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NOWHERE TO HIDE

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

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panish authorities have now arrested two British men on the Costa Blanca in a matter of weeks, after they tried to flee UK justice over child sex abuse charges. The latest case saw a 61-year-old

detained on the Orihuela Costa by the National Police and taken to court to Madrid ahead of an extradition hearing. He’s wanted in Nottingham over charges of indecent assault; sexual assault on a minor; witness intimida-

tion; and forcing a minor to watch pornography. If found guilty, he could face 39 years behind bars.

Last month, a British man wanted on charges of sexually abusing underage boys in the UK, was picked up by the National Police on a European Arrest Warrant in Alicante Province. The location of the arrest and the man's identity in that case were not revealed, with authorities only stating that he was wanted by Newcastle upon Tyne court over eight counts of assault stretching back to 1994 and 1995.

In the Orihuela Costa arrest, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that it

may have been in the Villamartin area, the unnamed 61-year-old is accused of sexually abusing his nine-year-old daughter in the early nineties, as well as assaulting an 11-year-old girl in the summer of 2014 and forcing her to watch pornographic videos. He is also said to have sent threatening text messages if people testified against him.

The National Police got a tip at the start of the month that the fugitive was hiding out on the Orihuela Costa and started the search for the alleged abuser which ended successfully last week.

BARKING SUCCESS

Santa Pola's new dog beach, La Caleta dels Gossets, has become the town's biggest tourist attraction of the summer, according to the council's beaches department.

Since the facility opened in May, it has attracted around 100 dogs a day on average with a total number of registered visits coming in at just under eight thousand.

All dogs must be microchipped and pass through

a laser reader before their owners can take them onto the beach, as well as ensuring that their immunisation records are up to date.

Councillor Mercedes Landa told the Informacion newspaper that they had received many compliments about the beach from dog owners, with regular users commenting that they prefer it to other dog beaches that they have access to. "We have

set a benchmark standard for the quality of the beach," said Landa. "This has put the name of Santa

Pola in the forefront for families who want a tourist destination that they can go to with their pets."

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Alicante-Elche airport saw another big rise in passenger numbers last month, with an 18 percent hike on the figures from September 2015. Airport owner AENA said that almost one point three million passengers used the facilities at El Altet, with a cumulative annual total for the first nine months of 2016 hitting a recordbreaking nine point six million people. 574 thousand British travellers used Alicante-Elche airport last month, followed by 113 thousand Spanish passengers, with German visitors clocking in third at 93 thousand.

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improvements in the area did not have to go in tandem with the lane doubling of the N-332.

Dolón told a news conference that there was now no excuse for the long-delayed project not to go ahead. The work had been budgeted at 19 million euros but would have cost substantially more if drainage improvements had to be undertaken.

The mayor has written to the Ministry of Public Works in Madrid stating that a major financial obstacle had been removed and that the N332 construction should start “as soon as possible”.

Last month Dolón announced that the Ministry had sent him a letter stating that the process to approve the project would start "soon".

Black Hole Of Catral hadCatral's mayor Pedro Zaplana has slammed the council's previous Partido Popular administration for not paying legal fines and settlements when they were in charge, which is leaving the current council budgets short. Independent mayor Zaplana who leads a coalition government team said that all kinds of claims for unpaid building work dating

back up to a decade have been appearing, as well as successful legal action taken by residents against the previous PP administration.

Zaplana said that the council have had to pay out 570 thousand euros in the last three years for lawsuits that had nothing to do with them, and that unpaid debts had led to interest payments of 220 thousand euros.

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The proposed upgrading of the N-332 around Torrevieja into a dual carriageway can take place without any additional storm drainage construction, according to Manuel Aldeguer, director-general of the Valencian Government’s Water Authority.

Aldeguer’s comments came in a letter to Torrevieja mayor, José Manuel Dolón, where he stated that any drainage

A newly restructured pediatric emergency unit of Orihuela's Vega Baja Hospital is now fully operational.

Latest technology is being used to process an average

of 39 children a day, with emergency department manager, Dr. Miguel Fayos, saying that facilties offer a better service for the young patients as well as for the healthcare staff.

Drowning Stats A total of 21 people died through drowning at Alicante Province beaches and swimming pools during the summer season, according to figures released by Valencia's health

department.

The period covered was between June 1st and September 30th, with an additional 51 emergency requests attended to.

Torrevieja restaurant and bar owners are being given an extra push by the local council to make sure that their property and municipal taxes are paid on time. The authority says that they've sent out letters to late payers threatening to stop them putting tables and chairs outside their premises if they don't pay what is owed to them.

Around 500 businesses are said to be offering outdoor drinking and dining in Torrevieja.

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It’s Good To Talk

New consultations hosted by King Felipe to try to form a government will start on Monday, with all the political parties being invited to meet the monarch for individual discussions to end the impasse after two inclusive general elections.

The talks come after the PSOE socialist leader Pedro Sanchez resigned this month, following a 10month political deadlock, with no coalition deal so far being able to be struck

for a sustainable administration. The acting Partido Popular prime minister Mariano Rajoy has already failed twice in gaining enough votes to cling onto power, and a new vote must be held before the end of the month to avoid a third general election in December. There's speculation that the PSOE could abstain from a vote over allowing Rajoy to form a minority government as the PSOE fear losing even

more seats if a third election is held. Caretaker PSOE leader Javier Fernández has said the PSOE’s 290-strong federal committee, and not its 85 MPs will decide whether to abstain. Their views may be swayed by an opinion poll published last Sunday which suggested that the PP could come close to getting a majority in a third election, and that the PSOE would finish third behind the leftwing Podemos party.

Station Proposal

Animal Traffickers

A gang which sold exotic pets and other animals to local and national pet shops has been broken up by the Guardia Civil in Alicante. Four arrests were made in Alicante Province, and two in the Murcia region by the Guardia’s environment division, SEPRONA. A whole group of animals was recovered including 25 marmosets that had been bought on the black market or bred illegally, with a potential profit of over 130 thousand

euros. At least 25 other people are being investigated around Spain for their part in the operation.

The monkeys were looked after at individual locations by people with contacts to pet shops, with the Guardia making local raids in Elche, Torrellano, Agost and La Algueña, in addition to further afield in Sevilla, Almeria and Albacete. Around 67 animals, including birds and tortoises, were said to have been bred or held for unlicensed selling.

Live Long And Prosper The number of centenarians living in Alicante Province has gone up by 30 percent over the last five years according to the National Statistics Institute. There are now 285 people aged 100 or over, with that figure set to rise to nearly 600 by 2021, and close to a thousand in nine years time.

Alicante Province residents aged 65 and over account for 20 percent of the one point eight million population, with that percentage predicted to

go over 30 percent by 2029.

Recycle Bid Torrevieja council has formally put forward a suggestion to the Ministry of Public Works that any new rail station for the area ought to be built on land in the Los Montesinos and Rojales municipalities.

The proposed site would be located between the Montesinos CV-905 roundabout and the Campo de Guardamar roundabout, opposite La Mata lake.

Torrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolón says that he’s spoken to his counterparts in Rojales and Los Montesinos, who have approved the idea, with any possible link then heading north to San Isidro,

which has an existing station on the Alicante-Orihuela line.

It’s a formal suggestion to the Ministry of Public Works who are looking into the feasibility of linking up Torrevieja to the rail network, after services were removed in the early eighties.

Earlier this year, a government report suggested one route coming into Torrevieja which would run parallel with the AP-7 and entering the city

by Los Balcones, with the station being in the Park of Nations.

The second option would have seen the line get in through the Campico de Guardamar area before fin-

ishing up in La Mata by the Antonio Soria park and the third option, saw the line getting into Torrevieja through the San Luis and El Limonar urbanisations as well as part of the Parque Natural.

Torrevieja council formally rejected those proposals as all being unacceptable due to environmental issues, and have now come up with their Montesinos idea. It’s all a paper exercise at the moment, but Dolón said the alternative proposal compared to the three Ministry options, was designed to make sure that the government didn’t forget about the possible project.

The number of items recycled within the Valencia region is set to rise by 70 percent according to new targets set by the Valencian Government's environment department. A big emphasis will be on shops as well as

bars and restaurants, with a legal requirement for businesses to follow the rules.

The government claims that five million bottles and cans get thrown onto the region's streets, fields, and beaches.

Fleet Boost

A nine-seater van, previously owned by the ADIS Vega Baja association, has been officially brought into service for Orihuela's Civil Protection team. The vehicle has already been used in a recent successful search for a woman who went missing in El Mudamiento.

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Happy Mother

British Prime Minister Theresa May met with Spain’s acting Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy for a working lunch in Madrid last week. The talks were dominated by the issue of Brexit with a Downing Street spokesman saying that May made it clear that she wants to protect the rights of all EU nationals, including those from Spain, living in the UK and praised the contribution that Spanish citizens make to the country. In return though, she emphasised that UK nationals resident in Spain and across the UK, must also have their status maintained in return. Trade, tourism, and Gibraltar were some of the other matters

New equipment is now being used on the Orihuela Costa to help clean the sewers.

Three new containers filter out waste which is then pumped into tankers who then take it away to landfill dump sites.

Water company Hidraqua says that the chances of future sewage problems in the area have been greatly reduced.

Roll With It A row over a school's toilet paper supply has broken out in a Madrid area town, prompting local council officials to step in.

The Rafael Garcia Valino primary school in Yepes, some kilometres south of Madrid, recently sent out a list of supplies students need for class this year.

Among the pens, notebooks and erasers was an unexpected item: six rolls of toilet paper.

One parent, Carmen Contreras, complained that the requirement was "totally surreal." She said the school told her it didn't have enough money for toilet paper. Yepes council has now offered to resolve the shortage by supplying rolls for the whole school.

Sea Lion Rescues

Let’s Do Lunch

that were discussed.

The same conditions that apply to the British mainland after the country leaves the EU must apply to its territories such as Gibraltar, Rajoy told May. He promised to support the integrity of the

UK after Brexit, but warned that once the UK left the single market and abandoned free movement, the inhabitants of Gibraltar would have to do so too, unless they approved shared sovereignty with Spain.

Rubbish Row A 62-year-old doctor has given birth to a baby girl by Caesarian section in the city of Lugo, in Galicia. Lina Alvarez made national headlines last month when she revealed that she was pregnant after undergoing fertility treatment.

Her pregnancy sparked a debate in Spain as she faced

criticism for having a baby in her sixties.

However, the doctor dismissed the criticism, saying she feels half her age.

"I feel like a woman in her 30s. To feel better than this is impossible," she said at the time. "I feel rejuvenated due to the hormonal changes and the joy that I feel."

Killer Sentenced An Almoradi political party has attacked the council's coalition government team for not doing enough about keeping the town's open spaces clean. Ciudadanos councillor Maria Quiles says that the square around the

town's Semana Santa festival headquarters is especially bad and despite making four complaints, nothing has been done about the rubbish.

Quiles said that the council's lack of response didn’t

make sense. “They keep going on about the importance of tourism to Almoradi,” commented Quiles, “but they don't make a small effort to make sure that the town presents the right kind of image".

Tax Cut Call

Sea lions are set to be used as lifeguards on the Costa Blanca in a special experiment. Valencia City’s Oceanographic Foundation, in Valencia, which is the largest aquarium in Europe, will lead the project, which will train the docile mammals in the hope of using them to save lives in local waters.

“It’s a long-term project investigating how animals can be used for rescues in emergency situations in the same way that dogs work with the fire brigade,” said Celia Calabuig, from the Foundation. Experts have compared the intelligence and quick learning abilities of sea lions to those of dogs, which are already used around the world in search and rescue work, including a lifeguard dog that works on the Mar Menor.

A 50-year-old man from Murcia has been formally sentenced to 18 years in jail at a hearing in Elche this week after stabbing his partner's 10-year-old son to death at his girlfriend’s house in the Torrealmendros

urbanisation of Torrevieja’s in May 2015.

He pled guilty earlier this month to knifing the child 18 times and was also ordered to pay 96 thousand euros in damages to the boy’s parents

Algorfa mayor, Manuel Ros, says that local residents are paying some of the highest property taxes in the Valencian region.

Ros, from the PSOE party, claims that Algorfa homeowners have to shell out 135 euros a year more than

the average IBI figure in Valencia, as the council tries to slash the amount of debt that he claims it inherited from the previous Partido Popular administration in 2015.

Now, in an attempt to change things for residents,

Ros has called for the Valencian Government's Finance Ministry to help by reducing Algorfa’s IBI rate, after his predecessor, Antonio Lorenzo, adopted a long-term plan of increasing it as a way of cutting the council’s debt.

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A Costly Cut

A farmer from the northern part of the Valencia region, who hacked off his own hand to claim insurance, has had a four-yearjail sentence reduced by six months after an appeal to the Supreme Court. He will still have to repay the 335 thousand euros in money that insurance companies had so far paid him, after he was found guilty of fraud.

The 42-year-old from the CastellĂłn area, identified as Miguel B.P, was given the four-year sentence in January, after the Provincial Court heard that he staged an elaborate 'accident' in order to help pay off his mortgage back in 2007.

The man pretended his hand had been cut off in a

car accident. After amputating his hand, he is said to have driven the car up a slope with the hand at the foot of the driver's seat. He then set the car on fire and called the emergency services.

However, the emergency services said that when they arrived at the scene, they found the man lying on the ground and calmly

smoking a cigar. He proceeded to claim insurance on the basis of eight different policies, including for permanent disability, severe disability, death and more. He then undertook legal action to collect the insurance, and was only rumbled when one of the insurance companies brought in a private detective to investigate the case.

Dino Skin Found A fossil containing skin impressions made by a dinosaur nearly 66 million years ago has been found in Spain.

Researchers believe the impressions in the sandstone rock are from the scales of a dinosaur that died in the mud in the Late Cretaceous period.

The fossil was discovered by scientists in the Vallcebre near Barcelona, where they were conducting geological research to study the origins of rock sediments. Vallcebre municipalitys was a muddy

region during the Late Cretaceous period and, it is thought, over the course of thousand years, the mud pet-

rified to form sandstone, preserving the dinosaur scale impression that was recently discovered.

Iberdrola Deal Pensioners who are struggling to pay their electricity bills will not have their power cut off after a deal was struck between power company Iberdrola and a senior citizens lobby group.

An agreement with the Democratic Union of Pensioners and Retirees (UPD) says that customers who are struggling should get a report produced by them which confirms they are not earning enough to pay their bills.

Face-to-face consultations and advice on fuel-saving and bill restructuring will also be offered to pensioners, even if they are able to pay, but find-

ing it a struggle to make ends meet. The UPD, a non-profit association, also offers financial help for retirees with severe money troubles.

Islamist Raid

A man was arrested in a halal butchery on the Northern Costa Blanca as part of an operation against people suspected of militant Islamist activity. The National Police raided a butcher’s shop in Altea last week and detained a

Moroccan national, to add to three other arrests of Moroccan men in Ceuta and in Morroco itself.

The arrests came after two years of investigations, including the monitoring of two people who had lived in Spain

but had gone to join the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. The men detained in Altea and Ceuta have been charged with enlisting and indoctrinating recruits to fight in Syria and Iraq with the use of social media.

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An Apple A Day

Two apple thieves have been arrested by the Guardia Civil after a wave of robberies in the Crevillente area.

The Spaniards, aged 45 and 48, have been bailed after helping themselves to two and a half thousand kilos of the fruit from orchards, with 500 kilos being recovered by the Guardia.

Bigger Pot 36 tourist-related companies on the Costa Blanca have been given grants by the Valencia Tourism Agency this year, aimed at improving their services and the way they are managed. The money comes from a one million Euro pot, which has doubled over a year, aimed at creating new jobs in the tourism sector.

Friday 21st October 2016

A Clean Sweep

20 thousand euros has been spent on clearing up piles of rubbish that have been dumped in Torrevieja's La Hoya area close to the International Auditorium. The Informacion newspaper reports that the work was authorised by the site developer La Uniรณn Temporal de Empresas after a series of complaints over fly-tipping during the summer.

In July, the developer was reported as getting ready to put forward formal planning permission requests for the

building of a seven and a half thousand-properties in La Hoya, after Torrevieja council told them to get on with the project, or lose their rights to the area.

The proposed new estate is the largest building project on the table in Alicante Province, and the last major piece of building land allocated in Torrevieja.

It's not clear whether the clearance work was a "sweetener" for the council ahead of any future move from the developer.

Fatal Hit

Dream Nightmare?

Torrevieja's ruling coalition government team could find life harder getting decisions through the council after the two Dream Torrevieja party representatives Alejandro Blanco and Pablo Samper quit. A Dream party meeting voted to go into opposition at the weekend after a series of rows within the coalition over issues like sports school funding. It now leaves the coalition in a precarious minority position, but the good news for them is that Blanco and Samper have pledged not to support Partido Popular moves for a vote of censure against the government team, and to largely back the current programme.

A combination of PP and Ciudadanos councillors

joined forces recently to reject the government team's 2016 budget by one vote, which saw plans to bring refuse collection under municipal control scrapped. The figures now put the coalition at just 10 votes with a combination of four Green councillors, four Socialists (PSOE), one APTCe and one IU (United Left) representative, up against the 15 councillors that can be mustered by the other parties.

Earlier this month, Torrevieja mayor Jose Manuel Dolon told Blanco and Samper to quit their portfolios within the government team, but they initially did not do so, despite a missing a number of meetings. A Dream spokesperson told the Informacion

newspaper that various things took place which ran against what they want to see happen in the area, and that forced them to pull out of the coalition. They added that they would act in a "sensible and responsible way on behalf of Torrevieja citizens".

An Eye For Trouble A 35-year-old man, originally from Jumilla in the Murcia region, died in the early hours of Sunday morning whilst out on his stag do in Madrid. He was hit by a National Police car in the Puerta del Sol square, after he tripped whilst crossing the road.

His injuries were so severe that he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest, with paramedics pronouncing him dead after half an hour. His friend who was with him at the time needed immediate stress counselling, with a duty psychologist called to the scene.

A matador who lost an eye after being gored by a bull, has been gored in the same eye nearly five years to the day since the first accident. Juan Jose Padilla, 43, was rushed to hospital on Saturday after being gored on the left-hand side of his face by a 600kg bull during the Pilar Fair in Zaragoza - the same festival where he lost his eye in 2011. He was not seriously

injured in Saturday's incident and doctors ruled out any internal injuries.

Padilla wears a patch after his accident five years ago, which made him a national hero but left him partially blind. Now nicknamed 'the Pirate', he told GQ magazine in 2012 that his injuries were just part of bullfighting but had made "no difference" to his performance as a matador.

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A Simple Question A few months ago I wrote in this column asking how many more people, and particularly children, have to die in the UK because of a crazy obsession that some folk have in wanting to own a dog which is a killer? I now ask another question. What is more important - the life of a child or that of a dog? I ask this because, once again, a Staffordshire Bull terrier went berserk in a family home in Essex last week, ripping a baby to bits, attacking his

brother, causing him lifechanging injuries and attacking the children's mother too (the two children pictured).

All because of the stupidity of having a so-called pet in close proximity to vulnerable children.

Sadly in Britain, misguided animal lovers put the love of their dog first. Again sadly, the clever indoctrination of vested interests have blurred the facts about owning dogs.

There are many hundreds of thousands of people making

huge amounts of money out of dogs - vets, breeders, dog kennel owners, the pet food industry, plus the many thousands of people attached to pet charities such as the RSPCA who are earning good salaries and have a vested interest. They have successfully indoctrinated the public that it is never the dog's fault that it attacks people - it is the owner who has not trained their pet properly.

This is absolute nonsense.

Of course it is vital that every

owner should properly train their pet - but endless training can never, ever, eradicate a dog's killer instinct. A dog is a carnivore, and deep down that base instinct is still there - it never goes. And given the right (correction, wrong) circumstances, that killer instinct comes to the fore. My wife is a dog lover and owned an American Pitbull Terrier (before it was illegal to own one) which could not have been better and more lovingly trained.

