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HOME IMPRISONMENT Mum Keeps Kids Out Of Sight
BY ALEX TRELINSKI
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he Guardia Civil have arrested a Swiss woman of Spanish origin, who kept her children captive for seven years at various Costa Blanca addresses, and threatened to kill them if they ever tried to get help. The woman faces domestic violence and illegal imprisonment charges. The youngsters, now 17 and 15, had never gone to school during their time in the area and only once was one of them allowed medical attention, for an upset stomach at the Almoradi medical centre. No reason has been suggested as to why the children were treated as virtual prisoners. "The children's signatures during Guardia interviews were exactly the
same as those on their Swiss ID cards from seven years ago, the writing looks like that of a small child who has not developed his writing," said a Guardia spokesman. The youngsters could not speak Spanish and spoke to each other in English. The 17-year-old daughter managed to evade her mother's surveillance at the end of August and send an email to the ANAR Foundation, which helps children in trouble and sounded the alarm. She had allegedly been the victim of violence from her mother, who prohibited either of her children to have any contact with the outside world. She added that they were only allowed out on the streets for a short while every day
for quick shopping errands or walks, but under strict surveillance. Their 49-year-old mother was allegedly particularly brutal towards her daughter, "hitting her, pushing her against walls or furniture and throwing cutlery or any other object she had in her hands," said the Guardia. The daughter had not dared ask for help until then, as she "had been under constant threat of death from when she was little." Her mother "said on various occasions that she would kill them if they spoke to police and that police would rape and kill them anyway - an idea with which they grew up," the Guardia Civil said. In her ANAR email, the daughter said this situation had started back in
Switzerland when she was only three or four, and had continued when her mother moved to Spain in 2009. They constantly moved around the Costa Blanca, living in six different homes in seven years in Arenales del Sol, La Marina village, Rojales and Catral, and it was from their La Marina address that the girl sent her message. The mother's Swiss partner, 30, was also detained for covering up the situation. After a foundation tip-off, police tracked down the house where the siblings were living in Catral, and they had only been there for a month at their current address on Calle MĂşsicos Hermanos Aguilar. "Agents went there immediately and the mother denied anyone was being held there, and also denied that any minor was living there," the Guardia Civil said. "The girl, who heard the agents speaking to her mother, started gesticulating in the corridor to attract their attention, and the two children were rescued," it added. The daughter has since returned to Switzerland to her biological father. A judge decided to let the brother whom police said was not the victim of violence like his sister - return to his home in Catral, where his mother and her partner have been released pending trial.
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Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled. Yesterday’s news means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal discussions with the EU - on its own. Theresa May had said that the Brexit referendum and ministerial powers meant that MPs did not need to vote, but campaigners argued successfully that it was unconstitutional. May had said she will activate Article 50, formally notifying the EU of the UK's intention to leave, by the end of next March, but that timetable appears to be in serious danger, with potentially many months of parliamentary hurdles. The government will appeal against the decision, with a further hearing to be held in the Supreme Court.
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A 24-year-old French woman died on Saturday whilst walking with a friend in the hills above Callosa de Segura close to the border with the Cox municipality. The two were students at university in Elche and were surprised
by a rock fall around noon at Cresta del Caballo, with the 24-year-old dying instantly when she was struck on her head. A 30-year-old man suffered a double arm fracture and was taken by helicopter to the Vega Baja hospital.
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Orihuela council has improved an extra one point three million euros of expenditure, which will mean that the long-delayed project to stop rockslides onto the Paseo de Cabo Roig at Cala Capitan can finally be advertised. A previous tender award for work which should have been done this year has been scrapped, as reported previously by The Courier, with the project quoted at a lower figure of 190 thousand euros. Last month Partido Popular spokesman, Rafael
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Popular Costa The Valencia region, including the Costa Blanca, was the fifth most popular destination for foreign tourists in September, according to figures compiled by the National Statistics Institute. The area attracted over
763 thousand international visitors behind (in order), Catalunya, the Balearic Islands, Andalucia, and the Canary Islands, with close to a 15 percent rise in the numbers compared to September 2015.
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Dutch volleyball player Ingrid Visser and her partner Lodewijk Severin in Murcia back in May 2013, who were the victims of a "hired hit" over a business disagreement. The jury reached their verdict in the trial at Murcia City, with prosecutors calling for 17year jail terms for Juan Cuenca and Valentin Ion. A third man, Constantin Stan, was acquitted of murder, along with the owner of the land in Molina de Segura, Serafin de Alba, where the couple were buried. Prosecutors say that they plan to appeal the not guilty verdicts on the two men. The police found the half-buried bodies of Visser and her partner on 26 May 2013 after a weeklong search for the couple.
Visser and Severein were visiting the area to attend a consultation at a fertility centre, but never showed up. Their families got in touch with the police when the couple missed their flight back to Amsterdam. During the trial, 62year-old Valentin Ion confessed to the murder, after the couple were kidnapped in the Murcia area, having flown in to Alicante-Elche airport. He testified that he knocked Severin to the ground on May 13th 2013, and then hit Ingrid Visser with a crystal ashtray and then a vase. "When Severein tried to get to his feet again, I hit him several times with the ashtray. At that stage Visser wasn't breathing anymore," Ion said in court. According to Ion, this followed Severein threatening co-suspect Juan
Cuenca with a gun. "When I hit the gun out of his hands, Visser - who was on her knees - made an unexpected move. I didn't know if she tried to grab the weapon. Cuenca threw himself on her, then I hit her in the face with the ashtray." Earlier in the trial, Cuenca stated that he paid Ion and Constantin Stan to get rid of the Dutch couple. He claims he paid them 1,200 euros as an advance of the total amount of between 10 thousand and 15 thousand euros. Ion initially denied this, claiming the money was for rent of the house,but admitted at the trial that the money was to kill Visser and Severein. He stated that the third suspect Stan was not present at the time of the murder.
Symbolic Drop Spain’s unemployment rate has dropped to 18.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2016, down from the symbolic figure of 20 per cent in the previous three-month period. It’s the lowest rate in six years, with the National Statistics Institute saying that the number of people out of work fell by 253,900 between July and September to an overall total of four point three million. Over 40 thousand people found work in Alicante Province in the third quarter of the year, with many posi-
tions within the service and hospitality sectors and on temporary contracts during the season. Strangely, the Murcia region was one of only two Spanish regions to show a jobless rise over the
summer, with figures going up by nearly six percent compared to the previous quarter, but compared to a year earlier, unemployment has fallen by over 15 percent.
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Rajoy At The Reins Mariano Rajoy, Spain's acting prime minister for the last 10 months and leader of the Partido Popular was sworn in as prime minister on Monday after winning a parliamentary vote at the weekend which ended the uncertainty of who was going to rule Spain. Rajoy took the oath of office in front of King Felipe at a short ceremony at the Zarzuela Palace. The long impasse ended in Saturday’s vote in favour of Rajoy, helped by the abstention of most of the PSOE socialist party congress members. This means Spain has its first fully functioning government since December, when a general election left no party with a majority, though Rajoy is set to face many problems as he will have to rule as a minority administration. After the December election, Spain tried to put together a coalition gov-
ernment, but the process was complicated by the emergence of the Leftwing Podemos party and the centrist Ciudadanos grouping, as well as other regional parties. Another general election was held in June but neither the PP nor the PSOE were able to gather enough support to govern. If Rajoy had not won the parliamentary vote on
Saturday, a third general election would have been held in December. 170 MPs voted for Rajoy, 111 against and 68 Socialists abstained. Many observers feel that life will be hard for the PP minority administration, with the PSOE and Podemos threatening to vote down the government budget plans if they include five billion euros of spending cuts.
Going Down Property taxes in Torrevieja are to be cut over the next two years according to the secretary, of the city council's government team, councillor Fanny Serrano. She said that the IBI rate will fall by four percent next year, and then see a drop of seven and a half percent in 2018. Serrano also announced the advertising of a 240thousand-euro tender for improved street lighting in La Mata, with the award having to be made before the end of the year, or else the council will lose out on funding from
the Alicante Provincial Council. Last year the authority lost 359 thousand euros from the provincial body for
A Time To Reflect
Three special remembrance services have been organised by local branches of the Royal British Legion next weekend, starting with the Torrevieja RBL branch on Friday November 11th at La Siesta Church beginning at 10.45 am, with a request for everybody to get seated 15 minutes earlier. On Sunday November 13th, the Gran Alacant and La Marina branch have
organised a service in San Fulgencio's Plaza de la ConstituciĂłn starting at 11.00 am with the ceremony conducted in both Spanish and English. On the same day, Mil Palmeras church will be the venue for the Orihuela Costa branch commemoration, beginning at 10.45 am, with congregation members asked to take their seats by 10.30 am.
On The Black
lighting upgrades in the Rocio del Mar and Cala Dorada areas of the city, after it failed to advertise the tender in time last year.
Doblemar Reopens The largest hotel in the Murcia region, which closed its doors four years ago, is to reopen next summer at La Manga. The Doblemar is having 16 million euros invested in an upgrade by new owners, Chain Roc Hotels, and will create 140 jobs. The complex has 510 rooms and Chain Roc's Miguel Miralles visited the
site along with representatives from the Murcia regional government and
San Javier council, including mayor JosĂŠ Miguel Luengo.
San Fulgencio opposition councillors are claiming that workers at the local municipal sports schools are being paid "off the books" as they are not on contract. The PSOE, PIPN and APSFU parties have sent a joint complaint to the Work and Social Security Inspectorate in Alicante outlying their concerns over the
way that assistants working for the schools are employed. The opponents of the Partido Popular administration led, by mayor Carlos Ramirez, say that they have not been allowed access to employment records of the sports school workers, as well as claiming that he is aware of "fraud going on".
Drugged Wheels
Local police forces across the Vega Baja are stepping up their war against drugaffected drivers. Fifty officers from 14 municipalities met in Dolores last week to discuss how to identify potential drugged-up drivers in a variety of situations, including at checkpoints. Figures in recent years suggest that drug-driving is getting a larger problem as opposed to people driving under the influence of alcohol.
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More Mortgages Granted
The number of home mortgages granted to prospective buyers in Spain went up by six point four percent in August compared with the same month in 2015, according to figures released by the National Statistical Office (INE). A total of 20,609 home mortgages were granted to prospective buyers in August, the INE said, with an average value of 110,121 euros, which meant four point eight percent more than in August 2015.
Hotter Look
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Double Tragedy
A Belgian couple in their mid-seventies were found dead in a Calpe building on Friday morning, with the man apparently killing his wife, before he threw himself off the ninth floor of the apartment block. The incident happened at around 8.45 am on Avenida
de Europa, with the Guardia Civil saying that the couple split their time living between Belgium and the Costa Blanca. The woman’s body was discovered after the Guardia removed the keys from her husband’s pockets and entered their flat.
Gently Does It
Torre Pacheco firefighters got an unusual call last week, when they were summoned to rescue a cat that had climbed a telephone pole in Roldán
but couldn't get down. A local resident spotted the distressed pussy and firefighters used a crane to make their successful rescue.
Happy Shoppers
A researcher says that southern Spain will become a desert by the end of the century if the fight against global warming is lost. Joel Guiot, from the National Centre of Scientific Research in France cowrote the study which used statistics and computer projections to predict the likely impact of climate change in the Mediterranean area.
People are continuing to spend more in Spanish shops with retail sales up by three point two percent in September compared to a year earlier, according to figures published by the
National Statistics Institute. Low inflation and falling unemployment have fuelled a consumer-spending boom, with retail sales rising for 26 straight months in Spain.
Clearing Up
Sixty six thousand euros is being spent in removing dead pine trees in two areas that have been ravaged by the deadly Tomitus beetle. Recovery and clearing work is going on in the Redován municipality, and also in an area next to Guardamar castle, with the projects being paid for by the Alicante Provincial Council.
Hola London! Orihuela will be making its presence felt at next week's World Travel Market fair, in London, with the mayor Emilio Bascuñana, and tourism councillor Sofía Álvarez going to the UK capital. Álvarez said that the trip was being made at no cost to the municipality as it was being funded by the regional government, and that she and the mayor will be promoting the area at an exhibition stand organised by the Alicante Provincial Council. The councillor said that golfing holidays would be one of the key areas they
will be looking to promote along with the historical events, like the recent Moors and Christian festival in Orihuela City, and
that a number of meetings have already been arranged with lots of Scandinavian tour operators in London.
Not A Fair Cop At least 19 people have been scammed across Alicante Province and the Murcia region by a gang based in Madrid claiming to be selling advertising for a non-existent police magazine. The ringleader and two other men were arrested by the Guardia Civil under Operation Ropu, which started in Jumilla back in February, when local farmers complained that they were being pestered by phone calls trawling for adverts for a Guardia Civil magazine. Fourteen other people have also been detained by the Guardia on crimes of forgery and fraud, with authori-
ties saying that calls were made pretending to represent the Guardia, the National Police, and local police forces. People who paid for adverts never got a magazine or proof of any
form of legitimacy, whilst other victims got a totally different publication. Catral, Alicante, Benidorm and Altea were some of the areas hit by the bogus sellers in Alicante Province.
Aitor’s Excuse Retired cyclist and 2002 Vuelta a España winner Aitor Gonzalez was arrested by the National Police for allegedly breaking into an Alicante City mobile phone shop. The 41-year-old, who has been arrested three times for various offences in the past, was caught by police at the premises where a window had been smashed, with a second man fleeing the scene. Gonzalez was bailed and
claimed he had met the person that was actually responsible for the break-in
at a party that night and that he fled the site before police arrived.
Bizarre Turn The director of a Valencia regional park has been charged with negligence in a big twist over two male bisons that were beheaded after being brought over to Spain last year as part of a bison reintroduction programme funded by the European Union. Carlos Álamo, the director of Valdeserrillas Nature Park, is said to have contributed to the animals starving to death, after post-mortems were carried out, which suggested their beheadings were carried out as a distraction for their real cause of death. The headless corpse of Sauron, the 660-kilo alpha male of the herd was found in the park in mid-September followed a week later by the discovery of a second head-
less animal. Initially investigators suggested that the animals had been poisoned before their heads were cut off with an axe by trophy hunters, after poison pellets were discovered. Álamo is now facing charges of having beheaded
the animals himself to cover up the fact that they had died of malnutrition. The owners of the reserve planned to introduce female bison to the site later this year to allow the herd to reproduce, a project that has now been shelved.
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Bench Detention
A Finnish vagrant has been arrested by the Guardia Civil over the death of Steven Allford, a 51-yearold British man found dead a fortnight ago outside Malaga airport, with ham on his buttocks and his body bound to a bench. Investigators believe the British tramp was targeted by a fellow vagrant, described as a "giant", following a brewing row over food. Allford's acquaintances are reported to have said that he made several enemies by refusing to share
meals with other vagrants but expected their food when it came their way. A post-mortem showed Mr Allford, who had done
prison time in Spain for fraud, had probably choked to death on his own vomit after a heavy drinking session.
And It’s One For The Road Thousands of litres of illegal alcohol destined for distribution across the Murcia and Alicante Province areas have been seized by agents of the Guardia Civil and the Tax Office. A Jumilla bar owner was arrested after inspectors found that he was substituting low-grade quality whiskey for the official brands, and investigations then led to a couple of drinks warehouses in Murcia and Villena in Alicante Province where they uncovered thousands of doctored spirit bottles and gallons of illegal hooch.
The raid in Villena uncovered a hidden distillery within the warehouse where some five thousand litres of lowgrade liquor was set to be poured into premium bottles,
with six thousand bottles also impounded. Six thousand thousand litres of ethylalcohol was also seized from a warehouse in the Murcia area village of Patiño.
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A Night Too Far In Local Park
Halloween celebrations turned to vandalism in Guardamar on Monday night, as young thugs set fire to waste bins in the Reina Sofia park, as well as egging streets and buildings around the town. Guardamar mayor José Luis Sáez slammed the behaviour of “individuals who do not know how to respect or behave themselves”.
Friday 4th November 2016
Healthy Awards
Torrevieja Hospital and Elche's Vinalopó hospitals have been voted amongst some of the best in Spain in the annual Global Hospital Management awards. Torrevieja makes it into the country's top 20 list, with 79 facilities across Spain being graded by a special commit-
tee, with the facility singled out as doing well in heart, kidney, urinary tract, and stomach surgeries. The two winning local hospitals are run by Ribera Salud, with Torrevieja CEO, José Antonio Velasco, pictured in the middle clutching his award.
Recyling Kings
Frankfurt Link
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to launch a new daily service between AlicanteElche airport and Frankfurt in Germany. The link will start at the end of March and is a part of a range of new Ryanair flights between Germany and Spain.
San Javier residents are big glass recyclers, hitting almost double the national average, and that's brought the municipality special recognition with a Green Igloo award from Spain's national glass recycling organisation, Ecovidrio.
San Javier mayor, José Miguel Luengo, picked up the award with Ecovidrio saying that over 26 kilos per person in the area is recycled in the area each year, compared to the national average figure of 15 and a half kilos.
A Question Of Time
The Valencian government is to ask the Madrid national government to open a debate as to whether the country should look at not moving the clocks back in the winter months, like over last weekend, so that more people "would enjoy more light when they finish their daily work." It also said that not putting the clocks back an hour at the end of October would "promote more activities in the fresh air," adding that having more people in the streets could also lead to a higher volume of sales in small shops while people would "spend less money on energy use."
An online map projecting which parts of the Vega Baja region could suffer from serious flooding has been produced by the Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS). Available via
"It is impossible to deny that maintaining the time zone for summer would have economic and social benefits: our geographic situation demands that we take more advantage of the hours of sunlight during winter," the Valencian administration said. This request came after all parties in the regional government of the Balearic Islands voted for summer time to be maintained all year, highlighted the energy savings, benefits to small business and the tourist industry, as well as potential health benefits of an extra hour of daylight. The Valencian and Balearic call is in contrast
to comments made by national politicians over the last couple of years suggesting that Spain ought to revert to GMT, in order to boost daytime work production and probably leading to the end of the traditional siesta. That move would put Spain on a time par with the Canary Islands as well as the UK and Ireland, which would have the reverse effect of cutting down on lighter evenings all year round. Spain, like neighbour Portugal, was on GMT until the dictator General Franco ordered a change in the early forties, so that the country would be in the same time zone as Nazi Germany.
Flood Future www.chsegura.es, the site looks at probability and projections every 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 500 years and suggests that places close to the Segura like Benejúzar, Algorfa, Formentera del
Segura, Rojales and Benijófar are potentially vulnerable. The interactive site features maps, old aerial photos, and you can download information that is relevent to a specific local area.
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Nimbys Are Becoming A Real Pain Do you ever feel you need to wring your head in exasperation at the UKs Government's persistent lack of decisive action? Last week's Heathrow air expansion announcement is another perfect example of it. How many years has this saga been going on? It must be decades. We've been hearing for so many years
about the need for airport expansion around London, that Britain has been losing revenue in transfer business because airlines have to go to airports on the continent and every time it's on the agenda every single Nimby living for miles around any airport starts their usual protests. The government has finally announced its
preferred option, but has it made any difference? Not a bit of it. Instead of bulldozers moving in the next day, we hear there will be years of debate and indecision, public inquiries, loads of legal wrangling and judicial reviews and any final decision and actual work will probably be another decade away, and Heathrow and
Gatwick are at saturation point now. What makes me so angry is that every single resident now living around Heathrow and Gatwick knew there was an airport nearby and benefited by correspondingly lower house prices. Yet as soon as they move in, they join the movement to try to frustrate any expansion. It's the same with
Religions down the centuries have imposed dogma on their followers that have created unnecessary stress, guilt and depression. It is commonplace for loved ones
to keep a lock of a hair in a locket and many people keep ashes in their homes and what right has anyone to make people feel guilty for doing so? The edict that the
On another level, it's quite hilarious when you compare the British government's snail-pace approach with Spain. At least Spain builds a new airport - at Corvera outside Murcia City as a replacement for San Javier and then for all manner of crazy reasons, they can't get one single aircraft off the new runway!
The Canadian Example
A Blinkered View The ability of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to impose unnecessary burdens on believers never ceases to dismay me. Its edict on the use of condoms is a perfect example as is its opposition to abortion under any circumstances, but the latest is cruel in extreme. The latest edict from the Vatican says ashes of the dead must be kept in "sacred places" such as cemeteries,. but the ashes of cremated Catholics cannot be kept at home, scattered or divided among family members. It went on: "It is not permitted to scatter the ashes of the faithful departed in the air, on land, at sea or in some other way, nor may they be preserved in mementos, pieces of jewellery or other objects." It stressed that "the Church continues to prefer the practice of burying the bodies of the deceased, because this shows a greater esteem towards the deceased".
wind farms, fracking, mining, solar energy farms, road expansion projects, high speed rail networks, you name it, it's the same story. The Nimbys oppose anything and everything and, they join forces with environmentalists to prevent the government from doing what it should be doing - and that is governing for right now.
Catholic Church prefers burial to cremation is causing considerable concern for western countries, particularly those who are rapidly running out of burial places.
