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A TRAGIC DELAY?

nine-year-old British boy died after a freak accident on Cala Bosque beach in La Zenia on Tuesday, with a 40 minute wait for a SAMU ambulance to arrive on the scene, after it had to travel all the way from Orihuela City. The Informacion newspaper reported that three SAMU units in the area were involved in “non-priority” assignments, and it states that witnesses to the tragedy complained about the late arrival of health professionals, as well as the lack of easily available defibrillators on the Orihuela Costa. The boy suffered a cardiac arrest, after colliding with another youngster in a football kick-about on the sand, and he eventually

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died at Alicante General Hospital on Wednesday. The unnamed youngster, believed to have been with his grandmother at the beach, lived in the area, with the first emergency call being made on Tuesday afternoon shortly after 5.40 pm. The lifeguard service in the area contracted by Orihuela council had finished for the Easter period the previous day, and the Informacion newspaper reports that it took 20 minutes for the first ambulance, a basic life support unit, to arrive on the scene, having picked up a doctor from the La Regia health centre. Bystanders tried to revive him after he collapsed, before Orihuela local police and Guardia Civil officers

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lance to Alicante General Hospital. He died at the facility at around 5.00 pm on Wednesday while he was in an induced coma. Orihuela council issued a rare statement over a beach death, where it expressed “its utmost condolences over the loss of the British child”.

RUBBISH RECOMMENDATIONS

rihuela council has been criticised for the second time in seven months by the Valencian Ombudsman, and this time waste collection services on the Orihuela Costa have come under his spotlight. José Cholbi (pictured), acting on a complaint from the Federación de Asociaciones de Orihuela Costa (FAOC), has urged the Orihuela authority to provide the manpower that is needed to provide an effective service for the Orihuela Costa. The Ombudsman can only make recommendations, and his advice comes on the back of his ruling in September (also prompted by FAOC) that Orihuela

council needed to do something over the dangerous state of playgrounds and green spaces on the Orihuela Costa. FAOC’s latest complaint criticised the waste collection service on a variety of fronts, including the amount of uncollected rubbish on the roads, and the lack of rubbish containers, with some of those needing to be replaced. Orihuela council sent evidence to the Ombudsman outlining their efforts to improve the waste disposal service in the area, and back in December announced a tender for new rubbish collection trucks, of which two would be allocated to the Orihuela Costa.

Three illegal waste dumps were also cleared at the start of the year. José Cholbi said that he appreciated the efforts of Orihuela council, but pointed out that waste collections were an essential public service and that they needed to be carried out “effectively and efficiently”, and

that the authority must take appropriate measures to improve what they do in the Orihuela Costa area. A FAOC spokesperson said that he hoped that the Orihuela council would take account of the Ombudsman’s comments and take account of the area’s needs in 2018.

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An elephant died and four others are recovering from injuries after a circus truck tipped over on a motorway, with the elephants walking loose on the road for two hours. The truck overturned on Monday afternoon on the A30 highway linking Albacete with Murcia City, after overtaking another long vehicle. A Guardia Civil spokesman suggested that

the movement of the five female elephants could have destabilised the truck. The driver did not suffer any injuries, however, one of the elephants died on the spot. The four surviving elephants — three of them with minor cuts, and one with injured legs — were treated by veterinarians in a public facility before being moved to a clinic.

Bridge Demo Over 600 residents took to the streets of the Orihuela Costa to demand the widening of a bridge that crosses the AP-7, which has no pavement or even hard shoulder on it. People from the Urbanisations at Lomas de Cabo Roig, La Cuerda, and Lomas de Golf were joined by local politicians in Saturday’s demonstration (pictures from the Información newspaper) organised by the local residents association and the Federación de Asociaciones de Orihuela Costa (FAOC), Banners in English, German and Spanish aimed at Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, bore slogans like: - “Put a pavement on the bridge, before an accident happens” and “I’m afraid to go on this bridge, Mr. Bascuñana”. As reported on the front page of The Courier last

week, the mayor met with Valencian officials and was told that a feasibility study to widen the bridge may be sent for approval within two months. The bridge is the only link between the urbanisations and the local beaches, medical centre and pharmacy, and the problems for pedestrians get even worse for those people in wheelchairs or for those having to push a baby buggy. The narrowness of the road makes it a tight

squeeze for both motorist and pedestrians, and the risks of an accident get even steeper at night, because of the bridge being unlit. Saturday’s demonstration started on Calle Cabo Creus, passing over the bridge, and finished at La Regia roundabout. Organisers read a statement where they criticised Orihuela council for neglecting their wishes and for not coming up with any concrete timetable for improvement work to happen.

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Two million euro is to be spent this year improving facilities on Costa Blanca’s beaches thanks to a series of grants from the Valencian Tourism Agency. Santa Pola and Torrevieja are to get two new solarpowered charging points each. They will be located in prominent positions next to local beaches which allow mobile phone and tablet users to charge up their equipment.

32 new beach changing rooms will be installed in Alicante Province, and 48 beaches will also get special activity equipment for youngsters. Designated locations for these include Gran Alacant, Santa Pola, Guardamar, Torrevieja, the Orihuela Costa and Pilar de la Horadada. New bathing areas will be introduced for visitors with reduced mobility in the Santa Pola and Torrevieja areas.

Legal action will be taken to open Pilar de la Horadada’s iconic watchtower to visitors, according to Pilar’s mayor, Ignacio Ramos. In an interview with the local Spanish newspaper Información, Ramos reiterated that laws are in place to force the site of cultural interest to be opened up at least four times a month, and that the owners would be asked to fulfill what is required of them.

“If they refuse, then the matter will go to court, and if need be, the building will be expropriated,” said Ramos.

The 426-year-old tower, now of cultural interest, was used as a lookout point towards North Africa.

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Speedy Dealers

The Guardia Civil have smashed a car swindling racquet where Italian rental cars would be brought over to Spain and sold off within days. Two married couples have been arrested in Alicante City and Callosa de Segura, namely two male Romanians and two female Spaniards, and accused of fraud involving six cars. The couples lived in

Callosa, and a duo would go to Italy with fake documents and hire a rental car, which would never be returned. The vehicle would arrive in Spain, with the other couple producing fake papers to show the ownership changed, and they would then move quickly (within a couple of days) to sell the stolen hire car. The vehicles would be flogged off at a significant

discount for a quick sale, and six such occasions have been logged by the Guardia in the provinces of Alicante, Soria, Segovia, Granada and Sevilla. The gang have been charged with a variety of crimes including fraud and car theft, and for making over 110 thousand euro from the sale of the vehicles. All four were granted bail and have been released.

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Centre Protest A handful of people, estimated to be around 50, responded to a call from the C.L.A.R.O. political party to stage a demonstration on Easter Day morning over what they say is a lack of progress in completing the Orihuela Costa Emergency Centre at La Zenia. Protestors carried placards (picture from the Información newspaper) calling for Orihuela council to press the Valencian regional government for the work to be finished as soon as possible. The Courier reported last week that Orihuela’s Emergencies councillor, Victor Valverde, went to Valencia City for talks about the project, and was told that the tender document for the contract to be advertised had been completed. Back in December,

Valencia’s Emergencies chief, José María Ángel Batalla, and Orihuela mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, said that the work on the incompleted structure would be finished by mid-2019. The new facilities will accommodate the National Police, Guardia Civil, the Orihuela Local Police, plus

civil protection and forestry brigade teams. The total size will be just under five thousand square metres, with the basement area housing a car park, gym and cells, whilst the ground floor will have a reception area, offices, changing area, bedrooms and a dining room.

Pola Accident Motorists travelling on the southbound carriageway of the N-332 had to endure delays on Tuesday afternoon after a collision between a car and a lorry in the Santa Pola area. Neither driver was seriously injured and both were able to exit their vehicles after the accident at around 1.30 pm, close to the Santa Pola salt flats. The high volume of Easter holiday traffic

led to a line of vehicles forming on the southbound

stretch of the N-332 for around two hours.

Bees Buzz In Monte

A 34-old-year Madrid climber suffered a broken ankle after falling some 20 metres when he slipped whilst walking down a path on the Sierra de Redován on Sunday. The man, along with his partner, had already finished the hard work of climbing

and was walking back, when he stepped on a stone and fell 20 metres down a ravine. He was unable to move and an Alicante Province fire brigade helicopter was scrambled, and he was airlifted directly to Orihuela’s Vega Baja Hospital.

Torrevieja firefighters were called out last week to deal with a swarm of bees that had made their home on the balcony of a Los Montesinos property. Thousands of bees had installed themselves in the latticework of a building on Calle San Juan in the town. A fireman climbed up a ladder in protective gear to get the queen bee who was attracting the rest of her cohorts into the house hive. Most of the other bees were captured later and handed over to a beekeeper for release in a non-populated area.

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Fizzed Up Brit

A drunken British tourist wearing shorts and flip-flops was pinned to the ground by police in Benidorm after stealing a Coca-Cola delivery van and smashing it into a car. The “youngish” man was arrested on Avenida

Mediterráneo last Thursday afternoon after speeding off in the drinks truck after its driver and his assistant went to make a delivery, leaving it parked with the keys in the ignition. The drunk took the vehicle which was at the junction

with Calle Filipinas before crashing it into a parked car. The two truckers actually recorded the arrest on video, with the intoxicated man refusing a breathalyser test before he was carted off by National Police officers to the police station.

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Energy Falls

Mains gas tariffs dropped at the start of the week thanks to a reduction in the price of raw material in international markets, whilst raw electricity production costs have become the lowest in the European Union Domestic gas consumers will benefit the most from the shrinking tariff, which will go down by an average of 3.4%. The first quarter of 2018 saw mains gas rocket by 6.2%, meaning prices are still higher than at the end of last year, as its cost is dictated largely by its value in the global market. Mains gas supply with State-regulated prices only

applies to consumers using less than 50,000 KWh per year, whilst those who use more – typically commercial customers – have to contract their supply through the open market, where prices fluctuate and are set freely by providers. About 1.8 million mains gas customers are on the State tariff, and another 7.8 million have contracts with private suppliers. As for electricity, the fall in production costs is partly due to more wind energy providing electricity to the national grid, helped by strong winds sweeping Spain last month. Lower energy prices

though do not correspond to similar reductions in bills, as only 35% of monthly or bimonthly invoices for electricity are for actual consumption, whilst the rest is made up by standing charges and taxes. Standing charges make up 40 per cent of the bill, and the remaining 25 percent is Electricity Tax and IVA. The national government has frozen taxes and standing charges again for 2018, and mainstream State-run electricity providers, such as Iberdrola, charge by the hour, with their daily energy prices fixed a day in advance at around noon.

British Fatality An unnamed British bar in Benidorm was raided by Valencian regional police last month over hosting illegal bingo sessions. Officers seized over 22 thousand euro and interviewed four staff members at the establishment. Most of the illegal bingo players were tourists and British citizens residing in Benidorm. The bar had been warned

in the past over needing a license to stage bingo, with officers marching in to seize four microphones, two electronic bingo machines, two machines for wireless devices, 5,000 bingo cards. A booklet with collected money accounts and office supplies were also taken away. Officials say the game of bingo is subject to strict legislation and can only be played in places which have

the correct licences. Three other pubs in Benidorm have also been either warned or raided. Over a year ago, a Britishowned bar on the Orihuela Costa, which ran illegal sports betting was raided by the regional police as part of their ongoing push against illegal gambling, and a Catral bar popular with British residents, was visited with bingo equipment seized.

A British cyclist has died on Menorca on Sunday after being hit from behind by an American driver, who failed a breath test afterwards. The incident happened around 11.00 am on Sunday in Sant Lluis, on the southeast tip of the island. Father of three, Philip Rasmussen, aged 47, from Cardigan in Wales had a holiday home on Menorca and was travelling from the fishing village of Alcaufar to Sant Lluis. He is believed to have died instantly in the horror crash.

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Centre Forward The first quarter of 2018 ended with a three-way tie for first place in Spanish politics, with the left-wing Podemos party lagging fourth in all 25 polls published during the first three months of the year, whilst the centrist Ciudadanos party, led by Albert Rivera (pictured) is nosing in front. April's first poll (Sociométrica in El Español) shows Rivera’s party inching its way towards the 30% mark, as both the governing Partido Popular (PP) and the Socialists (PSOE) continued to go downwards. The PP scored as low as 20% in one poll in the middle of March and three polls that same month put the PSOE at below the 20% mark. Every poll was clear about fourth place for Podemos, whose average for the quarter, and for the last 10 polls, was below 17%. Were those last 10 polls to be the result of a general election, Ciudadanos would have increased its share of

the vote by more than 13%, with falls for the other parties: -1.49% for the PSOE, 4.49% for Podemos and 9.87% for the PP. The last general election, which took place in July 2016 produced a hung parliament that eventually allowed for a minority government led by Mariano Rajoy (PP), with parliamentary support from Ciudadanos and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV). The polls show all parties

are still far from the 44% of the vote needed for an overall majority in Congress, the lower house of parliament. The rise of Ciudadanos (mostly generating a loss of voters for the Partido Popular) means a coalition with the Socialists (PSOE)— an idea Albert Rivera and Pedro Sánchez explored in earnest before the last general election—is also now back on the cards, coming in at a combined 45% of the vote.

Exile’s Message Catalunya's ex-leader Carles Puigdemont has urged supporters to keep up the struggle as he faces extradition from Germany over his role in the region's independence referendum. His comments came three days before German prosecutors decided on Tuesday to apply to a regional court for his extradition. Prosecutors in the state of Schleswig-Holstein said in a statement the accusation of rebellion included carrying out an anti-constitutional referendum even though violent clashes could be expected. Puigdemont spoke at the weekend for the first time since being detained on a European arrest warrant. He told supporters that Spain was acting in an increasingly "authoritarian" manner. Independence supporters marched in Berlin over the weekend to demand his release.

German judges have 60 days to consider the request to hand him over. He was speaking in an audio message recorded by Diether Dehm, a German MP from the leftist Due Linke party, who had visited him in prison in the northern town of Neumünster. "As a message I would like to say that we have to go on, we have to go on the way we are, defending our rights, rights that are recognised by the UN as we have a total right to decide our future," he said.

"We cannot let down our guard before a state that is becoming more and more authoritarian and that is curtailing our rights. Let's go on doing things the way we do them, which is non-violent and civilised as we have shown the world in the past years. That is how Catalans do things." Mr Puigdemont had been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium since Catalunya's parliament unilaterally declared independence from Spain in October. He is also charged back in Spain with misusing public funds over the holding of last year's unrecognised Catalan referendum on independence from Spain. He was visiting Finland when the arrest warrant against him was reissued. He slipped out of the country before authorities could arrest him, only to be detained in Germany on March 25th. The charges he faces in Spain could result in 30 years in prison. The rulings were considered the most serious challenge to date to the movement. Almost the entire leadership of the Catalan independence movement now faces a major legal fight.

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Festival Goring

A man died on Sunday after being gored by a bull at an Easter festival in southern Spain. The huge animal pierced one of the victim's lungs before dumping him on the ground, leaving him with fatal injuries. And another man is lucky to be alive after being gored in the stomach by the same half-tonne bull, which was released in the streets It happened at a festival in Arcos de la Frontera near Jerez in south-west Spain. The man was rushed to a nearby hospital but died

despite efforts to save his life. Another man gored in the stomach by the bull, named Trapero, was treated at the scene and stabilised before being taken to hospital. Footage taken by onlookers showed the bull chasing after a man wearing a red jacket and cap before turning its attention to the man it fatally gored, a local thought to be aged around 45. Onlookers, behind the safety of metal railings, dragged him through one of the gaps so he could receive medical attention.

Antique Looters

Two Spanish art experts suspected of running a ring that sold antiques looted from archaeological sites in Libya by groups linked to the Islamic State group have been arrested by the Nationa Police. Officers seized "numerous works of art", including seven mosaics and a sarcophagus, during raids carried out in five locations in Barcelona and the nearby town of Argentona as part of their operation, police said in a statement. The works of art were stolen from archaeological sites in Libya's eastern

coastal region of Cyrenaica and the northern region of Tripolitania, which are in fact home to some of the finest Roman and Greek ruins in existence. The two men who were arrested as part of the operation are both Spanish nationals, aged 31 and they are both experts in ancient art. Police said one of the men appeared regularly on TV to discuss ancient art and even took part in several academic conferences that discussed the destruction of historical sites by the Islamic State group.

Machete Maniac

Basque police stormed a beach in the north of Spain last Thursday, after sunbathers said they were confronted by a man wielding two machetes, causing panic in the area. Tourists called the authorities after saying they were being threatened by a bladewielding man at La Concha beach in San Sebastian. Pictures showed showed police bringing a man to the ground and then lumbering on top of him on the sand. He appeared to still be holding the long blades in his hands. Witness Iker Ibáñez told the El Pais newspaper: “A man carried in his hands two

machetes of huge length, with which he was threatening people. "You never expect to find yourself in such a situation and you do not know how to react. A thousand things crossed my mind, but I did not think of running away.” "People were very scared - it was like scenes that we're only used to seeing on television.” Basque Police said a 24year-old man was arrested. They said he was carrying two machetes and two mobile phones which may have been stolen. The Regional Security Department said he was “known to authorities.”

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From A Jack To A King Rehearsals are progressing well for Stagestruck's next show at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga Theatre next month. 'From a Jack to a King' is an adult musical comedy written by Stagestruck director Leigh Humphries, and is set in East London in the 1960s. The show opens in the run down Hope pub owned by Harry Grimes and his long suffering partner, Daphne. The show focuses on Daphne's attempts to stop Harry drinking and gambling away any profits made. The timeframe is over three years, and ends happily with Daphne having achieved her dreams. As well as comedy, the audience will be treated to songs from sixties as well as dance. The performances will be for three nights between

Thursday May 17th and Saturday May 18th, and tickets are priced at eight euro and will include a free drink on arrival. Proceeds from ticket sales go to local charities and Stagestruck normally donate an average of four thousand euros from each production. Their main beneficiary will be the Torrevieja Alzheimer's Association but other local

charities will also receive a donation. Tickets are on sale at the Card Place, Benimar; Cards And More, La Marina; The Post Room, Benijofar; The Post Box, Dona Pepa, Quesada; and Leaf's in Quesada. You can also call Leigh on 679 679 584 or email leigh.humphries58@gmail.c om.

Cheeky Girls Dawn Lovell and Julie Cartwright are gearing up to wear their schoolgirl costumes for the latest Smile Charity Group show, ‘Blazing St Trinian's' written by John Wallace. The show pays tribute to the famous St. Trinian’s movies and all proceeds raised will go to local charities. The show, starting at 7.30 pm, will be performed at Marjal Camping, Guardamar on Wednesday April 11th; Casa Ventura in St Luis, Torrevieja, on Thursday April 12th, and 'The Club' Quesada on Tuesday April 24th. Tickets are priced at 10

euro and this includes a meal. The final performance will be Benijofar’s Casa de Cultura on Wednesday April 25th, with tickets priced at

just five euro (with no meal!). Tickets are available from the Oasis restaurant in Benijofar, or from The Post Room in Benijofar.

A Big Cheque

The HELP Vega Baja Association recently presented seven thousand euro to the ALPE special school for young adults and children in

Torrevieja, and committed the organisation to more fundraising to help replace the furniture in the ALPE arts and crafts room.

