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Friday 15th July 2016

BUYER BEWARE Customers Set For Fines

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

orrevieja council has warned anybody who buys items from illegal hawkers around the area that they could end up in trouble themselves with police stinging them with a fine. The warning comes as Orihuela council has launched a push against illegal hawkers on Orihuela Costa beaches with a series of posters as well as

50 thousand leaflets with the slogan "Don´t Be An Accomplice". Torrevieja mayor, José Manuel Dolón, said this week that the authority was going to get tough over the illegal traders, known as ‘looky looky men’, by also looking to enforce local laws that were first introduced in 2013 which can see fines handed out to customers

looking for an illegal bargain. José Antonio Moreno of Spain’s copyright association, Andema, said that major damage was being done to legitimate businesses and traders with unsuspecting customers, often tourists, totally unaware of the low quality products that they were being sold. Local trade and business representatives joined Dolón on a joint platform on Monday to support new moves against the unlicensed sellers. Problems with the illegal traders reached a high in Torrevieja back in 2013 with street fights breaking out between the ‘looky looky men’ and the local police and Guardia Civil, after authorities launched a big clampdown on their activities. A local ordinance was introduced at the height of

the trouble which did see some customers fined. Recently one of the main illegal sellers was arrested and sent packing back to Senegal. On the Orihuela Costa, the campaign against the hawkers was launched jointly by the council´s health, public safety and tourism/coastal councillors Noelia Grao, Mariola Rocamora and Sofía Álvarez emphasising that if nobody buys anything, then the traders will be put out of business. Areas of concern include the selling of poor quality sunglasses that do not meet basic health standards as well as the offering of beach massages that could cause injury or other side effects as they are carried out by nonqualified practitioners.

A LOAD OF RUBBISH Uncollected Litter Piles Up

he PSOE opposition party in Orihuela have trashed claims by the ruling PP administration that they are getting to grips with cleaning up the Orihuela Costa. PSOE councillor María García issued photos from locations in the area including Cabo Roig (pictured) showing the accumu-

lation of garbage of the streets, saying that it “saddened her walking around to see all the overflowing rubbish coming out of the containers”. Garcia added that the government team had once again let the summer arrive with the same old problems, which gave a very bad impression of the area to visitors.

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An 85-year-old woman died on Monday lunchtime after coming out of the water at Torrevieja’s Playa del Cura (pictured). The bather was walking up to the Paseo de Juan Aparicio , and told other people that she wasn’t feeling well before collapsing with a cardiac arrest. Lifeguards from the Eulen company tried to revive her, but with no success. Last Friday, a 62-year-old man died of a heart attack

when he was in shallow water at El Robello beach between La Marina and Guardamar. Swimmers next to him saw him stand up and then the tourist from Madrid collapsed, before other bathers got him onto the beach. The DYA lifeguards, who patrol the beaches in the Elche municipality, rushed to give him first aid, with a SAMU team arriving soon on site, but the man could not be revived.

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Work on rebuilding the Poeta Miguel Hernández school in Rojales (formerly known as the Príncipe de España school) has been delayed by a row, according to Rojales mayor, Antonio Pérez. The Construction was due to start at the end of the school year of 18 classrooms and a new canteen, but nothing has happened at the site, which has been the subject of a decadelong campaign over the

deteriorating state of the buildings. Pérez said that there was a "disagreement between the project managers, the Valencian education ministry, and the constructor", but said he did not know what the problem was. The mayor added that he was going to seek further clarification and push for a start to the work as soon as possible. Meanwhile delays are also causing frustration in

Tiger Saved A Bengal tiger that attacked and killed a female zookeeper at Benidorm's Terra Natura park nearly a fortnight ago will not be destroyed, according to campaigners.

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the San Fulgencio area with the development at the La Encantá high school behind the Cardenal Belluga theatre in the town. Mayor Carlos Ramírez has criticised Valencian education bosses for the hold up in the project which was meant to have started last month, adding that 180 students will have to continue their lessons in prefabricated buildings for the foreseeable future. No reasons for the pause have been given.

The 37-year-old worker was mauled to death after she had left a gate to the tiger area open by mistake as she carried out her tasks. Campaigners who

organised an on-line petition to spare the tiger say they had been assured by Terra Natura bosses that the animal would not be put down, as it was only acting on natural instinct.

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Improvement work on the Paseo de Cabo Roig, which has been closed due to rock falls, still hasn’t started despite a pledge at the start of June from Orihuela coastal councillor, Sofía Álvarez that work would start “any day now”. It’s a second delay for the project after Álvarez promised in March that the

improvements would start by the end of that month. The 281 thousand euro project was originally meant to have been completed by Easter, with Álvarez saying the first delay was due to “administrative issues, with the rescheduled work meant to have been finished today (July 15th).

Revival Continues Spain's housing sales increased by 23.6 percent in May when compared with the same month of a year earlier, according to figures released by the National Statistics Institute. The growth rate is

actually lower than that of April, when housing sales increased by 29 percent year-on-year. The country's housing sales have been rising for four consecutive month year-on-year.

Alicante-Elche airport notched up another recordbreaking month with the best ever returns for June showing a rise of nearly 16 percent on the same month last year with 1.24 million passengers using the facility. It means that the first half of 2016 has seen the airport

handle nearly 5.43 million travellers, a six-month rise of over 16 percent compared to the same period in 2016. As far as June was concerned, the British market totally dominated with 562 thousand passengers, with Germany a very distant second at 85 thousand, closely

followed by Norway on 79 thousand. Airport owner AENA says they expect 12 million passengers to use the airport at El Altet come the end of the year, which means the figures will smash the 2015 record-breaking statistic of 10 and a half million.

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Toddler Tragedy A 20-month old child died after falling from the first floor balcony of an Orihuela City apartment last week. The little boy was playing with his fiveyear-old sister at their home on Calle San José Obrero de Orihuela when he got through a hole on the terrace railings, which had been created by a missing bar. The youngster was rushed to the Vega Baja Hospital and was still con-

scious and was then transferred to Alicante General Hospital, but he died sever-

al hours later due to the serious nature of the head injury that he suffered.

GPS To The Rescue A 17-year-old Madrid teenager on holiday in Alicante City locked herself in the bathroom after a 23year-old Italian man tried to rape her at his home, and then because she didn’t know her address, the National Police tracked her down via the GPS facility on her mobile phone. The teenager met the man, who invited her to his home, according to the National Police. The girl said that at first while she was at his home, the two exchanged consensual kisses until the girl told him she wanted to leave. The man reacted aggressively and jumped on the girl, sex-

ually assaulting her and ignoring her pleas for him to stop, police reported. After a struggle, the girl was eventually able to escape from the man and hide herself in the bathroom, bolting the door shut, and then called the police. When the police got her call, they first tried to calm the distressed teen girl down and then asked for the address, which was in the port area of Alicante. She didn’t know where she was but one of the officers got in contact with the girl via a cellphone app and suggested that she send him her GPS location using the app, which enabled the

police to get her street location, but then they had to figure out the actual apartment number when they got there. Officers used their sirens so that the teenager could tell them if they were in the right area. Once the officers located the exact apartment block, the girl told them how to get inside, with the police then ringing every doorbell until the girl told them they she could hear the man’s bell ringing. Finally, officers were able to enter the man’s home, and freed the girl as well as arresting the Italian over her illegal detention and sexually abusing her.

Hazard Concern

Residents groups on the Elche coastline are complaining that rubbish left by visitors and a lack of maintenance could cause serious problems in woodlands close to beaches in areas like La Marina and Arenales del Sol. Mamen Bellot of the La Marina Espai Natural neighbourhood association told the Informacion newspaper that a combination of neglect

in pruning trees and shrubs combined with tourists not taking rubbish with them meant regular patrols were needed to sort things out. Lidia Soler of the Dunass association which covers El Altet and Torrellano, went even further by telling Informacion that she felt the lack of maintenance and the high summer temperatures could trigger a fire in her area.

Rape Guilt

Flags Ignored 48-year-old Thomas McGurk from Blackpool has been given three years in prison after being found

guilty in an Alicante court of rapeing a Finnish tourist in Benidorm in 1999. He met her at a cocktail bar in the resort and took her back to his accomodation before assualting her. McGurk was extradited from the UK earlier this year, and despite prosecution calls for a nine year sentence, the court handed out a shorter punishment because of the length of time that it took for the case to be tried. McGurk was also ordered to pay over 10 thousand euros in compensation to the victim.

Dog Freed

Cruz Roja lifeguards risked their lives on the Guardamar coast to save a woman who ignored red flag warnings at Playa de La Roqueta last Saturday. She had gone into the water with her husband who managed to get to shore to alert the lifeguards, who pulled the 55-year-old

woman out of the strong currents, and though unconscious, they managed to revive her, before she was taken to Torrevieja Hospital. The couple's daughter was treated for shock as she watched the drama unfold. Over a fortnight ago, Cruz Roja workers saved a couple

at Guardamar who ignored the red flags, and is the latest of a string of incidents across the coast of people flouting crucial warnings. Last month a British tourist died at an Orihuela Costa beach when she went for a swim after ignoring a red flag and warnings from the lifeguards.

Guardia Civil officers rescued a female pitbull dog that was locked up in a car in Aspe, Alicante Province last week. After a couple of hours and with temperatures rising, the officers smashed into the vehicle to rescue the dog when it

started to show signs of distress, and they took it to an animal charity facility in Elda. The 29-year-old Bulgarian owner of the car and dog faces animal abuse charges, with his vehicle now impounded in a council facility.

NINTENDO SHARES ARE UP Shares in the Japanese company Nintendo have seen a stellar rise since the release of their augmented reality game Pokemon Go, gaining more than 50%. NEW CABINET Prime Minister Theresa May will continue to form her new government.. Leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said he was "humbled" having been named new foreign secretary, in one of Mrs May's first cabinet appointments. Philip Hammond became chancellor, Amber Rudd is home secretary, and Eurosceptic David Davis is new Brexit secretary. Michael Gove was fired and Liz Truss Hired yesterday. TOURIST NUMBERS France said it feared a drop in British holidaymakers after the sharp fall in the value of the pound, a factor threatening more damage to a sector suffering from poor weather, strikes and the threat of militant attacks. SEA RULING The Philippines has said China should respect an international tribunal's rejection of its claims in the South China Sea. In a statement, it said Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay would raise the issue at a major twoday Asia-Europe summit starting on Friday, attended by China's Premier Li Keqiang. A UN-backed tribunal ruled on Tuesday that there was no legal basis to China's claims in the South China Sea. China has vowed to ignore the ruling.

Hot Rock

A fireball brighter than a full moon was seen crossing Spain late last Friday evening, caused by a meteorite hitting the Earth's atmosphere at 95,000 kilometres per hour. An image was caught by the telescope at the La Hita observatory in Toledo and was seen from the ground by the naked eye in the Murcia region as well as Murcia, Andalucía, Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid.

Animal Ban Circuses that use animal acts will no longer be allowed to use land owned by Torrevieja council. The authority says that they have now joined 324 municipalities across Spain in banning circuses who use animals as part of their shows.

Friday 15th July 2016

Dad Imprisons Son

A 19-year-old British teenager who had been kept prisoner in a room for two years by his father was freed by the Guardia Civil and the National Police last week. The teenager was part of a British family of five who lived in the RivasVaciamadrid area of, Madrid, and the father had faced previous abuse charges but had not been jailed. Three years ago, the father had also locked up everyone in the house, but his wife and three children were able to escape by contacting a neighbour. But while the women of the family, who had long been abused, moved into a shelter, the son decided to go back to live with his father for a while. The abuse against him began once the others had left and it is not known whether the other family members knew what was

happening to the son. He has now been reunited with his sisters and his mother. Authorities reported that the father appeared to have problems getting along with his neighbours due to his “strange obsessions and possible mental illness.” He apparently believed that the neighbours were poisoning him through the water and were producing dangerous radiation, while he also believed he was being targeted by the Russian mafia. Officers were tipped off that there was a problem after the 19-year-old victim managed to send an email to a special police unit that handles domestic abuse. In the email, the young man wrote: - “Help me. I am desperate. My father abuses me. I am held prisoner. Please, do not get in touch with me because he would kill

me.” He then provided police with the phone number and email of his sister, who was able to confirm the situation to investigators. The Guardia and National Police got a search warrant to enter the family’s house, which was protected by barriers of metal bars, aluminium strips and wood. Inside, police found the 19-yearold “extremely thin, disoriented” and with signs of psychological abuse as well as physical beatings by his father. He was also very malnourished and dehydrated. The ABC newspaper reported that the young man was like “a skeleton with skin” and weighed only 43 kilos at a height of 1.80 metres (weighing 95 pounds at 5 feet 9 inches tall). The father violently resisted the police officers before he was arrested for illegal detention. The son said that his father would beat him on a daily basis and also barely gave him enough food or water to survive, forcing him to stay in the same room of the house all day. The rest of the home was filled with numerous broken, unusable furniture and bags of garbage, making it difficult to move around.

Fags Out Three illegal cigarette manufacturing factories run by Bulgarians in Spain that produced around seven million euros worth of cigarettes have been shut down by the police. Some 20 Bulgarians and two Spaniards were detained last week in a large-scale operation, conducted jointly by Spanish and Bulgarian law-enforcement officers, which saw factories raided in Toledo, Salamanca and Malaga. The illegal facilities had modern and mostly new equipment, while all the buildings were made soundproof, making it even impossible to detect the generators inside. The cigarettes were mainly smuggled into England and France. A specialist machine produced around 120 master cases of cigarettes per day, whilst a designated person was responsible for supplying food and water and there was even a cook. Some of the arrested Bulgarians had previous work experience in cigarette manufacturing. A large number of the Bulgarians even lived at the illegal factories and some are known to the authorities for previous offences committed in the Netherlands, the operation masterminded by a Bulgarian national.

Biased Report

The European Union has slammed the Spanish investigation into the causes of the 2013 Santiago de Compostela rail crash, which saw 80 people killed and over 150 injured in July that year. The EU said that the accident "had not been investigated in an independent manner," and that a new investigation "should be opened using the correct requisites of

independence." Groups representing the families of the victims of the crash have long highlighted that the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) automatic security system on the train and tracks was not working at the time of the crash, whilst authorities have tried to pin all the blame on the train driver.

Messi Appeal

Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi will lodge an appeal a court sentenced him and his father to 21 months in jail for tax fraud last week. The prison sentences are almost certain to be suspended as is common in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of less than two years.

The court found Messi and his father Jorge, who has managed his son's affairs since he was a child, guilty of tax fraud and ruled that for each of those three years they should serve a sentence of seven months. Lionel Messi was also fined €2.09 million while his father was fined €1.6 million.

Serial Stealer A Moroccan man who is said to have committed one hundred crimes has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for stealing from 15 cars in the Torre Pacheco area. The 36-year-old man has been put in front of a San Javier judge after the Guardia Civil launched Operation Doblarcos back in March after getting a string of reports about cars being bro-

ken into. The man would operate around Torre Pacheco working his way around parked cars at different times of the day using a large screwdriver to force vehicle doors open and grab what items he could and stuff them into a bag before escaping on foot. After being taken into custody, he admitted to 15 car robberies in the town.

Sniffed Out Two Bolivian men aged in their early forties were arrested for drug trafficking after their car tried to turn round from a police checkpoint close to AlicanteElche airport. The vehicle was eventually stopped and after an initial search, half a kilo of cocaine was found in the glove compartment, and once the car was taken to Elche police station, another half a kilo of the drug was detected by sniffer dogs.

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Matador Gored

A leading matador has died after being gored during a televised bullfight in the eastern part of Spain on Saturday. Victor Barrio, 29, is the first Spanish bullfighter to die in the bullring since 1985. He was caught while trying to lure the beast using his cape in a manoeuvre known as “muletazo”. However, the bull, who was already said to have been struggling, caught the matador on the side sending him tumbling to

the ground. Spectators watched in horror as the 83 stone bull, Lorenzo, rammed a horn through his chest at the event in Teruel in Aragon. The unconscious matador was rushed to a nearby hospital, but doctors were unable to save him. Lorenzo was the third bull of the day at the event which was part of a festival called Feria del Angel. Deaths in the bullring are rare. The last Spanish matador to be killed was

Jose Cubero Sanchez "El Yiyo" in 1985. On the same day Barrio died, a 28-year-old man was fatally gored by a bull during a run through Pedreguer in the Marina Alta area of Alicante Province. At another run on Saturday during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, a 33-year-old Japanese man was gored in the chest and a 24-yearold Spaniard was struck in the arm. A further 12 people suffered minor injuries.

Drug Den Raid A drugs den and meth lab at an unspecified Orihuela Costa address has been shut down by the Guardia Civil with four men arrested. Neighbours reported a stream of visitors to the villa where up to ten people at a time took part in consuming drugs. Two Dutch nationals, an Austrian, and a Spaniard have been charged with counts of drug trafficking as well as hooking up the house to illegally use electricity in producing the drugs. A special chimney had been installed to get rid of the fumes, and Guardia

officers seized a variety of drugs and paraphernalia, which included a set of hookahs that visitors used in the clandestine smoking room. A CCTV system was

used to provide security at the villa as well as a couple of Staffordshire Terrier dogs that roamed around the grounds in case an unwelcome visitor should drop by.

Pool Pilferers A row has broken out over security at Almoradi’s municipal swimming pool with the opposition Ciudadanos political party claiming that pickpockets and thieves have been stealing phones, money, and sunglasses from bathers. Almoradi mayor, Jaime Pérez, says that the local police have received no complaints and accused Ciudadnos of creating an

Beach Battles Five Costa Blanca beaches have made it through to a short list of 40 who are vying for the title of Spain's most accessible beach for disabled and mobility-impaired users. Company ThyssenKrupp Encasa is running the contest after drawing up the shortlist with Playa de Mil Palmeras; the Playa Centro; Playa de Levante; Gran Playa; and Playa de San Juan the local contenders. You can vote until August 15th via their website page www.laplayamasaccesible.es

unjustified concern when there are no facts to back up their claims. Ciudadanos councillor Almudena Albentosa called on the council to monitor the area closely after she said that she had got complaints of thieving by the pool, in addition to users not following the right dress codes and taking the appropriate hygeine measures.

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Peace Of Mind

Obama Welcomed

A flight industry website has given Alicante-Elche airport a special award for having brought in more new carriers and routes this year than any other airport in Europe. The team at El Altet picked up the honour from the “Anna.aero" portal with a dozen new carriers operating at the airport this summer.

Trio Stopped

Three Romanians were arrested for trying rob people at a service area at Puerto Lumbreras off the A7 in south-east Murcia on Saturday. They had hired their car in Santa Pola and tried to escape the clutches of the local police before they were caught after a chase. The trio had a string of previous convictions for robbery as well as active warrants issued by a variety of Spanish courts.

No Worries

A 29-year-old woman who is living on a temporary basis in Alicante has given birth to a healthy baby boy, despite being diagnosed with the Zika virus, she is a Venezuelan national.

Female victims of domestic violence in the Pilar de la Horadada area have been given free extra security under an new agreement struck by the local council and the locksmith's union. Mayor Ignacio Ramos has done a deal with

locksmiths representatives which means that anybody who has a court protection order out against a perpetrator of violence will be able to get a new lock without charge from any locksmith affiliated to the union.

First Response

A civil protection fire-fighting team has been put into place onto the Orihuela Costa to provide an instant response to emergencies during the high summer season, and will be on stand-by until the end of September. The unit is based at Cabo Roig and will be available to deal mainly with woodland fires as well being back up for any sea rescues if needed. The nearest fire engine is based at Torrevieja.