It's now taken seven years for the EU to finally get a trade deal with Canada that's because each and every one of the 28 countries which make up the EU had to ratify it. And opposing it was Wallonia, a staunchly socialist part of Belgium which was demanding stronger safeguards on labour, environmental and consumer standards. They also wanted major safeguards for their farmers against Canadian imports. Yet in these negotiations there was goodwill from the vast majority of EU nations in favour of a deal. Compare this with the undoubted hostility which will come from several EU countries when it comes to Brexit. If negotiations took seven years in an atmosphere of goodwill for Canada, it will take centuries for the UK in an atmosphere of hostility. That's why it's imperative that
the UK have trade deals in place worldwide and negotiates from a position of strength against Europe. And things certainly seem to be going Britain's way, with news that the UK economy grew by 0.5% in the three months after the Brexit vote, dropping just 0.2% from the growth recovered in the second quarter of 2016. It puts two fingers up at all the doom- mongers who claimed that life as we know it would cease if people voted in favour of quitting Europe. And the decision by Nissan to build two new car models in Sunderland, securing thousands of jobs and providing a major boost to the post-Brexit UK economy was the icing on the cake. OK, to secure the deal, the UK told Nissan it would seek tarifffree access to EU markets for the motor industry as part of Brexit talks. Fair enough.
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Warm And Dry Despite some big cloud bursts last month, October was much drier and warmer than normal, according to official figures. Figures from meteorologists AEMET say that the Valencian region, including the Costa Blanca, had rainfalls some 57 percent below the average for the month, whilst average temperatures of 17.8 degrees were one and half degrees higher than what you could normally expect in October.
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Truly Loaded The richest person in Spain continues to be the founder of the Inditex company, Amancio Ortega, with branded stores like Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, and Oysho to his name. Ortega’s fortune is said to be worth around 71 thousand mil-
lion euros. The figures from Forbes magazine have the president of the Mercadona supermarket chain, Juan Roig and his wife Hortensia Herrero(pictured), trailing in second at a mere eight thousand million euros.
Zombies Take Flight
Greenpeace campaigners say that six Spanish nuclear plants that are now in disuse have not been properly shut down and dismantled. Taking down nuclear plants when their useful life ends and replacing them with renewable energy supplies would, as well as eradicating the health hazards they pose, create around 100,000 new jobs, according to the environmental lobby group. Five provinces in Spain
house the “disused” reactors based at Garoña and Miranda de Ebro (Burgos); L'Ametlla de Mar (Tarragona province); Gárgoles de Abajo (Guadalajara); Trujillo (Cáceres) and the AyoraCofrentes valley in the Valencia province. Greenpeace staged a sponsored 'zombie fun-run' on Sunday ahead of Halloween in each of these towns and villages, although the race for Ayora-Cofrentes was held in Valencia city.
Cops In Fuel Farce Orihuela council have reached an agreement with a service station based at the village of Arneva, after a dispute between the council and a fuel provider over a debt led to nearly all of the local police cars and bikes being taken off the roads this week. The row between the authority and the Solred company led to the situation last weekend where cars patrolling around the Orihuela Costa had to do 70-kilometre round-trips to Orihuela City to fill up, and that will still be the case, for the time being. The coastal political party CLARO said that the police patrols could not do their job on the Orihuela Costa over a very busy period, reducing their flexibility and reaction time to any possible emergencies. The Informacion newspaper reported that the row was over a 34-thousandeuro debt, with Solred saying that they wrote to
Orihuela council in May over four outstanding invoices dating back as far as December 2014, warning that if the debt was not paid, then their pumps would be shut to the council in June. The company continued to provide a service to Orihuela until their contract finished last week, and the authority was left without a fuel supplier, until a deal was done on Wednesday. Vehicles based on the Orihuela Costa will still
have to do a long journey to Arneva to get fuel, but Orihuela finance councillor, Rafael Almagro, said that it was only a temporary move to get the fleet back on the road whilst a solution is found over the impasse with Solred, or a more permanent deal is done with the new supplier. He said that Solred were only owed seven thousand euros, and said that “he could think of many words to describe Solred’s sanctions but wasn’t prepared to say them”.
Dog Dirt War The Valencia region town of Mislata has declared war on dog dirt, with the council giving residents until the end of this year to take their canine friends to the vet to collect a blood sample, as part of DNA mapping to find out who is not clearing up after their dog’s poop in pub-
lic. The mandatory blood samples – which will be conducted free of charge until December 31st - will be added to a registry that they can check against DNA analysis tests they conduct on abandoned faeces. The idea is to identify and charge
repeat offenders, with a fine of 200 euros being applied to owners who fail to pick up after their pets. Locally, Elche and Crevillente councils have both said that they were going to introduce DNA mapping for dogs two years ago, but nothing has come to pass.
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8 Out of 10 Cats prefer Mitigation By Richard Samuels, Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd. upon by the tax authorities. Tax evasion, on the other hand, is entirely illegal. It is where an individual or company deliberately breaks the rules and deceives HMRC in terms of what they owe in tax. Tax mitigation, however, is the legal way to minimise your tax liability using current legislation, exemptions and allowances, without the likelihood of being challenged by the tax authorities. Examples of tax evasion include failing to file a tax return, not declaring your full income or hiding taxable assets. If HMRC disagrees with how you've calculated your tax liability it can seek to recover the shortfall with interest and penalties, including prison. In response to a new wave of tax avoidance and evasion techniques, in 2013 the EU established the Common Reporting Standard. This providesfor the automatic exchange of financial account information between Governments within the EU. It means that detailed taxpayer information is now automatically and periodically sent between Governments, providing complete transparency on the income and assets of those living abroad. Tax avoidance and tax evasion have received substantial media attention in recent years, with reports on the tax avoidance strategies employed by wealthy individuals and corporations hitting the headlines. In 2012, it was revealed that comedian Jimmy Carr was one of many high net worth individuals involved in the Jersey-based K2 tax scheme, which sheltered a portion of his income from HMRC. In the ensuing public backlash he issued an apology and withdrew from the scheme.
This represents a dramatic change from the former system, whereby financial information about an individual or business was only exchanged between tax authorities upon request, in cases where tax fraud was suspected.
Similarly, Gary Barlow was named as an investor in a scheme named Icebreaker, which had been set up with the aim of generating paper losses that investors could use to offset against their profits elsewhere for tax purposes. Following a lengthy and expensive legal battle with the Revenue, the investors in Icebreaker were made to pay back millions.
1. Accounts in any kind of financial institution outside Spain e.g. banks, building societies. 2. Investments, including share holdings, ISA’s, mutual funds, unit trusts, private or DB pensions, Premium Bonds, Trusts if you are the beneficiary. 3. Property and rights to property outside Spain.
These are both examples of tax avoidance. Whereas such structures are technically legal, they are nonetheless frowned
As a resident in Spain, you will know that you need to submit your annual Modelo 720 by 31 March. This must detail your overseas assets and income in any of the following categories exceeding 50,000 Euros on 31st December.
After the initial return is presented, a new return must be filed when the total of any category of assets/ income increases by 20,000 Euros or more, either at 31st December or during
the last quarter of the year. Or an asset is sold completely. It is important to understand that under the new Common Reporting Standard, declared assets and income are now automatically compared between the source and the country of residence, so it is vital that you make sure you are clear on what is required of you when completing your Modelo 720. Failure to do so could result in substantial fines. Whether Modelo 720 is an attempt to raise government revenue in tax penalties or a misguided effort to target tax evaders, it is unfortunately here and we have to deal with it. One way to mitigate the effects of the 720 is via the use of a Spanish Compliant Bond via a life company such as The Prudential, SEB or Old Mutual. Cash and investments can be held in these and they are exempt from the 720 declaration. If you would like more information on the above or if you would like advice on any of the issues you can contact me on 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 to find out what your pension entitlement may be. For further information Call Richard Samuels, International Financial Adviser, Blacktower Financial Management (Int.) Ltd mob 692 352 156 or email 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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Christmas is Coming – A Time to Give
With Christmas just a matter of weeks away, a season of goodwill, peace and joy, it is time we turn some of our attention to those less fortunate than others, with the launch of The Courier and TKO Radio Christmas Goodies Campaign. We know that this time of year can be very difficult for many people, but we are asking for even the smallest donation which can go some way to helping. We
are asking for donations of the following: Food Items with a long sell-by date and which are not perishable, such as tins, packets, dry food etc. Pet food Most pet food has a long sell-by date already, but please have a little check. We are looking for tins, biscuits etc, predominantly for dogs and cats. Toys We ask that these are gift
wrapped and have a label attached indicating the suggest age and sex of the recipient. One the items are collected, The Courier and TKO Radio will distribute them to three local causes where the items will go direct to help those in need. You can drop off your items at our headquarters, TKO Towers, situated on Calle Los Arcos, No 17, in Quesada. We have also arranged a drop-off point in
the EasyBuyProperties.com office on Avenida de la Mancha in Torrevieja, and we will be adding more in the next couple of weeks so keep listening to TKO Radio on 90.8 or 91.9fm for the latest additions, and keep picking up The Courier every Friday for an update of the campaign. Finally, in advance, on behalf of those in need, at Christmas time, we thank you for giving so generously.
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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
The Best Of Health
Dog owners are healthier than non-pet owners according to a new UK study commissioned by Butcher’s Pet Care, which talked to two thousand people. People who own a dog walk or run for 74 minutes a day on average compared to non-owners who exercise for just 18 minutes. Owners will cover an average distance of 1,092 miles a year on foot, compared to the 364 miles by those who don’t have a one. The research found that not only did owning a dog affect the amount of walking a person does, but also that dog walkers were more active overall. As well as walking around the neighbourhood daily, dog owners are more likely to walk than drive
anywhere and more likely to take the stairs than the lift. In contrast, people who don’t own a dog only keep fit twice a week, and walk for just 18 minutes a day. The survey reveals the average owner spends 58 minutes a day walking with the dog – which equates to approximately 3 miles a day and 21 miles over the course of one week. 73 per cent of owners say they love the fact they manage to get so much exercise now they own a dog, with the majority feeling fitter, healthier and more energetic since owning a dog. One in three owners said walking their dogs allowed them to de-stress after work, and a quarter felt it helped them to escape their busy schedules.
Unlike people, who are usually awake all day, then sleep at night, dogs don’t have a regular sleep regime. They catch several short naps during the day, and they do vary from breed to breed, and size to size! If your pet sleeps more or less than the average, it’s not necessarily cause for alarm. Every dog is different, and it depends on so many different factors such as environment, breed, sex and age of the pet. Different Sleep Patterns Dogs generally don’t sleep as deeply as humans, or for as long. It’s likely your dog wakes up many times during the night, possibly even jumping down from your bed for a late night drink of water without you ever knowing. Remember, while 3 a.m. on a Tuesday might seem like a boring time to be awake, your dog probably doesn’t agree. Dogs can see much better in the dark than we can, and have a nigh-uncanny ability to hear and smell, too. Their heightened senses rouse them from sleep often, and allow them to perceive things we can’t.
Larger Dogs The average dog sleeps about 14 hours per day, but there’s a lot of variation between the breeds. For example, larger dogs like Mastiffs and Great Danes tend to sleep more like 16-18 hours. Because of this, these big breeds actually do pretty well as apartment dogs. Bored Dogs Dogs that have a job to do – whether it’s a bomb-sniffing dog or a little yapper who takes her watchdog duties seriously – stay busier and therefore sleep less than pure companion dogs. If you leave your dog home alone all day while you’re at work or out at the beach, he may sleep simply because there’s nothing else to do. Young And Old As with human babies, puppies need to sleep more for their bodies to develop properly. Also like humans, dogs tend to doze more often when they get older. Where To Sleep Dogs are actually very comfortable with sleeping on a hard floor. They just want to be comfortable, and prefer the coolest spot they can find.
The reason dogs can sleep anywhere is they have no sense of right or wrong, and (unlike people) they have no regrets, and can easily forget what they did five minutes ago. That must be nice. As long as your dog knows that he is safe and taken care of, he can sleep fine. Check The Diet Poor quality dog foods have added fillers and lack necessary dog vitamins, and they don’t give your dog the nutrition and energy it needs to keep up an active lifestyle. The fillers in poor quality dog food are harder for your dog’s body to digest which can make them feel sluggish and affect their sleeping patterns. Two Stage Sleeps There are two stages of sleep in dogs: 1. Slow-wave sleep (SWS), which is a lighter type of sleep with less brain activity 2. Rapid eye movement (REM), which is a deeper type of sleep with higher brain activity Dogs end up spending between eight and 12 percent of their sleeping time in the REM mode, while
humans spend between 20 and 25 percent of their sleep time in REM. Now the difference between humans’ and canines’ sleep is that our pets’ sleep journeys are in much shorter bursts than humans, so they are less likely to get into the REM sleep stage. Since dogs don’t get as much deep sleep, they end up needing more rest in general, thus they are napping whenever there’s an opportunity. Health Check It’s possible that your dog might have a health problem if he or she is sleeping excessively. One worrisome sign is if your dog not only sleeps a lot, but seems sluggish when awake. That could mean that your dog is suffering from hyperthyroidism, diabetes, or even depression. Make sure your dog is drinking the usual amount of water. In some cases, switching your dog’s food can pick up its energy level. That said, you should never accept veterinary advice from a website (no matter how awesome), so please talk with your vet if you have any concerns.
Pets Corner: Can You Take In A Homeless Dog Or Cat?
LUPIN
BOBBY
JACK
BRUNO
TIFFANY
Lupin is a beautiful three-yearold girl that needs to find a new home. She has been sterilised, vaccinated and has a passport, and is used to living outside but will come inside too. Lupin gets on well with other dogs but would be better in a home of her own. She has lived in the same place since she was a little puppy. Please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com.
Rescued when he was a few weeks old, Bobby is now five-years-old and has never known a loving home. His problem is that he grew into a big dog, and big dogs are the forgotten dogs of all rescue centres, as nobody wants them. Bobby may be big, but he's shy and timid and needs someone with a lot of love to give. To meet him, please call APAH on 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.
Jack is around 14 weeks old and was thrown over a fence of a finca, but thankfully the guard dog at the property didn't touch him and he is now safe in one of the foster homes run by Pets in Spain. He looks like German Shepherd cross and will be medium size when fully grown. If you would like to meet Jack and to learn more about him, phone: 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com.
Bruno was found in a very thin and bedraggled state but is now very healthy and ready to go to a home. He is such a lovely boy who is really good with other dogs as well as being great with people though he is not good with cats. He is very loving and has a very sweet nature. Please telephone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email: p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail .com.
Tiffany is the last doggy left from a litter of four. Her mum came into the SAT kennels heavily pregnant some four months ago and gave birth to Tiffany and her siblings. Her siblings have all been adopted but little Tiffany has been left all alone. She is a small crossbreed with a big personality, and loves playing and getting a cuddle. Call 966 710 047 or you can email info@satanimalrescue.com.
FANG Fang is a very affectionate male cat aged around five years, who is now looking for a forever home, and is currently being looked after by the K9 charity. He Loves people and will follow you around talking to you all day! He’s been named Fang because of his unusually shaped front canine teeth that certainly make him unique. Please call K9 on 600 845 420 for more information.
Local
Trafalgar Night
Over seventy members and friends of the Torrevieja Branch of the Royal Naval Association recently celebrated the 211th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The event was staged at Quesada Country Club with entertainment provided by Diverse Duo.
Ghost With The Most
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Rascals Donation
Age Concern Costa Blanca South have a new industrial iron, all thanks to The Rascals showgroup who donated 800 euros to the charity raised by their summer show, Saturday Night at the Movies. Age Concern president Maureen
Payne received the donation with other local charities also benefitting from the show. To learn more about The Rascals, phone Jill on 966 727 282 or go to the website www.therascals.org to find out more.
Brexit Drama
Betty Bags It A lucky Villamartin lady, Betty Verdijck, walked away with a Mediterranean cruise, after winning the raffle at a recent fundraiser in aid of Torrevieja Stroke Support. 800 euros was raised at the sell-out event at Guardamar’s El Alton La Dolores restaurant, with entertainment provided by Woody and The Peckers. Cruise winner Betty is pictured alongside restaurant manager, Cornel, and Paul Owen from Torrevieja Stroke Support. Woody will be performing his solo show at the same venue
on Friday November 18th, with money raised on the
night going to Samaritans in Spain.
Much More Room HELP Murcia Mar Menor's expanded outlet store at the Oasis Centre, Los Alcazares, is now up and running. After a year of business, extra space was urgently needed for all items that were pouring in, and as luck would have it, the property behind the original outlet became available and with a lot of hard work and a few minor alterations, HELP's outlet is now four times the size it was. For more information about HELP M.M.M. please
visit the office at Calle Penelope, Los Narejos or contact them on 968 570
059. The Oasis Centre outlet is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm.
Smiling Ahead
The Ghost of Christmas Past is getting ready to teach that old miser Scrooge something of a lesson later this month in the Studio 32 musical production of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. Nick Morgan plays the Ghost who shows Scrooge the error of his ways, with Nick being one of Studio 32’s recent recruits, who was part of the company’s sell-out production earlier this year of Fiddler on the Roof, just weeks after moving to the Costa Blanca! Opening night for the show at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga theatre will be Wednesday November 30th, with curtain-up at 7.30 pm, with performances running nightly until Saturday December 3rd. Reserved seating tickets are now on sale, priced at nine euros, with proceeds going to the Alzheimer’s Association once again. For more details and reservations, call 642 080 258 or email tickets@studiothirtytwo.or g.
GASP (the Gran Alacant and Santa Pola Theatre Group) is working hard on its next production (the picture is from their spring show) which will be staged on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November at Gran Alacant’s Santara Resort, with curtain-up at 7.30 pm. They are keen to encourage audience participation. The first half of the show will consist of three short melo-
dramas in the Victorian style The second half will be a light-hearted look at "Brexit" and its consequences, with the pieces written by local authors, with the work not to be taken too seriously. Tickets are eight euros and are available from David on 966 181 113 or Chris on 966 181 194. As always from GASP, a donation will be made to the Cruz Roja in Santa Pola from the ticket sales.
Festive Fayre
The Smile Charity Group, who have raised over 14 thousand euros over the last three years for local beneficiaries, is well into rehearsals for their festive show, “Mind Me Ghoulies”, a comedy penned by John Wallace. The combination of two very different fairies; the ghost of a deceased peer; a psychopath; estate agent; solicitor; doddery butler; cook & parlour maid; and a cockney couple, all promise to deliver a fun night, with the ‘slightly adult’ play following a twocourse meal, (with the exception of that at the Casa Cultura Benijófar, which is ‘show only’). Confirmed dates are: Wednesday 14th December: Casa Cultura, Benijófar Thursday 15th December:-
‘The Olympia’, Mil Palmeras Friday 16th December: ‘The Club’, Quesada. Thursday 12th January: Marjal Campsite, Guardamar. Friday 13th January: ‘Casa Ventura’, San Luis,
Torrevieja. Tickets are available from the venues or by calling 966 712 382 or 665 222 974. For further information, including joining the group, send an email to smilecharitygroup@gmail.com.
Make A Difference
Torrevieja Christian Fellowship (TCF) will be holding their annual Christmas Fayre at the TCF headquarters on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68 in Torrevieja on Saturday November 12th between 1.00 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. Refreshments will be avail-
able, with baked items on sale along with toiletaries and bric-a-brac stalls as well. With the TCF craft club selling some inexpensive gifts for Christmas including jewellery, hand-made cards, knitted goods and embroidery.
Help at Home Costa Blanca are looking for volunteers to help their work in assisting people across the Orihuela Costa, Torreviela, and Rojales areas, who might be lonely and need an occasional visit or chat, or if you have the right qualifications, taking things a step further to assess their needs. Just popping in for an hour or two could make all the difference, and this is where you could help. HAH are always getting requests from people desperate for a little help or just simply company, as there are many residents who have lost a loved one or just come out of hospital following an operation and cannot go out.
To be become a volunteer, you don't have to be qualified at anything, except perhaps in the skill of making a cup of tea, doing some shopping or maybe tidying up. Or you might want to volunteer to give a hand at the HAH’s successful charity shop, based in the Playa Flamenca Commercial Centre, with its takings breaking all records.
The charity will also need trained drivers for a special needs vehicle that it is raising money for to help take people to hospitals or doctors surgeries. For more details about Help at Home Costa Blanca, please phone 604 151 364; drop into the shop; or go to the website www.helpathomecb.org .