Beauty Rescued

A severely injured and thin old mare, who was being beaten up in the Mar Menor area has been placed with the non-profit Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre at Rojales. San Javier Police called co-founders Sue and Rod Weeding last month after rescuing the equine and taking her to the municipal vehicle depot. The old girl has horrendous spinal scars caused by an ill-fitting saddle and her spine is deformed because she was ridden very hard from a young age. After a close examination, the centre’s equine veterinarian, Dorothea Dudli von Dewitz, has estimated that the equine is about 23 to 25 years old.

Charity Celebrates

Age Concern Costa Blanca has been supporting the over 50’s in the area since March 1988, and a celebratory Gala Ball, featuring the popular duo Bella Luna(pictured), will commemorate 20 years of the charity next month. The event will be held on Saturday May 19th at the Masa Hotel in Torrevieja, and tickets are now on sale at 25 euro per head from the

Torrevieja. HELP President Michele Masson, along with association members, handed over the money at the centre in

Age Concern charity shops in the area, or from the centre in La Siesta, Torrevieja. A Cava reception, a threecourse meal as well as entertainment from Bella Luna will make up the evening. More details are available via email costablanca@ageconcern.o rg.es or by calling the La Siesta centre on 966 786 887.

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We’d love details of your charity events, amateur dramatics, and choral concerts! The Courier would love to hear from you as we gear up for another busy autumn across the Costa Blanca and Mar Menor. Send you snippets and photographs to thecourier@tko media.

Sue has decided to call her Beauty because "she’s surely never been told that she’s beautiful". Beauty has been at the centre now for a few weeks

and is settling in extremely well. She’s enjoying her food and, although still nervous around people, already looks brighter.

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Migrant Deaths

At least four migrants were found dead off Spain on Sunday, while others who had been on board a make-shift boat were reported as missing. The bodies were recovered in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar between

Morocco and southern Spain. The emergency services in Andalucia had warned of bad weather and strong winds in the strait. Rescuers found one survivor who said there had been 12 people on board

when the boat left Tangiers early on Sunday. Between the start of the year and the end of March, about 120 migrants have lost their lives trying to reach Spain by sea, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The Wolfman’s Story

A man who claims to have lived with wolves for 12 years says he's disappointed with life in the human world. Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja (pictured outside his house) was born in Córdoba province in 1946. His mother died when he was three, and he suffered abuse at the hands of his father and stepmother. He was sold to a goat herder who lived alone in the mountains of the Sierra Morena, but the man died or disappeared when Mr Pantoja was just seven years old. He says he was then 'adopted' by a pack of wolves who accepted the child as one of their own. He played with cubs and was looked after by a female

wolf who acted as his second mother. Mr Pantoja slept in a cave and lived off berries and mushrooms. He says he remembers his time with the wolves as the happiest and most free of his life. "I only wrapped my feet up when they hurt because of the snow," he told the El Pais newspaper. "I had such big calluses on my feet that kicking a rock was like kicking a ball." When he was 19, he was discovered by the Guardia Civil. He communicated with them in grunts, having long since stopped needing to use words. He was captured and forced to return to civilisation against his will. Mr Pantoja's life has been the subject of anthropologi-

cal studies, books and even a film - 2010's Entrelobos (Among Wolves). Now 72, he finds coping with human society far more difficult than living with wolves. He told El País he felt he has never fully reintegrated back into everyday life. He has worked in hospitality and construction, but has felt cheated and exploited by his employers. Things are looking up for Mr Pantoja, with an environmental group fundraising to buy him insulation and appliances for his humble village house. He also gives talks at schools about his love for animals and how to care for the environment. He says he feels more comfortable with children than with adult humans.

A man and woman were seriously wounded last Friday after getting involved in an altercation in Madrid after taking ‘cannibal drug’. They were rushed to hospital with serious wounds and lacerations to their bodies. Emergency teams were called to an apartment in the centre of Madrid after reports of screaming and loud noises.

Police officers had to kick down the door to enter the property as the tenants didn’t open it. Inside the home they found three young people who were in a nervous and aggressive state after having taken a synthetic drug. The trio had fight wounds, bruises and lacerations over their bodies. The so-called ‘cannibal drug’ has swept through

Spain in recent years. It lead the chief of Ibiza’s drug squad to speak out about the drug in 2014 after a spate of attacks on tourists on the party island. The cocaine-like substance causes agitation, anxiety, delusions, paranoia and violent thoughts and behaviour. In extreme cases the drug can cause users to commit suicide.

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Positive Trends

The number of people out of work in Spain fell to three point four million last month according to official government figures, meaning a drop of over seven and a half percent over a year. The March figures showed a reduction of under 48 thousand, with the biggest fall being in the Valencia region at under nine thousand, as seasonal job opportunities becomes

available. Unemployment has dropped in the Murcia region by nearly five and a half percent over 12 months. The number of people contributing into the social security system reached just over 18.5 million last month, which is significant in that it is the highest figure since 2008, when the effects of the recession began to hit Spain badly.

Royal Celebration

The Spanish royal family celebrated Easter last weekend on Mallorca during their traditional annual break on the island. King Felipe and Queen Letizia, with their children Leonor and Sofia, were photographed outside Mallorca's cathedral by former King Juan Carlos and

his wife Sofia ahead of the traditional Easter Sunday Mass of Resurrection in Palma de Mallorca. The royal family recently gave a rare glimpse into their family life with the release a set of photos taken inside their home in correlating with the recent celebrations for the king's 50th birthday.

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Quick Charge

Spain’s first express charging point for electronically powered and hybrid cars will be set up shortly halfway down the A3 Valencia-Madrid motorway. One of the disadvantages of electric cars is that they can take several hours to completely refill, and charging points remain limited on Spain's roads. But the green light has been given for one to be set up on the motorway running from the capital to the east coast and the country's thirdlargest city, which will have

enough posts for 10 cars to charge all at once, and will be extra-fast to allow drivers to get back on their route quickly. Provided by Tesla Spain, S.A., the charger will be installed at kilometre 175 of the A-3 at the service station in the town of Atalaya de Cañavate in the province of Cuenca. The regional government of Castilla-La Mancha says it has given the go-ahead for the facility to be installed. Nevertheless, it has not said when it will be up and running.

DEBUNKING THE MYTHS:RESIDENCY

By Richard Samuels DipPFS, International Financial Adviser, Blacktower Financial Management (International) Ltd. British people make up one of the highest percentages of expats in the world, estimated by the World Bank that between 4.5 million and 5.5 million Britons live abroad - around 7-8% of the UK population. However, Spain has become a firm favourite for people choosing to settle down overseas.

Residencia in place before Brexit, which will ensure your rights as a Spanish resident. We now know you will also be given a further five years beyond Brexit to achieve permanent residency status providing you have got your Residencia in place, and this will ensure your Spanish citizenship. This may be extended into the transitional period, which will take us up to December 2020.

The United Nations Population Division found that over 381,025 British official expats were in Spain during 2013, with even more who are unofficially living ‘under the radar’, possibly up to a million. But choosing to relocate to Spain can mean new complications for Brits. Knowing the difference between domicile and residence is important for tax purposes, as making an assumption could lead to incorrect tax declarations, which can then lead to penalties and heavy tax bills. Even if you don't need a visa to stay in Spain, you will need an NIE number (similar to a National Insurance number) and, if planning to stay here permanently, then you should apply for Residencia. These make you a legal resident in Spain and are necessary for employment and other matters. Permanent residents will first need to register on the “Padrón” at the local town hall before applying for their Residencia. The Padrón is similar to the electoral roll in the UK and allows you to vote in local and EU elections. Until recently, “Padróns” were relatively easy to obtain, as central government funds are allocated based on the numbers registered to each municipality. The rules have been tightened up since Brexit and qualifying criteria can vary between different town halls. Once you have your Padrón, you can apply for your Residencia. A person who applies for full residency can enjoy many benefits. For example, if you purchase then sell your home in Spain, you may be liable for capital gains tax if you have not applied for residency. You will also be able to apply for a Spanish driving licence, pensioner’s card and a SIP card, giving you access to the State health system. However, the main test for tax residency is the 183-day rule. This means that if you are present in Spain for more than 183 days in the Spanish Tax year (lasting from January to December), you will be deemed to be a tax resident. A tax resident is liable for income tax on their worldwide income and

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

would also be liable for other taxes including Spanish succession (Inheritance) tax. These days do not have to be consecutive. This rule applies even if you have not applied for or have not received your Residencia. It is possible to be liable for tax in both countries. However, there is a dual tax treaty with Spain which your tax adviser would utilise to ensure you do not pay the same tax twice; although you may be liable for any difference. Domicile is a separate legal term in the UK and, strangely, is not determined by where you live. A domicile is the country in which a person officially has as their natural home, or a substantial connection with, and could eventually return to if residing abroad. When you're born, you're automatically assigned to the same domicile as your father if your parents were married, and this is defined as your domicile of origin. Domicile has a huge bearing on inheritance tax in the UK, as UK domiciles are liable for UK inheritance tax on their worldwide assets. Of course, there are many questions and worries circulating about Brexit, and what it would mean for tax-paying expats. The term EU Citizenship is used frequently. Citizenship is effectively the same as nationality and is generally where you were born or hold a passport. Whilst Britain remains in the EU, British nationals are afforded EU citizenship, which confers the same rights as any national in any of the EU member states. The best advice for British expats who intend to stay in Spain would be to ensure you have got your Padrón and

WHY NOT MEET US FOR BREAKFAST? Forthcoming Expat Breakfast Briefings at: The Junction – El Galan 11am – Wednesday 11th April Carmen’s Bar – El Chaparral, Torrevieja Thursday 12th April Chadwicks – Villamartin Friday 13thApril Expert advice for expats inc. Pensions, Residency, Brexit, Inheritance Tax, Savings & Investments, Wills, Funeral Plans Contact me for further details and to reserve a place: richard.samuels@blacktowerfm.com. Tel: 692 352 156 COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST AND DRINK For further information Call Richard Samuels, International Financial Adviser, Blacktower Financial Management (Int.) Ltd Mob: 692 352 156 or email. richard.samuels@blacktowerfm.com The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity. Blacktower Financial Management Ltd is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV. Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV in Spain.

Pets

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Adoption Corner

ANGUS Angus is around six years old and is a little terrier cross. He is chipped, vaccinated and neutered. Angus weighs around six kilos and is good with other dogs and cats. He would be best suited to a family with no young children as he can get quite grumpy when pestered. For more about him, please call Pets in Spain on 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com.

Freshing Concerns

BARNEY Barney is a beautiful medium-sized two-year-old boy, who is being looked after at the Los Infiernos Perrera in San Javier. He came in with his sister when he was just four months, having been found down a well. He made some friends, who have all found forever homes - including his sister Betty, but Barney is still looking for a family. He is full of energy and loves his walks with the volunteers. For more about Barney, please email losinfiernosdogs@hotmail.com or look at the Facebook page, Los Infiernos Perrera Supporters.

CARLO Carlo is a small to medium-sized dog aged around nine years, who has a very easy going nature and loves to be near people. He is a very friendly dog, good with people of all ages and mixes well with other dogs. He does have Leishmann’s disease, but fortunately has no health problems from this condition. As Carlo is entering his twighlight years, a foster home would be considered for him, with the K9 charity being resonsible for his vet fees. If you can give him a loving home, please contact the K9 shelter on 600 845 420.

HERMAN Herman is quiet and calm, with a gentle personality and would like his new family to be the same. Herman is six-years-old and nice healthy, and is good with other dogs but not good with cats or small animals like rabbits. Herman is a strong character, and so his new family should be firm considerate and experienced with dogs. For more information about Herman phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com.

Air fresheners, plug-in diffusers and essential oil warmers can be hazardous to our pets, especially to cats. Although researchers aren’t certain how toxic these are for our pets, there is evidence that air fresheners can cause respiratory illnesses and stomach upsets, and in more extreme cases, damage to the kidneys, liver and central nervous system. There also is a suspicion that prolonged exposure might be linked to certain cancers, but researchers have not yet confirmed a direct connection. The suspected problem with some air-freshener sprays and solids is two-fold. First is the exposure to the chemicals used to create the pleasant smells that cover up the bad. Spraying near your pet, or having diffusers constantly releasing the chemicals, can lead to illnesses for pets and for humans, too. Part of the problem with cats and air fresheners is that they are often in very close proximity to the source, which means they are inhaling or ingesting more of the chemicals that pet owners might realise. Avoid putting air fresheners anywhere near your cat’s food and water, and also anywhere in or around their litter box. Plug in air fresheners are toxic to pets in particular because they are right at nose level and can really affect a cat’s breathing. Direct contact with the spray, or exposure to the residual droplets that land on floors, countertops and furniture, may cause health issues ranging from minor to more serious. The second issue with air fresheners is the volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, contained in the products. VOCs have a very low boiling point, allowing solids and liquids to quickly

vaporize into the air at room temperature. VOCs also are in paints and varnishes, formaldehyde and cigarette smoke. Some experts say that while we wouldn’t open up a can of paint and use the aroma to vanquish bad smells, we think nothing of spritzing something that smells of newly mowed meadows. Switching to the use of essential oils isn’t a good alternative, researchers say, because they can be just as bad for some animals — primarily cats and birds. Some essential oils are OK, but it depends on the plant material that it was distilled from, and the concentration. Essential oils, common in things such as shampoos and fragrances, have concentrations in products that range from one percent to 20 percent. Some products, however, may have concentrations up to 100 percent, which might be a toxic level to some pets. Not much is known about the effects of exposure, but veterinarians recommend limiting or eliminating the use of air fresheners. If you use them, allow your pet the option of moving to another room to escape them, and always use them in a well-ventilated area. Birds are said to be particularly sensitive to airborne toxins and owners should avoid using air freshners entirely. If you continue to use them, use them sparingly and always follow the instructions on the packaging. Be aware of what chemicals you are exposing both you and your pets to as you clean and freshen your house. A lot of what is out there can be surprisingly toxic, but there is a wealth of natural alternatives out there that are easy to find with a little research.

LOLO Lolo is a male six-year-old small crossbreed who came to the SAT kennels in a thin condition and a flea infestation which was quite severe. He’s all clear now and weighs in well at 12 kilos. Lolo has been fully vaccinated, micro chipped and castrated, and if you can offer him a loving forever home, please contact the kennels on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com.

MILTON Milton is a three-year-old English setter weighing in at 20 kilos and is currently in a foster home with other dogs. He has great recall and would make a great loyal companion for anyone. For more details about Milton and to meet him, please call PEPA on 650 304 746, or send an e-mail to p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com.

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Feral Cat Deal

Spain’s airport operator AENA has agreed to take care of feral cats living in various terminals in response to a complaint by the Valencian regional party Compromís about a feeding ban. MP Carles Mulet demanded the PP national government overturn the ban, which had been applied at Madrid's Adolfo SuárezBarajas airport, saying it was cruel to the wild cats who live near the runways,

car parks and on the streets outside the terminal. AENA has agreed to work with animal shelters and arrange for the cats to be rounded up and sterilised before being taken to rescue centres. Until now, since the ban on feeding feral cats was introduced in January, members of the public sector workers' union CSI•F had been ignoring threats of disciplinary action and continuing to provide food for the

feline colonies. They said not doing so was 'animal cruelty'. AENA says the ban only applies to 'uncontrolled' feeding by passengers, and says it is in close cooperation with animal shelters to ensure the feral cats at Spain's airports are properly cared for. It will pay for them to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and de-flead, and they will be placed in shelters, an AENA spokesperson said.

Tax Warning

Spain's tax office have advised members of the public not to use the new mobile phone App designed for filing annual declarations, since it does not allow the user to amend the details on their draft return. This means they could miss out on deductions they are eligible for if the details are not included on the draft, says the independent inhouse technical service, GESTHA. The App 'encourages the taxpayer to validate the draft declaration without review-

ing it in depth', GESTHA says, meaning many users 'may forget to include relevant fiscal information that is to their advantage'. Mortgages, personal pension contributions, personal loan repayments, charity donations and a host of other elements can reduce individuals' and sole traders' income tax bills. The self-employed can offset their accountants' fees, membership of professional organisations, tools required to carry out their jobs, travelling costs, union

membership and relevant training or studying courses. Individuals can offset their main residence in some circumstances, and reductions may be available for those who have dependent children or other relatives. Civil status, births, deaths and name changes may not have been updated and not appear in the draft on the App, explains GESTHA. The technical team says the App is only really suitable for the simplest of declarations, where nothing is likely to need to be altered.

Content Freedom Subscribers to online content from providers like Netflix are now able to access these from anywhere in the European Union from now thanks to a new directive which has put an end to the previous crossborder block. The inability to access online content outside of the subscriber's home country was due to their being protected by copyright or by not having licences abroad, as is the case with major sporting events. But the European Union has been working on an agreement with companies and other interested parties to axe these barriers by enabling authorisation for content to be obtained anywhere within the EU-28. The aim is for the EU to become a single digital

market and for citizens crossing borders within the bloc to be able to carry on as though they were still at home. Access to online content via mobile phone, tablet,

laptop or desktop computer only applies during temporary stays, since otherwise residents in one member State could sign up to services in another to benefit from lower prices.

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Chilling Out

Madrid’s police dogs are having classical music piped into their new kennels as a way of keeping them calm by reducing stress. The 22 dogs that comprise the canine unit at Madrid’s municipal police force have moved into new kennels this week where they will experience music therapy, an innovation thought to aid relaxation.

A video of the dogs in their cages relaxing to classic music was posted by the Madrid Police on their Twitter account. Known as ‘the Mozart effect’, a study by animal psychologists published in the Journal of Veterinary Behaviour determined that regular sessions listening to music helps reduce anxiety in dogs.

The study found that classical music had the most calming effect but that dogs also respond well to soft rock, jazz and reggae. Heavy metal, however, was shown to increase stress. The newly refurbished kennels also provide outside grass play areas for the working dogs, air-conditioning in summer and heated mattresses for winter.

Memorial Switch

A group of Playa Flamenca residents gathered in front of the olive tree recently planted to replace the previous memorial to the 14-year-old Norwegian girl Shila Bigdely, who was murdered by a schoolmate back in 2014. Candles were placed in front of the plaque bearing her name last Monday, together with a drawing by Shila sent by her mother, as well as the reading out of a poem written by her father. The previous memorial to Shila was in a park at Playa Flamenca near Los Dolses primary school, but was removed by Orihuela

council who said they had acted in response to what local residents and school representatives had told them over removing the stonework which was in a play area. Oriheula’s Infrastructure councillor, Juan Ignacio López-Bas, said that the new site was more suitable for the memorial, and said that he had personally contacted Shila’s father via e-mail to explain the reasons for the change. Opponents of the switch claim that the whole matter was handled insensitively, but López-Bas accused some people of trying to score political points over a human issue.

