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Friday 24th June 2016

SECOND TIME LUCKY? Spain Votes Again On Sunday

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

fter a December general election stalemate, Spanish voters will be trooping off to the polls for the second time in six months this Sunday (June 26th) knowing that it’s a racing certainty that a similar result will come out of the plastic voting boxes if the opinion polls

have got it right. 176 seats are needed to get an overall majority in the Madrid parliament but a Metroscopia poll published last weekend showed the right-wing Partido Popular under acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy (pictured topleft) losing up to 10 seats on the December vote, down

from 123 to a range between 113 and 116. The big change involves Unidos Podemos, the joint Podemos-United Left electoral alliance, under Pablo Iglesias (pictured bottom-left) which is projected to get between 92 and 95 seats, a rise of up to 24 seats compared to their combined total of 71 in December, and 10 seats clear of the PSEO socialist party under Pedro Sanchez (top-right) which would come third on a projected 78 to 85 seats compared to 90 in December. The centrist anticorruption Ciudadanos party, led by Albert Rivera (bottomright) would be fourth again on a range of 37 to 41 seats, one seat down on December’s vote. Other opinion polls paint the same broad picture. Spain operates on a proportional representation system with delegates to the Madrid congress being picked via regional lists, which is in complete contrast to the UK Westminster “first past the post” vote with one MP being elected per constituency. It does though mean that forecasting a percentage vote and seats for a general election in Spain is not as complicated and fraught with unpredictability as in the British electoral system. Based on the Metroscopia poll, only two possible twoparty coalitions come close to or just over an overall

majority in the poll. Firstly a left of centre UP-PSOE alliance (170-180 seats), though the PSOE strongly disagree over the Podemos position over holding a referendum on independence for Catalunya. In theory, the PSOE could join forces with the PP (191-201 seats) but that’s viewed as even more unlikely because of the traditional hatred between both parties. A PP-Ciudadanos minority government would also be possible (150-157 seats) but only if the PSOE abstained, but that link up looks remote based on what the Ciudadnos leader Albert Rivera has said about corruption issues involving the PP and the current leader, Mariano Rajoy. Speaking this week Rajoy, against a possible shock victory by the Podemos alliance calling on “all moderate, sensible and balanced voters to unite” in order to ensure that Podemos does not pull off what would be an astonishing win for a party formed just two years ago. Meanwhile in an interview with the newspaper El Mundo published on Tuesday, Pablo Iglesias, the leader of Podemos, reached out to the PSOE by saying that a Catalan referendum would not be a “red line” in the next parliament. For his part, the PSOE’s Mr Sánchez has reiterated his refusal to join a potential grand coalition with the PP.

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San Javier council is to build a new beach promenade in the Dos Mares area of La Manga, costing 68 thousand euros. Mayor Jose Miguel Luengo (pictured right) visited the site with fellow councillors and the president of the local urbanisation to officially unveil the

project which will see 779 square metres paved with cobblestones with two entrances and lit by LED lighting. The project will be done in September to minimise disruption during the peak tourist season and should take three weeks to complete.

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A homeless Torrevieja man has been fined for insulting the Guardia Civil after lying down on a main city road and causing traffic delays. The Informacion newspaper has reported that Antonio Martínez Espinosa was penalised 742 euros by a judge after he spread himself across one of the lanes of the Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas last month. Espinosa (picture by Información) is well known to the authorities and has

been the subject of 15 police reports in recent months for being drunk outdoors and has been referred to social services for help. Last month he turned violent when Guardia officers tried to move him off the busy road and he uttered foul language as well as throwing a punch that missed. He then lost his balance and tore one of the officer’s shirts of which 22 euros of the fine is meant to cover for a replacement.

Four people died and three were injured in a horrific Saturday afternoon crash on the A-7 highway in the Murcia region. Two of the fatalities were a couple of friends who were driving home after playing golf on Algorfa’s La Finca course. Two people also lost their lives in two separate incidents making it a bleak day on the area's roads taking the death toll to six. In the A-7 drama, one of the refrigeration lorries veered over the central reservation and overturned and another collided with it not far from the exit for Monteagudo, causing both to burst into flames, which spread to one of the two cars which ran into them. The driver and passenger of the burning BMW car, and the driver of the first lorry which overturned

were killed by the fire, and then on the Monday the driver of the second lorry died in hospital after suffering very serious burns and multiple broken bones. The driver and passenger of the second car and a Guardia Civil officer had to be treated for smoke inhalation. Five ambulances, a helicopter, the Guardia Civil and the fire brigade rushed to the scene, and the four injured people were taken to different hospitals including the Virgen de la Arrixaca and the Reina Sofía. Southbound traffic was diverted down the RM423, rejoining the A-7 further down. The victims in the BMW were named as Francisco García and Lorenzo Muñoz, two friends from the Murcia City area and keen golfers who were

Shelter Trashed

Weed War Pruning and spraying has been the order of the day on the Orihuela Costa with the local council spending nearly 14 thousand euros in residential areas on cutting branches and growths in addition to fighting weeds with the spraying of fungi-

cides. Teams have been drafted in for what was described by councillors as an "emergency plan" in Punta Prima, Villamartín, Campoamor, Villapiedra, La Florida, La Zenia, Cabo Roig and Playa Flamenca.

members of the region’s 13 Golf Club. A minute’s silence was held at the tournament that they were returing from at La Finca, along with other venues across the area including Roda Golf in San Javier The incident was one of three fatal crashes in the Murcia region within minutes of each other. A driver became trapped in his car on the RM-424 between Yecla, and Pinoso, at kilometre 15.5, and had died before the fire brigade was able to cut him free from the wreckage. A woman driving the second car involved in the crash, managed to get out by herself. Later in the afternoon, a motorbike collided with a car in the village of El Raal, with the female car driver suffering a heart attack and dying en route to hospital.

Thieves have stolen donations and trashed the offices of the Orihuelabased animal charity,

ASOKA, in San Bartolomé off the CV91 OrihuelaAlmoradi road. An unspecified amount of money was

taken in the early hours of Monday morning but more importantly the fridge door was left open that ruined 600 euros worth of medicine which was going to be used for the cats and dogs that stay at the shelter. The Guardia Civil is investigating the incident and the thieves are said to have got in by breaking down one of the fences at the facility and then got into the office building through a window, breaking down a number of doors; destroying the alarm system; and smashing and breaking furniture. Fortunately for ASOKA, the intruders seemed to only target stealing cash, as none of the computers or surgical equipment was touched.

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Organised Crimes Six robbers who targeted foreign-owned holiday homes in the Rojales and Torrevieja area, and even stole a Mercedes car worth 95 thousand euros, have been rounded up by the Guardia Civil. The gang members, who are all Spanish, appeared in front of a judge, with three of them denied bail. The Guardia said that they are not sure exactly how many homes were broken into as some of the residents have not yet arrived back in the area for the summer season. Besides the thefts, the masked group would break into homes armed with baseball bats, knives, and swords, and would vandalise the properties. The gang ran things like a welloiled machine thoroughly monitoring their targeted

properties over a period of time, as well placing some of their members in strategic look-out positions at street entrances and even on roof tops armed with binoculars and walkietalkie radios, some of which were discovered in the plundered houses. The crooks also went for garages including several one evening in Torrevieja, before they were caught in the act by a resident and

ran away. In one incident, the gang struck in Quesada where they ransacked a house and drove away in the owner's Mercedes car. The net tightened though and the Guardia were able to catch them as they stepped up surveillance in likely areas that the crooks would strike in and the crew members were identified with the help of special hidden cameras.

Busy Tills Supermarket chain Mercadona has hired sixteen hundred temporary workers across the Valencia region to deal with the influx

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of extra tourist customers during the summer season. Nationally, the company is bringing a thousand extra people compared to last

summer’s figure of four thousand seasonal staff and will augment the permanent Mercadona workforce of 76 thousand staff.

Pepita’s Adventure

Toxic Tip Update

Local residents were briefed last Friday at the Las Ramblas Golf Club on the successful campaign to stop toxic fumes coming from the near-by Campoamor waste tip. The event was organised jointly by the CLARO political party and the Altamira Community of Las Ramblas. Representatives from the environment group Vertivega; the Federación de Asociaciones de Orihuela Costa (FAOC), the regional government and Orihuela Partido Popular coastal councillor Sofía Álvarez and environment councillor Miguel Ángel Fernández, were present at the meeting. Pilar de la Horadada mayor, Ignacio Ramos, was invited but did not attend. Altamira community president Bob Hammond gave a presentation on the cam-

Collapse Concern

Five new home helps have been approved by Pilar de la Horadada council to help the current 45 elderly and disabled people that are getting assistance under the authority’s Home Service scheme. A young wild boar that roamed around the streets of Santiago de la Ribera is safe and sound in a local animal shelter. Named Pepita, she was spotted for a number of days around the Calle Islas Baleares area before being taken to the Los Infiernos dog shelter in Torre Pacheco. Shelter boss Mari Carmen said that Pepita was nice and calm and friendly to humans and appeared to have been left to fend for herself in Santiago. San Javier council is now taking advice from the El Valle wildlife centre to see where Pepita should go to for a permanent home.

paign to do something about the site on the Orihuela-Pilar border which started five years ago when residents complained about the stench coming from the abandoned tip and even claiming to be ill as a result of it. The community joined forces with CLARO and Vertivega to launch legal action three years ago which eventually led to the new Valencia government elected in 2015 to force the site owners to seal the tip and stop toxic gases oozing out as reported earlier this year in The Courier. Orihuela councillors said that residents would be kept informed about the progress of what is going on at the site over the next phase of the operation which involves looking at how to actually get rid of the waste matter.

Torrevieja council has barred car parking around the site of the weekly La Mata street market because of warnings from the site owners that there is a risk of collapse. Torrevieja councillor Fanny Serrano said that concerns about the five thousand square metre area

between the N-332 road and La Mata beach had been raised by the State Heritage department for 12 years and claims that the previous council administration did not act on the warnings. The Canal del Acequión site, says Serrano, is not strong enough to take the continuous weight of parked vehicles, especially larger vans and trucks, and so traders will now have to load and unload at the stalls and park elsewhere. The canal underneath the site was built to provide water from the sea to La Mata lake, and local and State Heritage officials are looking into ways of making the area safer. The parking ban on a site that can accommodate one thousand cars is also seen as a major blow to visitors who use the area as a free car park on visits to La Mata beach.

Georgia congressman John Lewis deployed a strategy from his days as a civil rights activist and staged a dramatic sit-in Wednesday on the House floor with his fellow Democrats to force a vote on gun control. The Coast Guard made disheartening discoveries in its search for a father and three kids: life jackets and two empty kayaks bobbing off the Florida coast. Thousands of people took part in memorial events around the world to celebrate the life of MP Jo Cox. The Labour MP and mother of two was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, last week. North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile into high altitude, demonstrating that the country was making progress after five consecutive failures in just over two months. A unanimous vote by the New York City Council set New York up to be the first city to provide free menstrual products in public schools, homeless shelters, and correctional facilities. An Israeli military court handed life sentences to four Palestinians who gunned down an Israeli couple in front of their children in the West Bank last year. Jordan closes border to Syrian refugees after suicide car bomb kills 6. Paris Jackson defends her ''Beloved'' father (Michael) amid reports he stockpiled child pornography at his Neverland Ranch.

Terminal End

An unnamed 66-year-old British man on the run for drug-dealing has been arrested in Valencia airport two days after a European arrest warrant was issued by the Thames Valley Police. The National Crime Agency alerted the Guardia Civil that the man may be planning to meet with another person in the trafficking chain at the airport, and they arrested him in the terminal.

New Wheels

San Fulgencio’s local police force has hired three new officers according to the council. The authority has also leased an extra patrol car to increase it’s fleet of vehicles to six, in addition to three motorbikes and a couple of bicycles.

Market Idea San Miguel de Salinas council is planning to launch a monthly craft and secondhand goods market in the area. The event will be staged on a Sunday with traders wanting to get involved being asked to get in touch with the municipality's trade and development department.

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On The Buses

Better bus links between the towns and villages across the Vega Baja are vital according to a Valencian government minister who met with 24 representatives from councils across the region in Dolores on Tuesday. Public Works minister María José Salvador said that a full plan to advertise concessions for companies to operate routes up to the next 30 years needs to be put together, but budgets will inevitably be a factor. 75 out of the old 88 route franchises in the area were either out of date or had just not been renewed.

The minister and the mayors said that better public transport is vital to link the inland towns to hospitals in Orihuela and Torrevieja as well as a better general inter-town and city connection across the region targeting health centres, colleges, Alicante-Elche airport, and the AVE train station in Alicante. The view was that the most vulnerable group was the elderly who were forced to take expensive taxis as there was no public transport alternative. Many examples of current problems were mentioned in Tuesday’s meet-

ing like Catral and Dolores councils having to organise a shuttle bus to take people to the Vega Baja Hospital or Orihuela city because there were no other options. Guardamar complained about the lack of a link to the high speed AVE terminal at Alicante or to Torrevieja Hospital which means that the authority spends 25 thousand euros a year ferrying people in Cruz Roja ambulances to Torrevieja. Orihuela council called for a better link to the coast, whilst Rojales wanted more than just one daily bus service to Torrevieja Hospital.

Rally Drama

Four spectators were seriously injured when a rally car slammed sideways into them during a race last Saturday. One of the injured lost a foot and another suffered spinal cord injuries and were taken to Palma's Son Espases hospital while

two others, one with bone fractures in a leg, were taken to Palma's Juaneda Clinic. Reports suggest that a safety marshal had warned spectators to leave the corner where the accident happened but they returned once he had gone.

False Start

On The Wrong Foot A scam involving the selling and promotion of fake pedicure devices imported from China and rebranded under the Scholl label has been stopped by the Guardia Civil. Three people of Spanish-Moroccan nationali-

ty were arrested in Teulada in Alicante Province with 442 devices and advertising material promoting Scholl were seized. Customs officials alerted the Guardia that fakes were being imported via Alicante-

Elche airport after they opened up two parcels with imitations branded as Scholl products that looked the same but had a substantially lower quality. The items were being sold at local markets with a total retail value of around 12 thousand euros.

Follow The Flags Swimmers dipping into Guardamar’s waters during the high season have been told to respect the yellow and red warning flags, as well as listening to the advice of the Cruz Roja lifeguards. The Cruz Roja’s beach coordinator for Guardamar, José Luis Hernández along with Guardamar’s beaches councillor Ana Martinez, formally launched the lifeguard service for the peak tourist time of 2016, displaying an official AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación) certificate which endorses the quality of service that the Cruz Roja has been providing to the area for a number of years. Cover is already being provided between 11.00am and 7.00pm at Playa Centro, Playa Roqueta and parts of Playa Babylon. Hours and cover will be extended on July 4th through to August 31st at El Campo and Ortigues. Besides observing the flags, the Cruz Roja and Guardamar council have asked visitors to use common sense in not getting sunstroke and also keeping a special eye out on children and the elderly.

Improved disabled beach access facilities and staff for Santa Pola's Playa de Levante and Gran Playa will start on next Friday (July 1st) after the municipal tourist website listed them as having already started in the middle of June. Local residents

complained about the delay in a meeting with councillors who said that the website had prejudged the day that the service would start and that July 1st was always down for the upgrade for the summer season and the signs at the beaches reflect that.

Parents Waiting No start date has yet been announced by Valencia’s education ministry for the building of a new infant and junior school to replace the “temporary” cabins that have been used by the Colegio Playas de Orihuela situated at the end of the Playa Flamenca market road. The six point six million

tender was awarded to Civimed SLU at the start of May but the Informacion newspaper has reported unease from parents that nothing has so far happened, with the ministry telling the paper that the start of work is “imminent”. The project will take 18 months to complete.

Healthy Holidays

Over 52 million euros is to be spent boosting health cover in tourist areas of the Costa Blanca during the summer high season, according to the Valencian government health minister, Carmen Montón. In

presenting her summer plan for 2016, Montón said that the summer budget was up by over seven percent on last year’s figure and she claimed that the administration was looking to make improvements to the holiday service compared to previous years, with 615 doctors being hired. The budget covers replacing hospital and health centre staff who go on holiday as well as extra personnel being provided in 25 health centres in Alicante Province during July and August to cope with the higher demand from tourists. Seven auxilliary clinics will also be opened in areas that attract a lot of visitors.

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Red With Rage

71 Cruz Roja lifeguards took to the streets of Torrevieja last week to protest over the loss of the local beach lifeguard contract after 35 years service in the municipality. Their anger was mainly targetted at regional official Mario Pineda who they claim made mistakes in filling out the tender application. The union Comisiones Obreras organised the demonstration with calls for Pineda to be sacked with workers calling him incompetent. Protestors were also critical that Torrevieja council did not formally force the hand of contract winner Eulen to take on the ex-Cruz Roja lifeguards who said that saving money seemed to be more important than saving lives and providing a quality service. The lifeguards met with Torrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolón

to ask him to lobby Eulen to employ as many of them as possible. Meanwhile a lack of lifeguard cover for Torrevieja's beaches meant that onlookers and Guardia Civil and local police officers were pressed into action to save the life of a woman at La Mata last Thursday. The 74year-old tourist from Navarra suffered a cardiac arrest in the water and was pulled out by her husband and other swimmers, with the officers noticing a crowd on the beach and performed resuscitation until an ambulance arrived to take her to Torrevieja hospital. The municipality normally has a lifeguard service in place by mid-June but a delay in awarding the contract to Eulen meant that there was no cover. Beaches councillor, Javier Manzanares said that the

new contract should be in place this weekend and blamed delays on getting the necessary paperwork from Eulen. Opposition Partido Popular councillor Sandra Fernández slammed the lack of service and the lack of maintenance on various beach faciltiies. On the Orihuela Costa, just one bid has been received for providing lifeguard cover for Orihuela’s 11 beaches and that has come from the Ambumar company that was drafted in on a temporary contract to provide an immediate service from last weekend. The two-year-deal had to be readvertised after nobody bid for the contract back in February, meaning temporary cover from Ambumar had to be provided over the Easter holiday, with the readvertised tender having a delay in the closing date.

“Envoy” Detained An "unofficial' Spanish ambassador for North Korea has been arrested and subsequently bailed in Tarragona province for the alleged trafficking of illegal firearms, and nine others have been detained for buying them. Alejandro Cao de Benós reportedly bought three transformer pistols from a workshop in the Murcia region 'to protect himself' after having been 'threatened'. His flatmate and the weapons manufacturer from Murcia has been arrested. The workshop was selling the highly-lethal guns to anyone over the age of 18, whether or not they had a firearms licence. According to authorities, he removed the mechanism from 'ordinary' pistols

Big Project Boost Four contracts worth a total of nearly one million euros have been formally advertised by the Alicante Provincial for improvements in Catral, Callosa de Suegura, Orihuela, and Los Montesinos. The funding includes 324 thousand euros for improving sports facilities in Los Montesinos and 150 thousand euros in flood prevention measures at San Juan industrial estate in Catral.

which makes the barrel unusable, and inserted an iron disc which would be released when the trigger was pulled. This type of weapon is banned by law. It was sold to customers who contacted the Murcia factory by email for around 200 euros. Some of the arrested parties are said to have ended up buying as many as 13 of these pistols. Cao de Benós, 42, has

been the only westerner in the last 10 years to act as special delegate of the government in North Korea, under the orders of the Cultural Relations Committee, part of the foreign office. He recently set up the first-ever social club for natives and supporters of North Korea in a basement, through the Korean Friendship Association, in honour of Kim Jong-Un's regiment.

Less Stings

Banker Bailed

Jellyfish stinging swimmers should not be that big a deal this summer according to Alfonso Ramos of the Santa Pola Marine Research Centre. He says that the numbers of the marine animal will be down on last year due to cooler temperatures.

Card Con 40 people across Spain, including one person in Alicante Province, have been arrested for being part of a bank and credit card cloning operation that netted one point eight million euros. The Guardia Civil’s Operation Currusco saw the gang make charges on the cards for buying goods and property in Nigeria.

Family Way The Guardia Civil have detained a Spanish couple aged in their late thirties, and their 20-year-old son for stealing plastic pallets across Alicante Province. Officers recovered around two thousand euros of pallets and wood, and believe they stole over three times that value from farms and shops in Callosa de Segura, San Miguel de Salinas, El Campello and Jijona. as well causing around three thousand euros of damage.

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A judge has released former top banker Mario Conde from prison on bail after he was arrested in April on suspicion of money laundering 13 million euros as he oversaw the collapse of one of Spain's biggest banks. Conde was the country's most prominent banker during the 1980s and 90s when he was chairman of Banesto, which the Bank of Spain had to bail out in 1993 under his watch due to a financial shortfall worth three point six billion euros in

today's money. In a written ruling, the judge Carmen Lamela said Conde had put up 300 hundred thousand euros in bail and was released last Friday on the provision he gave up his passport and made regular appearances at the court. A few days earlier, another judge had rejected Conde's request for bail, saying that four estates the banker had offered as collateral were not sufficient and the bail had to made in cash.

Route Revolt La Zenia residents are said to be unhappy about the recently opened cycle route which they say is restricting access to their homes on Calle Lapislázuli and Calle Unamuno. Paul Piccio, leader of the CLARO political party says that home owners were not consulted about the route. "The cycleway is poorly built and badly designed and doesn't meet the needs of the area", said Piccio.

