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Friday 11th November 2016

BLAZING ROW

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

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irefighters in stations across Alicante Province, including those based at Almoradi, Orihuela, and Torrevieja, have refused to work any overtime as of last Monday due to a row about

staffing. Their union says that current workforce levels are too low and that vacancies are not being filled as a cost-cutting exercise.

The overtime ban has been implemented to show the Alicante Provincial

Council how desperate the situation has become according to the union, the Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos, after their 500plus regional members voted overwhelmingly in favour of sticking to their

contracted hours.

Twenty-two replacements for retired firefighters have been hired over the last three years, but union chiefs say that 90 people are needed, and they have also criticised the hiring of workers on temporary contracts.

Staffing on Monday, according to the Informacion newspaper, saw just five fighters in Torrevieja on duty, including their chief, to cover a population area of 200 thousand, taking in the city, as well as Guardamar, Pilar de la Horadada, and the Orihuela Costa. In Almoradi, just four people were on shift covering a large part of the central Vega Baja, but also providing cover for incidents in the Torrevieja area, like they did for a car smash in Los Montesinos on Saturday (see page two). Orihuela had seven people on duty on Monday.

BREXIT JITTERS

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alencian President Ximo Puig has said that there is uncertainty over how Brexit would affect UK tourist numbers for the Valencia region and the Costa Blanca. Puig (pictured) was speaking at the World Travel Market in London this week, which he was attending with Valencia Tourist Agency chief Francesc Colomer.

"This is a delicate time regarding relations between the UK and the European Union,” Puig remarked. "We

need to reassure British visitors that they will always get the warm welcome in our area that they always have had and that they will have guaranteed access to basic services like health.”

Francesc Colomer echoed Puig's comments over needing to send out a message that UK tourists will always be welcomed. He added that the Valencia region was planning to increase its promotion of the area within the British market over the next two years.

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Torrevieja Ahead

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Patients waiting for an operation at Torrevieja Hospital face an average wait of 31 days, which is substantially lower than other public hospitals across the Valencia region, according to figures released by the Valencian government's health department. The figures apply to the third quarter of 2016, namely

July to September, with Valencian health minister, Carmen Montón, saying that the average waiting time across the region was 127 days, much higher than Torrevieja's average.

Torrevieja's shortest waiting lists were for vascular, eye, dermatological, and gynaecological operations.

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at around 1.15 pm, with a 49-year-old woman travelling with her son in one car, and an elderly couple aged 68 and 72 in the other vehicle.

Reports suggest that the couple were María Fernanda Gallud Salas, the former head teacher of the Colegio Jesús María de San Agustín in Orihuela, and her hus-

band, Emilio Ortuño. She was taken to the Intensive Care Unit of Torrevieja Hospital, whilst her husband needed emergency surgery.

A boy walked out of the other vehicle unharmed but his unnamed mother needed treatment on site, after being freed from the car, and then operated on at Torrevieja Hospital.

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A collision between two cars on the CV-945 road in Los Montesinos close to the CV-90 roundabout left three people seriously injured, last Saturday lunchtime.

Emergency teams from Almoradi and Torrevieja rescued three adults who were trapped in their vehicles, with a child escaping unhurt.

The accident happened

Two Bigastro-based conmen who took bookings for non-existant holiday apartment rentals on the Mar Menor, have been detained by the Guardia Civil.

At least five people are said to have been defrauded by the Spanish duo, who took deposits and offered

nothing in return after advertising the properties through leaflets and contact cards.

One case, according to the Guardia, actually saw two people arrive for a break at the same property at the same time to find that they had both been conned.

Heathrow Link San Javier airport has got a major boost with the announcement of a new twice-weekly British Airways service to Heathrow airport next spring. San Javier has suffered the loss of routes in recent years to AlicanteElche airport, fuelled by the uncertainty of when the move to the new facility at

Corvera will happen.

It's San Javier's first-ever series of flights to Heathrow and they will run during the main season from the end of March on a Tuesday and Saturday. Last year, Aer Lingus increased their services to Dublin, including regular services during the winter.

The possibility of a new bus service connecting areas across the San Javier municipality is to be investigated, after a meeting between San Javier's transport councillor Antonio Martínez, environment councillor Antonio Luengo, and Murcia's regional director of transport, Salvador Garcia-Ayllón.

Martinez has applied to Murcia's public works ministry for funding for a bus route that would link up San Javier with El Mirador,

Santa Pola council is to make contact with major national and international hotel operators in a bid to get at least two new hotels in the area, including Gran Alacant.

The municipality has been without a hotel since the three-star JM Marina Palace (pictured) closed six years ago, leaving a building that has been repeatedly vandalised.

Tourism councillor,

Santiago de la Ribera, Roda and Pozo Aledo, as well as La Manga. GarciaAyllón told the councillors that Murcia's transport plan envisages better bus con-

nections across the San Javier area, but that depend on carrying out a survey to check out what sort of demand there would be for a new service.

Hotel Bid

Mercedes Landa, says that she is speaking to other council departments and officials and they intend to make contact with hotel

companies, pitching the Santa Pola area as a perfect location to open a hotel, both for tourists and for business visitors.

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Forget The Rumours British people living in Spain have been told not to listen to internet rumours and misinformation in the aftermath of this year's Brexit vote.

Alicante's British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris, on a visit to the Northern Costa Blanca, also encouraged British nationals to register on the local council padrons. Morris hosted special meetings for the British communities in Jávea and Teulada, where she also stressed the need for residents to get their names on local padrons.

She strongly advised British residents to get the latest updates on the Brexit situation from official sources, and avoid rumours, and she pointed out, not surprisingly, the existence of the dedicated UK government website, www.gov.uk, and a special section within it about British nationals living and

travelling in Europe.

Over the need to get locally registered, Morris said:- "We are feeding back statistics on how many British nationals are living in Spain so the UK government takes you into account when planning our exit from the EU," said Morris. "The only figures we have are provided by the Spanish authorities –

those on the padron and those with residencias.

It's therefore crucial that you are registered locally so that we can effectively represent you in this process.”

She assured attendees at the meetings that British people, both living in and visiting Spain, are a high priority in the information being fed back to

Little Miracles A 40-year-old British woman from the northern Costa Blanca has given birth to twins, some three months early, weighing in at just 700 grams each. Arlene Drysdale gave birth at the Jávea health centre last week, just 26 weeks into her pregnancy, but so far the twins, named Valentina and Isabella, are doing well.

The girls will be looked after for the next couple of months at the neonatal unit of Alicante General Hospital. "We hope that little by little, everything goes

Sentence Passed

Two men, who were found guilty of the murder of Dutch volleyball player Ingrid Visser and her partner Lodewijk Severin in Murcia back in May 2013, have been given two 17year jail terms each at Murcia Provincial Court.

Juan Cuenca and Valentin Ion will spend a total of 34 years each behind bars, though the sentence can be appealed at a higher court.

They have also been ordered to pay compensation amounting to 200 thousand euros to the families of the two victims.

A third man, Constantin Stan, who was acquitted of murder, has been given a five-month prison sentence for concealing a crime, and ordered to pay 16 thousand euros in compensation.

Prosecutors are said to be considering an appeal over Stan’s acquittal.

Just In Case Benidorm theme park Terra Natura has created a bank of antidotes against poisonous snake bites in conjunction with Valencia region scientists. Though the park has around 20 dif-

ferent species of venomous snakes, there has never been a snake-bite that they have had to treat, but Terra Natura has taken the view that it's better to be safe than sorry.

Road Movement well," said proud father Craig, who reported that the medical team in Alicante are happy with the progress of

the twins. Arlene was discharged from hospital at Denia at the end of last week.

Big Spenders

Foreign tourists put in over sixty-one thousand million euros into Spanish coffers over the first nine months of 2016, according to official figures. That’s a rise of seven point six percent, compared to the same period last year.

September’s returns showed over eight thousand million euros spent by overseas visitors, nearly 11 percent up on the same month in 2015. Twenty two percent of September’s spend came

from UK tourists, which showed a 12 percent increases.

The Valencia region, including the Costa Blanca, showed

the biggest percentage rise in Spain, behind Madrid, with expenditure up by 18 percent in September at 785 million euros.

After five years of reports and studies, plans to upgrade the CV-865 Santa Pola to Elche road into a dual-carriageway seem to be getting closer to reality. A tender is being advertised for the removal of roundabouts along the eight-kilometre stretch of the highway, with the Valencian Government saying on

Monday that the full project is scheduled to be finished by 2020.

Applicants have until the end of the month to submit their bids for a project that was meant to have been started three years ago. The CV-865 is a notorious accident blackspot and is also subject to traffic jams over the summer season.

Tiny Tremors

A Sunday evening earthquake was recorded just after 9.00 pm with the epicentre in Santomera, having a magnitude of two point two on the Richter scale. It was the second tremor in the region over the weekend, as a one point three magnitude quake hit the Torrevieja area in the early hours of Saturday morning. The epicentre was seven miles off the coast, south east of the city, striking at 2.30 am.

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Drugs Gang Stopped A San Fulgencio-based drugs gang that distributed cocaine around Alicante Province has been arrested by the National Police. The two men and two women, three of them Spanish and one Columbian, have been charged with crimes against public health.

They also used a house in Aspe to carry out their activities, with police raids on two addresses yielding two and a half kilos of cocaine plus assorted drugs paraphernalia, as well as seizing 12 thousand euros in cash and a car.

Robbing Trio

A three-strong female gang who robbed mainly elderly tourists in Benidorm has been arrested by the National Police. The trio would follow potential victims for hours or even days before swooping on them in a distraction robbery.

National Police Porn Swoop Fifty six men have been arrested by the National Police in a massive operation against internet child pornography, with three detentions in Alicante Province and one in the Murcia region. The police said the men distributed abusive images involving children on file-sharing sites. Those arrested were mostly Spaniards, aged between 40 and 60.

Officers seized some 170 hard discs and 600 CDs and DVDs containing pornographic material in nearly 40 house raids, at the end of an 18-month investigation.

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Blow Struck

Security forces have arrested the alleged leader of the Basque separatist group ETA, Spain's interior ministry said, in what is described as a "hard blow" to the militant organisation. Mikel Irastorza, 41, was detained on Saturday in the town of Ascain, near the border with Spain in southwestern France, in a joint

French-Spanish operation, the interior ministry statement said.

Irastorza, who had been on the run since 2008, had been in charge of ETA activities for the past year and was the most senior ETA member still at large, the ministry said, following the arrest of the group's previous leader.

Double Trouble

A drunk driver was stopped by the Guardia Civil in a routine check in the Orihuela area last week, and besides being over the alcohol limit, he and his two friends were found to have had 162 grams of amphetamines stuffed down the left side of the car.

Suspicious Guardia officers pulled over the car at La Aparecida on the N-340, and they spotted a package, which ended up being the white powdered drug in a plastic bag, said to be worth around three thousand euros.

Watch The Birdie

Unrestrained Man A man who set off two homemade explosives outside his ex-wife’s house in Santa Pola on Monday has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

The 45-year-old, who has a restraining order out against him, let off two devices outside the door of the home within the space of 50 minutes, with his estranged partner calling the authorities.

The Guardia detained him after they spotted him walking outside the home with a plastic bottle filled with a substance, just as he was getting ready to set off another explosion.

It was revealed that he had been previously arrested on two occasions for breaking restraining orders involving his ex-

wife, which were imposed on the grounds of domestic violence, and was also the subject of a restraining order with another woman.

Boxing Bats Sixty additional bat boxes will be used as a shelter for the endangered mammals in the next stage of Torrevieja's campaign to preserve the species. The boxes will be put in places which are used by bats and can be used as winter shelters or a place for breeding or a resting point during migration periods.

The project has been running for four years, with bats already using the existing boxes extensively around the salt marshes and areas of water. Besides preserving the species, bats are seen as a major weapon against

mosquitoes, processionary caterpillars, and moth cluster vines, which cause problems to the vine growers

around La Mata. A single bat can devour up to three thousand insects in just one night.

Airport Flowers And Kisses

Over four thousand birds chirped away merrily in an industrial warehouse next to San Javier's Pitín stadium last weekend in the annual Murcia Ornithological competition.

Canaries rubbed beaks with parakeets and lovebirds, as 20 different categories were judged by the professional experts.

The event was organised

by the San Javier bird association along with their counterparts in San Pedro Del Pinatar, Los Alcázares and Pilar de la Horadada.

San Javier mayor, José Miguel Luengo, as well as his San Pedro counterpart, Visitation Martinez, and Pilar councillor, Alfonso Armentero, got a special tour, ahead of the serious business of the competition.

Busy Busy Times Booming foreign tourist numbers have contributed to Costa Blanca hotel occupancy numbers shooting up by 17 percent last month compared to a year earlier.

The figures produced by the local hotel association, Hosbec, show October occupancy at over 76 percent, compared to under 60 percent in the same month in 2015. The figures do not include Benidorm, which if factored in, would show October occupancy at 87 percent. International visitors are said to have contributed to around a half of last month's figures.

Alicante-Elche airport has broken the 11-million mark for the number of passengers in a year for the first time ever, with the best part of two months remaining of 2016.

The eleventh million passenger, Yvonne Johansson, arrived at El Altet on a Norwegian flight from the Swedish city of Gothenburg on Monday afternoon, and before her onward trip to Gandia, she was greeted by airport manager, Santiago Martínez-Cava, who presented her with a bouquet of

flowers and other gifts to mark a special landmark hit by the airport.

Around 10.6 million passengers used Alicante-

Elche airport last year, with current trends suggesting that by the end of the year, some 12 million people will have used the facility.

Downward Trend

Spain’s dole queues lengthened by nearly 45 thousand from September to October, according to figures produced by the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, but the overall trend is downward.

The rise meant a one point two percent increase on a month-to-month basis, leading to a total of 3,764,982 people registered as unemployed in the country, but compared to October 2015, the figures are down by over nine percent.

State Secretary for Employment, Juan Pablo Riesgo, said that unemployment is at its lowest level in real terms for some seven years, but unions criticised the high number of temporary

contracts and the lack of protection when it comes to unemployment benefits.

Unemployment in Alicante Province stands at around 170 thousand, a modest rise of 630 on September’s figures, whilst the Murcia region

saw an actual fall of 272, with those out of work at just under 120 thousand. Crucially both Alicante and Murcia’s figures, like in the national statistics, show unemployment rates down by over nine percent, compared to a year ago.

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Villa Arrests

A Portuguese man and a Brazilian national have been arrested in Portugal following an international police investigation into the death of a man who was found drowned in the pool of a villa in the Valencia region, with his hands tied and his body weighed down by a bag of rocks. The body was found in the pool of the villa in Sot de Chera in August, and the victim was the property owner, who rented out the villa via the Internet.

Investigations led to a 23year-old Portuguese man being detained in the Maia area of Porto, and a 26year-old Brazilian man being arrested at Lisbon airport.

The Guardia Civil said the

suspects were identified “within a few weeks” despite both individuals having managed to flee Spain, trig-

gering the international operation. No motive for the killing has yet been declared.

Wasted Chance Torrevieja council has missed out on a 100-thousand-euro grant from the Alicante Provincial Council for helping in the costs of transferring rubbish, with mayor José Manuel Dolón blaming a council official for not making sure that a form was sent before he went on holiday. The money was part of a regional subsidy to move rubbish from Torrevieja to a landfill site in Elche, after a court closed a more local side at AbanillaOrihuela de Proambiente.

It’s not the first time that the council has missed out

on provincial money, after they failed to get an application in on time, last year, a

big grant that would have been used to improve street lighting in Torrevieja.

Devil in Disguise Hamid Hakkar, one of France's most wanted criminals, was caught by the National Police, despite his disguise in a wig, devil mask and pitchfork. He was targeted in a raid after a tip-off that the hitman would be at a fancy dress party in Malaga last week. He was arrested at the Muelle Uno shopping centre in Malaga under a European Arrest Warrant, and is said to be the leader of a gang of contract killers working for drug

gangs and is suspected of being the brains behind the

escape of a French criminal from jail.

Tried But Untested A 74-year-old woman, who's never taken a driving test, has been given 32 days of community service after getting involved in a minor accident. María José F.B, 74, has been driving since 1963, and told a court in the northern province of Galicia, that she 'has never had an accident' nor had any 'legal problems'.

Her more than half-century of never having been asked to show her driving licence ended recently when she had a minor bump on a roundabout, but the man driving the car María José damaged was not happy and called police to the scene.

Officers asked to see both drivers' car paperwork and licences as a matter of stan-

dard procedure, but the pensioner explained she did not have the latter as she had never taken a test, and her Ford Mondeo car was impounded.

She got off with a lighter sentence because of her clean driving record, as

proven by a test she took behind the wheel at the request of her solicitor.

Normally, driving without a valid licence can lead to jail time of up to two years, though if a first offence, that sentence does not have to be served.

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Get Connected

Spain's high-speed AVE rail network, run by Renfe, will have WiFI capability installed on its services, starting with the Madrid to Sevilla route next month. All 89 trains will be linked up by the end of 2017, with the Alicante to Madrid line expected to be connected by the start of next summer.

A minimum service (20MB) will be available free to all passengers subscribed to the +Renfe scheme and those travelling Preferente class, will get a high-speed connection and 100MB for the price of four euros.

Teacher Trial

A Torrevieja primary school teacher faces four and a half years in jail after being accused of inappropriately fondling a seven-year-old girl.

His trial started at the Provincial Court in Elche on Wednesday, with the alleged sexual assault incident on the young student happening in a Torrevieja school in 2014.

Friday 11th November 2016

Homework Protest Some parents are having their children boycott weekend homework all of this month, saying that they get too much. The CEAPA federation of 12,000 parental associations says the "No to Homework" campaign aims to encourage more family time between parents and children. It also argues that the homework system is outdated and doesn't improve learning.

Education minister Inigo

Mendez de Vigo said that the strike call undermines schools' and teachers' authority. He encouraged talks on the issue. Other parent and teacher associations have criticised the homework boycott.

The OECD's 2012 PISA study found that Spanish children and teenagers get six and a half hours of homework a week, which is above the five-hour average for most countries that they surveyed.

Winning Pharmacy

Benijófar’s pharmacy has been presented with a special “Drugs and the Environment” award to recognise what does in being environmentally friendly in terms of packaging and getting rid of unused medicines. The pharmacy was given the award by SIGRE Medicine and Environment, which is a non-profit organisation that was set up 15 years ago to promote a prop-

er management of medicines and their packaging. It’s backed by the pharmaceutical laboratories and distribution companies.

The joint owners of Benijófar pharmacy, the company Salud Bueno and Beatriz Gea, said they were grateful to have been recognised and that it was all down to the team-work that goes on at the outlet on Calle Torrevieja.

A Special Cause

Sacko's Bar in El Limonar, Torrevieja is to put on a special fundraising evening to raise money for the Lawris Girl’s Home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where 25 youngsters, aged between five and 15 years live. Most became orphans due to the Tsunami back in 2004. Denise Dow will host the evening which will feature a short presentation about the orphanage, with tickets priced at seven

euros available from Sacko’s Bar or from Ruth Blackwood on 687 328 621.

Fundraisers Ruth and Sharon Perry will be travelling to Sri Lanka in January to do some voluntary work at the home for a month.

They will teach the girls English, generally show them love and attention and give them lots of hugs! As the orphanage gets no government funding, Torrevieja resident Ruth and her

friends back in the UK are in the process of setting up a charity to support the orphanage.

Desperately needed are toiletries, pens, pencils, toys and batteries. Ruth and Sharon also hope to raise enough money to paint the orphanage and make it more homely. The outside area also needs attention to make it more accessible to the children as a play area.

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Friday 11th November 2016

The Vital Rule Of Law The vast majority of journalists have always had a true sense of wanting justice; have a passion for seeking out right from wrong, and present unbiased facts to the public so that everyone can be properly informed and can themselves make balanced judgements. That's why I am now so thoroughly ashamed at the antics of journalists on some British national newspapers who have done their profession an appalling injustice. I refer to the dreadful untruthful coverage over last week’s High Court decision that Theresa May cannot herself initiate Article 50 to start the Brexit process and has to seek and obtain parliamentary approval. The Daily Mail branded those High Court judges "Enemies of the People"; the Daily Express said it was "The Day Democracy Died". These headlines are an absolute

disgrace and a complete distortion of the truth.

Reading these appalling newspaper stories and watching TV, anyone would have thought the three High Court judges were antiBrexit and had pitched themselves above the government in trying to thwart it.

Nothing is further from the truth. All they have done is rightly reminded May and her Cabinet that the only power they have comes from Parliament - yes, that motley crew of MPs who sit in the Commons, and because we still haven't sorted out the House of Lords, they have a voice too. It was Parliament which got us into the EU and only Parliament can get us out.

