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Edition 334

Friday 11th August 2017

AT A STANDSTILL

pain’s Public Works Ministry has stopped Torrevieja council from putting up signs on the N-332 highway calling for the road to be upgraded to a dualcarriageway, as development plans continue to be stalled, and major delays on the road continue to cause frustration for motorists. Torrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolón said last month that the authority was seeking permssion from Madrid for six signs to be erected on the road which would tell long-suffering drivers why the problems were happening. Dolón revealed this week that the idea had been blocked, but he still plans to put up signs around the municipality, as well as announcing that an internet petition had been launched to lobby the Madrid govern-

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ment over the delayed project. The mayor said that the council were still waiting for a reply from Public Works Minister Íñigo de la Serna over what is going happen to the N-332 in Torrevieja. "The indifference with which the minister is dealing with this matter is damaging the image and interest of the

city”, added Dolón. “It’s a barrier to our economic, tourist and social development”. The mayor revealed that he wants de la Serna to come to Torrevieja to “personally check out the negative impact that the stalled project is having on the city”. The whole issue of the

dual carriageway has now become a war of words between Madrid and the Valencian regional government, with the administrations saying that the plans for the project and environmental modifications are each others responsibility, with Torrevieja council caught in the middle.

KEEPING IT LEGAL

uardia Civil checkpoints are being stepped this weekend in the latest of a set of special operations to keep the roads of Alicante Province and the Murcia region safe during the summer peak season. As of today (Friday August 11th) through to Tuesday, there will be extra vigilance taken against drink drivers and motorists who have taken drugs. The campaign is motivated by the increased number of parties that are held over the next few days during the holiday season, as well as this Tuesday being a nation-

al Bank Holiday, which in effect creates a long weekend for many people.

The Guardia’s summer campaign will continue with a special push against

speeding motorists from Monday August 21st, prior to the end ‘return’ operation.

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Three Ukrainian men, all aged in their forties, who stole high-end cars in Spain, as well as in Italy and the Ukraine, have been arrested in the Alicante area. The robbers were detained by the Guardia Civil in El Campello, after a resident spotted them acting suspiciously in a car park, as they were eyeing up a Toyota Rav car, and had eventually opened it. Officers discovered a wide

range of electronic equipment in their possession including magnetic keys to get into cars. 30 pieces of gear would cover different manufacturers with Guardia officers seizing a 60 thousand euro BMW, with the men also said to be responsible for stealing a one-yearold Lexus hybrid car. The gang would stay in apartments in Spain and other countries pretending to be tourists.

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power. In Torrevieja, two young Algerians (pictured), said to be aged under 18, and wearing wet clothes covered in sand, handed themselves in to the local police on Monday morning. One of them told officers in French that they came from Algeria, and had made the perilous journey in a small three metre motorised boat which had landed at Cala Ferris.

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DEADLINES

Asociaciones de Orihuela Costa (FAOC) that said the Orihuela draft budget was inadequate for the needs of the Orihuela Costa. Mayor Bascuñana said that he would take note of the concerns of the residents adding that a promised multicultural centre would be built for 50 thousand euro; the longawaited project to finish off the Emergency Centre at

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Hot And Bothered Around 200 people protested outside Orihuela's Playa Flamenca Town Hall building last Friday calling for better services for the Orihuela Costa, and then gave the mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, a rough ride. The demonstration was organised by the Movimiento Ciudadano La Zenia representing local businesses and residents, and inside the hall later, the protestors were addressed by Bascuñana, who was involved with some angry exchanges with his audience. Movimiento president Félix Arenas told the meeting that the Orihuela Costa needed a 20 percent budget rise to deal with the lack of maintenance for roads, parks, and beaches. His comments were in line with a statement issued by La Federación de

Travel expenses and allowances of Torrevieja councillors and key council officers are to be published on the municipal website. Torrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolón made the announcement on the back of recent criticism that there

was not enough transparency from the authority. Dolón immediately started publishing details of payments made to him, which he then donated to charity, rather than keeping, when he took office in the summer of 2015.

Three men, aged in their twenties, have been arrested in connection with the murder of a San Pedro del Pinatar woman at her home in March. The 71-year-old victim was found dead in her home on Calle Alcalde José María Henarejos, with the Guardia Civil discovering that she had also been robbed. Operation Carrousel was launched to track down the

assailants, with arrests being carried out in the local area, and also one man

already having been detained in Madrid at the start of the month.

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Elche’s Big Nit

The Night of the Dawn, or as often described in the Valencian language as Nit de l’Alba, will be once again lighting up Elche’s skies this Sunday. The annual spectacular, celebrating the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (a national red day holiday on Tuesday), dates back to the

Middle Ages, where families used to make offerings to the Virgin by way of a rocket launched for each of their respective children. That tradition has now turned into the setting off of hundreds of palm-formed fireworks that are launched in a coordinated fashion from different points of the

city, as well as people setting off their own individual fireworks. Electricity in the Elche city centre area will be cut just before midnight, with three thousand rockets set to be launched from the bell tower of the Santa Maria Basilica at the stroke of twelve.

Water And More

Formentera del Segura is to see three million euro spent on improving the municipality’s drinking water supply, with water company Hidraqua seeing its franchise for the area extended to 10 years, in a move similar to that announced

recently by neighbouring Rojales. The work in the Vega Baja town will be conducted in several phases to deal with water losses and supply cuts due to old pipes in the town as well as in Los Palacios.

An additional fire hydrants are to be erected, and a number of streets will see pavements extended and improved as pictured in an impression of what Calle Federico García Lorca will look like after the work is completed.

Rummage Plea

Unhappy Locals Residents in part of San Miguel de Salinas say that some public land resembles like a jungle, as they’ve slammed the council for not doing enough cleaning and maintenance work. People living in the Blue Lagoon and El Galán area of the municipality have told the Diario de la Vega website that road cleaning is barely happening whilst they’ve cited land off Calle Sevilla for special criticism over they claim is neglect. Other comments include the fact that pavements are full of weeds and that road sweepers are seldom seen in areas like Calle Pozoblanco.

Safe And Sound Torrevieja’s lifeguards responded to over eleven hundred incidents last month, including 56 water rescues, according to figures provided by Torrevieja council. Beaches councillor Javier Manzanares said that July saw 406 people treated for a variety of different injuries at the lifeguard huts; 360 for jellyfish stings; 46 for insect stings; and 22 for sunburn, whilst there were 35 cases of lost children. In the coastal area of the Murcia region, the annual Plan Copla covering 74 beaches has seen lifeguards involved in nearly 24 thousand incidents right across the Costa Calida over the first two months of the high season. Meanwhile a Portuguese family who ignored warning signs on Guardamar’s Playa

Opposition socialists on Orihuela council want plans to fine people rummaging through waste bins to be scrapped. The controversial new ordanances were unveiled

last month, which could see a 750 euro penalty levied on somebody in poverty looking for food. PSOE councillor María García says that it is all about survival, and that

rules like those introduced in Barcelona should be followed, where so long as rubbish is not spread outside the bins, then no offence has been committed.

Non Stopper

Centro on Monday morning were rescued by Cruz Roja lifeguards. Two adults and

two children were trapped in a high current, with four lifeguards coming to their aid.

A Guardia Civil officer had to be taken to hospital after a motorcyclist knocked him over at a Murcia region checkpoint on Sunday morning. The incident happened at the Las Cumbres service station on the A-30, with the officer carrying out routine stops to check alcohol and drug levels. The biker, who was travelling with a female pillion rider, hit the Guardia officer after failing to stop at around 7.20 am. The agent suffered only minor injuries but was taken to the Virgen de la

Arrixaca hospital in Murcia

City as a precaution.

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Tipsy Driver

Passengers on a coach heading from Madrid to the Murcia region called in the Guardia Civil when they suspected their driver of being intoxicated. The coach belonging to the Alsa company was travelling to Murcia City, La Manga, and Mazarrón, with passengers noticing towards the start of the journey that the vehicle was veering all over the place on the

motorway. Several travellers got in touch with Alsa, as well as the Guardia, and they persuaded the driver to get off the motorway, and he turned onto an industrial estate in Villarejo de Salvanés some 45 kilometres south of Madrid. In boiling hot temperatures of around 40 degrees, and without any refreshments including water, they had to wait hours for Alsa to send a

replacement driver, whilst the Guardia Civil carted off the original man behind the wheel, after a breath test proved to be positive. A number of the passengers told the La Verdad newspaper that Alsa did not believe their complaints that the driver was drunk and are considering legal action for compensation against the company.

Porn Swoop A British teacher has been arrested in Valladolid in central Spain on suspicion of distributing child pornography over the Internet, after an Interpol tip-off. The suspect, from Manchester, was held in an international operation that originated in Canada. The National Police said the man had secretly filmed his students and shared images, 'with clear sexual connotations' over the Internet with other paedophiles. Canadian authorities discovered a Spanish-based email

address used to distribute

the obscene images.

Camp Concerns

Crook Caught

A Sunday afternoon car chase through the streets of Benidorm’s Rincón de Loix area saw a violent robber try to escape from local police officers, who fired shots at his car to stop him getting away. He was eventually

arrested at around two o’clock, having hit a patrol car and rammed two police bikes, with the officers thrown into the air. The man, who had a catalogue of previous charges against him, had stolen the vehicle he was

using from a depot in Altea in a violent theft, and had then committed a robbery in the Rincón de Loix area, which then saw the Benidorm police operation kick in. No further details of the man including his nationality were made public.

Killer Fall A 26-year-old British tourist, Callum Marriot, died after falling through the skylight of a 13-storey building in Ibiza on Sunday morning. Callum was staying in the Tanit apartment and condo building in the San Antonio resort, and his body was found at 4.15 am. He had apparently lost the keys to his apartment and had been trying to get in via a patio window. He had been due to fly back home with five friends later in the day, one of whom had to identify Callum’s body.

Around a hundred residents at La Manga’s Camping Villas Caravaning site held a protest on Sunday over the lack of maintenance of the site. They say the new owner of the complex, Capfun, who own sites across Europe, have neglected cleaning and safety work in recent

months, as well as the fact that unauthorised vehicles are coming onto the site amongst concerns over security. Protest leader Juan Gómez said that people who stay at the facility were not going to see it run down. On the other hand, site manager María del Mar Martínez said

that it was baffling as to why a protest had staged. “We only had a meeting with the residents last week,” del Mar Martinez commented. “We hired a crew to do some garden work on the back of that, and services and security are working well”.

No Worries Plans for several high-rise buildings in Punta Prima, which would be at least ten storeys high, have been given the green light by Torrevieja council's governing board. The planning process was paused in June due to concerns over the impact to an important historical Civil War bomb shelter. Councillor Fanny Serrano said that a survey showed that there would no problems caused to the shelter, and that the planning process for the ten thousand square

metre site would now be put

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Safe Cycling

The Valencian Government has produced a plan to improve safety for cyclists across the region in a year which has seen eight of them lose their lives in accidents. The plan presented by

regional President Ximo Puig (pictured) includes a major road safety advertising campaign as part of preventative measures to cut down on the number of incidents. Long term goals include better signing and more

cycle lanes, but how far all of this will go to cut down deaths is hard to quantify, as this year's fatal accidents have mainly involved drivers at the weekend who were either intoxicated or had taken drugs.

Over And Out

An archivist has been fired some seven months after it first emerged that the Valencia Provincial Council employee had not been to work for a decade, since the first day he was taken on. As reported by The Courier back in February, Carles Recio joined the authority in 2006

in the archiving research department, but has never had a desk, computer or any known function. His annual salary was around 50 thousand euro. The archive manager MarĂa JosĂŠ Gil, has also been hit with disciplinary action, although as yet no firm decision has been made about her fate.

She is said to have known about and agreed to Recio's 10-year absence, but it appears she will not be fired. Recio is currently signed off sick, but given that his decade of not going to work is not thought to relate to illness, his present situation did not prevent his dismissal.

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Holiday Hang Up

Less than than 35 percent of Spaniards "switch off' from work when they are on holiday, according to separate studies carried out by recruitment agencies Adecco and Randstad. The figures in effect suggest that two-thirds of the country is still somehow "working" whilst on holiday. The inability to "switch-off" hits all ages, and both men and women, though the

worst offenders are said to be males aged under 25 who actually seem to be concerned about their breaks being too long. A third study, by researchers Grant Thornton, claims that 60 percent of Spaniards who own companies or are self-employed are unable to switch off whilst on holiday, whilst 30 percent don't see anything wrong with that.

No Blackmail

Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to make Gibraltar an issue in the Brexit talks, that is according to foreign minister, Alfonso Dastis. In a newspaper interview, Dastis said he didn't want to "jeopardise" the deal by demanding that Gibraltar change its status -- a stance that Britain would likely never accept".

"I won't make an agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom conditional on recovering sovereignty over Gibraltar," he said. He added that Spain's proposal of joint sovereignty over the Rock, which would see people in Gibraltar get Spanish nationality on top of the British one, still stood.

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Busy Centre

Kitten Concerns

Two pony stallions –one skeletal and near starving, the other with severe back wounds – are now recovering at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. With the arrival of the two ponies, the Rojales-based sanctuary has now assisted police with three rescues in the past month alone after a young donkey was also rescued in midJuly. Co-founders Sue and Rod Weeding are concerned about the escalating costs of caring for the 107 rescued equines now in their care, but couldn’t say no when contacted on July 27th by El Refugio del Burrito donkey rescue centre, which does not take ponies. “He was tied to a tree in Lorca, almost two hours south of us here at Rojales, and abandoned without any food or water,” Sue said. “We were told this poor pony would simply be left on the street if we did not take him. How could we ignore such a terrible case of suffering?”

AGM Time The Quesada Ladies Club will be holding their Annual General Meeting at the Cooper’s Arms, Dona Pepa, Quesada, on Tuesday 12th September 2017. This members only meeting will start at 2.30 pm.

Stroke Boost

Over eleven hundred euro raised at a recent charity night at Quesada Fish & Chips has been handed over to the Stroke Association Spain at their new premises at Benijofar’s Cultural Centre. The money, which will be spent on new physiotherapy equipment, was accepted by Paul and Pat Owen (pictured with some of their clients and volunteers), on behalf of the charity.

A local animal charity says that they are being deluged with abandoned kittens, which are being left outside their cattery or charity shop. The Pilar de la Horadada-based APAH charity says the latest incident saw a supermarket basket with five dehydrated kittens (pictured) aged around a month being dumped over the cattery fencing. The animals were terrified and their fur had been burnt after they had come into contact with a caustic substance. The charity says they are full to bursting in terms of room, but also in terms of having

Sign Of The Times

Campoverde church has gone back to basics in trying to get their message over to local residents by erecting a sign in the church garden that will feature a different selection of inspirational messages. James McAllister from the church said: - “We came up with a series of inspirational messages that we thought

may touch peoples' hearts and minds as they passed our church. We then needed someone really creative and clever to print them out in a way they could be seen”. The church made contact with Barry Glazier from Designaright, who sorted the sign out at no cost, and it will feature a different message every fortnight.

enough money to take care of cats. They’ve called for domestic and feral adult cats to be neutered as this is the only realistic way of reducing the problems, adding that some owners are not acting responsibly in that regard. “It is not easy to control the level of feral cats”, says APAH, “… but many charities are willing to work with communities to try to keep the numbers down by helping trap feral adult cats. If members of communities work together to collect the money needed, charities would be able to help them keep the cat population down.”

Razzle Dazzle

A hot Saturday night in the Mar Menor area didn't stop thousands of people lining the streets of Santiago de La Ribera to enjoy the annual Summer Carnival parade along the sea front. The event, like in the winter parade, finished with the traditional setting afire of the sea horse.

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PM Rajoy’s Happy Holiday Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy may be on his summer holidays in the Pontevedra area of Spain, but he still took time out to talk to journalists, saying that recent economic statistics for the country were “excellent” and made a prediction over employment rates. Rajoy expressed great satisfaction with last month’s unemployment and predicted that, “if we keep going like this”, it would be possible to achieve the figure of 20 million people in employment a year ahead of the original projections. “I believe that, if we keep going like this – but a prudent approach is always advisable – we can achieve it in 2019,” he said. Rajoy added that this “excellent data” follows on from all the other positive results achieved during the year. He went on to say that the increase in permanent employment and in contracts for people “who have been unemployed for a long time,” together with the growing number of young people finding a job, which “is four times higher than the rest,” are especially “significant”.