Grisly Discovery

A human head has been found in a Basque Country river along with a chainsaw, a large hammer and a piece of wire. Police in Vitoria-Gasteiz made the grisly discovery on Tuesday morning in the river Zadorra where it runs through the historic quarter of the city. They say it

ties in with the description of a 60-year-old woman whose killer has recently confessed. The accused, aged 43, had called the Ertzaintza – the Basque Country's answer to the Guardia Civil – on Saturday to report that he had murdered an 'acquaintance' of

Big Prediction Only half of 2016 has gone but the owner’s of AlicanteElche airport have confidently predicted that 12 million passengers will use the facility by the end of the year. AENA say that will smash last year’s record of 10.5 million passengers, which in itself was the best figure ever.

The airport, according to figures for the first quarter of 2016, saw a 22 percent rise in users, making it the second biggest growing airport in Europe, behind Cologne in Germany. A big factor in this year’s rises is said to be sunseekers switching from countries like Tunisia and Turkey due to terrorism.

his by smashing her head in with a heavy flower pot, before sawing up her body and dumping it in the river. He transported the woman's body parts in a suitcase in several trips, but the rest of her has not yet been found. So far, the motive for the killing has not been revealed.

Tony Mayes - About Life

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Cliff’s Shoddy Treatment Last week’s news that Sir Cliff Richard will face no further action over allegations of historical sex abuse levelled at him nearly two years ago was very welcome. What he must have gone through all this time while this hung over his head we can only imagine. We can only guess what damage it has done to him mentally and physically through stress, and thus how many years it has taken off his life. The South Yorkshire police (Can’t this force do anything right?) and the BBC who

By the time you read this, the great UK EU Referendum result will be out, but The Courier presses have to roll on an early evening Thursday! What I have deplored right through the tedious debates is the way the Remain group have treated the British public as village idiots, making us

recorded the infamous police raid on his home should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. If ever there was a case for dragging those responsible before a House of Commons select committee for interrogation this is it. How dare the police, under any circumstances whatsoever, name (and thereby shame) any individual without any shred of proof of wrongdoing apart from someone making an allegation? How dare any low-life journalist or news outlet name (and thereby shame) anyone just on the

think the world will end if Britain quits the EU. Britain is a great trading nation, the British people have an amazing ability to bounce back from problems and build new bridges quickly. If the country has broken from the shackles of EU membership and has voted to go it alone, I have no doubt that

fact that someone's home is being searched. Both the police and the BBC conspired together to arrange to start the search of Sir Cliff's home just at the moment that a BBC camera crew happened to pop up on the scene. It's an example of the lowest practices possible, both on the part of the police and on the part of Britain’s national broadcaster. I would love to see those responsible both in the police and in the BBC thrown out of their jobs without a pension. How would they like to see the same

appalling publicity levelled against them? Sir Cliff said his naming by the media, despite not being charged, meant he had been "hung out like live bait". I couldn't agree more. In a statement, Sir Cliff said: "I have always maintained my innocence, cooperated fully with the investigation, and cannot understand why it has taken so long to get to this point." He criticised the "highprofile fumbling of my case from day one". "Other than in exceptional cases, people who are facing allegations

Both Sides Covered

within a year or two any consequences will be forgotten, we will be trading independently with anyone and everyone and doing very nicely thank you - just as we have done for centuries, long before the EU was invented and we will not be pouring millions of pounds every week into a European bot-

tomless pit of bureaucracy. If we have voted to remain, which is equally possible, then I hope the assurances that Turkey will not join for several decades will not be lies, and that we will not be saddled with ever increasing costs of membership, but I fear if we have voted to remain we will be

should never be named publicly until charged," he said. The sooner this whole issue is brought before the House of Commons and a law brought in to stop the publication of the name of a person accused of a crime until conviction the better. If it's good to maintain anonymity of a rape victim it is just as important to maintain the anonymity of a person accused until conviction. Without it lives can be ruined. Sadly there are far too many people prepared to make ridiculous allegations against others for all manner

of reasons - spite, mental problems, sexual problems, you name it - innocent people have been victims of it. Just because three men came forward to claim Sir Cliff was responsible for a sexual act decades ago doesn't make it true. The Crown Prosecution Service has said it had decided there was "insufficient evidence to prosecute". Again this is not good enough. In England you are either guilty or innocent. There is no half way house. The CPS should be forced to add that Sir Cliff is innocent of any allegations.

used as a milch-cow. Incidentally, last week’s slaying Yorkshire MP Jo Cox may have changed people's sentiments over the EU, but one aspect of the tragedy has been overlooked to date. I recently wrote about the increasing numbers of the people in the UK having untreated mental

illnesses - often involving people living alone and obviously undiagnosed. Jo's "alleged" killer appears to fall into this category and demonstrates yet again how important it is to address this issue. There are too many people wandering the streets of Britain who are a danger to others.

What A Dummy The Guardia Civil have pulled up a man on a Madrid area road who was trying to bend the rules by having a life-sized dressed doll in his passenger seat in a lane set aside for car sharers. The man was driving on the A-6 road towards Madrid in the BUSVAO lane, which is one of the first of its type in Europe. Guardia officers firstly thought that the person in the passenger seat was a little girl. They found it strange, however, that she was dressed in winter clothes in the middle of summer, and then discovered it was a doll. The elaborate deception included dressing the doll in clothes, a cap, sunglasses and even putting headphones in its “ears”. The driver could get fined up to 200 euros.

Triple Slaying A man and two women were axed to death at a lawyer's office in Madrid on Wednesday evening. A fire was then lit in the office but it was put out at law firm Euroasia which specialises in immigration matters.

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Zika News

The first case of a fetus suffering a malformation as a result of infection by the Zika virus in Spain has been confirmed the Galicia Regional Health Authority in the north-west of the country. The mother was infected by the virus in a visit to Venezuela during the eighth week of her pregnancy and was confirmed to have suffered the illness in April. Meanwhile a woman in Catalunya infected with the tropical Zika virus has given birth to a healthy baby. In the Galicia case, early

tests on the fetus failed to show any problems, but a second series of tests in the 19th week of her pregnancy showed the baby had suffered "important abnormalities in the central nervous system," while also detecting the virus in the mother's amniotic fluid. The pregnancy was terminated in the 21st week and further investigations showed the fetus had suffered congenital arthrogryposis as well as water on the brain and cerebral microcalcification. Over in Catalunya, the

woman’s labour went completely according to plan and the baby is in fine health, with doctors monitoring the infant over time to ensure no problems develop later. The latest figures published by the Health Ministry last week show that 145 Zika cases have been detected in Spain. All of these 145 cases, including 20 pregnant women are of people who were infected while visiting a country (normally in Latin America) where the virus is prevalent.

Quick Return A 30-year-old Spanish woman pinched her lawyer’s wallet when she was in a Valencia City courthouse to answer charges on a domestic

violence charge. Her counsel noticed his wallet had disappeared after he represented her at a hearing and suspected his client and confronted her as

she was leaving the building. She confessed and handed back the item whilst the kindly solicitor decided not to pursue theft charges.

Large Weighty Problem Spain's fattest man has gone under the knife to try lose 440 pounds in weight. Juan Manuel Heredia, from Algeciras in Andalucia underwent a gastric laparoscopic bypass surgery at a Granada hospital. 29-year-old Juan Manuel weighs in at a huge 660 pounds and he is trying to reach his target weight loss within the next two years. Surgeons at the Hospital had to use a special table in the operating theatre because of his weight.

Cardinal Sin?

Prosecutors have confirmed that they are investigating Cardinal Antonio Canizares, the Archbishop of Valencia, over possibly charging him for making a criminal hate speech that included negative comments about gay and lesbian people. The Valencia's provincial prosecutor's office said it was studying a recent speech made by Canizares in which he said "powers such as the gay empire" promoted the rise of movements against the Christian family. Canizares also hit out at feminists and

gender ideology. The remarks raised much criticism and a regional LGBT group and 50 other groups filed a complaint. The cardinal later issued a letter of apology, saying he had been misinterpreted. The prosecutors' office has six months to decide whether the case merits prosecution. The offense is punishable by up to three years in prison. Canizares, 70, stirred a similar controversy last year when he criticized the influx of migrants and refugees into Europe. He later apologised for the remarks.

End Of The Line Two Frenchmen who stole a couple of cars in their native country and tried to drive onto an Algeria-bound ferry at Alicante had their journey abruptly stopped by the National Police. The two Renault vehicles, which had false Belgian numberplates on them, had been taken in France, with the thieves heading across the border

down to Alicante to get a ferry to Oran. Officers carrying out spot checks noticed that some was suspicious when the VIN number on the vehicles didn’t match this with the paper documentation, and promptly arrested the men, whilst also starting out the process of trying to return the cars to their rightful owners.

Blazing Rage

A 47-year-old who lost his temper and set fire to 13 vehicles in an Alicante City residential car park has been arrested by the National Police. He was put in front of a judge last week after the incident happened in mid-

May after the man had a row with his sister over a family inheritance. He's accused of deliberately starting the blaze which caused substantial damage to the parking facility as well as to the cars there.

Friday 24th June 2016

Keeping Tradition

San Pedro del Pinatar’s eleventh annual folklore festival was opened by mayor Visitación Martínez last Friday night with the weekend festival featuring local and regional dancers. A

Horse Fiesta

similar event starts in San Javier’s plaza tonight (Friday) and continues on Saturday with the festival being staged two months earlier than the normal August dates.

Graham Pink handed over a cheque of 712 euros to the RBL, with the group also having raised the same amount to the Help for Heroes charity. Campoverde Theatre Group are now working on their next production which will be staged in October and will also be a supper show called Gone But Not Forgotten, in memory of celebrities that have passed away over the last year.

Rojales Celebrates

Rojales let it’s hair down last Sunday with the start of the San Pedro fiestas that will run until next weekend.

Hitting The Right Note

The Campoverde Theatre Group popped over to the monthly meeting of the Orihuela Costa branch of the Royal British Legion to hand over the fruits of their recent labours after last month’s musical show, Somme Memories of a Century, staged in San Miguel de Salinas. Group members led by Pat Jarnet accompanied by cast members Carron Porter, Jan Holden, and

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Friday 24th June 2016

A party atmosphere got things going in the town’s Plaza de España along with the usual firework display!

Open House

Spanish and English equestrian artists, along with dancers and singers are joining forces to put a special show this Sunday (June 26th) in aid of the local animal sanctuary, Finca la Castellana. The show is called Fiesta Horse and starts at 6.00pm at the Grand Design House, Casa la Pedrera, near Torremendo. Local performer Brooke Saxon and Antonio Piqueras, "El Patas” will give a display of

their horsemanship and daredevil stunts, and there will be a touch of Flamenco as well in addition to youngsters from the local pony club putting on a fun act. Live music will be provided by Spanish singer ' Liss', with tickets priced at 10 euros for adults and 5 euros for children. For more details phone Jenni on 660 816 620 or send an emal to l campolifewithjenni@gmail.com to reserve a seat.

Just over a thousand euros was raised for two charities after Mike and Sandra Suter opened up the doors to their Torremendo area house for a special evening in aid of Help At Home Mar Menor and the animal group, Cruz Azul. Heather McKelvey a HAH carer and fundraiser said: “It was a wonderfully kind

gesture from the Suters with music and dancing, a quiz, and barbecue enjoyed by around 80 people.” Cruz Azul president, Lyn Baines added: - “We are overwhelmed at the generosity of everyone who helped make this event so successful. The money will help even more animals in need in the Murcia region.”

Friday 24th June 2016

Pets

Friday 24th June 2016

Doggy Dangers

Twenty-eight pets needed treatment last year after swallowing corn on the cob, according to the UK charity, the PDSA. It was the third most common item pets need treatment for after swallowing, with only bones (59) and stones (29) proving to be more hazardous. PDSA vets dealt with 398 cases in total in 2015, with surgically removed items including toy balls, dummies and socks. The charity warned owners to keep anything dangerous or easy to swallow "out of paws' reach". Bradford topped the list of places which saw the highest number of incidents requiring treatment, with 33 in a year. Glasgow was second (23), followed by Gateshead (19). An American bulldog called Hooch required treatment after eating a corn on the cob husk from a bin. Owner Sarah Baldwin, from Elland, West Yorkshire, said: "The next day he wasn't himself at all. He was sick, he wasn't eating and didn't want to walk." Hooch had emergency surgery and was discharged two days later. PDSA vet Rebecca Ashman said staff have also

removed more bizarre objects in the past, from tent pegs and knives to radio aerials. Rebecca said: “You’d be amazed at some of the crazy things pets eat. We’re educating pet owners about the phenomenon of pets eating strange objects – known as ‘pica’ - and how to keep their animals’ safe.” She added: “Pets, especially puppies and younger dogs, like to use their mouth to investigate objects as well as to eat. Sometimes a pet will swallow an item by mistake, even though they had only meant to investigate it. “We might think it’s comical but in some cases it is incredibly dangerous and can even prove fatal. If an object moves along the digestive system, it can cause a tear or lifethreatening blockage.” “If you have pets at home, try to keep anything dangerous or easy to swallow out of paws’ reach. Only let them play with suitable pet toys and try to supervise them to avoid any accidents. If you do suspect your pet has swallowed something you should contact your vet for advice immediately.”

A Jolly Good Feed There are many ways to create the best diet for your dog. In general it is better not to give your dog any variety, which could cause havoc with its digestion, and not to leave food down (so throw away any uneaten food after 20 minutes). However, make sure that water is always available to your dog, so never take its water bowl away. There are many different feeding regimes to choose from: dry complete diets, semi-moist or tinned dog food with or without biscuit mixer, and home-made food. Within this, there are many different qualities. The most suitable diet should be easily

digested and produce dark brown, firm, formed stools.If your dog produces soft or light stools or has wind or diarrhoea, then the diet may not suit your dog or it might have some kind of digestive problem, so consult your vet for advice. Please remember that stability in the diet will help maintain good digestion. Any change in diet should be made very gradually over at least a week to avoid upset and you should try a new diet for at least 10 days before making any further changes.There is a wide range of dry complete dog foods on the market and the quality varies widely. To make sure your

dog gets what he needs, choose a food specially designed for them and buy the best dog food you can afford. The ‘premium’ dry foods tend to have the highest quality ingredients. Many are based on chicken and rice or corn. Although these foods may appear more expensive to buy, you do not need to feed the large amounts you would with a lower grade food, so many of them actually work out to cost the same, if not less! Some dogs are not accustomed to complete dry foods but will normally grow to like them with time. If your dog does not seem to like eating dry complete and this

is what you wish to feed you can try soaking the food in a little warm water to soften or mix in a little tinned food, gradually reducing the quantity until he is fully weaned and accepts dry complete.As with complete dry foods, tinned foods and semi-moist foods can vary in quality. Choose a good quality dog food with an easily digestible recipe i.e. chicken and rice and choose a specialist food which is nutritionally complete (i.e. does not require additional foods to be added to it). It is best to avoid changes so if you find a product that works for your puppy, stick to it.

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

BOBBY

CHIP

KODY

MARTY

SAM

Four-year-old brothers Billy and Bobby were rescued by APAH as tiny puppies. Lucky Billy has already been adopted into a loving home, but poor Bobby is still waiting for his first home. He is a lovely, sweet natured dog, but unfortunately for him, he is large. If you are looking for a large dog, Bobby would be a wonderful dog to adopt. To arrange to meet him, please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Chip is a small breed four month old puppy who will be about 12 kilos when fully grown, and is currently in a foster home. He is a very sweet easygoing pup and would suit any family of any age. Chip’s fur is super soft and he has tiny little paws, and he’s looking forward to meeting you. For more about Chip please phone the PEPA helpline on 650 304 746 or p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Kody is a four month old, small to medium sized crossbreed dog. Like all young puppies, Kody just loves to play, and has lots of energy and is always very eager to please. He is now fully vaccinated, micro chipped and just waiting to find a loving family that can provide his forever home. If you want to learn more Kody, just give the SAT kennels a call on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

Meet Marty who is a fourmonth-old Belgian Shepherd male pup that is currently being looked after by the K9 charity. As you can see, he is an absolutely delightful puppy that shows a lot of affection and is house trained and is a pleasure to go out on a walk as he behaves well on lead. If you are able to provide Marty with his forever home, then do get in touch with the K9 team by calling 600 845 420

Sam is a super cute cross breed puppy, and he will be medium sized when fully grown. Sam, who is about 11 weeks-old was rescued from a Perrera along with his mum and his siblings, and is ready to go to a home of his own, after currently being in a foster home with his siblings. For more info on please ring the helpline on 650 304 746 or send them an email to p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

SNOOPY Snoopy is a one-year-old corgi cross cocker spaniel. He weighs around eight kilos, and gets on really well with other dogs as well as cats and children. Snoopy is chipped, vaccinated, neutered and has his pet passport as well, and is now ready to come and live with his new permanent family. To learn more about Snoopy and to even meet him, then give call 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

Friday 24th June 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

One of the great US TV dramas of recent years said goodbye last night, and so it is a sad farewell to The Good Wife, which over seven glorious seasons has made me laugh, has had me on the edge of my legal and poltiical seats, and also hit me in the emotional and dramatic jugular. The story of a politician’s wife who had to return to practicising law because of her naughty husband went full circle last night on More 4, and it is a rarity in TV that of those people who watched The Good Wife, they became hooked on straight away in a great mix of drama and comedy. Yes over seven years

The Brilliant Wife

there were some poor episodes but you only got a couple of those each season, and British performers like Alan Cumming as the political operative Eli Gold plus Archie Punjabi, Cush Jumbo, and Matthew Goode have given us some great performances. The show also saw Michael J. Fox get a great guest appearance role as a lawyer who hilariously exploited his disability in the courtroom to get the favour of the judge. Above all Julianna Marguiles as the lead role of Alicia Florrick and Christine Baranski as lawyer Diane Lockhart, have been supreme. Thanks for many

enjoyable hours Good Wife team, but not all is lost as next year we will get a spinoff starring Baranski and Cush Jumbo as Lucca Quinn. By the way what do you do if you are the creators Robert and Michelle King? Simple, just come up with a science fiction political satire for the same CBS network called BrainDead It isn’t that often that a writer and creator calls it time on his own terms for a project but that’s exactly what John Logan did with the SkyShowtime co-production of the gothic-horror show Penny Dreadful which went out with an absolute emotional flour-

ish this week. It was keep quiet that this week’s episode of a show that “dared to be different” was to be the last ever and we really got some very emotional moments and no real happy endings across all the various plot strands. There was even a “The End” caption before the final credits for a three-series drama that was not everybody’s cup of tea but pushed the boundries both in words and actions plus it had a cast that revelled in going over the top. With just one key character “bumped off”, I think that Penny Dreadful has some mileage left in the tank for a future revival (Sky and Showtime wanted a fourth series but Logan refused) but isn’t it nice to have a drama that isn’t pulled by a network but the creator instead calls the shots in giving it the ending that he wanted. It was all beautifully filmed and staged and as I’ve previously written, a little gem that has always been under the radar for the last three years. Not one for all the family, but a real in treat in many aspects. This week’s Game of Thrones episode was an absolute belter and one of the baddies got well and truly

stuffed by his own pets, who he had set upon other people. A fantastic showdown battle scene plus some laughs early on, and some big dragons sorting out some business at the start made the penultimate episode of season six, “Battle of the Bas---ds” one of the very best, if not the best, Thrones hour that I’ve seen, and there’s still the season finale to come this Monday! Just be patient is my advice as the new ITV bosses are continuing to cut through the bad deck they’ve inherited by pulling loads of tired formats including The Cube and Surprise Surprise with other entertainment shows on the hitlist as they

look for new ideas. Good for them and the new drama department has just ordered two more outings for Rowan Atkinson as Maigret but the signs are not good for the heavily-plugged Brief Encounters (commissioned by the previous ITV drama overlords) which takes us back to the eighties for the start of the Ann Summers lingerie parties. Big deal. Massive plugging often (not always) means that we are talking turkey here and if it was so good why is it going to be played out in the middle of summer where ITV cannot maximise its revenue? I hope I’m wrong but I know the way ITV works!

Friday 24th June 2016

Glastonbury 2016

Twenty years after BBC Two began its TV coverage of Glastonbury festival, the channel returns to Worthy Farm for highlights of the first day’s action and the whole of Muse’s headlining set from the Pyramid Stage. As the world-famous Glastonbury festival returns, BBC Music will be delivering the very best coverage for audiences tuning in at home or on the move, via radio, online and TV with more to see via BBC Red Button. Some of the BBC's bestloved presenters will be broadcasting from Worthy Farm and bringing the moments that are too good to be missed to audiences wherever they are. BBC Four features coverage of extended highlights and whole sets from across the festival featuring the likes of James, Foals, Jess Glynne, ZZ Top, Disclosure and Underworld. On Saturday, the afternoon show will feature highlights of the performances from a whole host of acts who have taken to the stage. The evening programme will also feature highlights from the day, building up to the highly anticipated headline set by

Editor´s Update Because of the outcome of the Euro 2016 football games this week, TV schedulers have been working around the clock to try to bring all of the most important matches to fans. What that has meant is that the schedules have been changed time and time again and there have been lots of moving around of other shows to accommodate, particularly the soaps. We have left the production of our TV pull-out as late as we could to try to bring you the most accurate listings but there comes a point where we have to say “that´s it” and let the printers take the pages to the presses and actually print them. What that means is, although we have tried to make sure everything is correct, there may have been further changes after we went to print. We can only apologise if this is the case, although it is completely out of our control, but we hope you will understand our predicament and look forward to normality returning soon.

