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Edition 270

Friday 6th May 2016

THE BRITS GO MISSING Costa Blanca And Murcia Padrón Collapse

he official British population in Alicante Province is down to under 14 thousand according to the latest government figures based on the local padrón registrations. 131 thousand British residents were on council padróns three years ago, but figures have collapsed due to an apparent combination of people not renewing the document as well as those who are quitting Spain to return to the UK. The country’s overall population fell for the fourth successive year mainly down to the increasing number of Spaniards moving abroad as well as fewer foreign residents in the country. At the start of 2016, there were nearly 100 thousand fewer residents in Spain than a year earlier, according to figures issued by the National Statistics Institute. The registered resident population of Spain is currently 46.5 million, a 0.2 percent decrease in the annual rate with nearly 10 percent of residents being non-Spaniards. Last year, for the first time since the 1930s, Spain recorded more deaths than births in the first half of 2015, according to the INE figures which are based on the registration of residents known as the municipal padrón. Foreigners, who represent 9.9 percent of the registered population, fell

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

THE COURIER WOW GUIDE by over 128 thousand, with the biggest reduction being amongst those people from the UK, Germany, and Ecuador. Alicante Province has "lost" 23 thousand residents in the last year, with population levels down to those of 2007, officially standing at 1.83 million people. This change was totally down to 25 and a half thousand foreign residents leaving the area last year with the statistics officially putting British residents in the Province at just 13,750, with significant falls amongst other people from EU countries. There were slight increases for Russian and Ukrainian residents last year. The UK fall is dramatic based on the padrón returns. The official figures

for Alicante Province showed a figure of 130 thousand registered British residents in 2013, collapsing to 91 thousand the following year, and now just under 14 thousand. Observers believe that the UK fall, along with that of other EU nationals in recent years is not down to people just leaving but is also down to changes made in 2013 over how councils report their population statistics to Madrid as well as people who registered initially on a padrón when they bought their property now not renewing their documentation. This has been despite campaigns from the British Embassy and local councils to get people registered on the padrón, which amongst other things gives them the right to vote in local elec-

tions and provides additional funding for the authorities based on their population. Torrevieja council has just launched a campaign sending letters to every address which has not had its padrón renewed over the last five years. The Murcia region had a marginal fall of 0.2 percent taking the population level to 1.46 million, of which 20 thousand were foreign nationals accounting for 14 percent of the area's residents. That means that Murcia’s has suffered its first population drop since the current system of statistics was introduced in 1998, with around seven and a half thousand foreigners quitting the area in 2015. The falls amongst British residences has mirrored the returns in Alicante Province.

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Druggies Busted

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Seven people involved in selling drugs to young people around the Mar Menor have a date to look forward to with a San Javier judge. The National Police brought down the gang, which they say was the biggest drug distribution network in the area, after tracking its leader in a five month operation. Raids took place last

week on addresses in La Manga, Playa Honda, Cala Flores, El Algar, and Los Belones. Officers recovered over four kilos of cocaine in addition to a wide variety of other drugs in addition to three guns and a large supply of bullets. The drugs were bought into the area by Columbian suppliers living in other parts of Spain.

We’ve Done It!

A Torrevieja judge has aquitted a British man who was accused of a serious of violent assaults on his partner over a three year period, before he confessed to killing her in September 2014. He still

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faces a murder trial in front of a jury with prosecutors calling for 19 years behind bars. Charlie Bevill-Warcup, aged 76, was arrested in San Miguel de Salinas in March last year on suspi-

cion of killing his companion, 76-year-old Rosie Broadwell, who he reported missing back in September 2014 after dumping her body onto a tip close to a petrol station by the Zoco market in Algorfa. Rosie’s daughter, Cheryl Webster, had made legal representation that her mother had been hit by Bevill-Warcup on a number of occasions, but the Informacion newspaper reported this week a ruling from a Torrevieja judge that the claims could not be proved because no specific dates of the incidents were available and the victim was dead. On the murder count, Bevill-Warcup stands accused of clubbing Rosie Broadwell’s head a number of times with a walking stick after she collapsed to the kitchen floor of his San Miguel home after both had drunk a large amount of alcohol.

Age Concern Costa Blanca South’s new minibus was unveiled at the charity’s La Siesta headquarters in Torrevieja last week after a year of fundraising for the much-needed vehicle. Age Concern President, Maureen Payne was joined by Carlos

González from Torrevieja’s Overseas Residents Office to look over the 30 thousand euro van which includes easy wheelchair access. Age Concern, which started in the area back in 1998, now employs a dozen volunteer drivers.

More Deals One in five properties sold in Alicante Province in the last three months of 2015 were bought by nonSpaniards, with the area being the market leader in the whole of Spain according to a survey by the Alicante

Institute of Economic Studies. The group say that 3,900 foreign deals were done between October and December 2015, worth 517 million euros, up by just over nine percent over the same period in 2014.

provider Correos to stop door-to-door deliveries to 17 hundred homes in the Cabo Roig area two years ago on the grounds of a falling population. The council launched legal action, but with the verdict going against them, are now liable for costs.

18 months ago home deliveries switched to multibox units for La Zenia I & II, Campoamor, Cabo Roig, and La Regia. In a compromise, a series of community boxes appeared across the Orihuela Costa, though community and residents associations had to pay for them.

The Last Post A former postman has been given a one year prison sentence after not delivering some five thousand letters in the San Isidro municipality

between 2002 and 2007, dumping the letters in a van. As it’s a first offence, he has avoided jail. He pled guilty at his trial in Elche with the

court being told that the man seemed to target letters from official bodies like the Tax Office, DGT Trafico, and SUMA.

Price Drop Spain's consumer prices fell by 1.1 percent in April year-on-year, according to official figures released at the end of last week by the National Statistics Institute (INE).It was a bigger drop than March, when consumer prices fell by 0.8 percent from the same

period last year. The downward spiral is put down to lower electricity costs. Meanhwile the economy grew by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of the year according to provisional figures published by the INE. The figures are higher

than the forecast published by the Bank of Spain that had predicted a 0.7 percent growth between January and March. Meanwhile, the Spanish government forecast a 2.7 percent growth for 2016 and a 2.4 percent growth for 2017.

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Extended Winter

Summer may be just around the corner but budget air carrier Ryanair has already unveiled its plans for the winter season in and out of Alicante-Elche airport. The company says that it will be operating 38 routes from the end of October through till April 2017 with five services being maintained from summer for the first time, namely flights to and from Belfast, Glasgow, London Gatwick, Poznan and Rome. Ryanair's Spanish operations director, José Espartero, said that over the next year the company will continue to base five

planes at Alicante-Elche airport and claimed that Ryanair was responsible for the direct maintenance of 2,700 jobs. He added the company was running 48 routes during the summer season, and that Ryanair would fly three and a half million passengers to and from the facility at El Altet during 2016. Alicante-Elche airport's record figures over the last two years add some context as to where Ryanair currently stands as back in 2011, the company had a well-publicised row with airport bosses over the use of air bridges which saw the carrier slash winter services

by 31 routes as well reducing the frequency of its remaining services. Ryanair had carried over four million passengers a year previous to that move, so the current projections from Espartero show that the company is still down by half a million on where it stood six years ago. Ryanair say that they are planning to reduce flight charges due to lower fuel costs as well as launching a makeover for their aircraft interiors as well as a Leisure Plus booking facility which includes pre-booked seating, priority boarding and a more generous baggage allowance of 20 kilos.

It’s A Dog’s Life

Torrevieja’s first dog beach will be opened this summer, with mayor José Manuel Dolón saying on Tuesday that it will be somewhere on a four kilometre stretch south of the city through to Punta Prima. An ordance authorising a dog beach was passed last Friday with different options for a site be looked at by beaches councillor, Javier Manzanares. Part of La Mata beach was initially suggested last year but opposition from residents forced the council to look elsewhere with a rocky

stretch between Cala Piteras and Punta Prima thought to be the preferred site. Dolón this week formally ruled out La Mata or the cove area stretch between La Mata and Los Locos as dog beaches. Santa Pola's first dog beach (pictured), known as Caleta deis Gossets, opened last weekend in an area close to the lighthouse at the Cala del Cuartel, with around 60 animals using it according to the local dog owner’s association. A few weeks ago, Orihuela council approved the principle of

having a dog beach in the area with Cala Mosca a favoured location but plans for a dog beach at El Pinet near La Marina village were shelved by Elche council to allow more time for consultation with local residents Murcia's regional government said in March that it wants dog beaches in all of its coastal municipalities including San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar and Los Alcázares to add to the current canine-friendly facilities in Mazarrón and Aguilas.

Deadline Looms

There’s just over a week remaining for British expats in Spain to register to vote in next month’s EU referendum. The cut-off date for postal votes is Monday May 16th, with claims from the British Embassy in Madrid that more than one thousand expats per day in Spain are going online to the UK government webpage. British Ambassador Simon Manley described the strong interest among British

expats in voting in the referendum as ‘very encouraging’. “Whether your view is that the UK should remain in or leave the EU, I urge all eligible expats to register to vote in this historic referendum. You may have spent many years working or living in the UK and perhaps still have strong ties: family, property, or a pension. Whatever your circumstances, the chances are the referendum outcome will affect you or your family.” You must have been on the UK electoral roll within the last 15 years, or if you were under 18 when you left, then at least one of your parents must have been on the electoral list. Full details are available via the website, www.gov.uk/register-to-vote with your passport, National Insurance number and last UK postcode all needed close to hand in a five minute process. People who registered for last year’s General Election have to do so again.

New Card A new national health card will be issued to new users in the Valenica region and will eventually replace the current regional SIP cards. The

process will take up to five years and is aimed at improving the compatabilty of using the cards across all Spanish regions.

Health Concerns

San Miguel de Salinas health councillor and deputy mayor María José Costa Medrano has slammed what she says are eight day delays in patients getting an appointment at the town’s medical centre. She’s complained to the centre’s management body, Torrevieja Salud, about the time lag and the fact that a paedratician (who is shared with Los Montesinos) is only avail-

able twice a week for a total of six hours. The councillor has also said that local residents have been waiting up to six months to see a specialist at Torrevieja hospital. Elsewhere, Torrevieja Salud announced their summer plan for 2016 this week, with what they claim is a 35 percent rise on staff levels for the high season compared to last year. Dr. José Antonio Velasco manager of Torrevieja Salud said that greater cover would be provided in the next few months to provide an improved service at a time of high demand. Torrevieja Salud provides cover to 165 thousand people across Pilar de la Horadada, Los Montesinos, Guardamar del Segura, the Orihuela Costa, San Miguel, Rojales and Los Montesinos.

Bangladesh's Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal by the leader of the top Islamist party against a death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence. European aviation safety authorities have set up a task force to urgently assess the dangers of collisions between drones and aircraft after a rise in near-misses with passenger planes. An uneasy calm has been reported across the divided Syrian city of Aleppo after a partial truce came into effect yesterday. A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee. Brazil's beleaguered President Dilma Rousseff says she is an "innocent victim" and she will fight on as possible impeachment looms over her manipulating government accounts. Hong Kong police have raided a beauty salon and arrested 11 women, after customers accused it of offering fraudulent medical treatments for cancer and depression. Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will stand down at an extraordinary congress of his ruling AK party later this month, after disagreements with President Erdogan’s style of governing. Woman pulled out alive from ruins of Nairobi residential building six days after it collapsed in heavy rains.

Waste In Control Torrevieja council's waste collection and street cleaning services will return to municipal control after a tight vote in last Friday's council meeting. Mayor José Manuel Dolón reiterated his view that the move will save the authority four million euros a year, though the Informacion newspaper reported this week that replacing equipment over a period of time will cost around 14 million euros.

Rider’s Bike Crash A motorbike rider was taken in a serious condition to Arrixaca hospital in Murcia City after a Sunday morning crash on the Cartagena-bound carriageway of A-30 some half a kilometre before the exit for San Javier. The accident involving other vehicles happened at around 9.30 am, with a doctor who just happened to be passing by helping to attend to the biker and others who were injured.

Council Car Cull Santa Pola council is to restrict car parking around the Cape area close to the lighthouse to help lessen the effect on the environment this summer from tourists. Four designated parking areas are set to be created.

No Stings Attached

Friday 6th May 2016

Santander Slap

A woman has been arrested in Santander for slapping her 10-year-old daughter after she got home two hours late from school. The incident in the northern province of Cantabria happened last week after a neighbour called in the local police after hear-

ing screaming and shouting from the other side of his wall. The girl was taken for a medical examination and was found to be uninjured whilst her mother did admit to officers that she had over reacted to her daughter's late arrival.

Downward Trend

Spain's dole queues went up by nearly 12 thousand in the first three months of 2016, though the overall trend is very much downward. The total number of unemployed people stood at 4,791,400 in the country, which meant a 12 percent fall year-on-year, which means 653,200 fewer unemployed people.

The country's unemployment rate rose to 21 percent, rising from the 20.9 percent of the last quarter of 2015, but falling from the 23.78 percent of the first quarter of 2015. Alicante Province has a current unemployment rate of 23.62 percent, whilst the Murcia region stands at 22.1 percent.

Robbing Duo Arrested Two men have been detained for robbing holiday homes in the Mar Menor area. The thieves, in their early twenties, of Spanish and Bulgarian nationalities plundered properties in several robberies around the

Santiago de la Ribera, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar. The Guardia Civil raided one of their homes where they recovered electronic gear and jewellery which has already been returned to their rightful owners.

Action Replay

King Felipe VI signed a decree on Tuesday dissolving parliament and calling elections for June 26th in what will be Spain’s second general election in six months. The move comes after a midnight deadline for installing a new government passed, following an inconclusive December general election that resulted in a hung parliament. The December vote forced parties into talks on forming a coalition, which would be a first for Spain since it returned to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. But the parties were unable to come to a deal. "Let's hope we've all learned our lesson and that the next parliament reaches

and newcomer liberal Ciudadanos would remain fourth with 16.9 percent, up from 13.9 percent. An interesting change from the last election could come from Podemos if it decided to run on a joint platform with other leftist party Izquierda Unida as a combination of the two would capture 22.3 percent of the vote, thus overtaking the Socialists as Spain's main left-wing party. The two parties last week said they were exploring such a tie-up, which could put the PSOE in the uneasy position of having to choose between being the junior coalition partner in a leftwing government or instead back a grand coalition led by the PP.

In The Dock A man in his sixties who was arrested by the National Police at AlicanteElche airport in February on an international warrant, has appeared in a Dublin court on historical child sex abuse charges. He was charged with assault on a victim over 20 years ago. The man had been interviewed in Spain and was extradited back to Ireland last Friday. Against police objections, he was granted bail of 10 thousand euros on the condition that he

reports to a police station daily. His passport was also removed from him. The accused man is a

very senior Republican figure who was a very prominent Sinn Fein activist in the 1980s and 1990s.

Topping Up

Less Of A Wait

Torrevieja firefighters got a buzz on Sunday to deal with a break from their usual routine calls as they were brought in to remove a swarm of bees from a tree on Calle Campoamor. The operation all went off smoothly with the crew getting onsite help from the city’s enivironment department to remove the up to seven thousand bees that were in the nest.

a (government) agreement as soon as possible," said parliamentary speaker Patxi Lopez. The problem is that opinion polls show that a June vote would be likely to produce a similar stalemate. According to the monthly Metroscopia poll published by El Pais newspaper, the conservative Partido Popular (PP) of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy would be the leading party with 29 percent of the votes, up from 28.7 percent in December. The Socialists (PSOE) would come second with 20.3 percent, down from 22 percent, while anti-austerity Podemos would come third with 18.1 percent, also down from 20.7 percent,

Six out of the seven PSOE councillors on Los Montesinos council will now get salaries according to claims from the Partido Popular who have just one representative on the authority. The council, led by mayor José Manuel Butrón, has according to the PP, introduced new budgets for three additional council-

lors for their 2016 accounts which means an extra allocation of 27 thousand euros per annum in addition to existing payments of 62 thousand euros. Opposition councillors get just 10 euros in expenses for committee meetings and 20 for a plenary session for an authority that serves under five thousand residents.

Choc’s Away The average waiting time for an operation in a Valencian region hospital has fallen to 115 days according to figures for March. It's a five day improvement based on returns earlier this year. In

specific areas, the wait for a cataract is 91 days; 97 days for a hernia operation; and 109 days for hip prosthetic surgery. The average wait in the Murcia region is down a day to 108, with 57 days to be seen by a specialist.

A Spanish chocolate legend, Pedro López Mayor, who was the honorary chairmen of the Alicante Province-based Valor brand, died last weekend aged 96, with his funeral held on Monday. Valor chocolates are manufactured in

Villajoyosa with a museum there that tells the company’s story and the way it built up an international reputation for quality. López Mayor carried on with his direct management role until he was 82, and even after stepping down from the board of

directors, continued with marketing and promotional work until almost the day of his death. He got many awards during his career, including the Merit at Work Medal and the Gold and Diamond Medal from the Alicante Chamber of Commerce.

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Friday 6th May 2016

Foul Flat

A new tenant in a Torrevieja apartment got something that she did not bargain for when she moved into her flat, namely the stench of a human body that had been there for two and a half months. A report in the Informacion newspaper says that Nani RodrĂguez signed a six month lease for the property having moved from Ourense to take up a job in the area. The apartment, whose location was not specified in the Informacion story, had an odious stink that immediately made Rodriquez sick

and she tried to get rid of it for a fortnight by using gallons of bleach, but without much success. Windows were left constantly open to try and reduce the smell in her flat. It was only her neighbouring tenants that told her about the rotting corpse that had been there, and they said that no special cleaning had been done before the real estate agency let the property. The body had been discovered in the bathroom and a tenant below the flat released that something was wrong when various flu-

ids had seeped through the ceiling into his property (picture from Informacion). Once Rodriguez got the true story, she immediately moved out to stay with a friend, and got her deposit and part of her first month's rent back from the real estate company. Rodriguez told Informacion that she had gone public on the story to make sure that real estate agencies do not behave in such a way in the future by not doing a special clean, and that she had also filed a complaint with Torrevieja's health department.

Madge Ban Guests have been told that they cannot keep any hired motorised scooters overnight on the premises of one of Benidorm's biggest hotel chain groups. Servigroup. The company has nine hotels in the resort and introduced the ban due to complaints from other guests that scooters were "clogging hallways and causing accidents". The problem appears to be that able-bodied holidaymakers are hiring the scooters, made famous by Madge in the hit TV series Benidorm, for drunken antics, and for cheap transportation.

Benidorm council imposed a law a couple of years ago that stopped scooters being hired out to people aged under 55 who have no disability, but companies have been flouting the regulation. Wheelchairs are still allowed on hotel premises,

but electric scooters would need to be hired on a daily basis and returned to the rental company at the end of the day. Servigroup's nine hotels are: Castilla, Calypso, Orange, Rialto, Venus, Diplomatic, Nereo, Pueblo and Torre Dorada.

Link Up Four coastal councils have agreed to work together on key issues like employment and tourism after getting together in Torrevieja. The authorites at Guardamar, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada and Torrevieja will look at joint initiatives to boost the local economy.

Council Told Orihuela council has been officially informed by the Valencian Government that work will start on finishing the incompleted emergency centre at La Zenia which was abandoned due to the contractor going bankrupt four years ago. No timescale was given in a letter which was sent to the authority, after last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement by the opposition PSOE group on the council that the centre will be finished by the end of next year 2017.

Power Down Spanish electricity bills have fallen for the fourth consecutive month, with a 4% reduction last month, according to the Lumios calculator used by the Spanish national grid (REE). The biggest price fall was in January this year, at 10.6%, followed by February's 6.5%, although in March prices barely moved, reducing by just 0.4%.

Extra Flights

Fake Raid

Two people have been arrested in Alicante Province, one of them in Elche, for their part in a fake luxury clothing production operation based in Valencia City. Two premises in Valencia were raided by the

National Police, and a total of 20 people detained across the region. Over a million euros in cash and bank accounts was seized as well as thousands of items branded as "Made in Spain".

Botch Job

Two new services have opened up from AlicanteElche airport for the summer season. Aer Lingus is running five weekly flights to Belfast, whilst Air Bulgaria has launched a weekly Saturday flight to Sofia.

Buffalo Death A builder working at an Alicante Province safari park was killed by a buffalo last week. The victim, 42, from Alicante City was repairing an enclosure at the Safari Aitana park in PenĂ guila near Alcoy when a red African buffalo charged at him and gored him, throwing him in the air. He was dragged for several metres and was said to have died almost instantly.

Dolores Crooks If you live in the Dolores area of the Vega Baja area and have been the victim of a recent house robbery, then there's a good chance you may have been the victim of a four-strong gang that have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The four Spaniards were involved in at least 44 burglaries in the locality with the Guardia recovering two televisions; a music system; and a variety of furniture from one of the gang's homes.

Old Dino

A footprint of a dinosaur that roamed the area 230 million years ago has been found in north-eastern Catalunya and is said to be the best preserved dinosaur print seen so far in the Iberian Peninsula. The print of a reptile-like creature called an Isochirotherium - an ancestor of dinosaurs and crocodiles - was discovered in early April by a person out walking in Olesa de Montserrat some 40 kilometres north of Barcelona.