But one day, for no apparent reason, this dog went crazy and gored her daughter's arm. Luckily she was a teenager and not a baby.

Many years later, we had a Westie (yet another terrier breed) who, for no reason, started showing her teeth at a young child who was in the room. From then on, she was never off a lead whenever a child was nearby. I would love to see every UK dog licensed (like it was until 1987) with a fee, if at least

BREXIT HICCUP There's an interesting head of steam building up in the UK legal system which could totally derail Brexit before it's even begun.

London businesswoman Gina Miller is leading a group challenging the Prime Minister's right to start Britain's exit from the European Union without a vote in Parliament.

The case has begun in the High Court, with her barrister contending that Theresa May does not have the legal power to trigger Article 50 and start the Brexit process.

Lord Pannick QC accused Mrs May of attempting to kick-start proceedings unlawfully using ancient executive powers which for centuries were vested in the monarchy.

Speaking on Ms Miller's behalf, Lord Pannick told three judges in a packed

courtroom that the case "raises an issue of fundamental constitutional importance concerning the limits of the power of the Executive".

He argued Mrs May could not use royal prerogative powers to remove rights established by the European Communities Act 1972, which made EU law part of UK law, as it was for Parliament to decide whether or not to maintain those statutory rights.

Attorney General, Jeremy Wright QC will help fight the case for the Government, saying the result of the referendum has to be respected and royal prerogative means no parliamentary vote or act is needed before triggering Article 50. The case is being heard at the High Court, but given its constitutional importance will almost cer-

tainly move to the Supreme Court before the end of the year. If judges decide there must be a vote in Parliament, then the possibility of MPs defying the result of the referendum is raised, and that is more than likely.

The majority of MPs campaigned to stay in the EU and they could vote to block the very start of the process which the majority of constituents backed. The courts

could make politics very difficult in the coming weeks.

Now, let's look at what could easily happen next year. We are about to start seeing big inflation increases in the UK because the pound has lost value caused in part by Brexit fears and in part by speculation. I have no doubt that there are many people with vested interests in keeping Britain in Europe who will be doing their utmost to keep the

pound low and even driving it lower. If voters in Britain see prices in the shops rising big time, and they are hit with ever-rising fuel prices at the pumps and when they pay their electricity and gas bills or go on holiday abroad, and at the same time have no wage increases, even those who voted Brexit will regret the day they put their cross on the exit box.

MPs will be under pressure from voters to push for another referendum, and I have no doubt that if there is another vote early in the New Year, the “remainers� would win. Bear in mind Theresa May has only a slim majority and it wouldn't take much for Parliament ending up voting against triggering Article 50, effectively putting it on the back burner for years. Are we in for a twist in the Brexit tale?

100 pounds. And no-one apart from police and security services should be allowed to own a dog above a certain size and strength punishable with at least a six-month sentence and noone should be able to own any dog if they have children under two in the house.

Perhaps then we will put an end to the death and serious injury toll caused by dog attacks - now standing at nearly three thousand per year in the UK.

STUPID CLOWNS Why is it that certain people take great pleasure out of scaring the hell out of others - and why is it that the world's most stupid crazes always seem to come out of America? I'm writing about the latest nonsense of people dressing as the most scary clowns or monsters and jumping out at unsuspecting people at night. Firstly, this is the most dreadful experience for any child and secondly, this could give a person with a medical condition a fatal heart attack. No doubt the closeness of Halloween is fuelling the stupidity, but it should stop before people get seriously hurt. Some things are just harmless fun - this is not.

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A Decade Of Captura Ten more of the most wanted British fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain’s expat communities have been revealed in a new appeal by independent UK crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and the National Crime Agency (NCA). Publication of the latest list coincides with the 10th anniversary of Operation Captura – a multi-agency campaign which has seen 76 fugitives apprehended out of 86 publicised.

The ten fugitives are wanted by law enforcement agencies in connection with crimes including murder, child sexual exploitation, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering and serious assault.

The list includes Sarah Pinitzke from York, who has been convicted of laundering one billion pounds; Jamie Acourt (a former suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry) who is wanted on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cannabis; as well as murder accused Shane O'Brien, 28, and suspected fraudster Mark Acklom, 43, from London, who last lived in the Murcia region.

Full details are available online via the informative website, www.crimestoppers-uk.org/Captura� Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC, the Founder and Chair of Crimestoppers, said: “As we mark the tenth anniversary of Operation Captura, it is safe to say it has been an extremely effective way of tracking down some of the most wanted individuals who are deliberately running from justice.

Steve Reynolds, Head of International Operations for the

NCA, said: “Seventy-six fugitives on the Captura list have been caught to date, along with many more fugitives linked to other operations. The exceptional level of collaboration and intelligence sharing we have with the Spanish authorities has been vital to these arrests. “ Crimestoppers and the NCA liaise closely with the British Embassy in Madrid and with both British and Spanish law enforcement agencies. Simon Manley, British Ambassador to Spain, said: “Captura is one of the best examples of the fantastic collaboration between Spanish and British law enforcement. Our objective is for this collaboration to

continue and strengthen in the coming years. I would like to congratulate all those that have worked over the last 10 years to bring fugitives to justice.”

Information received by Crimestoppers will help to locate the fugitives on the Operation Captura list. For people in Spain wishing to pass on information anonymously there is a dedicated freephone Spanish telephone number - 900 555 111 - which is directed to the Crimestopers’ call centre in the UK. A translation service is available on request.

www.crimestoppers-uk.org/Captura

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Is Your Pension a Turkey?

By Richard Samuels, Blacktower Financial Management (Int.) Ltd After your home, pensions are probably the most valuable asset you own. There was once a time when pensions were considered safe as houses, yet over the last 30 years there have been several high-profile instances where employers have failed to safeguard their staff’s retirement pot.

promises to members.

Many expats are using their right to request a transfer value in order to secure their pension pots. As schemes look to reduce their liabilities, in some cases offering enhanced rates to get members off their books, expats are taking advantage of these record high values. In some cases, they could be more than 20 times the value of the annual pension offered on retirement.

According to figures published by the Pension Protection Fund, the total UK pension deficit stood at £419.7bn in September 2016, with a total of 4,993 schemes found wanting.One of the latest in a string of headline-grabbing pension crises surrounds the collapse of UK poultry retailer Bernard Matthews, whose prepack sale last month plunged the company’s pension deficit to approximately £20m, according to the Commons Work and Pensions Committee, with pension holders only likely to receive about 1p in the pound.

The pension plan that has had the most checkered past is the final salary scheme. In their heyday of the 1980s and 1990s, final salary pensions were offered by companies - usually large PLCs - as a powerful incentive to attracting new staff.

A final salary pension scheme pays an annual income upon retirement based on the employee’s salary in the final year of employment and length of service. The usual rate of payment is one-sixtieth of the employee’s final salary, multiplied by the number of years of membership. So, for example, someone who has held a final salary pension for 40 years would be able to claim two-thirds of their final salary upon retirement.

The whole concept of a final salary pension is to offer guarantees to the member. Whereas other pension plans can be affected by stock market fluctuations, with the final salary you will be protected because theoretically your employer is bound to make up any shortfall.

Final salary pensions began to come unstuck in 1997, when the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, abolished the tax relief that pension funds earned on dividends from stock market investments. Without these tax credits final salary pensions nosedived. In 1997, around 34% of pensions were final salary; today it is estimated that just one in 12 employees are in a final salary scheme.

Transferring the Cash Value to a Recognised Overseas Pension enables expats to protect their pension funds in a new scheme. The crystallised funds are then available for flexible drawdown, including taking a lump sum from the age of 55.

Unlike “Final Salary” (DB) schemes, unused funds are also available to beneficiaries.

In the late 1990s, many final salary schemes were in surplus carrying more than enough money to meet payments to retirees - increases in life expectancy and tougher trading conditions have meant that many today are in deficit.

Furthermore, as part of the pension reforms, the Minimum Funding Requirement was introduced, meaning that many pension fund managers turned to supposedly safe investments in the form of Government Bonds, or ‘Gilts’. But in the wake of the Brexit vote, the yield on Gilts has dropped to under 1%, serving to deepen the pension deficit.

Whereas the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) - established in April 2005 with the aim of compensating members of underperforming final salary pension schemes-makes good some of the deficit, it cannot fill the gap entirely. In the case of Bernard Matthews, even with the PPF taking control of the final salary pension, members of the scheme are likely to see their pensions cut by 10%.

Record low gilt yields have also impacted on the value of transfers out of final salary schemes, which are now at an all-time high. This is because they are calculated according to how much of today’s money it will cost the scheme to make good on

A review of your financial position would be a sensible option in view of the above, or if you would like advice on any of the issues mentioned you can contact me on my email address, richard.samuels@blacktowerfm.com.

I can also help you track lost pensions, including personal pensions or occupational pensions and schemes used to “contract out”. If you have lost touch with a pension scheme since moving to Spain, we can contact them on your behalf in order to find out what your pension entitlement may be.

For further information contact: Richard Samuels, International Financial Adviser, Blacktower Financial Management (International) Ltd M: 692 352 156 or E: richard.samuels@blacktowerfm.com The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity.

Blacktower Financial Management Ltd is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV. 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.

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Pets

Friday 21st October 2016

Making A Point

Nice And Easy Cats

Cats do have a number of advantages compared to owning a dog, especially if you are short on time, even here in Spain.

No offence to dog owners and lovers, but here are the Top Ten reasons that feline supporters give for making cats an easier option to own as opposed to a dog.

About 3,500 dogs of all breeds and sizes ran through the streets of Madrid for four kilometres with their owners on Sunday in the fifth staging of the "Perroton," or Dogathon. It's an annual event that seeks to raise awareness about animal cruelty as well as encouraging more dog adoptions.

"We are trying to promote the responsible ownership of dogs and encouraging more people to adopt a dog who may be looking for a home", said Perroton president, Alejandra Botta, who is

also an actress and singer, "Adopting is something that is great and important," added Botta. "There is a dog of the right shape and size for everybody!”

The U.S. Ambassador to Spain, James Costos, got an honorary award for his country's efforts against animal cruelty.

Costos said he was thankful for the honour.

Days before the Perroton, he tweeted a picture of him and his dog Greco, saying they would run to "highlight the work of the U.S. government against animal cruelty."

1. INDEPENDENCE Are you going out for the day? Do you have to worry about the cat? No, you can relax knowing your cat will be fine for a few hours, as long as it has water and food and access to be able to relieve itself. Dogs should be left ideally for no more than four hours, and continually relying on reluctant non-doggie friends to care for them, even for just a few hours can be difficult.

2. NO WALKIES There’s no need to drag yourself out in all weathers to exercise your cat. It will happily exercise itself.

Nothing is worse than waiting all day for some Spanish torrential rain to stop especially right now, so the dog can have his exercise without getting soaked and

avoiding the constant stare of a dog waiting anxiously for walkies.

3. CATS LIVE LONGER It’s a sad fact that many dogs will not even reach the age of 10, especially larger breeds of dogs. Cats can live up to 20 years old, almost double the time of a dog’s expected lifespan.

use their litter tray.

6. BASIC TRAINING If you’re pressed for time, or find training a dog daunting, then a cat is a good choice. Although a new kitten will need to know right from wrong - as far as you can persuade it to agree with this - all should be fine.

And of course its mother will have already toilet trained it.

4. DO IT THEMSELVES There’s no need to splash out on expensive grooming sessions every 8 weeks for your cat. They do a pretty good job themselves!

However, long-hair cat breeds may need a bit of a hand with their personal grooming, but it won’t cost you a euro if you do it yourself!

7. CATS COST LESS A pedigree puppy can cost anything from 200 euros up to the two-thousand-euro range. Whereas, kittens are sometimes given away, or sold for a nominal amount. Expect to pay quite a bit extra for a pedigree cat, such as a Burmese though.

5. TOILET HABITS There is no need to pick up after your cat, and no need to worry about your pet squatting for all the world to see, or walking with a bag full of warm poo until you find a dog bin. Cats are remarkably clean especially if they are neutered. They’ll simply choose their spot, dig, do their business, and then simply cover it up or

8. CHEAP AT THE VET Cats tend to be cheaper to take to the vet than dogs, and routine flea and worming treatments, which are based on the weight of your cat, should work out cheaper too! Cats are generally cheaper to insure than dogs as a consequence. The tendency of breeders to distort the basic dog shape so dramatically leads to many

‘man made’ debilitating and sometimes fatal ailments perpetuating in various dog breeds. This is far less common in cats, especially moggies.

9. QUIETER CATS You’ll have no worries about the dog howling, whining or barking and disturbing you and your neighbours. Although some cat breeds, such as Siamese, can be quite vocal and unneutered cats will make mating and fighting, cats tend to be the quieter pet.

10. LOWER COSTS Being smaller, cats eat far less That combined with little need for the various accessories required for dogs, such as coats, leads etc, and cheaper pet insurance, makes the cat a generally cheaper pet to own.

Cats and dogs are undeniably both lovely pets and we are privileged to be able to share our homes with either of them. And we are sure that many of the dog owners around here can easily come up with a top ten list of why dogs are better than cats!

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

CHANCE

HENRY

HONEY

JILL

SANDY

Chance was rescued from a Perrera with a broken elbow in May, and after a successful operation, he is now ready for a permanent home. He is a gorgeous dog who loves everyone and is very good with other dogs and people. Chance weighs in at around 12 kilos and is now aged nine months and shouldn’t grow any bigger.

For more on this adorable boy please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Henry, Oliver and their sister Holly were cuddly, fluffy puppies when they were rescued, but they didn't know when to stop growing!

They have grown into large Great Dane X dogs and would be perfect for someone with a lot of space, looking for a large gorgeous dog to love. If you would like to meet them, please call APAH on either 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Honey is a five-year-old girl who loves giving kisses. She is fully vaccinated, spayed and microchipped, and is now looking for a new permanent home. Honey loves people and other dogs but she is not used to small toddlers. She has come from an excellent home and will make someone a fantastic companion. If you would like to adopt Honey or to meet her, call the K9 charity on 610 832 726.

Jill was one of three small female dogs found in a concrete irrigation canal. Like the others, Jill was in poor condition, thin and covered in ticks and fleas. She enjoys playing and loves a cuddle and only being a small breed wouldn´t take up too much room! She is eight-years-old, fully vaccinated, micro chipped and sterilised. If you would like more information please contact the SAT kennels on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

Sandy is an adorable four month old pup that is looking for a home. He loves to play, have cuddles and has a lovely disposition and is a happy little man. He was rescued along with nine other pups, and could end up weighing between eight and 12 kilos when fully grown. For more details on Sandy and to meet him, please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.c om

TIMMY Timmy is around four months old and is now looking for a forever home. He was found on the streets desperate for attention and was happy to go straight into a friend’s arms. Timmy is a wonderful, happy and healthy little boy, great with other dogs and cats as well as being good on a lead. He will be medium size when fully grown. For more details about him, please phone Pets in Spain on 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

Local

Learn The Lingo

Rojales council is offering the perfect chance for you to brush up on your Spanish language skills by speaking to local Spaniards, who in turn want to speak better English! The language exchange sessions at the Quesada Cultural Centre consist of 50 percent Spanish conversation with the rest of the time in English and other languages. You can sign up by filling out a form at either the Quesada Municipal Centre or the Rojales Town Hall.

Ahoy There Last week's big Caldero Day fiesta at Los Alcazares went down an absolute storm, with the Sailing Association Mar Menor(SAMM) entering into the spirit as well as trying to attract new members. The theme was ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and a variety of Jack Sparrow lookalikes had an enjoyable day on the beach.

SAMM's next meeting is on Wednesday November 9th at the Las Claras Social Centre in Los Narejos, with more details via their website, which is www.sailingmarmenor.com

A.P.A.H. Night The Pilar de la Horadada-based animal charity A,P.A.H. is having a fundraising night with an eye on ladies fashion in San Miguel de Salinas this coming Tuesday (October 25th).

It's a themed Gladrags and Cava evening at Bar Rosas starting at 7.30 pm, with a glass of cava included in the two-euro entry fee.

Clothes, handbags, and shoes will be on display to have a browse at, as well as special manicuring and make-up tips that perhaps even the gentlemen might be able to take an interest in!

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Friday 21st October 2016

Poppies On Parade

The Royal British Legion Spain North formally launched their annual Poppy Appeal in Benidorm last Friday with an impressive parade fronted by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums along the Levante promenade. Veterans from a variety of countries were present, with the parade finishing at the dias in the Rincon

de Loix, with speeches given by RBL District North chairman, Nigel Hails, and Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez.

Regular attendees from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea were Arthur “Skippy” Teasdale and Wayne Campbell who added a splash of wonderful colour in their red coats.

Choirs Remembered

Two Costa Blanca choirs are joining forces for the annual Remembrance Day Concert in La Zenia on Sunday November 6th at the Centro EcumenicoCristo Resucitado on Calle Diamante. The Orihuela

Costa Male Voice Choir will be linking up with the In Harmony Chamber Choir under conductor Nigel Hopkins for a programme of popular and classical songs.

Soloists Verity Hall and Alyson Horsfall will also be

performing, with tickets priced at 10 euros, which are available from La Ponderosa Gift Shop in La Zenia. Proceeds will be split between La Zenia church and the AECC cancer charity, with the concert starting at 7.30 pm.

Happy Youngsters

Tasting Time Some 21 youngsters recently had a free day out at the Terra Natura theme park in Benidorm thanks to the generosity of the N-332 Road Safety Facebook group and The Courier newspaper. Both organisations came together to provide the tickets for a fun day

out for the children aged between 10 and 18, who attend classes at two Intercultural centres in Cartagena.

The centres look to promote better racial and cultural understanding amongst youngsters from different ethnic back-

grounds in the Cartagena area, and the tickets were handed over to Jose Luis Ortega Cañavate from the city's Immigration unit. He thanked the N-332 team and The Courier for their donation which enabled the children to experience a great day in Benidorm.

Fresh Leader A total of 15 Torrevieja restaurants will be taking part in next weekend's first ever Vega Baja Gastrocultural festival highlighting the region's cuisine.

The event will run between Friday October 28th and Sunday October 30th, with low-priced tasting dishes,

including desserts, available for people to try.

Torrevieja hospitality association president, Joaquín Guillamó, said at the event launch that it would be a special opportunity to enjoy the rich cuisine that the Vega Baja region has to offer.

Line Them Up

The Dance Ranch line dancing club held a special social evening at the Club in Quesada to raise money for the AECC cancer charity.

Sue Briffa and her late husband John ran the club before he passed away, with Sue still keeping things

going. She stages a number of events each year in John's memory, with the proceeds going to the AECC. Pictured are Sue and the dancers, along with Debbie Weedon from the cancer charity fundraisers, Maria and the Pink Ladies.

Guardia Civil traffic officer Francisco Morales is a busy man these days, what with being the Facebook webmaster of the successful N332 road safety site, and now he's become the new president of the Orihuela Costa's Las Filipinas urbanisation. Francisco was nominated for the post by the FAOC (Federacion Asociaciones de Orihuela Costa), and his main aim is to get all the nationalities within the community telling him about the problems and concerns they have with the aim of making life even better.

Not too surprisingly,

Francisco has already created a Facebook page to keep the residents informed of what´s happening, and he urges “everyone who lives in Las Filipinas or the surrounding areas to join

us”. To find the Facebook page, just search for Las Filipinas Orihuela Costa and look out for the internationally-flagged image representing the diversity of the popular area.

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Friday 21st October 2016 BY DAVE SILVER

Bird's Eye View Of A Lunch For Two

As we prepared to dine at the cafe's outdoor table, several starlings swooped down and formed an anticipatory luncheon line on a nearby tree branch.

Mrs S asked: 'How many do you think there are?'

I replied: 'I count eight but I think one of them has moved and rejoined the line at the other end. So it could well be seven.'