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Health

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Seven ways to ... prevent snoring 1) Shut your mouth We are designed so we breathe in and out through the nose. If you sleep with your mouth open, incoming air hits the soft tissue at the back of the throat and makes it vibrate, creating that characteristic noise. About 45% of adults snore sometimes, and 25% snore regularly – and mouth breathing is the most common cause. Some 10% of children snore, too, often due to enlarged adenoids that shrink by the age of seven. But while kids grow out of snoring, adults tend to get worse. You can try to keep your mouth shut with a chin strap that loops under the chin and over your head, or a mouth guard. 2) Open your nose If your nasal passages are open, you are less likely to mouth-breathe or snore. Sterimar is a salt water spray, available over the counter, that washes out any nasal gunk and perks up the little hairs (cilia) that

waft away allergens and dust. Steroid nasal sprays and antihistamines can help nasal congestion caused by allergies. Alcohol and smoking cause nasal congestion; if you can’t quit, try not to smoke in the four hours before you go to sleep and limit alcohol to two days a week. You may have a structural obstruction such as a deviated nasal septum from an old injury; press hard on one side of the nose and breathe in with your mouth shut, if the other side of the nose collapses inwards and air can’t get through then you’ve got an obstruction. Nasal strips that you tape across the nose or dilators that sit inside the blocked nostril may help. Surgery called a septoplasty (or “nose job”) straightens the nose and tries to reopen the nasal passages. 3) Weigh it up A fat neck makes you snore by compressing the airways. Men store excess fat around the neck more than women,

so they tend to snore more. Any man with a shirt collar size greater than 16½ is likely to be a snorer. Women with short, fat necks often snore, too. Losing weight will help if neck fat is the main problem. 4) Check your jaw A receding jaw (retrognathia) can contribute to snoring as the tongue is more likely to fall back and obstruct the airway when you sleep. To check whether you have retrognathia, bite together on your back teeth; if your lower teeth are

markedly behind the upper ones (overbite), then retrognathia is a distinct possibility. A mandibular advancement device may help. It is a hinged gadget that fits over the teeth and pushes the lower jaw forward. You can buy a cheap one online to check whether you can bear to wear one all night. Orthodontists can make bespoke ones and NHS snoring clinics provide them free of charge. 5) Back off It’s best to sleep on your side, not your back. You can

buy a pillow that aims to prop you up on your side or try the old-fashioned trick of sewing a tennis ball on to the back of your pyjamas. The problem with the tennis ball idea is that many of us don’t have PJs and can’t sew, and anyway it disturbs your sleep by waking you up when you lie flat. A swift kick or sharp prod from an exasperated partner works in a similar way. 6) Get a diagnosis Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) happens when your throat closes completely

and you stop breathing for 10 seconds or more. Oxygen levels in the blood fall and the brain restarts breathing; often with a jolt, gasp or grunt. OSA is bad for health; it is associated with daytime sleepiness which can lead to accidents, high blood pressure, increased risk of stroke, diabetes and depression. You can do an online test to check whether you are at risk, download an app such as SnoreLab and see your GP for referral to a snoring clinic. 7) Rent, buy or wait for a CPAP pump Moderate to severe OSA is most effectively treated by continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) – a small pump that provides a continuous supply of compressed air into your nose and mouth through a mask to prevent your throat from closing. The machine makes a quiet hum – like a laptop – but not everyone can hack sleeping with a mask on.

Suddenly stopping exercise can trigger 'depression symptoms' "Depressed people who stop exercising see their symptoms worsen in just three days," is the completely inaccurate newspaper

headline recently. Researchers carried out a review of all the studies that had looked at depressive symptoms arising when

people who regularly exercised for a period of time suddenly stopped. Contrary to the Mail's headline, none of the studies the

researchers looked at included people with a confirmed diagnosis of depression. Instead, they found 6 small studies involving a total of just 152 adults who had exercised for at least 90 minutes a week for 3 months or more and then stopped for periods of between 3 days and 2 weeks. Some of the studies' results suggested that people experienced depressive symptoms at some stage after stopping exercise. Overall, the evidence is of questionable quality, limited as it is by the small study sizes and lack of comparison groups. While nothing can be concluded from this review, the effects of exercise on general health and mood are well established. Physical activi-

ty is recommended as part of general care for people with depression. It may be useful to investigate whether interrupting

exercise habits causes symptoms to return in people with a history of depression, which is an area this study could not explore.

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Suzi Quatro & Her Holiday Home in Mallorca

Elvis wanted to meet her, she’s lived it up with Led Zeppelin and rocked along with the Rolling Stones. The legendary singer/actress Suzi Quatro started touring at the age of 14 and, at 67, is still on the road. Having sold more than 55 million records worldwide, the Detroit-born, Britain-based chart-topper has also found fame as a Hollywood actress, starring as Leather Tuscadero alongside the Fonz in Happy Days. She also landed the lead in Annie Get Your Gun in London’s West End, appeared in her own musical, starred in the TV shows Minder, Midsomer Murders (for which she was “electro-

cuted” in her rock star role), Dempsey And Makepeace and Absolutely Fabulous. As a music business stalwart, Suzi’s showing no signs of slowing down… she still plays about 80 gigs a year. Phew! But where does the first woman of rock’n’roll head for a much-needed break from such a busy life? Mallorca, where she and her second husband, the German concert promoter Rainer Haas, have owned a holiday home since 2003. “It’s a small place, just for two, which is ideal for us since we have two big homes in England and Germany [they live apart; Rainer in his native Germany, Suzi in England, although they are together

most of the time]. “We get to relax, get the sun, go to restaurants and shop. It’s a place to unwind,” she says. “My husband came to Mallorca before me and recommended the island for a family vacation.” The largest of the Balearics hit the right note for Suzi, too. “I fell in love with it the first time I visited. I liked the pace of it – that you could be loud at the disco and quiet on the beach.” Their two-bedroom apartment sits on the highest point in Bendinat on the exclusive estate of Sa Vinya, in the south-west of the island. Adjacent to the 18-hole Real Golf de Bendinat course, the estate forms part of a luxury

community and the modern development boasts stylish residences, several large communal pools and manicured gardens. Suzi’s property hunt took no time at all. “We’d been thinking about buying for a couple of years and always had our eyes open. Finding our home was purely by chance. I was jogging past one day and spotted a ‘for sale’ sign. Our property was the first one we saw once we’d made up our minds to buy.” The couple purchased the show flat. “We just wanted ‘easy’ on our holiday place – somewhere small and low maintenance. We agreed on no guests. Only my granddaughter has visited [Suzi has two children with her first hus-

band and former band guitarist, Len Tuckey].” Suzi’s two balconies have not only sensational sea and mountain views but an enviable vista of the fairway. “It’s fabulous. We visit around four times a year,” she says. She cites the island’s natural beauty, tranquillity and low crime rate as among her reasons for buying there. “The main things we love are the peace and the weather. Mallorca’s very pretty and peaceful and it’s always felt safe to me.” Suzi was keen to put her personal stamp on her Balearic pad. “It was typically Spanish, but we’ve changed it around, thrown out some of the furniture and personalised it, especially with art, statues,

photos and big-screen TVs. Once we started living in it, we saw what worked and what didn’t work for us.” As an avid art collector, she’s added a few statement pieces. “We brought in all the art on the walls and threw away anything that was here already.” The feng shui fan quickly put her organisational skills into action, too. “I think it does some good to declutter – in a room, in your life, in your mind.” There were a few lessons learnt along the way. “It’s the first house my husband and I have bought together. So, being new at this, we argued about every pot and pan. It was very funny and a lesson well learnt on how to share.”

Starting a Business in Spain

Despite uncertainties over Brexit, increased numbers of British citizens opted to buy a Spanish property at the end of 2017 to start their own business. At the time of writing it is not clear what the outcome of current negotiations between the EU and the UK government will be, so it is anyone's guess what impact this will have on British expats setting up in business in Spain. It is widely believed that the Golden Visa, which currently covers non-EU citizens who wish to obtain a residency permit in Spain, may then also cover UK citizens, as they will now be classed as "third country" individuals. The Golden Visa is generally speaking given to people who invest more than EUR 600,000 in either a Spanish

property or a Spanish business. For those who can apply for a Spanish passport, obtaining residency after the UK officially leaves the European Union in March 2019, it is believed it will be far easier to acquire permanent residency. It will be prudent for British citizens who plan to relocate to Spain and hope to work there to do this as soon as possible. You should also register on the local padron (ie. register with the local Council) as soon as you move into your Spanish property, as this will be proof of you trying to gain "settled" status. The next important step is to obtain an NIE number, then you can become either self-employed or start a limited company. Or take a look at the official

page designed to help people find their way around the NIE number set-up: www.mpt.gob.es. This page will also help you to find your local Foreigner's Department. If you move to Spain but fail to register on the padron you could leave yourself in the worst possible situation, because ultimately you may spend a lot of money without being permitted in the end to stay permanently. Putting aside Brexit issues, apart from where to relocate to, the only other important decision will be what type of business do you want to run, a limited company or do you want to operate as a sole trader? There are benefits and disadvantages to both. Let's look at both forms of business to

help you decide which is the best option for your Spanish business idea. Setting up as Sole Trader or Limited Company? In Spain sole traders are known as 'autonomos'. People who are just starting in business for the first time tend to choose this option, mostly because it is less complex and more economical to both set-up and manage afterwards. For example, choosing set-up as an autonomos means not having to find the required EUR 3,000 start capital necessary for private limited company set-ups in Spain. What are your fiscal Obligations? Irrespective which of the two options you choose, there are a number of fiscal obligations that the owner of any Spanish business will have to deal with. Most businesses will be obliged to make a quarterly Value Added Tax return, which in Spain is called IVA, as well as an annual Income Tax return, called IRPF. If you decide to create a limited company then you will also have to make a company tax return (called impuesto de sociedades) as well as file annual accounts with the Spanish Company’s Register. As a company you will need to retain up to 15% of any invoice presented to your business by a professional/autonomo and file a return. Such additional obligations mean that it is more expensive to maintain a

limited company than being a sole trader. What are your Social Security Obligations? If you choose to operate as an autonomo or sole trader, then you will have to register with your local social security office and pay contributions each month. Unfortunately, in Spain such contributions tend to be significantly higher than in other northern European countries. Although under a special deal you only pay 50€ a month for the first year. If you set up as a limited company you will have an obligation to make social security contributions on behalf of an employee of 24% of their income. If your company has no employees, then the single director company is obliged to have its director register as an autonomo and make those social security contributions as such. In that case, a single-person business would have been better off to set up as self-employed to start off with, as it would save a great deal of money and inconvenience. Level of Liability Just like in any other country, one of the main differences between the two types of business set-up is that creating a limited company ensures limited liability to the owner of the company. What does that mean? If, as a result of operating the company the business enters into a financial liability, the liability is limited to the amount of capital

held in the company. This means the single director is not personally liable as an autonomos would be for any debts or losses incurred in your business. Any personal assets could thus be at risk if your business finds itself in financial difficulties, either as a result of damages owed to a client or failure to pay due social security contributions, IVA or income tax payments. What are the overall options of starting a business in Spain? You can start * as a brand new company, * a joint venture, * as an acquisition, * as a representative office (for example of an existing British company) * as a Spanish branch, or * as a self-employed person. Setting up a basic Limited Company in Spain The most common form of limited company is the sociedad limitada or S.L. Though it is important in protecting the owner(s) from personal liability in the event of bankruptcy, its incorporation presents a number of additional tax, accounting and mercantile obligations. Spanish Work Permit Application If you need a work permit and plan to start your own business in Spain, there are certain rules you must follow. You must apply for your permit at the Spanish embassy or consulate in your home country.

Food & Drink

Friday 6th April 2018

Vegan Pulled Jackfruit Use jackfruit to make this clever vegan 'pulled' meat substitute, perfect for stuffing into bread rolls and enjoying with all the barbecue trimmings

Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 red onion, finely chopped 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp smoked paprika 2 tsp chipotle Tabasco 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 4 tbsp BBQ sauce 200g can chopped tomato 2 x 400g cans young jackfruit in salted water

Method Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the onion until very soft, for around 10-12 mins. Add the cinnamon, cumin and paprika to the onions and cook for a further 2-3 mins. Next add the Tabasco, vinegar and bbq sauce and mix well before adding in the tomato, the drained jackfruit and 200ml water. Leave to simmer gently, covered,

for 30 mins stirring every 5-10 mins to help break down the jackfruit, then take the lid off and cook a further 10 minutes. Once cooked, use a fork to make sure all of the jackfruit is well shredded. Check seasoning and add another tbsp of bbq sauce if necessary for extra stickiness. Prep: 5 Mins Cook: 55 Mins Serves: 4-6

Totally Lazy Mini Sausage Rolls

Ingredients 500g shop-bought puff pastry Plain flour, for dusting 1 egg, beaten 8 herby sausages (the best you can afford), cut in two Salt and freshly ground black pepper Small handful of thyme leaves Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, Gas Mark 6. 2. Roll the pastry out on a floured surface to a rectangle of about 48 x 32cm and bash the pastry with the rolling pin a bit. 3. Puff pastry is made of fine layers and normally you have to be very deli-

cate with it. For sausage rolls the pastry needs to be slightly puffed but not too much, so bashing it with a rolling pin reduces the amount that if puffs up. 4. Cut the large rectangle in half lengthways, then cut both smaller rectangles into eight equal sections. You now have 16 rectangles in total. 5. Brush one end of each rectangle with a little of the beaten egg, lay a piece of sausage at the other end, then season the sausage with salt and pepper and sprinkle with thyme leaves. 6. Roll the sausage up in the pastry to enclose and repeat with all the sausages. For a flavour

variation add sage, parsley or chopped rosemary. 7. Put the sausage rolls in the fridge for 20 minutes for the pastry to harden. 8. Once the pastry is hard, remove them from the fridge and score the tops with a sharp knife for decoration or prick with a fork. Brush well all over with the rest of the beaten egg and bake in the oven for 25-30 minute, or until the pastry has turned a golden brown and looks crisp. 9. Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly before serving. Prep: 30 Mins Cook: 30 Mins Makes: 16

Parma Ham & Mozzarella Calzone

Ingredients ½ tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 200ml passata ½ small bunch basil, leaves picked 2 slices Parma ham, torn into bite-sized pieces 30g sundried tomatoes, chopped 50g mozzarella, torn into chunks 2 x 220g packs pizza dough

Method Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the garlic, fry for 1 min until golden, then add the passata and half the basil leaves. Bring to the boil and cook until it is reduced to a thick sauce, so around 3 mins. Stir in the Parma ham and sundried tomatoes, season, then set aside to cool a little. Roll out the pizza dough to two 12-15cm circles, then

split the mixture between them, piling it onto one side. Top with the mozzarella and remaining basil. Close the calzone, pulling the side without the filling over, then crimp around the edge, so it looks like a giant Cornish pasty. Transfer to a floured baking sheet and bake for 15 mins until golden and puffed up. Prep: 15 Mins Cook: 20 Mins Serves:2

Mussels in white wine sauce with garlic butter toasts

Ingredients 4 slices sourdough bread 1 tbsp olive oil knob of butter small bunch of parsley, stalks finely chopped (keep the leaves for the butter, and to serve) 1 bay leaf 1 shallot, finely chopped 1kg mussels, cleaned and beards removed 1 glass white wine (I used chardonnay) For the garlic butter 40g unsalted butter 2 garlic cloves 1 tbsp chopped parsley leaves, plus extra to serve ½ tbsp tarragon leaves ½ tsp smoked paprika

large pinch sea salt 10g parmesan, grated Method First, make the garlic butter. Blitz all the ingredients in a food processor, then set aside. The butter can be made ahead and chilled in the fridge for up to five days. Toast one side of each sourdough slice under the grill. Spread the other side thickly with the butter and place under the grill again until the butter is bubbling. Turn off the grill and keep the toasts warm. Heat the oil and butter over a medium heat in a

large pan with a lid. Add the parsley stalks, bay leaf, shallot and ½ tsp pepper, and sweat for a few mins until the shallots are softening and fragrant. Add the mussels and white wine, stir, cover tightly with a lid and steam for 2-3 mins until all the mussels have opened. Spoon into bowls, pour over the pan juices, scatter over some chopped parsley and serve with the toasts.

Prep: 10 Mins Cook: 6 Mins Serves: 2

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Friday 6th April 2018

Slow Cooker Sausage Casserole

Ingredients 2 red onions, finely chopped 1 celery stick, finely chopped 1-2 tbsp rapeseed oil 4 carrots, cut into fat pieces 12 chipolatas, each halved

1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks 400g tin tomatoes 1 tbsp tomato purée or tomato and veg purée 1 thyme sprig 1 rosemary sprig 1 beef stock cube or stock pot

Method Fry the onion and celery in the oil over a low heat until it starts to soften and cook, about 5 mins, then spoon it into the slow cooker. Fry the carrots briefly and add them too.

Brown the sausages all over in the same frying pan – make sure they get a really good colour because they won’t get any browner in the slow cooker. Transfer to the slow cooker and add the sweet potato and tomatoes.

Put the purée in the frying pan and add 250ml boiling water, swirl everything around to pick up every last bit of flavour, and tip the lot into the slow cooker. Add the herbs, stock cube and some pepper. Don’t add salt until the casserole

is cooked as the stock can be quite salty. Cook on high for 4 hrs or on low for 8 hrs, then serve or leave to cool and freeze. Prep: 20 mins Cook: 4 hours Serves: 4

Sticky Chocolate Cake

Ingredients 125g butter 100g dark chocolate chips or a bar 340g jar of marmalade 150g caster sugar 2 eggs 150g self-raising flour Method Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a loosebased 20cm cake tin with baking parchment. Put the butter and chocolate in a medium saucepan and heat gently, stirring all the time, until melted. Put 2-3 tbsp of the marmalade in a small bowl and

set aside. Off the heat, stir the rest of the marmalade and the sugar into the buttery melted chocolate, and mix well, then break in the eggs and mix again. Finally, stir in the flour in three batches, folding lightly until combined. Scrape into the tin and smooth the top. Bake for 45-55 mins, rotating the tin halfway through so it bakes evenly. Keep an eye on it in the later stages as (depending on your marmalade) there may be a tendency for the top to scorch. If it starts to get a little dark, tent loosely with

a sheet of foil. The cake is cooked when the centre is firm when gently touched, and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out with a very few crumbs attached, like a brownie. Allow to cool for 10 mins, then turn out and leave to cool right-side-up on a wire rack. Heat the reserved marmalade in the microwave until runny, then brush all over the cake to glaze. Leave to cool before serving. Prep: 10 Mins Cook: 45 55 Mins Serves: 8

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"The Winter Beach", a pioneering initiative introduced by Orihuela’s municipal department of Beaches, is now taking place this Sunday and every Sunday until midJune on the Orihuela Costa. "The Winter Beach" programme of events, which take place on

La Caleta beach in Cabo Roig, will include a range of fitness activities such as aerobics, yoga, body balance etc., as well as a number of nautical activities including paddle surfing and kayaking. There will also be introductory dives and workshops for the little ones. The fitness sports activities will kick off every Sunday’s activities at 11 o'clock with one hour of aerobics on the beach followed by a couple of hours of events and activities for children until 1 pm. The Beach councillor Luisa Boné said, "This is the first time that a programme like this, to spend Sundays with the family on the beach with activities for all ages, has been launched outside the summer season. It will serve as a pilot to hear citizens' opinions about each activity and to improve the schedule for when it resumes in October." The beach of La Caleta in Cabo Roig was chosen as the location for this programme as it is the best place to plan and carry out various activities. It is the beach that most residents and tourists visit in winter, and this beach also has a beach bar open all year round. The Councillor further informed that the programme "The Winter Beach" has long been desired by various groups and users of the beach and we hope that the planned activities will please everyone. She also commented that the workshops and games planned for the younger children aged between 4 and 10 years old have been especially designed so that the local environment is respected. These will include things like storytelling, games, gymkanas and many more. “We want the children to be aware of their natural environment, as well as develop respect, and have more knowledge of conservation and protection of the environment while they also have fun.”