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The National Police have arrested a 39-year-old man in Orihuela who they say was involved in an armed robbery on a lorry carrying cigarettes on the A-7 in the vicinity of Cox back in December 2014. Another

man was arrested earlier this year with police looking for the third member involved in the botched operation where the thieves had to abandon the lorry and the goods inside it because they couldn't get it to start.

Santara Complaint

20 residents of Gran Alacant's Santara Life Resort have asked Santa Pola mayor, Yolanda Seva, to open what they call "infringement proceedings" against the complex's management company over a breach of obligations. They claim that the Resort is going beyond its obligations of providing accommodation for the over-55's and the disabled as well as health care. Prior to the Santara Resort being taken over by Keith and Sarah Welch last autumn, only 10 percent of the units were occupied and

there was a whole series of disputes over payments and services involving the residents and the previous owners. Mr. Welch told the Informacion newspaper recently that the Resort, built in 2008, did have a license from the Valencian Government to offer tourist accommodation and that he was looking to make the complex more widely available for general visitors. The residents in turn have criticised that using some of the facilities like the spa now come at an extra cost to them.

Signed Off

A billboard advertising contract for the Rojales area has finally been awarded after six years without a deal in place, leading to criticism from opposition politicians that the Quesada area espe-

cially had been flooded out with around 120 unpaid billboards. A four year contract worth 17 thousand euros a year has been signed between the council and Muralca SL.

On For A Record

Spain welcomed a total of 12 million international tourists in the first quarter of 2016, according to figures published by the National Statistics Office. The figure is a 13.9-percent increase when compared with the same period of a year earlier. In March alone, the number of international visitors rose by 16.1 percent to 4.8 million, though that would also have been boosted by an earlier Easter. In the first three months of 2016, arrivals from

Britain reached 2.6 million, rising by 20.1 percent year-on-year. This was followed by German tourists with 1.7 million arrivals, an 8.7percent rise, and the French with 1.58 million arrivals, a 6.4-percent rise, respectively. The most visited regions in the first three months of the year were the archipelago of the Canary Islands, with around 3.5 million international visitors, followed by the north-eastern region of Catalunya with 2.8 mil-

lion, and the southern region of Andalucia with 1.7 million international visitors. The Valencia region, including the Costa Blanca, welcomed 1.2 million tourists, with a bumper rise of 23.2 percent over the three month period compared to a year earlier. Spain, one of the most visited countries in the world, welcomed a total of 68.1 million international tourists in 2015, breaking a record high, and is set to smash that figure come the end of the year.

Loose Change Workers laying pipes in a southern Spanish park have unearthed a 600 kilo find of Roman coins in what culture officials say is a unique historic discovery worth several million euros The Sevilla Archaeological Museum said the construction workers came across 19 amphoras containing thousands of bronze and silvercoated coins dating from the end of the fourth century. The coins are believed to have been recently minted at the time and had probably been stored away to pay soldiers or civil servants. Museum director Ana Navarro said the discovery in the town of Tomares out-

side Sevilla is unique for Spain and of incalculable value. She said the coins studied so far bear images of emperors Constantine and Maximian, with a variety of pictorial images on the reverse. She told reporters the museum had contacted

counterparts in Britain, France and Italy and that the find appeared to be one of the most important from the period. The regional cultural department said that construction work in the park had been halted while archaeologists investigate further.

Tumbling Tariffs The cost of using the same mobile phone in Britain and Spain became cheaper last weekend, ahead of mobile phone roaming charges being scrapped across the European Union

next year. Calls may no longer cost any more than five cents a minute before IVA, text messages two cents each and internet use a maximum of five cents per megabyte.

This means the cost of mobile phone use in a different EU nation will be 75% cheaper than it is now. Roaming charges in the EU will be axed altogether on June 15th, 2017.

Tony Mayes - About Life

Friday 6th May 2016

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Time For Justice Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long- awaited Hillsborough inquest verdicts, 27 years after the tragedy, delivered the expected verdict that the 96 people who died were unlawfully killed. The appalling behaviour of senior police officers in attempting an elaborate cover-up of events is a black stain on British justice and I hope that those low-life officers who were responsible, and anyone else involved in the

cover-up, are quickly brought to justice. Honesty was the last thing on the minds of those officers who made the mistakes and those above them in positions of power and authority, who set about lying through their teeth to pretend it was the fans themselves who were drunk, unruly, and brought about their own demise. Back in 1989 the attitude of the establishment against

football fans was vastly different from today. It was rooted right at the top with the then-prime minister, Margaret Thatcher believing that many soccer fans were low-life drunken scum. That attitude filtered through parliament and to the police, so it was not too hard for senior police officers, faced with the consequences of their mistakes, to get the public to believe the fans had been drunk, had invaded the turn-

Holiday Hassle

Last week should have been a relaxing week for Mrs M and me - we had decided to take ourselves away for a much-needed rest and relaxation, sightseeing in Valencia and Girona, but I now wish we had stayed at home on the Orihuela Costa. It ws a holiday from hell, with just one disaster after another. The first was in an underground car park in Valencia City . Those wretched supporting pillars are far too close together and I am convinced they move! Anyway I scraped a rear off-side door. It's a paint job and more hurt pride than anything else. Drama number two was outside Girona when my SatNav decided to get me to turn right - into a farmyard. The road got narrower and narrower

and I got boxed into a spot with low walls which I couldn't see. Yes, bump number two another paint job. But that was nothing to what happened next, in Lloret. After a walk we decided to visit a Chinese supermarket and I found myself confronted by two large women of Eastern European appearance with a large pushchair. They blocked my path and then I was aware of a third woman behind me as I squeezed through the gap. About 10 minutes later I discovered that my wallet inside my zipped manbag had been stolen. I've reported on these types of crimes so often but until it happens personally you don't appreciate the full impact and how annoying it is. It is not the loss of money,

but it's all the aggro which goes with it. Firstly having to go to the bank and stop the Spanish credit cards followed by trying to find the police station to report the robbery and then having to cope with a policeman who doesn't speak a word of English. Actually, we got around that quite easily - I typed a police report in five minutes and with the help of Google Translate it was finished in no time. Then I had to phone all the British banks to stop the credit and debit cards and were told by each one that the low-life thieves had tried (and failed, thank goodness) to take cash from machines with them. But I'm still left with have to get a replacement driving licence; SIP and Residencia cards; and a multitude of Spanish and UK store cards. Amazingly, when I talk to people about it, everyone either says something similar has happened to them or they know someone it has happened to. Final thought on this subject - I wonder if such thefts are as prevalent in some countries where the punishment is having a hand chopped off?

stiles and caused the surge through the terraces which led to the deaths. Not only had police called news conferences to make their false claims, but scores of officers changed their statements, 116 of them altered to make it appear less favourable to the fans. As a journalist it was my experience that the vast majority of rank and file police are good, just and

Shut Them Down

I've long been a critic of faith schools - and I would like all of them closed down, with children having to attend schools where there is no religious segregation. Faith schools simply re-enforce barriers and divisions rather than bringing people from different cultures together. And children having one particular religion drummed into their heads for hours on end are more likely to become extremists. Rabia School in Luton has been threatened with closure by school inspectorate Ofsted, after it used a dividing screen down the middle of a classroom to separate male from female. Inspectors also found that staff were segregated during training, with a session for male staff simultaneously broadcast to female staff sitting in another part of the school. It's not just Muslim faith schools under the spotlight. Ofsted inspections of 22 Christian and Muslim private faith schools found "serious concerns", with religious education being viewed as far more important than basic education. They even found pupils who thought France was part of Britain.

honest people, setting out day after day to serve the public. But some of my experiences with senior officers left a lot to be desired, to say the least. I could well imagine the pressure that some snivelling senior officers, trying to save their own necks, put on the rank and file and how pig sick most would have been to fabricate their evidence forced by having their promotion chances blocked.

I hope all those who did wrong get what is coming to them, but I also hope that a main lesson of Hillsborough has been learned - that never again, when officialdom makes a mistake should the first thought be to create a cover-up, rather than come clean and admit error. Sadly, human nature being as it is I'm seeing pigs flying. However, in this, I hope I'm wrong.

Corbyn Chaos

The Labour party is once again tearing itself to pieces, with one Muslim MP supporting Israel being transported to the US, and Ken Livingstone talking about Hitler supporting in 1932 the creation of a Jewish state - before he went mad and sent millions to the gas chambers. Now we have the prospect of senior shadow members of Cabinet saying they could resign over the party's misguided leadership. I cannot believe how otherwise intelligent people who have spent years in politics can be so utterly stupid as to say what they did. Anyone in any public office talking about Hitler and Jews in the

same sentence is simply asking for trouble. To me it is another symptom of the Labour Party having become too broad a church - having within its ranks people who are so far left they are around the bend, and those on the right of the party who are more right than some in Tory ranks. With Corbyn in control, Labour is a far-left party and increasingly unelectable. Yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s various local and regional elections will show just how many people now believe that a party led by a clown can be responsible enough to run local councils. Today's election results could be an eye opener.

Puig Pledge The Sierra Escalona, whose montains are home to a number of rare birds, is set to be designated a national park, according to Valencia president, Ximo Puig. On a visit to Guardamar on Wednesday, Puig reaffirmed his election pledge of last year for the area to be classified as a park, which is in the San Miguel, Orihuela, and Pilar municipalities. He said that the environment department is looking at provisional measures to improve conservation and protection in the area ahead of a formal reclassification.

Russian Quiz

A top Spanish judge has issued international arrest warrants for a dozen Russians suspected of organised crime, including high-ranking state officials. The 12 are accused of links to Gennady Petrov, an alleged Russian mafia boss arrested in Spain in 2008 who later fled back to Russia. Some of the accused are officials reportedly close to President Vladimir Putin's circle. One of them, Nikolai Aulov, dismissed the move from Judge Jose de la Mata "political".

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Cry For Help

The father of a British schoolgirl has been arrested on the Costa del Sol after her mother slipped a note into her child’s homework book claiming she was suffering domestic violence and begging for help. The arrest took place at a school in Benalmadena after staff tipped off police officers about the unnamed woman’s cry for help. Police staged a meeting between the girl’s teacher and the couple, who are Uruguayans who lived in Britain before moving to Spain at the end of last year, to avoid raising suspicion. Undercover officers managed to hold a brief interview with the woman after using a pretext to separate her from her husband who

they subsequently arrested. Specialists who quizzed her say she claimed he kept her a prisoner in her own home and prevented her using a mobile phone and social media. As well as suffering regular threats and verbal abuse, she also claims she

suffered physical violence. The alleged victim told police her husband had strangled her on occasions and on one occasion set light to her bed. The alleged abuser is now being monitored via an electronic tag after being given a restraining order.

Family Abuse An 82-year-old Madrid area man has been arrested for sexually abusing his mother-in-law, aged 101. He was taken into custody from his home in the Nortaleza neighbourhood after National Police were called by the A&E department at the Ramón y Cajal hospital. The woman had been taken in by her daughter, the abuser's wife, when she found her with bruises, her incontinence pad at a strange angle and her hair

messed up. The victim's wife said she had found her husband 'acting strangely' and sitting next to his mother-in-law on the sofa. Some reports suggest that the 101-year old woman had told her daughter about previous assaults but she was not believed. Neighbours said they were shocked as there had never been any problems and described the motherin-law and the couple as “lovely people”. A judge remanded the unnamed 82-

year-old in prison after a behind-closed-doors hearing at a court in Madrid as part of an ongoing probe. Sources said he does not have any previous convictions and tests had shown he did not appear to be suffering from any mental problems. Although he is currently being investigated on suspicion of a crime of sexual assault, it is thought that under Spanish law he could end up facing a rape charge.

New Fixture

A Vega Baja blackspot should be safer now that a new roundabout has been opened. The CV-900 between Callosa and Orihuela at Redován has been notorious for accidents over the years,

with high hopes that the 260 thousand euro project will significantly reduce problems and delays in the area which also has the CV-919 route to La Campaneta passing through it.

Tub Death A 22-year-old British woman was found drowned in her hotel room bathtub on Monday. Samantha Johnson was on holiday with her partner in Magaluf, Mallorca and they were staying at the TRH Torrenova hotel in the

resort. The Guardia Civil are not looking for anybody in connection with the incident which happened after she had been out drinking for the evening and decided to go for a bath when she got back to the hotel.

Top Of The Cops Rafal's local police has been voted the best in Alicante Province by Valencian members of the local police chiefs association, UNIJEPOL. The annual award went Rafal's way thanks to initiatives in communicating with younger people via social

networks as well as being in the forefront of crime prevention and fighting gender violence. Rafal chief, José Cristian Cañizares, was given a gold medal in recognition of his work and that of his colleagues at a ceremony in Valencia City.

Friday 6th May 2016

Road Row

Torrevieja’s mayor is claiming that the Partido Popular-run Alicante Provincial Council is showing bias towards PP-con-

trolled areas in handing out money for projects and he’s challenged them to stump up some cash for converting a Torrevieja bottleneck road into a dual carriageway. José Manuel Dolón of the Green Party wants the provincial body to pay for upgrading the CV-95 between Torrevieja Hospital and Los Balcones which he says has had improvement plans lying on the back-burner for 13 years. The mayor said that if provincial president César Sánchez, who is also mayor of Calpe, can find some two million euros of emergency money to improve the N-332 road in

his own area, then Torrevieja wanted a slice of the action and didn’t want to be treated any better or worse than their northern counterparts. Dolón added that since the Provincial Council vicepreisdent is ex-Torrevieja mayor, Eduardo Dolón, the former authority leader ought to show some bias as his current boss shows towards Calpe. The Partido Popular said that José Manuel Dolón’s comments didn’t make sense as road expansion projects in Calpe had all the necessary land protection and environmental issues sorted out, which was not the case in any plans to improve the CV-95.

Delayed Hearing

A Blackpool man accused of raping a woman in Benidorm in 1999 has been extradited to Spain and appeared in court in Alicante. The 48-year old man,

Thomas McGurk claimed that they had consensual sex whilst the woman said that she was raped. The victim of the alleged assualt, who lives in the UK, claimed to have been picked up by McGurk in a bar and taken to his accommodation. Both parties returned home as the legal process grinded on, but it was eventually discovered that McGurk was not at the UK address that he had supplied the authorities with, and years down the line Lancashire police tracked him down. The extradition issue went to appeal at the

High Court in London on the grounds that the long delay in the matter would hinder a fair trial, but the judge took a different view. A hearing has been taking place this week in Alicante as to whether McGurk would be granted bail until the scheduled trial date of July. Prosecutors are after an eight year sentence for the rape and have argued against bail, whilst the accused’s defence attorney has argued that he should not be kept in custody, and just have his passport taken away as well as reporting to the authorities on a regular basis.

Negotiating Roundabouts

HOW TO NEGOTIATE ROUNDABOUTS If you are unsure about the correct way to negotiate roundabouts, here are some simple rules to help you enter and exit roundabouts safely and in the right lane. APPROACHING ROUNDABOUTS It’s important to remember to give way to traffic already on the roundabout. If the roundabout is outside urban areas of towns or cities, keep right. If the roundabout is in a built-up area inside a town or city and the lanes are clearly marked, you should use the lane that best corresponds to the exit you need to take. LEAVING ROUNDABOUTS This causes the most confusion amongst drivers. Which lane to choose? Why do I get beeped at if I’m in the right lane? Drivers must exit roundabouts from the right hand lane, because the only way to leave the roundabout is by turning right. This doesn’t mean we always have to enter the roundabout from the right hand lane. It depends on the exit we need to take. However this simple rule, in practice, can be more complex. Let us see some examples. 1st EXIT RIGHT Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate and exit roundabout. CONTINUING STRAIGHT ON (e.g. 2nd EXIT STRAIGHT AHEAD) Enter roundabout keeping to right hand side lane. Stay in lane until exit is reached. Indicate prior to exit and leave roundabout. TURNING LEFT OR CHANGING DIRECTION (e.g. 3rd OR FINAL EXIT) Enter roundabout keeping to left hand side lane. Stay in lane until you have passed the exit before your turn off, then change lane by indicating right and giving other road users sufficient time to anticipate your manoeuvre. Don’t forget that drivers circulating in the outside lanes have priority, so use your mirrors to ensure you are not blocking them as you change lanes. We hope the information provided in this article is of interest. If you would like to contact Línea Directa please call 902 123 182 More information on Línea Directa online at www.lineadirecta.com

Friday 6th May 2016

All Together Now

Four Mar Menor-based charities recently pulled their resources for an Open Day at the Oasis Centre in Los Alcazares. HELP Murcia Mar Menor, MABS, the Alzheimer’s Mar Menor Association (AMMA) and Help At Home all set up

displays with leaflets and details available about the work they do. Besides telling people about the work they do, a key part of the day was also to attract much-needed volunteers to maintain their full services.

Club Date

A new English speaking social club is being set up for the Almoradi area, with the initial aim for the club to meet a couple of times per month, giving people a chance to make new friends as well. The

first meeting will be at 4.00 pm on Monday May 16th at Victoria’s Tearoom on Calle Pablo Picasso (around the corner from the main square). For more details, please email davedanie@gmail.com

Humpty’s Giveaway

Local groups in the Los Montesinos area are better off to the tune of 900 euros thanks to the proceeds of this year’s Rojales Pantomime Group show, Humpty Dumpty. Mayor José Manuel Butrón was given 500 euros to help the area’s needy families, with 400 euros going to La Banda Infantil to buy new instruments for the

Gratefully Received

Help Need Help The Help at Home Costa Blanca charity need more volunteers to help more people in their own homes in the Torrevieja, Rojales, and Orihuela Costa areas. HAH look after over 60 people of all ages and nationalities who are suffering from short or long term medical problems.The group are also after volunteers that pop in to see their clients as a friend on a regular basis, and they also

want people who can offer them help as carers and home helps, as well as skills in translating and fund-raising. For more details contact the HAH office on 965 328 794 or email charitycentre.helpathomecb@ gmail.com. The HAH charity centre is open from 10.30 am through till 2.00 pm between Monday and Saturday at the Flamenca Beach Commercial Centre, Playa Flamenca.

music school. Plans are now being made for next year’s production of Sleeping Beauty, and the Group will be holding an open evening for new members on Saturday May 21st at the Lizarran Bar and Restaurant just off the CV905 at the Lo Marabu Commercial Centre in Quesada starting at 6.30pm.

Torrevieja Stroke Support

were given a bumper 877 euros as a result of a recent charity night at Restaurante El Alto La Dolores in Guardamar. Paul Owen, Treasurer for Torrevieja Stroke Support, pictured with other TSS members, said that the money will go towards essential rehabilitation and physiotherapy equipment. The next fundraiser at the venue is on Friday, May 13th in aid of the San Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Association, with Woody providing the entertainment. More details on 692 866 536.

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Supper Singers

The Velvetones Choir literally sang for their supper recently when they dropped in at the Bridge Bar in Rojales to enjoy some fish and chips and a fun quiz which raised 120 euros for the choir’s nominated

charities the AECC and ALPE. The Velvetones will be staging their Spring Concert on Wednesday May 11th at the Restaurante El Pariso, Torrevieja, with details and tickets available from Ena on 965 707 598.

Friday 6th May 2016

No Cuddling Please!

A leading canine expert says that smothering and cuddling hurts your dog. A study by Dr Stanley Coren, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia, has confirmed what dog professionals have been saying for some time, namely that your dog hates it, because it stops them being able to run away. Dr Coren studied 250 images of dogs being cuddled by adults and children, and in eight out of 10 of those images the

Pets

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dogs were showing visible signs of stress or anxiety. In times of stress or threat, Coren notes, ‘the first line of defense that a dog uses is not his teeth, but rather his ability to run away. Behaviourists believe that depriving a dog of that course of action by immobilizing him with a hug can increase his stress level.’ Coren explains that there are subtle indicators that a dog is stressed and anxious, such as turning away their head from whatever’s bothering them, showing the white edges of their eyes, or lowering their ears by the side of their head. Even licking their lips or the hugger’s face can be signs of anxiety. So no, your dog is not reciprocating your love by giving your cheek ‘kisses’. They’re asking to be let go.