Larger Duty

An expanded and revamped duty free shop at San Javier airport has recently been pressed into business. The outlet is owned by the Swiss company Dufry, who

have over two thousand stores in 63 countries. Dufry say that a wide range of products are on sale in the 140 square metre shop, in addition to the new other businesses at the

airport. The refurbishment has taken place despite the continuing ongoing plans for the new Murcia Regional Airport facility to eventually open at Corvera.

Big Spenders

Foreign tourists visiting the Valencia region, including the Costa Blanca, spent nearly four billion euro over

the first six months of this year. The figures show a 17 and a half percent rise compared

to the same period in 2016, and is almost in the same proportion to the increase in foreign visitor numbers.

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Cars Ablaze

Two instances of car fires were reported on Tuesday, with three vehicles found ablaze by emergency services in Los Alcazares (pictured above) on Calle

Pintor Leonardo Da Vinci, close to the municipal swimming pool. In the Torrevieja area, a number of vehicles were burnt on Tuesday night on

Avenida de los Europeos in La Mata (pictured below). Investigations are taking placed into both case to see if the fires were arson attacks.

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Adoption Corner

Peeing Problems

BETSY Betsy is a four-year- old Chihuahua and is one of 13 that Pets in Spain rescued from a puppy farm. She is slightly nervous when she meets new people or in a new environment, but when she is settled is a lively, happy little girl. Betsy weighs just over four kilos and is vaccinated, sterilised and great with other dogs. For more details please phone 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

FLAME Flame came into the SAT kennels a year ago, and initially she was very nervous and would flinch when touched. She was adopted in January, but sadly after three months, she had to return due to personal circumstances. After adapting to a family home very quickly, it’s hoped that she won´t be at the kennels much longer. She is a gentle, happy girl who is aged around six years. If you think you could give Flame a home, please call 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

HADA Hada is a medium-sized female age about 10 months old, weighing around 15 kilos. She is currently in a foster home with four other dogs, who she gets on well with and knows how to live in a home. She is very well behaved and friendly, Hada is now ready to go to a home of her own. For more information about Hada please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

KARA

Kara is a very friendly two-year-old dog being looked after at the Los Infiernos Perrera at San Javier. She likes her walks with the volunteers, and would love a forever home to settle in with a nice family. All adoptions are subject to homechecks. Please mail losinfiernosdogs@hotmail.com or check out the Facebook group Los Infiernos Perrera Supporters.

There are different reasons why dogs display inappropriate urination. If your dog is a puppy, then house training might not be complete yet. House training can take a while, and you might need to revisit the steps. If your dog is definitely house trained and the inappropriate urination started well after house training was complete, then there are other potential reasons. First and foremost, it is essential to rule out a health problem before you look into a behavioural problem. Urinary Tract If your dog suddenly starts peeing in the house then it could be a urinary tract infection. Most likely, your vet will want a urine sample from your dog in order to perform a test called a urinalysis, which is done to look for bacteria and abnormal cells in the urine. If an infection is detected, then antibiotics will be given. Other possible urinary issues that might be found include cystitis (inflammation of the bladder), crystals in the urine and/or bladder stones. Most urinary issues can be treated with medications, supplements and/or diet changes. However, bladder stones sometimes require surgery. Incontinence Urinary incontinence is often seen as dogs reach their senior years, but some get it young. It’s usually seen as urine leaking or dribbling on and off. Whilst some dogs leave puddles in their beds or the floor during rest or naps. Dogs who consciously pee large quantities in inappropriate areas are probably not incontinent. The problem can often be treated with medication, and some owners lay out absorbent pads. Other Health Issues Health problems like kidney diseases, Cushing’s disease, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, and more can all lead to urinary issues. Your vet may recommend additional testing to rule out one or more of these diseases depending on your dog's other symptoms, if any. Treatment will depend on the diagnosis. Age Old age can bring on other causes for urinary accidents. Forms of dementia or senility can occur in aging dogs, leading to house soiling. These dogs simply forget their house

KITTENS APAH has lots of kittens, including five tiny kittens who were dumped at their cattery in a supermarket shopping basket. Some of the kittens are ready for homing, whilst some are too young yet, but can be reserved for you when they are ready to leave. If you are looking to adopt a kitten, you can contact APAH on 630 422 563 or 616 210 850 to arrange to visit.

training or even where they are. Kidney failure also tends to crop up in old age, and in some cases, dementia can be treated with medications and supplements. Behavioural Problems Once health issues have been ruled out, you pretty much know you are dealing with a behavioural problem. Some dogs (especially males) exhibit marking behaviour even after being altered. Or, your dog might be exhibiting subsmissive/excitement urination. Examine the situation in your home: have you got a new pet? Has someone in the home left or passed away? Dogs are more affected by these things that many people realise. What can you do? Repeat the steps of house training. Also, try to figure out if there is something stressful that’s appeared in your dog's environment. Eliminate it if possible, or teach your dog to live with it, and even consider getting a dog trainer or behaviourist involved.

SUZY Suzy is a three-year-old medium-sized girl. She has a very sweet character and she gets on well with other dogs. She is not good with cats. Very little is known about her history as she was found wandering, but she loves people and is very responsive. For more about Suzy, phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

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Woman’s I.D. Riddle

Tumbling Melons Melon prices have collapsed by 40 percent this year in Alicante Province due to overproduction. Yellow melons come in at a basic cost of 15 cents compared to 25 cents a year earlier, with the ASAJA farmers association saying that local producers are barely covering costs. Competing regions like Castilla La Mancha have contributed to the problem, along with a reduced demand for melons from European countries.

Toddler Drama

Authorities are trying to discover the identity of a woman who fell off a sevenmetre wall at Alicante's Santa Bárbara castle on Friday. The victim is said to be around 30-years-old, and fell from the Benacantil wing of the castle shortly before 9.00 pm on Friday evening. Up to going to press, reports said that she has been mainly unconscious, having been sedated, with multiple fractures but not in

a life-threatening condition. Her sedation meant she was unable to give details of her identity. She was not carrying any ID documents and only her mobile phone, and nobody has contacted Alicante General Hospital to make any enquiries about her. The police have been going through her mobile phone to see if they can reach someone who can help. During some brief

moments, when asked about the incident, she says she cannot remember anything. Police believe the fall was an accident, but are keen to find out her identity so a friend or family member can be contacted. Emergency services were called by other visitors who had to climb down on foot to where she lay, as it was very difficult to reach, and strap her to a stretcher to be carried up again.

A 14-month-old British baby was revived by Guardia Civil officers and paramedics after falling into his family's swimming pool at their Northern Costa Blanca villa.

The incident happened in Javea on Monday morning on an urbanisation close to Arenal beach, with the youngster being taken to hospital in Valencia City, which has a specialist paedi-

atric unit. His initial condition was described as critical, with reports suggesting that the child may have fallen into the pool after a security alert device failed to work.

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In The Deep End

Unclean Claim Public buldings in Pilar de la Horadada are not being cleaned properly, according to a claim by the oppposition Partido Popular on Pilar council. The PP allege that a “scandalous situation” is taking place involving the cleaning concession holder, EULEN, with employees being “diverted” to clean homes on a golf course, and big under-staffing at key municipal buildings with staff on sick or holiday leave not being replaced. The PP also claim that the rules of the cleaning contract are not being followed, which they

say is illegal, and that the

council is fully aware of it.

Fiesta Fun

79 extra trainee National Police officers have been brought into Alicante Province to help boost the police presence during the

busy high summer season. Eight extra officers have been allocated to both the Orihuela and Elche areas with the extra manpower

being part of the new agents training regime, having attended the National Police school in Ávila (passing out parade pictured).

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Thousands of people, including a strong presence of summer tourists, enjoyed the final day of the Quesada fiestas last Sunday, with

dancing and fireworks closing this year’s event in the Playa Blanca. Rojales councillor for fiestas, Charo López, claimed a

record amount of people enjoyed the Quesada fiestas, which acted as a major boost to promoting tourism to the area.

The Courier recently added another trophy to our cabinet, having been voted one of the top English language news sources in Spain, sharing the stage with the likes of El País, Efe, and The Local, in an independent report by website monitor, Feedspot. The report states that from thousands of top Spanish News Websites, they have indexed the sites using search and social metrics with data that is refreshed once a week. The ranking is based on Google reputation and Google search ranking, influence and popularity on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites, quality and consistency of posts and then the manual intervention of Feedspot’s editorial team and expert reviews. This is great news for us, and confirms what we are trying to achieve, but it is also good news for our advertisers. What this means for you and your business is that you can be assured of the quality of the content of The Courier and our commitment to ensure that your advert reaches the intended audience through our contextual approach, ensuring that your potential clients get to actually see and read your advert, without being swamped. We have some great deals on offer now, taking you right through the summer, so you can set your marketing strategy out now, with confidence and a fixed budget, reaching potential clients through the award winning Courier newspaper, TKO Radio and our on-line portals, to ensure maximum exposure. Don´t delay, call us today and see how we can help boost your business in the same way we boost our own. Just ring 966 921 003 and leave the rest to us.

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Fire-fighters were called to a northern Spanish hospital to help free a man from his penis ring, after doctors were unable to detach the toy from his manhood. The unnamed individual was rushed to the Hospital Arquitecto Marcid, in the

early hours of Sunday morning, according to the La Voz de Galicia newspaper. He told medics he was unable to remove the metal ring from his penis, but the doctors did not have the tools to do the job, and so they called in the local fire

brigade. Two fire-fighters from Ferrol responded to the summons and arrived with a small circular saw, and they carefully removed the previously immovable object from the man, freeing him in the process.

The National Police detained 19 North African migrants earlier this week who were hiding in fairground lorries after a funfair in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta. Like a scene from a Scooby Doo cartoon, the police with thermal imaging equipment and sniffer dogs found them hiding amongst

bumper cars and a ghost train, waiting to board a ferry to mainland Spain. Most of the group were Moroccans, the others Algerian. They included nine children. Police also clashed with about 1,000 migrants at the Ceuta-Morocco border. Ceuta and Melilla - both small Spanish territories in

North Africa - have become magnets for African migrants hoping to reach Spain. Most are fleeing poverty and violence in sub-Saharan Africa - but many are not from war zones. In the latest clash, migrants threw stones and sticks at police who stopped them before they could scale the Ceuta border fence.

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Home Computing

RICHARD CAVENDER

BlueMoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

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: Paul wanted help with moving his PC away from his ADVICE: Mary wanted to know how to safely delete all of the wireless router. information from her old computer.

I am moving my office about and the new position of my computer means that it is quite a way away from my router. I don’t really want to trail a 10 metre cable around the office so I was thinking of installing a Bluetooth device. Is Bluetooth that reliable or is it better to Hard wire my computer and put up with the messy cable?

Hi Richard, I now have a new laptop and one day I will need to dispose of my old tower PC. From a security point of view can I successfully delete everything on it, or do I have to take it to a professional technician to delete the contents?

Hi Paul, thanks for the question, in fact the answer is that it’s a wireless dongle Hi Mary, it’s a good question – as you have probably heard simply deleting the that you need, not a Bluetooth device and yes it will be fine as, from your contents of your personal information will not destroy it, it still remains easily description it’s going to be very close to the router. Of course, it’s ALWAYS betrecoverable from your computer until such a time as its overwritten by more ter use a cable as there is no doubt of interference, but it’s not necessary, you just need information. There are a number of companies that will be able to offer you data wiping a wireless dongle (or a wireless network interface card as you have a PC) and it will do services, BlueMoon Solutions is one of them, however if you are wanting to be 100% sure yourself that your information has been destroyed then probably one of the most the trick. effective ways is to remove the hard drive and physically destroy it – this also happens to be quite a satisfying way to kill your data!

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Food & Drink

Red Lentil & Sweet Potato PĂ˘tĂŠ

Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling Â˝ onion, finely chopped 1 tsp smoked paprika, plus a little extra 1 small sweet potato, peeled and diced 140g red lentil 3 thyme sprigs, leaves chopped, plus a little extra to decorate (optional) 500ml low-sodium vegetable stock 1 tsp red wine vinegar

pitta bread and vegetable sticks, to serve Method Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and cook slowly until soft and golden. Tip in the paprika and cook for a further 2 mins, then add the sweet potato, lentils, thyme and stock. Bring to a simmer, then cook for 20 mins or until the potato and lentils are tender.

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Add the vinegar and some seasoning, and roughly mash the mixture until you get a texture you like. Chill for 1 hr, then drizzle with olive oil, dust with the extra paprika and sprinkle with thyme sprigs, if you like. Serve with pitta bread and vegetable sticks. Cooking Time: 30mins Serves: 4

Warm Avocado Salad With Spicy Chorizo

Ingredients

Method

4 tbsp olive oil 1 small ciabatta, torn into small bite-pieces 2 x 80g packs sliced chorizo 250g pack baby plum or cherry tomatoes, halved 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar pinch sugar 1 large, ripe avocado, halved, stoned and sliced 150g bag baby leaf and herb salad

Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Fry the ciabatta for 8-10 minutes, tossing occasionally, until starting to crisp and brown, then tip into a large salad bowl. Lay the chorizo in the pan and dry-fry for 2 minutes until it gives out a red oil. Toss in the tomatoes and cook over a high heat for 1-2 minutes until they start to soften. Drizzle over the

vinegar, add the sugar and season well. MIX TOGETHER. Gently toss the avocado, salad and remaining olive oil with the croutons. Spoon over the chorizo and tomatoes and drizzle with any pan juices. Serve immediately. Cooking Time: 20mins Serves: 4

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Bacon & Mushroom Risotto

Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 8 rashers streaky bacon, chopped 250g chestnut mushroom, sliced 300g risotto rice 1l hot chicken stock grated parmesan, to serve Method Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and cook the onion and bacon for 5 mins to soften. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 5 mins until they start to release their juices. Stir in the rice and cook until all the juices have been absorbed. Add the stock, a ladleful at a time, stirring well and waiting for most of the stock to be absorbed before adding the next ladleful â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it will take about 20 mins for all the stock to be added. Once the rice is cooked, season and serve with the grated Parmesan. Prep: 10mins Cook: 30mins Serves: 4

Sangria Cake Ingredients 100g pears, peeled and chopped 100g peaches or nectarines, stoned and chopped 100g strawberries, hulled and chopped 100g cherries, stoned and chopped 280g golden caster sugar 225g butter, softened 1 orange, zest only 150ml red wine 225g self-raising flour 100g pack ground almonds 1 tsp baking powder 3 medium eggs 50ml orange liqueur (we used Cointreau) 1 tbsp granulated sugar To decorate 1 1 a a

small orange, cut into wedges lemon, cut into wedges handful of strawberries (optional) handful of cherries (optional)

Method Tip the pears, peaches, strawberries and cherries into a

bowl and sprinkle over 50g of the sugar. Stir, then set aside for 30 mins to macerate. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and grease and line the base and sides of a 23cm loose-bottomed, round cake tin with baking parchment Tip remaining sugar, butter, orange zest and 100ml red wine into a large bowl and beat with an electric whisk until well blended. Add the flour, almonds, baking powder and eggs, then beat again until smooth. Add half the chopped fruit and 1 tbsp of the liquid from the bowl too and mix gently with a spoon to combine. Put the mixture into your prepared tin and smooth the top so the mixture is level. Bake in the middle of the oven for 1 hr - 1 hr 15 mins until risen, golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cover with foil if the cake starts to brown too much on the top. Once baked, leave in the tin for 15 mins before transferring it to a wire rack to cool. Once the cake is cool enough to handle, but ideally still a little warm, heat the remaining red wine and orange liqueur together with the granulated

sugar in a pan until melted, raise the heat and boil for a few mins until syrupy. Flip the cake over and pile the rest of the fruit on top of the cake with then pour the boozy syrup over. Decorate with the orange and lemon wedges along with extra strawberries and cherries if you like. Serve with crĂ¨me fraiche, or a good quality vanilla ice cream. Prep Time: 45 Mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 Mins Serves 10