That's what's called democracy. It has worked through the centuries to make Britain great - first wrestling power from the Monarchy to Parliament and then ensuring that we don't,

through the back door, get a dictatorship. The judiciary are there as a back-stop to make sure that British law is observed - and no-one, whether it’s a wretched money-grabber like Sir Philip Green or a politician, should be allowed to get away with it. We don't need national newspapers launching a smear campaign against judges or to distort facts to stir up the public. It's dangerous in the extreme, and when TV interviewers went out on the streets to find out what the public thought, it was clear the majority hadn't a clue of the real facts and had been taken in by a manipulative press believing that judges had conspired against the British people.

And we don't want people like Nigel Farage making illinformed comments to inflame the public either suggesting there will be riots on the streets if the public

don't get Brexit. I thought Farage was a better man than that. Britain is a great world power built on the rule of law. It is a model for the world and envied by the world and the Brexit debate and ultimate decision is no different. Gina Miller, the businesswoman who launched the High Court challenge, should be congratulated for doing what she did. All right, perhaps she did it because she has a vested interest in keeping Britain in the EU, but what she has done has reminded every Brit that what we have - the rule of law - is extremely precious and must be safeguarded at every turn. It is the rule of law which transcends everyone - even prime ministers. Ms Miller most certainly does not deserve what she has since received, which are rape and death threats from ignorant social media crackpots.

I have no doubt that govern-

ment lawyers are working overtime on a case to present to the Supreme Court in an attempt to overturn the High Court decision. All 15 Supreme Court judges will sit to hear the arguments next month. I hope that the rule of British law will stand firm against everything politicians can throw at it because I don't want an elite few ruling the country and deciding they can forget that Parliament exists when it suits them.

Assuming it does go against Theresa May, then a Bill will have to be presented to Parliament to authorise Brexit, and we already know that many MPs oppose an exit from the EU. It will only take an amendment to be proposed to postpone Bexit for say 30 years and it could just be pushed into the long grass. MPs will have in mind that approval for Brexit was on the narrowest of margins, with votes in favour only

from England and Wales.

Theresa May could call a snap election but then what party are people going to vote for when what is on the table is whether or not Britain should remain in Europe? We know UKIP wants out, we know most Labour MPs, Lib Dems and some Tories want in, and an election under a Brexit spotlight could split the Tory party in two. The other alternative, and one I would put my money on, is another referendum, and I would put my money on the great British public, this time, voting to remain in. Interesting days. What we need most of all through all of this is responsible journalism and truthful politicians, and an end to the public being dished up a cocktail of halftruths and distortions which could, if unchecked, lead to uncontrollable passions being unleashed and dreadful social unrest.

Sort Them Out I’m not a fan of UK daytime TV, with better things to do with my time, but one interesting show that gets my goat is the one which exposes so many frauds, thefts and scams inflicted on the public.

Insurance companies are under ever-increasing attack from the fraudsters, the favourite trick being to stage a minor bump between cars

and then attempt to extract huge payouts by pretending there had been whiplash injuries (plenty such cases over here in Spain). Some fraudsters were even stupid enough to rush to the phone to report a supposed injury before even going to the doctor. In Britain there is now a perfect storm of tax increases, higher vehicle repair costs

and the proliferation of scams significantly pushing up the average cost of car insurance. Average premiums now come in at £697 per year, with that figure set to rise over £700 by the end of the year. A report based on figures from Confused.com, already arrives at an average premium of £737. Older drivers are said to be experiencing the

steepest increases, and at the other end, of the scale, young 18-year old drivers are typically paying more than £2,000 for their insurance – a figure likely to exceed the value of their cars in some cases. Sadly insurance claims are big business that's why you see so many adverts on TV from law firms urging people to get in touch

with them for no-win no-fee deals. It seems that for some of these firms, whether the claim is legitimate or not makes little difference. They put all of their legal clout against the insurance companies without first doing their utmost to ensure the claim is genuine. Insurance companies will seek compensation against those who make false

claims, but I think they should also report each and every fraudster to the police. Also that should also go for every cash-hungry no-win no-fee law firm that acts on behalf of a fraudster, if it can be proved that company had not checked their facts first!

Perhaps then we might see a reduction in the scams and premiums not skyrocketing.

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Friday 11th November 2016

Could Brexit be Guy Fawkes in disguise?

Keith Littlewood, Regional Manager Costa Cálida

On 3rd of November The High Court ruled that Theresa May’s plan to not consult Parliament before starting the UK’s exit from the EU and then triggering Article 50 early next year would not be allowed.

This is a massive blow to Theresa May who had intended to use royal prerogative to move ahead without consulting Parliament.

Immediately on hearing the news market impacts were felt. The shares in FTSE dropped and the pound’s value started to improve against the dollar and the euro. Uncertainty in the political climate is always going to be bad for the markets, and this decision now provides

us with more questions than answers.

Theresa May is a supporter of not leaving the EU, but since she has become Prime Minister she has fought hard to make sure the will of the British people is carried through following the result of the referendum indicating the public wanted a Brexit.

This latest High Court ruling could have major ramifications. Consider that Parliament objects to Article 50 being triggered.We know that the whole of the Labour Party and SNP Party will fight for a new referendum,and a good many of the other MPs may have their own agendas. The public could be furious. Brexiteers have been passionate in their support, and look at what happened in the lead-up to the Brexit Referendum.

This could be just the start of an uprising and could in fact be just the completion of the Guy Fawkes master plan in blowing up the Houses of Parliament.

What does this meanfinancially for expats? Good advice is even more important than ever considering what your needs are now and will be in the future.

We might see a spike in the pound’s value and that may be a time to exchange a portion of currency. Expats in Spain may be excited about the fact that Brexit might not actually happen, but I cannot see that happening. In this world, though, you can never say never; could you have imagined Donald Trump being president just two years ago?

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

If you need advice or if have any questions regarding the above, you can contact me, Keith Littlewood DipPFS, on 0034 657 684 094 or email keith.littlewood@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 (International) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Licence 00805B and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV in Spain.

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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.

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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.

Once 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 points in the EasyBuyProperties.com office on Avenida de la Mancha in Torrevieja, The Computer Shop at Plaza Tolosa in San Luis, and also Sarah’s Curtain & Bedding store in Los Dolses, 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.

On behalf of those in need at Christmas time, we thank you for giving so generously.

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Pets

Friday 11th November 2016

A Calming Effect

A pet behaviourist has helped create a series of films which she says can help calm cats and dogs who are scared of loud bangs, like fireworks. Karen Wild, a pet behavioural expert, researched the types of sights and sounds that relax pets.

The videos, which were created with the advice of vet Robert White-Adams, are narrated by actor David Tennant.

‘Woofering Heights’ - the film created for dogs - has been filmed entirely in blue and yellow, as these colours are said to be most attractive to canines.

Its cat-calming counterpart is called Peer Window, and is set within a window frame to reflect a cat’s habit of staring out of windows for an average of

five hours a day. Both films use sounds proven to sooth and relax animals.

Karen Wild said: “Noise phobia in cats and dogs can lead to distress, injury and long-term behavioural problems, so it’s important for pet owners that they do as much as they can to help calm and relax their animals.

“These films may seem strange to humans, but it’s important to realise that cats and dogs do not perceive the world in the same way we do and will respond to completely different audio and visual stimuli. Hopefully these films, in conjunction with other veterinary-approved measures, can have a positive effect on cats and dogs that suffer from noise phobia.”

Why Dogs Wag Their Tail?

Dogs use their tails to communicate strong emotions such as agitation, annoyance and anger as well as happiness. A person can get bitten by a dog that's wagging his tail because he read the signs incorrectly.

And make no mistake, there is a science to tail wagging.

Dogs have been wagging their tails since...well, there have been dogs. These furry masses of bones serve multiple purposes. The original purpose of the dog's tail was for balance. It prevents him from toppling over as he makes sharp turns while running or swimming. The tail also balances him when walking along narrow structures, climbing or leaping.

Over time, the tail adapted itself to playing a vital role in communication, particularly when a dog is just walking or standing around.

Puppies don't come right out of their mom's womb wagging their tails. The majority of them don't begin wagging until they are about a month and a half old when they have a need to communicate with their litter mates or mothers.

For example, if there's too much "rough-housing" between the pups, one of them might wave their tail like a white flag to signal a truce to its littermates. As they grow, they wag their tail to beg for food from the adults in their canine family.

The Meaning Of A Wag For help with figuring out what the tail wag means, look for the direction of the wag or at how fast his tail is moving. Studies show that dogs wag their tails to the right when they are happy and to the left when they are frightened.

If Baby wags her tail high and back and forth, she's in her "happy place". When she's just being plain nosy, she will keep her tail horizontal to the ground. When Baby's tail is tucked between her hind legs, she's either frightened or being submissive. When she's wagging it low, she's worried or feeling insecure about something.

Dogs wag their tails for other dogs, humans, and other animals like cats. But research shows that dogs don't wag their tails when

they are alone because there is no need. Just as humans use smiles and body language as social cues in different situations, our canine friends do the same. Dogs are much better at reading each other's body language than human beings, according to animal experts because it helps them to avoid unnecessary conflicts.

Dogs also wag their tails to spread their natural scent from their anal glands. Each dog has a scent that's unique to him or her. An "alpha" or dominant dog that carries his tail high will release more of his scent than a dog that carries his tail lower. Often, when we see a dog holding his tail between his legs, he's frightened and doesn't want to release his scent. This is his way of flying under the radar.

Since tails are essential to communication, pooches without tails typically approach other dogs with caution so there's no miscommunication or fights between the two animals. A playful pup might not be able to interpret cues from the

tail-less dog, so he doesn't back down, causing the tailless pooch to resort to biting or other acts of aggression if he feels threatened.

Since dogs haven't yet figured out a way to talk to their owners and their other animal cohorts, they have to use their bodies to communicate. The eyes, ears and body positions are a few clear indicators of how they feel. But wagging their tails is one of the most visible and well-known ways canines use to clue people and other animals in on exactly what's going on with them.

A dog's tail is a very important feature of her body. The original purpose of this furry mass of bones was for balance while walking on narrow surfaces.

Dogs also use their tails to help them make turns while running or to guide them while swimming. But for generations of pups, tail-wagging has additionally been an effective tool to let their owners and other animals know if they are happy, sad, anxious, scared or even feeling aggressive.

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

DINO

GUINNESS

LEILA

SANDY

TINO

Dino is a nine-year-old gorgeous small dog who was rescued from the Perrera. He is very sweet and easy to look after, and is healthy, and is currently in a foster home with other dogs. Dino is very loving, but because of his long coat, he will need regular grooming.

For more details about Dino please get in with touch with PEPA by phoning on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com.

Guinness was born in September with his sister Bailey. Sadly their mother was killed by a car, so K9 took in these orphaned pups. He is a very handsome black and tan little boy and will probably be a medium-sized dog, and he is very playful and inquisitive.

Bailey was re-homed recently, and it would be lovely for Guinness to find his forever home. For more on Guinness, please call K9 on 600 845 420.

Leila is a medium-sized crossbreed who is four years old and weighs 17 kilos. She is fully vaccinated, micro chipped and sterilised. She walks well on the lead, loves to play and is a very affectionate, happy, intelligent girl. Leila will make a great addition to any family who can give her a permanent home. please contact the SAT kennels on 966 710 047 or you can email info@satanimalrescue.com.

Sandy is a beautiful, gentle ginger kitten and is now looking for her forever home.

She was abandoned with her ginger brother and white sister when she was a few days old, and would make a great companion. Sandy is very affectionate and needs to start her new life in a loving home. To arrange to meet Sandy and all of APAH's cats and kittens, please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Tino is a small 18-month-old Lancashire Heeler breed who is currently being looked after

by Pets in Spain. Tino is small and quite stocky weighing at round nine kilos. He is negative for all Mediterranean diseases, neutered, vaccinated, chipped and gets on great with other dogs. Tino really is a wonderful little boy, please get in touch with Pets in Spain on 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com.

YOGI Yogi is a beautiful young medium-sized dog, and is a perfect all-round animal, who loves everyone and other dogs. He is very easy, so full of loving and lots of fun. If you are looking for a great family dog, then he is it. He is currently fostered in a loving home with lots of other dogs.

For more info on him please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com.

Local

Special Auction

Over 20 artists from seven countries have donated original paintings to sell this month in a twostage fundraising event for the Rojales-based Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. Put together by volunteers Koren Helbig and Isabel Sodric, the charity sale and auction will help buy winter hay for the rescue centre's almost 100 rescued horses, ponies and donkeys.

Koren, an Australian freelance journalist, and Isabel, a Spanish translator, reached out to their network of artist friends worldwide and secured the support of prominent Spanish artists as well as creatives from further afield, including Australia, the USA, India, Italy, France and Poland.

Their event started this week with a limited-edition online art sale, running via the rescue centre’s online shop until Tuesday November 22nd, before ending with a live auction on Saturday November 26th, starting at 8.00 pm at The October Press cafe in Alicante City.

Prices for each piece will be fixed, offering the chance to snap up an artwork right away, especially for those who can’t make the live auction. All the details are available via their website: www.easyhorsecare.net/s hops/online-shop/artprints.

Seasonal Fayre

La Siesta Ladies Friendship Group will be linking up with the La Siesta Evangelical Church for a Christmas Fayre at the church in La Siesta, Torrevieja on Saturday November 26th, starting at 10.30 am. There’ll be plenty of stalls including refreshments and a tombola.

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Friday 11th November 2016

Masons Gift

The Butterfly Children charity DEBRA got a recent boost of 750 euros in a donation from the Freemasons of the Dama de Elche Lodge.

Pictured are Lodge Master,

John Swithenbank and Lodge charity steward Trevor Bagnall presenting the cheque to the DEBRA La Marina Charity Shop manager, Mary Chambers.

Right on TRACS

The N332 Road Safety Project Roadshow made another stop in Torrevieja recently, giving a presentation to around 100 members of the TRACS social and networking group at Torrevieja’s Nautica Bar. Mark Nolan from the N332 website hosted the session, with Francisco Morales from the Guardia Civil making a virtual appearance by video, as he was on patrol duty, although a lull in work allowed him to pop in to make an appearance!

The presentation took the audience through some of the typical unanswered motoring questions, such as how to spot an unmarked

traffic car to avoid becoming a victim of roadside robberies. Experts from Ibex insurance attended to answer insurance-related queries, along with one of the country’s biggest alarm providers, Seguritas Direct, who gave a briefing on the benefits of having their system in the home.

If you are part of a group in the Torrevieja, Orihuela, and Elche areas who can get around 50 to 60 people together, and you would be interested in a talk from a member of the N332 group and their supporting businesses, then you can contact them directly by emailing news@n332.es.

Alzheimer’s Gift

The Alzheimer’s Association, Torrevieja (AFA), have received a donation of 800 euro from the Rascals showgroup, as part of the money raised from their summer show.

The funds will be used to buy 34 games to help stimu-

late the patients who attend the day centre in Torrevieja.

The Rascals are now getting ready for their busy December singing carols around the area for childrens charities, and there will be more details next week.

Tributes Paid

Campoverde Theatre Group’s latest supper show, Gone But Not Forgotten, paid tribute to some of the great stars that have passed away over the last year, like Victoria Wood and her TV comedy, Dinner Ladies.

The production was warmly received at Phoenix Nights, San Miguel de Salinas and was dedicated to Adele Kippin, one of the group’s longest active members, who died recently.

Adele was strongly involved with the PADS animal charity and all the proceeds from the shows, which still have to be calculated, will be

donated to PADS. The Campoverde Theatre Group would love to welcome new members, as they have fun

with their shows, in addition to raising money for local charities. For more details, call Pat on 626 772 256.

It’s Panto Time!

The Stagestruck theatre group get the local pantomime season going next week with three performances of Aladdin at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga theatre. The group handed out 3,500 euros to local charities thanks to their spring production, and they’ll be looking for more of the same this month.

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

are seven euros and can be obtained by calling Leigh on

679 679 584 or Jenny on 608 129 983.

character.

If you want to rescue the Sleeping Beauty, then get in touch with Christine to

learn more by calling 678 212 034 or email rojalespantomime@gmail.c om.

Wanted:One Prince

The Sleeping Beauty is looking for a happy ending as the Rojales Pantomime Group search for a prince ahead of January’s production in Los Montesinos.

Would you fit the bill being involved in a classic pantomime which is full of traditional fun and games, as well as that all important happy ending?

The Rojales Group has put in many hours of hard work, including contributions from the enthusiastic new members, and they are worried that they might have to postpone or even cancel their latest show if they can’t get a replacement for a key

A Decade Of Vivace

The San Miguel de Salinasbased Vivace Choir will be celebrating their tenth anniversary with a special concert at the town’s Casa de Cultura on Friday December 2nd, starting at 8.00 pm. Back in 2006, Quesada residents Elly Van der Vecht and Andrew Duckworth realised there was nowhere in the area for singers interested in classical music to get together, and starting with just 16 members, they approached musical director Tom Pargeter to make the idea a reality.

Ten year later, Tom is still running the choir, which has 60 members, and their December concert will bring a challenging composition for Vivace to commemorate their decade together, in the shape of The Armed Man, written by Sir Karl Jenkins. A modern

work, it was written for the Millennium and is a “Mass for Peace”, based on a 15th century poem of the same name, as it looks at the consequences of war.

The power of the work is increased by the addition of flute and piccolo, brass and percussion to the piano accompaniment, with members of the San Miguel Union

Musical joining their regular accompanist David Ward Campbell.

Tickets are five euros and are available from choir members, or by phoning Douglas Brown on 659 616 356. The Vivace Choir are also looking to stage a second performance the following day in the Orihuela area, with details to be announced soon.

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Friday 11th November 2016

BY DAVE SILVER

Look Sharp For An Evening With Spike I was looking forward to an evening in, watching for the umpteenth time a couple of favourite films from my comprehensive collection of movie DVDs. Firstly, I thought I might once again accompany Yul Brynner and the magnificent six on their mission to Mexico to tackle the bandit gang terrorising a small farming village.

Incidentally, how did those hard-working villagers manage to keep their clothes so brilliantly white when all around them was dirt and dust?

Indeed, I once asked Mrs S which washing powder she reckoned those struggling peasants used.

But she told me not to waste her time asking trivial questions when she had her own housework to do.

And, she added, wasn't it

about time that I played my part in the household chores.

For instance, I could take one of those plastic stick thingies with feathers at one end and try dusting my collection of DVDs which attracted more grime than a Mexican village ever could even in the worst wind storm.

I suspected she was being sarcastic, my suspicion compounded when she reacted to my shoulder shrug by suggesting that I use the feather duster in a way which had never been intended by the manufacturer. But I digress.

The second movie I thought I'd watch was the one about the chap who is very close to his mum -- I do admire films about loving family relationships.

And if there was any time left after I'd viewed Psycho and before Mrs S returned home from her evening out, I

could put on another of my fave films.

'Let me stop you there,' said Mrs S. 'You won't be watching any telly tonight. I'm off to bingo with Phyllis (her best friend) and you'll be entertaining Spike (not my best friend).'

The very mention of Phyllis's husband's name turned me cold.

Spike -- yes, stuffy, stodgy, spiritless, sapless Spike -- is possibly, nay probably, the most boring man in the Northern hemisphere, nay the world.

Spending more than five minutes with Spike will leave a person benumbed or hysterical or both. But back to our story . . .

'So what am I supposed to do with Spike for a whole evening?' I whinged. I could already see Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and the

other magnificent five disappearing rapidly over the horizon.

'You can take him with you to your second home, the pub,' Mrs S said. 'It's a chance for him to make some new pals.'

'Why?' I asked. 'Did his old friends die?'

Actually, I did take Spike into the hostelry once (and only once) but Dave the barman begged me never to repeat the offence.

On that first occasion, as Spike got started on his favourite subject, The Telegraph Poles of Great Britain, the pub began slowly but surely to empty.

Within minutes there were only me and Dave the barman left hearing (not listening to) Spike's dreary monotone.

Fag Ash Bill, who prefers to stay outside smoking his

ciggies, dived into the pub to drag out Ol' Red Eyes who was begging frantically to be rescued from Spike's unending oration as the old codger lay helpless on the floor.

It was around that time I got the idea of recording one of Spike's boring discourses and releasing it on a CD for any householders bothered by unwelcome cats, dogs, foxes and moles in their gardens.

All folk would have to do was to open wide their windows and press the play button. Every unwelcome garden beastie would soon flee.

Unfortunately, I first had to submit my plan to the animal welfare authorities which ruled Spike's monologues too cruel to be endured by any species of creature.