Mrs S said: 'It reminds me of that Hitchcock film.'

'No, luv,' I said. 'Hitchcock didn't direct The Magnificent Seven.'

'No, no,' said Mrs S. 'I meant that movie where all the birds turn nasty and terrorise the townsfolk.'

'Do you mean that film starring Walter Pidgeon?'

Mrs S shook her head.

'Who's Walter the Pigeon?

And anyway, it wasn't a cartoon. It was a proper film

with real actors.'

There followed a long silence. Even the starlings had stopped their twittering.

'Hang on a second, husband!' Mrs S said suddenly.

'You're winding me up, aren't you? Walter Pidgeon was a Hollywood actor and you're just making fun of me!'

I smiled a trifle gloatingly.

'Of course I am. The movie you meant is actually titled The Birds and Walter Pidgeon was certainly not in it. And neither was Russell Crowe nor Peter Finch or even Gregory Peck in attack mode.'

Mrs S shook her head in disgust. 'You're pathetic!

Your bird-name jokes are pathetic! And I am pathetic for ever marrying you!'

Which reminds me. Mrs S isn't the first female to find me contemptible. All my previous partners also regretted

ever having had anything to do with me.

'Whaddya mean previous partners?' Mrs S queried. 'I thought I was your first and only significant other.'

I nodded. 'Sorry. I meant former casual girlfriends of which there were all of two.'

'Two?' retorted Mrs S. 'You never told me about them! I'm afraid it's the Jeremy Kyle Show for you.

You need to take a lie detector test.'

'I absolutely refuse!' I shouted. I had to yell because the flaming starlings had started up warbling and chattering again.

'That must mean you have something to hide,' said Mrs S. 'Look, luv,' I said. 'My first relationship with a girl ended because of the huge age gap. She was nine and I was seven. But she loved com-

ing to my house because of my parents' pets.

'They included Rover the dog, Tiddles the cat and Joey the budgie. My folks weren't creative when it came to choosing names.

'But my girlfriend's favourite was our hyperactive tortoise. It was never christened because it never stood still long enough to inspire Mum and Dad to give it a name.

'My second relationship came to a crashing close because I found out that the lady was crazy about ice cream tubs and packets of nuts.'

Mrs S looked bemused.

'What has that got to do with anything?' she demanded.

'Well,' I responded, 'I thought she was passionate about going to the pictures, which suited me because I'm a firm film fan.

'But then during an argument, while the Pearl & Dean adverts were showing, she revealed that she didn't like movies -- and me as well, come to that.

'She'd accompanied me to the cinema only because she couldn't get enough of the snacks.'

But my explanation was lost on Mrs S because she hadn't heard a word.

And the reason she hadn't heard a word? She'd been deafened by the harsh trills of the lined-up starlings when I'd uttered the word 'nuts.'

Anyway, Mrs S and I gave up on our outdoor lunch and instead went to a lovely little place I know around the corner.

'Allow me to order,' I said to Mrs S and turned to the guy behind the counter.

'We'd like two chip butties

with a dab of tomato ketchup on one and a squeeze of mayo on the other.'

'Sorry,' said Dave the barman. 'We're all out of fries but I can offer you a cheese sandwich and a bowl of veggie soup for half the price.'

'That sounds like a bargain, Dave,' I said. 'Okay, two cheese sandwiches and two soups, please.'

Dave the barman shook his head. 'I think you misunderstood me. The offer is for ONE sandwich and ONE soup. That's why it's half the price.'

It didn't take long to eat our lunch -- Mrs S had the single soup and I had the solitary sandwich.

We arrived home still starving to find that the starlings had taken pity on us and had left a pile of grubby breadcrumbs on our doorstep.

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Friday 21st October 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

A more accurate title for ITV's new Sunday fourparter Tutankhamun might be The Adventures of Howard Carter, as Max Irons plays the man who eventually discovered the tomb of the young king. It's all really about Carter and his long endeavour to find Tut's final resting place, backed by amiable benefactor Sam Neill, plus a bit of love interest thrown into the bargain to make the old Downton/Victoria slot seem a bit more spicy. The opener took a bit of getting into, but half an hour in it all clicked and not really knowing Carter's story, and assuming all accuracy hasn't been sacrificed in the name of entertainment, I found it all quite interesting. One issue did get me scratching my head, namely whether we got Rolls Royce cars driving around the sands of Egypt in the years before 1914? The cast also looked surprisingly quite cool (courtesy of the South Africa location shoot), as having personally ventured to the Valley of the Kings, I can vouch for the fact that come 9.00 am, it is blinking hot!

Not A Load Of Tut

Another Saturday comes and another Saturday ITV ratings flop arrives in the shape of their latest sacrificial lamb to the altar of Strictly, a cheap effort called Meet The Parents. They must have had endless committee meetings to come up with that title for what is essentially a flip on Blind Date, where someone looking for a date/complementary meal asks a set of questions of the mums and dads of three potential contenders, whilst they listen in.

To be really honest, this wasn't a grade A stinker, and given some changes it could actually work. Firstly get rid of Holly Willoughby as presenter, not that she's bad, but you need a comedy host working on the ad libs and to get some spontaneity going.

That's actually the real problem, as everything seemed to be very rehearsed, with everybody instantly coming up with the answers, unless there was some brilliant editing of the gaps. Since barely two million tuned in, unless there are changes, Meet The Parents won't be coming back next year. Give me the guilty pleasure of Take Me

Out anytime, where Paddy McGuiness is perfect in what he does as host.

Harry Hill of course took the laurels last year for one of the worst ever Saturday night shows I've ever seen on ITV, with his unfunny take on Stars In Their Eyes.

Here's the good news. Harry is bang back in form, but this time on Sky One with Harry Hill's Tea Time, which is a madcap cookery show, which had Bake Off/Channel Four defector Paul Hollywood as his first guest on Sunday. It had me laughing out loud as Hill has essentially taken his old TV Burp format and switched it to cooking, with a mixture of clips, crazy visuals, as well as taking the rip out of Hollywood in a way that must have had Mary Berry wetting her knickers if she watched it. If a gag didn't work, you got another one a few seconds later, and it was great watching clips of an old show where James Martin appeared to have the "hots" for Hollywood. This was madcap fun of the highest order, and Hill will be back with a panel show for ITV next year called, and

wait for this, Alien Fun Capsule. I may be proved wrong, but I think I will stick with Tea Time, which I concede is an acquired taste, depending on whether or not you like Harry Hill.

It shows the measure of love and respect for actress Jean Alexander, that 29 years after she finally put away Hilda Ogden's iconic hair curlers for the last time on Corrie, we were all so sad

by the news of her death last weekend. That's how strong her portrayal was as from her early appearances in 1964, she "played" around with the character in turning her into what she was, namely my favourite all time soap figure. She was also part of what made Coronation Street such a great show backed up by Granada bosses, namely one of a clutch of the

strongest female characters seen on British TV at the time. To Hilda's name, add Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, and Bet Lynch. Corrie revolutionised the attitude to women on television, and Jean Alexander played a big part in that, alongside the double act with husband Stan, which then became a trio with the addition of Eddie Yates in 1974. Golden days indeed.

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Saving Africa's Elephants: Hugh And The Ivory War

Sunday - BBC One

Monday - BBC One Every day more than 80 elephants are killed in Africa for their ivory. At this rate, experts have warned that the African elephant could be extinct in the wild within 25 years.

In the first of this investigative two-part series, broadcaster and environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on a mission to find out how this brutal, illegal trade can be stopped.

Starting in the poaching hot spot of Northern Mozambique, Hugh joins the conservationists, rangers and villagers who patrol from the air and on the ground, to find out why Niassa National Reserve has lost almost two-thirds of its elephants in only three years.

Discovering the grim reality of the situation, Hugh follows the ivory trail through the port of Mombasa in Kenya, where a whistleblower reveals the corruption that lets smuggled ivory through the port.

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

From there, Hugh heads to one of the busiest ivory markets in the world: Hong Kong, where carved ivory is sold openly in licensed shops. Antique ivory, defined as pre-1947, is considered legal around the world, but fresh ivory is not. However, it is impossible for an untrained eye to tell the difference and the rules of the trade are riddled with confusion. Hugh goes undercover with secret cameras to prove that traders are laundering recently poached ivory smuggled in from Africa, and most surprising of all, he discovers that the UK and Europe are complicit in fuelling these markets.

Back in the UK, Hugh uses radiocarbon dating to reveal that carved ivory pieces on sale here are not always the antiques they claim to be.

These shocking results lead him to call into question the UK Government’s policy on ivory. Are they prepared to take action? Hugh is determined to get answers at the highest level.

Some of Wales’ best-known acting talent, including Michael Sheen, Jonathan Pryce, Siân Phillips, Eve Myles and Iwan Rheon, star in The Green Hollow - a 60-minute film-poem by multi-award winning poet, novelist and playwright Owen Sheers.

The production draws on interviews with survivors, parents and people involved in the rescue operation, many of whom have never before spoken about their experiences.

The film uses verse, imagery and music to explore the identity of the village before and after the tragedy. It aims to embrace the disaster’s legacy as well as celebrating the strength of the community today.

The star cast list continues with Karl Johnson, Robert Pugh, Kimberley Nixon, Eiry Thomas, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Menna Trussler, Matthew Aubrey, Matthew Gravelle, Sharon Morgan, Boyd Clack, Lisa Palfrey, Shelley Rees, Richard Lynch, Matthew Raymond, Amy Morgan and Ryan Owen. There are also some contributions from community members and new young local acting talent.

Owen Sheers says: “Writing it was emotionally daunting, but it’s also been a tremendous privilege to have been trusted with the stories of Aberfan. Given that trust, I hope The Green Hollow is a fitting tribute and memorial, not just through being true, but through being beautiful too.”

Aberfan: The Green Hollow is part of a series of commemorative programmes by BBC Wales, marking 50 years since the Aberfan disaster, which touched people around the world.

On 21 October 1966, an avalanche of coal waste crashed into a school and the nearby houses in Aberfan, killing 144 people including 116 children.

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Friday 21st October 07:00 Cowboys and Angels 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Going Back, Giving Back 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:05 The Edge 14:50 Hi-De-Hi! 15:20 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:45 To the Manor Born 16:15 Restoration Home: One Year On 17:15 Earthflight 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Strictly Come 21:00 EastEnders Lee Dancing: It Takes Two opens up about his fears 20:00 Simply Nigella 21:30 Would I Lie to You? Nigella cooks a beautiful The guests joining Lee bowl of steamed clams with Mack and David Mitchell Thai basil - a recipe that was are Dr Maggie Aderin- inspired by Nigella’s recent Pocock, Phil Wang, Jason holiday in Thailand Adam and Watkins 20:30 Great British Menu Woodyatt The two highest-scoring 22:00 Have I Got News for chefs from Northern Ireland You Team captains Paul cook for the judges Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jo 21:00 Mastermind Quiz Brand and panellists Tim Farron MP and Chris 21:30 Gardeners’ World Monty gives advice on the Kamara plants that need winter proGame tection and thinks ahead to Still 22:30 Methadone Mick reveals he colourful spring bouquets has a job interview, so Jack and Victor pull out all the 22:30 The Great British stops to give him a Bake Off: An Extra Slice makeover and find him a Nadiya Hussain and Ruth suit and Winston is shocked Davidson join Jo Brand to to discover he owes thou- discuss the semi-final stage sands for an historical park- of the contest ing fine 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight with Jools 23:00 News 23:35 The 00:05 Later Graham Norton Show Holland 01:05 The Secret 00:25 Josh 00:55 The NFL Life of Sue Townsend (Aged Show 01:25 The Apprentice 68 3/4) 02:05 Question Time 02:25 Weather for the 03:05 Horizon 04:05 This Is BBC TWO Week Ahead 02:30 News

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff BritainU 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 Inside Out

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 There is devastation at the scene 20:30 Coronation Street David reaches the end of the road 21:00 Countrywise Liz Bonnin witnesses one of the country’s greatest natural wonders as she takes a trip down the River Severn during one of its massive tidal bores - and meets the surfers who say there is nothing quite like it. Ben Fogle takes his son to Cornwall, where the pair enjoy some rock pooling and six-year-old Ludo gets the chance to learn to sail 21:30 Coronation Street Can anyone pull David back from the brink?

22:00 The Level As police comb the Le Saux haulage yard for clues, Nancy realises to her horror that she’s left incriminating evidence at the scene. Worse follows when she learns her mother has gone missing 23:00 News 23:40 Film American Pie: The Wedding (18) 01:25 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 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 Hotel Hell 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Hoarder 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 Stand up to Cancer Davina McCall, Alan Carr and Adam Hills aim is to raise much-needed funds to help fight cancer 20:30 Britney Spears for SU2C Princess of Pop Britney Spears shows viewers how easy it is to donate to SU2C 21:00 The Last Leg The Last Leg boys join in the evening’s fundraising.

Then Davina McCall trawls the pavements in a special mini episode of the 90s classic show Streetmate

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Film Presumed 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show Jon has some advice on how to keep hackers at bay, guest presenter Yue Xu and Ortis sees how 3-D printers are coming of age and Jason gets on his techladen bike to race a Bentley Bentayga 21:00 The Cars That Made Britain Great Rufus Hound concludes his guide through Britain’s motoring history with a time warp back to the past to find the most convincing car of the future. Options include the Jensen Interceptor, the Rover P6, the Enfield 8000, the DeLorean and the Sinclair C5

22:00 Gogglebox A special edition of the weekly TV review programme sees some very famous faces join the show’s favourite families

22:00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges Engineer Rob Bell uncovers the extraordinary story of Tower Bridge, revealing how it was funded, how its design was revolutionary and how it is lucky to still be standing

23:00 Humans 00:00 David Bowie Tribute with Boy George for SU2C 01:30 Stand up to Cancer 03:00 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Moscow 03:30 Humans 05:15 Location, Location, Location

23:00 Live: Commonwealth Super Lightweight Title Boxing 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:50 Housebusters

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Meanwhile, Leanne berates Peter for rowing with Ken. How will he react to her scolding?

Sandi Toksvig takes over as host, inviting panellists Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Romesh Ranganathan and Phill Jupitus to answer questions on subjects associated with the letter n.

Since the questions are impossible to answer, points are awarded for being interesting rather than correct. gallery. But Mary finds herself in hot water when the community supervisor asks Mary to sign Beth’s work sheet. How will she get out of this one?

Also, Audrey confronts Caz and tells her that as Maria’s friend, landlord and employer, she wants her out of the salon flat.

How will Caz react to Audrey’s demands?

In Emmerdale the repercussions continue following the week’s terrible events.

At the hospital, friends and relatives gather as medics fight to keep three of the villagers alive. Who will die?

Elsewhere, masquerading as Beth, Mary dons an orange tabard and does Beth’s community payback to allow Beth to go to court and support Craig.

In Coronation Street, David reaches the end of the road.

As Craig enters the witness box, he’s buoyed to see Beth in the public

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 19:50 Totally You’ve Been Framed! Gold 20:30 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - Final Destination (15) 00:05 Family Guy 01:05 American Dad 02:30 Dating in the Dark ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Man About the House 07:35 On the Buses 08:00 Heartbeat 09:00 Where the Heart is 09:50 Wild at Heart 10:50 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:05 The Darling Buds of May 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:15 Where the Heart is 17:20 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Collision 01:05 Lewis 03:05 Long Lost Family ITV4 07:00 Snooker v Darts 07:05 The Professionals 07:55 The Chase 08:55 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 - You Only Live Twice (PG) 00:25 Film - Last Man Standing (18) 02:30 Monster Carp 03:30 Tommy Cooper

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack In the second episode, can anyone pull David back from the brink?

Meanwhile, Tracy is furious with Peter and rails at him for his untimely return.

She orders him to leave again, but will Peter obey his sister’s wishes?

Elsewhere, Craig hugs Beth and tells her how much he’s missed her.

However, he also has a question he needs to ask...

In Eastenders, Whitney and Lee take charge of the Queen Vic while everyone else is off at an away darts match. When a rowdy group start causing a

scene at the pub, Lee struggles to control the situation and it’s Whitney who has to step in and sort them out.

turn things around at the salon.

Elsewhere, Patrick isn’t happy when Claudette criticises his choice of restaurants.

Also today, Roxy is upset when she sees Ronnie and Jack go off on holiday with the kids.

Later, Lee confides in Mick about what happened and admits how nervous he is about starting his new job too.

Meanwhile, Stacey gets Lauren on board with an attempt to help Belinda

Saturday 22nd October

6 07:15 Film - Flight for Freedom 08:55 Coast 09:25 Film - Wonder Man (PG) 11:00 Natural World 12:00 Natural World 13:00 Great British Menu 14:30 Talking Pictures 15:00 Film - Notorious (U) 16:40 Flog It 17:00 Nature’s Weirdest Events 18:00 Gardeners’ World 19:00 Inside the 19:35 Strictly Come Commons 20:00 The Great Dancing Tess Daly and British Bake Off: An Extra Claudia Winkleman invite Slice you to join them for another evening of glitter and glamArmy Dad’s our as the 11 remaining 20:30 couples hit the dance floor Mainwaring and his troops for a ballroom battle to stay stage the story of St George, but end up with in the show one dragon too many 21:20 The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 21:00 The School That Reading Teens Nick Knowles hosts the Got game show in which two Documentary charting one pairs of complete strangers Lancashire school’s efforts team up, each battling to to reluctant inspire outdo the other by listing as teenagers to take up readmuch as they know about a ing for pleasure given subject.

22:00 Film - The Invisible 22:10 Casualty Robyn Woman (12) The true story arrives at work in a state of of the lengthy affair panic, having failed to find between author Charles out where Glen has gone. Dickens and actress Ellen When David later finds her Ternan, some 27 years his in agony in the toilets, it junior seems she might be about to lose her baby.