Adele later that evening. The full line-up on the Pyramid stage includes MUSE, FOALS, ZZ TOP, JESS GLYNNE and THE ORCHESTRA OF SYRIAN MUSICIANS WITH DAMON ALBARN & GUESTS on Friday, whilst on Sunday the headliners include ADELE, MADNESS, SQUEEZE and the LEWISHAM AND GREENWICH NHS CHOIR. Finally, on Sunday, top acts include COLDPLAY, BECK, ELLIE GOULDING, JEFF LYNNE'S ELO and of course CARAVAN PALACE. If that´s not enough to tempt you, around the festival

on other stages you could be entertained by the likes of HOTHOUSE FLOWERS, ART GARFUNKEL, CYNDI LAUPER, EARTH, WIND AND FIRE and the unmistakable fresh sound of TOURETTESHERO AND CAPTAIN HOTKNIVES (no, we haven´t either). Once again, BBC Music will be presenting a programming feast, delivering extensive coverage for audiences tuning in via radio, online and TV with even more to see via BBC Red Button. Coverage will include livestreams from six key music stages including the BBC

Music Introducing stage (which supports unsigned and under the radar musicians), reflecting the wealth and breadth of acts at the festival - from the biggest headliners to some of the newest talent on the music scene. For more information you can visit the website, www.glastonburyfestivals.co. uk, you never know, you might be tempted to get off over to see your favourite, but be warned, already flooding has caused traffic chaos and the entire site is far from perfect but, then again, this is Glastonbury, so only to be expected.

Referendum Results Having done your bit on Thursday in the polling booths (or by post beforehand hopefully), you can tune in to an ITV News Special on Friday morning, Referendum Result Live. The TV schedules are dominated by the referendum throughout Thursday and Friday but if you don´t want to watch pundits and experts speculate in the run up to the time when the decision will be announced, Alastair Stewart will present live coverage with the latest reaction to the result. Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship and a team of correspondents across the UK and Europe will hear from politicians, experts and voters.

Messages Home: Lost Films of the British Army - Sunday C4 Oxford Scientific Films (OSF), in association with Manchester’s North West Film Archive and the Imperial War Museum, has produced this special show for Channel 4. The film celebrates Britain’s 14th Army by revealing unique filmed messages they sent home to their nearest and dearest. As the focus was on fighting Hitler in Europe, the soldiers in Burma were largely overlooked, eventually becoming known as the “Forgotten Army”. Now, this extraordinary rediscovered footage provides a unique insight into an often unknown part of the Second World War. For these troops, fighting a savage battle against the Japanese in Burma and India, home leave wasn’t possible, post was slow, and sometimes letters didn’t get home at all. Some of the men left behind pregnant wives or young children who would barely recognise them by the time they came home. Others would bid farewell to sweethearts never knowing whether they would see each other again… Many would become heroes but never spoke of their experiences once they returned to Blighty. In addition to fighting a seemingly invincible foe, the British soldiers were at risk from other enemies hiding in the jungle. The worst was disease. 40% of the 14th Army suffered from malaria. Typhus and dysentery were also rife. Out of every thousand troops, 700 fell victim to disease of one kind or another. With morale low, the Ministry of Defence decided upon a scheme to provide a much-needed boost for the

soldiers in the Far East and their families back home. A cinematic scheme called ‘Calling Blighty’ sent camera crews to film with the troops in Asia. It was a huge undertaking. 391 editions, each lasting between ten and fifteen minutes were filmed. Some 8,000 men and a few women sent personal messages home to loved ones. Families and friends back in Britain were invited to watch them at special cinema screenings and catch a glimpse of their relatives on screen… Tragically many of those featured would already be dead by the time the films reached home. But what happened to these films? Many have just disappeared. Only 48 of the 391 editions have ever been found… 23 of them in Manchester. For decades after the war, this lost treasure lay silent in a basement of Manchester Town Hall until a workman discovered them and gave them to the North West Film Archive, part of Manchester Metropolitan University. But there was an extra discovery that came with the rediscovered films. All of the original paperwork identifying not only the servicemen on screen, but also the names and addresses of those back home, accompanied the reels. Marion Hewitt of the NWFA archive describes the lists as “gold dust.” To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VJ Day, the North West Film Archive embarked on an ambitious project to contact as many of the veterans and families of the men featured in their Calling Blighty films as possible – and bring them together

at HOME cinema in Manchester for a recreation of the original wartime screening. OSF and Channel 4 covered the process and have brought together some of the astonishing, real life stories of these troops featured in the “Calling Blighty” films – and the families they left behind on the home front in wartime Manchester through archive film, letters and photographs, along with interviews with veterans and relatives. Emma Morgan, Head of Popular Factual at OSF, said: “When we first heard about the North West Film Archive’s incredible discovery of the lost Calling Blighty film reels and their plan to contact the veterans and their families, we thought it was a unique, very personal and highly emotional way to tell the story of the everyday heroes from the North West who found themselves fighting in an extremely tough and often forgotten episode of World War II.” Norman Ellor, and his future wife Betty - There is also an amazing love story revealed in the films. Gunner Norman Ellor stands bare chested as he says, “Betty darling, you’ve often said in your letters that you’d like to see me. Well here I am. I

hope you’re there in the front row getting a good eyeful. I love you darling, very much.” His sons Steve and Rob Ellor, from Macclesfield and Albrighton, reveal a cache of wartime love letters and journals written by their parents. Norman and Betty met as teenagers and got engaged just before he left for Burma. Norman’s jaunty persona in the Calling Blighty film covers his true feelings. “Home. How far away that seems now. Instead, I have to go fight in a hated war. Thoughts of you keep me going. It is passed through my brain, I am doing this for Betty. She wouldn’t like it if I was scared.” Steve says, “She was a complete lifeline the whole time he was in the Army. She meant everything to him. But I don’t think it always went as smoothly as he hoped it might do… Part way through he does start referring to jealousy… ‘I trust you darling and I know you’d tell me if anything was wrong.’” But he needn’t have worried… Betty was waiting for him when they got home and they were married just ten days later by special licence and had a long and very happy marriage. Rob says, “Watching this film is like having a time capsule, a lens back on to the

1940s in Burma, incredible to watch. I feel like I’m with him.” Private Frank Miller, the silent Chindit - Former soldier Tony Moore is the grandson of another featured solider - Private Frank Miller. Tony and his mum, Frank’s daughter Alma, watch the Calling Blighty message again in their sitting room. Alma is brought to tears hearing her father call her his darling on screen. She remembers seeing the film in Salford when she was only 4, over 70 years ago. Alma says, “I remember when he was in the army we all went to the pictures. And this reel came on and I said ‘there’s Daddy, it’s Daddy. And it was strange because all I knew of my dad was a picture that my mum had of him in his army uniform.” Alma and Tony thought that Frank served in the Army Catering Corp, but the Calling Blighty film gives them a clue to a secret about Frank’s war service. Tony says, “We thought my granddad was a member of the army catering corps. They called them ‘cabbage mechanics’. But the emblem on his uniform showed that he was in Special Forces.” Further research reveals that Frank Miller was a member of the legendary Chindits, an elite unit who fought behind enemy lines in some of the most brutal combat of the war. Tony goes to meet one of the last surviving Chindits called Harold Shippey who describes the terrible fighting and why many of the veterans never spoke of it when they came home. Harold says, “They killed masses in front of us. [The bodies] were

left, and in the heat and the humidity they used to swell up and burst. You really wanted to forget it. But you can’t forget it. You can’t forget.” Alma lives in Fleetwood. Lance Corporal Frank Bramhall, the quiet hero Another soldier, Lance Corporal Frank Bramhall never told his daughter, Michele Simpson, and her children Graham and Joanne why he’d won a medal. They are astounded and amused when they see him on screen for the first time, “Doesn’t he sound posh!” Michele remembers her father fighting depression and what later became known as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) for the rest of his life. “I don’t suppose any of us understood why he’d go off and not speak to any of us. I can remember the pots flying at one stage. I can’t blame my mum - if suddenly my husband decided he wasn’t going to talk for two, three, four weeks at a time I think I’d be upset.” She is determined to find out the truth about his war record. She goes to his old regiment and discovers that that he showed great courage and bravery… but he also killed many Japanese soldiers. “I can imagine why it upset him so much. Regarding his religion. Because he was Roman Catholic and he used to say to me, ‘how can I go to heaven when I’ve killed these people?’” In spite of his problems, Frank Bramhall returned to his job as a successful grocer and now Michele and her family all live together happily on their family farm in Rochdale.

Friday 24th June 07:00 EU Referendum The Result 14:00 News 14:45 For What It’s Worth 15:30 Escape to the Country 16:30 The Instant Gardener 17:15 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The Big Decision with Nick Robinson The UK has decided its fate. By now we’ll know whether the Britain will remain part of the European Union or will be leaving it. But what does that decision really mean? Nick Robinson has been across Britain to find out, and reports live from London as the impact of the referendum becomes clear 21:00 EastEnders Ronnie is shaken by her discovery Celebrity 21:30 MasterChef The first week of heats continues as the four remaining celebrities face three more culinary challenges, battling for a place in the semi-finals. The first challenge is a relay invention test. Split into two teams, each team must create a main course and a pudding between them 23:00 News 23:55 The Graham Norton Show 00:40 Film - A Few Best Men (15) 02:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:15 News

06:45 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:45 Close Calls: On Camera 08:15 Escape to the Country 09:00 Attenborough’s Passion Projects 10:00 Crimewatch Roadshow 10:45 Homes Under the Hammer 11:45 Rip Off Britain 12:30 Close Calls: On Camera 13:00 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Tennis: Eastbourne 14:45 News Special 16:00 Tennis: Eastbourne 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Operation Meet the Street 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Rugby League: Challenge Cup Live Warrington v Widnes Live Challenge Cup action as Warrington Wolves take on near-neighbours Widnes Vikings at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Warrington have done the double over their rivals in Super League this season but seven-time Challenge Cup winner Denis Betts will have his Widnes side fired up with a trip to Wembley now just two wins away. The old adversaries have contested the Challenge Cup final twice, with Warrington winning 190 in 1950 and Widnes claiming a 14-7 victory in 1975. Commentary comes from Dave Woods

07:00 Good Morning Britain 10:25 News Special 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Holly panics and makes a decision 20:30 Coronation Street Jason has something he needs to do 21:00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant The Regent’s Canal runs through the heart of the capital, linking the docks with the rest of Britain. Along a route that is rich in history, John visits the East End’s haunted Ragged School, helps make - and sample - a bottle or two of gin and stops off to feed the giraffes at London Zoo 21:30 Coronation Street Jason saves David from a heartbreaking choice

22:00 Oscar Pistorius: The Interview In a world exclusive, investigative journalist Mark WilliamsThomas interviews Paralympian Oscar Pistorius as he prepares to return to jail for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva 23:00 Glastonbury 2016 Steenkamp 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Glastonbury 2016 03:00 23:00 News 00:00 When Deepcut: The Army’s Ali Came to Britain 01:00 Shame 04:00 Rick Stein’s Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, Long Weekends 05:00 This She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen is BBC Two

06:50 Countdown 07:35 Will and Grace 08:50 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:50 Frasier 10:50 Undercover Boss USA 11:50 A Place in the Sun 12:50 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun 14:10 Posh Pawnbrokers 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 Gogglesprogs Children transform Gogglebox, sharing their honest, inimitable and hilarious take on our biggest and best TV 22:00 The Last Leg in, the Last Leg Out This week the live weekly satirical comedy show airs in an earlier slot as Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe are joined by a special guest to examine the EU referendum result and the biggest and most entertaining news stories of the week 23:00 Power Monkeys 23:35 Rude Tube 00:40 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:35 Film The Fifth Estate (15) 03:45 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 04:35 Power Monkeys 05:00 An Immigrant’s Guide to Britain 05:25 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 05:45 Fifteen to One

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Film - Spirit Riders (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Alex Polizzi’s Italian Islands Alex visits the stunning smaller islands of southern Italy, from Capri and Ischia in the Bay of Naples to the remote Aeolian islands of Salina and Filicudi, which holds a special place in her heart 21:00 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild It’s June, and the park is bathed in 17 hours of daylight With the warm temperatures come rich pickings, but for the newborn the summer months are crucial as they learn to fight, find food and avoid predators 22:00 Big Brother: Live Eviction Emma Willis presents the latest drama as one of this year’s Housemates is shown the door 23:30 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:30 Big Brother 01:00 Cricket 02:00 Super Casino 04:10 Big Brother 05:20 Fail Army 05:45 HouseBusters

DON´T MISS

Oscar Pistorius: The Interview

WHEN ALI CAME TO BRITAIN

In Oscar Pistorius: The Interview, the former Paralympian speaks to investigative journalist, Mark Williams-Thomas, in his first television interview about the night he shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013. Pistorius speaks as he prepares to return to jail having been convicted of murder after his original conviction of culpable homicide was overturned by South Africa's Supreme Court. He is interviewed at his uncle's home, where he is living while awaiting sentencing, which is expected to be delivered later this month. In the documentary, Pistorius gives his account of what happened the night he killed his girlfriend and is questioned about key details of the prosecution case which resulted in his conviction. He also talks about his relationship with Reeva, the allegations of his previous abusive behaviour towards her and and his previous use of firearms. The Steenkamp family were asked to take part in this programme, but declined.

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SOAPS

In Emmerdale Victoria tackles Simon at the food fan and they struggle for the cash box. Jai sees the commotion and comes to help. Simon hits Victoria and then flees the scene but without the box. Later, Adam gets a call saying Victoria is hurt. Holly is sick with worry and heads to see what has happened. She worries

Documentary focusing on Muhammad Ali’s relationship with Britain, featuring contributions by those who met him on his many visits. Yorkshireman Richard Dunn describes what it was like to face the boxer in his prime, and talks about the hero’s welcome he received in his native Bradford after he had been soundly beaten. TV presenter Dickie Davies discusses An Audience with Muhammad Ali in 1974, which he hosted, and Mohamed Hussein recalls the time Ali and his wife had their marriage blessed at his South Shields mosque 1977.

she will be implicated but is still desperate to get herself out of this mess. In Coronation Street, when Kylie suggests that she should confess to Callum’s murder, David won’t hear of it. He insists that he’d rather take the rap himself as the kids need her. Later, the police call at Number 8 and take David in for questioning again. Kylie is worried sick. The police quiz David about Callum’s final movements, but he remains unfazed. At the same time, Jason asks Phelan to retrieve Tony’s toolbag as there’s

something he needs to do. Meanwhile, Nick approaches Leanne and asks her if she’ll accompany him to a meeting with his accountant as he’s got some new business ideas and he’d like her to be involved. Covering her guilt, Leanne agrees and tells Robert that she won’t be in for her first shift as she has a family emergency to attend to. Robert is annoyed. As Nick and Leanne wait in the café for the accountant, Robert enters and angrily demands to know why she isn’t at work. Elsewhere,

Gail

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Bethany take Harry to see Sarah in hospital. The psychiatrist explains to them that Sarah has suffered some psychotic episodes brought on by stress, but medication should lessen her anxiety. At Todd’s insistence, Jason accompanies him to the hospital to visit Sarah. They’re shocked at her zombie-like state.

In the second episode, the

07:00 Dinner Date 07:45 Ellen DeGeneres 08:30 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 12:45 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 Love Island 20:30 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad 01:45 The Cleveland Show 02:40 Safeword ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Wycliffe 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 The Jury 00:05 The Knock 01:45 Film - The English Patient (15) ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:55 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 Gunsmoke 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:50 The Saint 15:50 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 17:55 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Euro 96: The Summer Football Came Home 22:00 Film Live and Let Die (PG) 00:30 Film - Kull the Conqueror (15) 02:20 The Saint 03:25 Highway Patrol

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

police question David about the texts sent from Callum’s phone after his death. Will David keep his cool?

As Ronnie questions Andy, he is quick to cover - but will Ronnie believe him? Is she in danger around Andy?

Worried sick, Kylie heads to the police station and is surprised to find Jason there handing in Tony’s tool bag. Later, David arrives home from the police station clearly shattered and Gail is concerned for him.

Meanwhile, when Jay overhears Honey and Billy talking about him, they’re forced to admit that parents at the school disagree with their living arrangements. At the end of his tether, Jay heads over to see Roxy and begs her to give him the drugs as he needs the cash.

In Eastenders, Ronnie is still in shock after Dot’s discovery. When she returns home, Jack has already left to take Amy over to Roxy’s house, so she has to confront Andy all by herself.

Saturday 25th June

6 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Mary Berry’s Absolute Favourites 13:00 News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Escape to the Country 14:30 Euro 2016: Switzerland v Poland 17:00 Flog It 17:30 Euro 2016: Wales v Northern Ireland 20:10 News 20:30 Euro 2016: Croatia v Portugal Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the last-16 match, staged at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens Reigning champions Spain entered the tournament as favourites to top Group D, despite falling to a surprise 1-0 defeat at home to Georgia in their final warm-up match before departing for France, which may have given Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia enough belief that they could cause something of a surprise The third-place qualifier will be selected from either groups B, E or F, so it is possible that England or Wales could be involved tonight 23:05 (Kick-off 21:00)

07:20 Film - Miracle of the Bells 09:15 Film - Carve Her Name with Pride (PG) 11:10 Homes Under the Hammer 12:10 Natural Tom 13:00 World Ever Best Kerridge’s Talking 13:30 Dishes Tennis: 14:15 Tennis 17:00 Eastbourne Glastonbury 2016 18:15 Rugby League Challenge Cup: Wigan v Castleford 20:30 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul Murton visits places connected to poet Robert Burns, the man who made Ayrshire famous 21:00 Glastonbury 2016 Jo Whiley and Greg James take over the evening’s presenting duties at Worthy Farm in Somerset, taking up residence close to the Pyramid Stage to provide viewers with on-the-spot coverage of tonight’s most anticipated performances

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:30 The Wine Show 13:40 News 14:00 Euro 2016: Switzerland v Poland 17:00 Euro 2016: Euro 2016: Wales v Northern Ireland 20:00 Euro 2016: Croatia v Portugal Mark Pougatch presents coverage of the last-16 match, staged at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens Reigning champions Spain entered the tournament as favourites to top Group D, despite falling to a surprise 1-0 defeat at home to Georgia in their final warm-up match before departing for France, which may have given Czech Republic, Turkey and Croatia enough belief that they could cause something of a surprise The third-place qualifier will be selected from either groups B, E or F, so it is possible that England or Wales could be involved tonight (Kick-off 21:00)

22:00 Glastonbury 2016 As excitement builds for this evening’s roster of music, Lauren Laverne and Huw Stephens introduce highlights but all eyes are bound to be on the Pyramid Stage come 11;15pm, 23:15 News 23:30 Euro though, as Adele emerges 2016: Highlights 00:30 Film for this evening’s headline - Carry on Don’t Lose Your 23:05 The National Lottery performance Head (PG) 02:15 Live 23:15 News 23:35 Live at the Apollo 00:20 Film - 02:00 Euro 2016 - Match Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, LA Confidential (18) 02:35 Replay 03:40 This is BBC She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen Two News

07:05 Salvage SOS 07:30 Motorsport 08:00 Triathlon 08:30 Motorsport 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Car SOS 12:00 The Superhumans Show 12:30 The Big Bang Theory 13:55 Come Dine with Me 15:00 Racing: Newcastle and Newmarket 17:30 A Place in the Sun 18:35 Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or List it 19:30 News 20:00 Gogglesprogs Toby, Sam and James share a love of video games, while Ashton adores documentaries though his sister Darcie and cousin Cari both prefer the soaps. In this episode, the young TV viewers give their unique takes on Take Me Out, Countdown and Star Wars 21:00 Film - Life of Pi (PG) A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger 23:30 Film - RIPD (12) 01:30 Film - Blue is the Warmest Colour (18) 04:30 Hollyoaks Omnibus

07:00 Milkshake 09:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 The Saturday Show Live 12:40 Film Star Trek: Insurrection (PG) 14:40 Columbo: The Conspirators 16:40 Columbo: Playback 18:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 20:05 News 20:10 NCIS: Los Angeles The team must put their holiday decorations on hold to investigate a Marine’s death by his cell phone blowing up 21:00 NCIS Anthony DiNozzo Sr, father of Tony, becomes embroiled in a case concerning an assassination plot against a prince 22:00 NCIS The murder of a petty officer sparks a lead in a 40-year-old airport bombing cold case that Gibbs and DiNozzo have been assigned to for the past two years. Also, McGee is jealous that he was not previously briefed on the cold case 22:55 News 23:00 Big Brother 00:05 Jason Manford Live At The Manchester Apollo 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Big Brother 05:00 The Secret Life of Kittens 05:50 Divine Designs

14:30 Film - The Perfect Man (PG) 16:35 Film - Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (U) 18:15 Film - Along Came Polly (12) 20:05 Film - Rumour Has It (12) 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 01:20 American Dad ITV3 11:15 Les Miserables (U) 13:45 Foyle’s War 15:50 Midsomer Murders 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Inspector Morse 01:10 The Jury 02:10 City Lights ITV4 13:20 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 14:50 Pawn Stars 15:45 Film - Police Academy 3: Back in Training (PG) 17:30 Film - Superman (PG) 20:30 World Series of Darts 00:30 Film - Sleepers (18)

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

Sunday 26th June 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:15 News 14:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:30 Euro 2016: France v Republic of Ireland 17:00 Escape to the Country 17:30 Euro 2016: Germany v Slovakia 20:00 News 20:30 Euro 2016: Hungary v Belgium Gary Lineker presents all the action from the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse, where the sixth last-16 fixture takes place Four years ago two matches in the knockout stage went to penalties, both after finishing goalless, with Italy beating England in the quarter-finals, and Spain eliminating Portugal in the semi-finals before going on to win the tournament and continue their dominance of international football Subsequent programmes subject to change (Kick-off 21:00) 23:00 News 23:30 Room 101 00:15 Film - High Fidelity (15) 02:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:05 News