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Health

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Ketamine has 'truly remarkable' effect on depression and is effective in elderly patients Ketamine can have a “truly remarkable” effect on people with depression, researchers have said after a new study showed promising results among elderly patients. Colleen Loo, a professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia, led the world’s first randomised control trial into the drug’s effect on people over 60 with treatment-resistant depression. “This trial has shown ketamine can be used safely in the elderly and it tends to be effective,” she said, adding that a similar effect was observed in this age group as in younger patients. It is important to test how people of different ages respond to a new treatment before it can be offered by doctors, she said: “Sometimes depression in the elderly can be harder to treat, especially with medication. “Also, they tend to have more medical problems, which can interfere with medication.” Ketamine was discovered in 1962 and is licenced for medical use in the UK as an

anaesthetic, but is also used illegally as a recreational drug. Of the study’s 16 participants, 11 reported an improvement in their condition while being treated with the drug, according to the research published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. After six months, 43 per cent of the subjects said they had no significant symptoms of depression – a high rate given that the participants had not responded to previous treatment, said Professor Loo. “It is truly remarkable the way ketamine can work,” she said. “Other people have also found you get a rapid and powerful effect after a single dose of ketamine.” “Some people mistakenly think we are inducing a temporary, drug-induced euphoria and people are ‘out of it’, which is why they’re not depressed. “But the effects take place in the first hour, and they’re not euphoric at all. In fact, all of our research participants disliked them. They considered them adverse effects. “The antidepressant effect

kicks in a few hours later and are maximised about 20 hours later, when you’re fully alert and in your usual state of mind.” While research into the use of ketamine to treat mental health problems is still in its early stages, scientists at Oxford University have said their studies show the drug can provide relief to patients with severe depression “where nothing has helped

before”. Rupert McShane, the consultant psychiatrist who is leading Oxford’s ketamine treatment programme, said it was “good to see that, contrary to some reports, some older people do respond to ketamine.” “This study highlights that ketamine can be given in a variety of ways (not just intravenous), that it’s a good idea to adjust the dose, and

that the more resistant someone’s depression is, the higher the dose that they are likely to need,” he said. Professor Loo and her colleagues delivered ketamine to the patients using a small injection under the skin – similar to the insulin jabs given to diabetes patients. This makes the drug easier and quicker to administer than the intravenous infusions used in other trials, which require a machine pump to regulate the dose and takes up to an hour to complete. Participants received increasing doses of ketamine over a period of five weeks, with the dose personalised for each patient. However, she warned that while the research is one step closer to providing a model for how doctors could prescribe ketamine as a treatment for depression in future, it would still be “premature to jump into clinical practice”. “There are ‘super-responders’, who after a single treatment can be well for several months,” said Professor Loo, giving the example of a subject who, in

2014, remained free of depressive symptoms for five months after just one dose of ketamine. But “most people are well but then they relapse over around three to seven days,” she said. “That’s where repeated dosing comes in.” It is estimated around three per cent of the UK population, or nearly two million people, suffer from depression. A small proportion of this group – around 158,000 people in total – have very severe depression that is resistant to existing treatments, studies have shown. Professor Loo and her colleagues at the Black Dog Institute in Sydney are also conducting a large-scale trial into the effects of ketamine on treatment-resistant depression. “These results are a promising early piece of the puzzle, but the risks of ketamine use are still not wholly understood. Future studies with greater sample sizes are needed to formally assess ketamine's side effects, such as its impact on liver function."

Could discovery of 'fat switch' cure obesity? "Obesity cure possible after discovery of fat 'switch'," is the somewhat premature newspaper headline. Researchers have identified a "biological switch" that controls when fat cells convert fat into energy for the body. But the headline fails to make it clear that this discovery was in mice, not humans. Current thinking is that fat cells start off as "beige", where they're essentially in a neutral state. They can then be converted into either white or brown fat cells. White fat cells store energy and can contribute towards obesity. Brown fat cells are primed to burn energy by warming the body.

It's possible for white fat cells to be converted into brown fat cells – by fasting,

for example – in a process known as browning. In some cases, brown fat cells can

switch back to being white fat cells again. This study looked at this

process in mice and found a mechanism that controls this switch. It involved an

area of the brain called the hypothalamus and a protein called TCPTP, which acts on insulin receptors. Researchers found the switch was stuck in obese mice and they were in energy-storing mode all the time, promoting weight gain. But we don't yet know if the switch would be the same in humans, and to what extent it contributes to obesity. Interfering with neural pathways in the brain could have unintended consequences, so any drugs developed to target the process would need thorough testing to make sure they're safe. The best way to a healthy weight is to stay active and eat a balanced diet.

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Are you still using your microwave? You may believe that microwaves were purposely invented to make cooking easier and faster. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case. Microwaves were discovered accidentally by scientists working on the magnetron, a device that creates microwave. While experimenting with the magnetron, one of the scientists realised that the chocolate bar in his pocket had melted. And many years later the magnetron would wound up inside the microwave oven. Microwaves are a kind of electromagnetic wave similar to UV rays or X-rays. Microwaves do not heat food like regular ovens that produce external heat. Instead, microwaves generate heat from inside the food. And they do this by bouncing off (vibrating) the water contained in the food

many million cycles every second to create friction that heats the food. The result is that heat is generated inside the food and this severely damages the nutrients in food. Microwaves cause a significant reduction in the nutrient content of foods.

A study in the Nov 2003 edition of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, found that microwaving broccoli reduced its antioxidant content by 97% as against a loss of 11% when cooked traditionally. Another published study

in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry showed that microwaving raw foods such as pork, beef reduces Vitamin B12 by 40%. Other studies also confirm that microwaves reduce many nutrients by up to 90%. The radiation from

microwaves also poses a health risk to the body. Dr Magda Havas, a scientist at Trent University, Ontario demonstrated that microwaves alter heart rate and ECG patterns. Microwaves are typically used to heat plastic containers with food, and there

is evidence Bisphenol A, a toxic ingredient of plastics, leaks into microwaved food. Bisphenol A has been linked to cancer, obesity and diabetes. Food cooked with proper heat taste better than microwaved food and scientists believe the damage microwaves cause to nutrients may explain why. There are some alternatives to microwaves. Halogen ovens may be an alternative to microwaves as the warm meals very quickly using halogen bulbs.

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More older adults 'may benefit from taking statins,' study reports "Nearly all men over 60 and women over 75 eligible for statins, analysis suggests," The Guardian reports. This is the finding of a study that aimed to see how

many people in England would qualify for statin use if the 2014 NICE guidelines for statin therapy in adults were followed. Statins are drugs designed to lower choles-

terol, and in turn reduce the risk of a person developing a cardiovascular disease (CVD). The drugs are crucial for preventing another event occurring in people who already have CVD.

In 2014, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produced guidelines that recommended that statins should also be prescribed for people with a 10% risk of developing CVD in the next 10 years. The health watchdog selected a risk assessment tool called QRISK2 to estimate a person's risk of CVD based on a number of factors, such as body mass index (BMI), smoking history and whether family members had developed CVD.

This study cross-checked the NICE guidelines on statins with data from the 2011 Health Survey for England. It found all men over 70 and all women aged 65-75 could potentially be offered statins based on the CVD risk associated with their age alone, regardless of how healthy they were. Currently, around four million people are being treated with statins, so this would mean treating an extra seven million people.

It's not clear whether this would add to the NHS budget or actually save money in the long term by reducing the number of people who go on to develop CVD. If you're concerned about your CVD risk, talk to your GP about the pros and cons of treatment. Other ways to reduce your risk of CVD include stopping smoking, being more active, drinking less alcohol, eating more healthily, and achieving or maintaining a healthy weight.

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COME AND JOIN US! It’s the perfect time to consider joining Find A Spanish Property as a property associate, as property prices are on the rise, and the market is blossoming. 2016 was a positive year for the real estate market with prices having bottomed out the year before with modest price rises. Things have really kicked in during 2017, in strong contrast to the recession period that kicked in during 2008 and 2009. Official government figures confirm that prices are rising this year, and outside the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, Alicante Province which features the Costa Blanca, and the Murcia region with the Costa Calida tourist area, are two of the biggest areas on mainland Spain which are seeing substantial rises in demand along with price increases. The cranes are back with new homes being built by the coast, and the re-sale market continues to rise, fuelled by low interest rates in Spain. Statistics show that demand for homes from British buyers is still high, despite pessimistic fears last year over the Brexit factor, coupled with purchasers from across Europe, and even further afield. Recent surveys show that the majority of British people living in Spain are aged 65 and over, and website statistics confirm that older British nationals with no mortgage on their UK property are still very much looking at Spain as their area of choice to buy a holiday home, or even somewhere to retire to. It’s a great time to get involved in becoming a seller of real-estate in Spain, especially since most of the cowboys disappeared thanks to the recession nearly a decade ago. We like to think that we’ve played our own small part in helping to seeing them off, by offering an honest business that people are proud to recommend and that we now want to substantially expand.

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5 of the best Christmas markets in Europe

Vienna

Prague

It might be a zizzling 30 degrees here in Spain at the moment, but maybe it’s time to start planning your Christmas shopping - with a difference.

night when the crowds have left. Opening times: Daily 10am–10pm, food stalls are open until midnight.

1. Vienna, Austria When: 18th Nov - 30th Dec 2017 Vienna has more than 20 Christmas markets, and Krippenmarkts have been held in the city all the way back to 1298. The highlight of the current-day Chrimble shopping extravaganza is undoubtedly the market held in front of the stunning City Hall, which is lit up like a Christmas tree at night. International choirs entertain the punters, and there’s a children’s area in the City Hall itself where the kids can learn to make Xmas cookies. Meanwhile, Belvedere Palace hosts a Christmas village with more than 40 stalls selling traditional handicrafts and decorations, and Schönbrunn Palace has even more stalls along with all the hot punch you can handle. Opening times: Times vary across the city – see Austria.info for more details.

3. Brussels, Belgium When: 24 Nov till 31 Dec 2017 At 2km long, with over 250 chalets selling all manner of seasonal souvenirs, plus a fairground and a constellation of Christmas lights, Brussels Christmas market is Belgium’s biggest. Beneath the fairy light Ferris wheel and vast Christmas tree (a gift from the city of Riga), the scent of chocolate tempts you on from stall to stall – stock up on delicious Belgian chocolates and creative gifts with an eco-friendly slant. Don't miss the nightly Sound and Light show at the Grand Place UNESCO World Heritage site and listen out for marching bands and traditional concerts. Opening times: Mon to Thurs 12pm–9pm, Friday 12pm–10pm, Sat to Sun 11am–10pm.

2. Prague, Czech Republic When: 2nd - 23rd Dec 2017 Prague is fairytale fabulous any day of the year, but come Christmas the Czech capital really twinkles. Wander through the city centre from Old Town Square to Wenceslas Square, stopping off at red-canopied wooden huts for wooden toys, embroidered lace and traditional Christmas decorations. Check out the array of Czech glass baubles and ornaments on offer at the Christmas fair – they're famous for their quality and beauty and make a great festive souvenir. Sustain yourselves with barbecued sausages (klobasa) and mulled wine – don't miss the nativity scene at Old Town Square, where the kids can pet sheep, goats and the Christmas donkey. Once you're totally shopped out head up to the castle, one of Europe's largest and most impressive via the gorgeous medieval Charles Bridge – at its best late at

Brussels 4. Bremen, Germany When: 27 Nov to 23 Dec 2017 The German Christmas market is the spiritual home of the festive fair and there’s nowhere better to get fuzzy on vats of hot wine than the northern city of Bremen. Strung along the banks of the River Weser in the shadow of the city's medieval fortifications, here you'll find German taverns with open fires and a life-size walk-through advent calendar, not to mention jugglers and other street entertainers to distract you from the shopping. Heart-warming hand-holding Christmassy moments fuelled by warmed alcohol are guaranteed – expect to pay about €3 per cup with a €3 mug deposit. Don't be distracted too long though, there are traditional wooden handicrafts and cinnamon stars to stock up on too. Opening times: Mon to Sat 10am–8:30pm, Sunday 11am–8:30pm. 5. Amsterdam, Netherlands When: Late Nov 2017 to early Jan 2018 Santa Claus really comes to town in Amsterdam, where you'll find not just one Christmas market but 26! These are the city’s regular markets but with tinsel on as they turn their festive dial to 11, filling the city centre as well as the suburbs. Top picks for visitors are the markets on Leidesplein and Museumplein, where villages of wooden chalets await, with hearty festive food and hand-warming drinks. Sample the go-to snack for the occasion: olibollen (Dutch doughnuts). Don’t worry about how healthy they aren’t – oliebolen do you good as they ward off evil spirits, apparently, and there's ice skating to burn them off anyway! Make sure you check out the Amsterdam Light Festival if you're visiting between December 1st and January 21st to see the sky above city's canals lit up like the Northern Lights. Opening times: See the Iamsterdam website for more details, as times vary across the city.

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Until Sunday 20 August, 2017 Santa Pola Book Fair Every Wednesday until Wednesday 30 August, 2017 Gran Alacant Organic Local Produce & Eco Market Until Thursday 31 August, 2017 Santa Pola Traditional Summer Market at Plaza Castilla. Craft Market in the Port area Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 August, 2017 Orihuela Beach Volleyball competition, Cala Bosque, La Zenia Saturday 12 August, 2017 Benidorm David Guetta in Concert. La Marina Beach Ibiza-style Zumba Alicante Miguel Bosé Concert Sunday 13 August, 2017 Santa Pola RED Party at Club Camelot Bar (See page 11 for details). V Dance Festival supporting Alzheimer’s Charity Elche Nit d’Alba - the largest firework spectacular in Spain Monday 14 August, 2017 Orihuela Costa Choir Performance and Magic Show at La Zenia Chapel Tuesday 15 August, 2017 National Holiday - Asunción de la Virgen Orihuela Costa Virgen procession to the beach and firework spectacular

The Rototom Sunsplash festival in Benicàssim will celebrate the 24th edition from 12th to 19th August under the slogan Celebrating Africa. This is the first festival the Region of Valencia that has acquired a family certificate. This means that it is open to people of all ages, including children. For this event, more than half of the 14 non-music areas have beenallocated to youngsters, some with exclusive programming, like Magicomundo and Rototom Circus. Youngsters under the age of 13 year will enjoy free entry with an ID bangle. There is a camping site that has an area reserved exclusively for families, in a peaceful spot with sun-shades, plus areas for games and rest. Whilst you’re in Benicàssim, make sure that you visit one of the stunning fine-sandy beaches that stretches for seven kilometres along the coastline of the Costa Dorada. But Benicàssim also means mountain. Next to its coast, you can find the park of the Desert of the Palms, a perfect natural jewel to unplug from the daily noise and enjoy some unique sights by the Mediterranean.

Visit Albufera: Routes in boat and sunsets Are you looking for something different to do in Valencia that gives you the opportunity to get close to nature and get lost in the middle of incredible landscapes? A boat trip across the Albufera lake is a great option. Take in the natural spaces close to the city of Valencia, its vegetation, its fauna, its culture and history. The locals are children and grandchildren of the people from l'Albufera who lived from the fruits of these soils thanks to the crop of the rice and the arts of fishing and hunting. So imagine how many secrets from these wonderful landscapes they keep! Catch a traditional boat in Albufera and make your way through on of the many different routes through the waters of the lake l'Albufera. The main jetties are the Port del Saler and the Mirador del Pujo. There are many companies that will take you on a guided tour giving explanations in English. Boat sail and sunset, dinner or glass of fizzy wine, cycling route along the rice paddies, paella on board and all the experiences you can imagine are in Visit Albufera.

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TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

Jodi Whittaker is the star turn in a new BBC 1 August drama pot-boiler for a Tuesday night called Trust Me, with I’m sure a number of people tuning in to check out the new Doctor Who, assuming they hadn’t already see Whitaker in shows like Broadchurch. They would not have been disappointed in that regard. So dominating was Whitaker as she put on a wonderful display of all kinds of emotion (I reckon she was on for 95 percent of the hour), that it allowed a certain amount of papering over the cracks in a rather silly tale of a nurse who pretends to be a doctor. Whittaker is a nurse called Cath who is given a rough ride by her Sheffield hospital bosses as she blows the whistle over the way patients are treated. She gets suspended, but by an interesting twist of fate, a doctor friend of hers just happens to be emigrating to New Zealand, and so she pinches her CV out of waste bin and applies for a doctor’s position at an ED in Edinburgh.

