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Friday 14th October 2016

LET’S START AGAIN! New Tender For Paseo Work

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

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rihuela council is planning 137 changes to the authority’s budget and credit line to free up one point three extra million euros which include kickstarting the delayed improvement work on the Paseo de Cabo Roig, which has been closed due to rock falls. The tender process for the project though, will have to start from scratch, with over 600 thousand euros also pledged for road resurfacing and pavement improvements across the Orihuela Costa, as well as the extra money also set to be used to fund the 400thousand-euro makeover

of Orihuela City’s bull ring.

Tuesday’s news came in the wake of criticism from Cambiemos Orihuela spokesperson, Marta Guillén, that the work at Cabo Roig had been held up because of “incompetence and irregularities by the council”, with the delays meaning that the “credit line” for the project was no longer in place, whilst money appeared to have been found for the bullring work in Orihuela.

Rafael Almagro of the ruling Partido Popular responded by saying that a special plenary session of the authority has been called for next week which will see the government

team seek approval for one point three million extra euros of expenditure on work all across the Orihuela area including the delayed work on the Paseo.

Despite two specific pledges (as previously

reported by The Courier) from Orihuela coastal councillor, Sofía Álvarez that work would start in March and then in June, there’s been no progress on the project, which according to Almagro’s statement on Tuesday appears to have had 100 thousand euros shaved from its budget. He admitted that since the financial arrangements have changed, the contract for the work will have to start from scratch.

Almagro added that council technicians will work out which areas of the Orihuela Costa need to be prioritised for road and pavement enhancements, which means that no particular parts of the coastal area have so far been targeted.

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A Torrevieja man has been convicted of a raping a German tourist 13 years ago because the victim provided DNA samples in her native country when she returned.

Authorities matched them up years later to a Cuban national who was sentenced to 17 years in prison in 2011 for stabbing a woman to death in Torrevieja after she refused to have sex with him.

His DNA details appeared on a datebase of killers and German authorites sent their samples which were matched up by their Spanish counterparts. The unnamed man will now serve an additional seven years for rape and theft once his sentence for murder finishes.

Back in 2003, the victim had a row with her husband at a Torrevieja address where they were staying and left to go the Guardia Civil to file a complaint. The Cuban national offered to take her to the Guardia bar-

racks, but instead took her to a building site where he raped her and stole some money.

The traumatic circumstances saw the woman confused over what legal road she had to go down as she went to a health centre and then hospital, and did not not know that she had to make a formal complaint before the Guardia could start an investigation.

She immediately took a taxi to go to Alicante Airport, where she then caught the first available flight to Germany, arriving home in Dusseldorf. She filed a complaint to the German police, where she was medically examined as well as having the clothes that she was wearing at the time of the rape taken, along with providing samples.

Her course of action paid off years later when the DNA databases matched after her assailant’s murder conviction.

Stalker Charges An Orihuela man has been arrested by the National Police after allegedly trying to kill his estranged wife by cutting the brake cables on her car.

The 33-year-old former husband separated from his partner in the summer but

they then tried for a reconciliation without success.

The 27-year-old woman told the police that he had been stalking her for a fortnight last month, with the man facing charges of attempted murder, abuse, and criminal damage.

Tractor Death The Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a 36-yearold Almoradi man, when his tractor came off a service road in Los Clérigos in the Callosa

de Segura area.

The incident happened last Friday with the vehicle ending up in a three metre irrigation canal.

Three young children took cannabis in separate incidents over a fortnight and were taken for treatment to the Virgen de la Arrixaca hospital in Murcia City. The toddlers, aged between one and three, are not from the same family and the cases are not linked at all. All the youngsters suffered from breathing difficulties after ingesting the drug, with

two of them losing consciousness before they recovered in the hospital's intensive care unit.

Tests confirmed the presence of tetrahydrocannabinoids – the main ingredient in cannabis – in their systems. Social services have been informed of each case and are closely monitoring the children's situations, having also contacted the

Guardia Civil as part of standard procedure.

Officers are attempting to find out whether the three children ate marijuana through their parents' negligence or were even given it, or whether the incidences are completely accidental and beyond their families' control.

Depending upon the outcome, the children may be taken into care.

Family Strangling A man aged in his forties has been arrested by the National Police for allegedly strangling his 89-year-old aunt, with the body lying at their home on Alicante’s Calle Pintor Aparicio for a week.

The nephew turned himself into the National Police in Alicante on Monday, with neighbours saying that he had lived with his aunt for three years after returning to

Spain from Norway, where he had split up with his wife.

They claimed that he was

jobless and lived off his aunt, as well having “a drinking problem and no friends”.

Unhappy Toretta A Torrevieja neighbourhood association says they’ve had a raw deal in the last 30 years with nine million euros in IBI taxes being paid to the council, with very little in return.

Fifteen-hundred residents live in Toretta III and the association has published a legal report to look at what they claim are inadequacies across the board in the urbanisation which was built in the early eighties. Amongst the gripes is a lack of mainte-

nance of the roads, pavements, and street lighting, as

well as the common green areas being ignored.

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Cheaper Fills

Beach Tragedy A 75-year-old Norweigan man died last Friday lunchtime when he was swimming at Cabo Roig beach. Paramedics were unable to revive him, with the likely cause of death being a heart attack.

Sunday’s La Unión parade celebrating the Virgen del Rosario took an unexpected turn when a member of a band taking part in the procession was hit by a man, who got out of his car after illegally driving down the main street in the Murcia region town. The 32-year-old Moroccan motorist was said to have driven dangerously on the road after

gaining access by removing a barrier. He weaved his way round at speed whilst pedestrians watched aghast before he came across the Virgen de la Caridad band, and was told by one of the instrumentalists to take care. The driver got out of the car and head-butted the young man, before he was restrained by other members of the band, as

he shouted profanities and threats at them.

The parade was suspended whilst the local police arrested the man, who lives locally, and took him to the local health centre after he complained of suffering with neck pain. Mayor Pedro Lopez Milan said that the incident was regrettable but should not overshadow the fiesta celebrations.

Guilt Admitted A 49-year-old Spaniard pled guilty and accepted an 18-year jail sentence at his trial in Elche after stabbing his partner's 10-year-old son to death in Torrevieja. The incident happened back in May 2015 in the Torrealmendros urbanisation at his girlfriend’s home.

The man, with the initials ABG, sobbed as the court heard what happened on the fateful evening after he got into an argument with his partner. She ran out of her home to call for help, but then matters turned worse. The man stabbed her son repeatedly with an 18-centimetre

Low-cost filling stations with minimal staffing are booming in Alicante Province, according to figures from the Federación Mediterránea de Estaciones de Servicio, who say there are 300 such stations in the area, putting it alongside Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia in terms of growth. Torrevieja has seen six low- cost outlets opening over the last year, like the Gas

Express station at San Luis, Torrevieja..

The Federación has criticised some stations for breaking Valencian government laws over staffing, with the group claiming that a number have been open during the day without anybody present.

Another group, la Asociación Provincial de Gasolineras, has branded the low cost stations as unfair competition.

Come And Go Overnight hospital stays are being reduced across Alicante Province with over 28 thousand operations being carried out during the first five months of 2016, where the patient can go home within a matter of hours.

Health department figures show that an overnight hospital stay costs 341 euros per patient and that means that over nine million euros have been saved so far this year until the end of May. The percentage of such "out-patient" operations now account for 60 percent of all operations, with

Alicante General Hospital performing the most at just over five thousand.

Green Cheers knife, with the Guardia Civil having to break into the home via a window, but the child died an hour after the assault.

The mother is set for compensation of nearly 53 thousand euros and 38 thousand euros to the child's father.

Parents Detained A Romanian couple have been remanded into custody by an Orihuela judge after the body of a newly born baby was discovered in a rubbish container in Pilar de la Horadada. Two other people face charges of covering up the crime and live at the same address on Calle Miguel de

Cervantes.

The couple, who have two young children, admitted that the baby, which was wrapped in a blanket and a rubbish bag, was theirs, with the Valencia Supreme Court saying that the case is being treated as a homicide investigation.

The bar on the Orihuela Costa beach at La Glea, Campoamor, has been voted Spain’s most environmentally friendly beach bar in an internet poll carried out by Fundación Biodiversidad.

The Chiringuitos del Sol owned outlet received a special certificate from Raquel

Orts of the environment ministry and Fundación Biodiversidad chief, Sonia Castañeda.

26 bars in eleven provinces took part in the competition, with La Glea getting 33 percent of the votes cast that were cast online.

Lighter View

Guardamar's El Raso urbanisation is set for a major revamp of its street lighting, along with improvements to parts of Guardamar town itself.

The council say that the work will cost 109 thousand euros but did not say when exactly they expect the project to start.

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Brighter Future Torrevieja's La Mata area is to get improved energy efficient street lighting, thanks to a 240-thousand euro grant from the Alicante Provincial Council.

Street lamps are set to be repainted and control boxes overhauled as a result of the regional money. Last year the council lost a similar grant for the city's Rocio del Mar area because it missed the deadline to lodge its application form with the Alicante authority.

Doggie Treat Work is progressing well on the Vega Baja region's first purpose-built dog play park which is being constructed in Guardamar.

The facility is being built in the Parque Sur helped by funding from the Alicante Provincial Council.

Meanwhile, redevelopment work is expected to start soon on the Torrevieja entrance side of Avenida PaĂ­s Valenciano, as part of the Plan Larramendi, which is a whole series of phased improvements around the centre of Guardamar.

Friday 14th October 2016

All Clear

San Javier's beaches saw nearly 14 thousand people get helped in all shapes and sizes from the lifeguards during the summer season, with no loss of life on any of the local beaches. Lifeguard

assistance included first aid provision as well as helping some two thousand disabled and infirm people enjoy their time in the local waters, in addition to answering general queries.

Perilous Voyage Spanish Maritime Rescue services confirmed that they rescued around 200 immigrants and took them to ports in Spain late on Saturday. The news came barely two days after the vessel "Rio Segura" saved the lives of 1,258 immigrants in the largest rescue Spanish Maritime rescue services have ever made in the Mediterranean Sea. Saturday saw the 200 immigrants lifted off seven different dinghies from different points off the coast of Spain. Some 53 people, all from the Maghreb, were lifted off a boat which was approaching the coast of Murcia and taken to Cartagena.

Meanwhile, other operations took place in the Sea of Alboran, which is an area of the Mediterranean midway between the south coast of Spain and the north coast of Africa.

Another 56 immigrants, six of whom were children under four years old, were taken from one dinghy in that area, while a further 32, including 17 women, were saved close to the Island of Alboran after rescue services received a call from an aid worker alerting of their departure from the NorthAfrican coast.

In a different operation, some 15 more immigrants were rescued from a dinghy

16 miles off the coast of Almeria before being taken into the port for medical treatment and subsequently being turned over to the Guardia Civil. The current high numbers of immigrants making the crossing is a result of the exceptionally calm weather experienced in the Western Mediterranean at the start of October, giving good conditions to make the hazardous voyage.

Grounded Whale

A controversial Torrevieja building, nicknamed La Ballena (The Whale), is set to be demolished at a cost of 200 thousand euros after lying empty for the last decade.

Two years ago a homeless man started a blaze in the

building on Calle Pedro Lorca in the La Punta area of the city, and the block has since been the subject of numerous complaints from the local residents.

Torrevieja council has announced that a tender for

the demolition work can be finally advertised after a series of delays and the granting of permission from the Local Government Board.

The work was already budgeted for with money allocated back in 2015.

No Hiding Place

A British teacher accused of sex offences has been detained by the National Police in Barcelona, after skipping a court appearance in Essex.

Cory Baptiste, 24, was taken into custody in

Barcelona on a European Arrest Warrant.

He was due at Basildon Crown Court in August, charged with five offences against children.

The National Crime Agency said: "He appeared at a

Spanish court and extradition proceedings are under way."

Baptiste has been charged with five offences of abusing a position of trust involving children aged 17 years and under.

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Exploiter Jailed

A sex club owner has been given a four year and three month jail sentence by the Alicante Provincial Court after being found guilty of exploiting women.

The unnamed man ran three businesses which had 33 women, 20 of whom were illegal immigrants mainly from Paraguay, on his books.

They were forced to work in brothels based in Villena as well as further away in Cuenca, Ibiza and Mallorca, after being told they would be employed as waitresses, as opposed to prostitutes.

The gang would bring the women to Spain, before

delivering them to the club owner, who would confiscate their passports and order them to pay for their flights as well as charging a fee for "employing" them.

The women were forced to pay for the rental of a room at each club, as well as being penalised for missing work or indulging in "freelance" activities.

Father’s Rage A man was arrested in Adra in Almeria Province by the Guardia Civil after holding his family hostage. The 38-yearold kept his son, 18, daughter, 10, the son’s 15-year-old girlfriend and their six-month-old baby in his home against their will. He was reportedly trying to get them to tell him where his estranged wife was.

It is not known how long he kept the family hostage, but he used a loaded pistol to threaten them and would not let them leave the house at the same time. Authorities were only made aware of the

kidnapping when his daughter went to the Guardia after escaping from the property.

They raided the home and

discovered a fully-operational loaded handgun along with a supply of 60 rounds of ammunition.

Noisy Removal A South American woman was rescued from what is being described as a cult exorcism after her neighbours heard 'blood-curdling screams' coming from her flat in northern Spain.

Police were called to the property in Plaza de la Gesta in Oviedo, after reports of a screaming woman. The woman, whose identity is being protected, was taken to hospital after she was found in a 'state of great mental anguish' surrounded by sever-

al other people being led by a 'shaman'.

The woman was discharged hours later after it was confirmed that she had suffered no physical injury.

Benito Gallego, dean of Oviedo Cathedral said:- 'It

Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, used Sunday's traditional celebrations of Valencia Day to warn the Regional Government that Orihuela and the Vega Baja area needs to keep its tradition of using the Spanish language as the primary language within its schools.

The Valencian government wants all schools to maintain

the teaching of subjects using the regional valenciano language, which is rarely used in the southern tip of the large region, with Bascuñana saying that encouragement was the way forward rather than compulsion.

The Partido Popular mayor also fired a broadside at the PSOE-led Valencia coalition for offering a better deal to

absolutely had nothing to do with sanctioned Catholic exorcism. It may be that it was some sort of cult ritual, faith healing or voodoo, but is far removed from any exorcism that might be performed by the Catholic Church.'

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other municipalities, as opposed to the Orihuela area.

The mayor's comments came in a year when the regional administration agreed to finance a new health centre in Orihuela City, in addition to breaking the log jam over the incompleted emergency services centre for the Orihuela Costa based on a site at La Zenia.

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Drink To That

Rafal's water pipe network is to be improved with a number of faulty valves replaced, which have led to breaks in the supply of drinking water.

The enhancements will cost 13 thousand euros, with Rafal mayor Manuel Pineda saying the service will be far more reliable in the future.

Friday 14th October 2016

Fags Thwarted

The Guardia Civil have stopped three passengers trying to smuggle in thousands of contraband cigarettes into Spain, by not declaring them when passing through customs at AlicanteElche airport.

Officers say that the three separate incidents over the

last fortnight totalled up to nearly three thousand packets which would have fetched around 10 thousand euros on the black market, with none of the packets having approved taxation marking on them. Two of those detained had jetted in from Amsterdam.

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Agent Arrested A National Police officer has been taken into custody and had bail refused by an Alicante police court, after being accused of crimes of sexual abuse and assualt involving underage teenage boys.

Extensive investigations by the National Police led to the arrest of the 32year-old agent, with indecent images of children found on his mobile phone.

The man denies charges of meeting any boys, and he stated that he only used adult dating sites.

Unruly Stags Stag party revellers were arrested at Alicante-Elche airport last week after feuding parties caused a disturbance on a Ryanair flight from Edinburgh. Frightened families cowered in their seats as the drunken louts went wild on the three-hour trip, A 10-year-old child was hit on the head by a flying wine bottle as scuffles broke out between the rival groups, a mother travelling with her two children told the Daily Record newspaper. She claimed many among them were "absolutely hammered" before the flight took off at 11.15am.

Police officers greeted the troublemakers when the flight landed, but some of

the troublemakers were sober enough to swap clothes to try to confuse the Ryanair staff.

The shocked mum said: "Everyone I spoke to said they'd never experienced anything like it."

Ryanair confirmed their crew had requested police

assistance, and four passengers were removed and detained at Alicante-Elche airport. A spokesman added: "We will not tolerate unruly or disruptive behaviour and the safety and comfort of our customers, crew and aircraft is our number one priority."

Convicted Again The British Government has announced plans to scrap the current 15-year time limit on British citizens who live in Spain registering as overseas electors. The changes would give all eligible British citizens who have lived in the UK a lifelong right to vote in parliamentary elections. It would mean all eligible overseas electors are able to register to vote quickly and easily, while maintaining the integrity of the

electoral register and guarding against fraud.

Chris Skidmore, Minister for the Constitution, said: “British citizens who move abroad remain a part of our democracy and it is important they have the ability to participate. Following the British people’s decision to leave the EU, we now need to strengthen ties with countries around the world and show the UK is an outward-facing nation.”

A man has been found guilty of rape for the second time this year with Alicante Provincial Court sentencing him to 13 years and eight months behind bars after an incident at Arenales del Sol beach in May 2014.

The man lured his victim by advertising work for husband and wife teams and lured them to Arenales for a job interview. After a walk on the beach, the guilty man told the couple the work would involve having sex

with him, and he pulled out a gun and threatened the husband, forcing the wife into committing indecent acts. The court ruled that the rapist must pay the couple 21 thousand euros in damages, after they refused to believe his defence that the couple had made the whole story up because he didn’t give them a job.

The defendant was given a four-year jail sentence in January this year for attacking a woman in Alicante

after a promise of work, but he was acquitted last month of a similar accusation due to contradictions in the statement of the woman that had claimed to have been assaulted.

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A Diabolical Duo Thank goodness I am not an American - forced to go to the polls to choose between a rock and a hard place next month! Surely the country, with all its resources could have come up with better candidates to lead the country and have his or her finger on the nuclear button. I wouldn't trust Hilary Clinton any further than I could throw

her and Donald Trump is a complete buffoon, likely to say or do something irrational at the drop of the hat.

His stupid sexual bragging, caught on tape, demonstrates his total lack of basic common sense and shows he is incapable of engaging his brain before opening his mouth. I was nauseated at the hysterical and hypocriti-

cal outbursts coming from so many politicians in America over Trump's indiscretions, but I welcomed the more down-to-earth remarks from Nigel Farage, who said that Trump was no more guilty than so many other men who boast about sexual encounters when in the company of other men, and is something that women do too when

they oggle some "fit" man and remark how they would love to have his child - the remarks getting ever more lewd, the more drinks they get inside them.

I recall going to the boring institutional dinners of the local Law Society and other "professional" bodies when I was a reporter and having to listen to some of the sexual

Stop The Speculators The pound has been falling to ridiculously low levels against all currencies over the last fortnight, including against the euro and dollar, and all for no justifiable reason whatsoever.

It's caused by speculators betting against the pound and automatic trades programmed to recognise key words in speeches and news items like Brexit, turbulence, slide, fall, etc, to trigger sells. It happened in the Far East a week ago and within minutes, the pound had fallen by ten percent, recovering slightly when European trading resumed later. These damn speculators are now going to cost Britain dear in higher imports, and particularly fuel at the pumps. We expats in Spain are going to find our UK pensions will buy fewer euros so we will have to pull our belts in during the coming weeks. And it's all so unnecessary.

Britain's economy is doing

very well - UK manufacturing is up, spending in the shops is healthy, and unemployment is continually falling, to levels southern Europe can only dream of.

