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he Guardia Civil raided the owner of Torrevieja’s desalination plant(pictured), Acuamed, and their office by the Plaza de Toros on Monday as part of a nationwide operation involving the state-run water contract company. One person was arrested in Alicante City, with 12 others across Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona, as part of Operation Frontino led by Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutor into bungs involving millions of euros of

public money.

The company is tasked with contracting, constructing, purchasing and operating public water works for Mediterranean river basins.

The arrests are the latest in a string of corruption scandals over the way public and private contracts were awarded during Spain's boom years before the country entered a deep recession triggered by its 2008 property crash.

Acuamed, which comes under the Ministry of

Agriculture, Food and Environment, had fraudulently allocated building projects and falsified certifications in order to fatten payments to contractors, the Guardia said in a statement.

Besides the offices of Acuamed in Torrevieja and in Alicante City (where an arrest was made), the Guardia raided the Murcia region headquarters in Murcia City. Projects said to be under scrutiny by the prosecutor include the Torrevieja desalination plant as well as the works at El Campello in Alicante Province, whilst in Murcia, the Cerro Colorado reservoir and the pipeline at Águilas, are under the microscope The Acuamed director general, Arcadio Mateo, and head of engineering, Gabriela Mañueco were amongst those taken into

custody on Monday, along with the boss of Acuamed’s Murcia operations, Jaime de Miguel, with Mateo and Mañueco being fired by the Acuamed board at a meeting on Tuesday for what was described as a “loss of confidence and social alarm”.

The Guardia added that 35 people would be placed under investigation and that their inquiries were focusing on irregularities involving contracts and work between 2013 and 2015, and that the investigation had been running for 18 months.

Acuamed has been involved locally in a variety of projects to do with the River Segura, and before Christmas, it was announced they were going to fund long-awaited improvements to Torrevieja’s Acequión beach area.

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Brit Killed in Bar Brawl

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Warm weather has meant that the spread of flu across Alicante Province and the Murcia regions has been much slower compared to recent years.

Hermelinda Vanaclocha from the Valencian Government's health surveillance department says that only 12 cases per 100

thousand people were recorded in the early part of January, over half of the figure for the same period in 2015. Over 691 thousand people have been vaccinated across the whole of the Valencia region which Vanaclocha says is four thousand more than last year.

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Three Torrevieja children aged between 14 and 15 have been charged with infringing privacy by distributing pornographic pictures via their mobile phones.

Two boys and a girl of Spanish, Bulgarian, and Columbian nationalities are accused of spreading naked images of a teenage

girl across social network sites like Instagram The Guardia Civil acted on a complaint from the girl's mother with the indecent images being spread via WhatsApp by the three accused individuals, with one of them distributed it still further by placing it on Instagram.

Cancer Fear Medics at Elche General Hospital say that skin cancer cases are on the rise locally, The dermatologists have warned that cases are going up because of exposure to the sun during

the winter months, withmainly outdoor workers the most vulnerable, with an annual hike of seven percent of patients at the hospital found to have melanomas.

A 29-year old British holidaymaker was remanded into custody by an Orihuela court in a closed hearing on Monday after a British local resident was killed following an alleged fight in a Villamartin Plaza bar in the early hours of last Saturday morning. Scott Waring, 40, who was father to a young girl, died after his neck was slashed with a broken bottle. Two other British people were arrested and appeared before the Orihuela judge, including the bar owner where the fatal stabbing occurred, with bail being granted to them as the investigation continued. All the names of those detained or facing possible charges are withheld under Spanish law.

The bar owner is being investigated on suspicion of trying to cover up the facts of the killing by getting rid of the piece of glass which is understood to have caused Mr

Waring’s death by slashing his jugular vein. His defence lawyer Francisco Galiana Botella said: “He didn’t try to alter the crime scene at any time. He tried to help the victim but there was very little he could because of the nature of his injuries. I will be fighting to demonstrate his innocence.”

The drama unfolded at the bar in Villamartin Plaza area at around 2.00am and reports at the time suggested that the fight which ensued was fuelled by alcohol.

Mr.Waring was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

Two British men, aged 43 and 26, as well as a 39year-old British woman were detained as the local police pursued them and after a few kilometres stopped their car which was being driven without having any lights on. A fourth person, namely the 29-year-old accused of the homicide, fled north to Altea, and walked into the

Guardia Civil barracks there on Sunday on a voluntary basis. The suspect declined to answer questions to the Orihuela court but told the judge that he had been partying for several days before the Friday night/Saturday morning Villamartin incident and had no clear recollection of that night’s events.

His lawyer Jorge Martinez Navas said his client had gone to the Guardia barracks voluntarily because he heard investigators were looking for him and had not admitted to any involvement in the crime. He added: “The investigation is still at an early stage and we are awaiting the completion of more judicial procedures.”

A third person initially arrested as a suspect, namely the 39-year-old British woman , was interviewed as a witness after being told she was not accused of any wrongdoing.

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Friday 22nd January 2016

Phoenix Rises

A Chilean company, Phoenix, has bought the 133 room Hotel Intercontinental La Torre at the ill-fated Polaris World resort at Torre Pacheco, according to the L’Opinion de Murcia newspaper. The hotel shut its doors back in 2013, but Phoenix, who own the luxury La Quinta resort in Marbella, are looking to breathe fresh life into it, with reports that Spain's bank of bad debt, SAREB, is deep into negotiations with a Spanish firm to buy other Polaris World assets, with the total debts sand to amount to around 900 million euros.

Polaris World built seven resorts in the Murcia region in the boom times before the recession. The group, backed by cheap euro loans bought acres of agricultural land to build selfcontained, gated holiday resorts each constructed around a golf course.

