wire in the Blood 01:00 Wycliffe 02:10 Law & Order: UK ITV4 07:00 Sporting Funnies 07:15 Magnum, PI 08:05 The Chase 08:55 The Sweeney 09:55 Ironside Minder 12:00 11:00 Magnum, PI 13:00 The Chase 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars Texas 15:55 The Sweeney 17:00 Minder 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 FIM World Superbike Series Motorcycle Racing 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Film - American Gangster (18) 02:10 Fishing Impossible

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack about Simon’s actions. Will she get the answers she’s looking for, or will it all end in tears?

Donna that she’s not ready for a man.

Meanwhile, Jane is upset further when Ian refuses to talk about their current problems. When Ian confides in Billy about what’s going on, Billy’s words make a surprising impact.

In Holby City, An accident in rehab sets back Fletch’s recovery, but it’s his attitude that proves the biggest obstacle. Can he beat the doom and gloom before pushing away those who are trying to help him?

Elsewhere, Carmel tells

Isaac wants to impress Ric

and Dom wants to impress Isaac, but when Dom sidelines his own success to help make Isaac look good they both wind up in trouble.

Mo tries to befriend Inga in light of her new role as best man. Her attempts prove futile when she puts her foot in her mouth repeatedly and winds up covered in wee, having made an enemy out of Inga instead.

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, 2 represents L and 6 represents K, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

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

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Former president’s key money measure (6) 4 Boast about a clog (5) 8 Snake I caught is jellied (5) 9 A yobbo from a tumbledown funfair (7) 10 Brave about carpet burn (7) 11 The blighter hid in a wheelie bin (4) 12 Sign of agreement appears in no doubt (3) 14 Departing losing single medal (4) 15 Golf club element? (4) 18 Initially emulates a bird (3) 21 City that’s so slow to reveal itself 23 Different Ocean sector for kid’s toy (7) 25 A truce arranged in the mid North for this horseman (7) 26 Float around in the air (5) 27 A little bit of quiet colour (5) 28 Citric mixture for a fault finder (6) STANDARD CLUES

Across 2 For sure (7) 7 Snail (5) 8 Crete (5) 9 Nut (3) 11 Stud (4) 14 Star (4) 16 Ideas (5) 17 Amen (4) 19 Sage (4) 22 Ale (3) 24 Rouge (5) 25 Ochre (5) 26 Settler (7)

Down 1 Beads (5) 2 Safer (5) 3 Turn (4) 4 Nope (4) 5 Pests (5) 6 Later (5) 10 Untie (5) 12 Sue (3) 13 Ant (3) 14 Eat (3) 15 Pea (3) 17 Charm (5) 18 Glean (5) 20 Slogs (5) 21 Cents (5) 22 Felt (4) 23 Each (4)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Steal, 3 Final, 6 Apt, 8 Sparrow, 9 Tots, 10 Lately, 12 Pillow, 13 Bans, 16 Academy, 17 Den, 18 Ties, 19 Halve. Down: 1 Start, 2 Lust, 3 Fracas, 4 Nursemaid, 5 Lowly, 7 Titillate, 11 Bored, 12 Plant, 14 Singe, 15 Myth.

Scribble Pad

Across 1 Capacity unit (6) 4 Wooden footwear (5) 8 Gelatin (5) 9 Lout (7) 10 Reduce to ashes (7) 11 Foot part (4) 12 Move up and down (3) 14 Award (4) 15 Flatten (4) 18 Flightless bird (3) 21 Capital of Norway (4) 23 Two-wheeled vehicle (7) 25 Mythical being (7) 26 In the air (5) 27 Cut into strips (5) 28 Reviewer (6)

Down 1 Fork for second class spread (6) 2 Big wheel turns around in customer pushchair (7) 3 Trade previous coinage (8) 4 Oafs ruined a couch (4) 5 Turned out, so I be in Idaho (5) 6 Let gin give you a funny feeling (6) 7 Inexperienced bowler’s environment (5) 13 Old monster is around, sort of (8) 16 Writes about posture in frontier settlement (7) 17 They like to be heard in coves I find (6) 19 Seize power from money lender quietly and without hesitation (5) 20 Architect without the doctor is very cold (6) 22 Left one recipe for a solitary sole (5) 24 Unable to part? (4) Down 1 Bough (6) 2 Head honcho (7) 3 Swap (8) 4 Settee (4) 5 Capital of Idaho (5) 6 Prickle (6) 7 Inexperienced (5) 13 Prehistoric reptile (8) 16 Settlement (7) 17 Articulates (6) 19 Take over (5) 20 Extremely cold (6) 22 Recluse (5) 24 Hairless (4)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Darker, 4 Agreed, 9 Piccolo, 10 Order, 11 Taper, 12 Besiege, 13 Slipped disc, 18 Amateur, 20 Shame, 22 Links, 23 Swindle, 24 Carpet, 25 Debris. Down: 1 Deputy, 2 Recap, 3 Ego trip, 5 Gloss, 6 Endless, 7 Darted, 8 Double cross, 14 Learner, 15 Dislike, 16 Garlic, 17 Recess, 19 Ensue, 21 Adder.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words An Be Go Hi Me No Of Or 3 letter words Aga Ass Ego Gin Kin Oat Ohm Ran

Rex Sea Sec Son 4 letter words Able Afar Bone Boos Boss Dogs Fret Gale Gnaw Gore Hoot Knee Lied

Mire Read Saga Same Soho Tine Zoos 5 letter words Caret Serge Sneer Spasm 7 letter words Arraign Examine Partake Sailing

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 1 Les (a ellos, ellas) (4) 3 Falcons (8) 9 Lawyer (7) 10 Delantal (culinario) (5) 11 Steel (5) 12 Respuesta (6) 14 A través de (6) 16 Cucharas (6) 19 Pavo (6) 21 Milk (5) 24 Vivo (con vida) (5) 25 Doorbells (7) 26 Guapo (hombre) (8) 27 Puerta (de casa, vehículo, armario) (4)

Down 1 To work (8) 2 Fugarse para casarse (enamorados) (5) 4 To adore (6) 5 Abrigos (prendas) (5) 6 Norwegian (7) 7 Arena (geológico) (4) 8 Canoes (6) 13 Lift (elevator) (8) 15 Meeting (7) 17 Pigeon (6) 18 Sistema (6) 20 Rodillas (5) 22 Circus (entertainment) (5) 23 Baño (bañera) (4)

Quiz Word Across 1 What is the name of the Italian dish consisting of dough made from durum wheat and water formed into various shapes? (5) 4 Which large browsing mammals of the giraffe family live in the rainforests located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo? (6) 9 What was the name of Bob Marley’s backing group? (7) 10 What name is often given to a large country house with lands? (5) 11 By what abbreviation is the European Free Trade Association usually known? (4) 12 Derived from the name of a Greek philosopher, what name is given to a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink? (7) 13 What name is given to the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course? (3) 14 What first name is shared by dramatist Jeremy Sandford’s ‘inebriate woman’ and Barry Humphries’ ‘Dame’? (4) 16 Released in 1962, what was the title of the the first James Bond movie? (2,2) 18 In snooker what is the name of the long straight tapering wooden rod used for striking the ball? (3) 20 Which man’s name represents the letter C in radio communication? (7) 21 Which Swedish group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest? (4) 24 In Scandinavian folklore, what name is given to a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that lives in caves or in the mountains? (5) 25 Who topped the British singles chart in 1990 with

Killer? (7) 26 What name is usually given to the hard, shiny, dark brown nut of a horse chestnut tree? (6) 27 Which island in Upper New York Bay was formerly the United States’ principal immigration reception centre?

(5) Down 1 What name is given to the various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals, especially lead? (6) 2 Which speedy insectivorous bird with long slender wings and a superficial resembles a swallow? (5) 3 What was the capital of the former South Yemen from 1967 until 1990? (4) 5 Which British female vocalist’s hits include Kids In America and You Keep Me Hangin’ On? (3,5) 6 Which short-legged flightless bird of cold southern especially Antarctic regions has webbed feet and wings modified as flippers? (7) 7 Kingston-upon-Thames is the county town of which county of SE England? (6) 8 Which plant of a large genus that includes the Michaelmas daisy, typically has purple or pink rayed flowers? (5) 13 Which Swiss painter, resident in Germany from 1906, joined Kandinsky’s Blaue Reiter group in 1912 and later taught at the Bauhaus? (4,4) 15 What name is given to a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the household troops of the British army? (7) 17 Which acid gives vinegar its characteristic taste? (6) 18 What name is given to any of a number of conifers that typically yield fragrant, durable timber? (5) 19 What name is given to a straight line from the centre to the circumference of a circle or sphere? (6) 22 In Fawlty Towers, what was Mr Fawlty’s first name? (5) 23 Which university at New Haven, Connecticut, was founded in 1701? (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLEto help SPANISH readers enlarge their Spanish

SUDOKU

Every week we’ll be covering a different topic vocabulary. This week we start with: Esta semana – Verbos

ABRIR -OPEN DORMIR-SLEEP OIR-HEAR ANDAR-WALK EMPEZAR-STAR PARAR-STOP BEBER-DRINK ESCRIBIR-WRITE PERDER-LOSE CERRAR-CLOSE GANAR-WIN PLANTAR-PLANT COMER-EAT JUGAR-PLAY TERMINAR-FINISH COMPRAR-BUY LAVAR-WASH TRABAJAR-WORK COSER-SEW LEER-READ VENDER-SELL DESPERTAR-WAKE LIMPIAR-CLEAN VER-SEE DIBUJAR-DRAW NECESITAR-NEED Find the Spanish equivalent of these verbs in the word search

TRIVIA QUIZ 1. Where would you find the 'Line of Mars' and the 'Girdle of Venus'? 2. What does a blue flag with a white cross mean in motor racing? 3. The word tragedy is Greek, what does it literally mean? 4. In Scotland what was the 'tawse'? 5. Who tells the story in 'The Arabian Nights'? 6. What is a baby squirrel called? 7. What two sports use mallets? ANSWERS 1. Palm - lines in Palmistry 2. Give way or be disqualified 3. Goat Song - used to sacrifice goats 4. Teachers Strap or belt 5. Sheherazade 6. Kit or kitten 7. Croquet and Polo

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker ANSEWRS 1. Venezuela1.2.Gypsy A Spider 3. Tongue vitamin b 5.American Michael ANSEWRS Moth 2. K2 3.4.Bats 4. An Farraday 6. A Rhombus The First Processor 8. Chemist Named William H 7. Carothers 5. AMicro Spider 6. The Atom Black 10. The scut Bomb9.7.Electroencephalograph Breech Birth 8. Hay Fever 9. AnKnee OtterCap 10. 11. Bulimia 12. 13.Alexander LightningFleming 14. Radioactivity 15. Porcine 11. Rabies apple 12. 13. Gary Kasparov (Chess) 14. He Invented Cats Eyes

Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Sodom, 4 Spasms, 9 Lucille, 10 Omaha, 11 Mess, 12 Astaire, 13 Pus, 14 Sloe, 16 Toga, 18 Dye, 20 Recycle, 21 Oboe, 24 Kirov, 25 Cyanide, 26 Steele, 27 Euros. Down: 1 Salami, 2 Ducks, 3 Mali, 5 Prostate, 6 Skating, 7 Spades, 8 Degas, 13 Perceval, 15 Lucerne, 17 Drakes, 18 Deuce, 19 Peters, 22 Briar, 23 Jade.