23:45 Artsnight 00:15 Film 23:00 News 23:20 Match of - Revolutionary Road (15) the Day 00:50 Asian 02:05 Andrew Marr’s Great Provocateur 01:20 Film - Scots: The Writers Who Rogue (15) 02:50 Weather Shaped a Nation 03:05 for the Week Ahead 02:55 Film - Renoir (18) 04:50 This is BBC Two News 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 15:15 Escape to the Country 16:00 Homes Under the Hammer 17:00 Final Score 18:25 News 18:45 Pointless

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Judge Rinder 13:20 News 13:30 Cash Trapped 14:30 Puppy Secrets: The First Six Months 15:30 Big Star’s Little Star 16:30 Thunderbirds are Go 17:30 Ninja Warrior UK 18:30 News 19:00 Tipping Point

07:10 Gillette World Sport 07:40 Motorsport 08:35 Frasier 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:55 The Simpsons 13:25 Sarah Beeny’s Four Rooms 14:30 Racing: Doncaster, Cheltenham and Newbury 17:20 Four in a Bed 17:55 My Kitchen Rules UK 18:50 20:00 Meet the Parents The Crystal Maze Special Holly Willoughby puts the 19:45 News love lives of more singletons in the hands of the 20:05 Hunt for the Arctic people that know them best Ghost Ship Cameras fol- their parents low the multi-million-dollar expedition that discovered 21:00 The X Factor The the Victorian ship HMS show continues as the Erebus, intact and upright remaining contestants take on the Arctic sea floor in to the stage to perform for the judges and audience at September 2014 home, all in the hope of securing a place in the 21:00 Britain’s Ancient with Tony competition for another Tracks Robinson Tony follows the week Ridgeway from the 22:50 The Jonathan Ross Wiltshire Downs, through Show Jonathan is joined by Berkshire and Oxfordshire, Cold Feet stars James finally arriving on the banks Nesbitt, John Thomson and of the Thames Fay Ripley, who chat about the successful revival of the 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats drama series. Jonathan Does Countdown Guest also chats to comedian Joe captain Richard Ayoade Lycett, and Phil Collins, and Rob Beckett go up who will be performing in against Jon Richardson the studio. and Claudia Winkleman

07:00 Milkshake 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 12:10 Film - Carry on Sergeant (PG) 13:40 Film - Carry on Regardless (PG) 15:25 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 17:25 Can’t Pay Special: Big Family Bust-Up 18:25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 19:20 NCIS

12:30 Film - A Little Princess (U) 14:25 Film Nim’s Island (U) 16:25 Film - The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (PG) 18:15 Film - King Kong (12) 21:50 Scorpion 22:50 The Xtra Factor 23:20 Celebrity Juice 00:10 Family Guy

20:05 NCIS McGee is sent to a women’s prison to interview a murder suspect, but ends up being captured by the inmates, who have run riot and seized control of a cell block, afraid they will be blamed for killing a guard

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23:55 News 00:15 Film Carry on Cruising (U) 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

23:30 Film - Redbelt (15) 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Police Interceptors 05:00 Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 05:50 Nick’s Quest

23:00 Formula 1 00:30 Film - Locke (15) 02:10 Film - The Great Beauty (15) 04:35 Hollyoaks Omnibus

21:00 NCIS: New Orleans A respected navy captain is shot dead at his home during an interview on a radio show and the DJ also appears to be threatened 21:55 News 22:00 Football Highlights from the weekend’s games, including Aston Villa v Fulham, Huddersfield Town v Derby County, and Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

13:10 Columbo: Double Shock 14:50 Rosemary and Thyme 16:55 Agatha Christie’s Marple 19:00 Midsomer Murders 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Lewis 00:00 Film - Colditz (15) 02:00 Wycliffe ITV4 13:00 Pawn Stars 14:25 British Superbike Championship Highlights 15:55 Film - Cheyenne Autumn (U) 19:00 Fishing Impossible 20:00 Fierce 21:00 Film - Jackie Chan’s First Strike (12) 22:50 Film - Rumble in the Bronx (15) 00:35 Film - Mcvicar (18)

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Sunday 23rd 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 15:15 Escape to the Country 16:00 Points of View 16:15 The Great British Bake Off 17:15 Songs of Praise 17:50 Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur 18:50 News 19:15 Countryfile Autumn Special

07:15 A to Z of TV Gardening 08:00 Glorious Gardens From Above 08:45 Gardeners’ World 09:45 Countryfile 10:45 The Beechgrove Garden 11:15 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:45 Food and Drink 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Great British Menu 15:00 NFL Live 19:00 Who’s Spending Britain’s Billions?

20:00 Inside Obama’s White House The story of how Barack resolved to 20:15 Strictly Come reform the healthcare sysDancing The judges’ tem in the United States scores and public votes have been combined, and 21:00 Horizon the two couples with the Documentary following scilowest score will dance off entists conducting research against each other into weather on other planunmanned using ets, 21:00 Antiques spacecraft to study the Roadshow A return visit to solar system Baddesley Clinton near Solihull finds Fiona Bruce 22:00 West: Wild and the experts poring over America’s Great Frontier more family heirlooms with The series concludes with a memorable stories journey along America’s West coast. The pro22:00 Poldark Ross and gramme examines how the Dwight face trial after the landscape is shaped by the disastrous smuggling inci- Pacific Ocean dent 23:00 Mock the Week 23:00 News 23:30 Match of 23:35 QI XL 00:20 Film 02:45 (15) the Day 2 00:30 Film - Downfall Eagle Eye (12) 02:15 Aberfan: The Fight for Weather for the Week Justice 03:45 Countryfile 04:40 Holby City Ahead 02:20 News

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Bear Grylls Survival School 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 Gino’s Italian Escape 12:25 Chopping Block 13:30 News 13:40 The X Factor 15:30 Midsomer Murders 17:30 Tipping Point 18:30 Doc Martin 19:30 News 20:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special Angellica Bell, Oritse Williams, Leslie Ash and Ian Lavender take on the Chaser

07:15 Shipping Wars 08:05 Frasier 09:30 Posh Pawnbrokers 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 14:30 Film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (PG) 16:35 Child Genius v Celebrities: Su2c Special 17:35 Film - Sister Act (PG) 19:30 News

20:00 Virginia Mckenna’s Born Free The actress returns to the Kenyan locations of the classic movie about a lion being reared by humans to mark its 50th 21:00 The X Factor anniversary Results Show Dermot tells the remaining acts who is 21:00 Great Canal safe and who has scored Journeys Timothy West the lowest number of votes and Prunella Scales take a trip to Bristol, where 22:00 Tutankhamun Timothy is soon to play Carter resumes his search King Lear at the Old Vic for the lost tomb of theatre Tutankhamun.

When Maggie returns to the val- 22:00 Film - The Grand ley, her relationship with Budapest Hotel (15) The Carter resumes, but when adventures of Gustave H, a Carter encounters Lord legendary concierge at a Carnarvon’s daughter, famous hotel from the ficRepublic of Carter’s life and work grow tional Zubrowka between the first increasingly complicated and second World Wars 23:00 News 23:15 Peston on Sunday 00:15 Murder, She Wrote 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Motorsport UK

00:00 Formula 1 02:00 Film - Baggage Claim (12) 03:35 Food Unwrapped 04:05 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures

07:00 Milkshake 09:40 11:00 Great Football South Run 13:05 The Gadget Show 14:05 Fail Army 14:35 Film - Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (PG) 16:40 Film Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (U) 18:15 Now That’s Funny 19:15 Film - Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (PG) Ace travels to Africa to search for a kidnapped sacred albino bat, which reputedly has the power to restore peace between two warring tribes 21:00 Ice Road Truckers Ice road rookie Mike attempts his first solo delivery 21:55 News 22:00 Film - Need for Speed (12) A street racer who served time for a crime he did not commit seeks revenge on the man who framed him The businessman wealthy responsible learns of his ex-partner’s plans, and offers a reward to anyone who can stop him 00:30 Film - Takers (12) 02:30 Super Casino 04:10 The Yorkshire Vet

14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here 15:45 Film - See Spot Run (PG) 17:40 Film Looney Tunes: Back in Action (PG) 19:25 Film Twilight (12) 22:00 The Xtra Factor 23:00 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad ITV3 13:30 Lewis 15:25 Film Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle (12) 17:05 Film Carry on Henry (PG) 18:55 Rosemary and Thyme 20:00 Lewis 22:00 Rising Damp Forever 23:00 A Touch of Frost 01:10 Inspector Morse ITV4 14:00 Monster Carp 15:05 Cash Cowboys 17:00 Storage Wars Texas 18:00 Counting Cars 19:00 Pawn Stars 22:00 Film - Last Man Standing (18) 00:10 Film - 30 Days of Night (18)

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Thai-style mussels with lemongrass

Serves four as a starter and two as a main INGREDIENTS 1kg live mussels Oil, for frying 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 1 knob of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 red chilli, finely chopped and deseeded 1 stick of fresh lemongrass, finely chopped 3 spring onions, trimmed and roughly chopped (keep the white and green parts separate) 2 lime leaves 1 tsp fish sauce 1 x 450g tin of coconut milk Juice of 1 lime Medium bunch of coriander, chopped, stalks and all

METHOD Clean the mussels well and pull off their beards. Rinse well. Chuck out any broken shells or those that don’t clamp shut when you tap them.

In a lidded saucepan large enough to hold all the mussels, heat a tablespoon of oil and gently fry the garlic, ginger, chilli, lemongrass and the green part of the spring onion.

When the ingredients release an aroma, add the mussels, lime leaves, fish sauce and coconut milk. Cover the pan and cook on a high heat.

In just a few minutes the first shells should start to open. Keep a constant lookout – you don’t want the mussels to overcook but have to allow the shells enough time to open. Give the pan a shake to aid the process.

When most have opened, remove from the heat, but leave the lid on for three minutes for the mussels to finish cooking. Dress the mussels with lime juice, coriander and white parts of the spring onion. Serve.

Monday 24th October

8 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Countryfile Autumn Diaries 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 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out 21:00 EastEnders Jane is on a mission to get to the bottom of what is going on at Beale’s - will the truth come out?

21:30 Panorama Panorama goes undercover to find the sweatshops making clothes for the British high street 22:00 Saving Africa’s Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War Two-part documentary series in which Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall explores what can be done to stop the killing of African elephants for their ivory. Starting in the poaching hotspot of northern Mozambique, Hugh follows the ivory trail through the port of Mombasa in Kenya, where a whistleblower reveals the corruption that lets smuggled ivory through the port 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 Cowboys and Angels 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Going Back Giving Back 09:00 Horizon 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The 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 The House That £100k Built 17:15 Wild China 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Great British Menu It’s finals week as the winners of the regional heats do battle to get their dishes on the menu for the banquet at the Palace of Westminster in celebration of ordinary people honoured by the Queen 21:00 Autumnwatch Autumnwatch is back, live from a brand new location, RSPB Arne Reserve in Dorset 22:00 The Victorian Slum The volunteers experience the living and working conditions of the 1880s, when unemployment was high and living conditions intolerable, but people desperate for work still arrived in London 23:00 Morgana Robinson’s the Agency 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 No Place to Call Home 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 Rebecca awaits the truth 20:30 Coronation Street Peter finds a friend in Steve 21:00 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy Gino explores the northern region of Lombardia, where goes to Harry’s Bar on Lake Como to unearth the secret of the establishment’s best-selling drink the bellini. The chef hitches a ride on George Clooney’s boat to take a tour of an Italian villa that is on the market for 16m euro, before fly-fishing for agone and creating a supper from his catch 21:30 Coronation Street Ken finds solace in Peter’s presence 22:00 Cold Feet The comedy drama that returned to the screens after a break of more than 13 years draws to a close as Tina organises an eventful surprise party for Adam, attended by a few of his friends and lots of hers 23:00 News 23:45 The Jonathan Ross Show 00:50 Murder, She Wrote 01:35 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 Hotel Hell 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 The Political Slot 21:00 Dispatches Using secret cameras and surveillance technology, reporter Morland Sanders follows secret spenders whose habits are spiralling out of control 21:30 Be Your Own Doctor Kate Quilton and Dr Tamal Ray investigate a series of questions about health, examining the latest online solutions to pressing medical needs and testing the boldest claims from recent advice 22:00 SAS: Who Dares Wins Chief instructor Ant and his team test whether the 17 remaining recruits can control their aggression 23:00 First Dates 00:05 Tattoo Fixers 01:10 Hunted 02:05 It’s a Weird World 03:00 Grand Designs 03:55 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 04:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 05:05 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 05:15 Location, Location, Location

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 The Good Witch’s Wonder (U) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Winter Road Rescue Reality series follows RAC patrols, specialist heavy recovery companies and snow plough drivers who work 24/7 to make sure the UK does not grind to a halt when winter weather hits 21:00 Police Interceptors A training exercise primes the interceptors for the real thing this week, when they have to bring a suspicious car to an abrupt halt, leading to a bumper drug haul 22:00 Do or Die In the final month-long phase of training , the members of 19 Platoon head for Otterburn in Northumberland for a tactical exercise designed to utilise every aspect of their training and test them to the limit. They experience the terror, excitement, adrenaline and chaos of war as they go on the attack with no instructions, while a dreaded sixmile loaded march follows.

23:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 00:05 Film Cradle 2 the Grave (15) 02:00 Super Casino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Now That’s Funny 05:45 HouseBusters

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In Emmerdale, with one villager dead, the aftermath continues following last week’s dramatic events.

Meanwhile, oblivious that she is plotting against her, Chrissie starts to arrange Rebecca’s birthday with Lawrence.

Elsewhere, Cain is incriminated.

Every day more than 80 elephants are killed in Africa for their ivory, with experts warning that the African elephant could be extinct in the wild within 25 years if that rate continues.

In this two-part documentary, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall goes on a mission to find out how this illegal trade can be stopped, beginning in the poaching hotspot of northern Mozambique. Hugh follows the trail through the Kenyan port of Mombasa to one of the busiest ivory markets in the world - Hong Kong, where he goes undercover.

In Coronation Street, as Ken struggles to speak, the doctor warns Tracy that his recovery will take time.

Soon afterwards, Steve finds Peter lurking in the ginnel. Peter admits that life in Portsmouth went a bit pear-shaped and he intends to stick around.

Steve offers Peter a bed at The Rovers, but what will Michelle make of Steve’s kind-hearted gesture?

Meanwhile, as the court awaits the verdict of Clayton’s murder trial, what is the state of play with David?

Elsewhere, having over-

heard Sharif and Alya arguing over Alya’s new lingerie venture, Yasmeen wants to know what’s going on. Clearly on the back foot, Sharif makes out that he has lent Alya £20,000 to finance her new business - a story which Yasmeen accepts.

However, Sharif is the least of Ayla’s worries. As she unpacks her new embroidery machine with Aidan, Sinead watches with sullen resentment and Johnny returns from his holiday furious.

In the second episode, Leanne takes Simon to see Ken. Tracy tells Simon that Peter caused Ken’s

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 You’ve Been Framed 11:00 The Hot Desk 11:10 Film Nim’s Island (U) 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 23:25 Family Guy 00:25 The Cleveland Show 01:20 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 09:50 Wild at Heart 10:50 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:05 The Darling Buds of May 14:10 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 Doc Martin 22:00 Britain’s Busiest Airport Heathrow 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Lightfields 01:05 Wycliffe 02:10 The Darling Buds of May ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:10 The Professionals 08:05 The Chase 08:55 The Sweeney 09:55 Ironside 11:00 The Professionals 12:00 The Chase 13:00 Cash Cowboys 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars Texas 16:00 Quincy, ME 17:00 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Motogp Highlights 22:00 Film - The Fugitive (15) 00:40 Bundesliga 01:45 Motorsport UK

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack stroke and she has sent him packing. Simon is disappointed he never said goodbye.

Meanwhile, as the foreman of the jury pronounces the verdict of Clayton’s trial, emotions flood through the courtroom.

In Eastenders, Jane continues her efforts to find out what’s gone wrong with the finances at the restaurant.

At the same time, Michelle relents and reluctantly agrees that Peter can stay for a few days. Peter visits Ken in hospital and asks him if he’d like him to pack his bags as Tracy has suggested.

Barely audible, how will Ken reply?

Steven quickly realises something is brewing and that Jane might have rumbled him, but will the truth come out when they get a moment alone?

Meanwhile, Lee is on a high after his first day at his new job. Whitney suggests they should look at

getting a house together and the celebrations continue when Lee buys her a present.

Elsewhere, Kathy is adamant that Ben shouldn’t go through with the transplant. Another problem is also brewing for the Mitchells when Sharon starts to consider putting Dennis in a different school from his friends after his recent bad behaviour.

Tuesday 25th October 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Countryfile Autumn Diaries 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 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Stacey offers some advice to Bex 21:00 Holby City Jasmine’s future hangs in the balance when she is caught lying by Hanssen 22:00 Ordinary Lies After finding a note in her boyfriend Neil’s pocket, personal assistant Holly convinces herself that he’s having second thoughts about their relationship.

Desperately unhappy and anxious, she starts to reminisce about her old flame, Adam Carver. Discovering that he is newly single, Holly assumes a new online identity to try and win back his affection.

Meanwhile, newly divorced Ally is ecstatic when intern Ash asks her out on an official date 23:00 News 23:45 Britain’s Body Image Secrets with Anne Robinson 00:45 Saving Africa’s Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War 01:45 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:50 News

07:00 Cowboys and Angels 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 Coast: The Great Guide 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 The Edge 14:45 HiDe-Hi 15:15 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:45 To the Manor Born 16:15 The House That £100k Built 17:15 Wild China 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Great British Menu The finalists prepare their seafood courses and those chefs who didn’t make it onto the shortlist with their starters are hoping to do better this time 21:00 Autumnwatch Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are on the south coast visiting the Arne nature reserve in Dorset 22:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo heads for the Netherlands, where he roots around the world’s largest flower auction in Haarlem, operates a crane in Europe’s largest container port, Rotterdam, and investigates Amsterdam’s famous red-light district 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 Victorian Slum 04:05 This is BBC Two

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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 Chrissie Rebecca

Emmerdale plots against

20:30 Fishing Impossible The team visit Thailand where they take on one of the true monsters of the deep - the giant moray eel 21:00 The Agenda Tom Bradby discusses the big issues of the week with four high-profile guests in front of a studio audience in central London 22:00 The New Clampers: Where’s My Car Gone? Lambeth Council parking fraud investigator Steve Davidson hits the streets looking for fraudulent motors. The owner of a car races to collect it before Steve can get it towed after the investigator discovers the disabled badge displayed inside doesn’t belong to him. Steve is keen to get the vehicle removed before the motorist arrives 23:00 News 23:40 On Assignment 00:20 Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 01:20 Murder, She Wrote 02:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 08:10 The Goldbergs 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 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 The Political Slot 21:00 Your Face Says it All Examining what makes a beautiful face, and using cutting-edge science to find out why people find others attractive.

Contributors include actors Freddie and Emilia Fox, who look through their famous family's photo album to see how looks get passed down through the generations.

22:00 Married at First Sight A team of experts including psychologist Mark Coulson, relationship and sex therapist Jo Coker, anthropologist Dr Anna Machin and Church of England vicar Nick Devenish set out to help another pair of singletons find ‘the one’ 23:00 Damned 23:35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:35 SAS: Who Dares Wins 01:35 PokerstarsCom European Poker Tour 02:30 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:55 Motorsport 03:25 Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon

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 - A Father’s Secret 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 House Doctor Tracy Metro visits a house in Bicester, Oxfordshire, which the owners have struggled to sell despite its spaciousness, with the main problem seemingly being its uninviting decor 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Julian faces the difficult task of castrating a group of alpacas, whose owner Colin has been using his own holistic techniques to soothe the animals, Meanwhile, the team attempts to save a stray cat whose leg has snapped in two.

22:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben Fogle meets people who have given up the rat race to start a new life in remote parts of the world Ben journeys to the USA’s Pacific Northwest to live with British-born Lynx Vilden, a real-life Stone Age woman 23:00 The Boy with Giant Hands 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

DON´T MISS BEN FOGLE: NEW LIVES IN THE WILD

Channel 5 22:00 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Lachlan realises Rebecca isn’t as genuine as she seems, so he tells Chrissie about the affair she once had with Robert. This sparks a fight between the White sisters.

As they row, Rebecca points out they aren’t really sisters.

This leaves Chrissie panicking over their future and she con-

Adventurer Ben heads out into the USA’s Pacific Northwest to spend time living with Lynx Vilden, a woman who left her life in Britain behind and has spent more than half her years living, sleeping and hunting in the wilderness. With harsh conditions and terrain to contend with, Ben discovers how this woman has not only survived in this frozen world, but how she has come to thrive in it.

fides in Lachlan about the potential threat to their inheritance. Can Chrissie find a way to fight back against Rebecca?

wards, Cain suggests to Charity that they should leave for France early.

In Eastenders, Bex decides to cancel her birthday party as she’s embarrassed about what happened yesterday.

Bex also confides in Stacey about how she’s worried about moving too

Meanwhile, Moira defends Cain when the police want to question him. Cain is grateful, but when Moira turns cold with him again, he realises that there really is nothing left between them now. Soon after-

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 You’ve Been Framed 11:00 The Hot Desk 11:10 Film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (U) 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 Shaun of the Dead (15) 00:05 Family Guy 01:05 American Dad 02:00 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Man About the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:35 Wild at Heart 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 12:55 The 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 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Lightfields 01:05 Wycliffe ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest: George Best 07:10 The Professionals 08:05 The Chase 08:55 Quincy, ME 09:55 Ironside 11:00 The Professionals 12:00 The Chase 13:00 Cash Cowboys 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:55 Quincy, ME 16:55 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 18:55 Motogp Highlights 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:55 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Film Tremors (15) 01:05 Film Rumble in the Bronx (15)

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack quickly with Shakil. Bex decides to take Stacey’s advice and talk to her boyfriend, but will she miss her chance to be honest when he gives her a gift?