Promoted with a memorable TV campaign fronted

by Jack Nicklaus and a very slick sales operation, Polaris convinced thousands of buyers – many from the UK – to pay top prices for property.

Many put down large deposits on more than one property hoping to cash in

on rising values. At the peak of the market some made a profit, but as the financial crisis began to unfold in 2008, prices began to fall. The company kept building despite the slump in the prices of its existing developments. By 2010, Polaris World was forced to relinquish most of its assets – the golf courses and unsold properties – to a consortium of banks led

by CAM Bank (Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo), the leading lender behind the Murcia building spree.

Five years ago, CAM itself was rescued with a one euro buy out by Sabadell.

Bless Them All

Cheats Prosper False claiming on car insurance policies is rife in Spain, with six out of ten motorists putting through bogus reports on non-existent accidents including fake whiplash incidents according to insurer Línea Directa's "Fraud Barometer". The company claim that fraudulent reports have gone up by three and half times the levels seen in 2009, and that bogus claims are costing the company and premium holders over a billion euros a year. Most of the false reports seem to come on a Monday and more men than

JPMorgan to make donation to UK's pro-EU campaign.

Barclays closing investment banking units in Australia, Russia. women try to cheat the system. To top it all, the Murcia region is one of Spain's worst in trying to pull a fast one on a false claim.

Mayday Dogs

China's maternity matrons prepare for minibaby boom after birth restrictions eased.

U.S. offers Turkey technology to block Islamic State at Syria border.

Kenya police kill four terror suspects in tourist town shoot-out.

China closes military newspapers as part of reform program.

EU must avoid British exit, but 'not at any price': French PM.

Hot on the heels that Santa Pola will have its first dog beach this summer, another one south at El Pinet is to be opened for four legged access this May by Elche council. Tourism councillor Fernando Durá said that the El Pinet beach, next to La Marina village, was an easy site to choose because it did not have blue flag status and most of the required facilities were there anyway for the benefit of local dog owners as well as for tourists. The

beach is also used by nude sunbathers so it’s likely to get even busier from this spring!

Meanwhile residents in La Marina say they are surprised by the move from Elche council as nobody appears to have consulted them about the matter. The local resident association said that the first they heard of the move was in the media at the start of the week, adding that the area doesn’t need a dog beach. They also raised the issue of dog mess.

Good And Bad

Moldova braces for more protests after new government sworn in.

Thai authorities arrest 4 students opposed to military rule.

DA tries to block retrial in deadly Nevada casino shooting.

Militants attack checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai, kill 5 police.

Germany: Convicted rapist taken to beer hall, escapes.

GM's Cadillac opens China factory to target luxury market.

There were pets galore that gathered together in Torrevieja last Sunday and at thousands of venues across the area like San Javier and Elche as well as across Spain to celebrate the feast of St.Anton, the patron saint of animals. Dogs, cats,

and rabbits plus other animals, many decked out in colourful sweaters to keep warm, trooped outside churches for a special blessing with holy water.

In Torrevieja, the pets and their owners gathered on the steps of the Templo del Sagrado Corazón de

Jesús in the early evening for the blessing conducted

by Father José Andrés Mojino. As a first, the area also staged a fair featuring local animal charities co-ordinated by Torrevieja council's animal protection department.

Tiger injures handler at Steve Irwin family's Australia Zoo. The recent warm winter weather has brought mixed blessings to the local artichoke growing industry, with the size of the vegetable falling, meaning they are not large enough to be exported abroad. The Vega Baja Artichoke Association says

that a large amount has been harvested in a short period of time, but the downside is the size for the international market. Better news is that demand from companies that produced tinned artichokes is bigger than normal.

China prepares for colder weather as temperatures set to fall below -28 Celsius.

France returns head of Hindu statue taken 130 years ago.

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Low Is High Low cost air carriers had a bumper year at AlicanteElche airport which had a record number of passengers in 2015, as revealed in last week's Courier.

Figures released this week show that low cost carriers like Ryanair, EasyJet and Vueling had a rise of six point six percent passengers using the facility at El Altet last year as opposed to 2014, with three point seven five million travellers using the budget companies, out of the record breaking total airport figure of ten and a half million.

Circus Call

Pilar de la Horadada council is set to discuss whether circuses with animals should be banned within the municipality. The Vecinos Por el Pilar group have put down a motion to debate the issue.

More Visitors?

Catral is looking to attract more visitors by creating three new walking trails which are suitable for all ages and average around seven kilometres each. The council's tourism councillor, Francisco Grao, says that there's plenty to offer in the area with people able to walk through the fruit and vegetable growing areas, with the municipality wanting to put itself at the heart of tourism in the Vega Baja region for visitors wanting to enjoyable peaceful walks.

Rapped Phone company Movístar has been ordered to refund customers a five euro hike in its set monthly bill which it applied 'unilaterally and without justification', according to the judge's verdict at a court in Segovia, Castilla y León.

The package Movístar Fusión Para Todos which includes landline telephone, ADSL and mobile under one umbrella, featured a fixed cost of 60 euro plus IVA at 21% when launched in April 2014, and its advert claimed the price would be 'forever'.

But in May 2015, the cost rose by 5€ plus IVA for the same service with no extras applied.

A Movístar customer took the company to court and, according to his solicitor Santiago Herrero, this is a 'pioneering case' since it involved an individual plaintiff taking on a multinational company and winning.

Friday 22nd January 2016

Restless Bears

The unusually warm Spanish winter has caused bears to wake up and roam around the Pyrenees looking for food when they should be hibernating.

Catalunya's environment department reported last week that a team monitoring brown bears in the mountainous area had recorded video footage of a mother and three cubs ambling around in deepest midwinter.