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12 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Street Auction12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back, Giving Back 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 The Great British Bake Off The six remaining bakers battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. This time, it is dessert week, and Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins assemble the contestants for three more challenges. To begin with, the amateurs face a sweetly filled signature bake, before moving on to prepare a tricky French dessert that proves to be one of the series’ toughest technical challenges to date 22:00 Our Girl As Georgie continues to suffer from the effects of her recent kidnapping ordeal in Kenya, she throws herself into the last minute wedding plans with Jamie. However, before the big day, Georgie is given one more assignment which lands her in greater danger than ever 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Ambulance 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

Wednesday 5th October 07:45 Rip-Off Britain 08:30 Thief Trackers 09:00 See Hear 09:30 The Hairy Builder 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:15 The Edge 15:00 Hi-De-Hi! 15:30 Yes, Prime Minister 16:00 To the Manor Born 16:30 Hidden Kingdoms 17:30 The Link 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

20:00 Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking Mary cooks up a celebration of five delicious dishes suitable for those special days, when you’re having people around for dinner or simply want to treat a loved one at home

20:30 Coronation Street David falls under suspicion

20:30 Great British Menu London and South East chefs tackle the maincourse phase of their assessment 21:00 Coast: The Great Guide Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present their insiders’ guide to our frontline shoreline: England’s South East 22:00 A World Without Down’s Syndrome? A documentary about Down’s syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening 23:00 Live at the Apollo 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Today at Conference 00:45 Let Us Entertain You 01:45 See Hear 02:15 The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs 03:15 Britain’s Hardest Workers 04:15 This Is BBC Two

20:00 Emmerdale Charity is delighted by Cain’s suggestion

21:00 All Star Mr & Mrs Phillip Schofield gives more celebrity couples a chance to reveal how much they know about each other, with a jackpot prize for their charity of choice on the line. This time, breakfast presenter Charlotte Hawkins and her husband Mark take on dancer Wayne Sleep and his husband Jose, and former professional footballer Matt Le Tissier and his wife Angela 22:00 DCI Banks Officially on `gardening leave’, Banks is forced to operate on the other side of the law for the first time, as he uses his years of experience to secure an allimportant breakthrough in his mission to bring crime boss Steve Richards to justice 23:00 News 23:40 Surprises: Wedding Caught on Camera 00:40 River Monsters 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10News 13:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film The Good Witch’s Destiny 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

20:00 Police Interceptors Presenter Ortis Deley rides along on two interceptor night shifts, during which Jacko and Bully spring a stinger trap during a high21:00 Penelope Keith’s speed pursuit, and Kev and Hidden Villages Penelope Pete tackle an out of conKeith travels to North trol street brawl Yorkshire, England’s GPs: Behind largest county, and the 21:00 heart of a region that’s long Closed Doors Dr Jackie been billed as “God’s own Bulger is trying to work out country” - with its dales, why her diabetic patient moors and rugged coast- Sarah’s insulin levels are sky high. Delving deeper line Dr Bulger learns that Sarah is also suffering with 22:00 Grand Designs Tom depression and has not and Danielle Raffield, eaten properly in three whose lifelong passion is months steam-bending wood into extraordinary curvy 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll shapes, decided to build a Take it Away! The High spectacular wavy wooden Court Enforcement Agents house in South Cornwall, face angry tenants, bitter with curvy cladding and ex-husbands and distwisty furniture traught landlords, including one case in which £45,000 23:00 World of Weird is owed by a businessman 00:00 Dispatches 00:35 8 to his ex-wife after a bitter Out of 10 Cats 01:05 Music break-up on 4 01:35 The Lie Detective 02:20 Film - 23:00 Undercover: Nailing Beginners (14) 04:00 the Fraudsters 00:05 The Unreported World 04:30 Nightmare Neighbour Next Food Unwrapped 04:55 Door 01:05 Benefits Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Britain: Life on the Dole Free 05:10 Location, 02:00 SuperCasino 04:05 Location, LocationPG Love/Hate

DON´T MISS A WORLD WITHOUT DOWN’S SYNDROME?

BBC Two 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Cain finds out what Debbie has done and reacts furiously by smashing things up. He also takes his anger out on Charity, slamming her against the wall. She gives him food for thought by insisting that this is exactly the reason why people don’t tell him things.

Miranda and Bridget Jones’s Baby actress Sally Phillips explores the science and thinking behind proposed new pregnancy screening tests, which have the capacity to check for Down’s syndrome in unborn children. Sally, whose own son Olly has Down’s syndrome, investigates the ethical implications of introducing a fresh screening policy to the NHS. Her inquiries lead her to speak with some of the world’s foremost genetic disorder specialists, and she includes people living with Down’s syndrome every day in the debate.

Later, Charity gets tough with Cain by announcing that she’s leaving. Admitting how much he’d miss her, Cain suggests they should leave together. Cain finds out what Debbie has done and reacts furiously by smashing things up. He also takes his anger out on Charity, slamming her against the wall. She gives him food for thought by insisting that this is exactly the reason why people don’t tell him things. Later, Charity gets tough with Cain by announcing that she’s leaving. Admitting how much he’d

miss her, Cain suggests they should leave together.

ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 Wild at Heart 10:30 Judge Judy 11:50 Murder, She Wrote 12:50 The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 13:55 Heartbeat 15:00 Wild at Heart 16:05 Where the Heart Is 17:10 Man About the House 17:45 You’re Only Young Twice 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 The Queen’s Garden 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:05 Wire in the Blood 01:05 Wycliffe ITV4 07:00 Hat-trick Heroes 07:15 Magnum, PI 08:05 The Chase 08:55 The Sweeney 09:55 Ironside 11:00 Minder 12:00 Magnum, PI 13:00 The Chase 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:55 The Sweeney 16:55 Minder 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 British Superbikes Motorcycle Racing 22:00 Steve McQueen: Motorcycle Star 23:00 Film - Public Enemies (14) 01:50 Film - Manny (14)

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack tice, but David denies all knowledge. Later, the police reveal that Macca has sustained a serious head injury and that they suspect David is responsible. What will David say and can he think of a reasonable alibi?

In Coronation Street, Audrey, Nick and Gail are horrified when they see posters of Clayton dotted around the Street and wonder if this was David’s doing. The police turn up at Number 8 and arrest David on suspicion of perverting the course of jus-

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Celebrity Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 You’ve Been Framed! 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 The Ibiza Weekender 00:00 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad!

Meanwhile, Eileen is suspicious when Tim tells her that he dropped Vinny off at a casino. She decides to go after him, wanting to know what he is up to. With Phelan having given him a tip off, Vinny manages to hide the fake passports he’s acquired from a dodgy contact and

tells Eileen that he was meeting a potential buyer to discuss the purchase of the lake view apartment. However, when Eileen later hears that Rita has already signed a contract for this very same apartment, she realises all is certainly not as it seems.

Elsewhere, Freddie is panicked when Audrey wants to take him dancing and he confides in Tyrone and Luke that he has two left feet. In a bid to help him out, Tyrone calls upon the help of Norris, who gives Freddie a ballroom dancing lesson. But who will be sporting a broken wrist by the end of the day? Also today, Tim is delighted when Tommy Orpington calls into the cab office and stay for a game of Subbuteo, while Gemma is excited to reveal she’s won the Weatherfield Good Samaritan Award.

Thursday 6th October 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Street Auction 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back, Giving Back 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show

07:45 Rip-Off Britain 08:30 Thief Trackers 09:00 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:15 The Edge 15:00 Hi-De-Hi! 15:30 Yes, Prime Minister 16:00 To the Manor Born 16:30 Hidden Kingdoms 17:30 The Link 18:15Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

20:30 EastEnders Jane tries to get back to normal but soon gets knocked back

20:00 Simply Nigella Nigella introduces us to her favourite recipes for sharing with family and friends. Whether it’s a tray of nourishing breakfast bars, crunchy chicken cutlets, or Nigella’s sumptuous chocolate cake, every recipe is a guaranteed crowd pleaser

21:00 Anne Robinson’s Britain Anne enters the lives and homes of British families to find out about the rights and wrongs of 21st-century parenting. There has never been so much choice, advice and criticism on the way we parent, so Anne sets out to get under the skin of some of the radically different approaches 22:00 The Apprentice Having invested £125 million in five successful startup companies, Lord Sugar is on the hunt for his next investment Punishing tasks and testing challenges, all under the watchful eyes of Baroness Brady and Claude Littner make this the toughest Apprentice yet 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

20:30 Great British Menu The London and South East hopefuls serve up their desserts 21:00 Nature’s Weirdest Events Chris Packham examines the bizarre case of a mystery stinger in Australia 22:00 The Fall Gibson and Burns are hauled over the coals by the Police Ombudsman and the policing executive 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Man Like Mobeen 00:25 Limbo 00:50 A World Without Down’s Syndrome? 01:50 Panorama 02:50 Conviction: Murder at the Station 03:50 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 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Moira is thrown by Cain’s plan 20:30 Tonight Robert Moore explores why many Americans feel so angry ahead of one of the most bitterly-fought and divisive presidential campaigns in history 21:00 Emmerdale Dan demands the truth 21:30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs Paul meets enthusiastic collie greyhound cross Bud, who holds the record as Battersea’s most unwanted resident, having been at the kennels for more than two years. He has boundless energy and needs an owner to match, so Paul enters him into a doggie fun run, hoping he will catch the eye of the athletic pet-lovers 22:00 Paranoid Alec has an unexpected visitor in hospital, while Linda, in Dusseldorf, has a breakthrough and starts to believe that Ruben Locana’s death was not an accident 23:00 News 23:40 The Chase 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Come Dine with Me18:00 My Kitchen Rules 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces In Devon, George Clarke meets Tabitha, whose mobile juice bar, made out of a horsebox, was stolen so now she’s building a new one. George and Will’s futuristic rotating home takes a giant leap forward 22:00 Hunted The halfway mark approaches and the pressure is on. Househusband Nick risks all reaching out to a friend for money, putting the hunters close on his tail, while Lolly, who is also short of cash, uses coded messages to get her cash but Chief Bleksley thinks he knows what she is up to - and things get tense when the Chief deploys dogs and aerial drones to track the remaining fugitives. 23:00 The Lie Detective 23:50 Gogglebox 00:55 Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls 01:55 Undercover Boss USA 02:45 Film - Ek Tha Tiger (14)