'Talking of beasts,' interrupted Mrs S, 'Your pub mates are probably wonder-

ing where you are.'

'I'm only saying this once,' I said. 'I will NOT be taking Spike to the hostelry tonight or any other night!'

Anyway, to cut a short story shorter, this time Spike managed to clear the pub in five minutes flat.

Again, only two regulars remained present and upright -- Dave the barman (who refused to leave me alone with the cash till) and myself because I was Spike's responsible adult.

True, Ol' Red Eyes was also still inside the pub but it wasn't through choice. He lay bellowing on the floor because his former rescuer Fag Ash Bill had already cracked and fled his pavement post.

Anyway, given any situation, horizontal Ol' Red Eyes could never be described as the last man standing.

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TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

I’m convinced that some little guy invented high-definition television so that we can all enjoy superb documentaries like Planet Earth II, which got a bumper nine million plus viewers for its opener on BBC 1 last Sunday.

Unbelievably, the first series premiered ten years ago after four years of patient filming, and once again thousands of hours of patience and ingenuity has brought us more of this absolute gem.

The BBC Natural History Unit is the best of its kind anywhere, and Planet Earth II is the highest quality television that you can get both in the footage and all the hard work which this time spanned a mere three years. Every technical trick in the book is used, and to top it all, we have great David Attenborough appearing on screen and doing the narration.

Things really did get serious in the US Presidential Election, when ITV took the dramatic decision to pull Lorraine Kelly from their Wednesday morning schedule to give us an extended dose of Piers Morgan and

This Magnificent Planet

his friends on Good Morning Britain live from New York. I was so dying to get Lorraine’s take on Donald Trump’s election, but Piers had plenty to say calling Trump a friend, after he won The Celebrity Apprentice on US TV a few years ago.

Morgan’s ex-employers CNN ruled the roost in their all-night coverage, which interpreted the results and trends perfectly, and as a political junkie, it was far more informative and exciting compared to the UK TV efforts from the BBC, ITV, and Sky News.

By the way, let’s see how long it takes for Piers to get

that special exclusive with his mate Donald.

ITV’s continuity announcers are hardly the most inspiring and witty team around, compared to the BBC, Channel Four, and Channel Five teams who are all miles better. But the guy who was on duty last Friday night clearly had his mind on other things when he introduced the final episode of ITV’s fun conspiracy romp, The Level.

“And now it’s time for the exciting final episode of The Fall,” he blurted out with great authority, as I span my recording back to make sure that I hadn’t misheard

his announcement!

I enjoyed The Level a lot, despite a zillion plot holes, and with some key plot lines to be resolved, I hope it’s brought back for a second series.

I can’t believe the number of people who have been complaining that BBC 1’s terrific thriller, The Missing, is too difficult to follow.

That’s missing (pardon the pun) the whole point that it’s like a well-crafted dramatic jigsaw puzzle, with extra pieces being added every week to enrich the viewing experience. It treats the viewer with some intelligence and it’s so much fun

trying to work out where its going and to be constantly surprised.

You also do have to have your wits about you with The Blacklist on Sky Living, in this superior tale full of action, and the merry quips of James Spader as our anti-hero Raymond Reddington. There was a high body count in the series three opener, and it’s a US drama that is great entertainment which doesn’t pretend to be Pulitzer Prize winning material, but does like to surprise fans every week with an unexpected twist or turn.

It’s the full deck of DC Comics-based shows running on Sky One currently, with Arrow: The Flash; Supergirl; and Legends of Tomorrow. Perhaps the CW network in America is overegging the pudding a bit too much, but I do especially like the way the new run of Arrow has bravely gone through a major reboot with new characters and the light touch of The Flash goes down well. Not surprisingly, a cross-over between all four shows is being planned:- surely nothing to do with boosting US ratings?

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The Pity of War

Sunday 13 November 11.05pm - 12.00am ITV Even 50 years on, the poet Siegfried Sassoon was still haunted by his experiences in the First World War. He was never able to get over the horror that war inflicted on him and his fellow soldiers.

Starring John Hurt, this one-off special, The Pity of War, throws a new light on the First World War poets Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves, and using their diaries and letters, the inside story of their war is told - in their own words.

The three young men are all budding poets, thrown together in battle. All three are also secretly gay – and they will soon lose their boyish innocence in the trenches.

On the front line an officer’s life expectancy is barely six weeks, and they all struggle

to cope with the magnitude of the slaughter around them, dealing with it in very different ways. Together they give a voice to the rage of a generation.

At the heart of the film is the story of Sassoon and Owen’s close relationship, told in their own words through their passionate correspondence.

Hurt plays Sassoon in the 1960s, in the twilight years of his life. He is haunted by his experiences in the trenches and cannot overcome the grief of losing the love of his life. He provides the backbone to the film as it flashes back with him to his younger self, played by Morgan Watkins (The Hour). Wilfred Owen is played by Matthew Beard (The Imitation Game, One Day and An Education) and Robert Graves is played

by Joe Claflin (Game of Thrones).

Will Britain Ever Have A Black Prime Minister?

Ep 1/1 Sunday 13 November 9.00pm-10.00pm BBC TWO David Harewood is one of Britain’s leading black actors and a political campaigner. He made it from a working class background to Hollywood - but how difficult would it be for a black child to make it to our country’s top job? Would they face greater hurdles than any other child?

To find out, David travels across the UK and explores whether the system has obstacles - from unconscious or institutional bias to a child's economic back-

ground - and whether these factors could make it tougher for black people to make it to Britain’s top professions. His journey takes him from a nursery in Birmingham, via Oxford all the way to Parliament and Downing Street.

His findings aren’t just anecdotal - the BBC has commissioned research from Economics and Inequalities Statistician, Dr. Faiza Shaheen. She has studied the data exclusively for the documentary and has worked out the differences in life chances between black and white children.

My Mother And Other Strangers

Ep 1/5 Sunday 13 November 9.00-10.00pm BBC ONE English born and bred Rose Coyne met her husband, Michael, in England and followed him home to the rural community of Moybeg, Northern Ireland where they now live with their three children, Emma, Francis and Kate.

Rose closes up the school for the local potato-picking holidays and heads to the store run by Michael, where Ned Hanlon, his sons and some other locals wait to buy their meagre wartime rations. Ned is a tough old man and a staunch republican, and there is no love lost between him and Rose. His son Davey lets slip that Michael has an illegal supply of corned beef, of which Rose knows nothing.

Ten-year-old Francis and his best friend Seamie take delight in watching the B17s land and take off from the American Air Base which has been built slap-dab in the middle of their parish. Seamie tries to drag Francis to the air base dump with the promise of untold treasures, leaving Francis torn, as he has been forbidden by his mother to go.

On her usual walk to her favourite spot by the lough, a chance meeting with a mysterious American has a huge impact on Rose. He’s Captain Dreyfuss, recently assigned to the airbase in the role of ensuring the local and the airmen coexist peacefully, and he asks for Rose’s help.

Meanwhile, Rose and Michael’s 16-year-old daughter Emma has a chance encounter of her own with a handsome young airman, Lieutenant Barnhill. Defying her father, Emma goes to the cinema with Barnhill - but it’s not just Michael who’s furious when he sees them return. Fed up with the Americans stealing their girls, the Hanlons and some of the locals attack Barnhill as retribution.

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Friday 11th November 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The People Remember 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Two Minutes Silence and Claimed 12:05 The 12:50 Shamed Housing Enforcers 13:20 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 15:15 Doctors 14:45 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 Inside Out

07:00 My Life in Books 07:30 Claimed and Shamed 08:15 Flog It! 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Film - Shadow of a Doubt (PG) 14:45 Coast 15:10 Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em 15:45 Open All Hours 16:15 Natural World 17:15 Dolphins: Spy in the Pod 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

20:00 The Mary Berry Story Mary is reunited with 21:00 EastEnders Denise the people who helped her the way as she receives some surprising along recounts her life news from Zainab

21:30 Citizen Khan Mr Khan has bought a drone camera to keep an eye on the local neighbourhood, as he believes it is starting to go a bit downhill

21:00 Mastermind Quiz 21:30 Newsnight Analysis of the US Presidential election

22:30 Still Game Emotions run high as Jack, Victor and the residents gather to watch the demolition of a Craiglang tower block Also, Tam drags Winston into a money-making new scheme

22:00 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends The chef embarks on another round of extended culinary breaks, visiting markets, restaurants, wineries, cafes and bars, beginning with Portuguese capital Lisbon.

The culinary effects of Portugal’s historic explorations are still seen in its dishes with hints of cinnamon and freshly chopped coriander from the east and tomatoes and chillies from the Americas. Rick is inspired to cook salt cod fritters and an almond tart,

23:00 News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 00:25 Would I Lie to You? 00:55 The NFL Show 01:25 The Apprentice 02:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:30 News

23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Close to the Enemy 01:05 Later with Jools Holland 02:10 Question Time 03:10 The Greatest Tomb On Earth: Secrets of Ancient China 04:05 This Is BBC Two

22:00 Have I Got News for You Guest host Charlie Brooker and panellists Rich Hall and Maureen Lipman joining captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton

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 19:45 Emmerdale Diane’s problems go from bad to worse 20:15 World Cup Qualifier: England v Scotland Mark Pougatch presents coverage of the Group F clash between the fierce rivals at Wembley Stadium Despite some underwhelming performances so far, the hosts have claimed seven points from their opening three matches to sit on top of the table. In contrast, Gordon Strachan’s men started encouragingly with a 5-1 win in Malta, but then drew with Lithuania and suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat at the hands of Slovakia.

The sides last met in a friendly at Hampden Park two years ago when an opener from Alex OxladeChamberlain and a Wayne Rooney brace gave England a 3-1 win. With commentary by Clive Tyldesley and Glenn Hoddle, and analysis from Ryan Giggs, Lee Dixon, Ian Wright and Ally McCoist.

Kick Off 20:45 23:00 News 23:45 World Cup Qualifier Highlights 00:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 01:25 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 Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 Jamie’s Money Saving Meals 13:40 Racing: Cheltenham 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 Seyi Rhodes and Kate Godfrey gain access to Haiti’s National Penitentiary, where 80 of inmates have been locked up without being convicted of any crime 21:00 Jamie’s Super Food Jamie Oliver meets some friendly cows in the Swiss Alps and tastes some high-altitude cheese that’s rich in omega 3 21:30 Food Unwrapped Kate Quilton travels to Hungary and Spain to find out exactly where paprika comes from 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 Married at First Sight 02:35 Film - Dragon (15) 04:20 Millionaire’s Mansions: Designing Britain’s Most Exclusive Homes 05:15 Location, Location, Location

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 NeighboursG 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film The Santa Incident 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show Amy and Jason don their wellies, as well as a garden shed-load of tech, to take on landscaping pros the Benton Brothers and Jon trains his ear on a £100,000 turntable 21:00 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud A compilation show featuring the most hilarious and outrageous dog-themed videos on the internet. Including Chica the spider dog in her tarantula costume and Denver the guiltiest dog in the world, fashionista and model menswear dog 21:30 The Ant & Dec Story Documentary exploring the success of Geordie boys Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. The programme charts their rise from child stars to pop stars, from BBC to ITV, from “Byker Grove’ to `Saturday Night Takeaway’ and from little-known actors to Britain”s best-loved TV personalities 23:00 Most Shocking Talent Show Moments 01:50 SuperCasino 04:10 House Doctor 05:00 House Doctor 05:50 Great Scientists

DON´T MISS

THE PEOPLE REMEMBER

BBC One 10:15

Sophie and JJ are joined by Anneka Rice as she hears about her father’s role in the Second World War for the first time.

Anneka’s dad helped to defend the city of Hull from intense German bombing raids but he never talked about it after the war.

The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan organise a motorbike ride in his honour, bringing together some of his former colleagues. Some of the service men and women who’ve been helped by the Royal British Legion’s Battle Back Centre tell us why the work of the centre is so important.

ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Where the Heart is 09:50 Wild at Heart 10:50 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:05 The Darling Buds of May 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:15 Where the Heart is 17:20 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Appropriate Adult 00:35 Cold Blood 02:05 Wycliffe 03:25 Long Lost Family 04:20 Rory Bremner’s Great British Views 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 Snooker: Champion of Champions Live 18:20 Cash Cowboys 19:15 Storage Wars Texas 19:45 Snooker: Champion of Champions Live 00:15 The Snooker Mavericks 01:20 Fastest 03:35 Snooker v Darts 03:45 ITV4 Nightscreen 04:00 Teleshopping

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

SOAPS

decides he wants to do the deal with her.

In Emmerdale Chrissie retaliates following recent events by giving Doug, Bernice and Diane an eviction notice.

She explains herself by revealing that Diane threw a brick through the window.

Elsewhere, Jimmy persuades Nicola to go on a spa break alone.

Later, Diane warns Lachlan that his lies will eat at him if he doesn’t confess. Lachlan films Diane on his phone and goads her until she smacks him. Has Diane gone too far this time?

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Coronation Street 10:30 Royal Pains 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 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 American Dad! 02:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 02:55 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 03:20 Teleshopping 06:50 ITV2 Nightscreen

In Eastenders, Denise receives some surprising news from Zainab.

Although Zainab wants Denise to keep it quiet, she goes ahead and tells Masood what she knows.

How will Masood react?

Meanwhile, Jai’s client George invites Kerry to join them for a meeting at The Woolpack. Kerry is

delighted to be taken seriously, especially when she makes a suggestion for a product and George

Meanwhile, with the bailiffs due to arrive, Belinda struggles with the

pressure and snaps at Stacey.

Elsewhere, Denise is furi-

ous by what the Minute Mart’s new area manager has to stay when he pays a visit.

Saturday 12th November

6 07:05 Film - Government The 08:35 (U) Girl Women’s Football Show 09:10 Film - Suspicion (PG) 10:45 Secret Britain 11:45 The Good Cook 12:15 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British 13:15 The Best Dishes Ever 13:45 Homes Under the Hammer 14:30 Talking Pictures 15:15 Film Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (PG) 17:00 Flog It! 19:55 Strictly Come 18:00 Rugby Union: Wales Dancing The competition is v Argentina hotting up as eight couples take to the Strictly dance 20:30 Rugby Union Jason floor, all fighting to make it Mohammad presents highthrough to the Blackpool lights from the clash at between special Twickenham England and South Africa 21:10 The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 21:30 Young Men A group Nick Knowles hosts the quiz of young men brought where two teams of together by the indiscrimistrangers compete to win nate brutality of war strugup to £100,000 gle to maintain their humanity in an unending 22:00 The Royal British cycle of combat and death.

Legion Festival of These young men succumb Remembrance 2016 Huw to the terror of their situaEdwards presents The tion in a myriad of ways Royal British Legion’s annual Festival of 22:30 Film - Mandela: Remembrance which pays Long Walk to Freedom tribute to all victims of war Nelson Mandela serves 27 and conflict years in prison, is instrumental in the abolishment 23:40 News 00:00 Room of apartheid and eventually 101: Extra Storage 00:40 becomes South Africa’s Asian Provocateur: Mum’s president (PG) American Dream 01:10 Film - The Rebound (15) 00:50 Film - Red Tails (PG) 02:40 Weather 02:45 News 02:50 This Is BBC Two 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Saturday Kitchen Live 11:45 The Lord Mayor’s Show 13:05 Football Focus 13:35 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Four Nations Rugby League 15:00 Rugby Union: Scotland v Australia 17:30 Escape to the Country 18:15 Celebrity Mastermind 18:45 News 19:05 Pointless Celebrities

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Wild Australia with Ray Mears 12:50 Judge Rinder 13:50 News 14:00 Cash Trapped 14:55 This Time Next Year 15:55 Big Star’s Little Star 17:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 17:20 The Chase 18:25 News 19:00 Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

07:10 Gillette World Sport 07:40 Mobil 1 The Grid 08:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Frasier 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:25 The Simpsons 13:30 Deal or No Deal 14:30 Racing: Cheltenham and Wetherby 17:00 Jamie’s Super Food 17:30 Location, Location, Location 18:35 A Place in 20:00 Meet the Parents the Sun: Winter Sun 19:30 Holly Willoughby puts the News love lives of more singletons in the hands of those 20:00 China: Between that know them best - their Clouds and Dreams A parents. Will the parents young mother takes on the big up their kids, or merely might of a factory in her embarrass them? town which she believes is causing cancer amongst its 21:00 The X Factor inhabitants Dermot O’Leary hosts as the remaining acts take to 21:00 Formula 1 Motor the stage for the singing Racing Highlights of competition’s sixth live Qualifying for the Brazilian show. Who will manage to Grand Prix impress the judges and the voting public this week? 22:30 Film - Non-Stop During a flight from New 22:30 The Jonathan Ross York to London, a federal Show Jeremy Clarkson, air marshal receives a music star Robbie Williams, series of text messages the all-conquering multi- informing him that a pasplatinum selling Little Mix senger will be killed every and the hilarious Micky 20 minutes until the airline Flanagan join Jonathan transfers $150 million to an tonight offshore account (PG) 23:30 News 23:45 Film The Bourne Ultimatum (14) 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

00:40 Film - Underworld: Awakening(18A) 02:20 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:25 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

07:00 Milkshake 11:10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:45 House Doctor 12:45 Film - A Bride for Christmas 14:25 Film Angel at Christmas (G) 16:30 Live: FIA Formula E Motor Racing 18:30 Film - 2012 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.

Meanwhile, the US president along with a determined scientist are also confident that humanity’s time is not up yet (PG) 21:25 NCIS: New Orleans The team investigates when a Navy lieutenant is murdered during a traditional funeral procession in the French Quarter 22:20 NCIS: New Orleans When a Navy lieutenant dies during a secret visit to a general’s hotel, agent Pride and the team are asked to break protocol for the investigation 23:15 That’s So 00:15 Football on 5 01:15 SuperCasino 04:10 The Yorkshire Vet

13:30 Film - The Lake House (PG) 15:35 Film Honey (PG) 17:40 Film Beethoven’s 2nd (U) 19:25 Film - Arthur (PG) 21:30 Scorpion 22:30 The Xtra Factor 23:00 Celebrity Juice 00:00 Prank Pad 02:00 Family Guy 02:30 American Dad! 03:00 Bordertown 03:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records ITV3 13:05 Columbo Inspector Morse Midsomer Murders Doc Martin Endeavour 00:00 Blonde Bombshell Wycliffe

14:40 17:00 20:55 22:00 The 02:10

ITV4 12:45 Cash Cowboys 13:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 18:20 Storage Wars Texas 18:45 Storage Wars 19:45 Live: Champion of Champions Snooker 00:15 Film - Born to Raise Hell (18) 02:20 Monster Carp 03:20 Tommy Cooper

09:00 Alex Trelinski in the Morning 12:00 Paul Norman 15:00 The Retro Chart

Sunday 13th November 07:30 Glorious Gardens From Above 08:15 Life in a Cottage Garden 08:45 Greatest Gardens 09:15 Countryfile 10:30 Saturday Kitchen 12:00 The Good Cook 12:30 Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food 13:00 14:00 Hunt Bargain International Rugby Union 20:15 Strictly Come 15:00 World TourIt! Finals 18:30 Flog Dancing Tess Daly and Tennis 18:00 Claudia Winkleman present Cenotaph 2016 the results of last night’s viewers’ vote, and reveal 19:30 Film - Miss Potter which couples are guaran- The story of Beatrix Potter, teed a place in next week’s the author of the beloved show. Plus, Andre Rieu and best-selling children’s brings a very special ver- books (G) sion of “Hallelujah” to the 21:00 Operation Gold Strictly ballroom Rush with Dan Snow The team finally arrive at 21:00 Planet Earth II Rare Dawson City and have just footage of the elusive ani- five days to find gold mals that live in the unforgiving environment of the 22:00 Will Britain Ever world’s mountain ranges Have A Black Prime Minister? Documentary 22:00 My Mother and examining the obstacles Other Strangers The that exist in British society Coyne family and their that make it difficult for neighbours struggle to black people to fulfil their maintain a normal life when potential and rise to posia US Army Air Force airfield tions of power and influlands in the middle of their ence rural parish in 1943 23:00 Black is the New 23:00 News 23:30 The Black 23:30 Later with Selfless Sikh: Faith on the Jools Holland 00:30 Film Frontline 00:00 DIY SOS She’s Out of My League 01:00 Citizen Khan 01:30 (14) 02:10 Countryfile Weather 01:35 News 03:20 Holby City

07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:20 Cenotaph 2016 13:30 The People Remember 14:30 News 14:45 Rugby League: England v Australia 17:15 Planet Earth II 18:15 Songs of Praise 18:50 News 19:15 Countryfile

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Bear Grylls Survival Story 11:00 Peston on Sunday 12:00 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 12:30 Murder, She Wrote 13:25 News 13:35 The Chase 14:35 The X Factor 16:05 Midsomer Murders 18:00 Tipping Point 19:00 News 19:30 Off Their Rockers 20:00 The Next Great Magician Stephen Mulhern and Rochelle Humes showcase another group of illusionists 21:00 The X Factor Dermot O’Leary hosts as the remaining acts find out who is safe for another week

07:15 Challenge Family Triathlon 07:40 Frasier 08:30 Film - Imagine That (G) 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Racing: Cheltenham and Fontwell Park 15:45 Film - Rango (PG) 17:50 Film - Johnny English (PG) 19:30 News 20:00 Last Heroes of the Somme The families of seven of the Last Heroes of the Somme, as they rediscover their loved ones’ experiences through letters, diaries and an emotional return to the battlefield 21:00 Great Canal Journeys Timothy West and Prunella Scales continue their journey exploring the Highlands and islands of Scotland, navigating their way through two of Britain’s most remote canals

22:00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! The reality show returns for a new series as another batch of famous faces prepare to take on the jungle and all it throws at them Ant and Dec 22:00 Humans Athena travels to the UK and her host tragic secret is revealed.