"At this time of year, the whole family should be hibernating inside a cave," the department's report said.

Brown bears usually hibernate for three months in winter, coinciding with the period

in which food is scarcest.

The bears observed last week were searching for acorns on the ground after a long, warm autumn provided a bumper crop. The monitoring team explained that mild temperatures and little snowfall may have either prompted the bears to delay hibernation, or to wake up from it.

"It is possible that they may have started to sleep, but due to favourable weather conditions and the availability of food, they woke up and came out to eat", the department said. "But with last weekend's arrival of snow, they have begun their hibernation again".

Carnival Time

The formal launch of Torrevieja's annual carnival took place last Saturday at the Eras de la Sal in a large marquee, as opposed to the regular Teatro Municipal venue which is still closed for safety reasons. The coronation of the two queens was the highlight of the evening, with the Drag Queen Gala scheduled for

tomorrow (Saturday January 23rd).

The carnival parade will be on Sunday February 7th, starting off from the Plaza de la Asunción at 4.00pm, with the prizes for the best floats to be handed out that evening at Eras de la Sal at 8.00pm.

The evening parade will be staged on Saturday February 13th.

Under The Boardwalk

Work on improving the boardwalk in Torrevieja between Punta Margalla and Avenida de las Habaneras could start at the end of next month with the project scheduled to take four months. The main thrust will be to replace the pavement and to widen it at some points in addition to

improving the balustrades as well as new lighting, benches and play areas. The Murciabased Dipsa company won the contract for the 826 thousand euro enhancements with the project being paid for by the Alicante Provincial Council and Torrevieja Council.

Deadlock Breaker?

King Felipe has been meeting leaders of Spain's political parties all this week in an attempt to help break the political impasse after last month's inconclusive general election.

Although Spain is a constitutional monarchy and the king is a ceremonial figure, he also has a role as a facilitator. The country has had only an acting government under Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular since the December 20th vote.

The king has held individual consultations at the Zarzuela Palace with the leaders of the 15 parties represented in parliament, starting with small regional parties, with the process set to finish today (Friday) when Rajoy of the PP, Pedro Sanchez of the opposition Socialists (PSOE), and Pablo Iglesias of the new left-wing party Podemos will discuss the situation with him. The king is then expected to propose a candidate for prime minister.

The fragmented election has thrust Spain into a situation unprecedented in the four decades since the return of democracy.

Rajoy's PP, which ruled for the past four years, won most seats but failed to gain an outright majority.

The PSOE came second

but also with greatly reduced support. Two new parties, the anti-austerity Podemos and the centrist Ciudadanos, attracted a new generation of voters disillusioned with the old elite, breaking the traditional mould.

Rajoy has called for a "Grand Coalition" of the PP, PSOE and Ciuadadanos to maintain stability and confront a separatist challenge from the Catalonia region, but that was firmly again rejected by the PSOE this week.

The PP aims to hold a first vote on its proposal for a government by the end of January. The PSOE wants a coalition of the left with Podemos, but that idea is complicated by Podemos's support for a referendum on Catalonian independence, which Sanchez rejects. Many analysts believe a rerun of the election is inevitable.

In his Christmas Eve message just days after the election, King Felipe appealed for dialogue and unity among Spaniards.

"What should matter to all, first and foremost, is Spain and the general interest of the Spanish people," he said then.

The crisis provides a test for Felipe, at 47 the world's third-youngest monarch, 18 months after he took over

the throne when his father Juan Carlos abdicated.

Juan Carlos had been popular among Spaniards for his role in the transition from dictatorship to democracy, notably for standing against an attempted military coup in 1981. But his popularity waned due to his perceived extravagance and scandals involving his family while Spaniards suffered a harsh recession.

Felipe's performance has boosted the standing of the monarchy again.

Meanwhile an opinion poll published in the El Pais newspaper last Sunday, shows that a majority of Spaniards want to see their four main political parties work to agree a coalition government rather than see a new general election.

61 percent of those asked said they would rather not have another general election and prefer a coalition, be it PP - PSOE, Ciudadanos or PSOE Podemos - Citudadanos, while 33 percent were in favour of a return to the polls. However, the poll also showed that should there be another general election it would produce a similar result to last month, with the PP seeing support rise slightly from the 28.7 percent of the vote they won on December 20th, to 29 percent.

Cruise Boost

The port of Alicante joined in the fun of last year’s record tourist year for Spain, with a bumper

rise of 128 percent in passengers stopping off there over the first 11 months of 2015, com-

pared to the same period in 2014. Cruise tourism for 2015 was by over ten percent.

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Taught A Lesson A Badajoz area teacher has lost his appeal in an Extremadura court after he put on a lesson to remember at his school, with pupils watching porn videos and dirty websites in their classroom, which the man had projected by accident for some 50 minutes during an exam.

The un-named teacher was indulging in what he thought were some private pleasures during an exam, blissfully unaware that his computer was still connected to the overhead projector, enabling his class to also view the images.

The teacher, who had 20 years teaching experience, was monitoring an exam at the Sagrado Corazón de Don Benito - a semi-private religious school in the city of Badajoz, western Spain.

According to the judicial

decree, the teacher was engaged in eight chats "in which he used sexual terminology and pornographic images", which were visible to the 28 pupils aged between 12 and 13 years old.

When the man realised what had happened he deleted his computer's history and went to see the headmaster and told him something "horrible" had happened.

The school opened an

investigation, involving its parents association, which reached the decision to fire the teacher.

He appealed the decision blaming his behaviour on "traumatic childhood experiences", but the appeal was rejected by a court in Extremadura, ruling that even though the man did not realise the images were being projected in front of the children, his behaviour still constituted negligence.