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Crimes of the Mind 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Tube: Going Underground Staff face some tricky customers who could bring the entire network to a halt 21:00 Benefits Amy is a 20-year-old mum of two who found herself living alone and trying to get by on benefits. 21-year-old single mum Natasha is expecting her second child but lives in a small onebedroom flat and struggles to get by on £460 per month 22:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Terry hatches a plan to oust his party-loving neighbour. Brian and Jane regret welcoming a couple into their community when the pair turn out to be violent Mairead’s neighbours, meanwhile, saw fit to dig into her garden to build their swimming pool 23:00 Celebrity Botched Up Bodies 00:05 Tattoo Disasters UK: What Were You Inking? 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Cars That Made Britain Great

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In Emmerdale, it’s the day of Kerry’s termination, so she lies to Dan by claiming that she’s going for a wedding dress fitting. When the camper van won’t start, Kerry ‘borrows’ a car from the garage instead to get her there. She also makes the mistake of parking on double yellow lines outside the clinic, which is clocked by a park-

A pared-down approach to cuisine in which the domestic goddess reveals that what people cook and how they prepare it really can make them feel better and more alive. Nigella prepares her avocado toast with radishes for breakfast, a Thai noodle dish with cinnamon and prawns, and a laidback family supper of seeded lamb ribs, served with a feta and avocado salad. Nigella also serves her warmspiced cauliflowers and `chicksalad’ and a sweet treat in the form of an apricot almond cake.

ing attendant. When word gets back to Ross and Dan that the missing car has been found outside the clinic, they head to the scene. Dan sees Kerry coming out of the clinic and wonders what’s going on. Is it game over for Kerry’s deception? Meanwhile, Charity’s insecurities flare up again when Cain insists that he has to tell Moira about their plans to leave. When Charity announces the news in The Woolpack, Pete accuses her of messing her kids around. But how will Moira react when

Cain reveals his plans to go abroad? Elsewhere, Rhona betrays Marlon’s confidence by telling Carly that Marlon is intimidated by her competitive nature. Also, Laurel isn’t looking forward to leaving the baby when she returns to work.

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:20 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Dating in the Dark 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:20 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 02:05 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Man About the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart Is 09:35 Wild at Heart 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 You’re Only Young Twice 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:05 Wycliffe 02:15 Law & Order: UK ITV4 07:00 Magnum, PI 08:00 The Chase 09:00 The Sweeney 10:00 Storage Wars Texas 11:00 Live: EIBA Indoor Test Match Bowls 18:30 Pawn Stars 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 19:55 Pawn Stars 20:25 Live: FIFA World Cup Qualifier Football 23:00 When Football Changed Forever 00:00 Film - The Class of ‘92 (12) 02:10 The Classic Car Show

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack In the second episode, Dan fears that Kerry is unwell and demands to know what she’s doing at the clinic. Will she come clean about why she’s really there? Meanwhile, Carly is taking part in a triathlon with Pierce but when she runs by Marlon, she pretends to fall and twist her ankle just so that she doesn’t dent his male pride. Will Marlon realise what Carly is up to?

In Eastenders, Ben is furious when Kathy tells him that she and Pam went to meet Simon’s mother Diane. It doesn’t take long for Ben to discover that Les has no idea what Pam has been up to.

Elsewhere, it’s clear that Ross will have a decision to make when Charity tells him that she wants Moses to live with him when she leaves.

Later, once Les knows the truth, he warns Pam that she could have just jeopardised the entire trial. How will Pam feel as the reality of her actions hits home?

Meanwhile, Steven panics when Jane tries to get more involved with the day-to-day running of the restaurant. Steven suggests that Jane’s wheelchair is causing problems, so she gets upset and asks Ian to take her home. But will this really be the end of the matter? Elsewhere, Lee has a job interview coming up.

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Burrata with chargrilled grapes and basil

To mark the 30th anniversary of the UN’s International Day Of Peace earlier this week, International Alert, a leading peace-building organisation, is currently holding its third annual Talking Peace

festival. As part of the event, which runs until 2 October, they’ve set up the Conflict Cafe on London’s South Bank, which will serve food from Lebanon to begin with and later from Sri Lanka. The

doors are now open and the communal tables are all set up, so do pop along if you can, to share some food in support of peace. Today’s dishes could have been united by anything, real-

ly (chickpeas, grapes, aubergines) because what you’re eating matters less than the act of sharing food, which really does matter. It’s not the only tool for peace, true, but it is a step in the right direction. Burrata with chargrilled grapes and basil If you can’t get hold of burrata, use buffalo mozzarella instead. This is enough to serve six as a generous first course, or as a light lunch with some crusty bread to mop up the dressing. 300g seedless red grapes 2 tbsp Valdespino (or other top-quality sherry) vinegar 3 tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed 1½ tsp soft dark brown sugar

1½ tsp fennel seeds, toasted and lightly crushed Flaky sea salt and black pepper 12 18cm-long wooden skewers 3 balls burrata (or buffalo mozzarella; 600g net weight) 6 small sprigs red or green basil, to serve Put the grapes in a medium bowl with the vinegar, oil, garlic, sugar, a teaspoon of fennel seeds, a quarter-teaspoon of salt and plenty of black pepper. Using your hands, toss to coat, then set aside to marinate for half an hour (or even longer, especially if you want to prepare the grapes ahead of time). Skewer six or seven grapes on to each stick, and reserve the marinade – you’ll need it

for serving. Put a ridged griddle pan on a high heat and ventilate your kitchen. Once the pan is good and hot, grill the grape skewers in batches for two to three minutes in total, turning them over halfway through. Remove from the heat and keep warm while you griddle the remaining skewers. To serve, tear each ball of burrata in two and put one half on each of six plates. Arrange two grape skewers per portion, so they’re leaning against half-cheeses, then spoon a teaspoon and a half of the reserved marinade over each portion. Sprinkle over the remaining fennel seeds, garnish each plate with a sprig of basil and serve.

Top Tapas Tipples Fino and Manzanilla are always pale, ultra-dry and best consumed chilled within a couple of days of opening. Amontillado is an aged Fino, where the wine develops a rich hazelnut colour and character. The wines are mostly dry. Enjoy! 1) Manzanilla 'Papirusa', Lustau 15pc Bracing with a refined salted almond character. Perfect chilled as an aperitif with salted cashews, olives, capers or anchovies. €13/375ml in Dublin at Mitchell & Son; Redmond's; The Vintry; Whelehan Wines; On The Grapevine; La Touche Wines, Greystones; The Wine Centre, Kilkenny; and O'Brien's nationwide. 2) Fino En Rama, Tio Pepe, Gonzalez Byass 15pc Bone dry and a salted cashews palate. Serve well-

chilled with smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. €18.99/75cl at winesoftheworld.ie 3) Amontillado Single Vineyard, Tio Diego, Valdespino 18pc Dry and powerful weighty alcohol cut by hazelnut richness, combining flavour with finesse. Serve with turkey topped with chestnut stuffing. €27.99/75cl in Dublin at Searson's; The Corkscrew; 64 Wine; The Wicklow Wine Company; and Manning's Emporium, Ballylickey. 4) Amontillado del Duque, Gonzalez Byass, VORS 30 Years 21.5pc Exotic bouquet of burnt caramel and tobacco. Dry with deep layers of complex flavours - brazil nut, cedar woody notes and a subtle caramel finish. Serve with baked ham glazed with maple syrup. €21/375ml.

Smothered cabbage with sausages Serves 4 900g white, green or savoy cabbage A large white onion 75g pancetta or bacon 2 tbsp olive oil 60g butter Salt and black pepper 1–3 tbsp red wine vinegar 4 large/8 small or a rope of sausage 1 Discard the tough outer leaves of the cabbage, cut into quarters, cut away the tough core and then shred each quarter. 2 Peel and thinly slice the onion and dice the pancetta. Put the olive oil, onion and pancetta in a large, deep frying pan or casserole (with a well-fitting lid) over a medium-low heat and cook, stirring, until the onion is soft and translucent and the pancetta has rendered its fat.

3 Add the cabbage and turn it a few times until it is starting to wilt, then add the butter and stir again until it has melted. 4 Add salt, pepper and the vinegar (if you are only adding 1 or 2 tablespoons,

add water to make the liquid up to 3 tablespoons), stir again then cover the pan tightly and reduce the heat to very low. Cook for an hour or more, lifting the lid and stirring every now and then, adding a little more water if

the pan looks dry, until the cabbage is very tender. 5 Check the seasoning and serve with grilled or oven-baked sausages on top, pouring any juices over the cabbage.Wait for a short time to cool, then serve.

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How to make the perfect fish fingers

Easy chocolate orange mousse Ingredients Serves: 8 3 eggs, separated 150g good quality chocolate approx 75ml orange juice

Method Prep:15min › Ready in:15min Melt chocolate over low heat in microwave. Whisk egg whites until stiff. Beat egg yolks into the melted chocolate. Add orange juice. Gently fold in egg whites. Pour into individual glasses and leave in fridge for 2-3 hours. Enjoy!

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Those of my youth were invariably baked or grilled, but now I’ve tried them fried, I don’t think any amount of nostalgia could tempt me back to the oven. Not only does frying the fish fingers give them an unbeatably crisp, delicious coating, but it’s faster, which means the fish inside doesn’t dry out during cooking. As we’re going for fish fingers, rather than Stein’s fancy goujons, there’s no need to incur Mary Berry’s wrath with deep-frying, or even for Torode’s shallow-fried alternative, when Ramsay’s pan-fried recipe, in a pan barely coated with oil, works so well. Like Stein, he suggests sunflower oil, which I like for its neutral flavour. Kimbell goes for rapeseed and Oliver olive oil, both of which work well if you prefer the taste, but I’ve fallen for Ramsay’s idea of finishing the fish fingers with

a modest knob of butter to replicate and improve on that faint margarine flavour I remember from childhood. If you’re concerned about your fat intake, leave it off your peas instead; I promise you won’t regret it. (And yes, fish fingers must always be eaten with peas, if not between two squishy slices of white bread. It’s the law.) Makes about 12 fingers 500g chunky fillets of firm white fish, eg pollack, whiting, cod or haddock, Fine salt, 100g panko breadcrumbs (or 50g panko, 50g fine dry breadcrumbs), 50g plain flour, 2 eggs, beaten with a little milk, Neutral oil, to fry. Small knob of butter, Lightly salt the fish, cover and leave for 20 minutes, then pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut against the grain of the flakes into chunky fingers of your desired size. Finely grind half the panko

breadcrumbs in a food processor or using a stick blender or rolling pin, if using the full 100g. Put these, or the fine dry breadcrumbs, if using these instead, in a wide shallow bowl with the remaining coarse panko, mixing well. Put the beaten eggs in a second wide shallow bowl, and the flour in a third. Coat the fingers first in flour, then in egg, shaking off any excess, then roll in crumbs until completely coated. Pour enough oil into a wide frying pan to just cover the base, and put on a medium to high heat until shimmering. Add the fish fingers and cook for about two to three minutes until golden, then turn and do the same on the other side. Just before they’re ready, add the butter and swirl the pan to melt. Drain the fish fingers on kitchen paper and serve immediately.