23:45 News 00:05 The Pity Niska’s consciousness of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets 23:00 Formula 1 Motor 01:00 Anglo-Welsh Cup Racing 01:05 Film - The Rugby Union 01:50 Sitter (14) 02:45 The Last Jackpot247 04:00 Leg 03:40 Film - Killing 05:25 Motorsport UK 04:50 ITV Kennedy(PG) Kirstie’s Vintage Gems Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:25 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:00 Football 12:00 News Special: Sunday Remembrance 12:05 The Gadget Show 13:05 House Doctor 14:05 Film - The Heart of Christmas (PG) 15:50 Film - The Road to Christmas One Film 17:35 Christmas Eve

14:35 Film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (G) 16:20 Film - The Smurfs (G) 18:25 Film Yogi Bear(G) 20:00 Film Jack and Jill (PG) 22:00 The Xtra Factor 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 The Hot Desk 23:45 I’m a Celebrity Extra Camp 00:45 Family Guy

19:15 Film - Married by Christmas A woman who is dedicated to the family business set up by her that discovers father through a stipulation in a relative’s will, she will lose control of the company unless she can find a husband by Christmas

13:10 A Touch of Frost 15:15 Columbo 16:50 Film - The Queen (PG) 18:55

By Royal Appointment 20:10 Film - The Making of a Lady 22:00 Appropriate Adult 01:00 Inspector Morse

21:00 Ice Road Truckers Darrell and Lisa fight to make it home over the hardest-hit trail

14:55 Film - The Cimarron Kid (U) 16:40 Film - The Man From the Alamo (U) 18:20 British Touring Car Championship 20:25 World Cup Qualifier: Portugal v Latvia 23:00 Storage Wars 23:30 World Cup Qualifier Highlights

21:55 News 22:00 Film - Pompeii As Mount Vesuvius rains down lava and ash, a gladiator races to save the woman he loves before the city collapses (14) 00:05 Film - Red Dawn (14) 01:45 Criminals: Caught on Camera 02:15 SuperCasino

ITV3

ITV4

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 14th November

8 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 12:45 Rip Off Food 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

07:00 My Life in Books 07:30 Junior Bake Off 09:00 Animal Babies 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:30 Hi-DeHi! 15:00 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 17:45 The Wonder of Animals 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

20:30 Panorama America’s 2016 election season has been the most bitter and ugly in living memory. Hilary Andersson meets angry Americans on both sides of the race, who feel disillusioned and disenfranchised by the electoral process.

Can America’s new President quell the voices of radicalism, and unite America again?

20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Comedy legend Jennifer Saunders and her best pal, top actress Patricia Potter, take to the road on a humdinger of a trip

21:00 EastEnders Masood makes a big decision 21:30 Children in Need Rocks for Terry A very special concert staged at the Royal Albert Hall to honour legendary broadcaster and the inspirational figurehead of BBC Children in Need, Sir Terry Wogan.

Music that Sir Terry loved or had a connection with is at the heart of this celebration and is performed 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

21:00 University Challenge Quiz 21:30 Only Connect Two teams of first round winners return to fight for a place in round three 22:00 NW The story of Natalie and Leah, friends who grew up together in North West London, whose lives have taken them in different directions Natalie’s wealth and ambition have set her apart from the friends and family she grew up with - and she finds herself asking not only who she really is, but where she belongs 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Will Britain Ever Have A Black Prime Minister? 01:15 The Great British Bake Off 02:15 The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain 03:15 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Kerry is on the warpath 20:30 Coronation Street The screw tightens on Maria 21:00 Gino’s Italian Escape: Hidden Italy Gino explores the central Italian region of Tuscany, making Chianti in the vineyard where the classic red wine was first produced.

He then joins riders taking part in L’Eroica vintage bike race, cycling along on the symbolic white gravel roads through the countryside 21:30 Coronation Street Maria falls on her own sword 22:00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Ant and Dec watch the drama unfold as the contestants acclimatise to their jungle surroundings and get better acquainted with one another, with the Bushtucker Trial awaiting whoever fared worst in the viewers’ vote.

23:00 News 23:45 The Agenda 00:30 The Jonathan Ross Show 01:25 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:20 The King of Queens 07:45 The Goldbergs 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 A New Life in the Sun 12:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coast vs Country 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Supershoppers Andi Osho and Anna Richardson reveal how online travel agents control the cost of your holiday 21:30 Tricks of the Restaurant Trade Chef Simon Rimmer and co-presenter Kate Quilton find out how good the coffee really is and how the big chains ensure it tastes the same wherever you go in the country 22:00 SAS: Who Dares Wins The remaining six recruits enter the final stage of the selection and have to endure 24 hours of intense questioning without losing composure or revealing details of their mission 23:00 First Dates 00:05 The Lie Detective 00:55 60 Days in Jail 01:50 Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery 03:15 Grand Designs Australia 04:15 Location, Location, Location

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: New Orleans 16:15 Film - Paper Angels (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Winter Road Rescue In the Highlands, snow plough driver Chris has his work cut out keeping Applecross Pass open, patrolman Steve has to help a driver stuck in the mud without getting trapped himself and the heavies are called in to deal with a serious accident involving a lorry 21:00 Traffic Cops The cops contend with all manner of hazards as they crack down on drugged drivers, and a convicted drug dealer leads North Yorkshire’s Roads Policing Group on a 140-mile-anhour chase down one of the UK’s busiest motorways 22:00 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Chris travels 1500 miles from Cape Town in South Africa across Botswana to the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe 23:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 00:05 Film In Time (PG) 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 House Doctor 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera

DON´T MISS CHILDREN IN NEED ROCKS FOR TERRY

BBC One 21:30

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Kerry has slept with George at the salon, but she pushes her luck by attacking him for ignoring her when he’s about to sign an important contract at the factory. Jai fires Kerry for her bad behaviour, while Priya isn’t impressed by George’s actions either and sends him off too.

Later, after hours, Kerry

Fearne Cotton and Greg James host a special concert staged at the Royal Albert Hall to honour broadcaster and Children in Need figurehead Terry Wogan, featuring performances by Take That, Ellie Goulding, Olly Murs, Gregory Porter, Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Rick Astley, Beverley Knight, Alexander Armstrong, the Vamps, Ward Thomas and Shaun Escoffery.

There are also appeal films and archive clips of Terry’s career, including a chance to relive one of the classic Radio 2 Janet and John Stories.

puts an outrageous revenge plan into action by breaking into the factory and looking for cash.

She struggles to find any money, but has another idea when she spots a bottle of whisky.

receives a message purporting to be from Maria, but when she denies sending it, she and Aidan realise it’s actually from Caz. She must have overheard them talking the previous evening.

Meanwhile, Nicola finds Jimmy and Bernice in a state of undress after he helps her to fix a broken tap. Nicola assumes something is going on, but it’s not long before Jimmy makes matters worse.

In Coronation Street, Aidan is worried that someone might find the scissors as the bins haven’t been emptied.

Soon afterwards, Aidan

That’s the least of Maria’s worries when Johnny and Jenny begin to root through the factory bin looking for something. Will they blow Maria’s secret

07:00 Dinner Date 07:50 Ellen DeGeneres 08:30 Emmerdale 09:00 You’ve Been Framed! 10:00 Psych 10:50 Catchphrase 11:35 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 The Cube 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 20:35 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad! 23:00 I’m a Celebrity Extra Camp 00:00 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad! 01:00 The Cleveland Show 02:00 Bordertown 02:30 The Vampire Diaries ITV3 07:00 Man About the House 07:25 On the Buses 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Where the Heart Is 09:50 Wild at Heart 10:50 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:05 The Darling Buds of May 14:10 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Lewis 00:00 Blue Murder 01:40 Inspector Morse ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 07:50 The Chase 08:45 Quincy, ME 09:50 Ironside 10:50 The Professionals 11:55 The Chase 12:55 Cash Cowboys 13:55 The Car Chasers 14:50 Storage Wars Texas 15:50 Quincy, ME 16:55 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Union 21:00 MotoGP Championship Series 22:00 Film - GoldenEye (12) 00:40 Get Shirty 01:45 Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Union 02:55 Motorsport UK

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack wide open?

Elsewhere, Michael apologises to Phelan and suggests they bury the hatchet. Phelan reluctantly shakes his hand. Later, Michael lets himself into Number 11 to retrieve his electric blanket cable.

Unbeknown to Phelan, Michael overhears him on the phone to Vinny.

Hellbent on proving Phelan is trying to fleece Eileen, will Michael get the evidence he so desperately needs?

In the second episode, Eva, Kirk and Jenny look on as Johnny hands over the bloodied scissors to

the police. Terrified, Aidan explains to a shocked Johnny that he’s now an accessory to murder as he hid the scissors in the bin.

The police arrest Maria on suspicion of murder as Aidan and Kirk watch on horrified. Aidan worries as it looks like the walls are closing in on Maria, but how is she going to get out of this one?

Meanwhile, Michael tells Anna about Phelan’s phone call and how he’s planning to do a runner to Mexico, but Anna is adamant she doesn’t want to get involved.

In Eastenders, Zainab’s

news has a big impact on Masood and he makes a huge decision which would mean waving goodbye to Albert Square.

Meanwhile, cash-strapped Lee lies to Whitney by claiming that the flat they viewed last week has already gone. When Jack offers them a flat at Number 5 at a discounted rate, Lee fears that he can’t afford this either.

Tuesday 15th November 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 12:45 Rip Off Food 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 Carmel and Denise do their best to talk Masood out of his plan 21:00 Holby City A conflicted Guy fights to save Tristan’s life 22:00 Ordinary Lies Married childhood sweethearts, Caz and Fletch are a couple who are happy and comfortable with their daily routine at work and at home. When Fletch’s mother is suddenly taken ill and ends up in hospital in a critical condition, their lives are turned upside down. In a moment of desperation, Caz decides to take matters into her own hands and get in touch with Fletch’s estranged father, Patrick. However, unbeknown to the couple, Patrick has a new life and family. Caz, who has a vision of the ideal fatherson reunion in her mind, takes the initiative to track him down and forces Fletch along with her.

23:00 News 23:45 Prison, My Parents & Me 00:45 Going Back, Giving Back 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

07:00 My Life in Books 07:30 Junior Bake Off 09:00 Coast: The Great Guide 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Countryfile 14:25 Hi-De-Hi! 15:00 World Tour Finals Tennis 17:45 The Wonder of Animals 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Legends of stage and screen Charles Dance and Geraldine James join antiques experts Natasha Raskin and Will Axon on this road trip romp around Wiltshire 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals The chefs face the infamous Skills Test, and then with a dish of their own choosing, they must prove to Monica, Marcus and Gregg that they have the talent, flair and commitment to reach the top 22:00 The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain Gareth is on home turf as he scours the south west of England for a third regional champion to put through to his nationwide contest 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 04:05This 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 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Will Kerry be caught red-handed?

20:30 International Friendly : England v Spain Mark Pougatch presents coverage of the friendly at Wembley Stadium, as Gareth Southgate takes charge of the fourth and final game of his short stint as England manager.

Southgate stepped up from his role as Under-21s boss to take the reins of the senior team in the wake of Sam Allardyce’s shock departure after just one match, and has been seen by many as an ideal candidate for the job fulltime. No decision has yet been taken by the FA, but the former Middlesbrough defender will be keen to impress his superiors with a good performance here against the former world champions. With analysis from Ian Wright, Ryan Giggs, Lee Dixon and Aitor Karanka, commentary by Clive Tyldesley and Glenn Hoddle. Kick Off 21:00 23:15 News 00:05 International Friendly Football 01:05 Murder, She Wrote 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

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 Kitchen Nightmares 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coast vs Country 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Secret Life of The four-year-olds are back but this time they’re joined by some new faces.

The week starts off with a bang as new girl Milana clashes with alpha girl Evie-Rae. Tensions continue to rise as the girls are teamed together for a building task 22:00 Married at First Sight Four couples who only met for the first time on their wedding day have a month to live together as husband and wife. The honeymoon is over and it’s time for the strangers to come to know each other 23:35 Gogglebox 00:40 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:35 Travel Man: 48 Hours in 02:00 European Tour Poker 02:55 KOTV Boxing Weekly 03:25 Mobil 1 The Grid 03:50 Challenge Family Triathlon 04:20 Location, Location, LocationPG 05:15 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 06:10 Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 14:15Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 Film The March Sisters at Christmas 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Traffic Cops The cops contend with all manner of hazards as they crack down on drugged drivers, and a convicted drug dealer leads North Yorkshire’s Roads Policing Group on a 140-mile-anhour chase down one of the UK’s busiest motorways 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet The vets treat a horse with infected hooves, a cat struggling to give birth and an angry monitor lizard.

They also take time out to visit the Great Yorkshire Show 22:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben joins a couple who gave up successful careers as journalists in Europe for a new life as grizzly bear guides in a remote mountain valley lodge in Canada 23:00 Medical Mysteries 00:05 The Hotel Inspector Returns 01:05 Tattoo Disasters UK: What Were You Inking?

01:55 SuperCasino 04:10 House Doctor 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 Housebusters 06:10 House Doctor

DON´T MISS PRISON, MY PARENTS & ME

BBC One 23:45 caused?

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Kerry wakes up in the factory after her actions yesterday - and she’s covered in booze and chocolate.

Kerry tries her best to hide when she hears Jai and Rishi arriving at the factory, but can she really escape the mess she’s

The number of children with a mum or dad in prison is growing at an alarming rate. More than 10,000 children visit a parent in prison every week, but while their parent is on the inside, outside the children are often bullied and left feeling isolated and ostracised. In a special film for Children in Need, Prison, My Parents & Me gives voice to this group of young people, to reveal what it’s really like to lose a parent to the criminal justice system.

Meanwhile, Robert has to once again reassure Aaron that there’s nothing going on between him and Rebecca.

However, it’s clear that Aaron is right to be worried about Rebecca’s intentions when she tries to kiss Robert.

Robert stays loyal by pulling away, insisting that they should concentrate on their revenge plan.

When Diane walks in on the conversation, how much will she overhear?

Elsewhere, Megan finally asks Frank for the details of why he was in jail.

Also today, Bernice tells Jimmy that she feels like a useless mother.

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 10:40 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Wycliffe 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart Is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Lewis 00:00 Blue Murder 01:35 Inspector Morse 03:25 ITV3 Nightscreen ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 07:55 The Chase 08:45 Quincy, ME 09:50 Ironside 10:50The Professionals 11:55 The Chase 12:55 Cash Cowboys 13:55 The Car Chasers 14:25 Storage Wars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:50 Quincy, ME 16:55 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 MotoGP Championship Series 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Film Rambo: First Blood (15) 01:05 Mavericks 02:05 Fifth Gear 03:05 River Monsters

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

Masood loses his temper when Denise warns him not to make a fool of himself, but are her fears well-founded?

Meanwhile, Lee asks for an advance at work but has no luck.

Elsewhere, Kathy and Geraldine clash over the script for the Christmas show.

In Eastenders, Masood’s plan to leave isn’t popular with everyone – particularly Carmel and Denise.

07:00 Dinner Date 07:50 Ellen DeGeneres 08:35 Emmerdale 09:05 Coronation Street 10:05 Psych 10:55 Catchphrase 11:40 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 12:40 You’ve Been Framed!

13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 I’m a Celebrity Extra Camp 00:00 American Dad! 01:00 The Vampire Diaries 02:00 Two and a Half Men 02:30 Celebrity Juice

Finally, Roxy grows frustrated at Phil over his behaviour.

In Holby City, Guy operates on brain-damaged Tristan, compromised

because he knows Tristan violently attacked both Jemima and Zosia.

Will he keep his counsel to further his ambition?

Or will he do the right thing and jeopardise the opening of his much-publicised vanity project, the new Guy Self Neurosurgical Unit?

When Kim bumps into Raf at the hospital, there’s romance in the air. But when it turns out Kim has been economical with the truth and a serious medical condition is diagnosed, a stunned Raf is forced to reassess their relationship.

Post his break-up with Essie, Sacha is down in the dumps, particularly when it seems Essie is enthusiastically enjoying singleton life.

He’s encouraged by Dominic to embrace internet dating but does he risk becoming someone he’s not?

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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, 7 represents J and 12 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 Bewilderment (9) 8 Repairs (11) 9 Test (5) 10 Boat (5) 12 Proprietor (5) 14 Direction (5) 15 Estimated (11) 17 Courier (9)

Down 2 View (7) 3 Deadly (5) 4 Bright (5) 5 Possess (3) 6 Poignant (9) 7 Men of refinement (9) 11 Bravery (7) 13 Accommodation (5) 14 Time in power (5) 16 Pastry (3)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Snaps, 4 Straw, 6 Ant, 7 Spill, 8 Ounce, 10 Tap, 12 Idea, 14 Peas, 15 Ratio, 16 Rent, 18 Tale, 20 Act, 22 Doing, 23 Roman, 24 Era, 25 Gases, 26 Pedal.

Down: 2 Arise, 3 Salt, 4 Stop, 5 Range, 7 Stirred, 9 Eastern, 11 Attic, 13 Art, 14 Pot, 17 Nails, 19 Aimed, 20 Ages, 21 Trap.

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 South Staffordshire town is finely contoured (5) 4 Staff, with time, succeed (6) 9 Still be apologetic going round for money (7) 10 Stamp, as taken in part fare (5) 11 Pastimes held in the network (4) 12 Note ever so badly written using too many words (7) 13 Colour seen in Mogadishu evening sky (3) 14 Skilful Latin in Lincoln (4) 16 Done in the shape of a lump (4) 18 Play part of a rabid cat (3) 20 Not all right in a dose of medicine (7) 21 Long to be accepted by teachers (E) 24 Run more (5) 25 War returning? Conceal television series (7) 26 Petrified sacred ruins (6) 27 Enormous soldier ant (5)

Down 1 Crustacean is quiet either side of the border (6) 2 Leaves left off the roof (5) 3 Sort of affectionate (4) 5 A mother, for example, welcomes parking that’s clear (8) 6 Take off nasty scab on poor Don (7) 7 In high spirits knock a beer back with Edward (6) 8 Research delivers? No sir (5) 13 Tradition handed down from their peculiar era (8) 15 Tear bit off cleric’s cap (7) 17 Leading by lots of games in a tennis match dismays (6) 18 King George in any cross (5) 19 ‘God without end’ admitting church is fake (6) 22 Break the chain or the porcelain (5) 23 Employee’s wage packet contains stolen goods (4)

STANDARD CLUES

Down 1 Edible crustacean (6) 2 Roof overhang (5) 3 Type (4) 5 Obvious (8) 6 Run away (7) 7 Ecstatic (6) 8 Look into (5) 13 Legacy (8) 15 Catholic cleric’s headgear (7) 17 Distresses (6) 18 Annoyed (5) 19 Dishonesty (6) 22 Tableware (5) 23 Loot (4)

Across 1 Smooth (5) 4 Get by (6) 9 Income (7) 10 Italian food (5) 11 Net (4) 12 Talkative (7) 13 Shade (3) 14 Capable (4) 16 Lump (4) 18 Do something (3) 20 Segment (7) 21 Dull pain (E) 24 Additional (5) 25 Buckskin (7) 26 Frightened (6) 27 Huge (5)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Tipples, 5 Fable, 8 Meant, 9 Lookout, 10 Sentiment, 12 Ebb, 13 Regime, 14 Create, 17/22 Jet lag, 18 Hindsight, 20 Icicles, 21 Folio, 23 Exert, 24 Delight.