Meanwhile, Dennis’s bad behaviour continues, so Sharon decides to go ahead and apply for him to get a place at a different secondary school to his

friends.

Elsewhere, things aren’t going well for Claudette on the market. She quits her job on the flower stall and hints to Patrick that she wants to end their relationship.

Also today, Lauren and Stacey help Whitney prepare her wedding dress.

In Holby City, Ric has been suspended and Tristan is on the prowl.

An ever watchful Hanssen pays a heavy price when he takes Jasmine under his wing.

When

Ollie

doubts

a

patient’s credibility and questions Zosia’s judgment, the ex-lovers clash.

Determined to protect Zosia at any cost, Ollie is blown away by a startling revelation.

Aware that she is subject of gossip and struggling to manage her feelings for Bernie, Serena is unprepared for what unfolds on AAU.

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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 Rabies (6) 4 Real (4) 7 A constraint (11) 9 Dirge (5) 10 Torso (5) 11 Ten (3) 12 Wades (5) 14 Hates (5) 17 Dung thrower (11) 18 Neap (4) 19 Brides (6)

Down 1 Tribe (5) 2 A draw (5) 3 Unpressed (9) 5 Imago (5) 6 Kilns (5) 8 Orchestra (9) 12 Plums (5) 13 Wined (5) 15 Resew (5) 16 Those (5)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Bites, 4 Sells, 7 Precision, 8 Sick, 10 Occur, 12 Borrow, 13 Legs, 16 Awareness, 18 Sends, 19 Maybe.

Down: 1 Barns, 2 Top, 3 Seek, 4 Switch, 5 Leisure, 6 Send, 9 Certain, 11 Covers, 12 Beaks, 14 Smoke, 15 Seem, 17 Shy.

Scribble Pad

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Justify an authorisation for arrest (7) 5 Take out broken bidet (5) 8 Dance that’s rhythmic to an unusual degree (5) 9 Is irritating, but the darned things needed them! (7) 10 Formal declaration from meanest abstainer around (9) 12 Biblical character from Belize (3) 13 In high spirits knock a beer back with Edward (6) 14 Big Ben’s damage is fading (6) 17 Pound it and it’s illuminated (3) 18 Must I let a mistake generate some interest (9) 20 Looking to understand piece (7) 21 Miss a trick (5) 23 Having had enough, was unhappy about note (5) 24 Receiver heading for one’s home, it’s serious!

(7)

Down 1 The mechanical part functions (5) 2 Gunner Mike’s sheep (3) 3 Mead brewed by an expert for the world of scholars (7) 4 Offer that leaves one feeling sore (6) 5 Lived in abnormally lewd time (5) 6 Dance hesitation in a dancer (9) 7 Thanks former policeman at wine event (7) 11 Broke? Rent Tampa flat (9) 13 Listens, sort of, and signs up (7) 15 A jumper for a dog (7) 16 Let gin give you a funny feeling (6) 18 I hurried in confusion when caught sight of (5) 19 Forcibly discharge from aeroplane perhaps (5) 22 Pass mould (3)

STANDARD CLUES

Down 1 Moving parts (5) 2 Smash into (3) 3 University circles (7) 4 Caring (6) 5 Inhabited (5) 6 Dancer (9) 7 Sampling (7) 11 Flat (9) 13 Joins up (7) 15 Cad (7) 16 Prickle (6) 18 Glimpsed (5) 19 Throw out (5) 22 Expire (3)

Across 1 Licence (7) 5 Withdrawal (5) 8 Cuban dance (5) 9 Sharp pointed implements (7) 10 Declaration (9) 12 Biblical character (3) 13 Overjoyed (6) 14 Flowing away (6) 17 Set afire (3) 18 Motivate (9) 20 Looking for (7) 21 Avoid (5) 23 Full (5) 24 Serious (7)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Tacit, 4 Trough, 9 Mariner, 10 Lodes, 11 Toil, 12 Natural, 13 Let, 14 Hero, 16 Oboe, 18 Sun, 20 Earnest, 21 Clue, 24 Torso, 25 Reeling, 26 Damsel, 27 Dodge.

Down: 1 Tomato, 2 Corgi, 3 Tiny, 5 Relation, 6 Undergo, 7 Hassle, 8 Front, 13 Lonesome, 15 Eardrum, 17 Heated, 18 Storm, 19 League, 22 Laird, 23 Read.

FILL IT IN Fit the words into the boxes.

2 letter words Am As At It Me No OK Or Pi To Up We 3 letter words Ant Eat Eta Eva Lad

Lit MBA Net Nor Owl Rpm Tar 5 letter words Arena Aspen Cadet Cards Carom Cheat Civet Clamp Comet Creep Debug

Honey Hotel Inane Loath Marcs Maths Papal Pylon Salem Sales Skate Snaps Sonic Stale Thorn Tongs Total

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 1 Baño (4) 3 Pumpkin (8) 9 Apellido (7) 10 Gigante (5) 11 Granddaughter (5) 12 Above (overhead) (6) 14 Places (6) 16 Chain (6) 19 Castillo (6) 21 West (5) 24 Spider (5) 25 Banana (7) 26 Mil (8) 27 Firewood (4)

Down 1 Negocios (empresa) (8) 2 Tres (5) 4 In addition (6) 5 Ira (de persona) (5) 6 Wire (metal) (7) 7 Minutes (of a meeting) (4) 8 Cheap (goods, labour, shop, ticket) (6) 13 Saucepan (8) 15 Job (employment) (7) 17 To adore (6) 18 Arma (6) 20 Lágrimas (5) 22 Espacio (5) 23 Querer (objeto) (4)

Across 1 Dispur is the capital of which state in north-eastern India? (5) 4 Which eight-legged predatory arachnid has an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen? (6) 9 Which tool with a shaped opening or jaws used for gripping and turning a nut or bolt, is known as a ‘wrench’ in the US? (7) 10 Which word means ‘unable to bend or be forced out of shape’? (5) 11 Which wild goat with long, thick ridged horns and a beard, is found in the mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa? (4) 12 What name is often given to a dugout used by troops as a shelter against enemy fire or as a firing point? (7) 13 What is the usual abbreviation for hundredweight? (3) 14 What is the name given to a small wingless jumping insect that feeds on the blood of mammals and birds? (4) 16 Which dish of meat and vegetables is cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan? (4) 18 What is the SI unit of electrical resistance? (3) 20 Which city is the state capital of Michigan? (7) 21 According to the New Testament, what was the name elder of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebecca, who sold his birthright to his brother Jacob? (4) 24 Which bass instrument of the violin family is held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player?

(5) 25 Which small, soft, log-shaped cakes made of choux pastry are filled with cream and typically topped with chocolate icing? (7) 26 Which small passerine bird of the finch family Fringillidae has the scientific name Carduelis cannabina?

(6) 27 Which weapon with a pointed tip, typically of steel, and

Quiz Word

a long shaft, is used for thrusting or throwing? (5) Down 1 What name is given to the descent down a nearly vertical surface using a doubled rope secured to a rope around the body and attached to some higher point? (6)

2 Which British pop group originally consisted of Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Jim Lea and Don Powell? (5) 3 Which aromatic plant, native to temperate regions of the Old World, has several kinds that are used as culinary herbs? (4) 5 From the Greek for ‘exasperate’, what name is given to a ‘sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity’? (8) 6 Which delicately scented Eurasian wild rose with pink or white flowers, commonly grows in hedgerows? (3,4) 7 Which long, narrow landlocked sea separates Africa from the Arabian Peninsula? (3,3) 8 What name is given to a small rented farm, especially one in Scotland, comprising a plot of arable land attached to a house and with a right of pasturage held in common with other such farms? (5) 13 What is the name of the woman’s loose-fitting undergarment for the upper body, typically held up by shoulder straps and having decorative trimming? (8) 15 Which fatty substance found naturally on sheep’s wool is extracted as a yellowish viscous mixture of esters and used as a base for ointments? (7) 17 Which sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid is used as an antifreeze and solvent? (6) 18 In the television soap opera Coronation Street, what was the surname of the characters Stan and Hilda, played by actors Bernard Youens and Jean Alexander? (5) 19 What title is given to an officer on a ship who keeps the accounts, especially the head steward on a passenger vessel? (6) 22 What name is given to the series of vertebrae that extends from the skull to the small of the back? (5) 23 What is the name of the mountain system extending in a curve from the coast of southeast France through northwest Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and southern Germany into Austria? (4)

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

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

1. Where would you find the Meander River?

2. Caligari is the capital of what island?

3. Which country do Sinologists study?

4. What is the longest river in Italy?

5. The name of which country's capital means 'good air'?

6. Vladivostok stands on what body of water?

1. Turkey 2. Sardinia 3. China 4. Po 5. Buenos Aires, Argentina 6. Sea of Japan

ANSWERS

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Steel, 4 Jurors, 9 Allende, 10 Spare, 12 Chalice, 13 Poe, 14 Jane, 16 Last, 18 Joe, 20 Imagine, 21 Fiji, 24 Horse, 25 Mae west, 26 Ramsey, 27 Niece.

Down: 1 Searle, 2 Ellen, 3 Linz, 5 Unstable, 6 Ovaries, 7 Seeger, 8 Recce, 13 Pekinese, 15 Anagram, 17 Zither, 18 Jemmy, 19 Big toe, 22 Irene, 23/11 Sean Long.

L I P A L C A U E Z A R K I O

V A A L L C R J D R B X M N T

N T P L E H O D O O O P R X D

N E E I S X D D L N R E A B G

A P L S Z L A I A E D V M R H

S R Q B F L P V S A E P A P R

K A B N U W A O U C N P G B C

A C T C A O R C D T A G O X O

vocabulary. This week we start with: ARTICULOS DE OFICINA Z N C B O R P BOLI R A N L I E E L R I U R G G CALCULADORA N B A D O L A CARPETA R U H Z T A M CLIP A Y P M I L E CUADERNO G N E A R P N ENGRAPADORA N S O J C M T A X R O S A O ESCRITORIO S H E L E C S GOMA D O R E O L O GRAPAS B O B R X I D IMPRESORA M A I V N P H F U L T D Y K LAPIZ S O I U R Z J

LIBRERO LIBRO MESA ORDENADOR PAPEL PEGAMENTO PIZARRA REGLA RELOJ SACAPUNTAS SILLA

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

1. papel, 2. lapiz, 3. boli, 4. goma, 5. sacapuntas, 6. regla, 7. carpeta, 8. cuaderno, 9. libro, 10. pizarra, 11. librero, 12. calculadora, 13. impresora, 14. ordenador, 15. escritorio, 16. silla, 17. engrapadora, 18.

Soduko

grapas, 19. pegamento, 20. clip, 21. reloj, 22. mesa. a. table, b. pencil, c. clock, d. rubber, e. stapler, f. paper clip, g. ruler, h. notebook, i. glue, j. blackboard, k. staples, l. paper, m. bookshelf, n. pen, o. calculater,

Span - Eng

Quizword

p. pencil sharpener, q. printer, r. folder, s. computer, t. book, u. desk, v. chair.

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

SUDOKU

Fill It In

12 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Countryfile Autumn Diaries 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 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 The Great British Bake Off Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins present this year’s grand final, as the three remaining bakers compete to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood and take home this year’s trophy. For the final three challenges, they must prepare perfect meringues and are set a seemingly simple technical task with a twist - the recipe only includes one instruction 22:00 The Missing Julien returns to Paris to visit the father of Sophie, but Remy isn’t all that pleased to see him. Meanwhile, Alice is upset by an argument in the house and begs her brother to act against his better judgement in order to help her feel safe 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Film - Tron: Legacy (PG) 02:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:20 News

Wednesday 26th October 07:00 Cowboys and Angels 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 Great British Menu 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 The Edge 14:45 Hi-De-Hi! 15:15 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:45 Open All Hours 16:15 The House That £100k Built 17:15 Wild China 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Great British Menu The finalists prepare their main courses 21:00 Coast: The Great Guide Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present their insiders’ guide to the Western Isles, a coastal cluster of a myriad sea-girt islets that include the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Argyll and St Kilda 22:00 Autumnwatch The best of the season’s wildlife with Chris, Martin and Michaela, live from their base at Arne in Poole Harbour. Martin is on a live sound safari and Gillian Burke comes in with tales of Britain’s most elusive and prettiest spider 23:00 Premier League Show 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 No Such Thing as the News 00:45 Hunting the Nazi Gold Train 01:45 Britain’s Secrets with Anne Robinson 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 It is a big day for Lawrence 20:30 Coronation Street Amy helps Steve build a cot for the new baby 21:00 Puppy Secrets: First Six Months The puppies leave their litters behind and move to their new homes with their new owners. Collie puppies Jack and Jill are chosen by one of Britain’s top sheepdog trainers, and Neave is picked to train as an assistance dog to help change the life of a disabled person. As the puppies approach six months, there is an update on how well they have taken to their training in this crucial stage of their development 22:00 HIM After losing control of his powers and almost destroying his father’s house, HIM’s parents struggle to work out what is best for their son and his relationship with his step-sister Faith is pushed to its limits as he continues to fight his feelings for her 23:00 News 23:45 Film The Scorpion King (14) 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Hoarder 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 The Political Slot

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 Film - I Didn’t Kill My Sister 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

20:00 Police Interceptors A training exercise primes the interceptors for the real thing this week, when they have to bring a suspicious 21:00 Little British Isles car to an abrupt halt, leadwith Alison Steadman ing to a bumper drug haul Alison travels across the GPs: Behind English Channel to discov- 21:00 er more about the idyllic life Closed Doors Dr Shazia found on the Channel Javed meets a youngster Islands. In Jersey, she called Mohammed, but can dives into their cultural tra- find no identifiable reason ditions and helps insemi- for the boy’s high temperanate the iconic Jersey cow, ture, and the reception and finds out more about team are shocked when a how this island continues patient drives himself to the to hold onto its own tradi- surgery despite showing tional values signs that he had a stroke 22:00 Grand Designs Simon and Jasmine Dale had only £500 in the bank when they started to build their unique three-bedroom family house in the hills of Pembrokeshire. This is their take on 21st century low-impact self-building, featuring foraged and recycled materials 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 World of Weird 01:10 Music on 4 01:40 Embarrassing Bodies Down Under 02:30 Film Letters to Juliet (PG) 04:10 Your Face Says It All

22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

Experienced agent Stewart and trainee Iain chase £3,500 owed by a builder to a dissatisfied customer.

Del and Dael collect over £2,500 owed to a frozen food company 23:00 Undercover Benefits Cheat 23:30 Football 01:00 BAMMA Martial Arts 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Love/Hate 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 Great Artists 06:10 House Doctor

DON´T MISS

THE STORY OF BRITISH DOCKS

BBC Four 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, when the DNA test results arrive, Lawrence reluctantly hands them over to Rebecca.

The results confirm that Lawrence is Rebecca’s real dad, leaving Chrissie seething with jealousy.

Will things get even worse when Rebecca

Nowadays if you visit a city’s docks, you’re probably going to a restaurant, a concert, or maybe even going home. But not long ago the London docks, for example, had 36 miles of deepwater quays, 520 acres of warehouses, berthage for 200 ships, and handled 60 million tons of cargo a year.

This richly evocative slice of social history charts the changing fortunes of Britain’s docks in the 20th century. Grainy archive footage combines with compelling personal reminiscences to describe the lives of dockers and seafarers in Liverpool, Cardiff and London.

announces that she’s staying in the village?

Meanwhile, Moira is shocked when Noah announces that he wants to live with her when Charity and Cain move to France. Chas encourages Charity to talk to Noah and explain that she and Cain need to get their home sorted before moving him.

Noah stands firm by telling Charity that he never wants to see her again, but Cain reassures her that he’ll change his mind.

Elsewhere, Frank persuades Vanessa to let him look after Johnny for the day, failing to mention that it’s only because he wants

to meet Megan and Eliza.

Also today, Belle pays a visit to her loved ones.

In Coronation Street, Sarah’s psychiatric nurse is pleased with her progress and tells her that she’s now discharged.

Bethany hugs Sarah, thrilled with the news.

Having received a text

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 11:00 The Hot Desk 11:10 Film Dragonheart (PG) 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 The Ibiza Weekender 00:00 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad! 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 13:05 The Darling Buds of May 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:15 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 & Order: UK 00:00 Lightfields 01:05 Wycliffe ITV4 07:00 Hat-trick Heroes II 07:15 The Professionals 08:10 The Chase 09:00 Quincy, ME 10:00 Ironside 11:05 The Professionals 12:05 The Chase 13:05 Cash Cowboys 14:05 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars Texas 16:00 Quincy, ME 17:00 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Car Crash Global 23:00 Double Jeopardy (14) 01:10 Film Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later (18)

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack asking him to meet her, Gary finds Sarah lurking in the ginnel. Apologising for all the mixed messages, Sarah admits that she really wants him and they kiss passionately.

tests.

Elsewhere, Peter begs Tracy for a chance to help out and make up with his dad. On Tracy’s orders, Peter phones round the family breaking the news of Ken’s stroke.

Also today, as Alya heads for work, she’s clearly stressed and confides in Sharif that she still hasn’t got the new embroidery machine up and running and Johnny is unimpressed.

Meanwhile, as Amy helps Steve build a cot for the new baby, Michelle struggles with her fears for their child’s future as they await the results of Steve’s

on Monday so she’d better be gone by then.

Finally, Caz arrives back and makes out that things didn’t work out for her in Nottingham. Kirk warns her that Maria is due back

At the same time, having become quite attached to Liam, Eva suggests he could stay with them until Maria comes home. Aidan feigns enthusiasm before having a quiet word with Kirk, making out that Eva’s not cut out for motherhood and he should pick Liam up as soon as he can.

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Thursday 27th October 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Countryfile Autumn Diaries 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 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! 1 8 : 1 5 P o i n t l e s s 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Johnny comes to a realisation which he is forced to confront 21:00 The Great British Bake Off Last night, Bake Off crowned its latest champion - and the last to win the BBC incarnation of the much-loved show following the recent announcement that it is moving to Channel 4. But how have last year’s contestants been getting on in the 12 months since leaving the tent? Here, winner Nadiya Hussain and her former rivals return to tell the story of their 2015 22:00 The Apprentice The teams have to introduce a new product line to promote and sell in the worldfamous department store, Liberty of London They must also run a personal shopping service for some of London’s most discerning shoppers 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 Money for Nothing 09:00 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 14:45 Hi-DeHi! 15:15 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:45 Open All Hours 16:15 The House That £100k Built 17:15 Wild China 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Great British Menu It’s the last chance for the finalists to get a dish in contention for the banquet and the chefs are going all out as they serve their dessert course 21:00 Autumnwatch - At the end of an actionpacked week, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on all the wildlife stories from their base at Arne on the South coast 22:00 The Fall - Spector’s legal team are determined that he will never stand trial.

Anderson and Ferrington make a discovery from the past that may help Gibson build her case 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The Victorian Slum 01:15 Panorama 01:45 Louis Theroux 03:00 A World Without Down’s Syndrome? 04:00 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Rebound 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Charity and Cain prepare to leave 20:30 Tonight Jonathan Maitland investigates claims that millions of people are in danger of developing type 2 diabetes and many may have it without knowing. Are diet changes the solution?