Quick and easy jam recipe Fig, vanilla and orange 2 Add the sugar. Put the blossom jam pan on a high heat – This quick and easy fig stir continuously to jam has a very low ensure the sugar dissugar-to-fruit ratio, solves evenly. Bring to allowing the charthe boil acter of the figs to burst through. Personally I love Use fre sh orange blossom, fruit. Str , dry, slightly und aw but if it’s a bit too are bes berries and ra er-ripe perfumed for spb t layere d with the erries and left you, leave it out fo sugar r a c before cooking ouple of hours or add a tea bag . Plums cherrie , cu se of earl grey or, poache tc... need to b rrants, d before e li even better, half sugar is ghtly a teaspoon of loose added. leaves tied up in a little bit of muslin (remove (this should take 5-10 before you jar it up). minutes) then turn the Makes 2 small jars heat down and let it 1kg black figs bubble away for 20 Zest and juice of 1 minutes, or until you lemon have a thick, glossy 1 vanilla pod, split jam. 200g sugar 3 Take the pan off the 2 tsp orange blossom heat, add the orange water blossom water and the 1 Trim any hard stalks lemon juice, mix, then from the figs and cut spoon into your sterinto quarters. Put the ilised jars. Store in a figs, lemon zest and cool, dark place. This vanilla pod into a large will keep for up to a saucepan. Before you year. put it on the heat, stir Once open, refrigerate vigorously with a and eat within 3 wooden spoon to mash months for the best up the figs a little. flavour.

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Friday 30th September 2016

Gammon comes into its own with a sweet glaze Ham it up: mustard maple gammon

Maple mustard gammon The glaze is on the spicy side. If you wish, reduce the amount of English mustard by half. Washing up can be a bit of a chore. May I suggest a nonstick roasting tin? Serves 6 gammon 1½kg, unsmoked, boned, rolled and tied bay leaves 3 onion ½ black peppercorns 12 cinnamon stick 1 peaches 3

For the marinade: maple syrup 250ml apricot or peach jam 3 tbsp English mustard 3 tsp grain mustard 3 tbsp ground chilli ½ tsp Put the gammon, rolled and tied, into a very large pot then add the bay leaves, onion, peppercorns and cinnamon. Pour in enough water to almost cover the top of the meat, a good 2 litres. Bring the water to the boil, then skim and discard

any froth that rises to the surface. Leave at a gentle simmer, partially covered by a lid, for an hour. Check from time to time that the water isn’t reducing too much – it should always be just covering the meat. Turn the meat over after half an hour. Set the oven at 180C/gas mark 4. Lift the gammon from its cooking liquor and into a roasting tin. You can dis-

pense with the cooking water as it has done its job and is probably too salty to use as stock. Remove the string and flabby skin from the gammon, leaving in place the fat that lies underneath. Score the fat with a large kitchen knife, preferably in a lattice pattern, so the marinade can get below the surface. Make the marinade by mixing the maple syrup, jam, mustards and chilli together. Spoon the marinade over the meat, pushing it right into the scored fat with the back of a spoon. Slice the peaches in half, remove the stones and place the fruit around the meat, turning them in the marinade. Bake for 25 minutes, basting the meat a couple of times with the marinade from the tin. It will thicken as the meat cooks. What you are after is a golden, sticky crust and sweet pink meat. Serve in thin slices, together with a tuft of watercress if you fancy, and the peaches and sauce from the tin. Leave to cool then serve.

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This amazing lentil soup recipe will take you back to hearth and home Lentil soup Serves 6-8 1 nugget of lard 6-8 carrots, roughly chopped 2 potatoes, roughly chopped 1-2 celery stalks, roughly chopped 1-2 leeks, roughly chopped 2 onions, roughly chopped 200g red split lentils, rinsed 1 ham hock 2 bay leaves A few sprigs of fresh parsley Salt and black pepper 1 Fry the vegetables in the lard in a large, deep pan for 10 minutes or so, until softened. Add the lentils and fry for a couple of minutes, stirring, then add the ham hock and enough water to cover plus a bit more. Add the herbs, bring to the boil, then turn down

the heat. Skim any froth from the surface and simmer, covered but with the lid slightly askew to let out excess steam, for a minimum of 2 hours and up to 4-5. Top up with water as necessary until the ham is cooked through. Don’t put in too much water, as this is a thick soup: you can always add more at the end to thin it out. 2 Take out the hock and herbs and set aside. Take out a third to a half of the soup, blend it, then pour that back into the pan. Return it to the hob to heat through, stirring to combine. 3 Shred the ham and put it back into the soup, or serve separately. Finish with lots of chopped parsley, a little salt, if necessary (the hock will give the soup quite a lot), and plenty of black pepper.

Tomatoes with sumac onions and pine nuts

This is my go-to salad right now. Eat it on its own with crusty bread to mop up those gorgeous juices, or as part of a meze-style spread. The quality of the tomatoes you use will make all the difference, so use the ripest and sweetest ones you can find. The addition of a few chunks of ripe avocado is a welcome variation. Serves four. 1 large banana shallot, peeled and sliced into 1mmthick pinwheels 1½ tbsp sumac 2 tsp white-wine vinegar

Salt and black pepper 700g tomatoes – ideally a mixture of large tiger, green and red plum, and red and yellow cherry 2 tbsp olive oil 15g basil leaves, plus a few extra small leaves to garnish 25g pine nuts, toasted Put the shallot in a small bowl with the sumac, vinegar and an eighth of a teaspoon of salt. Mix together with your hands, so the sumac gets well massaged into the shallots, then leave for 30 minutes, to soften. Cut the large tomatoes in

half lengthways and then into 1-1.5cm wedges and put them in a large bowl. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half lengthways and add to the bowl. Pour in the oil, add the basil, a third of a teaspoon of salt and a generous grind of pepper, and toss gently with your hands to combine. Arrange the tomatoes on a large platter and spread the shallots over the top. Lift some of the tomatoes and basil so they are visible above the shallots, sprinkle over the pine nuts and baby basil leaves, and serve.

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Record Of The Week! A return to a listener’s pick for this week’s record of the week – and a classic tune written by Howard Greenfield Carole King and originally recorded by The Everly Brothers. The single peaked at number 6 on the U.S. pop charts in 1962. An updated version of the tune was released by the Norwegian group Aha in 1989. TKO Listeners Pat and Allan sent in the following message! ¨Having moved to the Costa Del Sol some 15 years ago having spent around 30 years touring the south of England clubs with a 5 piece band Pat and I thought we would not sing in public again until moving to the Costa Blanca last year when a neighbour pushed us to. sing at their karaoke - We are now both in our 70s and it was frightening to hope we could roll back the years. Fortunately for us - our own version of AHA s Crying in the Rain went down quite well -for a couple of old f''rts! Would like to hear this song again as it is not given much airplay. Love your station too! best wishes Pat and Allan ¨ You can hear the track on every show this week on 91.9 and 90.8fm. Perhaps you have a song that brings back happy memories or says thankyou to someone special or is just a great tune that you love to hear? Then send your own Record of the Week request to studio @tko,fm … and include details of the track and what it means to you … and next week ... It could be your special track played every day on TKO 91.9 & 90.8fm

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TOP 10 1.The Magnificent Seven 2. Storks 3. Sully 4. Bridget Jones's Baby 5. Don't Breathe 6. Snowden 7. Blair Witch 8. Don't Breathe 9. Suicide Squad 10. When the Bough Breaks

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At 11 years old, Toni is a tomboy and a bit of an outcast among her peers. She spends as much time as she can at the gym, where she becomes mesmerized by a dance troupe that practices there. She begins to mimic all of their movements, mastering their routines and even piercing her ears in an effort to feel like a part of the group. When the dancers begin to experience strange fainting spells, Toni's obsession takes a dangerous turn.

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DIRECTOR Antoine Fuqua GENRE Action, Western SYNOPSIS Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. RELEASE DATE 23 September 2016 (USA) DURATION 2h 13min

This has been billed as a Magnificent Seven for a modern political age in the US, although the original has current resonance. In 1960, the Mexican villagers could travel north to hire their mostly white American mercenaries, and come back

down with them, unimpeded by any Trump wall. And it was a movie against big government: the federales were useless, and in Kurosawa the villagers objected to paying tax to an authority that couldn’t protect them. In the 2016 movie, honest homesteading farmers are murdered and terrorised by a corporate villain who is trying to drive them from their land – mining robber baron Bart Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard). Angry widow Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett) hires Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), a lightning-fast gun who turns out to carry

documents proving his lawman’s authority – not unlike Christoph Waltz’s character in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. He is to be joined by lovable rogue Josh (Chris Pratt), former confederate soldier Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), bearded frontiersman Jack Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio), bandit Vasquez (Manuel GarcíaRulfo), knife-throwing Billy Lee (Lee Byung-hun) and Comanche loner Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier). So there’s some admirable diversity in this new Seven, but this is not so much politi-

cal correctness as superhero correctness: the Seven are presented as an exotic variety, an assemblage of Avengers-type cowboys. The film has some superficial style, and the action sequences are put together competently enough, but there’s little or no sense of jeopardy, of danger threatening people you might really care about. Washington, meanwhile, is under par in this heavyhanded remake and the townsfolk seem to have taken their acting lessons from the cast of Blazing Saddles.