US President Barack Obama met King Felipe in Madrid on Sunday, during a shortened visit by the American leader due to the Dallas shootings last weekend. Obama had to return home to go a memorial service in Texas at the start of the week, but King

Felipe stressed the importance of the trip considering the circumstances saying, “I want to thank you dearly for visiting us, and very specially for maintaining this visit given the present particular circumstances.” Obama also met acting

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at the Moncloa Palace saying that he was pleased to see Spain was recovering at last from the long recession, and urged Rajoy to take action to reduce unemployment still further especially amongst younger adults.

Pyramid Toppled

The Guardia Civil have smashed a gang running an international Ponzi scheme suspected of cheating over 8,000 people in over 70 countries of around 25 million euros. 21 people were arrested in Spain along with other

detentions in Brazil, France and Portugal. The group gang sold GPS trackers to investors who were awarded points depending on the amount they invested which they could exchange for objects such as

cars and luxury houses. "A large part of the money invested by the group was destined to promote the scam, carrying out several events like free trips, concerts and meetings in major hotels where they convinced those in attendance to invest their money," said the Guardia. Officers searched seven properties in Madrid and the city of Merida in Extremadura, as part of the operation, seizing documents related to the international pyramid scheme as well as seizing jewellery, mobile phones and over 60 thousand euros in cash. Documents revealed the group had over 50 bank accounts in several tax havens.

There’s No Escape

Seven fugitives wanted by other countries have been picked up by the Guardia Civil across Spain and made available to the High Court ahead of extradition proceedings. Moroccan, Belgian, Russian, Peruvian,

and Dutch authorities are set to welcome back the men who have been on the run for assorted fraud and drug trafficking charges. One Russian, based in L'Alfas del Pi was arrested having been involved in a

fraudulent electricity contract bid said to be worth around 40 million euros whilst another Russian was detained in Valencia Province over a construction fraud that netted him three million euros.

Neymar In The Clear A court has dismissed a case on alleged irregularities in the transfer of Brazilian football star Neymar to Barcelona. National Court judge Jose de la Mata, sitting in Madrid, shelved the complaint against Neymar, his father, and Barcelona by Brazilian investment group DIS.

DIS say it was entitled to 40% of Neymar’s transfer from Brazilian club Santos in 2013, but it claimed it received less compensation than it should have because part of the transfer fee was concealed. Neymar and his father, who acts as his agent, and Barcelona’s current president and his predecessor all

denied any wrongdoing when they appeared in court in February. In June, Barcelona paid a €5.5m fine to settle a separate case brought against the club by Spain’s tax authorities. In that deal, the club acknowledged it made “an error in the fiscal planning of the player’s transfer”.

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Leadsom Pays The Price Thank goodness that Tory leadership hopeful Andrea Leadsom hung herself last weekend after her dreadful comments over having children. She suggested by implication in an interview for The Times that she had an edge over rival Theresa May because she had chil-

dren. She later said she was “disgusted” by the report, which was the “exact opposite of what I said”. She went on, tweeting directly to the Times journalist who wrote the story: “This is the worst gutter journalism I have ever seen. I am so angry – I can’t believe this.

How could you?” The Times has defended its story, releasing an audio recording and transcript whereas Leadsom said she has apologised to Theresa May. How can having children be a consideration when it comes to matters of the

Expensive Joke We've all heard of some people being "high maintenance" but former supermodel Christina Estrada has taken this to a whole new level, as her former Saudi billionaire husband has learned to his cost. Listing her "reasonable needs" this exsupermodel wanted £1m a year for clothes, including £40,000 for fur coats, £109,000 for haute couture dresses and £21,000 for shoes every year; money to run her luxury home in London worth about £60m, a £4.4m house at Henley-onThames, as well as £495,000

for five cars - three in London and two in the US. She wanted £196m from international businessman Sheikh Walid Juffali but won a £53m cash settlement in a High Court divorce battle against Juffali, reported to be worth £8bn, although he claimed he was "only" worth £113.8m. She already had £20m in her own right. Here is what's wrong in a society, where the haves have so much and the poor have nothing. As much as I don't like some of Jeremy Corbyn's extreme left wing views, I can fully understand why so many people on the

Left are attracted to him, when he says there are so many pressures on society, and the worst are not having enough money to put food on the table, not having a job and facing the prospect of not having a roof over your head due to greedy landlords. It's a pity that we can't wave a wand and put the likes of Christina Estrada and Juffali and have them and the detestably selfish one percent of the human race living billionaire lifestyles and make them exist in the world's slums for a month.

country's future. Thank goodness she did the decent thing after demonstrating she was totally incapable of being the leader of the country. Leadsom would have lurched the Tory party to the right at just the wrong time. We need increased influ-

ence of the extreme right or the extreme left like a hole in the head. All it achieves is even greater divisions in the country at a time when we all should be pulling together, and for the sake of the country, let’s hope that Theresa May can deliver.

Total Bunk

I hear that the Department of Education are appealing against the decision of lower courts who ruled in favour of a father who refused to pay a fine for taking his daughter out of school for a holiday to EuroDisney. My grandson is this week going on a school

trip - to EuroDisney. Talk about the utter and total hypocrisy of the so called ruling establishment. It raises the question how on earth can it be acceptable for a school to take children out of school on trips to EuroDisney in term time and not for parents?

Cliff’s Revenge I'm delighted Sir Cliff Richard has decided to sue for one million pounds, both the South Yorkshire police and the BBC for the dreadful character assassination over his home property search following historic sex abuse allegations which, after many months of trauma for Cliff, were found to be unfounded. Good for him, but sad that he has to proceed against the police in general and the BBC, rather than the low life responsible for totally disregarding his personal feelings. It is about time that whoever authorises such actions are personally sued. Perhaps then people in charge would think far more seriously about their actions if they could not hide behind the bodies they are working for who will pay the money rather than them personally.

Soldier’s Sick Goods An ex-soldier is facing a two year jail sentence for trying to sell ISIS baby outfits and T-shirts for children. The clothing designs featured Galician bagpipes and sabres arranged to look like the ISIS logo. The man, only identified as Octavio C. T., is accused by prosecutors of trying to glorify terrorism after posting the clothing range for sale on the internet. Reports suggest that not one buyer came forward.

Fire Station Refusal Calls for a fire station based in the Santa Pola area have been rejected by the Alicante Province Fire Consortium, despite a plea from the local council last April. The Consortium’s rationale was that the authority is already part of a service serving the whole of the Baix Vinalopó and that everything is budgeted and managed across the region.

Friday 15th July 2016

Park Proposals

New ideas have been suggested to improve the environment as well as the visitor experience at the Torrevieja and La Mata natural park. Guardamar mayor, José Luis Sáez, told a meeting of the governing board last week that better advertising and promotion of the park was needed as well as more trips involving schoolchildren. Los Montesinos

councillor Ana Belén Juárez said that clearer signposts are needed to make sure that visitors don't stray off designated paths and cause damage. She said that people from Torrevieja's San Luis urbanisation who let their dogs foul the area when on a walk in the park, need to be targeted, as well as stopping them taking their pets off the lead which

leads to them damaging bird nesting areas. Torrevieja environment councillor Fanny Serrano said that new ideas were being taken on by the park governing board which now included environmentalists as opposed to being previously filled with people who were just appointed for unspecified reasons by the previous Torrevieja council administration.

Pen To Paper

Valencia President, Ximo Puig, took his government team for a cabinet meeting in Torrevieja last weekend, and met the municipality's mayor, José Manuel Dolón, as well as signing the city's book of honour. Both men talked about their coalition administrations with Puig stressing the importance of Torrevieja and the Vega Baja area to the Valencia region. Puig and his cabinet were greeted by 50 protestors outside the Torrevieja council offices last Friday who were

angry that the Valencian government were not going to back down over the mandatory teaching of the regional Valenciano language in local schools in an area where it is barely spoken. Banners were waved with signs like "More English and Less Valenciano", with Puig's deputy, Monica Oltra, dismissing it all as a "political stunt orchestrated by the Partido Popular that had little to do with educational considerations".

Taxing Questions

Easier Dip A new swimming facility to help disabled bathers has been officially launched in the Pilar de la Horadada area. The unit, the first in the southern Costa Blanca, was opened by Valencian tourist agency boss Francesc Colomer at Playa del Puerto and mirrors those found in the north at Teulada and Villajoyosa.

Tax audits on a series of nightclubs across Spain including venues in Ibiza and Madrid have led to computer equipment and undeclared cash being seized. At least 100 promoters' offices in 11 Spanish regions have been

searched. Spanish tax authorities decided to increase their scrutiny of nightlife hotspots in tourist belts four years ago, and have been gradually working their way around the country.

Brolly Battle New Highland Fling A new route between Aberdeen and the Costa Blanca will be launched next year by budget airline Ryanair. From February 2017, travellers will be able to fly direct from north-east Scotland to Alicante-Elche airport on a twice-weekly basis. Carol Benzie, manager of Aberdeen Airport, said Alicante-Elche was one of the most-requested routes in a customer survey conducted earlier this year.

Another town has declared war on beach hoggers after Torrevieja authorities fined a tourist for putting up an umbrella on Playa del Cura early in the morning last autumn. Almuñécar, on the southern Costa Tropical, has decided to start shutting abandoned umbrellas and sealing them with yellow bands that

include information about the ban on the practice. The move is currently about trying to inform people about proper beach etiquette, and no fines will be issued, but if the idea does not work, the local police may be forced to take the umbrellas and start charging their owners 30 euros to get them back.

Friday 15th July 2016

Stronger Slope

Emergency reinforcement work is taking place at Cala Las Estacas, Playa Flamenca, to strengthen a slope over a pumping station drainage outlet which could disintegrate due to recent

flood water erosion. The Hidraqua water company is undertaking the two month project adjoing the promenade which will see the construction of a reinforced concrete slope.

Brum Bound

Animal Guilt

A Callosa de Segura equine owner has been sentenced to nine months in jail by an Orihuela court after being found guilty of not looking after 21 animals in his care. The charges spanned a two

year period with the horses and donkeys being removed from his stables by the Guardia Civil. The animals were taken to the Rojales-based Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, with the donkeys

then transferred to the Refugio del Burro association in Malaga. The horses were found chained to a wall in a falling down building and were filthy, terrified and starving.

Better Flow

Low cost carrier, Jet2, is to open a major new base at Birmingham airport, bringing 200 new jobs to the facility, and launching a daily high season service to AlicanteElche airport during the

summer of 2017. 10 other Spanish destinations will also be linked up from Birmingham next year, but not San Javier or the eventual Murcia region replacement at Corvera.

Work has finished on improving the water pressure flowing through the 40-year-old pipes serving homes around Santa Pola’s Playa Lisa area. The 200 metre project from Hidraqua around the Avenida de Ronda, between Calle Consueta and Calle Cartagena, will benefit around three thousand residents with the work finished in time for the high summer season.

Failure

99.5 percent of beaches across the Costa Blanca and the Valencia region have what officials have described as “excellent quality” bathing water, based on sampling done across the first week of July. Officials from Valencia’s agriculture and environment ministry claim to have done 213 visual and chemical tests across the whole of the region, with 105 getting top marks in Alicante Province. The location of the one beach where the water was described as “poor” was not revealed.

Refugee Push

The acting Spanish government has agreed to distribute 1.75 million euros of aid to the country's 17 autonomous communities, including Murcia and Valencia in order to help the settlement of refugees from Syria and Iraq. The UN refugee agency said in April that Spain needed to take a “greater responsibility” after its government had agreed to take in some 15,000 refugees, but after six months, just 18 people were taken in. Politicians then promised to take in nearly 600 refugees by the end of June, but in reality just half that number arrived in the country.

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Sci-Fi Shades

An ex-RAF technician and ‘waste to energy’ plant controller is enjoying life and retirement in the San Javier area, which includes penning a series of science fiction books, with the fourth one

being written right now. Scotsman, Gordon Mackay, has lived with his wife Phyllis on the Sierra Golf urbanisation in Balsicas for the last 12 years, and his first book , An Alien Affair was printed in hardcopy and his later books An Alien Rescue and An Alien War are available as e-books as is the first book now. The books have been described as Adventure/Sci-Fi and the original plot begins on the Isle of Skye back in Gordon’s native Scotland. One reader has described the novels as Fifty Shades of Sci-Fi, so give them a try yourself!

Ladies Please

The T.A.A.B.S. singing group are looking for a female vocalist to join their small group ahead of their autumn and Christmas concerts, T.A.A.B.S. is a group of dedicated non-professional singers who perform for local

charities at various events around the Orihuela Costa, and have helped to raise thousands of euros over recent years. If you feel you can fit the bill, then get in touch with Marion on 638 266 432.

Stagestruck Gives

Kenz A Lot

The team at Bar Kenz, in the San Luis area of Torrevieja were proud recently to donate just over 1,500 euros to Debbie Weedon from Maria and the Pink Ladies for the AECC cancer charity. The money was raised from race nights, football cards, as well as the regular card bingo

and collection boxes. Landlords Jan and Ken said that they were delighted by the continued generosity of their customers who also dig deep into pockets for charity. Pictured are Jan and Ken; Liz and Paul Cogan who organise the race nights; and bar staff Debbie and Julie.

Masons Gift The Stagestruck Theatre Group have been handing out 3,500 euros to local charities thanks to their recent production “Just Another Week in Paradise” at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga theatre. The biggest donation was 2,700 euros to the Torrevieja Alzheimer’s Association, AFA, with 300 euros each going to the Cardenal Belluga theatre and San Fulgencio’s music school to help buy new instruments. 200 euros was

also presented to DEBRA, the Butterfly Children charity. Stagestruck are now working on their Christmas pantomime, Aladdin, which will be put on at the end of November, but though most of the parts have been cast, the key roles of Aladdin(male or female) and Princess Jasmine are still up for grabs. If you think you fit the bill, then get in touch with the show director, Leigh Humphries, to get some more details via email at leigh.humphries58@gmail.com

Freemasons from the Luz de Murcia lodge presented a cheque of 1,980 euros last week to the AFACMUR charity which helps the families of children who have cancer in the Murcia region. The money was raised by Past Master David Searle and members of the lodge during David’s year in office.

Pictured are Lodge members Michael Maloney and Paul Eburne handing over the cheque to AFACMUR president Francisco Palázon Espinosa. The Luz de Murcia lodge, based at Valle del Sol, also raised 1,980 euros for Help at Home, Murcia/Mar Menor.

Friday 15th July 2016

Homeopathy Row

Vets are calling for a ban on homeopathy for pets claiming animals cannot benefit from the placebo effect because they are unaware they are being treated. Danny Chambers, who teaches at the University of Edinburgh, said that homeopathy has no basis in science and prevents the use of orthodox remedies, which can lead to unnecessary suffering and even death. More than 1,000 vets have now signed a petition, started by Mr Chambers, which calls on the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to prohibit homeopathic treatments. Writing in New Scientist, he said: “Amazingly it is still offered and promoted by a small number of vets in the UK. This is plain weird when

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you think about it. “Animals do not experience a placebo effect because they are unaware they are being treated. “Vets who practice homeopathy should not be permitted to use their professional standing to promote its validity. However a spokesman for the British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons said that people who opposed homeopathy had an ‘axe to grind.’ “The Royal Society of Veterinary Surgeons has made it clear that homeopathic treatment is an acceptable type of therapy when practiced by trained vets. “You only have to look on our website and you will see examples of where dogs have been cured of cancer through homeopathy.

My Dog Won’t Eat Whether you’ve had dogs for years or you’ve just adopted your first puppy, it can be very distressing when your dog won’t eat, and there are many reasons why this can happen. The first thing to keep in mind is how you’re judging your dog’s appetite. If you’re concerned because your dog isn’t eating as much as the guidelines state on the food you purchase, remember that these are only averages. Many perfectly healthy dogs eat only 60% to 70% of the amount stated on the packaging. Because loss of appetite in dogs can indicate illness, it is important to see your vet if you notice changes in your dog’s eating habits. It is especially important to respond promptly to a refusal to eat in dogs that usually eat well. Even though most dogs can go a couple of days without food without significant bad effects, it is best to address the problem as early as possible. Reasons your dog won’t eat Just like in people, there are a variety of reasons dogs might refuse to eat. These

include:

fortable in new places.

Illness. A decreased appetite in dogs is often a sign of sickness, especially if your dog is exhibiting other symptoms at the same time. Although a loss of appetite in dogs doesn’t necessarily indicate serious disease, prompt veterinary attention is important because it could be a sign of significant illness, including cancer, various systemic infections, dental disease, pain, liver problems, and kidney failure.

Pickiness or behaviour issues. Some dogs are just picky, or their refusal to eat may be caused by feeding them in situations where they aren’t comfortable, such as around an aggressive dog or from a bowl at an uncomfortable height. Because a decreased appetite in dogs may be caused by illness, never assume that your dog is picky without investigating other possibilities first.

Recent vaccination. Fortunately, vaccinations are available for many serious and contagious dog diseases. Some jabs do have adverse effects, but the majority of these are minor and brief, including a temporary loss of appetite. Travel and unfamiliar surroundings. If your dog’s appetite was fine until you went on a trip with him or moved to a new location, it may be that your dog won’t eat because of travelling or the unfamiliar surroundings. Some animals may get motion sickness, and others become nervous or uncom-

What to do when your dog won’t eat If your dog’s loss of appetite is caused by illness, your vet may recommend a prescription diet to meet your pet’s nutritional needs while the underlying disease is being addressed. Sometimes these diets are not particularly tasty, especially if your dog is used to regular treats or people food. If your dog is already ill, never starve your pet in an attempt to force it to eat the prescribed diet. Instead, talk with your vet about alternatives. In more severe cases, your vet may prescribe appetite-stimulating medications, recom-

mend syringe-feeding a liquid diet, or insert a feeding tube.If your dog’s decreased appetite is a behaviour problem caused by pickiness or a discomfort with mealtime, rather than the result of a medical condition, there are a number of things you can do to encourage your pet to eat. These include: Cutting back on treats. Feeding your pet on a regular schedule, usually at least twice a day. Making mealtime a fun time for your pet, such as by playing with a toy that dispenses food or rewarding your dog with food for doing a trick. Taking your dog for a walk before mealtime. Changing your dog’s feeding situation. If you normally feed your pet with other animals, try feeding him alone. Or try using different bowls or plates at different heights to see what your dog prefers. (You might even put a few pieces of food on the floor next to the feeding dish.) Trying a different kind of food, such as canned food if you normally feed your dog dry food.

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

CRYSTAL

GIZMO

HEIKO

MUNROE

SID

Two years ago, Crystal, a beautiful tabby female was abandoned in a box with her six tiny kittens, and came into care at the APAH cattery. Crystal is a lovely affectionate cat who would certainly make a lovely companion for someone and she really deserves the chance of a loving home with an owner who would look after her. To arrange to meet Crystal please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Gizmo was born around June 14th and is a very young onemonth old Persian type cat. He has been hand-reared and that means Gizmo will bond very strongly with people. He is a real character and has just learnt to jump, is litter trained and eating independently. He is fine with dogs and other cats but really loves people. Gizmo would make someone a fantastic companion. Please call K9 on 600 845 420.