The euro, having to bolster low-economy countries in Eastern and Southern Europe is in a parlous state, and we are now seeing EU bureaucrats and European politicians trying to gloss

over euro woes and rubbish the British pound big time.

Perhaps British politicians should play equally dirty and rubbish the euro, pointing out its weaknesses and stress that within weeks, it too will succumb to speculators' attacks. It worries me greatly that there are a few governments and individuals worldwide that hold so much currency (literally!) that if

boasting coming from the mouths of solicitors, architects, etc., after a few drinks, similar to the boasting drivel in the Trump recording.

Anyway, here's a way out for Americans in their presidential election dilemma. All they have to do is to offer their regret at their independence 240 years ago and decide to become part of a pathway

for a better future by asking to return to be part of the United Kingdom. After all, the Queen and Theresa May are an infinitely better choice than Clinton or Trump could ever be. Once rejoined, the enlarged United Kingdom could sort out Brexit within minutes - just think how the pound, the dollar and shares would soar!

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they all acted in concert, they could destroy an individual country's economy.

We saw a glimpse of it in the Far East last week but it could be far worse. It's a game to them - but it can inflict utter misery to millions of people just managing to keep their financial heads above water, so something needs to be done to stop their cruel games.

Seeing Haiti after last week's hurricane brought back memories to us of a similar-strength hurricane which devastated the southern part of the Dominican Republic in 1998, when the hotel in which we were staying was torn apart and the shanty town outside was ripped to pieces. 300 people died.

A frightening experience, but made better thanks to the staff who also lived in the shanty town who looked after us for nine hours while the storm raged overhead.

The next day, more than 100 Brit holidaymakers repaid that care to us, by dividing into work groups and first putting the hotel back into some kind of shape and then going into the town to give what help we could, watched by American holidaymakers who sat and complained and Germans who lifted not one finger and sneered at us Brits.

Looking at the pictures of Haiti and that of Barbados and the southern US, it was so clear the difference brickbuilt houses and a good infrastructure makes in saving lives and protecting property.

This should not keep happening to the vulnerable people living in Third World countries. Isn't it time for each and every First World country to "adopt" a Third World one, not to allow immigrants in, but to provide the resources to get robust homes built, get a decent infrastructure, hospitals, schools and meaningful employment, so that for the first time these people have a quality of life?

And the next time a hurricane strikes, we would not hear of hundreds dead and thousands rendered homeless in these countries, but like the US, just a handful of lives lost and people able to return to their intact homes within days.

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Best Income for Expats

by Keith Littlewood, International Financial Adviser Here is a brief resume of what is exactly available in the market place for investors and the rates you can expect to receive. Getting the best income possible from your investments is crucial in the current economic climate.

producers to be more aggressive in trying to produce competitive returns. Recent news on the issues with the likes of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank could also see further pressures on pricing having a knock-on effect to this type of product.

Deposit Accounts – The AA offer web-based instant access offering 1.05%. This is only for the first year as 0.85% is in the form of a bonus at year-end so then reverts to 0.2%, so switching again then would be probably necessary. Nationwide Building Society are offering an ISA with 0.75%. Beware this is not fixed but a variable rate. You can apply online or via a branch and there are no tie-in periods so that you can move your money if the rate drops.

There are other investment vehicles such as annuities, share portfolios, unit-linked or unit trust funds, but then we are going up the risk ladder and usually a fully qualified financial adviser will be involved. Remember everything is ok in moderation and putting all your eggs in one basket can lead to trouble.

In today’s financial climate it is essential you do everything you can to make sure your money is safe and secure and what you want to transpire in the future has the best chance of happening.

From November Santander are dropping the rate on the 123 account from 3% to 1.5% and it is only on balances of up to £20,000. The £5 monthly fee eats into that though, and there are other conditions to be met.

If you need advice or if have any questions regarding the above you can contact me, Keith Littlewood DipPFS, on 657 684 094 or email keith.littlewood@blacktowerfm.com.

In the current climate, deposit accounts should be used for emergency money only, as the rates offered often do not even match inflation. One way to combat inflation is to put money away for some sort of term.

The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity.

Spanish Compliant Bonds – Rates vary and depend on the size of investment.

Prudential offer a Cautious Fund that is currently paying growth rates of 4.8% for investments in euros and 5.5% for investments in Sterling. This type of investment is great for people wanting medium to long-term income or growth. 5% of capital is allowed to be withdrawn each year penalty-free. These offer very good tax benefits but are only available if you are a Spanish fiscal resident.

Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV in Spain

UK Bonds – UK fiscal residents can apply online for a Vanquis 5-year Bond. This is a fixed rate of 2.01% and interest can be paid monthly or annually. This is good for providing certainty but could become bad value if interest or inflation rates increase.

Structured Notes – Some investors may have exposed themselves to Structured Notes in order to attract an income – also known as a ‘Coupon’. This type of alternative investment, in my view, is of a higher risk nature and not always suitable to the ‘retail’ client. Occasionally they have built-in guarantees but also have conditions that can expose capital to a 50-60% loss. Market conditions recently have forced Structure Note

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Friday 14th October 2016

Big Vets Boost

Spanish MPs have voted to roll back a large increase in IVA on veterinary drugs and products after a debate in Congress last week, on the back of strong pressure from animal charities, activists and vets, who claim that more pets are abandoned or left to suffer as a result of the change four years ago. The Partido Popular, who introduced the changes in 2012, voted against the reverse, but they were in the minority in Congress.

IVA on veterinary treatment and products used to be in the middle bracket, which was 8% compared with 4% for the lowest and 18% standard – until September 2012, when the standard level went up to 21% and the middle bracket to 10%.

The cost of veterinary treatment for livestock remained in the middle level, although it went up

from 8% to 10%, but for all other animals including pets, it shifted to the higher band, meaning a jump from 8% to 21%.

With historically cheap vet bills in Spain climbing, animal charities say the collateral effect has been four years of fewer dogs and cats spayed or neutered, more animals abandoned, fewer being given necessary vaccinations, and fewer illnesses treated.

A survey was discussed in Congress which showed that in 2014, 730 veterinary clinics closed their doors due to the rise. Two MPs spearheading the campaign, Ester Capella and Joan Capdevila – the latter being a vet by profession himself – spoke of the 'dramatic increase' in animals being abandoned or neglected and the 'consequent ethical, social and humanitarian costs'.

Reading The Nose There’s a common misconception that a healthy dog has a cold, wet nose and a sick dog has a hot, dry nose. It’s not as simple as that, and the temperatures of dogs' noses fluctuate day to day, even hour to hour. It's hard to say exactly why (it could be the environment or it could be what they've been up to recently). But a dog can be perfectly healthy and have a warm, dry nose. A dog can be really sick (think heart disease or critically injured) and have a cold, moist nose.

Having said all that, the nose can still yield some valuable information about what’s going on inside the dog’s body. For example, if the body is sufficiently hydrated, then it is more likely the nose will be adequately suffused with blood and will therefore seem moist. When the body is dehydrated, as occurs with diarrhoea, vomiting, reduced interest in or ability to consume water (as occurs with kidney/liver disease, cancer, etc.), then insufficient blood reaches the nose and both its moisture level and appearance

can change on a short or long-term basis.

Elevated body temperature (hyperthermia) can cause the nose to feel warm to the touch.

Conversely, decreased body temperature (hypothermia) can make the nose seem cool. It should appear uniform in size (the right side equalling the left), and be moist to mildly dry to the touch. Look for smooth and consistent airflow in and out of both nostrils (more noticeable with a closed mouth). It should lack textural and pigmentary changes, both on the surface and in the deeper tissues, and should exude only small amounts of clear discharge.

Another thing that owners look at is a dog’s “runny” nose. A “running nose” indicates the presence of some form of nasal discharge.

Whether it’s clear liquid, thick opaque mucus, or blood, all discharge from it can have mild to severe potential associations with underlying conditions.

• Clear discharge: Often a normal occurrence in small quantities.

However, irritation from inhaled environmental allergies (smoke, perfume, air freshener, pollen, etc.) can irritate the nasal passages and lead to an increased volume of discharge.

and becomes imbedded there, or when a tumour grows and destroys normal tissues, there’s a higher likelihood that blood vessels will be eroded and major bleeding will occur.

• Thick opaque mucus: When irritation becomes more severe, or infectious organisms like bacteria grow in the nasal passages, the consistency and colour of the discharge becomes more opaque and thicker (respectively).

Pigmentary changes in the nose’s tissue can potentially indicate a deeper health issue, but this is not always the case. Changes in pigment can also be correlated with a dog’s breed, age, environmental exposure, etc. However, in general, any changes in pigmentation should be addressed with a vet. The texture and the development of scaling (skin flaking) or sores that don’t heal or are slow to heal, can certainly correlate with underlying health issues. Nasal hyperkeratosis is a disorder commonly seen in older dogs or certain breeds (e.g. cocker spaniel, Labrador retriever) where the nose takes on a dry, callus-like or cobblestone appearance due to excess production of keratin. It can be associated with a dog’s genes, dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca or KCS), or even blocked tear ducts.

• Blood: Also called epistaxis, blood emerging from the nose can result from mild to severe trauma to the tissue at the outermost part the nose (nasal planum), where it meets up with the outside environment; or deeper in the mucous membranes lining the nasal passages. A penetrating injury, blunt trauma or scrape to the surface can cause bleeding that will typically stop with gentle pressure and by calming the dog down (sometimes requiring sedation and pain medication). When a piece of foreign material enters the deeper nasal passages

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

BAILEY

BROWNIE

DIDO

JACK AND

JASMINA

Bailey is five weeks old, and along with her brother was taken in by K9 after their mum was killed on the road, and the owner could not be found.

Bailey is absolutely lovely, being slightly quieter than her brother Guinness. She takes everything in and will sit and watch what is going on, and based on her mother, she will grow up to be medium sized.

For more details, phone 600 845 420.

Brownie is a six-year-old small terrier-type dog who was rescued from the most awful conditions. He is a very sweet boy and is great with everyone and is clearly a happy and very content little dog. He is a special little character and loves to sit in water when it’s hot! For more details on this adorable boy, please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Dido is a nine-year-old small dog who was rescued from the Perrera. He is very sweet and very easy to look after. Dido is healthy and is currently in a foster home with other dogs. He is very loving, and because of his long coat he will need regular grooming. For more info on this adorable boy, please telephone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Jack and Toby are approximately three months old and were thrown over a fence of a finca. Fortunately the guard dog at the property didn't touch them and they are now safe. They look like a German Shepherd cross and will be medium size when fully grown. If you can give one of them a permanent home, please call Pets in Spain on 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

Jasmina is aged around three years and is a little nervous of new people but she is a very loving and loyal dog once she gets to know you. She loves lots of attention and plays well with her kennel mate in the SAT kennels. If you would like more information about Jasmina, then do please contact the SAT kennels at Dolores directly on 966 710 047 or send an email to info@satanimalrescue.com

RUSTY Rusty is a beautiful, affectionate ginger boy, who deserves a gold medal in purring and is only five months old and is looking for a owner. Rusty and his brothers and sister are fully vaccinated and looking forward to starting their lives in loving homes. Can you offer them somewhere to stay? To arrange to meet this gorgeous little family please call APAH on either 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Local

Blooming Good

Torrevieja Flower Club will have Jennie Woodward doing a demonstration called Autumn Fun at next week’s monthly meeting at the Asturias Restaurant, Punta Prima. The club welcomes new and old members, as well as guests this coming Wednesday October 19th, at 2.00 pm.

More details from Sandra on 966 848 220.

Voluntary Day

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Higher And Higher

Pink balloons literally went up over Zenia Boulevard on Sunday in a special annual baloon release organised by the cancer charity fundraisers, Maria and the Pink Ladies to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Day. A host of local entertainers gave their services free of charge as the day kicked off at noon, culminating in the release of balloons, with a card attached to each of them featuring a message to a loved one who may have lost their battle to cancer.

Money raised on the day also came from personal donations and a newly released CD recorded by local performers called Run for Life which has been adopted by the Pink Ladies as their new anthem. To date, the fundraisers have accumulated nearly 300 thousand euros for the AECC cancer charity, with the money used to buy machines for the early detection of cancer, as well as bringing down the cost of cancer testing.

Weston Wows Audience

Falklands War veteran, Simon Weston CBE, visited the Costa Blanca lastweek to present his one man show to a full-house of 350 people at the Olympia Restaurant, Mil Palmeras.

The evening began with a well-received performance from singer Rebecca Holt performing songs from the Second World War, and dressed up in an Entertainments National Service (ENSA) uniform.

As she finished, she got a surprise presentation from Simon of a jeweled poppy brooch as a mark of appreciation for support of the Royal British Legion in Spain After a short introduction by Branch President, Pastor Keith Brown, ,Simon Weston spent an hour telling his story from the Falkland conflict in 1982 through to all the operations he had to go through, thrown in with a mixture of humour and

The pantomime season is almost upon us, and next month sees the Stagestruck theatre group put on three performances of Aladdin at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga theatre. The group handed out 3,500 euros to local charities thanks to their spring production “Just Another” and they’ll be look-

ing for a similar amount in November.

The first night will be Thursday November 17th, followed by performances on the Friday and Saturday, with curtain up at 7.30 pm.

Tickets are seven euros and can be obtained by calling Leigh on 679 679 584 or Jenny on 608 129 983.

Los Pistoleros

Flintstone Fiesta

Almost three thousand euros was raised over three nights last weekend at Algorfa’s La Finca Golf urbanisation, thanks to the area’s Flintstone Fiesta.

The proceeds will be shared between Algorfa’s Miguel Hernández school and the AECC cancer charity, with over 500 people packing into the area for the final night last Saturday.

being launched in the Costa Blanca today (Friday).

The Orihuela Costa RBL Branch meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Olympia Restaurant, Mil Palmeras starting at 7.30pm.

Funeral Feud

Rub Of The Lamp

Torrevieja's third voluntary organisation fair took place last Saturday on the city's Paseo de Juan Aparicio. Around 30 associations and groups took part looking to boost their membership numbers, with a variety of entertainment laid on including Zumba dancing and an aerobics demonstration. The event was attended by local politicians including Torrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolon.

optimism which captivated his audience, many of which he talked to individually afterwards.

The event was organised by the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion with profits donated to the annual poppy appeal, which is formally

Fun and feuding at a comedian’s funeral form the hilarious basis for Eric Chappell’s comedy, Wife After Death, which is being performed by the A.C.T.S. drama group early next month.

The play, which is the group’s second-ever show, will be performed at the Benijofar Casa de Cultura on Thursday November 3rd through till Saturday November 5th. Curtain up will be at 8.00 pm, with tick-

The New Cardenal Belluga Theatre Company are staging their latest variety show, which is called Stepping Out and will be performed next week at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal

Belluga Theatre. Tickets cost six euros with all the proceeds from the two performances on Thursday October 20th and Friday October 21st, going to local charities. Curtain up will be

ets costing eight euros, with proceeds going to the Benijofar Crisis Appeal.

Tickets are available from various outlets around Benijofar, or you can get more information by calling 646 277 724.

On With The Show

In April 2009, a group of like-minded people met and formed Los Pistoleros Westerners which now has in excess of 50 members.

The group meets up once every month where members can dress up in period costume of this era.

Members also take part in fast draw competitions, knife and axe throwing.

The group also performs reenactments of The American Trilogy and has appeared at local festivals and raised funds for local charities through holding dances, running tombola stalls and holding raffles. Since its inception the group has donated in excess of €10,000 to many charity groups that include

The Butterfly Children, AECC, Alzheimer's Association of Torrevieja, Red Cross, Reach Out, Tasha Lynch and Elche Children's Home. Their latest fund-raising event is a Country and Western Festival being held on 22 October at Rincon de Luna Restaurant in Guardamar.

The day starts at 11am and features many artistes including Charles Cole, Cherry K, Red Strokes, Johnny B Scott, BB Anderson and G Thomas.

Tickets are €6 in advance or €7.50 on the day. For more information or tickets call Fran on 966 795 824 or email: lospistoleroswesterners@gmail.com

at 8.00 pm.

Tickets are available from various outlets around the La Marina urbanisation area, as well from Tom Ford by phoning 966 790 547 or Phillis on 966 790 396.

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High time I was put on a pedestal THEY'RE a funny lot down at the pub -- and by funny I mean weird.

Take the youngest member of our hostelry group, Daft Barry. Now Barry can be awfully naive and gullible when it comes to living in the real world.

Fortunately for him he tends to spend most of his time in OUR world and he is of the unshakeable opinion that his fellow pubsters are superior to him in the intelligence stakes.

Indeed, Daft Barry has singled me out as the cleverest of us all.

Heaven forbid that I appear to be getting above myself but our most junior member does happen to respect me to the extent that he has placed me on a pedestal.

'But how can you NOT be above yourself if you're

standing on a pedestal?' inquired Indoor Lou the other evening.

'It's just a manner of speech, Lou,' I responded.

'Obviously, if I were physically to be placed on top of a pedestal, I would be palpably above myself.

'But I happened to be speaking idiomatically. Or maybe I mean metaphorically or figuratively -- I never know the difference.'

Daft Barry smiled knowingly. 'If Dave Silver says it is all three of those words he's just used, then it IS all three of those words. He knows what he's talking about.'

Fearful Phil shook his head in disagreement.

Maybe he was jealous of Daft Barry's hero worship of me.

'All I know,' Phil said, 'is that if Dave Silver were indeed on a pedestal, I

would be the first to knock him off it.'

'But don't forget to put a rope around his neck first,' suggested Ol' Red Eyes, the most ancient and grizzled member of our pub group, who as usual was stretched out on the carpet.

'What a terrible thing to say,' said our leader and mentor Andromeda Arkwright. 'You should wash out your mouth with soap and water.'

'What did I get wrong?' asked Ol' Red Eyes innocently. 'If intelligence is the criterion here, then I, a former schoolmaster, should be the one placed on that proverbial pedestal.'

Blimey, I thought, the prehistoric prat couldn't even stand on the floor, never mind on top of a column.

However, I decided to respond out loud to his

insulting remarks with what I hoped would be a dignified response. 'Shut yer cakehole!' I barked.

Andromeda Arkwright slammed her hand on the bar. 'Order, please!'

Dave the barman's ears instantly pricked up at the rare prospect of a round of drinks being purchased.

Then his lugholes went flaccid again as he realised that our leader was merely calling for better behaviour from her charges.

Andromeda shook her head in disgust at us pubsters. 'You chose me as your guide and mentor,' she said.

'But I will lead you only if you accept that our little public house is a microcosm of our democratic society. NOT AN ANARCHY!' 'Uh-oh.

She walked straight into that one,' I whispered to Dave the barman

as Daft Barry as usual misunderstood and started to tie a knot in his hanky.

'It could have been worse,' Dave the barman whispered back. 'Daft Barry might have heard it as snot in a hanky.'

Andromeda Arkwright hadn't yet finished lecturing her subjects. As we pubsters poked tongues out at each other whenever our leader looked away, she went on: 'I treasure the memory of my dear father who passed away in utter penury after donating all his savings to the founding of a home for the bewildered. I, too, want to help the less brain-laden among us, namely you lot.'

Something Andromeda had just said tweaked my interest and I made my way to the pub exit, being careful to avoid stepping on the horizontal form of Ol' Red Eyes who was snoring heavily.

BY DAVE SILVER

'Where are you going, Dave Silver?' Daft Barry whispered.

Aware that Daft Barry basked in the shadow of my pedestal, I whispered back: 'Nothing to concern yourself with, my friend. I don't wish to tax your mind too much. I shall return presently.'