21:00 Emmerdale Cain makes his decision 21:30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs Paul pays his final visit of the series to Battersea, where first up is old English sheepdog puppy Dudley, who is profoundly deaf, which is making training tricky. Paul attempts to teach him some sign-language - but the pooch is more interested in playing 22:00 Paranoid Waingrow’s taunts bring Bobby close to breaking point - and things only get worse when Lucy reveals a secret past that leaves him devastated. The teams in Germany and the UK make a breakthrough involving drug trials 23:00 News 23:40 The Late Debate 00:10 Murder, She Wrote 01:05 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 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 21:00 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces George meets Ian and Becky in Lincolnshire, who are embarking on the restoration of a VW Phoenix campervan, adding a sound activated dance floor. In Stirlingshire, a family business plans to convert a Sea King helicopter into a luxury accommodation 22:00 Hunted The clock is ticking for the hunters who have just a few days to track down the remaining fugitives - and leaving nothing to chance, they pull in potential informants, launch a social media campaign and continue to scour CCTV and Anna and Elizabeth rely on their fellow Yorkshiremen not to reveal their location 23:00 Britain’s Benefit Tenants 00:05 Married at First Sight 01:10 Gogglebox 02:10 Film Tanu Weds Manu Returns (PG) 04:25 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures

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 Everything She Ever Wanted 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Tube: Going Underground The network takes on more than a thousand new staff, with applicants including wouldbe driver 54-year-old Danuta, who needs to get a grip on the details of signals and points, as well as the finer aspects of engine technology and Alice is hoping to be a customer service assistant, but first she must undergo an intensive five-week training course 21:00 Benefits The documentary revisits individuals featured in previous episodes to see how they have been getting on 22:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Armando is passionate about his amateur radio, but the neighbours claim the 30ft mast is affecting their health. Christine thought an injunction would keep Matthew away from her, until he made a very personal appearance 23:00 Me and My 00:05 Tattoo Disasters UK: What Were You Inking? 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Britain’s Greatest Bridges

DON´T MISS PAUL O’GRADY: FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS

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In Emmerdale, Ii’s the day of Charity and Cain’s departure, but Charity seems to be having cold feet when it comes to saying goodbye to Moses – especially when Ross gives her a hard time about what she’s doing.

Later, Charity and Cain go ahead and say their goodbyes before heading off in

It’s the final episode of the series and Paul catches up with gigantic Igloo the Akita who he first met in last year’s Christmas Day special. He’s been at Battersea over 250 days now and the big guy is still looking for a new home - his size is proving an obstacle, as he needs a home with plenty of space. He has, though, been out on foster with Richard from the Battersea fundraising team, but with Richard leaving for a new job, poor old Igloo’s facing another stint in kennels. Being back at square one again, will this long term resident ever find his perfect match?

the car together. However, Charity’s whole world falls apart when events take a surprising turn and they stop the car on a country road.

Meanwhile, Chrissie wants to get rid of Rebecca, but it seems that the trouble is only just beginning when Rebecca announces that she wants to be part of the business. Later, Chrissie changes tack by offering to show Rebecca around the grounds. The sisters seem to be bonding at last, but why is Chrissie suddenly playing nice?

Elsewhere, Tracy returns from honeymoon and acci-

dentally promises that Frank can stay with her and David.

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 18:55 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 Lightfields 01:05 Wycliffe ITV4 07:00 World Cup Rivalries 07:20 The Professionals 08:10 The Chase 09:00 Quincy, ME 10:00 Ironside 11:05 The Professionals 12:10 The Chase 13:10 Cash Cowboys 14:05 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars Texas 16:00 Quincy, ME 17:00 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Fishing Impossible 22:00 Film You Only Live Twice (PG) 00:25 Car Crash Global 01:25 Death Wish 3 (18)

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack off.

that she’ll be fighting back against Rebecca.

Elsewhere, Joanie is jealous when Lisa has a funny turn and Zak is clearly worried.

Also, Kerry gives Doug and Diane tickets to a talk in Leeds and persuades Bernice to throw a Halloween party in their absence.

In the second episode, Charity is distraught as Cain confirms that he no longer wants to leave with her as he can’t bring himself to go. He gets out of the car and advises her to go alone. Charity warns that Cain will never see her or Debbie again if he rejects her now, but Cain refuses to listen and walks

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!

11:00 The Hot Desk 11:10 Film - A Little Princess (PG) 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Tricked 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:40 Two and a Half Men

Also, Kerry plans Halloween party.

Later, Charity drives the car to the edge of a cliff and revs the engine. Is she about to do the unthinkable?

Meanwhile, Chrissie is shocked when Lawrence announces that he’s made her and Rebecca co-managers of the business.

Chrissie continues to confide in Lachlan, warning

her

In Eastenders, Whitney’s relationship seems to be stronger than ever when she tells Lauren that she and Lee may be trying for another baby. However, Lee returns home from work with some bad news to share.

Later, Johnny raises his concerns that Lee and

Whitney are spending too much. Lee tries to reassure his brother that everything is fine, but is he telling the truth?

Meanwhile, Kim piles fresh pressure on Denise to be honest with Chelsea and Libby about her pregnancy. Denise continues to avoid the subject and instead prepares for a mysterious night out, leaving Kim suspicious.

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Mash-topped beef & Guinness pie Perect for a Sunday lunch or just an evening winter warmer.

Ingredients

Method

2 onions 2 cloves of garlic 2 carrots 3 stalks of celery 2 fresh bay leaves ½ a bunch of fresh thyme olive oil 500 g stewing beef (2.5cm dice) 3 tablespoons flour 600 ml Guinness 2 teaspoons brown sugar 450 g potatoes 75 ml milk 1 tablespoon butter

Peel and roughly chop the onions, garlic and carrots, then trim and roughly chop the celery.

Tie the bay and thyme sprigs together with string.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large casserole pan over a medium heat and add the vegetables and herbs. Toss everything in the oil to coat, then season.

Cook, covered, for 10 minutes, or until the veg is softening, stirring

occasionally. Transfer to a plate.

Toss the beef in the flour and season, then add to the pan and cook until browned all over (you may need to do this in batches).

Deglaze the pan with the Guinness. Add the veg and herbs, then top up with water if needed, to just cover the meat and veg.

Stir in the brown sugar.

Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for

about 2 hours, or until the meat is tender.

Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling salted water, then drain.

Mash with the milk, butter and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.

Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.

Put the meat in an ovenproof dish, top with the mash and drizzle with oil.

Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and crisping up.

Pumpkin and chilli macaroni cheese There’s only one thing better than cheese, and that’s cheese with heat.

SERVES 4-6 INGREDIENTS 550g pumpkin or butternut squash (unprepared weight) 1 tbsp olive oil ¼ tsp chilli flakes, or more to taste 35g butter 50g flour 500ml full-fat milk 1 tsp Dijon mustard generous grating of fresh nutmeg 100g mature Cheddar, grated 40g Parmesan, grated 225g macaroni METHOD Preheat the oven to 200C/ gas mark 6.

Peel and deseed the pumpkin or squash and cut the flesh into chunks. Toss in a gratin dish with the olive oil and chilli, and season. Roast for 25 minutes, or until soft.

Melt the butter in a pan and add the flour. Stir together to make a roux then, with the pan off the heat, slowly add the milk, stirring well.

Next, put the pan back on the heat and bring to the boil, stirring. Turn down the heat and add the mustard and nutmeg. Stir in the cheese, keeping a bit of each back to sprinkle on top.

Cook and drain the macaroni, then stir the pasta and pumpkin into the cheese sauce. The mixture should be quite thick. Season to taste.

Put the mixture into the gratin dish in which the pumpkin was cooked.

Scatter on the rest of the cheese and return to the oven. Bake for 20 minutes,

or until golden.

If you want this to look spectacular, slice the pumpkin or squash in half, deseed, brush with olive oil, season and sprinkle chilli on the flesh, then roast whole with the skin on for 45 minutes, or until soft.

Scoop out the flesh, repeat stages 3-4 as above, then fill the roasted shell and bake.

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Ham & peas

Dessert

Bicerin coffee and

Chocolate mousse with prunes

chocolate

Ingredients

hot drink

350g dark chocolate (70%) plus extra to serve 100ml double cream 10 free-range eggs 50g golden caster sugar PRUNES 500g dried prunes 150ml whisky 100ml fresh unsweetened orange juice Method Prepare the prunes the night before: combine all the ingredients in a bowl and leave to soak overnight.

The next day, break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, ensuring the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Remove the bowl from the heat and allow to cool.

Warm the cream in a pan over a low heat, then mix into the chocolate until smooth.

Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites and sugar with an electric whisk until fluffy.

Whisk the yolks into the chocolate mixture, then gently fold this through the beaten egg whites.

Place the prunes in the base of a deep, glass trifle dish, pressing them against the sides. Pour over the mousse and allow to set in the fridge for at least 2 to 3 hours.

Shave over a little extra chocolate, and serve.

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Ingredients 3 ham hocks (roughly 2.3kg in total) 2 leeks 1 celery stalk 3 carrots olive oil 2 fresh bay leaves 100 g pearl barley 1 litre organic chicken stock 400 g frozen peas ½ a bunch of fresh curly parsley 1 heaped tablespoon mint sauce Method The day before you cook this recipe, soak the ham hocks in a pot of cold water

overnight.

The next day, drain the hocks, refill the pot with fresh cold water and bring to the boil. Discard the salty water, rinse the hocks, and repeat once more.

Trim and finely slice the leeks, celery and carrots in your food processor or using a mandolin.

Add the veg to a casserole with a lug of oil, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, and the bay leaves. Sweat over a medium heat for 15 minutes, or until the veg are soft but not coloured, stirring occasionally.

Add the drained ham hocks, pearl barley and

chicken stock. Bring to the boil then cook, with the lid on, over a medium-low heat for 3 hours, or until the meat is very tender.

Check on it occasionally, and top up with more hot stock or water if it gets too dry.

Using tongs, transfer the ham hocks to a clean board and carefully remove all the fat and bones. Shred the meat then return it to the broth.

Turn the heat up and add the peas.

When they’re tender, pick, finely chop and stir in the parsley along with the mint sauce. Serve with bread and English mustard.

A speciality of Turin in Piedmont, Italy, this is a great drink for autumn and winter. I have been known to add booze to the coffee bit.

MAKES 2 INGREDIENTS 125ml double cream icing sugar, to taste 250ml milk 100g plain dark chocolate, chopped 3 tsp granulated sugar 150ml hot, very strong coffee or espresso METHOD Beat the cream until it holds its shape, then sweeten to taste with the icing sugar.

Heat the milk in a large pan with the

IDEAL THESE FOR C WINTE OLD R NIGHT S T HA ARE C OMINGT chocolate and granulated sugar. Whisk until it begins to boil then turn the heat down and let it simmer for a minute, whisking all the time.

Pour the coffee into two heatproof glasses. Carefully and slowly pour the chocolate mixture on top.

Top with the whipped cream and serve.

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Nine things you didn't know about Marmite

Food & Drink

Halloween Popcorn Pumpkins

Love it or hate it, here’s 9 things you, probably, didn’t know about Marmite.

Amid a Brexit price row with its biggest supplier, Tesco, having pulled Marmite (and other Unilever products) from its shelves.

Unilever campaigned against Britain's exit from the European Union earlier this year, saying the firm would be "negatively impacted" by Brexit. It also said the "way we run the company may be fundamentally different if the decision were taken to leave the EU." While everyone else is panicking about the possibility that Marmite could soon become a thing of the past in Britain, we've rounded up eight interesting facts

you probably never knew about the divisive spread.

1. It was invented by accident As with the chocolate chip cookie and Liquorice Allsorts, the introduction of Marmite into the world was a complete and utter accident.

It was created in the 19th century when a German chemist, Justus Liebig, one day realised that brewer's yeast - an essential ingredient in the production of beer - could be concentrated, bottled and then eaten.

2. The recipe has never changed Lots of things have changed during the last 114 years, but the Marmite recipe isn't one of them.

Despite the 'love it or hate it' opinion it seems to garner from just about everyone, Marmite's manufacturers have stuck to their traditional recipe of yeast, salt, spices and celery.

3. It's great for pregnant women For vegetarian and vegan mums-to-be, ensuring they get enough iron, vitamin B12 (both mainly found in meat and fish) and vitamin D in their diet can be difficult.

The NHS recommend incorporating Marmite into your diet somehow for that extra B12 intake. It's also packed with folic acid, which is very important for the

development of a healthy foetus, and can help to significantly reduce the risk of neural tube defects.

4. It has a criminal history (sort of) In 2009, news began to spread that prisons across Britain were banning Marmite after prisoners had begun to use it to make alcohol.

The Daily Express reported that just a few spoonfuls of Marmite could aid the fermentation process to make the drinks. One inmate said: "It’s so easy to make and even though it tastes a bit rough it was enough to get you merry."

5. It's a great hangover cure In Sri Lanka, Marmite is apparently used as a potent hangover cure. Simply dissolve it in boiling water and lime juice, add a fried, sliced onion and watch your hangover quickly disappear.

6. Mosquitos hate it If the expensive sprays and creams from your chemist don't manage to stop the bloodsucking insects from using your body as an all-you-can-eat buffet, maybe try adding some more Marmite to your diet.

Its high niacin content ( a type of vitamin B) is thought to act as an effective mosquito repellent - though some experts have disagreed.

7. Britney Spears is a fan after trying it on the UK tour in 2011, Britney Spears admitted she's a fan of the yeast based spread.

According to insiders, she tried to make a stew with Marmite and also asked for Marmite Twiglets on her rider.

8. It turns white sometimes Your bizarre fact of the day: if you repeatedly tap a blob of Marmite with a spoon, it'll turn white. This is because the Marmite becomes full of tiny bubbles. The more you stir, the more the bubbles are crammed in, and the whiter it looks.

9. Guinness Marmite exists It was only a matter of time, but a Guinness and Marmite collaboration exists. In 2007, Marmite and Guinness announced a special collaboration with a slight alteration to the traditional Marmite recipe that included 30 per cent Guinness yeast.

That wasn't the last time Marmite have altered their recipe either. In 2012 they released Marmite Gold, adding real edible gold specks to the spread.

Ingredients 5 cups popped popcorn 1 cup candy corn 1 cup chopped salted peanuts 1/2 cup butter or margarine 3 cups miniature marshmallows 4 drops red food coloring 3 drops yellow food coloring 4 sticks red or black licorice, cut into thirds Grease a muffin pan and set aside. Place popcorn, candy corn and peanuts into a large bowl and set aside.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over

medium heat. Stir in marshmallows, red food coloring and yellow food coloring, adjusting color if needed to get a nice shade of orange. When the marshmallows are completely melted, pour over the popcorn and stir to evenly distribute the candy, nuts and marshmallow.

Use a greased spoon to fill the muffin cups.

Insert a piece of licorice to act as the stem, and mold the popcorn around it. Let stand until firm, 10 to 15 minutes, and then pull the pumpkins out by their stems and admire your pumpkin patch!

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Upcoming Events

Record Of The Week!

Flamenca Festival ORIHUELA

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21/10/2016 & 26/10/2016 Music and dance fiesta in the centre of Orihuela.

Medieval Market COCENTAINA

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

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Zombie Race - La Mata 31/10/2016 Artist – The Raspberries Track Title – Overnight Sensation This week sees us return to Presenter Picks – and we are starting off this week with Peter Hurst (breakfast show) The song was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It was the first single release from their fourth and final LP, Starting Over (Raspberries album). John Lennon, a Raspberries fan, particularly liked "Overnight Sensation." He was present for part of the recording of the Starting Over LP[1] and, although uncredited is said to have assisted with the production of this track.

Peter says : I heard and loved this tune when it was first released at the age of about 17 - Brilliant harmonies – very Beach Boys like in places – great piano parts and very musical with a rocky feel – At the time of its release I was playing keyboards in a couple of bands – and the one frustration was that none of us were ever quite good enough to be able to learn the tune – particularly the drummer who was only in the band because he had a van!

Watch out for the false ending - If you love drumming – you will absolutely love this – It sounds like the drummer explodes! Eat ya heart out Phil Collins! ….

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

Tune in to TKO all week to listen to the song and give your opinion by emailing studio@tko.fm, or post your opinion on Facebook.

THE VALL DE GALLINERA, A HIDDEN GEM IN ALICANTE

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

The Vall de Gallinera is a veritable dreamland. This town is not a single town, but actually eight hamlets set against the backdrop of a perfect and symmetrical valley, eight jewels of morisco (Moors who received Christian baptism) origin, whose total population is less than 700 inhabitants. The Marina Alta region in Alicante has guarded this secret since time immemorial: a trail that leaves visitors speechless due to the beauty of its landscapes and the warmth of its people.

The Trail of the Eight Villages, as it is known, starts at the fountain of La Mata de Benirrama and ends at the fountain of La Mata de Benisili. Between these two hamlets are Benialí, Benissivà, Benitaia, La Carroja, Alpatró and Llombai (not to be confused with the Llombai in the province of Valencia; the hamlet in Alicante is uninhabited).

The rural trails that link all the hamlets form a 16-kilometre trail travelling between natural fountains spread across the district, forming a veritable green promenade. The Vall de Gallinera is a botanical garden owing to the high yearly rain-

falls and the micro-climates that co-exist in the area. It is one of the areas in the Valencia Region with the highest biodiversity. Its holm oak groves, pine groves, bushes and rock vegetation is worthy of note, as is its fauna, with numerous species of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. It is common to see royal eagles gliding between the mountain crests on the lookout for unsuspecting prey.

Its history stretches back to the middle Palaeolithic period, when the first human settlements are recorded. Among its prehistoric legacy are the numerous samples of cave art which have been declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The Iberians left their mark on the town of the 'Xarpolar', and Muslim culture left the two castles that crown the entrances to the valley: on the inland side, the castle of Benissili or Alcalà, and on the coast, the castle of Benirrama or Gallinera.

Although it is highly recommendable to visit the Vall in June to enjoy the cherry blossoms, the Vall de Gallinera and its eight hamlets are waiting for you year-round to seduce you for life.

Passion for nature in Alicante at En Ruta Turismo

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.

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Zombies take to the streets of La Mata - Who will survive?

Dates Oct 30 Daylight Saving Time ends - Clocks go back.

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As well as adventure sports, En Ruta Turismo offers nature trails, cultural trails, and gastronomic and winetasting trails.

A team of professionals passionate about nature, adventure, sports and culture, tourism and mountain guides, monitors, sports technicians, all of whom are trained and certified and boast several years' experience in the tourism and entertainment sector. En Ruta Turismo is located in Castalla (Alicante), but this company is willing to take you anywhere in the Valencia Region. There are no limits when it comes to fulfilling your most adventurous dreams!

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Can the same house have a different size?

A new International Property Measurement Standard for Residential Buildings will provide a uniform global method to determine the size and dimension of floor space measures that can be used anywhere in the world.

IPMS Residential The recently adopted standard will offer more clarity and consistency to those who buy, sell, rent or invest in residential property.

Currently, the way residential property is measured can vary significantly from one market to the next.

A new RICS Research report "Residential Property Measurement Practice�,

shows evidence of the variance in residential measurements across the globe and even within the same market. The difference in measurement for residential apartments, for example, varied by as much as 27% while measuring residential homes can vary by up to 58%.

As a consequence, owners, occupiers and investors in domestic property are often left confused or misinformed when it comes to the reported floor space.

This causes substantial issues when property is listed off-plan or bought by investors, but it has also led to disputes where rental calculations and service charges have

relied on erroneous measurement information.

Published by a coalition of more than 80 property organisations around the world, including RICS, and drafted by an independent group of 18 experts from 11 countries, IPMS: Residential Buildings is the second in a series of global open-source standards aimed at creating a uniform approach to measuring buildings.

Representing many hundreds of thousands of property professionals globally, the IPMS Coalition conducted a public consultation giving property professionals everywhere a chance to have their say on this landmark residential standard.

IPMS: Residential Buildings addresses a simple but challenging reality: How do we provide transparent and consistent measurements for domestic properties when the methods used to perform these measurements differ across global markets? For many, owning a home is the most important investment they’ll make. This new standard will enable investors, estate agents, developers, consumers and other users of professional property services, to make more informed decisions. IPMS: Residential Buildings is ultimately about protecting the investments we make as individuals, investors or industry leaders.

Alexander Aronsohn, RICS Director Technical International Standards

Whilst Brexit hits UK real estate, sentiment in the EU remains positive The latest data clearly show uncertainty in the aftermath of the referendum has adversely impacted sentiment in the UK commercial property market, with feedback particularly cautious in London. The potential knock-on effects throughout Europe will only become visible over time and much will depend on the outcome of negotiations between the EU and the UK. For the time being, confidence remains solid in many parts of Europe and Germany in particular posted another robust set of results. Ongoing monetary policy stimulus from the ECB is likely to support investment flows into the sector as bond yields are pushed down further, making the return offered by real estate more attractive.