Legionnaires Disease Spreads Two people, who are suspected of having contracted Legionnaires disease, have been admitted to a Madridarea hospital. They are being treated at the Hospital de Manzanares and bring to 222 the number of people affected since the outbreak started earlier this month. Two people have died so far in the current outbreak.

Sign Of The Times Costa Blanca's hospitality industry showed an eight percent rise in employment last year reflecting a bumper year for tourism and an improvement in the economy. Official government figures suggest

that four thousand full-time and part-time positions were created in 2015 within bars, hotels, and restaurants, with some 63 thousand people working within the sector in Alicante Province.

Family Way 13 members of the same family who used false documents for a variety of crimes have been rounded up in Murcia, Valencia, and Malaga by the National Police. The mother and father used three different sets of identities to commit fraud in claiming benefits as well as being involved in drug trafficking and robbery. If they were caught by the authorities, family members would troop up to appear as alibis and witnesses using false names and identification.

Girl Dies

Quite A Hike

Over 600 walkers braved last Sunday morning's cold temperatures to be the first to try out a new 17 kilometre hiking path called La Caldera del Gigante. The PR-442 was formally declared open starting at the Barranco de Calderón, at the Montemar urbanisation in Algorfa, and snaking its way around Almoradi, Rojales and Benejúzar. All four mayors of the four featured municipalities made appearances along the route.

A two-year-old girl died on Monday due to non-contagious meningitis at Elche’s Vinalopó Hospital. Public health authorities have been informed but investigations have concluded that the strain cannot be passed on.

Nevertheless medication is to be given to youngsters who were in contact with the girl at nursery.

Zero Rated Spain's annual inflation rate stood at zero, showing no variations in prices, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published last Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This is the first time Spain's inflation rate stands at zero by the end of the year since 1961, when the CPI was first reported.

Prices of transport fell by two point eight percent in December year-on-year, with prices of fuel and lubricants falling less than in December, 2014, the INE said, and prices of items related to housing fell by two point three percent. Prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks rose by one point eight percent while prices of those items related to leisure and culture rose by nought point two percent.

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Dump Row

A complaint about illegal dumping around San Pedro del Pinata has been made to the Guardia Civil’s environment division, Seprona. The Ciudadanos councillor Pedro Fenol says that there’s been unauthorised dumping in the areas of Los Sáez and La Raya de Castilla since September, and that the PPcontrolled council has done nothing about it.

Red Handed

A nine-strong drugs gang of mainly Columbian nationals has been arrested by the National Police across three locations in Elche and Madrid, with two of those detained wanted on previous arrest warrants. The twin-city cocaine distribution operation was smashed after two months of investigation with three of the arrested, who happened to be the ringleaders being put before an Elche court after they were caught red-handed transporting the drugs in their cars. Six of the accused were denied bail.

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Bail Refused

Mystery surrounds the exact nature of the relationship between a Swedish man and a 65-year-old fellow Swedish national who was described as his father and who died following a fight in Torrevieja on Monday January 11th. The 45-yearold accused man appeared before a Torrevieja judge last Friday and was refused bail, with reports suggesting that he called the deceased Papi and was quoted as saying that he loved him like a father.

Further forensic evidence has been called for by the judge to work out whether the victim died of a heart attack that was brought on by blows to his head.

Guardia Civil officers went to their property on Calle Santander and discovered the deceased man with a head wound as well as bruising across his body.

The Informacion newspaper has reported witness interviews with neighbours who said that a man had been attacked in the street next to a bar and was dragged back into his house.

The accused admitted to some "jostling" in the road but nothing more than that.

Residents canvassed by Informacion said that the accused man was "very violent" and that they were afraid of him, and that he drank too much and had been involved in fights.

Happy Ending

Money Talks

Thanks A Lot

Three Spanish firefighters who were arrested by Greek authorities last week while they were searching for a group of refugees off the coast of Lesbos, returned home to Sevilla on Monday. After spending three days in a Greek jail, they were released on bail on Saturday night after being charged with human trafficking.

Their nightmare began at around 3.00 am last Thursday when Julio Latorre – one of the three firefighters – received an alert as he was helping a group of refugees who arrived on a vessel near the beach on the island of

Lesbos. A fellow volunteer aid worker said that another boat carrying a group of migrants was sinking in the middle of the Aegean Sea. “We then headed to the area by boat but couldn’t find [the vessel]. We searched for the boat for some time with two spotlights without any luck,” explains the 32-year-old Latorre, in an interview with the El Pais newspaper, who added that they had “navigated pretty far away from the shore.” Besides the three Spaniards, two Danish volunteers were also with them.

At one point, another of the three, Manuel Blanco,

warned that they were approaching Turkish waters. “That’s when we decided to return, but within five minutes the port authority police appeared,” Latorre says.

After spending three nights in jail, Julio and his two other companions from the NGO Proem-aid were released on 15 thousand euros bail after they were charged with human trafficking. Until the investigation is concluded, the three won’t know whether the charges will be dropped or if they will have to eventually face trial. If convicted, they each face up to four years in prison.

Not So Handy People with big pockets may be allowed to visit some special caves featuring some unique Palaeolithic paintings, with critics slamming the move, after news that the UNESCO World Heritage Altamira caves in Cantabria will offer successful bidders at an auction to come in to look round, and to "jump the queue".

Currently, five randomly chosen people per week are allowed to view the paintings, which date back to 35,000 BC. Francisco Martín, the Cantabria government's tourism chief, claimed the move would promote Cantabria internationally and 'wouldn't affect the weekly lottery of visitors to the site' The cave paintings, discovered in 1879, were closed to the public in 1977 following concerns over their deterioration. They reopened in 2014 with visitors required to wear special clothing.