07:35 Great British Garden Revival 08:35 Countryfile 09:35 The Beechgrove Garden 10:05 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:35 Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 12:05 A Cook Abroad 13:05 Wimbledon 14:00 Review 2015 British Athletics: Championships 2016 18:00 Flog It 18:30 The Great British Sewing Bee

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Griff’s Great Britain 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant 12:30 Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis 12:55 Catchphrase 13:40 News 14:00 Euro 2016: France v Republic of Ireland 17:00 Euro 2016: Germany v 19:30 Glastonbury 2016 Slovakia Sunday afternoon live coverage from Glastonbury 20:00 Euro 2016: Hungary Festival continues with v Belgium Mark Pougatch Radcliffe, presents all the action from Mark hosts Lauren Laverne and Jo the Stadium Municipal in Whiley bringing you the Toulouse, where the sixth best of the live music from last-16 fixture takes place the world famous festival Four years ago two match21:00 Top Gear Chris es in the knockout stage Evans and Matt Le Blanc went to penalties, both after take a trip to Dingle to finishing goalless, with Italy check out Rolls Royce’s beating England in the new model the Dawn, and quarter-finals, and Spain put it to the test to see if it eliminating Portugal in the can outperform one of the semi-finals before going on company’s most successful to win the tournament and cars, the 1976 Cornishe continue their dominance of 22:00 Glastonbury 2016 It international football (Kick is the third and final night of Off 21:00) BBC Two’s coverage of Glastonbury Festival 23:15 News 23:30 Euro 2016: Highlights 00:30 01:00 Euro 2016 Match Peston on Sunday 01:30 Replay 02:40 Countryfile Jackpot247 04:00 03:40 Holby City 04:35 Horizon 05:35 This is BBC Motorsport UK 04:50 ITV Nightscreen Two

06:55 King of Queens 07:20 Salvage SOS 08:05 World Endurance Championship 09:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:30 Film - Runaway Bride (PG) 16:50 Film - 101 Dalmatians (U) 18:30 Location, Location, Location 19:30 News 20:00 Penelope Keith at Her Majesty’s Service Penelope visits Wales, where she explores regal links - from ceremonial investitures to Pembrokeshire corgis and the Royal harpist 21:00 Messages Home: Lost Films of the British Army Recently rediscovered WWII footage reveals British soldiers in Burma recording filmed messages to their loved ones back home 22:00 Film - The Railway Man (15) A former British WWII Army officer discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him 00:20 Film - The Sixth Sense (15) 02:15 The Secret World of Tinder 03:10 Hitler’s Hidden Drug Habit 04:05 French Collection

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Now That’s Funny 12:35 Film - Under the Tuscan Sun (12) 14:40 Horse The Film Whisperer (PG) 17:55 Film - The Deep End of the Ocean (12) 19:55 News 20:00 Cricket: England v Sri Lanka Mark Nicholas presents highlights of the third one-day international in the five-match series, which took place at The County Ground in Bristol 21:00 Now That’s Funny A collection of internetsourced videos with a family friendly hook, featuring a girl struggling with a maths question and some escape spectacular attempts 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house as this year’s Housemates get to grips with each other, and Big Brother’s unseen influence 23:00 Film - Sacrifice (15) 00:50 It’s Not Me, It’s You Sync Lip 01:35 Battle02:00 Super Casino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:50 Wildlife SOS

14:05 Take Me Out 15:05 Love Island 15:35 Catchphrase 16:20 Film Beethoven’s 2nd (U) 18:05 Film - Charlotte’s Web (U) 20:00 Film - Evan Almighty (PG) 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad ITV3 14:25 Columbo 16:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 18:05 Film - The Making of a Lady 19:55 Midsomer Murders 22:00 The Bletchley Circle 23:00 Lewis 01:05 Film Wimbledon (12) 02:55 A Touch of Frost ITV4 13:05 Storage Wars 15:00 Pawn Stars 16:25 Film Superman (PG) 19:20 The Wine Show 20:30 World Series of Darts 00:30 The Darts Mavericks 01:30 Film - The Boat That Rocked (15)

09:00 The Weekend Mix,

Monday 27th June

8 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Rip Off Britain 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Wimbledon 2016 17:30 Euro 2016: Italy v Spain 20:00 News 20:30 Euro 2016: England v Iceland Gary Lineker presents all the action from the concluding last-16 match, which takes place at the Stade de Nice This is one of two fixtures at this stage not to feature a group winner, and there could be British interest given that England and Wales were both drawn in Group B On paper, Group F seemed to be one of the weakest at the start of the tournament, with only Portugal possessing any real experience in recent major competitions, and Austria, Iceland and Hungary all looking to keep their unlikely journeys alive Subsequent programmes subject to change (Kick Off 21:00) 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got Old News for You 00:15 The Graham Norton Show 01:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 07:30 Close Calls: On Camera 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 09:30 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Wimbledon 2016 Sue Barker introduces live coverage of the opening day’s play at the All England Club, as this year’s championships get under way in the men’s and ladies’ singles

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 15:00 Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Euro 2016: Italy v Spain

22:30 The Great British Sewing Bee Claudia Winkleman hosts the semifinal of the Great British Sewing Bee, where just four sewers are left to battle it out to for a place in the final

20:15 Euro 2016: England v Iceland Mark Pougatch presents all the action from the concluding last-16 match, which takes place at the Stade de Nice This is one of two fixtures at this stage not to feature a group winner, and there could be British interest given that England and Wales were both drawn in Group B On paper, Group F seemed to be one of the weakest at the start of the tournament, with only Portugal possessing any real experience in recent major competitions, and Austria, Iceland and Hungary all looking to keep their unlikely journeys alive (Kick Off 21:00)

23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Top Gear 01:15 The Women’s Football Show 01:45 Euro 2016 Match Replay 03:25 Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People 04:25 DIY SOS The Big Build 05:25 This is BBC Two

23:15 ITV News and Weather 23:55 Euro 2016: Highlights 00:55 In Plain Sight 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

21:30 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding takes a look back at all the action from day one of Wimbledon 2016 All eyes were on centre court today with Novak Djokovic beginning his title defence on the All England Club’s hallowed turf

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Film - Dark Desire 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 On Benefits: Life on the Dole Newlyweds Rob and Roxanne have been sent an eviction notice for rent arrears and Anne-Marie and Shaun need to qualify for disability benefits to add to their household budget

21:30 The Real Story Kate Quilton returns with the programme that investigates the purported health benefits of superfoods

21:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away Kevin and Brian visit a Sussex coach company and a Middlesex technology firm. Stewart and Elmor must evict a Merseyside tenant recovering from a brain tumour and an elderly tenant who is not as he seems

22:00 24 Hours in A and E Beth, who’s 68, is rushed to A&E after falling down a flight of stairs and breaking her ankle; her foot is hanging off and the bone is sticking out

22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house as this year’s Housemates get to grips with each other, and Big Brother’s unseen influence

23:00 Britain’s Benefit Tenants 00:00 Bodyshockers 01:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:55 Inside Birmingham Children’s Hospital 02:50 What Britain Buys 03:45 French Collection 04:40 Posh Pawnbrokers 05:35 Fifteen to One

23:00 Wentworth Prison 00:05 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Body Freaks: Make Me a Perfect 10 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 Person of Interest 05:00 Tattoo Disasters UK 05:25 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 HouseBusters

DON´T MISS SUPERFOODS: THE REAL STORY

Channel 4 21:30

Kate Quilton returns with the programme that investigates the purported health benefits of superfoods, meeting leading scientists, nutritionists and dieticians to learn which are worth the money. In the first edition, she visits the Italian city of Naples to explore the potential cancer-busting properties of the humble tomato, before travelling to Japan to find out if the secret of youth is contained in fermented soya beans, and also examines if a glass of red wine can really help boost brain power.

(Emmerdale, Happy Valley) and with a young son, Steph strives to make something extra of her life via new friendships and the excitement of this new career. Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) plays Pauline. Pauline jumps in at the deep end when Steph, her cleaner, introduces her to

the parties as a way to salve her loneliness. Pauline‘s sunny disposition hides a secret sadness. She and her husband, local butcher Brian, played by Peter Wight (Our Zoo, The Paradise) deeply love each other but their relationship has suffered whilst he’s concentrated on building his business. Through her relationship with the Ann

ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:50 Murder, She Wrote 12:50 Wycliffe 13:55 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Collision 00:00 Wycliffe 01:10 A Touch of Frost 03:00 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:50 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 The Goodwood Members’ Meeting 13:50 Pawn Stars 14:40 The Saint 15:45 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 British Cycling National Road Championship 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Motogp Highlights 22:00 River Monsters 23:00 Film American Gangster (18) 02:10 Motorsport UK 03:10 River Monsters 04:00 Teleshopping

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

NEW - Brief Encounters - Starting Monday 4 July Penelope Wilton, Sophie Rundle, Angela Griffin and Sharon Rooney are to star as four women striving to find happiness and fulfilment in new ITV drama Brief Encounters. The new frank, fresh and funny six-part drama from CPL Productions set in the early ‘80s also stars Peter Wight, Don Gilet, Karl Davies and Ben Bailey Smith. Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders, Dickensian, Happy Valley, Episodes) will play Steph who feels invisible until Ann Summers party planning comes into her life. It ignites the ambition she didn’t know she had and grows her confidence. Married to Terry, played by Karl Davies

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 The Cube 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Love Island 20:30 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Family Guy 00:00 American Dad 01:00 The Cleveland Show 02:00 Two and a Half Men 02:30 The Vampire Diaries 03:20 Teleshopping

Summers girls, Pauline steps out from the shadows. Angela Griffin (Lewis, Mount Pleasant, Waterloo Road) plays Nita. Nita and Steph have a chance meeting in the school playground that kick starts a sequence of events that will change both their lives. Nita is a mix of grit and warmth, struggling to run a household with a husband, played by Don Gilet (EastEnders, Holby City, 55 Degrees North) whom she adores but who frequently strays onto the wrong side of the law, despite his devotion to his family. Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary, Hector) stars as young hairdresser, Dawn who has a lust for life.

Although bubbly and outgoing, since her mother died she has been trapped, looking after her father and three brothers who all take her for granted. The buzz of earning serious cash with the other women gives her the incentive to finally realise her dreams with fiancé, Russell, the butcher’s apprentice played by Will Merrick (Skins). Produced by BAFTA winning indie CPL Productions, Brief Encounters is created and written by Fay Rusling and Oriane Messina (Green Wing, Me & Mrs Jones), and executive produced by CPL’s Arabella McGuigan and Danielle Lux alongside the writer-creators.

TV News The #WALRUS match on @ITV (in Wales) & @ITV4 was watched by 1.4m viewers & peaked with 1.5m viewers across ITV in Wales & ITV4. The #ENGSLO match on @ITV (ex Wales) & @ITV2 was watched by 13.8m viewers & peaked with 15.1m viewers across ITV & ITV2. ITV announce brand new three part series, Joanna Lumley’s Japan. Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to headline 20th BBC Proms in the Park. Sun-soaked smash Death In Paradise to film in UK for first time. BBC smashes digital records as 2.3m watch England Wales clash online.

Tuesday 28th June 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Rip Off Britain 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Wimbledon 2016 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Pam makes a risky decision 21:00 Holby City Dominic finds a unique way to grieve the loss of his best friend 22:00 The Living and the Dead When the death of his mother brings Nathan Appleby and his vivacious young wife Charlotte back to the family estate, they must turn the farm’s fortunes around or risk ruin. Though the farm demands his attention, pioneering doctor Nathan finds himself unable to turn away a vulnerable girl, who is brought to him after seemingly becoming possessed by a terrifying spirit. Though the case is disturbing, Nathan believes there is always a rational or scientific explanation to be found for life’s mysteries 23:00 News 23:45 Professor Green: Dangerous Dogs 00:35 Who Do You Think You Are? 01:35 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:40 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain 09:30 The Extraordinary Collector 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Wimbledon 2016 Sue Barker presents live coverage of day two of Wimbledon 2016 21:30 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding takes a look back at all the action from day two of Wimbledon 2016. Serena Williams was the first on centre court today, as the American began her title defence in the 130th edition of the world-famous tournament at the All England Club 22:30 Mr v Mrs: Call the Mediator More separated couples come face to face to try to resolve their disputes in the private world of family mediation. Alan and Yvonne are about to sell their house to finance their new lives after they divorce and need help to decide who should get what 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Mock the Week 00:45 Versailles 01:45 Tate Modern: Switched On 02:45 Life in the Air 03:45 City in the Sky 04:45 This is BBC Two

9 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’s Crime Stories 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Rakesh puts his plan into action 21:00 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and the team present a new series of the garden makeover show, transforming unloved areas into beautiful spaces for some very special people. The team head to Hull to spruce up the garden of a 90-yearold ballroom dancing devotee. Age and frailty have seen the twice-widowed great-grandmother lose the ability to tend her once-beautiful front and back gardens. The team create two colourful and nostalgic havens full of memories, and even an outdoor ballroom where she enjoys a waltz with Alan 22:00 Life Inside Jail: Hell on Earth Observational documentary series filmed over six months in one of New York’s toughest jails 23:00 News 23:40 On Assignment 00:10 Bargain Shop Wars 00:40 In Plain Sight 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 14:10 Posh Pawnbrokers 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 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home George helps Leicester couple James and Drew restore their period house, reclaiming its classic Georgian dimensions and features 22:00 Born on the Same Day Ricky Tomlinson flirted with far right politics and was jailed for his part in the Builders’ Strike of 1972, before he took up acting. Cameras also follow would-be jockey and entrepreneur Vic Young, and midwife Julia Allison 23:00 First Dates 00:05 24 Hours in A and E 01:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:00 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:25 Gillette World Sport 02:55 Motorsport 03:20 World Endurance Championship 04:15 Triathlon: Ironman 703 Staffordshire 04:45 Motorsport 05:10 French Collection

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Rosamunde Pilcher’s Spring 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Police Interceptors Kev and Steve go on the hunt for suspected heroin dealers and Ken reveals a shocking way to rewire your house 21:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Inspector Herchy Boal comes across a litter of German Shepherd puppies covered in their own mess and eating raw meat off a filthy floor and a man who is about to be made homeless puts his dog’s needs before his own 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house as this year’s Housemates get to grips with each other, and Big Brother’s unseen influence 23:00 Danniella Westbrook: In Therapy 00:05 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Botched Up Bodies 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 Person of Interest 05:00 Tattoo Disasters UK 05:25 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 HouseBusters

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LIFE INSIDE JAIL: HELL ON EARTH

ITV 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Rakesh visits the shop to give himself an alibi. He pretends to be ill and asks to use David’s toilet. Once out of sight, he climbs out of the bathroom window and makes his way towards Mill Cottage. After spraying graffiti and smashing the place up,

Part one of two. Observational documentary series filmed over six months in Albany jail, one of New York’s toughest prisons. Cameras witness how the loss of liberty cuts deep with family and friends, profiles those battling their addictions, and those facing up to American justice for the most heinous of crimes. In the first episode, Correctional Officers at Albany are challenged by the arrival of seven senior gangsters transferred from the Big Apple’s most notorious prison, Rikers Island. Narrated by Sean Bean.

Rakesh pours white spirits over the flat, strikes a match and runs out.

of Ronnie and Dan, who hurry to the burning building and plunge in.

At the same time, Nicola realises that she and Jimmy have left their bag of sex toys at Mill Cottage, so she sneaks back in. When she hears smashing from downstairs, she hides until it goes quiet then steels herself to face whoever is out there.

Meanwhile, Ronnie warns Lawrence about Bernice’s outburst and he gets vicious, telling Ronnie that he wishes he was dead. Lawrence returns to Bernice at Home Farm, repentant for messing up with her. He is alarmed to learn she has told Andy everything but swears to her that he isn’t gay. Bernice agrees not to leave him, but is clearly still conflicted.

Once Nicola opens the door, she is met by a wall of flames. Nicola runs for the door but a box of white spirits explodes, bringing down scaffolding and knocking her out. As Nicola screams for help, she catches the attention

Elsewhere, Emma and James rush towards burning Mill Cottage, despairing to see their new home

1991: Thatcher to retire from House of Commons in flames. Also today, Victoria accidentally sprays Finn with red Identispray.

In Eastenders, Les and Pam try to find the money to meet Babe’s latest blackmail demands, but as the Mitchells are refusing to pay the high costs of the funeral, Pam is forced to make a dangerous decision that puts their whole business at risk.

Later, Pam interrupts an early birthday party for Linda at The Vic and reluctantly tells Babe that she doesn’t have the money. Spiteful Babe then implies that she’s about to reveal Les’s secret as she presents a veiled picture frame in front of everyone at the pub. Coming out fighting, Pam jumps in and knocks a picture frame to the ground, believing it to contain the photo of Christine. As tensions mount, can Pam stop Babe in time? Shortly afterwards, Pam arrives home and is surprised to find Les dressed as Christine. As Pam begins to fall apart, Les has a heart attack.

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Love Island 20:30 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad 01:45 Two and a Half Men 02:40 Mom 03:25 Teleshopping ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:50 Murder, She Wrote 12:50 Wycliffe 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Collision 00:00 Wire in the Blood 01:05 A Touch of Frost 03:00 Judge Judy 03:20 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:55 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 Gunsmoke 13:50 Pawn Stars 14:50 The Saint 15:50 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Motogp Highlights 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 History of the Euros 22:00 Goodwood First Glance 23:00 Film - Eraser (15) 01:20 Film - Dawn of the Dead (18) 03:25 Nitro Circus 03:45 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack Meanwhile, Roxy tries to assure Jack how serious she is about changing for the better.

In Holby City, Dominic finds a unique way to grieve the loss of his best friend, while Raf and Fletch are at loggerheads when Raf reveals how he really feels about Naomi. Meanwhile, Ollie is under the cosh when Jac leaves him with a list of jobs to do before a major operation.

CODE CRACKER Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 13 represents K and 14 represents B, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across

Down

1 Divide (5) 4 Drive away (6) 9 Everyday (7) 10 Storey (5) 11 Mislaid (4) 12 Work (7) 13 Owed (3) 14 Scoundrel (5) 16 Oust (5) 18 Failure (3) 19 Collude (7) 20 Become larger (4) 23 Odour (5) 24 Bluster (7) 25 Stages (6) 26 Deep chasm (5)

1 Alike (7) 2 Connections (5) 3 Snare (4) 5 In the know (8) 6 Supply (7) 7 Big (5) 8 Stop (5) 13 Dainty (8) 15 Venetian boat (7) 17 In the direction of (7) 18 Solid (5) 19 Grasp (5) 21 Ball game (5) 22 Information (4)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Scared, 4 Utters, 9 Calorie, 10 Raita, 11 Ultra, 12 Lissome, 13 Rug, 14 Batik, 16 Piece, 18 Oil, 19 Morocco, 21 Altar, 23 Noise, 24 Examine, 25 Sprint, 26 Beat it. Down: 1 Succumb, 2 Allot, 3 Earmark, 5 Terms, 6 Episode, 7 Spare, 8 Well-groomed, 15 Terrier, 16 Placate, 17 Earnest, 19 Minus, 20 Clean, 22 Taint.