When To Snip Your Boy Neutering sterilises a male dog so he’s incapable of parenting puppies, and there are other benefits to be had because he’s undergone “the big snip.” It’s a simple surgery, far more so than a spay. Don’t wince too much, as under anesthesia, an incision is made in front of the scrotum, and then the testicles are removed through that incision. While dogs can of course be neutered at any age after the testicles have descended, leaving it until a dog is fully mature to have them neutered can cause problems. A dog that is acting out sexually, is becoming dominant, has begun urine marking his territory or tries to seek out bitches in heat may continue to do so after castration, as they have learned these behaviours, and it can be hard to break these habits later on. However, neutering too young can cause problems of its own, which can make it hard to know how long to wait. In order to be able to develop strong, healthy joints and bones and

produce all of the hormones needed for growth, waiting until testosterone production has begun in your dog is important. Both testosterone and the thyroid hormones T3 and T4 are essential for normal development and healthy growth, and the production of these two hormones accompanies the onset of sexual maturity. Neutering a dog before the production of these two hormones has begun can mean that your dog will be unable to produce them in sufficient quantities, which can affect his health, immune system and development. In order to ascertain for sure when it is safe to neuter, it is best to wait until your dog is at least six months old, and for larger breeds and those that grow and develop more slowly, possibly several months longer. Once your dog is beginning to show the onset of sexual maturity, such as taking an interest in the opposite sex or beginning to get romantic with their bedding, toys or even if you are unlucky, people’s legs,

you should be good to go! BENEFITS OF THE SNIP The benefits to your dog — aside from his not siring unwanted puppies — are considerable: He’s less likely to get certain diseases, such as testicular cancer and most prostate diseases. He will be calmer with less testosterone in his system, and thus you’ll be calmer too. He’ll mark less, inside and out, since he has less incentive to announce his presence. The lower level of testosterone can improve if not eliminate roaming, aggression, humping, and other dominance-related behaviours. He still might want to hump, but mounting after neutering has more to do with dominance than sex. He can still show interest in females in heat or hump your knee. In the case of senior dogs, neutering reduces the size of an enlarged prostate. SEE YOUR VET As with any aspect of dog care and wellbeing, your vet surgeon is the person best placed to advise you on spaying and neutering. Your vet can determine when your dog or bitch has reached sexual maturity if you are not sure, and help you to work out when to tell if a season is due or if a dog has begun testosterone production. Be wary of being advised to spay or neuter too young, and if you feel that your dog or bitch is not yet sexually mature, consider seeking a second opinion. And remember, while spaying or neutering too young can cause problems, it is also important not to leave it too late!

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

CHRISTIE

PUPPIES

ROSEY

TOBY

BILLY & BOBBY

Christie came into the care of the SAT Kennels in Dolores along with her two-year-old son when their owner was no longer able to look after them. Christie is a small four-yearold crossbreed who is gentle and loving and enjoys her cuddles. If you think you could give her the life she deserves, then please contact the kennels on 966 710 047 or send them an e-mail to info@satanimalrescue.com

Pedro, Largo and Tempo are seven weeks old, and all three are boys and they are very happy and healthy. Although they are still tiny balls of fluff at the moment, they won’t grow much bigger and will have semi-long fur when fully grown. For more information, please call Pets in Spain on 645 469 253. We have many more puppies available on www.petsinspain.com

Rosey is a beautiful, about nine months old female dog, who is really good with other dogs. She will be medium sized when fully grown. Rosey and her sister are being fostered in a home with other cats and dogs and they get on well with both. They love being cuddled and are very affectionate. For more about Rosey please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or Email: p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Toby was found in a very thin and bedraggled state but is now very healthy and ready to go to a home. He is lovely boy who is really good with the other dogs he is with as well great with people but not so great with cats! Toby is very loving and has a very sweet nature. If you can offer him a home please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or send an email to p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

When lovely Billy and Bobby were rescued by APAH as tiny puppies, they sadly weren't offered loving homes. Now they are four years old and still living in kennels. They are big softies, and the only reason they have never been adopted is their size. If you are looking for a large dog, they would fit the bill for you! To arrange to meet the brothers, please call APAH on 630 422 563.

BLANCA Blanca is heading towards her seventh birthday and is a Pointer/Staffy cross, who mixes well with other dogs. She likes people and is obedient, but needs a little training as she pulls on the lead when out walking. She does love to play with her toys and balls, which she chases and plays with if given a chance. For more on K9, please call K9 on 600 845 420.

Friday 6th May 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

There's a strong stench of North Korean state-controlled television about the leaks from the UK corridors of power that the White Paper about the BBC's future will include a dictate that the Corporation cannot competitively schedule popular shows against commercial channels. Really? I have this worrying image of a politician in a Westminster office deciding when to run Bake Off, Call The Midwife, Strictly Come Dancing, Happy Valley, and Eastenders; presumably in the middle of the night? This is a complete outrage and the biggest challenge to the freedom of the BBC since Sir Anthony Eden tried to take control of the Beeb during the Suez Crisis sixtyodd years ago. Will schedules have to be sent for prior approval to some faceless mandarin and what kind of measuring scale will be used to determine popularity? The BBC cannot win because if nobody watched its programmes then it would be accused of being a license-fee subsidised ghetto that was irrelevant and could not be justified. As it is, it is an absolute

Keep The Politicians Out

shining beacon in UK, and for that matter, world broadcasting, as ITV, fortunately under a new programming team, tries to play catch-up (which I hope it will do). I would have thought that politicians would have had more important things to deal with unless they are being egged on by a certain media mogul of Australian

descent. I like the neat twist in Coronation Street where the evil streak of Todd Grimshaw has reappeared but this time we are cheering him on as his devious mind is ticking overtime in trying to work out the downfall of evil Pat Phelan. Unless I missed it, we've never been told why Todd

has acquired this nasty nature since his return a couple of years ago, but I'm certainly looking forward to the showdown, but I hope they don't it drag it out for months. Even better news for Corrie fans is new producer Kate Oates, who has made it clear that she wants more comedy and more of the older characters, includ-

ing an apparent list of favourites that she wants to bring back, adding that she wants to leave the “dark stuff” to Eastenders. She's also banned “gimmick” casting in an apparent broadside at the mediocre appearance of ex-Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding last year. In these days of internet leaks, it’s nice to get a shock death or plot twist that you are not expecting. The BBC's triumphant Line Of Duty(new series starts shooting in August) is good at keeping mum, and as a fan of the entertaining, The Blacklist(Sky Living), I wasn't prepared for an absolute pivotal character to be bumped off in an “edge of the seat” episode last Friday. Blacklist fans know that not everything is as it seems in a surprise “Jon Snow” style moment, so it might take the remaining few episodes of this season to unravel what the actual situation might be! Two quick mentions of US dramas, one good and one bad. Sky One is screening Colony which comes from the minds of the old Lost team and stars Josh

Holloway who made a name for himself playing Sawyer in that show. This is a neat premise as aliens invade our nice planet, and some of the humans do deals with them, and there are first and second class citizens with good old Los Angeles split into different zones (Aliens always invade California you know!). Four episodes in, we have not seen the aliens at all (a real tease) but it is a well constructed tale of people resisting against the human collaborators who are brutal in putting down their opponents. Knowing Lost as I do, perhaps there hasn't been an alien invasion at all, and this is an excuse for tyranny? Also on Sky One, is a second run for the undercover spy show, Legends, starring Sean Bean. There are loads of British location shoots here, and though I enjoyed the first series, the rebooting with an almost new cast is a miserable mess and I just could not make head or tale of it. No wonder that US channel TNT pulled it, and I would give this a wide berth, which is a shame as Bean deserves better.

Friday 6th May 2016

British Academy Television Awards 2016

Sunday – BBC 1 The British Academy Television Awards takes place at the iconic Royal Festival Hall, on Sunday 8 May, with Graham Norton returning as host for the evening. It’s a battle of the dramas as Wolf Hall leads

with four nominations, while This is England ’90, trails closely behind with three nominations. Sheridan Smith and Ben Whishaw, who both previously won their Leading Actor and Actress awards in 2013 for Mrs Biggs and The

Hollow Crown: Richard II respectively, are both nominated again this year for the same categories, while Idris Elba and Mark Rylance face off again, having both been nominated in the same category in the film awards. Sir Ian McKellen and singer Adele receive their first Bafta television nomination, along with all four Supporting Actress nominees; Chanel Cresswell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Lesley Manville and Michelle Gomez. Lenny Henry, one of Britain’s best-loved comedians and writers, will be honoured with the Special Award, named in honour of the late TV Director Alan

Clarke, in recognition of Lenny´s outstanding creative contribution to television. The Alan Clarke award was last presented in 2015 to television producer and writer Jeff Pope. Previous recipients include television executive Jane Tranter (2009), documentary-maker Paul Watson (2008), producer Andy Harries (2007), documentarian Adam Curtis (2006) and director and screenwriter Paul Greengrass (2005). Singer-songwriter Elle King will grace the red carpet before the ceremony begins to perform her hit single Ex’s & Oh’s, marking a first for the Bafta Television Awards.

Nick Baker’s Wild West Friday – BBC One Naturalist Nick Baker, takes a tour of the South West’s most beautiful wild places. He travels from coast to coast, through rivers and over moorland to take in some of the region’s great natural history: peregrines in Somerset, rare fritillaries in Devon and otters in Cornwall. He finds out how much of what he sees relies on the hand of man to ensure it thrives. As well as stunning wildlife photography Nick’s knowledge and enthusiasm shines through, as he discovers that without man's help most of these places would be lost or irretrievably damaged. These are the iconic land-

scapes of the South West attracting millions of visitors every from all over Britain, and indeed the world. Nick goes off the beaten track to find outstanding wildlife right next to the tourist honey pots. He starts on the Isle of Portland in Dorset. With its sweeping coastal views this is one of the most dramatic landscapes in Britain. Nick finds out how the Isle’s disused quarries are rapidly becoming home to rare silverstudded blue butterflies, while its plunging steep cliffs are the backdrop for hunting kestrels. The isle is part of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast and Nick looks at how fossils now provide habitat for today’s insects.

survivor of the tragedy, Erin’s father Terry. Terry was shot 5 times and crawled out of his burning home on the night he lost the rest of his family. Now, Terry has made an incredible choice: he has forgiven Erin and still goes to see her in prison every month. Piers meets Terry at the site of the murders – today an abandoned field – and finds out how he c a n

Nick then pays a winter visit to the Teign Estuary in Devon. The mudflats and river are home to redshank, kingfisher and a host of stunning over-wintering birds. Nick finds out that it’s a constant battle to stop man damaging the fragile salt marsh here but, with some arresting wildlife images, he shows that nature, for the moment, is just

breaking documentary about him. Fresh from her triumphs on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, investigating Time ("It’ll always be an unknowable mystery, like how phones work") Winston Churchill ("Imagine how good his tweets would have

involved: fans, survivors, family members and police officers - many speak publicly for the first time. The two-hour film features never-before-seen footage and captures the crush on the terraces. It recounts the 27-year campaign for answers fought on behalf of the 96 who died, right up to and including the inquest verdict.

holding out. Nick’s journey ends on a note of hope for the future at South Efford Coastal Marsh in South Devon. Here conservationists are trying to recreate valuable vanishing salt marsh - and with some success, attracting waders like commons sandpiper, little egrets, curlew, and a rare glossy ibis.

come to terms with this devastating, evil act. In an emotional moment Piers discovers that, for Terry, forgiveness is the only way he can possibly carry on. As the film develops, a central question begins to emerge: was Erin the driving force behind the murders or her 18 year old boyfriend Charlie?

Erin and Terry say it’s the latter. But, as Piers seeks out other people close to the case, a different picture emerges. In Austin, Piers meets Lisa Tanner the prosecutor. Tanner wanted to give Charlie the death penalty and firmly believes that Erin is “a murderer, pure and simple”. Piers also meets Teresa Myers, the mother of Charlie’s former friend, who became close to him in the year before the murders. Teresa believes that Charlie would never have come up with the idea. And in a crucial development, Piers uncovers some fascinating police archive: in a recorded interview, Erin’s former boyfriend tells investigators that he too had been approached by Erin about killing her family.

Cunk On Shakespeare Wednesday – BBC Two A comedy from Charlie Brooker starring Philomena Cunk, the witless commentator from Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe. Philomena knows absolutely nothing about Shakespeare, but that won’t stop her attempting to present a ground-

Sunday – BBC Two Hillsborough is an indepth, moving account of Britain’s worst sporting disaster, in which 96 men, women and children were killed, hundreds injured and thousands traumatised. Beginning with that fateful day, April 15 1989, the film details the horror of the tragedy, told through the experiences of those directly

Eurovision 2016 Semi Final 1

Killer Women with Piers Morgan Wednesday – ITV In this new series Piers Morgan travels across the US to meet some of America’s most notorious female murderers in a quest to discover what can drive some women to kill. In the first episode, Piers travels to Gatesville Texas to meet Erin Caffey who, at the age of 16, masterminded the brutal murder of her entire family. For this incomprehensible act, Erin will remain behind bars until she is almost 60 years old and in a gripping encounter behind bars, Piers draws from Erin what made an apparently typical teen-aged girl conspire with her boyfriend to kill her mum, dad and two younger brothers. Next, Piers drives to rural East Texas to meet the one

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been"), and Donald Trump ("There’s this amazing stuff on his head; it’s not hair, it’s like a sort of furry gas"), Philomena Cunk has finally been given her own show about William Shakespeare. Cunk will leave no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the Bard: visiting

his birthplace, exploring The Globe, studying priceless artefacts, and interviewing literally six different experts, including renowned actor Simon Russell Beale, Educating Yorkshire teacher Matthew Burton, and top Shakespearean scholar Professor Stanley Wells.

Tuesday – BBC One The Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals make their debut on BBC Four this year, the home of music on TV in the UK. In semi-final one, the first group of countries will compete for a place in Saturday’s Grand Final. The 18 countries competing are: Finland, Greece,

Moldova, Hungary, Croatia, The Netherlands, Armenia, San Marino, Russia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Austria, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Iceland, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Malta. Mel Giedroyc and Scott Mills will provide commentary live from The Globe Arena in Stockholm.

Crash: Anatomy Of An Accident Tuesday – ITV “I know that there’s going to be more cars hitting, I know that there’s going to be more noise, I know there’s going to be danger but we’re running towards the accident not away from it. It’s just this overwhelming feeling that you’ve got to get people out”. - Jill Hudson, car passenger This new single documentary for ITV focuses on the personal stories of victims caught up in a major road crash involving 130 vehicles and 300 people. On the morning of September 5, 2013, dozens of cars, lorries, vans and motorbikes crashed into one another in thick fog on a 100ft high bridge linking Sheppey Island in Kent with

the mainland. Shocking pictures of cars and other vehicles caught up in the mayhem topped newspaper websites and social media as the fog cleared and the news began to break. At the time, police described the fact no-one had died as miraculous. Told from the points of view of those at the heart of the accident, this programme uses testimony from individuals trapped in vehicles, those injured in the incident, and the rescuers who freed them with dramatic reconstructions alongside archive news footage to build a vivid insight into how the people involved felt and acted in the moment and the way the Sheppey Crossing crash changed all their lives.

Friday 6th May 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Blues Neighbourhood Street Oxford 12:45 Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show

07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Escape to the Country 09:00 Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan 10:00 News Special 13:00 Election 2016 14:00 Coast 14:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds 15:00 Election 2016 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain

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 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Holly causes trouble

20:00 Nick Baker’s Wild West The naturalist discov- 20:30 Coronation Street ers the natural wonders liv- Has Todd caught Phelan ing around the coast of the out? 20:30 A Question of Sport south west of England Sue Barker hosts another 21:00 Barging Round edition of the entertaining 20:30 The Food Detectives Britain with John Scientist Alice Roberts Sergeant John Sergeant sports quiz investigates the claim that takes in the delights of the processed meat is causing Lancaster Canal, which 21:00 EastEnders Ronnie cancer runs along the coast continues with her mission through the ancient city of to find Roxy 21:00 The Extraordinary Lancaster Collector Gordon Watson 21:30 MasterChef After a views the latest additions to seven-week Lord Rothschild’s collection 21:30 Coronation Street formidable competition, the search for to see whether there is any- Steve and Michelle reignite their passion the country’s best amateur thing he can add cook reaches its climax. The finalists must push 21:30 Gardeners’ World 22:00 The Secret When Lesley inherits money from themselves to the limit one Monty visits the RHS her father and threatens to Malvern Spring Festival last time before John leave him, it forces Colin’s Torode and Gregg Wallace hand, and with Hazel’s help 22:00 Rick Stein’s Long crowns one of the three he immediately puts his highly talented cooks as the Weekends: Berlin Rick plan to murder Lesley and embarks on a series of culichampion nary long weekends in Trevor in motion. He pipes search of food excellence carbon monoxide fumes 22:30 Have I Got News for and brilliant recipes to cook into their bedrooms while You Paul Merton and Ian at home they sleep, and then stages Hislop are joined by guest their deaths as a double host David 23:00 Two Doors Down suicide in Lesley’s father’s 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 garage 23:00 News 23:35 The Artsnight 00:50 Later with Holland 01:50 23:00 News 23:40 Film Graham Norton Show Jools Time 02:50 The World is Not Enough 00:20 Witless 00:50 Film - Question 02:20 Europe: Them or Us 03:50 (12) 02:00 Jackpot247 (15) Eurotrip Weather for the Week MasterChef 04:20 This is 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen BBC Two Ahead 02:25 News

06:55 Will and Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Four in a Bed 12:55 News 13:00 Four in a Bed 15:00 Racing: Chester 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00News

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 News 13:15 Cowboy Builders 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

21:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Cabins in the Wild George focuses on how nature and architecture can work harmoniously together in the glorious world of cabins in the wild. There’s a mountain-top ski lodge in Italy only accessible by helicopter; a hobbitinspired cob house in Oxfordshire built for only £150; and a concrete dome-home built under a man-made hill in a Texan hurricane valley

20:00 The Gadget Show The team provide accessall-area coverage of the Gadget Show Live event

22:00 Gogglebox Britain’s favourite opinionated TV viewers share their sharp, insightful, passionate and sometimes emotional critiques of the week’s biggest and best shows 23:00 The Windsors 00:05 Rude Tube 01:10 Film Cop Land (15) 02:55 Sex Box 03:50 Flowers 04:45 The Food Chain 05:10 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 05:20 Location, Location, Location

21:00 Henry VIII and His Six Wives Historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones tell the stories of Henry’s last two wives the fifth, Catherine Howard and the sixth Catherine Parr who nearly lost her head when she pushed him too far on religious reform 22:00 Ben Fogle: The Great African Migration Ben and Dr Grant Hopcraft follow the wildebeest herd as they tackle the dangerous currents and fearsome predators that lie in wait for them at the Mara river crossing 23:00 Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives 23:55 The Hotel Inspector 00:55 Access 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Now That’s Funny 05:50 House Doctor

DON´T MISS MASTERCHEF: THE FINALS After seven weeks of challenges, the search for the country’s best amateur cook reaches its climax. The three hopefuls must push themselves to the limit for one last time as they face the final challenge of producing three exceptional courses, in which they must push the culinary boundaries to ensure that they impress the judges. Then it’s over to John Torode and Gregg Wallace, as they decide which of the trio deserves to succeed last year’s victor Simon Wood and be crowned MasterChef Champion 2016. Last in the series.

BBC One 21:30 with a plan to keep her SOAPS boys close and tells them she could have motor neurone disease. Will her plan work?

In Emmerdale Holly is curious when she hears about Pete and Moira, but she regrets meddling when Cain finds Pete in the house and hits him. Emma is shocked when a bloodied Pete walks in and vows to go to Scotland tomorrow, but he’s moved when Finn insists he’s going with him. A reeling Emma comes up

Meanwhile, Lawrence is distraught to have lost Chrissie’s trust when she asks him to look at his will, as she is worried for her and Lachlan’s future. Chrissie admits to Andy that she’s being petulant over Lawrence and admits she loves him.

In Coronation Street, Todd and Jason pack up the last of Tony’s things in the flat. Phelan is quick to suggest they sell it, but Jason insists he wants nothing to do with stolen goods and it can go to charity. Jason sets off to the solicitor’s and with him out of the way, Phelan phones a mate and flogs him Tony’s gear for £3,000. Todd secretly films the deal on his phone but Phelan catches sight of him. Triumphant, Todd returns home and shows Eileen and Billy the footage of Phelan selling the gear behind Jason’s back. Eileen is gutted, so how

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Film - Skyfall (12) 23:50 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad 01:50 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Noah’s Ark 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:10 Doctor at Large 17:45 On the Buses 18:15 George and Mildred 18:50 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Wycliffe 22:00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Trial and Retribution 01:05 Film - The American President (15) ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:10 Hogan’s Heroes 08:00 Minder 08:55 Ironside 09:55 Quincy, ME 11:00 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 Minder 13:55 14:55 Storage Wars Storage Wars Texas 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Fifth Gear 22:00 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 23:00 Film - The Glimmer Man (18) 01:00 The Snooker Mavericks 02:00 The Boxing Mavericks

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James will clever Phelan wriggle out of this one? Meanwhile, on Amy’s advice, Steve leaves a note for Michelle telling her to treat herself to a new dress as he’s planning on cooking her a romantic meal. Carla takes Michelle shopping and orders her to forget about the stupid kiss and concentrate on her marriage. In the second episode, Phelan arrives home to be confronted by Eileen with the damning video footage. Feigning surprise, Phelan makes out that he found all the receipts for the gear and

realised it was all legit, so he sold it on Jason’s behalf. Eileen watches open-mouthed as Phelan hands over £2,000 in cash. Masking his growing suspicion, Todd apologises to Phelan for jumping to the wrong conclusion. Soon afterwards, Jason is stunned to discover how much Tony has left him. Phelan’s interest is piqued and Todd notices. He confides in Billy that he reckons Phelan is after Jason’s money. After one drink too many, Jason makes an awkward pass at Eva. When Eva turns him down, Jason focuses his attention on

Gemma instead. Gemma is thrilled and readily follows him home. In Eastenders, Ronnie faces an upsetting reality about her sister. Meanwhile, Kyle and Martin face the reality of their actions with Andy. Elsewhere, Ian holds a meeting to persuade the residents to stop boycotting his businesses, but will they listen?