Traiguera Back To Roman Times During the next few days on the 1st and 2nd of October the Castellon town of Traiguera will go back to Roman times. The streets of the old town of the municipality will be again as Thiar Julia, the Roman villa quoted by Ptolemy set in the Via Augusta that passed through Traiguera. A journey of 2,000 years to enjoy a weekend of culture, history and tradition. During this weekend you can live the daily life of a Roman villa, with parades of soldiers, floral dances, cuisine from Roman times, a craft market with local products, and many mythological creatures swarming the most unexpected places of the town: the satyrs, fauns, nymphs and jellyfish will be lurking. The eleventh edition of the Roman Fair Thiar Julia is the per-

fect opportunity to discover the fascinating Roman world thanks to the various activities held in the streets of Traiguera, as well as the large number of exhibitions, guided tours and audiovisual to be performed. The younger will be especially welcome to the fair, which has prepared many activities, including a children's gastronomic workshop such as making bread and also a square full of giant wooden games. Traiguera is located in the Baix Maestrat, surrounded by nature and many sources. The city boasts its pottery past, dating back to the Iberian and Roman times, and that has remained until today. Do not miss to visit the Royal Monastery of Our Lady of Health, the most important monument, the Royal Route Santuari or Pascualino Route, are essential.

The "Enfield Poltergeist" case involved a single mother, Margaret Hodgson, whose four children began reporting strange occurrences: dressers moving, beds shaking, knocking sounds within the walls. Not to mention the levitation and flying toys. At first, Margaret tries denouncing their complaints, convinced they are making things up. But as the unexplained situations escalate, she realizes that something sinister is happening.

Captain America 3 Civil War The Avengers have become known for defending the planet, but the price keeps getting steeper. The most recent Avengers battle sees the team dispatch another evil entity, but the collateral damage to the city is tremendous. There is an outcry from the people to hold the Avengers accountable for the damage they do. Within the team, Captain America feels that the Avengers should be allowed to continue to defend the planet without interference from politicians

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ATM Wellness

ATM Wellness Centre in La Marina Village is well worth a visit. There are 8 toning tables that are designed to tone your muscles and enhance your flexibility without corporal effort and are especially beneficial for people with arthritis. Many other beauty treatments are available including Anti Cellulite Treatments (Body Wrapping, Sauna Belts, and Vacu Trimmer), Facial Skincare, Permanent Make-Up, Waxing, French Manicure, Acrylic and Gel Nails, Chiropody and relaxing Aromatherapy Massages including Syogra, which is a unique massage experience with warm stones of Jade aligned along the spinal column. New Mesotherapy antiwrinkle treatment now available. We also give Reiki treatments and courses. On sale in the Centre is a large selection of Professional Cosmetics and Forever Living products. The ATM Wellness Centre is open Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm. If you feel like pampering yourself then pop along to the Centre and enjoy your preferred treatment in a relaxing atmosphere.

La Marina Furniture

Why not take time out of your busy day and visit La Marina Furniture based in the village of La Marina and look around this treasure chest! You will be amazed at the quality of second hand goods in stock. ranging from Sofas and furniture to white goods including Washing Machines, Microwaves and Fridge Freezers all at great prices. New stock arrives daily and local deliveries are Free! La Marina Furniture also part exchange and buy good quality items. Good prices are offered for house clearances small or large. Open Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm or Tel. 966 443 370.

Our Plaice

Our Plaice, the well established traditional Fish and Chip Restaurant situated near the Police Station on Monte Victoria in LA Marina Urb, is now in its 8th year, keeping the locals and visitors happy in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for 2015 and 2016, Our Plaice has a reputation for serving the finest quality Icelandic Cod or Haddock and Chips on the Costas. The fish can be battered, poached or floured and fried. There is an extensive daily menu available to choose from, including all-day specials. There is also a good selection of homemade pies. The daily special of cod and chips with mushy peas and bread and butter is priced at only €7.00. Children's meals are also available. Our Plaice is open from 12noon to 10pm Monday to Friday and to reserve a table Tel. 966 795 418.

Mobile Office

The Office opened in May 2015 by Susan Cattle and Rachel Davis in the Urbanization of La Marina, to assist all expats to obtain a hassle free life in Spain. The Mobile office allows us to visit you in your own home or wherever convenient.We offer a wide range of all types of Insurances, Car, House, Travel, Pet , life etc always striving to get you the best deal. Our Private Health Insurance packages offer affordable prices providing the best health care in the area We also have tailor made funeral plans to give you with peace of mind for your loved ones left behind. We deal with all your needs including NIEs, Residencias, Car Transfers, Driving licenses changes. Our mission being if we don’t know we will find out. Find us between the Woodstock Bar and The French Restaurant in the Grey area, Calle Madrid. Themobileofficespain@gmail.com www.themobileofficespain.com

Feature On La Marina Cards and More is smiles better

Cards and More is now in its 14th year serving the community of LA Marina, and has become an essential point of contact for many residents. A smiling face and polite helpful staff endeavour to deal with a multitude of issues, even those outside of its core products. We specialise in mobile phones, mobile top-ups for all carriers and, as agents for HITS, Llamaya and DIGI mobile, registration for new sims. We are a collection point for a Royal Mail postal service to the UK and worldwide. We have a wide range of greetings cards including Xmas cards. Having become the best of its kind in the area the owners would like to thank their loyal customers for their continued support. Open Mon - Fri 09.30 to 18.00; Sat 09.30 to 14.00 Closed on Sundays. Tel. 966 790 954.

La Marina Real Estate In just 12 months the small friendly team at La Marina Real Estate, located on Avenida Londres in the popular La Marina Urb. are building an enviable reputation with their clients. According to Richard Crawshaw, the Managing Director "It´s simply about listening to our clients, whether they are buying or selling their homes, and genuinely caring about the service we provide. Taking the time to understand our customers´needs and expectations is so important. Only when you understand this will you achieve the best results, not just for ourselves but most importantly for our clients. That´s the reason we are receiving many recommendations. We´re proud of that and delighted that it is the case." Call into the office to see Richard or Tania. They will help you step by step through the whole buying or selling process, and the service you will receive will be truly hard to beat.

Currencies Direct Established in Spain since 1999, Currencies Direct offers bank-beating exchange rates on a wide range of international money transfer services. Their team of multilingual and friendly experts will provide you guidance on the currencymarkets, the best time to transfer and services most adapted to your needs to help you make the most of your money. To find out more, you can pop up into your local branch (they have 12 branches including one in Avenida de Londres 1A, Local 6 in La Marina Urb). Contact them by phone 965 994 830 or even transfer online or via the app.

Em’s Dream Emma, owner of Em's Dream Bar situated in LA Marina URB came to Spain 9 years ago with her husband and 3 children to start a new life. They opened Em's Dream Bar on 26 September 2015 and are very happy to be celebrating their first year in business! An 8-item breakfast priced at only €3.50 is available from 9am and lunches are served up to 3pm. Sunday lunches are due to re-start on 09 October with 3-courses for only €9.99. Entertainment is available most nights including Quizzes, Pool, Darts, Bingo and Karaoke. Free WiFi is also available. You will always receive a warm welcome at Em's Dream Bar. You may enter as a stranger but you will certainly leave as a friend!

Right Move Insurance At right move insurance our approach is all about flexibility. We are passionate about making our products suit your needs and not the other way around, cutting prices but not quality or service. We believe the key is to make the whole process as simple and as inexpensive as possible. Whether it’s just a quote, renewal, or a second opinion we are here to help. With just one phone call, email or a chat in one of our offices, we can offer a range of products that can provide the correct cover, great price, deliver peace of mind and provide excellent customer service – but that’s not where it ends. Looking after our clients is important to use as we believe that if we don’t do right by you, someone else will.

Health

Friday 30th September 2016

Two in five children in England failed to visit an NHS dentist in past year Experts urge parents to limit sugary foods and call for revenue from planned sugar tax to go towards improving dental health their own body weight in sugar each year, it is alarming that 42.1% of children failed to visit an NHS dentist in the last year,” said Prof Nigel Hunt, dean of the faculty of dental surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons. “We urge ministers to act. The soft drinks levy, which will be introduced in 2018, provides an opportunity to invest in tackling tooth decay. Some of the revenue raised through it should be spent on oral health improvement programmes.” The east London borough of Hackney had the lowest proportion in England of More than two out of five children in England did not visit an NHS dentist in the past year, figures show, despite official health advice urging regular checks. Experts described the figures as “woeful” and called on parents and carers to limit children’s consumption of sugary treat foods and for part of the revenue from the planned sugar tax to be

put into improving dental health. In the year to the end of June, more than 6.7 million children visited an NHS dentist, which is just 57.9% of the child population. This was down from 6.9 million (60%) in the preceding year. “There is nothing to smile about in these woeful statistics. With the average five-year-old now eating

REASONS TO VISIT THE DENTIST Almost half of all adults are also ignoring guidance that they should visit a dentist at least once every two years, according to data released by the NHS. In all 22.1 million adults, or 51.7% of the population, saw an NHS dentist in the two years ending on 30 June. However, while that was a small increase from the 22 million adults who attended in the two years to June 2015, the percentage who did so in 201416 was slightly down on the 52% who attended in 2013-15. Hospitals in England spent £35m extracting teeth from under-18s in 2014-15, 61% more than was spent five years earlier.

children who had visited an NHS dentist – just 31.1% in 2015-16. The areas with the next worst records were all in the capital: Kensington and Chelsea (35.9%), Tower Hamlets (37.6%), Waltham Forest (42%) and Merton (42.8%), the latest dental data from NHS Digital showed. In contrast, children in South Tyneside were more likely to have visited the dentist last year than those in any other place (81.6%), closely followed by the City of London (79.6%), Bath and North-East Somerset (78.7%) and Cheshire West and Chester (73.3%). “Tooth decay is a largely preventable disease that can lead to dental problems throughout life,” said Dr Sandra White, director of dental public health at Public Health England. “For children, tooth decay can cause pain, problems with sleep, days off school and problems eating and socialising. Treatment can involve having teeth removed under general anaesthetic.”

What I’m really thinking: The recovered anorexic When I ask if I can meet you at this particular cafe or that specific restaurant, I am only trying to be polite; I’m not posing a question. It is an offer to go to a place I

have meticulously researched and probably visited before. Spontaneity is a word that will never be associated with my character. I consider myself “recov-

ered”, but I do not like the term. I suffered from a mental illness for about four years, gripped in a stranglehold of control, starvation and numbers. I am now at a point where I manage my disease. There will be days when restrictive impulses fail to intrude my thoughts, but there will be times when they resurface. I try hard to fight against them. Check myself. Breathe, think, rationalise. Some former anorexics are bombarded by remnants

of their disordered-eating pasts. It can be a silently

screaming deluge that other people fail to notice. After

all, who really reads into a moment’s hesitation at an offer of chocolate cake or the double-check with the barista that it was indeed skinny milk in your latte? Echoes of my illness can be found in my attempts to retain control of eating situations. I’m not necessarily counting, but neither am I completely free. I cannot suddenly freefall into a frenzy of burgers, burritos and buttermilk pancakes. Returning to normality has to be done slowly, meaningfully and enduringly. Recovery has taught me that wellness goes beyond food and body shape. I eat now to nourish my body and I yearn to be strong and healthy. My concept of elegance has transformed. I hope society’s will one day follow suit.