Scribble Pad

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

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Sirius closely pursues the sailor (3,4) 4 Cover rearranged duet number (5) 7 A rugby player is taken by surprise (5) 9 Roman house with fashionable anti-hero (7) 10 Has USSR ordered the cavalrymen? (7) 11 Could start true, new period of peace (5) 12 Toxophilite, one from Ambridge, perhaps (6) 14 Rich international in European holiday area (6) 18 Unforgettable singer and the old king (5) 20 Gotta be new style holdall (4-3) 22 In tents experience? (7) 23 Extract information from the journalist with a broken cue (5) 24 Sort Kelvin out with a bird (5) 25 Refunds are best when resolved (7) STANDARD CLUES Across 1 Bright spot in the night sky (3,4) 4 Bed covering (5) 7 By surprise (5) 9 Wicked or evil person (7) 10 Cavalrymen (7) 11 Armistice (5) 12 Bowman (6) 14 Coined (6) 18 Hardy cabbages (5) 20 Carry-all (4-3) 22 Living in a tent (7) 23 Bring out (5) 24 Large wading bird (5) 25 Refunds (7)

Down 1 Old Greek capital? (7) 2 Brags about catches (5) 3 Change is concealed by always returning (6) 4 Felt Penny broke earthenware (5) 5 Half-a-dozen beside a channel bridge (7) 6 It is said that these marquees are on edge (5) 8 It's reported that this rascal is often seen in church (5) 13 Unusual bloom in county in Ceylon (7) 15 Fibrous substance found at the end of a whistle (5) 16 Pointed looks that can hurt? (7) 17 Actor grates awfully (6) 18 Prepares to shoot birds (5) 19 The Kinks hidden lizard (5) 21 Forthright but not too sharp (5) Down 1 Old Greek money (7) 2 Snatches (5) 3 Make changes to (6) 4 Blue and white pottery (5) 5 Long bridge-like structure (7) 6 Anxious (5) 8 Dishonest type (5) 13 Capital of Sri Lanka (7) 15 Basketry fibre (5) 16 Stabbing weapons (7) 17 Old hand (6) 18 Adult male birds (5) 19 Small lizard (5) 21 Not having a sharp edge or point (5)

Last weeks Solution Across: 7 Decant, 8 Attain, 9 Inns, 10 Ascribes, 11 Farrier, 13 Habit, 15 Brisk, 17 Forages, 20 Intonate, 21 Aura, 23 Petite, 24 Animal. Down: 1 Fern, 2 Nasser, 3 Steamer, 4 Farce, 5 Attila, 6 Likewise, 12 Arranged, 14 Polecat, 16 Stolid, 18 Aramis, 19 Taper, 22 Rear.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words Am Is 3 letter words Ado Dot Ego One Ore Pad Ran Rot 4 letter words Acne Adds Aged Agog

Anew Bias Bite Bone Brae Cabs Case Chat Daws Deed Deer Dyke Eves Live Loco Lore Nova Oink Pale Para

Racy Seep Shed Shot Soot Spry Tree Ulna 5 letter words Airer Alarm Arias Belie Billy Cocoa Gloss Honey Iotas Olive

Onset Prone Salon Salsa Shiny Sisal Spine Split Steer Stele Stile Stole Table Tally Teens Trail While Whose 6 letter words

Astute Canine Chalet Coarse Duress Snarls Sparse Sturdy 8 letter words Nerdiest Stiletto 9 letter words Disrepair Recognise

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 7 Examination (school) (6) 8 Decade (6) 10 Servicios (7) 11 Seven (5) 12 Estrella (4) 13 To have (5) 17 To bath (5) 18 Chiste (4) 22 Carreteras (5) 23 Inútil (7) 24 Trains (railway) (6) 25 Shepherd (6)

Down 1 Windy (meteorological) (7) 2 Quality (standard) (7) 3 To drink (5) 4 Sarampión (7) 5 Panadero (5) 6 Wales (5) 9 Espárrago (9) 14 Perejil (7) 15 Ninety (7) 16 Postre (7) 19 Deal (agreement) (5) 20 Tide (at sea) (5) 21 Medalla (5)

Across 1 Marine echinoderm (invertebrate) with five or more radiating arms (8) 5 Nickname given to the annual awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance (6) 9 Without forethought or plan (8) 10 Australian born actor who starred as the Joker in 2008 superhero thriller film The Dark Knight: Heath ----- (6) 11 French city that hosted the 1968 Winter Olympics (8) 12 European plant (also called 'sea pink') that forms low-growing tufts of slender leaves with rounded pink flower heads, growing chiefly on sea cliffs and mountains (6) 14 British television programme (2006-7) presented by Victoria Coren, in which the writers of the Oxford English Dictionary asked the public for help in finding the origins and first

known citations of a number of words and phrases: --------- and Piffle (10) 18 Chief port of Egypt located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea (10) 22 Small elongated insect with a pair of terminal appendages that resemble pincers (6) 23 1948 Western comedy film starring Bob Hope as dentist Peter ‘Painless’ Potter and Jane Russell as Calamity Jane: The -------(8) 24 Capital and largest city and economic and cultural centre of Portugal (6) 25 1984 UK Number One hit single by George Michael: -------- Whisper (8) 26 Marine bivalve mollusc usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers (6) 27 1940 Walt Disney film consisting of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski

SUDOKU (Hard)

Quiz Word

(8) Down 1 1960s British sitcom, a

spin-off of The Army Game, about soldiers undertaking national service and follows two of the main characters,

played by Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser after they returned to civilian life: Bootsie and ------ (6) 2 Deciduous flowering shrub with clusters of brightly coloured, sometimes fragrant flowers (6) 3 Large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout used to hold alcoholic beverage, usually wine (6) 4 Musical groups, originally from the Caribbean Islands, that play instruments made from the heads of oil drums (5,5) 6 English television presenter and journalist who was one of the main presenters on the now defunct breakfast station GMTV. He has also hosted television game shows such as The Krypton Factor, 1 vs. 100, Safebreakers and Tipping Point: Ben -------- (8) 7 Relating to or denoting the Church of England or any Church in communion with it (8) 8 Fictional animated television series that is featured in the animated television series The Simpsons:

The Itchy & -------- Show (8) 13 The capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city (5,5) 15 British television drama series set in a English and later Scottish comprehensive school of the same name that was first broadcast on BBC One in March 2006: -------- Road (8) 16 Mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction (8) 17 Woman's loose-fitting undergarment for the upper body, typically held up by shoulder straps (8) 19 Person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated (6) 20 Fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants, created by writer Terry Nation in 1963, principally portrayed in the science fiction television programme Doctor Who (6) 21 Japanese hostess trained to entertain men with conversation, dance and song (6)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH JARDINERÍA Match these words with their Spanis translations then find them in the wordsearch. Answers below)

history QUIZ

ANSEWRS 1. Machu Picchu 2. Samuel Morse Washington to Baltimore 3. The Tolpuddle Martyrs 4. Gernsbeck 5. Tea 6. Ambrosia 7. Dionysus

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 8/4 Sand trap, 9 Hermit crab, 10 Boleyn, 11 Porpoise, 12 Saki, 13 Sunderland, 17 Rome, 18 Ochre, 19 Newt, 20 Hypotenuse, 22 Pink, 23 Victoria, 27 Trifle, 28 Love Affair, 29 Linz. Down: 1 Laboratory, 2 Adhesive, 3 Rhinestone, 5 Pier, 6 Scroll, 7 Laos, 14 Nehru, 15 Elementary, 16 New England, 19 Nuptials, 21 Ostler, 24 Iron, 25 Raft, 26 Adam.

la planta

el arbusto

la semilla

el rastrillo

las flores

fumigar

las malas hierbas

la carretilla

la tierra

la maceta

las raíces

la manguera

plantar

la pala

regar

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.el árbol, 2.el arbusto, 3.el rastrillo, 4.fumigar, 5.la carretilla, 6.la maceta, 7.la manguera, 8.la pala, 9.la planta, 10.la semilla, 1 1.las flores, 12.las malas hierbas,

Soduko

13.la tierra, 14.las raíces, 15.plantar, 16.regar. a.to plant, b.the seed, c.the plant pot, d.the flowers, e.the tree, f.the weeds, g.the roots, h.to fumigate, i.the bush, j.the earth,

Span - Eng

Quizword

k.to water, l.the plant, m.the hose pipe, n.the rake, o.the wheel barrow, p.the spade. Answers: 1e, 2i, 3n, 4h, 5o, 6c, 7m, 8p, 9l, 10b, 11d, 12f, 13j, 14g, 15a, 16k.

1. In 1911 Hiram Bingham discovered which lost city? 2. 'What hath God Wrought' was first message sent by whom, in 1844? 3. What Were The Six Farm Hands Arrested For Forming A Trade Union Better Known As? 4. The SF award 'The Hugo' is named after Hugo who? 5. In the 18th century Siberia used solid blocks of what, as money? 6. Which Food Of The Gods Was Said To Give Humans Immortality? 7. Around the alter of which God were the early Greek plays done?

el árbol

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Wednesday 29th June

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Rip Off Britain 12:30 Wimbledon 2016 14:00 News 14:45 Wimbledon 2016 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Celebrity MasterChef The culinary contest continues with EastEnders actress Laila Morse, former rugby union international Neil Back, broadcaster Richard Coles, and singers Amelle Berrabah and Simon Webbe. They begin by creating dishes using ingredients from a Mystery Box, before taking on the challenge of cooking in a restaurant kitchen in two groups 22:00 Iraq: The Final Judgement As the country awaits next week’s verdict from the long-delayed Iraq Inquiry into why we went to war and what the lessons should be, Jane Corbin returns to southern Iraq. With her are parents who lost a son, a soldier, there and the general who led British troops into battle. Why did it all go so wrong? 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Alan Shearer’s Euro 96: When Football Came Home 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 Flog it! Trade Secrets 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 Close Calls: On Camera 09:30 Living in ‘66 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 The Daily Politics

14:00 Wimbledon 2016 Continued live coverage of day three of Wimbledon 2016, introduced by Sue Barker

20:00 Emmerdale Rakesh feels guilty

21:30 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding takes a look back at all the action from the third day of Wimbledon 2016 The iconic All England Club is playing host to the 130th edition of the world-famous tournament and this time in 2015, players were forced to contend with recordbreaking temperatures

21:00 Britain’s Favourite Dogs A countdown of the nation’s 10 favourite breeds, based on a survey of 1,000 dog owners, discovering how the favourites have changed dramatically

22:30 Versailles Philippe returns from war a changed man, while the still base appetites of dissident duke Cassel must be pandered to by Madame de Montespan as Louis prepares for a lavish celebration in the palace gardens 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 02:05 Old School with the Hairy Bikers 03:05 The Big C and Me 04:05 This is BBC Two

20:30 Coronation Street Jason’s momentous decision devastates Eileen

22:00 CCTV Neighbourhood Watching Documentary exploring the rise in British domestic CCTV use through the extraordinary footage captured by home surveillance cameras, and the dramatic, funny and bizarre stories of those behind - and in front of the lens. From mysterious acts of car vandalism in a picturesque village to a decade-long neighbourhood dispute and an outrageous garden robbery, this film explores the growing impact of domestic CCTV on our lives 23:00 News 23:40 The Hand of God: 30 Years On 00:40 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 02:00 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:10 Film - A Risk Worth Taking (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Secrets of Great British Castles The first episode takes Dan Jones behind the battlements of Dover Castle, where he descends into an underground lair to discover how a vast network of tunnels has been used to defend both the castle and the country for centuries

21:00 Supershoppers Special Andi Osho and Anna Richardson go behind the scenes of the internet retail revolution, assessing how shopping websites tempt people to buy more and how much 21:00 GPs: Behind online delivery really costs Closed Doors The doctors of Balham Park Surgery 22:00 The Women Who treat victims of accidents, Kill Lions Following two including a young girl female big game hunters - whose hair was ripped out American Rebecca Francis by a whisk and Croatian-Canadian Jacine Jadresko - in an 22:00 The Hotel attempt to get to the heart Inspector Alex Polizzi visof their personal stories its The Gyreum, an ecoand the motives that fuel lodge in Co Sligo and their participation in this brings in a busload of ecocontroversial blood “sport” tourists to give their verdicts 23:00 Power Monkeys 23:35 8 Out of 10 Cats 23:00 Big Brother 00:05 Does Countdown 00:35 Big Brother’s Bit on the Last Leg in, Last Leg Out Side 01:00 Cricket on 5 01:35 Britain’s Most 02:00 Super Casino 04:10 Extreme Weather 02:30 Police Interceptors 05:00 Film - The Haunting in Tattoo Disasters UK 05:25 Connecticut (15) 04:15 Criminals: Caught on French Collection 05:10 Camera 05:45 Posh Pawnbrokers HouseBusters

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IRAQ: THE FINAL JUDGEMENT

BBC One 22:00

SOAPS

insurance company, putting the next phase of his plan into motion. Later, Nicola is discharged from hospital after being checked over. Jimmy and Nicola have some making up to do, but Jimmy finds Nicola unconscious on the floor...

In Emmerdale, Rakesh is encouraged when the investigating police officer turns out to be a friend, but he is still filled with guilt that people have been seriously hurt in the fire. Rakesh questions Nicola at the hospital, but is reassured that she didn’t see anything. He calls the

Ahead of next week’s verdict from the longdelayed Iraq Inquiry into why the UK went to war and what the lessons should be, Jane Corbin returns to southern Iraq. To assess how it all went so wrong, she is joined by parents who lost a son on duty there and the general who led British troops into battle. being so cruel. Unbeknownst to Lawrence, Andy is shocked to see him holding Ronnie’s hand. What will he say when Andy later confronts him?

insists that he must forget about Callum and enjoy himself.

Elsewhere, David decides to embrace baldness because life is so short. Also today, Gabby and Jacob kiss, while Finn loses a taxi contract due to his red face.

Meanwhile, Lawrence is cut up as he visits the hospital and apologises to an unconscious Ronnie for

1991: Diana fountain given the go ahead.

In Coronation Street, Jason reaches a final decision and announces to Eileen and Phelan that he’s leaving for Thailand later today. He visits Sarah in hospital and tells her of his plans. Sarah gives him her blessing and

Later, Eileen, Todd and Sean bid Jason an emotional farewell. Phelan gives a smile of satisfaction as Jason’s taxi pulls away. Meanwhile, Amy berates Steve for letting Michelle go, pointing out that she’s the best thing that’s ever happened to him. A sub-

dued Steve admits Amy is right. Soon afterwards, Maria lets herself into Carla’s flat and is startled to find Michelle there. Michelle explains that the job on the cruise ship fell through, but Steve mustn’t find out she’s back. When Amy tells Maria how much she misses Michelle and how much Steve misses her too, Maria is conflicted. Michelle heads out of the flat and is taken aback to find Steve waiting for her. Amy admits she set them up and Steve begs Michelle to give him another chance. Will they reunite? Elsewhere, determined to make a fresh start, Leanne tells Eva that

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Love Island 20:30 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 The Vampire Diaries 23:55 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:25 Safeword 03:05 The Hot Desk ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:50 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 Wycliffe 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 Collision 00:00 Wire in the Blood 01:05 A Touch of Frost 03:05 Judge Judy ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:40 Ironside 09:40 Quincy, ME 10:40 Ax Men 11:40 The Chase 12:40 Gunsmoke 13:45 Pawn Stars 14:40 The Saint 15:45 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 British Superbike Championship Highlights 22:00 Goodwood Festival of Speed 23:00 Film - Live and Let Die (PG) 01:30 Film - The Boat That Rocked (15)

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James she’s going to look for a new job. She resigns from the Bistro, leaving Robert flummoxed. Leanne apologises to Nick for messing him about, but tells him she has decided to go for a completely clean break and look for a new job. Nick is understanding. Also today, Tracy suffers a stab of pain and doubles over in the flower shop and Beth takes her to the medical centre

Thursday 30th June 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Rip Off Britain 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Wimbledon 2016 19:00 News 20:00 Eastenders News that the Mitchell brothers will once again be reunited proves short-lived 20:30 Euro 2016: First Quarter-Final Gary Lineker presents coverage from the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. The newly expanded format of the tournament this time around means that any number of countries have the potential to be involved in this fixture, including one of the home nations or the Republic of Ireland. The last-16 games on Saturday saw the second-placed teams from Groups A and C, along with the winners of Group D and a third-placed team from Group B, E or F, face off for the right to play in this contest, and the smart money might be on Switzerland, Poland or Spain to be among the contenders, given the early group-stage results. (Kickoff 21:00) 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 08:00 Homes Under the Hammer 09:00 The Great British Sewing Bee 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Wimbledon 2016 20:30 The Centenary of the Battle of the Somme Huw Edwards in Thiepval, France, and Kirsty Young in Westminster Abbey, London, provide live coverage of vigil services held to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme One hundred years on from the eve of this battle, commemorations begin at Westminster Abbey, where Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh lead the nation’s remembrance at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior 22:30 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding takes a look back at all the action from day four of Wimbledon 2016 The iconic tournament is in its 130th edition this year with defending champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams among the favourites to claim the 2016 title 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Britain’s Most Spectacular Backyard Builds 01:15 Euro 2016 Match Replay 02:55 Britain’s Secret Slavery Business 03:25 The Millionaires’ Holiday Club 04:25 Horizon 05:25 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’s Crime Stories 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 19:45 Emmerdale Jimmy begins to panic about Nicola 20:15 Euro 2016: Quarter-Final 1 Mark Pougatch presents coverage from the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. The newly expanded format of the tournament this time around means that any number of countries have the potential to be involved in this fixture, including one of the home nations or the Republic of Ireland. The last-16 games on Saturday saw the second-placed teams from Groups A and C, along with the winners of Group D and a third-placed team from Group B, E or F, face off for the right to play in this contest, and the smart money might be on Switzerland, Poland or Spain to be among the contenders, given the early group-stage results. (Kick-off 21:00) 23:15 News 00:00 The Chase 01:00 Murder, She Wrote 01:55 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 A Place in the Sun 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun 14:10 Posh Pawnbrokers 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 What Britain Buys Mary Portas examines why British shoppers are spending more on pets than ever - a massive £46 billion a year 22:00 Inside Birmingham Children’s Hospital Two teenagers make their own life-changing decisions about medical treatment. Sixteen-year-old Jack is a severe epilepsy sufferer who has been given the chance of brain surgery to stop his frequent seizures. Meanwhile, Rene, also 16, decides whether to have a stem-cell transplant 23:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 00:00 The Women Who Kill Lions 01:00 The World’s Most Expensive Food 02:00 Film - Me and You (15) 03:35 Power Monkeys 04:05 Dispatches 04:35 Hugh’s 3 Good Things 04:50 Posh Pawnbrokers 05:40 French Collection

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Film - Deadly Revenge 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives Documentary series with Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, exploring the lavish and luxurious lifestyles of the super-rich 21:00 On Benefits: Life on the Dole Chantelle spends her day hanging out with her friends as they try to make their benefits stretch and Jayne is working and claims less £10 in benefits 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest drama from inside the house as this year’s Housemates get to grips with each other, and Big Brother’s unseen influence 23:00 It’s Not Me, It’s You 23:45 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:45 Lip Sync Battle 01:10 Super Casino 04:10 Alex Polizzi’s Italian Islands 05:00 Tattoo Disasters UK 05:25 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 HouseBusters

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On This Day

THE CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME

BBC Two 20:30 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Jimmy and Rodney are relieved when the surgeon tells them that Nicola has come through her operation. However, as Nicola comes round from the anaesthetic, she is alarmed that she can’t move her right arm or leg. The consultant runs some tests, warning them not to worry yet. But what will the results say?

Live coverage of the vigils being held to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. The Queen and Prince Philip are at the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are in France, attending a service at Thiepval Memorial, which bears the names of more than 72,000 men who died on the Somme and who have no known grave. Huw Edwards presents from Thiepval and Kirsty Young is in London to follow these and other services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as communities come together to remember all those who gave their lives at the Somme in 1916.

Meanwhile, Laurel gets called to go to the factory and Ashley pushes her to go, clearly testing whether she trusts him with the kids. Ashley plays hide and seek with the children, but panics when he finds the front door open and Angelica missing. Elsewhere, Jimmy accuses Rakesh of negligence. Also, Gabby pressures Jacob to get them some alcohol. In Eastenders, Sam, Grant and Phil are all due back for Peggy’s funeral. When Jack spots Sam arriving, he panics when

he sees that she’s with Richard.

1985: Beirut ordeal ends for U.S. hostages.

Elsewhere, with the Cokers in crisis, Billy realises that he’s in charge of Peggy’s funeral tomorrow.

ITV3 07:00 In Loving Memory 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:30 Judge Judy 11:50 Murder, She Wrote 12:50 Wycliffe 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 Collision 00:00 Wycliffe 01:15 A Touch of Frost 03:05 ITV3 Nightscreen itv4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:45 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:50 Ax Men 11:45 The Chase 12:50 Gunsmoke 13:50 Pawn Stars 14:50 The Saint 15:50 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 17:55 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Goodwood Festival of Speed 23:00 Film - The Fugitive (15) 01:40 Film - Passenger 57 (15) 03:25 Nitro Circus 03:45 ITV4 Nightscreen

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

More Maigret Coming Soon

Sam tells everyone that Grant isn’t coming, while Phil soon turns up and is embraced by Sharon. Meanwhile, Les is taken to hospital, but will anyone spot him as Christine?

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 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 13:10 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 Love Island 20:30 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Safeword 23:50 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad 01:40 Two and a Half Men 02:40 The Vampire Diaries

ITV today confirmed commission of two further single films featuring the legendary French fictional detective Jules Maigret with globally renowned actor Rowan Atkinson in the title role. Following huge audience appreciation and critical acclaim for Maigret Sets a Trap which aired on ITV earlier this year and achieved an impressive consolidated rating of 7.2m and a 28% share of the audience, writer

Stewart Harcourt (Love & Marriage, Treasure Island, Marple) will adapt ‘Night At The Crossroads’ from Georges Simenon’s novel. Simenon’s son, John, returns as an executive producer of the new films. Simenon wrote seventy-five Maigret novels and is considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century selling around a billion books worldwide. The second of the new films will be ‘Maigret in Montmartre’ set, once again, against the beautiful backdrop of 1950’s Paris. The 2-hour films are part of a Maigret series and will go into production in November 2016 until February 2017, and will be produced by

Thompson & Thompson Productions Ltd and Georges Simenon Limited. The new films have been commissioned for ITV by Controller of Drama, Victoria Fea. “It’s an absolute privilege to commission two further Maigret films for ITV,” said Victoria Fea. "We were thrilled to welcome Rowan Atkinson to the channel as Maigret. His superb performance, and the filmic execution from the production team ensured the audience greatly appreciated the first Maigret film which aired earlier this year.” ‘Maigret's Dead Man’ based on ‘Maigret et son mort’ has already been filmed and will air on ITV later this year.