Jodi’s Doctor Role

Part of the fun of this daft, yet strangely enjoyed drama, is to pick all the holes in the plot like just one person giving her the job in Scotland and working out how she managed to open up a bank account without any proper identification, etc, etc. That’s in addition to her new colleagues not sussing out that she’s a fake. Add to that mix an estranged husband plus a kid that’s sure to blurt out her real name in addition to a journalist (with dodgy standards!) wanting to investigate Cath’s Sheffield hospital allegations, and we have a crackpot show that still is engaging, down to Jodi Whitaker’s acting ability. We all know that it will end in tears (I’m prepared to be pleasantly surprised if it isn’t), and of course there have been genuine cases of people pretending to be medics both in the UK and in America. Without Whittaker I don’t think I would have checked this out, and as a Broadchurch and Doctor Who fan, there’s further evidence on display

right now that she will be great as the Time Lord. On a technical note, why did Trust Me get transmitted in an excessive widescreen movie format, where a third of the picture was missing? Bizarre. 20 years after her death, Princess Diana is still great box office. Just ask Channel Four, where on an August Sunday evening they got their biggest rating of the year for Diana:In Her Own Words. The hype over the “secret videos” I’m sure boosted the interest for this no-holds barred documentary, but the fact the tapes were screened years ago in the States, and just showed Diana to be a likeable person with a sense of fun, deflected from the real dynamite of this programme. The tapes only accounted for around a dozen minutes of nearly two hours of screen-time, with the big grenades lobbed at Charles and Camilla by some of Diana’s staff and friends, far more so than she did herself in the tapes. That was the kicker of what was a great

watch that in one foul swoop destroyed all the carefully choreographed public relations of recent years that has tried to get people used to the concept of Charles and Camilla as the next King and Queen. Contributors pulled no punches over the way Diana was treated and the dreadful behaviour she had to put up with, and the underlying sense that the establishment was worried and jealous over the connection she had made with the British

public. Good on Channel Four for commissioning this from award-winning director Kevin Sim, who ten years ago saw an identical project for the BBC which was strangely “shelved”. Despite the lack of UK success, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the BBC coverage of the World Athletics Championships in London, but with one massive criticism. What has gone wrong with the sound? Last Friday night’s success for Mo Farah in the 10 thousand

metres brought an almost inaudible commentary from Steve Cram and Brendan Foster, as they were drowned out by the crowd. The use of a basic lip-microphone (which shields commentators from external noise) which has been around for decades on TV and radio, has now given way in recent years to little microphones attached to headphones, and as proved last Friday, they are not fit for purpose. They call this the march of progress!

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Friday Charity continues to encourage Megan to get her revenge. Will Megan listen? Meanwhile, Jacob has regrets after the week’s events. Elsewhere, Finn makes a suggestion to Emma.

Monday Emma faces a brand new nightmare when Finn tells her that he’s clearing out Wylie’s Farm of their possessions. She can’t help wondering whether he might find some evidence of the ordeal that she put James through last summer. Later on, Finn catches Emma at Home Farm and spots her frantically shoving a note into her pocket. Once they’re back home, Emma tells Finn that she was just there to say goodbye to Wylie’s, but a suspicious Finn searches her pockets. Inside, he discovers two pieces of a note with the words “I Do Not” written on them. Tuesday (Hour Long) Emma searches for the missing note and is shaken when Finn presents it to her. She admits that James wrote it and gets upset, so Finn decides not to ask any more questions. Later on, Emma mentions to Leyla that she no longer has her wedding dress. Finn overhears this and doesn’t believe her, but she explains that she destroyed the dress because of James’s relationship with Moira.

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Friday 11th August 2017 When Finn then demands the full timeline of when Emma found out about Moira, will she tell the truth? And how will Finn react when Emma finally admits that she was on the Friday When Fiz spots Daniel chatting to Sinead, bridge after all? her suspicions are Wednesday It’s the day aroused, especially when before Leyla and Pete’s she clocks her putting wedding, so the bride and some sexy underwear in groom are having their hen her bag. Furious Fiz conand stag dos. Priya feels fronts Sinead, but when guilty when Leyla gives her Sinead reveals that she’s a gift, while Rhona drinks actually trying to make an as she struggles with the effort for Chesney, Fiz wedding vibes. It also apologises. doesn’t take long before Leyla starts experiencing pre-wedding jitters. Later, Pete confides in Adam that he’s having second thoughts about the wedding. Leyla and Pete end up speaking on the phone, but neither admits their true feelings about having wobbles over the Later, Chesney starts back at work only to find himself big day. faced with a rowdy bunch of lads on a stag night. As the lads become more boisterous, Chesney suffers a panic attack and runs from the kebab shop struggling for breath. Dev is horrified to find the kebab shop unmanned and some lads helping themselves to kebabs. As Rana and Liz tend to Chesney, Rana explains that he’s had a panic attack brought on by stress. Chesney makes them promise not to tell anyone.

Thursday The day of Leyla and Pete’s wedding has arrived. Pete is considering telling Leyla the truth about his affair, but Adam persuades him not to as it would mess things up. At the same time, Leyla is having her own doubts and confides in Priya that she’s Back at home Sinead worried she’s rushing into cooks a special meal for Chesney as he paints on a marrying Pete. smile, masking his inner Leyla ends up delaying her anxiety. entrance down the aisle under the excuse of mak- Meanwhile, thinking on her ing adjustments to her hair feet, Eva tells Aidan the and make-up. Pete is scan isn’t for another hour unsettled by the delay and and she’ll meet him at the pops out to the toilet, hospital. At Toyah’s sugwhere he makes a deci- gestion, Eva prints off a sion. Will he go ahead with scan photo from the interthe wedding or tell Leyla net to fool Aidan. the truth? Monday As Aidan coos Leyla and Pete’s wedding over the scan photo, Eva is day continues, but will wracked with guilt. She there even be a ceremony tells Leanne that her plan has gone far enough and at all?

she intends to call off her revenge. Later, Eva tells Adam that her plan to ruin Aidan is off. Seeing her genuine distress, Adam doesn’t argue and hands over the factory’s computer hard drive for her to replace. But as Eva returns the hard drive to the office, she’s forced to hide when Johnny and Aidan return. Jenny is outraged when Eva proclaims that, due to her pregnancy, she wants to get married ASAP and fancies a double wedding with her and Johnny. At first Jenny refuses, but when Eva forces Aidan to tackle his dad about sharing his wedding day, will Jenny be forced to back down?

Adam’s heart goes out to vulnerable Eva, who suggests she pretends Stella is having a crisis so she can escape to France for a few weeks. Eva thanks Adam for all his support. Buoyed by her words, Adam acts on his feelings and leans in for a kiss. Will Eva respond? Wednesday As Norris goes to open up, he’s horrified to discover a breakin. As the police survey the ransacked Kabin, they point out there’s no sign of a forced entry. When Rita discovers £100 stolen from her purse, she realises someone has been in her bag and could have used her keys to the shop. Rita confronts Gemma and accuses she and her friends of stealing from her. Distraught at Rita’s accusation, Gemma tearfully assures her that she would never steal from her, but will Rita accept this?

Friday Steven worries about Lauren visiting her mum and seeks help from Max to stop her from going. Meanwhile, Max is dismissive of Carmel when she invites him to a family dinner, so she responds by cancelling and storming off. Elsewhere, Jack agrees to go on the camping trip with Billy and Honey. Monday Phil is given food for thought when he receives an offer on the car lot land, but something seems suspicious about the large amount of money being suggested. In the end, he decides not to sell it as he wants to do the right thing by his family instead. Later on, Phil and Sharon pay a visit to Ben to break the news that Phil wants to give him The Arches. However, there’s another twist in store when Phil leaves the car lot land to Jay. Meanwhile, Linda annoys Fi by offering Keanu a trial shift at The Vic. Fi tries to talk to Linda about her attitude, which has a surprising outcome when Linda starts to open up to Fi. Elsewhere, Carmel invites Max on holiday and declares her love for him.

Tuesday Ben is hurt when he finds out that the car lot land is worth more than

The Arches, leaving him wondering whether Phil cares more about Jay than him. When Kathy finds out what’s going on, she’s quick to confront Phil about the situation. Jay also worries that Sharon is annoyed over Phil’s decision and tells her that he won’t accept the kind offer, but she gives him her blessing to have the car lot land. Thursday Jay invites Phil and Sharon over for dinner to help clear the air among the Mitchells, but Phil fails to show up. Jay is surprised when Ben tells him how much the car lot is really worth, finally making him realise why Ben is so upset.

Guy enlists a wary Oliver’s help with a patient whose treatment options are put in the hands of her husband, provoking unhappy memories for both of them.

When Guy’s pitch for his latest research project strikes a little too close to home, Oliver must question whether he’s truly ready to commit to Zosia. Meanwhile, Sacha prepares for his confirmation ceremony as he reconnects with his lapsed Judaism. After he discovers that his Rabbi has been concealing a serious illness, Sacha’s belief in a higher power is again tested.

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Friday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Animal Park 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS 12:45 Rip Off Britain: Food 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 The Code 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Still Open All Hours Granville’s scheme to sell salami as an erotically charged new product called Yaggis is in danger as a customer’s husband returns seeking redress. Cyril and Eric need advice on how to impress their wives, Mrs Featherstone’s plan to snare Mr Newbold as a fourth husband is not going well. 21:00 EastEnders Steven tries to regain control. 21:30 World Athletics Championships 2017: Day Eight Gabby Logan presents further coverage of the eighth night at The London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Defending champions are expected to go head-tohead with Olympic gold medallists in both the women's 200m and 3,000m steeplechase. Commentary by Steve Cram, Andrew Cotter, Brendan Foster and Steve Backley. 23:00 News 23:35 Not Going Out 00:05 Film Strictly Ballroom (PG) 01:45 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:50 News

07:00 The TV That Made Me 07:30 Animal Park 08:15 Bargain Hunt 09:00 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Coast 10:30 Live: IAAF World Championship Athletics 14:30 Two Tribes 15:00 A Taste of Britain 15:45 Film - Father of the Bride 17:15 The Life of Mammals 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads

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 Cash Trapped 19:00 News

19:30 World Athletics Championship 2017: Day Eight Gabby Logan introduces more World Championship athletics from the London Stadium, with the women’s 100m hurdles, 800m and men’s 1500m semi-finals providing the main focus on the track. A highly-anticipated women’s long jump final could be one of the closest and most exciting in the competition’s history, with Brittany Reece, Tianna Bartoletta and Ivana Spanovic the leading contenders.

20:30 Coronation Street Chesney’s return to work proves disastrous.

21:30 Only Connect A team of reptile lovers take on three background actors in this opening heat. 22:00 Gardeners’ World Monty gives advice on how to cut and maintain hedges as well as ideas on growing fruit in pots. 23:00 IAAF World Championship Athletics 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Live: PGA Championship, PGA Tour Golf 01:15 Film First Snow (12) 02:50 Normal for Norfolk 03:20 Fight Game: The McGuigans 03:50 This Is BBC Two

BBC One announces Britain’s Best Cook BBC One today have announced that it is launching a new cookery competition as Mary Berry leads the charge to find Britain’s Best Cook in a series presented by Claudia Winkleman. At a time when British cooking has never been more varied, inspiring or of such high quality, this series will test the real-life expertise of truly great home cooks and will celebrate the food people make for their loved ones every single day. Mary Berry is returning to her first love; with more than 75 cookery books to her name, her authority in the home kitchen is beyond question and she is the natural choice for the lead judge. Taking the reins as host is Claudia Winkleman. A search for a second judge is underway. They will be joining Mary to help hunt out those whose talents, until now, have been hidden away. Mary Berry says: “I am never more at home than when I have my judging hat on. This series is going to encourage proper home cooking which I have always championed and I cannot wait to start. Claudia, for me, is the icing on the cake.”

Claudia Winkleman says: “I am over the moon to be part of this show. Am slightly obsessed with Mary so will follow her around with my own moussaka for most of the filming. Apologies in advance.” Over eight episodes, the ten contestants will need to demonstrate skill under pressure and individual flair, as they’re asked to serve the most perfect version of dishes that define modern British home cooking as well as create their special take on well-loved classics. The judges will be looking for dishes that define a new benchmark of excellence, whether it’s roast beef with the perfect roast potatoes, an ingenious twist on chicken curry or an irresistible chocolate pudding.

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20:00 Emmerdale Charity encourages Megan.

21:00 Teach My Pet to Do That Animal lover and comedian Alexander Armstrong is joined by a team of specialist pet trainers as they teach a range of animals and pets to pull off incredible tricks. 21:30 Coronation Street Eva acts fast to throw Aidan off the scent. 22:00 Benidorm Tiger and Joey attempt to climb a mountain but soon have a run in with a fellow hiker, then realise they have forgotten to bring any water. Following Pauline’s relapse, the Maltbys decide to cut their holiday short and take her home on the evening flight. Romance is in the air at the Solana as both Eddie and Rob bag themselves a date each with Rob hoping his white lie about his age will stay hidden. 23:00 News 23:40 Inside London Fire Brigade 00:40 Tipping Point 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Storage Hoarders 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:05 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Countdown 16:00 The Question Jury 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Animal Rescue Live: Supervet Special Steve Jones, Kate Quilton and Professor Noel Fitzpatrick wrap up their week-long animal rescue series live from the Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter. Over the course of the week they have met furry friends from all over the country and tonight even more of them will make their way home to start a happier life with their new-found families. 22:00 The Last Leg Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by environmentalist and former Vice President of the United States Al Gore for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days. The trio offer their own unique insight into some of the most difficult and delicate issues in modern Britain. 23:00 Eden: Paradise Lost 00:05 Rude Tube 01:00 Film - Contraband (14) 02:50 Eden: Paradise Lost 03:50 Damned 04:15 Damned

The Handmaid's Tale to return to Channel 4 for second series

Following the culmination of the hugely successful first series, which has wowed critics and audience alike, Channel 4 have announced that it will air the second series of The Handmaid’s Tale. Based on the award-winning, best-selling novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale follows the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly part of the United States. The series has been heralded by audiences and the media as “a real and terrible present” (The Times), “the most timely show on television” (Evening Standard) and “chillingly believable” (i). The series has performed as Channel 4’s biggest acquisition since Homeland

and attracted a current series average consolidated audience of 2.3 million viewers per episode. The first season of the incredibly timely series The Handmaid’s Tale has garnered an impressive 13 Emmy Award nominations in the drama series, writing, and directing categories, as well as a lead actress nomination for Elisabeth Moss, and Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nominations for Ann Dowd and Samira Wiley, and a guest actress nomination for Alexis Bledel, among others. Channel 4's Chief Creative Officer said: "The Handmaid’s Tale has been a stand out success for Channel 4. I’m delighted that audiences are also going to be able to enjoy its second season."