MedB Health Dr M. Mannu

Friday 30th September 2016

Rectal Bleeding and Constipation Rectal Bleeding can cause panic in people, especially those aware that colorectal cancer can cause rectal bleeding. However, most bleeding from the rectum is not due to colorectal cancer but from hemorrhoids brought on by constipation. Chronic constipation which is constipation occurring over a period will eventually lead to hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are varicose veins of the rectum, and they may appear as lumps protruding from the rectum. Hemorrhoids can also occur

inside the walls of the rectum where they remain unseen. Constipation will cause straining to pass stool, which weakens the veins of the rectum and over time they become damaged and cause bleeding. Constipation nearly always results from a deficiency of magnesium. Magnesium helps the rectum absorb water from the body to soften stool. Many medications such as diuretics prescribed for high blood pressure, will drain magnesium from the body and

eventually cause constipation. Dehydration is also a cause of constipation. Many people do not drink enough water, but instead, drink coffee and alcoholic drinks that dehydrate the body. The body needs about 2.5 litres of water every day in the summer. Sometimes Magnesium supplements will be essential to treat constipation. For A Full Body Diagnostic Scan Call MedB Clinic: 965071745, 966189074, or visit www.medb.es

Eye contact is good for you Everyone from early mesmerists to contemporary selfhelp gurus have understood the power of looking someone deep in the eyes. Now, compelling new research is shedding light on the powerful positive effects of eye contact. In an age of disconnectedness, locking gazes with another person has surprising benefits. The study finds it makes us much more likely to engage in selfless, altruistic behavior. We are also more likely to remember details of the interaction with the other person and to appraise that person more positively. So why don’t we do it more

often? Eye contact can be painful because it makes us profoundly vulnerable. After all, direct eye contact creates a moment when we are both very visible, but we also have minimal control over what the other sees. Being behind a screen is much safer. That’s why many of us largely avoid eye contact by gazing at our phones – especially in awkward or intimate moments. We are used to hiding our feelings through careful curation of social media profiles and through various digital techniques of deferral and avoidance. When scrolling through our phones and feeds, we keep our minds

busy and, perhaps superficially, keep in touch with others. But in those moments we are also largely devoid of selfawareness – and that, according to this latest research, is essential to making true contact with another person. Of course, the internet is part of our lives now. We will never be able to go back to communicating exclusively face-to-face. Indeed, it is important to squeeze the most out of our personal interactions whenever possible – and that includes catching up with old friends online. But, thinking digital communication is enough to keep a rela-

tionship going is a fantasy. Interacting with friends online grants us greater control over the way they perceive us, and that can be reassuring. But if we retreat behind Snapchat videos, WhatsApp messages and Facebook posts, we lessen the possibility of an encounter that could teach us about one another and ourselves. Now that we know even more about the essential importance of a simple, unbroken gaze, we have even more reason to seek it out. Especially when meeting up with someone we care about, deep eye contact matters.

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

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

ADVICE: Morag was receiving messages from Yahoo about her browser being unsupported.

TIP: Ken wanted to know how to remove some Malware he had picked up.

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Dear Richard, every time I log into my e-mails I get a pop up "important notice". This says Internet Explorer 8 will stop supporting this version of Yahoo mail from 5th June.What does this mean and what can I do about it? Regards Morag.

Hi Morag, it sounds like you are using Windows XP – is that right? If you are then the built in web browser is very old and this is why you are receiving this message from Yahoo – you need to move to a new web browser and consider whether you want to upgrade your computer given that Windows XP no longer is supported by Microsoft. The following is an article written on the subject that might give you a bit of a better understanding of the situation. www.bluemoonsolutions.es/armageddon-coming-to-a-windows-xp-machine-near-you

I have picked up a new web searcher somehow. It is called delta-search.com. I can’t find it in my list of progs.to delete it, and if I remove it from settings in google, it reappears again. I am using windows7, any ideas would be appreciated. Regards, Ken. Hi Ken, one of the best programs that I have used for getting rid of this type of Malware is MalwareBytes, you can download a free version of the software from www.malwarebytes.org - once downloaded, do a full scan of your computer and allow it to remove anything that it finds, that should sort your problem out.

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Spot On Marc

Barclays Premier League Saturday 1 October 13:30 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

Swansea City v Liverpool Hull City v Chelsea Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion Watford v Bournemouth West Ham United v Middlesbrough

Sunday 2 October

13:00 Manchester United v Stoke City 15:15 Leicester City v Southampton 15:15 Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 17:30 Burnley v Arsenal

Super Sailing

The recent second race day for the SAMM (Sailing Association Mar Menor) saw excellent conditions for sailing, with the first lap race being won by the Sirocco crew, followed by Quatro, and Conny in third place. The second race was interesting because the course was reversed and helms had to be aware of the submerged breakwater on their port side and choose on which tack to start. Six laps of really good sailing took place with the wind strengthening all the time. In the sec-

ond lap, Sirocco in the lead lost the plot and missed out a mark, costing time, which gave Quatro the opportunity to strike, and to take the second race from Conny in second, and Dos in third. Pictured are race winners from Quatro: - Tug Wilson, Diane Hardwick and Kerry Marlow, along with Sirocco's Julian Pering. The next racing event is this Sunday at Los Narejos. To find out more about SAMM and the race programme, go to their website www.sailingmarmenor.com.

The Big Swim

Sky Bet Championship Marc Marquez extended his lead of the MotoGP championship after winning the Aragon Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday. The former two-time champion fought back from fifth place following an early scare that almost cost him control of his Honda. Marquez passed Valentino Rossi to retake the lead for good on a curve with 12 laps to go. He then pulled away to win the 23-lap race at the five point one kilometre Aragon track in 41 minutes, 57 seconds. "I stayed calm and step by step I got a good rhythm," Marquez said about recovering from his steering mistake. "When I overtook Valentino I pushed for another two laps (until) I saw I was ahead." The Spaniard increased his lead to 248 points. Rossi, his nearest challenger, has 196 points with four races remaining. It was Marquez's 28th career win in the top category and his competition-leading fourth victory of the season. Jorge Lorenzo later overtook Yamaha teammate Rossi to finish second, crossing the finish line nearly three

seconds after Marquez. Meanwhile, Marc Marquez says he is not entertaining the notion that he could wrap up the 2016 MotoGP championship in the next round at Motegi in a fortnights’ time. A maximum of 100 points is available across the remaining four races, and there is an outside chance Marquez can win the championship in Japan. For that to happen, Marquez would have to win and Rossi finish 14th or lower, and Lorenzo finish off the podium. When asked about the prospect of winning the title at the first opportunity, Marquez said: "No, in Japan I will not win the championship. I would like to because it's Honda's home circuit, but I don't think so.” "We must wait, we need to be patient. We cannot make any mistakes.” "It's not important where, it's important to win. We must keep the same mentality.” "We know that Japan will be one circuit where maybe we are struggling a bit more, but we will arrive on other tracks that will be better for us."

Local Welcome

Benidorm will host the last race of Oceanman’s World Championship of Open Water Swimming which will also stage the Grand Final on Sunday October 16th. Benidorm’s waters will decide both the male and female winners of the 2016 world circuit in Oceanman and Half Oceanman distances. All participants who qualified in at least 10th place in any one of the qualifying races of the circuit during this

season can compete for the titles, which means a number of local British swimmers will be taking part. All participants will compete under the same conditions, with a world title at stake! The competition is also open to non-qualifying swimmers following the same courses, but will not be involved in the “world title” contest. More details are available via the website, www.oceanman.net.

Saturday 1 October 13:45 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 18:30

Fulham v Queens Park Rangers Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers Brentford v Wigan Athletic Bristol City v Nottingham Forest Burton Albion v Cardiff City Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town Leeds United v Barnsley Preston North End v Aston Villa Reading v Derby County Rotherham United v Newcastle United Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton and Hove Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers v Norwich City

Spanish La Liga Saturday 1 October 13:00 16:15 18:30 20:45

Granada CF v Leganés Sevilla v Alavés Osasuna v Las Palmas Deportivo de La Coruña v Sporting de Gijón

Sunday 2 October 12:00 16:15 18:30 18:30 20:45

Valencia CF v Atlético de Madrid Real Madrid v Eibar Espanyol v Villarreal Málaga v Athletic Club Celta de Vigo v Barcelona

Scottish Premiership Saturday 1 October 13:15 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

Dundee v Celtic Ross County v St. Johnstone Hamilton Academical v Inverness Kilmarnock v Aberdeen Rangers v Partick Thistle

A Good Sunday Run The Los Montesinos-based Monte Mentals walking football team hosted a friendly match recently against the brand new San Miguel Strollers side (pictured). The keenly contested match finished one-all, with the visitors

scoring towards the end of the first half, with the Mentals replying in the dying seconds of the encounter. To make San Miguel's day, the Mentals then treated their visitors to a hearty English breakfast at a local restaurant.

Gran Alacant hosts the eleventh running this Sunday morning of the Cross Popular Abel Antón, organised by the area’s European residents association, ASVEGA. The 10 kilometre course takes in the Sierra de Santa Pola, with the fastest time standing at just over 33 and a half minutes.