And with that I made a beeline for the spot on the pavement where my chainsmoking pub-banned colleague Fag Ash Bill was standing.

'Hey, Bill!' I greeted him as he puffed away. 'Have you got your pocket map of Britain with you?'

'Why? Are you lost?' asked a bemused Bill.

'Don't be silly,' I laughed.

'It's just that Andromeda Arkwright said her dad died in Utter Penury and I'm curious to know where exactly that place is.'

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TRELI ON THE TELLY Sugar Sours The Egos

WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

It makes me shudder to think that the original version of The Apprentice aired on NBC in the States was presented by a certain businessman by the name of Donald Trump! I wonder what happened to him? Give me Lord Alan Sugar any time and the BBC 1 version, which is helped by the shrewd selection process of the producers, who always give us a crazy selection of candidates vying to get a quarter of a million pounds

for a start-up project. It's always impossible in the first few weeks to mark out a potential winner, so just enjoy the ride as based on the first two episodes, we have the usual collection of ego maniacs who cock everything up despite their brash predictions, and as always, give you the impression that they've never seen the programme before.

Karren Brady is now fullon cutting and vicious, and frankly has to be, as the

errors come thick and fast, whilst Claude Littner is gently calm, but very astute in what he has to say. The highlight is of course the boardroom with Lord Sugar reigning supreme with a great collection of one-liners, as well as so far making the right calls in firing the right people.

The unchanging format doesn't look tired, and it actually would be boring if everybody used their common sense and did every-

Meet The Parents

thing correctly! By the way, this might sound stupid in this digital recording age, but why doesn't the show feel right airing on a Thursday as opposed to the traditional Wednesday? The BBC's fantastic year for drama continued on Wednesday with series two of The Missing in that Appentice slot. Was it really two years ago that we were captivated by the first run with James Nesbitt losing it over his kidnapped boy? It's a tall order to follow that, but based on the opener, The Missing has done it, with a new setting in Germany and a fresh cast, but we do have that nice French detective Julien Baptiste (Tcheky Karyo) coming out of retirement to deal with a new mystery. Our couple this time are played

by Keeley Hawes (what a year for her with Line of Duty and her sublime comedy turn in The Durrells) and David Morrissey (always spot on and never does rubbish). Hawes and Morrissey are outstanding and we have echoes of the French TV mystery series, The Returned, as their missing daughter, Alice, returns after

11 years. With a new story and cast every couple of years, this is a drama that could keep coming back to enthral us.

A million years away from The Missing, is high gloss US drama trash of the highest order, in the shape of Nashville on Sky Living, in yet another show that Sky has poached from Channel Four. It's as daft as a brush, but it works great with some mainly likeable characters trying to do their best in the world of country music, and their personal lives making Katie Price seem quite normal. Four series in, the lunacy continues, yet to the shock of industry observers, ABC in the States cancelled it earlier this year, with the producers then hawking it around other channels.

Series five (after a big cliffhanger) has found a home (somewhat appropriately) on CMT (Country Music Television), and long may it continue. We don't have too many dramas these days which offer a bit of amiable stupidity, though there is an updated version of Dynasty in the works for next year!

Farewell for the time being

to ITV's Victoria, which is to be given the "Downton" treatment next year, with a 2017 Christmas Special to tag onto series two. It's a deserved honour for a show that did well to fill what looked like an unfillable Sunday night Downton-less void for ITV. Now let's see what the network's fourparter Tutankhamun does this weekend.

I'll miss BBC 2's Mock The Week when it wraps up the current series tonight with a compilation show. In a scheduling rarity last Friday, it aired on the same day as the return of Have I Got News For You on BBC 1, and much as I'm loyal to Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week is a lot funnier, and deserves an upgrade to BBC 1, as well as a bigger order above the dozen or so shows that it gets a year, I really enjoyed National Treasure on Channel Four with Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters which finished on Tuesday night. No spoilers here, but there was a very telling final scene with Coltrane which summed everything up beautifully.

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Saturday - ITV Ben Shephard is back with a new series of Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, the quiz show where three celebrities take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning £20,000 for charity.

Saturday - ITV Meet The Parents is a brand new dating series hosted by Holly Willoughby. She puts the romantic futures of a group of singletons into the hands of the people who know them best: their parents.

In their quest to find love, nothing is off limits, as the picker looking for romance gets to ask their potential suitors’ parents anything. Mum and dad then get busy spilling the beans, on everything from their off-spring’s relationship history and grooming habits, to questionable celebrity crushes and cringe-worthy childhood stories.

This week we have: Picker: Lewis Blissett from London.

Families: Mum Sue and dad Jay with daughter Imani from Bedfordshire.

Mum Helle with daughter Suzie from London.

Mum Claire and dad Paul with daughter Hollie from Chichester.

Picker: Suzanne Haynes from Birmingham.

Families: Mum Rebecca and dad Ron from Worcester with son Adam from London.

Mum Catherine and sister Cath with son and brother Paddy from Lancashire.

Mum Kerry and dad John with son Jack from Hertfordshire.

While the parents are being quizzed, the guys and girls hoping to be chosen see and hear everything, and have no control over what their parents are revealing.

However, if mum and dad go too far, they can make just one urgent phone call to speak to them.

Will these parental confessions help or hinder their kids’ chances of finding love?

Once the picker has finished grilling the parents, they make their decision. Though before they come face-to-face with their date, they get to meet the ones they turned down. Will they have made the right decision as they head straight from the studio to the date hopefully hand in hand?

This week comedian Jimmy Carr, boxing legend David Haye and Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby will each need quick wits and nerves of steel if they're to capture the prize.

The Greatest Tomb On Earth: Secrets Of Ancient China

Sunday - BBC Two From the depths of the greatest tomb on earth comes an epic new story that could re-write history, revealing for the first time the true origin of one of the world's most powerful nations: China.

Historian Dan Snow, anthropologist Dr Alice Roberts and explorer engineer Dr Albert Lin investigate a series of earth-shattering discoveries at the mighty tomb guard-

ed by the Terracotta Warriors, a site 200 times bigger than Egypt's Valley Of The Kings and the final resting place of China's first emperor.

Mobilising the latest technology, delving into some of the oldest texts, enlisting world experts and employing forensic science, together the three reveal an explosive secret from the foundations of the Chinese

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Tutankhamun

Tuesday - BBC One

Sunday - ITV Tutankhamun is based on the compelling story of Howard Carter and his discovery of the tomb of one of Ancient Egypt’s forgotten pharaohs, the boy-king Tutankhamun. Lord Carnarvon is the dashing eccentric who keeps faith with Carter and continues to back his expeditions when no one else will.

In the first episode, broadcast on Sunday, it´s 1905, archaeology in Egypt is a rich man's game, the preserve of aristocrats and tycoons... except for the lone figure of Howard Carter.

Carter is a genius and someone that even expert archaeologists turn to for advice. One of them is Maggie Lewis, a member of the New York Met Museum’s dig team. Maggie is fond of Carter and tries to get him to join her dig but Carter is determined to plough his own furrow.

Maggie brings to Carter’s attention a faience cup and sets the archaeologist off on a trail of discoveries that points to something incredible. Carter becomes convinced that there is a royal tomb that’s forgotten by history and waiting to be discovered. He

Ordinary Lies

believes the tomb belongs to the boy king Tutankhamun, a little known Pharaoh whose legacy has been lost to the sands of time.

Maggie dismisses Carter’s theories out of hand but he pursues it with single-minded determination.

Only one man has enough faith in Carter’s brilliance to financially back him, Lord Carnarvon. He and Carter form the unlikeliest of partnerships: the dashing maverick aristocrat and the outcast genius, who had no formal training in archaeology. Together they join forces to unearth the greatest archaeological marvel the world has ever seen...

Carnarvon’s teenage daughter Evelyn is swept away by the magic of the Valley of the Kings and she believes Carter’s theory of a lost tomb. An off-hand comment from Evelyn leads Carter to think that the tomb might be right under their noses, in the centre of the Valley of the Kings.

But the outbreak of World War 1 means that Carter’s dream has to be put on hold – perhaps forever.

Based at the call centre and warehouse of sports sales company Coopers, the six-part drama introduces viewers to a fresh array of compelling characters, each with their own tangled web of torrid secrets and lies.

The first episode tells the story of head of sales, Joe. Popular with his colleagues, Joe is the life and soul of the office and always the first to tell a joke.

However, his cheery demeanour is knocked when he is sent home early from work after an injury to find wife Belinda acting strangely.

Suspecting that she is having an affair, Joe makes the desperate decision to install hidden cameras around his house to keep an eye on her and their two children. The more he watches his family, though, the more addicted he becomes to monitoring their lives.

His secret surveillance soon exposes his family’s clandestine lives, including his wife’s suspicious behaviour and his teenage son’s private life. But is the truth really what he wants, or will he realise that ignorance was bliss?

Meanwhile, Coopers’ new recruit Ash catches the eye of recently divorced Ally. Despite Ash showing initial interest, Ally can’t help but feel as though Ash is hiding something. Will Ash let her in, or continue to keep her at arm’s length?

Pictured: Toke (Joel Fry), Wendy (Rebekah Staton), Belinda (Jill Halfpenny), Joe (Con O'Neill), Ash (Luke Bailey), Ally (Jennifer Nicholas), Fletch (Matt Di Angelo), Holly (Kimberly Nixon), Patrick (Griff Rhys Jones), Jenna (Angela Griffin).

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Friday 14th October 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Street Auction 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back, Giving Back 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport Matt captains Joining Dawson and Phil Tufnell are Olympic medallists Joanna Rowsell Shand and Sophie Hitchon, England cricketer Mark Butcher and Rugby League star Lee Briers 21:00 EastEnders Pam and Les make their final leave to preparations Walford 21:30 Would I Lie to You? The guests joining Lee Mack and David Mitchell are Clara Amfo, Tom Davis, Shaun Ryder and Henning Wehn 22:00 Have I Got News for You Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Stephen Mangan with panellists Ruth Davidson MSP Wehn Henning and 22:30 Still Game Jack and Victor discover bootleg hooch all over Craiglang 23:00 News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 00:25 Josh 00:50 The NFL Show 01:20 The Apprentice 02:20 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:25 News

07:00 Street Auction 07:45 Thief Trackers 08:15 Going Back, Giving Back 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Countryfile 14:15 The Edge 15:00 Hi-De-Hi! 15:30 Yes, Prime Minister 16:00 To the Manor Born 16:30 Wonders of the Monsoon 17:30 The Link 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Desperate James tries to escape

20:30 Coronation Street 20:00 Simply Nigella Chai David feels he is failing as muffins, Asian-flavoured a parent short and tender beef stew are on the menu tonight 21:00 Countrywise Ben Fogle experiences the 20:30 Great British Menu world beneath the stunning The North East region’s two Yorkshire Dales as he highest-scoring chefs cook explores Britain’s biggest underground cavern for judges Gaping Gill. Liz Bonnin is in the Forest Park of 21:00 Mastermind Quiz Galloway - where she is tracking one of our rarest 21:30 Gardeners’ World mammals, the pine marten Rachel de Thame lends Monty Don a hand as he refreshes his dry garden 21:30 Coronation Street Gail discovers David’s chillwith plants that will thrive in ing message tricky growing conditions 22:00 The Level In the wake of the latest killing, suspicion shifts to garage owner and Le Saux associate Duncan Elliot. Visiting Elliot, Nancy spots Theo Kettler’s missing car. A vital piece of evidence is recovered from the car, giving DCI Newman a break23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 through but placing Nancy Newsnight 00:05 Later with in even greater danger Jools Holland 01:10 Boy George’s 1970s: Save Me 23:00 News 23:40 Film From Suburbia 02:10 American Pie 2 (15) 01:30 Question Time 03:10 A Very Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, British Deterrent 04:10 This She Wrote 04:50 ITV Is BBC Two Nightscreen 22:30 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Deborah Meaden of Dragons' Den fame, chef Michael Caines and comedian Miles Jupp join host Jo Brand to discuss the events of Tudor week.

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Come Dine with Me 18:00 My Kitchen Rules 19:00 The S i m p s o n s 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:30 Unreported World Shaunagh Connaire and Rebecca Kenna spend time with gay refugees from the Middle East where their sexual orientation could get them killed 20:55 Stand Up to Cancer Judo champion Jamie had the world at his feet until he discovered he had a brain tumour 21:00 Jamie’s Super Food Jamie meets one of the oldest people in the world and learns about her diet 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Naples Richard Ayoade is joined by Jack Dee for a clock-conscious exploration of Naples 22:00 Gogglebox Britain’s most opinionated and avid TV viewers comment freely on what the box has to offer 23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 First Dates 01:10 Drifters 01:35 World of Weird 02:30 Film - Holy Motors (18) 04:30 Humans

07:00 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 When Calls the Heart 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show In Sweden, Jon Bentley tests out the market’s newest 360-degree cameras, while Ortis Deeley quizzes the big players who populate Stockholm’s answer to Silicon Valley.

Back in the UK, coffee gadgets go up against an expert barista 21:00 The Cars That Made Britain Great Rufus Hound continues his guide through Britain’s “proud” motoring history, with some celebrity-selected models that have rightly been consigned to history including the Robin Reliant and the Austin Allegro 22:00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges The last of the truly great Victorian engineering triumphs, the Forth Rail Bridge has grown to symbolise Scotland.

However, as Rob discovers, this incredible engineering achievement was born from tragedy 23:00 Film - Django Unchained (18) 02:10 SuperCasino 04:10 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 05:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors

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SOAPS

Engineer Rob Bell sets out on a journey to discover how six of Britain’s most stunning bridges were designed and built.

Completed in 1890, the Forth Rail Bridge now carries around 200 trains every day.

The last of the great Victorian engineering triumphs, it has grown to symbolise Scotland as much as Edinburgh Castle, bagpipes or kilts. But, as Rob learns, this incredible engineering achievement was born from the tragedy of the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster, and 73 deaths were connected with its construction and immediate aftermath.

Lachlan is also upset when he overhears Robert talking badly about Chrissie.

Elsewhere, Pierce feels betrayed by Rhona when he discovers that Paddy was at Leo’s play.

In Emmerdale James tries to escape from Emma’s clutches when he finds a spare key, but it soon dawns on him that Emma never plans to let him go.

Meanwhile, Robert struggles against temptation when Rebecca offers him half of everything at Home Farm and tries to seduce him.

a call that he has wet himself. This is the last straw for Gail and she confronts David in a fury, claiming that he needs to pull himself together and focus on his kids.

Also today, Ashley’s condition deteriorates further when he struggles to stand up.

Later, David confides in Nick that without Kylie, he feels a failure as a parent.

Could this latest episode push him dangerously over the edge?

In Coronation Street, Tyrone advises David not to waste his money on the car, but David refuses and Nick clocks their exchange. Soon afterwards, a deeply concerned Gail collects Max from school after receiving

Meanwhile, Michelle begs Steve to get himself tested, but Steve remains unconvinced. In the cab office, Steve confides in Tim that he might have MD. Later, Leanne will stop at nothing to get the results she needs from

ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Where the Heart is 09:50 Wild at Heart 10:50 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:15 Where the Heart is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 You’re Only Young Twice 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:05 Wycliffe 01:10 Case Sensitive 03:00 Long Lost Family 03:55 Rory Bremner’s Great British Views ITV4 07:00 Magnum, PI 07:50 The Chase 08:50 The Sweeney 09:55 Ironside 11:00 Test Match Bowls Live 18:30 Pawn Stars 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Counting Cars 22:00 Film Thunderball (PG) 00:40 Film - Body of Lies (15) 03:15 Tommy Cooper 03:40 ITV4 Nightscreen

THE FORTH RAIL BRIDGE

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07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 Ultimate You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Break-Up (12) 00:15 Family Guy 01:10 American Dad 01:40 American Dad! 02:35 Dating in the Dark

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack Steve. Determined, she comes up with a new plan to get what she wants.

Elsewhere, Kevin lays the law down to Sophie, telling her there’s no way he can spare her for 3 months.

How will Sophie take her dad’s rules?

Gail opens her son’s laptop and finds his farewell video. Her blood runs cold as she watches it in horror.

arranged a farewell party at The Vic. Pam also decides to share some final words with Babe.

After quizzing Tyrone, Gail is chilled by his words and with the help of Nick and Sarah, David’s revenge plot dawns on them. Is it too late?

As the Cokers prepare to bow out, will they get their happy ending?

Meanwhile, Steve returns home and tells Michelle that he’s going to have the test, but will he stick to his word?

In the second episode, David tells Gail that he’s going to take the kids for a spin. After David leaves,

In Eastenders, Pam and Les’s final day on Albert Square has arrived, but they’re not going out quietly as Claudette and the market traders have

Meanwhile, someone close to Lauren points out that Steven may be upset if she sends the Louie video to Peter.

Saturday 15th October

6 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 News 14:15 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Escape to the Country 15:30 Cycling: Women’s World Road Championships 17:30 Final Score 18:20 News 18:40 Pointless

07:00 Film - Till the End of Time (PG) 08:45 Coast 09:45 Film - Wuthering Heights (PG) 11:25 Talking Pictures 12:00 Lost Land of the Jaguar 13:00 Lorraine’s Fast, Fresh and Easy Food 13:30 Great British Menu 15:00 Nature’s Weirdest Events 16:00 Flog It 17:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg 18:00 Gardeners’ World 19:00 Inside the Commons 20:00 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

19:30 Strictly Come Dancing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present as the pro-celebrity dance contest continues and the remaining contestants must prove their mastery of ball- 20:30 A Very British Lucy with room and Latin routines in Murder live performances Worsley The historian explores how science and 21:25 The National detection influenced the Lottery: 5-Star Family popular culture of murder Reunion A UK family and during Victorian times their long-lost overseas relatives must work together in 21:30 Dad’s Army Pike order to win a once-in-a-life- tempts takes his girlfriend time reunion in a five-star out to the cinema in location Mainwaring’s new car 22:15 Casualty Elle calls Connie’s ability to focus on the job into question following her recent brush with death, and Robyn’s plans for the future take a sudden, unexpected turn 23:05 News 23:25 Match of the Day 00:50 Asian Provocateur 01:20 Film Wedding Daze (15) 02:50 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:55 News

22:00 The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Age 68 3/4) Julie Walters narrates a profile of the author 23:00 Artsnight 23:30 Film - The Talented Mr Ripley (15) 01:45 Andrew Marr’s Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation 02:45 Film - X: The Unknown (PG) 04:00 This is BBC Two

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Judge Rinder 13:15 News 13:20 Cash Trapped 14:20 The Chase 15:20 Big Star’s Little Star 16:20 Pick Me 17:25 Ninja Warrior UK 18:25 News 19:00 Tipping Point

07:15 Motorsport 07:40 Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon 08:30 Frasier 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:55 The Simpsons 12:55 Sarah Beeny’s Four Rooms 14:00 Racing: British Champions Day From Ascot 17:45 A Place 20:00 Meet the Parents in the Sun 18:45 George Amazing Spaces Dating show, hosted by Clarke’s 19:40 News Holly Willoughby, which puts the love lives of singletons in the hands of the 20:00 London’s Lost people they know best - Graveyard: The Crossrail Discovery Catching up their mum and dad with London’s Crossrail engineers less than two 21:00 The X Factor The years after the project’s pressure is still on for the excavations uncovered the remaining contestants as 14th-century Charterhouse the talent contest’s live plague pit stage continues. As was the case last week, each of 21:00 Britain’s Ancient the would-be stars must Tracks Tony Robinson once again perform in front explores the UK’s network of judges Simon, who has of ancient trackways and the girls, Nicole, looking roads after the boys, Louis, in charge of the groups, and 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Sharon - who has the overs Does Countdown Jimmy - as well as millions of view- Carr hosts with Sean Lock ers at home. Once this lat- and Victoria Coren Mitchell est round of performances going up against guest capare out of the way, Dermot tain Lee Mack and Bob entrusts the stars' fate to Mortimer the shows fans, as the public vote opens.