PP politician José Antonio Lasalle said: "The proposal contravenes the policy of public prices that state museums operate on. In this country, access to culture is the same for everybody."

A woman who did a good deed by keeping over 30 mainly abandoned dogs on an Algorfa finca has been helped in finding new homes for them thanks to the Algorfa environment councillor, Fabian Rico, who had heard unproven allegations that the animals were not being kept in the best conditions.

A report in the La Verdad newspaper says that Rico got involved after hearing of complaints from a Murciabased animal charity that the elderly German finca owner could not cope with the dogs, especially after her husband died and she was suffering with deteriorating health. The Algorfa councillor said he made some contact with a number of local animal groups to help her out with her costs but could not reach an agreement with them, and a complaint was filed with the

Guardia Civil's environmental group Seprona by the Murcia charity.

Subsequent inspections showed that the dogs were well looked after and were in good health, though regulations were broken by the fact that she had 35 animals, which was above the legal requirement and that some of them were kept in cages, which was illegal.

Rico persuaded the woman to give up 30 dogs for adoption and they were passed onto the Abadal de Almoradi charity, who have rehomed them, many of them travelling to the finca owner's native Germany(pictured on their way), with the travel costs paid for by their new owners. The councillor added that he also managed to get the Murcia charity to drop their complaint against the woman owner over allegedly abusing animals.

Unwelcome Return Prosecutors have asked for a man to be jailed for ten years for allegedly raping his ex-girlfriend in Bigastro, some two months

after their relationship ended. His trial was due to start in Alicante this week but has been put back to a future date.

A greedy farmer from the northern part of the Valencia region who hacked off his own hand to claim insurance has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of fraud and ordered to pay a three thousand euro fine, as well repaying the 335 thousand euros in money that insurance companies had so far paid him.

The 42-year-old fraudster from the Castellón area staged an elaborate 'accident' in order to help pay off his mortgage. He had been having financial troubles in 2007, according to the court sentence, and hoped that the money he would get from his insurance policies would help clear his debts.

In the early hours of December of that year, the farmer, identified as Miguel B.P, took a sharp blade and hacked off his own right hand. He applied a tourniquet bandage to stem the bleeding, got into his car and drove in the pitch black to a point where there was a curve in the road. The farmer then crashed into a ditch next to an orange grove, landing 'practically perpendicular'.

Miguel then placed his severed hand in the footwell of the car and set it alight with petrol he had brought with him. When the emergency services - which he had contacted - arrived to his aid, he was found calmly

'smoking a cigar', the court heard At the time, the farmer from Nules told police he had swerved to avoid an animal in the road before crashing the car down the embankment. He claimed that a metal bar had smashed through the windscreen and sliced his hand off. Following the incident, Miguel was able to collect money from 12 insurance policies with eight different companies to the value of nearly two million euros.

The case was brought to court after a private detective agency - working on behalf of the insurance companies - looked into the case.

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Friday 22nd January 2016

While The Cat’s Away I grew up in a crowded house. Domiciled with my parents in our dwelling was a curious collection of God's creatures.

The ragged assemblage comprised a dishevelled dog, a careworn cat, a bedraggled budgie and, perhaps the weirdest and scruffiest of all, yours truly.

I was just a kid (boy, not young goat) during that period of post-war austerity but I knew that even if I possessed few material things, I did have my due dollop of parental love.

Indeed, I believe that in the affection stakes I was positioned between the cat and the budgie. Only joking. I came between the dog and the cat.

Anyway, one night the cat

went out and didn't come back. I was inconsolable when after four days Tiddles had still not returned.

Mother sent Dad out to look for the missing feline.

He took the dog with him.

Rover returned home alone two hours later. Now Dad was missing. But not for long.

Mother used Rover to track Dad to the pub and she sent him home with a flea in his ear -- my Dad not the dog. Rover already had enough fleas of his own.

'Don't worry about the cat, Son,' said Dad. 'Tiddles has probably moved in with a family that's not as dysfunctional as us. He'll be happier there.'

Mother had been staring at Dad for several minutes.

'May I inquire why you are constantly fidgeting like a jitterbug dancer?' she asked him. 'I've not seen you so restless since you suffered from piles. But that's all behind you now. So what's the problem?'

Dad fiddled about with himself some more before replying: 'I thought I'd try on my army demob suit to see if it still fits. The trousers seem okay but the jacket feels lumpy on the shoulder.'

Mother picked up her rolling pin and gave the lumpy bit a single thwack.

We watched incredulously as the lump began to move.

It travelled the length of Dad's jacket sleeve and plopped out onto the kitchen table, landing with a dull thud.

'Oh, my goodness!' Dad exclaimed. 'You've only gone and concussed the budgie!'

Poor Joey. Dad had opened the cage to stroke him and the bored bird must have thought Dad's sleeve was an escape tunnel.

Joey had skedaddled to what he thought was freedom until he got trapped by Dad's shoulder pad.

Mother's rolling pin had put paid to Joey's shenanigans. Still, that's the price one pays for being a cheeky boy, then.

Anyway, while Mother made the budgie comfortable on the kitchen table, Dad ran out to the nearby phone box to ring the vet.

'Listen to me carefully, our David,' said Mother as she stroked the budgie's brow.

'I'm going to go after your Dad just in case he stops off at the pub again. I want you to keep your eye on our Joey. When he wakes up, give him a drop of fruit juice and tell him I love him.' And then she added mysteriously: 'Tell Joey I shall never again roll out pastry.'

'Very well, Mother,' I sighed. 'But I didn't quite get the last bit. You've given up baking?'