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BY DAVE SILVER
MY skinny latte was served to me in a cardboard cup at my local coffee house the other day. Now I much prefer to consume my hot beverages out of a proper drinking vessel when I'm paying extra for the privilege of relaxing at a table in-house, but on this occasion it wasn't possible. For as the sign prominently displayed on the counter stated: 'Our dishwasher is experiencing technical issues.' So, feeling distinctly unrelaxed, I quaffed my coffee as quickly as I could and commented to the barrista as I prepared to exit the premises: 'I sincerely hope that your dishwasher feels better soon.' 'Huh?' said the barrista, puzzled. I pointed to the counter. 'Your dishwasher is experiencing technical issues, so
Gizmos Make A Grumpier Man Grouchier your sign says. 'Well, let me explain carefully to you that a dishwasher is a machine. Inanimate objects cannot "experience" anything! Nor can they have "issues." 'In other words,' I declaimed, 'Appliances, devices, contraptions -- call them what you will -- can have NO feelings whatsoever!' I continued my rant thus: 'I suggest that you change the wording on your sign or run the risk of losing customers to a more language-proficient rival.' And with the barrista still scratching his head (most unhygienic, I thought), I quit the establishment. However, it turned out that I had not only left the coffee house -- I had also vacated that whole scenario of a play in one act.
'Oh, no,' I said as I came fully awake. The whole confrontation scene had been played out solely in my head which was currently, and in reality, resting on my pillow in my bed. 'I have just had the most awful dream,' I groaned to my sleeping partner. Mrs S opened one eye and yawned sympathetically. 'Oh, dear. Was it that recurring nightmare in which you are being chased by a huge hungry hamster on a souped-up treadmill?' 'No, luv,' I whimpered. 'This dream wasn't surreal in the slightest. But it really scared me because I appeared in it as a jumped-up, pumped-up, smart-alecky little know-it-all.' 'Wow!' responded Mrs S. 'That DOES sound real.' 'Huh?' I said. 'Whaddya mean, it sounds real? Is that how you actually think of your
husband? As a stuck-up, know-it-all, self-important . . .' 'Enough with the hyphens already!' Mrs S butted in as she squinted through sleeppuffed eyes at the bedside clock. 'It's still night,' she yawned again. 'Let's grab some shuteye and we can discuss your dream over breakfast.' Soon I heard Mrs S's regular deep breathing as she went back to sleep. So I jabbed her in the ribs and said: 'It's all right for you to snatch forty more winks. What about me? I'm wide awake.' 'You know why that is?' Mrs S snapped. 'No!' I snapped back. 'It's because you drink far too much coffee!' Mrs S snapped again. 'Rubbish!' I snapped back once more. Then I leaped out of bed and stormed downstairs to make myself a comforting
mug of mocha. I heard Mrs S sigh in resignation as she peered at the clock some more. 'Okay, okay,' she cooed. 'Night-time is definitely the wrong time to have a domestic. Just listen to us, snapping at each other like a pair of addled alligators. 'Everything will be clearer in the morning,' she went on. 'And by the way, if you're putting the kettle on, I wouldn't mind a cup of tea.' 'And make it snappy!' Mrs S added, giggling at her own joke. I laughed too because I'm a nice man and then it struck me like a lightning bolt as to why I had been such a nasty person in my dream. I was such a decent and honest husband that there had to be a safety valve for that smidgen of unpleasantness which lurked within
even the most virtuous individual. Yes, my bit of badness had been released -- and hopefully permanently ejected -- as a result of my nightmare. That flash of realisation sustained me for the rest of the night and into much of the next day. I was about to inform my Courier column readers about the pleasant chap I had discovered myself to be when Mrs S said: 'Sorry, darling, but you can't use the word processor. It's proper poorly.' 'Don't be stupid!' I barked. 'Inanimate objects cannot feel that ill.' 'Ah, so much for Mr Nice Guy,' said Mrs S. 'Your real self is finally coming out in the wash.' That night I dreamed I was being chased by an angry spin dryer.
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TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI
If you love House of Cards, then you'll adore Sky Atlantic's The Young Pope, which is a wonderful black comedic satire on the Vatican and the Catholic Church, with a towering performance by Jude Law who excels as American Lenny Berlardo, who ends up being Pope Pius XIII. This pontiff smokes cigarettes in his Vatican home and has no time for the old men who have run the papacy for decades, and is not interested in liberal ideals. He's almost like an old-style American evangelist in his beliefs with a brutal and quiet tone in pulling down the old guard. Helping him, certainly initially, is Sister Mary played by Diane Keaton who is not afraid to be direct in dealing with him, since she brought him up from when he was an orphan. The rarely-seen Keaton is wonderful, and there is a lot of back-story to develop over the next few weeks, including how Lenny got to his current position, and why his past mentor, Cardinal Spencer (played by the always reliable James Cromwell), feels that he was betrayed by Lenny
Top Of The Popes
over getting the top position in the Catholic Church. The Young Pope, produced by Sky and HBO, is a real treat with laugh-out moments mixed in with back-stabbing drama, and beautifully directed by multi award-winning Paolo Sorrentino, who also created the series. In a rare move, it was shown to audiences at the Venice Film Festival in September, and they went bonkers over it.
Series two is already beingplanned, and it's one of the best new things that I've seen this year. It's that seriously good and Jude Law gets a deserved platform for his acting talents, as you immerse yourself in the way that he plays Lenny, who seems to be in great mental pain over something in his past. I wonder if Pope Francis will be sent a DVD boxset for Christmas? Humans is back on
Channel Four and it hit the ground running as the “synths” are looking to fight back against the way they are treated. Unless you saw the excellent series one, I think you would struggle to pick up the plot strands, but for fans like me, it was good that this week's opener didn't hang around and packed in some humour amidst the drama. One of the many good things about Humans is that it also gets you think-
ing about the way people are treated in this society of ours. You are very much on the side of the “synths” and there is a lot of heart about this show which makes it so watchable. It's a similar sort of path that is being treaded by HBO's Westworld on Sky Atlantic, which has a megabudget, but I do prefer what Humans does on the subject of artificial intelligence. Earlier this year, FOX UK premiered Outcast, a smalltown tale of people being possessed by demons, and which after a brilliantly scary opening episode, just went into boredom until the series finale. Now we have a small screen version of The Exorcist airing on the UK Syfy channel, and I much prefer this to Outcast. Brit actor, Ben Daniels, is the priest that has to do the cross and holy water routine, as he takes an interest in a case of a family where one of the daughters gets possessed. Chicago is the location, and it just so happens that the Pope is planning to go there (not the American Young Pope though!). There are some great scenes that do scare the proverbial out of you,
but despite good reviews, the Grim Reaper that is the US Fox network is likely to scythe it down, as five episodes into the Stateside airings, it cannot even muster two million viewers. That's a shame, but to be honest, this is not mainstream television, and would be better served running on a niche channel. I'll admit that despite a lame final season, The Fall (BBC 2) literally did pull a punch or two in last Friday's finale. I'm not sure that I bought into the plot twists and what eventually happened, but at least the last hour was not boring and there was very strong material for some folk to stomach. Annoyingly there were some unanswered questions, but despite the disappointment of the final series, I do want more of Gillian Anderson's character of Stella Gibson. Internet rumours (big health warning there!) suggest that a spinoff series starring Anderson might happen, and I would welcome that, but she's not one for an easy meal ticket and is so much in demand that I suspect that the book will be closed on that one.
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Casualty Thirty Years
Saturday 5 November 9.10pm-10.00pm BBC ONE Charlie and Duffy are behaving like love-struck teenagers, and Charlie subtly asks whether Duffy’s marriage is irreparable? Duffy isn’t sure. But then Duffy’s pregnant daughterin-law turns up in the Emergency Department, and when something goes wrong, Charlie and Duffy are forced to deliver the
baby, history repeating itself. Charlie and Duffy can’t deny all that history and chemistry any longer, and they finally get together. Dylan is still wary of his new mentee, Sebastian, but when Seb’s father Mr. Grayling comes downstairs as a surgical consult, it becomes clear that Seb is terrified of disappointing his strict father, and Dylan begins to sympathise with Seb.
Operation Gold Rush
Ep 2/3 Sunday 6 November 9.00pm-10.00pm BBC TWO In an epic adventure, historian Dan Snow follows in the footsteps of the 19th century’s last great gold rush. A journey filled with genuine danger and thrilling beauty. Leading a one-month expedition he’s joined by polar explorer Felicity Aston and remote environment medic Dr Kevin Fong. Their goal - to strike gold in Canada’s frozen wilderness. So far the team have travelled just thirty of the nearly six hundred mile journey to the gold fields. Having made their way across the Alaskan Coastal Mountains they now face a very different challenge: the treacherous Canadian Lakes and rivers. In tonight’s episode Dan and the team begin a marathon boat trip. They’ll be travelling in a specially built
replica wooden boat based on original designs from the gold rush. It’s basic, heavy and difficult to control but somehow they’re going to have to navigate it across hundreds of miles of water. They’ll face enormous lakes, notorious for unpredictable stormy weather and “One Mile Rapids”- a narrow canyon filled with churning white water and jagged rocks that wrecked dozens of the Klondiker boats. No one has attempted to run these rapids in a boat like this over a hundred years. If they make it this far the mighty Yukon river awaits –a colossal, fast-flowing current snaking through one of the world’s last true wildernesses stunning but unforgiving. They’ll need to paddle hundreds of miles to reach Dawson City - gateway to the Klondike. Only then will they have a chance to try and strike their own gold.
Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy
Monday 7 November 8.00pm - 8.30pm ITV Series overview Gino is back for his fourth series in the Italian sunshine, and, this time, he’s revealing Italy as the locals know it, by going off the beaten track. He’s meeting the people who are keeping age-old traditions alive, showcasing the beautiful scenery and experiencing the culture of his homeland. This time he is taking on a magical tour of seven remarkable regions that, for Gino, have some of the best-kept culinary and cultural secrets that Italy has to offer. His journey of discovery will take you from the central state of Abruzzo, north to Trentino Alto-Adige and Lombardia, back down through Umbria and Tuscany and then up to Liguria and ending in Piemonte... And, off course, he’ll be sharing his tips and recipes inspired by his travels, to help you recreate mouthwatering authentic Italian dishes at home, all set against stunning backdrops which will make you wish you were there. Episode 5 - Liguria This northern region hugs the Ligurian sea and with the infamous Cinque Terre on it's coastline, Gino learns the secret of Italian gelato, not just an ice cream but a way of life! Liguria is famous for its seafood and pesto, but Gino is interested in the one ingredient that is the backbone to all Italian cookery. Olive oil. So he visits a grove high above the coastline and finds out for himself how the humble olive is turned into this liquid gold, before he cooks up a dish that takes it's inspiration from the region.
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Friday 4th November 07:00 My Life in Books 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Flog It! 09:00 See Hear: Hidden Nation 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 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 Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: It 20:30 A Question of Sport Takes Two Captains Matt and Phil are joined by England women’s 20:00 Mastermind John football star Alex Scott, Humphrys poses the quesOlympic gold medallist tions as four contestants James Cracknell, England brave the notorious black cricketer Mark Wood and chair Scottish rugby star Stuart Hogg 20:30 Match of the Day Live: Eastleigh v Swindon 21:00 EastEnders After Town Coverage of the firstmatch at the planning, round of months Whitney and Lee’s wedding Silverlake Stadium, as the day has finally arrived National League hosts attempt to upset League side Swindon. 21:30 Citizen Khan Mr One Khan make an exhibition of Eastleigh will draw confihimself in front of a packed dence from their run last house at Edgbaston Cricket season, when they reached the third round for the first Ground time in their history, over22:00 Have I Got News for coming Crewe Alexandra and Stourbridge before You Victoria Coren Mitchell eventually succumbing to takes over the reins of the Bolton Wanderers after a satirical current affairs quiz replay. Meanwhile, the Robins fell at this stage last 22:30 Still Game Canine term when they were defeatcapers are unleashed when ed 2-1 at Rochdale (Kick-off Jack and Victor become 20:55) dog sitters 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 23:00 News 23:35 The 00:05 Later with Jools Graham Norton Show Holland 01:05 Imagine 00:25 Josh 00:55 The NFL 02:05 See Hear: Hidden Show 01:25 The Apprentice Nation 02:35 Question Time 02:25 Weather for the 03:35 Antiques Roadshow 04:35 This Is BBC Two Week Ahead 02:30 News
07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Sister Rita to the Rescue 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Moonstone 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! Pointless 18:15 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show
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 The village gathers for the funeral 20:30 Coronation Street Yasmeen’s party goes out with a bang 21:00 Countrywise Ben Fogle and Liz Bonnin explore more hidden gems and natural wonders of the British countryside. Ben heads to Yorkshire to see how cycling is a great way to see the area’s countryside and tackle some of the county’s steepest challenges. Liz is in Shropshire where she has an encounter with an animal you would not expect to see in the British countryside - a wolf. David Bradley returns to Northumberland’s Alnwick Castle where he filmed Harry Potter 21:30 Coronation Street Alya cannot contain her guilt anymore 22:00 The Level Nancy finally sees the truth, but struggles to persuade Newman she is right. With nothing to lose, she must operate outside the law one last time 23:00 News 23:40 The Mobo Awards 2016 01:35 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 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 20:30 Unreported World Benjamin Zand and Jessica Kelly go underwater in Malaysian Borneo to investigate an impending environmental disaster 21:00 Jamie’s Super Food Jamie visits the mountains of Switzerland, where he sees one of the healthiest leafy greens in the world transformed into a tasty alpine classic 21:30 Food Unwrapped In Iceland, Jimmy looks into skyr, a mysterious yoghurt-like product that claims to be entirely fatfree but has a surprisingly creamy texture 22:00 Gogglebox Britain’s most opinionated and avid TV viewers comment freely on what the box has to offer 23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 First Dates 01:10 Drifters 01:40 World of Weird 02:35 Film - We Are the Best! (14) 04:20 The IT Crowd
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 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - 40 Below and Falling 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show Jon Bentley and Ortis Deeley hope that some tech will help them make a professional wedding cake for a couple, while Bake Off Creme de la Creme winner Mark Tilling tries to outbake them 21:00 Secrets of Great British Castles Dan Jones explores the history of Cardiff castle over more than 2,000 years and reveals how it became transformed from a strategically important Roman and Norman stronghold to a lavish fairy-tale Victorian home 22:00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges In May 1970, four boys set light to Robert famous Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait, destroying one of the most important advances in structural engineering of the last 200 years 23:00 The Peter Kay Story 00:35 Peter Kay at the Comedy Store 01:30 SuperCasino 04:10 House Doctor 05:50 Great Artists
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THE LEVEL
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Nancy’s personal and professional lives collide when she sees a connection between her mother and the missing truck, as the full extent of Frank’s monstrous crimes becomes clear, and she is forced to operate outside the law to prove her case against Nash. Hayley is let down by her ex-husband, leading Quinn to offer some muchneeded comfort that provides food for thought, while Cherie doesn’t seem to want to face the truth when Hayley asks her some probing questions. Last in the series.
Bernice continue to work on Laurel about sending Ashley to day care. Elsewhere, Chrissie is annoyed to hear Rebecca calling herself ‘White’ and complains to Lawrence, but he won’t listen. Robert assures Victoria that Rebecca is on their side.
In Emmerdale It’s the day of James’s funeral. During the service, Emma breaks down and apologises to James but everyone is baffled by her behaviour. When Ashley later bursts in and starts singing, an overwhelmed Emma runs from the church. Meanwhile,
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In Coronation Street, as Sharif helps Sonia with her move to the corner shop flat, Yasmeen confides in an astounded Alya that in part she blames herself for failing to be an attentive wife. Later, Yasmeen masks her anger by telling Sonia to come to the party as she’d really appreciate her company.
With their engagement celebration under way, Zeedan introduces Sharif and Yasmeen to Rana’s parents, but tensions mount as Rana’s mother looks disapprovingly at her daughter’s outfit and Sharif is unnerved to see Sonia in attendance.
ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Where the Heart is 09:45 Wild at Heart 10:45 Judge Judy 12:00 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 The Darling Buds of May 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:05 Wycliffe 01:15 Film - The English Patient (15) ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 07:50 The Chase 08:50 Quincy, ME 09:50 Ironside 10:55 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 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:30 Counting Cars 22:00 Film Transporter 3 (15) 00:05 Film - From Dusk Till Dawn (18)
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack longer able to contain her anger and announces that Sharif has been having an affair for years. The guests reel in shock. Meanwhile, the police quiz Tyrone about the abusive texts that Maria sent to Caz. Tyrone sticks up for Maria, pointing out that Caz may not be telling the truth. At the same time, Maria calls Pablo and warns him to be careful what he tells the police. Aidan assures Maria that he believes she’s innocent and will help her in any way he can.
As Sharif presents Rana with Jamila’s necklace and Zeedan makes a heartfelt speech, Yasmeen is no
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 19:55 You’ve Been Framed 20:30 What’s the Facts? 21:00 The Mobo Awards 2016 23:00 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad 01:30 Two and a Half Men 02:30 I’m Sorry, I Didn’t Know
In the second episode, having ushered everyone out, Yasmeen turns on
Sharif and Sonia, demanding to know how long they’ve been seeing each other. When Sharif reveals that it’s 7 years, Yasmeen is devastated. Alya and Zeedan return home to their warring grandparents. Guilt-ridden, Alya reveals that she’s known about the affair for over a month. Meanwhile, when the police reveal that a mobile phone was purchased with a credit card in Maria’s name and the abusive messages were sent from that phone, Maria is horrified. Maria confides in Aidan how the police seem to
think she’s killed Caz and Aidan hugs her close. In Eastenders, Whitney and Lee’s wedding day has finally arrived and Ryan arrives back in Walford to surprise his sister.Spirits also run high for most when Lee exits the Queen Vic to rapturous cheers, but he seems overwhelmed by the attention.