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Official Sponsors of the What’s on Guide! Silverstones, the first motorsport-themed bar and bistro on the Costa Blanca, opened its doors on 1 March 2018. It offers a unique fine-dining experience with top quality food, fine wines and excellent service. The Bar and Bistro we have all been waiting for! You will find Silverstones Bar and Bistro in Montebello, just off Junction 745 on the AP7. Contact them now on: 965 729 140 or email: info@silverstonesbarbistro.com or find them on Facebook. An experience not to be missed! Friday 6 to Sunday 8 April, 2018 Almoradi XVI Almoradi Discount Shopping Fair Friday 6 to Tuesday 10 April, 2018 San Vicente de Raspeig Moors & Christians Fiestas Friday 6 April, 2018 Alicante Concert by Orfeon Voces Crevillentinas who will perform a repertoire of songs from Musicals such as Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats and more. 20.00h Saturday 7 April, 2018 Torrevieja Dance company “Amanecer Flamenco” will give a Flamenco performance from 12:30 to 14:00 at the Habaneras CC. Flamenco performance by Desiré Ortega and the Chicos del Barrio from 16:30 to 18:00 at the Habaneras C.C. Algorfa Free BBQ from 9.30 pm in honour of San Vicente Ferrer in the Plaza de España with music by Duo Montana. Murcia The Burying of the Sardine Fiesta Sunday 8 April, 2018 Elche XLVI International Half Marathon Ciudad de Elche “Oasis Mediterráneo” - the world’s oldest half marathon! 10 am Torrevieja Dance company “Amanecer Flamenco” will give a Flamenco

performance from 12:30 to 14:00 at the Habaneras CC. Flamenco performance by Desiré Ortega and the Chicos del Barrio from 16:30 to 18:00 at the Habaneras Commercial Centre. Noelia García’s renowned school of Flamenco will perform from 18:30 to 20:30. Monday 9 April, 2018 Torrevieja Dance company “Amanecer Flamenco” will give a Flamenco performance from 12:30 to 14:00 at the Habaneras CC. Dharma dance school performance, followed by the Rociero Choir “Casa Andalucía Torrevieja” from 16:30 to 18:30. “Sevillanas for the Public” from 19:30 to 20:30. Wednesday 11 April, 2018 Guardamar Smile Charity Group presents Blazing St Trinians - a hilarious musical comedy farce at the Marjal campsite 19.30h

Local Markets Friday Albatera, Almoines, Banyeres, Benejuzar, Beniarres, Benidoleig, Crevillente, Daimus, Denia (Rastro), El Verger, Finestrat, Gata de Gorgos, Granja de Rocamora, L’ Alfas del Pi, Monforte del Cid, Monstesinos, Moraira, Muro de Alcoi, Oliva, Onil, Petrer, Pilar de la Horadada, Playa de Daimus (summer evenings), Rafol d’ Almunia, Sella, Tibi, Torrevieja, Villalonga. Saturday Alcoi, Alicante, Almoradi, Alqueria, Banyeres, Bellreguard, Benifairo, Benissa, Callosa d’En Sarria, Calpe, Castalla, Castell de Castells, Catral, Elche, Elda , La Font d’En Carros, La Romana, Gaianes, Hondon de las Nieves, Novelda, Ondara, Pedreguer, Tavernes de la Valdigna (summer evenings), San Vicente del Raspeig, Salinas, Relleu, Santa Pola, Xalo (Jalon) Rastro Sunday

Thursday 12 April, 2018 Torrevieja Smile Charity Group presents Blazing St Trinians - a hilarious musical comedy farce at Casa Ventura

Benidorm, Elche, La Nucia, Campoverde, Algorfa, La Marina, Zoco, Almoradí street market, Lemon Tree Road, Mil Palmeras. Monday

Friday 13 April, 2018 Orihuela Costa Flea market with raffle in Blue Lagoon from 10.30-13.30 with Chris Batten to raise money for Happy Animales-Finca El Raso Let’s Inform You ‘Brexit Special’ 11.30 - 1.30 pm Pilar de la Horadada ‘Farewell to the Phoenix’ - final concert by the Phoenix Concert Band 7 pm Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 April, 2018 Orihuela Costa 1st Irish Pub Tapas Route. During the weekend 31 pubs will be offering a drink and a Tapas for 2.50€. Saturday 14 April, 2018 San Miguel de Salinas III Tapas Route: Each of the 16 participating establishments will be offering at least 3 different tapas. Each tapa and a drink will cost 2.50€. The route will start at 12:00 and continue until the last tapas has been sold! Sunday 15 April, 2018 Orihuela Costa Charity fashion show at Everybody’s Dance and Fitness Centre in Campoamor in memory of Bryn and Patsy Crossley. 17.00h. Tea, coffee, and raffle. Free entrance

Agres, Callosa d’En Sarria, Cox, Denia, Elche, Formentera, Granja de Rocamora, Ibi, La Nucia, Llocnou de Sant Jeroni, Parcent, Petrer, Penaguila, Playa de Miramar (summer evenings), Monover, Real de Gandia, San Pedro del Pinatar, Santa Pola, Sax, Torremendo, Xeraco Tuesday Alicante (Rastro), Aspe, Altea, Barx, Bellreguard, Benijofar, Campo de Mirra, Castalla, Elda, Orihuela, Palma de Gandia, Piles, Playa de Piles (summer evenings), Rafelcofer, Relleu, San Fulgencio, Sella, Tibi, Villalonga, Xalo(Jalon), Xeresa Wednesday Ador, Albatera, Alcoi, Alqueries, Almoines, Banyeres, Barx, Benjema, Beniaries, Benidorm, Benilloba, Benitatxell, Biar, Callosa de Segura, Calpe (Rastro), El Campello, Elda, Guardamar del Segura, La Font d’en Carros, La Mata, Muchamiel, Monforte del Cid, Novelda, Orba, Ondara, Petrer, Polop, Potries, Rotova, San Miguel de Salinas, Sella, Teulada Thursday Agost, Agres, Albatera, Alguena, Alicante, Aspe, Benidoleig, Campoamor near Cabo Roig medical centre, Cocentaina, Hondon de los Frailes, Llocnou de Sant Jeroni, Pego, Playe de Bellreguard (summer evenings), Rafelcofer, Rojales, Tavernes de Valldigna, Villajoyosa, Xabia (Javia), Xixona (Jijona)

Guided Walks in Orihuela This weekend you will be able to enjoy the two first guided walks in Orihuela: Cultural Walk, on Saturday April 7th, at 11 am from the Tourist Information office Orihuela Centro. Limited number of places. Further information and bookings: Tourist Information office Orihuela Centro or phoning 96 530 46 45 or 96 530 27 47. Sea Promenade Route, on Sunday April 8th, at 10 am, from the Punta Prima promenade. Price: 5€, with food tasting. Limited places. Further information and bookings: Tourist information office Orihuela Playa or phoning 96 676 00 00, ext. 32.

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If mild-mannered and generous Larry Grayson sidekick, Isla St. Clair says that Sunday’s revival of the Generation Game (BBC 1) didn’t work for her, then you have to sit up and take notice. The omens were not good as the BBC have been kicking around a revival for four years, initially with Miranda Hart hosting, and then a four-part run presented by Mel and Sue was commissioned, which was then slashed in half (That does happen a lot according to the BBC Press Office… .mmmm). The rumours swirled round that it wasn’t very good, but to be fair it was alright, but it lacked that “certain something”. Mel and Sue are fine presenters but there was magic missing which both Bruce Forsyth and Larry Grayson brought to the table (let’s forget Jim Davidson). In context, it’s miles better than all kinds of weekend entertainment ideas that have come and gone over the last couple of years, and it may well be brought back for more episodes, but it also doesn’t feel at home on a Sunday

A Generation Gap

mid-evening slot. Crucially unlike the old version, it doesn’t feel like “appointment to view” television. Dec without Ant worked well on the Saturday Takeaway (ITV) last weekend, and I liked the fact that Declan just got on with it, plus a couple of funny comments about his increased workload. Despite the big bucks and yours truly being an Ant and Dec fan, I actually think that Dec could fly solo without any problems. Shows like Britain’s Got Talent and I’m A Celebrity are successful because of the quality of the format, with the American version of BGT having had four different hosts and it is still going from strength to strength. I hope Ant gets the treatment he needs, but also the issue of the drink-drive crash needs to be addressed by ITV, who should realise that nobody is indispensible if his problems are not solved. For the last six years, I’ve used this column to strongly advocated the great US drama, The Americans, which started it’s final season on ITV 4 on Wednesday. Make no mis-

take, it easily makes it alongside the likes of Mad Men and Breaking Bad as one of the best Stateside shows in the last decade, and season six neatly started with a three year jump in the timeline backed up for the first few minutes by the Crowded House track Don’t Dream It’s Over, as we contrasted the fortunes and atti-

tudes of our undercover Soviet leads Philip and Elizabeth (played well as always by real-life couple Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell). I’ll keep the spoilers away as I want you to “box set” from the start if you have never seen The Americans before, but we do get Philip being asked by pro-

Gorbachev allies to do something to stop his wife sabotaging a Missile reduction conference in the States. Besides the strength of the cast and the script, the plots have always delivered that ability to surprise, and I’m sure the final clutch of episodes will continue in that vein. The Americans will be missed by yours truly.

The best British drama of the year (so far) finished series one on Wednesday night, tucked away on Sky Atlantic with the Lennie James-starring and created and written, Save Me. Some of the material was disturbing as paedophilia was tackled, but it worked well all in context, and with series two already commissioned, don’t worry that we didn’t get all the answers in the finale. I was very disappointed with the Dave Allen at Peace drama on Monday night (BBC 2), as it didn’t really tell me anything new about one of the greatest comedic storytellers. Aidan Gillen was on the money as Allen, but the format of mixing aspects of his life with recreations of his sketches and his TV tales just didn’t work. It ate up valuable time in an hour and was so simplistic and a wasted opportunity that I actually felt cheated. Far better afterwards was the repeat of a five-year-old documentary about Dave’s life which told me everything, and emphasised what a let down the previous hour had been.

Friday Laurel faces an emotional day as it’s been a year since Ashley’s death. Will she be able to cope? Meanwhile, Robert faces the fallout. Elsewhere, Rebecca needs to confess.

Monday After fearing his secret is out, Bob subtly tries to find out what Brenda knows. Brenda is burning with betrayal, but pretends she’s none the wiser. Later, Laurel is stung that Bob thinks she’s imagining things, so she tells him to leave and takes out a bottle of whiskey. Will she succumb to the drink? Meanwhile, Jimmy is defiant as he explains to Joe that Robert works for him. Joe gives Robert a folder of work to do and Robert bites down contempt as Joe looks forward to making his life a misery. Elsewhere, Bernice and Nicola are horrified to hear animal noises from upstairs. Rodney comes down in a robe and introduces his girlfriend Misty.

Tuesday - Hour-long Tracy is nervous as she heads off for Phil’s sentencing and is surprised at Charity’s offer of support when she reveals that he’s been sentenced. However, Charity soon turns cold and Vanessa questions her behaviour. Charity begins to open up about her past and Vanessa is horrified by what she hears. What has Charity been hiding? Meanwhile, Ross is tense

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Friday 6th April 2018 as he tries to get more painkillers and spots a packet of pills amongst Rebecca’s things. Elsewhere, the penny drops for Laurel when the police explain that the items purchased on her card were all sent to the cafe. Also today, Jimmy’s lies catch up with him.

Wednesday Vanessa takes matters into her own hands, but Charity regrets trusting her with the secret. Meanwhile, Paddy is thrilled when Chas asks him to come to her first pregnancy scan. He’s unsure how best to help when she gets another wave of nausea. Elsewhere, Ross grows desperate. Thursday Rhona finds Ross’s empty pill packet. When she checks the prescription, she is concerned. Ross is thrown as Rhona questions him about taking too many painkillers and his frustration turns to anger when he demands she leaves, but how will he react when he realises she’s taken away his painkillers? Meanwhile, Liv admits to Gerry that she’s worried about the court case next week, and he offers her some supportive words of encouragement. She receives a message on her phone and quietly slips out. Elsewhere, is it all over for Vanessa and Charity? Also, Chas is at breaking point.

David repeatedly punches Gary, knocking him out cold.

Friday Mary is trying to impress Jude by learning about marine life and boring Tracy with her knowledge. Soon afterwards, Jude’s lack of knowledge of the marine biology titles he collects from the Kabin intrigues Tracy. When Mary says that she and Angie are going to surprise Jude at work for lunch, Tracy decides to tag along. As Mary and Tracy arrive first with Angie on the phone outside, they make a shocking discovery. Will Mary and Tracy keep Jude’s secret from Angie? Meanwhile, David is concerned when Josh invites Chesney back to his house for lunch. David is unable to bring himself to warn Chesney, instead taking out his frustration on an oblivious Gary and Sarah. Storming round to the garage later, David tells Josh he is going to report him to the police, but is even more shocked when he witnesses him flirting with Alya. Josh tells David that he will prove he has a girlfriend, making David’s claims less believable.

Monday It’s the day of the boxing match and the local residents gather for the event. Josh dismisses David’s request to take Tyrone’s place because of his epilepsy. As the fights commence, all is going well until David forces his way into the ring and insists on fighting Gary. As weeks of tension come to the surface and before anyone can stop him, David loses control. The crowd watch in horror as

Gary is rushed to hospital in an ambulance and a furious Sarah screams at David that she will make him pay for what he has done. David is arrested and questioned about the attack. Later, doctors tell Sarah that the next 24 hours are crucial for. Wednesday Toyah is pleased to hear that Eva has signed the lease on a cottage in Lymm. Later, when the midwife at the antenatal class starts talking about the importance of the father’s involvement, it’s clear that Eva is starting to struggle. Meanwhile, Imran encourages David to plead not guilty on the grounds that he didn’t understand boxing rules. Soon afterwards, Zeedan tells Ali that he found a steroid needle when he was clearing up after the fight. Ali is convinced that David must have taken steroids and that’s what made him attack Gary

things go?

Friday It’s the day of the club opening, but there’s more tension for the Mitchells when Phil tells Sharon that he won’t be going. Later, Hunter tries to raise Phil’s concerns over security at the club, suggesting that he should hook up the CCTV to his mobile so he can keep a better eye on things. Meanwhile, Louise tells Bex that she’s now ready to sleep with Hunter. When Carmel overhears, she offers some friendly advice – but it makes Louise question whether Hunter can really be trusted. Elsewhere, Tina wants to get Honey and Billy back together.

Tuesday Louise has been banned from leaving the house by Phil, but Sharon quickly grows tired of having to guard her. Instead, she takes matters into her own hands by bringing Louise and Hunter along to apologise to Phil. Hunter feels even more upset when he overhears Mel and Phil talking about their romantic past. Thursday Hayley continues to cause trouble by flirting with Martin, forcing Kat to step in and order to her to leave Walford. Hayley insists that she’s not leaving until she receives money that she’s owed from Mo. Later, Mo continues her work as a clairvoyant and Jean invites Shirley over to witness her talents.

A revelation about Gaskell forces Roxanna to choose where her loyalties lie.

Toyah talks to Eva about how she is feeling about the baby. Toyah suggests that if Eva is struggling with the deal, she should tell Aidan she is having his baby. Meanwhile, David goes round to the garage to see Josh, but is told that he has packed in his job as he blames himself for what happened in the boxing match. He storms round to Josh’s flat to say that he is going to the police, but a confident Josh sneers at him. Sarah tells Gail she can no longer live in the same house as David so is moving out. Also, Tyrone confides in Kev that he and Fiz nearly kissed. Kev tells him to try and make a go of it.

Monday Phil rushes over to the club with a baseball bat to get revenge on Hunter, leaving Mel and Sharon horrified. Phil defends his behaviour to Sharon by showing her the CCTV footage of Hunter winking at the camera, which proves that he only slept with Louise to make a point to him. As Mel grows ever more desperate to ensure her son’s safety, she tries to flirt with Phil to get him back on side. When Phil leans in for a kiss with Mel, how far will

Still on probation, Ric risks his job to save a familiar face, and a secretive young patient causes Fletch to question Abigail’s priorities.

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Weekends Rhona fears for her life. Meanwhile, Megan makes a confrontation. Elsewhere, Paddy tries to make things right.

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Friday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Live: Commonwealth Games 14:00 News 14:45 Moving On 15:30 Escape to the Continent 16:30 Money for Nothing 17:15 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Sounds Like Friday Night Greg James is joined in the studio by special guest Professor Green who will perform two tracks. 21:00 EastEnders It’s the grand opening of E20. 21:30 Room 101 A special addition featuring the best bits from the series and loads of brilliant stuff which you haven’t seen before. 22:00 MasterChef The best six amateurs are tasked to impress top restaurant critics Tracey MacLeod, Tom Parker Bowles and Fay Maschler as they compete in the last of the semi-finals. Any mistake could cost them their place in finals week, so with the pressure firmly on it is a tense and thrilling affair as they serve food to these masters of the dining room. 22:30 Have I Got News for You Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Jeremy Paxman and panellists Steph McGovern and Josh Widdicomb. 23:00 News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 00:25 Commonwealth Games

07:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Street Auction 12:45 Claimed and Shamed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:45 The Masters, PGA Tour Golf

19:45 Live: FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifier Football - England v Wales Coverage of the World Cup qualifying Group One match at St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, where Phil Neville takes charge of his first competitive fixture after being named England boss in January. (Kick-off 20:00)

20:30 Coronation Street Mary and Tracy spring a surprise on Jude.

22:00 The City and The City A dead woman is recovered at Bulkya Docks, on the border between Beszel and Ul Qoma - two cities with a dangerous and volatile relationship. The body was witnessed being dumped on the wasteland by a yellow van, and it is initially presumed the victim must have been a prostitute. Investigations such as this are run of the mill for Inspector Tyador Borlu, but he is surprised by the similarities to an old case that still haunts him. 23:00 Episodes 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Front Row 00:35 American Crime Story 01:25 Rehab: Addicted Lives 02:45 Civilisations 03:45 American Crime Story 04:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 04:35 News

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20:00 Emmerdale Laurel faces an emotional day.

21:00 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and team visit Hull to transform the garden of Macmillan nurse Maggie Simkiss, who cares for patients at the end of their lives, treating their emotional wellbeing as well as their medical needs. Even if someone has been diagnosed with just hours to live, Maggie says there is a great deal she can do to make their final hours worthwhile and happy. 21:30 Coronation Street Jude begs Mary to keep a secret from Angie. 22:00 Lethal Weapon Riggs and Murtaugh are thrown into the world of counterfeit money. When a group of teenagers inadvertently gets involved with the money, it strikes a chord with Murtaugh, who is dealing with his own issues regarding his son RJ. 23:00 News 23:45 Film Hellboy II (14) 01:50 Jackpot247 04:00 Take on the Twisters

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:00 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 11:50 The Simpsons 12:50 News 12:55 Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Star Boot Sale 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 I Don’t Like Mondays Comedy game show, hosted by Alan Carr, in which everyone in the audience arrives with their resignation letter in hand and, with the help of a celebrity guest, Alan whittles participants down to the lucky chosen one via hilarious games, surprise guests, a celebrity executive board and the novel use of a filing cabinet. Eventually a lucky audience member gets to resign live on air and receive their whole year's salary in one go. Amanda Holden guests in the first edition, as Alan helps her fulfil her dream of becoming a stuntwoman and turning himself into a human balloon.