Saturday 7th May

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 MasterChef Women’s The 11:00 Football Show 11:30 Film School for Scoundrels (U) 13:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Everyday Gourmets 14:00 Bargain Hunt 14:45 Escape to the Continent 15:45 Money for Nothing 16:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 17:00 Flog It 18:00 Bake Off 20:05 Michael Mcintyre’s Crème de la Crème 19:00 Gardeners’ World Big Show Guests include Rob Beckett, Cirque du Attenborough’s 19:30 Soleil plus much more Passion Projects As part of a season of program21:00 The National ming marking Sir David Lottery The game show Attenborough’s 90th birththat sees couples playing to day, four of his favourite win the prizes of their films are brought together dreams Tonight, from 1971, A Blank on the Map followed by The 21:50 Casualty A new doc- Lost Gods of Easter Island tor starts at the emergency made in 2000 department and she’s about to get a baptism of fire 21:30 Dad’s Army An enemy pilot bails out and 22:40 Mrs Brown’s Boys becomes tangled up with Agnes decides to go on a the town clock diet and quickly discovers just how difficult it is to over- 22:00 The Hollow Crown come her craving for fish The Wars of the Roses Screen adaptations of and chips Shakespeare’s historical 23:10 News 23:30 Match of plays the Day 00:55 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle 01:25 Film 23:50 Film - Zodiac (15) - Mad City (15) 03:15 02:20 Film - Kicks (15) 03:40 This is BBC Two Weather 03:20 News

07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Mary Berry Cooks 13:00 News 13:10 Football Focus 13:50 Saturday Sportsday 14:00 Athletics: Diamond League - Doha Highlights 15:00 Rugby League: Castleford v Salford 17:30 Final Score 18:10 News 18:25 Can’t Touch This 19:15 Pointless

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Pat and Stan 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Share a Story 08:05 Sooty 08:15 Super 4 08:30 Nerds and Monsters 08:45 Tom and Jerry 09:00 Thunderbirds are Go 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:15 Jeremy Kyle 13:15 News 13:25 Jeremy Kyle 14:30 BBQ Champ 15:30 Film Despicable Me (U) 17:30 The Wine Show 18:30 News 19:00 You’ve Been Framed 20:00 Bang on the Money Rickie and Melvin host the game show in which two teams of friends battle it out to win up to £40,000

07:10 King of Queens 07:35 Cycling: Cicle Classic 08:30 Motorsport 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Frasier 12:00 The Superhumans Show 12:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:55 Come Dine with Me 15:00 Racing: Ascot, Lingfield Park and Haydock Park 17:30 A Place in the Sun 18:35 Homes by the Med 19:30 News 20:00 Great Canal Journeys Timothy and Prunella continue their Swedish canal odyssey 21:00 Coastal Walks with My Dog Six celebrities walk Britain’s coastline accompanied by their faithful four-legged friends

22:15 Play to the Whistle Holly is joined by Frank and Bradley for another episode of the sports-based quiz

22:00 Film - Prometheus (15) In 2089, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway make a discovery on the Scottish island of Skye that suggests an extraterrestrial source for life on Earth. A decade later, those archaeologists are among the crew of the spaceship exploring unknown planets

23:00 News 23:15 Film Body of Lies (15) 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50ITV Nightscreen

00:25 Film - Alien (18) 02:40 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:45 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 05:00 Location, Location, Location 05:55 Four Rooms

21:00 Britain’s Got Talent Ant and Dec host the tenth series of Britain’s biggest talent competition

07:00 Milkshake 09:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 The Saturday Show Live 12:40 Fail Army 13:10 Police Interceptors 18:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 20:00 NCIS Gibbs and the team join up with their New Orleans colleagues to investigate a case in which all passengers on board a private jet are killed, including a Navy Commander with knowledge of a next-generation warship 21:00 NCIS: New Orleans Second part of a crossover episode with NCIS in which Pride and team tighten the net around a tech billionaire intent on getting his hands on a next-generation warship, while Abby’s brother Luca appears to be caught in the tangled web

13:50 Film - Horrid Henry: The Movie (U) 15:45 Britain’s Got Talent 17:05 Britain’s Got More Talent 18:05 Film - You’ve Got Mail (PG) 20:30 Film - The Scorpion King (12) 22:15 Britain’s Got More Talent 23:15 Celebrity Juice 00:05 Family Guy ITV3 13:45 Wycliffe 14:55 Agatha Christie’s Marple 16:55 Foyle’s War 19:00 Midsomer Murders 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 Lewis 01:00 Trial and Retribution ITV4

22:00 The Championship Extended highlights including Charlton Athletic v Burnley, and Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Albion

13:50 Film - No Name on the Bullet (U) 15:25 British Superbike Championship Highlights 16:25 The Big Fish Off 17:30 The Dam Busters 20:00 Film - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (PG) 23:00 Film Double Jeopardy (15) 01:05Film - The Big Lebowski (18)

23:00 Goal Rush 23:30 NCIS 00:20 NCIS 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Now That’s Funny 05:00 The Tube: Going Underground

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

21:55 News

Sunday 8th May 07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 MasterChef 14:15 News 14:30 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Escape to the Country 15:45 Invictus: The Road to the Games 16:45 Points of View 17:00 Songs of Praise 17:35 Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur 18:35 News 19:00 Countryfile 20:00 Attenborough at 90 Sir David shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young - the inspiring people he has met, the extraordinary journeys he has made and the remarkable animal encounters he has had across the globe

07:15 The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge 08:15 This Farming Life 09:15 Gardeners’ World 09:45 The Beechgrove Garden 10:15 Countryfile 11:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 European Rowing: Championships Beetzsee Equestrian: 15:00 Badminton Horse Trials 17:00 Rugby League: St Helens v Hull FC 19:30 Flog It 20:00 Britain’s Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF Action-packed series looking at the Red Arrows and the RAF’s finest aerial display teams 21:00 Burma’s Secret Jungle War with Joe Simpson The first of two programmes in which the mountaineer travels to Burma to tell the story of a guerilla campaign fought behind Japanese lines in WWII

21:00 The British Academy Television Awards Graham Norton hosts the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards live from the Royal 22:00 Hillsborough An inFestival Hall in London depth account of the Hillsborough disaster 23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 00:45 Film - 00:00 Film - Robot and Smart People (15) 02:15 Frank 01:25 (12) Weather for the Week Countryfile 02:20 Holby Ahead 02:20 News City 03:15 This is BBC Two

07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Pat and Stan 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Share a Story 08:05 Sooty 08:15 Super 4 08:30 Nerds and Monsters 08:45 Tom and Jerry 09:00 Teen Titans Go 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Griff’s Great Britain 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 Jeremy Kyle 13:05 News 13:15 Jeremy Kyle 15:15 Fierce 16:20 Britain’s Got Talent 17:30 Midsomer Murders 19:30 News

06:50 King of Queens 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Ipc Swimming European Championships 2016 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Simpsons 15:05 Film - Lilo and Stitch (U) 16:50 Film - The Rescuers (U) 18:25 The Tiny Tots Talent Agency 19:30 News

20:00 The World’s Most Famous Train Documentary following the stories of the staff and passengers as the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express makes its way across 19:55 The Chase Europe Celebrity Special Do Nicky Byrne, Amy Williams, 21:00 Paul Merton’s Natalie Cassidy and Dave Secret Stations The Myers have what it takes to comedian’s tour of Britain’s take on the Chaser request stop railway stations takes him to 21:00 The Durrells Pontarddulais, a Welsh Everything is looking partic- town famous for weddings ularly beautiful in Corfu as the family prepare for cele- 22:00 Indian Summers brations Charlie discovers the truth about his wife’s affair, and 22:00 Home Fires There is in spite of Alice’s efforts to cause for joy as everyone stop him, sets events in prepares for Nick and motion to have Aafrin hanged for treason Teresa’s wedding 23:05 News 23:20 Her Majesty’s Prison: Norwich 00:20 Rugby Highlights 01:15 Jackpot247 04:00 Motorsport UK

23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:10 Film Extract (15) 02:50 Come Dine with Me

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja The 11:30 Turtles Championship 12:30 Goal Rush 13:00 The Gadget Show 14:00 The Secret Life of Puppies 14:30 Film - Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (12) 16:35 Film The Fifth Element (PG) 18:55 News

14:00 Film - You’ve Got Mail (PG) 16:25 Film Nanny McPhee (U) 18:25 Britain’s Got Talent 19:50 Britain’s Got More Talent 20:50 Film - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (12) 23:00 Family Guy

19:00 Film - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (PG) On his return from the of Robin Crusades, Locksley learns that his father has been murdered by the tyrannical Sheriff of Nottingham and embarks on a campaign of guerrilla warfare to protect King Richard’s throne

13:35 Foyle’s War 15:40 Columbo 17:15 City of Angels 19:30 Richard Wilson on the Road 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs 21:30 Royal Stories 22:00 An Audience with Barry Manilow 23:00 Film The Blonde Bombshell

22:00 Greatest Ever 90s Movies Countdown show looking at the cinematic triumphs of the 1990s presented by Patsy Kensit, that features the biggest blockbusters from Pretty Woman to Jurassic Park, and from Titanic to Trainspotting

ITV4 12:00 MSA British Touring Car Championship 19:20 British Touring Car Crashes and Smashes 19:30 Pawn Stars 20:00 The Wine Show 21:00 Rugby 22:00 Film - Escape From New York (15)

00:50 Goal Rush 01:35 Film - Reservoir Dogs (18) 03:20 Super Casino 05:00 Great Scientists 05:50 The Great Artists

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

ITV3

Monday 9th May

Invictus Games Continued from

22:00 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle A celebration of over twenty years of one of Britain’s most popular comedians 22:30 I Want My Wife Back Bex agrees to go for dinner with Murray at Lorenzo’s 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Escape to the Country 09:00 The Food Detectives 09:30 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:15 Athletics: Diamond League - Doha Highlights 15:15 My Life on a Plate 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Indian Ocean 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK 20:00 Antiques Road Trip David and Anita embark on the final leg of their trip, starting in Ayrshire and travelling to the Isle of Bute, Glasgow and Renfewshire 21:00 Choose the Right Puppy for You Following five families on their journeys to find a suitable dog 22:00 Attenborough’s Life That Glows David explores the world of bioluminescence, the often spectacular natural light produced by creatures including glow-worms, fireflies and plankton 23:00 Upstart Crow 23:30 Newsnight 00:35 Burma’s Secret Jungle War 01:35 MasterChef 02:05 Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 03:05 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Cain is out for blood 20:30 Coronation Street Jason faces his hardest day 21:00 Wild Australia with Ray Mears In the bush lands of Victoria, Ray tracks down two Australian icons - the kangaroo and koala. He also canoes across a secret lake in search of the elusive duckbilled platypus 21:30 Coronation Street Can Roy mend the cracks in his new family? 22:00 Marcella The killer targets a six-year-old girl, which devastates Marcella, but a DNA match on the corpse gives the police team their strongest lead yet. DI Tim Williamson investigates the death of Andrew Barnes - was it really suicide? 23:00 News 23:45 River Monsters 00:10 Film - The World is Not Enough (12) 02:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:20 Will and Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:30 Food Unwrapped Jimmy’s off to Israel on the trail of an elusive fruit: the fresh date If raisins are dried grapes and prunes are dried plums, then what exactly are dates? And Kate heads to Belfast to meet a sausage maker 22:00 What Britain Buys This new series provides an eye-opening and intriguing look at how we shop, which products we buy, and what its £67 billion-a-week shopping habit says about Britain today 23:00 Very British Problems 00:05 Random Acts 00:40 24 Hours in Police Custody 01:35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:30 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 03:25 World’s Most Extreme 04:20 Four Rooms 05:15 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 05:35 Supershoppers

DON´T MISS

INVICTUS GAMES 2016

BBC One 20:30 & 21:30

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Holly agrees to find out about Belle’s boyfriend for Cain and is happy to have a chance to impress him. Belle tells Holly that her boyfriend is married and she’s seeing him tonight. Holly passes this information back to Cain, but will he jump to the wrong conclusion once again?

Gabby Logan and Ade Adepitan present coverage from Orlando, Florida, of the second staging of the international multisport event for wounded, injured or sick armed forces personnel and veterans, which had its inaugural event two years ago in London. Featuring highlights of the opening ceremony, which featured appearances by patron Prince Harry and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as performances by James Blunt, Laura Wright and Gareth Malone’s Invictus Choir, which was formed specially for the Games.

Meanwhile, Carly struggles to deal with a clearlyconfused customer in the shop, but Ashley recognises him as a fellow dementia sufferer and steps in to take charge. Realising he must be attending the dementia support group, Ashley helps him to the village hall.

In Coronation Street, having spent the night with Gemma, Jason makes it clear that she’s not wel-

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 News 13:15 Cowboy Builders 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Two Wrongs (15) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Deep-Sea Super Predator Documentary about a mysterious superpredator so large and aggressive that it can hunt down and devour a threemetre-long great white shark 21:00 Police Interceptors Kev and Pete pursue a runaway car into a pitchblack farmer’s field, Jacko takes part in a major heroin bust, and rookie police dog Elsa chases a runaway burglar through the streets of Middlesbrough 22:00 The Tube: Going Underground Engineer Anita hopes she has got her sums right as a new passenger tunnel nears completion, 192 new trains hit the tracks and legend of the line steps down

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 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 Family Guy 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 00:00 American Dad 00:55 The Cleveland Show 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:25 Celebrity Juice ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Noah’s Ark 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:10 Doctor at Large 17:45 On the Buses 18:15 George and Mildred 18:50 Heartbeat 19:50 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 The Knock 01:10 Noah’s Ark 02:10 Where the Heart is 03:05 Judge Judy

23:00 Gotham 00:00 Up Late with Rylan 00:45 Person of Interest 01:40 Tattoo Disasters UK 02:05 ITV4 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 07:00 World Cup Top Divine Designs 05:45 Goalscorers 07:10 Hogan’s House Doctor Heroes 08:05 Minder 08:55 Ironside 10:00 Quincy, ME 11:00 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 Minder 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Motogp Highlights 22:00 Film Jaws (PG) 00:40 Bundesliga 01:40 Rugby Highlights

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

come. Gemma leaves feeling hurt. As the Grimshaws pile into the funeral cars, there is tension between Eileen and Jason, who tells his mum to stay away from the funeral. Todd gently suggests this may be a good idea, but Gemma convinces Eileen that she should be allowed to say her goodbyes to Tony.

In the second episode, Jason is still furious with his mum as the funeral starts. Billy does his best to defuse the situation, but Eileen heads out upset. As the mourners gather round Tony’s graveside, Phelan leads Jason away in an attempt to calm him down. Todd watches Phelan and is annoyed by his constant interference.

mess, but Roy rounds on them and claims it’s obvious their living arrangement isn’t working. Cathy is horrified to discover from Carla that it’s Hayley’s birthday.

Billy conducts Tony’s funeral, and with some encouragement from Todd, Jason stands up to deliver a few words. As Jason delivers his eulogy, Eileen enters at the back of the church. Incensed, Jason demands that she leave...

Later, Eileen and Jason have a heart-to-heart by Tony’s grave. Phelan approaches and assures Jason that with his dad gone, he can always look to him for support.

Carla then finds Roy on Maxine’s bench, clearly upset. Roy tells her about his spat with Cathy, but Carla implores him to make it up with her. Roy returns home to find Cathy and Alex, who have their bags packed and are about to leave. He apologises for his earlier outburst, but can Cathy stay with him now?

Meanwhile, Cathy and Alex offer to clean up the

In Eastenders, Jack has a surprising suggestion for

Ronnie regarding her living arrangements. After a heart-to-heart with Andy, Ronnie agrees to Jack’s suggestion. Later, it seems the drama is only just beginning for Ronnie when she opens the front door to find Peggy standing there... Meanwhile, as Buster remains on a mission to stop the CostMart sale, Shirley orders him to apologise to Kathy for betraying her trust.

Tuesday 10th May 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 Invictus Games 2016 Coverage from Orlando, Florida, of the second Invictus Games for injured, sick and wounded service personnel 20:30 EastEnders Aunt Sal and Phil arrive looking for Peggy 21:00 Holby City Arthur and Morven receive some news which leads them to question what’s really important - can love win out? 22:00 In the Club Roanna’s struggling to find a job and with money running out she reluctantly turns to her ex-husband for help and lies about it to Simon. But it’s only a matter of time before all her secrets come spilling out 23:00 News 23:45 Gareth’s Invictus Choir 00:45 Room 101 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 09:30 Great British Railway Journeys 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 My Life on a Plate 15:30 The TV That Made Me 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK

20:00 Emmerdale Cain traps Rakesh 20:30 River Monsters Jeremy Wade investigates people coming under attack from unseen assailants in Fiji. Bites and deaths have been reported, but it is far from clear if there are multiple culprits or a single perpetrator 21:00 Fierce Steve Backshall travels to Queensland in Australia, where he tracks down the smallest and most venomous box jellyfish in the world

20:00 Antiques Road Trip Philip and Natasha continue their road trip as they take in the delights of south west Wales 21:00 Bake Off Crème de la Crème Tom hosts the second semi-final as three teams return, hoping to impress the judges 22:00 Old School with the Hairy Bikers the Bikers take on one of their biggest challenges bringing together pensioners and troubled teens,

22:00 Crash: Anatomy of an Accident Drama-documentary focusing on the personal stories of people caught up in one of the biggest pile-ups ever seen on British roads when on the morning of 5th September 2013, 130 vehicles on the Sheppey Crossing in Kent suddenly collided as thick fog descended

23:00 Later Live with Jools Holland 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Horizon 01:15 MasterChef 02:15 This Farming Life 03:15 This is BBC Two

23:00 News 23:45 What Would be Your Miracle? 00:45 Bargain Shop Wars 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Sun, Sea and Supersavers Bargain hunters go head to head to see who can get the best value for their holiday 22:00 How to Get a Council House The return of the programme that goes behind the scenes with council housing officers, this time in the London borough of Hounslow, which is one of the most diverse boroughs in the country and is a desirable place to live 23:00 Children on the Frontline 00:00 24 Hours in A and E 01:05 PokerstarsCom PCA 2016 02:05 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:30 Gillette World Sport 03:00 Ipc Swimming European Championships 2016 03:55 The Superhumans Show 04:25 Motorsport 04:55 Cycling 05:50 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 News 13:15 Cowboy Builders 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 Film - A Date to Die for 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Ben Fogle: The Great African Migration Ben and Dr Grant Hopcraft follow the wildebeest herd as they tackle the dangerous currents and fearsome predators that lie in wait for them at the Mara river crossing 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Julian answers an emergency call-out to a herd of Alpacas and Peter tries to save the eyesight of a twoday-old lamb 22:00 Penguin A and E with Lorraine Kelly Documentary series following a Cape Town hospital dedicated to the city’s penguin population 23:00 Beaver Las Vegas: Saving the Strip 00:00 Up Late with Rylan 00:45 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 01:45 Tattoo Disasters 02:15 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 Divine Designs 05:45 House Doctor

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SUN, SEA AND SUPERSAVERS

CHANNEL 4 21:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Cain has tied Rakesh to a chair in a barn. Rakesh awakes and begins calling for help. Later, Charity covers her alarm when she hears that Belle has been out all night with her boyfriend, realising Cain has got the wrong guy... Meanwhile, Pete tells Finn

that Emma is worried she has Motor Neurone disease, but Finn immediately becomes suspicious. Will he get the truth? Elsewhere, Aaron refuses when Liv tries it on about going to Gordon’s sentencing. Chas points out that it’s tough being a parent, but will Liv obey her brother? Also today, Ashley tells Harriet that he wants to stay involved in the village and suggests he could do some dementia talks, while Diane is pleased when Charity tells her that she has the money to buy her half of the pub - but Chas is stressed and

Bargain hunters go head to head to see who can get the best value for their holiday. They include professionals Ashleigh Swan and Jenny Drew, who attempt to find the cheapest weekend break in Great Yarmouth, while two amateur money saving families battle it out in Mallorca, where a five night stay in May half term can cost £2,500 for a family of four. doesn’t want to be left with Charity.

In Eastenders, when Aunt Sal and Phil arrive looking for Peggy, Ronnie denies that she has seen her. Sal is unconvinced by her lies and urges her to be honest, so Peggy eventually reveals herself to her sister. Later on, Ronnie takes Peggy to her appointment

1984: Nelson Mandela becomes SA’s first black president. and they learn some devastating news - the cancer has spread and Peggy doesn’t have long left. Meanwhile, the Carters are in shock after what happened yesterday, with Johnny particularly worried about the future of his law career if Belinda reports them to the police. Surprisingly, Belinda turns up and invites Linda and Mick for dinner and even says they can use her hot tub. Belinda promises that last night’s incident is already forgotten. Mick and Linda head to Belinda’s for the sake of Johnny, but things soon take an unexpected turn.