Down: 1 Tombs, 2 Pea, 3 Lithium, 4 Solder, 5 Front, 6 Boomerang, 7 Eatable, 11 Night-time, 13 Rejoice, 15 Restful, 16 Unused, 18 Holst, 19 Trout.

FILL IT IN Fit the words into the boxes.

3 letter words Act Add Ago All Arc Are Art Ash Bay Bin Dew Dot Dye Ear End Gin Ham

Has Ice Ill Let Lid Met Net Odd Old One Ore Per Pub Ran Row Run Sat Sea

5 letter words See Apart Set Aunts Shy Cones Sir Inner Tan Issue Toe Least Try Legal Use Lemon Yes Lorry 4 letter words Sauce Atom Sugar Bony Teeth Late 6 letter words Poor Admire Stem Desire Such Ironed Trip Leaped Yarn

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 1 Chestnut (fruit) (7) 5 Dose (of medicine) (5) 8 Scotland (7) 9 Smooth (skin, hair) (5) 10 April (5) 11 Respuestas (7) 12 Sagrado (6) 14 Jardín (6) 17 Snail (7) 19 Fishing (5) 22 Stage (phase) (5) 23 Postman (7) 24 Place (5) 25 Southeast (7)

Down 1 Cream (5) 2 To take out (5) 3 Mayor (7) 4 Spiders (6) 5 Escritorios (muebles) (5) 6 Alga (7) 7 Hijastro (7) 12 Éxito (buen resultado) (7) 13 Grosella (7) 15 To suck in (air or dust) (7) 16 Relojes (6) 18 Nail (metal) (5) 20 Tallos (de flores) (5) 21 Arriba (5)

Across 7 From the Latin for ‘plunderer’, what name is often given to a bird of prey such as an eagle, hawk, falcon or owl? (6) 8 Which city is the capital of Mali? (6) 10 According to Greek mythology, what was the name of a fire-breathing female monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail? (7) 11 By what nickname are the team that plays at home at White Hart Lane normally known? (5) 12 Vientiane is the capital of which landlocked country in southeast Asia? (4) 13 Which British pop group’s hits include Stay With Me, Cindy Incidentally and Pool Hall Richard? (5) 17 Which Belgian town in the province of West Flanders was the scene of some of the bitterest fighting of World War I? (5) 18 Which early 20th-century international movement in art, literature, music, and film, repudiated and mocked artistic and social conventions and emphasised the illogical and absurd? (4) 22 What was the married name of the Australian tennis player who, in 1970, became the second woman to win the grand slam of singles titles? (5) 23 Which violent windstorm is characterised by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud? (7) 24 On which river does the Lancashire town of Preston,

Quiz Word

stand? (6) 25 Who, according to Shakespeare, was the female ‘star-crossed’ lover? (6) Down 1 What was the name of Bram Stoker’s Transylvanian

vampire? (7) 2 What is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet? (7) 3 What name is often given to a pleasant shady place under trees or climbing plants in a garden or wood? (5) 4 What is the name of the channel separating Tasmania from the mainland of Australia? (4,3) 5 Which is the longest river of the Iberian peninsula? (5) 6 What was the surname of the English-born composer whose best known work was his orchestral suite The Planets? (5) 9 Giovanni Antonio Canal was the real name of which 17th/18th century Venetian painter? (9) 14 Which implement with a broad, flat, blunt blade is used for mixing and spreading things, especially in cooking and painting? (7) 15 Named after a Greek scholar, which tropical herbaceous plant of the daisy family, has showy orange or yellow flowers? (7) 16 What was the name of the medium-paced French dance that was popular in the 18th century? (7) 19 Which earthy pigment contains ferric oxide, typically with clay, and varies from light yellow to brown or red?

(5) 20 What was the title of Walt Disney’s 1941 cartoon film, starring an elephant that could fly? (5) 21 What was the surname of the Austrian neurologist who was the founder of psychoanalysis? (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: DEPORTES

1. Which British athlete's autobiography is entitled (A Time To Jump)?

2. The Duckworth Lewis Method Is Used To Keep The Score In Which Sport?

3. In The Game Of Darts How Much Would You Have Scored If You Achieved A "Tic Tac Toe"?

4. Which Tennis Player Won Wimbledon Twice With An 8 Year Gap Between Victories?

5. How Many Times Do Entrants Hurdle The Water Jump In The Steeplechase?

6. How many times did stirling moss win the world championship?

1. Jonathan Edwards 2. Cricket 3. Darts (180) 4. Jimmy Connors 5. 7 Times 6. Never

ANSWERS

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word solution Across:7 Au pair, 8 Panama, 10 Cortege, 11 Suede, 12 Shag, 13 Queen, 17 Robin, 18 Nave, 22 Rabat, 23 Rain Man, 24 Plains, 25 Castle.

Down: 1 J’accuse, 2 Sporran, 3 Vixen, 4 Parsley, 5 Oates, 6 Manet, 9 Pecuniary, 14 Lofting, 15 Mammoth, 16 Tenniel, 19 Crypt, 20 U-boat, 21 Wigan.

AEROBICA AQUATICO ATLETISMO BAILE BALONCESTO BALONMANO BOXEO BUCEO CICLISMO EQUITACION FUTBOL GIMNASIA

JUDO LUCHA MESA NATACION PARAPENTE PATINAJE POLO RUGBY TENIS VELA VOLEIBOL

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

1. futbol, 2. tenis, 3. natacion, 4. baile, 5. aerobica, 6. lucha, 7 .tenis de mesa, 8. gimnasia, 9. ciclismo, 10. baloncesto, 11. voleibol, 12. atletismo, 13. patinaje, 14. boxeo, 15. polo aquatico, 16. rugby, 17. vela, 18. parapente, 19. buceo, 20. balonmano,

Soduko

21. judo, 22. equitacion. a. judo, b. swimming, c. sailing, d. tennis, e. horse riding, f. football, g. rugby, h. dancing, i. handball, j. hang-gliding, k. skating, l. aerobics, m. waterpolo, n. gymnastics,

Span - Eng

o. table tennis, p. wrestling, q. basketball, r. volleyball, s. athletics, t. boxing, u. deep sea diving, v. cycling.

Quizword

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

sports QUIZ

MB I J A P R P A N B L E B B UNA X UUUCZ OV OQOC K MN L GC I D A I OB U X N CDK B OB Y T F CL T I E Y QI Y OONL OS A E UT OO L T CRNE CRJ T I F A L Y P UE L T A OE GA B K COO A A C I I QMC S N OMI P U R S S H B S S N I T L MOH U WM E R A I M B O T O T N P E O B O M N WL O D L A WP J A E T N E P A R A P MA U F I A U F T GI MN A S I A B QL C E J A NI T A P B A I L E A U N Y O E C U B J U D O V I WD

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Wednesday 16th November

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 12:45 Rip Off Food 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 21:00 Watchdog Tips on how to save hundreds on household bills and precautions that can be taken when ordering from online sites. Plus, an investigation into whether enough is being done to protect people from car fires 22:00 The Missing In Germany, the press descend on Eckhausen for a trial, when a seemingly vital piece of new evidence comes to light. Gemma receives a surprise phone call from Julien and finds a new purpose to help her break through her stupor.

Julien’s health is failing, but he is determined not to give up in the Webster case yet and, searching for a third suspect, he comes across a name that he recognises.

Later, Matthew's behaviour becomes more and more extreme, culminating in a violent altercation with lifechanging consequences for the Webster family.

23:00 News 23:45 A Question of Sport 00:15 Film 2016 00:45 Film Fifty Dead Men Walking (14) 02:35 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:40 News

07:15 My Life in Books 07:45 The Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 08:30 Junior Bake Off 09:00 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Just Good Friends 15:00 ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 17:45 The Wonder of Animals 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Ruth Madoc and Su Pollard, best known for their appearances in sitcom “Hi-De-Hi’, are antique hunting with Phil Serrell and Raj Bisram 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals The chefs face two challenges set to test their basic skill level, culinary flair and creativity, all under the unforgiving gaze of Monica, Marcus and Gregg 22:00 Black and British: A Forgotten History Historian David Olusoga explores the business of slavery and remembers the black sailors who fought for Britain at Trafalgar 23:00 Premier League Show 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 No Such Thing as the News 00:45 The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain 01:45 Saving Africa’s Elephants: Hugh and the Ivory War 02:45 Wild West: America’s Great Frontier 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 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Diane takes drastic action against the Whites 20:30 Coronation Street Eileen stumbles upon Phelan’s secret 21:00 This Time Next Year Davina McCall meets with people wanting to change the course of their life over the space of a year, first meeting a 16year-old boy who has been unable to speak for six years. She also talks to a man hoping to change his life by pledging to shed seven stones in weight, and a couple who are turning to surrogacy after struggling to conceive their second child 22:00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Ant and Dec present the celebrity survival challenge, as the famous faces continue their ordeal in the Australian jungle, struggling to complete the tough daily tasks and dreaded Bushtucker Trials 23:30 News 00:15 Murder, She Wrote 01:15 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 Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coast vs Country 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Supervet A Staffordshire Bull Terrier puppy called Rex receives treatment for a badly deformed elbow, and the team carry out a complicated procedure to realign the bones. Meanwhile, a crossbreed called Piggy with spinal problems leaves its family facing a difficult decision, and Noel devises an unorthodox cure for a stray cat with a badly fractured leg.

22:00 24 Hours in A&E Mel, 71, is rushed to St George’s after being accidentally knocked down and run over by her husband John. Mel’s blood pressure drops critically low and doctors call a ‘Code Red” putting her on standby for an emergency blood transfusion

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 16:10 Film - Crazy for Christmas 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 mammals from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara in Kenya and back again. As the rains arrive, the million strong wildebeest herd divides in two and heads west, while Ben meets rangers on a private reserve who are pioneering a strict anti-poaching regime 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors Michael is concerned about his ongoing erectile dysfunction, 8year-old Logan’s mum is worried about potential side effects from his epilepsy treatment, and Jacqueline’s high blood pressure needs to be brought under control

22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Reality series following the working lives of Britain’s High Court enforcement agents 23:00 Kids on the Edge: as they deal with people The Gender Clinic 00:05 who have fallen into debt The Secret Life of Prisons 23:00 Undercover Criminal 01:05 Music on 4 02:05 00:05 The Nightmare The Secret Life of 03:00 Neighbour Next Door Film - Silent Running (PG) 01:05 Benefits 02:00 04:30 Location, Location, SuperCasino 04:10 Body Location Freaks: Instagram Perfect

DON´T MISS

24 HOURS IN A&E

Channel 4 22:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Diane is disgusted by what she heard Robert say to Rebecca, but he’s just relieved that she didn’t hear everything. Diane’s next move is to head back to Home Farm for another argument. In her frustration, she picks up a shotgun that Lawrence has left out and aims it at Chrissie.

Defending herself, Chrissie breaks down and

A 71-year-old woman is rushed in after being knocked over by her husband’s car, and her blood pressure has dropped critically low. Four-year-old Maddi is brought in with an injured neck after falling over on a train, and doctors worry that metal plates she already had in her neck may have shifted, causing damage to her spine. Plus, 68-year-old Bonnie arrives after hitting her head on her bedside table.

tells the whole story from her point of view – admitting that she’s even scared of her own son.

Chrissie is unaware that Lachlan is recording the whole conversation.

Meanwhile, with Kerry in a wheelchair and threatening to sue, Rakesh orders Jai to settle with her rather than letting it go to court.

Jai risks annoying Kerry further by trying to tip her out of her wheelchair, but Dan intervenes and warns Kerry to do the right thing for once.

Elsewhere, Rodney becomes suspicious over Bernice’s feelings for Jimmy.

In Coronation Street, Phelan apologises to Eileen for snapping, but she’s still troubled by his secrecy. After visiting the development, Michael informs Eileen that the site is deserted. He also relays Phelan’s phone conversation and how he mentioned going to Mexico.

At the same time, challenged by Seb to prove she’s not a killjoy like Craig, Faye steals Phelan’s mobile in the café.

Later, Eileen tackles Phelan about his secret plotting. Although rattled, Phelan is lucky that Eileen catches Tim eavesdrop-

07:00 Dinner Date 07:50 Ellen DeGeneres 08:35 Emmerdale 09:05 You’ve Been Framed! 10:05 Psych 10:55 Catchphrase 11:40 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 12:40 You’ve Been Framed! 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 The Cube 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 I’m a Celeb: Epic Trials 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:30 I’m a Celebrity Extra Camp 00:30 American Dad! 01:30 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 09:55 Wild at Heart 10:55 Judge Judy 12:05 Murder, She Wrote 13:05 Wycliffe 14:10 Heartbeat 15:15 Wild at Heart 16:20 Where the Heart Is 17:20 Man About the House 17:55 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Lewis 00:00 Blue Murder 01:35 Inspector Morse 03:25 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 07:50 The Chase 08:45 Quincy, ME 09:50 Ironside 10:50 The Professionals 11:55 The Chase 12:55 Cash Cowboys 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars Texas 15:50 Quincy, ME 16:55 Ironside 18:00 Cash Cowboys 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00Car Crash Global 23:00 Film - Green Street (15) 01:15 The Big Fish Off 02:15 Cash Cowboys 03:05 The Professionals 04:00 Teleshopping

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack ping and he uses the diversion to slip away.

Michael’s mind whirs when Tim divulges that Eileen confronted Phelan earlier.

Phelan joins Eileen in The Rovers where Michael, unable to hold his tongue, accuses him of hiding something in his rucksack.

With all eyes on Phelan, what trick does he have up his sleeve to escape this conundrum?

Meanwhile, Kirk tearfully reveals that Maria’s been charged with murder.

Aidan is gutted that he’s made things worse for her by failing to dispose of the scissors.

Elsewhere, a flashy new Jaguar sweeps onto Coronation Street and parks outside Underworld.

Adam Barlow steps out, strolls into the factory office and helps himself to some whisky. Arriving back from a meeting, outraged Johnny and Aidan order him to leave, but Tracy is impressed by Adam’s car as he drives her and Peter to visit Ken. Adam, Peter and Tracy

are thwarted at the hospital when Ken’s nurse insists he still doesn’t want to see them. Patience snapping, Tracy bursts into Ken’s room followed

by Adam and Peter. They are taken aback to find a bespectacled young man reading to Ken and even more stunned when he introduces himself as Daniel, Ken’s son.

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Thursday 17th November 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 12:45 Rip Off Food 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 Lee goes to desperate measures 21:00 DIY SOS A special edition of DIY SOS for BBC Children in Need 22:00 The Apprentice The contestants are instructed to tap into one of the UK’s biggest markets, the boating and leisure industry, with the task of choosing products and selling them at the Poole Harbour Boat Show. Faced with an array of items, from snorkels to fish cushions, the entrepreneurs choose what they want for their stalls - but things get tricky when they both pick the same premium product. On the day itself, the rain comes down and it proves a hard sell pitching jet skis and speedboats to the drenched visitors 23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week 01:30 The Apprentice 02:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 02:35 News

07:15 My Life in Books 07:45 The Secret Life of the Hospital Bed 08:30 Junior Bake Off 09:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Coast 14:30 Just Good Friends 15:00 ATP World Tour Finals Tennis 17:45 The Wonder of Animals 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Top Italian cooks Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contraldo are on a road trip around East Anglia 21:00 MasterChef: The Professionals It’s the quarter final and the six best chefs from the week’s heats return to the kitchen.

The chefs begin with a new test, Monica and Marcus ask them to reinvent and re-imagine a great family favourite, Fish and Chips 22:00 Close to the Enemy Callum uses unorthodox methods in his attempts to convince Dieter to work with the British, while juggling the demands of Kathy, an officer in the War Crimes Unit, and his troubled younger brother, Victor 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Black and British: A Forgotten History 01:15 Panorama 01:45 Imagine 02:45 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 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Rebecca seizes an opportunity 20:30 Tonight Around a third of the UK population struggles to get enough sleep, and the problem is now considered a major public health concern.

Fiona Foster investigates why people are experiencing such trouble sleeping, and finds out what can be done to help 21:00 Emmerdale Will Lachlan confess everything?

21:30 Coronation Street Michael plans to topple Phelan 22:00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Ant and Dec present the latest jungle stories and announce which unlucky camper will be taking part in the next Bushtucker Trial as the celebrities face another tough day. Success in the challenge will earn the hungry contestants a decent meal for the day, but failure means they will have to manage on basic food rations 23:00 News 23:45 The Late Debate 00:15 Murder, She Wrote 01:10 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 Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coast vs Country 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Secret Life of the Zoo Florence and Nadine, two of Chester’s Grevy’s zebras, are both about to give birth but fixing a due date is almost impossible 22:00 Grand Designs Kevin, Damion and Zac look at five country homes on the long-list for the prize, including a large house camouflaged within a hill, a loving restoration of a prototype modernist retreat in Wiltshire, a Scottish home that blends an agricultural exterior with a sleek modern interior and a slice of California modernism in Cornwall 23:00 60 Days in Jail 23:55 24 Hours in A&E 01:00 Random Acts 01:30 Gogglebox 02:25 Film Mary Kom (PG) 04:25 Unreported World 04:50 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under 05:45 Deal or No Deal

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Traffic Cops 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - A Christmas Kiss 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 UK’s Strongest Man Highlights from Belfast as the UK’s strongest men, including the reigning champion Eddie Hall, come together for the first days of competition in a bid to win this year’s title. Tests include Duck Walk, Pole Push Wrestling and a Giant Log Press 21:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door A mature student suffers when the woman downstairs turns her flat into a 24/7 party house, but worse was to come when it all went quiet 22:00 Jack Taylor Misplaced passions come to the fore when a young man is found crucified.

Joined by new assistant Darragh, Jack learns that the victim’s brother had been implicated in the death of a woman, and now her family are out for revenge on a biblical scale 00:00 Medical Mysteries 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 House Doctor 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera 05:45 Housebusters

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SOAPS

In Emmerdale, with Lachlan AWOL, Lawrence sends Rebecca to look for him. She manages to track him down but urges him to do the right thing by going to the police. Appearing to take this on board, Lachlan heads to the station.

Rebecca lies to her family by insisting that she hasn’t seen Lachlan - and she

DIY SOS highlights the plight of nation’s 250,000 young carers, who look after their parents on a daily basis. Blackpool Carers Trust, which is supported by funding from Children in Need, provides limited out-ofschool respite and training activities for some of these carers - but its current centre is bursting at the seams. It has now inherited a run-down property, which is bigger but will require the renovation of a neglected building and a huge overgrown garden - and that’s where Nick and the team come in, with help from designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

hopes that her plan has worked when a police officer later turns up at Home Farm...

Meanwhile, when Frank takes Megan out for a posh meal, he’s surprised as the waiter, Bobby, recognises him. In a private moment, Bobby accuses Frank of ruining his life.

Also, Paddy risks Pierce’s wrath by giving him advice on helping Rhona to manage her pain without pills.

In the second episode, with Lachlan ready to confess, Chrissie considers coming clean herself.

When the police interview starts, it’s clear that Lachlan is ready to take responsibility for the shooting but wants to make it seem like an accident. The outcome of the interview leaves Chrissie distraught.

07:00 Dinner Date 07:50 Ellen DeGeneres 08:35 Emmerdale 09:05 Coronation Street 09:35 You’ve Been Framed!

10:05 Psych 10:55 Catchphrase 11:40 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 I’m a Celebrity Extra Camp 00:00 American Dad! 01:00 Two and a Half Men 01:55 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Man About the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:40 Where the Heart Is 09:35 Wild at Heart 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Wycliffe 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:15 Where the Heart Is 17:20 Man About the House 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Lewis 00:00 Blue Murder 01:35 Inspector Morse ITV4 07:00 The Professionals 07:55 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 21:00 Fishing Impossible 22:00 Film Ransom (15) 00:25 Car Crash Global 01:30 The Classic Car Show

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack last-ditch plan to convince Masood to stay, it leads to a huge argument between the two friends. Will they make up before Masood leaves, or are they parting on bad terms?

In Eastenders, Masood’s final day in Walford has arrived, but Denise hasn’t yet given up on her attempts to keep him around.

Meanwhile, it’s Lee’s birthday today. After a heart-toheart with Shirley, he decides to do the right thing by telling Jack that he and Whitney don’t want the flat anymore.

When Denise carries out a

In Coronation Street, Michael is furious at being outwitted by Phelan yet again and Vinny is amazed. Quietly, Vinny explains that he’s left messages but Phelan reveals

he’s mislaid his mobile.

Michael urges Sarah and Gary to visit the site and check on progress whilst Todd secretly panics. Todd warns Phelan and Vinny that the flat buyers want to visit the site, so Phelan suggests they offer an open day to buy some time.

As Michael watches on, suspecting Todd of being in league with Phelan, Eileen thanks Phelan for making her feel so happy.