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - A Father’s Secret 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show The gang ditch the studio to put the latest outdoor gadgets to the test. From staying dry against the elements and using a supercharged torch for tea-making, to dodging paintballs and hunting Bigfoot. 21:00 Britain’s Great Cathedrals with Tony Robinson Canterbury is Britain’s oldest cathedral, a World Heritage site, the “mother church” for over eighty five million people, and has witnessed the rise and fall of kings and queens, the murder of saints and the birth of a religion.

22:00 Gogglebox Britain’s most opinionated and avid TV viewers comment freely on what the box has to offer.

22:00 Jane McDonald & Friends Jane sings some of her favourite songs with a live band, inviting Tony Hadley and singer and actor Shayne Ward to join her. The audience forms an integral part of proceedings by participating in the fun, the frolics and sharing in Jane's secret surprises.

23:00 Lee and Dean 23:35 8 Out of 10 Cats 00:20 Rob Beckett’s Playing for Time 00:50 Rude Tube 01:45 Film - Lawless (14) 03:45 Kiss Me First

23:00 Will & Grace 23:35 Greatest Ever Celebrity Wind Ups 00:35 Lip Sync Battle UK 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors

07:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:05 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:55 Emmerdale 09:50 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:05 Ellen DeGeneres 10:55 Film - Around the World in 80 Days (PG) 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 17:50 Judge Rinder 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film American Pie (18) ITV 3 07:00 Classic Coronation Street 07:50 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 11:20 Inspector Morse 13:35 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Classic Coronation Street 16:45 Judge Judy 17:10 Film - Carry on Henry (PG) 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:00 The Syndicate ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 07:50 Pawn Stars 08:30 Ironside 09:30 Quincy, M.E. 10:35 Minder 11:35 The Saint 12:40 The Avengers 13:50 Ironside 14:50 Quincy, M.E. 15:55 Minder 16:55 The Saint 18:00 The Avengers 19:05 Storage Wars 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Motorbike Show 22:00 Car Crash Britain: Caught on Camera 23:00 Film - Rambo: First Blood (15)

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Golf: Masters Live

The Secret Life of Owls

Channel 5 - Saturday In a corner of rural Essex, a former First World War airfield has been left wild for

over 100 years. It is now perfect owl country, home to all five of Britain's species of owl. Among them, lives a remarkable barn owl called

Missing claw, and two inseparable little owls, Geronimo and Flo. Cameras follow their progress during winter, spring and summer.

The Voice UK - Live Final

Sunday - BBC Two Eilidh Barbour introduces live final round coverage of the 82nd Masters from the world famous Augusta National Golf Club. Eilidh Barbour introduces live final round coverage of the 82nd Masters from the world famous Augusta National Golf Club with the famous green jacket tantalisingly close for

those towards the top of the leader-board. Last year it was Spaniard and European Ryder Cup hero Sergio Garcia who claimed the prize for the first time in his career. He beat playing partner Justin Rose in a play-off after both men shot a three under par 69 on a thrilling final day action. Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Andrew Cotter and Paul Azinger provide the commentary.

The Olivier Awards Sunday - ITV

Saturday - ITV The grand final of the spinning-chair singing contest, as the remaining four singers battle it out to land a lucrative recording contract with Polydor Records. Plus, coaches Jennifer Hudson, Tom Jones, Will.i.am and

Olly Murs take to the stage for a special performance together, and are also on hand to give the contestants as much help and encouragement as possible. However, ultimately it's the viewing public who call the shots and decide who will be crowned the winner of this year's competition.

Catherine Tate hosts tonight’s Olivier Awards - the biggest night in British theatre - from the Royal Albert Hall. There are performances from Hamilton, which is up for a record-breaking 13 nominations, and other welldeserving nominated musicals including 42nd Street, Follies, Young Frankenstein, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Girl From the North Country. And not to mention a very special celebration to mark

the 50th anniversary of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Other contenders include

Imelda Staunton, Andrew Garfield, Bryan Cranston, Lesley Joesph and Lesley Manville.

Saturday TV 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 News 14:15 The Masters, PGA Tour Golf 15:15 Live: Commonwealth Games 17:30 Final Score 18:15 A Question of Sport 18:45 Doodlebugs 19:00 Ready or Not 19:30 News

07:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 11:00 Robot Wars 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 13:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 15:15 MasterChef 16:45 Escape to the Country 17:15 Money for Nothing 18:00 Big Cats About the House

19:50 Pointless Celebrities A celebrity writers special edition of the quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of.

19:00 Commonwealth Games Clare Balding and Gabby Logan round up the third day of the games in Queensland.

20:40 The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins Nick Knowles hosts the quiz for people who can’t resist a list. Teams of strangers compete in a battle of brains and bravery in the hope of winning £50,000. 21:20 Casualty It’s Nicky’s ex’s wedding and she is despondent and scathing to her friend Abigail, not helped by the first dance being to a song that she though twas special to her and the groom. 22:10 Troy: Fall of a City The Trojans are stunned to discover that all that remains of the Greek army in Troy is an offering to the gods in the form of a wooden horse. They believe the war may finally be over, and celebrations begin, but perhaps too soon.

20:30 Live: The Masters, PGA Tour Golf Eilidh Barbour introduces coverage of the third day from the Augusta National in Georgia. Yorkshireman Danny Willett was the defending champion here last year, but two poor opening rounds of 73 and 78 saw him miss the cut by one stroke, becoming the first holder of the Green Jacket to exit the tournament on Friday since Mike Weir in 2004. Yorkshireman Danny Willett was the defending champion here last year, but two poor opening rounds of 73 and 78 saw him miss the cut by one stroke, becoming the first holder of the Green Jacket to exit the tournament on Friday since Mike Weir in 2004. With commentary by Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Andrew Cotter and Paul Azinger.

01:00 Film - Having You 23:10 News 23:30 Match of (15) 02:30 Civilisations the Day 00:55 Live: 03:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 03:35 News Commonwealth Games

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07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 James Martin’s Saturday Morning 12:25 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 13:20 The Harbour 13:50 News 14:00 Midsomer Murders 16:00 Tenable 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 19:30 You’ve Been Framed!

07:15 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:45 British GT Championship Motor Racing 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 11:35 The Big Bang Theory 13:00 The Simpsons 14:00 Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing 15:30 F1 Meets... 15:55 Live: Formula 1 Motor Racing 18:45 Car S.O.S 20:00 Ant and Dec’s 19:40 News Saturday Night Takeaway Declan Donnelly presents 20:00 Coastal Railways the finale of the entertain- with Julie Walters Julie ment show live from heads to Cornwall, where Universal Orlando Resort in she learns about smugFlorida, featuring super- glers and joins the RNLI on sized audience surprises, a practice run off St Ives. incredible stunts and celebrity guests. Plus, 21:00 Britain’s Most Stephen Mulhern takes his Historic Towns Alice pop-up game show In for a Roberts explores the UK's Penny stateside, and past through the stories of Scarlett Moffatt is on hand its towns, examining key to ensure the Place on the periods in history by delvPlane winners have an ing into the secrets of experience they'll never for- places that encapsulate get. The identity of the them. Tonight, Alice tells Overlord is finally revealed the story of Roman Britain in the conclusion of by studying the history of Saturday Knight Takeaway, Chester. and another player gets the 22:00 Film - Legend chance to Win the Ads Identical twin gangsters 21:30 The Voice UK The Ronald and Reginald Kray four remaining singers bat- terrorise London during the tle it out to win a recording 1950s and 1960s. The relacontract with Polydor tionship that bound them Records and Jennifer together was one of grueHudson, Sir Tom , will.i.am, some violence and crime, and Olly will be taking to the one that led to their downfall and imprisonment for stage to perform together. life in 1969. (14) 23:10 News 23:30 Film Sherlock Holmes: A Game 00:35 Film - Abraham of Shadows (PG) 01:40 Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 02:30 Ramsay’s Jackpot247 04:00 (14) Babushka 04:50 ITV Kitchen Nightmares USA 03:20 Hollyoaks Omnibus Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 The Gadget Show 12:30 Traffic Cops 14:30 Live Aviva Premiership Rugby: Bath v Leicesterv17:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Love Your Garden 11:00 The Voice UK 12:40 Change Your Tune 13:40 News 14:00 Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 15:30 Britain’s Brightest Family 16:00 Tenable 17:00 You’ve Been Framed! 17:30 News 18:00 Tipping Point 19:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special

07:00 Milkshake 10:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:15 Football 12:45 Traffic Cops 13:45 Film - Oliver! 16:35 Film The Deep End of the Ocean (12)

20:00 The Secret Life of Owls During winter, Missing Claw uses his incredible hearing to seek food, before starting another search, but for a mate. Geronimo and Flo look to set up a new nest, but have to deal with unwanted attention from some squirrels. 21:00 World’s Greatest Mountains Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, was not conquered until 1953. A look at the incredible forces that led to Everest’s creation, and meeting some of the humans and animals who live in its shadow. 21:55 News. 22:00 Football Colin Murray presents highlights of the latest games in the SkyBet Championship, including Norwich City v Aston Villa, Birmingham City v Burton Albion, and Leeds United v Sunderland. 23:30 20 Moments That Rocked the 90s 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Film The Other Guys (12) 05:55 Great Scientists 06:20 Wildlife SOS 06:50 Access

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Emmerdale Omnibus 09:55 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50 Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 14:20 Britain’s Got Talent 15:25 You’ve Been Framed! 16:30 Film The Smurfs 18:35 Film - Mr Bean’s Holiday 20:25 Film The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (PG) 23:10 Celebrity Juice 00:00 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad! ITV 3 07:00 Judge Judy 07:20 Film - Mutiny on the Buses (PG) 09:00 Murder, She Wrote 10:05 Lewis 12:00 A Touch of Frost 16:20 Columbo 18:00 Midsomer Murders 00:00 Vera 02:00 Murder, She Wrote ITV 4 07:00 The Avengers 07:55 Pawn Stars 08:25 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Motor Racing 09:30 British Superbikes Motorcycle Racing 10:30 ITV Racing 11:30 The Big Fish Off 12:30 Film - Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (12) 14:20 Football’s Greatest 14:30 ITV Racing: Live From Kelso 17:00 Film - Red River 19:40 Film - Live and Let Die (PG) 22:05 Film Lethal Weapon 2 (15) 00:25 Film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (14A)

Sunday TV 07:00 Breakfast 08:30 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 14:30 News 14:45 Live: Commonwealth Games 17:30 Songs of Praise 18:05 Celebrity Mastermind 18:35 News 19:00 The Big Painting Challenge 20:00 Countryfile Sean and Naomi are in the wilds around Loch Ness. Sean’s on the Erchless Estate where they’re busy tapping birch trees for the next big culinary thing, birch sap. 21:00 The Generation Game Mel and Sue host with big prizes to be won on the conveyor belt. Melvin Odoom and Roisin Conaty are the panellists.

07:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 12:00 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 13:30 MasterChef 15:00 The Secret Helpers 16:00 Film Emma 18:00 Commonwealth Games 19:30 Live: The Masters, PGA Tour Golf Eilidh Barbour introduces coverage of the fourth and final day from the Augusta National. Sergio Garcia and England's Justin Rose held the lead going into day four here last year, and it proved to be a memorable tussle for the title between the two. Garcia put the pressure on early on with two birdies in his first three holes, but Rose responded with three in a row of his own from the sixth. The lead changed hands several more times, before Garcia missed a putt to secure his maiden Major on the 18th. However, the Green Jacket did not elude the Spaniard for much longer, as he birdied the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to secure victory. Other highlights of the 2017 tournament's conclusion included 2011 champion Carl Schwartzel recording four birdies on the back nine to claim third place.

22:00 Ordeal By Innocence The morning after Leo and Gwenda's party, Arthur tries to return to Sunny Point in an effort to clear Jack's name, but receives very little support from the Argyll family, who have Mickey unceremoniously escort him off the premises. Left with no option but to reveal everything he knows, he provides irrefutable proof that Jack is 01:00 Film - The Rookie innocent. 03:00 Countryfile 03:55 23:00 News 23:30 Match of Holby City 04:55 Weather the Day 2 00:30 Live: for the Week Ahead 05:00 News Commonwealth Games

07:10 Race of Champions Motor Racing 08:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:45 The Simpsons 14:45 The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer 16:00 Formula 1 Motor Racing: Bahrain Grand Prix 19:45 News

20:00 Escape to the Chateau Dick launches into designing and fitting a monumental heating system. Angel discovers the chateau’s vintage secrets a world of hand-painted wallpaper, bespoke iron work and spectacular flooring. The move to France will change their lives forev21:00 The Durrells The er. family receive a telegram from Larry, who is in Athens 21:00 Jesus’ Female The New for a short trip, announcing Disciples: that he has a friend coming Evidence Bible experts to stay, Prince Jeejeebuoy. Helen Bond and Joan Taylor lay out a striking ver22:00 The Good Karma sion of early Christianity, Hospital Ruby is still reel- with female disciples being ing from her discoveries at crucial to Jesus’ mission. the tea plantation and must decide if she can forgive 22:00 Homeland Carrie past mistakes. Mari goes makes a move. Wellington head to head with Lydia has a reckoning. Saul when a surrogate mother expands his operation. gives birth in the hospital. 23:05 8 Out of 10 Cats 23:00 News 23:20 The Does Countdown 00:00 Olivier Awards 2018 01:15 Film - Tinker Tailor Soldier 100 Year Old Driving Spy (14) 02:25 Film School 01:40 Marcella Shubh Mangal Saavdhan 02:30 Jackpot247 04:00 (PG) 04:15 KOTV Boxing British Superbikes Weekly 04:45 Mobil 1 The Grid Motorcycle Racing 20:00 Change Your Tune Baz Ashmawy hosts the musical game show in which bad singers undergo weeks of training to improve their voices, with the contestant who shows the most improvement winning a cash prize.

18:45 Film - Marley & Me A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog. (PG) 21:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Max, Steve, Paul and Garry face debtors from every level of society, including a peer of the realm clinging to priceless antiques and a desperate woman who is owed £18k by a recruitment agency. 21:55 News. 22:00 When Live News Goes Horribly Wrong A selection of times when the news made the headthe including lines, President of Estonia walking out of an interview, Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s most awkward moment and Professor Robert Kelly being upstaged by his children. 00:50 Football 01:20 Criminals: Caught on 02:10 Camera SuperCasino 04:10 Film Resident Evil: Afterlife (18) 05:45 House Doctor 06:10 Great Scientists

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:15 Emmerdale Omnibus 09:50 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:40 The Voice UK 14:30 Film - Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang 16:40 Film - The Smurfs 2 18:45 Film - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG) 21:00 Film - Spectre (PG) 23:55 Family Guy 01:50 American Dad ITV 3 07:00 On the Buses 07:25 Film - Carry on at Your Convenience (PG) 09:05 Heartbeat 11:10 Agatha Christie’s Marple14 13:20 Columbo 14:55 A Touch of Frost 17:00 Vera 19:00 Lewis 21:00 Larry Grayson: Shut That Door 23:00 An Audience with Victoria Wood 00:10 Film Carry on Dick (PG) 02:00 Inspector Morse 03:55 Blue Murder ITV 4 07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:05 Storage Wars 08:25 Pawn Stars 11:15 Live: British Touring Car Championship 19:20 Nijinsky’s Triple Crown 19:25 Pawn Stars 19:55 The Big Fish Off 20:55 Mr Bean 22:00 An Audience with Billy Connolly 23:05 Film - Conan the Destroyer (15) 01:15 Film - 6 Bullets (15) 03:30 The Protectors

32 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Live: Commonwealth Games 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 800 Words 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Fake Britain Revealing the fake energy saving schemes that are tricking customers and the fake concert tickets that ruined one couple’s marriage plans. 21:00 EastEnders Phil is on the warpath. 21:30 Panorama Reporter Mark Daly investigates the cases of two convicted murderers who have each spent almost 20 years in prison and have always protested their innocence but Their only hope of clearing their names lies with the Criminal Cases Review Commission. 22:00 MasterChef The final week of the cookery challenge gets under way as the five remaining contestants travel to Carlton Towers in North Yorkshire, a Victorian Gothic country house that is home to Lord and Lady Fitzalan-Howard and family. 23:00 News 23:45 Have I Got A Bit More News for You 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 Live: Commonwealth Games

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07:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Britain’s Home Truths 12:45 Dom on the Spot 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Commonwealth Games Clare Balding and Gabby Logan round up more absorbing action from the Gold Coast, with the 100m finals the showpiece event on day five. 21:00 Only Connect Two teams of round three losers return for a last chance to make the semi finals. 21:30 University Challenge Quiz. 22:00 Secret Agent Selection : WW2 People undergo the training programme of the Special Operations Executive, a covert British military organisation established during the Second World War. In the opening edition, the students face the SOE’s demanding selection process. 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The Secret Helpers 01:15 Film - The Silent Child 01:35 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 02:05 Hugh’s Wild West 03:05 Weather 03:10 News

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Bob and Laurel fear that the truth is out. 20:30 Coronation Street David releases his pent-up anger in the boxing ring. 21:00 The Kyle Files It has been widely reported that Britain has one of the world’s highest rates of corrosive substance attacks. 2017 saw a huge rise in the reporting of acid attacks and has generated fear within the society that we live in as a result. Can we put a stop to these lifechanging and mindless acts of violence? 21:30 Coronation Street David faces the consequences of attacking Gary. 22:00 Marcella With Edward in danger, Marcella rushes to confront the killer. 23:00 News 23:50 The Investigator: A British Crime Story 00:50 The Kyle Files 01:15 Last Laugh in Vegas 02:05 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

Monday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Newlywed and Dead (13) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Aviva Premiership Rugby Mark DurdenSmith presents the best Aviva Premiership action from the weekend. 21:00 Springtime on the Farm Gloria Hunniford recalls her childhood, much of which was spent on her granny’s farm. Kelvin Fletcher visits a dairy farm in Sheffield, and former boyband member JB Gill talks about his change in lifestyle after becoming a farmer.

22:00 The Island with Bear Grylls After a class war on the Pacific desert island, the wealthy and less well-off teams go their separate ways and set up two camps at opposite ends of the same beach.

22:00 Paddington Station 24/7 Police chase down a mysterious trespasser known as Spiderman. The GWR’s top brass holds a naming ceremony for a new electric train, but the new route requires demolishing a 120-year-old footbridge in only 72 hours.