Elsewhere, Sonia puts on a brave face ahead of her appointment with the doctor but insists on going alone. In Holby City, hungover Morven that they’re planning to get married today something they vowed to do last night. Morven can’t believe Arthur is serious. Dominic and Zosia are also stunned that the twosome are going through with it - they assumed it was just the alcohol talking last night. Morven insists it wasn’t - they’re getting married at the hospital today. On ward rounds, Sacha is also surprised to hear the

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Matrix Revolutions (15) 00:35 Family Guy 01:35 American Dad 02:30 The Almost Impossible Gameshow ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor at Large 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Noah’s Ark 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 The Knock 01:15 Noah’s Ark 02:15 Where the Heart is 03:05 Judge Judy ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:55 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:55 Quincy, ME 11:00 Ax Men11:55 The Chase 12:55 Minder 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:50 Storage Wars Texas 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Motogp Highlights 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:00 Film - Double Jeopardy (15) 00:10 Film Total Recall (18) 02:30 BRDC Formula 3 Championship Highlights

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack good news about Arthur’s imminent nuptials, but his surprise soon turns to worry when Arthur requests an immediate endoscopy. Not wanting anyone to know about the endoscopy until he has the results, Arthur covers to Morven when she greets him on the ward with her father Austin, who is on Keller for tests on his new liver following his transplant.

CODE CRACKER

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD

Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week's puzzle, 17 represents D and 9 represents Y, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

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

QUICKIE

Across

Down

1 Friendly (8) 5 Overtake (4) 9 Ecstasy (5) 10 Chief (7) 11 Unusual (3) 12 Deduce (5) 13 Frightening (5) 14 Chauvinist (5) 17 Twelve months (4) 19 Net (4) 21 Exhausted (5) 24 Sturdy (5) 25 Sustain (5) 27 Small bed (3) 28 Boat race meeting (7) 29 Concise (5) 30 Companion (4) 31 Daring (8)

1 Grant (7) 2 Boss (5) 3 Take in (6) 4 Toady (6) 6 Stir violently (7) 7 Regretful (5) 8 Banquet (5) 15 Sprite (3) 16 Possess (3) 18 Amid (7) 20 Tackle (7) 21 Declare (5) 22 Get away (6) 23 Giggle (6) 24 Go away (5) 26 Cut up (5)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Clarinet, 9 Lookout, 10 Adder, 11 Away, 12 Dead Sea, 15 Spoken, 16 Hassle, 19 Parsley, 21 Fret, 24 Guess, 25 Examine, 26 Side, 27 Strikers. Down: 1 Collapse, 2 Avocado, 3/5 Iron Lady, 4 Esteem, 6 Addle, 7 Yard, 8 Cardiac, 13 Persist, 14 Restless, 17 Surmise, 18 Relent, 20 Ahead, 22 Ages, 23 Mali.

Scribble Pad

CRYTPIC CLUES Down Across 2 Tim returns with ruler, 1 Type of seabird. You’ll goodness (5) find ‘em back in this south- 3 Coax wheeled contrapwest region (4) tion (7) 4 A host injured by muske4 A Kipling hero, unfinished teer (5) boy, with hands on hips (6) 9 Salieri composition for 5 Copper initially swaps Jerusalem resident (7) 10 National prime minister bottle opener for heroin as a sideline (5) beheaded (5) 11 Disliked death, as it 6 Cricketer DJ (7) were (5) 7 Comes down with some12 Bean toy, used as a thing for the cat (6) weapon (7) 8 Present head of 13 Sweet German bread Government if time (4) with middle missing is hot 14 Turk’s seat (7) (6) 15 Gangster going around 16 Swimming stroke not Turkey in souped-up car used by Chappell in infamous cricket match (4,3) (3,3) 19 He will throw an earth- 17 Wonder about depressenware vessel (7) ing experience (6) 21 Joint mix up below (5) 18 Attempts to contain 23 Ray gets a letter from British social divisions (6) Greece (5) 19 Call for part of a book 24 Read with feeling (7) (4) 25 A nest I’d find back in a 20 Had or drunk reservoir hot place (5) 26 Irish county’s Lord (5) 22 Goat’s club (5) Mayor’s Show (4) STANDARD CLUES Down Across 2 Be worthy of (5) 1 Diving duck (4) 3 Cajole (7) 4 Oldest Musketeer (5) 4 Hands-on-hips position 9 Someone from Tel Aviv (6) (7) 5 Pastime (5) 10 Russian pancake (5) 6 Angler’s lure (7) 11 Detested (5) 7 Illuminations (6) 12 Rifle attachment (7) 8 Present (4) 13 Filched (6) 14 Thick cushion used as a 15 Racing car (3,3) seat (7) 19 Ewer (7) 16 Throwing style (4,3) 21 Arm joint (5) 17 Depressant (6) 23 Greek letter (5) 18 Clans (6) 24 Form of written lan- 19 One side of a book leaf guage for the blind (7) (4) 25 Insect’s nest (5) 20 Secret store (5) 26 Irish county (4) 22 Male goat (5) Last weeks Solution Across: 7 Demons, 8 Anodes, 9 Case, 10 Easterly, 11 Teacher, 13 Jaunt, 15 Jaded, 17 Factory, 20 Nominate, 21 Tool, 22 Fillip, 23 Nerves. Down: 1 Relate, 2 Tome, 3 Ushered, 4 Lasso, 5 Tolerant, 6 Merlin, 12 Credible, 14 Taverns, 16 Adonis, 18 Rhodes, 19 Tampa, 21 Turn.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words Am Ma 3 letter words Ass Ere Ess Fin Lea Spa Two Wad 4 letter words Agar Ages Ales Area

Aria Bale Band Bang Boas Clad Clot Cord Deed Deny Dewy Eras Giro Grey Lane Mare Oafs Oboe Ogee Okay

Orca Raga Reel Roar Slew Tore Tray Wren 5 letter words Andes Arena Aural Cargo Cater Caver Cured Dance Elect Elegy

Epoch Erase Halos Harem Hares Isles Manes Mince Octet Ogles Panel Pares Purse Ratty Scala Triad Wages Water

6 letter words Barrel Cosmos Curses Fences Flashy Namely Operas Shears 8 letter words Cavalier Teenager 9 letter words Cafeteria Fancywork

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 1 Celery (4) 4 Kitchen (6) 8 Plum (fruit) (7) 9 Floor (of room) (5) 10 Arena (tierra) (4) 11 Llegadas (8) 13 Films (movies) (9) 17 To climb up (road) (8) 19 Spade (tool) (4) 21 Fugarse para casarse (5) 22 Traffic (7) 23 Patatas fritas (de bolsa) (6) 24 Fregadero (4)

Down 2 Chirivía (7) 3 Obedecer (person) (4) 4 Four hundred (13) 5 Castle (building) (8) 6 Granddaughter (5) 7 Bag (paper, plastic) (5) 8 House (4) 12 Mantas (para taparse) (8) 14 Estación (de ferrocarril) (7) 15 Panadero (5) 16 Turkey (bird) (4) 18 Coro (agrupación) (5) 20 Gatos (4)

11 Across 1 Thin glass cylinder closed at one end, used to hold small amounts of material for laboratory experiments (4,4) 5 Sports equipment worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs (6) 10 ITV serial set in the 1930s starring Nigel Havers as Ralph Ernest Gorse, a seducing conman and murderer, Rosemary Leach as Joan PlumleighBruce, the smitten victim widow and Bernard Hepton as Donald Stimpson: The ------ (7) 11 Surname of comedian Des and singers Hazel and Sinéad (7) 12 Name that has been assumed temporarily (5) 13 Largest city in Alaska (9) 14 Supergroup from the 1980s made up of singer Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson,

and Duran Duran members John Taylor (bass) and Andy Taylor (guitar) (5,7) 18 People who sell or arrange trips or tours for customers (6,6) 21 Slender, flexible limbs or appendages in an animal, especially around the mouth of an invertebrate, used for grasping or moving about or bearing sense organs (9) 23 Large, long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world (5) 24 BBC Radio show hosted by Wilfred Pickles that ran from 1946 to 1967 and launched such catchphrases as What’s on the table, Mabel? and Give him the money, Barney (4,1,2) 25 Modelled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect (7) 26 Prescribed movement, typically a raising of a hand to the head, made by a member of a military or similar force as a formal

SUDOKU

Quiz Word

sign of respect or recognition (6) 27 In Scotland and the US, a room or a set of rooms forming a separate

residence within a house or block of flats (8) Down 1 System of signalling by

hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks (6) 2 Russian leader, real name Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (6) 3 Town in Arizona best known as the site of the Gunfight at the OK Corral (9) 4 An elongated tethered blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low (7,7) 6 City in central Japan on southern Honshu that was the imperial capital from 794 until 1868 (5) 7 Country in East Africa with a coastline on the Indian Ocean whose capital is Dodoma (8) 8 Rank of non-commissioned officer in the army or air force just above corporal (8) 9 Savoury relish of vine-

gar and soy sauce and spices, first made in a cathedral city in western England (9,5) 15 Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head (9) 16 Sudden sharp pains in the side of the body, caused by strenuous exercise (8) 17 Annual festival, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade (8) 19 Song recorded by the Jam from the album The Gift that reached number one in the UK singles chart in February 1982: Town Called ------ (6) 20 Substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket (6) 22 At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aeroplane (5)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

EL SUPERMERCADO

Match these English and Spanish names (answers below), then try and find the Spanish names in the wordsearch. Buena suerte!

comprar

la caja

congelados

la canasta

efectivo

las bebidas

el carrito

liquidación

el estante

una bolsa

el horario

una moneda

el pasillo

un cupón

science QUIZ

ANSEWRS 1. Canada 2. Napoleon 3. Cat 4. Stethoscope 5. Caledonia 6. Pilot, Jimmy Angel crashed into the falls in 1937. 7. Standard Poodle 8. Great Grandson 9. Ivory 10. Corsica 11. Romans 12. James Hoban 13. Overgrown Foreskin 14. A Date - unsure if it would continue

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 1 Balls, 4 Vice squad, 9/22 Amy Johnson, 10 Air, 11 Rampart, 12 Dior, 13 Perihelion, 15 Bingo, 16 Reattempt, 17 Boardwalk, 21 Major, 23 Grapefruit, 24 Chav, 27 Asinine, 28 Hoe, 29 Sun, 30 Danseuses, 31 Monks. Down: 1 Brand, 2 Lay Down, 3 Snap, 4 Vermeer, 5 Corsica, 6 Summertime, 7 Uranium, 8 Detonator, 14 Bowdlerise, 15 Baby grand, 18 Acadian, 19 Air beds, 20 Knights, 25 Venus, 26 Germ.

enlatados Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.comprar, 2.congelados,

13.una bolsa, 14.una moneda,

i.sale, j.a coin, k.drinks, l.to buy,

3.efectivo, 4.el carrito,

15.un cupón.

m.frozen products,

5.el estante, 6.el horario,

n.the opening times,

7.el pasillo, 8.enlatados, 9.la

a.a bag, b.the till, c.a trolley,

caja, 10.la canasta,

d.a coupon, e.the shelf, f.cash,

11.las bebidas, 12.liquidación,

g.canned products, h.the aisle,

Soduko

Span - Eng

Quizword

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

1. What country was once named New France? 2. Who said "Ability is useless without opportunity"? 3. What animal was the symbol of freedom in ancient Rome? 4. Rene Laennac invented which aid for doctors in 1810? 5. What did the Romans call Scotland? 6. Where did the Angel falls get it's name? 7. What kind of dog was 'Charley' who belonged to John Steinbeck? 8. In 1715 Louis XIV Of France Was Succeeded By Louis XV What Relation Was He? 9. What item's price soared from $63 to $260 per kilo when it became illegal, in 1976 10. Where Was Napoleon Bonaparte Born? 11. Who founded cheese making in England? 12. Which Architect Designed The Whitehouse? 13. Louis the XVI France did not consummate his marriage for 7 years, what was the reason? 14. What did the first issue of Playboy in 1953 not have?

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Wednesday 11th May

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00The One Show 21:00 Invictus Games 2016 Coverage from Orlando, Florida, of the second Invictus Games for injured, sick and wounded service personnel 22:00 Nature’s Epic Journeys A thousand elephants, from magnificent bulls to vulnerable orphans, come together in a crucial annual gathering in northern Kenya, whilst facing deadly threats from both predators and poachers. Liz Bonnin leads a team of scientists and filmmakers using cutting-edge satellite-tracking technology to follow individual elephants day by day as they cope with their daily challenges 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 I Want My Wife Back 00:45 Live at the Apollo 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

07:15 Neighbourhood Blues 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 The Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 My Life on a Plate 15:30 The TV That Made Me 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK 20:00 Antiques Road Trip Natasha Raskin and Philip Serrell take a trip around Sussex and Kent, 21:00 Horizon Horizon investigates a new era of Alzheimer’s research, which is bringing hope to millions across the world 22:00 Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit Mary takes an in-depth look at the question of identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire 23:00 Cunk on Shakespeare 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Old School with the Hairy Bikers 01:15 MasterChef 02:15 Secret Britain 03:15 Normal for Norfolk 03:45 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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale It is all change at the Woolpack 20:30 Coronation Street Sarah takes extreme measures 21:00 Tonight at the London Palladium Bradley Walsh presents another packed evening of entertainment from the world-famous London Palladium stage. This episode features singersongwriter Jack Savoretti, pop band The Vamps, young American dancing sensations Kevin Tellez and Gabrielly Palacio, the cast of STOMP who celebrate their 25th anniversary with a very special routine, and a performance from the cast of Disney’s musical The Lion King 22:00 Killer Women with Piers Morgan Two-part documentary in which Piers Morgan travels across the US to meet some of America’s most notorious female murderers, in a quest to discover what drives a woman to kill 23:00 News 23:45 Our Queen at 90 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Four in a Bed 12:55 News 13:00 Four in a Bed 13:30 Four in a Bed 15:00 Racing: York 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 News 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:20 Film - Left for Dead 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

20:00 Britain’s Horror Homes and Sinkholes Documentary series about people whose lives have 21:00 The Supervet A been turned upside down woman who suffers from when their home became a nocturnal epileptic fits living nightmare brings in her dog that can sense when her episodes 21:00 GPs: Behind are about to happen. Closed Doors Rabrinda is However, the dog has back to see Dr Shital and it problems with its knees looks like they have finally and struggles to walk, so got to the bottom of his the pressure is on for appalling flatulence Professor Noel Fitzpatrick to restore it back to full 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll health Take it Away The agents 22:00 One Born Every Minute Some worrying news about their unborn baby puts 34-year-old beautician Maria and builder David’s lives on hold

face a pair of angry mums, an underdressed debtor with something to hide, a family-run taxi company who are looking for a fight, and a foot slammed in a door

23:00 Never Seen a Doctor 00:00 Gogglebox 01:00 Blink 01:35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:30 Film - The Kids are All Right (15) 04:25 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 04:35 Four Rooms 05:30 Supershoppers

23:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 00:00 Up Late with Rylan 00:45 On Benefits: Life on the Dole 01:40 Tattoo Disasters UK 02:10 Super Casino 04:10 The Secret Life of Puppies 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:45 Wildlife SOS

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CURING ALZHEIMER’S Documentary investigating scientific breakthroughs in research on Alzheimer’s disease, which are bringing hope to millions of sufferers across the world. New scanning and gene technology is allowing scientists to identify the disease at its earliest stages, often 15 years before symptoms appear and brain cells are destroyed, with drug trials in Colombia, USA and Europe showing startling success. The programme also reveals the changes in lifestyle that can prevent the development of the disease, as well as the effects of a UK-wide trial.

BBC Two 21:00 squirms but she is saved SOAPS by Belle arriving. How will

Emma get out of this one?

In Emmerdale, Emma is trapped when a suspicious Finn insists that he and Pete should accompany her to the doctors for her test results. Pete insists to Finn that Emma is not lying about her illness, but Finn remains unconvinced. At the doctors, Emma

Meanwhile, Liv begs Gabby to cover for her while she defies Aaron and goes to Gordon’s sentencing. Chas gets a call to say Liv is not at school, so Robert says he’ll go to court to sort this out. When Robert tracks her down, Liv tells him that she needs to see Gordon get sent down. Robert understands, suggesting that he should tell Aaron her reasoning and there’s a thawing between them. Later, Aaron arrives and gives Liv a hug. He’s adamant that he’s going in

1985: 52 people killed in Bradford stadium fire. escape the party and ends up in hospital with baby Harry, but Kylie is deeply suspicious. When the doctor confirms there’s nothing wrong with Harry, Kylie gives Sarah a piece of her mind.

with her so she doesn’t have to face Gordon alone. Gordon receives his sentencing, but Aaron is left confused when his dad mentions the letter he sent to him. How will Robert react? Elsewhere, Rakesh admits to Priya that Cain kidnapped him but is adamant they don’t go to the police. Also today, Belle tells Bailey they can’t carry on their affair because of her family and later tells Cain that she’s ended the fling, while Doug is relieved when Diane finally decides she’s signing the pub over.

In Coronation Street, as Gail, Audrey, Kylie and Bethany prepare for a pampering party to welcome Carla to the family, a twitchy Sarah makes a dart for the door. Gail grabs her arm and in so doing sends Bethany’s tray of drinks flying. Carla arrives to complete mayhem. Sarah resorts to drastic action in an attempt to

Meanwhile, scheming Phelan suggests to Jason that it’s time to start sorting out Tony’s affairs and offers to help him sell Tony’s property. Naïve Jason is grateful. Jason apologises to Gemma for the way he treated her the other day and suggests they meet for a drink. Gemma is thrilled and joins Jason for a drink in The Rovers, but she’s disappointed to realise Eileen

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 The Cube 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 The Cube 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad 01:30 Glitchy 02:00 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor at Large 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Noah’s Ark 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 The Knock 01:10 Noah’s Ark 02:10 Where the Heart is 03:05 Judge Judy ITV4 07:00 Sporting Funnies 07:10 Hogan’s Heroes 08:00 Minder 08:55 Ironside 09:55 Quincy, ME 11:00 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 Minder 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:50 Storage Wars Texas 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 22:00 Film Diamonds are Forever (PG) 00:30 Film - Escape From New York (15) 02:30 River Monsters

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James and Phelan are there too. Elsewhere, when Jenny calls in the café and waves at Jack, Sally and Sophie are quick to intervene - telling her to stay away from him. Johnny watches and is concerned. Taking their lead from Sally, the factory girls give Jenny the cold shoulder and Johnny feels sorry for her.

Thursday 12th May 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Oxford Street Revealed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Phil learns some upsetting news about Peggy 21:00 Invictus Games 2016 Coverage from Orlando, Florida, of the second Invictus Games for injured, sick and wounded service personnel 22:00 Gareth’s Invictus Choir Conclusion of the documentary in which Gareth Malone forms a choir to perform at the Invictus Games. Having selected his group of wounded, injured and sick ex-servicemen and women, Gareth now tells they will be writing the lyrics for the song they will be performing in Florida. Before they set off, they are called to the recording studio, where Gareth has some unexpected news 23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Neighbourhood Blues 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 The Great Interior Design Challenge 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 My Life on a Plate 15:30 The TV That Made Me 16:00 Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 16:45 Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Big Blue UK 20:00 Antiques Road Trip Christina and Thomas begin a new road trip, travelling across Ireland 21:00 Natural World The continued work of Australian naturalist Chris `Brolga’ Barnes, who has dedicated his life to raising kangaroos and is now opening his doors to new animals 22:00 Peaky Blinders John’s temper gets the better of him, and a personal dispute with the Italians threatens to explode into a devastating war 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 01:15 MasterChef 01:45 Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me 02:15 How to Stay Young 03:15 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Aaron gets some news 20:30 Tonight Special programme from the Greek Islands of Lesbos and Chios, looking at the work of dedicated British volunteers helping some of Europe’s most vulnerable refugees 21:00 Emmerdale Liv overhears a conversation Jai makes a request 21:30 Bargain Shop Wars Pep and Co. launch an in-house competition to keep staff at the top of their game 22:00 What Would be Your Miracle? Emma meets five-year-old Charlotte Bottger has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and has been told that she will never stand or walk. Now she and her parents are their way to the U.S. for an operation which is modern medicine’s only chance of giving her the life of which she dreams 23:00 News 23:40 Crash: Anatomy of an Accident 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

06:55 Will and Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:25 Four in a Bed 12:55 News 13:00 Four in a Bed 15:00 Racing: York and Salisbury 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Shipping Wars 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it Kirstie and Phil meet Barbara and Stephen, who after 20 happy years in their riverside cottage in Surrey are undecided what to do next 22:00 24 Hours in Police Custody Two lives change in a heartbeat after a single punch fells a man outside a nightclub. The blow kills the victim and the police arrest the attacker. Cameras follow every twist and turn as police from the Major Crime Unit try to disentangle what really happened. 23:00 Grayson Perry: All Man 00:05 How to Get a Council House 01:10 Never Seen a Doctor 02:05 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 03:00 One Born Every Minute 04:00 The World’s Most Extreme Roads 04:55 Location, Location, Location 05:50 Hugh’s 3 Good Things

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 13:10 News 13:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Film - Patient Killer (18) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys From the tiny coastal town of Tocopilla, Chris rides one of the steepest railways in the world as he scales the first 1,000 metres of the Andes 21:00 On Benefits: Life on the Dole The series meets Brits struggle to live on the dole and to care of their furry friends at the same time 22:00 Violent Child, Desperate Parents Documentary following therapist Mandy Saligari as she takes on some of the UK’s most violent and difficult children 23:00 He Dumped Me So I Trashed His House And Other Revenge Extremes 00:00 Up Late with Rylan 00:45 Lip Sync Battle UK 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Henry VIII and His Six Wives 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:45 Wildlife SOS

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GARETH’S INVICTUS CHOIR

BBC One 22:00 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Aaron is delighted when he receives his deed poll letter stating that he’s now officially a Dingle. Chas and Charity begin to plan a Dingle family party to celebrate, but Liv and Robert are left feeling awkward as they’re excluded from the family celebrations. Later, Aaron is furious to

Conclusion of the documentary in which Gareth Malone forms a choir to perform at the Invictus Games in May. Having selected his group of wounded, injured and sick ex-servicemen and women, Gareth now tells they will be writing the lyrics for the song they will be performing in Florida. Are they up to such a challenge? Before they set off to the US, they are also called to the recording studio, where Gareth has some unexpected news.

learn about the letter from Gordon and confronts Robert. But there’s more heartache still to come for troubled Aaron when DS Wise arrives with shocking news... Meanwhile, Ross is concerned when Finn and Pete tell him about Emma’s health problems. Emma, Finn and Pete wait to be called into the doctor’s surgery. Finn is still suspicious of whether Emma is telling the truth, but she feigns confidence as Dr Bailey calls them through. Elsewhere, Rhona is encouraging towards

Pierce as he’s nervous about a job interview. Carly clearly fancies Pierce and is chuffed when he compliments her. Is Rhona jealous when Carly questions whether he is available? Also, Belle has a go at Holly for telling Cain about her married man, while Jimmy and Nicola challenge each other to find Jai a date.