Saturday 5th November
6 07:30 Film - Pot o’ Gold (PG) 08:50 The Women’s Football Show 09:25 Film The White Tower (U) 10:55 12:00 Britain Secret Natural World 13:00 Great British Menu 14:00 Film The Lady Vanishes (U) 15:30 Talking Pictures 16:10 Escape to the 19:55 Strictly Come Country 17:00 Flog It Dancing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present 18:00 Rugby League: as the nine remaining cou- England v Scotland Mark ples take to the dance-floor Chapman presents live once again, showing off the coverage of the Four skills they’ve honed over Nations clash between the past week of intensive rivals and England practice. At the end of Ricoh the at Scotland tonight’s show, voting lines are opened, giving mem- Arena in Coventry bers of the public a chance to have their say on the 20:30 Rugby League: New Zealand v Australia evening’s routines Mark Chapman presents 21:20 The National coverage of the concluding Lottery: Who Dares Wins match in the second round The National Lottery quiz of fixtures, which takes where two teams of com- place at Ricoh Arena in plete strangers compete to Coventry. The Kiwis are the win £50,000 current holders of this trophy, having defeated the 22:10 Casualty A traumatic Wallabies 22-18 in the final birth brings Duffy and Charlie closer together, two years ago while Dylan gains insight 23:00 Film - Glory (15) into his new mentee Seb 00:55 Film - Sergeant 02:45 23:00 News 23:20 Match of Rutledge (12) the Day 00:35 Asian Andrew Marr’s Great Scots: Provocateur 01:05 Film - The Writers Who Shaped a Obsessed (12) 02:50 Nation 03:45 This is BBC Weather 02:55 News Two 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 James Martin: Home Comforts 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 News 14:15 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Rugby Union: Wales v Australia 17:30 Final Score 18:15 Celebrity Mastermind 18:45 News 19:05 Pointless
07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Wild Australia with Ray Mears 12:55 Judge Rinder 13:50 News 14:00 Cash Trapped 15:00 This Time Next Year 16:00 Big Star’s Little Star 17:05 Thunderbirds are Go 17:30 The Chase 18:30 News 19:00 Tipping Point
07:15 Motorsport 07:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:35 Frasier 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:55 The Simpsons 13:30 Deal or No Deal 14:30 Racing: Doncaster, Aintree and Wincanton 17:00 Jamie’s Super Food 17:30 Location, Location, Location 18:30 A Place in 20:00 Meet the Parents the Sun: Winter Sun 19:30 Tonight’s single guys and News gals will choose from three potential partners, who 20:00 China This series of must first meet their par- five stunningly beautiful ents. Will the mums and and extraordinarily intimate dads big up their offspring, films follows the lives of or will they take the oppor- everyday people across tunity to embarrass them this huge country with toe-curling stories from 21:00 Britain’s Ancient their past? Tracks with Tony The Time Team 21:00 The X Factor The Robinson presenter’s journeys along singing competition contin- Britain’s oldest trackways ues as the remaining con- concludes as he treads the testants take to the stage to North Downs Way, which perform live for the fifth time was used by pilgrims, traders, hunters and 22:40 The Jonathan Ross invaders for 5,000 years Show Guests tonight are actor Michael Douglas, 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Celebrity Juice presenter Does Countdown David Keith Lemon, stand-up Mitchell and Cariad Lloyd comedian John Bishop and take on Jon Richardson Our Girl star Michelle and Russell Howard Keegan 23:00 Film The 23:40 News 00:00 Film - Impossible (12) 01:15 Film Carry on Screaming (PG) - Admission (12) 03:05 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 Hollyoaks Omnibus 05:10 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 Supershoppers 05:35 Phil: ITV Nightscreen Secret Agent Down Under
07:00 Milkshake 10:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:15 The Gadget Show 12:10 Film - Attack on the Iron Coast (U) 14:00 Film - Snowed in at Christmas 15:50 Film Matchmaker Santa 17:30 Film - Christmas Mail (PG) 19:15 NCIS 20:05 NCIS Gibbs teams up with an old foe, CIA agent Trent Kort, to hunt down an international criminal at the top of NCIS’s most wanted list. However, evidence emerges that Kort has an underhand agenda 21:00 NCIS: New Orleans A surveillance van filled with photos documenting Pride’s every move is discovered after his daughter is attacked while out jogging on campus 21:55 News 22:00 Football Highlights from the weekend’s games, including Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers , Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town, and Bristol City v Brighton & Hove Albion 23:00 Film - Sex and the City 2 (15) 01:45 Super Casino 04:10 Film Quarantine (18) 05:40 Access
13:50 Film - The Bachelor (12) 15:45 Film - The Lake House (PG) 17:50 Film Charlotte’s Web (U) 19:40 Film - Red Riding Hood (12) 21:45 Scorpion 22:40 The Xtra Factor 23:10 Celebrity Juice 23:55 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad ITV3 12:55 Hidden Treasure 14:55 Rosemary and Thyme 17:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 19:05 Midsomer Murders 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Endeavour 00:00 Film The Blonde Bombshell 02:05 Wycliffe ITV4 13:45 World Series of Darts Finals Live 18:00 The Darts Mavericks 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 World Series of Darts Finals Live 00:00 Film - Unleashed (18) 02:05 Car Crash Global 03:00 Hell on Wheels
09:00 Alex Trelinski in the Morning 12:00 Paul Norman 15:00 The Retro Chart
Sunday 6th November 07:00 Breakfast 08:40 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:15 News 14:30 Points of View 14:45 FA Cup Final Score 17:15 Lifeline 17:25 Escape to the Country 17:55 Songs of Praise 18:35 News 19:00 Countryfile’s Ramble for Children in Need 20:15 Strictly Come Dancing The judges’ scores and public votes have been combined, and the two couples with the lowest score will dance off against each other before nine couples become eight 21:00 Planet Earth II Footage of wildlife that inhabit remote islands, revealing the advantages and disadvantages of the creatures’ habitat 22:00 Poldark Dwight enlists in the navy to forget Caroline, and Demelza visits Verity to spend some time apart from Ross, whilst Ross considers rejoining his regiment 23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 01:00 Citizen Khan 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News
07:15 A to Z of TV Gardening 08:00 Glorious Gardens From Above 08:45 Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 09:15 Greatest Gardens 09:45 Countryfile 10:45 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15 Great British Menu 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 The Good Cook 14:30 Flog It 15:30 Cycling: Track World Cup 2016 18:30 FA Cup Highlights
07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Bear Grylls Survival School 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 12:30 Chopping Block 13:30 News 13:40 All Star Family Fortunes 14:25 The X Factor 16:05 Midsomer Murders 18:05 Tipping Point 19:05 News 19:30 Off Their Rockers
20:00 The Next Great Magician Stephen Mulhern 20:00 Inside Obama’s and Rochelle Humes host a White House In the final search for the world’s next president great magician episode, Obama’s decides to launch the special operation into 21:00 The X Factor Pakistan, to catch Osama Results Show Dermot Bin Laden O’Leary hosts as the remaining acts find out who 21:00 Coast: The Great is safe for another week Guide Building on a and who has scored the decade’s worth of the best lowest number of votes of Coast stories from these shores, Tessa Dunlop goes 22:00 Tutankhamun in search of brand new Carter and Carnarvon’s tales and experiences friendship seems permanently shattered, as neither 22:00 Operation Gold man is willing to back down, Rush with Dan Snow Dan while angry mobs take to leads a team of adventur- the street in protest against ers on an epic journey the Pharaoh’s mummy being removed from its final across Canada resting place 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 QI XL 00:15 Film - 23:05 News 23:20 Peston Dead Poets Society (PG) on Sunday 00:15 Rugby 02:20 Countryfile 03:15 01:15 Jackpot247 04:00 Motorsport UK Holby City
07:20 Film - Captain Ron (PG) 09:00 The Simpsons 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Simpsons 16:50 Film - Rosebud (15) 17:20 Film - The Princess Diaries (U) 19:30 News 20:00 Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King The inside story of the fierce dynastic tensions that were unleashed when the Queen fell in love with Prince Philip: tensions that would place huge strain on the royal marriage, and would shape the future of Elizabeth’s reign 21:00 Great Canal Journeys Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on an ambitious two-stage voyage across Scotland 22:00 Humans Laura must decide whether to accept Niska’s request, while Karen and Pete learn about a special Synth being sold for unprecedented amounts on the black market 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:05 Jimmy Carr Live 02:00 The Last Leg 02:55 The World’s Weirdest Weather
07:00 Milkshake 10:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30 Football 12:25 Fail Army 12:55 Film - The Christmas Shepherd (U) 14:35 Film Merry Kissmas (U) 16:25 Film - The Christmas Secret
13:50 Film - Honey (PG) 15:55 Film - Charlotte’s Web (U) 17:45 Film - The Smurfs (U) 19:50 Film Arthur (12) 22:00 The Xtra Factor 23:00 Family Guy 00:00 Prank Pad 01:00 Family Guy 01:30 American Dad
18:05 Film - 2012 (12) Action film - about one man’s battle to save his family from a series of natural disasters caused by solar eruptions. As the Earth’s core temperature rises to dangerous levels, destruction spreads worldwide and the family move from city to city to escape the danger
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21:00 Ice Road Truckers Just keeping his rig above ground has become a challenge for Art, who struggles to negotiate a melting ice crossing 22:00 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards This year’s award extravaganza celebrating the great and the good of the music world comes from the stage of the Ahoy Rotterdam 00:20 All New Shocking Moments in Pop 2 03:05 Super Casino 05:00 Tattoo Disasters UK
13:25 Lewis 15:25 Columbo: The Most Dangerous Match 17:00 Film - Carry on Jack (PG) 18:55 Rosemary and Thyme 20:00 Housewife 49 22:00 The Nation’s Favourite Elvis Song 23:35 Charles: The Destiny of a Prince ITV4 13:45 World Series of Darts Finals Live 18:00 Pawn Stars 20:00 World Series of Darts Finals Live 00:00 Film - 6 Bullets (15) 02:15 Cash Cowboys
09:00 The Sunday Morning Love Zone with Mark Nolan 12:00 Trev Massey´s Bit in the Middle 15:00 Classic Country with Tim Rogers
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Monday 7th November
8 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The People Remember 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Moving On 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 Panorama John Ware investigates the widening gap between the claims of the rail industry about the network and what customers think of it, and asks what it is going to take to close it, looking at why passengers feel so squashed and why they have to pay so much for the privilege
07:00 My Life in Books 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Flog It! 09:00 Animal Babies 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Pressure Pad 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 The Truth About Lions 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Rebound 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News
20:00 Match of the Day Live coverage of the draw for the second round of the FA Cup
21:00 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy Gino explores Liguria, and learns the secret of gelato and visits a grove high above the coastline to find out how olives are turned into the oil that is vital to Italian cookery
20:30 Extreme Wales with Richard Parks Richard Parks celebrates the Welsh Year of Adventure with a dramatic and gruelling fourday cycle ride from the Brecon Beacons to the summit of Snowdon
21:00 EastEnders Masood gives Belinda an ultimatum
21:00 University Challenge Quiz
21:30 Damilola, Our Loved Boy Revealing the joy, tragedy and hope behind the iconic story of 10 year old Damilola Taylor who was murdered in London in 2000. A surprising, intimate and affecting portrait of family, fatherhood and love
21:30 Only Connect Two teams of first round winners return to fight for a place in round three
23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:30 Trump’s Unlikely Superfans 01:10 The Graham Norton Show 01:55 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:00 News
22:00 The Victorian Slum The slum dwellers move into the 20th-century and social change is in the air 23:00 Morgana Robinson’s The Agency 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The Women’s Football Show 00:50 This World 01:50 The Great British Bake Off 02:50 The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg 03:50 This Is BBC Two
20:00 Emmerdale Rebecca puts her plan into action 20:30 Coronation Street Maria confides in Eva
21:30 Coronation Street Maria has nowhere to hide 22:00 Dark Angel On returning to Sunderland, discovers Mary Ann James has had a change of heart about their relationship and says he cannot marry again so soon after the death of his first wife, as it will unsettle his children. Furious, Mary Ann sets out to get rid of the apparent impediments and two of the Robinson children suddenly fall sick, as does her own daughter Isabella 23:30 News 00:15 The Agenda 00:55 The Jonathan Ross Show 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 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 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 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 Dispatches Liam Halligan investigates allegations that big house builders and developers are deliberately holding back land to keep house prices high and maximise profits 21:30 Supershoppers Andi Osho and Anna Richardson find out whether we can really believe the astonishing reductions promised by high street discount stores 22:00 SAS: Who Dares Wins Ant and his elite team of ex-Special Forces operators apply pressure to the remaining recruits to expose hidden personality traits 23:00 First Dates 00:05 The Lie Detective 00:55 Britain’s Benefit Tenants 01:55 Film - Michael Moore in TrumpLand 02:50 My Trans American Road Trip 03:45 Grand Designs Australia 04:40 Food Unwrapped 05:10 Location, Location, Location
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10News 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 Will You Merry Me? (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 N e i g h b o u r s 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News
20:00 Winter Road Rescue RAC patrols and heavy vehicle recovery companies battling extreme conditions to get to those in need and keep the country moving, from roadside mechanics dealITV3 ing with accidents to snowplough drivers in the Highlands keeping essen- 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses tial tracks clear 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 21:00 Police Interceptors Where the Heart Is 09:50 Kev solves the mystery of Wild at Heart 10:50 Judge a car abandoned in a field Judy 12:05 Murder, She and Spike deals with a Wrote 13:05 The Darling drug driver with a gobby Buds of May 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at girlfriend Heart 16:15 Where the Heart Is 17:20 Man About 22:00 Chris Tarrant: the House 17:50 On the Extreme Railways Chris Buses 18:55 Heartbeat travels through Argentina, 20:00 Murder, She Wrote starting his journey at 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 British-built railway station Britain’s Busiest Airport: in Buenos Aires and taking Heathrow 23:00 Law & an overnight train to the Order: UK 00:05 Wycliffe pampas lowlands and in 01:10 Cold Blood 02:35 Bahia Blanca Chris meets Judge Judy 03:00 ITV3 four veterans of the Nightscreen 03:30 Falklands War Teleshopping 23:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 00:05 Jumper (PG) 01:40 Criminals: Caught on Camera 02:05 SuperCasino 04:10 The Yorkshire Vet
DON´T MISS DAMILOLA, OUR LOVED BOY
BBC One 21:30
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In Emmerdale, Rebecca manipulates Lachlan, claiming that Robert knows there is evidence and warning him to hide whatever it is. Later in the woods, Lachlan tries to retrieve something from a stream but is interrupted. Rebecca watches as he leaves, ready to pounce on the evidence.
In November 2000, 10-year-old schoolboy Damilola Taylor was attacked and fatally wounded in Peckham, south London, a death that shocked the nation. This featurelength drama reveals the personal stories behind the headlines, exploring Damilola’s journey from Lagos to London, and showing how Richard and Gloria Taylor coped with their personal lives as well as the pressure of the media as they fought for justice for the killing of their son. Babou Ceesay, Wunmi Mosaku and Sammy Kamara star, with Robert Pugh.
Meanwhile, Belle reveals that she’s coming home for good on Friday and will be staying at Dale Head with Zak. Zak claims that he’s cleared this with Lisa in advance, but is he really telling the truth? In Coronation Street, when Maria turns up for work, all of her clients have cancelled now word has gone round that she’s suspected of murder. Maria is gutted and her day only gets worse when she wrongly accuses Tyrone and Michelle of bitching about her. Michelle tries to explain but Maria lashes out, shoving Michelle’s stomach on the bar.
Eva takes a tearful Maria home while Robert rushes to Michelle’s aid. Eva suggests that Maria should come clean about her sham marriage before it makes her look even worse, but will Maria listen? At the same time, someone lurks in Maria’s flat. Meanwhile, an upset Anna admits to Gary that she’s
07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 00:00 Prank Pad 00:55 American Dad! 01:25 The Cleveland Show 02:25 Celebrity Juice 03:10 The Hot Desk 03:20 Teleshopping
ITV4 07:00 Nijinsky’s Triple Crown 07:05 The Professionals 08:05 The Chase 09:05 Quincy, ME 10:10 Ironside 11:15Pawn Stars 12:10 Cash Cowboys 13:10 Storage Wars Texas 13:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 18:15 Storage Wars Texas 18:40 Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Union 19:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 00:15 Bundesliga Football 01:10 AngloWelsh Cup Rugby Union 02:10 Motorsport UK 03:10 Storage Wars Texas 03:40 ITV4 Nightscreen
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack finished with Kevin as she doesn’t want him to be saddled with her injuries. Gary feels for her. Angry, Kevin tells David that he’ll never forgive him for Anna’s injuries and he’d better watch his back. What could Kevin’s threats mean to David? In the second episode, Maria confesses to her sham marriage, but insists she’s telling the truth about Caz. Explaining there will be an investigation, the police let Maria go. At home Maria enters her flat with trepidation, with her nerves shot. Beth, Kirk and Peanut call at Maria’s
to put her mind at rest and Kirk checks round the flat, assuring her there’s nothing to worry about. But once alone, is Maria in danger? Meanwhile, David threatens to visit Anna in hospital so Gail offers to go instead, worried that her son might come clean about his crash. In Eastenders, Belinda is given a final warning that the bailiffs will be coming back soon unless she sorts out her debt problems. She turns back to Masood by going for a drink with him at The Vic, but he’s left disappointed when he realises that she just wants more money.
Masood decides to give Belinda a surprising ultimatum – he can give her a loan for the salon and they’ll keep their relationship strictly professional, or he’ll offer up no money and they can make a go of things as a couple instead. What will Belinda decide? Meanwhile, Libby visits the Square after being contacted by Kim and Denise is forced to tell Libby the truth about her pregnancy
Tuesday 8th November 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The People Remember 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Moving On 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 Patrick offers his advice to Libby and Denise 21:00 Holby City Guy’s plans for his much anticipated Neurosurgical Unit are put in jeopardy when he makes a shocking discovery about Tristan Wood 22:00 Ordinary Lies Wendy is a gregarious forklift truck driver who likes a good time and enjoys joking with her colleagues at Coopers. Despite being content with her life, it takes a turn for the worse when her violent ex, Nina shows up unannounced at her home and threatens to kill her girlfriend, Katya. Meanwhile, just as things seem to be heading in the right direction for Ally and Ash, the latter goes missing. Will this make Ally want to give up trying to help him overcome his depression? 23:00 News 23:45 Room 101 00:15 Election Night in America
07:00 My Life in Books 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 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 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 The Truth About Lions 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 The Welsh Italians Michela Chiappa presents the first of a two-part documentary in which she explores the modern Welsh-Italian community 20:30 Extreme Wales with Richard Parks Richard explores Britain’s deepest cave, under the Brecon Beacons 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals The first six chefs compete in the cookery contest, beginning with a test of their basic skills 22:00 The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain As Gareth Malone’s quest to find the UK’s most entertaining amateur choir continues, he looks for a group to represent Wales and the Midlands 23:00 Live at the Apollo 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 NFL This Week 01:05 Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow 02:05 The Apprentice 03:05 The Victorian Slum 04:05 This Is BBC Two
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Rebound 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Chrissie’s world falls apart 20:30 Fishing Impossible The lads hunt for fish from the legendary wrecks of Scapa Flow, but the ling that they are trying to catch will be hiding deep down in the ice cold water, leaving the fisherman having to work out how to get at them, and then how to catch them 21:00 Midsomer Murders Art comes to the Midsomer village of Angel’s Rise with the opening of a new sculpture park, but when its launch is marred by murder, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson are called to investigate. However, they must deal with an apparently unexplainable broken locket found near the scene of the crime, a host of suspects, and a complex web of deception. As the crime solving duo inspect further, they find they have to get creative to solve a case where art imitates death and everything has a deeper meaning 23:00 News 23:40 ITV News Special: American Elections
9 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 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 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 The Secret Life of The cameras observe a new group of four-yearolds as they take their first steps towards independence, forge friendships and find their feet away from family 22:00 Married at First Sight In this next stage of married life, the newlyweds head to Tuscany, Ibiza, Switzerland and Montenegro respectively, as they get to know each other through various romantic activities - candlelit meals, touring vineyards, hiking and boat trips 23:00 Extreme Makeovers: On Fleek 23:50 Tattoo Fixers 00:50 SAS: Who Dares Wins 01:50 European Tour Poker 02:45 KOTV Boxing Weekly 03:10 Mini Challenge Motor Racing 03:40 Gillette World Sport 04:05 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 05:00 Location, Location, Location 06:00 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Christmas Mix (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Police Interceptors Hoppsy goes after a disqualified driver who legs it over two fences and Damo gets his stinger out in a bid to stop a drunk driver 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Julian tries to save a much-loved farm dog, an albino wallaby and a cheeky pygmy goat give Peter the run around. Other patients include Monster, the spiky hedgehog, and an alpaca who needs help to become a mum 22:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben joins a couple at the start of their “new lives in the wild” in a two-room derelict farmhouse in rural Hungary that they bought from the internet without ever having visited the country before 23:00 Pete Burns: The Last Interview 00:05 Celebrity Wedding Planner 01:05 Tattoo Disasters UK: What Were You Inking? 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 Great Scientists
DON´T MISS THE SECRET LIFE OF ....
Channel 4 21:00
SOAPS
In Emmerdale, Chrissie tries to dispose of a vase in the Home Farm bonfire, but she’s startled when Rebecca turns up – bloodied but alive. Rebecca has some shocking revelations for everyone in attendance, claiming that Chrissie knocked
Return of the documentary following youngsters as they take as they their first steps towards independence, forge friendships and find their feet away from family. They include Fabian, who quickly makes himself at home, and scientists see in him the qualities of a typical `Dandelion’ child - he appears robust, the kind to thrive in any environment. But an unfortunate incident with some forbidden chocolate means he finds himself on the outskirts of the group.
her out – as well as framing Andy for shooting Lawrence. How will everyone react? Meanwhile, Belle and Jermaine agree to start their relationship again from scratch. Joanie urges Zak to call Lisa about Belle, insisting it’s what is best for his daughter. Elsewhere, Nicola has a panic attack as she worries about the children’s safety at the bonfire. In Eastenders, with Libby still struggling to adjust to
the news about Denise’s pregnancy, Patrick and Kim both take steps to get mother and daughter back on track. When they have an emotional heart-to-heart, Libby shares her own fears with Denise. Meanwhile, Roxy feels inadequate when she hears that Jack and
07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 00:00 Prank Pad 01:00 The Vampire Diaries 02:00 American Dad! 03:00 Bordertown 03:25 Teleshopping 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 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 22:00 Secrets of Growing Old 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:00 Wycliffe 01:10 Cold Blood 02:35 Judge Judy 02:55 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 08:00 The Chase 09:00 Quincy, ME 10:05 Ironside 11:10 Counting Cars 11:40 Pawn Stars 12:10 Cash Cowboys 13:10 Storage Wars Texas 13:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 18:20 Cash Cowboys 19:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 00:15 Film - From Dusk Till Dawn (18) 02:25 Fifth Gear 03:25 Pawn Stars 03:50 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack
Ronnie are splashing out on a birthday party for Amy and Will. Roxy tries to compete by looking into getting an expensive present for Amy, but it quickly becomes clear that it’s out of her price range. Elsewhere, Ben refuses to visit the doctors and discuss the outcome of his assessment. Also today, Linda suggests Kathy takes part in the Walford Christmas show, Belinda holds a sale at Elysium, and Stacey’s family celebrate her birth-
day. In Holby City, when Tristan Wood’s mistress is admitted in suspicious circumstances, Guy discovers the awful truth about their relationship. Will he do the right thing, even if it jeopardises the launch of his eponymous Neurosurgical Unit? Serena has a one night stand with old flame Robbie and is shocked to discover he has a suspected cancerous lump. Will his brush with mortality reunite them, or will
Serena’s feelings for Bernie scupper a happy ending? Ric is given an ultimatum by Tristan Wood - sign a proposal which will lead to the dismantling of Keller ward or face extinction himself. Is pragmatism the best policy, or will Ric take the moral high ground and face the consequences?
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CODE CRACKER Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week's puzzle, 26 represents T and 16 represents Y, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.