23:00 Film - Limitless (15) 01:05 Film - Starred Up 03:05 Ramsay’s 23:00 The Jonathan Ross (18) Show 00:05 News 00:25 Kitchen Nightmares USA Columbo 02:10 Jackpot247 03:55 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 05:55 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 12:05 Police Interceptors 15:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 17:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 19:00 News 19:05 NCIS 20:00 NCIS Having identified the mole in their ranks, the agents arrest the traitor’s contact Ted Bankston, a former NSA agent working for a kidnapper code-named the Weatherman - who is making millions on the stock markets out of stolen military data 21:00 NCIS: New Orleans A petty officer is killed at a US Navy construction site, and when the team realises a shipment of TNT has gone missing, a motive for murder in unveiled.

21:55 News 22:00 Football Highlights from the weekend’s games, including Newcastle United v Brentford and Derby County v Leeds United 23:30 Britain’s Greatest Bridges 00:25 Ram Raid Britain: Caught on Camera 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Now That’s Funny 05:00 The Hotel Inspector 05:50 Nick’s Quest

13:50 You’ve Been Framed 14:50 Film - Paranoia (12) 17:00 Film The Flintstones (U) 18:45 Film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (PG) 20:55 Film - The Mask (PG) 23:00 The Xtra Factor 23:30 Celebrity Juice 00:15 Family Guy 01:35 American Dad ITV3 12:20 Columbo: Suitable for Framing 14:00 Rosemary and Thyme 15:00 Midsomer Murders 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Lewis 02:05 You’re Only Young Twice ITV4 13:30 Pawn Stars 13:55 Goodwood Revival 14:55 Film - Apache (U) 16:45 Film - The Hanging Tree 19:00 Fishing Impossible 20:00 Fierce 21:00 Storage Wars 22:00 Film Heartbreak Ridge (15) 00:40 Film - Fire Down Below (18)

09:00 The Weekend Mix

Sunday 16th October 07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 14:45 Escape to the Country 15:30 Points of View 15:45 The Great British Bake Off 16:45 Books That Made Britain 17:15 Songs of Praise 17:50 Animal Babies 18:50 News 19:15 Countryfile 20:15 Strictly Come Dancing Tess and Claudia introduce the results of last night’s show, before the two couples at the bottom have to perform in a dance-off 21:00 Antiques Roadshow Fiona presents the show from Baddesley Clinton, a moated manor house near Birmingham 22:00 Poldark Ross goes with Trencrom to meet Mark Daniel. Dwight prepares to elope with Caroline, but before he can leave, he finds he is needed to treat Rosina’s injured leg 23:00 News 23:30 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:10 Film - Midnight’s Children 02:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:30 News

07:15 A to Z of TV Gardening 08:00 Glorious Gardens From Above 08:45 Gardeners’ World 09:45 Countryfile 10:40 The Beechgrove Garden 11:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45 Food and Drink 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Great British Menu 15:30 Cycling: Men’s World Championships Road 18:00 Flog It 19:00 Natural World

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Bear Grylls Survival School 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 Gino’s Italian Escape 12:30 Chopping Block 13:30 News 13:40 The X Factor 15:35 Victoria 16:40 Midsomer Murders 18:40 Doc Martin 19:35 News 20:00 The Chase Celebrity Special Bradley Walsh presents as celebrity contestants Susie Dent, Anthony Crolla, Ellie Taylor and Harry Redknapp pit their wits against the Chaser

20:00 Inside Obama’s White House Series giving an account of Barack Obama’s successes and failures, as told by his inner circle and chief adversaries 21:00 The X Factor Results Show Dermot 21:00 The Greatest Tomb presents the results of on Earth: Secrets of Saturday’s live show Ancient China Dan Snow, Alice Roberts and Albert Lin 22:00 Tutankhamun Four explore the resting place of part drama about the disChina’s first emperor covery of the Egyptian Pharaoh’s tomb in 1905.

West: Archaeologist Howard Wild 22:00 America’s Great Frontier Carter is recruited by aristoand amateur Examining the survival crat Lord strategies employed by ani- Egyptologist mals including black bears, Carnarvon to explore the Valley of the Kings, and dispikas and bison covers evidence of the boy23:00 Mock the Week king’s final resting place.

23:35 Film - Borrowed Time (15) 01:00 Film - The 23:05 News 23:20 Peston Magdalene Sisters (15) on Sunday 00:20 Murder, Wrote 01:15 02:50 Countryfile 03:50 She Jackpot247 Holby City

07:15 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:40 Motorcycle Racing: Mondello Masters 08:35 Frasier 09:25 Find it, Fix it, Flog it 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 14:30 Film - The Rescuers (U) 16:05 The Simpsons 17:30 Film - The Golden Compass (PG) 19:35 News 20:00 Posh Pawn A collection of Iranian diamond and sapphire jewellery is brought in to the shop by a customer hoping to fund renovations to a villa in Cyprus 21:00 Child Genius v Celebrities Richard Osman hosts a quiz show pitting four gifted youngsters featured on Child Genius against a team of Channel 4’s finest celebrity minds 22:00 The Crystal Maze Stephen Merchant hosts a one-off revival of the game show in aid of Stand Up To Cancer 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:10 Film Stoker (18) 02:50 Grand Designs 03:50 The Tiny Tots Talent Agency 04:45 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems

07:00 Milkshake 09:35 Football 11:00 Great Birmingham Run 2016 13:00 The Gadget Show 13:55 The Hotel Inspector 15:50 Film - Big Momma’s House (15) 17:35 Film - Mr Deeds (12) 19:20 Now That’s Funny 20:10 Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas The final round of acts taking up the duo’s challenge include a performer who demonstrates why you should not steal from a magician 21:05 Ice Road Truckers Todd runs into trouble when he breaks down in the middle of nowhere as he and rival Darrell Ward hit a newly opened trail 21:55 News 22:00 Film - Divergent (12) Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in.

When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes dangerous Divergents before it’s too late 00:45 Film - Dead Man Down (15) 02:50 Super Raw 04:10 Casino Recruits: Squaddies at 16

12:00 Coronation Street Omnibus 14:20 Catchphrase 15:05 You’ve Been Framed 15:35 I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here 16:35 Film - The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (PG) 18:25 Film King Kong (12) 22:00 The Xtra Factor 23:00 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad ITV3 13:35 Lewis 15:35 Columbo: Double Shock 17:05 Film - Carry on Don’t Lose Your Head (PG) 19:00 Rosemary and Thyme 20:00 Lewis 22:00 Rising Damp Forever 23:00 A Touch of Frost 01:05 Lewis ITV4 14:05 Pawn Stars 16:05 Film - Cheyenne Autumn (U) 19:15 Film - Apache (U) 21:00 Film - Jackie Chan’s First Strike (12) 22:45 Film - Kull the Conqueror (15)

09:00 The Weekend Mix

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Monday 17th October

8 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Sheriffs are Coming 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:30 Going Back Giving Back 17:15 Rio 2016: Parade of Heroes 19:30 News 20:30 The One Show 21:00 EastEnders A nervous Billy prepares for his first day in his new job - will all go to plan?

21:30 Rio 2016: Parade of Heroes Highlights Gabby Logan presents the best moments from Manchester, as the British athletes who competed at this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics in Rio were celebrated 22:00 Paxman on Trump v Clinton: Divided America As the American election approaches, Jeremy Paxman travels to Washington and beyond to understand how America's democracy has come to face such an unpopular choice in its candidates for the presidency, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

From a life-size naked effigy of Donald Trump, to the stage of Avenue Q and the corridors of power, Jeremy meets political insiders and voters on both sides of the gaping political divide 23:00 News 23:45 Match of the Day 2 00:45 The Graham Norton Show 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

07:15 Cowboys and Angels 07:45 Thief Trackers 08:15 Going Back Giving Back 09:00 Can Britain Have a Payrise? 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Countryfile 14:15 The Edge 15:00 Hi-De-Hi 15:30 Yes, Prime Minister 16:00 To the Manor Born 16:30 Restoration Home 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 FA Cup First Round Draw: 2016/17 Live coverage of the draw as the 32 non-league sides join 48 teams from League One and League Two in the hat 20:30 Great British Menu The first of the Northern Ireland heats 21:00 University Challenge Quiz 21:30 Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts as the Maltsters take on the Oscar Men in the general knowledge quiz 22:00 The Victorian Slum The volunteers experience the living and working conditions of the 1870s, which was blighted by a dire economic depression 23:00 Morgana Robinson’s the Agency 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The Greatest Tomb on Earth: Secrets of Ancient China 01:15 The Great British Bake Off 02:15 The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg 03:15 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Rebound 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale At the graveyard, a group of mourners gather in the rain.

20:30 Coronation Street The Platts try to save David from himself 21:00 Gino’s Italian Escape Gino heads to Trentino Alto-Adige, which borders both Switzerland and Austria and is home to the Dolomite mountains.

The chef meets dairy farmer Graziano, who shows him how to make a local soft cheese, before he moves further into the mountains to learn about the local cured meat known as speck, which is the most important produce to come out of the region 21:30 Coronation Street David desperately looks for a way out 22:00 Cold Feet Adam is beginning to have feelings for Tina and suspects that she may feel the same and Pete and Jenny finally agree on a compromise with Harry’s daughter 23:00 News 23:45 The Jonathan Ross Show 00:50 Murder, She Wrote 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Hoarder SOS 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Rio 2016: The Superhumans Parade Live 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Stand Up To Cancer 21:00 Dispatches The government promised to fix anti-social behaviour and so-called neighbours from hell by putting 120,000 families through its Troubled Families Programme.

Morland Sanders speaks to troubled families who say that, in reality, it has had no real impact 21:30 Food Unwrapped Kate goes in search of the perfect tomato, and finds herself in the middle of the world’s biggest food fight at an extraordinary tomato festival in Valencia

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 Film Hannah’s Law 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 FIA World Rally C h a m p i o n s h i p Highlights John Desborough presents action from the 12th round of the season, which took place on a mixture of road surfaces around the town of Salou 21:00 Police Interceptors Ian ‘Stappers’ Stapley pursues a trail of sparks left by a car thief with a burst front tyre and Jacko heads up the firearms team as they look for two men seen carrying a sawn-off shotgun

22:00 SAS: Who Dares Wins The elite team of directing staff return to put 25 new hopefuls through SAS recruitment tests

22:00 Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 The raw recruits are asked to confront the realities of soldiering, and the difficult truths associated with it, chief among them the fact that they will potentially be taking lives and risking their own

23:00 First Dates 00:05 Tattoo Fixers on Holiday 01:05 Hunted 02:00 The Last Leg 02:55 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 03:45 Film - The Pact (15) 05:15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

23:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 00:05 Film Red Dragon (15) 02:00 Super Casino 04:10 The Yorkshire Vet 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:45 HouseBusters

DON´T MISS SAS: WHO DARES WINS

Channel 4 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, as we see a flashforward to an upcoming funeral and some of our favourite characters mourning at the graveside, it’s clear that imminent doom lies ahead for one of the villagers.

There’s also a quick glimpse of Aaron appearing to drown in a lake, until we’re brought back to the

Chief instructor Ant and his elite team of directing staff return to put 25 new hopefuls through SAS recruitment tests, this time taking them deep into the Amazon rainforest for a unique version of the jungle phase of selection for the Special Air Service. From the minute they arrive, the recruits face gruelling psychological and physical exercises, tackling a terrifying bridge leap before they’ve even found their base, with the hostile environment, the altitude, the heat and the insects all taking their toll.

present with Aaron emerging from the bath.

It’s a big day for Aaron and Robert, as Robert is planning to propose to his boyfriend today. However, Lachlan throws a spanner in the works when he decides to take action against Robert, suspicious of his relationship with Rebecca.

Lachlan threatens Robert by vowing to pretend that he sexually abused him, but Aaron is furious when he hears this and responds by holding Lachlan captive in his boot.

In

Coronation

Street,

David puts his dark plan into action, having found out that Clayton is attending court today. He’s planning to drive his car, laden with petrol, to to the courthouse to blow up Clayton but his revenge plot to kill his enemy is also a suicide mission.

As David waits in his car outside the court, Clayton arrives in a police van.

David turns the ignition but the engine fails and he

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad 23:30 Family Guy 00:25 The Cleveland Show 01:25 Bordertown 01:50 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Where the Heart is 09:55 Wild at Heart 10:55 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:05 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:15 Where the Heart is 17:20 Man About the House 17:50 You’re Only Young Twice 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Collision 01:05 Law and Order: UK ITV4 07:00 Nijinsky’s Triple Crown 07:05 The Professionals 08:00 The Chase 08:50 The Sweeney 09:50 Ironside 10:55 Minder 12:00 Magnum, PI 13:00 The Chase 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:55 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Motogp Highlights 22:00 Film - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (18) 00:50 Bundesliga 01:50 Motorsport UK

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack breaks down in frustration.

At the same time, Gail and Nick know they need to act fast and hatch a risky plan to save David from himself, but can they really outsmart him by locking him in the Bistro cellar?

Meanwhile, Ken announces that he leaves for his tour of Europe tomorrow. Tracy is furious, but Amy is impressed at his spontaneity. Later, Ken is surprised when Peter returns to Weatherfield.

Spotting the nasty gash on Peter’s forehead, Ken wonders what he’s been up to but doesn’t get a straight answer from his son.

In the second episode, David is shocked that Gail and Nick know all about his plan to kill Clayton.

David looks for a way out after being locked in the Bistro cellar, but will he really manage to escape?

Meanwhile, Peter never fails to disappoint Ken. In Eastenders, with Pam and Les gone, today is Billy’s first official day in charge of the funeral parlour. He tells Honey that they should consider moving into the flat above, giving them a fresh start.

Billy’s first day starts on a difficult note when he

realises that the other staff have been taking advantage of him, so he calls a meeting to stamp it out and show them who’s boss. Will the day turn into a success once Billy has stood up for himself?

Meanwhile, Kim is upset when she finds out about the local residents taking bets on whether she can pass her driving test by Christmas.

Tuesday 18th October 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Sheriffs are Coming 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back Giving Back 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Kim prepares for her theory test, but things get off to a bad start 21:00 Holby City Zosia’s behaviour continues to spiral out of control leading Jac to become increasingly concerned for her 22:00 Ordinary Lies Drama following an ordinary group of colleagues and friends and the gradual unravelling of each individual’s lies and secrets, which at times brings them closer together and, on occasion, leads to life-shattering consequences. On the surface, Joe seems to have the perfect family life But when a sneaking suspicion turns into him installing CCTV in his home, he finds that the truth is a bitter pill to swallow 23:00 News 23:45 Aberfan: The Fight for Justice 00:45 The Age of Loneliness 01:45 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:50 News

07:00 Cowboys and Angels 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Going Back Giving Back 09:00 Coast: The Great Guide 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 The Edge 14:45 Hi-De-Hi 15:15 Yes, Prime Minister 15:45 To the Manor Born 16:15 Restoration Home 17:15 Earthflight 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking After visiting Wiltshire and meeting a woman who runs a vegetable box scheme, Mary is inspired to create a roasted cauliflower dish 20:30 Great British Menu The Northern Ireland chefs attempt to impress the judges with their fish courses 21:00 Who’s Spending Britain’s Billions?

Jacques Peretti explores how public bodies utilise their resources, and asks whether we the taxpayers are getting value for money 22:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo braves the freezing temperatures of the Baltic Sea 23:00 Later Live with Jools Holland 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 NFL 01:05 Wild West: America’s Great Frontier 02:05 The Apprentice 03:05 The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook 04:05 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Rebound 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale At the graveyard, a coffin is lowered into a gaping grave 20:30 Fishing Impossible The lads are in South Africa in search of the greatest ocean hunters of all - sharks!

21:00 The Agenda In a one-hour prime-time special ITV News at Ten presenter Tom Bradby discusses the big issues of the week, ranging from politics to popular culture with four high profile guests in front of a studio audience 22:00 The New Clampers: Where’s My Car Gone? Lambeth Council parking fraud investigator Steve Davidson hits the streets.

With parking prices in London rising and spaces decreasing, some motorists are tempted to break the law by faking parking permits and blue disabled badges - and it’s Steve’s job to track them down and bring them to justice 23:00 News 23:40 In the Shadow of Mary Seacole 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

9 07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Hoarder SOS 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Come Dine with Me 18:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Stand Up To Cancer 21:00 Your Face Says it All Documentary revealing hidden secrets of the human face, exploring what they say about people. Celebrities discuss their relationships with their own faces, and how they judge other people 22:00 Married at First Sight A group of young men and women unable to find a long-term partner, and disillusioned with online dating, agree to put their trust in science, and a panel of experts, to help them find their perfect match 23:00 Damned 23:35 24 Hours in A&E for Stand Up to Cancer 00:35 SAS: Who Dares Wins 01:35 PokerstarsCom European Poker Tour 02:30 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:55 Motorcycle Racing 03:50 Dispatches 04:20 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 05:15 Location, Location, Location

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Too Late to Say Goodbye 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 House Doctor House Doctor Tracy Metro helps sellers make the most of their properties.

Vintage clothes hound Jo does not need a walk-in wardrobe: she lives in one!

Dr Metro shows her how to dress up her Worcestershire home in its Sunday best 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Julian is called out to a young heifer in agony with a strange object embedded in her foot and Peter removes a huge lump from Holly the golden retriever’s head 22:00 Eamonn and Ruth: Blowing a Fortune Ruth and Eamonn find out what Regent’s Park has to the offer the average multi-millionaire. Elsewhere, Ruth meets milliner-to-the-stars Louis Mariette, and Eamonn checks out a £2million Bugatti Veyron 23:00 The Woman with No Face 00:05 The Hotel Inspector Returns 01:05 Inside Holloway Prison 02:00 Super Casino 04:05 Love/Hate 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:45 HouseBusters

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ORDINARY LIES

BBC One 22:00 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, we’re given our next glimpse into the future as the mystery funeral continues. We also see Pierce staring at his bloody hands and down at Paddy, who’s also covered in blood.

Back in the present, Pierce spills some red paint and later rows with Rhona

The return of the workplace drama following the lives of a group of colleagues and friends, this time based at the call centre and warehouse of a sports sales company. Joe is the life and soul of the office and always the first to tell a joke, but his cheery demeanour takes a hit when he is sent home early from work after an injury to find his wife Belinda is acting strangely. Suspecting she is having an affair, he makes the desperate decision to install CCTV cameras around his house.

about Paddy. Things get so bad that he decides to leave the village.

Pierce furious over being lied to, what will he do next?

Upset over the argument, Rhona decides to gatecrash Paddy and Marlon’s camping trip with Leo.

In Eastenders, Stacey is surprised to learn that Belinda’s salon is already in serious debt. She tries to help out by going through the finances with Belinda.

Soon afterwards, Pierce calls Rhona to apologise.

She tells him she’s at home, unaware that he’s actually back in Smithy Cottage himself. With

Later, Belinda tries to turn things around by bringing in some new investors, so she tests out her presenta-

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Break-Up (12) 00:10 Family Guy 01:10 American Dad 02:05 Two and a Half Men 02:35 Celebrity Juice ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Man About the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:35 Wild at Heart 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 The Darling Buds of May 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Collision 01:00 Wycliffe 02:05 Law and Order: UK ITV4 07:00 World Cup Top Goalscorers 07:15 Magnum, PI 08:00 The Chase 08:55 Ironside 10:55 The Professionals 12:00 Magnum, PI 13:00 Cash Cowboys 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:50 The Sweeney 16:55 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Motogp Highlights 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 World Superbike Highlights 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Film - Heartbreak Ridge (15) 01:45 The Big Fish Off 02:45 Fifth Gear

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack tion on the Carters. When Linda seems genuinely interested, Belinda suggests that the Carters should invest. Will they decide to stump up any cash?