Phelan feels a pang of guilt, while Michael eyeballs him with contempt.

Later, Faye is caught out

when Phelan’s mobile rings in her bag. Anna is angry to discover she’s been stealing and sends her to bed before listening to the phone’s voicemail...

Meanwhile, Ken thanks Adam for making the journey, while Daniel explains he got Peter’s messages so came to see Ken and started reading to him. At first, Tracy resents his presence, but Ken makes it clear that Daniel is family.

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Thai-style mussels with lemongrass A food-lover’s guide to cooking with lemongrass Serves four as a starter and two as a main INGREDIENTS 1kg live mussels Oil, for frying 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped 1 knob of root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 red chilli, finely chopped and deseeded 1 stick of fresh lemongrass, finely chopped 3 spring onions, trimmed and roughly chopped (keep the white and green parts separate) 2 lime leaves 1 tsp fish sauce 1 x 450g tin of coconut milk Juice of 1 lime

Medium bunch of coriander, chopped, stalks and all METHOD Clean the mussels well and pull off their beards.

Rinse well. Chuck out any broken shells or those that don’t clamp shut when you tap them.

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

When the ingredients release an aroma, add the mussels, lime leaves, fish sauce and coconut milk.

Cover the pan and cook on

a high heat.

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

When most have opened, remove from the heat, but leave the lid on for three minutes for the mussels to finish cooking. Dress the mussels with lime juice, coriander and white parts of the spring onion. Wait until slightly cool then serve. You won’t be disappointed with this amazing dish!

Venison with red wine, chocolate and raspberry vinegar sauce INGREDIENTS 1 saddle of venison For the sauce 75cl red wine (I use Côtes du Rhône) 2 medium onions, chopped Oil, for frying 250g venison trimmings (or other meat, but not lamb) 250g button mushrooms, sliced 15g dried ceps 1 sprig of thyme 2 garlic cloves, bruised 1 star anise 500ml chicken stock 1 tbsp raspberry vinegar (or steep some raspberries in red

wine vinegar overnight) 1 square of 70% chocolate Small knob of butter For the mashed potato 5 large baking potatoes 500ml double cream, or as needed 75g butter METHOD Boil the red wine in a saucepan until it has reduced by half. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, brown the onions gently in a tablespoon of oil then add the meat trimmings and cook until brown.

Add the sliced mushrooms and cook to remove the water

they will release (a pinch of salt will help). Stir in the dried ceps, thyme, garlic and star anise.

Add the reduced red wine to the mushrooms and simmer for five minutes. Remove the star anise. Stir in the stock and simmer for one hour (add a bit of water if it threatens to cook dry).

Strain the sauce through a fine sieve (twice for a clean sauce), then set back on the heat and reduce until it tastes balanced but powerful – you should have just under 300ml left. Set aside

To make the mash, preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Set the potatoes on a tray and bake for an hour and a half until tender.

Towards the end of the cooking time, rub the saddle with oil and season with salt.

Set in a roasting tray. With 10 minutes to go on the potatoes, add the venison to the oven.

When the 10 minutes are up, remove the potatoes.

Turn the oven down to 150C/Gas 2 and cook the venison until a digital temperature probe reaches 48C, about 30 minutes depending on the size (check after 25 minutes).

When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, slice in half and scoop out the flesh. Put this through a potato ricer.

Heat the double cream in a saucepan and simmer for five minutes.

Add the smooth potato to the cream and beat together (different potatoes may need

different amounts of cream, so be ready to add more if necessary). Press this mixture through a sieve then beat in the butter. Season to taste.

When the venison has reached 48C internally, remove it from the oven and leave to rest for 15 minutes.

The probe should then read about 55C – medium rare (any more and it will be dry).

Remove the fillets by running a sharp knife down the back-

bone, then following the bone horizontally to take it off in one piece. Do the same on the other side.

Divide into the number of portions you need. Warm up the sauce and add the vinegar, chocolate and butter.

Swirl to amalgamate and check for seasoning. Plate up the venison with the mash, seasonal greens if you like, and pour the sauce over the saddle to serve.

Clever sausage: Chorizo adds oomph to any dish Cooking chorizo is only semi-cured, unlike the fully cured sort, which is ready to eat much as you do salami.

This versatile dish is good alongside roast chicken or fried scallops; it’s also great just as it is, with crusty bread and a green salad. Serves six.

INGREDIENTS 500g dried butterbeans, soaked overnight in plenty of cold water and 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 tbsp olive oil 6 x 70g cooking chorizos, each cut on an angle into 0.5cm-thick slices 6 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced 15g sage leaves (about 50

leaves).

2 tbsp lemon juice, to serve Drain the soaking butterbeans and put them in a large saucepan filled with fresh cold water. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat to medium-low, cover and leave to simmer, skimming regularly, for 30 minutes to an hour (cooking times can vary greatly: to check the beans are done, squash one between two fingers; if it succumbs to the pressure, it’s ready).

Drain the beans over a large bowl, to save the liquid, then tip into the bowl of a food processor. Add 150ml of the cooking liquid (you can then discard the rest), three-quarters of a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of black pepper.

Set aside: you don’t need to blitz it yet.

On a medium-high heat, warm the olive oil in a large frying pan, then fry the chorizo slices for five minutes, stirring a few times. Add the garlic, fry for a minute, then stir in the sage and cook for a minute or two, until the sage is crisp and the garlic and chorizo have browned a bit. Tip everything into a bowl and set aside.

Spoon three tablespoons of the cooking oil from the bottom of the bowl into the bean mix, then blitz the beans to a puree. Divide the beans between six plates and spoon on the chorizo, garlic, sage and a teaspoon of oil per portion. Finish with a squeeze of lemon and serve.

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Dessert Carrot cake Ingredients

Serves: 12 250g self-raising flour, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 400g caster sugar, 350ml vegetable oil, 4 eggs, 350g grated carrots, 120g chopped walnuts, Cream cheese icing, 225g cream cheese, 110g margarine, softened, 450g icing sugar, 120g chopped walnuts, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Method Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease two 23cm round cake tins.

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon and sugar. Add the oil and eggs, mix until blended, then stir in the carrots and nuts.

Divide the cake mixture evenly between the two prepared tins.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. A skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean. Cool cakes on wire racks before removing from tins.

To make the icing: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese, add the sugar and cream well. Stir in the nuts and vanilla. Use to fill and ice the cooled cake layers.

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Friday 11th November 2016

Mordacious & pertish: how many of these food words do you know?

Quick and easy tasty tomato soup

Top Tip

Highlights from the Taste Dictionary Alliaceous Pronounced: al-ee-ey-shuh s Meaning: with a strong taste of onion or garlic Examples: houmous; aoili, onion soup; leeks; spring onions; roasted garlic; chives Barnyardy Pronounced: bahrn-yahrdi Meaning: characteristic of a barnyard especially in aroma Examples: blue cheese; goat's cheese; cider; beer; mutton

Cinnamonic Pronounced: sin-uh-mon-ik Meaning: imbued with the warm, softly spiced flavour of cinnamon Examples: apple pie; mulled wine; pilau rice; custard tart Claggy Pronounced: klagi Meaning: clotted and sticky in texture Examples: peanut butter; houmous; malt loaf Douce Pronounced: doos Meaning: sweet and soft Examples: sorbet; marshmallows; chocolate mousse; dulce de leche; pavlova

Hogo Pronounced: h-oh-g-oh Meaning: highly flavoured or seasoned (from the French haut gout) Examples: Bearnaise sauce; stock cube; venison sausages; game; dripping Medulline Pronounced: med-oo-lin Meaning: relating to the soft pulp or pith of a fruit Examples: oranges; persimmon; lemons; limes Pertish Pronounced: purt-ish Meaning: with a brisk taste Examples: tomatoes; tarte au citron; natural yoghurt.

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2 onions, peeled and Method chopped 1 carrot, peeled and Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the diced finely 1 clove garlic, peeled onions, carrot and celery and garlic. Cover and crushed 1 stick celery, finely and cook gently for 10 minutes until soft. chopped Add the sugar, salt, 2 tbsp olive oil 450g/1lb fresh ripe pepper and tomatoes.

Stir and cook for anothtomatoes, halved 1 litre/1ž pints veg- er 5 minutes.

Add the stock, bring to etable stock the boil and simmer for 1 tsp sugar salt and freshly ground 10 minutes. Liquidise until smooth. If using black pepper handful fresh basil, the basil, stir in at the end. shredded (optional)

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Friday 11th November 2016

Roast chicken thighs with roast quince There’s more to autumn fruit than apples and pears: give quince a chance

The fruit caramelises while roasting, which adds sweetness and contrast to this nutty, chewy salad with its crispy, sticky chicken bits. Serves six.

8 free-range chicken thighs Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 90ml extra-virgin olive oil Zest of 1 lemon 1 large bunch fresh oregano (or thyme), leaves picked 8 large garlic cloves, unpeeled 2 medium quince (about 400g), peeled, quartered and cored 200g pearl barley, rinsed in cold water 400g tinned chickpeas (I

use the Napolina brand) 1 handful fresh chives, finely chopped ½ clove garlic, peeled and crushed 20ml white-wine vinegar 30ml buttermilk (or natural yoghurt) 1 tbsp sumac 100g rocket, washed and dried.

Heat the oven to 200C/390F/gas mark 6. Put the chicken thighs in a roasting tin into which they fit relatively snugly, rub with generous amounts of salt and pepper and a tablespoon of olive oil. Grate over the lemon zest, scatter with half the oregano and

tuck the garlic cloves here and there.

Cut the quince quarters in half, to make slender wedges, and put these in a separate roasting tin.

Season generously, then toss with two tablespoons of oil, a few tablespoons of water and the rest of the oregano. Roast the chicken and quince in the same oven for 45 minutes, until the chicken skin is crisp and the quince is caramelised and tender (quince cooking times vary: if they need longer, pop them back in and let the chicken rest in a warm spot).

Meanwhile, cook the

pearl barley in lots of salted, boiling water for 30-35 minutes, until tender, adding the drained and rinsed chickpeas for the last five minutes. Drain the barley and chickpeas, tip back into the pan, season and toss with the remaining oil, and the chives, crushed garlic, vinegar, buttermilk and sumac; the barley, especially, will absorb the flavours as it cools.

To serve, toss the rocket through the warm salad and put on a large platter. Top with the pieces of chicken and quince, drizzle over the cooking juices and take to the table.

Food & Drink

Pumpkin maple bundt cake recipe

Serves 8-10 1 large butternut squash or sweet pumpkin (about 500g), halved, seeds scraped, baked cut-side down, cooled 200g vegetable or mild olive oil 100g caster sugar 100g maple syrup 100g light brown sugar 4 eggs 100g ginger, peeled and finely grated 280g fine/white spelt flour ½ tsp salt 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 2 tsp cinnamon A grating of nutmeg For the icing 250g cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla 200g icing sugar 1 tbsp maple syrup 1 Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.

Thoroughly grease the inside of a 20-23cm bundt cake tin, then lightly dust with spelt flour and tap out any excess. Set aside.

2 Scrape the cooked and cooled squash from the skin and blitz in a food processor until smooth. Transfer the puree to a large bowl.

Add the oil, sugars,

syrup and eggs, then whisk well to combine.

Add the grated ginger and whisk again.

3 In a separate bowl, add the remaining ingredients and whisk together. Add the dry to the wet and mix just until incorporated.

Scrape into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top.

4 Bake for 50-60 minutes. The cake is done when a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean and the cake springs back to the touch. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before running a paring knife along the edge of the bundt pan to release the cake. Put a plate on top and invert the whole thing to release the cake on to the plate. Allow to cool for another 20 minutes before icing, when it should still be a little warm.

5 Whisk the icing ingredients together and spread over the top of the cake, allowing it melt slightly and drip down the sides. Keeps well in a sealed container in a cool spot or in the fridge for up to a week.

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Upcoming Events

Record Of The Week!

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

14/11/2016 March for Diabetes Torrevieja.

VOYAGER Hotel

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17/11/2016 Paul Simon - Bilbao The American singer performs at the Bizkaia Arena in Bilboa.

Halfway

Halfway Hotel is the Record of the Week this week, by the Newbury based heavy-rock band, Voyager.

In the late seventies, the song had a lot of coverage on Radio 1, despite the group never having been heard of before, or since for that matter. Halfway Hotel had a very American feel to it and, very much like Styx and their hit Babe, was seen as something very different.

Despite all the airplay in 1979, it only made it to number 33 in the UK Top 40, and was their only commercial success. The group produced three albums and though tracks were played on the radio, they never broke through and called it quits in 1982, though they came together again in 2006 to record another album, which (surprise, surprise), went virtually unnoticed.

If you would like to choose your own Record of the Week, perhaps you have a song that brings back happy memories or says thank you to someone special or is just a great tune that you love to hear, send us the details to studio@tko.fm and include the name of the track and artist, and what it means to you and next week it could be your special song played every day on TKO 91.9 & 90.8fm.

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17-20/11/2016 Torrevieja Tapas The ever popular Tapas Route in Torrevieja 18/11/2016 - 20/11/2016 Firauto – Car Show Firauto car show at the IFA Exhibition Centre near to Alicante-Elche airport.

THE ARCHITECTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE OF THE SERRA DE MARIOLA RANGE

The most iconic spot in the Serra de Mariola is Cava Gran, in Agres, an old snow well dating back to the 18th century that has become the main tourist attraction in the area. The time-lapse starts here, delighting us with the spectacular (and often unknown) architectural and environmental heritage tucked into the natural parks of Serra de Mariola and Font Roja, as well as in neighboring towns, particularly, Alcoi and Bocairent.

Alicante’s inland area contains a wide array of treasures. One of them is the ice business symbolized by the different cellars or snow wells that unfold one after the other in time-lapse fashion and that were used to store snow in the form of ice to sell once the winter was over. The video shows the immensity of the Cava Gran, or “great cellar”, with its six supporting arches, depth of more than 11 metres and diameter upwards of 15 metres, in addition to the

dome made of rock that covers the Cava de l’Habitaciò (Room Cellar), which has remained largely intact.

Next is the city of Alcoi, orographically set at the foot of the Serra de Mariola and Font Roja Natural Park. The rapid succession of images symbolizes the intense mercantile and commercial activity of a dynamic city interconnected by a series of stunning bridges.

From there, the camera is drawn to the other main

attraction: Font Roja, one of the best-preserved locations in the Region of Valencia. The time-lapse depicts the seductive charm of a setting of immense botanical value set alongside ashrine that oversees the spectacular landscape. The video ends at Covetes dels Moros and the bell tower of Asunción de Bocairent church. Carved in the rock, Covetes dels Moros is considered one of the most beautiful spots in the Region of Valencia.

Two weeks of comedy in Xirivella The Valencia town of Xirivella has opened its doors to boundlesslaughter and comedy in the 23rd edition of the International Clowns Festival, which is taking place until November 20. The performances will be held in different venues in the town and even in the street. Declared a Festival of Tourist Interest in the Province, it’s an event that you won’t want to miss.

The municipality will become a meeting point for clowns from all over the world. As every year, an enthusiastic audience will surrender to the ability of these clowns to overwhelm them with laughter, tenderness, sensitivity and joy. Workshops, courses, conferences, photo exhibitions and book presentations will accompany the clowns’ performances, transforming the entire town into a colorful world of laughter.

18/11/2016 Ruth Lorenzo - Madrid At the Joy Eslava in Madrid.

18/11/2016 - 20/11/2016 Medieval Market – MONOVAR Medieval Market in MONOVAR. 19/11/2016 Zona Zero Zombie Rojales Zombie have taken over the streets, only a few will survive.

22&23/11/2016 Justin Bieber Barcelona The young American singer performs.

24/11/2016 The Cure - Bilbao The British group performs at the Bizkaia Arena in Bilboa.

24-27/11/2016 Torrevieja Tapas The ever popular Tapas Route in Torrevieja 26/11/2016 The Queen Symphony - Torrevieja

Dates Dec 6 Constitution Day Dec 7 Torrevieja Fiesta Dec 8 Immaculate Conception Dec 21 Solstice

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A Spanish Dream

In size and style, the towns of Torrevieja in the southern Costa Blanca and Calpe in the northern Costa Blanca are similar. Both towns originally grew up around the salt industry, however, unlike Torrevieja, Calpe’s lakes are no longer productive. Both towns are now developed way beyond their original boundaries, both have developed as tourist destinations, and both have large expat populations from the northern European countries.

I already knew Calpe well, but Torrevieja was new to me.

Calpe has much taller buildings and backs the mountains, while Torrevieja has more urbanisations and backs onto the salt lakes and the Vega Baja – a large, flat, fertile agricultural plain, a vegetable basket for the Alicante region.

At the heart of the Costa

Blanca, within the region of Valencia and the province of Alicante lies an ancient fishing village called Calpe (Calp in Valencian). The town is a first-class tourist resort and home to many foreigners who have bought property both in the town and in the surrounding hills.

Calpe occupies quite a unique location. It is easily accessed via the AP7 motorway and the N332 that runs from Valencia to Alicante.

The coastal town is dominated by the towering rock of Ifach, which reaches to an impressive 332m and is now a nature reserve. The summit of the rock is reached by means of a tunnel through the rock. On a clear day you can see the island of Ibiza.

Calpe has a wonderful mixture of old Valencian culture and modern tourism, perfectly harmonised and providing an ideal base from

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which to explore the local area and beaches.

When it comes to sightseeing in Calpe, the ancient town centre next to the Moorish quarter is the best place to start. The old walls next to the church known as Iglesia Vieja are well worth seeing. This church is the only remaining example of Mudejar-Gothic architecture within Valencia.

Meanwhile, buying a property in Torrevieja’s an investment, as the city shows no signs of a dip in popularity. Whether you’re looking to purchase a basic apartment or luxury villa, there will always be more of a push rather than pull factor here.

Torrevieja has a fantastic climate 365 days which you can enjoy on one of its many beaches. It’s an affordable sort of place with a vibrant expat community.

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Health

Friday 11th November 2016

More than 250,000 UK babies born through IVF The success rate for IVF has risen from 14% in 1991 to 26.5% in 2014

The 250,000th IVF baby was born in February last year, according to figures released by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).

The British Fertility Society welcomed the milestone, saying it was great news for patients and their families. The figures show a sharp rise in the number of IVF and other assisted-

reproduction treatments over the 25 years since the HFEA was established.

In 1991, 6,146 women received 6,609 IVF treatments, resulting in 1,226 live births. By 2013, this had

risen to 52,288 women receiving 67,708 cycles of IVF, from which 15,283 babies were born.

The success rate for IVF has risen from 14% in 1991 to 26.5% in 2014, according

to the figures, released during national fertility awareness week.

“When the HFEA was set up in 1991 we could never have imagined that over 250,000 babies would be born just 25 years later through assisted reproduction,” said the HFEA’s chair, Sally Cheshire. “These babies are among the 5 million [IVF-produced children] born worldwide and I am delighted that so many people have been able to have their much-longed-for family.”

Prof Adam Balen, chairman of the British Fertility Society, said: “Over the years IVF success rates have improved and more people have access to treatment. However, as a society we are still extremely concerned about some CCGs [clinical commissioning groups] limiting access to treatment and going against the current National Institute for Health and Care

Excellence guidance.”

Susan Seenan, chief executive of leading patient charity Infertility Network UK, said: “It is heart-warming and reassuring to hear … that a quarter of a million IVF babies have now been born in the UK. However, it is important to remember that IVF cannot help everyone.

“Our recent UK survey shows that if you do need IVF you must face a series of emotional, social and financial hurdles. These include often having to pay crippling amounts of money for your own medical treatment, not receiving appropriate medical information from your GP, a lack of affordable, accessible counselling and emotional support, a paucity of workplace support and the deterioration of core relationships.

Far more needs to be done to help individuals through the far-reaching devastation that fertility issues wreak.”

Deadlock over Alzheimer's treatment may be drawing to a close The Merck trial may be preliminary, in the clinical sense, but it represents an entire career’s work for some of the scientists involved. “We’re 16 years into the program,” said Matt Kennedy, the neuroscience director at Merck who led the research. “It’s a good example of how long it takes.”

“The first challenge scientists faced was creating a compound that would get through the blood-brain barrier, without also causing toxic side-effects or damaging healthy structures in the brain. Simply optimising the structure of the compound to do this took a decade, “Kennedy said.

The latest results appear to show that the scientists

got this bit right - the drug appeared to have few sideeffects and it substantially lowered levels of toxic amyloid compounds.

The real question, which the next phase of the trial should answer, is whether the formation of plaques are a root cause of the disease or simply a visible symptom.