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 The Yorkshire Vet 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Jesse Stone: Night Passage (15) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 20 Moments That Rocked the 00s Lauren Laverne presents a countdown of some of the most memorable moments from the decade, a period shaped by the rise of reality TV and social media. World-changing events in the headlines included the election of Barack Obama, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the introduction of the Civil Partnership Act to the UK. Gnarls Barkley made musical history when Crazy went to number one on downloads alone, , while the England cricket team regained the Ashes for the first time in 18 years. 21:30 Celebrity Big Brother Emma Willis presents the first live eviction show of the series. As usual, she presents yesterday’s highlights before revealing which of the renowned residents will be leaving tonight and talking to her about being cooped up with their fellow famous faces. 23:00 Make Or Break? 00:05 Celebrity BB’s Bit on the Side 01:05 SuperCasino 04:10 Celebrity Big Brother

07:00 The Cube 07:55 Below Deck 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 11:00 The Great Indoors 11:30 Guidance 12:00 Third Wheel 12:15 Third Wheel 12:25 Below Deck 13:20 Emmerdale 14:30 You’ve Been Framed! 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Hangover Part III (14) ITV 3 07:00 Judge Judy 07:40 The Royal 08:30 Heartbeat 09:35 Where the Heart Is 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Rising Damp 12:30 You’re Only Young Twice 13:00 The Darling Buds of May 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 The Darling Buds of May 17:20 You’re Only Young Twice 17:55 On the Buses 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 The Street 23:15 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 07:50 Storage Wars Texas 08:45 The Saint 09:45 Ironside 10:50 Quincy, M.E. 11:55 Minder 12:55 The Professionals 13:55 The Saint 15:00 Ironside 16:00 Quincy, M.E. 17:05 Minder 18:05 The Professionals 19:05 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Live: World Series of Darts 00:00 Film - Rambo: First Blood (15)

Filming starts on new BBC Wales and S4C crime series

Filming has begun in Snowdonia on the latest Wales-based crime series Hidden/Craith - to be shown next year. With the backing of the two Welsh broadcasters and all3media international, the eight-part crime serial, now filming in north Wales, will premiere in the Welsh language on S4C in early 2018 as Craith. A bilingual version - Hidden - will follow on BBC One. Filmed back-to-back in Welsh and English, the series tells the story of detective DI Cadi John who returns to north Wales to care for her ailing father. However, when the body of a young woman is found in a local river, Cadi’s world -

and the world around her is changed forever. Writers on the series include co-creator Mark Andrew, award-winning Welsh novelist Caryl Lewis and BAFTA Cymru-winning writer Jeff Murphy. Cast members on the series include Sian Reese-William (35 Diwrnod, Y Gwyll/Hinterland, Requiem), Rhodri Meilir (Byw Celwydd, Pride), Gwyneth Keyworth (Wasted) and Sion Alun Davies (Endeavour, Y Gwyll/Hinterland). Creative Director Ed Talfan said, “We are thrilled to be filming in North Wales. I know from the experience of shooting Y Gwyll/Hinterland in mid-Wales how important the landscape can be.”

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Saturday - Channel4 The TV presenter continues his comprehensive exploration of the bombastic side of Hollywood, this time turning his attention to musical numbers that have elevated the popularity of their respective films. Over the years, Tinseltown musicals have touched on a wide variety of cinematic genres, from the family-friendly fantasies to urban dance and even more macabre territory via The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Here, Paul revisits Mary Poppins' t o n g u e - t w i s t i n g Supercalifragilisticexpialidoc ious, Pinball Wizard from Tommy, and a variety of numbers from Fame and Flashdance. He also sheds light on how Disney animation studios are keeping the

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musical genre alive, with blockbuster hits such as Frozen, which came com-

plete with its own Oscar-winning girl-power anthem Let It Go. Includes contributions

by Jonathan Ross, Celine Dion, Maureen Lipman and more.

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four more events.

Gabby Logan presents further coverage of the 10th and concluding evening at The London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, featuring the finals of

With commentary by Steve Cram, Brendan Foster, Andrew Cotter and Steve Backley, and analysis from Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Flood: To The Sea Saturday - BBCTwo Flood is the story of what happens when the world is destroyed and how those who survive try to make it new again. One day it starts to rain and no-one knows why. And it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop. Far out on the North Sea a fisherman raises a girl in his net, miraculously alive from the deep sea. Is she one of the migrants now washing up on English shores? Or some-

one sent for some higher purpose? Set in the aftermath of an apocalyptic event, which has seen England engulfed by water, this play asks a simple question: what if the fleeing masses from our TV screens and Twitter feeds, in their boats and their orange lifejackets, had English accents? A reimagining of the Flood myth, it is the story of how the nation is destroyed by a global flood and tsunami wave.

Sunday - ITV The dark lord Voldemort rises to ultimate power over the magical world, so the teenage wizard and his friends set out on a mission to find the magical horcruxes - artefacts containing parts of the evil wizard's soul that hold the key to destroying him. The first half of the two-part conclusion to the fantasy saga, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.

Saturday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:30 World Athletics Championships 2017 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 News 14:15 Bargain Hunt 15:15 Homes Under the Hammer 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Final Score 18:20 News 18:40 Pointless 19:30 World Athletics Championships 2017 Gabby Logan presents coverage of the ninth and penultimate evening at The London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where Mo Farah and Usain Bolt are set to make their final track appearances in the 5,000m and 4x100m finals respectively, hoping to add another gold each to their incredible medal tallies. The decathlon also concludes with the javelin and 1500m, and finals take place in the women's high jump, 100m hurdles and 4x100m, and men's javelin. 23:10 News 23:30 Match of the Day Gary Lineker presents action from the opening round of Premier League fixtures, including Watford v Liverpool, Chelsea v Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City. Meanwhile, Chelsea will have expected to get their title-defence off to a winning start and Brighton faced a difficult task too.

07:30 Film - Escapade in Japan 09:00 Film - Little Women 11:00 Saturday Kitchen 12:30 Food and Drink 13:00 World Athletics Championships 2017 13:30 Nigel and Adam’s Farm James 14:30 Kitchen Stewart 15:20 Film - The Philadelphia Story (PG) 17:10 Only Connect 17:40 Gardeners’ World 18:40 The Sweet Makers: A Georgian Treat 19:40 Iolo’s Great Welsh Parks 20:10 Proms Extra 2017 Katie Derham turns her attention to the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, which performed Thomas Ades' Polaris as part of Prom 28 last weekend. Dad’s Army 20:50 Mainwaring is determined that all his men should be well-shod and have battleworthy feet, so he starts a foot-hardening regimen. 21:20 Film - Alice in Wonderland (PG) Alice is of marriageable age, but not inclination, when a tree root trip transports her to Wonderland, where she is greeted by creatures who her. know to seem However, she has precious little recollection of them, even though lives depend on her triumphing over the Red Queen and the fearsome Jabberwock.

23:00 Flood: To the Sea 01:00 Film Buried (15) 23:30 Golf 01:15 Film - The 02:35 Weather for the Way (12) 03:15 This is BBC Week Ahead 02:40 News Two

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07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Home Game 11:20 Gok’s Lunchbox 12:20 1000 Heartbeats 13:15 News 13:25 Catchphrase 14:10 Midsomer Murders 16:10 Film - Uncle Buck (12) 18:00 Little Big Shots USA 19:00 News 19:15 You’ve Been Framed!

07:10 Adventure and Trail Running: UK Challenge 07:40 Mobil 1 The Grid 08:05 Motorsport 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:50 The Simpsons 12:55 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 13:50 Four in a Bed 16:30 A Place in the Sun 17:35 Big 20:15 Catchphrase House, Little House 18:35 Stephen Mulhern hosts the Kirstie and Phil’s Love it or popular game show in List it 19:30 News which three players compete to guess the familiar 20:00 Britain at Low Tide phrases. Every day, on a sandy beach or a rocky foreshore, 21:00 Joanna Lumley: fascinating evidence of Elvis and Me Joanna Britain’s island history Lumley travels to the USA appears and disappears as to follow in the footsteps of the tide rolls in and rolls the king of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis back out again. Tori Presley, meeting his closest Herridge and Alex family and friends. Langlands reveal stories from our extraordinary mar22:00 The Nation’s itime history. Favourite Elvis Song One-off special telling the 21:00 Paul O’Grady’s stories behind the greatest Hollywood Paul explores songs recorded by Elvis cinematic history to find out Presley, the man who what makes movies magichanged the face of music. cal. Elvis’s former wife Priscilla Presley, mother to their 22:00 Film - Red 2 (12) daughter Lisa Marie, Former CIA agent Frank reveals just what life with Moses reunites his squad The King was like, and gen- of retired operatives for a erations of pop stars from vital mission. A devastatMichael Buble to Cliff ingly powerful new weapon Richard explain why the has been stolen, and it falls music of the boy from to Frank’s team to retrieve Tupelo, Mississippi, still it - which means facing means so much to them. lethal assassins, terrorists and corrupt government 23:30 News 23:45 Film - officials. Tomorrow Never Dies (12) 02:00 Jackpot247 04:00 00:15 Film - Let’s be Cops The Hungry Sailors 04:50 (15) 02:10 Eden 03:05 The ITV Nightscreen Last Leg 04:00 Hollyoaks

07:00 Milkshake 11:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:50 Budgies Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:50 Police Interceptors 14:50 Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 16:45 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 18:40 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

07:00 Jamie’s Comfort Food 07:15 Last Man Standing 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 14:30 The Simpsons 15:30 Film - Volcano (12) 17:35 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:35 Homes by The Med 19:30 News

07:00 Milkshake 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25 Football 12:55 Film - Haunted Honeymoon (PG) 14:30 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 15:00 Now That’s Funny 16:00 Disobedient Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 17:00 Dads Make You Laugh Out Loud 18:00 Brides Make You Laugh Out Loud 19:00 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 19:55 News

20:30 The Adele Story Documentary charting the remarkable career trajectory of Adele Adkins, the pop and soul singer who rose from humble beginnings in Tottenham to become one of the biggest stars of the modern music industry. Now popular enough to warrant going by her forename only, Adele’s interest in music was encouraged by her mother from an early age. Winning a place at the Brit School, Adele first shot into the public eye when her friend uploaded a demo to MySpace in 2006. 21:55 News 22:00 Football Colin Murray presents highlights from the latest games in the Championship, which included Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers, Leeds United v Preston North End and Hull City v Burton Albion. 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother 00:30 Lip Sync Battle UK 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Cat. 8 05:40 Lip Sync Battle UK

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:05 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:30 Take Me Out 13:55 Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 14:20 You’ve Been Framed! 15:25 Film Planet 51 17:15 Film - Liar Liar (12) 18:55 Film - A Bug’s Life 21:00 Film - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (12) 23:45 Family Guy 01:20 American Dad! 01:45 Film Forgetting Sarah Marshall (15) 03:45 The Hot Desk ITV3 07:00 Murder, She Wrote 09:50 The Darling Buds of May 10:55 Columbo 12:55 Film Carry on Cruising (U) 14:50 Wycliffe 16:00 Lewis 17:55 Housewife 49 20:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 22:00 Foyle’s War 00:00 Law and Order: UK 02:55 Rising Damp ITV4 07:00 Nijinsky’s Triple Crown 07:05 The Professionals 07:55 Motorsport UK 08:55 The Classic Car Show 10:00 ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:00 Silverstone Classic 12:00 Brdc British F3 Championship Highlights 13:00 Storage Wars 13:30 ITV Racing: Live From Ascot 17:30 Film - The Man From the Alamo 19:10 World Cup Rivalries: England v Argentina 19:30 Storage Wars 20:00 World Series of Darts 00:00 Film - Lock Up (18) 02:15 Ironside 03:20 Tommy Cooper

Sunday TV 07:00 Breakfast 08:25 Match of the Day 10:00 News 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 13:00 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Wanted Down Under 15:00 Escape to the Continent 16:00 Flog It! 17:00 Super Small Animals 18:00 Songs of Praise 18:35 News 19:00 Countryfile

07:20 The A to Z of TV Gardening 08:05 The Instant Gardener 08:50 Gardeners’ World 09:50 Countryfile 10:45 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15 Nadiya’s British Food Adventure 12:45 Lorraine’s Fast, Fresh and Easy Food 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Live: IAAF World Championship Athletics 17:30 Britain’s Ancient Capita 18:30 Steve 20:00 Fake or Fortune? Backshall’s Extreme Can art detectives Philip Mountain Challenge Mould and Fiona Bruce prove that a painting of a 19:30 Live: IAAF World man in a black cravat is one Championship Athletics of the first pictures ever Gabby Logan presents covpainted by celebrated and erage of the 10th and concontroversial British artist cluding evening at The Lucian Freud? London Stadium. 21:00 World Athletics Championships 2017: 2017 Day 10 Gabby Logan presents further coverage of the 10th and concluding evening at The London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, featuring the finals of four more events. Asbel Kibrop and Caster Semenya will be among the favourites in the respective men’s 1500m and women’s 800m finals, before attention switches to the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays. 23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 00:30 Brendan Foster: A Life in Athletics 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

21:00 Secrets of Silicon Valley Jamie Bartlett investigates the impact of technology on democracy, revealing how aspects of social media designed to benefit the advertising industry by gathering personal data about users can be used to influence voters and spread misinformation. 22:00 This World Documentary examining the murder of the North Korean dictator’s halfbrother Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur airport. 23:00 PGA Tour Golf 01:15 Film - The Body (15) 03:00 Countryfile 03:55 Holby City 04:55 This Is BBC Two

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Judge Rinder 11:25 Long Lost Family 12:25 Love Your Garden 13:25 News 13:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 14:00 Rebound 15:00 Live: Women’s World Cup Rugby Union: England v Italy. 17:45 Bear Grylls Survival School 18:10 All Star Family Fortunes 19:10 News

20:00 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Night watchman Larry Daley sets out on an epic quest to the British Museum in London to save his friends one last time. (PG)

19:30 The Chase: Celebrity Special Bradley Walsh presents as celebrity contestants Melanie Sykes, Heather Small, Andrew Castle and Graeme Le Saux pit their wits against the Chaser. 22:00 Valkyrien Thriller set in an illegal clinic hidden in 20:30 Harry Potter and a disused Oslo underthe Deathly Hallows: Part ground station. Ravn 1 Following Dumbledore’s Eikanger, a respected death, Lord Voldemort and physician, is desperately his cronies have taken over seeking a cure for his dying the Ministry of Magic and wife, Vilma. When the hosare hellbent on killing Harry pital stops her treatment, Potter. As a result, the good Ravn fakes Vilma's suicide wizards of the Order of the and continues working to Phoenix arrive at Harry’s help her in secret. He is home and whisk him to aided by corrupt civil safety, but the Death Eaters defence man Leif Lien, a are hot on his trail. Harry, doomsday prepper and forHermione and Ron set out mer patient of his. In on a epic quest to destroy Norwegian. all the locate and destroy all the horcruxes. (PG) 23:00 Gogglebox 00:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does 23:15 News 23:35 Crime Countdown 01:05 Film Stories 00:35 Take Me Out Ouija (14) 02:35 60 Days in 01:45 Jackpot247 04:00 Jail 03:30 World Sport Motorsport UK 04:50 03:55 Boxing Weekly 04:20 Mobil 1 The Grid Superbikes Racing

20:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Agents Paul and Steve face a moral dilemma when they find out the tenant they have been instructed to evict is on his way to a funeral. Elsewhere, Stewart and Victor chase £1,000 from a debtor who has defaulted on his payment plan.. . 21:55 News Big Celebrity 22:00 Brother A chance to catch up with the latest events inside the house as the celebrities cope with living under constant surveillance, with all the arguments and alliances, as well as the revelations in the diary room. 23:05 Autopsy 00:05 The Boy Next Door 01:40 Criminals: Caught on 02:05 Camera SuperCasino 04:10 CAT. 8 05:35 Now That's Funny

07:00 Mr Bean 07:25 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:25 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50 Ninja Warrior UK 13:50 Mr Bean 14:55 You’ve Been Framed! 15:25 Film - Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 17:20 Film - St. Trinian’s (12) 19:15 Film Hotel Transylvania (PG) 21:00 Film - Crazy, Stupid, Love. (PG) 23:20 Family Guy 00:20 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad! 02:15 The Cleveland Show ITV 3 07:00 Carry on Cruising 08:35 Heartbeat 10:40 Murder, She Wrote 12:35 The Darling Buds of May 13:40 Heidi 15:55 Wycliffe 17:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 21:00 Film Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law & Order: UK 01:00 Wire in the Blood 03:00 Lewis 04:40 Film - The Sign of Four (PG) ITV 4 07:00 The Professionals 08:00 Minder 09:00 The Big Fish Off 10:00 Storage Wars 11:00 British Superbikes Motorcycle Racing 12:00 Live: British Touring Car Championship 19:15 Hat-trick Heroes 19:30 Storage Wars 20:00 Live: World Series of Darts 00:00 Film - American History X (14)

32 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Heir Hunters 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 Impossible 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Scotland’s Model Teenager Documentary following 18-year-old Connor Newall as he travels in Europe and to New York on various modelling assignments, examining his fast-paced life in the fashion world and also looking at whether his home life in Govan is moving on without him. 21:00 EastEnders Phil is left pondering a huge decision. 21:30 Panorama The team investigates the growing numbers of British passengers flying drunk. 22:00 Britain’s Relationship Secrets with Anne Robinson Anne is nosing behind the nation’s closed doors to ask an awkward question, “What’s the secret to a happy relationship?” 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got News for You 01:00 My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947 02:00 Weather 02:05 News

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07:00 The TV That Made Me 07:30 Animal Park 08:15 Bargain Hunt 09:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 14:00 Two Tribes 14:30 A Taste of Britain 15:15 I Bought a Rainforest 16:15 Monkey Planet 17:15 Great Barrier Reef 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Royal Recipes 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Nigel Havers and ex-agent, Michael Whitehall explore the West Country. 21:00 University Challenge St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, competes against Magdalen College. 21:30 Nadiya’s British Food Adventure Nadiya returns to Yorkshire to discover the people preserving old, local traditions and others creating new ones.