Meanwhile, Kim is due to take her theory test today, but her day gets off to a bad start. Can she turn things around?

Elsewhere, Lauren contin-

ues to cover for Steven by distracting Jane from getting too involved with the restaurant finances.

Also today, Carmel gives Masood some ground rules as they continue to clash while living together.

In Holby City, after she overhears Tristan and Guy planning to take a theatre away from CT, Zosia goes all out to impress Tristan.

But after weeks of not properly treating her bipolar disorder, Zosia’s attempts prove dangerous to both herself and her patient.

Essie meets 14-year-old Parker after his mum Kim

is admitted for a second day in a row after another fall. Essie begins to question Kim’s reasons for injuring herself so frequently and lands herself.

Morven keeps a patient at arm’s length when he flirts but finds herself growing fond of him after she witnesses him in a moment of vulnerability.

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CODE CRACKER

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD

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

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

QUICKIE

Across 1 Nibbles (5) 4 Puts on the market (5) 7 Accuracy (9) 8 Ill (4) 10 Happen (5) 12 Have a loan of (6) 13 Limbs (4) 16 Consciousness (9) 18 Dispatches (5) 19 Perhaps (5)

Down 1 Farm buildings (5) 2 Pinnacle (3) 3 Look for (4) 4 Swap (6) 5 Free time (7) 6 Transmit (4) 9 Sure (7) 11 Wraps (6) 12 Bills (5) 14 Vapour (5) 15 Appear (4) 17 Introvert (3)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Spins, 3 Costs, 6 Owl, 8 Certain, 9 Sent, 10 Models, 12 Master, 13 This, 16 Nearest, 17 Pan, 18 Diet, 19 Names.

Down: 1 Shots, 2 Sack, 3 Carton, 4 Spaceship, 5 Sings, 7 Landscape, 11 Seven, 12 Mined, 14 Sinks, 15 Stun.

Scribble Pad

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Implied diplomacy protects one (5) 4 Tee, rough, gutter (6) 9 Salt in submarine rainwater (7) 10 Many sound prospects for prospectors (5) 11 Grind? Put right finally with lubrication (4) 12 Unspoilt old city in South African region (7) 13 Allow rent (3) 14 A warrior in the Cherokee tribe (4) 16 An instrument of love and honour (4) 18 We hear this boy of ours is a star (3) 20 Nearest damaged grave (7) 21 This is one indication left inside (4) 24 Roots about at the bottom of the trunk (5) 25 Whirling eel in enclosure (7) 26 Rearranged medals for a young lady (6) 27 Miss a trick (5)

Down 1 Boy at orchard’s entrance for fruit (6) 2 The Queen’s dog is caught by college head or an American soldier (5) 3 Very small team in New York, initially (4) 5 In connection with someone in the family?

(8) 6 Endure in the grip of the Thunder God (7) 7 Has a shilling to back the Spanish fight (6) 8 Seaside feature is a cover for illegal activities (5) 13 To the listener it’s an advance addition only (8) 15 A murder suspect, one hears? (7) 17 Frenzied cheat, editor admits (6) 18 Bad weather in which a pastor must go out (5) 19 Eagle you hear all over the place, is about three miles away (6) 22 Learner taking the Great North Road? He’s landed up in Scotland (5) 23 Learn from a book about placing a short advertisement (4)

STANDARD CLUES

Down 1 Love apple (6) 2 Welsh breed of dog (5) 3 Minute (4) 5 Family member (8) 6 Experience (7) 7 Irritate (6) 8 Face (5) 13 Forlorn (8) 15 Tympanic membrane (7) 17 Frenzied (6) 18 Tempest (5) 19 Association (6) 22 Scottish landowner (5) 23 Understand writing (4)

Across 1 Unspoken (5) 4 Channel (6) 9 Seaman (7) 10 Ore deposits (5) 11 Drudgery (4) 12 Normal (7) 13 Give permission (3) 14 Brave man (4) 16 Double-reed instrument (4) 18 Star (3) 20 Serious (7) 21 Evidence (4) 24 Upper body (5) 25 Staggering (7) 26 Young unmarried woman (6) 27 Move in and out (5)

Last weeks Solution Across: 7 Damage, 8 Target, 9 Keys, 10 Termites, 11 Caramel, 13 Nepal, 15 Cabin, 17 Parapet, 20 Debonair, 21 Tern, 23 Debase, 24 Errant.

Down: 1 Kale, 2 Nausea, 3 Heathen, 4 Stark, 5 Bruise, 6 Beverage, 12 Awakened, 14 Farrier, 16 Isobar, 18 Actors, 19 Cadet, 22 Rank.

Wordsearch

The aim of our Word Search puzzle is to find all the 33

2 letter words Am As At Be Ma No 3 letter words AGM Aha Min Nat Ode Pot Sac Sad Sin Sue Sun

Won 4 letter words Ages Egad Mart Nero Ohms Trap 5 letter words Aches Adept Agree Alien Amass Argot Heron Maths Messy Salsa

Set-to Shrub Sight Stews Stone Sumps Testy Treat 6 letter words Leaned Sashes 7 letter words Dahlias Ghillie 8 letter words Stencils Telecast

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 7 Cheap (inexpensive) (6) 8 Cebada (6) 9 Jaula (para animales) (4) 10 Stepson (8) 11 Volcán (7) 13 To be born (5) 15 Down (physical movement) (5) 17 Pigeons (7) 20 Montaña (8) 21 Cinturón (4) 22 Vulture (6) 23 Plata (metal) (6)

Down 1 Married (person) (6) 2 Coffee (4) 3 Nada (ninguna cosa) (7) 4 Bee (5) 5 Transfer (move) (8) 6 Grado (nivel) (6) 12 Small cushion (8) 14 Tristeza (7) 16 Hinchar (globo) (4,2) 18 Dormido (6) 19 Sueldo (semanal) (5) 21 Campana (de iglesia, puerta) (4)

Quiz Word Across 1 Which alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon, is widely used in construction? (5) 4 What name is normally given to the members of a jury?

(6 9 What was the surname of the Chilean statesman, president from 1970 to 1973, who was the first avowed Marxist to win a presidency in a free election? (7) 10 In tenpin bowling what name is given to the act of knocking down all the pins with two balls? (5) 11 See 23 Down 12 What is the name of the wine cup used in the Christian Eucharist? (7) 13 What was the surname of the American short-story writer, poet, and critic whose most notable works include The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Raven? (3) 14 What was the name of Tarzan’s girlfriend? (4) 16 What name is given to a shoemaker’s model for shaping or repairing a shoe or boot? (4) 18 What was the first name of baseball star DiMaggio and snooker champion Davis? (3) 20 What was the title of John Lennon’s second British number one hit single and his 1970 best-selling album?

(7) 21 Which country in the South Pacific consists of a group of around 840 islands, of which only about 100 are inhabited? (4) 24 Which solid-hoofed plant-eating domesticated mammal with a flowing mane and tail, is used for riding, racing, and to carry and pull loads? (5) 25 What is the name of the inflatable life jacket that is named after an American film actress noted for her large bust? (3,4) 26 What was the surname of the manager of England’s

1966 World Cup winning team? (6) 27 What name is given to the daughter of one’s brother or sister? (5) Down 1 What is the surname of the cartoonist who created the

schoolgirls of St Trinian’s? (6) 2 What is the first name of US comedienne DeGeneres?

(5) 3 Which industrial city in northern Austria, lies on the River Danube, and is the capital of the state of Upper Austria? (4) 5 What word means prone to psychiatric problems or sudden changes of mood? (8) 6 What is the name of the female reproductive organs in which eggs are produced? (7) 7 What is the surname of the American folk musician and songwriter, who composed If I Had a Hammer and Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (6) 8 What is the informal term for reconnaissance? (5) 13 Which lapdog is a short-legged breed with long hair and a snub nose, originally brought to Europe from the Summer Palace at Beijing in 1860? (8) 15 What word, phrase or name is formed by rearranging the letters of another? (7) 17 Which musical instrument consisting of a flat wooden soundbox with numerous strings stretched across it, is placed horizontally and played with the fingers and a plectrum? (6) 18 What name is often given to the short crowbar used by a burglar to force open a window or door? (5) 19 By what other name is the hallux also known? (3,3) 22 What was the forename of comedy actress Ms Handl? (5) 23/11 What is the name of the former St Helens and Great Britain rugby league scrum half who was banned for three months in 2004 for betting against his own team? (4,4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH Every week we’ll be covering a different topic to help readers enlarge their Spanish

SUDOKU

1. Who landed on Timor Island after being cast adrift?

2. What was unusual about convict 2599 who was doing time in Pen State prison 1924?

3. What was Bumper Harris' (who had a wooden leg) job on the London Undergorund?

4. Angelo Scicilano was better known as who?

5. Who designed the WW 1 plane the Camel and co designed the Hurricane?

1. Captain Bligh 2. It was dog doing life for killing a cat.

3. To ride new escalators to prove they were safe. 4.

Charles Atlas 5. Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith

ANSWERS

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Sprat, 4 Lamour, 9 Evil eye, 10 Santa, 11 Lynx, 12 Mitford, 13 SOS, 14 Chic, 16 Axle, 18 Don, 20 A A Milne, 21 Cent, 24 Ghent, 25 Ocarina, 26 Rosary, 27 Edsel.

Down: 1 Stella, 2 Reign, 3 Them, 5 Alsatian, 6 Own goal, 7 Rwanda, 8 Beams, 13 Sculptor, 15 Hammers, 17 Badger, 18 Defoe, 19 St Paul, 22 Emirs, 23 Babe.

I S P A P O D R A R O S G G M

G N U Y I G A I M L D O E Q T

R O G E A N D W S A I J U U D

E S N L C N A W O N N A R U W

C W E I A I A M C D U B O C Z

I S A L E T A I E A C I N F A

A Q N R D R E Q U L I D D C B

A I C O C S E R R Q A P I S H

IRLANDA MARRUECOS NORUEGA PAISES REINO RUMANIA RUSIA SAUDI SUECIA SUIZA TURQUIA UNIDO UNIDOS

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

1. Alemania , 2.Grecia, 3.Suecia, 4.Suiza, 5.Arabia Saudi, 6.Estados Unidos, 7.Belgica, 8.Dinamarca, 9.Paises Bajos, 10.Noruega, 11.Finlandia, 12.Reino Unido, 13.Turquia, 14.Rusia, 15.Rumania, 16.Hungria, 17.Inglaterra, 18. Escocia,

Soduko

19.Francia, 20.Irlanda, 21.Gales, 22.Marruecos. a.Greece, b.Romania, c.Morocco, d.Saudi Arabia, e.Germany, f.Belgium, g.Switzerland, h.Wales. i.Sweden, j.Ireland, k.USA, l.Hungary, m.Turkey,

Span - Eng

Quizword

n.Denmark, o.Ireland, p.Holland, q. England, r. Russia, s. Finland, t.Norway, u. Finland, v. UK, w. Scotland, x. France.

Answers: 1e, 2a, 3i, 4g, 5d, 6k, 7f, 8n, 9p, 10t, 11u, 12v, 13m, 14r, 15b, 16l, 17q, 18w, 19x, 20j, 21h, 22c.

history QUIZ

B L U S A U D I F I S Z A K Z

vocabulary. This week we start with: This week - Countries F D A E A O ALEMANIA S I I S S D ARABIA A N N T E I BAJOS R A A A S N BELGICA A M M D I U DINAMARCA B A U O A I ESCOCIA I R R S P D ESTADOS A C O H W G FINLANDIA R A M B A A L A E I I H FRANCIA R L S R A H GALES G U G K J K GRECIA R N T E J X HUNGRIA U I Z A C C INGLATERRA Z E S D D B

Fill It In

ANSEWRS 1. Venezuela 2. A Spider 3. Tongue 4. vitamin b 5. Michael Farraday 6. A Rhombus 7. The First Micro Processor 8.

Black 9. Electroencephalograph 10. The Knee Cap 11. scut 12. Rabies 13. Lightning 14. Radioactivity 15. Porcine

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Wednesday 19th October

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Rip Off Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Sheriffs are Coming 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back Giving Back 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 The Great British Bake Off Only four bakers remain as the semi-final arrives. This week, the contestants must demonstrate their mastery of patisserie in three more challenges. However, the stakes have never been higher, and a disaster in any one of the rounds might mean the difference between claiming a place in the final, or bowing out early. Paul and Mary are expecting a high-end finish that demonstrates the bakers’ ability to manage their time 22:00 The Missing After Alice returns to her family home, the Websters struggle to deal with the trauma she has suffered. As Matthew is faced with an unbearable request, Gemma’s suspicions about what happened to her daughter begin to grow 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Anne Robinson’s Britain 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 Cowboys and Angels 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Going Back Giving Back 09:00 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 The Daily Politics 14:00 The Edge 14:45 HiDe-Hi 15:15 Yes, Prime Minister 15:45 To the Manor Born 16:15 Restoration Home - One Year on 17:15 Earthflight 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Simply Nigella Nigella prepares a light salad of salmon, avocado, watercress and pumpkin seeds, and a chicken shawarma with an array of spices, sauces and flatbreads 20:30 Great British Menu The chefs from the Northern Ireland category turn their attention to main courses 21:00 Coast: The Great Guide Neil and Tessa continue their comprehensive guide to Britain’s coastline, this time turning attention to the North Sea coast 22:00 No Place to Call Home Documentary shedding light on the work of housing officers working in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham 23:00 The Premier League Show 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 No Such Thing as the News 00:45 Dominic Sandbrook: Let Us Entertain You 01:45 Anne Robinson’s Britain 02:45 Ambulance 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 Rebound 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale At the graveyard, handfuls of soil are thrown on the coffin 20:30 Coronation Street The Platts come clean to Robert 21:00 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months Documentary charting the lives of four puppy litters in intimate detail, from birth to their sixth month.

Owners and breeders join vet Mark Evans as he sheds light on what to expect from these young chihuahuas, sheep dogs, rescue puppies and assistance dogs as they grow into maturity 22:00 Him With the repercussions his parents’ divorce and their consequent remarriages knocking HIM’s world out of balance, he finds himself struggling with adolescence, failing grades and feelings he cannot control.

However, unlike other teenagers, HIM has the additional pressure of learning to master his inherited telekinetic powers 23:00 News 23:40 UEFA Champions League Highlights 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Hoarder SOS 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Come Dine with Me 18:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Stand Up To Cancer

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 A Wife’s Suspicion 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

20:00 Police Interceptors Ian ‘Stappers’ Stapley pursues a trail of sparks left by a car thief with a burst front tyre and Jacko heads up the firearms team as they look for two men seen car21:00 Little British Isles rying a sawn-off shotgun with Alison Steadman Britain is made up of over 21:00 GPs: Behind 6000 islands, in this series Closed Doors 24-year-old actress Alison Steadman Samantha has been her OBE celebrates the wild mother’s carer since she remote beauty under our was 16 and the emotional noses and meets the peo- burden has taken its toll, Dr ple who call these hidden Iyer treats a 91-year-old jewels their home woman who has a prolapsed uterus, and Dr 22:00 Grand Designs treats a Paul Rimmer trained as a Marshall depressed young woman bricklayer and spent over 40 years restoring and ren- who is suffering from reguovating the dilapidated lar vaginal bleeding Victorian terraces of Bolton. Now he’s taking on 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll one last job. Turning his Take it Away In London, back on his beloved bricks, Del and Dael visit a young he wants to hand-build a mum in crisis and an Indian wooden state-of-the-art restaurant owner who contemporary home for faces the removal of his £350k cookers and freezers 23:00 It’s a Weird World 00:05 Married at First Sight 01:05 Four to the Floor 01:35 Embarrassing Bodies 02:30 Trump v Clinton Live: Us Presidential Debate 04:40 Unreported World 05:10 Location, Location, Location

23:00 Undercover Benefits Cheat 00:05 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 01:05 On Benefits: The Compensation King 02:00 Super Casino 04:05 Love/Hate 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:45 HouseBusters

DON´T MISS

HIM

ITV 22:00

SOAPS

A 17-year-old boy trapped in an emotional vacuum between two divorced parents struggles to come to terms with not only his own coming-of-age, but also the fact that he has inherited terrifying supernatural powers from his grandfather. With both his mother and father now occupied with new lives, the troubled teen has only his elderly grandmother to help him take control of his life and his abililties - before he meets a tragic end.

not in. He gets the spare key from under the mattress and scrawls ‘I DO NOT’ across the wedding vows.

falls. His pain makes his voice hoarse. He freezes to hear Emma talking to the driver outside, she’s back.

Will Emma thwart James’ escape...

In Emmerdale, At the graveyard, handfuls of soil are thrown on the coffin and a flower. James is falling.

At Wylie’s farm, however, James is just falling out of bed. James calls to Emma until he’s satisfied she’s

He slowly makes his way along the corridor to the stairs. It is slow, painful going. He hears a lorry and tries to get the driver’s attention from the window, but it’s painted shut. He hurries to the door and

In Coronation Street, Gail and Nick are taken aback when Robert confronts them over the situation at the Bistro, demand-

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Totally You’ve Been Framed! Gold 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen 23:00 Ibiza Weekender 00:00 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Where the Heart is 09:50 Wild at Heart 10:50 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 The Darling Buds of May 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Killer Women with Piers Morgan 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:05 Collision 01:05 Wycliffe 02:10 Law and Order: UK ITV4 07:00 Hat-Trick Heroes 07:15 Magnum, PI 08:00 The Chase 08:55 The Sweeney 10:00 Ironside 11:00 The Professionals 12:05 The Chase 13:05 Cash Cowboys 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars Texas 16:00 The Sweeney 17:00 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:25 British Superbike Championship Highlights 22:00 Car Crash Global 23:00 Film - The Fugitive (15) 01:40 Film - Mcvicar (18)

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack ing to know what’s going on. As David reaches the end of the duct he’s using to make his escape, he’s devastated to find a grill over the exit and lets out a yowl of frustration.

Hearing David’s noises, Gail and Nick have no choice but to come clean with Robert. Robert listens with incredulity as they explain David’s plans to kill Clayton and how they’re holding him hostage to prevent this. As they beg Robert to keep quiet, will David find a way to escape and put his plan into action?

Meanwhile, Peter blames himself for recent events.

Elsewhere, Michelle tears a strip off Leanne for breaking her trust and blabbing to Tracy. How will Leanne worm her way out of this one?

Also, clearly upset, Beth tells Mary how she’s supposed to be starting her community service but wants to lend her support to Craig as he’s giving evi-

dence in court today. As Gemma and Craig wait nervously to be called into court, will Beth arrive in time?

Finally, a worried Anna tells Kevin that Peter is back in town and she reckons he’s going to increase her rent, but Kevin’s solution surprises Anna.

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Thursday 20th October 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Decimate 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Going Back, Giving Back 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Tensions simmer between Lauren and Steven 21:00 Anne Robinson’s Britain Anne Robinson meets the make-up addicts who spend more time getting ready for a night out than on the night itself and a couple of gym obsessives in pursuit of Instagram followers 22:00 The Apprentice Alan Sugar has a sweet task for the candidates this week, as they make their own confectionery and sell as many as they can to corporate clients and to retail outlets in Brighton. But first he shakes things up by mixing the boys and girls and appointing the project managers himself. Then it's into the kitchen to come up with the treats, where one stressed candidate threatens to throw a spanner in the works, while the rest of the teams try to get as many advance orders as they can.