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Could a glass of beer a day help you live longer? The surprising health benefits of drinking beer Researchers at the Mediterranean Neurological Institute in Italy seem to think so. They've published a study showing that drinking moderate amounts of beer daily could reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 25 percent. The team concluded, after conducting a comprehensive review of more than 150 studies, that drinking up to 2.8 pints of beer a day for men, or half that for women, could have a beneficial effect on the health of your heart. However, there are more surprising health perks hiding in your pint glass than you may think... Beer lowers the risk of kidney stones Last year, a study suggested that the risk of develop-

ing kidney stones decreases with increasing beer consumption. Finnish researchers, led by Dr. Tero Hirvonen of the National Public Health Institute of Helsinki, used their detailed study of 27,000 middle-aged men to conclude that "each bottle of beer consumed per day was estimated to reduce risk by 40 percent". The study authors noted that both the water and alcohol found in beer are shown to increase urine flow and dilute urine, thereby reducing the risk of stones forming. Alcohol may also "increase the excretion of calcium," the prime constituent of kidney stones, said Hirvonen. A research team at the University of Scranton in

Pennsylvania found that dark ales and stouts can reduce the incidence of heart attacks. Atherosclerosis - when artery walls become furredup with cholesterol and other fatty substances - is known to cause heart problems, but Dr Joe Vinson, a

professor of chemistry and lead author on a 2000 study, revealed that beer can cut the risk of this disease by as much as half. However, the researchers were keen to add that moderation was key. Studies by both Harvard Medical School and the

American Stroke Association have shown that people who drink moderate amounts of beer can cut their risk of strokes by up to a 50 percent, compared to non-drinkers. Ischaemic strokes are the most common type of stroke. They occur when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain. However, when you drink beer, your arteries become flexible and blood flow improves significantly. As a result, no blood clots form, and your risk of having a stroke drops exponentially. Beer is known to contain high levels of silicon, an element that promotes bone growth. But you have to get the balance right. Academics at

Tufts University in Massachusetts found that whilst one or two glasses of beer a day could significantly reduce your risk of fracturing bones, more than that would actually raise the risk of breakages. So be careful when you visit the pub: if you drink too much, your bones will be weakened and those drunken nightime tumbles could result in nasty fractures. Drink the right amount, however, and you'll walk home with your bones and dignity in tact. Sadly, the researchers concluded that humans would have to drink over 3,500 pints of beer a day to feel the benefits of the 'miracle' compound – by which point they'd need a miracle just to be alive.

Aussie rules: why we're all eating like Australians now

Munched avocado on toast recently? Then you’ve been eating Australian. The fact is, we’ve gone crazy for food from Down Under without even noticing it. Forget those throw-another-shrimpon-the-barbie clichés: it’s Oz, but not as you know it. It all started with Australianstyle coffee taking over from American and Italian. Flat White opened in Soho in 2005 and drew queues of proto-hipsters and a host of

imitators. FW’s influence spread like bushfire: these days even Starbucks and Pret serve flat whites (essentially, a strong, mostly froth-free cappuccino). Now Australiana is moving out of the coffee bar and into the kitchen. Aussies Skye Gyngell and Brett Graham are two of London’s most feted chefs, and Sydneybased cookery writer Donna Hay has legions of fans here for her bright, simple but

stunning dishes. Meanwhile, television chef and cookbook writer Bill Granger, credited with initiating the smashed avocado craze back in Sydney in 2000, has just opened a third branch of his casual establishment Granger & Co in the capital. Granger’s take is that Australian food is “more produce than process-driven, unlike the classical French cuisine which has traditionally influenced British restaurants. Australia is more Mediterranean and Asian-inspired. It’s about dressing food rather than saucing it – it’s not heavy.” Plus, he says, “Australian chefs are increasingly selftaught, which brings a fresh simplicity to the food. It’s essentially home cooking.” Restaurants have been adopting this healthier style because of our increased appetite for eating out, says Granger. “When I was growing up, we ate out on birthdays. Now it’s far more

often,” he says. So restaurants focus on “food designed to be eaten every day”. It’s something that Australia does very well. “Exercise is very much central to the daily Australian lifestyle and the food reflects that.” Brett Graham, the Australian chef at The Ledbury in west London, agrees. “People are eating out two or three times a week, rather than it being a monthly blowout. They have to think more.” Graham says he recently cooked breakfast for a shooting party of men in their 50s who until recently would have expected a full English. “I gave them ewe’s milk yogurt with wild strawberries and granola.” They wolfed it down and asked for more green tea. For most of us, Graham’s food is very much a special occasion since scoring a table at The Ledbury can take months. But his dishes have Australian influences,

particularly the ease with which he uses Pacific Rim ingredients, such as scallops, ceviche, seaweed and herb oil, with frozen English wasabi. “I’ll use sake, shiso and seaweed much more than British chefs,” he says. Proximity to Asia and a history of immigration mean young Australian chefs grow up as comfortable with lemon grass as with lemons, says Graham. Then there’s the typical Aussie irreverence. “Australians aren’t governed by tradition… It’s fresher, bolder flavours, really packing punch into the dish.” Melbourne-born Marcello Bernardi, who with his brother Gabriel set up Bernardi’s, an Italian restaurant in Marylebone, London, last year, reckons that Australian cheek plays a big part in the success of the cooking. “Bernardi’s is Italian via Australia. It’s a healthy, playful take on Italian.” He compares one dish on the

menu – a grilled peach, Gorgonzola, pancetta and rocket salad – to a panzanella, the Italian bread salad. “But it’s got no bread in it. You wouldn’t find it in Italy,” he says. And there’s more to come from Down Under. While our chefs have, until recently, had kitchen gardens and rooftop hives, Australian restaurants such as Sean’s Panorama, Brae or Three Blue Ducks have whole farms, and Pigeon Hole in Tasmania is a restaurant run by a farmer. Australian Skye Gyngell’s liaison with Herefordshire’s Fern Verrow farm, where she sources much of the produce for her restaurant Spring, launched last year, and Coombeshead Farm, a farm and restaurant headed by chefs Tom Adams and April Bloomfield, will open in Cornwall next month. The future, it turns out, is Australian, and I couldn’t be happier.

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Creamed feta with sesame toasts

Dessert

Raspberry Ice Ingredients Serves: 4 1 cup of water 1/2 cup sugar 3 cups rasberries 1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions Prep:30min ›Cook:4 hours Ready in:4 hours 30 mins

Method In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup water and ½ cup sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring; let cool. In a blender, puree 3 cups raspberries (12 ounces) with the sugar syrup. Strain into a loaf pan or shallow dish and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours. Whip ½ cup heavy cream until soft peaks form. Using a fork, scrape the surface of the raspberry ice to create icy flakes; divide among bowls. Serve with the whipped cream and additional raspberries, if desired.

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The recipe Scrub a couple of small beetroot and slice them very thinly. Put the beetroot in a mixing bowl and squeeze over the juice of a lemon, 2 tbsp of white-wine vinegar and 1 tbsp of liquid honey. Toss the beetroot in the dressing, cover and set aside for 30 minutes. Crumble 200g of feta cheese into a mixing bowl. Rinse and dry 80g of rocket leaves, then roughly chop enough of them to give you 3 or 4 tbsp of chopped leaves. Add the leaves to the feta with 250g of natural yogurt and a grinding of black pepper. Set aside in the fridge. Reserve the remaining leaves. Peel and finely crush 2 cloves of garlic then mash

with 40g of butter. Warm the garlic butter in a shallow pan with 2 tbsp of sesame seeds until the seeds are golden. With the pan over no more than a moderate heat, dip 4 thick slices of bread into the butter and let them cook until golden, spooning the butter and seeds over the slices as they cook. Turn and lightly brown the other side. Lift the toasts out of the butter and drain briefly on kitchen paper. Divide the creamed feta between 2 plates, add the reserved rocket leaves, beetroot and the slices of sesame toast. You could add a few pea shoots if you have them or watercress. The trick The creamed feta needs to

be cold, the sesame garlic toast hot. Make the toast at the last minute, when everything else is ready. Once the bread goes into the sizzling butter, keep a close eye on it, spooning the sesame seeds over the bread and pressing them down on to the surface. As you serve the toast, spoon any remaining butter and sesame over the slices. The twist You could add herbs to the creamed feta. I like the idea of chives and basil. I might also suggest you use the creamed feta as a filling for flatbread. It would work well with a warm rolled-up pitta, for instance, stuffed with rocket and the pickled beetroot.

A big bottle of homemade salad cream That Famous Five salad came with “a big bottle of home-made salad cream.” It’s about time proper British salad cream had a revival. The real thing is delicately delicious, nothing like the harsh, vinegary stuff in a bottle. In English Food Jane Grigson, whose recipe like mine is based on Eliza Acton sums it up with typical pithiness, “It is really good, and lighter than mayonnaise. Nothing to be ashamed of at all.” It’s particularly useful recipe as, unlike homemade mayonnaise, it doesn’t include raw egg.

MAKES 300ml/11flo INGREDIENTS 4 hard boiled eggs, yolks only 1tp sugar 3tsp white wine vinegar 300ml/11floz single cream pinch of cayenne METHOD Mash the egg yolks with a fork and mix with 1tbsp water, the sugar and the vinegar. When completely smooth, blend in the cream. Taste and season with salt and a pinch of cayenne.

Friday 24th June 2016

Mango and ginger salad with roast chicken

The summer brings with it a change of step in the kitchen. Suddenly our cooking is heady with the scent of mint and basil, of ripe melons and warm, sweet cherries. The mood is lighter and there is a vibrancy and freshness to the food on our plates. Green is the predominant colour. Herbs come into the kitchen in generous bunches, and many meals are eaten outdoors. This month’s recipes are the very essence of the early summer kitchen. Roast chicken, mango

and ginger salad A refreshing salad made all the better with the inclusion of the chicken’s roasting juices. A little sugar will balance any dressing in which there is lime juice and fish sauce. If you are using caster rather than the palm sugar I suggest then you will need much less. Start with a teaspoon then taste and adjust as you go. Serves 2-3 chicken breasts 2 olive oil salt and black pepper ginger a thumb-sized piece

cucumber 1 limes juice of 2, about 100ml mangoes 3 medium-sized, ripe fish sauce 40ml palm sugar 2-3 level tbsp parsley 15g Set the oven at 180C/gas mark 4. Put the chicken in a roasting tin, brush with a little olive oil and season with salt and black pepper. Bake for 30-35 minutes till the skin is crisp and golden and the juices are clear when the flesh is pierced with a skewer. Set aside, reserving the roasting juices.

Peel the ginger. Peel the cucumber, slice in half lengthways then scrape out the seeds and pulp from the centre with a teaspoon. Cut the flesh into pencil thin slices and put them in a mixing bowl. Remove the chicken from the oven when it is ready, leave to rest for 10-15 minutes, then slice each breast into three thick pieces and add to the cucumber. Cut the limes in half and squeeze them into a bowl (you need about 100ml of juice). Peel the mangoes and thickly slice the flesh, keeping the cut pieces brushed or dipped in a little of the lime juice to stop them browning. Finely grate the ginger into the lime juice, then stir in the fish sauce and palm sugar. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Pull the parsley leaves from their stems and add to the dressing, together with the reserved roasting juices. Toss the mango and chicken with the dressing. Pile onto a large dish or into a bowl and serve while the chicken is still warm.

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Cocktail of the week: Talli Joe’s holy basil

A tea- and whiskybased signature drink from a new Indian bar and restaurant This effervescent south Indian sundowner uses masala chai, a spiceflavoured tea you can buy in most supermarkets. Serves one. 4 fresh basil leaves 60ml whisky (we use Chivas Regal) 50ml masala tea, chilled 50ml grapefruit syrup

(made 1:1 sugar with grapefruit juice) 10ml fresh lime juice Prosecco to finish 1 sprig fresh basil and 1 slice grapefruit, to garnish Muddle (ie, bash) the basil in a cocktail shaker, add the whisky, tea, syrup and lime, and shake over ice. Strain into a chilled wine glass over ice, top with prosecco, and garnish.

High steaks: The new craze for old cow

By now, you probably think you know where you are with steak. Over the past decade, fastidious UK diners have, variously, swapped fillet for ribeye, flirted with grain-fed US beef and la-di-dah wagyu, before, it seemed, a broad consensus formed around the idea that some of the best steak you can eat comes from properly dry-aged, grass-fed British rare-breeds, such as Longhorn. But that was before the old Basque cows reared their delicious bovine heads. In recent months, a hardcore of British steak enthusiasts has become obsessed with superannuated cattle from northern Spain. Internationally, most beef cattle are slaughtered before they are three years old (in the UK, due to old BSE regulations, most farmers slaughter by 30 months), whereas the beef eaten in the Basque region

comes from elderly beasts aged between eight and 18. The meat, almost maroon in colour and edged with distinctive bright yellow fat, is renowned for its well-distributed, granular marbling and savoury flavours of great depth, complexity and length. The difference to mainline young beef is comparable to that between lamb and mutton. This is profoundly beefy beef. These steaks, served in huge Flintstone-style rib cuts of at least a kilo and known in the Basque Country as txuleta (pronounced choo-letah), are now appearing on menus at London restaurants including Lurra, Chiltern Firehouse, Barrafina and Kitty Fishers, Bellita in Bristol and Levanter near Bury, to an often rabid reception. The tiny Levanter sells up to 25 steaks (1.2kg, £45) every Sunday and demand is such that it has recently started serving txuleta

on Wednesday to Friday at its sister restaurant, Baratxuri. After travelling to San Sebastian to try the txuleta at Bar Nestor, a site of pilgrimage for the faithful, Levanter’s coowner Joe Botham has become a firm convert: “It has ruined steak for me. I can’t eat it anywhere else now. I go home on a Sunday and, seriously, I don’t even have a shower because I can still smell the txuleton on me. It’s all in my beard, the whole restaurant smells of it. It’s wonderful.” Confusingly, this Basque beef rarely originates in the region itself. Instead, beef eaten there usually comes from two sources. Entry-level txuleta is produced from exdairy cattle imported from around Europe, often from Poland and Germany, and finished on grass in the Basque country for another four years before slaughter.

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TOP 10 1. Finding Dory 2. Central Intelligence 3. The Conjuring 2 4. Now You See Me 2 5. Warcraft 6. X-Men: Apocalypse 7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 8. Alice Through the Looking Glass 9. Me Before You 10.Captain America: Civil War

Midnight Special

Midnight Special follows Roy who is father to an extremely gifted eight-year old son named Alton. Because of his intellect, Alton is b e i n g hunted by a n extreme religious organization, as well as a local government task force. In order to save his son, as well as his gifts, which have the power to change the world, Roy must risk it all to keep Alton safe, along with a few allies who embark on the journey with him.

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FINDING DORY REVIEW

DIRECTOR Angus MacLane, Andrew Stanton GENRE Adventure SYNOPSIS After Dory and Marlin rescued his son, Nemo (Hayden Rolence), she stays with them at the Great Barrier Reef. They all swim up to Mr. Ray (Bob Peterson), who is leading the class on a field trip. Dory volunteers to go along as an assistant, and Mr. Ray reluctantly agrees. He talks to the class about migration, and tells them that it's about going home. RELEASE DATE July 29, 2016 DURATION 103 mins In “Finding Nemo,” Pixar’s 2003 masterpiece, the ocean was a vast realm of menace

and wonder, newly charted by rapidly advancing digital-animation technology. The movie, a visual revelation, was also a welcome defense of risk-taking in an era of anxiety, and something of a cautionary tale about the downsides of helicopter parenting. As often happens in adventure stories, the hero was occasionally upstaged by his sidekick. We rooted for Nemo and choked up when he was found, but the best lines and sweetest grace notes belonged to Dory, the absent-minded blue tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres. Now Dory has her own movie, imaginatively called “Finding Dory,” a merchandising opportunity for Disney and a welcome end-of-the-school-year

diversion for parents and children. While it may not join the top tier of Pixar features, “Dory,” directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane, is certainly the best non-“Toy Story” sequel the studio has produced. That may sound like faint praise given the startling mediocrity of “Monsters University” and “Cars 2,” but what “Dory” lacks in dazzling originality it more than makes up for in warmth, charm and good humor. Pixar’s place on the vanguard of animation is affirmed by “Piper,” the short, directed by Alan Barillaro, that accompanies “Finding Dory” in theaters. A variation on the themes of “Nemo,” it tells the simple, touching story of a

fledgling shore bird overcoming fear and facing danger. It also makes astonishing strides in the vivid and detailed rendering of feathers, foam and sand. Taking place, for the most part, a year after Nemo’s return to the reef, “Finding Dory” flashes back to its heroine’s childhood, when she was an adorable, popeyed, short-term-memorychallenged hatchling living with her mom (Diane Keaton) and dad (Eugene Levy). She wandered off one day, and grew to adulthood looking for her family. The revival of this quest sends her across the seas, and this time Marlin (Albert Brooks) and Nemo (Hayden Rolence) are the sidekicks.

Peñíscola back to the time of Papa Luna

Peñíscola return for a few days to the Middle Ages and the time of Papa Luna. From the 23rd to the 26th of June, coinciding with the feast of San Juan, the Castellon town will demonstrate, once again, its status as papal city and papal seat, an honor it shares with Rome and Avignon. Do not miss the recreation of the pass through the city Pope Benedict XIII of Avignon, called the Papa Luna, one of the Spanish most universally known and controversial personalities, which made history during a very turbulent period of Christianity. The commemorative events around the figure of Papa Luna consist of theatrical performances in the castle grounds based on the life of the pontiff, street animation with historical figures of the era, circus and puppet in the historical district shows, exhibitions, fairs and markets of the time. You can

also enjoy a “batucada” with elements of fire on the 23rd at night, which will join the traditional celebrations on the eve of San Juan. Atmosphere, fiesta and history to honor the man who put Peñíscola on the map of Europe during the Middle Ages. You can see the “Castillo del Papa Luna” in full swing. When the pope moved to Peñíscola in 1411 he turned the castle into pontifical palace and library, one of the most prominent of the time. The spectacular vantage point overlooking Peñíscola, welcoming the castle is one of the most beautiful views of Valencia and one of the most emblematic buildings. The old town is very well preserved, narrow stone streets and smell medieval Mediterranean. Peñíscola is a perfect place to travel in time.

Blake Henderson, Adam DeMamp, and Anders Holmvik all work together at the same telemarketing company. They are just three guys who are trying to make the most of their 9 to 5 existence. T h e problem is that these three guys also live together in the same apartment, which means that work always follows them home. The guys do their best to separate work from home, but each week they find a new set of bizarre challenges that forces them to admit that their lives do revolve around their jobs.

Kung Fu Panda 3 Po is at it again as he returns in the third installment of this fun-filled, animated adventure. After Po is reunited with his long l o s t f a t h e r, he travels to a fantastic panda paradise where he meets a host of wacky characters. It all seems perfect until the evil villain Kai begins defeating the best kung fu masters.

Friday 24th June 2016

Take A Trip To The Zoo

We hope you´ve been enjoying our virtual tour of the Terra Natura animal park in Benidorm. Along the way we have met some fascinating animals we´re sure you will agree. The Courier newspaper, TKO Radio and ThePocketDirectory.com have teamed up with the Terra Natura animal park in Benidormto offer you the chance to win four free tickets to the park every week, so the whole family can have a fun day out meeting some of the wonderful and exotic animals on display at the park.

There is much more to do on your day out at the park though.Unlike many theme parks you might visit, Terra Natura welcomes you to bring your own food. Of course they have a variety of snack venues along the way, but you are welcome to bring your own lunch and dine alongside elephants and other wild animals as if you were in the deepest and most exotic places on the planet. They also put on shows throughout the day, not only in their purpose built amphitheatre, although the spectacles they do put on

there are certainly worth a visit, but also a range of sideshows throughout the park. Conservation and education also play a bit part in what the park aims to

achieve, the Terra Natura Foundation also undertakes conservation work in areas in the Iberian Peninsula, Africa and central Asia aiming to help animals in the wild and reverse the decline of the

planet. We will continue to explore more about Terra Natura in The Courier and on TKO Radio, but for now, make sure you listen every day for your chance to win a set of

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Friday 24th June 2016

Health

Friday 24h June 2016

Should parents ever comment on their daughter’s weight? Contact@medb.es

First, a confession. I once commented unfavourably on the legs of one of my daughters. I was cross about her short school skirt, but it’s no excuse. May God forgive me because, according to a study this week in Eating and Weight Disorders, she will never get over it. Researchers found that the more a parent comments on

their daughter’s weight, the more likely she will be unhappy with her body as a young woman. In the study, 501 women between the ages of 20 and 35 were asked about their body image and to recall how often their parents commented about their weight. Those with a healthy body mass index were nearly a third less likely to recall par-

ents commenting on their weight than women who were overweight. But regardless of their BMI, women were less satisfied with their weight if their parents had made remarks about their size as adolescents. The message to parents? Zip it. But does that mean you can’t comment at all? The solution

Website: www.medb.es

I hoped, initially, that the evidence in this area would be rather weak but Dr Rachel Rodgers, associate professor at the department of applied psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, assures me it isn’t. Her review of 56 studies shows that parents have a strong impact on their children’s (of both sexes) attitudes to food and their bodies. The research suggests that parents who try to control their children’s diets, encourage them to watch their weight and advocate thinness as desirable are more likely to have daughters, in particular, who grow up to be dissatisfied with their bodies. Rodgers offers sound advice: “Parents should avoid commenting on their children’s weight or appearance: that includes criticism, teasing, or even ‘positive’ statements. They should avoid encouraging their children to diet, or suggesting

they need to lose weight. They should avoid ‘not allowing’ certain foods, telling their children that certain foods are ‘bad’ or trying to restrict their children’s diets.” Parents who reward their children’s good behaviour with food increase the likelihood that they will grow up to be more unhappy with their bodies; food should be linked to alleviating hunger. Rodgers says parents can model positive attitudes about food – eating meals with their children and making them enjoyable. They should explain that most

images in the media are unrealistic and unrepresentative. But it doesn’t stop there. As part of the positive modelling, parents should avoid commenting on their own weight and appearance, or anyone else’s. They should avoid skipping meals themselves, or going on diets. Young women might overremember the comments their parents make (who doesn’t blame their parents for everything?), but Rodgers says the limitations of recall affect both parties, and parents may under-remember. So best not to comment at all.