Previous drugs aimed at clearing abnormal tangles of proteins from the brain have not been successful, and some argue that by the time the plaques are present, irreparable brain damage may have already occurred.

It is possible that previous drugs based on the socalled amyloid hypothesis, were given to patients whose disease was too far

advanced for them to benefit. Merck hopes that its drug, which acts at an earlier stage in the disease process by shutting down the production of the misshapen proteins rather than clearing them once they appear, will fare better.

There is no guarantee that the drug will ultimately make it to market, but in a field that has seen such scant progress, the fact that a major clinical trial is underway is welcome news.

Professor John Hardy, a neuroscientist at University College London and pioneer in the study of Alzheimer’s disease, said: “Conveying some excitement isn’t the wrong thing to do in this case.”

MedB Health Dr M. Mannu

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Friday 11th November 2016

Hot Flushes and Night Sweats

You may never experience hot flushes and night sweats going through the

menopause, but most women do. A hot flush is a feeling of intense heat that

spreads through the body lasting from a few minutes to a few hours. Some other symptoms may also occur including vaginal dryness, mood swings, fatigue, headache, weight gain and palpitations. Hot flushes that occur at night can severely disrupt sleep and reduce quality of life. If menopause is not managed properly, studies show that it can last up to 7 years on average. From clinical studies, we also know that women who experience hot flushes before the end of their periods can suffer for longer.

Hot flushes are caused by a decrease in the levels of oestrogen (female hormones) in the body.

Oestrogens have an effect on

the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates appetite, sleep, sex and body temperature.

During menopause, the ovaries gradually reduce the amount of oestrogens they produce, however, other glands in the body, such as the adrenal gland will produce more oestrogen such as the adrenal glands and fat cells. But to do so, these glands will need essential nutrients including amino acids, vitamins and minerals. And so a nutritious diet will go a long way in helping with the problems of menopause.

Foods that contain phytoestrogens - plant oestrogens are helpful and such foods include flaxseed, seaweeds, celery and parsley. Soy and

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The rest of the Cut & Co team includes Annette, their beauty therapist, who provides luxury manicures and pedicures, shellac nails and rejuvenating facials. Lizzy Maxton is available for permanent make-up, advanced micro-blading and non-surgical face lifts using an advanced form of micro-dermabrasion.

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soy-based products will also alleviate hot flushes.

However, soy can have serious side effects, especially commercially available soy that may not be properly processed to remove harmful toxins.

Depression is known to worsen hot flushes and treating it will help alleviate the symptoms.

Although HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) can be effective for treating hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms, it also comes with serious problems such as increasing the risk of suffering from breast cancer, strokes and blood clots. HRT should only be considered by women suffering from such severe

symptoms that it affects their quality of life.

Herbs that are known to reduce hot flushes include black cohosh, sage and red clover. Red clover contains similar compounds as soy (isoflavones) that help reduce menopausal symptoms.

Black cohosh contains phytoestrogens - plant-based oestrogens, that mimic the effects of oestrogen in the body and so help reduce hot flushes.

There are reports that controlled breathing for about 15 minutes daily is also very helpful. Controlled breathing involves inhaling and exhaling to the count of five.

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Friday 11th November 2016

Passat takes charge as VW's hybrid GTE pushes the right buttons The hybrid powered by a 1.4-litre petrol engine that produces 154bhp and an electric motor that chips in with another 61bhp to make a total of 215bhp

Here’s a first: an interesting Volkswagen Passat.

Nothing actually wrong with the Passat – it’s well-made, practical and relatively affordable. Just a bit dull, that’s all.

This Passat estate GTE is a bit different. It’s enough power to justify the GT bit of the car’s name.

If you jump in the Passat GTE and hit the go button, it’ll

automatically drive off in pure electric mode if the battery has sufficient charge.

With a full charge and in perfect conditions, i.e. it’s not raining/dark/cold or a combination of all three, the GTE will run for up to 31 miles on electric power alone.

If it’s short on power, the petrol engine will automatically switch on and seamlessly

start powering the car’s front wheels through the specially developed six-speed double clutch automatic gearbox.

I’d guessed that Volkswagen would have used its clever active cylinder deactivation engine in which a couple of cylinders are shut down when the engine isn’t under load, but no – a conventional 1.4-litre petrol turbo is under

Renault Scenic fights back for the MPV Bizarrely, the Scenic won’t be available with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functions until early next year

It was a big deal when the idea first hit the roads in the Eighties.

The MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle, but I always thought Many People Vehicle was better) ticked the boxes – a big family car that could carry lots of kids and plenty of stuff too.

Nowadays, it’s easy to think it’s been all but kicked into touch by the modern SUV and Crossover.

But not quite. Contrary to popular belief, the MPV is having a bit of a revival in Europe – and the new Renault Scenic is a high point of that comeback in more ways than one.

People seem to have remembered MPVs can be a really good family car without looking like a big offroader when the most dramatic off-roading they’ll ever

do is park with two wheels on a grass verge.

We drove the Scenic Signature Nav with a 1.2litre TCe 130bhp petrol engine. This is the top-of-the -range model and the engine is only available with a manual gearbox.

If you want an auto, you have to go for the 110bhp or 160bhp diesel or the Hybrid Assist version.

So how good is it as a family car? The ride quality on those 20-inch wheels could be better, but I don’t think it’s due to their size because the tyres have generous tall sidewalls. It’s probably more to do with suspension settings. We drove the car on smooth French roads, so it may be worse on awful UK surfaces.

The dashboard is dominated by a portrait format

touchscreen through which you can do the usual connectivity tasks. Bizarrely, the Scenic won’t be available with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functions until early next year.

Our test Scenic will cost around £24,500 and the seven-seat Grand Scenic will carry a price premium of about £1,500.

I’ll be surprised if the extremely good-looking Scenic doesn’t see quite a few drivers abandoning their SUVs for a traditional MPV. The Facts Renault Scenic Signature Nav TCe 130 Five-door MPV Price around: 28,000€ (est) Engine: 1.2-litre four-cylinder, 130bhp 0-62mph: 11.4sec Fuel consumption: 48.7mpg 27,000€

the bonnet. It has been developed for this car and has polymer-coated bearings and uses harder material for the piston rings to allow for the fact that some owners will mostly use their GTE in electric mode and the petrol engine will be lying dormant for long periods.

If you like gadgets and a bit of hi-tech, you’ll love this car.

Electric power makes a lot of sense in towns, but once you’re on the open road you can conserve energy by going into the infotainment system or by pressing a button marked GTE on the centre console.

This selects hybrid mode that joins up electrical and internal combustion forces to give you the full 215bhp.

Or you can go one step further and select the full GTE mode which stiffens the suspension, sharpens the throttle response and remaps the gearbox so that it holds in each gear for longer.

It feels remarkably swift and on paper does 0-62mph in 7.6sec and has a top speed of 140mph (or 81mph in electric mode).

How to Remotely Start a Car with an iPhone App

Starting a car remotely with an iPhone may seem like the technology of the future, but it's already available. Car owners who have Viper remote start systems installed can add a module called SmartStart to enable remote car starting via an iPhone app.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED Viper remote starter system Computer with Internet access (for downloads) STEP 1 Purchase and install the Viper SmartStart module in your Viper remote starter system. The module can be purchased at retailers such as Best Buy and Pacific

Stereo (see Resources).

Follow the included instructions to install the module into your car. If you're not comfortable doing the installation, a shop that handles car audio will usually agree to install the module for you - for a price.

STEP 2 Sign up for an account at the My SmartStart website (see Resources). A subscription is required to use the My SmartStart service, along with the iPhone app. As of the date of publication, the subscription is priced at $49.99 per year.

STEP 3 Open the App Store on your iPhone. Find and down-

load the Viper SmartStart app. When the installation is complete, launch the app.

STEP 4 Tap the "SmartStart" button in the centre of the app to start your car remotely.

TIPS & WARNINGS You will need to have a mobile phone plan with your Iphone in order to use the remote start. The signal goes over the mobile network.

REFERENCES & RESOURCES Viper: SmartStart FAQ Viper: SmartStart Features Viper: My SmartStart Pacific Stereo: Viper SmartStart Module Best Buy: Viper SmartStart Module.

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Friday 11th November 2016

Mercedes gives us a taste of the good life E-Class estate remains best of the breed

IF you were to have one car for the rest of your life, what would it be? I have my answer and it’s been the same for decades.

It’s the Mercedes-Benz EClass estate. Relaxing to drive, built so well that it will last a lifetime and extremely practical.

I’ve owned one myself (one of the legendary 1990 W124 models) and have regretted selling it, even though I don’t need such a big car now.

Mercedes launched a new version of the E-Class saloon earlier this year and, since one in three E-

Classes sold in Europe are estates, it hasn’t hung about building this car.

So is it still a car for life or has Mercedes botched the job? We’re testing an E220d in the AMG Line. That’s the top spec, while the SE is the more modest trim choice.

Engines offered at the moment (before the thermonuclear AMG versions arrive, see below) are 2.0litre diesels: this one with 194bhp, the E200d with 150bhp and the E350d with 258bhp.

The on-the-road price for our car is £40,430 without options. Big money, but

Mercedes does highly competitive leasing deals with surprisingly low monthly payments.

We recently tested the new Volvo V90 estate and noted that it had a very unVolvo sloping tailgate. It’s as if Mercedes’ designers saw this car coming and decided to give their usually boxy estate a similar bit of swoopy style. This is fine as long as luggage capacity and practicality isn’t lost in the sexing-up process.

Thankfully, the reverse has happened here – and the new E-Class estate has more load capacity than the

model it replaces.

That said, the curvier tail might make loading large pieces of furniture slightly more awkward.

Seats down you have 1,820 litres of space to play with. All versions have selflevelling rear suspension, seats that fold at the press of a button and an optional electric tailgate that can be opened by a waggled foot under the bumper.

We car critics do perform a useful function after all. I and many others criticised this engine when we tried it in the new E-Class saloon earlier this year. Despite its

high-tech innards, it was noisy and gruff. The engineers have taken note and recalibrated the engine management with noticeable results. The engine is now as quiet as it should have been in the first place and works brilliantly with the

nine-speed automatic transmission.

Acceleration to 62mph from rest is 7.7sec, but a combined fuel consumption of 61.4mpg is more relevant. You’ll easily average over 50mpg in the real world.

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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: Steve was receiving a message when using ADVICE: Michael wanted information about using Google Chrome.

Internet Explorer rather than Edge and how to copy a USB stick.

Q A

Hi, I am receiving the following message on my laptop…

"This computer will soon stop receiving Google Chrome updates because Windows XP & Vista will no longer be supported".

This message is across the top of the screen on each new log in. Can you help? Steve.

Hi Steve, ok this relates to people using Windows XP or Windows Vista together with Google Chrome. Eessentially support for these operating systems will end soon, if you want to continue to use your old operating system then you should consider moving to another browser (like Firefox) that will continue to support your operating system. Alternatively, consider upgrading or replacing your computer with a more up-to-date-one.

ADVICE: Malcolm received a number of suspicious emails purporting to be from Google.

Q A

Richard, I have had a number of e-mails that come to my, junk box, which I try and see if they are ok when I view them in Message Source. Most of them, well in the DOZENS by now, I have blocked. I have attached a copy of my latest, which I have viewed, but I haven’t clicked on the link yet! Do you think it is ok. Thanks. Malcolm.

Yep, looks dodgy to me Malcolm. To be certain I would need to see the link itself, but the fact is that the email address sending you the “warning” is not from Google although it purports to be from them, so you have very good grounds for suspicion, well done.

Q

Hi Richard, I have a couple of questions for you if I may ask, I think you posted an article relating to be able to use Internet Explorer 11 in windows 10. As opposed to the edge, but I can’t find it in a search. Did I imagine this? If not can you give me a link to it. I have loads of favourites in 11, and so would like to access it.

The other question is about backing up backup.

Can I make a backup of a memory stick onto another memory stick? I used to back up floppies in my windows 95 by using certain commands, but don't know if it can be done that easily in Windows 7/10, without having to copy each individual file from the computer to each stick. Thanks for your help, Michael.

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Friday 11th November 2016

The Big San Javier Race

Training Switch

Don Dominates Alejandro Cases and Victoria María Muñoz won last Sunday’s men’s and women’s races in the San Javier Half Marathon. Five Hundred competitors took part in the event,

with Alejandro Cases logging a time of 1:14:53 in his race, whilst Victoria María Muñoz clocked the course in 1:36:24 in what were windy conditions for the athletes.

Rugby Roundup

It was almost first come, first served for the latest Sailing Association Mar Menor (SAMM) autumn race day! So many members of the Balaton Group arrived to take part, which meant that two of the founder members had to stand down so that three new members could experience racing for the first time in the group’s three-day boats. They were joined by four Shoestring Group dinghies

and one independent boat.

The morning race was delayed by lack of wind, but when it got going, the conditions suited Don Clark in his Hartley (pictured), with the race having been reduced to three laps, and he took the second race as well, with a stronger breeze hitting the area.

For more information about SAMM, see their web site at www.sailingmarmenor.com.

June was marred by the death of 24-year-old local Moto2 rider Luis Salom after he crashed in free practice.

Spain currently has four races on the calendar with the MotorLand Aragon track and Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit, which hosts this weekend's seasonender, both also signed up until 2021.

Jerez also remains on the 2017 calendar.

ITV Orihuela Vega Baja (in yellow and black) had an easy 42-5 home victory last weekend in the FERRMUR cup against the combined San Javier Squalos/Totana side, known as Squatot.

The Squalos women’s side ran out comfortable winners over the Torrevieja Tigers, in the Ladies FERRMUR cup, and go to

Murcia this weekend to play CUDER, whilst the Torrevieja Tigers entertain Lorca.

This Sunday’s under-18 cadetes league matches match up ITV Orihuela Vega Baja with Lorca, whilst the Torrevieja Tigers play at San Javier sports centre against Cartagena with a 10.30 am kick-off.

(landlord of Guardamar’s Shamrock Bar) was presented with a winning Ireland international sevens shirt that he won in the recent Cobras raffle draw in Rojales in aid of the DEBRA Butterfly Children’s charity.

For more details about the Cobras, call Dutch on 692 767 242.

Local Finale

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP‘s Valentino Rossi (pictured) and Jorge Lorenzo head home this weekend to wrap up the 2016 MotoGP World Championship season at the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana.

Valentino Rossi enters Spain

Circuit Extension

Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya will host a round of the MotoGP World Championship until at least 2021 after agreeing a fiveyear contract extension, promoters Dorna said on Wednesday. The circuit has been on the calendar since 1992 and is a home race for Spain's triple world champions Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo.

This year's grand prix in

Costa Cobras RFC have a new training venue and schedule to help fit in with the players’ work commitments.

The club now have their twiceweekly sessions at the Dolores sports ground on a Monday and Wednesday between 8.30 pm and 10.00 pm. Meanwhile, a very happy Ireland rugby fan, Walter

intent on fighting for a podium spot, as he focuses on the fight for the Manufacturer‘s and Team‘s Title to finish the season on a high. Lorenzo’s determined to keep the pressure on to finish third place in the championship for his final race for Yamaha.

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Friday 11th November 2016

Thor Hammers It Home Thorbjorn Olesen rallied to claim the Turkish Open title by three shots on Sunday - after briefly seeing his seven-stroke overnight lead reduced to just one.

England's David Horsey had six birdies in his opening 12 holes to put pressure on Olesen

but the Dane responded with three birdies in four holes to card a threeunder 69 and win on 20 under par. Horsey and China's Li Haotong both shot 65 to finish second on 17 under.

Masters champion Danny Willett failed to take top spot in the Race

to Dubai. The Englishman needed to finish fifth to move ahead of Open winner Henrik Stenson but was joint-68th after a disappointing final round of 75, as his form seems to have totally disappeared (more below).

It was Horsey who had seemed the most likely to

upset Olesen, holing five birdies to reach the turn in 29, while the Dane three-putted the ninth to card just his fourth bogey of the week.

But Olesen responded with birdies at the 12th, 14th and 15th and although he bogeyed the 16th, pars on the final two holes saw him claim victory. He built his win on the back of course record

62 in the second round after missing the cut in eight of his 10 previous events.

He said: "The last three or four months have been poor and I didn't feel comfortable at the end, but I got over the line. I knew they had cut the lead to a couple of shots and it puts pressure on you. The last four holes were really difficult."

“I knew it was not going to be easy,” Olesen said. “It means a lot. It’s been a bad spell for me. I played well at the start of the season and felt like I had a good chance to make the Ryder Cup team.

In the summer I just got into a bad spell and played badly in the big events. To do this feels great.”

The Woes Of Willett

Danny Willett’s Turkish experience was far from delightful as he finished some 22 shots behind Thorbjorn Olesen, with only seven players – including three Turkish amateurs – finishing below him on the leaderboard.

It meant the US Masters champion has got plenty to ponder, and in the midst of some swing changes with coach Pete Cowen, he admitted that he’s seriously struggling at the moment.

Having led the money list and looking a certainty for the Harry Vardon Trophy for the last six months, he has been passed by Stenson and seems to have no recourse.

And his Turkish tournament finish did nothing to help his

mood.

“I’m not enjoying my golf at the moment,” Willett said. “It just comes and goes, couple of good days and couple of bad days. To be honest I don’t really want to be out there playing golf. It couldn’t happen at a worse time.

Things are just not going our way, nothing feels that great.”

In his 14 events since triumphing at Augusta National back in April, Willett has managed just two top tens – third at the BMW PGA Championship and runner-up at the Italian Open – and disappointed on his Ryder Cup debut at Hazeltine, failing to score in his three matches.

Willett had also contemplated skipping this week’s Nedbank Golf Challenge in

South Africa to try and iron out the problems with his game and also took to Twitter after his final round 75 in Antalya to say golf was ‘kicking him in the nuts’ at present.

Willett has been backed by the likes of Sergio García, who has messaged him to say “it happens to us all”. Pity is the last thing Willett needs – with that precious Augusta Green Jacket hanging in the wardrobe!

Still, it is easy to understand his frustration at the manner in which his dream year featuring his Green Jacket glory has tailed off. In the last two weeks he has first finished 75th in a 78man field and now in a tie for 68th in a 78-man field.

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Light At Tunnel's End

Easy For Monte SPORTING ORIHUELA 0 CD MONTESINOS 4

CD TORREVIEJA 1 SILLA CF 0 A seventh-minute strike from Hugo Salamanca gave Torry a second straight victory, and three wins out of their last four to move them up to third from bottom in the Tercera division table, and importantly, close the gap to just two points to lift themselves out of the relegation area.

Torry were without twogoal-Segorbe-hero Pastor , who suffered an injury in training midweek, but he is likely to be fit for Sunday's clash at Torre Levante, who are one of a clutch of teams on 12 points, just ahead of Torrevieja. Though Pastor is likely to return, there's a doubt over Torry goalscorer,

Hugo Salamanca, who had to limp off with an injury, and Juanmi has left the club to play for 2B side CD Tudelano.

Sunday's only goal came when a fine move ended with Lewis Allen passing to Hugo Salamanca in the box. The burly striker had to make space for himself by edging left of centre, seemingly losing his chance. But he then deftly chipped the ball diagonally into the far corner of the net for an exquisite goal.

Torry should have put the match to bed in the second half with at least three golden opportunities missed.

Matheus had another

storming game, working tirelessly for the team, but when one on one with Lucas in the Silla goal, he missed the target - not by much, but he should have buried it. Then Booker intercepted a pass and drove hard on goal as defenders chased him for all they were worth. As he reached the box, instead of blasting it into the net, he tried to pick out Lewis on his left, sending the player deep to the touchline and wasting the chance.

Lewis then worked hard to break free and bear down on goal from the right-hand side. With Matheus alone in the box it would have been

Paying The Penalty UD RAYO IBENSE 1 CD ALMORADI 1

Almoradi were left kicking themselves on their Saturday journey home as they failed to beat a side that were reduced to eight men, and who got an injury-time penalty to take a share of the spoils. It was a pretty boring encounter on a wet pitch that offered little in the shape of entertainment for the people that turned out to watch it.

The visitors, who could not play new signing Alexis Egea due to injury, came closest to opening their account through Fran Ortiz in the ninth minute, but his shot went over the bar.

Almoradi dominated the second half, with two Ibense

players soon dismissed for second yellow cards.

They took the lead through Del Cueto with 18 minutes remaining, and with another Ibense player double-yellowcarded, the rest of the game offered little as it seemed to be meandering somewhat inevitably towards an Almoradi win. Then in injury time, one of the Almoradi defenders upended an Ibense man in the penalty box, with Javo coming up to get an undeserved equaliser from the spot, leaving the visitors spitting mad that they had thrown away two points.