'Correct,' said Mother, putting on her coat. 'Because of my guilt about clobbering the bird, I want you to take that flaming rolling pin and chuck it with all of your might into the dustbin. On second thoughts, drop it gently into the bin. It's late and I don't want to wake up the neighbours with the racket that

would surely result when wood strikes metal heavily.'

At which point Tiddles the cat came home. He leaped onto the kitchen table and stared at the little yellow lump lying there quietly.

Joey, sensing that danger was lurking, opened one eye, squawked, flew off the table into his cage and pulled the door shut with his beak.

By that time I was feeling both stressed and distressed. When I heard strange footsteps in the hall I grabbed the rolling pin and hid behind the living room door as it slowly creaked open . . .

Thwack! I looked down at the outstretched figure on the floor. 'Oh, my goodness,' I gasped. 'I've only gone and concussed the vet!'

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Did You Know?

Latest figures about the Spanish language say it has the second-highest number of native speakers in the world, beaten only by Mandarin Chinese. The Cervantes Institute, Spain's official language standardisation body in Madrid, says 470 million people in the world speak Spanish as their first, or mother tongue – and once those who speak it as a foreign language, from learners to the most fluent, are added, the total comes to nearly 559 million on the planet. Although English is the most-used language in terms of distribution, it is the only one in the world with fewer native speakers than people who speak it as a foreign tongue.

Man Stations

Low-cost petrol stations across the Valencia and Costa Blanca region that undercut their rivals by not using any staff apparently have their days numbered, with a ban by the regional government on unmanned stations, which the government believes is increasing unemployment. These outlets offer pre-paid fuel and operate by credit or debit card.

The new regional law says that all petrol stations must have at least one employee on the premises during the daytime, and also means service station employees, even at lowcost self-service pumps, are obliged to help disabled drivers fill up.

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Hung Up

A copper wire thief left homeowners fuming when their phone lines went dead in Torrellano between Alicante and Elche. The 44-year-old had ripped out some 120 metres of cable

by Torrellano's railway

crossing when he was caught red-handed by the National Police. He is said to have caused some three thousand euros of damage in addition to disrupting phone and internet services.

On Display

Queen Letizia (surrounded by photo opportunity seeking politicans!) officially opened the International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR) on Wednesday in Madrid, with Spain’s tourism growing by over

four percent per year for the past six years. Around a quarter of a million visitors are expected to attend the 36th staging of the event, with the Costa Blanca and Murcia regions strongly represented amongst the exhibitors.

Princess Stripped

The name of the King's sister, Princess Cristina, was removed from Torrevieja's Palacio de Deportes as her tax fraud trial in Mallorca just

Choppers Grounded

happened to get underway last week. Torrevieja Mayor, Jose Manuel Dolon, said in the autumn the Sports City facility would remain without a name for the time being.

The Guardia Civil have smashed a big drugs ring that smuggled cannabis from Morocco to Spain by helicopter, arresting 20 people including a former Ukrainian pilot who used to fight wildfires. Police launched their investigation when they detected a helicopter flying at "a very low altitude and without any lights" from Morocco to southern Spain, they said in a statement. Officers seized the helicopter after it landed in a farm in the Los Alcornocales National Park and arrested the

pilot, co-pilot and a third man who was helping offload the drugs from the aircraft.

"The pilot of the helicopter, a Ukrainian national, worked in his country as a pilot of helicopters used to put out wildfires and had extensive experience with night flights," a Guardia statement said.

Officers found 615 kilos of hashish inside the helicopter. They then arrested 17 other suspected members of the ring which police said had "several farms and

warehouses where they hid helicopters". Agents found a chopper that had been damaged in an accident buried several metres below ground in one of the farms used by the ring. The ring used Alouette II helicopters which can normally fit four passengers but would remove the back seats of the aircraft to fit more drugs in each flight.

One of the choppers was put on display by the Guardia at a special news conference to discuss their successful operation.

Come Pay And Fly Unions have attacked Spanish budget airline Air Europa Express for charging candidates for the privilege of having a job interview.

Applicants for the 100 pilot and 150 cabin crew positions at the newly launched company - a subsidiary of Air Europa had to pay sixty euro to get their shot at a job, union representatives said.

"Charging for an evaluation of candidates is inadmissible", the pilots' association Copac said in a statement. They added that such a policy was an "unlawful attack on the

principles of equal opportunities and nondiscrimination in the labour market".

"If they asked for 60 euro this time, what may they charge the next time?" said Isaac Valero, a representative of the USO trade union at Air Europa.

"Faced with an ever more precarious labour market with over 20 per cent of the active population out of work, this is clearly a disgraceful and abusive new measure which only contributes to making it harder for people to access employment". Mr Valero added that his

union had received a copy of an e-mail which the airline sent to candidates demanding the 60-euro fee.

Air Europa Express began flying last week between Valencia and Mallorca and plans to use 11 small planes on domestic and European routes. A spokesman for Globalia, which owns Air Europa, said the company had no comment to make on the accusations, merely confirming that the new low-cost carrier had conducted interviews for positions in the new subsidiary.

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Face The Music

The former boss of Bankia, as well chief of the IMF, Rodrigo Rato, is facing calls for four years behind bars for allegedly misusing credit cards for personal use. Rato is one of 66 accused in a scandal that allegedly saw executives and board members at Caja Madrid and Bankia - the group whose nearcollapse sparked an EU bailout of Spain's financial sector - spend around 12 million euro on themselves between 2003 and 2012. They are accused of criminal conversion, or the

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wrongful possession or disposition of another's property as if it were one's own.