Antibiotic-free meat to hit the shelves Don’t want to eat pork pumped full of penicillin? Look for a smiling pig’s face on your next packet of bacon

Name: Antibiotic-free meat. Age: Brand new. Appearance: A smiling pig’s face. Oh good, I’m so hungry. Are you? Hungry for meat? Yes, I love meat! Yum!

Meat that has been intensively farmed? If so, there is a very strong chance that it has been systematically pumped full of antibiotics. Good! I don’t want to eat a poorly animal. It’s not so much because they’re poor-

ly, more that the antibiotics – when administered in subtherapeutic doses – improve feed conversion efficiency. They might be brimming with penicillin or bambermycin or salinomycin or virginiamycin or carbadox,

all because they make the animal bigger. Thank God for that! Big animals means more meat for me! That’s not a good thing. All these antibiotics are entering the food chain. They are in your body now. Great! I’ll never be ill again! You might be very, very ill. This blanket use of agricultural antibiotics is thought to be blunting the effectiveness of these drugs on humans. And if antibiotics stop working on humans, then we might all start dying

from infections again. Well, that doesn’t sound great. No, it doesn’t. But Karro – which bills itself as one of the leading pork processors in the UK – has just registered an “antibioticfree” trademark with the Intellectual Property Office. What does that mean? It means that some meat will soon come packaged with a picture of a smiling pig, which will show that the animal wasn’t treated with antimicrobial agents during its lifetime.

What a good idea! It’s good, but not exactly new. Sweden banned agricultural antibiotics in 1986, and Denmark has cut down drastically in the last 20 years. Does that mean that I can eat Danish bacon without worrying about getting MRSA? Probably, although don’t forget the World Health Organisation’s claim last year that bacon gives you cancer. Actually, I’ve lost my appetite. I’m worried that this has been too preachy. Has it been too preachy? A bit. Sorry. Eat what you like, I say. We’ve all got to die of something, right? Do say: “Finally, meat you can eat with a clear conscience.” Don’t say: “So long as you’re cool with the mass murder of millions of animals, obviously.”

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Friday 24h June 2016

Keeping Your Mind Sharp in Retirement

Your body will slow down with age, but not your mind, if you can keep it going. Rather than worrying about chronic brain diseases like Dementia and Alzheimer´s, you can start taking the right steps to prevent such diseases. Many

scientific studies show that chronic brain diseases are preventable. Our lifestyle and attitude towards life have a lot to do with maintaining a sharp mind. You can start taking action right now to prevent and even reverse any

telltale sign of brain deterioration. Believe in Yourself: Believing in yourself will help you maintain your self-confidence. There is a strong link between loss of self-confidence and chronic mind diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Be organised: The older we get, the more we worry about misplacing items. Young people misplace items all the time but don´t worry about it. Of course, it becomes a real problem when it occurs very frequently. Nevertheless, we handle so much more information today than in the last 20 years. To help you remem-

ber, you should keep routine information at hand with planners and reminders in your mobile phones. Have a designated place for your keys, phones, glasses and stick to it. Keep Learning: Our brain cells start to die off if we don´t use them. And the best way to keep them fired is to keep learning. Experts recommend we learn activities that are not only mentally stimulating but also novel. If you’ve never painted before, learn to paint, learn to dance, learn a new language or a new trade. Studies show that photography improves mental acuity. Maintain a healthy diet:

Your brain needs several key nutrients to function properly, and the best way to help your brain receive these nutrients is to eat a balanced and varied diet. Nuts, fruits, and fresh vegetables contain antioxidants that fight off toxic chemicals which promote brain degeneration. Omega3 reduces inflammation the underlying cause of brain diseases. Over 70% of the brain is composed of fat, and the brain requires healthy fat to maintain its structure. Coconut oil contains healthy fats known as Medium chain triglycerides (MCT),and there is strong evidence coconut oil prevents and even reverses

Alzheimer's disease. Spend time outdoors: Taking a walk through nature or strolling by the beach stimulates the mind. Sea air contains ionisers that can neutralise some of the toxins inside the body. Walking through nature removes stress and helps sharpen the mind. Stimulate the Mind: Playing Sudoku, crossword puzzles, and other mentally stimulating games helps keep the mind focused and improves memory. Studies even show that playing an hour of video games everyday improves mental acuity in 60 to 85-year-olds.

Great Cuts And Pampering! London-trained Hair Stylists, David and Karen run Cut and Co and have established themselves in their premises in Calle Los Arcos in Quesada which they moved to nearly 2 years ago. Both have over 20 years' experience in the hairdressing business and provide precision haircuts in a relaxed atmosphere with care and attention given to every client. Cut n Co are now presenting on Wednesdays, Lu-Lu Skin Rejuvenation Clinic using the Nano Pen which is the latest technique, where you can have a non-surgical face lift using advances form of microdermabrasion. This treatment also aids Acne, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Scarring and Sun Damage. For best results 10 sessions are advisable. Also now in the Salon is make-up artist Lizzy, from Permanently Perfect Make-up. The rest of the Cut and Co team include talented stylist Debbie who works on Mondays and Thursdays, whilst Annette, Beauty Therapist works on Tuesdays and provides luxury manicures and pedicures, shellac nails and rejuvenating facials. Wedding Packages are now available at Cut and Co that includes Hair, Nails and Full Make-up. You can find the salon on Facebook at Cut and Co and also Wedding make-up artist and Nails Costa Blanca. To book a hair or any other beauty appointment phone Karen on 648 879 654 or David on 699 409 433.

'Silent epidemic' of chronic pain Chronic pain affects more than two fifths of the UK population, meaning that around 28 million adults are living with pain that has lasted for three months or longer, a new study reveals. The authors estimate that almost 44% of the population experience chronic pain, with up to 14.3% living with chronic pain that is either moderately or severely disabling. “Pain is really under-represented in terms of the public awareness of it,” said Alan Fayaz, an author of the study

from Imperial College, London. “Nobody ever talks about chronic pain, it is like a silent epidemic.” Published in the journal BMJ Open by a team of UK scientists the research, part funded by the British Pain Society, involved a review of 19 studies conducted since 1990 involving a total of nearly 140,000 people in the UK. The authors found that women were more likely to experience chronic pain than men, while prevalence was generally found to increase

with age. In one study, prevalence among those over the age of 75 was as high as 62%. “Bearing in mind that we are, in general an ageing population, that’s of concern because what you would then expect would be if you repeated this study in about 10 years time, the prevalence of chronic pain would be higher,” said Fayaz. The researchers found that between 35 and 51% of the UK population are affected.

Dave Silver

Friday 24th June 2016

Don’t Just Lie There, It’s A Standing Invitation! A STRANGER came into the pub the other day -- the fourth stranger in about six months, which made it a veritable stampede. And talking of stampedes, we pub regulars reacted as usual to the appearance of a stranger in our midst by fleeing to the far end of the bar to hide. This time, we skedaddled even more quickly because the latest stranger happened to be a woman . . . a strangeress! 'Oh, come on you lot! Surely, you've seen a woman in this hostelry before,' said a voice. We male pubsters collectively shook our heads. 'No we haven't,' we chorused. 'This lady is definitely the first.' 'Then what am I? Chopped liver?' said the voice which belonged to our

leader and mentor Andromeda Arkwright. And she marched over to us, threw aside the pile of chairs and tables which we had hastily put together as a crude barricade and extracted us one by one by the scruff of the neck. 'Now form a line and welcome our visitor!' Andromeda snapped. 'I think the purchase of a round of drinks might be appropriate,' suggested Dave the barman who had swiftly applied a dab of oil to his cash till in order to get it to open and shut smoothly in anticipation of money changing hands. 'Not yet, Dave,' sighed Andromeda. 'Well,' tutted the strangeress. 'It's easy to see where you miserable chauvinists stand on women.' 'Point of order!' croaked a

male voice. 'But it's YOU who is standing on ME!' The strangeress looked down and stepped back, horrified. Unwittingly, the poor woman had trodden on our former leader and mentor Ol' Red Eyes who as usual was to be found fast asleep on the pub floor. 'Might I suggest a double scotch for the shock,' suggested Dave the barman. 'I'm promoting a special offer on spirits.' Our visitoress stepped up to the bar and opened her handbag. 'Unfortunately, happy hour hasn't started yet,' added Dave the barman, snatching a banknote out of her purse. Andromeda opened her own purse and scattered a roll of banknotes onto the bar. 'Drinks all round for everyone,' she said.

'Point of order!' I cried. My fellow pubsters held their breath. Such was the high esteem in which I was held, any contribution to the proceedings by yours truly was to be welcomed.'Forgive me, Andromeda, but I do believe that your choice of the words "for everyone" is superfluous. Drinks "all round" does happen to mean the same as for everyone.' There was a buzz of excitement around the inn at my wise words although I'm sure I heard someone mutter: 'That Dave Silver can be a pedantic old git.' Anyway, within minutes, Dave the barman had issued a drink to everyone inside (and Fag Ash Bill outside) the pub and had placed a respectable amount of folding money into his seldomused cash till. The place was quiet for a

while apart from the sound of people swallowing and the thrum of the pub's water meter dial spinning round to register the amount of aqua used by Dave the barman to dilute his drinks. And then followed the question which had formed on everybody's lips but which had been left to Andromeda Arkwright to actually ask. She turned to the strangeress and said: 'Might I, on behalf of my small but perfectly-formed lads group, officially welcome you to this establishment and ask you the purpose of your visit today.' 'Oh, it's a sentimental thing,' said our visitor. 'Fifty years ago somebody asked me out for a drink. Unfortunately, I was young and fickle and I stood him up. 'He seemed such a charm-

ing chap and I've felt guilty ever since. So I decided to track him down. My investigations have led me to this public house where I believe he spends most of his time. 'I don't know his name but I've found out that he has a nickname pertaining to the colour of his eyes. I would dearly love to have that drink with him.' We pubsters turned to Ol' Red Eyes who was comatose on the carpet. 'Wake up, mate!' we chorused. 'This is the girl you asked out on a date half a century ago but who didn't turn up. Anyway, she's here to see you.' Ol' Red Eyes opened one bleary peeper. 'The girl who stood me up is here?' he croaked. Raising his gnarled arms from the floor, he added: 'Do me a favour, luv, and stand me up again.'

A big hit with small Spanish village It's sporty, stylish, and better looking than the Qashqai

Seat has at last got an SUV on its team, putting a small Spanish village on the map in the process. To the ranks of models named after well known places such as Malaga, Toleda, Ibiza, Leon and Alhambra, Seat has added the Ateca crossover. Ateca is not far from Zaragosa, with a population of just over 2,000. But you can bet a lot more drivers than that will be going for the car named after it.

Designed and developed in Seat’s home city of Barcelona, it has a platform borrowed from parent Volkswagen in Germany (the same as the VW Tiguan), and is built at the Skoda factory in the Czech Republic. The design team have made a big effort to make their first SUV look like a Seat, but not simply a Leon hatchback with more ground clearance and a high seating position. It looks sporty and stylish

and, to my eyes, far more attractive than the Nissan Qashqai which is the car the Ateca has in its sights. A rich target, too, as the Qashqai is Britain’s fifth best-selling car, not just the best-selling SUV. Inside, the Ateca is slightly more spacious than the Nissan and has a more stylish interior. There’s still quite a lot of hard plastic about, but the design is clean and simple and so is the layout of all the controls.

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Beware of Fire Risks

Spain is currently on a heightened alert status for the risk of forest fires, a devastating phenomenon that can take lives, livelihoods and homes, and a situation which is usually caused by simple neglect. In Spain, it is estimated that more than 80% of all forest fires are caused by human interaction. In America incidentally the figure is as many as 90%. Whereas some of those fires are started deliberately, and the reason for those fires is usually down to the individual concerned, the vast majority are caused by accidental ignition, but accidents can be prevented.

The heightened state runs through to the end of October, although there is always the possibility of an extension depending on the weather, and it is a time when everybody is asked to be both alert and vigilant to the risks that any one of us can pose on a regular basis. According to the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs, of the 21,000 forest fires in Spain last year, 3% were caused by a cigarette butt thrown from a vehicle. Despite the decline in the number of smokers and the public awareness of the risks of fire, it still remains one of the gravest dangers to forests and

fields. It is not only cigarettes however, even litter can pose a risk of fire if discarded by the roadside. In the searing heat of summer it is possible for paper based products to become so hot that the combust, glass can have a magnifying effect and can instantly cause a flame to ignite as the sun´s rays are amplified through it. It is for that reason that throwing any object from a vehicle is considered such a serious offence. You can be fined 200 euro for doing so and lose 4 points off your license. Become a continual offender and your licence can be withdrawn, as is the

case for any road traffic offence of course. The vehicle itself also poses a risk of fire. As the engine and motor components heat up whilst driving they too become a potential threat. A hot exhaust pipe catching against dry and arid shrubbery for example could quickly become an inferno. We have spoken before about the “fire triangle” or “combustion triangle”, a simple model for understanding the necessary ingredients for most fires, but it is also important to remind ourselves so we can fully understand the risk of fire. The triangle illustrates the three elements a fire needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen). It´s sometimes simplified into the elements of heat, something to burn and oxygen. The removal of any one of the three elements of the triangle means that fire cannot take place. Oxygen is present in the air, so there is not a lot we can do about removing that risk. Similarly, there is little that can be done to remove the fuel of forest fires, the dry trees and shrubbery themselves, but there is something we can do about the heat source, the ignition. Taking all your rubbish home and depositing it in a

safe place is one easy task. You probably remember old TV public service announcements about how glass can start a fire, but any litter can be a contributing factor to fire. Burning embers from summer BBQ´s are a common source of ignition, so these too must be disposed of correctly.It is important therefore to only park your vehicle in authorised and official parking places, and to heed the road signs along the way. If you do smoke, make sure that you dispose of all of your smoking materials safely and correctly, not just on the ground. There are a variety of processes implemented to try to reduce the risk of fire, including a ban during the hottest months on farmers and industrial locations starting controlled fires. If you do spot a fire, or smoke which could soon become a major problem,

please contact the 112 emergency centres as soon as possible, where operators are able to speak a variety of languages, including English. If you do speak Spanish and the fire is by the roadside you can also contact the Guardia Civil emergency number on 062. Remember though, before you call, make sure you find out your exact location through street signs, road markers or major landmarks. Incidentally, the DGT are also supporting the campaign at the moment and have shared a number of educational videos published in the 60´s and 70´s by the forestry directorate. Some of these videos are available on the n332.es website and although they may be in Spanish, rather old fashioned looking, and not quite the polished presentation of a Hollywood blockbuster, their message is quite clear.

Over a Million Vehicles have Defective Tyres

Throughout June we have been focussing on tyre safety and the importance of checking your tyres on a regular basis. However, as well as the regular checks, it is always crucial to do additional checks before and after long journeys, which is why the focus has been during the month leading up to the summer holidays. Tyres are amongst the most important elements of a vehicle, and the most abused at times, and their quality can quite literally mean the difference between life and death. However, despite all of the risks and the importance put on tyre safety, it is still anticipated that more than a million

vehicles are on the roads of Spain alone with defective tyres. The Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) in collaboration with GOODYEAR recently performed more than 380,330 technical inspections of vehicles and ITV stations throughout Spain. Of the 380,330 inspections in 14,744 cases they found tyres with very serious defects. Using that figure as a benchmark, the figure would relate to almost 4% of all of the vehicles on the roads of Spain, some 1.1 million vehicles, the majority of which are passenger cars. However, proportionally, light vans have a higher per-

centage of vehicles with a total of 4.8% of all vans on the roads having serious defects. The most common defects found on the tyres checked were related to good tyre maintenance, normally because of excessive or uneven wear. We have looked at checking tyres already and we will offer more advice again, but the figures highlight the need to perform regular checks. For their part, GOODYEAR have produced 100,000 information leaflets which are being distributed through ITV centres and maintenance workshops offering further advice. Here at N332, we have spoken to our friends at Autos Direct in San Miguel and they have agreed to check your tyres for defects for free during July, and show you the most important elements you can check on your own. All you have to do is contact Autos Direct and say that you follow N332 and they will perform the checks for you. For more information, visit their website, autosdirect.es and get your tyres checked today.

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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!

Ransomware Viruses We are seeing an increase in this type of computer compromise, so this month I thought that we should spend some time looking at ways in which you can protect yourself from this new and worrying form of virus. Ok, so first let’s define what we are talking about – ransomware is a type of virus that will encrypt your files (documents, emails, pictures etc.) and then ransom you usually 100’s of euros to get them back. There is no reliable way to get your data back directly once it has been encrypted without paying the ransom. Paying up has two downsides, firstly you’re losing money and secondly in some cases you are handing over your credit card details to criminals. We first wrote about this type of virus back in November 2013 and updated our article to give you advice on how you can actively protect yourself in a later article that same year… www.bluemoonsolutions.es/crypto-virus-update-how-to-protect-yourself …and although this advice is still valid the virus’ have moved on and become more sophisticated of course. The latest version of this virus is called Locky and is usually installed because you have opened up one of those fake “invoice” emails – you know the one, you receive an email seemingly with an attached “invoice” and sometimes fall for it because it happens to coincide with a service that you may have recently purchased. You open the attachment and then realise it’s a scam and close it again. You think that its all ok because nothing has immediately happened. However, unbeknown to you, the virus is working away in the background encrypting all of your data, it may take it days to complete the job but when it has it then looks for other computers in your home to infect and encrypt – finally it places a file on your desktop with the ransom demand and then, well it’s too late. So, what can you do? What I am trying to do here is raise awareness of the issue and try to get people to do what I have been saying for years which is “if you don’t have your data twice then you don’t have it at all”. This has never been more true than now with these type of viruses around. Your only defence from them is to back up your data to somewhere other than your computer. If you would like to read more on how to do a backup then there is a great article on our website… www.bluemoonsolutions.es/backup-backup-backup

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Cobras In The Sand

Euro 2016 Saturday 25 June

15:00 Switzerland v Poland 18:00 Wales v 3rd Place Group A/C/D 21:00 Croatia v 3rd Place Group B/E/F

Sunday 26 June

15:00 France v 3rd Place Group C/D/E 18:00 Germany v 3rd Place Group A/B/F 20:00 Group F Winner v Group E Second Place

Monday 27 June

18:00 Italy v Spain 21:00 England v Group F Second Place

Seven Success

Thursday 30 June

21:00 Quarter-Finalist 1 v Quarter-Finalist 2

Spain's rugby 7's side has qualified for the Rio Olympics this summer. It is the first time rugby will have been included in the summer Olympics since 1924. The sport will feature for at least this and the 2020 Summer Olympics. A last-second try by Iggy Martín gave the Spanish side, coached by Tiki Inchausti, a 22-19 win over Samoa in the final of the Olympic qualifying

Players from the Costa Cobras RFC are continuing their summer beach rugby training in Guardamar in the stretch in front of the restaurants, with the aim to play in next month’s fives tournament in San Javier and then the San Juan sevens tournament in August. The club is also hoping to raise teams competition in Monaco on for the La Vila fives on July Sunday. 16th and for a tournament in "It's incredible, we played Murcia in August. with our hearts," said an emoCobras training is every tional Pablo Feijóo in an onpitch interview after the match. "This team and the coaching team have worked hard for years to make this Three councils based dream come true. Our around the Mar Menor have strength comes from working joined forces to promote the together, without being the area as a venue for internabiggest or the strongest". tional sporting events. San Javier's sports councillor Carlos Albaladejo met with his counterparts from San Pedro Del Pinatar, Daniel Perez, and Nicolas Ruiz from Los Alcázares, and they declared that "they are

Monday and Wednesday between 6.30pm and 8.00pm, switching to a 9.00pm later start during the peak summer period of July and August, as the club gets ready for the beach tournaments and then entry into the Valencian league. All ages, gender and nationalities are welcome to get involved from beginners to experienced players, and for more details call Dutch on 692 767 242.

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stronger together". The three men, who met at the San Pedro watersports centre, highlighted all the events being staged across the municipalities over the next few months, saying that the Mar Menor will be marketed as a single sports venue to bring even more competitors and visitors to the area.

Classic Treasure Rojales Netball Club were one of 25 teams from Britain and Denmark, as well from La Manga and Marbella that took part in the La Manga Netball 7’s last weekend, where the ladies had a great run in the tournament, making it to the quarter-finals. The first match saw Rojales up against and they came away triumphant with a 5-2 victory, before they brushed aside three UK teams with empathetic wins leaving them just Copenhagen to play in their qualifying group. That was a much tougher encounter and despite some good netball Rojales lost which meant they came second in their group due to goal difference. In the knockout stage, Rojales were really up against it with tough opposi-

Orihuela’s Golf Spotlight

tion from the West Midlands, and they were 3-0 down at half time but with a fighting spirit managed to pull it back to 4-4 at full time and sneaked it 5-4 with the golden goal. With barely time for a breather, Rojales then played a team from Surrey in the quarter finals, but despite a tireless effort, the local ladies could not win, though their opponents made it all the way to the final! Rojales Netball Club are now on their summer break but will get back training every Tuesday in Quesada from September, and are looking for new players, coaches, umpires, and players aged 14 and over to join them. For further details contact Claire on 680 300 637 or Tracey on 679 539 995.