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 Cash Trapped 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Emma is alarmed about Finn. 20:30 Coronation Street Eva decides to show Aidan some mercy. 21:00 Countrywise Ben Fogle and his faithful labrador Storm head to North Wales to try their hand at one of rural Britain’s fastest growing sports, competitive sheep shearing. 21:30 Coronation Street Eva throws Jenny’s wedding plans into chaos.

22:00 Dangerous Borders: A Journey Across India & Pakistan Adnan Sarwar and Babita Sharma travel along the border of Pakistan and India, finding out about the people who live there.

22:00 easyJet: Inside the Cockpit Documentary following new recruits for airline easyJet as they train to become fully qualified pilots, going inside the cockpit and tracking the candidates from the classroom to the simulator, and eventually to their first flight with hundreds of paying passengers.

23:00 Normal for Norfolk 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 This World 01:15 Film - I Am Bolt (PG) 02:45 The Heroes of Super Saturday 03:35 This Is BBC Two

23:00 News 23:40 Britain’s Busiest Motorway 00:10 Sugar Free Farm 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Cheap Cheap Cheap 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News Child Genius 21:00 Richard Osman returns with the competition to find the nation's brightest child, with 20 of the country's cleverest eight to 12-yearolds - and their parents battling it out for the title. Broadcast over six consecutive evenings, the contest opens with the demanding Spelling and complex Linguistic Memory rounds. 22:00 999: What’s Your Emergency? Exploring a rise in domestic burglaries, from a burglar who breaks into a house to steal food, to professional thieves targeting wealthy individuals. 23:00 Catching the Tax Dodgers 00:05 60 Days in Jail 01:00 Britain’s Benefit Tenants 01:55 The Supervet 02:50 Dogs: Their Secret Lives 03:45 Little British Isles with Alison Steadman 04:40 Location, Location, Location

Monday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 The Yorkshire Vet 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Heart of the Country 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 MotoGP Championship Series Highlights from the eleventh round of this year’s world championship at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. 21:00 Traffic Cops The cops are called to a fatal accident near a theme park, where they suspect the driver responsible for the crash has been using drugs. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Marcus Bentley narrates as the housemates lie in their beds, chat on the sofas and argue in the kitchen - all for the enjoyment of the viewers. Will they find being watched by Big Brother’s cameras any harder to cope with than life in the public eye? 23:00 Make Or Break? 00:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Celebrity Botched Up Bodies 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Hotel Inspector 05:00 Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink

09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 You’ve Been Framed! 11:00 The Great Indoors 11:30 Guidance 12:00 Fame High 12:15 Third Wheel 12:25 Below Deck 13:20 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 American Dad! ITV 3 09:20 Where the Heart Is 10:25 Judge Judy 11:50 Rising Damp 12:25 You’re Only Young Twice 12:55 The Darling Buds of May 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 The Darling Buds of May 17:20 You’re Only Young Twice 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 08:20 The Saint 09:25 Ironside 10:30 Quincy, M.E. 11:35 Minder 12:35 The Professionals 13:35 The Saint 14:40 Ironside 15:50 Quincy, M.E. 16:50 Minder 17:55 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 19:55 The Chase 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Car Crash Global 23:00 Film - Above the Law (18)

Tuesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Heir Hunters 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 Impossible 16:15 Nature’s Miracle Babies 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Ben comes to an upsetting realisation leaving him questioning his relationship with Phil. 21:00 Holby City Guy requests Oliver’s help with a patient, hoping to foster support for a new research proposal, but does Guy have ulterior motives?

22:00 Trust Me Cath finds herself falling for Andy. How can she keep hold of the perfect man when she is living a lie? An encounter with someone from her past threatens to expose her secret. 23:00 News 23:45 New Tricks 00:45 Scotland’s Model Teenager 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 The TV That Made Me 07:30 Bargain Hunt 08:15 Heir Hunters 09:00 The Farmers’ Country Showdown 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 14:00 Two Tribes 14:30 The Super League Show 15:15 I Bought a Rainforest 16:15 Monkey Planet 17:15 Great Barrier Reef 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Royal Recipes

20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Aldo Zilli and Ching He-Huang do battle on this road trip. 21:00 The Big Family Cooking Showdown Competitive food show, in which two families face a series of challenges based on the realities of everyday meals, cooking up their favourite dishes. 22:00 Seven Days In Summer: Countdown to Partition Set over the seven dramatic days leading up to the partition of India and Pakistan, this film gives an account of that tumultuous week, as chaos consumed the Indian subcontinent during the last days of British Rule. 23:00 Quacks 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Dangerous Borders 01:15 Olly Alexander: Growing Up Gay 02:15 Queer as Art 03:15 This Is BBC Two

21:00 Midsomer Murders When dairy worker Debbie Moffett is crushed to death by a giant round of cheese at the home of the worldfamous Midsomer Blue, Barnaby and Jones are soon on the case. Pathologist Kate Wilding discovers the victim's daughter was being expelled from the local prep school and it emerges Debbie died just hours after an argument at a parents' council meeting. Her phone leads the detectives to Oliver Ordish, with whom she was having an affair. 23:00 News 23:40 Martin Clunes Islands of Australia 00:40 Play to the Whistle 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Cheap Cheap Cheap 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Child Genius Led by quizmaster Richard Osman, the remaining 17 competitors first face an exacting maths round testing both written and mental arithmetic. There is also a complex memory round before 13 children proceed to the next stage. 22:00 Flights from Hell: Caught on Camera Revealing extreme behaviour in airports and planes using footage captured on passengers’ cameras and phones, from missed check-ins to drunken antics at security, alternative safety briefings, party flights and near-death experiences. 23:00 How to Get a Council House 00:05 Delhi Cops 01:05 Music on 4 01:35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:25 Paul O’Grady’s Hollywood 03:20 Hidden Restaurants with Michel Roux Jr

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 The Yorkshire Vet 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - I Didn’t Kill My Sister 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges Rob Bell tells the story behind Brunel’s famous bridge over the picturesque Avon gorge at Bristol - and discovers that some people question whether the great man’s “Darling” was entirely the product of his own inspiration. 21:00 The Dog Rescuers Inspector Kate Ford battles to save skinny staffie-cross Brandy. Lovely lurcher Ella was tied to a fence and abandoned by her owner. RSPCA staff are now helping her improve in health and confidence. 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Emma Willis presents the latest eviction show, announcing the least popular housemate and chatting to them about their time in the house and how they got on with their fellow contestants. 23:00 Make Or Break? 00:05 Celebrity BB’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Big Brother 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Yorkshire Vet

09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 You’ve Been Framed! 11:00 The Great Indoors 11:30 Guidance 12:00 Fame High 12:15 Third Wheel 12:25 Below Deck 13:20 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Keith and Paddy Picture Show 22:30 Family Guy ITV 3 09:35 Where the Heart Is 10:40 Judge Judy 11:55 Rising Damp 12:30 You’re Only Young Twice 12:55 The Darling Buds of May 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 The Darling Buds of May 17:20 You’re Only Young Twice 17:55 On the Buses 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Britain’s Busiest Airport 22:00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 23:00 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 09:20 Ironside 10:25 Quincy 11:25 Minder 12:30 The Professionals 13:35 The Saint 14:40 Ironside 15:45 Quincy 16:50 Minder 17:55 The Professionals 18:55 Storage Wars 19:55 The Chase 20:55 The Chase 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Film - Rambo II (15)

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Wednesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Heir Hunters 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 Impossible 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Fake Britain Matt Allwright investigates the fake taxis that are putting thousands of passengers in danger, the fake celebrity endorsements which are tempting shoppers into spending and losing hundreds of pounds, and the counterfeit cameras that are not what they seem. 21:00 Celebrity MasterChef The first batch of celebrities undertake three tough culinary challenges in a bid to prove their cookery talent to the judges. Hoping to show they’ve got what it takes are Jim Moir, Angellica Bell, Stephen Hendry, Julia Somerville and Henri Leconte. 22:00 My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947 Anita Rani begins her own partition journey as she and her mother Lucky become the first members of her family to return to what is now Pakistan, since the partition of India.

07:00 The World’s Most Photographed 07:30 Bargain Hunt 08:15 Heir Hunters 09:00 Orkney: When the Boat Comes In 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 14:00 Two Tribes 14:30 A Taste of Britain 15:15 I Bought a Rainforest 16:15 Monkey Planet 17:15 Great Barrier Reef 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Royal Recipes

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 Cash Trapped 19:00 News

20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Ronni Ancona and Jan Ravens are joined on this road trip by antiquers Phil Serrell and James Braxton.

21:00 Love Your Garden Alan and the team help zookeeper John Paul Houston by transforming an uninspiring scruffy piece of lawn at Blackpool Zoo into a private retreat.

21:00 Saving Lives at Sea Three fishermen swim for their lives as their trawler is smashed onto rocks. 22:00 No More Boys and Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free? Dr Javid Abelmoneim takes over Year 3 in Lanesend Primary School on the Isle of Wight, and removes the differences in the way boys and girls are treated. Before he begins, he wants to understand what the kids think, and their comments are shocking.

23:00 MOTD: The Premier League Show 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Seven Days In Summer: Countdown to Partition 23:00 News 23:45 A 01:15 Secrets of Silicon Question of Sport 00:15 Valley 02:15 Who Do You Live from the BBC 00:45 Think You Are? 03:15 Britain’s Relationship Incredible Medicine: Dr Secrets 01:45 Weather Weston’s Casebook 04:15 This Is BBC Two 01:50 News

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20:00 Emmerdale Pete makes a choice. 20:30 Coronation Street Mischievous Eva leaves Maria in the lurch.

22:00 Long Lost Family Alison from Hertfordshire searches the sister she did not know existed for over 50 years, after discovering old family photographs in a wallet. The photographs showed Alison's mother holding a baby with 'Amanda' written on the back and a date of 1951, meaning Alison has a halfsister she never knew. Elsewhere in the programme, John, a builder from Yorkshire, is haunted by not knowing his father, and after applying for his adoption files, he begins the search for his birth parents. 23:00 News 23:40 UEFA Champions League Football 00:40 easyJet: Inside the Cockpit 01:35 River Monsters 02:30 Jackpot247 04:00 May the Best House Win

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:00 The Simpsons 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawn 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Cheap Cheap Cheap 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Child Genius The remaining competitors take on two gruelling History rounds, with the opening test posing questions on historical events spanning eras from Ancient Greece to the modern day. The contestants then take part in a Memory Recall round concerning over 600 pieces of information on the British royal family tree. 22:00 24 Hours in A&E A 79-year-old man arrives in hospital after collapsing in the street whilst walking his dog, and doctors give him medication to try and stabilise his very high heart rate. Meanwhile, a young boy is treated after pushing a plastic toy down his ear, and doctors show concern for a man who has numbness in his arm and little finger. 23:00 The Windsors 23:35 999: What’s Your Emergency? 00:35 Catching the Tax Dodgers 01:35 My Online Nightmare 02:30 Film The Place Beyond the Pines (14)

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 The Yorkshire Vet 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Film - Baby Sellers 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords A landlord has to call in eviction specialists to remove tenants from the house he inherited. When he finally does get his property back he makes an unsettling discovery. 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors Valentine’s mental health issues put up obstacles as she navigates male-to-female gender-reassignment, Vera is worried her sore shoulder may be because of a cancerous tumour and David needs advice about some facial pain, and how to light a gas oven safely! 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Highlights of the housemates’ past 24 hours under the all-seeing eye of Big Brother as the celebrities cope with living under constant surveillance, with all the arguments and alliances, as well as the revelations in the diary room. 23:00 Make Or Break? 00:05 BB’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Queens Of Pop 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Dog Rescuers 05:00 The Railways That Built Britain with Chris Tarrant

07:10 You’ve Been Framed! 07:35 Below Deck 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 11:00 The Great Indoors 11:30 Guidance 12:00 Fame High 12:15 Third Wheel 12:25 Below Deck 13:20 Emmerdale 14:30 You’ve Been Framed! 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Hangover Part III (14) ITV 3 07:00 Judge Judy 07:40 The Royal 08:30 Heartbeat 09:35 Where the Heart Is 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Rising Damp 12:25 You’re Only Young Twice 13:00 The Darling Buds of May 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:10 The Darling Buds of May 17:20 You’re Only Young Twice 17:50 On the Buses 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 07:10 The Chase 07:55 Storage Wars Texas 08:25 The Saint 09:30 Ironside 10:35 Quincy, M.E. 11:40 Minder 12:40 The Professionals 13:45 Counting Cars 14:45 Ironside 15:50 Quincy, M.E. 16:50 Minder 17:55 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 19:55 The Chase 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Film Firefox (PG)

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36 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Wanted Down Under 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Heir Hunters 12:45 Close Calls: On Camera 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 Impossible 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Jay attempts to fix things for Ben but gets more than he bargained for. 21:00 Who Do You Think You Are? Lulu has always wanted to get to the bottom of a family mystery. She knows that her mother, the middle child of seven, was the only one to be given up by her birth parents and raised by another family. But she has no idea why. Travelling home to Glasgow, she uncovers the real-life Romeo and Juliet story of her Catholic grandfather and Protestant grandmother's love affair across the city's strict sectarian divide. But as she digs deeper, she discovers dark secrets. 22:00 DIY SOS: The Big Build Nick and the team help renovate the home of paramedics Sam and Ben Laws and their two children, a family who spend their lives helping people but who are reluctant to ask for help. 23:00 News 23:45 Don’t Deport Me, I’m British 00:40 Queer Britain 01:45 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:50 News

Friday 11th August 2017

07:00 The World’s Most Photographed 07:30 Bargain Hunt 08:15 Heir Hunters 09:00 Nadiya’s British Food Adventure 09:30 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 14:00 Two Tribes 14:30 A Taste of Britain 15:15 Coast 15:30 Film - Quo Vadis? (PG) 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Royal Recipes 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Pop icon and actress Clare Grogan is reunited with fellow Glaswegian, “Taggart” actor Alex Norton, to battle it out in the search for profitable antiques. 21:00 10 Puppies and Us Homeowners Alex and Pete welcome rescue pup Pippa who comes with an extreme chewing habit, while the Woolf family bring home cockapoo Rosso as a playmate for their son. Plus, catch up with Emma Lowe, who Is training a young labrador as a therapy dog.

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 Cash Trapped 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Pete and Leyla’s wedding day arrives. 20:30 Tonight Kylie Pentelow looks at the latest advice for skincare in the sun. For years the public has been told to stay out of the hot summer sun, but how much sun exposure is too much? 21:00 Emmerdale Will the wedding go ahead? 21:30 James Martin’s French Adventure On this leg of his adventure, James heads to Bresse, home to one of France’s most famous ingredients the Bresse chicken, before meeting one of his culinary heroes Georges Blanc.

22:00 Top of the Lake: China Girl There’s a breakthrough in the case when Robin and Miranda discover that China Girl worked at the brothel where Mary’s boyfriend lives.

22:00 The Brighton Police First of a two-part documentary following the officers tasked with policing Brighton, an affluent seaside party city with a darker criminal element that means local detectives are often under pressure.