23:00 Kiss Me First 00:05 Indian Summer School 01:05 Lee and Dean 01:35 My Online Nightmare 02:35 I Don’t Like Mondays 03:30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home

23:00 Police UK: Armed and Deadly 00:05 Criminals: Caught on Camera 01:05 America’s Toughest Prisons 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors

07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:55 Emmerdale 09:20 Coronation Street 10:25 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Bachelor 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 17:50 Judge Rinder 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad! 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Plebs ITV 3 07:00 Classic Coronation Street 07:50 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 11:20 Inspector Morse 13:35 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Classic Coronation Street 16:50 On the Buses 17:55 You’re Only Young Twice 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Lewis 23:00 DCI Banks ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 07:50 Pawn Stars 08:30 Ironside 09:25 Quincy, M.E. 10:30 Minder 11:35 The Saint 12:35 The Avengers 13:45 Ironside 14:50 Quincy, M.E. 15:50 Minder 16:50 The Saint 17:55 The Avengers 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:55 Mr Bean 22:00 Film - Lethal Weapon 2 (15)

Tuesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Live: Commonwealth Games 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 800 Words 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Mel does all she can to protect her son. 21:00 Holby City A revelation about Gaskell forces Roxanna to choose where her loyalties lie. 22:00 Come Home From the makers of Happy Valley, Ordinary Lies and Trust Me, highly-anticipated drama Come Home, written by BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning writer, Danny Brocklehurst, concludes tonight. Greg and Marie hurtling towards a divisive and epic family court case. As the narrative jumps between the past and the present, flashbacks dig deeper into Marie and Greg’s life together as the custody battle forces them to examine the choices they’ve made and the impact of their behaviour. Will the court make the right decision? And what will it mean for Greg, Marie and the kids moving forward? 23:00 News 23:45 This Country 00:15 Generation Screwed? 00:55 Live: Commonwealth Games

07:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Britain’s Home Truths 12:45 Dom on the Spot 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Commonwealth Games Clare Balding and Gabby Logan present the best of the action from day six of the Commonwealth Games in Queensland. 21:00 Great Indian Railway Journeys On a journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal, Michael Portillo charts a course through India’s history from the days of The East India Company to the dawn of independence. 22:00 Hospital The advice from the NHS to cancel all non-urgent surgery is taking a heavy toll at Nottingham University Hospitals. 23:00 Cunk on Britain 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 01:15 The Super League Show 02:00 Great British Railway Journeys 02:30 MasterChef 03:00 Murder, Mystery and My Family 03:45 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 04:45 Weather 04:50 News

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Charity confronts her past. 21:00 This Time Next Year Davina McCall returns with the show in which participants tackle a personal challenge, and seek to complete it within 12 months. They include new parents who want to transform the life of their deaf baby girl, and a military couple desperate to start a family. Cameras also follow a mother and daughter who hope to lose 15 stone between them. 22:00 Last Laugh in Vegas The showbiz entertainers begin rehearsals for the biggest performance of their lives, but impressing US producer Frank Marino is proving to be tough. Anita Harris, Tommy Cannon, Jess Conrad and Mick Miller head out into the desert to meet a Native American medicine man. 23:00 News 23:45 The Cruise 00:15 Caught on Camera 01:10 The Durrells 02:00 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:45 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:05 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun 17:00 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Star Boot Sale 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Class of Mum and Dad It’s the first day of term and the pupils of Blackrod Primary gather for morning assembly led by head teacher Mr Dryburgh. He announces a brand new class is starting this term: their parents. 22:00 Seven Year Switch All four couples return home, where they must try to put everything they've learned from the switch experiment into practice in their day-to-day lives. Each couple will then meet therapist Lee and relationship coach Vena to answer one, final, life-changing question - do they want to stay together or part ways for good? 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 One Born Every Minute15 01:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 01:55 The Island with Bear Grylls 02:50 The Supervet 03:45 Dispatches

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Film - 911 Nightmare 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 MotoGP Championship Series Highlights from the second round of the 2018 MotoGP season in Argentina. 21:00 Springtime on the Farm JB Gill lends a hand on the night shift at Cannon Hall Farm, highland cattle farmer Tom Thompson discusses how he keeps his business running, and Kelvin Fletcher gets close to some goats. 22:00 Made in Yorkshire Whitakers Chocolates produces two million confections a day, while the machines at Heck! Sausages can create 1,200 bangers a minute. Prescott works alongside the staff at both factories to learn how it’s done. 23:00 Secrets of Great British Castles 00:05 Britain’s Greatest Bridges 01:05 Housing Yorkshire: Somewhere Called Home 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 My Mum's Hotter Than Me!

07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:55 Emmerdale 09:20 Coronation Street 10:25 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Bachelor 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 17:50 Judge Rinder 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - Fast & Furious 7 (14) ITV 3 07:00 Classic Coronation Street 07:50 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 11:20 Inspector Morse 13:35 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Classic Coronation Street 16:50 On the Buses 17:50 You’re Only Young Twice 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Scott & Bailey ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 07:50 Pawn Stars 08:30 Ironside 09:25 Quincy, M.E. 10:30 Minder 11:35 The Saint 12:35 The Avengers 13:45 Ironside 14:50 Quincy, M.E. 15:50 Minder 16:50 The Saint 17:55 The Avengers 19:00 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Film - Rambo II (15)

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Live: Commonwealth Games 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 800 Words 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 MasterChef - The Finals The final four talented amateur cooks embark on a culinary adventure of a lifetime to Peru, where they will face a series of cooking challenges that they will remember for the rest of their lives. Lima, has over the last decade, led a food revolution that has popularised Peruvian cuisine around the world. Here, the finalists will face three extraordinary challenges, guided by two of Peru’s acclaimed chefs. 22:00 DIY SOS: The Big Build Nick, Laurence and the team head to the Worcestershire village of Eckington to help 17-yearold Antonia, who has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare and debilitating condition that causes her joints to regularly dislocate and means she cannot eat normally and is fed through a tube. The ambitious build features a functional, sterile space for medical procedures in her bedroom, a specially adapted wet room and an accessible area where she can socialise.

07:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Britain’s Home Truths 12:45 Dom on the Spot 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Commonwealth Games Highlights from day seven of the 2018 Commonwealth Games from Australia. 21:00 The Secret Helpers Lesley, a 70-year-old widow, seeks advice from the Secret Helpers as she prepares to move on in her life after the loss of her husband. 22:00 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story 1996, California. Stagemanaging matters to impress David at a flashy party, Andrew’s gamble misfires and his demands become unmanageable. A year before the killings, Cunanan’s inflated sense of entitlement sours relationships. 22:50 Live at the Apollo Josh Widdicombe hosts as he introduces Nathan Caton and Celia Pacquola to the stage.

23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Hospital 01:15 The Queen: 23:00 News 23:45 A Her Commonwealth 02:15 Question of Sport 00:15 RAF AT 100 03:45 Annie: Out of the Ashes MasterChef 04:15 Classic 01:00 Live:Commonwealth Mary Berry 04:45 Weather Games 04:50 News

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 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Vanessa takes matters into her own hands. 20:30 Coronation Street Eva struggles with the prospect of giving up her baby. 21:00 Britain’s Brightest Family Two families fight in the first semi-final for a place in the final of the knockout quiz tournament. 21:30 Coronation Street Toyah encourages Eva to be honest with Aidan. 22:00 Benidorm Sammy cannot come down after his comeback performance, so he calls Monty in the small hours to tell him that he is ready for a night at Neptune’s and is over ‘the fear’. Monty is not convinced and tells Sam that it is time to cut their losses, but an impromptu afternoon performance and a chance meeting with a super fan persuades him to change his mind, so it is full steam ahead for a scintillating Solana evening. 23:00 News 23:45 UEFA Champions League Football 00:45 When Football Changed Forever 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Tenable

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:05 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Star Boot S a l e 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Supervet A woman brings in Teddy the shih-tzu cross, who has severely deformed front legs. His owner wants him to live a life without pain, but coming up with a surgical solution proves a challenge. Five-year-old golden retriever Ollie is referred to Fitzpatrick's for an operation to remove a tumour in his leg, and a young couple bring in their four-monthold bulldog, which suffered a fractured elbow after wriggling from their arms. 22:00 One Born Every Minute Chantell had a troubled upbringing and never thought she’d find love or have a family of her own. Then she met Phil, and now they’re having their third child together. 23:00 First Dates 00:05 Gogglebox 01:05 Live from Abbey Road Classics 01:35 Seven Year Switch 02:30 Film - Wanderlust (14) 04:05 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home 05:00 Building the Dream

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:20 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - McBride: Murder Past Midnight (12) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 FIA World Rally Championship Highlights from the fourth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship in Corsica, France. 21:00 Springtime on the Farm Three sisters reveal their pioneering pig farming methods, JB Gill tries his hand at cheese making, and actor Charles Collingwood reveals how radio staple “The Archers” tries to reflect real life on the farm. 22:00 Housing Yorkshire: Somewhere Called Home Neighbourhood officer Clare investigates antisocial behaviour on a Sheffield estate, a tenant in Wakefield complains of bullying, and Lee looks into reports of fly-tipping in Bradford. 23:00 Restless Legs Syndrome: Can’t Stop Twitching 00:05 Murder on the Internet 01:05 When Kids Kill 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 My Mum’s Hotter Than Me! 05:45 House Doctor 06:10 Divine Designs

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:55 Emmerdale 09:55 You’ve Been Framed! 10:25 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Bachelor 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 17:50 Judge Rinder 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:55 Family Guy 01:25 American Dad! ITV 3 07:00 Classic Coronation Street 07:50 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 11:20 Inspector Morse 13:35 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Classic Coronation Street 16:50 On the Buses 17:55 You’re Only Young Twice 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 The Street ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 07:50 Pawn Stars 08:30 Ironside 09:25 Quincy, M.E. 10:30 Minder 11:35 The Saint 12:35 The Avengers 13:45 Ironside 14:50 Quincy, M.E. 15:55 Minder 16:55 The Saint 18:00 The Avengers 19:05 Storage Wars Texas 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 The Motorbike Show 23:00 The Americans 00:00 Lethal Weapon

Busy Gymnasium Fitness Centre Costa Blanca South

Nail Bar and Hairdresser’s in Popular and Busy Area on the Orihuela Costa

Well-Established Ink and Toner Delivery Business

Without a doubt, one of the busiest gymnasium/fitness clubs in the area. The frontage of the gym is on a main road and highly visible. High volume of clients due to the facilities offered, which include cardio and resistance equipment, a private studio for other fitness-based activities and a treatment room. The gym has various sources of revenue.

This popular and busy nail bar and hairdresser’s with all amenities is in a prime position on the Orihuela Costa and is for sale due to retirement. The business has been trading for 15 years with regular clientele. The freehold is for sale at a good price.

Well-established ink and toner delivery business for sale based around the Torrevieja area. Excellent price of only 49,000 euro, which includes over 12,000 euro worth of stock. Regular business includes supplying computer shops and newsagents. Genuine reason for sale - retirement. Great potential in this business.

Property ID: 1095 - 69,500€

Property ID: 1096 - 89,000€

Property ID: 1012 - 49,000€

Very Busy Car Repair Vehicle Parts Warehouse and Shop

Upgraded Bar/Restaurant in Busy Shopping Centre - Costa Blanca South

Established Family Butcher’s on Main Road Position, Costa Blanca South

A well-established and respected provider of automotive services to both private motorists and to trade and fleet companies including repairs, servicing and diagnostics. The business has been operating for five years and has a very good client base, with many long-term customers. Sale includes stock at value (approximately 75k) and equipment.

A well-presented, recently refurbished bar in one of the busiest holiday areas. With a total area of 225m2; internal 137m2 and the external terrace of 88m2. The restaurant has full licences to operate and meets all h&s, food hygiene, and disabilities regulations. The restaurant has an office area, storage area and is fully air-conditioned.

Well-established butcher’s trading for many years. Serves English cuts of meat and is famed for its burgers and sausages. Also selling pies, pastries , tinned and packet products. It has its own refrigerated delivery van. With regular customers, passing trade and holidaymakers, it also supplies to local bars, restaurants and other food outlets.

Property ID: 1043 - 100,000€

Property ID: 1073 - 495,000€

Property ID: 1076 - 84,500€

Well-Established, Very Popular Bakers - Supplying Public and Trade

Very Popular Town Centre Restaurant Costa Blanca South

Well-Placed Restaurant High Street Position Costa Blanca South

This fantastic large bakery/restaurant is located on a main road in a very busy market town with ample car parking for it's customers. It provides fresh bread, rolls, pies and pastries to the public, bars and restaurants. Having traded successfully for 4 years, it is the area’s marketing leader in it's supply. It comes with a full range of equipment.

This is a typical Spanish-style restaurant located in the centre of Torrevieja. With seating for 60 customers: 40 inside 20 outside (with the possibility to extend the outside seating arrangements). The restaurant comes fully equipped and is ready to go. This business is also available FREEHOLD - see Business ID: 1080.

This is an ideal first-time venture for the right people. This restaurant is located on a high street in a typical Spanish town that is very popular with tourists, as well as having all-year trade with people of all nationalities. There is comfortable seating for 50 people inside the air-conditioned restaurant and 25 on the outside covered terrace.

Property ID: 1077 - price on application

Property ID: 1079 - 35,000€

Property ID: 1090 - 29,000€

Irish-Themed Pub-Disco Close to Torrevieja Town Centre Very rare opportunity to buy this well-known Irish-themed pub. Do not miss out on the chance to buy this large, fantastic unit right in the heart of where it all happens. There is no competition within this area, which has lots of foot traffic. Light snack/food possibility. Potential for showing Sports TV, Karaoke and daytime hours to be extended. This is one of only a handful of locations with a music licence until 4.00am and live acts and bands could be introduced legally. A full sound-proof system has been installed. This establishment needs to be viewed as soon as possible. It is one of the busiest nightclubs in Torrevieja, trading for a decade from 2007. An inside area of 250 square metres for the pub and 350 square metres on the terrace, opening license until 4 am. The business is currently open only on weekends but has a huge potential for more business during the week and opening during day-time hours. The present relocation of the Friday market in Torrevieja to this area is also a massive potential to run a special promotion day. For further information on this and other similar businesses in the area please contact us. Leasehold - Looking for a very quick sale. Stock at valuation @ â&#x201A;Ź15000 approximately.

Property ID: 1070 - 150,000â&#x201A;Ź

36 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Live: Commonwealth Games 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 800 Words 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Kat gives Hayley a harsh talking to but gets more than she bargained for. 21:00 MasterChef - The Finals The penultimate show sees the four amateurs being mentored by Ashley Palmer-Watts, chef director of Heston Blumenthal's London restaurant Dinner, and his head chef Jonny Glass, who show each of hopefuls how to create one of the meticulous dishes on their menu. After this, the contestants have one final chance to impress, creating one exceptional dish for John Torode and Gregg Wallace that will showcase their growing cooking talent - knowing only three of them will make it through to the final show. 22:00 Not Going Out Lee and Lucy object to the school lollipop man handing out lollipops to the kids. 22:30 Still Game Isa’s pulse is set racing as a long lost companion returns to Craiglang. Meanwhile, Boabby attempts to learn to drive. 23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 Live: Commonwealth Games

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07:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 10:15 Oxford Street Revealed 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Britain’s Home Truths 12:45 Dom on the Spot 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 Live: Commonwealth Games 18:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Commonwealth Games Clare Balding and Gabby Logan present the best of the action from day eight. 21:00 Living with the Brainy Bunch two struggling 15-year-olds from Chessington Community College in Greater London move in with two of the highest achievers in their year for half a term. Will the change in environment, strict rules and routines improve their academic results? 22:00 Civilisations Simon Schama looks at the links between colour and spirituality, beginning in the great Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres, before moving on to 16thcentury Venice, where masterpieces by Giovanni Bellini and Titian contested the assumption that drawing would always be superior to colouring. 23:00 The Premier League Show 23:30 Newsnight 0:15 Secret Agent Selection 01:15 Searching for Grenfell’s Lost Lives 02:15 MasterChef 03:15 Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby

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 ITV Racing Live: Grand National Festival 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Ross will not back down. 20:30 Tonight Two fifths of the NHS budget is spent on the over 65s, with loneliness, lack of exercise, and bad diet being the big causes of poor health in pensioners. Could changing all that make a difference? 21:00 Emmerdale Rhona fears for her life. 21:30 The Cruise: Sailing the Caribbean Marcella is under huge pressure to deliver the perfect day for a couple. Childhood sweethearts Jack and Vicki have built their wedding round a luxury Caribbean cruise and are due to get married on board. 22:00 The Investigator: A British Crime Story Mark Williams-Thomas investigates the murders of Anna Kenny, Agnes Cooney and Hilda McAuley, who were all abducted and killed in similar circumstances within four months of each other in Glasgow in 1977. 23:00 News 23:45 UEFA Europa League Football 00:45 Play to the Whistle 01:40 Lethal Weapon 02:25 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight

07:00 Countdown 07:45 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 11:05 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 17:00 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Star Boot Sale 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location Kirstie Allsopp’s catching up with two sets of house-hunters who were both hoping for a home near the coast. In 2013, Phil Spencer helped retirees Peggy and Jon navigate the Norfolk coastline to find a forever home. 22:00 Indian Summer School After three months in India, all the boys are missing home - not least Alfie and Harry, whose attendance and engagement in class have taken a turn for the worse. Ethan ruffles a few feathers when he writes an article for the school newspaper and Jack goes on a trek into the Himalayas. As the end of term approaches, the boys retake their GCSEs - will they get the grades they desperately want? 23:00 24 Hours in Police Custody 00:05 First Dates 01:05 On the Frontline 02:00 Class of Mum and Dad 02:55 The Supervet 03:50 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home

Thursday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 14:10 Access 14:15 Home 14:45 and Away Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:15 Film - The Killing Game (18) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Meet the Hedgehogs Steve Backshall meets the residents of Amazing Grace Rescue Centre in Surrey, helps healed hogs back into the wild, finds ways to hog-proof your garden, and tracks the last known colony of wild hedgehogs in London. 21:00 Springtime on the Farm There’s an update from the “lamb’s hospital” at Cannon Hall Farm, the hatchery is busy with baby chicks, and JB Gill looks into the rise of alpaca farming. 22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Tempers start to fray as Stewart and Elmor try to evict a tenant from a property, the licensee of a pub tries to cut a deal with her new landlord over a debt, and a car salesman is not happy about coughing up to a dissatisfied customer. 23:00 Undercover: Nailing the Fraudsters 00:05 Countdown to Murder 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 My Mum’s Hotter Than Me!

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 08:55 Emmerdale 09:20 Coronation Street 10:25 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Bachelor 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 17:50 Judge Rinder 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy ITV 3 07:00 Classic Coronation Street 07:50 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 11:20 Inspector Morse 13:30 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Classic Coronation Street 16:45 On the Buses 17:50 You’re Only Young Twice 18:25 Rising Damp 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Vera 23:00 Film - My Boy Jack (15) ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 08:35 Pawn Stars 09:25 Ironside 10:30 ITV Racing 11:30 Barcelona’s European Glory 11:45 The Saint 12:45 The Avengers 13:50 Ironside 14:55 Quincy, M.E. 15:55 Minder 17:00 The Saint 18:05 The Avengers 19:10 Storage Wars Texas 20:05 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Big Fish Off 22:00 Film - The Man With the Golden Gun (PG)

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BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca. BlueMoon Solutions comes to you at home or at work. Their personal service covers from Alicante to Pilar de la Horadada.

Richard moved to Spain ten years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: Marie wanted to know how to download and save her Facebook photos.

ADVICE: Linda wanted to advise as to why her iPad was insisting on using a newer operating system.