Heiko is aged around six months, and was found abandoned with a group of dogs, and we have no idea what type of dog he is. Heiko has done very well in his foster home and is very well behaved. He gets on very well with the children in his foster home and should be medium to large when fully grown. For more on Heiko, call 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Munroe is another unwanted puppy who came into the SAT kennels with his sister. He was full of fleas, ticks, a few tick sores and some bald patches; the medication he is receiving for this is clearing his skin up nicely. He is around 11 weeks old, a small/medium crossbreed and will be fully vaccinated and micro chipped contact us on 966710047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

Sid is a super cute cross breed puppy, who will be medium sized when fully grown. He is now around 11 weeks old, and he and his siblings and his mum were rescued from a Perrera, and Sid is currently in a foster home with his siblings. For more details on this stunning puppy, please get in with touch with PEPA by calling them on 650 304 746 or Email: p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

TOBY Toby is a delightful eightmonth old Podenco Maneto crossbreed. Toby’s build is small and he is long very much akin to a Dachshund and he won't grow any bigger. We’ve already discovered that Toby gets on great with other dogs and he loves children as well. He is a very friendly dog who is in excellent health, and now is looking for his forever home. To learn more, phone: 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

Friday 15th July 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

Not all comedy shows have to have you rolling on the floor with belly laughs like the wonderful Mrs. Brown’s Boys which incidentally has a “live” episode coming up on BBC 1 later this month. Good comedy can satisfy you with a nice warm glow and a smile on your face like the Newcastle-set Boy Meets Girl which has returned for a welcome second series on BBC 2. I admit to being surprised that it is being played out at high summer rather than being given an autumn placing, but thank heavens for small mercies that there’s something worth watching in the non-drama and documentary field. It is about a

Gentle Works For Me

relationship between a transexual and a man, but there’s a lot more to it than that. It’s essentially a series about family and it works on that level with a script that avoids been as sweet as saccharine and a cast who clearly enjoy the material that they’ve been given. Nobody is going to shout from the rooftops about Boy Meets Girl and that’s a shame, because it deserves a higher profile than some of the duds that BBC 1 have tried out over the last year. By the way, if you like a belly laugh, then the current run of Mock The Week on BBC 2 is delivering in spades with a fantastic amount of

topical material for the comedians to get their teeth into. My favourite line of the series so far:- QUESTION:- What does the Number “One” stand for ? ANSWER:- Bruce Forsyth’s National Insurance number. Returning to families, and the US drama Ray Donovan is back for a fourth series on Sky Atlantic and you are talking about a seriously dysfunctional clan with the Donovans. There are constant surprises in this tale which sees Liev Schreiber playing “fixer to the stars” Ray, and all the trouble that his family gets into. It’s not for the faint-hearted but amongst all of the returning

US dramas, it’s right up there with the very best, with a great array of talent, including the scene-stealing turns from Jon Voight as Ray’s scheming father, in a role that I think tops those when he was a young movie star. These days some hot US dramas like House of Cards only appear via the internet on sites like Netflix and Amazon, so here’s some great news that the Golden Globe best drama series winner for 2016 is to debut on Thursday on the UK Universal Channel. I’m talking about Mr.Robot, which was released on Amazon in the UK last summer, and tells the story of a young computer engineer, who works as a vigilante hacker at night trying to bring down the big beasts of corporate America. Christian Slater is amongst the stars in one of the very few new American shows in the last year to create a big buzz. Whilst shows like Game of Thrones guard every single plot line like a gold bar in Fort Knox to rightly keep viewers on the edge of their seats, why do UK soaps insist on leaking every single development to the tabloids? The

death of Kylie Platt in Coronation Street has been reported in the press as if it was real, but crucially why spoil everything by letting the cat out of the bag? Corrie can keep quiet and spoiler-free like they did for their brilliant live episode last autumn, but surely the point of watching any drama is to be kept guessing what is coming next around the corner? The X Factor is going to be around for the foreseeable future. Why? Host Dermot O’ Leary’s big return is complete as he’s inked a four-year deal worth eight million pounds making him the top solo earner on British TV. Meanwhile Dermot fans can watch the BBC play out the remainder of his useless Getaway Car show on a

Saturday night when nobody’s watching. Nice one Andy Murray in winning Wimbledon again, but where was Andy Roddick in this year’s BBC Wimbledon coverage after an outstanding debut last year? At least the All England Club regard non-subscription access as paramount in the UK, which was more than the Royal and Ancient Golf Club who as of yesterday have just two men and a dog watching The Open from Royal Troon on Sky Sports. Don’t get me wrong. Sky do great on golf and I prefer their coverage to that of the BBC, but was picking up a couple of extra million quid really worth it for the cash-rich R & A in sacrificing 40-odd hours of free terrestrial TV access?

Friday 15th July 2016

The Secret Agent

Ep 1/3 Sunday 17 July, 9.00pm-10.00pm BBC ONE. London, 1886: Verloc (Toby Jones) runs a seedy shop in the heart of London’s Soho. Unknown to his loyal wife Winnie (Vicky McClure) Verloc is paid by the Russian embassy to spy on a dangerous anarchist cell. Summoned by the Russians, he is given a mission: orchestrate a bombing that can be blamed on the anarchists and provoke a

political crackdown by the British. Verloc must source a bomb from The Professor (Ian Hart), but hide his actions from Winnie and Chief Inspector Heat (Stephen Graham) of Scotland Yard’s Special Crimes Division. Unable to persuade his anarchist ‘comrades’ to help, Verloc sets his sights on Winnie’s younger brother Stevie (Charlie Hamblett) as his accomplice.

The Fall Series Three First Look

A stellar new cast including Krister Henriksson (Wallander), Aidan McArdle (Mr Selfridge), Ruth Bradley (Humans), Aisling Bea (Trollied) and Richard Coyle (Crossbones) join Anderson and Dornan. Colin Morgan will feature as Detective Sergeant Tom Anderson, with series regulars John Lynch, Valene Kane, Stuart Graham, Bronagh Waugh and Aisling Franciosi also set to return. At the climax of the last series, audiences were left reeling as Spector, critically injured in a devastating

ambush, lay bleeding in the arms of Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson. Moments before, the intense and single-minded investigator thought she had her man; now, shocked and desperate, she’s losing him. Bringing a killer to book is going to take much more now than simply catching him. In the emotionally charged aftermath of the shooting, Gibson’s personal journey to exact justice for the victims’ families must begin with the blood-soaked fight to keep Spector alive.

Michael Praed Joins Emmerdale

Established actor Michael Praed has joined the cast of Emmerdale as Frank Clayton. Frank is currently serving time at her Majesty’s pleasure but is surprised to receive a visit from David (Matthew Wolfenden) who is attempting to help Frank forge a relationship with his daughter Tracy (Amy Walsh). Tracy is initially unaware of David’s approach and has attempted to put her father to the back of her mind. With Frank’s imminent arrival in the village could he cause a whole new rift? Michael has a wealth of television and theatre credits to his name but is best known for his television roles as Robin Hood in Robin of Sherwood, Prince Michael in Dynasty and Jake Lovell in the Jilly Cooper mini series Riders. With extensive success on Broadway and the West End in both musicals and theatre Michael’s credits are numerous. Productions include Pirates of Penzance, The Three Musketeers, Carousel and Aspects of Love to name a handful. Michael said: "I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Emmerdale to play the role of Frank. From what I understand his life is fairly complicated and I'm looking forward to getting to know him and portraying this complex man". Iain MacLeod – Series Producer: "The character of Frank is really fascinating: flawed, funny, flirtatious - even fatherly, when it suits him! His tale is a story of a man trying to find redemption in the face of huge temptation, with a massive twist or two thrown in for good measure. I am thrilled that Michael is on board in the role. He is an actor of real skill and understatement and a brilliant addition to the cast."

Friday 15th July 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Wanted 12:45 Blues Neighbourhood 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:25 Garden Rescue 17:10 Flog It! 18:10 Celebrities Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport Captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are joined by NFL superstar Jason Bell, Squash World Champion Laura Massaro, Lions rugby forward Alex Corbisiero and Premier League pundit Iain Dowie 21:00 EastEnders Whitney turns to Lauren for support Celebrity 21:30 MasterChef Each team member has 25 minutes to make their contribution to the dishes, but they can’t communicate with one another, so each cook must try and work out what the dishes are meant to be from the clues left behind by their teammate and then carry on 23:00 News 23:35 News Film 00:35 Tricks Anchorman: The Legend of 02:10 Burgundy Ron Weather for the Week Ahead 02:15 News

07:00 Right on the Money 07:45 Garden Rescue 08:30 The Hairy Builder 09:00 Attenborough’s Passion Projects 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 14:20 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 14:45 The Big Allotment Challenge 15:45 Davis Cup Tennis

20:30 Coronation Street and Kylie look to the 20:00 The Hairy Builder David future Dave Myers visits Wilton’s Music Hall in London to look 21:00 Gino’s Italian at a restoration project with Escape: Islands in the a difference, as the builders Sun Gino D’Acampo visits have to make it look like the town of Orgosolo, made they have never been famous by the abundance of murals depicting its 20:30 BBC Proms Katie proud history. He then a shepherd who Derham presents the launch meets explains how the simple of the world’s greatest clas- food from the land sustains sical music festival from the the Sardi people, before Royal Albert Hall. The cele- visiting a distillery that still brations open with brews Sardinian moonTchaikovsky’s ravishing shine where he gets more “Romeo and Juliet” overture, than he bargained for after the first in a series of musi- tasting the fiery tipple cal works during the season Coronation Street marking 400 years since the 21:30 David and Kylie say a final death of Shakespeare goodbye 21:30 The Open Championship, PGA Tour Golf Extensive coverage from Royal Troon of the second round at the 145th Open Championship

22:00 Doc Martin Louisa’s return further raises questions about her and Martin’s relationship. Meanwhile, Al welcomes his first fishing guests, but an uninvited one means that a good review is defi23:30 Newsnight 00:00 nitely not guaranteed Artsnight 00:30 Being the Brontës 01:30 Film - 23:00 News 23:40 Film Barbara (PG) 03:10 This The Shawshank World 04:10 Murdered by Redemption (15) 02:15 My Father 05:30 This Is Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV BBC Two Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:55 Frasier 10:55 Dare to Believe 11:00 Undercover Boss 12:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:10 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 The Question Jury 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Dare to Believe Only weeks away from signing a professional football contract, Jack suffered a massive brain injury leaving him with mild cerebral palsy in all four limbs 21:00 Gogglesprogs Gogglesprogs give their unique and hilarious insight into “The Getaway Car, 24 Hours in A&E and Wallace and Gromit’ 22:00 Celebrity First Dates Pop star Preston shot to fame 10 years ago when he fell in love in the Big Brother house. Ever the romantic, he hopes lightning will strike again on his date with South African Nichole 23:05 The Last Leg 00:10 Man Down 00:45 Rude Tube 01:40 Dare to Believe 01:45 Film Lovelace (18) 03:20 Dare to Believe 03:25 Catastrophe 04:25 French Collection

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Cricket Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the second day’s play at Lord’s in the First Test between England and Pakistan, with commentary by Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes 21:00 King Tut’s Tomb: The Hidden Chamber Documentary following archaeologists who, by using laser and radar-scanning equipment, have made an explosive discovery in the burial chamber of Tutankamun. Believing they may have found previously undiscovered doors and passageways that lead to another chamber, one scientist has suggested they are close to finding the final resting place of the most iconic woman of ancient Egypt - Queen Nefertiti 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents what sounds like the eviction to end all evictions 23:30 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 00:30 Big Brother: Live From the House 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Big Brother

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FIRST NIGHT OF THE PROMS

BBC Two 20:30

SOAPS

In Emmerdale Sam surreptitiously texts Aaron after witnessing Lawrence shooting a picture of Bernice. Soon afterwards, Aaron arrives and wrestles the shotgun from Lawrence. Aaron tries to convince Lawrence that he can be happy if he accepts who he is, but Lawrence warns him people don’t change, suggesting Robert won’t either.

From London’s Royal Albert Hall, Katie Derham introduces the first night of the annual music festival. Proceedings begin with Tchaikovsky’s Fantasy Overture to Romeo and Juliet, the first in a series of musical works during the season marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta then makes her Proms debut in Elgar’s haunting Cello Concerto, the first of 10 concertos for the instrument to be performed over the next few weeks. Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Later, Chrissie is concerned to hear Lawrence has been shooting things but Lawrence won’t let her near him. Tracy confides in Carly, who encourages her to speak to David as Jacob is just a needy teen. However, Tracy overhears David calling her ‘full on’ and gets the wrong end of the stick. She leaves, missing him saying he thinks she’s brilliant. Priya advises David to hang onto her, but Tracy has other ideas and is leaving for Ibiza. In Coronation Street, Kylie is walking on air, excited at the thought of a

new life in Barbados. When Gemma confides in Kylie about how Macca and Clayton have been giving her hassle, Kylie advises her to take a leaf out of her book and cut them out of her life.

Later, David reveals that he’s put the wheels in motion to formally adopt Max. Kylie is deeply touched. David and Kylie then reveal their plans to Gail. Although initially hor-

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Dark Knight (PG) 01:00 Family Guy 01:55 American Dad! 02:50 The Cleveland Show ITV3 07:00 Doctor in the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:35 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Love Your Garden 13:30 Love Your Garden 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Doctor in the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Birds of a Feather 22:00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs PG 23:00 Film Appropriate Adult (16) 00:35 Film - Evil Under the Sun (PG) 02:45 Long Lost 03:35 Rory Family Bremner’s Great British Views ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:50 Ironside 09:55 Quincy, ME 10:55 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 Gunsmoke 14:00 Tour de France Cycling 15:00 Tour de France Cycling 18:00 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:05 Film - Moonraker (PG) 23:45 Film -The Krays (18) 02:10 Tour de France Cycling

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James rified, Gail eventually comes round to their way of thinking and accepts a fresh start is what’s best for the kids. But will Kylie and David’s happiness be short-lived?

David and Kylie bid farewell to the Street, but tragedy strikes when Kylie dies.

Meanwhile, when Clayton calls in the kebab shop hoping to offload more fake £20 notes, Gemma stands her ground and throws him out. Chesney is proud of her. But as Craig tucks into a kebab, suddenly Clayton barges his way into the shop and demands that Gemma hand over cash from the till. Gemma refuses and a scuffle ensues.

In Eastenders, Whitney has ruined her own pregnancy test and can’t help but wonder whether Lee is really ready for a child.

In the second episode,

How and why does this shocking event happen?

At the same time, Abi begs Lauren to keep her secret, but Lauren confides in Steven about what she should do next. Lauren goes to talk to Abi, but is interrupted when Whitney confides in her about her possible preg-

nancy. This fills Lauren with even more doubts about whether keeping Lee and Abi’s secret is the right move. But is Whitney pregnant, and can Lauren keep the secret? Meanwhile, Ben prepares to tell Phil that he’s quitting The Arches but finds himself coming clean to Louise instead. Louise gives Ben advice in her own way.

Saturday 16th July

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 IAAF Diamond League Athletics 15:15 Jessica Ennis-Hill: A Coach’s Story 15:45 Davis Cup Tennis 18:45 News 19:00 Pointless Celebrities

Women’s The 07:05 Football Show 07:35 Film Once Upon a Honeymoon (PG) 09:25 Film - Ivanhoe (U) 11:10 Homes Under the Hammer 12:10 Natural World 13:00 The Hairy Biker’s Northern Exposure 14:00 Film - The Caine Mutiny (U) 16:00 Coast the to 17:00Escape 17:45 Flog It! Country 19:50 The Getaway Car 18:45 Davis Cup Tennis Who will be going helmet to helmet in a £10,000 mid- 20:00 Gardeners’ World night chase with the Stig? Monty demonstrates that it 20:40 The National Lottery: In It to Win It Dale Winton hosts the general knowledge quiz Includes the live National Lottery draws 21:30 The Musketeers In pursuit of Grimaud, the musketeers must earn the trust of a band of women who thrive without men and whose shocking secret history makes soldiers their natural enemy

is not too late to start growing vegetables by showing us which types to sow now, and adds some summer colour to the Spring Garden by sinking plants in pots into the borders 20:30 Dad’s Army Captain Mainwaring is in hospital

Open The 21:00 Championship, PGA Tour Golf Extended highlights of the third round of the 145th Open Championship from 22:25 Casualty Rita gets a Royal Troon, presented by frosty reception from the ED Hazel Irvine 23:15 News 23:35 Film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (PG) 01:55 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:00 News

23:00 The Rack Pack 00:30 Film - Youth in Revolt (14) 01:55 Film - Repo Chick (15) 03:20 This Is BBC Two

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 13:20 News 13:25 The Wine Show 14:30 Big Box Little Box 15:00 Doc Martin 16:00 The Chase 17:00 Midsomer Murders 19:00 News 19:30 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 Catchphrase Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show, asking three contestants to `see it and say it’ as they try to guess the familiar phrases hidden in animated clues. After the first elimination, the two remaining players battle to reach the Super Catchphrase round

07:10 The King of Queens 07:35 British GT Championship Motor Racing 08:00 Gillette World Sport 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:55 Dare to Believe 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: Newbury, Newmarket and Market Rasen 17:30 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:30 News 18:55 Dare to B e l i e v e 19:00 Gogglesprogs

20:00 Film - Star Trek The brash James T Kirk tries to live up to his father’s legacy with Commander Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black 20:45 Film - The Hobbit: holes to destroy the The Desolation of Smaug Federation one planet at a Bilbo and his companions time (PG) continue their journey east and brave many dangers 22:30 Film - Shutter Island A US Marshal inveson their way to the Lonely tigates the disappearance Mountain, culminating in an of a murderess who encounter with the fear- escaped from a hospital for some dragon Smaug (PG) the criminally insane (14A) 23:45 News 00:05 Film Carry on Up the Jungle 01:45 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

01:10 Dare to Believe 01:15 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:05 Film - Something in the Air (18) 04:05 Hollyoaks Omnibus

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Now That’s Funny 12:25 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 3 13:25 Film - Innerspace (U) 15:40 Film - Three Men and a Baby (PG) 17:35 Film - Willow (PG) 20:00 Cricket Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the fourth day’s play at Lord’s in the First Test between England and Pakistan 21:00 NCIS A Naval intelligence ensign is killed in an unusual car accident. Gibbs and his team are reunited with old friend Ned Dorneget, who is now working with NCIS cyber operations, and NSA attorney Jake Malloy to investigate the case 22:00 Big Brother Emma Willis presents highlights of the latest drama from inside the house 23:00 20 Moments that Rocked the 80s 00:30 The Best of Bad TV 02:15 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors12 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:50 Wildlife SOS

14:05 Ninja Warrior UK 15:05 Film - Kindergarten Cop (15) 17:15 Film - Back to the Future Part III (PG) 19:40 Film - You’ve Got Mail (PG) 22:00 Film Shaun of the Dead (15) 00:05 Family Guy 01:35 American Dad ITV3 13:50 Foyle’s War 16:05 Film - George and Mildred (15) 17:55 The Zoo 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 Lewis 23:00 A Touch of Frost 01:00 The Jury ITV4 14:00 Tour de France Highlights 15:00 Tour de France Live 17:30 Storage Wars 17:55 Monster Carp 19:00 The Motorbike Show 20:00 Tour de France Highlights 21:00 Film - For Your Eyes Only (PG) 23:45 Film - Out for Justice (18) 01:35 Motorway Patrol

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

Sunday 17th July 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Escape to the Country 14:45 Live: Davis Cup Tennis 18:15 Songs of Praise 18:50 Pointless Celebrities 19:35 News

07:30 Great British Garden Revival 08:30 Gardeners’ The 09:00 World Beechgrove Garden 09:30 Countryfile 10:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00 Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Cook A Dishes12:30 Abroad 13:30 ITU World Series Triathlon 14:45 Film - Kidnapped (U) 16:15 17:15 World Natural Natural World 18:15 Flog It! Beard’s Mary 19:00 Ultimate Rome