Prosecutors at the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid have asked for a six-year jail sentence for Miguel Blesa who headed up regional savings bank Caja Madrid until 2010 and is accused of starting the practice of giving out credit cards for personal use. They are also seeking four-and-a-half years for Rato who succeeded him and allegedly continued the practice, even when he became board chairman

of Bankia, which was formed in 2010 through the merger of seven regional savings banks including Caja Madrid.

Rato, once a member of the Partido Popular and a former finance minister, was also head of the International Monetary Fund from 2004 to 2007.

Prosecutors said they were also seeking nine million euros in compensation from Blesa and just under three million from Rato amounts allegedly spent on credit cards when they were in charge.

Sprayers Stopped

Seven children have been forced to apologise and their parents ordered to dig into their pockets to help clear up graffiti that had been sprayed on various artefacts in the Rafal and Orihuela areas.

Local police forces combined to catch the culprits who were based in El Mudamiento village with one of the structures affected being the protected 18th century Santicos de la Piedra at San Bartolomé.

Catalan Climbdown Catalunya's new president, Carles Puigdemont, said his government will not make a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain, acknowledging that sufficient public support for a break with Madrid was still lacking. Puigdemont took office last week as head of the nationalist coalition Junts pel Si (Together for Yes), ending months of in-fighting among separatist factions.

The move gave renewed vigour to the push for a split.

Separatist leaders have previously spoken of an 18-month time-frame and a unilateral declaration of independence. But Puigdemont said in an interview with Catalan station TV3 that this was unrealistic. "Do we have sufficient strength to declare independence for Catalonia with this parliament? Still no," .

Mega Murcia

A massive photo of the Murcia region countryside has been declared as the world’s biggest ever photo.

The 360º panorama, which shows 75 kilometres' worth of coast in one straight line from a mountaintop 336 metres above sea-level was the work of Carlos Caravaca and features on the picture site Gigapan, a portal for 'giant' panoramic images.

It took Carlos 20 days to upload the 400-gigapixel photo, which has a file size of 730 GB – enough to completely fill the hard drives of three or four desktop computers. He pieced together 8,967 different photos taken from the same mountaintop, the Cabezo de la Fuente.

In the photo, practically the whole of Murcia's coast can be seen including the whole of the Mar Menor and La Manga, the La Manga Club resort, the Las Cenizas mountain, the seaside town of Cabo de Palos, and the beaches of Calblanque, including the nudist ones.

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Leader Wanted!

A local choir is desperately seeking a new choir master after their longstanding musical director has had to return to Britain.

The La Siesta Evangelical Church Choir in Torrevieja are a friendly 20-strong bunch and sing at the church services twice a

month, with a weekly Wednesday afternoon practise at 3.30pm. If you have a love of music and can lead a choir please, contact Pastor Keith on 666 180 108 or just come along to one of the weekly Sunday services at 11.00am to see for yourself.

Humpty’s Success Humpty Dumpty may have had his last fall last week for the Rojales Pantomime Group, but plans are already in hand for next year, with Sleeping Beauty likely to be the group’s next production.

This year’s show at the Los Montesinos Music School went down a real storm, with the audience

having plenty to laugh at and to get involve, with 15year old Taylor Knightsbridge a real star as Humpty along with the Dame played by Lyndem Bartlam.

If you are interested in joining the group for next year’s panto please call Christine on 678 212 034 or email shimserv@gmail.com

Panto Postponed

The Campoverde Theatre Group have had to postpone their pantomime, The Owl And The Pussycat, because of one of their leading actors suffered a stroke whilst on holiday in the UK. The production was due to be staged at San Miguel’s Casa de Cultura in early February.

The Group tried to fill his role, but due to a lack of time, they were unable to find anybody who was able to step into his shoes at such short notice. A decisión

was then taken that the best way forward would be to postpone the panto until the autumn.

The company is now planning their next production, which is likely to take the form of a supper show, likely to be staged in early June. New members keen on performing or working behind the scenes are always welcome with proceeds from productions going to local charities. For more details phone 966 189 741.

Click Away There's a chance to take some great photos of a rare orchid sights at Torrevieja's La Mata natural park on Sunday January 31st thanks to a special photographic event that's been put together. The Orchis collina will come under the spotlight with nature

experts conducting the tour which will also emphasise some of the park's other highlights. To register with all the names in a potential party, including the number of adults and children, as well as a phone number, send an E-mail to parque_lamata@gva.es

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Costalero Call

There’s a special chance to take part in this year’s Semana Santa processions in Torrevieja by joining the International Cofradia, which has the honour of carrying the ‘paso’ or float representing Jesus in the Garden of Olives through the streets during two of the processions that take place over Holy Week and Easter.

The famous International Cofradia, as the name suggests, consists of men and women of several nationalities but who are mostly British. Many of those who carry are retired and as a result the average age of costaleros in the International Cofradia is rather on the high side but

age is no impediment to becoming a costalero. Each year the cofradia needs to recruit around twenty new costaleros in a unique chance to integrate in a special part of Spanish life.

The first meeting of the International Cofradia will be on Thursday February 11th starting at 7.30 pm in the hall adjacent to the Semana Santa Museum behind the Chinese restaurant on Avenida Baleares in Torrevieja.

It’s a good chance to find out a bit more about what it is like to be a costalero, and if you want any further information you can phone David McLachan on 966 700 056.

Tea For Plenty People helped by Age Concern Costa Blanca South had plenty to smile about recently as they were invited for a special afternoon tea at

the Marina Bar in Torreta 2, Torrevieja, with a fantastic afternoon of entertainment provided by the amazing Dayamantes singers.

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Hachiko’s New Life

After last week's story in The Courier about a dog who barked next to his deceased owner's side in the Pilar de la Horadada area, we now bring you the tale of a loyal pet from the Malaga area, who was named Hachiko, who waited some two months by the doors of a hospital waiting for his master to come out.