QUICKIE
Across 1 Spans (5) 4 Warts (5) 6 Tan (3) 7 Pills (5) 8 On cue (5) 10 Apt (3) 12 Aide (4) 14 Apes (4) 15 A riot (5) 16 Tern (4)
18 Late (4) 20 Cat (3) 22 Dingo (5) 23 Manor (5) 24 Are (3) 25 Sages (5) 26 Plead (5) Down 2 Aries (5) 3 Last (4) 4 Opts (4)
5 Anger (5) 7 Strider (7) 9 Nearest (7) 11 Tacit (5) 13 Tar (3) 14 Top (3) 17 Snail (5) 19 Media (5) 20 Sage (4) 21 Rapt (4)
Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Waits, 4 Seals, 7 Drama, 8 Error, 9 Difference, 11 Quarrelled, 15 Alive, 16 Scene, 17 Heels, 18 Rates. Down: 1 Wide, 2 Imaginative, 3 Staff, 4 Swear, 5 Arrangement, 6 Sorted, 10 Squash, 12 Reeds, 13 Loser, 14 Less.
Scribble Pad
DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.
CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 Drinks very softly in Tom’s nightly haunts 5 Following competent legend (5) 8 Intended to be heard at the closing of Parliament (5) 9 Hooligan accepting old fine, be careful! (7) 10 Dispatched men in it, with some feeling (9) 12 Notes fade away (3) 13 I merge change of government (6) 14 Make case without England’s leader (6) 17/22 Fatigue from being let out in a fast car (3,3) 18 Retrospection from things hid (9) 20 Cecil is made from freezing water (7) 21 Papers from government department backing fuel (5) 23 Maintain former monarch’s car (5) 24 The enjoyment of French dawn (7)
Down 1 Born in the cats’ burial places (5) 2 A pulse may be visible in the speaker’s neck (3) 3 Light metal ignited him outside the university (7) 4 If I were present, a military man, but as it is, just a joiner (6) 5 Seaside feature is a cover for illegal activities (5) 6 A large kangaroo, a new Guinea weapon (9) 7 Something palatable came from the wedding of Catherine the Great, a blessed event (7) 11 Timing the assembly after dark (5-4) 13 Be glad about said lady (7) 15 Fluster characters becoming promotive of relaxation (7) 16 New sun due (6) 18 English composer possibly lost by the hospital (5) 19 Water creature seen in first routemarch (5) 22 See 17 Across
STANDARD CLUES
24 Enjoyment (7) Down 1 Crypts (5) 2 Legume (3) 3 Light metal (7) 4 Join metal (6) 5 Face (5) 6 Throwing stick (9) 7 Edible (7) 11 Hours of darkness (54) 13 Celebrate (7) 15 Soothing (7) 16 Brand new (6) 18 Famous composer (5) 19 Fish (5) 22 See 17 Across
Across 1 Imbibes (7) 5 Allegory (5) 8 Supposed (5) 9 Sentry (7) 10 Emotion (9) 12 Recede (3) 13 Government (6) 14 Make (6) 17/22 Travel weariness (3,3) 18 Perception after the fact (9) 20 Spears of frozen water (7) 21 Pieces of paper (5) 23 Wield (5)
Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Itch, 3 Lacrosse, 9 Prosper, 10 Flute, 11 Rodeo, 12 Uneven, 14 Across, 16 Endear, 19 Anchor, 21 Vests, 24 Bulge, 25 Tactile, 26 Disaster, 27 Wept. Down: 1 Imperial, 2 Cloud, 4 Airbus, 5 Rifle, 6 Shut-eye, 7 Eden, 8 Aprons, 13 Crescent, 15 Rankles, 17 Novice, 18 Writhe, 20 Heels, 22 Spire, 23 Abed.
FILL IT IN Fit the words into the boxes.
2 letter words An At Do Is It Of On We 3 letter words Air Any Ask Asp Ate Gas Lad Old
Ply Sea Sum You 4 letter words Atom Bode Byte Cows Cyst Dune Glib Knee Laze Leek Moan Ooze Penn
Seat Siam Sofa Suet Tile Toga Toss 5 letter words Alley Keyed Speed Steep 7 letter words Earnest Epitome Eyesore Partial
SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD
Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.
Across 1 Spoons (8) 7 Humo (de fuego, cigarro) (5) 8 Aubergine (9) 9 Ojo (3) 10 Years (4) 11 Skirts (6) 13 Dessert (6) 14 Scarce (reserves, resources) (6) 17 Paths (6) 18 Peine (4) 20 Spanish high speed train (abb) (3) 22 In love (with a person) (9) 23 Tallos (de flores) (5) 24 Globos (de aire) (8)
Down 1 Goat (5) 2 Zanahorias (7) 3 Tía (4) 4 In addition (6) 5 Zorros (5) 6 Straight (direction) (7) 7 Serrín (7) 12 French (7) 13 Paradise (7) 15 Aguacate (7) 16 Plátano (6) 17 Siete (5) 19 Libros (5) 21 Herramienta (4)
Across 7 From the French for ‘on equal terms’, what name is given to a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework? (2,4) 8 Which is the southernmost country of Central America? (6) 10 By what name is a solemn procession, especially for a funeral, normally known? (7) 11 Formed in London in 1989, which alternative rock band’s most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert? (5) 12 What can be either a ‘dance originating in the US in the 1930s and 1940s’ or ‘a coarse kind of cut tobacco’? (4) 13 Which rock group’s first British hit single was Seven Seas of Rhye? (5) 17 Which small Old World thrush related to the chats, typically has a brown back with red on the breast? (5) 18 What is the name of the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation? (4) 22 Which city is the capital of Morocco? (5) 23 In which 1988 film did Dustin Hoffman play Tom Cruise’s autistic brother Raymond? (4,3) 24 In which town in southwest-central Georgia was former US president Jimmy Carter born? (6) 25 By what other name is the chess piece the rook also known? (6)
Quiz Word
Down 1 What was the title of Émile Zola’s celebrated 1898 article on the Dreyfus affair? (7) 2 What name is given to the small pouch worn around the
waist so as to hang in front of the kilt as part of men’s Scottish Highland dress? (7) 3 What is the name given to a female fox? (5) 4 Which plant with white flowers and aromatic leaves that are either crinkly or flat is used as a culinary herb and for garnishing food? (7) 5 What is the surname of the singing partner of Daryl Hall? (5) 6 Which French painter’s most famous works included Dejeuner sur l’herbe, Olympia and A Bar at theFoliesBergeree? (5) 9 What word means ‘of, relating to, or consisting of money’? (9) 14 What is the surname of the English-born American author of a series of children’s classics about Dr Dolittle? (7) 15 Which large extinct hairy elephant of the Pleistocene epoch had a sloping back and long curved tusks? (7) 16 Which cartoonist illustrated Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass? (7) 19 What is the name given to an underground room or vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or burial place? (5) 20 What name was given to a German submarine used in the First or Second World War? (1-4) 21 Which Super League team are known as the Warriors? (5)
SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH Every week we’ll be covering a different topic to help readers enlarge their Spanish
SUDOKU
vocabulary. This week we start with: COLORES
1. Who played the role of the pawnbroker in the film 'Pawnbroker'? 2. Who did Michael Caine play in the "Ipcress File"? 3. Who or what was Skippy ( on TV )? 4. What was James Bond's father's name? 5. Marilyn Monroe was the model for which Disney Character? 6. Who steals the Pink Panther in the original film? 7. Maurice Micklewhite became famous as who? 8. Natasha Gurdin became famous as who? 9. Who played the girl on the motorcycle in a film of same name? 1. Rod Stiger 2. Harry Palmer 3. The Bush Kangaroo 4. Andrew 5. Tinker Bell 6. The Phantom 7. Michael Caine 8. Natalie Wood 9. Marianne Faithful
ANSWERS
Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Skiff, 4 Acacia, 9 Upstage, 10 Shaft, 11 Sony, 12 Treacle, 13 CIA, 14 Apia, 16 Tara, 18 See, 20 Sackbut, 21 Mayo, 24 Triad, 25 Elysium, 26 Elijah, 27 Eliot. Down: 1 Squash, 2 Ibsen, 3 Fiat, 5 Cassette, 6 Chaucer, 7 Antler, 8 Vesta, 13 Cambodia, 15 Puccini, 17 Tsetse, 18 Steer, 19 Bon mot, 22 Alibi, 23 Tyne.
AMARILLO AZUL BEIGE BLANCO CAFE CELESTE CLARO ESMERALDA GRIS LILA MARRON
MORADA NARANJA NEGRO ORO OSCURO PLATA ROJO ROSA TURQUESA VERDE VIOLETA
Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1. AMARILLO, 2. AZUL, 3. BEIGE, 4. BLANCO, 5.CAFE, 6.CELESTE, 7.CLARO, 8.ESMERALDA, 9.GRIS, 10.LILA, 11.MARRON, 12.MORADA, 13.NARANJA, 14.NEGRO, 15.ORO, 16.OSCURO, 17.PLATA,
Soduko
18.ROJO, 19.ROSA, 20.TURQUESA, 21.VERDE, 22.VIOLETA a. blue, b. pink, c. yellow, d. white, e. violet, f. green, g. beige, h. turquoise, i. sky blue, j. light, k. orange, l. silver, m. red, n. grey,
Span - Eng
o. black, p. dark, q. coffee coloured, r. emerald green, s. lilac, t. brown, u. purple, v. gold. Answers: 1c, 2a, 3g, 4d, 5q, 6i, 7j, 8r, 9n, 10s, 11t, 12u, 13k, 14o, 15v, 16p, 17l, 18m, 19b, 20h, 21f, 22e.
movies/tv QUIZ
CT I Z COUNB X A L OB Y E T S E L E CE Y DUNJ A W OS CUROI NL Z GOOP L GR A I X GI A A MY R R H I R K R T E U R O T L WR I Y L T B R WA E R U S J B A U S A E U WG M L V E A C V M X K X UP RS E I P DA S V E J HE GS E QOMA F I N E OR OH B U C L U R E V Z A WT J D N B S E I OE A MA R I L L OE S T C MT X S OR A L C Y U G A S C K F H E A WN D U A U R F GU C S P MB B J J A GI O C I E E R O S A V A V WS V G
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Wednesday 9th November
07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The People Remember 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Moving On 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Who’s Won The White House? Results of the today’s events in the US presidential election 21:00 Watchdog The high street opticians making health claims they can’t prove, and what you need to know to get value for money out of your broadband. Also, the boss of a rogue company pressure selling reclining chairs to the elderly gets a shock visit from Matt 22:00 The Missing Julien and Jorn’s investigation leads them further into the murky underbelly of Eckhausen, and the secrets of its conflicting German and British communities. However, as he gets closer to the truth, Julien is dramatically let down by his own body 23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Film 2016 00:45 Film - The Painted Veil (PG) 02:45 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:50 News
07:00 Good Morning Britain 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
07:00 My Life in Books 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 Great British Menu 10:00 US Election 2016: Live from Washington 12:00 News Special 13:00 Lifeline 13:10 Film - A Distant Trumpet (U) 15:05 Coast 15:15 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:50 Open All Hours 16:20 The House That £100k Built 17:20 Nature’s Boldest Thieves 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
20:00 Emmerdale Will the police find any evidence? 20:30 Coronation Street Maria makes a terrifying discovery 21:00 This Time Next Year Davina meets Robin Dixon from Clacton-onSea who is hoping to lose 10 stone to help get his old self-back. The 37-year-old has battled with his weight his whole life and tipped the scales at 36 stone. Now with serious health issues, Robin has decided it’s time to take action. Will he be able to lose the weight and get his life back? Also, Alan Rayment lost both his legs and wants to learn to walk with prosthetics Will Alan be able to take those crucial first steps?
20:00 The Welsh Italians Michela Chiappa visits Bardi, where her own family came from 20:30 Extreme Wales with Richard Parks Richard explores the River Teifi 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals Six chefs compete in the second heat, three of them cook a T-Bone of plaice and the other three make a wild garlic veloute 22:00 Black and British: A Forgotten History David Olusoga explores the enduring relationship between Britain and people whose origins lie in Africa
22:00 Britain’s Adoption Scandal This documentary reveals the stories of some of the many thousands of women pressured by church and state into giving up their babies for adoption
23:00 Black is the New Black 23:30 Newsnight 00:35 No Such Thing as the News 01:05 The Victorian Slum 02:05 Saving Africa’s Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War
23:00 News 23:40 Tipping Point 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:35 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 13:30 Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 14:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 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
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 - Christmas at Cartwright’s 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News
20:00 Ben Fogle: The Great African Migration Ben Fogle follows the annual Great Migration of wildebeest and other mam21:00 The Supervet The mals from the Serengeti in odds are stacked against Tanzania to the Maasai Mara in Kenya and back Professor Noel Fitzpatrick again and his team when Murphy, a golden retriever puppy, is GPs: Behind brought in with horrific 21:00 Doors One of only facial injuries after being Closed a few sufferers of attacked by another dog. Chromosome 3p-deletion, Noel attempts to recon- baby Franke has a stillstruct Murphy’s broken jaw more-rare variant of the genetic disorder. 22:00 Grand Designs Elsewhere, Joseph recovStuart and Rosie Treasurer ers from an operation for from the Wirral plan to bladder cancer, and Susan transform a small bunga- learns what is really behind low from a 1960s dormer her facial numbness into a slick piece of 21stcentury architecture. The 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll couple decapitate the Take it Away! This special building and balance a new edition looks back at some floating timber box on top of the agents’ most dangerto create five bedrooms, ous encounters, with canspending as little as possi- did first-hand accounts and ble on plumbing, electrics exclusive insight into what and insulation, but stress it is like to face threats, levels spiral when neigh- abuse and violence just for bours grumble at the ultra- doing your job modern creation. 23:00 Undercover Criminal 23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 00:05 The Nightmare The Gun Shop 01:10 Neighbour Next Door Benefits 02:00 Music on 4 02:05 Extreme 01:05 04:10 Makeovers: On Fleek SuperCasino 02:45 Film - The Raven Britain’s Greatest Bridges (18) 04:35 Be Your Own 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera Doctor
DON´T MISS
BRITAIN’S ADOPTION SCANDAL An Exposure documentary revealing the stories of some of the many thousands of women who were pressured by the Church and State to give their babies up for adoption in the decades following the end of the Second World War. Many years later, some of those women are breaking their silence to tell the truth about the injustice that they faced.
ITV 22:00
SOAPS
Home Farm. Lawrence tries to make Diane see that there’s nothing in the allegations his family are facing. Meanwhile, Joanie and Zak try to tell Amelia and Kyle about Belle’s illness, but Amelia freaks Kyle out and Joanie worries he is scared of Belle now.
In Emmerdale, when the police turn up to question the Whites, Lachlan pretends that he was merely fishing his phone out of the stream. Now aware of everything, a furious Diane is determined to make the Whites pay for their actions and bursts into the kitchen at
Maria is horrified to realise that Caz bought a laptop from a shop only yards from Pablo’s flat, proving that she followed her to London. At the same time, Kate rows with Aidan and Eva - she’s angry with them for taking Maria’s side.
Elsewhere, Ross earns himself a slap from Victoria when he kisses her, but he urges her to tell Adam about it. Also today, Rishi advises Nicola to pursue compensation over the fire. In
Coronation
Street,
Determined to prove her innocence, Maria and Aidan search homeless
07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 You’ve Been Framed! 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 00:00 Prank Pad 01:00 American Dad! 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:25 The Vampire Diaries 03:25 Teleshopping 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 10:55 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:05 The Darling Buds of May 14:10 Heartbeat 15:15 Wild at Heart 16:15 Where the Heart Is 17:20 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law & Order: UK 00:00 Wycliffe 01:10 Cold Blood 02:35 Judge Judy 02:55 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 08:00 The Chase 09:00 Quincy, ME 10:05 Ironside 11:10 The Professionals 12:10 Cash Cowboys 13:10 Storage Wars Texas 13:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 18:20 Cash Cowboys 19:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 00:15 Film - 6 Bullets (15) 02:35 The Professionals 03:40 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack centres in the hope of finding Caz, convinced that she’s still alive. However things go from bad to worse when the police point out that the fact Caz knew about her illegal marriage gave Maria a motive to kill her. After a futile search for Caz, Aidan and Maria return to the salon flat, with their feelings for one another evident. But as Maria opens her hairdressing bag, she’s horrified to find her scissors covered in blood. Terrified and helpless to the fact she is being set up, what will Maria do? Meanwhile, when Gary
compliments her on her new hairdo, Bethany is quietly thrilled and is convinced that he fancies her. Knowing Nick’s flat is empty for the evening, Bethany invites Gary for dinner. Gary accepts, assuming Sarah will be there too.
centre with Phelan. Masking his guilt, Phelan tells Eileen how much he cares for her. Later, Michael’s suspicions are heightened when he watches Phelan and Vinny in The Rovers discussing their nefarious plan, but what exactly has he heard? Also today, Luke almost reverses a car into Tracy who drops her phone and it smashes.
Elsewhere, having had her ears syringed and able to hear again, a relieved Eileen leaves the medical
Finally, Anna uses crutches for the first time, while Yasmeen dumps Sharif’s belongings outside Number 6 and Alya is hurt to find out from Sally that Sharif has bolted.
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Thursday 10th November 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The People Remember 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Moving On 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 Jay is forced to go to desperate lengths 21:00 DIY SOS The team join forces with two world famous British institutions, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show. Nick Knowles and the team transport Chris Beardshaw’s gold medal winning garden across London and crane it over buildings and rebuild on the hospital’s roof top 22:00 The Apprentice Alan Sugar summons the teams to the Shard, where he sets them off on a popular task - to track down nine items and buy them at the best possible price. Unlike in previous years, however, the 2016 candidates will be working the night shift and have to be back at the Shard by 6am. As dawn breaks, will they have bought everything on the list? 23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 The Trouble with My Dad 01:35 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:40 News
07:00 My Life in Books 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Money for Nothing 09:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Film - Saboteur (PG) 14:45 Countryfile 15:10 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:45 Open All Hours 16:15 The House That £100k Built 17:15 Dolphins: Spy in the Pod 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 The Mary Berry Story Looking at the life story of cookery writer and broadcaster Mary Berry 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals In this first quarter final the six strongest chefs from the heats are challenged with the brand new Reinvention Test 22:00 Close to the Enemy It is the end of the WWII and a British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Black and British: A Forgotten History 01:15 Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain 02:15 Panorama 02:45 The School That Got Teens Reading 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 Victoria drops a bombshell 20:30 Tonight With the Government set to greenlight the proposed highspeed rail line from London to northern England, the biggest infrastructure scheme in a generation, Jonathan Maitland asks who will benefit from a project that could cost more than £56billion. 21:00 Emmerdale Finn worries about Victoria’s plan 21:30 Coronation Street Eva pushes Maria and Aidan closer 22:00 Paranoid The search is on to find the missing suspect, while Linda and Walti revisit an old case in an attempt to gain the upper hand over Waingrow. After weeks of speculation and an investigation that has stretched from the UK to Germany, the teams are getting close - but will they ever uncover the events surrounding Angela’s murder? 23:00 News 23:40 Life and Death - Homeless Hostel 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:30 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight
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 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 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 travels to Charlestown in Cornwall where Charlotte and Joey bought the country’s most expensive public loo and plan to spend £65,000 turning it into a luxury cliff top holiday home 22:00 The Secret Life of Prisons Documentary exposing the reality of life inside British prisons, as shown on numerous videos shot illegally by prisoners on smuggled-in mobile phones and uploaded to the internet. Footage shows prisoners taking and having severe reactions to drugs, violence and undertaking humiliating tasks in exchange for drugs. Including interviews with former inmates and relatives of people featured in the videos 23:00 60 Days in Jail 00:00 Gogglebox 01:00 Random Acts 01:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:20 Film - Mere Dad Ki Maruti 04:10 The Last Leg 05:05 Unreported World
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Police Interceptors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - The Heart of Christmas (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Chris travels through Argentina, starting his journey at British-built railway station in Buenos Aires and taking an overnight train to the pampas lowlands. In the major port of Bahia Blanca, Chris meets four veterans of the Falklands War and finds out what the locals now think about the British, before ending his journey by riding La Trochita, known in English as the Old Patagonian Express 21:00 Benefits The documentary revisits individuals featured in previous episodes to see how they are getting on 22:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door A woman from Gloucester grew to cope with roundthe-clock noise and shouting coming from next door, but when the neighbours’ extended family moved in things escalated to unbearable, violent levels 23:00 Body Freaks: My Perfect Body 00:05 Skinny Brides to Fat Wives 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Secrets of Great British Castles 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera
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In Emmerdale, Victoria is pushed to the ground when Ross and Adam clash over what happened yesterday. With Victoria in obvious pain, Adam, Finn and Aaron drive her to the hospital, where she tells a shocked Adam that she might be pregnant.
It is the end of the Second World War and Lotte and her father Dieter, a recently captured German scientist, arrive in England. Intelligence officer Callum Ferguson is assigned with the task of persuading Dieter into helping the RAF develop the jet engine - but at the same time, Kathy Griffiths from the War Crimes Unit is looking to bring war criminals who escaped prosecution to justice. Stephen Poliakoff drama, starring Jim Sturgess, Phoebe Fox, August Diehl, Lucy Ward and Robert Glenister.