20:00 Countryfile This week on “Countryfile” we are exploring meadows; from the wildlife that makes its home here to the plants that thrive in these land- 20:00 Trust Me I’m a Doctor Summer Special scapes Gabriel surgeon Skin Weston tests the effective21:00 Fake or Fortune? ness of protective sun Can art detectives Philip creams Michael and Mould and Fiona Bruce Mosley investigates ways prove that a painting of a to get the benefits of exerman in a black cravat is one cise without doing any at all of the first pictures ever painted by celebrated and 21:00 Open The controversial British artist Championship, PGA Tour Lucian Freud, even though Golf Extended highlights of Freud himself denied paint- the final round of the 145th ing it? Open Championship from Royal Troon, presented by `22:00 The Secret Agent Hazel Irvine Soho shopkeeper Verloc is paid by the Russian 23:00 Film - A Long Way Embassy to spy on an anar- Down (15) 00:30 Mock the chist cell Week 01:00 Film - In a (14) World Better 23:00 News 23:30 Imagine 02:55Countryfile 03:50 01:10 Weather for the Holby City 04:50 This Is Week Ahead 01:15 News BBC Two

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Judge Rinder 13:20 News 13:25 Rebound 14:25 Long Lost Family 15:25 Love Your Garden16:30 Midsomer Murders 18:30 Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 19:30 News

07:00 Shipping Wars 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Dare to Believe 13:35 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:35 Film - Hairspray (PG) 16:50 Location, Location, Location 17:50 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:50 Dare to Believe 18:55 20:00 The Chase Guests News are Karen Barber, Dick Strawbridge,Catherine Tyldesley and Russell Kane 19:15 Film - The Lion King Lion cub and future 21:00 It’ll Be Alright on king Simba searches for his the Night Featuring bloop- identity His eagerness to ers from some of the please others and pennation’s best-loved stars chant for testing his boundincluding Mary Berry, Paul aries sometimes gets him O’Grady and Ant and Dec into trouble (G) 22:00 Film - Casino Royale Action-packed reboot of the James Bond series Newly qualified agent 007 is sent on his first mission - investigating banker Le Chiffre, who is suspected of aiding international terrorists Bond follows Le Chiffre’s trail from the Bahamas and Miami to the poker tables of Montenegro, aided by beautiful Treasury official Vesper Lynd (14A)

21:00 Film - Thor After his reckless actions re ignite an ancient war, the Norse god is stripped of his powers, cast out of Asgard and forced to live among humans Based on Marvel Comics characters (PG)

23:15 Film - Dredd (18A) 01:05 Dare to Believe 01:10 Rich Brother, Poor Brother 02:05 Date My Mum 03:05 Dogs: Their 23:30 News 23:45 Film - Secret Lives 04:00 Posh 04:55 French Casino Royale (14) 01:05 Pawn River Monsters 01:30 Collection 05:50 Dare to Believe Jackpot247

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Now That’s Funny 12:25 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 13:25 Film - Innerspace (U) 15:40 Film - Three Men and a Baby (PG) 17:35 Film - Willow (PG) Mark 20:00 Cricket Nicholas introduces highlights of the fourth day’s play at Lord’s in the First Test between England and Pakistan, with commentary by Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes 21:00 Now That’s Funny Learn how to stay calm and collected in the face of danger, two brothers convince their sister of the zombie apocalypse, and a grumpy dad struggles with a Riddle of the Day 21:55 News 22:00 Big Brother Daily round-up of highlights, revealing how the housemates are getting on under the all-seeing eye of Big Brother 23:00 20 Moments that Rocked the 80s 00:30 The Best of Bad TV 02:15 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors

10:35 Coronation Street Omnibus 13:25 Take Me Out 14:35 The Cube 15:35 Catchphrase 16:35 Film The Flintstones (G) 18:20 Film - Nanny McPhee (G) 20:15 Film - Liar Liar (12) 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Family Guy ITV3 13:10 A Touch of Frost 15:20 Wycliffe 16:30 The Zoo 17:30 Film - The Belles of St Trinian’s (U) 19:25 Rosemary and Thyme 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Lewis 01:00 Wire in the Blood ITV4 12:00 Tour de France Highlights 13:00 Tour de France Live 18:00 Storage Wars 18:55 The Wine Show 20:00 Tour de France Highlights 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Film - Tin Cup (15) 00:45 Film The Client (15)

09:00 The Weekend Mix,

Monday 18th June

8 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Fake Britain 12:45 Neighbourhood Blues 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:25 Garden Rescue 17:10 Flog It! 18:10 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Rip-Off Britain Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville test out hygiene standards at some of Britain’s most well-known restaurants, with shocking discoveries once the samples are taken to the lab 21:00 EastEnders The Beales and Mitchells are thrown into turmoil 21:30 Panorama With Donald Trump poised to become the official Republican candidate for America’s Presidency, we visit the racially divided town of Bakersfield in California 22:00 Forces of Nature with Brian Cox Brian shows how Earth’s basic ingredients, like the pure sulphur mined in the heart of a deadly volcano in Indonesia, have become the building blocks of life 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got Old News for You 01:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05 News

07:00 Right on the Money 07:45 Garden Rescue 08:30 The Hairy Builder 09:00 Close Calls: On Camera 09:30 The Best Dishes Ever 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 IAAF Diamond League Athletics 15:15 An Island Parish: Falklands 15:45 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 16:10 Africa 17:10 Himalaya With Michael Palin 18:10 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Builder 20:00 Money for Nothing Sarah Moore saves four items - including a broken cuckoo clock - from the nation’s tips and has to reinvent them to try to turn a profit 21:00 University Challenge Quiz 21:30 Only Connect Three cocktail drinkers take on a team of taverners 22:00 The Somme 1916: From Both Sides of the Wire Historian Peter Barton explores the events leading up to and on the notoriously bloody first day of the Offensive 23:00 Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The Women’s Football Show 00:45 Exodus: Our Journey to Europe 01:45 Celebrity MasterChef 02:45 Mr v Mrs: Call the Mediator 03:45 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Will David stop Tracy leaving? 20:30 Coronation Street David struggles to come to terms with Kylie’s death 21:00 Wild France with Ray Mears Ray continues his exploration of the geography, flora and fauna of France by heading to the Ardeche, where miles of gorges and limestone cliffs characterise this part of the Auvergne-RhoneAlpes region 21:30 Coronation Street An unhinged David reacts to losing Kylie 22:00 Brief Encounters Steph bumps into Johnny after leaving the hairdresser and he invites her over to help him decorate, but Dean misunderstands the situation and tells Terry that she has a date with a policeman. As a nervous Pauline prepares to host her own party she is interrupted by a distraught Dawn 23:00 News 23:40 The Big Fish Off 00:40 In Plain Sight 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:15 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:25 Dare to Believe 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Simpsons 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:05 Dare to Believe 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 The Question Jury 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Dare to Believe A profile of the triathlon star Lauren Steadman 21:00 Dispatches Shaunagh Connaire investigates the implications for pensioners of the companies that are struggling to meet their commitments for their employees’ retirement schemes 21:30 Superfoods: The Real Story Kate travels to Japan to check out whether seaweed can make us slimmer 22:00 Eden Reality programme filmed over the course of a year in which 23 men and women try to build a new life and new society from scratch in a remote location in the Highlands 23:00 Celebrity First Dates 00:05 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 01:05 Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks and Tattoos 01:55 Dare to Believe 02:00 The Secret Life of ....

DON´T MISS RIP OFF BRITAIN

BBC One 19:30

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, David is shocked to learn that Jacob told Tracy she wasn’t good enough for him. He calls her frantically, but Carly tells him she has already gone to the airport to fly to Ibiza. David goes to Dale View and begs Finn to get Ross on the radio. Over the radio, David pours his heart out and declares his

The team focus on food, testing out hygiene standards at some of Britain’s biggest names. There are shocking discoveries once the samples are taken to the lab, with something very unpleasant indeed found in one high street favourite. Undercover filming captures the restaurants flouting new laws on allergens potentially putting diners’ lives in danger. And a woman furious at the way many products are sold in what seems like halfempty packaging pins down how much we expect to find in the packets we buy.

love for her. Later, Tracy finds David in The Woolpack and he proposes to her, but how will she respond? Meanwhile, in a lay-by, Robert has Ryan tied up in his boot. Ryan pleads with Robert and he unties him. Ryan begs him for money, saying he has to repay someone. Robert takes pity and gives him some, but makes him swear never to come back. Ryan legs it, but Robert realises someone has been watching the whole thing. In Coronation Street, David busies himself with Max and Lily, determined to stay strong for them.

Gail and Audrey are both concerned as they watch him.

Gail assures Michael that her feelings haven’t changed, but she suggests they put their relationship on hold for the time being as she needs to concentrate on David and the kids. Michael is understanding. Later, Leanne offers a sympathetic ear to Nick. The rest of the residents

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film I Know Where Lizzie Is 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Cricket Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the fifth day’s play at Lord’s in the First Test between England and Pakistan 21:00 Police Interceptors: Unleashed Vinnie helps the Dragoon unit carry out surveillance on a target with more than a hundred convictions to his name. Dragoon cop Glen relives a recent pursuit when a 16-year-old driver failed to stop 21:30 The Big Brexit Debate Live: Divided Britain Politicians and experts from all sides of the debate will be grilled in front of a passionate audience about what the Referendum vote really means for our jobs, our money, our way of life and Britain after Brexit

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 Bordertown 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 American Dad! 00:30 The Cleveland Show 01:25 Two and a Half Men 02:20 The Vampire Diaries ITV3 07:00 Doctor in the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Love Your Garden 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor in the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:50 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Wycliffe 22:00 Secrets From the Asylum 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Liverpool One 01:15 Blue Murder 02:15 Marchlands

23:00 Big Brother 00:05 Big Brother’s Bit on the ITV4 Side 01:05 The Hotel Inspector 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:50 Ironside Person of Interest 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:55 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 Gunsmoke 14:00 Tour de France Highlights 15:00 Tour de France Live 18:00 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Tour De France 2016 Highlights 21:00 Motogp Highlights 22:05 Film - The Game of Death 00:10 Film - Above the Law (18) 02:15 Tour De France 2016 Highlights

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James are also left reeling as news of Kylie’s untimely death travels around the street. Meanwhile, Leanne meets up with Steph for a drink in the Bistro, but she is suddenly overcome by a wave of nausea. Steph guesses that Leanne is pregnant. In the second episode, the David Platt of old rears his head, as David is determined to point the finger of blame at someone for Kylie’s death. Like a man possessed, David turns into a one man vigilante. Meanwhile, Leanne pours her heart out to Steph and

admits that she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal who the father is. Steph promises not to breathe a word.

In Eastenders, Ian answers Kathy’s phone and hears the horrifying news that Ben is in hospital with critical injuries after being involved in an incident. Kathy is nowhere to be found, but Ian rushes to Phil’s house and they race

off to the hospital together. After a long wait, the doctor breaks the devastating news to Ian, Phil and Steven that Ben is dead. At the same time, Kathy and Buster have spent the night in a hotel together. When Kathy arrives back on the Square, she bumps straight into Shirley, who breaks the news that Ben is in hospital. Kathy’s world crumbles when Steven then calls and reveals that Ben has died. Meanwhile, Whitney is hoping to tell Lee that she’s pregnant, but she keeps missing her moment as he gets distracted.

Tuesday 19th July 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Fake Britain 12:45 Neighbourhood Blues 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:25 Garden Rescue 17:10 Flog It! 18:10 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Tragedy strikes for one family 21:00 Holby City Essie finds her own life in danger when she tries to help a desperate patient 22:00 The Living and the Dead A desperate Nathan tries to contact Clarity’s spirit, but recent events have made Nathan doubt everything he once believed; however, he is still convinced he can get to the bottom of the mysteries. Nathan’s growing fascination with spirits is driving him away from Charlotte, and while Charlotte is holding everything else together on the farm, she is also guarding a secret of her own Also, a young woman goes missing and a local man’s strange behaviour causes fear amongst the villagers 23:00 News 23:45 Imagine 00:55 Forces of Nature with Brian Cox 01:55 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:00 News

07:00 Right on the Money 07:45 Garden Rescue 08:30 The Hairy Builder 09:00 Close Calls: On Camera 09:30 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The Super League Show 14:45 Coast 15:15 An Island Parish: Falklands 15:45 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 16:10 Africa 17:10 Himalaya With Michael Palin 18:10 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Builder 20:00 Money for Nothing With four items salvaged from recycling centres in Greater Manchester and Surrey, Sarah has her work cut out turning trash into cash 21:00 Horizon Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates the world of performance enhancing drugs What are these drugs? What do they do to the body? And is it worth it? 22:00 New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical Islands Sam Neill narrates a documentary examining the wildlife of the antipodean island chain, which has been left to its own devices for 80 million years 23:00 Brexageddon? 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Exodus: Our Journey to Europe 02:15 Celebrity MasterChef 03:45 Natural World 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 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Charity and Belle’s plan is thwarted 21:00 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and the team head to Bolton to surprise a 39-year-old RSPCA officer and turn her wasteland of a garden into a spectacular animalfriendly haven. Owner Caroline Hall suffered a near-fatal spinal stroke which turned her life upside down, and her once-beloved garden has become an inaccessible wilderness, but with a clever design and some top tips, the team create an area that Caroline is not only free to move around in, but one she absolutely falls in love with 22:00 Wedding Surprises: Caught on Camera Clips include a pop icon turned wedding crasher and a woman who turned rap star to stun her sister, 23:00 News 23:40 Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme 00:40 In Plain Sight 01:30Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:15 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:30 Everybody Loves 09:25 Dare to Believe 09:30 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 Dare to Believe 11:35 The Simpsons 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Dare to Believe 14:10 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 The Question Jury 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Dare to Believe A profile of the parasport athlete, who won gold at last year’s IPC World Championships 21:00 Child Genius It is the second stage of the contest, and the remaining 13 competitors - and their parents - face a challenging general knowledge round and a difficult memory test 22:00 The Job Interview Blacks Vets bosses Tracey and Val from Dudley are interviewing for a pedigree receptionist 23:00 My Worst Job 00:05 Kinky Britain 01:05 Music on 4 01:35 The Last Leg 02:30 KOTV Boxing Weekly 03:00 British GT Championship Motor Racing 03:30 The Superhumans Show 03:55 Gillette World Sport

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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 16:10 Film - The Perfect Roommate (12) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Police Interceptors Interceptor Kev reveals how to spot a drunk driver, before he gets behind a bolshy bandit with no regard for the speed limit, while Jacko follows an allterrain tearaway

ITV3 21:00 The Dog Rescuers A Travellers site in Dagenham provides scant protection for one Jack Russell, who needs surgery for a badly broken leg. Inspector Anthony Pulfer fears the worst when he finds a motionless German Shepherd in a suburban garden. Elsewhere, Alan checks in with Socks, who has swapped a chronic flea problem for a loving home 22:00 Big Brother Highlights of Monday’s action in the house 23:00 Autopsy 00:05 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Botched Up BodiesMA 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Person of Interest

On This Day

NEW ZEALAND: EARTH’S MYTHICAL ISLANDS

BBC Two 22:00 surprise them... SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Belle orders cocktail after cocktail at the spa, guilty for what she’s doing. Charity tries to stop her, insisting that faking a miscarriage is her only option, but a sulky Belle insists on handling this her own way. All of a sudden, a drunken Belle is alarmed to see her mum arrive at the spa, where she has come to

Sam Neill narrates a documentary examining the wildlife of the antipodean island chain, which has been left to its own devices for 80 million years - with surprising consequences. The opening editions features New Zealand’s weirdest and most ancient species, including dinosaur-like reptiles, insects that have become giants, and flightless birds that behave like badgers, while the people who settled developed their own unique culture, and all must battle the natural forces that shape the island nation.

Meanwhile, Tracy confides to Diane that she only accepted David’s proposal because she couldn’t say no to a man with cancer. Later, Tracy bursts into tears as she tells David that she can’t marry him. She warns him that he’s proposing for the wrong reasons. David accepts this and announces to everyone that they’re disengaged, but he warns Tracy this isn’t over. Elsewhere, Liv is exasperated to learn that Aaron and Robert are fighting again. Robert tells her that Ryan showed up, so Liv feels guilty and is deter-

mined to fix things. In the bar, she asks for Finn’s advice on rekindling their romance. Luring them to the back room, she leaves them with curry and beers to talk. Will it work?

1997: IRA delares surprise ceasefire. Lawrence slaps him, shocking them both. Finally, Holly is not keen on taking the doctor’s advice to use methadone.

Desperate to tell Lee, Whitney throws a romantic meal and breaks the news to him. Before he can even react, Mick and Linda interrupt and celebrate. In Holby City, when a desperate patient returns to Holby and goes missing from the ward, Essie goes in search.

Also today, Lawrence finds Lachlan is driving donuts on the lawn in one of his classic cars. Lawrence tells Lachlan that he doesn’t care, but Lachlan accuses Lawrence of throwing a tantrum just because he’s gay.

In Eastenders, the Mitchell family are thrown into turmoil. Meanwhile, Mick realises that Linda is hiding something and it doesn’t take her long to reveal Whitney’s pregnancy joy.

Later, when she’s a noshow for a family night out, Sacha is left reeling from the tragedy that unfolds. Meanwhile, Serena is already under pressure with Hanssen on her case, Bernie absent and a newly-opened Trauma Bay to run. However, her world

07:00 Doctor in the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Love Your Garden 13:30 Love Your Garden 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:20 Doctor in the House 17:55 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Wire in the Blood 01:35 Inspector 03:25 ITV3 Morse Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:45 Minder 08:40 Ironside 09:40 Quincy, ME 10:40 Ax Men 11:45 The Chase 12:40 Gunsmoke 13:50 Tour De France 2016 Highlights 14:50 The Saint 15:50 Minder 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Motogp Highlights 20:00 Tour de France Highlights 21:00 Monster Carp 22:00 Film - The Client (15) 00:25 Film - Tin Cup (15)

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack is rocked when a troubled Jason unexpectedly arrives in AAU with the police not far behind. Elsewhere, new doctor Jasmine Burrows - Jac’s sister - bursts onto Darwin for her first shift. Ollie is impressed, but when Jasmine bites off more than she chew, the future of the Darwin team is suddenly uncertain.

CODE CRACKER

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD

Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 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.

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

QUICKIE

Across

26 Interfere (6)

1 Change (6) 4 Swore (6) 9 Jails (9) 10/17 Overeat (3,3) 11 Grim (5) 12 Chemical compound (7) 13 Consume (3) 14 Hazardous (5) 15 Cults (5) 17 See 10 18 Experienced (7) 21 Adjust (5) 23 Spasm (3) 24 Travels passed (9) 25 Sudden surge (6)

Down 1 Loses weight (5) 2 Invoke admiration (7) 3 Flue (7) 5 Distress (5) 6 Reddish brown (5) 7 Stray from a topic (7) 8 Oppressed (11) 14 Italian rice dish (7) 15 Surprise (7) 16 Broken (7) 19 Sustain (5)

20 Pillages (5) 22 Sample (5)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Sociable, 5 Bias, 9 Larders, 10 Shame, 11 Team, 12 Relaxed, 15 Dancer, 16 Decade, 19 Barrier, 21 Cake, 24 Cross, 25 Vertigo, 26 Ewer, 27 Progress. Down: 1 Solitude, 2 Certain, 3 Area, 4 Listen, 6 Irate, 7 Seek, 8 Escapee, 13 Refresh, 14 Generous, 17 Avarice, 18 Beaver, 20 Abode, 22 Ache, 23 Brag.