Friday 30th September 2016

Ivie Davies on Golf

The King Is Dead Arnold Palmer, who died last Sunday at the age of 87, was without doubt the father of modern golf. Arnie (nicknamed The King), was a seven-time major winner who brought the sport to the masses and became the most beloved figure in the game, as a young Jack Nickalus (equally loved now) found out to his cost. When the Golden Bear started beating the great man in the sixties, he got short shrift from golf fans, who were unhappy to see their hero lose to a young upstart! There's been a non-stop list of deserved tributes that would keep everybody busy for weeks, like these words that sum the great man up from his biographer, James Dodson. “We loved him with a mythic American joy. He represented everything that is great about

golf. The friendship, the fellowship, the laughter, the impossibility of golf, the sudden rapture moment that brings you back, a moment that you never forget, that’s Arnold Palmer in spades. He’s the defining figure in golf.” No one did more to popularize the sport than Palmer. His dashing presence singlehandedly took golf out of the country clubs and into the mainstream. Quite simply, he made golf cool. “I used to hear cheers go up from the crowd around Palmer,” Lee Trevino said. “And I never knew whether he’d made a birdie or just hitched up his pants.” His fellow competitors revered him, and the next generation and the generation after that worshipped him. When reporters at the 1954 U.S. Amateur asked Gene Littler to identify the golfer

as slender as wire and as strong as cable cracking balls on the practice tee, Littler said: “That’s Arnold Palmer. He’s going to be a great player some day. When he hits the ball, the earth shakes.” Palmer attended Wake Forest on a golf scholarship. At age 24, he was selling paint and living in Cleveland, just seven months removed from a three-year stint in the Coast Guard, when he entered the national sporting consciousness by winning the 1954 U.S. Amateur at the Country Club of Detroit. “That victory was the turning point in my life,” he said. “It gave me confidence I could compete at the highest level of the game.” Palmer’s victory set in motion a chain of events. Instead of returning to selling paint, Palmer

played the next week in the Waite Memorial in Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa., where he met Winifred Walzer, who would become his wife of 45 years until her death in 1999. On Nov. 17th, 1954, Palmer announced his intentions to turn pro, and golf would never be the same. In his heyday, Palmer famously swung as if he were coming out of his shoes. “What other people find in poetry, I find in the flight of a good drive,” Palmer said. He unleashed his corkscrew-swing motion, which produced a piercing draw, with the ferocity of a summer squall. In his inimitable swashbuckling style, Palmer succeeded with both power and putter. In a career that spanned more than six decades, he won 62 PGA

Up For The Cup One of best sporting events around, the Ryder Cup, gets going today at Hazeltine National Golf club, as every two years, it brings together t h e might of USA and Europe, locking horns in a great contest where fortunes can change dramatically. The Americans, under captain Davis Love III, have been meticulous in their preparations and appear to have

several factors in their favour

as they striven to end a remarkable run by the

Europeans over the past two decades. Holders Europe have won three consecutive Ryder Cups, and eight of the last 10, through a mixture of shrewd captaincy, consistently good team chemistry, often stellar play and an uncanny knack of sinking key putts at crucial moments. This weekend, however, they will field six rookies in their 12-man team while the Americans have just two Cup debutants in the shape of Brooks Koepka and Ryan Moore, who lost out to Rory McIlroy in Sunday's Tour Championship play-off in Atlanta. "We didn't really look at rookies versus experience," Love told reporters when asked if his more seasoned

team held any advantage over Europe. "We looked at adding to our team to build the best that we could. While Europe are happy to embrace the underdog tag on U.S. soil, their captain Darren Clarke has complete faith in the ability of his six rookies to thrive in the pressure cooker atmosphere of a Ryder Cup. "It's unquestionable that it's going to be a very, very big task ahead of us," said the 48-year-old Northern Irishman, a veteran of five Ryder Cups as a player. "You'd have to say America would be favourites ... if you're going to look off world rankings, etc. But it's 12 guys against 12 guys in match play, and anything can happen. Bring it on!

Tour titles from 1955 to 1973, placing him fifth on the Tour’s all-time victory list. He collected seven major titles in a six-plusyear explosion, from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters. Even Palmer’s setbacks were epic. He doublebogeyed the 18th hole at Augusta in the 1961 Masters after accepting congratulations from a spectator whom he knew in the gallery. Palmer lost playoffs in three U.S. Opens, the first to Jack Nicklaus in 1962; the second to Julius Boros in 1963; and the third to Billy Casper in 1966 in heartbreaking fashion. Palmer blew a seven-stroke lead with nine holes to go in regulation at Olympic Club and lost to Casper in an 18-hole playoff the next day. It was Palmer who convinced his colleagues that

they could never consider themselves champions unless they had won the Claret Jug. Nick Faldo, during Palmer’s farewell at St. Andrews in 1995, may have put it best when he said, “If Arnold hadn’t come here in 1960, we’d probably all be in a shed on the beach.” Mark O’Meara went a step further. “He made it possible for all of us to make a living in this game,” he said. As a measure of his popularity, Palmer, like Elvis Presley before him, was known simply as “The King.” But in a life bursting from the seams with success, Palmer never lost his common touch. He was a man of the people, willing to sign every autograph, shake every hand, and tried to look every person in his gallery in the eye. A true sporting great on every scale that you could use to measure.

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Friday 30th September 2016

Almoradi’s Battling Win

Five Goal Thriller

REDOVAN CF 3 CD THADER 2 CREVILLENTE 1 CD ALMORADI 2 Almoradi picked up their second victory of the season (despite their pink kit!), and like at Torrevieja in their opener, it was on the road against a local side. For Crevillente it was their first home defeat of the campaign, as a battling Almoradi side took their second half chances, with Josete frustrating Crevillente’s forwards in goal. The main action was in the second half after a first period low on scoring oppor-

tunities for both teams. Almoradi took the lead from the penalty spot after Del Cueto was brought down in the 57th minute, with Coco converting. Eight minutes later, Crevillente keeper Oscar should have done better from a cross/cum shot from Saul that went into the back of the net. The two goal defecit spurred Crevillente into action with Josete earning his fee by making a string of

vital saves to keep his side in front, but he could not do anything about Seral’s low shot that hit the net in the 78th minute. Crevillente laid virtually siege on the Almoradi goal for the remainder of the match, but to no avail, as Fran Rodríguez’s side came away with all three points. Almoradi lie 14th in the table with eight points, and now entertain Paterna this Sunday with a 6.00 pm kickoff. Crevillente go to

Villarreal C this Sunday lunchtime. Elsewhere in the Valencian third division, new Orihuela manager José Manuel Roca saw the usual response from a side with a new boss, as they handed out a four-nil away thrashing to Almazora. Orihuela now entertain Recambios Colon on Sunday, whilst Elche Ilicitano go to Rayo Ibense, after drawning nil-nil at home to leaders Olimpic Xativa at the weekend.

A Point At Last!

CD TORREVIEJA 1 HUESCA 1 CD Torrevieja picked up their first point of the season last Sunday after a period of great uncertainty on and off the pitch, mixed in with a lack of communication which left Torry supporters bemused. After the resignation of Gabriel Correa, the club said that a new appointment would be made “within hours”, but no news was forthcoming. Supporters rolled up on Sunday to spot to the return of Pedreño, who was shown the door after last season, along with his assistant, the ex-Torry player, Carrasco. Both men were in the

Nelson Mandela stadium stands, ahead of official clearance from the Valencian FA to take over, yet the club issued no briefing for the benefit of the fans either on the night, or in the days leading up to the game. Instead, the club were quick to rubbish claims from some players that there was a rift between them and the board, which were published on a football website. All rather strange! On the playing side, changes had been going on last week, with recently signed Vazquez and Belforti

both on their bikes, whilst a new keeper from Guinea, Buba, made his debut, along with youngster Damian coming into the Torry line-up. More departures are in the pipeline. Damian, who was restricted to just 45 minutes under previous boss Correa, had a cracking match, with Matheus also in fine form. Torry deservedly took the lead in the 20th minute when a cross from Pablo Navas saw Matheus rising perfectly to direct the ball into the corner of the net. He almost made it two when he burst past three defenders, then lobbed the keeper as he advanced out of his area, as Torry were dominant in the first half. Novelda were a tougher proposition in the second half, and despite a good debut performance from Buba in the Torry goal, the visitors levelled up deservedly as a cross was rifled home by Jordi in the 80th minute, despite brave Buba doing his best to keep it out. Both sides went all out for the winner, and right at the end, a weak referee failed to give Torry a penalty when Lewis Allen was flattened in the box. A different spirit was shown by Torry and they will need it at sec-

Murada Fight Back CD Benijofar looked good for two wins from their first two matches this season, as they took a two-nil lead at CD Murada last Saturday with goals from Eliot in the fifth minute, and Miguel in the 62nd minute. The home side

rallied with a couple of strikes within seven minutes through Jorge and Rosendo, to set up an exciting last quarter of an hour of the match, with the visitors having to settle for a point in a two-all draw. Benijofar have a blank

weekend coming up in the regional group 16 division, but CD Montesinos are back in play after losing their opener at Benijofar. Monte’s next opponents happen to be Murada this Sunday afternoon, with a 5.00 pm kick-off.

ond-placed Ontinyent this Sunday with a 6.00 pm kickoff at the El Clariano stadium.

Both teams played attractive high tempo football in last Sunday’s encounter, but the breakthrough came after a scruffy bout of play by Redovan down the left, and Miguel tried to clear the ball but it hit straight off the Redovan striker Roy, and left him one on one with Kevin. Roy kept his cool and tucked the ball away to put Redovan ahead. Thader though levelled up five minutes from the interval, as after a good move down the left, Dani Lucas squared the ball to Lloyd who drove the ball home from the edge of the box. The second half continued to be entertaining, but the referee, García Noales, made his mark after an hour. He missed a blatant foul by Joaquín on defender Adri,

and then a handball by the same player, who put the ball past Kevin to put the home side back in the lead. Minutes later, he sent Redovan midfielder Edu off with a straight red card after a mistimed challenge that probably deserved a caution. Thader, with a one man advantage, got their equaliser with 15 minutes remaining, as Lloyd blasted the ball into net for his second of the match. A draw seemed likely but Redovan got an injury time winner after the Thader penalty area saw the ball bobbling all over the place, only for Guille, who came on as a substitute in the 89th minute, to hit the winner. Thader are now away to Benferri this Sunday afternoon.

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HOME AND AWAY Neymar put aside worries of a date in Spain's High Court as he scored twice in Barcelona's romp last Saturday at Sporting Gijon as Barca were without the injured Lionel Messi, while Andres Iniesta and Ivan Rakitic were on the bench. Barca coach, Luis Enrique, said the score was flattering: - "The game was not a true 5-0, as it was much tighter than that. At 2-0, Sporting made us suffer and a goal from them then would have complicated the match". Barcelona are now a point behind leaders Real Madrid and go to Celta Vigo this Sunday evening.

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Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Borussia Monchengladbach to make it two wins out of two in this season's Champions League. Barca, who beat Celtic 7-0 in their opening Group C game, trailed to Thorgan Hazard's opener in Germany on Wednesday night. Substitute Arda Turan fired in the equaliser before Gerard Pique bundled in the winner for the La Liga Champions.

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Barnsleys Wright Is Wrong A late goal from Las Palmas striker Sergio Araujo pegged back Real Madrid to a draw, which sees their lead at the top the table pegged back to one point. Benzema could have sealed all three points in injury time, whilst Ronaldo was substituted, walking off the field in a sulk. "We had controlled the game, but you have to play until the end. Sometimes football is cruel," said Real coach Zinedine Zidane. "Playing like that over 90 minutes, we will be at the top, no doubt about it" Real are at home Eibar this Sunday afternoon.