Meanwhile, Belle is shocked by Kyle’s obvious fear of her when she returns. Later, Zak shouts at Kyle and Amelia for putting on metal hats to protect them from Belle’s voices. Belle explains that it was merely a tactic to help Kyle relax. As they chat further, Zak has a shocking revelation for Belle.
wants to have a baby but isn’t sure if Adam does. What will the test reveal? Meanwhile, Zak does a Uturn by insisting that he’s happy with Joanie and begging Belle to forget what he told her. Belle agrees not to tell Joanie, but insists she can’t live there anymore.
In the second episode, Adam is adamant that Victoria can’t be pregnant, but as she heads off to get a pregnancy test, Adam reassures her they’ll face the result together. Out in the hallway, Victoria confides to Finn that she
In Eastenders, Jay remains under pressure to
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! 10:30 Royal Pains 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 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 Family Guy 23:00 Celebrity Juice 00:00 Prank Pad 01:00 American Dad! 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 02:55 The Planet’s Funniest Animals ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Where the Heart Is 09:45 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 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Me and My Guide Dog 23:00 Appropriate Adult 00:35 Cold Blood 02:00 Wycliffe ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 08:00 The Chase 09:00 Quincy, ME 10:05 Ironside 11:05 The Professionals 12:10 Cash Cowboys 13:10 Storage Wars Texas 13:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 18:20 Cash Cowboys 19:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 00:15 Film - Unleashed (18) 02:20 The Classic Car Show
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack find the money that he owes to a drug dealer. When Billy refuses to give him an advance on his wages, Jay resorts to desperate lengths to get the cash. Meanwhile, Libby can’t resist interfering in Denise’s pregnancy by criticising her mum’s unhealthy habits. When Kathy urges her to go easy on Denise, Libby decides to help out by preparing a healthy meal. In Coronation Street, Maria and Aidan stare in horror at the bloodied scissors, wondering what to
do. The police turn up with a search warrant so, thinking on his feet, Aidan shoves the scissors in his pocket and makes a rapid exit. He quickly disposes of them in the factory bin just as Tyrone approaches, asking after Maria. Later, Aidan and Maria tell a shocked Eva about the scissors. Worried for Maria’s safety, Eva insists Aidan must go and stay with her. Meanwhile, having set the table for a romantic dinner with Gary, Bethany pops out to buy some candles. At the same time, Sarah heads over to Nick’s flat,
intent on an evening of peace and quiet. Sarah lets herself in, but is taken aback to see the table set for two and a meal in the oven. Gary arrives and together they assume Bethany must have set them up and has given them her blessing. But with Bethany hurrying back to the flat with her finishing touches, what will she find?
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The very best Bonfire Night toffee apples A real treat for your guests on Bonfire Night
A Bonfire Night party is not complete without some traditional toffee apples. To create these classic sticky and sweet treats, just follow our simple toffee apple recipe. We've even included an easy-peasy-to-follow video to help you get them spot on every time. Ready in just 20 mins, plus cooling time, these delicious toffee apples will complete any autumnal party (because they're too good to save just for Halloween). This recipe makes 6 apples, but if you'd like to make more just double, or even triple, the quantities needed. If you want to
give these apples a red glow, add a few drops of red food colouring to the sugar
mixture once you've removed from the heat. You can use other apples for
this recipe too, depending on what you can get your hands on. We love to give
these out to kids on Halloween instead of the usual bags of sweets. Use a sugar thermometer to ensure the temperature is right - alternatively, drop a little of the mixture into a bowl of cold water and if the syrup separates into threads which are hard but not brittle, it is ready. Ingredients 6 Granny Smith apples 300g demerara sugar 3tbsp golden syrup 25g salted butter 1½tsp cider vinegar Lolly sticks or skewers Method Clean the apples and push a lolly stick into the top of
each and set aside. Gently dissolve the sugar, syrup and butter in a saucepan with 75ml water then stir through the vinegar. Turn up the heat and boil until the mixture reaches 140C when it will have reached the toffee stage. Carefully dip the apples into the hot toffee and swirl to coat. If the pan is too shallow use a spoon to coat. Place on a board lined with baking paper to set. Eat your toffee apples! Nutritional information Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
How to make the perfect jaffa cakes You can make your own lighter, fluffier base and top with as much jelly and chocolate as you like 2 medium oranges Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp caster sugar 2 sheets of gelatine 200g dark chocolate For the sponge 15g butter 1 large egg, at room temperature 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature 40g caster sugar 40g plain flour Drop of almond extract (optional) Zest one of the oranges
into a measuring jug, then squeeze one of them in there, too. Add the juice of the lemon, then enough extra juice to make the total volume up to 160ml. Put in a small pan with the sugar and heat gently, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Take off the heat. Meanwhile, soak the gelatine leaves in cold water until soft, then wring out well and stir into the warm juice. Line a 20cm cake tin with clingfilm, then pour in the
juice and chill until set. Heat the oven to 180C and grease a 12-hole muffin tin very thoroughly. Melt the butter and set aside to cool slightly. Whisk the egg and yolk with the sugar at high speed for 5-8 minutes until very thick, and a little dribbled on to the surface forms a solid ribbon for a few seconds before sinking. If using a food mixer for such a small amount, it’s wise to stir it all together
very well first. Sift the flour over the top (trust me, it’s worth the effort) and very gently fold in with a large metal spoon in a figure-of-eight motion, making sure you get to any pockets that might have sunk to the bottom while retaining as much air in the mixture as possible. Pour in the butter and almond extract if using, plus a pinch of salt, and fold to combine. Divide between the muffin tin holes, making sure you don’t fill them completely, then bake for about 8 minutes until lightly golden and set. Leave to cool completely. Cut out 4cm rounds of jelly (if you don’t have a cutter small enough, cut around a small jar lid or similar) and place in the middle of each cooled cake. Put in the fridge while you melt the
chocolate. Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over but not touching a pan of simmering water and stir to melt. Allow to cool until still liquid, but just warm, then
spoon over the cakes, smooth the top as best you can and leave to set slightly. Use a fork to create the criss-cross pattern on top of the jelly, but be gentle! Allow to set before eating.
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Dessert S’mores Ingredients
12 plain biscuits or crackers 12 pink and white marshmallows 6 squares of chocolate. . Method To toast your marshmallows, stick your marshmallows on a skewer, melt over the bonfire and sandwich between your chosen biscuit and square of chocolate. You could also assemble your s'mores and cook them on a griddle pan or in the oven for about 3-5 mins. Or if you're short on time, melt your assembled s'mores in the microwave for 5-10 seconds or until gooey.
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Braised chicken with shiitake mushrooms
Hot Toddies Mulled cider pods, lightly crushed Ingredients good pinch green fen4 cardamom pods, nel seeds lightly crushed small piece cinnamon 1 clementine, sliced stick into wedges, spiked 1 tsp fresh ginger, with 8 cloves peeled and roughly 1 lemon, sliced into sliced wedges, spiked with 8 1 black tea bag cloves sugar, to taste 100ml/4fl oz whisky salt, to taste (optional) 100ml/4fl oz orange Method liqueur Heat the water and milk 3 tbsp clear honey in a pan with the spices 1 litre/1 pint 15¼fl oz cider 4 cinnamon stick freshly grated Nothin nutmeg, to garg beats sitti nish a nice hot tod ng down wit h whiske Method dy. Hot y, w Heat all of the a recip lemon, and h ater, oney a e for to re d me, bu cider toddy t if that dy success fo isn’t ex r cup of ingredients ac tea, or you’d ju tly your over a low throug st like hly exa to heat until m toddy o ine all your w a r m e d ptions. through. Pour the cider toddy and gininto 4 latte glasses or ger until it comes to the other heatproof glass- boil. Turn the heat es. down and cook over a Finish with a little low to medium heat for freshly grated nutmeg. 15 minutes. Be careful Sit back and enjoy as the milk can easily these beauties for the rise and boil over. cooler winter evenings Once the volume is at home. reduced to a large cupful, add the teabag and The ultimate masala tea let it brew for one Ingredients minute, or longer if you 350ml/12fl oz water like strong tea. 100ml/3½fl oz milk To serve, strain into a 4 black peppercorns cup and add sugar or 10 green cardamom salt if using, to taste.
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The longer you marinade the chicken, the better this dish will be. (Serves 2-4) 6-8 chicken thighs 125g dried shiitake mushrooms, stemmed 3-4 rashers of streaky, smoky bacon 3-4 tbsp sherry vinegar 2 tbsp caster sugar 700ml water or light chicken stock 1 cucumber, thinly sliced Handful of mushrooms, raw, thinly sliced Extra virgin olive oil For the marinade: 8 tbsp Japanese light soy
sauce 4 tbsp sugar 4 tbsp rice wine Juice of half a lemon Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and heat to dissolve the sugar. Keep half aside to season the broth, and marinade the chicken with the other half for at least 20 minutes. Remove the chicken and sear skin side down, being careful not to burn. Once the skin, has a nice colouring, turn it and sear the underside. Add the shiitake caps for a couple of minutes, then
add the bacon, sherry vinegar, sugar and the remaining marinade. Top up with water or chicken stock until the meat is covered. Bring to a boil, put on a lid, then reduce the heat to cook gently over a low heat until the chicken is very soft. Remove the mushrooms and bacon from the pot, slice and add them back in. Remove the chicken, reduce the liquid and season. Serve the chicken in a deep bowl with the sauce, garnish with raw mushrooms and cucumber, and drizzle with olive oil.
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Veggie burgers get a makeover with gourmet ingredients Mexican bean burgers with lime yogurt & salsa
These veggie burgers are a doddle to make and the toppings make them wonderfully moist - cook from frozen to save time. Ingredients 2 x 400g/14oz cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained 100g breadcrumbs 2 tsp mild chilli powder small bunch coriander, stalks and leaves chopped 1 egg 200g tub fresh salsa
150ml low-fat natural yogurt juice ½ lime 6 wholemeal burger bun, sliced avocado, sliced red onion and salad leaves, to serve Method Heat grill to high. Tip the beans into a large bowl, then roughly crush with a potato masher. Add the breadcrumbs, chilli powder, coriander stalks and half the leaves, egg and 2 tbsp salsa.
Season to taste, then mix together well with a fork. Divide the mixture into 6, then wet your hands and shape into burgers. The burgers can now be frozen. Place on a non-stick baking tray, then grill for 4-5 mins on each side until golden and crisp. To cook from frozen, bake at 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 for 20-30 mins until hot through. While the burgers are
cooking, mix the remaining coriander leaves with the yogurt, lime juice and a good grind of black pepper. Split the buns in half and spread the bases with some of the yogurt. Top each with leaves, avocado, onion, a burger, another dollop of the lime yogurt and some salsa, then serve. Please note that uncooked burgers can be frozen, then reused at a later date.
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Chicken Sesame Stir Fry & Garlic Pepper Chicken Ingredients 2 tablespoons oil 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 1/2 pounds Foster Farms boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 2 inch pieces)1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 tablespoon ginger root (minced) 3 green onions (sliced) 1 cup chicken broth 1/4 cups soy sauce 1 pound broccoli florets 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon corn starch 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar Method 1In skillet or wok, to heat oils over medium high heat. SautĂŠ chicken until cooked through; remove to bowl. 2In drippings, sautĂŠ pepper flakes, garlic, ginger and green onions for 2 minutes. Add broth and soy sauce and bring to a boi. 3Add broccoli and stir fry until crisp-tender. Remove broccoli. 4In a cup, blend sugar, cornstarch and vinegar and add to pan. Boil 1 minute. Return chicken and broccoli and heat through. Ingredients 3 chicken thighs (boned, and) 1 eggs (lightly beaten) 2 teaspoons light soy sauce 1/2 teaspoons corn starch 3 cups groundnut (/peanut oil for deep-frying) 1 green bell pepper (seeded, and) 2 red chili peppers (seeded, chopped) 6 garlic cloves (thinly sliced) 12 black peppercorns
(crushed) 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce 1 teaspoon light soy sauce 1/2 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons white vinegar 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry) 1/2 teaspoons corn starch (mixed with) 1 tablespoon cold water (for thickening) 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil 1/2 teaspoons hot chili oil Directions Score the chicken meat all over, then cut into 1-inch square bitesizes pieces. Mix the chicken with all of the marinade ingredients and set aside for 20 minutes. 2Meanwhile, assemble the remaining ingredients so they are ready for cooking. 3Heat the groundnut oil for deep-frying in a wok until moderately hot. Deep-fry the chicken until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. 4Pour off the groundnut oil from the wok, leaving a generous film of oil, about 2 teaspoons. Set over high heat and stir-fry the bell peppers, chili peppers, and garlic for 30 seconds. 5Add the peppercorns and chicken and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the seasonings, and stir in the thickening. Add the sesame oil and hot chili oil and toss to combine thoroughly for 10 seconds. Remove to a serving plate and serve hot.
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Upcoming Events
Record Of The Week!
Artist – Elvis Presly, Track Title – Big Hunk of Love. This week sees our Saturday presenter Paul Norman pick his TKO Record of the week This October, Elvis Presley classics like "Suspicious Minds" and "A Big Hunk Of Love" have been reimagined on an album with new, lavish orchestrations by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The classical treatment of The Wonder of You follows last year's If I Can Dream the Album which has this week , on the 40th anniversary of his death – reached the UK Number one slot in the Album charts ! The feat means Elvis has more Number 1 albums than any solo artist in the UK, overtaking Madonna’s 12 chart-toppers. Paul Norman says.... I was never as massive Elvis fan, but when I met my missus for the first time it turned out we both had one thing in common, we were both fans of Elvis!! The only problem was that she meant Presley & I meant Costello – Ooops! However this was not a major stumbling block & over the years she was worn me down and converted me into becoming a fan of the King and all his works. With the possible exception of the most of the movies which are pretty terrible Hope you enjoy this track as much as I do. Dont forget you can catch Paul Norman every Saturday on TKO from 12 to 3. Send your own Record of the Week request to studio @tko,fm …
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1.Boo! A Madea Halloween 2. Inferno 3. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 4. The Accountant 5. Ouija: Origin of Evil 6. The Girl on the Train 7. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 8. Keeping Up with the Joneses 9. Storks 10. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
EXPOFIESTA – FERIA NACIONAL DE LAS FIESTAS POPULARES 04/11/2016 - 06/11/2016 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 AlicanteElche 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
DELESTE, THEGOURMET FESTIVAL THAT CELEBRATES AUTUMN IN VALENCIA
Madrid’s own Quique González is at the top of a varied and powerful bill, making Deleste a festival of reference. The Deleste Festival continues with its commitment to offering quality music and being different. Rather than a huge summer festival, Deleste is a fall celebration in
an urban setting where you can either dance or enjoy the music from your seats in the Espai Rambleta. The fifth edition of the Deleste festival will take place on Friday November 4th and Saturday November 5th with the characteristic elegance of a project with a clear vision and a well-defined objective: to be
a gourmet festival. This year will be no exception. Quique González heads the bill. This American-influenced artist from Madrid will share the stage with Los Detectives. “Music” in capital letters – nothing more, nothing less. The other bands are equally impressive, including various international, nation-
al and local groups such as Delorean, Bigott, Amber Arcades, El Lobo en Tu Puerta, Perlita, Los Vinagres, Aullido Atómico and Holy Paul. Get ready to enjoy an intimate festival where music does not share the stage with anything else. If you like good music, Deleste is where you want to be in Valencia.
Parque Natural de La Tinença de Benifassà The Natural Park of la Tinença de Benifassà stretches between the regions of Els Ports and El Baix Maestrat, in Castellón. The ancient possessions of the Benifassà monastery extend across a mountainous area of great ecological value. Among the thick woods of black and wild pines, there are also big-leaf lindens and beech trees. The fauna found here includes the Spanish ibex, wild boars, vultures, Bonelli's eagle and the booted eagle. The area is part of the Puertos de Tortosa y Beceite National Hunting Reserve. There is a network of signposted hiking routes linking up the seven towns in La Tinença - Bel, Ballestar, Boixar, Castell de
Cabres, Coratxà, Fredes and La Pobla de Benifassà enabling visitors to experience the rare delights of this wellconserved nature area.
11/11/2016 - 13/11/2016 Wedding festival held in the IFA Exhibition Centre near Alicante-Elche airport. Firauto – Car Show 18/11/2016 - 20/11/2016 Firauto car show at the IFA Exhibition Centre near to Alicante-Elche airport. Medieval Market MONOVAR
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The Queen Symphony Torrevieja 26/11/2016 The music of rock group Queen played by a symphony orchestra.
Dates Dec 6 Constitution Day Dec 7 Torrevieja Fiesta Dec 8 Immaculate Conception Dec 21 Solstice
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Considering Moving or Buying Property on The Costa Blanca? Nucia or the Jalon Valley or
The first thing to point out is the great difference between the northern Costa Blanca and the southern Costa Blanca. Starting in the south we have a very hot climate and the terrain on the coast is very flat. The sandy beaches are excellent in quality. Going north, the terrain starts to change, you start to see more mountains only just inland and hills start to appear – once you get past Benidorm, all of a sudden you see green everywhere where before it was dry and
barren. This is why many people like the northern Costa Blanca – it reminds them of the green northern European country from where they came. Certainly the beaches are not as nice but they are still sandy and of good quality. In this area you will find cliffs, coves and some rocky beaches. The southern Costa Blanca tends to have coastal towns that very much centre around the beach, so you have many high-rise apartment blocks just off the
beach area. In the northern Costa Blanca, towns spread further inland and tend to have scores of villas littering the pretty green hillsides. Inland, you have green valleys full of orange groves and vineyards full of bustling little villages and towns. While the northern Costa Blanca is prettier and more scenic, it is, however, much more expensive and it is much further to the airports. My advice would be this: if you just want a second home for a getaway, consider the southern Costa Blanca. It is
built up – therefore there are loads of restaurants and bars within walking distance. The beaches are superb and most importantly, either Murcia airport or Alicante airport will be practically on your doorstep, so you only need to get a taxi, which eliminates the expense of car hire. Now, if you are considering moving to the Costa Blanca full-time, I would suggest looking to the northern Costa Blanca. Look to live from Benidorm upwards. Inland, towns such as La
the coastal towns of Calpe, Moraira, Javea or Denia are popular choices. Much also depends on your age. If you are retired, then it is irrelevant, but if you need to work, then this must come into the equation. Living in some remote village may be ok to begin with but most probably you would be better off living in a large town which has a large expat population (unless, of course, your Spanish is excellent). Alicante is the biggest city on the Costa Blanca but is very Spanish. Looking south then you start to get large expat populations in the area of Torrevieja and surrounding towns. In essence, this area is one big housing estate gradually joining together as
one. There are few Spanish compared to the vast numbers of northern Europeans. English is widely spoken. This means that there is great scope for providing services to expats and many job opportunities also. Looking north of Alicante then, I would suggest Benidorm where there are plenty of bars and restaurants, as it is the biggest tourist resort on the whole of the Costa Blanca. Obviously work is going to be more seasonal, as not so many expats live there all year round. Benidorm is virtually all high-rise apartment blocks catering to tourists. Further north, and towns such as Alfaz del Pi, Altea, Calpe, Moraira, Javea and Denia all have very large expat populations which provide great opportunities to live and work in Spain. There is no doubt that the Costa Blanca is a great place to live with a fantastic allyear-round lifestyle. However, the Costa Blanca is a huge area of Spain and as such it has tremendous differences between towns. The decision to move to the Costa Blanca or buy a holiday home here is a big one, no doubt about it. Please call the experts at Easybuyproperties today on 966 44 33 81 for the very latest properites on the market.
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Friday 4th November 2016
Walking football is not just a gentle stroll If the referee decides you’re running, a free-kick is awarded to the opposition
Football was my first love. In my youth, I played six times a week in local amateur leagues. One day, I was taking a shot when a defender ran into me – my leg was going one way, my body the other, and my knee snapped. I was 21, and that was the end of my footballing career – until two years ago, when, with no
cartilage left and screws holding my knee together, I lined up against Shrewsbury Town for my first competitive match in 20 years, all thanks to walking football. It is a more controlled game, adapted to make it safer for people who can’t play the mainstream, faster version. The key difference, obviously, is that you have to
walk – which means having one foot in contact with the ground at all times. If the referee decides you’re running, a free-kick is awarded to the opposition. Walking quickly is still physically challenging; it’s not just a gentle stroll. I sweat buckets. A lot of people think it is just a bunch of old men toe-poking a ball to
each other. But when they see how competitive it is, they’re amazed. Players are split into age groups. Generally – though it’s not always the case – a 40-year-old can get around a lot quicker at their walking pace than a 60-year-old. At my club in Birmingham, we have sessions for men and women, and for lots of age
groups: over 40s, over 50s, over 60s, over 65s, and less mobile people. It’s very social. It’s not uncommon for guys to say that, before they discovered walking football, they would just sit at home watching telly until their wives told them it was time to go out. Now they’re out of the house, interacting with like-minded people, exercising their bodies and their minds. Nobody stops playing football because they don’t like it any more; they stop because they think their time is up, either through age or injury. Football was taken away from me at 21. To have found a way to play again is just the most amazing feeling. My weekend workout Years playing? Two. The sport has been around for four. How often do you play? Twice a week. Most goals scored in a match? Five, in my first game. Post-match ritual? A cup of tea with the guys and girls. Five ways to get started
1. Find your nearest club. You can search by region. 2. Don’t overexert yourself in your first session. I’ve lost count of the number of people who act as if they’re 20 again, stretch for a ball, and end up hurting themselves. Warm up before you play, and do some proper stretching afterwards. 3. Many of the rules are there to prevent injury. There are no sliding tackles and no tackling from behind. If you want to take the ball from an opponent, you have to be front-on to them. 4. It can be a more technical game than regular football. If you misplace a pass or put the ball in front of somebody, they can’t run to recover it. As a result, accuracy is key. The tactic is to play the ball to your teammate’s feet. Pass and move. 5. Walking football does tend to be aimed at men over 50, but neither age nor gender is a barrier to play. It doesn’t matter if you’re 40 and have just finished playing at a high level, or are 75 and have never kicked a ball in your life – there’s a club out there for you.