23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

07:00 Cowboys and Angels 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Going Back, Giving Back 09:00 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 US Presidential Debates 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The Edge 14:45 Hi-De-Hi! 15:15 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:45 To the Manor Born 16:15 Restoration Home 17:15 Earthflight 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking Mary demonstrates dishes that are perfect for a party, preparing a Thai chicken curry, and a ham hock terrine 20:30 Great British Menu Northern Ireland hopefuls serve up their desserts 21:00 Nature’s Weirdest Events Chris solves the puzzle of strange balls of worms on a road, and fish stuck in fences in Texas 22:00 The Fall Gibson is shocked to realise the depths of Sally Ann’s desperation, angry that the police have failed the killer’s wife, and takes her anger out on Burns, who in turn confronts his own guilt 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Comedy Feeds 00:55 The Victorian Slum 01:55 Panorama 02:55 Hunting the Nazi Gold Train 03:50 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Rebound 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale In the graveyard, a late-comer to the funeral steps on the order of service 20:30 The Truth About Term Time Holidays Ranvir Singh examines how rules on taking children out of school for holidays during term time have been plunged into chaos after a successful legal challenge in court 21:00 Emmerdale There is carnage and devastation 21:30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs Paul needs a clothes peg for his nose as he meets Battersea smelliest dog, Max the setter cross.

Although he is a real charmer, Max is struggling to make any mates 22:00 Paranoid Alec and Nina find themselves trading favours for information which has deadly repercussions. In Dusseldorf, Bobby and Linda come up against a cunning adversary 23:00 News 23:40 UEFA Football 00:55 Murder, She Wrote 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 The Truth About Term Time Holidays 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Hoarder SOS 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Come Dine with Me 18:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Stand Up to Cancer 21:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces In Devon, George meets cricket mad Emma and Phil, who plan to turn an old scorebox into a garden hang out. In Palmerston North, New Zealand, George visits a self-built steel tree house, complete with automated beer dispenser built into the sofa 22:00 Hunted Missing home, the fugitives begin to seek solace in the familiar with grave consequences. All eyes are on Ayo following a trip home to see his family that leaves him cornered on home turf in Hackney 23:00 Tattoo Fixers 00:10 First Dates 01:05 Music on 4 02:05 Film - Dil Dhadakne Do (PG) 05:00 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 05:15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - The Killing Game (18) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Tube: Going U n d e r g r o u n d Management has decided to crack down on fare dodgers, but it is revenue inspectors Simon and Paul who have to deal with an aggressive passenger refuses to pay at the Angel At Tottenham Court Road, John is supervising the tricky restoration of Eduardo Paolozzi’s famous mosaics 21:00 Benefits From doleclaiming ex-soap stars to people who use their benefits to pay for their pets, the day-to-day reality of life on the dole is revealed 22:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Paul is fuming when new neighbours Graham and April steal part of his land when they erect a fence in the garden, but when he complains he never would have foreseen the troubles that were to come 23:00 Me and My Affair 00:05 Tattoo Disasters UK: What Were You Inking?

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In Emmerdale, The latest flashforward to the future shows Ashley lying on his side, covered in blood.

Back in the present day, it’s clear that Ashley is struggling ahead of Dotty’s christening. Laurel notices this and offers to postpone the christening today, but Ashley won’t hear of it.

Fifty years ago, on October 21, 1966, 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives after a landslide of coal waste crashed into a school and the houses nearby in the South Wales mining village of Aberfan. This documentary tells the story of one of the worst disaster involving children in modern British history.

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 You’ve Been Framed!

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14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:20 The Hot Desk 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Dating in the Dark 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:40 Two and a Half Men 02:35 The Ibiza Weekender ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Man About the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:40 Where the Heart Is 09:35 Wild at Heart 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 The Darling Buds of May 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:05 Collision 01:05 Wycliffe 02:15 Law & Order: UK ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 07:55 The Chase 08:55 The Sweeney 09:55 Ironside 11:00 Live: EIBA Indoor Test Match Bowls 18:30 Pawn Stars 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Fishing Impossible 22:00 Film Thunderball (PG) 00:40 Car Crash Global 01:40 Film - Kull the Conqueror (12) 03:35 Tommy Cooper

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Sadly, it all becomes too much for Ashley at the church and he forgets what’s going on.

change, or is she facing fresh disappointment?

Elsewhere, Roxy wants to spend time with Amy but is disappointed when she realises that Jack is taking her on holiday.

Thinking that he’s carrying out the christening for someone else, he tells everyone that he’s forgotten who the parents are.

However, Ashley is left devastated when he remembers that he’s actually holding his own daughter and momentarily forgot who she was.

In the second episode, With carnage and devastation all round, a few of the villagers arrive on the scene and realise life will never be the same again.

Later, all four of this week’s huge Emmerdale stories come together, resulting in a terrible event being revealed as the week´s teasers climax.

In Eastenders, Steven’s jealousy rears its ugly head once again when he hears Lauren telling Jane about Peter watching the video of Louie.

Later, Jane decides to check the finances for the restaurant but is concerned when she realises that the numbers don’t add up. Has Steven’s deception finally been exposed?

Meanwhile, Martin tells Kush that he’s worried Belinda won’t be able to pay her share of the rent, since things are so bad with her business at the moment.

Belinda is far more optimistic about the future when she visits the Carters with all of the paperwork for their investment. Is her luck about to

Also today, Bex becomes nervous and avoids the subject when Shakil suggests they should spend the night together soon.

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Pot-roasted chicken - Serves 4 In Denmark, chicken like this is often served with boiled potatoes, brown gravy and quick-pickled cucumber.

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

1 chicken, liver, heart and gizzard reserved.

Salt and white pepper.

Butter, for browning.

Cooking oil 2 Carrots, cut into medium-sized pieces.

8 Small shallots.

6–12 Button mushrooms, whole, halved or quartered, according to their size and your preference.

2 Cloves of garlic, crushed with the side of a knife.

1 Bay leaf.

2 Sprigs of thyme.

200ml White wine.

Season the chicken well with salt and pepper, both inside and out.

Melt some butter with a little oil in a heavy castiron pot or ovenproof dish, over a mediumhigh heat, and brown the bird all over.

Take the pot off the heat and sit the bird breastside up. Add the liver, heart, gizzard, vegetables, garlic and herbs, then pour in the wine.

Cover with a lid and bring to a simmer over a low heat. (Or place in an oven preheated to

150C/gas mark 2).

Cook the bird for 30-40 minutes, which will leave it just-cooked and juicy, or longer if you like it more well done.

When the chicken is ready, strain off the cooking liquid and you can use that to make gravy or a cream sauce, according to your preference.

Carve the chicken and arrange on a serving platter with the vegetables from the pot.

Serve the sauce in a sauce boat on the side.

Pumpkin & bacon soup

The soft, sweet flesh of the Crown Prince pumpkin is perfect for this silky soup Ingredients 1 tbsp Vegetable oil.

50g Butter.

1 Onion, finely chopped.

150g Maple-cured bacon, cut into small pieces. ½ Crown Prince pumpkin or onion squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into medium chunks (you need about 500g pumpkin flesh).

1l Chicken stock.

100ml Double cream.

3 tbsp Pumpkin seeds, toasted.

Maple syrup, for drizzling Method In a large, heavy-bottomed pan, heat the oil with 25g butter. Add the onion and a pinch of salt and cook on a low heat for 10 mins or until soft. Add

60g bacon and cook for a further 5 mins until the bacon releases its fat.

Then increase the heat to medium, add the pumpkin and stock and season.

Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook for about 40 mins until the pumpkin is soft.

Pour in the cream, bring

to the boil again and remove from the heat.

Set aside some of the liquid, then blend the remaining pumpkin until smooth and velvety, adding liquid back into the pan bit by bit as you go (add more liquid if you like it thinner). Strain through a fine sieve, check the seasoning and set aside.

Melt the remaining butter in a pan over a high heat and fry the rest of the bacon with black pepper for 5 mins.

Divide the bacon between four bowls, reheat the soup and pour over.

To serve, sprinkle over the pumpkin seeds, drizzle with maple syrup, and enjoy.

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Dessert

Spanish fish stew with almond crumb

Merlot-poached pears with vanilla & cinnamon Ingredients 750ml bottle Merlot or other red wine, 200g golden caster sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks snapped in half, 1 vanilla pod halved lengthways then halved across to make 4 strips, 4 firm pears, peeled Method

Tip the wine, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla into a deep medium pan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves.

Add the pears, making sure they are fully covered by the wine, then simmer for 30 mins until they are just tender. If the pears are very ripe, they may be ready in 20 mins. Can be made up to 2 days ahead – leave the pears in the syrup in the fridge until you’re ready to finish the recipe. Remove the pears from the pan with a slotted spoon and boil the syrup for 30 mins to reduce it and make it more syrupy.

Cool, then chill for up to 2 days. Remove from the fridge 1 hr before serving.

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SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 4 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions, finely chopped 1 medium fennel bulb, trimmed and finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, sliced 2 tsp fennel seeds, roughly ground 1 chile de ĂĄrbol 2 good pinches of saffron strands 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 x 400g tins plum tomatoes 500ml water or fish stock 600g new potatoes, cut into 2-3cm chunks 900g line-caught cod, in 5cm chunks For the almonds

100g blanched almonds 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika 1 tsp sea salt METHOD Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

Heat a large casserole dish over a high heat and add the olive oil. Turn the heat down to medium before adding the onions, fennel, sliced garlic, fennel seeds, chilli and saffron.

Season generously with salt and black pepper.

Sweat the vegetables in the olive oil for 10 minutes before adding the chopped garlic and cooking for another five minutes. Add the tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon, then pour in the

water or stock and the new potatoes. Check for seasoning.

Simmer the stew for about 20-25 minutes, or until the potatoes offer up no resistance when you push a sharp knife through: they should be completely cooked. In the meantime, put the almonds on a baking tray and pop in the oven for five to 10 minutes until a pale golden colour.

Roughly chop with a large chopping knife to make fairly coarse breadcrumbs and stir in the paprika and salt.

Add the fish to the stew once the potatoes are cooked and simmer for a further five minutes until the fish turns opaque.

Spoon into hot bowls.

BourbonSpiked White Hot Chocolate Ingredients 1/2 cup white chocolate chips (or chopped) Top Tip 2.5 cups milk U s e non 1/4 cup pumpkin puree and no-dairy milk n-dair 1/4 tsp pumpwhite y c h kin pie spice o c o m l a a t k e 1 ounce e to veganthis recipe Kahlua or friend 1/2 ounce ly. bourbon whipped cream and Pour caramel for topping a small amount of the hot chocolate (optional) into two serving Instructions In a saucepan over glasses, add one low-medium heat, ounce of Kahlua OR melt the chocolate one-half ounce of chips and 1/2 cup of bourbon (bourbon is the milk, whisking much stronger in often (about 3 min- taste). Top off with hot chocolate, stir utes).

Once melted, add the and then top with cream, rest of the milk, the whipped pumpkin and the caramel sauce and pumpkin pie spice more pumpkin pie and stir vigorously to spice (optional). incorporate.

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Could cinnamon hold the key to healthy digestion?

Adding just a sprinkle of cinnamon to your diet could be beneficial to your health

A sprinkle of cinnamon will not just add flavour to your diet - the spice cools the stomach down making it healthier, new research showed.

The exotic spice is known to have anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and has been used in Chinese medicine to treat colds, indigestion and cramps.

Now Australian researchers found cinnamon lowers stomach temperature, which aids digestion, by up to two degrees.

This in turn avoids damage to the stomach's lining, reducing inflammation and

many diseases of the gut.

This property may also explain why the rustcoloured spice from a tree bark is so popular in hot countries.

Study researcher Dr Jian Zhen Ou from RMIT University's School of Engineering in Melbourne said: 'Altogether cinnamon cooled the stomach by up to 2 degrees Celsius.

'No wonder cinnamon is so popular in warm regions as taking it makes people feel better and gives them a feeling of cooling down.'

The research published in Scientific Reports was carried out on pigs as part of a bigger study at RMIT into gut health using swallowable gas sensor capsules or smart pills.

Stomach gases from fermentation are linked to a number of gastrointestinal disorders such as ulcer, tumour-related illnesses, inflammable bowel diseases and irritable bowel syndromes.

This aids digestion and prevents damage to the stomach's lining, reducing inflammation and many diseases of the gut.

Yet gastroenterologists are still unable to differentiate between some of the most ordinary disorders of the gut and consequently patients are misdiagnosed.

The gas sensor capsule was developed to address this.

Professor Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh said: 'The gases of the gut are the byproduct of the fermentation processes during digestion, affected by the gut state and can consequently provide the needed information regarding the health of the gut.'

He added results seemed to show that cinnamon maintained the integrity of the stomach wall.

He said: 'When pigs feed at room temperature, carbon dioxide (CO2) gas increases in their stomach.

'Cinnamon in their food reduces this gas by decreasing the secretion of gastric acid and pepsin from the stomach walls, which in turn cools the pigs' stomachs during digestion.

'When the pigs are hot, they hyperventilate, which reduces CO2 production.

With cinnamon treatment, CO2 decreases even further.

'This not only cools the pigs but leads to a significant improvement in their overall health.'

He explained the heatstress effects on the gut physiological abnormalities were well-known as 'the shunting of blood from the central circulation to the

periphery reduces the perfusion to the viscera, particularly the gastrointestinal tract, which may result in tissue hypoxia and intestinal mucosal injury.

'Damage to the integrity of the intestinal wall has been linked to a reduction in permeability and associated with gut inflammation and endotoxemia, which can significantly alter nutrient digestive and absorptive functionalities and hence the intestinal gas profile.

'On the other hand, supplemental cinnamon (cinnamomum verum) is chosen as a representative therapeutic agent due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and free radical scavenging properties in the gastrointestinal tract.

'These advantageous characterises make this spice an ideal candidate for maintaining normal digestive functionalities and intestinal barrier integrity under the heat-stress condition, while at the same time it has relatively minor adverse-effects that cause minimum disturbance on the intestinal microbial community.'

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Squeamish Halloween squares. These will be a big hit at Halloween – sticky, crunchy and chewy in one bite Ingredients 150g dark chocolate, broken into pieces (70% cocoa solids is good) 100g unsalted butter 4 tbsp golden syrup 100g Rice Krispies cereal 50g dried blueberry 50g dried cranberry 100g mini marshmallow 50g white chocolate, broken into pieces jelly snakes and bugs, to decorate Method Line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment or cling film.

Place the dark chocolate, butter and golden syrup in a pan over a low heat and stir until melted.

Put the Rice Krispies in a large bowl and mix in the blueberries, cranberries and marshmallows. Stir in the melted

chocolate mixture until everything is well-coated. Spoon the mixture into the tin and spread out evenly. Chill in the fridge for an hour until set (or make the day before and chill overnight).

Remove from tin and peel away paper or cling film. Using a sharp knife, cut into 16 squares or 32 bite-size pieces. Melt the white chocolate in a small bowl over a pan of barely-simmering water, or in the microwave on high for 1 min, stirring half way. Using a teaspoon, drizzle the white chocolate over the squares. Scatter with the jelly sweets, then allow to set before piling onto a serving plate. Keep in an airtight container for up to 2 days.

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Upcoming Events

Record Of The Week!

Medieval Market COCENTAINA

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29/10/2016 - 01/11/2016 Medieval market Arabic zone.

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EXPOFIESTA – FERIA NACIONAL DE LAS FIESTAS POPULARES 04/11/2016 - 06/11/2016

Back to a TKO pick again for this week and a track that was released last week – but has been playing by invitation only on National UK radio and TKO Breakfast!

Smoove & Turrell is a band from North East England that creates a style of music they describe as 'Northern Funk'. The duo's contemporary sound fuses a variety of musical genres including funk, Northern soul, hip-hop and jazz.

Their band is composed of Jonathan Scott Watson (known as Smoove) and John Turrell. A new album – Crown Posada - is due out soon!

You can hear the track on every show this week on 91.9 and 90.8fm.

Perhaps you have a song that brings back happy memories or says thanks to someone special or is just a great tune that you love to hear? Then send your own Record of the Week request to studio@tko.fm and include details of the track and what it means to you and next week it could be your special track played every day on TKO 91.9 & 90.8fm

INNOVATION AND NEW TRENDS AT THE ALICANTE DESIGN MARKET

The Las Cigarreras cultural centre will host the sixth edition of the Alicante Design Market from Friday October 14 to Sunday 16. Get ready to enjoy a new space for synergy between creators in a space where innovation and new trends reign supreme.

Fashion and accessory design professionals as well as product and graphic designers, independent creative professionals such as artists and illustrators, small business owners and online salesmen will be able to offer their products in a unique setting.

Listen, watch, eat, laugh, chat, share, learn. The Alicante Design Market is the ideal place to do all this and more, as well as to purchase exclusive high added value goods and services. Be sure not to miss the ‘Vajillas by Nuriablanco’, ‘Collage a la carta’, ‘El zoo viene a tu casa’ and ‘Encuadérname un cuento’ workshops. Alicante has always been a city linked to commerce and the manufacture of highquality products. It is a city with an overwhelming commercial and cultural life, with large parks and gardens, breathtaking beaches, and a very active nightlife.

Mountain bikes are being prepared for the XC Marathon at Oropesa del Mar

Exhibition that looks at Spanish fiestas and offers a range of products and services to celebrate these events. Held at the IFA Exhibition Centre, near to Alicante-Elche airport.

Medieval Market – PASEO BULEVAR DE ALICANTE 04/11/2016 - 06/11/2016 Medieval market at the PASEO BULEVAR DE ALICANTE Festival Erótico 05/11/2016 - 06/11/2016 Erotica festival in the IFA Exhibition centre near to Alicante-Elche airport.

Fira Novios – Wedding Exhibition 11/11/2016 - 13/11/2016 Wedding festival held in the IFA Exhibition Centre near Alicante-Elche airport.

Firauto – Car Show 18/11/2016 - 20/11/2016 Firauto car show at the IFA Exhibition Centre near to Alicante-Elche airport.

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The first edition of the XC Marathon of Oropesa del Mar is a mountain bike bicycle tourist race through the Oropesa mountain range, Desert de les Palmes, La Pobla Tornesa and Cabanes on a trail that will leave noone indifferent.

It is one of the five events that make up the XCM Challenge Circuit of the Castellón Diputación. This is a spectacle that combines sports and nature. Get ready on Sunday October 16 to enjoy a sporting event that is sure to give plenty to talk about.

The circuit passes through varied terrain, combining trails, tracks, paths and highly challenging descents spanning 80 kilometres.

This highly demanding event will allow you to experience the hopes and sacrifice of the participants as well as the beautiful town of Oropesa del Mar, its extensive beaches and its seaside promenade, its landscape with cliffs and coves surrounded by Mediterranean forests along the last peaks of the Oropesa mountain range and the magic of the Desert de les Palmes.

Dec 8 Immaculate Conception Dec 21 December Solstice Dec 24 Christmas Eve Dec 25 Christmas Day Dec 26 St Stephen's Day Dec 31New Year's Eve

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Las Costas International

Las Costas is an international real-estate company based in the heart of the city of Torrevieja.

We sell properties from Alicante to the Mar Menor and have a wide selection of both new and resale properties.

Our main objective is to provide our customers with a truly international service and we have English, Spanish and Norwegian professionals working for us who will assist you in the buying process.

We also have direct contracts with developers all over the Costa Blanca, enabling us to offer the cheapest prices along the coast.