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Ex-Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle hit a late 87th minute equaliser on Tuesday as Borussia came from behind to draw with Real Madrid in their Champions League Group F encounter. Real took the lead through Cristiano Ronaldo's drilled finish after Gareth Bale's back heeled pass. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang levelled after keeper Keylor Navas's error, but Raphael Varane restored Real's lead before Schurrle's thumping strike.

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Barnsley have suspended assistant manager Tommy Wright after he was named in a Daily Telegraph investigation alleging corruption in football. Wright is filmed apparently being given an envelope of money in return for allegedly helping persuade Barnsley to sign players from a fake Far East firm. The newspaper claims he accepted £5,000 at a meeting in Leeds in August. The Championship club say he has been suspended "pending an internal investigation into these allegations". The Daily Telegraph's investigation involved Wright being introduced to members of the Far East firm, who were undercover reporters, by two football agents. "I can just recommend players to you that I've gone and seen, and you will have to do your spicy dealing, whatever you do," Wright is filmed saying during one of a number of meetings. Wright says "you know where I live" when the subject of giving him money is raised.

La Liga Orders… A penalty taken by José Gómez Campaña secured the Segunda division leaders all three points just two minutes into the second half last Saturday. Elche should have gone into the interval in the lead after a level first period, when in the 43rd minute Guillermo was unable to beat Raul Fernandez, after being set up by a great pass from Álex Fernández. After the restart, Pelegrín fouled in the Elche box, and Campaña converted the spot kick which gave Levante more confidence in the second half but they were happy to soak up any pressure from the Ilicitanos who didn't really create a great chance to level the score, despite having a lot of the possession. Elche's next match is at Alcorcon tomorrow evening.

Recent reports had suggested that the German penned a bumper contract extension that will see him stay at the Emirates well beyond 2018. Ozil, who was part of the Gunners side that beat Basle 2-0 in the Champions League last night, has been instrumental in the past couple of seasons. However, according to German paper Sport Bild, Ozil is hoping for a return to Real Madrid. Real sold Ozil to Arsenal for £42.5m three years ago. The report suggests the whole saga surrounding his future at Arsenal has given him food for thought. It is believed Real would be one of the only realistic options for Ozil, as Bayern Munich chairman KarlHeinz Rummenigge is not a fan of his.

La Liga are calling the shots on Spain’s top clubs to makes their venues look better as part of getting more money out of broadcasting contrasts, and that includes making sure that the pitches look green. That has meant giving a lick of paint to some of the more run-down stadiums, moving spectators to certain areas to ensure they are in camera shot, brightening up advertising hoardings and even making the grass greener on the fields. And it's all about the look, beyond the silky skills of La Liga superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Celtic claimed their first Champions League Group C point as Pep Guardiola's perfect record in charge of Manchester City was ended with a draw in Glasgow on Wednesday. The hosts led twice in the first half, Moussa Dembele diverting in Erik Sviatchenko's header and Kieran Tierney forcing an own goal by Raheem Sterling. Fernandinho's strike brought City level first time and Sterling showed composure to net the visitors' second. Nolito equalised for the visitors again after Dembele had netted on the turn. City boss Guardiola said the draw was a valuable lesson and that qualification for the Champions League knockout stage may go to the final game of Group C. Guardiola said: “Maybe this is a good lesson for our future on the importance of starting well. They scored three goals but didn’t have many chances. We created enough to win the game. When the fourth team in the pot is Celtic you realise immediately how tough it is to qualify for the next round. City now have a home and away double header against Guardiola’s former side Barcelona, who lead the group with six points. “Against Barça it will be tough but now we analyse what we did, of course we are now second, we are going to recover well and we have time to think about Barça,” addded Guardiola. Brendan Rodgers’ side had lost 7-0 at Barcelona on the first matchday so the manager could take pride in the result. “Collectively we were very good. Our team and the crowd made it a very difficult night for City.”

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Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is out of Wales' squad for October's World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Georgia because of a hamstring injury. Ramsey, 25, has not played since suffering the injury on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Midfielder Jonny Williams has returned to light training with loan club Ipswich but is lacking match fitness and is also not included. Shaun MacDonald has been called up, but George Williams is left out. The Euro 2016 semi-finalists started their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 4-0 win over Moldova in September and play Austria on October 6th followed by Georgia in Cardiff three days later. Ramsey was Wales' outstanding player at Euro 2016, but was suspended for the 2-0 semi-final defeat by Portugal.

Green It Up Now! 'The problem with Spain,' Adolfo Bara, the Spanish league's marketing director, said, 'is that it's really hot in summer. If you look, in September in some of the stadiums, the grass was yellow. We now talk to the clubs on how the groundkeepers must make sure it is proper green.' If clubs comply with the new audio-visual rules, then they have a chance to get more money out of Spain's new TV broadcasting contracts, which gives the smaller teams a greater share of overall revenue, compared to previous years when Real Madrid and Barcelona hogged the earnings.

This Week´s Premier Preview The weekend starts tonight with as fifthplaced Everton take on reborn Crystal Palace, the Eagles having soared up to seventh, three wins on the spin now for P a r d e w ’s pleasers, writes JOHN MCGREGOR. The Toffees tasted their f i r s t defeat this season at Bournemouth last weekend, and quickly need to get back to winning ways. Oh, and it gets even better tomorrow morning as the team-most-likely-to-stopCity – that’s Liverpool b.t.w. – travel to stuttering Swansea, who once again have managerial problems. In the resurgent Red corner of Merseyside, Kop King Klopp’s kids are thrilling their fans again with allaction performances: sixteen goals in six is still two behind slick City, but the exciting football Liverpool are serving up, is envious for most Premier clubs –

and us neutrals. This weekend’s top match sees Tottenham entertaining max-pointsso-far marauding Man City at White Hot Lane. Onceweak-at-the-back spirited Spurs have only conceded three goals in six matches, but of course City are bangin’ em in from everywhere with 18 in their six games. Spurs new Son is deputising nicely for injured Harry Kane, the South Korean’s brace won it last week for Tottenham, and then did it yet again with the Moscow winner on Tuesday in the Champions League. So who’ll be smiling come Sunday night – City’s attack or Spurs defence? Absolutely nothing is going right for David Moyes and Sunderland. Latest example: 20 minutes to go, leading 2 – 0 at home with two Jermaine Defoe goals, the Black Cats were clawed back to lose 3 - 2 to Palace in injury time. Must-get-something home to West Brom this Saturday, eh, Dave? Only

one point better – that’s with two b.t.w.– are Stoke, with their usual excuse note of always starting late beginning to wear thin for boss Mark Hughes, with plenty of talent which is not gelling. Away to resurgentof-late Man United looks like a dangerous place to begin a revival, but you’ve got to start somewhere. Who’d be the manager of hugely disappointing West Ham, then? Poor old Slaven Bilic, what with three points from six games, plus a huge new stadium to fill – that’s the script, but his players aren’t reading it. Middlesborough haven’t started much better with only five and visit the Olympic – sorry the L o n d o n Stadium – tomorrow. That’s a sixpointer if ever there was one!

The Latest Sport Headlines CRICKET Former Australia fast bowler and sports commentator Max Walker has died at the age of 68. Walker, who had cancer, played 34 Tests between 1972 and 1977, taking 138 wickets at an average of 27.47. BOXING Irish pair Michael Conlan and Steven Donnelly have been issued with "severe reprimands" along with Britain's Antony Fowler for betting on Olympic events. Conlan and Donnelly have since turned professional and are not impacted by sanctions including an obligation to follow integrity education programmes. The three boxers did not attempt to manipulate an event at the Rio Games. FORMULA 1 Formula 1 has closed a loophole that allowed teams to get around rules restricting engine parts without incurring excessive penalties. It was exploited by Mercedes at this year's Belgian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton started at the back of the grid despite the team fitting three new engines and incurring penalties totalling 55 grid places. From 2017, if more than one new part incurs a penalty, only the last can be used at later races without a penalty. CYCLING Tour de France winner Chris Froome says athletes must "take responsibility" and not "push the boundaries of the rules" following criticism of the therapeutic use exemption system. Several athletes have come under scrutiny after stolen medical records showed they used banned substances for medical reasons under TUE rules. Briton Froome, 31, said the system is "open to abuse" and must be addressed "urgently" by cycling's governing body, the UCI, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

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PHIL’S TASK The United States have adopted Europe's approach to the Ryder Cup to end a run of three defeats, says Phil Mickelson. The 46-yearold, who is playing in his 11th event, has been part of a "task-force" set up to build a longterm US programme for the biennial tournament. "Players, past captains, vicecaptains and caddies have been involved in the process - like the model Europe have had tremendous success with," he said. This year's three-day competition starts this afternoon at Hazeltine National in Minnesota.

WHAT A SHAMBLES Makes you proud, doesn’t it? Five minutes after starting English football’s top job, Sam Allardyce is sacked by the FA for improper conduct, writes JOHN MCGREGOR. We all laughed about Sepp Blatter, and now the joke’s on us. Obviously the kudos from being the England boss and the money that went with it was not enough for Allardyce. Besides Allardyce’s poor behaviour, the press comes out with little credit. They were the ones who were creeping round big (fraud) Sam as soon as he got the job, before he fell for the undercover sting. That sort of gutter-press journalism you would expect from the Red Tops, but in this sad case, the respected Daily Telegraph was the whistle-blower. Well done boys for revealing that Sam is bent, as nobody comes out with any credit here. What’s next after Southgate has finished minding the store? Steve Bruce? Jurgen Klinsmann? In the crazy world of English football anything could happen, but it’s to be hoped that whoever gets the whitehot seat is squeaky clean and can clearly spot a set-up a mile away.

WOOD’S WOE Durham bowler Mark Wood has joined his fellow paceman Jimmy Anderson in being ruled out of next month's tour to Bangladesh after a recurrence of an ankle injury. Nottinghamshire’s Jake Ball has been called up to the Test squad, with a further addition expected shortly, with Middlesex’s Steven Finn added to the one day squad.

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DJOKOVIC OUT OF CHINA OPEN World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's China Open in Beijing because of an elbow injury. The Serb, a six-time champion in Beijing, last played in the US Open final on 12 September, when he was beaten by Stan Wawrinka. Djokovic is next sched-

uled to play at the Shanghai Masters from 10 October. "I am extremely disappointed not to be able to compete at the China Open this year," said the Australian and French Open champion. "I'm still recovering from my elbow injury and have been advised not to play

until my condition improves. "I will continue with my rehabilitation and hope to be able to return to the ATP Tour as soon as possible." Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Angelique Kerber are among those scheduled to feature in the combined ATP/WTA event in Beijing.

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