According to the latest RICS Global Commercial Property Monitor, while Brexit is dampening market sentiment in the UK, with negative capital value and rental expectations, most European commercial property markets remain optimistic.

Outside of Europe, trends in most emerging markets continue to be downbeat, with the exception of India. In some developed markets, such as the US and Japan, momentum appears to be fading.

During the second quarter of 2016, respondents to the RICS survey reflected the noticeable negative effect of the Brexit vote in the UK commercial property sector, especially in the

city of London, where the RICS Investment sentiment Index fell from +13 to -23.

As uncertainty remains, it is too early to anticipate if this is the early phase of a more prolonged downturn (as 54% of respondents anticipated) or a quick reaction that will unwind as the result is digested.

By way of contrast, on a near-term basis, commercial property continues to perform well elsewhere in the EU. Germany continues to lead the way, attracting domestic and foreign investors to their main cities. As a matter of fact, cities like Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg – often mentioned as potential beneficiaries to activity relocating

from London - recorded another significant rise in investment activity during Q2, with very strong capital value projections across both primary and secondary property assets.

Feedback in Hungary is also extremely optimistic, with capital value and rental expectations particularly buoyant in Budapest.

The RICS Occupier Sentiment Index stands at +58, the best result across the 34 countries monitored.

Confidence remains solid in Ireland, Spain and Portugal as respondents are expecting rents and capital values to rise firmly in the coming months. But activity is starting to lose some momentum compared to previous quarters.

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Health

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Understanding Hernias and strenuous vomiting as well as poor lifting and bending techniques.

The symptoms of a hernia will depend on the area the hernia occurs. Inguinal hernias may not cause any problems at all, except for a visible lump on the skin. But usually, there is pain around a hernia or occurring during activities such as bending or going to the toilet. The risk of inguinal hernias is that the protruding organ such as the intestine may become strangulated and its blood supply cut off, causing life-threatening septicemia. Hiatus hernias typically cause acid reflux and heartburn.

Hernias occurring on incisions will produce a lump and sometimes cause pain.

Underneath the skin and fat is a tough mesh-like layer sometimes called the fascia, whose function is to hold in place the abdominal organs, including the stomach, intestines, and liver. When this tough layer becomes weak at any point, the organ adjacent to the layer pushes through the weakness and appears on the skin as a lump, referred to as a hernia.

Hernias typically occur at different areas in the abdomen. An inguinal hernia develops in the inguinal region, the area where the thigh meets the trunk. This area is prone to weakness, especially in men. Another common hernia is a hiatus hernia, which occurs around the sternum or midpoint of the chest, due to the weakness of the diaphragm (the muscle that separates the lungs from the stomach. The stomach will slide or protrude through the weak point on the diaphragm.

Incisional hernias occur around surgical incisions due to weaknesses of the scar tissue. Another common hernia in children is called umbilical hernia which occurs when part of the intestines slide into the belly button.

Hernias are associated with conditions that cause a persistent build-up of pressure in the abdomen which stretches and weakens the fascia holding organs in place. Conditions that build pressure in the abdomen include a persistent cough, constipation, weight lifting

The nutrients that support and maintain the fascia include MSM (Methyl Sulphonyl Methane), vitamin C, manganese, and silica, and the strength of the fascia

produced will depend on how well these nutrients are available to the body. Deficiency of these nutrients, particularly of MSM will cause a weakness of the supporting fascia and ensure hernias.

Hernias are usually treated by surgical repair to push back the protruding organ and tighten the loose fascia layer. But hernias recur very quickly after surgery and may appear in other areas unless the body is strengthened with the necessary nutrients. Bands are also used in mild hernias to push back the hernia, and they work better when combined with healthy nutrition and the necessary supplements such as MSM. People that bend and squat a lot should learn the proper technique of bending the knee and not the waist.

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HERE COMES ‘BERTIE’ THE BEETLE! While Volkswagen Motorsport’s triumvirate of pace-setting Polo WRCs will be gunning for outright glory on this month’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB (27-30 October), spare a thought for the fourth VW on the star-studded entry list.

Lining up alongside Sébastien Ogier and all the sport’s other top guns is plucky Bob Beales in his 58-year-old ‘Bertie’ Beetle!

Mind you, the venerable orange Bug is no ordinary rally car – like many approaching pensionable age, it boasts quite a colourful history. Bertie was born back in 1958 and early in his life was owned by a Hereford taxi company where he suffered a skirmish with a bus and somehow a more damaging roll.

The repaired car was then rally-prepared by the legendary VW specialist Bill Bengry in the early sixties before being acquired by Beales a few years later. “I was a lucky boy to get my hands on the car and it’s been a dream ever since,” says Bob, who competed extensively in rallies, autotests and even autocross before putting Bertie into storage.

In more recent years, though, the Beetle has enjoyed a new lease of life competing in many historic events including the Monte Carlo Rally in 1990.

Marking the 25th anniversary of that adventure, Beales entered last year’s Network Q WRGB National Rally and – despite the best efforts of storm Abigail – won his class, a feat he’s now trying to emulate in 2016.

“Competing in Wales Rally GB last year was a brilliant experience,” he enthuses. “It was very hard on the old car and the weather made it all the tougher – there was lots of aquaplaning. But that’s what makes it such a great event – it’s a monumental challenge.”

Beales admits he takes great interest in the successes of the VW factory team and is ultra impressed with their allconquering Polo R WRCs. He says: “The technology in those cars is just brilliant, although I’m not sure if I’m man enough to give one a go. That said, I actually passed one of the Polos on last November’s event when Jari-Matti Latvala got stuck in a ditch – that would have made a great photo!

“I reminded Jari-Matti about it when I saw him at Goodwood earlier this year, and he remembered seeing Bertie going past – it’s one of those cars you just can’t forget!”

Tickets on sale

Tickets to follow Bertie’s fortunes on this month’s Dayinsure Wales Rally GB are now on sale. Advance adult admission starts at just £20 for the family-friendly RallyFest at Cholmondeley Castle, with day tickets available for £25 and the full four-day World Rally Pass priced at £99. All tickets include free parking and an event programme priced at £9. Accompanied children aged 15 and under are admitted FREE – a real half-term treat for families. The latest event and ticket information can be found on the official www.walesrallygb.com website and the official Rally Planner is now available online, providing fans with all the details required to plan their visit.

Hospitality Combine the thrill of spectating with the indulgence of fantastic hospitality at Dayinsure Wales Rally GB between 28 and 30 October. World-class rally action always delivers an amazing spectacle, but nothing compares to enjoying the day from the comfort of our fabulous hospitality facilities at Sweet Lamb, Cholmondeley Castle and Llyn Brenig. For more information on hospitality, visit walesrallygb.com.

For further updates, follow Wales Rally GB on Twitter @walesrallygb or join the conversations on Facebook at www.facebook.com/walesrallygb

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NEW DISCOVERY ACHIEVES U.K. CLASS-LEADING RESIDUAL VALUES

Following its global reveal last month, Land Rover confirms the new Discovery is already leading the field with class-leading residual values as rated by industry body CAP. According to CAP, the new Land Rover Discovery is expected to retain 59% of its value over three years or 36,000 miles, resulting in compelling finance offers for customers. Thanks to its combination of seven fullsized seats, class leading towing capability, reduced fuel consumption and reduced CO2, the new Discovery has broad appeal.

Jaguar Land Rover UK Managing Director, Jeremy Hicks said: “The new Discovery is already proving to be immensely competitive against the established competition. High residuals and reduced running costs mean that Discovery cus-

tomers can enjoy all the improved benefits over the outgoing Discovery and its peers for less.

“The new Discovery is Land Rover’s most versatile and capable vehicle to date.

It’s a ‘do anything, anywhere’ vehicle that will appeal to new and existing customers. We have seen a fantastic response with over 6000 people registering on our website in just two weeks to find out more as we launch in the UK.” From the entry level 2.0 litre, Sd4 derivative through to the 3.0 litre Td6 ‘First Edition’, new Discovery allows customers investment flexibility between the deposits and the monthly payment. Specification adds value – not just cost thanks to desirability of higher specification trims and engine choices.

Aiding running costs, the substantially lighter, more

efficient, all-aluminium 2.0 litre Ingenium engine has a servicing interval of 21,000 miles or every two years.

For Fleet and Business customers the strong residual values hugely benefit the whole-life cost of a new Discovery and coupled with the improved service, maintenance and repair costs associated with the new Ingenium engine, it further adds to the appeal of Land Rover’s new full-sized seven-seater.

The new Discovery was unveiled last month at Packington Hall together with the largest Lego construction ever-created incorporating 5.8 million bricks.

The new model is available to order now with deliveries commencing in the spring in the UK priced from £43,495 on the road. In the UK, 600 ‘First Editions’ will be available from the start of sales priced at £68,295.

GEM OFFERS STRAIGHTFORWARD TYRE SAFETY REMINDER

Correct tyre inflation is the safe and economical option, says GEM Road safety and breakdown recovery provider GEM Motoring Assist is supporting Tyre Safety Month with the third in a series of simple safety reminders.

GEM advises that correct tyre pressure is not only vital for your safety on the road, it’s also the best way to maximise your fuel economy. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth commented: “Under-inflated tyres will reduce your vehicle’s ability to grip the road, and will also compromise handling.

This can result in unpredictable vehicle behaviour, and increases the risk of a

tyre blowout, where sudden rapid deflation occurs.

“Over-inflated tyres have a smaller contact area with the road, leading to increased stopping distance and reduced grip. There’s likely to be a lot more wear across the central part of the tyre, leading to a shorter lifespan."

Neil Worth encourages drivers to check their vehicle owner’s manual, and find out what the correct pressures for front and rear tyres should be. “Make a regular check to ensure you keep your tyres at those pressures,” he says.

“We suggest a check at least every month, as well as before any long journey.

By doing so, you’ll be giving all the safety systems on your vehicle the best chance of working to their maximum potential, you’ll help ensure your tyres last longer and you’ll be ensuring your running costs don’t increase unnecessarily.

“After all, properly inflated tyres require less energy than under-inflated tyres to make them turn, so your vehicle will use less fuel.”

Follow GEM on Twitter @MotoringAssist for the latest industry news.

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RICHARD CAVENDER

BlueMoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca.

BlueMoon Solutions come to you at home or work, our personal service covers from Alicante to Pilar de la Horadada.

Richard moved to Spain ten years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to sort out the problem there and then.

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

ADVICE: Brian was questioning a Megatrends screen that appeared on his computer

ADVICE: Garry wanted to know whether he could use bits from his old laptop.

Q

Hi Richard, I am not technically minded. I had a Toshiba which was about 3 years old which crashed, my neighbour bless him, said.

“I can fix that for you and then said, “oooohhh there is no reset button inside,” and handed back my laptop, which cannot be repaired at all................it is in such a mess...............so I was wondering, this may be a stupid question, but can I remove the hard drive and connect the hard drive via a USB cable to another laptop? Will this work? Keep up the good work.

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Hello Richard, for the last few weeks I have frequently got a page called American Megatrends when I open my computer, can I get rid of it? Thank you for your help. Brian

Hi Brian, the Megatrends screen that you are seeing is perfectly normal, it’s what is called your system BIOS and has always been there. It’s critical for the correct operation of your computer, maybe you just haven’t noticed it before.

Q

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

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office@bluemoonsolutions.es www.bluemoonsolutions.es Mobile: 655 044 970 NEW: 965 987 032 Don’t forget you can follow me on Facebook www.facebook.com/bluemoonsolutionsspain/ Alternatively why don’t you sign up for my newsletter. You can do this by going to:www.bluemoonsolutions.es/newsletter .

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Marc Makes It

Top Of The Class

Barclays Premier League Saturday 22 October 13:30 Bournemouth V. Tottenham Hotspur 16:00 Arsenal V. Middlesbrough 16:00 Burnley V. Everton 16:00 Hull City V. Stoke City 16:00 Leicester City V. Crystal Palace 16:00 Swansea City V. Watford 16:00 West Ham United V. Sunderland 18:30 Liverpool V. West Bromwich Albion Sunday 23 October 14:30 Manchester City V. Southampton 17:00 Chelsea V. Manchester United

Sky Bet Championship

Four local swimmers came away with World Half Oceanman Champions titles for 2016, after a series of outstanding performances in the grand finals of the event based at Mas Pas beach in Benidorm last Sunday.

Rodreigo Solis Ibanez (Club Tenis Elche) and Zoe Connolly, as well as her mother Vicki Connolly and Beryl Altabas (all Club Natacion Elche and all three pictured together) achieved podium positions for their categories in the 5.5km Half Oceanman World Championship.

They all got automatic entry into at least two of next year’s races as well as sharing over 500 euros in cash prizes.

Each of the four local swimmers had previously

qualified for the World competition in their five kilometre swims around Tarbarca Island last month. Coming in first, ahead of all the male swimmers, was Rodrigo Solis Ibanez, who also got first place in the male junior 16-19 age category with an outstanding time of 1:14:30.

Next was Zoe Connolly placed first in the female junior 16-19 age category with a time of 1:34:08, with Zoe being the youngest competitor in the whole competition!

Her mum, Vicki, followed behind Zoe coming second in her 50-59 age female category, in a time of 1:58:48. The final local champion and the oldest swimmer in the whole competition, Beryl Altabas came in first in the female 6069 age category with a time of 2:28:25.

Rugby Openers

Spain's Marc Marquez secured his third MotoGP championship in four years on Sunday by winning the Japanese Grand Prix after his nearest rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo both crashed out. The 23year-old Spaniard had only an outside chance to seal the title but his win at Motegi gave him an unassailable 77point lead over Italian Rossi, who started on pole but slid into the gravel early.

Already the youngest rider to win a MotoGP race and the title in his maiden season in 2013, Marquez’s triumph in Japan for Honda made him the youngest to seal three championships. He finished nearly three seconds ahead of Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso, with Suzuki’s Maverick Vinales third.

With Rossi, the seventimes premier class champion quickly out of contention, Lorenzo needed to finish fourth or better to keep his title defence alive. The Spaniard, who suffered a terrifying crash in practice on Saturday but returned to the track to qualify third on the grid, battled to keep within touch of Marquez.

But Lorenzo came under pressure from a hard-charging Dovizioso and his race ended in the gravel with five laps to go after a front end skid. Marquez now snatches back the title from his compatriot, Mallorca-born Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha), who beat team-mate Valentino Rossi in 2015 after the Italian was disqualified for allegedly knocking Márquez off his bike with his foot.

Sebs Keep Winning

Friday 21st October 2016 20:45 Burton v Birmingham Saturday 22nd October 2016 16:00 Aston Villa v Fulham 16:00 Brentford v Barnsley 16:00 Bristol City v Blackburn 16:00 Huddersfield v Derby 16:00 Newcastle v Ipswich 16:00 Norwich v Preston 16:00 Rotherham v Reading 16:00 Sheff Wed v QPR 16:00 Wigan v Brighton 16:00 Wolves v Leeds 18:30 Nottm Forest v Cardiff

Spanish La Liga Friday 21 October 20:45 Osasuna v. Real Betis Saturday 22 October 13:00 16:15 18:30 20:45

Espanyol v. Eibar Valencia CF v. Barcelona Real Sociedad v. Alavés Granada CF v. Sporting de Gijón

Sunday 23 October 12:00 Celta de Vigo v. Deportivo de La Coruña 16:15 Sevilla v. Atlético de Madrid 18:30 Málaga v. Leganés 18:30 Villarreal v. Las Palmas 20:45 Real Madrid v. Athletic Club

Scottish Premiership Saturday 22 October 16:00 Inverness Caledonian Thistle v. Kilmarnock 16:00 Partick Thistle v. Ross County Sunday 23 October

The new rugby union season kicked off for local clubs in the Murcia Federation last weekend with the first round of league matches. There was a tight encounter at the Miguel Hernandez University ground in Orihuela as ITV Vega Baja Orihuela (pictured) were beaten 24-28 by Cartagena, with the home side having led 19-13 at half time.

The senior men’s teams of the San Javier Squalos and Totana have joined forces for this season, and the opener played at San Javier saw the SquaTot side have a tough baptism of fire as they lost 36-3 to Albacete.

The San Javier Squalos women’s team lost their first womens cup match to Cartagena 24-nil, and now go to Lorca on Sunday.

World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier clinched his fourth successive world championship for Volkswagen at the weekend after winning the Rally of Spain. Ogier's title was the 13th in a row by a French driver called Sebastien, with compatriot Sebastien Loeb winning a record nine consecutively before him with Citroen between 2004 and 2012.

The Volkswagen driver had

needed 16 points to be sure of the title -- effectively third place and one of three bonus points available -- but in the end his comfortable victory in the Rally of Spain made all such calculations unnecessary.

The victory was the 37th of Ogier's career. "It's been a tough season but it's fantastic," said the Frenchman, "To be champion two rallies before the end again is great.

I cannot do much more."

13:00 St. Johnstone v. Dundee Tuesday 25 October 20:45 Hamilton Academical v. Aberdeen Wednesday 26 October 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45

Dundee v. Partick Thistle Kilmarnock v. Heart of Midlothian Motherwell v. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Rangers v. St. Johnstone Ross County v. Celtic

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Ivie Davies on Golf

PLAY FAIR FOR A GOOD TIME I have often written about the ‘Rules of Golf’ and even a section, Know Your Rules, but I know the ‘Rules of Golf’ is sometimes intimidating and overwhelming to most golfers, especially for beginners, with some just pretending to know them!

So, should not golf teachers have part of the lesson on etiquette and basic rules?

Every sport has rules to make it fair for everyone to be on the same playing field of equal competition.

The R & A has a website where you can download the rules, and there is even an app for your Smart phone, I-Pad or electronic device. If that is not enough, you can click on w w w. v e g a b a j a p r e m i e r golfleague.com for the rules and decisions on the Rules of Golf.

Think of the ‘Rules of Golf’ as a reference point like a dictionary. It has definitions, explanations with specific wording for clarification and communication.

Remember that being familiar with them can be to your advantage. The ‘Rules of Golf’ are less overwhelming if you know the

first section of the book: Etiquette and Definitions.

The definitions are repeated inside the greater part of the book as well.

The index is very useful for researching certain situations when they arise.

Etiquette is essential and is defined as having good manners….before, during and after the round to ensure enjoyment to all golfers.

ETIQUETTE Golf etiquette may seem complicated, and in truth you will learn the more you play. But if you start with the following points you will be okay.

Arrival: Try to arrive early enough to time: - at least 30 minutes before your actual tee time to warm up, practice putt, find the toilets, check in with the caddy master, and be ready on the tee 10/15 minutes before you tee off time.

Speed of play: The easiest way to keep up the pace has nothing to do with how well you play, but rather how fast. As soon as your group is on the first tee, it’s time to begin and move. The golf ball is the playing piece and it needs

KNOW YOUR RULES QUESTION

to move forward. That does not mean you have to rush your swing or run to your ball. It means one practice swing and be ready to play when it’s your turn.

From the time you select you club until you hit your shot, you should take no more than 30 – 45 seconds.

It’s always a god idea to agree with your playing partners that if you are not ready then they can play.

That’s Ready Golf!

A good way to monitor your pace of play is to always remain a half a hole behind the group in front of you. If you are new to the game and not keeping score, but feel the pressure of keeping up with the rest of the group, pick your ball up and start on the next hole to help the group to catch up. Eventually you will learn more on how to keep up when playing all your shots. It’s OK! When you start to keep score, then you will play by the rules, but feel comfortable first. SPEED of play is important to ALL golfers and golf courses.