Some of the properties we

have on our books include new villas on golf courses, first-line penthouses, townhouses and bungalows, as well as apartments.

Right up until 1 December 2016, we are giving a free gift of a furniture package to all customers who buy a new property from us - this is an unbeatable offer.

In addition, we offer inspection visits at a discounted rate for customers from the UK to view our properties. If the customer makes a purchase, we will refund the cost of the trip.

We also offer quality properties to rent to suit all requirements.

Our agency is located in the heart of Torrevieja, next door to the Municipal

Theatre, and we offer free car parking for our customers.

You can come in and see us day or night as our offices are open from 10am – 10pm.

If you want to contact us, ring Ralph on 602 485 958 to discuss your requirements.

Also, if you have a property to sell, we will give you a professional valuation and will use modern technologies to sell your property.

We advertise our properties on many international websites, and we also utilise social media sites to boost exposure.

Las Costas International – the leading real estate agency on the “White Coast.”

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Sun Protection from Folix

At FOLIX we are specialists in the supply and installation of solar protection window films – the perfect heat protection.

Large windows in the house bring a lot of natural sunlight and heat in the living area, but at the same time a lot of other people´s views and in summer unwanted heat and unbearable temperatures, which can really affect your comfort and quality of life. But to sit all day behind closed blinds is not really an alternative. A practical and very decorative solution are solar protection window films.

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Protection window films form a transparent, yet powerful barrier, which the glass holds in place, when shattered or broken. Protection

window films reduce the risk of burglary, injury and damage, and may save the cost of glass replacement too.

Alexander Etz and his team are experts. Each protection window film is individually tailored and bonded with the appropriate equipment in just a few hours.

Protection window films are an economical investment.

Protection window films reduce also UV light up to 99% and the fading of your furniture, carpets and curtains.

FOLIX has not only a variety of energy-saving protection window films but also is specialized in advertisement labels for vehicles and business premises. FOLIX operate from Dénia to Cartagena with an office in Torrevieja.

BREAKING NEWS! NEW OWNERSHIP Karen Love as the owner of The Post Room Benijofar for the last 12 years is delighted to announce that ownership will be taken over by Bonnie and Colin Burford from the 1st November 2016.

Everything will remain the same for all the valued customers of The Post Room Benijofar. Bonnie and Colin have a wealth of experience and are looking forward to working with the existing team at The Post Room and meeting all the customers, both old and new. A welcoming party will be held at The Post Room Benijofar on Friday 28th October from 2pm until 7pm. We look forward to seeing all our customers, local business owners and friends to join us for a glass of Cava.

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Why the Body Mass Index (BMI) is wrong: FREE Body Composition Analysis at MedB Clinic Body Mass Index or BMI is a calculation based only on a person’s height or weight. It does not take into consideration other important factors that determine a person's weight such as fat, muscle and water content of the body. BMI also doesn't take into account a person's age or sex, factors that play a significant role in determining the weight and the shape of the body. BMI is said to be normal between 18.5 and 25, and above 25 a person is supposed to be overweight, and a BMI above 30 indicates obesity.

A New Way to Look at Body Weight: Why the Body Mass Index (BMI) is wrong.

There are health risks associated with weight gain and obesity including heart disease, diabetes, and sleep apnea. However, recent clinical studies show that many people with BMI's showing overweight or obesity, are very healthy and have very low risks of developing heart disease and other metabolic diseases such as diabetes. A team of scientists from the University of Virginia found that people with a BMI of under 23 were twice more likely to die 30 days after surgery than those with BMI of over 35.

BMI exaggerates thinness in short people and fatness in tall people according to Prof. Nick Trefethen of the

Mathematical Institute Oxford University. According to the Professor, the formula for calculating BMI which divides the height squared by the weight calculates a lower BMI for shorter people and a higher BMI for taller

people. In other words, shorter people will think they are thinner than they are, and tall people will believe they are fatter than they are.

According to Trefethen, the BMI equation came into being a long time ago, before calculators or even computers, and there was the need to keep the formula simple.

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RESTORATION OF THE PEACE ROOM AT THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES

Groupe Renault is working with the Palace of Versailles for the first time ever to help fund the restoration of the palace’s Peace Room. This considerable task, set to begin in 2017 and run for 18 months, forms part of a wider renovation programme that has been underway in Versailles for several years.

Festival for the past 33 years as well as the Deauville American Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. In teaming up for the restoration of the Peace Room, Groupe Renault and the Palace of Versailles are reinforcing a partnership that dates back to 2013.

Putting the shine back on the Peace Room will help return the Grand Apartments to their former glory, restoring all the splendour, architectural coherence and legibility of the Palace of Versailles.

For the last three years, Groupe Renault has provided 23 electric vehicles (10 Twizys, 10 Kangoo ZEs, 3 ZOEs) for daily use by staff at the Palace, Museum and Estate of Versailles (security officers, garden maintenance, administrative departments, etc.). A network of 30 charging points has now also been introduced across the grounds of Versailles. This unique partnership contributes to environmental preservation in the gardens, as well as the comfort and safety of 12 million visitors every year. In addition, the Renault-Nissan Alliance is sponsoring ‘Marie-Antoinette, a Queen in Versailles’, an exhibition to be staged by the Palace of Versailles at the Mori Arts Center Gallery in Tokyo from 25 October 2016 to 26 February 2017.

The Peace Room is located at the end of the Hall of Mirrors next to Queen MarieAntoinette’s apartments, and offers a magnificent outlook over the Gardens of Versailles. Its interior design celebrates the excellence of French 18th-century decorative arts and exemplifies the worldwide influence of France – values that chime with Groupe Renault’s long-time involvement in the arts and symbolise France’s heritage at its best.

Peace Room epitomises the radiant majesty of Versailles. It embodies all the talent of the craftsmen who built this palace. All French arts and decorative trades are united here: it is history made manifest. This salon has stood through the ages as a tribute to peace, and remains an allegory of France’s influence in the world. Restoring it to its former magnificence required a particular kind of commitment and a deep-seated recognition of the universality of this symbolic place. Groupe Renault has a worldwide presence and is now enabling this piece of history to live on.’

Catherine Pégard, President of the Palace, Museum and Estate of Versailles ‘As a long-standing patron of the arts, primarily through our involvement in international film festivals and our art collection, Groupe Renault is delighted to be supporting the Palace of Versailles in such a momentous architectural feat as the restoration of the Peace Room. France is lucky to possess, in the Palace of Versailles, such an exceptional national treasure that contributes to our country’s identity abroad. At Groupe Renault we stay true to our French roots, and today we are proud to back this emblematic project.’

Groupe Renault Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn Groupe Renault has forged links with the art world throughout its history and holds more than 300 works in its Renault Modern Art Collection. Mostly acquired from 1967 to 1985, the pieces – by painters, sculptors and visual artists including Dubuffet, Tinguely and Vasarely – can be seen at various company premises.

Groupe Renault has also supported filmmaking for many years, partnering the Cannes

The Peace Room Designed to form a coherent whole with the Hall of Mirrors and the War room (its counterpart on the north side), the Peace Room was the fruit of a collaboration between Louis XIV’s chief architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Charles Le Brun, First Painter to the King. The room was designed between 1681 and 1686 and is characterised by its superb polychrome marble, including Sarrancolin marble, green Campan, Campan Grand Mélange, Rance and white Carrara marble. Marble panelling lines the walls for the entire height of the room, and further visual riches are provided by reliefs sculpted in gilded lead or bronze, interspersed with mirrors. Crowning it all is a ceiling painted by Le Brun. This interior, designed to celebrate peace, completes the iconography displayed in the Hall of Mirrors commemorating civilian and military actions by the Sun King that led to peace and prosperity in his kingdom. The Peace Room has largely retained its original architectural design. The room is now in need of restoration due to the dilapidated state of its marble and paintings. The painted surfaces are lifting away and what is more, they were profoundly altered in a previous restoration phase carried out in the 1950s that left Charles Le Brun’s paintings unrecognisable. The work planned has two facets: firstly, restoring the paintings comprehensively to shed new light on the First Painter to the King’s artworks, and secondly, reinstating the architectural decorations to create a worthy setting.

This monumental project is to begin in 2017, lasting 18 months, and will be project managed by France’s chief architect for Historical Monuments, Frédéric Didier. Once completed, the restoration of the Peace Room will return the Grand Apartments to their former glory, restoring all the splendour, architectural coherence and legibility of the Palace of Versailles.

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FORD GT TO MAKE JAPANESE DEBUT

The Ford GT will make its first ever appearance in Japan this weekend when the two Ford Chip Ganassi Racing GTs compete in Round Seven of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Fuji Speedway.

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship concluded recently with the #67 Ford GT taking the runner up spot in the driver’s and teams’ championship and Ford taking second place in the battle of the manufacturers.

With just three more WEC rounds remaining it is vital to score points at each round of the championship in order to finish the Ford GT’s first season in the WEC on a strong note.

“It was great to see the IMSA Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team fight until the end at Petit Le Mans,” said Dave Pericak, Ford Performance global director.

“The second place finish is a fantastic way to end our debut season with the Ford GT in North America. We have three races left for the Ford GT in 2016 and we are going to give it everything we’ve got in Japan, China and Bahrain to finish off the WEC season.”

The #66 Ford GT will be raced at the ‘6 Hours of Fuji’

by its regular crew of Germany’s Stefan Mücke and Frenchman Olivier Pla. Currently in sixth place in the driver’s championship, the duo will be on the hunt for the points they need to pull them up the order.

“I'm really looking forward to Fuji and to Japan,” Mücke said. “It is a very interesting track and I really enjoy the culture of the country. Fuji is a challenging circuit as you have a very long straight, a high-speed middle section and a technical last section.

Finding the right set up and compromise is one of the main targets during the practice sessions but I'm pretty sure the corners will suit our car. I can't wait to get out there and fight for a podium result.”

In the #67 Ford GT, Britons Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell are also

looking for a good finish to move them up from ninth place in the driver’s championship standings.

“This will be my first time at Fuji but I’ve done my homework on the simulator,” Tincknell said. “The first two sectors are quite high speed so that should really suit the Ford GT. It looks like a really flowing track and that should play to our strengths.

I'm setting a personal target of three podiums in the last three races and obviously that starts at Fuji. We're going for the win absolutely but we need that consistency of three strong results to finish the season.”

The 6 Hours of Fuji takes place at 11:00 local time (04:00 CET) on Sunday, with a 20-minute qualifying session getting underway at 14:00 local time (07:00 CET) on Saturday.

CALL FOR LOWER ALCOHOL LIMIT

Brake, the road safety charity, has joined a wide range of other groups calling for MPs to reduce the UK’s high drink driving limit.

There is also strong public support for lowering the limit, with the British Social Attitude Survey recently finding that three quarters of the public (77%) support lowering the drink driving limit.

The Government states that drink driving ‘remains a priority’, but there has been no reduction in the number of drink driving deaths since 2010.

Every year drink driving causes 240 deaths and more than 8,000 casualties in the UK. This costs £800 million a year.

60% of those who are killed or injured are people other than the driver, such as passengers, pedestrians and cyclists.

In England and Wales the drink-drive limit is set at 80mg alcohol/100ml blood and has been since 1965.

England and Wales have one of the highest drink drive limits in the world. Set 80mg alcohol per 100ml blood, it is greater than the rest of Europe (with the exception only of Malta), as well as Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand and South

Africa.

Lowering our drink drive limit to 50mg alcohol/100ml blood would reduce drink driving deaths by at least 10%.

The Government of Malta recently announced plans to lower the drink drive limit to 50mg this month in a new National Alcohol Policy to reduce harm.(1) Scotland lowered its limit to 50mg in December 2014, and police figures showed a 12.5% decrease in drinkdrive offences in the first nine months.(2) Northern Ireland is set to lower its drink driving limit before the end of 2016.

A two-minute animation has been produced by the Institute of Alcohol Studies to support this campaign, outlining the key arguments: http://www.ias.org.uk/lowerlimit Gary Rae, Brake’s director of communications and campaigns, said: “Drink driving remains one of the biggest causes of devastating road crashes; often young and inexperienced

drivers and passengers are involved and frequently they are the tragic victims. We must continue to send a clear message to all drivers that drinking and driving is a lethal cocktail. It's shocking to see how many crashes, many involving deaths and serious injuries, have involved men in their 20s.

This call to action today is a useful stepping stone to a time when there is a zero alcohol limit.”

Katherine Brown, Director at the Institute of Alcohol Studies, said: “Recent decades have seen great improvements in road safety, but progress on drink driving has ground to a halt.

With hundreds of lives lost each year, we can’t afford to let England and Wales fall behind our neighbours in road safety standards. “It’s time the Government looked at the evidence and what other countries are doing to save lives and make roads safer. We need to make drink driving a thing of the past, and to do this we need a lower drink drive limit.

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Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: Malcolm wanted to know how to get his Microsoft Word documents working again.

ADVICE: Ray was having problems opening bank statements in .pdf format

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Hi Richard, I recently tried to open a Microsoft Word document using ‘Paint’ with Windows 7, as a result all my Word documents are now labelled ‘DocX’. What can I do to rectify this? Thank you.

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Hi Malcolm, I suspect that you have set “Microsoft Paint” to be the default application to open up .docx files (incidentally your Microsoft Word files would have always been .docx, it’s not the action of opening them up in Microsoft Paint that did that).

Anyway, to set them back to Microsoft Word, you need to click Start > Default Programs > Set Default Programs and then scroll down the list of programs until you find Microsoft Word and then click on the “set this program as default” and you should have your problem sorted out.

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Good Afternoon Richard. I have just experienced a problem not had before that is when going into my bank account online and clicking a statement to print, it says that I need Adobe Reader as it is a PDF file, I have this reader ok and can read PDF files that I have saved previously. The browser is IE 9, and does not work on Google Chrome. I spoke to the bank and they recommended FIREFOX. This I have downloaded and works fine on the bank PDF files, I also engaged the Norton safe search, do not know anything about this browser, in your opinion is it ok or dodgy. Regards Ray

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A Quick Dip The Only Way Is Essex

Sandy Bounce

This Sunday, Benidorm will host the final race as well as the Grand Final of Oceanman’s 2016 World Championship of Open Water Swimming.

Benidorm’s waters will decide both the male and female winners of the 2016 world circuit in Oceanman and Half Oceanman distances. All par-

ticipants who qualified in at least 10th place in any one of the qualifying races of the circuit during this season can compete for the titles, which means a number of local British swimmers will be taking part. All participants will compete under the same conditions, with a world title at stake! There’ll be a full report in next week’s Courier.

Better Contact

78 doubles teams converged on La Glea beach in Campoamor for last weekend's National Beach Tennis championships. Six sandy courts were used for the tournament with six different categories competed for. The

Presidents of the National and Valencian tenis federations attended the action on Saturday and Sunday, with Orihuela council saying that they are already in negotiations to host next year's event.

Seconds Out

Volvo Ocean Race sailors will be able to send social media updates direct from the oceans for the first time in next year's 2017-18 contest, following a rule change and technical development that opens up a race that has always prevented onboard internet access.

Previously, the bi-annual Volvo Ocean Race (which you will have to wait for as it starts from Alicante in a year's time) has strictly prohibited onboard internet access in order to ensure sporting equality and rule out

any potential outside assistance from shore.

But, using a new bespoke platform currently being developed in-house, the Race will provide sailors with a ‘crew communicator’ that will allow them to transmit one-way updates on either their own, or their team’s, social channels.

“This is exciting news for fans of the race, who can look forward to more direct and raw multimedia content from the boats than ever before,” said Race CEO, Mark Turner.

Lewis Limps Out 120 amateur boxers and officials from around the world gloved up last weekend in San Pedro del Pinatar for the international Pinatar Boxing Club Championships held at the Príncipe de Asturias pavilion. Clubs and national teams from Spain, as well as Germany, Sweden, Wales, France, Monaco, the Netherlands, Italy and Morocco took part in the tournament.

San Pedro's mayor,

Visitación Martínez and Sports Councillor, Daniel Perez, were presented with replica Spanish team shirts on Monday, as worn by the country's boxers at the Rio Olympics.

In attendance was the national coach, Rafael Lozano; the Murcia Boxing Federation president, Felipe Martinez; Spanish Boxing Federation secretary, Jose Maria Prieto; and Spanish Olympic boxer Sissoko.

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton pulled out of a tyre test in Barcelona on Wednesday to rest a sore foot ahead of next week's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

Hamilton had been due originally to test the 2017 Pirelli tyres with a modified 2015 'mule' car but team mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg took on those duties instead.

TORREVIEJA 200 all out RAINHAM 241 for 9 Rainham won by 41 runs Essex club side Rainham had a comfortable win in their first ever match in Spain, when they beat Torrevieja in a 40 over encounter, which was almost certainly Torry’s final match of the season.

Batting first, Rainham scored freely until in the 17th over, with 86 runs on the board, Abdul was trapped LBW for 21 by Connor Wood. Biren continued to bat freely but was eventually caught by Alfie Court again off the bowling of Connor. Biren had scored 51. Anish (24) Umer (30) Harry (21) and Jas (34 not out) all contributed runs to put up a good total. Torry’s bowling again relied on the juniors with the start being 13year- old Alfie Court with a return of 4 for 54 off his 7 overs.

Torrevieja had a dreadful start to their reply as they lost their first wicket with

the first ball of their innings. Parwitta Singh was next to go for 8, then Kailesh Singh for a quick fire 28.

Captain Chris Darwen came to the crease and when he was joined by Ciaran Guichard, they steadied the ship and gradually began to bring Torry back into the game.

Indeed after 30 overs, they were up with the required run rate to win but Anish then removed both Darwen and Guichard (who both made 42 ) in quick succession and the match took a decisive turn. Only the evergreen Neville Harris with 15 offered any further resistance and Torrevieja dismissed for 200.

Nick Thwaites, the organiser for Rainham, thanked Torrevieja CC for such an enjoyable game and also offered his thanks to Javier Lopez Romero from Torrevieja Council who had been a great help in organising a hotel for them and recommending some fine restaurants and bars. Nick added that they were looking forward to coming again next year.

Dolores Race

Around 500 athletes took part in the seventh staging of the seven kilometre Dolores road race on Sunday afternoon, which started and finished in the Plaza General Llopis. Local athlete Marina

Grau was the fastest female in just under 25 minutes whilst the quickest male competitor was Francisco Serrano who completed the course in 21 minutes and 25 seconds.

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Ivie Davies on Golf

Will Tiger Ever Return?

Golfers past and present have been quick to voice their opinions after the announcement this week that the great Tiger Woods has put his comeback on hold for the time being. Over a space of three days Woods committed to the latest PGA event, The Safeway Open, and then on Monday he pulled out, with his agent saying that “his game just wasn’t there”. Woods has had three back operations in the space of 19 months and the former world No1 has not played competitively since August last year.

Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, explained to Golf Digest why his client committed to the event last Friday but pulled out by Monday.

"He played a lot of holes of golf, and the game just wasn't there," said Steinberg. “He didn't quite get all the holes in prior to the Friday decision, but he really wanted to play this weekend.

You have to commit the

Friday before. He flew Joey [Woods' caddie, Joe LaCava] down to Florida. He flew him out to California with him.

They were going through their prep for a tournament. Going through the weekend, playing as much golf as he did, it just wasn't to the standard he wants it to be."

On the face of it that does all seem fair enough and Woods made these comments himself on his own website: - “After a lot of hours, I knew I wasn't ready to compete against the best golfers in the world. I will continue to work hard, and plan to play at my foundation's event, the Hero World Challenge, in Albany in early December” “I would like to apologise and send my regrets to Safeway, the Turkish Airlines Open, the fans in California and Turkey and those that had hoped to watch me compete on TV. This isn't what I wanted to happen,

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but I will continue to strive to be able to play tournament golf. I'm close, and I won't stop until I get there.”