Migraines caused by gut bacteria
Migraine sufferers have a different mix of gut bacteria that could make them more sensitive to certain foods, scientists have found. The study offers a potential explanation for why some people are more susceptible to debilitating headaches and why some foods appear to act as triggers for migraines. The research showed that migraine sufferers had higher levels of bacteria that are known to be involved in processing nitrates, which are typically found in processed meats, leafy vegetables and some wines. The latest findings raise the possibility that migraines could be triggered when nitrates in food are broken down more efficiently, causing vessels in the brain and scalp to dilate. When nitrates in food are broken down by bacteria in the mouth and gut, they are
eventually converted into nitric oxide in the bloodstream, a chemical that dilates blood vessels and can aid cardiovascular health by boosting circulation. However, around four in five cardiac patients who take nitrate-containing drugs for chest pain or heart failure report severe headaches as a side effect. Dr Brendan Davies, a consultant neurologist at the University Hospitals of North Midlands and a trustee of the Migraine Trust, said the idea of gut bacteria playing a role in migraine was medically plausible. “There’s something called a hot dog headache, where nitrates are suspected to be involved,” he said. “This is interesting work, but would need to be confirmed.” Around one in seven people suffer from migraines, with the majority having an
attack more than once a month and about half being severely affected when they get a migraine. Symptoms typically involve a throbbing headache, nausea and lethargy. Some people also experience a visual aura, which appears as shimmering light in the peripheral vision. Diet, stress and lack of sleep are all known to be triggers, and hormones are also thought to play a role migraine affects three times as many women as men. Chocolate is sometimes cited as a migraine trigger, but previous research suggests that often people crave sweet food during a preparatory phase of the migraine before symptoms have started. That is, you want to eat chocolate because you’re about to get a migraine, rather than chocolate being the cause.
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Flu Vaccine: Where is the evidence? People are encouraged to get the flu vaccine during the winter months, but the truth is that there is no conclusive scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of vaccines. Instead, there is a growing number of scientific studies pointing to the ineffectiveness and health-damaging effects of the flu vaccine. The flu vaccine aims to protect the body against the influenza virus which causes severe respiratory illnesses during the winter months. However, studies show that the influenza virus may only account for about 20% of respiratory diseases. Other viruses such as adenovirus, rhinovirus, and coronavirus, cause most winter flu and
colds. The danger of the flu vaccine lies in what it contains. Flu vaccines typically contain toxic levels of mercury in the form of a preservative called thimerosal. Other substances also found in flu vaccines are formaldehyde, antibiotics, antifreeze agent, gelatin, aluminium and aborted animal foetus. These toxic chemicals evoke a strong response not only from the immune system but also from other systems of the body. While the flu vaccine may offer short-term protection against the flu, in the long run, they cause chronic inflammation and weaken the immune system as well as other systems in the body.
The toxic compounds in the flu vaccine cause severe inflammation in many organs of the body and in time will cause serious disease. Scientific studies show that receiving the flu vaccine consecutively for ten years increases the risk of contracting Alzheimer’s disease tenfold. The flu vaccine also causes severe short-term illnesses including high blood pressure, abdominal discomfort, malaise and headaches. The immune system is intelligent and knows what to do to protect the body against diseases. It, however, needs support to function efficiently. The best nutrient for the immune system is vitamin D. Sunshine is the
best source of Vitamin D, but sunlight is lower in the winter months, insufficient to provide the body with adequate vitamin D. Low levels of vitamin D in colder countries is the reason why the flu virus is active in winter. Vitamin D supplements are essential for boosting the immune system during the winter months, even in Mediterranean regions where there is a lot more sunshine, but the cold winds prevent, adequate skin exposure necessary for making sufficient vitamin D. Other agents that boost the immune system are Colostrum and Reishi. For A Full Body Scan Call MedB Diagnostics 965071745.
Is flossing your teeth a waste of time? “I don’t need to floss” is a sentence my dentist never used to hear – not until recently, when the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans stopped recommending it. Now, lots of his patients are telling him they’ve stopped. Despite the NHS advising daily flossing – and almost all dentists being fans of interdental cleaning – an investigation by Associated Press found “little proof that flossing works”. But how can it not be good
for you? Between our teeth are interdental sites coated in dental plaque. Plaque is a layer of bacteria mixed with organic matter that coats teeth and causes gum inflammation (gingivitis) and tooth decay. Early warning signs include bleeding gums. Toothbrushes get rid of plaque from other surfaces, but are not so good between teeth. Surely floss can reach the parts that brushes can’t? The lack of good research
emerged in a 2011 systematic review by the Cochrane Oral Health Group. Its summary of results from 12 studies found only weak evidence that flossing (plus brushing) reduces bleeding from gums, and none for plaque reduction. But good studies are hard to do. The quality of flossing varies. One study showed that professional flossing five times a week can reduce tooth decay – a result not seen in any studies of self-flossing – so
it’s clearly a skill. Experts advise moving the floss, held in a C shape, away from the gum in an up-and-down motion. However, the Cochrane paper actually said that, although the research was poor, the benefits of flossing probably outweighed any risks. Bleeding gums is a risk factor in developing chronic gum disease than can destroy the bone underneath. Professor Damien Walmsley, a scientific adviser
for the British Dental Association, says that brushing teeth twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste and only occasionally eating sugar treats after meals is the best way to prevent tooth decay. He believes flossing is of little value and that small interdental brushes are better at cleaning the gaps between teeth. No one, however, is arguing that flossing isn’t useful for dislodging unsightly food stuck between teeth. My own
dentist, Richard Travers, thinks we can drop the daily enslavement and reduce flossing to twice a week, increasing if our gums start bleeding. His gut feeling, from what he sees, is that both flossing and interdental brushes are useful. And, in a recent feature in the British Dental Journal, senior dentists including Phil Ower, the president of the British Society of Periodontology, announced that they still floss their own teeth.
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Mercedes-Benz reveals its X-Class designed to take workhorse 4x4s upmarket A truck with a touch of X-Class: The Concept X-Class Stylish Explorer (pictured) is the more realistic interpretation of the two cars on show of what the production vehicle will look like
When you think of a Mercedes, you probably imagine the kind of luxurious, comfortable saloons with back-massaging seats driven by company execs. But the German brand is planning on building a utili-
tarian bruiser for more burly blokes when it releases a pick-up truck next year. Called the X-Class, Mercedes claims it to be the first truly premium pick-up you can buy, and this concept version points at what it
will eventually look like when it hits the market in 2017. Mercedes revealed not one but two Concept XClass previews at an event in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday. The new flat-bed 4X4 will
Clock change can lead to more car accidents, says road safety charity
be based on the Nissan Navara platform - one of the most accomplished trucks on sale today - as part of the Mercedes and RenaultNissan tie-up that has also seen the brands work together on other projects,
including the recent Smart range and Renault Twingo. It seems Mercedes will stick to a twin-cab approach, meaning the truck will also be capable of carting the family around when it's not on work duties.
This type of vehicle is a niche product in the UK and Europe, growing in popularity, but a much larger sector in the US, where makers compete to deliver the most powerful and luxurious pickups.
Ways to Drive & Travel Safely
The clocks changing means earlier nights, with many drivers caught out by this
GEM Motoring Assist is warning drivers of some dangers that arise on our roads after the clocks go back. The road safety charity, which calls the putting back of the clocks a ‘pointless task’, is calling on drivers to stay safe once the nights get longer. Neil Worth, GEM road safety officer, said: “We are seriously concerned that there will be a lot of crashes and injuries this year. “For a start, the clocks have gone back at the end of the half-term break, not the beginning, so no one will be used to the dark evening which will immediately affect
the end of the school day. “In recent years, children and parents have usually had a week of half term to get themselves used to the earlier darkness, but not this year. It’s worth remembering that around 50 per cent more fatal and serious injury collisions occur in the evening rush hour than in the morning.” GEM is advising drivers to remove steam and condensation from their cars before setting off, as well as reducing their speed in foggy or wet conditions. They are also asked to prepare for the reduced visibility caused by the low winter sun, which can
leave some struggling to see ahead. Worth also touched on the removal of the UK’s daylight saving procedure, saying: “Experts estimate 80 deaths and more than 200 serious injuries would be prevented on the UK’s roads each year. According to the Home Office, there would also be a three per cent reduction in crime. “Putting the clocks back is a pointless task, from which the vast majority of people in this country draw no benefit. It’s time the UK government sees sense and put the safety and security of its citizens first in this respect.”
Travel Safely Whether you're in for a long-distance trip or a twenty-minute drive, you need to stay on track to be safe. After all, car accidents don't only put your life at risk; you could be spending on costly repairs if you don't take it easy on the road. Check out this road safety advice to avoid getting into trouble: Before Your Drive: Check the overall condition of your vehicle, including the road you're taking. Always bring your driver's license, car registration certificate, permits, and other documents related to your engine. Examine your car's fluid level, tyre pressure and
alignment, as well as the car battery. Adjust the side and rearview mirrors to give you a full and clear view of everything around as you drive. List down all the emergency numbers you'll need. Getting the contact details of an auto shop and towing service in Ipswich (or anywhere in the state) might come in handy, so you better include those on your list. While You Drive: Sit properly and use the seat belts. Adjust your seats and steering wheel when necessary, so you can drive with comfort and safely. Don't drive when you're
under the influence. This is said to be the number one cause of road accidents. Keep your full attention on the road. Avoid using your phone or anything that will distract you, because one wrong move can cost you your life. Follow the safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. While doing that, be sure you still abide by the speed limit on the road you're driving in. When you're feeling tired and sleepy, take breaks and rest. Don't force yourself to drive more than your body could take. Try to find a safe place where you can stay and rest for a couple of hours.
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The Spectacular New Nissan GT-R With 565bhp the GT-R will hit 60mph in less than three seconds
New Nissan GT-R for 2017 has even more power, but ups the luxury stakes. The Nissan GT-R made quite an entrance when it burst on to the scene from nowhere in 2007. Kicking in the doors of the super car club, it gave several prestige marques a bloody nose before leaving them for dust in a trail of tyre smoke. None of them, particularly Porsche, could lay a finger on the Japanese raider as it ripped up the rule book on pace and performance. Even Ferrari and Lamborghini owners would struggle to shake one off as
the cut-price upstart cut a swathe through the motoring establishment. Four-wheel drive, a twinturbo V6 and more computers than the Met Office meant a sub-3-second 060mph time and a 196mph top speed. Now the R35 is back with a 2017 model with a mid-life overhaul consisting of nips and tucks to the outside, an ubiquitous power upgrade and a smarter interior. No stone has been left unturned in the pursuit of perfection as a slight crease in the C-pillar has now been eradicated too, to improve
air flow. Under the body, the shell has been stiffed up to provide a more rigid platform to improve the wheels contact with the road. Nissan have worked hard to tame its lower speed manners, mostly to ease the previous jerk from first to second gear. The new GT-R hits back by upping its Grand Tourer credentials to match the Race part of its name. Now starting a whisker under £80,000, the price has crept up over the years so it is no longer quite the bargain super-car slayer of its youth.
Nissan has realized this and has now upped the game in all areas. Starting with the appearance - it has been given a makeover so modest it would take a card-carry GTR fan to spot them without a side-by-side comparison. Most obvious is the larger front mesh grill, to improve air flow to the engine. The bonnet has been re-profiled plus there is a new lip spoiler, wider sills and the rear has a different rear valance. More easy to spot are the stunning new 20in Y-spoke alloys. Three trim levels are
offered starting with Pure at £79,995. For another £1,000 you get upgraded Recaro chairs and up again to Prestige the seats get wider and made from a better leather. For the more hardcore fans there is a new £90,000
odd Track Edition boasting a carbon fibre bootlid, black leather Recaro seats and a wider front track. Other tweaks and upgrades make it 20.5kg lighter. The GT-R can soak up any punishment thrown at it on track.
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BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca. BlueMoon Solutions comes to you at home or at work. Their 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: Andrea was using Windows Live Mail to store all TIP: How to take a screen shot of something. of her contact information, she didn’t want to lose it and I am asked, as I am sure you can imagine, many questions all day relating to computer, IT and wanted to know how to back it up.
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Hi Richard, we use Windows Live Mail for our email and contacts. We are putting a lot of information into the contacts (addresses, email addresses, phone numbers etc) and it occurred to me that perhaps we should be taking a back up of this information. Could you tell me how we do this please? Andrea. Hi Andrea, these are the steps that you need to take to back-up the contacts within Windows Live Mail… • Launch Windows Live Mail
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In the lower-left corner, select Contacts.
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Click Browse and select where to save your contacts.
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gadget things. Most of the time people who have problems with their computers have an error message appear on the screen but they don’t have the time or means with which to make a note of the exact error message – and it’s the “exact” error message that really helps people like me find the answer to the problem, so here is a great tip that will allow you to take a copy of the whole screen or just the bit with the error in it. To take a full screen shot – press and hold the CTRL key (bottom left or bottom right of the keyboard), with that key held down, press and release the “PRT SC” key (“IMP PANT” on Spanish keyboards). This will seemingly do nothing, you don’t get a bleep or a flash of the screen or anything, but trust me, you have just copied the whole screen. For the technical amongst you, this copy has been placed into the Windows Clipboard. Now all you have to do is fire up any kind of word processor or graphics package (Microsoft Word for example or OpenOffice Writer if you don’t have Word) and then just hit the paste button (or hold CTRL and press V once) and your screen copy will be pasted. To take a screen shot of the active item on the screen only – follow the instructions above but rather than pressing CTRL and “PRT SC” press ALT and “PRT SC” and this is take a copy of the active window, or perhaps it will be an error message box on the screen that you want to send to your computer guy? From there you just follow the same instructions and paste the item that you have copied into a word processor or graphics package and then you can send that file to whoever you want to see the screen shot as an attachment to an email.
• Click Next, and then select the check boxes next to the fields that you want to export. Only selected fields are exported, so make sure to select everything you might want later. •
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Defensive Boost
Golfers Keep On Swinging
CD Almoradi have strengthened their defence ahead of this weekend's regional third division clash at Rayo Ibense by signing the ex-Torrevieja and Orihuela player, Alexis Egea. The 28year-old central defender had been playing for the Icelandic first division side Vikingur, and was presented with his
shirt by Almoradi president, Paco Albaladejo. Almoradi coach Fran Rodriguez said that Egea's arrival was important in strengthening the side's defence, and with all the paperwork through with the Valencian FA, he expects the new signing to be involved this weekend.
Rugby Round Up Over a hundred golfers recently took part in the third annual Rojales golf tournament staged at Quesada's La Marquesa course. Rojales sports councillor Pedro Llopis said that the municipality had a great course which needed to be publicised even better
as an attraction for tourists, and that the council hoped to organise more events there. Llopis was on hand with Rojales mayor, Antonio Pérez, and head of the La Marquesa course, Pascual Giménez, to present the various prizes.
take part in two days of competition over December 3rd and 4th, with all catches donated to the local Alimentos Solidarios charity. Last year’s winning duo from Mallorca netted over 18 kilos of fish.
The National Jugger Championships could be coming to Almoradi if a local political party has its way. The Ciudadanos group on the council has asked the authority's sports department to put forward Almoradi as the venue for the 10 team competition in recognition of the efforts of the Ninjas Almoradi Jugger Club in promoting the sport across Alicante Province. The response has been positive, with the sports department saying they are willing to host the event if selected. Jugger is a fun and competitive team-based sport which was first created in Germany in the late eighties. Two teams, of five players
each, compete to win possession of the Skull (the game ball). One player on each team, called the Qwik, is allowed to carry the Skull and score points. Meanwhile their teammates wield Spars (foam-padded sports equipment) and attempt to tag opponents and protect their Qwik. When tagged, a player must kneel out of action for a short penalty count before rejoining the game. A point is scored when a Qwik carries the skull to their opponent’s goal at the opposite end of the field. After each point is scored, the field is reset. The team with the most points at the end of the match is declared the winner.
Mind The Gap La Liga needs to close the TV ratings gap with the English Premier League or risk looking like the Spanish basketball league in the shadow of the global-giant NBA, league president Javier Tebas warned. Tebas, speaking during the 2016 World Football Summit in Madrid, said that the Premier League earns €2.3billion more than La Liga from just television revenues. He warned that La Liga must continue to work toward
It’s Doubling Up Time
Torrevieja’s Real Club Nautico will be hosting fishermen from Britain and around Europe at the start of December as the club stages the International Open of Fishing Duos. The event has attracted 50 duos that will
Anyone For Jugger?
A second round of rugby clashes in the under-18 youth league in Murcia's FERRMUR competition, saw the Torrevieja Tigers (pictured in green and white shirts), record a 28 points to 10 victory over Murcia University last Saturday at the Nelson Mandela stadium. Meanwhile, ITV Orihuela Vega Baja lost a very tight encounter by 44
points to 41 away to Totana. In the latest fixtures, the Torrevieja Tigers women's play the San Javier Squalos in their second league match of the season at the Nelson Mandela stadium this side, whilst the men of ITV Orihuela Vega Baja entertain the San Javier Squalos tomorrow afternoon (Saturday), in the FERRMUR cup.
catching Europe's most profitable competition in an attempt to match its financial strength if it does not want the current gap that exists between them to reach a point of no return. "If we don't bump up our TV ratings, the value of the product will drop because the stars will leave," Tebas, who last month was named as president of La Liga for four more years, said. "Spain faces a high risk of losing our top world-class talent."
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Friday 4th November 2016
Set The Right Example
Etiquette is an integral part of the lovely game of golf, and the golf teaching professional should teach and set an example of the proper etiquette on the golf course. In the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews rulebook, the section on etiquette is only a few pages. But,
conduct on the golf course is much more than just two pages in a rulebook. Golf instructors, should never assume that a student already knows the proper etiquette on the golf course. Often, simple etiquette issues like pace of play, where to stand, or
how to repair a pitch mark or rake a bunker are often overlooked. The professional should know and play by the rules, and they will frequently be asked to answer a rules question. The key is to have knowledge of how to use the rulebook. It is not necessary to memorise all of the
Rules of Golf, but the golf instructor should be able to navigate and find answers in the rulebook, as well as encouraging or more importantly insisting that students follow the rules and etiquette. In the last few years, it would appear that there has been a lowering of standard in regard to that crucial area. For example, for many golfers “winter rules” or “preferred lies” are becoming more common even here in Spain.
The pace of play has also become considerably slower. There are many factors that contribute to this such as long courses built with great distance between greens and tees; slow golfers; too many people on the course, etc. As a golf instructor, they should be a role model and can influence golfers’ pace of play habits. If they set the standard for students, then they will take notice and emulate. Golf teachers should teach the
rules, etiquette, and tradition. A nine hole playing lesson to include those vital things should be mandatory, and that should include the way they arrive at the course and how they conduct themselves on it as well as in the clubhouse.This shows that they are a true professional who conducts themselves as such. The triple combination of rules, etiquette, and tradition helps to make golf such a great game.