Scribble Pad

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 One tug is wrecked, in a manner of speaking (6) 4 The lady is for turning! (5) 8 Spots old German money (5) 9 One sour organisation is troublesome (7) 10 Northern climb is developing (7) 11 Prefers new style post (4) 12 A joint that’s all the rage (3) 14 Dull comeback made by this poet (4) 15 Mary goes out with a lot of soldiers (4) 18 Some lucky escapes, of course (3) 21 Morning doctor on rounds (4) 23 A person with a whip or a tennis shoe (7) 25 Possesses layer and rasher (7) 26 Sudden attack during frantic tussle (5) 27 Wagon mentioned by John, for example (5)

28 Longs to get positive answer about a service (6) Down 1 Domesticating an unusual mating (6) 2 Sea nymph returned to South Africa to appear in The Merchant of Venice (7) 3 Rocky has a French sweetheart (8) 4 Come across swarm on the way up (4) 5 Drop around love, and wilt (5) 6 Maltreat half-hearted wife on ecstasy (6) 7 Early life from what you thought (5) 13 Joy is in the parade (8) 16 Follow fashion on Timor (7) 17 Possibly chews a nut (6) 19 Grim extract from a Boris Pasternak novel (5) 20 Takes breaks after wife (6) 22 Unclear it’s my makeup (5) 24 To yield and be generous (4)

STANDARD CLUES Down Across 1 Domesticating (6) 1 Mouth part (6) 2 Portia’s servant in ‘The 4 Woman of refinement (5) Merchant of Venice’ (7) 8 Brands (5) 3 Shaky (8) 9 Burdensome (7) 4 Encounter (4) 10 Being born (7) 5 Hang down (5) 11 Chooses (4) 6 Maltreat (6) 12 Pelvic girdle (3) 7 Adolescence (5) 14 Lyric poet (4) 15 Military force (4) 13 Heaven (8) 18 Affirmative (3) 16 Computer screen (7) 21 Missiles and such (4) 17 Kind of nut (6) 23 Fitness coach (7) 19 Strict (5) 25 More hurried (7) 20 Seizes from (6) 26 Metrical stress (5) 22 Foggy (5) 27 Famous US actor (5) 24 Present (4) 28 Pines for (6) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Devil, 4 Famous, 9 Caramel, 10 Posse, 11 Omit, 12 Norfolk, 13 Lit, 14 Idea, 16 Noel, 18 Gig, 20 Bugbear, 21 Abet, 24 Chela, 25 Look out, 26 Sister, 27 Latch. Down: 1 Doctor, 2 Verdi, 3 Limp, 5 Aspiring, 6 Onshore, 7 Specks, 8 Blunt, 13 Lacerate, 15 Daggers, 17 Abacus, 18 Grill, 19 Stitch, 22 Boost, 23 Roll.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words As By 3 letter words Are Bra Doc Duo Keg Lag Sue Use 4 letter words Aces Ages Aids Aloe

Also Alum Amid Anon Bank Bare Bars Bill Eery Emmy Gist Glen Iran Item Lard Lock Logs Myna Oafs Olio

Prim Rapt Rein Ring Rose Rued Scar Slat Yoke 5 letter words Aired Aisle Altar Asian Bonus Brags Broke Bungs Cards

Cease Clegg Copse Drags Goods Iambs Needs Pious Racer Range Refer Salsa Serge Silky Snout Tiger Toady Toner Tongs

6 letter words Bailer Coarse Malady Peseta Scribe Sienna Specie 8 letter words Bollards Terminus 9 letter words Concierge Dandelion

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 1 Además de (7) 5 Dressing gowns (5) 8 Beehive (7) 9 Playing card (5) 10 Focas (animales) (5) 11 Ostras (7) 12 Press (newspapers) (6) 14 Pasa (6) 17 Delay (hold-up) (7) 19 Habitaciones (5) 22 Pantalones vaqueros (5) 23 Fencing (sport) (7) 24 Sombra (zona sin sol) (5) 25 Tailors (7)

Down 1 Mouths (of people, animals, bottles) (5) 2 Chair (5) 3 Vestidos (de mujeres) (7) 4 Estación (parte del año) (6) 5 Huesos (5) 6 Servicios (7) 7 Hijastro (7) 12 Pairs (7) 13 Entrance (7) 15 Coats (garments) (7) 16 Toallas (6) 18 Pasillo (en avión, teatro) (5) 20 To hate (5) 21 Estrellas (5)

Across 6 American actress, winner of two Academy Award for Best Actress, Boys Don’t Cry (1990) and Million Dollar Baby (2004): Hilary ---- (5) 7 Television information retrieval service created in the UK in the early 1970s by the Philips Lead Designer for VDUs, John Adams (8) 10 Debut record album of musician Mike Oldfield, the was the first album released by Virgin Records: ------Bells (7) 11 American music variety television show that aired from 1964 to 1966 and 1963 Top 10 hit single by the Shadows (7) 12 Part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations (7) 13 Rich, deep red colour inclining to purple (7) 14 American thoroughbred racehorse that won the Triple Crown (Kentucky

Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.) in 1973 (11) 19 Small elongated insects with pairs of terminal appendages that resemble pincers (7) 21 Legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body (7) 23 Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast (7) 25 In rugby union, a formation of parallel lines of opposing forwards at right angles to the touchline when the ball is thrown in (4-3) 26 Person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty (8) 27 Greek storyteller - the moral animal fables associated with him were probably collected from many sources and initially communicated orally (5) Down 1 Cultivated plants eaten as vegetables, with thick green or purple leaves (8)

SUDOKU (Easy)

Quiz Word

2 American orbiting space laboratory launched in 1973, used for experiments in zero gravity and for astrophysical studies

until 1974 (6) 3 British vocal group, founded in 1949 by Cliff Adams and Ronnie Milne, whose UK hit singles

include Twenty Tiny Fingers, Happy Wanderer, I See The Moon and Broken Wings (10) 4 Money or goods contributed to the poor (4) 5 Second book of the Old Testament that tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses (6) 6 Navigation system using location and traffic information from orbiting satellites (3-3) 8 Capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river (7) 9 Representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organisations (5) 13 Large, decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs or candles (10) 15 Insect related to the grasshoppers but with shorter legs. The male produces a characteristic musical chirping sound (7) 16 Slow-moving typically herbivorous land reptile of warm climates, enclosed in

a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs (8) 17 English poet (1795 – 1821), a principal figure of the romantic movement, who wrote all of his most famous poems, including La Belle Dame sans Merci, Ode to a Nightingale and Ode on a Grecian Urn in 1818: John ----- (5) 18 Nickname given to a British tabloid newspaper like The Sun (3,3) 20 Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the Turkish coast, the largest of the Dodecanese and the most easterly island in the Aegean (6) 22 Member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, Rome (455), and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries (6) 24 Hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep, and other animals, used to make foods such as puddings, pastry, and mincemeat (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH LOS CINCO SENTIDOS Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

MUSIC QUIZ

ANSEWRS 1. As High As An Elephants Eye 2. Flamenco 3. Chris Rea 4. Colonel Blake 5. Brighton

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 1 Syracuse, 5 Spasms, 9 Upstaged, 10 In lieu, 12 Lorgnette, 13 Magma, 14 Tsar, 16 Preface, 19 Traffic, 21 Echo, 24 Butch, 25 Sagebrush, 27 Icarus, 28 True Blue, 29 Sniper, 30 Geldings Down: 1 Sculls, 2 Rosary, 3 Chain, 4 Shelter, 6 Phnom Penh, 7 Stingray, 8 Sausages, 11 Help, 15 Safe house, 17 Stubbies, 18 Pastrami, 20 Cash, 21 En garde, 22 Dunlin, 23 Cheers, 26 Bread.

la vision

el olfato

la vista

el sabor

los oidos

el tacto

los ojos

la audicion

oir

la boca

oler

la lengua

saborear

la nariz

tocar

la piel

ver

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.el gusto, 2.el olfato, 3.el sabor,

18.ver.

o.sight, p.the tongue, q.the hea-

4.el tacto, 5.la audición, 6.la

a.to taste, b.to touch, c.to smell,

ring, r.the mouth

boca, 7.la lengua, 8.la nariz, 9.la

d.to hear, e.to see, f.the taste,

piel, 10.la visión, 11.la vista,

g.the ears, h.the skin, i.the nose,

12.los oídos, 13.los ojos, 14.oir,

j.the eyes. K.the feel, l.the touch,

15.oler, 16.saborear, 17.tocar,

m.the sense of smell, n.vision,

Soduko

Span - Eng

Quizword

Answers: 1f, 2m, 3f, 4l, 5q, 6r, 7p, 8i, 9h, 10n, 11o, 12g, 13j, 14d, 15c, 16a, 17b, 18e.

1. In The Song 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning' From Oklohoma How High Does The Corn Grow? 2. What Is The Spanish Dance Music Normally Associated With Castanets? 3. Who Had A Hit In 1990 & 1994 With 'Tell Me There Is A Heaven'? 4. McLean Stevenson played which character on the TV show M*A*S*H? 5. Which South coast Town Do The Levellers Come From?

el gusto

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Wednesday 20th July

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Fake Britain 12:45 Neighbourhood Blues 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:25 Garden Rescue 17:10 Flog It! 18:10 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Eat Well for Less? Gregg and Chris are in Chelmsford, Essex to help the Thomas family, a couple whose completely different shopping styles are causing arguments in the supermarket aisles

07:00 Right on the Money 07:45 Garden Rescue 08:30 The Hairy Builder 09:00 Close Calls: On Camera 09:30 The Best Dishes Ever 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 Coast 15:15 An Island Parish: Falklands 15:45 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 16:10 Africa 17:10 Michael Palin’s New Europe 18:10 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Builder 20:00 Money for Nothing Sarah is in Greater Manchester and Surrey to try and find four items to save from the tip 21:00 Mastermind Quiz

22:00 Saving Lives at Sea Volunteers at one of the RNLI’s busiest stations on the River Thames, central London are called in the middle of the night to try and rescue two students, who have jumped naked into the river while high on the drug LSD. On the coast in Newquay, a 12-year-old boy on a cub scout `coasteering’ trip has fallen badly and has suspected spinal damage 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Room 101: Extra Storage 00:55 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:00 News

21:30 Gardeners’ World Earlier in the year Monty put aside a patch of his garden to grow his own cut flowers and this week he returns to assess the results and harvest his first crop of colourful blooms 22:00 Versailles With Louis laid low by a major fever, those conspiring against him grow in strength and confidence 23:00 Boy Meets Girl 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 People Just Do Nothing 00:45 Normal for Norfolk 01:45 The World’s Biggest Flower Market 02:45 Natural World 03:45 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Belle comes to a decision 20:30 Coronation Street David faces an uncomfortable truth 21:00 100 Year Old Drivers Rebooted Ninetyeight-year-old Joseph Batty-Peirson plays the dating game, but has lied about his age on his internet dating profile and is hoping to pass himself off as 83. Love birds Ken and Edna Medlock are living together again, after Edna was forced to move into a care home last year 22:00 Long Lost Family Forty-year-old mother of three Samantha Whyte turns to the programme for help as she searches for the Swiss father she has never met, having spent years dreaming about it. Raised by her single mother in Glasgow, Scotland, she was told the story of her parents’ whirlwind romance in Zurich, and became desperate to know the man behind the myth 23:45 23:00 News Surprises: Wedding Caught on Camera 00:45 In Plain Sigh 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote

07:15 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:25 The Simpsons 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 The Question Jury 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Secret Life of... Charlotte, who’s five, and six-year-old George are among some of the younger children going on a camping holiday with their older brothers and sisters and some new friends. How do they assert their independence with their older siblings around?

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Newlywed and Dead 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Secrets of Great British Castles Historian Dan Jones is in the heart of Snowdonia exploring a stronghold built not only as an impenetrable fortress but also as a lavish royal palace fit for a fairytale Caernarfon Castle

21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors The doctors treat a wave of patients in search of physical and emotional pain relief, including a man with a painful toe who has per22:00 24 Hours in A&E formed his own self-diagSeventy-one-year-old Tony nosis is rushed to St George’s by air ambulance after falling 22:00 The Hotel head first onto a tiled floor Inspector Husband and while doing some DIY in wife Judith and Kevin have his kitchen. Scans reveal run their hotel for 20 years, that Tony has a severe but their once busy estabbleed on his brain and lishment has fallen out of requires a life-saving sur- favour with Britain’s family staycation set gery 23:00 Man Down 23:30 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:35 Eden 01:45 A Very British Brothel 02:40 Dare to Believe 02:45 Film Sanctum (14) 04:35 French Collection

DON´T MISS

23:00 Big Brother 00:05 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Police Interceptors 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera

On This Day

EAT WELL FOR LESS

BBC One 21:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Belle is knocked over by Tracy’s trolley. Charity then sees an opportunity to follow through with her miscarriage plan again. Belle panics at the hospital, but Charity insists this is the way to solve her baby problem. The pair are shocked to see Angie Bailey there

Gregg Wallace and Chris Bavin head to Chelmsford, Essex, where newlyweds Mandy and Adie’s different shopping styles are causing arguments in the supermarket aisles. Mandy loves brands and relies on convenience microwave meals, never saying no to their four children’s food requests, whereas Adie likes budget versions of products and prefers cooking from scratch.

and learn that she also had miscarriages with Bailey. Belle feels terrible about putting Bailey through it again. The sonographer comes to do her scan, but Belle runs away. Will she go through with the plan and break Bailey’s heart?

woozy from the methadone, Adam asks Moira if Holly is using again. Moira insists she isn’t.

Meanwhile, Tracy tells David she loves him as he heads for his chemo session. When he returns, David announces to Tracy he has booked a slot for their wedding. She’s frustrated, but he says it’s just in case she changes her mind and pledges to keep asking her.

Finally, Joanie is hurt that Zak didn’t contact her about Belle.

Elsewhere, when Holly get

Also today, Chrissie offers Ronnie the contract for the adventure park to keep him in the village.

2003: BBC admit Dr Kelly was source of “sexed up” Iraq dossier In Coronation Street, David stares at Kylie’s empty chair across the breakfast table, with his heart breaking that she has gone forever. Gail is desperately worried for him.

he is worried she might have cancer. While Leanne is distracted, Simon checks her phone. When he sees a text confirming a doctor’s appointment, a worried Simon shows it to Amy.

Later, David and Bethany visit Sarah in hospital and break the news to her of Kylie’s death. Sarah becomes jittery, convinced Callum is in some way connected to it. David then visits Kylie in the chapel of rest and tells her how much he loves her and misses her.

Elsewhere, Sally is delighted when she receives some parcels from Rosie in London, including a lovely throw. When Tim suggests they invite the Nazirs round for drinks and bury the hatchet, Sally reckons it’s a terrible idea. Yasmeen calls at Number 4 and shows Sally a delivery card from the post office, asking her if she has taken delivery of her new throw. Sally

Meanwhile, Simon confides in Amy that Leanne is behaving strangely and

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Scorpion 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 The Vampire Diaries 23:55 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad! 02:20 Two and a Half Men 02:45 Hell’s Kitchen USA ITV3 07:00 Doctor in the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:35 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 Love Your Garden 13:55 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:00 Where the Heart Is 17:10 Doctor in the House 17:45 On the Buses 18:15 Man About the House 18:50 Heartbeat 19:50 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Foyle’s War 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:00 Wire in the Blood 01:35 Inspector Morse 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 14:00 Tour de France Cycling 15:00 Live: Tour de France Cycling 17:30 Storage Wars New York 17:55 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:00 Southern 100 Motorcycle Racing 22:00 The Motorbike Show 23:00 Film - Moonraker (PG) 01:40 Motorway Patrol 02:05 Tour de France Cycling

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James denies all knowledge and the two women bicker. Dragging Sally back inside, Tim tells Yasmeen and Sharif they’ll see them later for drinks. Also today, Jenny meets up with Johnny for an after hours sewing lesson and the chemistry between them is evident. Soon they kiss passionately.

Thursday 21st July 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Fake Britain 12:45 Neighbourhood Blues 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:25 Garden Rescue 17:10 Flog It! 18:10 Pointless Celebrities 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders It’s a testing time for the residents of Albert Square as one family’s world is shattered into pieces 21:00 Celebrity MasterChef The show kicks off with the celebrities” toughest challenge so far - cooking a feast for 70 guests in specially constructed marquee kitchens in a freezing cold field - so conditions are tough! 22:00 New Blood Rash and Stefan vow to prove the innocence of Leila, who recalls that charity boss Lisa had the opportunity to tamper with the dosage that killed her accountant. Stefan discovers the victim once worked for Malik and had recently visited him. Meanwhile, Alison has a breakthrough while searching the charity’s accounts but will it be too little too late? 23:00 News 23:45 The Insider 00:35 This Week 01:20 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:25 News

07:00 Right on the Money 07:45 Garden Rescue 08:30 The Hairy Builder 09:00 The Great British Sewing Bee 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 Coast 15:15 An Island Parish: Falklands 15:45 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 16:10 Africa 17:10Michael Palin’s New Europe 18:10 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Builder 20:00 RHS Flower Show Tatton Park Monty Don and Joe Swift host the first of two visits to the RHS Flower Show, Tatton Park in Cheshire 21:00 Full Steam Ahead Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn relive the golden age of steam 22:00 The Refugee Camp: Our Desert Home Twopart documentary about Zaatari, a refugee camp in Jordan that is home to 80,000 Syrians who have fled the bombs and bullets of the civil war 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The Somme 1916: From Both Sides of the Wire 01:15 Panorama 01:45 Britain’s Most Spectacular Backyard Builds 02:45 Shop Well for Less? 03:45 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Moira’s concern for Holly escalates 20:30 Real Stories with Ranvir Singh Ranvir interviews the tube station worker who saved lives and helped the dying in an act of heroism during the 7/7 terror attacks 21:00 Emmerdale Moira struggles to hold it together 21:30 Coronation Street Sarah is determined to leave hospital 22:00 The Investigator: A British Crime Story Mark Williams-Thomas’ investigation into the 30-year-old murder of Carole Packman takes him to Canada, as he looks into the possibility that Carole was not killed, but had instead started a new life after leaving the country. He later travels to Guernsey, where he meets a friend of the family and discovers how an incident where Carole’s husband seemingly fell overboard from a yacht led to the murder investigation 23:00 News 23:40 Drive 00:40 Columbo 02:00 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV Nightscreen

07:15 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Simpsons 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 The Question Jury 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Inside Out Homes Architect Zac Monro comes up with a radical redesign of a 1950s bungalow in Stockport, including a new first floor clad in burnt timber and huge ground floor windows opening onto a garden with an outside sitting room and fire 22:00 999: What’s Your Emergency? Cheshire’s emergency services are dealing with more than 2500 neighbour-related incidents a year In Crewe, PCs Billy Elliot and Greg Greaves race to a succession of disputes, including a man who claims someone else has moved into his flat 23:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 00:00 Dare to Believe 00:05 24 Hours in A&E 01:10 The Job Interview 02:05 My Worst Job 03:00 Child Genius 03:55 Dispatches 04:25 Posh Pawn

DON´T MISS

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 To B&B the Best 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film A Housekeeper’s Revenge 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Secrets of Underground Britain In Scotland, Rob Bell discovers the gruesome secrets of an ancient cave, a 1950s engineering wonder buried inside a mountain, some prehistoric animal bones that are exciting scientists researching the Ice Age, and a vast man-made cavern that helped Britain win World War II 21:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole Rob has been on the dole for 20 years, until a freak accident offers him some compensation cash and Michelle and Thomas moved to Leeds, pushing for their children to have a better future than themselves 22:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door One-off special focusing on vulnerable people who live in fear 23:00 Big Brother 00:05 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 SuperCasino 04:10 Police Interceptors 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera

On This Day

FULL STEAM AHEAD

BBC Two 21:00 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Holly is reluctant to go and collect her methadone. Moira is called to an emergency at the farm and asks Holly to go to the pharmacy on her own. She gets a text from Simon offering her heroin, while Jai offers to take her to get her methadone. Which way will Holly turn? Later, when Moira worries

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn relive the golden age of steam. They begin by exploring how the introduction of steam railways in the early 19th century created a domestic revolution, from the way people lived to the food they ate. Arriving at Ffestiniog Railway in Snowdonia, they find out how millions of tons of slate were moved down the mountain, while underground, Alex experiences the brutal conditions face by miners in the Llechwedd Quarry.