Hello, You have got me down as a newcomer (my fault) on your email list, but I have had mail for at least two years. Unfortunately, my computer started to play up mid-December and has been to several IT specialists since then, even into Alicante. I been given a new email address and have lost my Windows 10 even came back on one occasion with nothing on except RESTORE. Then Office Libre 5 in Spanish. Since I now live in Mutxamel and no longer drive being 85 years of age, I find it very difficult to get questions answered. I have read within the last few days that there is trouble with Facebook. I want to come off Facebook but before doing so will you please help me. I seldom use Facebook, but would like to know how to transfer photos, especially of my granddaughter who is doing unpaid social work in Africa and Kenya. Any help please? Thanking you in advance. Marie

Hi Marie, if you click on the photo (within Facebook) that you want to download you will see an “options” button in the bottom right, if you click this you will be presented with a few options, one of which is “download”. You can use this option to save each of your images individually. If you have too many photos to do this individually then there is another option detailed in the link below…

Hi, I wonder if you can help. I have an I-Pad 2 - when I go to the Apple App Store it tells me I must have Version 10 to use it. I am currently on 9.3.5 and my pad tells me that my app is up today, so I cannot install. At the moment, I am having to go to a website and try to install a new app from there. Is there any way around this? I am trying to install the Ryanair app? This only started happen ing last week. Many thanks.

Hi Linda, I’m afraid the Ryanair app requires that you have an iPad with an operating sys tem version of 10.0 or higher to use it. The latest version of the IOS (the oper ating system for iPad’s) is 11.2.6. Unfortunately, Apple do not allow users with older iPads to update to this latest version – it sounds like your iPad will only take up to version 9.3.5 which is why its reporting that as the version. The long and the short of it is that you simply cannot use the Ryanair app on your iPad without buying a more up to date version, sorry. Of course you can still visit the website to do whatever you need but you should consider upgrading as more and more of your apps will stop updating over time.

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2 letter words As Pi 3 letter words Bee Gen Mad Map Rot Sad Sag See 4 letter words Ados Alit Amen Area Aria

Atom Awes Bars Base Bask Bats Best Blat Claw Cred Demo Dole Elan Face Halo Lest List Made

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Tools Tries 6 letter words Assets Cherub Mauves Scrubs Serene Stress Taster Turkey 8 letter words Mnemonic

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1 Haile Selassie hides young girl (6) 2 Healthy noise? (5) 3 Note, many ladies support church squeeze (7) 5 Musical passage will return in a fortnight (5) 6 Judas formed art trio (7) 7 About to right a counter (6) 8 Was Mr Clooney angry when accepting this award? (6,5) 14 Pragmatic view is taken in kingdom (7) 15 School cello, for example, is poorly positioned (7) 16 Can emu reveal an insight (6) 17 Genuinely about a friend (6) 19 Toddler gets a pound, but that's the lot (5) 21 Pins naughty snail (5)

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Across 1 Former British athlete best known as the first man to run the mile in less than four minutes? (5,9) 10 What name for an upright support, generally a tripod, which is used for displaying and/or fixing something resting upon it, is derived from the old Germanic word for ‘donkey’? (5) 11 Name usually given to British lords or ladies whose title cannot be inherited? (4,5) 12 Which verb can mean both ‘scrape or rub as if to relieve itching’ and ‘postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled’? (7) 13 Which verb that means to shorten (a text or ilm) by omission of words without sacrifice of sense? (7) 14 Nckname of the former American professional basketball star who played for the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1980s and early 1990s, Earvin Johnson? (5) 16 Name given to the temple towers of the ancient Mesopotamian valley and Persia (Iran), having the form of a terraced pyramids of successively receding stories? (9) 19 In typography, what name is given to a typeface that does not have the small, short lines at the end of strokes, such as Helvetica, Ariel and Tahoma? (4,5) 20 City in the state of North RhineWestphalia, NW Germany that was heavily bombed in World War II, was appointed European Capital of Culture for 2010? (5) 22 On a weather map, what name is given

to lines on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure? (7) 25 What name is often applied to a facility or programme designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill? (7) 27 Which type of gundog has varieties called Chesapeake Bay, curly coated, flat coated, golden and Labrador? (9) 28 What name is usually given to a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people? (5) 29 Paresthesia is the medical name for which pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness? (4,3,7) Down 2 Name of the female sex hormone that is secreted by the ovaries and is responsible for the development and maintenance of the female sexual characteristics? (9) 3 Which word, derived from the French for ‘splinter’ or ‘burst’, means a way of doing something with a lot of style, especially in order to attract attention? (5) 4 Who, along with Caspar and Melchior, made up the Three Wise Men or Magi? (9) 5 Abbreviation of the trade pact signed in 1992, intended to eliminate most tariffs and other trade barriers on products and services passing between the US, Canada, and Mexico (5) 6 Which verb means to ask someone for something continuously in an annoying or

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1 Disappear (6) 2 Naked (4) 3 King Ahab's wife (7) 4 Uses a keyboard (5) 5 Notorious (8) 6 Apart in space (6) 12 Fixed and distinct from others (8) 14 Swift, graceful antelope (7) 16 Yearly (6) 18 Go beyond (6) 19 Small mallet (5) 21 Apex (4)

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1 Oraciones (7) 5 Toads (5) 8 Barato (económico) (5) 9 Thank you (7) 10 Sábados (9) 12 Aire (elemento) (3) 13 Theatre (6) 14 Ruedas (6) 17 Ojo (3) 18 Traducir (9) 20 To apply (ointment, paint) (7) 21 April (5) 23 Long (dress, hair) (5) 24 Tristeza (7)

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unreasonable way? (9) 7 River flowing largely through the Southern Uplands of Scotland for 155 km (97 miles) before entering the North Sea in NE England? (5) 8 Name for thin fried slices of bacon or ham (7) 9 What name is normally given to unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel? (6) 15 San José is the capital of which small country on the Central American isthmus, between Nicaragua and Panama? (5,4) 17 Which two-word phrase used to describe a present, generally of inferior quality that should be accepted in an uncritical manner, completes the phrase ‘never look a (what) in the mouth’? (4,5) 18 If ‘hibernate’ means ‘to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state’, which similar word means ‘to pass the summer in a state of torpor’? (9) 19 Item of horse riding equipment also the name of the innermost ossicle of the middle ear in humans? (7) 21 The daughters of your brother or sister are usually called? (6) 23 Which adverb means ‘many times at short intervals’? (5) 24 Which verb can mean both ‘spent less’ and ‘refrained from harming’? (5) 26 Which word can precede: by, down, fast, firm, guard, in, out, still and up? (5)

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Last Week’s Solutions Quizword Across: 8 Concerto, 9 Avatar, 10 Herd, 11 Apple, 12 Amen, 13 Fourteen, 16 Temple, 18 Plug, 20 Corky, 21 Oboe, 22 Gloria, 23 Eggheads, 26 Diva, 28 Alibi, 30 Beck, 31 Police, 32 Pea green. Down: 1 Bolero, 2 Acid, 3 Grease, 4 Soap, 5 Tapestry, 6 Gaga, 7 Waterloo, 14/17 Roger Moore, 15 Nurse, 19 Lollipop, 20 Charades, 24 Guitar, 25 Docker, 27 Aria, 29 Imps, 30 Bart. Double Crossword Across: 1 Also, 3 Lettuces, 9 Nearest, 10 Islet, 11 Swell, 12 Redder, 14 Attire, 16 Adhere, 19 Dragon, 21 Style, 24 Reign, 25 Disable, 26 Screened, 27 Coat. Down: 1 Amnesiac, 2 Space, 4 Enters, 5 Third, 6 College, 7 Sits, 8 Seller, 13 Vehement, 15 Tardier, 17 Desist, 18 On edge, 20 Genie, 22 Yobbo, 23 Iris. Quickie Across: 1 Shoddy, 4 Chess, 8 Inset, 9 Scatter, 10 Precise, 11 Sags, 12 Nor, 14 Peru, 15 Edam, 18 Sod, 21 Ajar, 23 Average, 25 Triceps, 26 Annoy, 27 Range, 28 Beaten.

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VOLKSWAGEN POLO – 2018 WORLD URBAN CAR Celebrating the best of today. Inspiring the best of tomorrow.

The Road to World Car journey concluded last week at the New York International Auto Show with the declaration of the VOLKSWAGEN POLO as the 2018 World Urban Car: 2018 marks the sixth time that the company has won a World Car award in our 14 year history. Volkswagen AG has previously won top “World Car of the Year” honours a total of four times: in 2013 (Golf), 2012 (Up!), 2010 (Polo) and 2009 (Golf VI). “The whole team at Volkswagen is delighted to have won the 2018 World Urban Car award with the Polo,” said Klaus Bischoff, Head of Volkswagen Design. “With around 17 million units sold, the Polo is one of the most successful compact cars of all time and a pillar of the brand. And the sixth-generation, based on the MQB platform, is even sportier and more grown up than its predecessors.” This year’s winner was chosen from an initial entry list of eight cars from all over the world, then a short list of three finalists as announced in Geneva earlier this month: the Ford Fiesta, the Suzuki Swift and the Volkswagen Polo. The World Urban Car award was introduced last year because it's an award whose time has come. World Car vice-chairman, Mike Rutherford, commented, “Everyday cars in many - perhaps most - parts of the world will have to become smaller if road and parking space is to be found for them in increasingly packed towns and cities whose popula-

tions are swelling annually.” Last year’s inaugural World Urban Car winner was the BMW i3 (94Ah). Vehicles in all award categories are selected and voted on by an international jury panel comprised of 82 top-level automotive journalists from 24 countries around the world. Each juror was appointed by the World Car Steering Committee on the basis of his or her expertise, experience, credibility, and influence. Each juror typically drives and evaluates new vehicles on a regular basis as part of their professional work. Through their respective outlets they collectively reach an audience of many millions world-wide. The international accounting firm KPMG tabulates the jurors’ ballots. The Road to the World Car began in Frankfurt on September 19, 2017 and was followed by our first-ever Tokyo Test Drive conducted at the BMW Tokyo Bay facility in October giving jurors yet another opportunity to evaluate contenders that might not be available in their home markets. Then, the fourth annual “L.A. Test Drives” took place across a six day period in November with a record number of 35 jurors participating. The “Top Three In The World” finalists were announced earlier this month at the Geneva motor show. The Road to World Car journey ended today at the New York International Auto Show with the declaration of the winners in all categories.”

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AUDI A8 NAMED WORLD LUXURY CAR 2018

The Audi A8 is the World Luxury Car 2018. The win underscores the status of the brand’s flagship as the embodiment of Vorsprung durch Technik. The award ceremony took place today (Wednesday, 28 March) at the New York Auto Show. In their decision, the 82 jury members from 24 countries assessed not only the emotional appeal, passenger comfort and safety, but also environment aspects as well as driving performance, market relevance and price-performance ratio. The Audi A8 prevailed against two competitors in the final elimination round. This marks the ninth overall victory for the brand with the four rings in the World Car Awards. “This award is a special honour for us and our flagship,” explained Peter

Mertens, Board Member for Development at AUDI AG. “The new Audi A8 is an innovation driver for our entire industry. It sets new standards in automotive engineering with its innovative touch control system, consistent, broad electrification and the technical conditions for conditional automated driving.” The Audi A8 is being built at the Neckarsulm site and has been available to order in the UK since December 2017. In addition to its select materials and handcrafted-level build quality, its highlights include high-end equipment like the HD Matrix LED headlights with Audi laser light, dynamic all-wheel steering and the relaxation rear seat package with foot massage. UK pricing starts from £69,100 OTR for the standard wheelbase model and £73,095 OTR the A8 L.

JENSON BUTTON TO JOIN JD CLASSICS FOR TWO RACES IN 2018

Jenson Button will be competing in two races with historic motorsport experts, JD Classics this year, racing at Le Mans Classic in July and the Goodwood Revival in September. Jenson will be driving two cars expertly prepared by the team of 75 engineers and craftsmen at JD Classics’ 155,000 sq/ft facility, including an XJR-9 at Le Mans Classic. The JD Classics-prepared XJR-9 is chassis #688, the car that was built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing in 1988 to replace that year’s Le Mans-winning car, and which has a number of incredible competition results to its name. In July 1988 chassis #688 placed third at Brno, driven by Johnny Dumfries and Jan Lammers, while in September that year it was driven to second at the Spa 1000km by Dumfries, Lammers and Martin Brundle. Jenson Button and the JD Classics XJR-9 will line-up on the Le Mans Classic Group C grid against a number of other motorsport legends of the same era, including the Porsche 962C, Peugeot 905 EV1 and Nissan NPTi 90. Following Button’s drive at Le Mans Classic, he will again join the JD Classics team to race at Goodwood Revival in September. Button will be competing in one of the JD Classics entries over the race weekend, which have in the past included a Ford GT40, Jaguar E-Type Lightweight and Cooper T33.

Across both race weekends – Le Mans Classic and Goodwood Revival –JD Classics will provide Jenson with the same race support offered to its customers, including vehicle transport and full technical assistance before, during and after the race. Button is one of the most experienced drivers to have ever raced in Formula One, with 306 race starts to his name – joint second with Michael Schumacher. Button began racing in Formula One in 2000 with Williams, where he became the youngest driver at the time to ever score a point in F1. Button then went on to race at Benetton, Renault and BAR, where he achieved a thirdplace finish in the Drivers’ Championship during the 2004 season. Three years at Honda followed before the team became Brawn GP in 2009, the year in which Button became Formula One World Champion. In 2010, Button moved to McLaren, and raced there until the end of the 2016 season, when he took a break from racing in F1. The JD Classics Competition Department is perhaps the most successful classic motorsport outfit in the world, with victories at Spa Six Hours, Goodwood Members’ Meeting, Monaco Historique, Donington Historic Festival and Silverstone Classic to its name. The team also hosts the largest single entry into the Mille Miglia rally, with ten entrants this year, and offers a comprehensive historic motorsport programme for its customers.

WORLD PREMIERE FOR MASERATI LEVANTE TROFEO Top of the line Levante makes waves in New York: one of the most powerful and fastest production Maserati cars ever, storms high-end SUV segment Maserati reveals the first Levante built around a V8 engine at the New York International Auto Show. It is the Levante Trofeo, the ultimate Maserati of SUVs, capable of accelerating in style from 0-60 mph in just 3.7 seconds (0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds) and reaching a top speed of over 187 mph (>300 km/h). The Levante Trofeo is equipped with one of the most powerful engines ever fitted in a Maserati. A 3.8-litre Twin Turbo V8 engine that has been engineered to perfectly mate with the Q4 Intelligent AllWheel Drive System and delivers an astounding 590 hp at 6,250 rpm and 538 lb.-ft. (730 Nm) of peak torque at 2,250 – 5,000 rpm. The engine boasts the highest output per litre (156 hp/litre) of any Maserati powerplant ever produced and, like all Maserati petrol engines, is assembled by Ferrari in Maranello, Italy. The chassis of the fastest Levante ever has been tuned to handle the higher power output and provides an exhilarating driving experience with no compromise in terms of comfort. This tuning ensures the Levante Trofeo continues to embody the essence of the Maserati GranTurismo philosophy with supercar performance. “It’s proof that when you play with the elements you end up in a storm”, says

Maserati CEO Tim Kuniskis. “In the case of Trofeo, the engineers and designers in Modena knew that the driveline parameters were more than able to cope with additional power and they also knew that Maserati had access to the finest engines on earth. So, they were up to the challenge of making the finest luxury SUV also one of the fastest.” The unmistakable Levante design has reached new levels of sportiness in this top of the line Trofeo. The elegant restyling was mainly focused on the lower front fascia and the rear bumper and is underlined by the 22-inch forged aluminium “Orione” wheels – the largest ever fitted on a Maserati – available in both polished and matte finishes. The side air intakes in the lower fascia feature a new, more aggressive design, defined by two aerodynamic wings that give a sense of further stability, visually “pushing” the weight of the car’s nose towards the massive front wheels. And to help improve the airflow distribution, Trofeo is outfitted with carbon fibre side bezel blades and a carbon fibre splitter. The rear end also looks wider and more muscular with a sharper carbon fibre horizontal element and body-colour lower extractor that embrace the oval quad exhaust tips. “

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Rafa’s Home Return

Rafa Cabrera Bello will return to Spain as he chases his childhood dream of winning the Open de Espana, one of the oldest and most celebrated tournaments in Continental Europe, which gets underway next week on Thursday April 12th. The world No 21 confirmed he will make the trip to his homeland for the 91st edition of the event, staged at the Centro Nacional de Golf in Madrid - the home of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation and one of the country’s top public golf courses. A three-time winner on the European Tour, with his most recent victory coming at the 2017 Scottish Open, Cabrera Bello has enjoyed a phenomenal start to his 2018 season. The 33-year-old has posted three top ten finishes, including tied third at the WGC-Mexico Championship earlier this month, to sit in fourth position in the Race to Dubai Rankings and was also part of Team Europe's victory over Team Asia at the EurAsia Cup in January. "It would mean a lot to win the Spanish Open," said Cabrera Bello, who is set to make his 15th appearance in his national Open. "In my case, I'm very proud having won as an amateur from seven years old up to 18 in every single category. It's obviously a dream to win the Spanish Open. It's the biggest thing that you dream of when you're a kid and you're a Spaniard. "It's one of the oldest events in European Tour history and we're very proud that it is the Spanish Open. It has great winners - a lot of them Spaniards as well, who are my idols - and it is definitely one trophy that I would like to add to my CV."

Cabrera Bello, who went undefeated in his Ryder Cup debut at Hazeltine National in 2016, is looking forward to playing in front of big crowds at Centro Nacional de Golf in Madrid - a venue well serviced by public transport from the heart of Madrid - and is pleased to see the Spanish tournament make its return to the European Tour's Race to Dubai. "I'm sure that we're going to have really big crowds and I’m sure there will be a really big support by Spanish golfers. I'm very excited. For all Spaniards, it's our fifth Major! "We missed out on it last year and it’s been hard for the Spanish Federation to keep the event going. I know they've put a huge amount of work, together with the European Tour and the Madrid Golf Federation, for the event to be held this year. I know it came out a little late and we had to find a gap in the schedule to sneak it in, but I'm very happy it is back. "I grew up playing lots of golf representing the Spanish Federation. I'm very proud of all my years playing golf as an amateur for Spain. They do a huge amount for golf all over Spain and I'm helping the young guys now when they're turning pro. I know they've worked really hard over the last couple of years to get this event on track again and the fact that we're playing in Madrid, the capital of Spain and also on a public course at the home of the Spanish Federation, it's all really exciting for Spanish golf. "I personally like the back nine a lot. I know the front could be a little tricky because it's a little narrow. I think overall it's a competitive course; it's going to have a very exciting finish."

Golf Digest Honour

La Manga Club has picked up another major award, after being honoured by the world’s biggest golf magazine, Golf Digest, for a second year in a row. Celebrating its 45th anniversary, the resort has won numerous national and international honours over the last 12 months, with the latest accolade coming after it was again included in a select group of global venues to receive an ‘Editor’s Choice Award for Best International Resorts 2018’. Revealed in the May issue of Golf Digest – which boasts more than 1.5m subscribers in the US alone – the list was compiled after receiving feedback from a combination of the magazine’s group of international affiliate titles and 1,000-plus golf-course raters. Max Adler, editorial director for Golf Digest, said: “The ‘Golf Digest Editors’ Choice Awards’ for resorts are based on consultations with our 29 international affiliates and input from our panel of more than 1,200 course raters. “Unlike our course rankings, this reward takes a wider view to consider the merits of all aspects of the resort property.”