1994: Labour leader John Smith dies aged 55.

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Release the Hounds 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 @Elevenish 00:20 Family Guy 01:20 American Dad 02:20 Plebs ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor at Large 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Noah’s Ark 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Wycliffe 00:05 Trial and Retribution 01:10 Noah’s Ark 02:15 Where the Heart is 03:05 Judge Judy ITV4 07:00 Barcelona’s European Glory 07:05 Hogan’s Heroes 08:05 Minder 08:55 Ironside 10:00 Quincy, ME 11:00 Ax Men 12:00 The Chase 13:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 23:10 Film - Death Wish 3 (18) 01:05 Film - The Big Lebowski (18) 03:25 Hogan’s Heroes

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

In the second episode, Aaron fumes as Robert fills him in on the contents of Gordon’s letter.

Elsewhere, Vanessa tests Rhona’s feelings towards Pierce as Carly flirts with him.

es to accept her decision and gathers the Mitchells together to remind her of the family she has.

Later, Liv overhears a conversation that could have major consequences for Robert...

Also, Ross tries to persuade Pete to stay in the village and work together with him in the business.

Meanwhile, Nicola forces Carly and Jai to have a drink together. When Carly struggles to stay interested, Charity takes pleasure in revealing to Jai that Nicola is paying Carly to spend time with him.

In Eastenders, Peggy breaks the news about her cancer to Phil and reveals that she has decided to stop treatment. Phil refus-

The rest of the family are still unaware of Peggy’s diagnosis and don’t understand the intentions behind Phil’s efforts, so everyone soon departs. With tensions mounting, Phil snaps at Peggy and begs her to fight for the sake of her family.

Charity winds Jai up so much that he eventually snaps at her, just as Megan walks in.

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Dessert

Gooseberry Fool IngredientsServes 4-6

450g/1lb gooseberries, 150ml/5fl oz elderflower cordial For the custard 2 egg yolks, 1 tsp arrowroot, 150ml/5fl oz milk, 30g/1oz sugar, 150ml/5fl oz double cream, Fresh elderflowers, to decorate. Directions Top and tail the gooseberries. Put them into a pan with the elderflower cordial. Bring up to the boil and then simmer gently until soft and pulpy. Leave to go cold, and then place in a serving dish. Make the custard heat the milk up in a pan to the point of boiling. Beat the egg yolks, arrowroot and sugar together in a jug and pour the hot milk into the jug.. Mix well and then return to the pan. Heat gently until the custard thickens, but do not boil. Strain into a clean bowl and cool. Whip the cream to the same consistency of the gooseberries. Gently stir the cream into the gooseberries and then fold in the custard. Try to give it a marbled effect in the serving bowl. Place a few elderflowers on top to decorate.

Friday 6th May 2016

Tuna And Cucumber Salad The recipe Peel half a medium-sized cucumber, halve lengthways then scrape the seeds and core out with a teaspoon and discard. Cut the cucumber into slices about 1cm thick and place them in a mixing bowl. Cut 8 radishes into quarters then add them to the cucumber. Remove all the skin and white pith from a plump, ripe lemon. Separate the segments from their white skin, then slice each one very finely. Toss the lemon with the radish and cucumber. Add 1 heaped tbsp of chopped fresh dill.

Fold 4 tbsp of double cream into the salad ingredients and season with salt and black pepper. Coarsely crush 1 tsp of black peppercorns. Lightly oil, then season 2 tuna steaks, each weighing approximately 200g, with salt and the crushed peppercorns. Either grill or shallow fry the tuna in 2 tbsp of olive oil, whichever you prefer. Divide the cucumber salad between two plates then place the tuna of top of each. The trick The sharp acid notes of the lemon and cucumber salad work neatly with the oily flesh

of the tuna. Taste the salad as you go. If you feel it is too sour, then add a little sugar, pinch by pinch. The salad should retain some sharpness. Avoid making the salad too far in advance, so it stays crisp. The twist Use mackerel, which will substantially cut the cost of the dish. If you don’t fancy fish, then roast a couple of chicken breasts with olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme until their skin is crisp. Slice them into thick pieces then toss them, while still warm, with the cucumber and lemon salad.

Ice, Ice, Baby

the best way to get perfect iced coffee is through an intricate “Japanese style” of preparation. This involves pouring concentrated hot brewed coffee on ice, which immediately melts, and later adding more ice, when customers make their individual orders. “We like the acidity and brightness from Japanese style,” explains Nash, who dropped out of college to pursue his passion for ethical, community-minded coffee. By the time an individual iced coffee is handed over to a client, ice will have been added to take up three quarters of the cup, Nash says, but as soon as the concentrated coffee preparation is added to the ice, the ice will only end up taking up around half of the cup. Indeed, to most people, it

seems, the perfect iced coffee is about far more than splashing a ton of ice into a left over pot of coffee. “If I were to take our house coffee and just pour it over ice, it would taste not just diluted, but cardboard-y and flat,” explains Chris Hooton, the director of coffee at Cafe Con Leche, located in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood. Brett Whitman, who runs training and education programs at San Francisco’s Fourbarrel Coffee and came to the coffee industry when he was a musician in Portland, says that when iced coffee was first introduced, it was simply about putting leftover coffee in the fridge overnight and adding ice in the morning. “Some places, some diners still do that,” he says. Now things are a little more sophisticated.

Friday 6th May 2016

Mexican Beef Salad

This spicy and crunchy salad can work with leftover cooked beef from a Sunday roast, a boiled beef brisket or a couple of quickly cooked steaks, added at the last minute. I prefer a crisp lettuce such as romaine or Little Gem but any leaves are a good backdrop to the spicy beef. If you are short of meat, or prefer it without, crumble over some feta at the end.

Eat this with guacamole and crisp tortillas or toasted sourdough bread. SERVES 6-8. INGREDIENTS For the dressing Juice of ½ lemon or 1 lime. 3 tbsp best extra-virgin olive oil, 1 garlic clove, finely chopped, ½–1 red or green chilli, according to taste, finely sliced for the salad, 300–500g cooked

beef, torn into bite-sized pieces, 100g cucumber, peeled, deseeded and cut into 1½cm cubes, 1 large romaine lettuce or 4 Little Gem lettuces, torn into bitesized pieces, 40g radishes, thinly sliced, 100g tomatoes, cored, deseeded and cut into bite-sized pieces, 1 tbsp capers, in salt or brine, drained and rinsed thoroughly, 1 red or yellow pepper, cut into 1cm strips

A small bunch of coriander or flat-leaf parsley, tough stalks removed and roughly chopped METHOD Combine the dressing ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Mix the salad ingredients together in a bowl and toss with the dressing. Serve straight away.

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Passion Fruit Cream Puff Recipe I love flavours that are on the acidic side. I love lots of vinegar in my salad dressing and squeeze lemon or lime on just about everything. I am always searching out balance of flavour in my baking and that usually means adding a little acidity. Most fruits have acidicidy, so if you are like me, fruit-based baked goods and desserts are probably your favourite. Their flavour is perfect at the end of a meal – refreshing and bright. They balance the sweetness of sugar and the richness of cream. The colour palette of the seasons provides the inspiration for our buttercreams at Violet Bakery and so much of the baking I do at home. As we move deeper into spring, leaving behind the deep reds of blood oranges and the shocking pink of rhubarb, we get a burst of yellow from our tropical imports just as the daffodils fade and the trees sprout their first green leaves. Passion fruit makes a beautiful alternative to lemon in a curd. It has a similar acidity and enough flavour to stand up to those rich egg yolks. I love to lighten it with cream as a filling for a cute and slightly different cream puff. PASSION FRUIT CURD Makes 1 jar 10 egg yolks, 150g passion fruit juice, strained (about 10 fruit), 200g caster sugar, ⅛ tsp fine sea salt, 150g unsalted butter, cut into 1cm dice. 1 Combine the egg yolks, passion fruit juice, sugar and salt in a heavy-based saucepan. Set over a gentle heat, then whisk constantly until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. 2 Remove from the heat, then immediately add the butter, one piece at a time, stirring until smooth. I like to use a heatproof spatula for this. 3 Strain the curd into a small bowl. Cover the surface with clingfilm and chill for around 2 hours, or until set. PASSION FRUIT CREAM PUFFS

Makes about 12 For the puffs 240g water, 120g unsalted butter, ½ tsp fine sea salt, 1 tsp caster sugar, 140g plain flour, 4 large eggs, plus one for egg wash. FOR THE FILLING 300g passion fruit curd (see above), 300g double cream, Icing sugar, for dusting. 1 Heat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4. Line a large baking sheet, or two smaller ones, with parchment. 2 In a heavy-based saucepan, combine all the ingredients except the eggs. Heat over a medium flame and stir constantly with a wooden spoon for a few minutes until the mixture comes together and makes a film on the bottom of the pot. Transfer to a bowl and let it cool for a couple of minutes. 3 Start adding eggs, one at a time, stirring thoroughly after each addition. The mixture will seem slimy and like the eggs won’t incorporate, but continue stirring and they will. 4 Once all of the eggs have been added, use two spoons to scoop the mixture on to your prepared baking trays. Use one spoon to get a golf-ball size blob of dough, then use the other to scrape it off and on to your baking sheet. Space them about 4cm apart. Brush each one with egg wash and put into the oven. 5 Bake for about 30 minutes, until golden and puffed. Let the puffs cool completely on the sheet. I like to use a bamboo skewer to pierce them as they come out of the oven, releasing steam. When you are ready to use them, make a hole in the bottom with a small paring knife. 6 Put the curd in a large bowl and set aside. Whip the cream to soft peaks (so that it is about the same consistency as the curd) and fold the two together. 7 Fill a piping bag with the passion fruit cream and pipe the puff. Dust with icing sugar and serve right away.

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Record Of The Week! Now into its second week The Record of the Week was off to a flying start with our Drive Time presenter Gordon Lack – but this week we heard the choice of Peter Hurst – tko´s Breakfast presenter. He chose a 1984 classic from Don Henely – The Boys of Summer – but with a twist – this version was and acoustic stipped bare version performed Live by the Stereophonics. He says he chose it as he is a sucker for a ¨Love Lost ¨ theme! Once again a mixed reception to it – but with mostly good comments! You can hear the track again soon as it was due to be released today - 6th May! Next week sees Trev Masseys choice of track – Trev amply fills in the slot between 11am and 2 – and as with his show - anything could happen, although a little bird tells me he may have chosen a 70´s classic! Tune in every weekday to TKO radio – the record of the week will be played on all shows! Once each presenter has had their choice, we will then extend the selection of the track to our listeners and advertisers. This could be a wonderful opportunity for a sponsor too – imagine your name and business being promoted Live 5 times a day by the best presenters on the costas - covering a massive area of coastline and inland. So don´t forget to tune into TKO 91.9 & 90.8fm and www.tko.fm every day from 8am to hear ..The brand new Record Of The Week ! For sponsorship deals and advertising please call 966 921 003 or email office@tko.media

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1. The Jungle Book 2. The Huntsman: Winter's War 3. Keanu 4. Mother's Day 5. Barbershop: The Next Cut 6. Zootopia 7. Ratchet & Clank 8. The Boss 9. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 10. Criminal

The Last Ship

Based on a novel by William Brinkley, "The Last Ship" centers around the story of 217 men and women who find themselves the only uninfected members of humanity left. A global p a n demic h a s wiped out half t h e world's population and threatens the remainder of mankind, but the crew of the USS Nathan James, led by commanding officer Eric Dane, has managed to escape and are tasked with the need to find a cure, develop a vaccine, stop the virus and save humanity.

Ratchet & Clank: La Película DIRECTOR Kevin Munroe, Jericca Cleland GENRE Animation SYNOPSIS When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe. RELEASE DATE 29 April 2016 DURATION 1 Hour 34 mins The movie tells the story of Ratchet, a plucky young Lombax (think an adorable space raccoon...thingy) who yearns to leave behind his life as a mechanic on a

backwater planet and become a Galactic Ranger, just like his hero Captain Qwark. Along the way, he befriends a cute little robot named Clank, finds himself at the heart of an interstellar conspiracy, and ultimately tasked with going through the classic hero’s journey. The idea of an optimistic farm-boy who yearns to meet his hero and ultimately find his place in the vast universe isn’t wholly original. The flow of the movie is very Luke Skywalker in A New Hope, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Overall, I can’t help but feel

disappointed that the movie doesn’t reach the heights of its video game companion. One of my main gripes with the movie is that it’s completely missing some of the core tenets that have made the game series so great for nearly 15 years. For example, while the games manage to tow that wonderful Pixar line that appeals on different levels to kids and adults alike, the jokes, themes, and scenarios of the film rarely contain any of that depth. I could totally see a younger audience laughing at some of the base gags, but especially compared to

recent animated gems like Zootopia, Ratchet is completely devoid of mature themes or any real message. Ratchet and Clank is not a bad movie by any means, especially when compared to some of the downright-terrible video game adaptations of the past two decades. But given the humor, action, and sense of adventure of the games, the movie is ultimately a competent, shallow, disappointing take on the adventures of the plucky Lombax and his robot buddy. My advice is to stick to the stellar PlayStation 4 game.

Buñol, Lead In Trade And Tourism

Do you want to enjoy the commercial, the tourism and the hospitality that Buñol has to offer? The weekend between the 6th and 8th May is the perfect time. The XI edition of the Trade and Tourism Fair of Buñol, starts this year loaded with new features: recreational activities for all audiences, theatre, workshops, courses, tastings, exhibitions and responsible consumption during this unmissable event. The event will take place at the Planell, a park integrated in the urban center of the village with a large green area with sports equipment and a lake for the delight of the audience. The town of Buñol it is a grab bag because of the great cultural, architectural and natural variety attractions offered to visitors. From its many fountains to the spectacular castle that governs the town, dating from the 13th century, passing

through the town square (the scenario, each year, of one of the most original festivals in the world: 'La Tomatina'), the 'Molino Galán', the river park which connects with the wonderful natural environment of the area where the Buñol river, 'Juanes and Mijares', or cave environments such as Turche, Cueva Alta or Carcalín Cave, a tour with full natural wells of spectacular beauty.

Remember Zev, an elderly man with dementia remembers the family that he lost over 70-years ago in the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Zev finds that a former g u a r d from the c a m p responsible for the death of his family is living in t h e United States under a false name. Teamed with another survivor from the camp, Zev is determined to find the former guard and make him face justice for what he did all those years ago.

Glassland John is a young man who makes his living as the driver of a taxi cab on the streets of Dublin. When his mother falls victim to the disease of alcoholism, John struggles to find enough money to support his mother's trip to an expensive priv a t e rehab clinic. When h e decides to take on a second job, John gets pulled into a sketchy underworld, and he is mixed up in a human trafficking ring.

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Hello everybody from TKO Teddy and I hope that I find you well. I’m absolutely over the moon about the support that I’ve managed to drum up for Samaritans in Spain, all down to that kidnapping at the start of April and that ransom in aid of the charity being handed over thanks to all the kind-hearted TKO FM listeners and Courier readers. Don’t forget my Facebook page, TKO Teddy. Da Vinci’s Bistro at the Lakeside Centre in San Luis, Torrevieja, are the latest folk to announce that they are going to be raising money for the Samaritans. Many thanks to them! Also to Jose Manuel Mañez Rodriguez of Piscinas Moya, the swimming pool people in Torrevieja, who is

also backing the charity. A big TKO Teddy shout-out as well to some more Samaritans in Spain supporters who have all hosted fundraisers at their premises like Karl and the team at the Central Bar in Mar Azul, Torrevieja; Paul and Martyn at Restaurant Catorce in Benijofar; Sarah Anne from the Domino Bar, Las Barcas, Torrevieja; and Stephen & Alex from the Oasis restaurant in Benijofar, pictured with Bev Duffin from the Samaritans. Don’t forget that I’d love you to post details on my TKO Teddy Facebook page about any events, carnivals, or fiestas that you know about or perhaps are going to, or that you are even organising!

Facebook Me for your Events, Fun Days!, Birthdays, Carnivals, Fiesta's!, Charity Fundraisers! TKO Teddy

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Daily chocolate consumption could help prevent type 2 diabetes and insulin If you're a chocoholic, and concerned that your sweet tooth could be playing havoc with your health prospects, a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition features some good news for you. Eating chocolate every day could help prevent type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance - a well-established risk factor to cardiovascular disease. “It is important to differentiate between the natural product cocoa and the processed product chocolate.” Prof Saverio Stranges Researchers at the Luxembourg Institute of Health, the University of Warwick Medical School,

the University of South Australia and the University of Maine studied data from 1,153 people aged 18-69 all participants in the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk in Luxembourg study. Those who ate 100g of chocolate a day - equivalent to a bar – were found to have reduced insulin resistance and improved liver enzymes. Those who claimed to eat chocolate were also found to be younger, more physically active and had higher levels of education than those who claimed not to eat chocolate on a daily basis. Prof Saverio Stranges, Visiting Academic at the University of Warwick

Medical School and Scientific Director of the Department of Population Health at LIH said: “Given the growing body of evidence, including our own study, cocoa-based products may represent an additional dietary recommendation to improve cardio-metabolic health; however, observational results need to be supported by robust trial evidence. “Potential applications of this knowledge include recommendations by healthcare professionals to encourage individuals to consume a wide range of phytochemical-rich foods, which can include dark chocolate in moderate amounts. However, it is

important to differentiate between the natural product cocoa and the processed product chocolate, which is an energy-dense food. Therefore, physical activity, diet and other lifestyle factors must be carefully balanced to avoid detrimental weight gain over time.” Dr Ala’a Alkerwi, Principal Investigator of the study at LIH said: “It is also possible that chocolate consumption may represent an overall marker for a cluster of favourable socio-demographic profiles, healthier lifestyle behaviours and better health status. This could explain, at least in part, the observed inverse associations with insulin and liver biomarkers.”

Can music help us fall asleep? Wide awake? ‘Simply playing relaxing music at bedtime can alleviate sleep disorders.’ We all know that getting a decent amount of high-quality sleep is extremely important to your quality of life. Sleep disorders can lead to fatigue, anxiety, depression and poor daytime performance in both physical and mental tasks. Drugs c a n help, b u t they can also have negative effects on your daily life. Fortunately help is at hand. Psychologists have found that simply playing relaxing music at bedtime can alleviate sleep disorders for many people. Relaxing music reduces the amount of the stress hormone noradrenaline in your system, reducing your level of vigilance and arousal and allowing you to sleep better. Psychologist Laszlo Harmat gathered together

94 students with sleeping problems. One group was given relaxing classical music to listen to at bedtime, a second group was supplied

with an audiobook, and the third received nothing. Those with the music or audiobooks were asked to play them every night for 45 minutes just before they went to bed. After three weeks, 30 of the 35 students in the music-listening group were transformed into good

sleepers. Listening to audiobooks helped far fewer people: only nine out of 30 became good sleepers. The students were also rated as to how depressed they were before and after the test. The depressive symptoms o f the

musiclistening group decreased substantially, but the audiobooks didn’t have the same effect. Music can also help older people sleep better. In 2003 researchers Hui-Ling Lai and Marion Good carried out a similar study on a group of people aged between 60 and 83 years old who had sleeping problems, and once again the bedtime music worked its

magic. Half of the music-listening group became good sleepers. If you want to try relaxing bedtime music for yourself, you’ll find that plenty of the most relaxing classical/

jazz/blues albums are readily available and, of course, you can easily make your own playlists. It’s important to get the volume right: too low and it’s irritating, too loud and you can’t sleep.