23:00 The Mash Report 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 No More Boys and Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free? 01:15 The Sweet Makers 02:15 10 Puppies and Us 03:15 This Is BBC Two

23:00 News 23:40 Schofield’s South African Adventure 00:10 Lion Country: Night and Day 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

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1 Confesses to running amok, it’s mad (6) 4 Two pig stealers will get beaten! (3-3) 9 This storm is too darn awful (7) 10 Due to circumstances, the account was still unsettled (5) 11 Bill or Napoleon is some kind of nut (5) 12 Take care of furniture if not broken (7) 13 If in financial difficulties, request tree is chopped up (5,6) 18 Cover that prevents damage to the sewer (7) 20 The spot to find fish, one hears (5) 22 A sail back with a different name (5) 23 Decline to chop off head of Edwin, led astray (7) 24 Mugs broken in sets (6) 25 The French shelter is temporarily inactive (6)

1 Fast rally reveals starlike qualities (6) 2 Nintendo character takes mother to carnival resort (5) 3 Apprentice team leader has wet weather at the end of June, sweetheart (7) 5 In cod, our smell is found (5) 6 Roman officer burnt, that is possible (7) 7 Greek capital framed by artist - an attractive thing (6) 8 Promised noisy gadget for a change (5,6) 14 Use scruffy boilersuit when Rob leaves (7) 15 Damaged parcel I copy (7) 16 Takes stock in haste also (6) 17 Opt for the best (6) 19 The wrong bonus for the petty officer (5) 21 Join the French, become confused! (5)

1 Confesses (6) 4 Type of drum (3-3) 9 Cyclone (7) 10 Unpaid (5) 11 Fruit of the oak tree (5) 12 Raise (7) 13 Debt or other difficulties (5,6) 18 Sewer’s finger protector (7) 20 Site (5) 22 Assumed name (5) 23 Diminish (7) 24 Beer mugs (6) 25 Potential (6) Down 1 Stellar (6) 2 Video game character (5) 3 Apprentice (7) 5 Smell (5) 6 Roman official (7) 7 Device that attracts iron (6) 8 Dating regularly (5,6) 14 Use (7) 15 Reproduction (7) 16 Makes off with (6) 17 Choose (6) 19 Ship’s officer (5) 21 Confuse (5)

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Across 7 From the Japanese for ‘tray planting’, what name is given to a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot? (6) 8 Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili was the real name of which Soviet statesman, who was the general secretary of the Communist party of the USSR from 1922 to 1953? (6) 9 Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah), Everybody Dance and Le Freak were all British top 10 hit singles for which American ‘disco’ group? (4) 10 Which word from the Greek for ‘having learned much’, describes a person of wideranging knowledge or learning? (8) 11 What name is given to historical accounts or biographies written from personal knowledge or special sources? (7) 13 Which soft crumbly or chewy sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream, also means to avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing duties, questions, or issues? (5) 15 Which 1983 film written, directed and starring Barbra Streisand, told the story of a Jewish girl who tries to get on in the world

dressed as a boy? (5) 17 Iago, Desdemona, Cassio and Roderigo are all characters in which William Shakespeare tragedy? (7) 20 See 24 21 Which city in Texas was the scene of a 51-day standoff between federal agents and members of the Branch Davidian religious cult in 1993? (4) 23 Named after a member of an ancient Jewish sect, what name is now applied to a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals? (6) 24/20 Which American novelist and shortstory writer’s best known novels are Moby Dick and Billy Budd? (6,8) Down 1 What is the Scottish word for a lake? (4) 2 The American actor Anthony Perkins is best remembered for his portrayal of the murderous motel owner Norman Bates in which 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller? (6) 3 What was the title of the only British top 10 hit single by The Motors? (7) 4 What name is given to a sacred song or hymn, in particular any of those contained in the Bible and used in Christian and

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Improve your Spanish - Clues in Spanish, answer in English or vice versa. Across 27 Hombre (varón adulto) (3) 1 Little (not much) (4) 28 Piece of toast (7) 29 Glass (of beer, water, 3 Cenas (a última hora) (7) wine) (4) 7 Gato (3) Down 8 Sour (fruit, flavour) (f) (5) 9 Sabroso (comida) (5) 1 Iron (for clothes) (7) 10 Serious (person) (5) 2 Meat (5) 3 Cigüeñas (ornitología) (6) 11 Cave (5) 12 Sobrina (5) 4 Python (5) 5 Del este (7) 13 Escritorio (mueble) (4) 14 Nickname (5) 6 Estilo (manera) (5) 16 Fregaderos (5) 7 Married (person) (6) 15 Naranjas (frutas) (7) 18 Vida (existencia) (4) 16 Estación (parte del año) (6) 20 Clear (meaning, expla17 Bachelor (7) nation) (5) 22 Tree (botany) (5) 19 Language (national tongue) (6) 24 Barandillas (de balcón) (5) 20 Pecho (tórax) (5) 21 Ear (anatomical) (5) 25 Águila (ave) (5) 26 Aceituna (5) 23 Breeze (wind) (5)

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Jewish worship? (5) 5 What was the name of the African secret society originating among the Kikuyu that in the 1950s used violence and terror to try to expel European settlers and end British rule in Kenya? (3,3) 6 Which castle on the coast of northern Cornwall is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur? (8) 12 Which 1973 number one hit by the Simon Park Orchestra, was the theme tune to the television series Van der Valk? (3,5) 14 Which Dutch city gave its name to series of treaties (1713-14) ending the War of the Spanish Succession? (7) 16 Which country in the south-western Pacific consisting of a group of nine main islands, was formerly called the Ellice Islands? (6) 18 What is the first name of the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II? (6) 19 The period from late 1940 to May 1941, when the German air raids were centred on London, is commonly referred to as the what? (5) 22 Which greenish-blue colour, one of the primary subtractive colours, is complementary to red? (4)

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Quickie Across: 1 Sea bass, 5 Shrew, 8 Another, 9 Roast, 10 Maybe, 11 Subside, 12 System, 14 Polyps, 17 Scamper, 19 Stiff, 22 Elite, 23 Terrify, 24 Traps, 25 Swelter. Down: 1 Swarm, 2 Agony, 3 Athlete, 4 Stress, 5 Shrub, 6 Reality, 7 Witness, 12 Suspect, 13 Stamina, 15 Observe, 16 Gratis, 18 Press, 20 Idiot, 21 Foyer.

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MOTORISTS KEEN TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES “The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.”

A new study from automotive data experts hpi has revealed that consumers feel they don’t know enough about electric vehicles to tempt them to switch. The study*, carried out in conjunction with Leeds Beckett University, also reveals that over 95% of motorists would feel extremely safe when driving an electric vehicle. Over two thirds said they would be happy to buy a used EV vehicle. The insight follows the bold announcement that all new cars launched by Volvo from 2019 onwards will be partially or completely battery-powered. Between 2019 and 2021, Volvo will introduce five 100% EVs and ensure the rest of its conventional petrol and diesel range has a hybrid engine of some form. Fuel giant Shell has also announces a pilot project for the installation and operation of the first fast chargers for electric vehicles at selected Shell service stations. The project will include selected charging sites at Shell stations in the UK and in The Netherlands with fast chargers expected to be operational at all selected locations by the end of 2017. The first chargers are due to open in Greater London, Derby and the western part of the Netherlands (Randstad). Consumer interest in electric vehicles is soaring. The market for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) saw a record market share of 4.4% in June with more than 10,700 hitting the roads, a rise of 29.0%. Yet while sales continue to soar many motorists admit to struggling to separate the reality from fiction when it comes to EVs. The study reveals that awareness of the range of EVs is low with a lack of knowledge about charging capabilities and longevity amongst almost three quarters (70%) of consumers. Over 60,000 new AFVs have joined Britain’s roads so far this year. The overall used market for electric vehicles has seen gains with residual values increasing by 7 percent this year. Fernando Garcia, Consumer Director, at hpi commented: “Alternative fuel vehicles including EVs and hybrids are growing in popularity year on year but the automotive industry needs to work with the Government to do more to convince people of the benefits and shoot down some of the myths. It’s apparent that consumers feel that they don’t have enough information about life with an electric vehicle. This represents a huge opportunity for the manufacturers to engage with motorists. It is therefore critical that the OEM dealer network is equipped to address the concerns of the consumer. “With the distances covered by the average motorist being relatively short, fully electric cars are well suited to the vast majority of regular journeys. Plug-in hybrids can also provide a good balance between range and efficiency plus the economic benefits for motorists can be enormous, offering big savings on fuel and tax costs as well as much lower maintenance costs.”

SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS HITS £5.5 MILLION IN THREE DAY SALE Preparations are already under way for the next Silverstone Auctions event, the Salon Privé Sale which takes place at Blenheim Palace on Saturday, 2nd September 2017.

A 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, once owned by Sir Elton John, was hammered away by Silverstone Auctions for £551,250 including premium in a £5.5 million sale at the Wing Building, Silverstone, during the Silverstone Classic Motor Racing Festival on 27th, 29th and 30th July. The bright red Ferrari wasn’t the only car to draw enthusiastic applause from the crowd, with a 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 drawing gasps of awe as it raced past the £100,000 mark during a fierce bidding war, eventually selling for £114,750 including buyer’s premium to an online bidder from Australia. Despite an estimate of £70,000 - £85,000 before the sale, bidding for a rare 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL actually started at £95,000 and after a rapid-fire battle between room, phone and online bidders it eventually sold in the room for a final price of £137,250 including premium, almost doubling its lower estimate. A total of £5.5 million in sales across the three days of auctions was achieved, and 71% of the cars on offer in the two days of classic and sports car auctions went to new owners. “It was an incredibly successful weekend, and we’re thrilled with the results,” remarks Nick Whale, managing director of Silverstone Auctions. “I’d like to thank our vendors and bidders for taking part in a fantastic sale, and I have to say our team did a fabulous job bringing such a quality selection of vehicles to auction on our biggest

weekend of the year at the Silverstone Classic.” Modern classics performed exceptionally well throughout the two day road car auction, helped by a number of remarkable low-mileage examples. A 1991 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton with only 4,500 miles on the clock beat its lower estimate by £12,000 to sell for £72,000 including premium, while a 2010 Ford Focus RS500 that had spent its entire life on show, covering only 206km from new, went for £54,000. Fast Fords were popular across both days of the road car sale with an iconic 1987 Ford Capri 280 Brooklands powering past its lower estimate by more than £20,000 on day one to sell for £55,125 including premium. A 1973 Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico drew enthusiastic bidding to push its price to £34,313 on the second day of the road car sale. Still in the modern classics category, the Lancia Delta Integrale appears to be the car of the moment this year with two Evolution II examples soaring past their pre-sale estimates. A 1994 version, previously owned by Jamiroquai front man Jay Kay, sold to an Australian buyer for £42,118, and a bright yellow 1993 example went to a phone bidder for £33,750. These sales came in the wake of the headline-grabbing £225,000 achieved by four-times World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen’s Group A works Lancia Delta Integrale during the Race Car Sale held on Thursday, 27th July.

Friday 11th August 2017

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Kim Hangs On

South Korea's Kim In-kyung held her nerve last Sunday to claim a first major title by winning the Women's British Open at Kingsbarns. Kim took a six-shot lead into the final round but a course record-equalling 64 from England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff took her to within two shots of the lead. But Kim, 29, maintained her form to post a 71 and win by two shots. Another Englishwoman, Georgia Hall, had to settle for a tie for third after a 70, alongside American Michelle Wie (66) and German Caroline Masson (67). A superb run of scoring saw Ewart Shadoff follow a birdie on the second hole with five in a row from the sixth and another on the 13th.

Rory McIlroy was happy with the performance of new caddie Harry Diamond as the pair enjoyed a positive first tournament together at last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WGCBridgestone Invitational. McIlroy confirmed at his pre-tournament press conference that close-friend Diamond would be on his bag at Firestone as well as the US PGA Championship which started yesterday, after deciding to terminate his nine-year partnership with JP Fitzgerald. Diamond, who was the best man as McIlroy's wedding earlier this year, received

The 29-year-old from Northallerton then birdied the 17th to close the gap to two and parred the last to complete a 64, equalling the record set on day one by Wie and matched by Inbee Park in round three. However, Kim, who famously missed a one-foot putt to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship - now called the ANA Inspiration - in 2012, was able to par the final five holes for a winning total of 18 under par. Ewart Shadoff's runners-up finish is her best result in a major and secured her place on Europe's Solheim Cup team to take on the United States in Iowa from 1820 August.

a grade of "A" from the world No 4, who put together four sub-70 rounds as he earned a tie for fifth place on seven under, although he finished nine shots adrift of runaway champion Hideki Matsuyama. "Harry was good, and he encouraged me when I needed it," said McIlroy, who also posted a top-10 finish at The Open after arriving at Royal Birkdale having missed the cut in three of his previous four events. "We both did yardages and we didn't really make any mistakes out there. He did what was expected of him, so I guess you can't not give him an A."

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World champion Marc Marquez won MotoGP's Czech round on Sunday to extend his lead at the top of the standings to 14 points. The Spaniard was one of the first to change to slick tyres in a race that started in the rain before drying out. "I could have gone faster but there was no need to do so, I had it won and I`m not taking those risks anymore," said the three time world champion who however celebrated by standing on his bike as he rode past the main stand to an ovation. "These kind of races (mixed weather) can be very challenging and you have to remain focussed," Marquez

said added. Dani Pedrosa was second ahead of Maverick Vinales as Spain completed a podium clean sweep. "This weekend was very tough, then luckily on the grid the sun started to come out," said Vinales. "On the rain tyre I was feeling good, but I was already thinking after two laps maybe I should go in but there were too many people, so maybe I went in a lap too late.” Having three Spaniards on the podium was a fine tribute to 13 time world champion Angel Nieto who died three days earlier aged 70 after a quad bike acci-

dent last week, with the riders pointing to the sky in recognition of a Spanish legend. Ahead of the day`s proceedings riders and teams from all categories gathered behind a banner saying `Gracias Maestro` and observed a minute`s silence Marquez, the fourth leader of the championship this season, has 154 points - 14 more than Vinales. The 24-year-old had started the day with a five-point lead over his compatriot. Marquez has now won two races in a row after his success in Germany last month and three this season.

Sevens Success

The eighth Mar Menor beach rugby sevens tournament took place last weekend at Santiago de la Ribera. The event, organised by

the San Javier Squalos club, attracted teams from around the area, and further afield, in addition to hundreds of spectators checking out the action over the day.

The men’s competition was won by Club Rugby Alcala from north of Madrid, whilst the women’s contest saw Cuder de Murcia run out as victors.

Finishing Soon

Two-times Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will hang up his racing bike after this month’s Vuelta a Espana, bringing to an end the career of one of the world's greatest cyclists. The Spaniard, one of six riders to have won all three Grand Tours in a 14-year professional career marred by a doping ban, made his announcement on social media site Instagram on Monday. "I will participate in the next Vuelta a Espana from August 19th and that will be my last race as a professional," the 34-year-old seven-times Grand Tour champion said. "I say this happy, without sadness. It's a decision that I have thought very well and I don't think there is a better farewell than in the home race and in my country." "I'm sure they will be three wonderful weeks." Nicknamed El Pistolero for his attacking style and ability to mount devastating attacks in the mountains, Contador won his first Tour de France in 2007 with the

Discovery Channel team before moving to Astana and winning it again in 2009. He also won the 2010 edition but in 2012 was stripped of that title after being banned for two years after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol at the race. Contador, who blamed it on contaminated steak, initially had a one-year ban lifted by the Spanish cycling federation but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) eventually banned him, backdating it to January 2011 and erasing all his results from July 2010 to February 2012. He returned later in 2012 to win the Vuelta. While Contador, who was also stripped of the 2011 Giro d'Italia title, divided opinion within the sport he remained one of the most popular riders among cycling fans. As well as his Tour triumphs, he won the 2008 and 2015 Giros and the Vuelta in 2008, 2012 and 2014. In 2015 he announced

that he would attempt to become the first rider since Marco Pantani in 1998 to win the Giro and the Tour back-to-back. After winning the Italian race his Tour hopes evaporated as he struggled in the Alps and finished fifth. Contador joined the Trek Segafredo team this season and finished ninth in the Tour de France. His hopes of bowing out with victory in the Vuelta look slim as the race includes Tour winner Chris Froome (Team Sky), Italian Vincenzo Nibali (BahrainMerida) and France's Romain Bardet (Ag2r) who was third on the podium in Paris. "It was great to have him in the team, even it was only for one season, and we will keep giving it our all to help him to achieve a big result in his last Vuelta a Espana," Trek-Segafredo general manager Luca Guercilena said. "It goes without saying we wish him the very best for his future afterwards!", he concluded.