Holly hasn’t called, she is alarmed to learn from Victoria that she forgot her phone, which has missed calls from Simon on. Fearing her daughter has caved, Moira barges into Simon’s house to look for Holly. In the second episode, following an eventful day, Moira is angry at what Holly’s mess has got her into. Holly returns and announces to Moira that she has decided to stop taking methadone. Moira is horrified by Holly’s news and shocks her with her anger. She storms off and James warns Moira to

1969: Man takes first steps on the Moon.

tell Cain and her daughter what’s happened today, but will she? Meanwhile, Priya asks Rishi to give Rakesh a loan, but Rakesh is furious when he finds out. He spots an opportunity when Dan invites him, Rishi and Rodney for a poker night. At Dale Head, Rakesh is winning when Pierce arrives to join the game. Rodney suggests they up the stakes and the two men prepare to face off. In Eastenders, it’s a testing time for the residents of Albert Square, as one family’s world is shattered into pieces.

The local residents also struggle to come to terms with the devastating events. In Coronation Street, while David wants justice, Gail is more worried about Max, who is clearly upset. In the hospital, Sarah picks up a newspaper and is shocked to read the details of Kylie’s death. Later, Bethany arrives at

the hospital to find Sarah packing her bag. Sarah explains that she has read the awful news about Kylie and David needs her. Bethany begs Sarah to unpack her bag and stay in hospital until she is better for her and Harry’s sake. Sarah reluctantly agrees. Meanwhile, as Leanne does her best to disguise her morning sickness, Simon secretly panics, suspecting her to be terminally ill. As Leanne waits nervously with Steph for her doctor’s appointment, they’re interrupted by the arrival of Simon, who tearfully demands to know what’s wrong with her.

07:00 The 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 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Dark Knight (PG) 01:00 Family Guy 01:55 American Dad! 02:25 The Vampire Diaries ITV3 07:00 Doctor in the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:35 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Love Your Garden 13:25 Love Your Garden 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Doctor in the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Man About the House 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:00 Wycliffe 01:05 Inspector Morse 03:05 ITV3 Nightscreen ITV4 07:00 Gunsmoke 07:50 Minder 08:45 Ironside 09:50 Quincy, ME 10:50 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 Gunsmoke 14:00 Tour de France Cycling 15:00 Live: Tour de France Cycling 18:00 Ironside 19:00 The Saint 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:00 The Motorbike Show 22:05 Film - For Your Eyes Only (PG) 00:45 Film - Out for Justice (18) 02:35 Motorway Patrol 03:00 Tour de France Cycling

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James Leanne assures him it’s nothing life-threatening. Leanne is relieved after being assured by the doctor that all is fine with her pregnancy, but she is still worried about how Simon will take the news. Eventually, Leanne plucks up the courage and breaks the news to Simon that she is pregnant. Simon is stunned.

Food & Drink

Friday 15th July 2016

A mouthwatering grilled aubergine recipe from Sicily Grilled aubergine rolls, or involtini-di-melanzane

Today’s recipe is for involtini di melanzane, or aubergine rolls, although you could stop after the grilling and simply eat the velvet slices as they are. If you are happy to roll, I suggest a very Sicilian filling of breadcrumbs, red onion, tomatoes, raisins, pine nuts

and herbs – a grand combination of tastes and textures, homely and exotic. Let them rest, so the bread can swell; the raisins too. The rolls can be eaten just so (my favourite), warmed under the grill, or baked in a simple tomato sauce.

Choose aubergines that are heavy, with skin that’s bright, firm, glowing and offering resistance: it should bounce back when you press it. I am on the fence about salting, a habit necessary with aubergine varieties that are bitter, which is rare these days. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. For this recipe, I don’t. I do press them between kitchen towel, then brush them with seasoned olive oil before grilling, rolling, resting and settling down to lunch. Aubergine rolls (involtini di melanzane) Serves 4 2 large aubergines Extra virgin olive oil Salt and black pepper, to taste Dried oregano, to taste

50g raisins 50g pine nuts A small red onion 100g ripe tomatoes, chopped 60g soft, white breadcrumbs A sprig of parsley or basil, finely chopped 1 Trim the tops from the aubergines, then cut lengthways into 5mm-thick slices. Whisk together some extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and oregano, then brush this over the slices and set aside. 2 Make the filling. Soak the raisins in hot water for 10 minutes to plump them, then drain. Toast the pine nuts, if desired. Peel and dice the onion, then fry until soft in a little olive oil. Add the tomatoes, breadcrumbs, raisins, pine nuts, parsley or basil, a pinch of oregano, some salt and

pepper and a little olive oil. It should be moist, but not wet, so adjust as necessary and taste for seasoning. 3 Get the grill pan hot, then cook the aubergine slices until golden on one side, then the

other. Set aside until cool enough to handle. Pile a little filling at the bottom of each slice, then roll them up into little parcels. Leave to sit for a while so that the bread plumps up, then serve.

An American barbecue recipe for smoked goat shoulder

You will need a barbecue that has a lid, and preferably a built-in thermometer, to smoke the meat. Adding wood chips to the hot coals provides the smoke. Follow the same time and temperature instructions if cooking in the oven. Serves 6 1 goat shoulder (around 1.25-1.5kg), shank removed 25g salt 100g black treacle 10g black peppercorns, crushed

1 Rub the goat shoulder with the salt and set aside for 10-15 minutes, or until the surface begins to sweat. 2 Rub the treacle all over the shoulder, then season with pepper. Smoke slowly in the covered barbecue at around 110C/230F for 2 hours. 3 Remove the shoulder, wrap it in greaseproof paper, then return it to the barbecue smoker for another 2-3 hours, or until a probe thermometer reaches

90C/195F. Allow the meat to rest in a warm area for at least 30 minutes before serving. Cajeta barbecue sauce Sauce matters: a good barbecue sauce stays with you all your life. Cajeta is a Mexican confection made from sweetened, caramelised goat’s milk; it’s similar to dulce de leche. Serves 6 For the barbecue sauce 530g ketchup 40g tomato puree 360g apple cider vinegar 60g yellow mustard 1 heaped tsp garlic powder 1 heaped tsp salt 240ml water 450g light brown sugar For the cajeta 500ml goat’s milk 140g sugar 1 vanilla pod or ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 cinnamon stick ½ tsp salt ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) 1 Combine all the ingredients for the barbecue sauce, then simmer, stirring

very frequently, until it reaches the thickness of ketchup. Set aside. 2 Now, make the cajeta. In a big pot, at least 3 times the volume of the goat’s milk, bring the milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt to a boil. Once boiling, remove

from the heat. 3 Mix the bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to a paste with 1 tbsp water. Add to the hot milk (it will foam up and bubble, but don’t be alarmed). Put it back on a low heat, stirring regularly. Simmer until it is caramel-

coloured and thick, like toffee sauce. Reduce the heat as you go. It will take between 45-60 minutes. 4 To make the finished sauce, combine equal quantities of cajeta and barbecue sauce, then mix together until smooth.

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Berry sherry trifle Ingredients Serves: 8 350g mixed frozen berries, 60ml sherry, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, 450ml whipping cream, chilled, 1 tablespoon caster sugar, 1 sponge cake, 40g toasted coconut.

Gooseberry, elderflower and ginger sandwich cake

Directions

Prawns and scallops with chilli

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Prep:30min Extra time:1hr chilling â&#x20AC;ş Ready in:1hr30min

Method Combine the berries, sherry, lemon juice and lemon zest in a bowl; toss to blend. Set aside. Beat the cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the sugar until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate cream until needed. Cut cake into slices or cubes about 5cm wide. Assemble the trifle by placing a layer of cake cubes in the bottom of a glass serving bowl. Spoon half the berry mixture with juice over the cake cubes. Cover with half of the whipped cream, and sprinkle over half of the toasted coconut. Repeat layering with the remaining cake, berries and juice, whipped cream and coconut. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

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For the cake 200g unsalted butter 200g caster sugar 4 large eggs 200g self-raising flour 1 tsp ground ginger For the jam 400g gooseberries 2 thumb-sized pieces of fresh ginger 250g sugar 1.5 tbsp elderflower cordial 60g icing sugar 300ml double cream First make the sponges: cream the butter and sugar together until pale. Stir in the eggs, then the flour, and gin-

ger. Divide the mixture between two 8-inch sandwich tins lined with greaseproof paper. Bake at 180C fan (200C/gas mark 6) for 18 minutes and then set aside to cool. While the cakes are baking, start making the jam. Remove the tops and tails of the gooseberries and add to a thick-bottomed pan with the ginger, sugar and elderflower cordial. Cook on a medium/high heat, stirring occasionally to stop it catching on the bot-

tom. The jam is set once it reaches 104C (219F) on a sugar thermometer. Alternatively, place a spoonful on a plate that has been in the freezer. If it wrinkles when poked, it is ready. Remove the pieces of ginger. Add the sugar to the cream and whisk until stiff peaks are formed. Assemble the cake by first spooning over the jam and then the cream, before topping with the remaining sponge. Dust the top with icing sugar.

SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS Serve th Finely grated zest es scallops e succulent p ra of two unwaxed with we dges of wns and fresh lim limes and we e dges. 2 red bird's eye chillies, finely and chopped whisk to combine. 2 garlic cloves, crushed Peel the middle sections of 2 tbsp fish sauce the shells from the prawns, 2 tbsp olive oil 12 large raw tiger prawns, leaving the heads and tails intact, and devein. shell on 12 large scallops, shelled Add the prawns and scallops to the marinade and and cleaned 25g unsalted butter, melt- toss to coat. Cover the bowl with clinged film and leave to marinate Lime wedges, to serve Metal or wooden skewers in the fridge for 30 min(if using you're using utes. wooden skewers, soak Preheat the barbecue for them in warm water for an direct grilling. Thread the prawns and hour first) scallops onto skewers and METHOD Combine the lime zest, grill for 6-7 minutes, turnchillies, garlic, fish sauce ing and brushing with meltand olive oil in a large bowl ed butter regularly.

How to trick your brain into healthy eating Using smaller plates can trick your brain into believing you’re eating more – an effect known as the Delboeuf illusion.

There are a couple of easy changes you can make that can have a profound effect on satiety – how full you feel. Research shows that using smaller crockery tends to trick our brains into believing we are eating more, a psychological phenomenon that can best be illustrated by taking a look at the Delboeuf optical illusion. If you put two identical portions of food on a big plate and a small plate, the portion on the bigger plate will look

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smaller, and vice versa: our brains can’t help but be fooled by this effect, even when we know they are the same. We also know that serving food in a bowl instead of on a plate can give the food a greater sense of volume and depth, yet again tricking our brains into thinking there is more there than is actually the case. The latest research shows that the weight of cutlery and crockery has a significant effect on our appreci-

ation for meals we eat; with heavier plates and knives and forks offering greater levels of satiety. So what’s the take-away from all of this? Serve your meals in small, heavy bowls and eat with heavy cutlery! Make it difficult to eat This may seem a little ridiculous, but research shows that if we are forced to eat with a non-dominant hand we’ll generally consume less. But this isn’t necessarily going to make your experience of eating any more pleasant. So, instead, try using other creative ways to enjoy interacting with your food, such as using Japanese soup spoons to eat your soup, or chopsticks for other foods – anything, in fact, that stops you from simply shovelling food into your mouth. Mindful eating is key here. No more TV dinners We just mentioned mind-

fulness and it would appear that this is a major contributor to how well and how much we eat. Research shows that we consume as much as 30% more when we’re engaged in other activities, such as watching television. Such distractions are becoming far more commonplace at the dining table. In fact many people don’t even use their dining space at home, preferring to eat in front of the TV or looking at phones. However, messaging and checking social media are surefire ways to ensure you’re not focused on the food you are eating; you’ll appreciate your it less, which inevitably results in both a reduced sense of satiety and overeating. So the advice here is to turn off the TV, put the phone on charge in the other room and sit at a dining table to fully enjoy your meal.

Strawberry’s and Cream

Strawberry and coconut lassi

Altogether simple to rustle up, and very enticing. This tumbler is like drinkable coconut ice. Serves 2, 350g strawberries, hulled and chopped, reserve a few whole ones to decorate 1 tbsp sugar, or more to taste , 150ml plain yoghurt, 90ml coconut milk , 2 tbsp clotted cream (optional) , 150-200g ice cubes, crushed (optional). 1 Blitz the strawberries and sugar together until smooth. Taste and adjust the sweetness with more sugar, if necessary. 2 Add the yoghurt and coconut milk. Pulse until smooth and creamy. 3 Add crushed ice, a dollop of clotted cream (if using) and a few thin slices of strawberry. Strawberry and Pimms ice-cream I mean, look at those ingredients: it’s a resounding yes, isn’t it? Alice Shields has pulled

out all the stops, and it works a treat. Makes around 1 litre 200g strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped 75ml Pimms 350g double cream 400g tin of condensed milk 100g white chocolate chunks 1 Put the strawberries in a saucepan over a medium-low heat, then cook stirring occasionally, until they have turned to mush. 2 Once the strawberries are mushy, pass them through a sieve, stir in the Pimms and leave to cool completely. 3 When the strawberry mixture has cooled, whip the cream and condensed milk into soft peaks. 4 Fold the strawberries and white chocolate chunks into the cream and condensed milk mixture. 5 Transfer the mix to a freezerproof container with a lid, then freeze for about 4 hours. Remove from the freezer at least 20 minutes before serving, allowing it to soften.

How do junk food ads influence children? Around a third of Scottish children are at risk of being overweight NatCen Social Research was commissioned by Cancer Research UK to find out what primary school children thought about unhealthy food advertising. In total, we spoke to over 100 children aged 912 in schools in Scotland and England. It came as no surprise that despite current advertising rules pupils were very familiar with adverts for unhealthy foods, and described their favourites in detail, even in one case acting out scenarios based on a sweets advert with their friends. The young people were in no doubt that the adverts influenced them, and indeed their families. They told us that, in the short term, these adverts made them feel hungry and want to buy these items – one boy wanted to “lick the screen” after viewing a pizza advert. Celebrity endorsement of unhealthy foods also seemed to influence the young people. A boy from Edinburgh, giving his views of a crisps advert, said: “The fact that they put [a famous football player] …in it you’re just like ‘Oh! These people eat it!’ Research shows that current restrictions on adverts for unhealthy food and drink on TV are inadequate. As a result, Cancer Research UK is calling for such adverts to be banned before the 9pm watershed.

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DVD’S

Record Of The Week!

The TKO Record of the week was chosen by listeners Marion and Bob – who live in the Hondon Valley. Marion sent in the request – and you could almost hear the old Simon Bates Our Tune theme playing while we read out her story ! Marion wrote... My husband and I met in Spain while he was driving coaches. (I was not on his coach). He lived in Scotland and I lived in Northampton so it started as a long distance relationship in between his trips abroad. Sometimes he would drive down from Scotland after returning from a trip and phoned me in the night to play me this over the phone on his way to see me. So this is why it is ….Our Tune. Perhaps you have a song that brings back many happy memories? Dont forget to send your own Record of the Week request to studio@tko.fm … and include details of the track and what it means to you … and next week ..It could be your special track played every day on TKO 91.9 & 90.8fm This Record of The Week slot could be a wonderful opportunity for a sponsor too – imagine your name and business being promoted Live 5 times a day by the best presenters on the costas. So don´t forget to tune into TKO 91.9 & 90.8fm and www.tko.fm every day from 8am to hear. The brand new Record Of The Week ! For sponsorship deals and advertising please call 966 921 003 or email office@tko.media

BOX OFFICE

TOP 10 1. The Secret Life of Pets 2. The Legend of Tarzan 3. Finding Dory 4. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 5. The Purge: Election Year 6. Central Intelligence 7. The BFG 8. Independence Day: Resurgence 9. The Shallows 10. Sultan

Lego DC Comics Superheroes

The Justice League is left with the responsibility of protecting Gotham City when Batman is persuaded by Batgirl a n d Nightwing to take a m u c h needed vacation. An action packed adventure ensues as the Justice League has to stop an archrival back in Gotham and Batman discovers there are no breaks from being a superhero.

Saving Hope

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS REVIEW

DIRECTOR Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney GENRE Animation SYNOPSIS Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max's life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of lost pets determined to take revenge. RELEASE DATE June 24, 2016 DURATION 91 mins Like Mower Minions, a Minions short which precedes it theatrically, The Secret Life of Pets is a fre-

netic ball of energy, a movie which doesn't so much get you to like it as it does beat you into submission. What's more, it wins. By the time a sequence inside a sausage factory draws to a close, everyone in the audience has succumbed to the movie's charms, even if one doesn't feel great about Secret Life of Pets is the story of a terrier mix named Max (Louis C.K.), his friends, and the sorts of trouble they find. There is an implication in the film's title that these sorts of things happen fairly regularly, although due to the scope of the story and the havoc the pets wreak in New York City (things like shutting down part of the Brooklyn Bridge),

that feels unlikely. On this particular occasion, Max is dealing with his owner, Katie (Ellie Kemper), having picked up a new dog, a rescue named Duke (Eric Stonestreet). Not only does Max not want to share Katie and his home, Duke is unsure about sharing as well. Duke—who definitely has a size advantage— would be perfectly happy to see Max disappear. It is, quite clearly, a mutual dislike, one which is acted upon and balloons until both animals find themselves on the run from the dog catchers and a crazed rabbit named Snowball (Kevin Hart). Snowball is the unlikely leader of a large animal resistance, the Flushed

Pets, a group that wants revenge on all of humanity and which doesn't mind getting rid of domesticated animals either. Unquestionably it is a weird, outlandish, tale and as the film goes on it only becomes more weird and more outlandish. Secret Life of Pets doesn't stay on Max and Duke, nor Snowball and company, the entire time. It further breaks things up with Max's friends, including Gidget (Jenny Slate), Mel (Bobby Moynihan), Chloe (Lake Bell), and Buddy (Hannibal Buress) joining forces with a hawk Tiberius (Albert Brooks), and an elderly dog, Pops (Dana Carvey), in order to rescue their friend.

FIBERS, beware! The show is about to begin!

During the weekend Benicassim will receive the FIB festival, four intense festival days with the best pop, rock or electronic music and acclaimed international groups such as Blur, The Prodigy, Florence + The Machine, Los Planetas and Portishead. A 4-day festival, from 16th to 19th of July, with an 8-day camping pass so you can make the most of its performances. FIB is already here ―come and enjoy with no limits the decibels from this celebrated festival. The show is about to begin! The latest edition of the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (FIB), which celebrates its 23rd edition, will take place from the 14th to the 17th of July and brings you headlining artists as Major Lazer, The Chemical Brothers, Disclosure, Jamie XX, Muse, Kendrick Lamar o Massive Attack. Besides them,

an excellent list with NJamie XX, Biffy Clyro, The Vaccines, The Kills, Bloc Party, Dorian, La Habitación Roja, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Maccabees, The 1975, Jess Glynne, Young Fathers, Hinds.., and many other great artists. With the arrival of summer, there are many who would like to spend some days in Benicàssim to live unforgettable experiences thanks to the music, the beach and the heavenly place where the FIB takes place. Besides, those who go the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim will enjoy four days full of concerts and an 8-day camping. One of the new ideas for this edition is the JB Southbeach Dance Stage, a festival inside the Festival, where visitors can find out more about electronic music while listening a great music selection.

Hope Zion Hospital, in Toronto, is thrown into chaos when the Chief of S u r g e r y, Charlie Harris, is involved in a car accident and ends up in a coma. H i s fiancee, Dr. Alex R e i d , must take care of the patients of the hospital while working to bring him out of his coma. The situation is complicated by the relationships between the staff of the hospital, including Dr. Reid's ex-lover, orthopedic surgeon Joel Goran, and Dr. Harris' ex-wife, cardiologist Dawn Bell.