They will have to wait another

week or so to get that result out of their system, as they have a blank weekend coming up, ahead of a tough match at promotion-chasing Novelda.

Elsewhere in the Valencian regional third division, Crevillente lost two-nil at Ontinyent, and they entertain Castellon this weekend.

Orihuela did a big favour for CD Torrevieja by thrashing relegation-rivals, Segorbe, five-nil, and next they entertain high-flying Olimpic, whilst Elche Ilicitano drew nil-nil at struggling Muro, and they're at home this weekend to Alzira.

Windy Outcome CD THADER 1 UD PETRELENSE 1 A goal four minutes from time at a windy Rojales ground stopped Thader from getting a win to put them back on track after losing the previous weekend at La Nucia. The breezy conditions made things difficult for both sides, but Quino put the home side ahead in the 37th

minute.

Petrelense gave a good account of themselves in the second half, creating more chances, and there was a certain inevitability when substitute IĂąesta struck in the 86th minute for the equaliser.

In fact, the visitors looked more likely to score, though

Thader had a great opportunity right at the end to seal up all three points, but the sides had to settle for a draw.

Thader are fifth in the Preferente Group Four table, nine points behind leaders Villajoyosa, and are away to second-bottom Altea this weekend.

easy to slip him the ball and let the winger tap it home.

Lewis, with the ball on his favoured left foot, chose to try his luck, grazing the far upright as the ball went wide. Torry almost rued those missed chances as Buba was called upon to make a superb reflex save to concede a corner in the dying minutes. The Torry keeper earnt his corn during the second half, constantly frustrating a positive Silla side, and now the team have a trip to Torre Levante to look forward to on Sunday knowing that victory could take them out of the relegation zone for the first time this season.

Montesinos picked up only their second ever victory at Sporting Orihuela, as the side are now looking a totally different proposition to the unit that started the season.

Monte were without striker Vaz who was serving a onematch ban for being redcarded against Atletico Orihuela, but his colleagues delivered the goods last Sunday.

A scrappy first half saw the ball more up in the air than on the ground, but the defence looked solid with the return of favourite Manu, and Dani secure in goal. The second half brought a massive change in the pattern of the game, especially after manager Carlos Perez had brought on striker Carlos Lorente. It was Carlos who

broke the deadlock shortly after coming on, and then he set up a second goal for Aure, who later netted again to put the visitors 0-3 ahead to get the Monte fans on their feet.

Monte had further chances to increase their lead – Alfredo hit the bar, Fran smashed a shot against the post and Macan, who was again superb and all over the place, also missing a couple.

But then, right on full time, Carlos Lorente capped off a magical second-half performance and scored his second of the game as the referee blew for full time, with Monte four goals to the good.

Monte were in action against Callosa last night, which The Courier will report on in next week's edition.

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Bale's Brace REAL MADRID 3 LEGANES 0

Friday 11th November 2016

Barca's Big Win SEVILLA 1 BARCELONA 2

Gareth Bale celebrated his new contract by scoring twice to keep Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a comfortable win over Leganes at the Bernabeu on Sunday. Reeling from a chaotic midweek draw at Legia Warsaw in the Champions League, Real got off to a slow start against their neighbours Leganés but Bale put them in charge in the 38th minute. The Welsh international raced on to a through ball from Isco that split the visiting defence and rounded goalkeeper Jon Serantes to tuck the ball inside the near post from a tight angle.

Bale then cashed in on poor defending from a free-kick to hit the second on the stroke of half-time, just beating Serantes to the loose ball from close range. Real’s Spain striker Álvaro Morata, standing in for the injured Karim Benzema, rounded off the win in the 76th minute, as they now have a blank weekend courtesy of the international break.

On The Dotted Line

Luis Suarez ensured Barcelona did not lose any more ground on La Liga leaders Real Madrid by striking a second-half winner against Sevilla. The Uruguayan converted in the 61st minute from Lionel Messi's pass for his 95th goal in 112 Barcelona games. Vitolo had given Sevilla the lead when he slotted home in the 15th minute before Messi equalised from 18 yards.

Luis Enrique's side created numerous chances after the break as they started to open up their opponent's defence.

Sevilla keeper Sergio Rico made two good saves to keep his side in the game. He kept out a stinging effort from Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic and then tipped over a shot from Messi, who had received the ball from Suarez's sublime backheel volley.

Suarez also produced another brilliant piece of skill when he rounded keeper Rico and then rolled the ball across the six-yard area. The ball eluded Messi, who had failed to read his team-mate's intentions. Sevilla were overawed in the second half but did go close when former Blackburn player Steven Nzonzi headed narrowly wide of Marc-Andre ter Stegen's left-hand upright.

Barcelona now have 25 points from 11 games, just two behind Real, with Sevilla back on 21 points, as La Liga takes a break this weekend.

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Elche Fight Back NUMANCIA 2 ELCHE 2

Elche lived on the edge at Numancia in Sunday's Segunda Division encounter, where the Ilicitanos were rocked back within a matter of minutes by a side that has struggled all season. The visitors were two-nil down within 10 minutes with both strikes coming from Pablo Valcárce. Inbetween those goals, Edu Albácar saw a great chance saved by keeper Munir, but it was Numancia that dominated the first half with a string of chances, which saw Elche grateful to go in at the interval trailing by just a couple of goals.

Like Elche in the first half opening minutes, it was Numancia's turn to fall asleep, as Nino pulled one back almost straightaway, and then in the 55th minute, Munir flapped at a cross from a free kick, allowing José Angel to pick up the pieces and to level the score.

A penalty for Numancia three minutes later was taken by Julio Alvarez, who aimed it straight at Elche keeper Juan Carlos, with the Ilicitanos then looking the more dangerous for the rest of the match, with Dorca having the best chance with 15 minutes remaining. Elche entertain Valladolid tomorrow lunchtime (Saturday) with a 1.00 pm kick-off.

A Perfect Day

In The Dock Cristiano Ronaldo signed his new five-year contract at Real Madrid on Monday and said it will not be his last as he signalled his intent to finish his record-breaking career with the club.

The three-time World Player of the Year signed the new deal, which will keep him at the Bernabeu until he is 36, on Monday at an event alongside club president Florentino Perez.

31-year-old Ronaldo is Real's all-time leading scorer with more than 370 goals and has won eight trophies including the Champions League twice, La Liga and the FIFA Club World Cup during his seven years at the club.

"It is a very important day," Ronaldo said. "I have said many times that I carry this club in my heart and it is part of me and a very special time in my life, I'm going to be here for another five years, it is not going to be my last contract, let it be known, but it is very special.

"I'm at the best club in the world... Everyone knows what my thoughts are, I want to continue being the best, I want to wear this shirt with pride. I'm sure I'm going to contribute the same over the next five years as I have in my time here, scoring goals and winning titles."

"I'm very happy. It is a dream come true to extend my contract here at the club. All I want to do is continue rewriting history here at this club.

No one knows what the future holds, of course I would like to end my career at this club, this is my penultimate contract, I want to be here for many years to come."

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was full of praise for the striker: - "Ronaldo has become an icon for this club, the symbol of the best club in the history of football," Perez commented. "There is no doubt that there will be a 'before Ronaldo' and an 'after Ronaldo' for Real Madrid."

Ronaldo is just the latest Madrid player to have his contract extended past 2020. The club recently reached new deals with Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Lucas Vazquez.

Barcelona forward Neymar, his parents and two of the club's executives should stand trial for alleged corruption, Spain's High Court said on Monday as it wrapped up a fraud investigation into the Brazil international's transfer to the Catalan team.

The case stems from a complaint by a Brazilian investment group, DIS, which owned part of Neymar's transfer rights and which alleges it received less money than it was entitled to.

Investigating magistrate Jose de la Mata, from the High Court, said in a written ruling that the prosecution had 10 days to decide to go ahead or withdraw their claim - a formality that normally precedes the launch of a trial process.

Cristiano Ronaldo won the Marca newspaper’s Alfredo di Stefano award for the best player in La Liga for the 2015-16 season as he collected the trophy on the day he penned his new five-year deal at Real Madrid.

'The 2015-16 season was filled with many emotions with the Champions League and the European Championship,' Ronaldo told the audience upon being presented the award at the Florida Retiro in Madrid.

Ronaldo's Madrid team-mate Alvaro Morata was also honoured by Marca. He was named the best player for the Spanish national team in 2015-16. Luis Suarez, the only man to outscore Ronaldo in La Liga in 2015-16, was awarded the Pichichi trophy for his effort of 40 goals, which propelled Barcelona to league glory.

Elsewhere, there were two awards for Atletico Madrid after they finished as runners-up in the Champions League and third in La Liga in the last campaign. Boss Diego Simeone received the Miguel Munoz Coach of the Year prize, while goalkeeper Jan Oblak took the Zamora trophy for conceding the lowest number of goals.

Osasuna Switch Joaquin Caparros has been appointed as the new head coach of La Liga side Osasuna with a contract that will keep him at the club until June 2018.

Osasuna sacked Enrique Martin on Tuesday after the coach led the club to just one win from their opening 11 league games, which left them sitting second from bottom in the table.

61-year-old Caparros

has coached a long list of clubs, including Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao, and left his last job with Granada in Jan. 2015 and will open his Osasuna career against fellow strugglers Leganes on Nov. 21.

Elsewhere, an influential group of Real Betis supporters have vowed to boycott all home games until Gus Poyet loses his job as the club's manager. The Betis board have been holding talks

about Poyet's future after his side lost four of their past five games.

Betis president Angel Haro said: "The board is studying the matter and working on the situation. The fans can relax."

The fans group Gol Sur 1907 have issued an ultimatum: "Either Poyet goes or we do". Poyet signed a two-year contract with Betis in May, and are fourteenth in La Liga division with 11 points after 11 games.

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World Cup Showdowns

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Schadenfreude

Fifa World Cup Qualifying Friday 11 November

Whilst a lot of understandable focus is on the clash of the old enemies tonight (see back page), this is an important weekend for both Wales and the Republic who are in the same Group D. Still dining out (and why not) on Euro 2016, where they reached the semi-finals, Wales play Serbia in Cardiff this Saturday evening. Chris Coleman’s lads are currently third in Group D on five points with Serbia joint top with seven, so a Welsh win would be terrific. In that group, the Republic of Ireland are in joint top place equal with Serbia, but have a tough trip to Austria, who are one place and one point behind Wales.

There’s no doubt that Northern Ireland are in the toughest qualifying group. Heading Group C is Germany on maximum points, but Michael O’Neil’s boys are third and play second-placed Azerbaijan tonight in Belfast. The minnows in the six-strong group are San Marino, but below Northern Ireland in fourth and fifth are Norway and the Czech Republic, both formidable opposition, so an Irish win tonight would be an excellent result.

Civil War (Continued From Back Page) Scotland manager Gordon Strachan has openly admitted he expects to be sacked any time after recent poor results, and perhaps he will be if England win as widely expected. But as we all know, football is a funny game and anything can happen (see Leicester City last year).

National pride and anti-English fervour will drive the proud Scots forward, although English footballers should be able to withstand any onslaught considering the high-pressure cauldron that is the Premier League: English players meet high-class opposition every week from every footballing nation. Interim England manager Gareth Southgate has made a steady start, but a defeat by suffering Scotland would be a huge setback in his quest for the job permanently, following the catastrophe and embarrassment of Sam Allardyce’s brief tenure.

Summary: England should win comfortably – now where have I heard that before?

Baraja’s Back

Ex-Elche manager, Rubén Baraja, has taken charge of Segunda Division side Rayo Vallecano, who are currently 16th in the table, just a point behind his former club.

Baraja quit Elche over the summer, after the departure of the club’s sporting director, Ramon Planes, who now holds the same position at Rayo Vallecano.

Baraja has signed a deal with Rayo that puts him in charge until the end of the season. His first match in charge will see his side take on UCAM Murcia this weekend.

I’m suffering from Schadenfreude - if you don’t know what it is, I’ll tell you in a minute. But the good news is that it’s not contagious, and I don’t intend to pass it on… Well, actually I do, I’m sharing it here to spread the word – literally - so people can read it, and maybe they’ll realise they are similar sufferers. Here’s a clue: ‘Always be nice to people on the way up – because you might meet them again on the way down’.

Back to Schadenfreude: it involves football, which is dear to my heart. My problem is that a certain football manager, a hugely successful one, as well gets right up my nose with his arrogant attitude, and has done for a number of years.

He is not English, nor British, and that may, of course contribute to my issues with him. He is not a polite man, takes no prisoners and is used to huge successes in his career – on the way up, you might say. Of course, to be a top football manager in a tough, crazy business you have to be ruthless.

As a lifelong Nottingham Forest fan, my hero is the late, legendary Brian Clough - and he was definitely not admired by a lot of people in his lifetime. Did he care? Not a jot, and it doesn’t seem to have done Cloughie much harm in the long run, now over 10 years after his death. But this one, my nemesis is very much alive and ‘kicking’ today – and still regularly getting up my nose.

The man has managed top football clubs in his native Portugal, England, Italy and Spain. But there are definite signs of late that the master may at last have reached his peak and is perhaps slowly beginning to descend from his own amazing heights. The man is of course, Jose Mourinho, who is currently the manager of the mighty Manchester United, one of the world’s best-known clubs with a proud pedigree of football success, especially in the nineties, the noughties and the first half of the teenies. A fiercely proud Scot, one ‘Sir’ Alex Ferguson took United to the peaks for 28 years, but has now departed and left mere mortals to carry on in his wake. Two have tried and failed so far before the self-called ‘Special One’ arrived at Old Trafford in the recent close season. A huge wodge of money has been quickly given away, Mourinho-style from United’s coffers into the hands of certain football mercenaries to secure their services. Indeed, one particular agent earned £20 million himself in one incredible deal. Obscene? True, but that’s football today.

But still… armed with half a new side plus the cream of what was left and inherited, Jose Mourinho and United have not started the new season well: eleven games, five wins, three draws and three losses. Lately United have pulled back up to sixth, but more importantly a huge eight points behind their bitterest and most-loathed rivals Liverpool, now riding high again – at last - under their new, highly-popular German manager Jurgen Klopp. That fact alone hurts anyone connected with Manchester United, Liverpool have been so inferior to United for years and to be so far behind with nearly a third of the season gone is worrying. United are still in the Europa League and the rather unfashionable EFL Cup – both of which are not ideal in fixture congestion and keeping key players fit for the Holy Grail that is the Premier League.

Mourinho was sacked this time last year from his supposedly-beloved spiritual home Chelsea, the second time that has happened to him. For me, the damage was done the first time round at Chelsea where he created a ‘siege mentality’ around the Blues; ‘everyone hates us’ seemed to be his aggressive challenge. Well, I for one didn’t originally, but began to, and that carried into the second coming of the Special One. After huge initial success again, last season’s poor player performance on the field was linked by Mourinho’s sullen arrogance and blaming of everyone else standing off the field, as the Portuguese’s world fell amazingly apart before the disbelieving and fascinated eyes of the football world.

Now, suddenly it is hugely amazing – no, make that amusing - to see the Blues new manager, Italian Antonio Conte galvanising virtually the same Chelsea side into new heights (second place currently) - and looking great in the process. So now, despite the haunting horrors of Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho has been given one more huge opportunity at Old Trafford, with everything he needs to succeed. But the jury, the eyes of the football world headed by the terrifying English press is well and truly out.

Oh sorry, I forgot to explain… Schadenfreude – it means ‘taking pleasure in others misfortunes’ – and that sums up my position on Jose Mourinho nicely.

20.45 France v Sweden 20.45 Czech Rep v Norway 20:45 Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan 20:45 San Marino v Germany 18:00 Armenia v Montenegro 20:45 Denmark v Kazakhstan 20:45 Romania v Poland 20:45 England v Scotland 20:45 Malta v Slovenia 20:45 Slovakia v Lithuania

Saturday 12 November 18:00 Austria v R. of Ireland 18:00 Georgia v Moldova 20:45 Wales v Serbia 20:45 Albania v Israel 20:45 Liechtenstein v Italy 20:45 Spain v Macedonia 18:00 Croatia v Iceland 18:00 Turkey v Kosovo 20:45 Ukraine v Finland

Sunday 13 November 18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 20:45 18:00 20:45 20:45

Bulgaria v Belarus Luxembourg v Netherlands Hungary v Andorra Switzerland v Faroe Islands Portugal v Latvia Cyprus v Gibraltar Belgium v Estonia Greece v Bos-Herze

Sky Bet League One Saturday 12 November 13:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

Swindon v Charlton Bradford v Rochdale Bury v Southend Coventry v Scunthorpe Gillingham v Northampton Millwall v Bristol Rovers MK Dons v Walsall Oldham v Wimbledon Port Vale v Fleetwood Shrewsbury v Oxford Utd

Sky Bet League Two Saturday 12 November 14:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00

Newport v Carlisle Blackpool v Notts County Colchester v Leyton Orient Crawley v Cambridge Crewe v Plymouth Exeter v Doncaster Grimsby v Barnet Hartlepool v Cheltenham Luton v Accrington Portsmouth v Mansfield Stevenage v Yeovil Wycombe v Morecambe

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GRAHAM’S BACK

CIVIL WAR!

England prop James Graham will return for the crucial Four Nations Rugby League match against Australia at the London Stadium on Sunday (3.00 pm kick-off).

Graham missed Saturday's 38-12 win over Scotland with a knee injury.

But coach Wayne Bennett said: "He'll be playing. He'll be right to go. It's important to have him back. He brings a lot. He'll be good for us."

England need to beat Australia on Sunday to stand a chance of reaching the final on 20 November although points difference could come into play. That will depend on the score between New Zealand and Scotland this Friday evening.

Meanwhile, Bennett said he would make changes to his squad - with St George stand-off Gareth Widdop in contention for a return.

Vs Batten down the hatches! Gird your loins, all Englishmen! Why? Cos the Scots are coming - today!

Tonight at Wembley, writes JOHN MCGREGOR, England play Scotland in their joint World Cup Qualifying Group F. England top the group with seven points from their three matches, but Scotland are fourth in the six-strong group with four points. After this weekend there will be six more games, including England travelling to Hampden Park for the return in 2017.

The bald facts of the fixture hide an enormous amount of national pride and passion echoing both sides of the border.

Traditionally all true Scots support anyone who is playing England, although the reverse isn’t really true. To the Scots, victory tonight would be everything, a huge high point in a tumultuous year that has featured Brexit and Donald Trump.

Way back when England won the World Cup in 1966, Scotland beat the ‘Auld Enemy’ 3 – 2 the following year and thus proclaimed themselves World Champions as a result!

England and Scotland have met 113 times previously, but these days the two countries rarely play each other. This is probably a legacy from 1977 when Scottish fans, aka ‘The Tartan Army’ invaded the Wembley pitch, digging it up for souvenirs and ripping down the goalposts at England’s sacred shrine after winning 2 – 1 there. Tonight the countries meet for the first time in a competitive match since their two-legged Euro 2000 play-off in November 1999. The match is a 90,000 sell-out with Scotland expected to be backed by around 10,000 passionate fans thirsting for English blood.

These days football-wise neither country is in particularly good shape. After Euro 2016, England were a laughing stock after pathetic performances, like losing abjectly to Iceland, But it has to be said that the Scots, unlike the Welsh and Irish weren’t even in France having failed to qualify in a tournament of 24 European countries. Continued Page 47.

TENNIS FEAST World number one Andy Murray will open his ATP World Tour Finals campaign against Marin Cilic this Monday evening. The Briton hopes to win the season-ending event for the first time and end 2016 at the top of the rankings, having replaced Novak Djokovic this week.

Murray will take on Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Cilic in the round-robin stage at London's O2 Arena. Five-time champion Djokovic will face Milos Raonic, Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem in the other group. Djokovic will play Austria's Thiem in the opening singles match this Sunday afternoon.

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SPRINGBOK TEST Wasps centre Elliot Daly and Northampton flanker Tom Wood will start for England in Saturday's Test match against South Africa at Twickenham (kick-off 3.30 pm) Head coach Eddie Jones confirmed yesterday that Daly, 24, will make his first international start, replacing Bath's Jonathan Joseph at outside centre.

Wood, 30, will line up at open-side flanker for his first England appearance in more than a year. Debutants Kyle Sinckler, Nathan Hughes and Ben Te'o are named on the bench. Jonny May returns on the wing, while second row Courtney Lawes wins his 50th cap.

Daly, who has won five caps as a replacement, will form a

new midfield partnership with Saracens' Owen Farrell.

"We've picked a matchday 23 with a blend of experience and youth," said Jones.

The Australian is without injured back-row contenders James Haskell, Maro Itoje, Jack Clifford, Sam Jones and Mike Williams, while winger Anthony Watson has a broken jaw.

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