Orihuela council has launched a new concept last weekend which offers golfers a chance to play across all 90 holes of the five courses in the municipality with a special presentation evening at the end of the series to the best players on each course in both male and female categories. Though the first day took place last Saturday at the Real Club Golf Campoamor, other dates are available for people to get involved namely:Las Colinas Golf & Country Club:- Saturday June 25th Club de Golf Las Ramblas de Campoamor: - Saturday July 2nd

Club de Golf Villamartín: Saturday July 9th Vistabella Golf, Entre Naranjos: - Saturday July 23rd Registration can be made at each of the individual golf courses with prices averaging at 45 euros for a round. More details on the event are also available via the local tourist website, www.orihuelaturistica.com. Tourism and coastal councillor, Sofía Álvarez, said that the event had been together after the council got together with all five golf courses and that it was a great way of promoting the Orihuela area as a venue for golfing holidays.

Beth’s Hat Trick The Club Torrevieja Classics and Specialists Car Club took to the road recently for a Treasure Hunt that started from Los Montesinos through to San Miguel, Quesada, Guardamar, La Marina village, ending up in Dolores. 14 cars took part with next month’s event being a “Cool Run”.

For more information on Club Torrevieja please visit www.ClubTorrevieja.com, or telephone Ron Blackwell on 966 791 212 or come along to their monthly meetings which are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30 pm at the Cafeteria Marina Club in Torrevieja’s International Marina.

Club Natacion Torrevieja’s Masters ace struck gold again in the regional championship event in Cordoba, with Beth Altabas getting three victories in her races, whilst at the other end of the Masters scale, Yuriy Lymar, picked up a silver medal in his 200 metres freestyle event.

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Dustin’s Moving Dilemma Last Sunday’s drama at Oakmont featuring eventual US Open winner Dustin Johnson (more on that later) made me consider the point that although they may be very close to the same surface, the fringe and the green are two very different places. This is especially true when you begin talking about the rules that apply to each location. Specifically, the rules that apply to what you can and cannot do when your ball is on the green or on the fringe, and involving markers, let alone what happens if a ball moves unexpectedly. Fixing a ball mark just seems like it is always the right thing to do. After all, we have all suffered the consequences of playing on greens where people seem to always forget to fix their ball marks. They

leave nasty scars that can take weeks to heal. However, before you bend down to fix a ball mark, you need to make sure that you are doing it in a legal fashion. If your ball is not yet on the green, you are not allowed to fix any ball mark or pitch mark that is anywhere other than on the green. For example, if you end up on the fringe and there is a ball mark on the fringe that is in your line, you may not fix it. However, if the ball mark is on the green, then you are entitled to fix it. In fact, any ball mark that is on the green can always be fixed. But, be very careful, you have to make sure that the mark is indeed a ball mark. As per rule 16-1c, the only other damage that you can fix is damage from an old hole plug. If the damage is caused by any-

thing else, like spikes, a slammed club, or just a random scar, you may not attempt to repair it until you have finished the hole. Ball marks off of the putting surface may be fixed before the completion of the hole, but only after your ball has made it to the green. So, if you land your approach shot in the fringe and your ball ends up right behind your ball mark, don’t touch it. Hit your chip shot and then, only after your ball has come to rest on the green, should you go back and fix the ball mark in the fringe. If you do violate this rule, the penalty is two strokes. Quite a hefty consequence for a common courtesy! Another big difference between your ball lying in the fringe or on the green is whether or not you can mark your ball. On the green, you may mark and

clean your ball at any time. On the fringe, however, you may only mark your ball if you are requested to do so by an opponent. Rule 22-2 states that, if you are off the green, you cannot just lift your ball because you think it is in someone’s way, you must be requested to do so. And, if you are asked to lift your ball, you may not clean it. You must lift it and replace it exactly as it lay prior to being marked. If you lift your ball when it lies off the putting surface without the action being requested by another player, your penalty is one stroke in accordance with rule 18-2a. Now, once your ball is marked, you may think that the rulings stop, but they don’t. In fact, it actually gets a little more complicated. I’ll do my best to simplify the many different

scenarios and decisions that involve ball markers. Basically, your ball marker may be intentionally moved only if it is in the line of another player and they request for it to be moved. Accidental movement of your ball marker is without penalty if the movement is a result of the moving of loose impediments or in the act of measuring your ball. Also, if your ball marker is moved during the act of marking the ball, it is without penalty. This is important because tapping down your ball marker with your putter is considered to be part of the act of marking. So, if you tap down your marker and it moves or sticks to your putter, you are not subject to penalty. However, if your marker moves in any of these situations, it must be returned to its original location. If a

player replaces his ball without relocating his marker to the original spot and then plays from an incorrect position, he is subject to penalty under rule 20-7. If the marker is moved outside of one of the given exceptions, he is subject to penalty under rule 20-1 or 18-2 depending on the cause of the motion. Marking your ball seems like a simple act, but don’t let your guard down just because your ball is in your pocket. Although the situations become complicated and difficult to interpret, moving your marker can result in a costly penalty. If you want to have some fun, you can begin to read some of the crazy rulings and decisions that apply to ball markers. You may be surprised how easy it can be to break the rules when you’re on or around the green!!

Talking Of Which……… ……….An excellent example is one that happened last weekend and made all the golfing headlines at the US Open. Dustin Johnson began the final round four shots behind Ireland’s Shane Lowry but the pair were tied going into the back nine at Oakmont as the Irishman struggled to the turn in four-over-par. Controversy then struck on the 12th tee when officials told Johnson they wanted to review an incident that had occurred on the 5th green. The American faced a par

putt on the par-4 5th when his ball clearly moved slightly after he’d made a couple of practice strokes. Johnson stood back off the putt and summoned the referee. At the time it appeared there would be no penalty as the official, and Johnson’s playing partner Lee Westwood, seemed happy that Johnson had not addressed the ball. But on the 12th, officials approached Johnson and told him there may be a one-stroke penalty and that they wanted him to review footage of the incident after

the round. The other players in contention were informed of the possible penalty, but the uncertainty cast a shadow over the final holes of the tournament. Shane Lowry was clearly fazed by the confusion and he faded on the run for home. Johnson, however, kept his composure and finished strongly to post a 72-hole total of fiveunder-par. That score was then pushed back to fourunder when it was decided the penalty on the 5th hole would stand. Thankfully, it

made no difference to the final outcome, but it certain-

ly raised a few eyebrows from spectators and TV

viewers, as well as some fellow Tour professionals!

TITTER ON THE TEE Now that I'm older, here's what I've discovered: 1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it. 2. My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran. 3. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded. 4. If all is not lost, then where the heck is it? 5. It was a whole lot easier to get older, than it was to get wiser. 6. Some days, you're the top dog, some days you're the hydrant.

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Alicante’s Triple Start

The Regional Valencian Government has officially approved and given the great light to sign a contract to keep the starting stage of the Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante in 2020/21 and 2023/24, with the city also being the racequarters and the home of Volvo Ocean Race Museum. The current agreement was due to end after the 2017/18 event with Alicante being the first starting port in October next year, with the regional government

agreeing a deal in principle with the Ocean Race bosses last month. The Valencian VicePresident Mónica Oltra said that the government thought it was vital to maintain something of such crucial importance to the region as a whole and that a better financial deal had been struck. The Volvo Ocean Race had an economic impact of 274 million euros in the Valencian region (plus 47.6 million euros in the rest of

Spain) and generated the equivalent of 4,833 full time jobs in the region from 2008 to 2014, according to an economic impact study carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round the World Race) is a round the world yacht race held every three years. Originally named after its initiating sponsor, the Whitbread brewing company, it today carries the name of its current

Almoradi Celebrates

CD Almoradi will join CD Torrevieja and Orihuela CF in Group Six of the third division after a goaless draw at Segorbe last Sunday meant they got an overall one-nil win in the two-legged play-off final. Almoradi’s return to the third division comes after 19 years with the players and staff being given a civic reception by the town’s mayor Jaime Pérez.

Promotion Sealed

Osasuna returned to the Primera Division after a twoseason absence with a 1-0 win at Girona in the second leg of their promotion playoff final last Saturday. The Pamplona club, who finished in sixth place in the Segunda Division, held a 2-1 advantage from the first leg at El Sadar.

Forward Kenan Kodro scored a crucial away goal on 48 minutes, with the Rojillos holding out for a comfortable aggregate victory as Girona finished with 10 men when defender Florian Lejeune was sent off late on for a second caution. Osasuna will now join champions Alaves and Leganes in

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La Liga for the 2016-17 campaign. They were relegated from La Liga in 2014 and after avoiding a second demotion in as many seasons by a single point last campaign they recovered to finish in the final playoff spot on goal difference this time and earn an unlikely promotion.

owner, Swedish car maker Volvo. Each of the entries for the nine month event has a sailing team of nine professional crew who race day and night for more than 20 days at a time on some of the legs. They each have different jobs on board the boat, and on top of these sailing roles, there are two sailors that have had medical training, as well as a sailmaker, an engineer and a dedicated media crew member.

Joshua’s Footwork Flair

Anthony Joshua is keen to display a new dimension to his boxing and prove his mobility when he fights Dominic Breazeale on Saturday. The American is Joshua's first challenger in his reign as the IBF heavyweight champion, with the pair fighting live at The O2 in London. Joshua has not needed to showcase a wide variety of skills in his bouts, instead convincingly stopping each of his 16 professional opponents with his devastating power. The 26-year-old insists he is working on his footwork,

but says he has prioritised building his confidence and making sure of victories with quick knockouts during his career so far. "I'd love to go in there and just move around the ring and not get hit without throwing any punches," said Joshua. "We've shown the power but we've never shown footwork. If not, I might go in there with the instinct to outbox him but land a shot that will punish him. "I practice things in sparring because there's no pressure, but in the ring I just wait for that one chance to punish someone”.

Pique Causes Controversy

Spain's Gerard Piqué has caused a storm by apparently gesturing with his middle finger during the Spanish national anthem ahead of the Euro 2016 clash against Croatia in Bordeaux. It seems that every time the Barcelona FC midfielder is playing for Spain, he can’t help but to cause a stir. During the coverage of

the anthem, Pique waited until he was sure the camera was filming him, then seemed to flip the bird to the camera. In the footage it’s pretty obvious that Pique’s gesture wasn’t accidental nor was it innocent. And it’s already known: The Catalan player is way more efficient than fuel to light a fire.

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Chuti In Charge José Luis “Chuti” Molina, 51, was unveiled as Elche’s new sporting director this week to replace Ramón Planes, with the new man saying that he would have crawled “on his knees” to take over the vacancy at Elche. He also teased reporters that he knows who he wants to work with him as manager. Molina claims that he has 50 people interested in joining him at Elche including the former West Bromwich Albion and Real Betis boss Pepe Mel and ex-Torrevieja, Orihuela, and Mar Menor-San Javier manager Juan Ignacio Martínez, who was sacked by Almeria in April 2015 and has been out of work since. "We know what we are after with a coach who knows the division and is sensible. We want somebody in charge that will be at Elche for many years”, said Molina. The new sporting director would not be drawn into contractual issues involving players like keeper Javi Jimenez, saying that he had just started his job and that we wants to get to know exactly what has been going on. Molina, who was previously sporting director at Real Murcia, Real Celta, Albacete, Real Betis and Real Valladolid, said that his job was to put together a competitive squad of players and that he wasn’t seriously worried by Elches financial predicament adding that he had worked at clubs that had gone into bankruptcy. He also praised the support and committment from the Ilicitanos fans. Elche’s president, Diego García, said that he was impressed with Molina’s passion and that he had a lot to give to the club.

Alcaraz Snub

Elche’s choice to replace Ruben Baraja as manager, the ex-Levante boss Lucas Alcaraz changed his mind last Friday about signing a two-year contact with the Ilicitanos. The announcement was made last Friday on the back of Alcaraz’s close friend sporting director Ramón Planes quitting the club. Alcaraz thanked the Elche board for the way he was treated adding that he wanted any new sporting director (see story above) to choose the manager that he wanted. The turmoil at Elche also continued behind the scenes with ex-president and vice-president, Juan Serrano and Jose Alberola, leaving the board as the new structure and ownership of the club is sorted out.

Fab Leo!

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi became Argentina's leading scorer on Tuesday with a superb free-kick as they beat hosts the USA 4-0 to reach Sunday's Copa America final against reigning champions Chile. The 28-year-old forward passed Gabriel Batistuta's 54-goal tally with a 25yard strike. Messi provided the assist for Ezequiel Lavezzi's opener, then scored his stunner before Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain fired in to make it 3-0. Higuain scored with a tapin in the 85th minute to complete the rout. The final will be at the MetLife stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey.

Gossip

Liverpool have been given a boost in their pursuit of Gonzalo Higuain after Atletico Madrid revealed they are not in the race to sign him. Deportivo La Coruna have received no offers for Lucas Perez - despite reported interest from Leicester City.

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Spain will play Italy in the last 16 of Euro 2016 after a late Croatia winner condemned them to second in Group D. Spain took the lead when Cesc Fabregas dinked the ball over keeper Danijel Subasic and Alvaro Morata tapped in. An Ivan Rakitic lob hit the woodwork for Croatia, who equalised when Nikola Kalinic turned in Ivan Perisic's cross. Subasic saved a Sergio Ramos penalty and Perisic's late winner gave Croatia, who finished top of the group, a tie against a third-placed qualifier. Perisic lashed in an 87th-minute shot in a thrilling match to inflict Spain's first defeat in 15 games at the European Championship since losing to Portugal in Euro 2004. Croatia will now play on Saturday in Lens, while Spain's mouth-watering tie against Italy will take place on Monday in Paris.

Ronaldo Throws Mic In Lake It appears Cristiano Ronaldo does not enjoy having his pre-match walks disturbed. The Real Madrid forward was preparing for a crunch Euro 2016 clash on Wednesday evening as Portugal take on Hungary in Lyon. Ahead of the fixture, Ronaldo was out for a stroll with his team-mates when he was asked by a reporter from Portuguese news channel CMTV if he was prepared for the game. His response? Grab the microphone and throw it into the lake.

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Nigel Clough’s Relegated Newcastle United will kick off the 2016-17 English Football League season with a Championship trip to Fulham on Friday, 5 August. Norwich and Aston Villa, who finished below Newcastle in the Premier League last term, start at Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday respectively. But one of the tastier opening fixtures sees Nigel Clough’s Burton Albion begin their first season in the second tier away at the side he played for, near neighbours Nottingham Forest who are still looking to appoint a new manager, with Ryan Giggs said to be in the frame.

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IRISH BEAT ITALY The Latest Sport Headlines

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BOXING Conor Benn joined Dave Coldwell in branding Chris Eubank "disrespectful" at a fiery press conference for the Anthony Joshua v Dominic Breazeale undercard. FOOTBALL Carlo Ancelotti says the signing of Norwegian youngster Martin Odegaard was a "PR exercise" for Real Madrid. The midfielder joined the Spanish side from Stromsgodset as a 16year-old in January 2015. Since then, he has spent most of his time with the Real second team, making just one appearance for the senior side.

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England Must Change

Neymar Going Nowhere

A senior Barcelona figure says the club do "not contemplate" the sale of Brazil international Neymar. Barcelona are confident of agreeing a new contract with Neymar - whose current deal expires in 2018 - and, speaking in late June, Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez said the Brazil captain would be staying at the club. The 24-year-old joined Barca in 2013 and has won two La Liga titles, a Champions League and two Copa del Rey trophies while at the club.

Forest Return! Burton's trip to the City Ground to face Forest will not only be the first meeting between the two neighbours, but will also see Brewers boss Nigel Clough take his side to a club he and his family will forever be entwined with. Clough had two spells at Forest, playing under his legendary father Brian, who won the European Cup twice with the club before his son's playing career had started. Clough's first management job was at Burton and he returned there in December after Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink went to QPR and he led the Brewers to second spot in League One.

What is it with England manager Roy Hodgson (writes JOHN McGREGOR) that he can’t see the wood for the trees? At long, long last his England side managed to look good against plucky Wales to finally steal the show 2 – 1 with goals from long overdue subs Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge. Great, an England team playing well and scoring goals! OK, we’ve got it right now who’s next, Roy? Oh, it’s only Slovakia, and we’re nearly through with the Wales win. Sure, t h e Slavs b e a t Russia,

but despite England, who didn’t? Now it’s good, so don’t change a winning team, Roy. Unbelievably for Slovakia, Hodgson made six changes to the team that beat Wales: both full backs, and four in midfield and attack including captain Wayne Rooney. That is the sort of ‘bold’ move you make when all is secure and you’re going through – except we weren’t sure we would qualify, it was a frightening, unnecessary risk to take, and one which may ultimately lead to the England manager’s dismissal. Yes it was that crass and important a decision. The game itself was boring, nervy and a pitifully goalless draw against a mediocre side another country like Russia who just must be put away if England are to succeed at international level – will we ever? Watching the endless pass backs, balls p l a y e d across the back four which eventually come to nothing are excruciating to watch in our national side, in no way rep-

resentative of the thrilling Premier League season we’ve all just watched where exciting, bold Leicester showed everyone else the right way home. So how can we get it so wrong in the national side? It wouldn’t be so bad if Wales weren’t doing so well, and getting it so obviously right. Two wins against the same opposition England can’t beat, then a hugely ironic and bitter last minute defeat for the boyos. That came after yet another Gareth Bale barnstormer to lead 1 – 0 at half time, Wales conceding two in the second half to a hugely erratic and disappointing England side. Bale, the brilliant Real Madrid star is even eclipsing his team mate and Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to now become the leading Euro 2016 scorer with three terrific goals - how England could do with a talisman like Bale. But with Roy Hodgson’s nervous, jumpy in/out selections there is little chance of continuity and confidence that is clearly running through the Welsh side in spades. The passion and team spirit are clearly there, so come on Roy – who’s kicking off against Iceland? Surprise us!

CYCLING Dani King has criticised the "unfair" selection process after being left out of Great Britain's Rio 2016 road race team. Emma Pooley and Nikki Harris are expected to support London 2012 silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead in Rio. King, who won London 2012 track gold and is ranked above Pooley and Harris, questioned the selection of Pooley, who has competed in only two races in 2016. FORMULA 1 Williams are currently fourth in the constructors' championship but those running the team are not satisfied, and want everyone fighting to win races again. Craig Slater said, Williams made it clear she doesn't think their current position is good enough. "We cannot be satisfied with being in third or fourth in the championship, that's not who we are as a team. FOOTBALL Zlatan Ibrahimovic has retired from international football after Sweden were knocked out of Euro 2016. The 34-year-old announced he would not represent Sweden at the Rio Olympics as previously thought.

WLAD’S FURY LASH

Tyson Fury should be banned from boxing after comments that made him sound "like Hitler", according to bitter rival Wladimir Klitschko. The world heavyweight champion apologised recently, but ex-champion Klitschko, who fights Fury next month said: "I was shocked by his statements. The man is an imbecile."

FOXES ACE STAYS

England striker Jamie Vardy has rejected an offer from Arsenal and agreed a new deal with Premier League champions Leicester. The Foxes said the 29-year-old, whose goals helped the club claim a shock title success last season, will sign an extended four-year contract. Vardy was the subject of a reported £20m bid before the start of Euro 2016.

ROY’S ICE

BREAKER! y a S m a e r D r u O It’s Iceland As They Face En gland

ENGLAND MUST DO BETTER

All four ‘home’ nations, if you generously include the Republic of Ireland, have safely made it through to the knockout stages of Euro 2016. In truth it would be a disgrace to be one of the only eight teams of the 24 going home for not getting further, but from now the results are all-important, when extra time and penalties may be needed to settle some matches: draws and replays are not options from now on!

England …sigh (see page 47) are giving all their red-blooded supporters palpitations – as usual. If Brexit’s not enough, then Roy Hodgson’s selection policy should be causing questions to be asked in the House of Commons - it is in most English houses! Now to amazingly throw everything up in the French air, mighty England with a population of 53 million play tiny Iceland, a country of only 332,000 souls. An astounding 27,000 of them are said to be in France currently, avidly and happily watching their heroic Vikings – and having a ball by finishing joint top of their group F with Hungary. That, of course was considerably better than others in their group like mighty Portugal and their idiotic/saddo/brilliant Ronaldo who couldn’t even bring himself to be decent when the two countries drew. So now its England v Iceland on Monday night in Nice at 9.00pm (Live on ITV) in the last 16 of Euro 2016 – and just what will happen is anyone’s guess.

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Either Wales or Northern Ireland will say farewell to Euro 2016 tomorrow night (Saturday) when they meet in Paris in their 6.00pm clash (Live on BBC 1). Of course, as every Welshman (and woman!) knows, Wales finished top of group B, above England and good luck to them, as Chris Coleman’s lads deserved it. But now in a domestically savage draw the Red-shirted patriots will play plucky Northern Ireland who qualified from third place in group behind Germany and Poland. Neither country has ever qualified for the European finals previously, so fantastically well done to both. The Republic of Ireland will deservedly dine out for years over their fantastic 1 – 0 Wednesday win over group E champions Italy which took Martin O’Neill’s men through to the last sixteen for the first time. Holders Spain await the Italians now on Monday in Saint-Denis with a 6.00pm kickoff (Live on BBC 1), while the Republic of Ireland play the hosts France on Sunday in Lyon at 3.00pm(Live on ITV), and with the Irish spirit and support shown against Italy, France will be worried. The rest:Switzerland v Poland – Saturday 3.00pm BBC1 (Saint-Etienne) Croatia v Portugal – Saturday 9.00pm ITV (Lens) Germany v Slovakia – Sunday 6.00pm ITV (Lille) Hungary v Belgium – Sunday 9.00pm BBC1 (Toulouse).

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