And make sure that the final piece is one that fades out, otherwise you’ll be woken by the sudden silence. One of our natural reflexes is to go on guard if it suddenly gets quiet.

MedB Health Dr M. Mannu

Friday 6th May 2016

Healthy oils for a healthy heart

Today we have a better understanding of the factors contributing to heart diseases. But mention heart diseases and many people automatically t h i n k h i g h cho-

lesterol. The reality, however, is that cholesterol is essential for our survival. And contrary to popular belief, there is nothing like good or bad cholesterol. There is only one choles-

terol. What are referred to as good or bad cholesterol are transporters of cholesterol. The underlying cause of artery and heart diseases is inflammation. And from scientific studies w e

understand that most of the inflammation stem from the foods we eat, especially cooking oils. And so eating the right fats and oils is key to maintaining a healthy heart. Healthy fats and oils

are saturated meaning that the bonds that hold the oils and fats together are very strong and without gaps. Saturated fats and oils can withstand high cooking temperatures without breaking down into toxic compounds that cause inflammation. For this reason, saturated fats are very healthy. Good sources include animal fats especially from grass fed animals. Other excellent sources of healthy saturated fats are full-fat milk, butter, lard, coconut oil, and coconut cream. Saturated fats help with building the inner membranes of our organs including the lining of blood vessels. Unhealthy oils are very typically also unsaturated oils. These oils have weak and porous bonds between them and are easily broken down by heat into toxic inflammatory compounds. Nearly all vegetable oils are unsaturated and include corn, canola, rapeseed, sun-

flower, safflower, and soy oils. Many studies have linked inflammation to the consumption of high levels of such oils. Vegetable oils also contain high levels of Omega-6, an essential fat that causes inflammation when levels are high. Omega-3´s are unsaturated oils, but they are the exception to the rule because they are essential for our survival. Omega-3 prevents inflammation and counteracts the inflammation caused by omega-6. A healthy body contains equal amounts of Omega-3 and Omega-6 to balance each other, however due to the popularity of vegetable oils in cooking, most people have a distorted ratio, making them more prone to inflammation. Consuming a diet rich in good sources of Omega-3 (salmon, mackerel, and flax seeds) and avoiding foods cooked in vegetable oils will reduce inflammation of the arteries and protect the

heart. A low-fat diet is an unhealthy diet, and although hard to believe, the reality is that your body thrives on fat. The brain requires fat to function properly. It is nearly entirely made of fat and depriving the brain of any form of fat is associated with symptoms and disorders related to the brain including depression, insomnia, irritability, memory loss. The key is to consume fat with caution and not eat healthy fats. A v o i d Vegetable Oils like C o r n , Canola, Sunflower a n d Safflower oils. These oils contain unsaturated fats that break down into toxic compounds when cooked, and also

when exposed to air for a long time. Use Coconut Oil, Olive Oil, Almond Oil, Lard, Butter, These contain saturated fats that withstand high heat, and they don't break down into toxic compounds when exposed to air. For A Full Body Diagnostic Scan Call MedB Diagnostics: 965071745, 966189074.

Nearly three-quarters of Britons expect rapid decline in NHS With 72% believing services will get worse, survey finds British public most pessimistic in Europe over future of healthcare

Almost three out of four Britons fear that the NHS will

decline in the next few years, according to new poll findings

that dramatically illustrate a growing pessimism about the

health service’s future. Overall, 72% of voters across the UK believe services to patients, already under unprecedented pressure, are set to worsen, despite government pledges of extra cash and improved care. The polling firm Populus, which conducted the survey, says that is the highest level of pessimism among citizens in any of the six European countries in which it examined opinion. Populus asked if participants agreed or disagreed with the statement “I am fearful that health services will deteriorate in the future”. In the UK 72% of the just over 1,000 respondents agreed, just ahead of Italy, where 71% of the same number of people held that viewpoint. Only half of Spaniards and Poles said the same. Just one in 10 Britons (11%) did not fear a decline. “These stark figures show that, of all countries in Europe, we’re the most fearful for the future of healthcare, despite the government’s

promise to protect the NHS budget. With news about lengthening waiting times, restrictions to new drugs and the junior doctors’ strike, our pessimism is perhaps unsurprising,” said Mike Birtwistle, a partner at the health lobbyists Incisive Health, which commissioned the survey.

The gloom revealed in the research should concern the government, he added. “With the King’s Fund concluding recently that public satisfaction in the NHS is dwindling, and these new figures showing the fear we have for the future, ministers might have good cause to be worried.”

Dave Silver

Friday 6th May 2016

Hey, Pinocchio! Your Nose Out Of My Life! I HAD the strangest dream the other night. For a change, Dolly Parton wasn't in it but I didn't have time to pine for her presence because there was plenty of other stuff going on. True, my recollection of events during my nocturnal adventure is now getting a bit hazy but the finale is as clear as daylight. I was running through the streets to escape a giantsized version of the cartoon character Pinocchio who was in hot pursuit and rapidly gaining ground. (I kid you not. That is what I dreamt. May my nose increase in size if I'm telling a lie?) Anyway, I awoke from my dream with a start, bolted out of bed and plunged into the shower to cool off. 'That new sponge is a bit harsh,' I grumbled to Mrs S as I nudged her awake. Mrs S opened one sleepy

eye and took in my lobsterred appearance. 'I see you've found the Brillo pad,' she observed. 'It's this dream I've just had,' I groaned. 'It's driving me nuts.' And I told her about being chased by the manic Pinocchio. Mrs S yawned. 'Remind me to add a size-14 straitjacket to my shopping list,' she said and then had a bit of a think. 'Alternatively, there is another possible explanation for your dream. You could be psychic.' 'You mean that madness might happen to me for real?' I gulped, plucking strands of wire wool from my navel. 'What am I going to do?' 'You could try 99,' Mrs S said. I thought long and hard about my wife's suggestion and then mumbled: 'You want me to ALMOST phone the police?' 'Maybe I phrased that

badly,' said Mrs S. 'I meant No.99 -- the house opposite. A new couple have just moved in and apparently she reads tea leaves and tarot cards.' 'Has nobody told her where the library is located?' I asked puzzled. 'She's a clairvoyant, idiot! You do know what a clairvoyant is, don't you?' 'Of course I do!' I snapped. 'I might be slow on the uptake but I'm not stupid.' So I crossed the road and knocked at No.99. A woman opened the front door. 'Hello,' I said. 'Are you Claire Voyant?' The woman screamed. 'Harold! There's a strange red man on our doorstep. He's naked apart from a bath towel.'

'Please calm down,' I said. 'I live across the road and I merely want to introduce myself.' 'At three o'clock in the morning?' hissed an irate Harold who had run down the stairs to confront the betowelled stranger. 'I'm phoning

the police, Edna.' 'Hey, I ALMOST rang them myself a few minutes ago,' I said. 'And by the way, who is Edna?' Which reminds me. My first girlfriend was called Claire. I was so infatuated

with her that I couldn't eat -- a state of affairs which never bothered my mother because it meant more meaty treats for the dog. I can still recall the day that my beloved Claire and I walked hand in hand down the prom at Blackpool. It was sunset and romance was in the air along with the smell of burgers and fried onions. Claire gazed into my eyes. 'I shall never forget this moment,' she sighed. 'Why not?' I sighed back. 'God only knows,' Claire said. And shrugging her fickle shoulders, she walked out of my life forever . . . 'Please don't phone the police,' I begged Harold. 'I pose no threat to man or beast. I'm simply your friendly neighbour.' 'Ah,' Harold said. 'You're the nutter in the street I was warned about.' 'Warned by who?' I asked. 'The woman who lives

opposite,' said Harold, pointing at my house. 'Claire, you've got to help me,' I said. 'Don't listen to him, Edna,' said Harold. 'But I had a dream, Claire! I need it to be explained' I implored. 'Was it a nightmare or a vision? Shall I come back at a more civilised hour?' 'True, I do have a talent for all matters psychic,' said Edna. 'But I can't see you tomorrow. There's a kiddies carnival in town and I'm taking my grandson to see it.' 'Take me with you, Claire' I begged. 'Hmm,' hmmed Edna. 'That might not be a bad idea as you are obviously in torment and the parade might cheer you up a bit. 'There'll be so much to see, including a float featuring a mechanised giant Pinocchio. I'm told there's something wrong with its braking system but I'm sure they'll have it fixed in time.'

Friday 6th May 2016

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New Seven Point Plan for Road Safety

Spain´s Interior Minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, has announced a seven-point action plan for the roads of the country which are aimed at significantly reducing the number of casualties on the roads. In order to implement the plan, the government will allocate 7.2 million euro in funding towards the life saving measures. The announcement was made when the minister attended the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Guardia Civil Traffic School in Mérida, Badajoz. Whilst praising the work of the men and women of the Guardia Civil Trafico, the minister pointed out how

more than 9,100 officers who are dedicated to the service are a “fundamental tool for road safety policies of the Government developed through the DGT”. So far this year, there have been 295 fatal incidents on interurban roads in which 349 people died. In just 3 incidents, there have been 25 fatalities. Given those statistics, the government unveiled the package of measures to reduce these statistics. Specifically, the plan will increase attention on three distinct area, conventional roads, motorcycles and vans. On conventional roads last year 913 people lost their lives, many of those were involved in head-on colli-

sions. As for motorbikes, the death count increased by 49 last year, and so the new measures are aimed at achieving better behaviour from bikers and improving coexistence with other road users. In the third group, vans, there has also been a significant increase in the number of fatal incidents which also require measures to achieve safer behaviours. Here is the seven point plan in more detail. 1. Rumble Strips Some 3,000 kilometres of roads will have “rumble strips” installed on both the hard shoulders and the central lane markings to avoid vehicles leaving the road and colliding with those coming in

the opposite direction. These will be similar to those installed recently on the N332 in Torrevieja, itself a known incident blackspot, and for which 5 million euro has been assigned. The completion of this element is expected to be within 5 months. 2. Limiting overtaking on certain conventional roads As overtaking is one of the most dangerous manoeuvres that can be carried out on the open road, this will be restricted in more areas. Again, similar to what was recently implemented on the N-332 in Torrevieja, the solid double white lines would be reinforced with wider and marked lines whenever possible. This too will take around 5 months to complete and the 1 million euro budget will reinforce 1,000 kilometres of road, with an estimated reduction of 20 deaths per year. In 2015, 217 people died in head-on collisions. 3. Treatment of dangerous intersections Junctions can be some of the most dangerous areas on the road network. Vehicles cross and interact with those already moving, which can be a significant risk to all. Last year, 20% of injury incidents occurred at intersections on conventional roads

and 134 people died in sideimpact collisions. Part of this plan will involve the installation of warning signs on the approach to key junctions, specifically those where visibility might be impaired. With another million euro set aside for this, it is also expected to save 20 lives each year. 4. Pedestrian crossing signals A number of illuminated warning signs will be installed on pedestrian crossings, advising drivers to be aware. These signs will be the standard triangular (P-20) warning signs with orange lights at each point. A total of 100,000 euro has been set aside for 100 signs in 50 areas over the next seven months. It is hoped that this measure will save 10 lives per year, reducing from the 113 people killed in 2015. 5. Monitoring and control of excesses of speed night, border traffic and delivery vans The Interior Minister explained that the implementation of this action is based on the continued planning of campaigns on a monthly basis to increase controls at night, on routes frequented by such vehicles. These controls would see vehicles stopped and their

occupants identified whilst also testing for alcohol and drug use, and the correct documentation, including ITV and insurance. The estimated budget for this action is 30,000 euro and should reduce the number of deaths each year in vans by 10. In 2015, 68 deaths were reported in vans. 6. Monitoring speed and safe distance between vehicles on motorways In addition to excessive speed, maintaining a safe distance between vehicles will see a focus in a 5,000 euro campaign. As well as roadside patrols, helicopters will be used for this purpose, as well as information panels warning of the importance of maintaining a safe distance. The number of people killed last year where driving too close was an attributing factor was 54, an increase of 10 from the year before. 7. Motorcycles Finally, motorcycles will be given considerably more attention with extra monitoring points on the roads and checks on ITV, insurance and other documentation, as well as speed and dangerous manoeuvres. In recent months, 9% of motorcycles involved in injury incidents did not have an ITV. Some 15% of motorbikes were over 20 years of age.

New App Can Report if Mobile used by Drivers

Israeli technologists have devised an application that they hope will significantly reduce the number of incidents on the roads caused by drivers using their mobile phone. Developed by a company called Cellebrite, the Textalyzer tool allows the authorities access to the mobile phone´s history to show if the phone was being used at the time or just

before an incident took place. Unable to immediately show any personal information relating to the call, text or phone use, Textalyzer will only be able to report on the functions being operated. The application has yet to be adopted although the American law makers are the first to consider its use in legislation. In Spain, the DGT started

installing a new series of traffic cameras which not only watch for speeding motorists but also monitor for mobile phone and even seatbelt use. These devices act automatically and support other methods of detection such as airborne and ground patrols. In the most recent campaign, more than 1,100 drivers were caught using their mobile whilst driving.

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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: Mark wanted to remove the adverts from his ADVICE: Garry wanted to know whether he could use bits from his old laptop. Skype home screen.

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Hi Richard, could tell me how to stop adverts appearing in my skype page, also what webcam would you recommend me to use. Cheers Mark

Hi Mark, Skype is a free program and as such has to make money from somewhere, it does generate an income via paid for calls to land line and mobile phones but also some of the revenue comes from pay per click advertising – there is no option within the latest version of skype to turn off the adverts I´m afraid. There is a hack available here… http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-desktop-client/Tutorial-How-to-disable-Skype-advertisements/td-p/3316902 ..that you could try if they are really bugging you.

Hi Richard, I am not technically minded, I had a Toshiba which was about 3 years old which crashed, my neighbour bless him, said I can fix that for you and then said oooohhh there is no reset button inside and handed back my laptop, which cannot be repaired at all................it is in such a mess...............so I was wondering, this may be a stupid question, but can I remove the hard drive and connect the hard drive via a USB cable to another laptop, will this work? Keep up the good work.

Hi Garry, yes its certainly possible, and pretty easy, to remove the hard drive from your laptop and place it in a ‘caddy’ for use in any USB port as an external drive, most computer shops will sell the kits to do this for around 25 euros, alternatively, if you are not confident in removing the hard drive from your laptop you should ask a computer technician to supply the caddy and fit the hard drive into it for you. This sort of recycling is a great way of re-using parts of a failed computer.

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Sporty Orihuela Orihuela council is staging the municipality’s first Sports Fair this weekend, an event that had to be postponed twice because of the constant moving of dates for the city’s Medieval Market. 35 sports clubs and groups are getting involved in the event which started today (Friday) and representatives got together for a formal launch on Monday. Many of the events will be based outdoors around Orihuela’s Glorieta Gabriél Miró with Latin dance and fitness classes on the programme through to judo and taekwondo demonstrations. A fun run starting at the Glorieta will be held on Sunday.

Conny Conquers

Hugh On A High The Sailing Association Mar Menor (SAMM) are staging another race day this Sunday (May 8th) and everybody will be keeping their fingers crossed that this weekend’s action will be as good as their recent two exciting races in near perfect conditions. In the first six lap race, the three Balaton Group boats namely Conny (a Balaton 18); Mistra and Sirocco (both Sailfish 18’s) were neck and neck over the line and fighting it out all the way. The Hartley ran a steady course, as did Shoestring Cuatro (a Gamba).

Just before the finish Conny was baulked by Sirocco who got into irons right in front of her whilst trying to round the mark. The necessary avoiding action cost both boats time, pushing them back in the final placings. It was decided to run a second race of four laps, and with the wind springing up it was all over in twenty eight minutes with Conny and the crew (pictured) running out as the victors but with tight placings right down the field. For more about SAMM go to their website at www.sailingmarmenor.com

21-year-old Lancashire cyclist, Hugh Carthy of the Caja Rural team became the first British rider to win Vuelta a Asturias on Monday. Carthy won the opening stage on Saturday, and defended the lead throughout the UCI 2.1-ranked event. Carthy was paced third on Monday’s stage to Uría behind Daniel Moreno and Sergio Pardilla.

Walk On The Park

Teams from the UK and the Costa Blanca will be converging on Los Montesinos from Tuesday May 10th for a three day

international walking football tournament. Kick-off at the municipal junior pitch in the town will be at 10.00am on each day, with teams

from Birmingham, Mansfield, Moraira, and Algorfa as well as the Monte Mentals all taking part.

Leigh’s Near Miss TORREVIEJA CC

After Torrevieja’s defeat at home to Valencia Stars in their opening East and Central Cricket League clash, Torrevieja opened up their league account last Saturday with a 12 run victory against Madrid’s second team at the Sports City arena. Leigh Blann led the home charge but frustratingly fell just short of a century. Torrevieja won the toss and chose to bat first with openers Kieran Wood and Leigh Blann (pictured centre) starting with great confidence amassing 89 runs in the first 14 overs, before Wood got a rush of blood to the head and danced down the wicket only to be stumped for 33. Blann kept going and unleashed some big hits including the one that was his downfall which saw him caught after a miss-hit, just one short of a century! He returned to the pavilion not knowing how close he was to that personal milestone. He was dismissed

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Cobras On Move? The Costa Cobras Rugby Club that was formed in the autumn of 2014 could well be basing itself in Guardamar if all goes to plan. Club officials recently met Guardamar’s mayor, José Luis Sáez, as well sports councillor, Alberto Bernal, to present an outline of the Cobra’s plans. A firm decision is expected over the next couple of months but the Cobras believe that things are moving forward for them. The club have been in contact with a number of British teams to come over for some pre-season training and they have been in touch with some top coaches with a view to staging some coaching courses in the future. The Cobras also have had some UK youngsters training with them during the Easter holidays and are looking forward to seeing them return in the summer. With new members joining the club, the Cobras are once again looking to enter a team for the San Javier beach 5’s as well as the San Juan 7’s. Costa Cobras RFC training is on a Monday and Wednesday from between 6.00pm and 7.30pm at the Daya Vieja sports ground, with plans to return for some beach training at Guardamar beach during the summer. For more information about the club contact Dutch on 692 767 242.

Bye Bye Bill with the total on 182, and the rest of the Torry batsmen found it tough going as they were dismissed for 208, with Danesh Babu taking 3 for 35 for Madrid. The visitors started cautiously in their chase but kept up with the required run rate with David Stirton scoring freely in a stylish 55. Wickets though were beginning to fall at the other end and with five Madrid batsmen getting into double figures, their target got closer and closer. But Torrevieja had not thrown in

the towel, and with a mix of the club’s senior and junior players, they rolled the visitors for a 12 run win. Juniors Ciaran Guichard and Alfie Court took two wickets each but the bowling laurels went to senior Jason Bay with 4 for 55. Torrevieja’s next league match is at home to Sporting Alfas on Saturday May 28th, and anyone wishing to join the club or even to help sponsor them, should contact Graham on 605 319 889.

One of Guardamar Badminton Club’s coaches, Bill Simms, bade farewell to the members at a recent lunch. Bill is returning to the UK with his wife Bobby but its business as usual for the Club which is run every weekday morning from 11.00am with all standards from absolute beginners welcome to come along. Racquets and shuttlecocks will be provided with the club getting together at Guardamar’s Palau Sant Jaume Municipal Sports Centre. More details are available by calling 689 159 487.