Shout “FORE”: Shouting “Fore” is merely a way of shouting “Watch Out”! And it is used by golfers when

they hit a ball astray that might come close to another person on the golf course. Don’t wait; the moment you realise the ball has even a remote chance of hitting another person, SHOUT IT OUT LOUD! Take Care of the Course: It’s hard work making a golf course look as good as it is. Do your part to take care of it. For starters, if you are using a buggy keep to the paths or if the path runs out, keep to the edge of the fairway and NEVER close to tees or greens, and leave them and the trolleys at the exit of the green. NEVER at the front of the green.

On the course if you take a divot, you should replace it by placing on the spot and pressing them down firmly with the foot. On the tee, if there is a seed mix box use its contents to fill the divot.

When a shot hits the green it leaves a pitch mark, there is a right and wrong way to repair them so learn the correct way since it will repair quicker, and also fix someone else’s left over’s too. The other day I actually saw a

TITTER ON THE TEE A sign seen in a Golf Club toilet:1. Back straight, knees bent, feet shoulder width apart.

A player rotates his ball on the putting green to line up 2. Form a loose grip. the manufacturer’s name with the hole. The ball was not 3. Keep your head down. moved or marked. Is there a penalty?

4. Avoid a quick back swing.

5. Stay out of the water.

6. Try not to hit anyone.

ANSWER: 7. If you are taking too long, let others go ahead of you.

8. Don't stand directly in front of others.

Yes, there is. One stroke for touching the ball other than 9. Quiet please...while others are preparing to go. is provided in the Rules. If the player had marked the ball 10.Don't take extra strokes. prior to rotating it, there would be no penalty.

Well done. Now flush the urinal, go outside, and tee off!

player drive his buggy to the bunker where he hit his shot and then drove away leaving his size eleven foot prints. Disgraceful! When I asked him why he did not rake the bunker he replied “That’s for the green keeper” GRRR! Make sure you rake the bunker. The sand is daunting enough without having to contend with someone’s footprint.

Rule of thumb: -all players should try to leave the course in better condition than they found it. Picking up rubbish and putting it in appropriate bins, fixing others' ball marks, sanding/replacing divots from careless players, and raking bunkers are examples of ways to help.

Know where to stand: Golfers do not want anything interfering with their concentration on their shot. Stand to the side and slightly behind the ball several metres away. On the green, try to stay out of the line of sight of the person putting. Also, when walking on the green be aware of the line from the other player’s ball and the hole and don’t step on the imaginary line.

Flagstick: Another con-

sideration on the green is the flagstick. If you are closest to the hole, you are in charge of removing the flagstick if everyone says they can see the hole.

Ball: Remember don’t move your ball under any circumstances unless you are on the putting green (after marking it). If you are unable to find your ball, only take a maximum of five minutes and call players through.

Maintain a sense of humour: This is probably the most critical element of playing golf days. Enjoy the pressure and challenge of hitting golf shots that count towards prizes.

Remember, no one cares if you play poorly. The only expectation that others have is that you are good company. Sulking, cursing, and throwing clubs is totally unacceptable. Oh…and switch off that mobile phone! If you cannot be without calls for a few hours you should not be there.

Finally: At the end of the round, shake hands with your playing partners, remove your hat (if you are wearing one), and thank them for their company.

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Terrible For Torry

Monte Fight Back

CD MONTESINOS 3 RP ORIHUELA 2

CD TORREVIEJA 1 MURO CF 3 This was a disastrous result for Torry, having lifted themselves off the foot of the table with a midweek win at Buñol, and then they got a chance to do themselves a further power of good, by entertaining the new bottom side Muro on Sunday.

Torry flopped big time and it’s hard to work out rationally how even at this early stage they can avoid relegation.

It was a 16th-minute penalty converted by Alberto that provided Muro

with a slender half-time advantage, but they deserved it against a disjointed Torry side who were all at sea without central defenders Martin and Juanmi and with no depth to their squad. Muro took advantage of these weaknesses as Torry racked up five cautions in the first half hour.

The home side were reduced to 10 men when Vicente received his second caution midway through the second period, but they responded well by

creating good chances through Hugo and Matheus. But it was left to captain Lewis Allen to draw them level in the 79th minute, once more from the penalty spot, as he had done midweek at Buñol.

He coolly slotted home, and fans wondered if Torry might yet again come from behind to snatch the spoils.

That pondering lasted three minutes when the third penalty was awarded, once more despatched by Alberto into the net to put

Opportunities Missed One of the early third division pace-setters Villarreal were too strong for Almoradi on Sunday, but the home side were unlucky as they gave a brave performance in front of an excellent 600-strong crowd. It was a final scoreline that didn’t tell the whole story, as Almoradi created chances by hitting the woodwork twice in the first half as well as missing a late penalty, in addition to suffering a blow in the very first minute when Simon put Villarreal ahead.

Almoradi responded well by playing some of their best football of the season with an Obele header producing a great save from keeper Fuoli in the 36th minute, and Gonzalo’s efforts hitting the post and then the crossbar.

CD ALMORADI 0 VILLARREAL CF 3 The home side remained positive in the second half but Migue beat Adrián to make it two-nil before the hour mark. Coco had a good free-kick attempt saved by Fuoli with 12 minutes remaining, and then five minutes later after Pablo was brought down in Villarreal box, Obele’s penalty kick was saved by Fuoli. Villarreal completed their win with an injury time goal from Nicola which gave the final score a somewhat

flattering appearance.

Buoyed by the performance, Almoradi get ready to march into their derby encounter away to Orihuela this Sunday with José Manuel Roca seeing his side drop their first points since he took charge, in Sunday’s one-all draw at Borriol.

Elsewhere, Crevillente shared a nil-nil scoreline with Rayo Ibense, whilst Elche Ilicitano lost one-nil at home to Ontinyent.

Thader Capitalise Thader's in-form Valentin took advantage of a goalkeeping blunder before halftime to keep their excellent start to the season going.

Sunday's victory saw Thader climb to fourth in the table, and another home fixture to come this Sunday as they entertain Alicante University with an 11.30 am kick-off.

Mid-table Ilicitana actually had more of the play in

the first half but their keeper Boron made a mistake in the 42nd minute which Valentin capitalised on, to get the only goal of the match.

The second half wasn't especially exciting with again Ilicitana having a lot of the possession but not making any dangerous moves on the Thader goal, with the home side keeping things tight in defence.

CD THADER 1 UD ILICITANA 0

Muro back in front. A minute later they added a third through Johnny, which gave them their first win of the season to jump above Torry, once more found languishing at the bottom of the heap.

These are worrying times for Torry who travel to Alzira at the weekend before rounding off the month with another away fixture. Few goals and no clean sheets so far this season are so far pointing to Preferente division football next year.

After losing their first two league matches and sacking boss, Camacho, Monte looked an altogether different outfit under the new managerial team of Carlos Perez and Angel Ivan, who have turned things round in all aspects in just a fortnight. They certainly had their work cut out at Sunday's interval, with Monte trailing two-nil at the break, as two defensive errors saw the visitors capitalise with two headed goals.

Carlos Perez read the halftime riot act as the players produced one of the most entertaining 45 minutes of football seen by Monte fans in a long time. Right from the re-start Monte went on the offensive, and the all important early goal arrived inside the first 10 minutes when Aureu pulled one back.

When new forward Carlos

(signed only last Friday from Almoradi) got on the end of a cross and headed home at the far post to equalise, the home crowd “raised the roof”, as a victory was very much on.

The winning goal was once more scored by the inform Aureu who finished off a superb four-man move to give Monte their first points of the campaign.

Carlos Perez afterwards said he was delighted with the performance, but there were still things to sort out, with four regular players set to be available in the next fortnight, after injuries kept them on the sidelines. He also paid tribute to the fans for their outstanding support during the match.

Montesinos are away to FB Redovan this Sunday with a 4.00 pm kick-off.

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Poles Axed

Pep’s Barca Woe BARCELONA 4 MANCHESTER CITY 0 Lionel Messi scored a hattrick as Barcelona punished 10-man Manchester City in the Champions League on Pep Guardiola's return to his old club. City were competitive in the first half, but a Fernandinho slip inside his own box put Messi clear for his first, then Kevin de Bruyne lost possession

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allowing Andres Iniesta to set up the Argentine for a leftfooted strike into the bottom corner. The evening got worse for the visitors when goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was sent off for handling outside the box and minutes later Messi struck again.

Barcelona were also reduced to 10 men in the last 15 min-

REAL MADRID 5 LEGIA WARSAW 1 utes as substitute Jeremy Mathieu was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Raheem Sterling, but by then the damage had been done.

Willy Caballero saved a late Neymar penalty, but the Brazilian scored from open play minutes later to complete a comprehensive win for the La Liga side.

Footballing superstar Gareth Bale scored his first Champions League goal since 2014 as holders Real Madrid comfortably beat Legia Warsaw in the Tuesday night match. Moments after Vadis

Odjidja-Ofoe had struck the post for the visitors, Bale cut inside and found the bottom corner.

A Marcelo shot saw Tomasz Jodlowiec deflect in for an own goal but Miroslav

Radovic pulled one back from the spot for the Polish side.

Marco Asensio smartly sidefooted in from 18 yards, and after the break substitutes Lucas Vazquez and Alvaro Morata completed the scoring.

A Real Rout

48 Years Later Torry Midfield Boost

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REAL ZARAGOZA 1 ELCHE 3

Cristiano Ronaldo capped a stunning victory over Real Betis to take Real Madrid into second spot in La Liga as well as ending their recent winless run.

Marcelo softened the blow of Sergio Ramos' monthlong lay-off by returning to the team with a goal, while Isco scored twice in a confi-

dent display from the European champions.

Karim Benzema scored just his third goal of the season following Raphael Varane's opener, as Betis could only manage a consolation goal through Alvaro Cajedo. Real Madrid now entertain Athletic Bilbao on Sunday evening.

Elche's away form is better than their home performances so far in this Segunda division season, and Sunday's encounter at Zaragoza was effectively over as a contest at half-time when Elche were three-nil to the good. It also happened to be Elche's first win at Zaragoza since 1968.

The three first-half goals came in the space of a quarter of an hour with defensive errors allowing Pelayo to score in the 30th minute, and then Nino just four minutes later. Pelayo then got his sec-

ond, and his side's third on the stroke of half-time.

Zaragoza came out like greyhounds chasing an electric hare in the second half, but as opposed to Elche throwing away their advantage to Gimnastic a week earlier, their defence held firm despite Angel pulling a goal back for the home side in the 64th minute. Elche are home to fourth-placed Cordoba on Saturday, who are just one point ahead of the Ilicitanos. The match kicks-off at 4.00 pm.

CD Torrevieja have a much-needed addition to their squad ahead of this weekend’s match at Alzira, with the signing of 26-yearold Moldovan midfielder,

Eugeniu Buza. The player has been training with the Torry squad and has played for clubs in Switzerland and Romania, as well as his native Moldova.

Lionel’s Back! Luka Renews Extended Stay

BARCELONA 4 DEPORTIVO 0 Substitute Lionel Messi took less than three minutes to find the net on his return to La Liga as Barcelona secured an easy win over Deportivo La Coruña at the Nou Camp last Saturday.

Luis Enrique opted to leave the Argentine on the bench after Messi missed their last three matches, but brought

him on early in the second half with Barcelona already three goals up. Luis Suarez added his sixth league goal of the season after Rafinha scored twice.

The result keeps Barcelona two points off the top of the table, with a trip to Valencia this Saturday afternoon.

Luka Modric has committed his future to Real Madrid until 2020 by signing a new four-year deal. The Croatian midfielder, who arrived at the Bernabeu from Tottenham four years ago, has been an influential figure in Real's two recent Champions Leaguewinning campaigns.

The club say that the new contract will see him stay at the club well beyond his 34th birthday and Modric's renewal follows midfield partner Toni Kroos' contract extension to 2022 last week, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale expected to follow shortly.

Barcelona striker Neymar has agreed a new contract which keeps him at the Nou Camp until the summer of 2021. The La Liga champions have fixed his buy-out clause at 190 million euros for the first year of his new contract, 210 million for the second year and 235 million for the remaining three years

of his deal.

A Barcelona statement read: "Since his arrival at the club Neymar has cemented his position as one of the best players in the world thanks to his outstanding talent”.

He’s expected to put pen to paper on the deal today (Friday).

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TORRY'S BUSTED FLUSH together.

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No officially appointed new manager, because his predecessor and the club can't sort out the mechanics of paying him compensation.

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The club may be fined by the Valencian FA for not having an officially appointed manager!

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A sad lack of news filtering through to fans about what is going on, which in turn is breeding apathy amongst supporters, which in turn is leading to:10.

Record low gates, whilst other clubs across the Vega Baja region are picking up both expat and Spanish supporters.

BETTER DAYS FOR TORRY

It was just a few years ago that the UK media was taking an interest in a certain small town Spanish football club that were getting hundreds, and occasionally a couple of thousand expat Brits cheering them on in a play-off match. Fast forward to October 2016 and what a grim scenario faces CD Torrevieja in this Top Ten list of horror. Nervous readers turn away:1.

Bottom of the Valencian third division with just one win to their name.

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Dumped out of their Vicente Garcia stadium due to major safety issues. The council’s sports councillor(at the time) said they hoped to get grants for improvements but these things understandably take time.

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The club's coffers apparently close to empty after the personal financial endeavours of President Vicente Boix time and again to keep things going, and surely he has reached his limit now.

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Player payment issues last season.

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Some players rebelling a few weeks ago, and leaving the club.

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Barely enough players to get a full squad

I really hope I'm wrong, but there is a stench of inevitability about all of this, and I don't mean just avoiding relegation. What a sad state to be in for a city the size of Torrevieja with a population of 90 thousand people, whilst little (no offence meant) CD Almoradi up the road is getting between four and six hundred folk for their return to the same Valencian third division, whilst sides in the lower local echelons of the likes of CD Montesinos, CD Thader, CD Benijofar, etc, are pulling in two hundred on a bad day, and close to double that on a good one.

Another irony is that teams like Almoradi and Thader have even got a clutch of ex-Torrevieja players on their books that seem to be doing the business for them, as well as getting in important sponsorship and advertising support, whilst there appears to be little on that front as far as CD Torrevieja is concerned.

It all started to wrong for Torrevieja about eight years ago, with splits on the board; accusations and counter-accusations; a failed takeover from a company called SAMM Inc that had a Skegness caravan park site as a business address; and something called the recession. Spanish supporters felt the pinch as unemployment rocketed and going to see Torrevieja looked an expensive proposition, com-

pared to other lower division clubs. Those clubs like CD Montesinos also picked up disheartened expat Torry fans who were not impressed with the infighting at the Vincente Garcia, and ended up having their own successful version of the Torry Army, namely the Full Monte, as well as ex-Torrevieja president, Eddie Cagigao involved.

Torry was the club that most expats went to follow back in 2008, and now they've largely (not totally) gone elsewhere, with no prospect of any return, especially as they like what they see in their own local communities. They also don't have to stump up a lot of money to enjoy some football, and they feel more involved and appreciated. They prefer what they are getting on and off the field, and actually that's great for Anglo-Spanish integration, but that's all disastrous news for CD Torrevieja. The club sadly looks like a busted flush, and some very clever plumbing is needed right now to get it working again. It would be terrible for all the work that people have put into CD Torrevieja over the years to see something like this to happen, with all the great potential of the club, as witnessed a decade or so ago. Let’s hope some knights in shining armour appear.

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CRAZY BLACKOUT

If you follow the fun and games on La Liga on Sky Sports, then you’re in for a nasty shock come El Clasico time in early December thanks to a ridiculous rule pontificated by a cabal of the Football Association, the Premier League, and the Football League that has been in place for years. Barcelona’s clash with Real Madrid has been scheduled for a 4.15 pm local time kick off on Saturday December 3rd to take advantage of the North American viewing audience, but also early enough for Asian viewers to enjoy the action.

That all makes commercial sense from La Liga, but UK viewers will not

be able to see the mouth-watering encounter live, unless they use “illegal” means of course. At least in Spain, there is always the Canal Plus option that’s available.

It’s all down to the fact that the English football authorities do not permit the live televising of any soccer matches between 3.00 pm and 5.00 pm on a Saturday on the ridiculous pretence that somehow people will stay at home on their backsides, rather than going to watch a live game, be it Manchester United or the Doncaster Pork Butchers second XI. No other European country gives a stuff over TV clashes, but the FA and

their chums still seem to be living back in the sixties and seventies.

The edict seems to me to be an illegal restraint on trade, and I if I were Sky, I’d tell the FA exactly what to do with themselves, including taking the whole matter to court if need be.Surely it is the perogative of any broadcaster to show what they want, when they want, if they have the rights to do so. It’s strange that when there are live matches screened on a weekday evening with a full deck of games, including non-league encounters, there doesn’t seem to be a problem.

I’m surprised the luddite football authorities haven’t had nerve to tell

the broadcasters not to schedule Six Nations Rugby matches or big horse races like the Grand National on a Saturday afternoon because they’re worrred that somebody won’t turn up at one of precious sanctioned matches.

I respectfully suggest that the FA have bigger fish to fry (England manager and corruption anybody?) and their crazy stance makes no sense in this digital age.

What have they to lose by “giving” some good-will permission for El Clasico to be aired live in the UK just to check out what zero effect it has on gates?

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RETURN OF THE “SPECIAL ONE” Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge this weekend for the first time since leaving the Chelsea managerial job 10 months ago. The mouth watering clash between Chelsea and Manchester United this Sunday afternoon (5.00 pm) is the big clash in the latest round of Premier League fixtures over the next few days.

Mourinho is still regarded as one of Chelsea's greatest, if not their greatest, ever manager despite the wheels coming off the Stamford Bridge wagon back in December, with it all ending in tears. It seems now like ages ago, as the Premier League title holders fell to pieces with Jose blaming everybody barring himself.

With Mourinho moving on with Chelsea's Premier League rivals United and Antonio Conte doing a good job of picking up the pieces at Stamford Bridge, the clash between the Blues and the Red Devils this weekend has it all to make it an intriguing affair, with neutrals hoping for a more entertaining clash than Monday’s hyped-up, but eventually supine clash between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Chelsea could still be without Willian for the visit of United who was last week granted compassionate leave following the death of his mother.

Mourinho, meanwhile, could be missing Morgan Schneiderlin and Anthony Martial after the pair sat out the goalless draw at Liverpool following injuries sustained during training.

Wing George North is not currently available for Wales' Test against Australia but talks between the Welsh Rugby Union and English clubs are ongoing, his club Northampton says.

The game November 5th is outside World Rugby's Test window and English clubs do not have to release players for it, with Gloucester flanker Ross Moriarty saying he expects to miss the match.

The decision to release England-based Wales internationals is now in the hands of Premier Rugby, the umbrella organisation for England's top-tier clubs.

Following the match against Australia, Wales face Argentina, Japan and South Africa later in the month those Tests fall inside World Rugby's international window, which mean clubs must release their players.

NICO’S TOP TEN BID Rising son Nicola Kuhn took to the tennis court in Japan this week intent on becoming the world’s best young tennis player, writes DONNA GEE. Spain’s number one junior from Torrevieja beat Japanese wild-card Taiwo Yamanaka in the first round of the prestigious Osaka Mayor’s Cup tournament to move a step nearer his target of reaching the top 10 this year. Sixteen-year-old Kuhn then disposed of Denmark’s Philip Hjorth in Wednesday’s second-round clash, with the Scandinavian rookie offering some early resistance, before he lost 6-4, 6-1.

Yesterday the third-seeded Kuhn beat Australia’s Bernard Bruno Nkomba, and that victory means that he now just needs to win his quarter-final clash in Osaka to break into the elite world top ten group of 18-and-under prospects, with two more years still remaining as a junior.

With most of the players ranked above the La Mata teenager ineligible as juniors next year, Nico – who already holds a senior ranking of No.884 behind world number one Novak Djokovic - will begin 2017 with a serious chance of winning his first Junior Grand Slam title in Australia in January.

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