That’s what the great man has had to say, but here we go with a few theories to add into the mix.

Luke Donald believes that “mental anguish” could be behind Tiger’s reason to delay his comeback.

Donald, who had a career-threatening wrist injury in 2008, said: “It sounds like clinically he feels fine. He’s just not quite ready to tee it up from a mental standpoint perhaps. That’s certainly what I gathered from his comments. There’s a lot of mental anguish when you take time away. I think obviously Tiger’s got very high standards and expectations.”

“I think that you have to weigh that up with that feel of almost failure or fear or anxiety of not performing well. If Woods is healthy like he says he is, that’s probably what he’s weighing out right

now, just feeling comfortable. It’s really hard to get comfortable unless you actually put yourself through it. At some point he’s got to jump in, and if he messes up, he’s got a good opportunity to get better the next time he plays.”

England’s Chris Wood saw Woods during the Ryder Cup when the 40year-old was one of Davis Love’s vice-captains and hopes this latest setback does not mark the end of Woods’s career.

“He seemed fine at the Ryder Cup, but you never know with Tiger,” Wood said. “It’s really disappointing because I was ready to watch it and it would have been great for the European Tour for him to play in Turkey in his second event back.

“It is really disappointing for myself as a golf fan to not be able to sit down and watch him play, because he was my golfing hero. He won the Masters when I was 10

TITTER ON THE TEE A man was watching a teenager sitting next to him. She had a Mohican hairstyle in all different colours of green,

Your partner is not allowed to touch the green to show you the line of a putt. But, what is the procedure when red, orange and blue. He kept staring at her. The teenaghe does? Is it just the partner that is penalised from the er kept looking and would find my dad staring every time.

When the teenager had had enough, she sarcastically hole, or should they both be penalised?

ANSWER

asked: "What's the matter old man, never done anything wild in your life?"

The individual who touches the green is disqualified In classic style the old man responded without batting an from the hole in match play and is given a two-stroke eyelid: -"Got stoned once and had sex with a parrot. I penalty in stroke play (Rule 8-2b), but the partner isn’t was just wondering if you might be my kid?" penalised.

years old, so from that point on he’s the only guy I’ve ever looked up to really. And he doesn’t deserve for his career to come to a finish in this way. He deserves to go out in all the style that his records still deserve.”

Six-time major champion, Sir Nick Faldo, says that "everything is stacking up against" Tiger Woods in his attempt to return to golf following injury. "It's going to be a hard grind to come back and compete against the best in the world," said Faldo, 59, who wasn’t surprised when Woods withdrew from Safeway event this week.

"Golf is a wicked game, it dangles a carrot”, commented Faldo.

"Ten years ago, I'd hit balls and think, 'I can still play, I can still hit it'.

Then you'd go to the course and can't make a score. Everything is stacking up against him now. Physically, mentally and obviously compet-

ing."

“Watching him walk, he just doesn't look supple to me. I know the stamina needed to play 72 holes. He may be able to hit balls on a range, but there's a rhythm to that. On a course, you get a five-minute gap between two shots. I think maybe he is starting to hit the ball better, but it's the stamina to play."

Despite optimism in some quarters and golf fans wanting to see Tiger in top flight action again, and remember the box office draw that he still is, I suspect that Faldo’s assessment is correct.

Tiger may be a spring chicken at 40 years of age but he has many hurdles still to climb, and most fans would rather see him retire as opposed to seeing a third-rate Woods struggling to make the halfway cut week in and week out. I hope he proves everybody wrong, and what a story that would be!

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Friday 14th October 2016

Despairing Times

Thader On Form

CD TORREVIEJA 0 CD CASTELLON 3 With one point from eight games, Torrevieja really do cut a miserable figure at the bottom of the table. Unsurprisingly, no side has conceded more goals and no team has scored fewer than them so far this term, and it was more of the same against Castellon at the Nelson Mandela stadium on Sunday.

Castellon hit the wood-

work twice, made Buba pull off a couple of great saves and netted three times. Torry's only on-target effort was a speculative punt from fully 45 yards, which was readily gathered in.

A fairly innocuous cross from the left on 43 minutes seemed to baffle Buba and his timid defence, allowing Lolo to nod the ball home from outside the far post. It

was a poor goal to concede, especially so close to the interval.

Just after the hour mark Juanmi handled the ball in the box when on defensive duties and the visitors doubled their advantage through a Juanfran penalty. A third was added five minutes before the end with a simple tap in from Alexis after straightforward work down the right flank.

Pastor was unable to feature in this contest as his registration paperwork had not come through from Australia, and will make a difference when he gets the chance. He will need considerably more from his team mates if Torry are to start picking up points as the club has hit dire straits on and off the field, and they go to Bunol this Wednesday evening.

Hat-Trick Defeat

CF BORRIOL 4 CD ALMORADI 1 Borriol handed Almoradi a comprehensive defeat as they got their first home win of the season, helped by a Jaume Almela hat-trick, with two of the goals coming in just the first seven minutes.

Almela took advantage of a loose ball on the edge of the Almoradi penalty area to score in the third minute, and doubled the lead just four minutes later. The visitors were seriously rocked

by the early goals and they barely troubled the home keeper Oscar Gea in the first half.

Almoradi boss Fran Rodríguez put on Pablo and Mario straight at the start of the second half to try to get his team back into the contest, but Almela duly got his hat-trick on the hour mark.

Obele though offered some faint Almoradi hope of rescuing getting a point when he pulled a goal back from the penalty spot, with 21 minutes remaining. Almoradi then clicked up a gear and there could have been an interesting finish if Saul had taken advantage of convert-

Monte’s Return

Local favourites CD Montesinos are back in league action this weekend with their new manager, Carlos Perez, and assistant Angel Ivan in charge (both pictured on the far left), as

Monte entertain CF Racing de Playas Orihuela with a 5.00 pm kick-off. As reported last week, the former CF Torrevieja boss was drafted in, after the club sacked Camacho after two games in

charge. Perez ordered a quickly arranged friendly against town rivals CD Montesinos last Sunday to fill a fixture gap, with CD handing out a six-one thrashing.

ing a dangerous cross which went into the Borriol box. As it was, Juan Carlos scored on the counter-attack for Borriol in the 82nd minute to wrap up the points.

CD THADER 2 ELDA INDUSTRIAL 0 This was a far more comfortable win for the Rojales side then the scoreline suggests, with the only surprise being that they didn't score more goals until very late on, as their fans feared some kind of sucker punch from the visitors.

The clash was just 35 seconds old when Valentin opened the scoring with Thader running the whole of the first half show, but they just couldn't convert their superiority into more goals.

The second half saw the Rojales side continue to dominate, but it was only when José Manuel got their second, thanks to good work from Dani Lucas in the 86th minute, that the Thader supporters could begin to relax.

Thader are now fourth in the Preferente Group Four, six points off the top, and are at home to UD Ilicitana this Sunday with an 11.30 am kick-off, with the fixture originally scheduled to be played away.

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Friday 14th October 2016

Two Points Lost

ELCHE 0 ALCORCON 1

ELCHE 4 GIMNASTIC 4

Elche threw away a threeone lead against the Segunda division's bottom club on Saturday, and then had to fight back to grab a point. The Tarragona side scored three times in the space of nine second-half minutes in a draw that left neither side happy, and Elche coach Alberto Toril fuming about his team’s loss of concentration midway during the second half.

A shot inside the post from Alex Lopez put the visitors ahead in the 11th minute to stun the home supporters, but then two goals (in the 14th and 18th minutes) from

Same Old Story

the experienced Nino put the Ilicitanos in front. When Matilla struck an excellent long range free kick to make it three for Elche just after the hour mark, it was all going to plan until referee González Fuertes got involved.

He harshly gave a penalty against Pedro, who put his elbow against his face to stop it being pummelled by a free kick, with Tejera converting the spot kick. Alex Lopez popped up again to take advantage of a poor Juan Carlos clearance just three minutes later to level up matters, and then Gimnastic had to pinch themselves when

Jean Luc Assoubre put them in front in the 74th minute.

Fortunately for Elche, a terrific shot from Dorca put them back on level terms with 12 minutes remaining, and though the home side dominated proceedings, they just couldn't get a shot on target, with their fans wondering what the season now holds for them as they are slipping more into relegation contention as opposed to harbouring hopes of promotion.

The Ilicitanos are away to fellow mid-table side Zaragoza this Sunday lunchtime in the Segunda division.

A Win At Last!

CD BUNOL 2 CD TORREVIEJA 3

Torrevieja at last got their first points of the season on Wednesday night, with the return of on-loan Pastor making a difference. Speeding down the right wing he looked up and delivered a sweet cross which Hugo accepted gratefully, nodding home to put Torry one up just before the half-hour mark. It was only Torry's fifth goal of the campaign.

Buñol gathered themselves and hit back through Corell five minutes later to level the tie, then after five further minutes, rattled another home to take a 2-1 lead at the interval. Less than 10 minutes into the second half, injury-prone Martin was replaced by teenager Booker, and then

Vicente made way for Matheus as Torry chased the game. It looked a forlorn case with time running out when Torry were awarded a penalty on 88 minutes. Captain Lewis Allen took responsibility and hammered it home to make it 2-2.

Deep into injury time Damian Aguero scored his first Torry goal to seal the win and lift his team off the bottom of the table. This was a vital first success for Torry, who must now follow it up with a first home win this Sunday at the Nelson Mandela stadium against the new bottom side, Muro, kicking off at 6.00 pm.

Elche’s interest in this season’s Copa del Rey came to an end on Tuesday night at the third round stage after a defensive foul-up involving José Ángel let Alcorcon’s Luis Fernández nip in and score in the 77th minute. It was the second time that the Ilicitanos had lost to the Madrid-based side in just over a week, having gone down by the same margin in their league encounter at the start of the month.

It was yet another throw away for the Ilicitanos similar to the weekend’s league draw against lowly Gimnastic, though coach Toril did make eight changes in the starting line-up, with half a mind looking to Sunday’s match at Zaragoza. Elche dominated the match but found Alcorcon keeper Dmitrovic in good form and it should be pointed out that they also made multiple changes from their normal Segunda division side.

Chances came and went for Elche whilst Alcorcon were happy to defend, and then accept their gift-wrapped present late on. José Ángel made a shocking pass to fellow defender Edu Albácar, which was pounced on by Luis Fernández, who beat Germán in the Ilicitanos goal.

The error was costly and it wasn’t to be Elche’s day when in the dying seconds of the match, their best chance from Nino ended up hitting the post.

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Almoradi got Sunday's defeat at Borriol out of their system to get their third win of the season on Wednesday morning against fellow-promoted Segorbe who are already involved in a relegation battle. The home side had the better chances with Obele coming close with a 15th minute header before Cristian Sánchez was pushed by Ros in the penalty area and Obele converted the

23rd minute spot kick.

Segorbe got more into the action in the second half, though Keko came close to doubling the Almoradi advantage with a long-range shot that grazed the crossbar on the hour mark. The home side defended their lead with no real scares, and have a far harder test to come this Sunday when they entertain one of the early season pace-setters, Villarreal C.

Toni Messi’s Back Tops Up

Lionel Messi returned to full training with Barcelona on Wednesday, three weeks after suffering a groin strain against Atletico Madrid.

Messi limped out of last month’s 1-1 draw against

Atletico at the Nou Camp and has missed three games, including the 4-3 defeat at Celta Vigo on October 2nd.

In addition, France international defender Samuel

Umtiti also returned to training alongside the Argentina star, however as a result their availability for Saturday's match at home to Deportivo is now very much in doubt.

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has signed a new contract which keeps him at the Bernabeu until at least the summer of 2022.

The Germany star's last contract lasted until 2020, but Real have moved to extend that. Reports in his homeland

suggest Kroos is now the highest paid German footballer in the world.

Kroos joined Real in 2014 from Bayern Munich for a fee of around 32 million euros.

He has become a mainstay of the Real midfield side, playing 108 games and scor-

ing four goals. He has won the Champions League, World Club Cup and two European Super Cups.

His side return to La Liga action after the international break with an exciting fixture at Real Betis this Saturday evening.

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WANING WAYNE

It happens to us all… employer notices worker can’t quite cut the mustard as in previous years – checks age, nods – checks new blood available – and ancient employee’s days are numbered, writes JOHN MCGREGOR. Hopes held by worker for gold watch-type exit package and dismissal sympathetically handled. England’s greatest goalscorer Wayne Rooney is arriving at his career crossroads, with both club and country confused as to where to play the ‘old’ warhorse – if even to play the Liverpudlian legend at all, things have got that bad. As for the captaincy issue – spare me, it’s so irrelevant.

Of course Wayne Rooney is past his best, anyone in football knows that. With his impressive, but burly physique, the role of a top striker is not suitable these days, but hey, the boy scored some crackers in his time.

Man United and City fans will remember a certain fabulous over-

head bicycle-kicked goal a couple of seasons ago - but for different reasons. Rooney is not a welcome word at the Etihad (or Anfield or ...). But for club and country, ‘our’ Wayne has regularly delivered, and his long term fitness level has been good.

Unlike certain other mercenaries of his era (you know who you are), the Evertonian has never sought the sanctuary of the treatment room for long. Goals and appearances will firmly put Rooney into the record books for ever Wayne has not been controversy-free in his long career, though, no sir. In 2007, there was the nuclear fallout with then- Everton manager David Moyes when United moved in for the 22-year-old Merseyside star. In his rather prematurely-published autobiography ‘Wayne Rooney: My Story So Far*’ allegations were made against Moyes for which Rooney was later forced to retract and apologise for, when the disappointed and angry

Scotsman sued in 2007.

The book accused Moyes of being overbearing, controlling and ultimately responsible for Rooney's £27 million transfer to United in 2004. Ironically the two were later reunited at Old Trafford, apparently happily when Moyes took over at United in 2014, but of course that tenure did not last long.

Then there was the famous spat with Alex Ferguson (no-one ever got the better of that legendary United manager) over the then-ludicrous salary demands-or-elseI-go. That unsavoury session was soon eclipsed by the jawdropping monies dwarfed by megamonied mercenaries like Yaya Toure (hey, what happened to him?).

Fearless Fergie wasn’t averse to dropping Rooney either, long before it’s become fashionable. What’s that saying ‘You can take the boy out of ****, but you can’t take the **** out of the boy? Our Wayne was not a paragon of youthful virtue when

younger, caught out with professional women in hotels. The young man weathered the storm to later become a happily married man and father with his sweetheart Coleen, and unlike some of his fellow stars (Ryan Giggs comes to mind), memories of his naughty boy nights out are in the past.

So what is the future for Wayne? A gentle

slide down the famous footballer pan, perhaps to pastures new to help and guide newer talent?

The current example of past United stars is confusing and unhelpful. Is a backroom Giggs-style role (btw, where is that one going?) available?

Probably not currently under Mourinho at the Theatre of Dreams. The confusing-of-late Neville brothers seem bent on showing how-not-to-do-

it , whereas pretty David Beckham seems to be making a decent fist of marketing himself. Sure, for now Rooney will keep playing pluckily as he always has done and knows no better - in midfield, wide, sub or whatever. But hey – the writing’s on the wall, Wayne… *Wayne Rooney: My Story So Far, 2006.

Hunter Davis, published

by Harper Collins.

Jordan Backs Gaz For Job Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson wants Gareth Southgate to secure the England manager's job for a long time.

Henderson was skipper for Southgate's second game in charge, the goalless World Cup qualifying draw in Slovenia on Tuesday after the 2-0 win against Malta on Saturday.

Southgate, 46, has the job initially for four games after he succeeded Sam Allardyce in September.

"The manager has been brilliant. The players have got on really well with him this week," said Henderson, 26.

"We need to put in the performances, not just for ourselves, but the fans and him and the coaching staff as well to make sure we keep working together for a long time."

Southgate - who said after the Slovenia game that he has “inherited a mess” - gave the Reds midfielder the captain's armband after dropping Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney to the bench.

Former Middlesbrough manager Southgate said: "It's been a remarkable experience. And I feel stronger and more confident for it, and I recognise the responsibility it brings."

He now has a World Cup qualifier against Scotland at Wembley on November 11th and a friendly against Spain four days later to persuade the Football Association to give him the job full time.

"He gives responsibility to players and he listens. It's been a good week," said Henderson.

"It would have been better with two wins, but we've got to take the positives; beating Malta and getting a good point from this game."

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JESS CALLS IT QUITS Jessica Ennis-Hill, who won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, has retired from athletics. The 30-year-old had hinted at retirement after winning a silver medal at the Rio Olympics in August.

In a post on social media, Ennis-Hill - also a double world champion - said it was "one of the toughest decisions I've had to make". "I've always said I wanted to leave on a high and have no regrets," she added.

Ennis-Hill's heptathlon gold was one of the most iconic moments of London 2012’s Super Saturday. But she then missed out on retaining her Olympic title in Rio by 35 points to Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam. Speaking afterwards, she said she would not rush a decision over ending her career.

In her statement on Thursday, she said, "retiring now is right". "I want to thank my family and incredible team who have spent so much of their time supporting me and enabling me to achieve my dreams," she added.

"Also, a huge thank you to all those people who have supported and followed my career over the years."

British boxing bosses suspended Tyson Fury's licence to fight yesterday, a day after he relinquished his world heavyweight titles to focus on his mental health problems.

Fury, 28, has not fought since beating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 and has twice withdrawn from rematches.

The British Boxing Board of Control confirmed his licence was suspended "pending further investigation into anti-doping and medical issues". Fury was charged with a doping offence by the UK's anti-doping body in June.

On Wednesday Fury vacated his WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles, saying he was unable to defend them because of his health. He will now have to meet with the BBBofC before a decision is taken on whether he can fight again.

BATTLE OF THE BLUES The Pristine Prem kicks off again tomorrow (writes JOHN MCGREGOR), with a fantastic football feast of Britain’s Got Talent.

Early doors it’s a cracker: reigning Champions Leicester City v Champs-two-years-ago (were they really?)

Chelsea. Both teams have started the season modestly if both Blues want to blast back to the top table - don’t miss it! Mid-afternoon there’s another five fierce games, the pick of which must be Man City at home to Everton, another all-Blue battle.

Just like last season, City have stormed out of the blocks looking invincible, but recently have been looking mortal again. Spurs barnstorming 2 – 0 win over the Blues last time out will have had Pep puzzled.

The Toffees have started the season well, but consistency is what Ronald Koeman’s men need: a 1 - 1 with Pardew’s Palace provided a point, and Everton are only four points behind the leaders in fifth. But with Liverpool, Arsenal & Tottenham closing in, City must

win to stay top.

On Saturday evening a mighty Capital clash sees upwardly-mobileagain Crystal Palace take on a West Ham side where everyone is asking awkward questions - like, ‘Where has it all gone wrong so quickly?’. That’s a good ask at the new London Stadium where great things were, and still are expected. Has the scraped 1 – 1 draw last time out against modest Middlesborough turned the corner for the beleaguered Hammers down in 18th place - only third from bottom?

Traditionally one of the games of the season is Liverpool v Man United – and it’s on this Monday night. Put basically, the nasty neighbours loathe each other: one huge, worldrenowned club always

in the other’s deep shadow, depending who’s preening in the limelight at the time.

Vibrant Liverpool have it all going for them: the Reds are currently in second, and United should be the nervier of

the two clubs. Jose Mourinho has not yet fully harnessed his expensively- assembled team into one with a consistently winning formula, and the Red Devils fans will be on edge: - game on!

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