Ivie Davies on Golf

Friday 6th May 2016

The History Of The Golf Ball Golf balls have an interesting and varied history, with different types all having an impact on the game as a whole. The first balls to be recognised as used on the links were made of leather and stuffed with an actual “top-hat” full amount of duck and goose feathers. Influenced by similar ball and stick games from Holland, the Scots began to experiment with this type of ball during the fifteenth century. Records from 1452 reveal that a “goiff” ball cost ten Scottish shillings. This was a significant amount and must have impeded many from playing with these feathery balls. One of the first references to golf ball manufacture comes from 1554, namely “the Cordiners and Golf Ball Manufacturers of North Leith”. Cordiners were shoemakers and leather workers, so it is logical to assume that they were also making leather cased golf balls. Thomas Kincaid, an Edinburgh medical student, wrote about his golfing experi-

ences in his diaries in 1687 and described golf balls as being made of “thick and hard leather not with pores or grains”. It was vital that the leather casing was not porous as the ball would become sodden if it came into contact with water, and so to prevent this they were oiled regularly to build better water resistance. By 1838, although a good ball maker could make 50 to 60 balls in a week, it was still an extremely difficult process which was carried out by hand. The British Golf Museum is fortunate to possess feathery balls from Allan Robertson and Tom Morris Snr. These great champions would play the Links at St Andrews with the equipment they made themselves. Robertson was such an outstanding golfer that in 1842 he was not allowed to play in a Challenge Match. It was reported in the local newspaper that ‘Alan Robertson was prohibited by his brethren from competing for these stakes on account of his superi-

or play, it being the impression that they would have no chance in any contest in which Allan took part.’ In 1858, the year before he died at the age of 44, Robertson went round the Old Course in 79 with a 3 at the 18th, the first ever round under 80. The man who was tipped to win the first Open Championship in 1860 was the Keeper of the Green at Prestwick; Tom Morris Snr. However, Tom lost the Championship by two strokes to Willie Park Snr. Tom had moved to Prestwick from his native St Andrews in 1851, and went on to win The Open four times, in 1861, 1862, 1864 and 1867. His last win came after he returned to St Andrews to be Keeper of the Green in 1864, a position he held until his retirement in 1903. Although Allan Robertson and Tom Morris had worked and played closely together, their relationship was tested with the development of the new type of ball in the 1850s. The Gutty ball was set to

cause a boom in ball production and was a threat to Robertson’s livelihood. The expensive feathery ball would soon be superseded by new ball technology that would help to cause a big upsurge in people taking up the sport. One of the biggest changes to the ball happened during the 1850s, when a newly imported substance started to be used for ball manufacturing. Gutta percha, a sap that was extracted from trees in South East Asia, and was boiled and moulded into balls for playing golf. The first gutties were smooth, but would later have hammered marks and moulds to generate better flight through the air. The expense and time it took to make the feathery balls encouraged some to find a cheaper alternative, and it would be the gutty balls that would not only replace the featheries but push golfing equipment and manufacturing into a new era. The new type of ball flew farther and was cheaper to purchase allowing more golfers from every walk of life to play golf and to

play more often. However not everyone was convinced; Robertson was shocked to see Morris using the gutty and recorded that ‘we had some words and this led to us parting company’. Allan also attempted to organise a caddies’ strike to oppose the new ball, but introduction of the gutty could not be stopped. Due to the hardness of the gutties, club design began to change too from long nosed, hard wood clubs to rounder, ‘bulger’ headed clubs and there was an increase in use of iron clubs known as cleeks. By 1901 another development arrived in Britain in the form of the new rubber cored ball made by the Haskell Company from America. The original Haskell balls weighed around 1.5 ounces and were significant because they were the first to be mass produced. After the First World War, the ball went through a variety changes to standardise its size and shape to “preserve the balance between the power and

the length of holes and in order to retain the special features of the fame, the power of the ball should be limited”. In 1920 The Royal and Ancient Golf Club’s Rules of Golf Committee and the USGA agreed that from 1st May 1921, “the weight of the ball shall be not greater than 1.62 ounces and the size not less than 1.62 inches in diameter. During the 1930s and 40s a larger ball was introduced, with the 1.68 inch ball being used in America. It wasn’t until 1974 that competitors in The Open Championship were allowed to use this size of ball for the first time, with it then becoming mandatory in all of The R&A Championships in 1982. This saw the smaller, 1.62 inch ball being discontinued in 1990. Golf balls are still under great scrutiny, with The R&A and USGA still working closely to monitor its development and the object being to protect the tradition of the game by preventing an over-reliance on technological advances rather than skill.

TITTER ON THE TEE There was a golfer who had a little white poodle who used to accompany him on all his games of golf. If his master did a good drive or sank a long putt, the poodle would stand on his hind legs and applaud with his two front paws. “What happens,” he was asked, “If you get into a bunker or miss an easy putt?” “Oh,” said the golfer, “The dog turns somersaults.” “How many?” "Depends how hard I kick him up the backside,”

KNOW YOUR RULES

A Tee shot ends up by a tree. The player elects to play the ball left-handed as he was unable to play it right-handed, in doing so he is standing in casual water, is the player allowed to: 1: Take a free drop and go to the other side of the tree and play right-handed? 2: Take a free drop but still play left-handed? 3: Incur a penalty for taking a drop? 1: A player is entitled to relief in the use of an abnormal stance, and ANSWER take nearest point of relief for a left-handed stroke Rule 24-2b(i). Then play right-handed.

QUESTION

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Friday 6th May 2016

Torry Pay The Penalty

Barclays Premier League Saturday 7 May

13:45 Norwich City v Manchester United 16:00 Aston Villa v Newcastle United 16:00 Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion 16:00 Crystal Palace v Stoke City 16:00 Sunderland v Chelsea 16:00 West Ham United v Swansea City 18:30 Leicester City v Everton

Sunday 8 May

14:30 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 17:00 Liverpool v Watford 17:00 Manchester City v Arsenal

Tuesday 10 May 20:45 West Ham United v Manchester United

Wednesday 11 May 20:45 Norwich City v Watford 20:45 Sunderland v Everton 21:00 Liverpool v Chelsea

Sky Bet Championship Saturday 7 May RAYO IBENSE 1 CD TORREVIEJA 0 Torry keeper Miguel Serna made several brilliant saves in this match and despite diving the right way, was unable to stop the penalty kick early in the second half that secured all three points for Rayo. In the first half, Miguel pulled off a string of magnificent blocks to deny the hosts who bombarded the Torry goal. The Salineros had little to offer in terms of response, with Rayo goalkeeper Marcos able to go walkabout with little else to occupy him. He did though keep an eye on possible Torry free kicks, just in case Suarez fancied another long distance embarrassment, as had been the case at the Nelson Mandela earlier this season.

The second half was only three minutes old when Javi Selvas was punished for a hand ball and Navarro placed the ball on the spot. Miguel dived low to his left and made a valiant effort but the ball was struck well and found its way past him and into the net. Torry were more aggressive in the second period and several times went close to levelling matters. Lewis Allen was in non-stop action and he was fed down the left by Suarez and he bore down on the box before firing off his shot which grazed the top of the bar with Marcos struggling to get close to it. Sanchez was introduced and he added more forward thrust to the attack. Gathering the ball thirty five

yards from goal, he jinked past three opponents and as he reached the edge of the area, he blasted his shot which was destined for the top corner of the net. This time it was the home keeper's turn for heroics as Marcos stretched high to his left and managed to get his fingertips to the ball to deflect it for a corner. Torry piled on the pressure, even sending Javi Selvas up to add numbers and height to the attacks. Corner after corner Rayo defended resolutely and denied Torry an equaliser. Higon down the right and Lewis Allen now on the left side after the introduction of Prieto, bombed forward with pace and determination, but both were frustrat-

ed. Higon sped past his marker and tried to chip the advancing Marcos who once more did splendidly to block the shot for another corner. Torry were enterprising and entertaining in the second half and were disappointed not to have got something out of the match. They now prepare themselves for their final home match this Sunday, which will be against Jove Espanol, who are desperate for points to avoid relegation. The match kicks-off at 6.00pm and the Torry Army will be presenting trophies to the players in their end of season awards, as well as handing over some money to the team who still have received no wages this year.

Monte Draw

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

Spanish La Liga Sunday 8 May 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00 17:00

Barcelona v Espanyol Celta de Vigo v Málaga Eibar v Real Betis Getafe v Sporting de Gijón Las Palmas v Athletic Club Levante v Atlético de Madrid Real Madrid v Valencia CF Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano Sevilla v Granada CF Villarreal v Deportivo de La Coruña

Scottish Premiership Friday 6 May

20:45 Inverness v Dundee United

CD MONTESINOS 1 DEPORTIVO ORIHUELA 1

Saturday 7 May 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

Dundee v Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian v Ross County Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle Motherwell v St. Johnstone

Sunday 8 May

13:30 Celtic v Aberdeen

Tuesday 10 May

20:45 Dundee United v Partick Thistle

Wednesday 11 May 20:30 20:45 20:45 20:45

St. Johnstone v Celtic Dundee v Kilmarnock Hamilton Academical v Inverness Ross County v Motherwell

Thursday 12 May

20:45 Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian

Monte entertained a good looking Deportivo outfit in front of nearly 200 spectators last Sunday and went ahead through Galindo only for the visitors to get a first half equaliser. Substitute

Wallace had two of the best second-half scoring chances for Monte, with the two dropped points realistically ending the side’s slim play-off chances, as they are seven points behind the

second and third placed teams Racing San Miguel and RP Orihuela, with three matches remaining. There’s a big test coming up for Monte this Sunday as they go to the Campo

Municipal "La Alameda” to take on the league leaders, Dolores, with a 6.00pm kickoff. Victory for the home side would see them almost certainly seal the title and direct promotion.

Coming soon

Friday 6th May 2016

Almost There REAL BETIS 0 BARCELONA 2

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique rejected suggestions his team had under-performed in victory at 10-man Real Betis last Saturday, which saw the Catalans move to within two wins of retaining the Primera Division title. Barca played the final 55 minutes of the game with an extra man after Betis defender Heiko Westermann was sent off for two bookings, and Barca's opening goal from Ivan Rakitic arrived after a misunderstanding between Betis defender German Pezzella and goalkeeper Antonio Adan. Luis Suarez then made sure of the victory by scoring his 35th goal of the season with nine minutes remaining. Barcelona's penultimate fixture sees them take on Espanyol at home this Sunday.

Bale’s Late Show

REAL SOCIEDAD 0 REAL MADRID 1

Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale could be as important for Real Madrid as Cristiano Ronaldo after he scored the 80th minute winner at Real Sociedad on Saturday. The Wales international headed his 19th goal of the season in the 1-0 win, despite making only 20 starts this season due to a series of fitness concerns. "Bale has had problems but he could be like Cristiano and play many games," coach Zidane said. The result keeps Real a point off leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, and they entertain Valencia on Sunday.

Home Frustration ELCHE 1 ALBACETE 1

An equaliser four minutes from time dented Elche’s hopes of a play-off spot in the Segunda division shakedown as once again their Achilles Heel of an otherwise excellent season reared its head again:- namely the Ilicitanos inability to deliver at home against struggling sides. Albacete were the party-poopers this time round on Sunday after Elche dominated the game, and subsitute Pelayo headed in from a corner to give the Ilicitanos a deserved lead on the hour mark. But then the match turned as Mandi was sent off in the 77th minute for violent conduct towards Albacete’s Victor Curto. The Ilicitanos decided to concentrate solely on defence and immediately took off top scorer Sergio León to bring on a defender Hugo Álvarez. It was a tactic that backfired as it gave the visitors a spring to their step as they dominated the closing stages spotting a chance to get something due to Elche’s negativity. That came when Curto beat keeper Javi Jiménez with a shot from inside the area, and Elche were left to count the cost. The Ilicitanos are two points off the play-off zone but with six matches remaining anything can still happen with the extraordinary possibility of a dozen teams still in with a realstic shout of making it. One of those is Tenerife who Elche travel to for tomorrow’s encounter.

Capital Showdown

It’s an all Spanish clash once again in the Champions League final as Real Madrid booked a trip to Milan on Saturday May 28th to play city rivals, Atletico, after a solitary goal gave Real victory against Manchester City on Wednesday night. It will be a repeat of the 2014 final which saw Real run out 4-1 victors after extra time, with an injury time header from Sergio Ramos forcing the extra period and snatching the trophy out of Atletico’s hands. City midfielder Fernando inadvertently diverted Gareth Bale's 20th-minute strike into his own net at the Bernabeu to hand Real a 1-0 win both on the night and on aggregate. City never found momentum after captain Vincent Kompany was forced off yet again early on and they had Joe Hart to thank for keeping them in contention right until the end. Hart produced a string of impressive saves to deny a Real side bolstered by the return of Cristiano Ronaldo and that kept City hopes alive they could nick an away goal and with it victory. But it was not to be as City never threatened with any regularity. Real should have put the game out of sight but the longer they went without scoring, signs of frustration began to creep in. Kroos appeared to hit out at Fernandinho off the ball and testy fouls crept into their game. Knowing a goal would change everything, City pushed late on but after Aguero sent a long-range shot over, their hopes faded.

Oblak The Blocker

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says his side's "thrilling" Champions League semi-final success over Bayern Munich was like the final moments in a movie. "Over the 180 minutes we showed the work of three years," Simeone said. "I hope that destiny will eventually help us in the final." Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Spain, Bayern levelled the tie through Xabi Alonso's deflected free-kick, before Atletico keeper Jan Oblak saved a Thomas Muller penalty, Antoine Griezmann fired in an equaliser on the break after-half-time, and although Robert Lewandowski's header set up a tense finish, Atletico held on, despite Fernando Torres missing a penalty. Simeone, was clearly emotional as he addressed the media after the game. "I'm proud of what has happened to this club. We are beating the best teams in the world. "It was a very good first half by Bayern, they're a great team. The missed penalty gave us life. The penalty miss by Torres hurt us but in the end it was like a movie, thrilling, with five minutes extra time."

Transfer Gossip

Mehdi Benatia will turn down a move to Arsenal. The defender has struggled to nail down a regular firstteam spot at Bayern Munich this season and is believed to be a summer target for the Gunners. But it seems that he would prefer a move back to Serie A and Roma. Gonzalo Higuain poised for £42m Chelsea summer switch as Antonio Conte looks to Serie A to put his mark on squad

Arsene Wenger is checking on Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi to bolster his strike force, writes Mirror Football's John Cross. The Arsenal boss is eager to shake up his squad and Argentina star Icardi could be available for £25million this summer. Chelsea target Radja Nainggolan is the midfield enforcer Antonio Conte craves... Belgium's 'ninja' is coming to England. Manchester United and Chelsea face paying more than £79m to lure Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann to Premier League

The Courier Sport

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Leicester WON'T Win England's rich clubs will dominate the Premier League for the next two decades following Leicester City's title win, says Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri. Leicester's squad was assembled for £57m, the cheapest of any currently in the top half of the table. "Big money makes big teams and usually big teams win. Now we can say only 99% of the time," said Ranieri. "Next season will be the same and for the next 10 or 20 years, it will be the same." The cost to assemble Leicester's squad is dwarfed by that of the Premier League's elite. A recent study showed nearest challengers Tottenham had a squad built at the cost of £159m, while Arsenal (£231m), Liverpool (£260m), Chelsea (£280m), Manchester United (£395m) and Manchester City (£415m) had invested significantly more.

John McGregor on Sport

Friday 6th May 2016

CITY CRASH OUT!!! REAL MADRID 1-0 MANCHESTER CITY (AGG 1-0)

The Latest Sport Headlines RUGBY UNION Sale Sharks will sign former Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips from Racing 92 on a deal starting from next season. The 33-year-old is Wales' most-capped number nine, playing in 94 Tests before retiring from internationals in 2015.

O K I T C A GAL EL

>> Real Madrid celebrate Gareth Bale’s winner.

Mighty Leicester!

D E K O O L CITY

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Title Next Season Ranieri suggested a surprise title winner only comes along roughly once every 20 years, pointing to the examples of Nottingham Forest in 1978 and Blackburn Rovers in 1995. Forest won the league a year after finishing third in the second tier, while Blackburn, themselves heavily backed financially by Jack Walker, were champions three years after winning promotion to the Premier League. Leicester are owned by Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, said in 2014 of his readiness to spend £180m to secure the Foxes a top-five finish.

Those fantastic, feisty, formidable Foxes finally flourished on Monday night, with a helping hand from Chelsea, to become the unlikeliest Premier League Champions ever, writes JOHN McGREGOR. From favourites for failure and relegation, against all the odds, a team of nonstars, little-hopers and journeymen at a modest middling, Midlands club with little history of previous achievements have together confounded everyone. That includes ‘experts’, bookies, pundits, esteemed sports journalists and the football world in general to rightly see off the big, wealthy guns from London and Manchester – and a few other, bigger city clubs as well. Just how Leicester pulled off the impossible is not easy to analyse, especially when you look at the wealth and power the Leicester lads were up against. A much-travelled, delightfully-modest Italian, Claudio Ranieri has only managed the club this season to take his team right up to this amazing pinnacle - but praise must be given to his unfortunate predecessor Nigel

Pearson who only two years ago took the Foxes up from the Championship – as clear champions of that difficult-to-get-out-of division – to join the elite of English football. But this year, Leicester have consistently taken on and beaten that elite enough times this sensational season to succeed as they played some scintillating soccer that will go down in history. Who can forget fantastic goals from super strikers Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, backed up with sterling midfield performances from Danny Drinkwater and N’Golo Kante in midfield, coupled with towering central defensive cover from Robert Huth and captain courageous Wes Morgan. Son of world-famous Peter, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has had a fabulous season behind his excellent defence with 15 clean sheets to proudly provide the Foxes with the base to attack. But Leicester are first and foremost a team in every sense, men who work so hard for each other with no superstars or Prima Donnas to accommodate. Once known as ‘The Tinkerman’

for always changing his teams, this season Ranieri has rarely changed his starting line up and how that sticking policy has paid dividends with few injuries and suspensions, especially when compared to their colossal competitors in the financial cauldron that is the Premier League today. Finally, here’s a good football question in a year when Manchester City spent over £50 million EACH on two players at the start of the season, how much did this Leicester team cost to buy? Answer: exactly £20,950,000! That is an amazing statistic, as their values today must now exceed £150m. It just proves, once again, what a mad, crazy world football is today with all that money around, but also coupled with the inescapable fact that cash just doesn’t buy soccer success. Sure it helps, but the right combination of hard work, grit, sound management - and a bit of luck - can take a wonderfully ordinary club like Leicester right to the top – hooray for the underdog – and fantastically well-done to Leicester City!

HORSE RACING Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Damien Oliver has been banned for a month for failing an alcohol test before a race, according to reports in Australia. ABC says Oliver and jump jockey Paul Hamblin - who was also banned for a month - failed trackside breath tests at the Warrnambool racing carnival. RUGBY England captain Dylan Hartley is back in full training for the first time since being knocked unconscious during the Grand Slam decider against France in March. The hooker is in line to feature for Northampton against Gloucester in the Premiership on Saturday. SWIMMING Great Britain won three more gold medals on day four of the IPC Swimming European Championships in Madeira. Scott Quin beat Paralympic backstroke champion Marc Evers to win the SB14 100m breaststroke. Meanwhile, Stephanie Slater won the S8 100m butterfly and Charlotte Henshaw reclaimed the SB6 100m breaststroke title she won in 2009.

FOOTABALL Chelsea and Tottenham have been charged by the Football Association with three offences of failing to control their players and officials both during and after Monday's match. Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembele has also been charged with an alleged act of violent conduct during the 2-2 draw.

DANIIL DUMPED

Red Bull have demoted Daniil Kvyat after his calamitous Russian Grand Prix and replaced him with Toro Rosso's 18-year-old Max Verstappen. Kvyat, who crashed into Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel twice within two corners at his home grand prix, has been dropped to junior team Toro Rosso. The pair will be in their new positions until the end of the season.

COOK CONTINUES

England Test captain Alastair Cook has signed a new contract at Essex. The 31-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with the county he made his firstclass debut for back in 2003. Cook has scored 523 runs in Essex's first four matches of this season, including three centuries, as he prepares to lead England in their Test series with Sri Lanka later this month.

THE DREADED

DROP!

nd e k e e W l ia c u r C For Bottom Three!!!

IT’S ALL TO PLAY FOR!

Win, lose, draw – Newcastle, Norwich, Sunderland – in that order is what happened last weekend to further complicate the illuminating issue of who’s going down to the Chumpionship with Aston Villa. Win? That was the 1 – 0 victory over Crystal Palace courtesy of a brilliant Andros Townsend free kick that ensured Newcastle jumped out of the bottom three at last - but time is running out for the Magpies who only have two games left. Tomorrow sees Rafa Benitez’s boys away to vanquished Villa - on paper that should be three points - but on the final day of the year when all things should be equal spurned, spirited Spurs are the visitors to St James’ Park. If a wonderful win is needed, what a day in Newcastle’s illustrious history that could be.

Norwich lost again last Saturday - this time (boringly!) 1 – 0 to also-rans-again Arsenal who look to be tamely finishing the season. The sliding Canaries look almost resigned to going back down again, although with three games left they have a chance, starting at home to Manchester United in Saturday’s early kick off. Then Alex Neil’s side have their vital game in hand over Newcastle, a huge game that will take place five days later on Wednesday -- again at home, this time to Watford. The Hornets’ fabulous season is sadly finishing with derisory rumours that their excellent manager Quique Flores is set to leave. Finally the Canaries take on an Everton who are a side in and the knives are out for Martinez - which just could work well for Norwich.

G N I T I A W

Manchester United chief Ed Woodward has asked Jose Mourinho to wait a year to take over from Louis van Gaal, according to reports. Mourinho though is keen to get back into management as soon as possible and will apparently reject the delay.

ESCAPE

ROUTE?

Despite their scraped injury time draw at Stoke last weekend, Sunderland still look favourites to avoid the drop, having also a game in hand over nasty neighbours Newcastle. Evergreen striker Jermaine Defoe is still doing the business of scoring vital goals to raise escapology hopes, a regular feature of recent years. But which Chelsea will travel to the Stadium of Light this Saturday afternoon? The feted-last-year ageing superstars, Mourinho’s money men still with something to prove, or a gaggle of not-bothered mercenaries looking to leave a sinking ship – and soon? That apathy could work well for the Black Cats, who then sharpen their claws once again to travel to meet that perplexed Everton side on ‘that’ same fateful Wednesday of May 11th. That match could turn out to be Sunderland’s Cup Final – stick in the Prem or have the knife twisted and relegation threatened. On the absolute final day of the season, four days later, Sam Allardyce’s weary warriors wend their way to Watford. After several ‘nearly’ seasons, will it all come down to that last match? What a fight to the finish this is going to be!

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