The Dark Horse “Gen" Potini is an intelligent but troubled chess champion from New Zealand who strives for a sense of purpose by teaching underprivileged Maori children in the c o m m u n i t y . Released into his brother's care, Gen finds peace by volunteering at a local chess club while trying to avoid his brother's gang activities. Conflict arises when his nephew shows interest in chess, a game considered an unwanted distraction from the boy's expected gang initiation.

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Health

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Health Myths Reinvestigated Contact@medb.es

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Do you really need to eat five daily portions of fruit and veg? Eat five portions of fruit and veg a day The five-a-day campaign has been running, in one form or another, in the UK since 1993. You may not know, however, that in this context, one portion equals 80g. What a nice, neat way, someone thought, of packaging the WHO’s daily recommended fruit-and-veg dose of 400g. But while the tagline has been taken into the nation’s bosom – with people often jokingly wondering whether a Terry’s Chocolate Orange, or glass of Fanta, counts as one of their five-a-day – obesity has continued to rise, and fresh-produce consumption has declined. The cost of fresh food has risen, and lowerincome households eat the least fruit and veg. Food peddlers, meanwhile, cause mass confusion by flogging five-a-day items in random portion sizes, and by only flagging up the five-a-day eligibility of more expensive, or less healthy, processed foods rather than basic, cheaper fresh ingredients. As far as we know, though, the advice is actually sound. Some of the original hypotheses – about the extent of the cancer protection that fruit and veg offers – have been rubbished, but it is generally agreed that fruit and veg is nutritious, provides fibre, and

takes up room on the plate that might otherwise accommodate a deep-fried Mars bar. (That said, there is no magic superfood, and other unprocessed foods are good for us, too.) In 2014, a study by University College London suggested that seven p o r tions a day were necessary, but, soon after, a much larger study found no evidence that more than five portions a day would give further protection against some cancers and heart disease. Phew. Drink eight glasses of water a day No one knows where this dictum originated. A 1945 US Food and Nutrition Board document once said that we need 2.5 litres a day, but it also said that much of this can be obtained from food. In any case, how much we need fluctuates, on any given day, according to how active we’re being, what we’re eating, whether we’re ill, and the

weather. This is why our bodies handily tell us when we need more water (although old age can stymie thirst signals). Don’t listen to anyone who

tells you you’re already dehydrated when you feel thirsty. Someone made that up. In 2011, Margaret McCartney, a GP, wrote to the BMJ to highlight the lack of evidence for hydration advice, including the NHS’s more modest recommendation of six to eight glasses (or 1.2-1.9 litres) a day. She namechecked an initiative called Hydration 4 Health, which promotes the benefits of drinking extra water to the public and to doctors. Hydration 4 Health recommends two litres for men and

a little less for women (1.6 litres). It is sponsored by the French company Danone, which owns Evian, Badoit and Volvic mineral waters. A review study published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology in 2008 found “no clear evidence of benefit from drinking increased amounts of water”. The potential perks the s t u d y investigated included improved k i d n e y function and detoxification, clearer skin, fewer headaches and reduced calorie consumption due to feeling fuller. However, the authors wrote, “although we wish we could demolish all of the urban myths found on the internet regarding the benefits of supplemental water ingestion, we concede there is also no clear evidence of lack of benefit”. You lose the most body heat from your head It’s easy not to question this. Heat rises, after all. Roofs need insulation and so do heads. Except, now you

mention it, so does any part of the body when it is cold. It is thought the confusion arose from the misinterpretation of an experiment carried out by the US military in the 1950s. It was freezing and only the participants’ heads were exposed to the elements, so, of course, that is where they shed the most heat. More recent investigations have found that the head loses as much body heat as any other exposed body part. Bad news for the hat industry. Starve a fever, feed a cold This goes back a long, long way: it appears in John Withals’ dictionary of 1574, and has been linked to a misreading of Chaucerian English

in The Canterbury Tales. The original thinking was probably that fasting would cool the body during a fever, whereas eating would warm you up when you have a cold. However, in practice, we should feed both colds and fevers. Fevers speed up the metabolism and burn more calories, so food is welcome. That said, if you lose your appetite for a few days, bodies are adept at using fat stores for emergency energy. Drinking, however, is essential, and this is one occasion when you should force yourself to drink, even if you don’t feel like it. Fevers and colds speed up dehydration (which will in turn cause mucus to harden, and this you really don’t want to happen).

MedB Health Dr M. Mannu

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A Review Of The Alkaline Diet

The aim of the alkaline diet is to consume foods that will help neutralise the body’s acidity and help maintain its alkaline state. The argument is that a diet rich in alkaline foods promotes health while a diet rich in acid foods will cause disease. The term acid and alkaline are opposites, and alkalinity refers to a substances capac-

ity to neutralise an acid. The acidity or alkalinity of a substance can be referenced on a scale called the PH Scale. The Ph Scale ranges from 0 to 14. A Ph of 7 refers to a neutral substance such as water. A Ph below 7 signifies an acidic substance and lower values point to stronger acidity. A Ph above 7 signifies alkalinity and higher values

point to stronger alkalinity. Foods that are alkaline are favoured against foods that are acidic because our blood is slightly alkaline. The PH of our blood is alkaline with a Ph range of between 7.35-7.45. At this Ph, the body maintains homoeostasis or stable equilibrium and is in a healthy state. Many studies have con-

firmed that an acidic blood Ph promotes several chronic diseases including arthritis and diabetes. Too much acid in the mouth is the primary cause of dental decay and caries. Excessive acid promotes the precipitation of crystals in joints, kidneys and gallbladder. Today it is well known that cancer thrives when the body is acidic.

Although the body favours alkalinity, there are still parts of the body that need to be acidic to function properly. The stomach, for example, contains strong acids that are essential for digesting food. The idea that foods can be alkaline or acid is based on the nature of the by-products after foods are broken down or metabolised. The foods we eat are broken down into nutrients which are absorbed to sustain the body and provide it with energy. However, the process will leave behind a by-product, in a similar way that burning wood for energy will leave behind a residual ash. It is this residual ash that determines if food is acid or alkaline. Foods that contain mainly minerals such as vegetables and fruits will produce an alkaline ash when metabolised and promote alkalinity. And foods that contain sulphur and phosphorous

and other acidic minerals will promote acidity in the body. Although lemon is acidic on the outside, it contains many minerals, and so promotes alkalinity. The most acidic foods consumed today include meat, fish, and grains. Other very acidic substances are drugs, food additives and sweeteners. A simple way to encourage an alkaline body is by drinking a lot of clean water, preferably mineral water. Bottled water is typically acidic because most of the minerals have been stripped out. Unfortunately, most of the foods eaten today promote acidity. The best way to maintain a balanced diet is to combine acidic and alkaline foods. Meat is healthiest when consumed with a lot of fresh vegetables to counteract the excessive acidity. Call MedB Diagnostics For A Full Body Scan – 965071745, 966074189.

Is Butter Back?

Our gut is the first point of call for everything entering the body, and quite often we suffer gut problems brought on by what we are consuming. The gut is home to a variety of beneficial microbes otherwise called probiotics that help us digest food and absorb nutrients. These microbes are sensitive to changes in the digestive system. People who eat more saturated fat have a higher risk of an early death, according to a large study that contradicts recent claims that “butter is back”. Findings run counter to those of a study published by the National Obesity Forum in

May, which said people should eat more fat and fewer carbohydrates and rubbished the nutritional guidelines from Public Health England, which recommend that people should eat less butter and red meat. Even replacing just 5% of their calories from saturated fats – about 15g – with the same amount of polyunsaturated fat such as olive oil was associated with a 27% lower risk of early death. They had a lower risk of death from not only cardiovascular disease and cancer but also neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and respiratory disease, com-

pared with people who continued to eat a lot of food containing saturated fats. Eating carbohydrates instead of saturated fats also reduced mortality rates, but by a relatively small amount. “These findings are consistent with current public health recommendations in the UK and elsewhere, and particularly with the concept of a beneficial Mediterraneanstyle diet rich in unsaturated fats from plants, fish and olive oil,” said Dr Ian Johnson, emeritus fellow at the Institute of Food Research. There is nothing in these results consistent with the notion that ‘butter is back’.”

Dave Silver

Friday 15th July 2016

Bobby Charlton And The Washing-Up Gloves I'M somewhat relieved that another soccer tournament is over. Don't get me wrong, I love football. It's just that I cannot relax while watching a match on the telly when Mrs S is around. Even these days she'll step into the living room, stare at the screen for a moment and then ask: 'Which one's Bobby Charlton?' Take the World Cup of 1998 . . . 'Mrs S!' I yelled from my armchair in front of the TV. 'Would you fetch me a beer? There's a good wife.' 'You wouldn't talk to me like that if I were Dolly Parton,' hissed Mrs S from the kitchen. I chuckled at the thought. 'If you were Dolly Parton, do you think I'd be sitting here watching the flaming foot-

ball.' 'This World Cup has turned you into a monster,' Mrs S observed. 'Look here,' I said, trying to concentrate on an indirect free kick. 'Why don't you pop round to your mother's? I believe her claws need clipping.' 'What time can I come home again?' 'When Halley's Comet next appears in the sky,' I muttered under my breath. 'Would you throw a tantrum if I watched the soccer with you?' Mrs S asked, sliding into the living room. 'As long as you sit quietly and don't ask silly questions,' I sighed, pointing at the chair furthest away from me. There was a brief silence, apart from the television commentary, and then: 'Is that Bobby Charlton?'

'Bobby Charlton doesn't play anymore,' I said through gritted teeth. 'And he certainly never kicked a ball for Paraguay. Now please keep quiet and pass me the Pringles.' Mrs S left the room and I settled down to watch the rest of the match in peace. That's funny, I thought, as the Paraguayan who did look a bit like Bobby Charlton took a corner kick. The sound of his boot meeting the ball sounded just like my front door slamming shut. Then I realised that it WAS my front door slamming shut. I waited until half-time and nipped upstairs to check Mrs S's wardrobe. All of her clothes had gone, including her best dress -- the white one with the long train which she'd worn only once. My heart did a flip-flop as the truth hit. My wife had left

me. 'She's gone, Brian,' I sobbed to my dog who immediately dived into the cupboard under the stairs and emerged seconds later with his lead clenched between his jaws. 'This is not the time to go walkies!' I barked at my pooch. And then I noticed the single marigold glove dangling from his gob. 'Wow! I get what you're doing,' I purred as realisation dawned. 'You're picking up your mistress's scent from the only possession she's left behind and now you're going to track her down.' I clipped on Brian's lead and patted his head. 'What a super-intelligent dog you are,' I enthused. 'Okay, boy, go find her!' Brian shot off like a furry bullet into the kitchen, skidded on the lino, hared off

back into the hall and stopped dead where he'd started -- in the cupboard under the stairs. 'You stupid mutt!' I shrieked, all tangled up in his lead. 'The only thing you've managed to track down is the OTHER marigold glove!' Brian looked balefully at me as if to say: 'What did you expect? I'm not a bloodhound. And by the way, who's Bobby Charlton?' I shrugged. 'Let's watch the rest of the match and then I'll phone Missing Persons.' What I couldn't understand about the whole sorry domestic mess was that Mrs S used to love watching soccer. When we were courting she would accompany me to every Manchester United home game at Old Trafford. We'd each plunge our drink-

ing straws into a solitary hot Bovril and gaze into each other's eyes as we drained the mug's contents. 'I went to all those soccer matches because I wanted to be with YOU,' came a voice from the hall. Mrs S had returned to me. 'I thought you'd abandoned me,' I almost sobbed. 'But I only popped out to drop off my old clothes at the charity shop,' she explained. I patted the sofa. 'Come sit down next to me and we'll watch the football together. We can even hold hands if you like.' On hearing the word 'hands,' Brian's ears sprang up. He raised his front paws onto the sofa and dropped Mrs S's marigolds onto her lap. 'Down, Brian!' I said. 'You're dribbling on your mistress's wedding dress.'

The Renault Alaskan

European version likely for Franch firms first pick-up

It will be available in single-, double- and chassiscab bodies, with short or long loadbeds and wide or narrow bodies. An Alaskan for all, in other words regardless of whether you want to lug plasterboard to work or surfboards to the beach. Everyone’s launching pick-ups! Indeed they are. The world’s appetite for utility vehicles is increasing and Europe’s car makers are responding in kind. Everyone from Mercedes-Benz to Renault is busy preparing to launch pick-ups.

This segment accounts for 5 million sales globally each year, and is strong across the globe from the Americas to eastern Europe and Asia. A ground clearance of 230mm and a 3.5-tonne towing weight mean the new Alaskan is a proper workhorse, according to Renault. Based on the Nissan Navara pick-up, the Alaskan will be powered by a 2.3-litre diesel engine with outputs of either 160hp and 190hp, both featured in the firm's Master LCV range. Two other powertrains are available depending on the markets - a 160hp 2.5-litre

petrol unit, and a 2.5-litre diesel engine with 160hp and 190hp. A Renault spokesman could not confirm which engines will be coming to the UK, but it is likely that the petrol motor won't appear as diesel is the dominant fuel in the pick-up market. The exterior of the vehicle features a large chrome grille hinting towards the firm's future brand identity, while LED daytime running lights are included. Renault claims the new pick-up has a towing capacity of 3.5-tonnes, the same as the Navara.

Friday 15th July 2016

Should Police Be Allowed To Store Details Of Innocent Motorists?

The UK’s network of more than more than 9,000 automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras have already stored more than 22 billion images of registration plates on a central database, with 34 million new images being added on a daily basis. Images are stored on the central database for up to two years and are completely available for the police to access without the need of a warrant. Those images, that are taken by the cameras and then stored, show the front of a vehicle, including the face of the driver. The ANPR camera sys-

tem, initially launched back in 2006, are located on most motorways and other major roads, as well as being installed inside some patrol cars. Privacy campaigners have called for a debate on how the information is being used and why it is being accessed, as these cameras capture all motorists, not just those thought to have committed any crimes. Head of steric liaison at the (ICOU) Information Commissioners Office Jonathan Bamford said "You've really got to ask the question about the extent of ANPR and the amount of records that it's collecting. "There are a lot of people

going around on their ordinary day to day business doing nothing wrong, innocent individuals - those are being acquired at the rate of 30 million or so a day and being retained for a number of years. "You end up with a picture where there's not a lot of our lives taking place, which the state can't gain access to in some way. So it's very, very important that there's a proper public policy debate about the extent of surveillance in the United Kingdom." The Home Office has spoken out saying that the cameras provide the police with valuable intelligence to

help in the prevention of crime. It also added that the camera system follows strict guidelines for use contained in the Data Protection Act and the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. Stats also show that the database was used by police officers 50% more in 2014 (300,758 times) than 2012. Comments from readers on the Daily Mail’s piece regarding the issue state that the majority feel they’ve done nothing wrong therefore see no issue with the stored images, however, there is a number of motorists who feel it is an invasion of privacy.

With or without these particular ANPR cameras, we are monitored – I’m not going to go all George Orwell’s Big Brother, here, so hear me out. Whether we like it or not, our lives are not actually as private as you might like or like to think – there are cameras everywhere. The majority of us are law abiding citizens, though, so in my opinion, I see no actual issue with the police having access to the images. And, with the increase in risk of a terrorist attack in recent years, I see no issue in upping our security in this way – surely, it should be a comfort to citizens?

With all that said, though, the Daily Mail issued a report late last year questioning the legality of the database itself, with independent surveillance camera commissioner Tony Porter claiming it to have “no statutory authority for the creation of the national ANPR database”, with its creation never having been agreed by Parliament. According to the publication the police want to increase the retention of the images to seven years, with the possibility that DVLA could also be granted access in an attempt to catch road tax cheats – odd, though, as it’s now all digital?

Speed Limiter Tested

Ford’s S-Max is packed full of modern kit. This is an MPV that can auto-steer to keep you in lane, brake if you’re heading for a rear-end shunt, park itself and manage the distance to the car in front on motorways. But its breakthrough gadget is an Intelligent Speed Limiter (ISL), which can monitor the legal maximum speed and prevent you from exceeding it. The heart of this £400 option (which also bundles in cruise control) is a windscreen stereo-camera, mounted ahead of the rear-view mirror. This scans the roadside ahead for speed limit signs, which are interpreted through character recognition software and relayed in the driver’s eyeline. So far, so routine. But ISL adds another layer: if you’ve activated the system via steering wheel-mounted

buttons, the engine management system will restrict the supply of fuel, preventing acceleration even if you increase pressure on the throttle. The pedal becomes so unresponsive, you can almost press it through the floorpan but the S-Max won’t break its self-imposed limit. Ford has engineered a kick-down override, but you must kick like a mule to activate it. The system doesn’t appear to use the brakes: if you pass from a 40 to 30mph zone, for example, ISL gradually throttles back your speed until you’re legal. Smooth stuff. What makes or breaks the system is the precision of its speed-limit recognition. It’s spot-on most of the time, but not infallible. On one 65-mile run, it missed a newly introduced, unobstructed 40mph

sign, suggesting we sail on at 60mph. More disconcerting was inexplicably imposing 40mph, just after the S-Max exited an A1 roundabout. Instead of powering back up to 70mph, acceleration stalled, as if the engine had hit its rev limiter. A brutal kickdown righted the problem. ISL is at its best around town, especially enforcing 20mph zones which feel unnaturally slow and are therefore tempting to flout. In urban areas, it makes speeding feel as socially acceptable as the Ashley Madison website. And that’s no bad thing at all. Did it work? Yes… That’s a qualified yes. It’s a handy safety net, and well worth using in town. But Ford needs to sharpen up the accuracy – and fight legislators’ temptation to make it mandatory.

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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!

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Friday 15th July 2016

Fill Your Boots

Brad’s The Man

Britain’s Elliot Boots retained his European crown at the weekend as he won the European Radio Controlled Car Championships which were

staged in Redován, in the first high class event of its kind to be staged in Spain. 190 competitors from around the continent took part in the five days of rac-

Masterful Performance America’s Brad Baker flew over specially to Spain last weekend for the opening round of the of the RFME Copa de España Flat Track championships and it was well worth the effort . The event was held at the new off-road facility at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo at Cheste in Valencia Province, and is named after

the two-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle racer Ricardo Tormo. Baker took the Flat Track race on the Saturday, and then was victorious on the TT circuit the following day. Round two of the RFME Copa de España Flat Track will be held at the circuit San Martin de la Vega in Madrid on July 30th.

Forbes Rich List

Manchester United have been ranked fifth in Forbes magazine's list of the world's most valuable sports teams. NFL side, the Dallas Cowboys, are top with $4bn (£3.03bn), the first time a nonassociation football team has headed the business magazine's list since it began in 2011. United, who topped the list in 2011 and 2012, are valued at $3.32bn (£2.52bn). Real Madrid are second with $3.65bn (£2.77bn) and Barcelona third with $3.55bn (£2.69bn). United - the only English

club in the top 20 - saw a 7% increase in their value despite missing out on the Champions League after signing a £750m Adidas kit deal. However, the club have the highest debt load of anyone in the top 25. Arsenal (23), Manchester City (28), Chelsea (36) and Liverpool (41) are the remaining English clubs to make the list. The Cowboys, who made a record $270m (£205m) operating profit last season, are one of 27 NFL franchises in the list, while the Formula 1 team Ferrari have dropped out of the top 50 completely.