Hideki’s First Hideki Matsuyama of Japan became the first Asian winner of a World Golf Championships event as Britain's Rory McIlroy finished fourth in Shanghui on Sunday. Matsuyama shot a sixunder 66 in the last round of the WGC-HSBC Champions to finish seven clear of Sweden's Henrik Stenson and American Daniel Berger. His 29 birdies at Sheshan International was three short of the PGA Tour record. Finishing on 23 under par, his total was also just one shot off the 72-hole record score at the Chinese course. The win lifts Matsuyama to a career-high sixth in the world rankings. "Winning this tournament, I feel has got me closer to being able to compete a lot better in the major tournaments," said the 24-year-old sensation after winning in Shanghai in record-breaking style. "My next goal is, of course, to win a major. I'm going to do all that I can to prepare well for that," added the quietly spoken Matsuyama. YE Yang is the only Asian man to have won a major -- the 2009
US PGA Championship. Northern Irishman McIlroy carded a 66 to finish tied with American Bill Haas and that his lifted him up one place to second in the latest rankings which came out on Monday. Scotland's defending champion Russell Knox fell away in the final round, shooting a two-over-par 74 to end up ninth alongside Spain’s Sergio Garcia. The WGC-HSBC Champions was his Matsuyama’s 10th victory and his third on the PGA Tour since turning professional in August 2013, equalling Shigeki Maruyama's record for the most PGA Tour wins in history by a Japanese player. "Shigeki Maruyama is a good friend of mine, and he always said that I was going to pass his records," said Matsuyama. "But at least I've tied him now. That was a great honour, because I have great respect for him." Last week he became the first Japanese player to reach the world's top 10 since Jumbo Ozaki in April 1998 and has moved ahead of major winners such as Adam Scott, Bubba Watson
and Danny Willett in the new rankings released on Monday. His rise comes as little surprise, as Matsuyama has been a prolific winner from an early age when he was known in amateur circles as the "boy with the strong heart". He qualified for the US Masters twice by winning two Asian Amateur championships in 2010 and 2011. At 19, he won the silver medal for leading amateur at the 2011 Masters and was also ranked number one world amateur. He won only his second event as a pro in 2013 and a year later won his first US PGA Tour title at the Memorial Tournament in a play-off against Kevin Na. He was handed the trophy by tournament host and golf legend Jack Nicklaus. "It was like a dream come true," Matsuyama recalled. Nicklaus was impressed with the then 22-year-old. "This young man's going to win a lot of tournaments," he said. It’s yet another call that the famous Golden Bear appears to have got absolutely right.
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So Near, So Far
CD ALMORADI 1 CD OLIMPIC 2 500 people rolled up last Sunday at Almoradi's Estadio Sadrián to see the home side give a good account of themselves against league leaders Olimpic, and were left to rue some missed chances, especially in the first half when they should have been two goals to the good. Obele gave Almoradi the lead in the 13th minute, and close to the half-hour mark,
he squandered a great opportunity to double the advantage, as he shot over the bar. After that point, Olímpic were shocked into action, and Adrián saved well from Bryan, but two minutes later he could do nothing with a close strike in the 37th minute from Edu Serrano. Both sides were positive in the second half, but Olímpic had the edge and
hit Almoradi on a counterattack in the 72nd minute thanks to a Manu Fuster goal. Luis got sent off for a second yellow card as Almoradi finished with ten men, as they wondered what might have been if they had capitalised on their first-half strengths. Almoradi now lie 14th in the Tercera Division table and go to Rayo Ibense this weekend.
A Lifting Victory CD SEGORBE 0 CD TORREVIEJA 3
Torrevieja got their second win of the season in a sixpoint clash against the team above them, with three priceless points that take them off the foot of the table for the first time in this campaign. Two goals from on-loan favourite Pastor and a third late on from Matheus sealed the deal, which also saw Torry keep a clean sheet for the first time this season, helped also by the return of Vicente after suspension. Having been out of lucky at their previous match at Alzira, Torry saw some early fortune shine on them when Segorbe were awarded a
penalty before the fiveminute mark after Juanmi tripped a Segorbe forward. Fortunately, Buba wasn't troubled in the goal, as Oscar Moreno chose to blast the ball, high and not handsome over the bar. The first half produced poor passing and weak finishing from both sides, but just before half-time, a bit of class produced the first goal. Luis Carlos won the ball in his own half when Pastor came short for the pass. Once in possession, Pastor ran at his marker, then cut inside and from 25 yards curled a superb shot into the top corner of the net. Segorbe came out for the second half fully determined to level the game and they pressed hard with Buba having to be at his best, with Torry absorbing a lot of pressure until Damian came on in the 63rd minute. He immediately changed the complexion on the game, eagerly receiving the ball and creating space, and then able to make some excellent passes.
One of those was in the 72nd minute, as he picked out Pastor with a long cross field ball, which Pastor controlled with his right, looped over his opponent and smashed into the roof of the net with his left. Chances came quickly for Torry, the best of those seeing captain Lewis Allen hitting the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Matheus slotted home when a Segorbe defender made a bad pass to his keeper which the Torry striker intercepted. Matheus played well throughout, his only blot coming when he received a silly caution for kicking the ball into the net after the whistle had gone to penalise him for being offside. Full marks to referee, Rubén López, who realised that Matheus had received the ball from a Segorbe player and waved away the offside flag of his assistant. After two away trips, Torry now look for their first home win of the season, as they entertain Silla CF at the Nelson Mandela stadium this Sunday with a 5.00 pm kick-off.
Setback For Thader CF LA NUCIA 2 CD THADER 1 After four straight wins, CD Thader suffered a Sunday afternoon defeat away to a side that needed a victory to pull themselves away from the lower reaches of the Preferente Group Four table. Rubio put La Nucia ahead after 11 minutes and they looked more in control in the first half, looking better
than Thader. The Rojales team upped their standard after the break, with fine work from Rafa setting up the equaliser from Arias in the 52nd minute. The second half was too close to call, but an own goal deflection from Juan, who had just come on seconds earlier in the 82nd minute,
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put La Nucia back in the lead after the ball was put into the area by Rubio. La Nucia then could have increased their advantage and at the final whistle, Thader's run of victories was ended. They stay fourth in the table and are at home this Sunday morning to seventh-placed Petrelense.
In other matches last weekend, Orihuela drew two-all at Villarreal and now entertain struggling Segorbe on Sunday, whilst Crevillente lost two-nil at home to second-placed Novelda, and Elche Ilicitano defeated Bunol, four-one. Crevillente have another tricky encounter this weekend at Ontinyent, whilst Elche go to struggling Muro.
Two and Off! CD MONTESINOS 6 ATLETICO ORIHUELA 1
It was a match to remember for Monte favourite Vaz as within the space of ten second-half minutes, he came on as a substitute to score twice, and then got sent off! The match started slowly on Sunday with the visitors having most of the early play, before Monte sewed up what will probably be their easiest win of the season. Monte went into a tw- goal lead with Macan opening the scoring after 18 minutes, and then 11 minutes later from top scorer Aureu, though Orihuela pulled one back just before half-time. Fran got Monte's third just minutes after the break, and then Vaz was brought on with 20 minutes remaining, and scored shortly after he came on. Ten minutes later, Vaz, who produced a bit of magic, as he went round a defender for his second. His celebra-
tions, directed at the Orihuela defenders, who goaded him the moment he went onto the field, were branded as offensive by the referee, who sent him off. Monte still dominated as Macan wrapped up the scoring, and now they go to Sporting Orihuela this Sunday with a 6.00 pm kickoff. Meanwhile, Monte have been awarded all three points, despite drawing twoall at Redovan on October 23rd, as the home side were found to have played five as opposed to four substitutes. The club are still waiting for news over their docking of three points from the Playas de Orihuela victory after appealing a ruling that Fernando was not registered. The club have also announced that they've resigned another past favourite, Manu, with the centre-half having left Pilar.
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Back To Form ALAVES 1 REAL MADRID 4
Barca’s Lacklustre Win
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A Real Struggle LEGIA WARSAW 3 REAL MADRID 3
BARCELONA 1 GRANADA 0
Zinedine Zidane felt Real Madrid passed a test of character as they saw off Alaves with the help of a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick. Ronaldo also missed a penalty in an impressive personal return to form but the La Liga leaders did not have it all their own way, as Real needed to come from behind after Deyverson struck early for the hosts and it was not until the final six minutes, when Alvaro Morata struck and Ronaldo completed his treble, they could breathe easily. "It was a difficult win," said coach Zidane, "because our opponents did very well but I think it was deserved. You don't win La Liga without suffering a bit - it's impossible - and today we showed we can suffer against a tough opponent. "Real entertain Leganes this Sunday lunchtime, ahead of an international break.
Happy To Stay
Rafinha scored the only goal on Saturday as Barcelona gained a laboured victory against struggling Granada at the Camp Nou. The Brazilian struck in the 48th minute, pouncing on a rebound after Neymar hit a post, as Barcelona finally made their dominance of possession count against the bottom side. Luis Enrique’s men struggled to create meaningful chances throughout, with the normally clinical Luis Suárez enduring a particularly frustrating night. Barcelona will need to be a lot sharper for a tough match at in-form Sevilla on Sunday.
Second-Best Elche
Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema's goals in the first half looked like making this match a comfortable one for Real on Wednesday, but Legia stunned their opponents through Vadis Odidja, Miroslav Radovic and Thibault Moulin. However, Real Madrid, whose forward Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't his usual effective self, found an equaliser through Kovacic to make sure they would not leave the Polish Army Stadium, played without a home crowd due to a ban for crowd trouble, empty-handed. The result means that Real still need a point from their next two Champions League group matches to qualify for the knock-out stage of the competition.
Pep’s Barca Revenge MANCHESTER CITY 3 BARCELONA 1
SEVILLA ATLETICO 2 ELCHE 0
Gareth Bale signed a new deal on Monday that ties him to Real Madrid until 2022. The three-year contract extension will see the Welsh forward stay at the Bernabeu until he will be a fortnight short of hitting 33 years of age. "I grew up watching the Premier League and Real Madrid, but when you have the opportunity to play here you cannot waste it," Bale said. "I'm only thinking about Real Madrid and I am very happy to be here." Bale arrived in Spain with incredibly high expectations after Madrid broke its own record for transfers by paying Tottenham 101 million euros in 2013. That record stood until Manchester United shelled out 105 million euros for Paul Pogba in August. Bale, who had been linked to rumours of a move back to the Premier League with Manchester United, said staying at Madrid was an easy choice. "The most important thing is to concentrate on my football," Bale said. "I came to improve and I love it. I made the right decision. We've won two Champions Leagues, I want to keep winning titles and Real Madrid can offer that. The club is at the same level as my ambitions." Bale added that while he continues to address the media in English, his Spanish is getting better as he settles in. "I have improved my Spanish, my family is more integrated and I feel that the fans love me," he said. "The more time you spend more here, the more integrated you are, and all I do is try to help the team win as many titles as possible."
Two early second-half goals sealed Elche's fate at Sevilla, with the home side deserving their Segunda Division victory in a match that they dominated from start to finish. Only in the closing stages of the encounter did the Ilicitanos offer any danger as they tried to salvage something from the game, after Pedro created the only first-half opportunity for the visitors. Curro with a shot in the 51st minute, and then five minutes later, Sevilla's best player Ivi, with a perfectly placed free-kick shot, sealed up the points, with mid-table Elche missing out on a chance to make a big push into the promotion pack. The Ilicitanos are at home to Numancia on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola got big revenge for their Champions League defeat at Barcelona a fortnight ago as he switched tactics and formation at half- time as the ex-Barca boss fought back against his old side to get a famous victory. Barca led thanks to Lionel Messi's 15th goal of the season and could have scored more in an opening 40 minutes which Barca coach Luis Enrique called “spectacular”. However, a misplaced Sergi Roberto pass led to an Ilkay Gundogan equaliser just before the break and turned the game on its head. Roared on by the home support, City were by far the better side in the second half and Barca failed to deal with their pressing as the Premier League club recorded their first victory against Barca in six meetings.
Big Bucks Barca Barcelona's socios (members) passed a bumper contract extension at last Saturday's annual general meeting with kit manufacturers Nike that will see the La Liga champions make at least 150 million euros a season from 2018. The initial deal, which smashes Manchester United’s previous record 835-million-euro deal with Adidas, will run until 2023
when Barca’s socios will have the chance to vote in favour of a further five-year extension. The socios on Saturday also passed a budget of 695 million euros for this season, a massive 392 million of which will go on player salaries. However, that figure could even rise as president Josep Maria Bartomeu said the club are working on renewing the contracts of star forwards Luis Suarez and
Lionel Messi after Neymar recently extended his deal to 2021. “These strikers are spectacular. Believe that our principal objective is that they all stay here,” Bartomeu said. “Neymar has renewed and now we are trying so that Suarez stays here for many years to come and then we will speak with Messi of course. He is the catalyst, the one that makes everything else function.”
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Moyes, The Marked Man…
Barclays Premier League Saturday 5 November 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 18:30
The latest in the annual, ongoing bitter battle for North London supremacy is at the Emirates at noon on Sunday (one pm kick-off in Spain), as Arsenal entertain nasty neighbours Spurs. The Gunners came storming back midweek against Ludogorets winning 3 – 2 to look likely to progress to the next stages of the Champions League in a group including PSG - but back home in the smoke man, that Tottenham defence is mean these days. Only fivegoals conceded in ten games is easily the best in the Prem, but in direct contrast Arsenal’s serious attack with 23 goals already will test that Lillywhite invincibility.
A Show Of Defiance
Fifa is wrong to ban poppies on shirts for the World Cup qualifier between England and Scotland on Remembrance Day, says Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. The football associations of England and Scotland will defy Fifa and allow their players to wear black armbands with red poppy emblems for the match. The Gunners manager said Fifa "should not get involved" in the issue. The world football's governing body prohibits political, religious or commercial messages on shirts. "By wanting to be too politically correct you can go sometimes against tradition," Wenger added. FA chief executive Martin Glenn told the BBC that players from both sides will break Fifa rules and wear armbands carrying the red poppy symbol "as a point of principle". The Scottish Football Association, meanwhile said that it is prepared to challenge any Fifa sanction imposed for its players wearing armbands.
Coleman and Ranieri on Fifa coach shortlist Wales manager Chris Coleman and Leicester City's boss Claudio Ranieri are on Fifa's 10-man nominations shortlist for Men's Coach of 2016. Wales made the European Championships semi-finals, their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup. Ranieri's Leicester stunned football by winning the 2015-16 Premier League. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool) and Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham Hotspur) are also on the list. Other nominations are: Didier Deschamps (France), Luis Enrique (Spain), Fernando Santos (Portugal), Diego Simeone (Argentina) and Zenedine Zidane (Real Madrid). The award winner will be announced on 9 January, 2017. It will be decided by a vote split 50% between global players and coaches as well as an online public ballot and 200 members of the media from around the world.
Bournemouth v Sunderland Burnley v Crystal Palace Manchester City v Middlesbrough West Ham United v Stoke City Chelsea v Everton
Sunday 6 November 13:00 15:15 15:15 16:00 17:30 Bournemouth’s a nice place, and as good as anywhere to be burnt. On Saturday afternoon, aka November 5th the sacrificial guy may well be David Moyes if his Sunderland side lose again - just like the other eight times the Black Cats have been beaten this season, two measly draws providing two desperate points for the bottom club. That means Sunderland are a massive eight points below West Brom, with the Baggies hovering just above the Dreaded Drop Department, but for the weary Wearsiders it’s the worstever start to a Premier League season. Of course, this perilous position is nothing new for either the club, or almost definitelydoomed David. Indeed, it looks like the man’s 11year Everton tenure will prove the career high point for the proud Scot, who now has failure stamped all over his CV after subsequent disasters at Old Trafford and Real Sociedad since 2013. And be in no doubt this was a huge gamble, new chief executive Martin Bain claiming as recently as July when appointing Moyes that the club had been chasing the Scot for years: really? Now this game is Desperate Dave’s final gamble at the Stadium of Light, and Saturday is last chance saloon at Dean Court. The strange animal that is Sunderland AFC has managed, in recent consecutive seasons, to flirt perilously close to relegation early/mid-season, panickingly fired their manager, and somehow every time the replacement has guided the Black Cats to safety. Step forward Gus Poyet, Dick Advocaat, and lately… Sam Allardyce. Four managers in three years says it all – and still the faithful turn up with huge crowds of 40 thousand plus. This puts to shame other Premier clubs – ironically like Bournemouth who only get
11 thousand on a good day. The Sunderland fans deserve much, much more as the club just avoided relegation by two points last season and also struggled the previous campaign, when they finished 16th. Oh, and as the pantomime season beckons, the Bournemouth scenario contains a new element of farce come Saturday: David Moyes has been awarded a one-match touchline ban for stupidly swearing at a fourth official. The incident occurred after the referee turned down a Sunderland penalty appeal in the 90th minute of last Wednesday's 1-0 EFL Cup defeat at Southampton. Moyes: ‘The problem was he chased me down the touchline. I swore at him and I shouldn't have done so.’ Great, star move Jimmy, also being fined £8,000… So on one of the most serious Saturdays of his managerial life, the beleaguered Sunderland manager will have the ‘pleasure’ of viewing the match, Mourinhostyle from the stands with marginal input. Yes, agreed: a disastrous defeat on the sunny South Coast must surely bring the curtain down on Moyes’ short-but-sad swansong, surely nobody of note would be daft enough to employ the Scot after this latest debacle. Erm, yes, but who then would then step up to take the white-hot seat in a season which could see deadly North East rivals Newcastle swap places with their nasty neighbours as the Magpies are storming the Championship currently as leaders? Yes, Sam the Sham is unemployed currently after the latest England debacle - and let’s face it football is daft enough to think the unthinkable and Sunderland re-employ the man who brought shame to the Football Association. Don’t laugh, it could happen.
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur Hull City v Southampton Liverpool v Watford Swansea City v Manchester United Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion
Sky Bet Championship Friday 4 November 20:45 Brentford v Fulham
Saturday 5 November 13:30 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 18:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers Burton Albion v Barnsley Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City Newcastle United v Cardiff City Norwich City v Leeds United Nottingham Forest v Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United v Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town Wigan Athletic v Reading Bristol City v Brighton and Hove Albion
Spanish La Liga Friday 4 November 20:45 Málaga v Sporting de Gijón
Saturday 5 November 13:00 16:15 18:30 20:45
Granada CF v.Deportivo de La Coruña Real Sociedad v Atlético de Madrid Osasuna v Alavés Las Palmas v Eibar
Sunday 6 October 12:00 16:15 16:15 18:30 20:45
Real Madrid v Leganés Celta de Vigo v Valencia CF Espanyol v Athletic Club Villarreal v Real Betis Sevilla v Barcelona
Scottish Premiership Friday 4 November 20:45 Partick Thistle v Aberdeen
Saturday 5 November 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00
Celtic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dundee v Motherwell Heart of Midlothian v St. Johnstone Kilmarnock v Hamilton Academical
Sunday 6 November 13:00 Ross County v Rangers
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Liam Williams has lost his fitness fight and will miss Wales' Test against Australia on Saturday. Leigh Halfpenny plays at full back his first appearance for more than a year - in a side led by Gethin Jenkins. Flankers Sam Warburton and Taulupe Faletau are both ruled out by injuries, while Alun Wyn Jones misses the game following the death of his father. Wales have lost 11 consecutive matches against the Wallabies since the 21-18 win in Cardiff in 2008, with the match kicking-off at 3.30pm (Spanish time).
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A BRISK STROLL Teenager Lance Stroll will make his Formula 1 debut with Williams in 2017, taking the place of Felipe Massa, who is retiring at the end of the season. Stroll, 18, will be the first Canadian to race in the sport since 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. He will partner experienced Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas at the Mercedes-powered team. European Formula 3 champion Stroll is set to be the youngest driver on the starting grid next season. However, he will not be the youngest ever to start a race. That accolade belongs to Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who was 17 years and 166 days old when he made his debut for Toro Rosso in Australia in 2015. Stroll has been prepared for his graduation with a series of tests in old Williams cars. His father is Canadian billionaire businessman Lawrence Stroll.
Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool are all on 23 points in the Premier League, writes JOHN MCGREGOR, with improving Chelsea just a point behind in fourth, and Spurs sitting impatiently in fifth place with 20 points. What a fascinating, fantastic position with just over a quarter of this scintillating season started: no clear leader with five fighting furiously. Saturday’s Match of the Day, sees Chelsea entertain promising Everton (6.30 pm Spanish time) - that’s a brilliant Battle of the Blues, fourth playing sixth. To spice it up ex-Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is bang in form for the Toffees, but Antonio Conte’s Chelsea look a different side these days from Mourinho’s miserable men last season: a big test for both sides. Earlier in the day, Barcelona-beaters Man City take on Middlesborough at the Etihad, with the north-east newbies not doing too badly already themselves with ten from ten. News of Sunday’s High Noon London clash inside on page 47, and elsewhere on Sunday, lambasting Liverpool should maul Watford, but hey, the Hornets have once again confounded the neutrals (like me) with some great results against some of the big guns: try 3 – 1 v Man United and 4 – 2 against West Ham. The Red corner of Merseyside are scoring freely and frightening a few foes – but Kop King Klopp’s kids are still conceding too many, like last week’s 4 – 2 win over Crystal Palace - and ouch, those Hornets can sting!
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LEICESTER EDGE CLOSER Premier League champions Leicester edged closer to the Champions League knockout stages thanks to a goalless draw at FC Copenhagen. The best chance of a lacklustre match came in the 90th minute as Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel pushed away Andreas Cornelius's header. The closest the visitors
came to scoring was when winger Jeffrey Schlupp's deflected shot dribbled into the hands of keeper Robin Olsen. Claudio Ranieri's Leicester, who won their opening three Group G games, need only a point from their final two matches to reach the last 16. They have not conceded a goal in four games and remain top of the group, three points
ahead of Porto. Leicester had Schmeichel to thank for a late save to deny Cornelius, just as he did at home two weeks ago. Before the match, Ranieri said his side were close to "achieving something special". The draw means they will finish, at worst, third in the group, securing at least a place in the Europa League.
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