Eduardo Ruiz, La Manga Club’s sports general manager, said: “To receive a Golf Digest ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ for a second year is a great honour and privilege, and is testament to all the hard work that has been put in by the resort to offer our guests the best possible golfing experience. “It’s been a fantastic start to the year for La Manga Club as we celebrate our 45th anniversary and we’re confident that, by continuing to invest in our sports and leisure facilities, even better times lie ahead in the future.” Selected to host last month’s 2018 Spanish Amateur Golf Championship – won by England’s Billy McKenzie – the resort has also been chosen to stage the prestigious IAGTO Trophy from May 21-24, while the 22nd edition of the popular Footballers’ Golf Classic will take place at the venue in early June. The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), La Manga Club’s other facilities include a 28-court tennis centre, a new European Cricket Performance Centre and a 2,000sqm Wellness Centre.

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Preferente Preview

Action in Preferente Group Four resumes this weekend after the Easter break, with fifthplaced CD Thader away to eighth-placed UD Ilicitana. The Rojales-based side recorded a vital victory against Alicante University in their last outing (squad pictured before that match), and now have seven matches left and are two points off the play-off zone. A number of their remaining fixtures sees them pitted against struggling sides or out of form teams, with their final clash away to CD Torrevieja, and before that, the final home match is against Villajoyosa, who are third in the table. CD Torrevieja have a great chance to pick up some points this weekend with a visit to bottom club, the seemingly doomed Petrelense. Torry’s last outing saw them only able to field ten players(pictured below), and the match with Redovan was ended on the hour mark, after four players went off with injury. The club took to social media to blame Torrevieja CF for allegedly breaking a promise a day earlier to supply some players to make up the numbers, but the real story is the financial state of CD Torrevieja and whether new investors/owners are waiting in the wings. Barring intervention from the Valencian FA over the Redovan match, the club(currently 11th in the table) seemingly has enough points on the board to avoid relegation.

On Course Orihuela

Though there are still seven matches to play in the Valencia regional third division with 21 points on offer, Orihuela will have to do something truly bad not to book a place in the end of season play-offs. Orihuela are now 12 points clear of fifth-paced Eldense, and maintained their second spot in the table

with a Wednesday night four-one home victory over relegation candidates Almazora. They are four points behind leaders Castellón, and now have a local clash to look forward to on Sunday as they entertain 11thplaced Crevillente with a 6.30 pm kick-off. Crevillente lost one-nil at

home to fourth-placed La Nucia on Wednesday evening. Elche Ilicitano picked a midweek point in a nil-nil draw at relegation rivals Buñol, and are two points above the drop zone. This weekend they have a home advantage for Sunday’s match against mid-table Paterna.

Monte Return It’s just as well that Roberto Cases arrived to take over the coaching role at Almoradi, as the team has started to pick up points, but despite a major turnround, they are just four points clear of fourth-bottom Benferri. On the back of their win at Villena a week before Easter (team picture below from that match), Almoradi entertain the side just above them in the table this Sunday, namely Orihuela CF B, who they beat back in November which was the first match in charge for previous coach Coco. Hercules and Jove Espanol lead the table with 53 points, five points ahead of Villajoyosa and Alicante University. Hercules have what appears to be a routine bit of business at home to Pinoso, whilst Jove entertain Redovan. Third-placed Villajoyosa go to struggling Benferri, whilst Alicante University have a trickier task at home to Villena.

CD Montesinos are back in action in Valencia Regional Primera group eight after the Easter break, with a home match against CD Dolores this Sunday. Kick-off for this local clash will be at 6.00 pm, with Montesinos third in the table, whilst the visitors are

in seventh place, six points behind Monte. Montesinos played Algorfa in a friendly match last Friday morning (pictured above), which featured multiple subsitutions and allowed a run-out for three Juvenil players. It ended up as a six-two

victory for Monte, with the home goals coming from from German (2), Manu Saez, Aure, Dario, and Juvenil player Paco. The big Primera clash of the weekend sees secondplaced UD Horadada entertain the big spending leaders, San Joan.

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BARCELONA 4 ROMA 1 Luis Suarez scored his first Champions League goal in more than a year as Barcelona beat Roma convincingly in the quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. Barca benefitted from two own goals to take control of the tie. First Daniele de Rossi slid into his own net in a bid to keep the ball away from Lionel Messi, and then Kostas Manolas bundled another in, with Gerard Pique tapping in Barcelona's third. Edin Dzeko gave Roma hope - but Suarez then slammed home from 14 yards. Barca are strong favourites to clinch their first semi-final spot since 2014-15, when they won the tournament, next Wednesday at the Stadio Olimpico.

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JUVENTUS 0 REAL MADRID 3 Cristiano Ronaldo scored one of the Champions League's great goals as his incredible bicycle kick helped Real Madrid demolish Juventus in the quarter-final first leg on Tuesday night. The Real forward made history with the first of his two goals, prodding home Isco's cross to become the first player to score in 10 consecutive Champions League games. The Italian side had chances to equalise in a decent first half, although Toni Kroos went close to doubling Real's lead when he hit the crossbar with a 25-yard effort. Then came one of the great Champions League moments. Dani Carvajal lifted a cross to the Portuguese, who soared in the air and sent a flying acrobatic kick past Gianluigi Buffon, who had no chance. It got even worse for the Turin side, who lost last year's final to Real, as Paulo Dybala was shown a second yellow card for a high boot in the chest of Carvajal. And Marcelo effectively booked Real's place in the last four when he played a one-two with Ronaldo before scoring from close range.

ELCHE 0 VILLARREAL 0 Third entertained second in Segunda Division B on Sunday, and both sides delivered in an entertaining clash which was a useful indicator in how the Ilicitanos had progressed in a short space of time. Villarreal were easily one of the best sides to come to the Martinez Valero stadium in this current campaign, and Elche keeper José Juan was singled out by coach Pacheto for his performance in keeping the visitors at bay. The home team created some good opportunities to get all three points in the second half, but the two sides would have at least been happy not to have lost this encounter. Elche remain third in the table, a point behind Villarreal, with Badalona occupying the final play-off placing, three points behind the Ilicitanos, and fifth-placed Cornella a further point behind. Badalona and Cornell both helped Elche by only drawing last weekend. At trip to the Balaeric Islands to lowly Formentera this Sunday is next for the Ilicitanos, before they entertain leaders Real Mallorca the following weekend.

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SEVILLA 2 BARCELONA 2 Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde praised his side for not losing faith after Lionel Messi came off the bench to net a last-minute equaliser as the La Liga leaders fought back to draw at Sevilla on Saturday. Franco Vazquez and Luis Muriel put the home side two up, and Messi, who has been carrying a hamstring problem, was sent on for the last 30 minutes and immediately lifted his team. Even though Sevilla had missed several chances to kill off the match, Luis Suarez set up a grandstand finish before Messi clipped in a dramatic equaliser. "If there had been five more minutes, I don't know what would have happened”, commented Valverde. "This will be great for the spirit of the team because we know how important the game was to keep that run without losing going." The draw saw Valverde's men extend their unbeaten La Liga run to 37 matches and edged them closer to the title, with a game against mid-table Leganes tomorrow night.

LAS PALMAS 0 REAL MADRID 3 Gareth Bale scored twice as Real Madrid had a comfortable La Liga victory at struggling Las Palmas last Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo and captain Sergio Ramos were both rested for the game ahead of the Juventus match(see above), and the Welsh forward opened the scoring midway through the first half, powering into the area before smashing home. Karim Benzema then scored from spot before Bale also converted a penalty. Next for Real is a Sunday afternoon home showdown with city rivals Atletico, who are four points above them in second place, but who had an unimpressive one-nil win over secondbottom Deportivo La Coruna last weekend.

Saturday’s La Liga Segunda division match between Huesca and Albacete was postponed following an accident involving Albacete midfielder Pelayo Novo at the team's hotel. The 27-year-old ex-Elche player fell from a third floor window at the Hotel Abba in Huesca in north-east Spain. He was taken to hospital in Zaragoza where he was in a stable condition. The Marca newspaper reported that Novo fell from the third floor story of the Abba Hotel in Huesca and was discovered by team mates Ruben Mino and Nestor Susaeta. He joined Albacete last year from Romanian club Cluj, having previously played for Real Oviedo, Cordoba and Lugo, in addition to the Ilicitanos The club in statement said:- "Albacete would like to thank SD Huesca for their understanding and their predisposition to help out, as well as La Liga, the Spanish Football Federation and other clubs, institutions and other sporting organisations that have been concerned about the state of our player”..

Bowls Draw

The draw for this year Línea Directa Champion of Champions event was made recently at San Luis, Torrevieja, with a variety of interesting first round matches. In the Ladies Singles, last year’s champion Ann Marie Stevenson (Emerald Isle, and pictured above in the final with Helen Chambers) will take on Brenda Jiggins (Country Bowls). Last year’s national champion Jacqui Johnston (Quesada) will take on a past winner of the Champion of Champions, Suzi Cooper (San Luis), whilst another past champion, Mary Cummings (Finca Guila) will play her first round match against Jenny Bowman (La Siesta). In the Mens Singles there are no returning Champion of Champions, but there are still some intriguing clashes to look forward to. Squad member Derek Eldon (Javea Green) will play against Geoff Dowson (Bonalba), whilst Gregg Sperring (Benitachell) will face Richard Lee (El Rancho), and Mal Hughes (San Luis) is paired up against David Wilde (Calpe). The Ladies Pairs will see ex-national champions Mel Highland and Jacqui Johnston (Quesada) playing Linda Freeman & Brenda Jiggins (Country Bowls) in the first round. The Mens Pairs sees past champions Keith Jones and Russell Marks (San Luis) against Les Turner and Ray Emmett (Country Bowls). There are many strong pairings in this discipline and it should provide for some exciting matches. The Mixed Pairs, triples & rinks also have some fascinating match-ups, and it will be interesting to see how the results pan out. The competition gets underway on Monday April 16th, with the matches being played at both Quesada & San Luis for the first three days, and then the remaining matches will all be played at Quesada. The finals are scheduled to take place on Sunday April 22nd.

Nadal Hope

Rafa Nadal could make his return from injury today when Spain take on Germany at the start of their Davis Cup quarterfinal clash at the Plaza de Toros in Valencia City. His coach Carlos Moya (pictured with Nadal) warned on Monday that Nadal is not 100 percent fit as he has trained for just one week. The 31-year-old has been sidelined with a hip injury he picked up during the 2018 Australian Open in January when he lost to Marin Cilic in the quarter-finals. Nadal has not played a single game since his retirement in Melbourne, but Moya admitted that ‘one or two wins’ in the Davis Cup would be good for his confidence. He added that Nadal’s main focus would be on playing the entire clay court section of the season, including defending his French Open title next month.

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Valverde Again

There’s apparently nothing stopping the Murcia cyclist Alejandro Valverde, as the Movistar rider continued his rich vein of spring form by winning the GP Miguel Indurain race in northern Spain at the weekend. The 37-year-old had been tempted to stay in Belgium for Sunday's Tour of Flanders after impressing at the mid-week Dwars door Vlaanderen. However, he preferred to head back to Spain and captained the Movistar team to take his ninth victory of 2018 in what is the team's home race. Valverde used his teammates wisely to lead the chase and launch other attacks, before making his own move on the Alto de Muru, the final climb of the race. Second-placed Carlos Verona from the MitcheltonScott team was dropped by Valverde some two kilometres from the finish, and Valverde had everything to himself as he crossed the finishing line, and was greeted by the great Miguel Indurain himself.

Mav’s Work Out

Spain’s Maverick Vinales is looking to win the Argentine Moto GP at Termas de Rio Hondo for a second straight time this Sunday, as the world championship moves to South America for the second race of the season. Vinales finished in sixth placed in the opener at Qatar last month, which saw his compatriot Marc Marquez pipped to the finishing line by Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso. Vinales, who often interacts with his followers through social media, has been hard at work making sure his physical stamina is ready to face the humid weather and high-altitude conditions found at the riverside racing circuit in Argentina.

FIXTURES Friday 6 April English Football League - Championship 20:45 Cardiff City V. Wolverhampton Wanderers Saturday 7 April English Premier League 13:30 Everton V. Liverpool 16:00 Bournemouth V. Crystal Palace 16:00 Brighton and Hove Albion V. Huddersfield Town 16:00 Leicester City V. Newcastle United 16:00 Stoke City V. Tottenham Hotspur 16:00 Watford V. Burnley 16:00 West Bromwich Albion V. Swansea City 18:30 Manchester City V. Manchester United English Football League - Championship 13:15 Barnsley V. Sheffield United 13:30 Norwich City V. Aston Villa 16:00 Birmingham City V. Burton Albion 16:00 Brentford V. Ipswich Town 16:00 Derby County V. Bolton Wanderers 16:00 Hull City V. Queens Park Rangers 16:00 Leeds United V. Sunderland 16:00 Middlesbrough V. Nottingham Forest 16:00 Millwall V. Bristol City 16:00 Reading V. Preston North End 16:00 Sheffield Wednesday V. Fulham English Football League - League One 16:00 AFC Wimbledon V. Scunthorpe United 16:00 Blackburn Rovers V. Southend United 16:00 Blackpool V. Bradford City 16:00 Bristol Rovers V. Charlton Athletic 16:00 Gillingham V. Doncaster Rovers 16:00 Oxford United V. Oldham Athletic 16:00 Plymouth Argyle V. Peterborough United 16:00 Rochdale V. Portsmouth 16:00 Rotherham United V. Fleetwood Town 16:00 Walsall V. Bury 16:00 Wigan Athletic V. MK Dons English Football League - League Two 16:00 Barnet V. Forest Green Rovers 16:00 Cambridge United V. Exeter City 16:00 Cheltenham Town V. Morecambe 16:00 Colchester United V. Accrington Stanley 16:00 Grimsby Town V. Chesterfield 16:00 Mansfield Town V. Crewe Alexandra 16:00 Newport County V. Stevenage 16:00 Notts County V. Coventry City 16:00 Port Vale V. Crawley Town 16:00 Swindon Town V. Carlisle United 16:00 Yeovil Town V. Luton Town Scottish Premiership 16:00 Heart of Midlothian V. Aberdeen 16:00 Partick Thistle V. Kilmarnock 16:00 Rangers V. Dundee 16:00 Ross County V. Hibernian 16:00 St. Johnstone V. Motherwell Scottish Championship 16:00 Brechin City V. St. Mirren 16:00 Dumbarton V. Dundee United 16:00 Falkirk V. Dunfermline Athletic 16:00 Livingston V. Morton 16:00 Queen of South V. Inverness Caled Thistle Scottish League One 16:00 Airdrieonians V. Ayr United 16:00 Albion Rovers V. Forfar Athletic 16:00 Alloa Athletic V. Stranraer 16:00 Arbroath V. Raith Rovers 16:00 Queen's Park V. East Fife Scottish League Two 16:00 Annan Athletic V. Elgin City 16:00 Berwick Rangers V. Peterhead 16:00 Cowdenbeath V. Clyde 16:00 Edinburgh City V. Stenhousemuir 16:00 Stirling Albion V. Montrose Sunday 8 April English Premier League 15:15 Arsenal V. Southampton 17:30 Chelsea V. West Ham United English Football League Trophy 16:00 Lincoln City V. Shrewsbury Town Scottish Premiership 13:30 Hamilton Academical V. Celtic Tuesday 10 April English Football League - Championship 20:45 Aston Villa V. Cardiff City 20:45 Bristol City V. Birmingham City 20:45 Burton Albion V. Hull City 20:45 Fulham V. Reading 20:45 Ipswich Town V. Barnsley 20:45 Nottingham Forest V. Brentford 20:45 Preston North End V. Leeds United 20:45 Queens Park Rangers V. Sheffield Wednesday 20:45 Sheffield United V. Middlesbrough

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KONTA SHOCK

British number one Johanna Konta suffered a shock second-round defeat to Fanny Stollar in the Charleston Open in South Carolina. Sixth seed Konta, 26, lost 3-6 4-6 to the 19-year-old Hungarian qualifier and world number 219. The world number 22, who had a bye in the first round, beat Stollar in the Fed Cup in February.

GOLD RUSH

Max Whitlock helped England win their first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games, with victory in the artistic gymnastics team final on day one at the Gold Coast, Australia. Minutes later in the velodrome, England's Sophie Thornhill and pilot Helen Scott won gold in the blind and visually impaired (B&VI) sprint. Swimmer Aimee Willmott won England's third gold, beating Scotland's Hannah Miley in the 400m individual medley.

DERBY DAY DECIDER

Manchester City can win the Premier League title in tomorrow's derby against Manchester United, breaking a number of records in the process (6.30 pm, live on Sky Sports). They will be still hurting badly after Wednesday’s Champions League shocker, when they lost three-nil at Liverpool, and that may make City an even more dangerous proposition tomorrow as they look to bounce back at the Etihad stadium against their old enemy. City beat 3-1 Everton at Goodison Park in Saturday's late kick-off which means Pep Guardiola's side can be crowned champions as early as

Gameweek 33, beating United's 200001 record of earliest title win by a week in terms of both games played and in the calendar. With a number of other records still up for grabs - total points, goals scored, etc - for City, Mourinho will hope to delay the coronation for another seven days for when Guardiola & Co. travel to Wembley to face Tottenham. For United, losing local bragging rights aside, they will want to keep hold of second place with Liverpool and Spurs hot on their heels as the seasons enters the final few weeks. Sergio Aguero has been out for a few weeks and may be back in action

tomorrow, having missed Wednesday’s defeat at Anfield. Meanwhile, Manchester United’s Phil Jones is getting close to a return after his thigh injury. And it isn’t just Manchester that has a derby clash on tomorrow, as Goodison Park host the Merseyside clash between Everton and Liverpool in the lunchtime kick-off at 1.30 pm. In the battle against relegation, Pardew-less and doomed West Bromwich Albion entertain Swansea, with Stoke needing something against Spurs, whilst third-bottom Southampton go to Arsenal on Sunday.

STORMING THE DESERT

After the Formula 1 curtain-raiser in Melbourne, Bahrain is next on the list weekend, the home to wind-blown sands, high temperatures and twilight racing. The rivalry between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton looks set to intensify under the dazzling floodlights, and the German has great form in Bahrain, with three wins to his name, a record he shares with Fernando Alonso. Ferrari, meanwhile, have five wins at the track so expectations in the Italian team's camp will be high. And for added motivation, nine of the previous 13 winners in Bahrain have gone on to lift the drivers' championship will race number 14 deliver the same outcome? Hamilton lost the season-opening Australian Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a Virtual Safety Car to claim maximum points, and judging by the start of the campaign it is going to be a very fierce battle that will prob-

ably go all the way down to the wire. The two drivers are split by barely anything and Mercedes boss Tito Wolff is worried that the German could reign victorious again in the desert. “We expect Bahrain to be another challenging weekend, although the challenges will be of a completely different nature,” Wolff told Motorsport.com. “The race in the desert is tricky because the conditions change drastically between sessions. FP1 and FP3 take place in the heat of the day whereas qualifying and the race itself take place after sunset so it’s much cooler.” “That makes it extremely difficult to find the right set-up with the car. Bahrain is also a power-sensitive race with the long straights.” “We saw in Melbourne that the Ferraris in particular were very quick, so I expect it to be a close battle.”