Five swimmers from Club Natacion Torrevieja took to the sea again for another event last weekend, this time at Playa Paraiso on the Mar Menor in the seventh Travesia Solidaria Playa Paraiso, which was supporting the Cartagena area multiple sclerosis association. The two sea races were split between the younger children swimming 600 metres and the rest of the competitors covering a distance of 1500 metres. Torrevieja’s Amy Connolly was the youngest swimmer and gained an excellent fifth place in the 600 metres Alevin (for 11 and 12 yearolds) category with a time of five minutes and 41 seconds. In the longer of the two

races, Zoe Connolly, Skye Burns, Beth Altabas and Vicki Connolly swam against 120 swimmers over the longer course marked out with buoys. Vicki Connolly came first in the Masters 50plus age group with a time of 23 minutes and 27 seconds, whilst Beth Altabas made it a Masters double coming first in the 60-plus age group. Zoe Connolly came seventh in the Infantil category (for 14 and 15 year-olds) with a time of 20 minutes and 11 seconds, whilst Syke Burns clocked a time roughly around 23 minutes but as she missed the second buoy, she was not ranked. Club Natacion Torrevieja return to the salt water next weekend in the 12th Port of Torre de la Horadada Traversia.

Medal Return

Weightlifter Yuliya Kalina has been ordered to return her 2012 Olympic bronze medal over a doping offence. A blood sample taken during the London Games tested positive for banned substance Turinabol. The International Olympic

Committee has ordered the Ukrainian to return the bronze medal "immediately". The 27-year-old was one of 10 weightlifters who tested positive for performanceenhancing drugs after competing at the London Olympics.

ing staged at the foot of the Redován hills with the final race being a tight affair as Boots and his Kyosho sponsored car saw off strong challenges from Frenchman

Yannick Aigoin and fellow Brit, Neil Cragg. Organisers said they hoped to stage similar events again in Spain in the near future.

Ground Search

The Costa Cobras have been meeting Guardamar council officials this week over fixing up a home ground for the rugby club which will be celebrating two years of being formed this c o m i n g autumn. The Cobras are also looking for a more permanent base for their annual 7’s tournament as well a number of touring sides already lined up for next year. Visitors in 2017 will include the Old Brods from Halifax taking on the Alicante veterans team,

Wondervra in March, and then at the end of April, the Cobras will be hosting the Cannock ladies team with plans to stage a mini tournament. More i m m e d i a t e l y, the La Vila beach 5’s takes place in Villajoyosa tomorrow (Saturday), and then a week on Saturday, it’s the San Javier beach 5’s. Costa Cobras RFC training is on Monday and Wednesday from 8.00pm to 9.00pm on Guardsmark beach in front of the restaurants, and for more details, call Dutch on 692 767 242.

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Friday 15th July 2016

Qualified Success

By the time you read this, it’s day two of The Open, with the Qualifying Series coming to an exciting conclusion last Sunday when Tyrrell Hatton, Nicolas Colsaerts, Matteo Manassero and Richie Ramsay secured the final four places in The 145th Open at Royal Troon. The Scottish Open was the final event in the Series, which offered 44 places in golf’s most international major at Tour events in

nine countries around the world. The field for The Open is now complete, and the four will take their place alongside the world’s best players as they take on the challenge of Royal Troon’s historic links through to Sunday’s final round. Englishman Hatton finished runner-up at Castle Stuart with a closing 69, his best finish on the European Tour to date. The 24-year-old birdied the last

to finish on 13-under-par, a shot behind winner Alex Noren of Sweden. He is now set to make his fifth appearance in golf’s first championship, having found success twice before in The Open Qualifying Series in 2014 and 2015, and also qualifying as an amateur on his major championship debut in 2010. Colsaerts, a two-time winner on the European Tour, closed out the tour-

nament with his second straight 66 to share third place with Manassero. The 33-year-old Belgian is set to make his third start in The Open, and earned his best finish in a Major Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2012 where he finished tied for seventh. He said after securing his place. Italian Manassero, winner of the BMW PGA Championship in 2013, finished with a two-under-par

70 to book his sixth start in The Open. The 23-year-old has earned two top-20 finishes in the Championship and won the Silver Medal as the leading amateur at Turnberry in 2009. Home favourite Ramsay finished three shots back in sixth place on 11-underpar after closing round of 67. The 33-year-old Scot is a three-time winner on the European Tour and won the US Amateur Champion in 2006. He’s now made his

sixth start in The Open this week joining five other Scottish players in the field. As an aside, what a major blow for golf and UK TV viewers as after 60-plus years there is live “free to air” coverage of The Open. Throwing away the annual major showcase for golf for the sake of a few extra pennies from SKY is dreadfully short-sighted and will marginalise our great sport.

Slow Play - A New Take I’ve frequently and recently written about the vexed issue of slow play but what about my view that golfers should be allowed to take the time to enjoy a round and that this can lead to more revenue for golf clubs. With average round times well over four hours, the pace of play debate is raging on. You’ve all heard the problems; people with busy lives just can’t spare the time, slow play holds up other players and long delays make you lose focus, get bored and drop shots and, ultimately, is one of the factors that puts people off playing. Surely we’re looking at this all wrong though; we all like golf, right? And we like spending time with our buddies? So

what’s the rush to get back to our chores? We’ve even paid for the privilege of playing! What other recreational activities do we pay for and then say, ‘right let’s get this over with’? Instead, let’s rejoice in the value that golf provides; five hours of entertainment for a green fee that is way less than we’d normally pay for the sometimes dubious pleasure of watching a rugby team for 80 minutes or a football game for 90 minutes. We can’t just ignore the problems of slow play of course, but we can certainly address them. I fully understand that there are with many demands on our time and getting the green light from a partner to go golfing for even

a few hours can feel like a big achievement. But given that we often need to negotiate so admirably and spend so much relationship capital to get the golfing go-ahead, it would be crazy to only agree enough time to rush around and not enjoy it fully. So we need to better manage expectations – no more half measures when negotiating golf time. A slow round could take more than five hours and let’s give ourselves some wriggle room – in for a penny, in for a pound. We need to accept, and indeed enjoy, the fact that a round of golf and then time at the bar can mean you are at the club for most of the day. If my friends and I are taking our time then we won’t

hold up the group behind if they are also enjoying a relaxing round themselves. So all we need here is a bit of segregation; Clubs should allocate certain courses or certain tee time to the leisurely lads, so that they don’t hold up the eager beavers. Moving all of the slow Joes on to their own track will even speed up the rounds of the guys that are golfing to a certain schedule. As for those who talk about getting bored in-between shots – excuse me? When we’re catching up with mates in the bar, we don’t worry about getting bored between sips, do we? This leads us nicely onto another benefit of accepting that golf is not a quick game; it gives us time to enjoy one or two liquid loosen-

ers. Not enough to make us miss putts, but just enough so that we don’t feel bad when we do. Taking time when playing golf can also save lives – bear with me here as this is a bit of a leap. Some courses make you take carts to keep the pace of play moving along, but walking is great for your health and promoting the health benefits of the game is an absolute must. I realise that, some of us don’t have six hours to spare. In this case, just go for nine holes of golf and take the time to enjoy it. ‘But what about the golf club’s revenue?’ I hear you cry. I understand that slower rounds mean fewer tee time, and fewer tee times mean fewer green fees. But again

this is glass half empty thinking; golf clubs have an awesome opportunity to up-sell; keep the beer cart close, tempt them into the half-way house for some food and get them booked in for a post round Menu del Dia or de la Noche. Remember, they have agreed a full day pass. Instead of moaning about slow play, why don’t we see how much fun and enjoyment we can cram into those precious 18 or nine holes and time afterwards in the club house? By occasionally stopping to actually enjoy the game, the natural outdoors and the company we can say good-bye to the pace of play problem and hello to the opportunity to have fun.

TITTER ON THE TEE A tramp asked a man on the street for five euros. "Will you buy booze?" the man asks, to which the tramp replies, "No." "Will you gamble it away?" Once again the tramp replies, "No." "Will you make bets at the golf course?" Once again the tramp replies "No, I don't play golf" Will you go to a dance? No I don't dance either. Then the man asks, "Will you come home with me so my wife can see what happens to a man who doesn't drink, gamble, play golf or dance.

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Balotelli Should Leave

Real On The Road Real Madrid’s pre-season training starts tomorrow (Saturday) with the first crop of players featuring those who played no role in this summer's Euro 2016 tournament or the Copa America and the likes of Keylor Navas, Kiko Casilla, Yáñez, Carvajal,

Danilo, Varane, Casemiro, Nacho, Marcelo, Jesé, Asensio, Isco and Karim Benzema will be among the first group to report for duty at the club's training complex. The squad travels to Montreal on Sunday and on a week on Saturday

July 23rd, the group will be complemented with the arrival of Euro 2016 players: Ramos, Lucas Vázquez, Morata, Modric and Kovacic. Colombia's James Rodriguez will also join that squad on the 23rd. On July 31st Kroos, Bale, Ronaldo and Pepe will link

up with the group. Madrid will play three friendly matches during their time in North America as part of the International Champions Cup with games against Paris SaintGermain, Chelsea and the final game against Bayern Munich.

Rocky Future For Top Golfers golfers was "unacceptable". Golf is returning to the Olympics this summer after a 112-year absence, following a successful bid that included leading golf personalities helping to make the sport's case.

Olympic chiefs will look at the number of top golfers not playing at Rio this summer when deciding if the sport should be at future Games. The world's top four are among more than 20 to have withdrawn using the excuse of the Zika virus, which has not resulted in any high profile withdrawals in any other

sport. International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said this would be considered when the line-up for Tokyo 2020 is decided next year. "One of the main categories is the question of participation by the best players," he said.

Critics say golf should not keep its Olympic place because of the lack of support shown by leading players. Squash was one of the sports that lost out to golf in the bidding for an Olympic place, and English player Laura Massaro this week said the lack of appreciation for the Olympics by some

Lucas Barca Move?

Frenchman Lucas Digne is set to sign for Barcelona to become the third player to arrive at the Camp Nou this summer, and hot on the back of the Samuel Umtiti transfer. The defender is on the books of Paris Saint-Germain, but was loaned out to AS Roma last season. Barcelona are reportedly offering €16 million for the French player, but PSG are understood to be holding out for €20 million. Sources suggest that a deal could be reached with an initial feel of €16 million likely and the other €4 million to be added

on in bonuses. Digne was reportedly one of three left backs – the others being Germany's Jonas Hector and France starlet Theo Hernandez – Barcelona considered as a back-up for Jordi Alba. In the end, the decision reportedly went in favour of Digne, and the 22year-old's transfer is said to be imminent.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has told striker Mario Balotelli he should look for another club after failing to secure a regular place at Anfield. Balotelli has returned for pre-season training following an unsuccessful loan spell at Milan but appears to be behind Daniel Sturridge, Divock Origi, Christian Benteke and Danny Ings in Klopp's pecking order. "I have spoken to h i m a b o u t this," s a i d Klopp. "He's not at the stage of his career where h e

should be battling with four or five other players for one or two positions... so it's clear we need a solution. "There will be a club around who would be happy to have the new Mario Balotelli. I have spoken clearly to the player about that." The 25-year-old has scored just four goals in 28 appearances for the Reds since joining from Milan for £16m in August 2014. Balotelli returned to the San Siro on loan last season but managed just three goals and was omitted from Italy's squad for the European Championship finals in France. Sampdoria could be prepared to offer him a Serie-A lifeline, however, after president M a s s i m o Ferrero stated they would be the perfect club for him to revive his flagging career.

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Josete Comes Home Elche began their pre-season training on Monday with a new coach and sporting director, plus another three new signings including a past Elche player. Star striker Sergio León reported for duty and is still very much an Elche player, despite constant rumours of a move to the Primera Division which at this stage appear to have come to nothing. 27-year Elche-born defender Jose Antonio Malagón Rubio, known as 'Josete' comes from Real Oviedo, having joined them at the start of the year from Cadiz. Josete played for Elche’s B team for three seasons between 2007 and 2010, before moving on to Alaves. 29-year-old winger Pedro Sanchez, joins Elche from Real Zaragoza, with the Aspe-born player having played for sporting director Chuti when he was at Real Murcia, whilst 21-year-old defender Luis Pérez has signed from Real Jaén. The players were put through paces on Monday under their new coach Alberto Toril, as well undergoing a series of medical tests at the stadium conducted by club doctors and medics from Vinalopó Hospital. Elche face local opposition in their first batch of pre-season matches starting with an encounter with CD Almoradi on Wednesday, and then away to CD Torrevieja a week tomorrow.

Sevilla Bound

Brazilian midfielder Ganso is set to join Sevilla from Sao Paulo, according to club president Carlos Silva. The 26-year-old, once billed as one of Brazil's brightest emerging talents until his progress was curtailed by injury, was included in his country's squad for the Copa America Centario last month after a series of impressive displays for his club, namely in the Copa Libertadores. Sevilla will once again be in the Champions League next season after beating Liverpool in the Europa League final and are looking to strengthen their squad.

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Brendan Rodgers claimed there was "no embarrassment" in losing his first game as Celtic boss 1-0 against part-time Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier at the Victoria Stadium. The Parkhead side were stunned when striker Lee Casciaro, who had scored Gibraltar's first international goal against Scotland at Hampden in 2015, sensationally put the part-timers ahead in the 47th minute. Hoops striker Leigh Griffiths hit the woodwork twice as the visitors battled back but the home side held out for a result which ranks as one of the most embarrassing in Celtic's European history, although the Scottish champions will fancy their chances in the return game in Glasgow next week.

Basques Sign Bebe Barcelona have signed Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti for €25m on a five-year deal, subject to a medical. The 22-year-old France international, who played three games at Euro 2016, will stay with the La Liga champions until 2021 and has a €60m buy-out clause inserted into his contract. Umtiti will undergo a medical today( Friday) before being unveiled to the media, Barcelona announced on their website. The Cameroon-born centre-back has spent his entire career at Lyon but after impressing during the latter stages of the European Championship, where he came into the side for the quarter-final against Iceland, he has been lured to the Nou Camp. He leaves Parc Olympique Lyonnais having made over 150 appearances following his 2012 debut.

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West Ham have been busy in the transfer market, writes JOHN MCGREGOR (Continued from Back Page). They’ve already signed Sofiane Feghouli, Havard Nordtveit, Toni Martinez and Gokhan Tore over the summer, and are now negotiating with AC Milan over Colombia striker Carlos Bacca who got 21 goals last season as well as scoring twice in his country’s Copa America run. Manager Slaven Bilic on Monday also bagged Turkish winger Tore from Besiktas on a one-year loan deal. With Jamie Vardy staying at Leicester, Arsenal are chasing Argentina striker Gonzalo

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FOOTBALL Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel has completed a medical with Turkish club Fenerbahce. The Slovakia captain, 31, has played 319 games for the Anfield club since signing in 2008 and is expected to complete his move before weekend.

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£80M For Higuain! Arsenal must pay Napoli 94m euros (£80m) to sign Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain, according to a source close to the Italian club. Reports suggested the 28-yearold's representatives are set for talks with the English side. "There are no direct offers," "Only by meeting the release clause of 94,376,000 euros will the player leave Napoli. Otherwise Higuain will stay for the remaining two years of his deal."

Again Soon... Higuain, back In 2013, the then Real Madrid forward Higuain actually agreed personal terms with Arsenal, but joined Napoli after the Gunners failed to make an offer. Last season Higuain got an Italian league record 36 goals and the Gunners badly need a prolific goalscorer, as Giroud is not consistent enough. Spurs have signed 22-year-old Holland striker Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar for £17m on a four-year deal after he bagged 27 league goals in the top flight last season and he follows on from the £11m arrival of Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama.

Did you enjoy Euro 2016? As a major football tournament it went on a bit (writes JOHN MCGREGOR), even daring to interfere with our beloved Wimbledon (hey, good job our Andy won to restore some national pride, even if Scotland weren’t in France 2016...). Excitement? Hmm, of the 51 matches played 22 were goalless by half-time - but fortunately a lot of exciting action took place near the end of matches, 20 goals coming after the 85th minute - and of course extratime and penalties add thrills to the occasion. I love penalty shoot outs, don’t you? Easily the best was the Italy/Germany game although t h e Italians l o s t . Should it now revert back to 1 6

teams from 24? GOOD - following on Leicester-style, the tournament almost continued the year of the underdog, with brave, brilliant Wales and ice-cool Iceland, the latter who took everyone’s breath away with their fantastic performances as they punched way, way above their weight. With 10 percent of the whole country in France, and by doing so showing the world a new way to clap, Iceland stole the finals in terms of wide-eyed amazement – how did they do that? A troubled country like France sturdily put on a great tournament, and some of their stadiums were fantastic: Marseille’s Stade Velodrome was immense, and the new-age Stade de Bordeaux with its 900 stanchions was awesome. The views of the packed Champs –Elysees and the giant screens there were amazing, but football as usual won. No, not in the best team won category (they didn’t), but in the sheer you-never-know unpredictability of the beautiful game – oh, you just couldn’t have made the Final one up. Superstar Ronaldo off injured, and then right at the end, his modest mates beating the buoyant hosts in their own, very patriotic back yard. It was some performance off the field for their captain and talisman who took over the necessary role as

the dynamic manager, Conte-of-Italy-style. Who would have thought it possible when ordinary Portugal finished a dismal third in their group, nearly eliminated without actually winning a game – how did they go on to win it? The France 2 Germany 0 was brilliant to watch, especially with French giving it The Marseillaise full throttle at 1 – 0, with their new Golden Boot star Antoine Griezmann. BAD... Once again England were awful: humiliated and desperate, ghastly in comparison to other tiny nations. The FA need to sort it out, once and for all. Passionate note to FA don’t for goodness sake, appoint the nearest sap, e.g. Sam Allardyce or Steve Bruce just because they’re English and averagely manage a mediocre (struggling) Premier League side. It doesn’t work that way – Enough is Enough! UGLY... Once again in the eyes of the world, both football and non-football. Drinking to excess, yobbery, fighting in the streets by English men wearing our football shirts and colours. If the Welsh can carry their name abroad with pride, like both sides of the Irish border, why oh why can’t the English? In the main, football won: Euro 2016 was a great tournament, eventually won by Portugal – and Ronaldo – finally coming good against some very unlikely odds.

ALTHLETICS Jo Pavey will compete in a fifth Olympic Games after being selected to represent Team GB at the Rio Games. The 42-year-old, who will be the oldest British woman to run in a Games, achieved the 10,000m qualifying time at the European Championships in Amsterdam last week. BOXING Former Premier League striker Leon McKenzie is to fight for a national boxing title. McKenzie, 38, will take on Jahmaine Smyle at York Hall on 12 November for the English super-middleweight championship. The ex-Norwich and Peterborough man became a professional boxer in 2013 having quit football two years previously. GOLF Rory McIlroy's "lack of appreciation" for the Olympics is "unacceptable" and golf's place should be reconsidered, says squash player Laura Massaro. McIlroy is among several top players who will not attend Rio, where golf returns to the Games after 112 years. FOOTBALL Tottenham have announced that all three of their Champions League group games at Wembley will be played to the stadium's full 90,000 capacity.

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Wales have moved above England and up to 11th in the Fifa world rankings after their run to the semifinals of Euro 2016. Chris Coleman's men have jumped 15 places and are two above managerless England, who dropped two spots after losing to Iceland in the last 16.

ANDY SITS IT OUT Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is right to miss the Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia in Belgrade, says captain Leon Smith. "He has to look after his body and his mind before making a big push for the Olympics and the US Open and beyond." Kyle Edmund and

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AND IT ALL STARTS AGAIN SOON Not to be outdone by those further north â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the Midlands the big London clubs have been busy in attracting new foreign blood to their sides during the close season, writes JOHN MCGREGOR. Chelsea signed Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi last week from Marseille for a fee believed to be worth ÂŁ33m, their first capture under new manager Antonio Conte. Already on their way from Chelsea, Alexandre Pato, Radamel Falcao and goalkeeper Marco Amelia. Continued Inside.

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