Sandy Encounter

The Valencian regional side Nekwo Uv Barbarians sevens side (in dark blue shirts) won last weekend’s

San Juan sevens event organised by Alicante University rugby club. They beat the Cantabria

team Pataliebres in the final in what was the 20th staging of the tournament held in very hot conditions.

Friday 11th August 2017

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MANCHESTER UNITED 1 REAL MADRID 2 Sheffield-born Lewis Booker (pictured top) is one of two players from last season’s campaign that have signed up for CD Torrevieja for their forthcoming season in the Preferente. The 19-year-old defender, who can also play in midfield, has been taking part in pre-season training, and he will joined by 23year-old midfielder Dani Salazar, who played in 21 matches, with the Columbia signing for the club last October. 18-year-old Ramiro has been promoted from the Torrevieja youth side, whilst 22-year-old midfielder Santos has signed up from CF Torrevieja. Torrevieja central-defender Vicente Zaragoza returns to the area after a year with Caerau Ely FC in Cardiff in the Welsh league, whilst 27-year-old defender Verdú has joined from Murcian third division side FC Pinatar. Torry coach Pedreno has also raided Pinatar to sign 24-yearold Los Alcazares-born winger Mario (pictured below). In a venue switch, Torrevieja will play their second match of the season at home to Villena CF, at the request of their opponents, on Sunday September 10th at the Nelson Mandela stadium. That now means that Torry have their first three fixtures at home, starting with Almoradi on September 3rd, and the University of Alicante on September 17th. No details of any pre-season matches have been released as yet.

Real Madrid lifted a second successive UEFA Super Cup after a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in Macedonia on Tuesday night. In the battle of last season's European trophy winners, it was the Champions League holders who took the lead with Casemiro opening the scoring in the 24th minute. Zinedine Zidane's side doubled their lead in the 53rd minute through Isco and were in total control until Romelu Lukau pulled one back for the Europa League winners. United rallied late on with substitute Marcus Rashford denied by Keylor Navas and it was Real who held on to become the first team to win successive UEFA Super Cups since AC Milan in 1989 and 1990. Real Madrid are next in Spanish Super Cup action against Barcelona with the first leg this Sunday at the Nou Camp and the second leg three days later at the Bernabeu.

Champs Start

New And Old

Elche’s pre-season build-up is continuing to be promising in terms of performances and results, with the Ilicitanos winning three-one at Lorca Deportivo on Wednesday night (squad pictured at Lorca), as Tekio scored his first goal for the club. Coach Vicente Mir said after the match that the side “is improving as the league season approaches, as they work on trying on trying to cut down on small mistakes”. Last Friday, Elche won three-won at La Nucia, and now have their final friendly to come tomorrow evening, as they entertain Levante in the annual Trofeo Festa d'Elx match.

Sponsors Stay

The Torrevieja-based TM Group have renewed their shirt sponsorship deal with Elche for another season. The construction company have stayed loyal to Ilicitanos despite their relegation, with Elche president Diego García saying they were grateful for the renewal from TM, especially with what happened on the field last season. TM’s director-general Pablo Serna said that his company were happy with the exposure they got in the last company adding that they were happy to give a commitment to a club that deserve to be the Segunda Division.

More Signings England scored 10 tries as the defending champions kicked off the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup with a 56-5 victory over Spain at Billings Park in Dublin on Wednesday. Winger Kay Wilson notched a first-half hat-trick, while Meg Jones also crossed as England led 24-5 at half-time, Diana Gasso touching down for Spain. Wilson scored her fourth of the match in the second half and Emily Scarratt, Harriet Millar-Mills, Alex Matthews, Amy Cokayne and Lydia Thompson all crossed the whitewash to secure an emphatic scoreline for Simon Middleton's side. England next face Italy in their second Pool B clash on Sunday in Dublin, while Spain play the United States later the same day.

CD Almoradi have announced a new signing and a renewal ahead of the new season in the Preferente, after their one year in the Valencia League third division. 25-year-old Borja Tranche (pictured with Almoradi president Paco Albaladejo) joins from Villajoyosa, with the Elcheborn left-back having spent most of his career playing in the third division with clubs like Novelda and Crevillente, and more recently with Villarrobledo in Castilla la Mancha, and locally with Alicante-side Jove Espanol. Midfielder Sergi Murcia, who joined last summer, has signed up again for Almoradi, with plenty of local experience having played for Torrellano Illice, Orihuela CF, Torrevieja and Crevillente, as well as for teams in the Murcia region. Almoradi have a friendly match tomorrow evening (Saturday), as they entertain Elche Ilicitano with a 7.00 pm kick-off.

Iván Sánchez has become the latest player to join Elche, coming to the club from Albacete on a full season loan. The 24-year-old winger previously played for Almeria and Atletico Madrid B, with Elche’s sporting director Jorge Cordero (pictured with Sánchez) saying that he’s known him for a long time, and described Sánchez as a “dynamic player”. Elche have also secured the services of 18-year-old Guinea midfielder Ibrahim from Olympique Marseille, and a third goalkeeper for the squad in the shape of Guille Vallejo from Cultural Primera Regional group eight side CD Montesinos play their Leonesa. first friendly match of the season tomorrow evening (Saturday August 12th), as they travel to San Fulgencio for an 8.00 pm kick-off. Provisionally pencilled in is a home match against CD CD Thader’s first two pre-season matches have produced Torrevieja on either Friday August 18th or the following day. two victories over the last week. There will be more details in The Courier next week. The Rojales-based side firstly beat FC Pinatar two-nil last Saturday August 26th will see a home encounter with CD Saturday, followed up by six-one Wednesday night thrashing of Almoradi, which will start at 8.30 pm, and on Friday September CF Celtic Elche, with Gabri, Josico, Nino, Antonio, Antonio, and 1st, Monte will be away to Segunda regional side Daya Nueva Nino getting onto the scoresheet. CF, with a 7.30 pm kick-off. Daya Nueva is managed by exTomorrow (Saturday) Thader entertain third division side Montesinos boss Juanpe. Orihuela with a 7.30 pm kick-off.

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English Premier League Arsenal V. Leicester City Scottish Premiership Partick Thistle V. Celtic

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Liverpool have rejected a bid of 100 million euro from Barcelona for Brazil playmaker Philippe Coutinho, but despite what the Merseyside club are saying, Spanish media reports suggest that Coutinho is still Barca-bound, and as soon as this weekend. Mundo Deportivo have reported that Barcelona are still confident they can reach an agreement for the Brazilian, and are allegedly going ahead with the intention of presenting Coutinho to the fans before their Spanish Super Cup tie against Real Madrid on Sunday. Barca's second bid for the 25-year-old, which was rejected immediately, comprised an initial 85m euro plus 15m euro in add-ons. Liverpool have reiterated that Coutinho - who joined them from Inter Milan for in 2013 - is not for sale. Barcelona sold Brazil forward Neymar to Paris St-Germain for a world record transfer of 220 million euro last week. Coutinho who scored 14 goals last season and spent six weeks out with an ankle injury, signed a new five-year-deal in January, which did not include a release clause. Manager Jurgen Klopp said the Reds were not a “selling club” when Barca's previous 80 million euro offer was rejected in July, and Liverpool consider the matter closed. The Marca newspaper says that Barcelona still want Coutinho signed before the Spanish Super Cup. They also claim Andre Gomes could be included in a swap deal, along with Brazilian midfielder Rafinha. Gomes made 47 appearances for Barca last season, while Rafinha featured 28 times and could be more likely to leave the Nou Camp. The AS newspaper is also reporting that Andre Gomes could be a makeweight in the deal, and that Klopp is keen on the 24year-old. They have also claimed Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have given approval to negotiate the transfer for 100 million euro, with a further 20 million euro in add-ons. Diario Sport has also reported that Barcelona are still very optimistic a deal will be pushed through, despite the failed bid on Wednesday night.

Rivals In Battle

Borussia Dortmund have told Barcelona to stump up 150 million euros if they want to sign Ousmane Dembele, but they could also face a challenge from Real Madrid. Dembele scored 10 goals in 49 appearances for Dortmund last season after joining the club for 15 million euros from Rennes and helped the Signal Iduna Park side to win the DFB-Pokal Cup in his first season. According to Mundo Deportivo, Madrid have made their own approach following a meeting held between Barcelona and Dortmund bosses on Tuesday. Madrid are cooling their interest in teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe, who Monaco are determined to keep. The report adds that Madrid's interest in Dembele will either raise the fee Barcelona need to pay or see him become a Bernabeu player.

Neymar is considering a formal complaint to FIFA against his former club Barcelona over an unpaid loyalty bonus, as his Paris Saint-Germain debut appears to be on hold again. The ex-Barca star says he feels "very bad" over the withheld payment, according to a source in Spain close to the player. Barcelona are refusing to pay a 30 million euro bonus to Neymar's father following a contract renewal last year. Neymar completed a world record move to Paris Saint-Germain last week. It is understood Neymar's lawyers have yet to lodge paperwork to world football's governing body but the option remains under consideration. Barcelona spokesman Josep Vives told a news conference: "The club will not pay the bonus to Neymar's father.” "There were three conditions: the player must not negotiate his departure from the club during the month before the bonus became payable, he must demonstrate his desire to fulfil his contract, and that we would not pay out the bonus before September 1, to ensure the transfer window was closed. "Now that we know that none of these three conditions were met, we will not honour that bonus." The AS newspaper is reporting that Neymar’s Paris Saint-Germain is “on ice”, as Barcelona are reportedly yet to receive payment for his world-record 222 million euro deal. AS claims Neymar looks set to miss out on Sunday’s trip to Guingamp due to the complex nature of the transfer and the size of the fee. Barcelona have apparently received a cheque from the Qatar National Bank which does match Neymar’s high release clause, but AS suggests that there has been a hitch. A source close to the case was quoted by AS as saying: “The amount and the route impose a series of steps that take a few days. “It’s normal for Barcelona to have the money in their account before the end of the week.” However, it was claimed on Wednesday that it’s the Spanish Football Federation who are delaying the deal. Their French counterparts claim they are yet to receive documents necessary to processing the final parts of the move. The Spanish FA had until last night(Thursday) to make sure everything is in order if Neymar is to make his bow this weekend. An LFP(French Football League) statement read: “The Spanish federation of football has until Thursday night to send the CIT to the French federation of football, who send it back to the French professional league, and then Neymar can play with PSG this weekend.” Meanwhile Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has criticised Neymar's method of pushing for a move to Paris Saint-Germain and said that the Catalan club were in a win-win situation regarding his departure. Bartomeu claims Barca were always relaxed about the issue because they were either going to retain Neymar or gain 222 million euro to invest in new players. However, the Barca chief lamented the manner in which the Brazil international carried out his move to PSG. "Everything has its limit and no player is above Barca. [Neymar's] way of doing things was not the best. It was not befitting a Barcelona player."

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English Premier League Watford V. Liverpool Chelsea V. Burnley Crystal Palace V. Huddersfield Town Everton V. Stoke City Southampton V. Swansea City West Bromwich Albion V. Bournemouth Brighton and Hove Albion V. Manchester City English Football League - Championship Barnsley V. Ipswich Town Birmingham City V. Bristol City Brentford V. Nottingham Forest Cardiff City V. Aston Villa Derby County V. Wolverhampton Wanderers Hull City V. Burton Albion Leeds United V. Preston North End Millwall V. Bolton Wanderers Reading V. Fulham Sheffield Wednesday V. Queens Park Rangers Middlesbrough V. Sheffield United English Football League - League One AFC Wimbledon V. Shrewsbury Town Blackburn Rovers V. Doncaster Rovers Blackpool V. MK Dons Bristol Rovers V. Peterborough United Gillingham V. Bradford City Northampton Town V. Fleetwood Town Oxford United V. Portsmouth Plymouth Argyle V. Charlton Athletic Rochdale V. Scunthorpe United Rotherham United V Southend United Walsall V. Oldham Athletic English Football League - League Two Barnet V. Luton Town Cambridge United V. Carlisle United Cheltenham Town V. Crawley Town Colchester United V. Stevenage Crewe Alexandra V. Newport County Grimsby Town V. Coventry City Lincoln City V. Morecambe Mansfield Town V. Forest Green Rovers Notts County V. Chesterfield Port Vale V. Wycombe Wanderers Swindon Town V. Exeter City Yeovil Town V. Accrington Stanley Scottish Premiership Hamilton Academical V. Dundee Kilmarnock V. Heart of Midlothian Rangers V. Hibernian Ross County V. Aberdeen St. Johnstone V. Motherwell Scottish Championship Brechin City V. Livingston Dundee United V. Queen of the South Dunfermline Athletic V. Inver. Caledonian Thistle Falkirk V. Dumbarton Morton V. St. Mirren Scottish League One Airdrieonians V. Arbroath Ayr United V. Forfar Athletic East Fife V. Alloa Athletic Queen's Park V. Albion Rovers Raith Rovers V. Stranraer Scottish League Two Clyde V. Annan Athletic Cowdenbeath V. Edinburgh City Montrose V. Stenhousemuir Peterhead V. Elgin City Stirling Albion V. Berwick Rangers Sunday 13 August

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English Premier League Newcastle United V. Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United V. West Ham United English Football League - Championship Norwich City V. Sunderland English Football League - League One Wigan Athletic V. Bury Tuesday 15 August

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English Football League - Championship Barnsley V. Nottingham Forest Birmingham City V. Bolton Wanderers Brentford V. Bristol City Cardiff City V. Sheffield United Derby County V. Preston North End

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Saturday 12 August

TOKYO HOPES

The English Football Association plans to put together a British women's team for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Great Britain did not field a team in Rio last summer because the four home nation football associations could not come to an agreement. But FA chief executive Martin Glenn says talks have taken place about entering a team in three years' time.

LOOPHOLE CLOSED

English Premiership clubs have closed a contract loophole which threatened transfer chaos in rugby union. The clubs acted after England wing Jonny May used a little-known clause in his contract to leave Gloucester for Leicester for a fixed compensation fee, despite being under contract. But following talks on Tuesday, the 12 existing Premiership clubs have voted unanimously to amend the stipulation.

BACK IN BUSINESS

It barely seems to have had a break, but here we go with the return of the English Premier League this weekend, with tonight seeing Arsenal taking on Leicester City to get the whole thing going, writes ALEX TRELINSKI. Champions Chelsea have an apparent home-banker tomorrow afternoon against Burnley, whilst the most interesting of the weekend openers comes on Sunday lunchtime as returning Newcastle entertain runners-up from May, Tottenham(full fixture list inside on page 47). But what of the next nine months or so and the title contenders? John Terryless Chelsea are one of the favourites to lift the trophy but they will find it difficult to successfully bring back the title to Stamford Bridge that Antonio Conte won by a huge margin of seven points in his first season in England, with the squad too thin for his liking, and Champions League action beckoning as well. Chelsea's biggest rivals have to be the big spenders Manchester City for the league crown. Pep Guardiola's first season at the helm didn't go as per plan as they finished 15

points adrift of the champions. The former Barcelona manager took note of his ageing squad and has completely revamped it this summer window. City's cross town rivals Manchester United have shelled out some big bucks as Mourinho has to deliver a competitive league side to silence his critics, and I expect them to do well. The title might be out of Liverpool's reach this season, with or without Coutinho, but they are more than capable of finishing in the top six of the table. Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham has a well drilled squad at his disposal, so much so that he doesn't feel the need to change it much in this transfer window. Spurs will be there or there abouts, but what about London rivals Arsenal? Arsenal of course won the FA Cup back in May, and then beat Chelsea to the Community Shield last weekend(Arsene Wenger lifting it with Petr Cech below), and they won't be playing in the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. That could help them in their quest for other honours this season.