The story had a sad end as the owner, who was admitted to the facility at the start of November at Antequera passed away this month, whilst for two months the eight month old animal survived on scraps from hospital visitors and staff until she was finally taken in by an animal rescue

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centre and found a foster home.

"She spent days and days waiting at the door of the hospital not realising that her master would never emerge to take her home," explained a spokeswoman from Patitas Andaluzas, the animal rescue charity that eventually took the dog in.

"Thanks to social media, her story has been spread and she has found a foster home in Madrid and is now looking for a permanent home."

The loyal dog was called Hachiko after a Japanese dog who famously waited years at a Shibuya station for his owner in a story made into a movie starring Richard Gere.

Taking The Right Lead With a dog lead that's how it's meant to be! But how often do you see it the other way round - with the dog taking the owner for a walk? The leash is not just for hanging onto your dog with - your wishes can go down the dog lead as clearly as if you said them out loud. You can learn good lead handling and use this to your advantage.

You can't beat a top quality dog lead - either bridle leather or goodquality soft webbing are recommended. About 50 to 60 inches in length is sufficient, and it's useful if it has a ring in the loop, so you can clip the lead round you bandolero-style when you're wearing it instead of the dog.

You can get great multipoint leads which you can adapt to three or four different lengths and even use them as a brace lead for two dogs. They're also

excellent for using with Freedom harnesses for great control and balance.

There are braided tug leads which are very popular with agility enthusiasts so they can play with their dog without having a toy near the competition ring.

Provided the material is good quality it's not necessary to have a thick heavy lead.

Whatever you do, don't have any chain on the lead.

It will tear your hands, and gives you no control. The weight of the trigger clip mustn't be too heavy, or else it'll drag on the collar, and even clout the poor dog on the chin as he moves.

This and chain leads conspire to make the dog lead-shy. Wouldn't you be, if you had heavy chain and lumps of metal swinging around near your face? As to retractable leads - they teach the dog to pull!

You, the lead, and the

dog, should all become one.

Your wishes travel down the dog lead. So does your anxiety, which goes a long way to explain why some dogs appear aggressive when another dog comes near - they feel the owner's fear through the tension in the lead and go into defence mode.

Your dog must learn to respect the lead, then he won't be always fighting it, and you. The best way to achieve this is to start young and make all lead contacts a pleasant experience.

Handling a dog lead well is a little like handling the reins on a horse well. If you watch experienced or professional dog handlers, you'll notice that they generally have the lead slack, in a relaxed hand.

Then when they have something to communicate to the dog, he is receptive to the slightest squeeze on the

lead. If you're continually pulling and yanking at the lead he'll get a hard neck and ignore you entirely. The less you use the lead to control your dog, the more control you'll have.

If you already have a built-in hauling-you-alongon-the-lead problem, then you will need to go back to the beginning and start your lead-training from scratch.

No matter what age your dog is, you can still re-teach him with reward-based dog training.

You may find a no-pull walking harness useful while you re-train loose lead walking. Believe it or not, most harnesses will teach your dog to pull harder!

Think of a carthorse wearing a "harness" pulling a cart. There are a few available that are not only no-pull harnesses, but are also humane and gentle, and this is the harness that most people tend to go for.

Pets Corner: Can You take in a Homeless Dog or Cat?

GEORGE George is in desperate need of a new home.

This beautiful small so medium sized dog is a six month old Galgo cross, and is great with other dogs and loves children.

All he wants now is a forever home where he can live in harmony with his new family.

For information, please call: 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

HUGO Hugo is a beautiful one year old German shepherd cross who is as soft as butter!

He loves cuddles and being close to people, and is a little nervous of other dogs at first but soon settles.

He really is a magnificent animaland would love a new home.

If you are interested in giving Hugo a new home then please call K9 on 600 845 420.

MILLIE Mille is one of a litter of five puppies abandoned in a vegetable crate at six weeks old.

They have now received the necessary vaccinations andare ready for adoption.

If you can help Millie, or any of the other pets looking for a home, please contact the SAT kennels at Dolores for more details on 966 710 047 or you can email info@satanimalrescue.com

MILO Milo is about two years old and is a pedigree Bodeguero, who was left at a local vets by his owner, who no longer wanted to keep him.

He is a loving and friendly little dog who gets on well with other dogs and loves to sit beside people and, like many of us, be made a fuss of.

If you would like to meet Milo please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

MINNIE Minnie is a beautiful, quiet, shy cat who needs to get to know you to trust you, but when she does you are rewarded with a cuddle from a soft and gentle cat who never causes any problems at all.

She is one of APAH's cats and kittens, many of whom have never known the security of a loving home.

To meet Minnie, please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

OLLIE Ollie is an adorable five month old pup that was found abandoned in the campo along with his sister Mindy.

He is looking for a new forever home.

He loves to play, and has a lovely disposition.

For more info on this adorable boy please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or send an email to PEPA at p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.c om

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Do You Have An Investment Or Pension, But Not An Adviser?

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We provide you with 1.A dedicated Client Account 2.Regular valuations 3.Advice on existing funds (whether to leave them where they are or switch them) 4.Advice on the tax efficiency of your investment 5.Administration of your bond including processing withdrawals 6.Inheritance tax advice 7.Regular news on funds that you have invested in Seagate Wealth Management is known as a knowledge-driven, clientorientated business that is focused on helping you achieve the financial wealth, security and peace of mind that you desire.

8.This is why so many expats and companies are turning to us.

9. If you have an investment here or in the UK or a QROPS and feel at a loss because you do not have an adviser then please contact us and we can discuss further how we can help you. You can phone us on 965 704 338 to book an appointment at our Benijofar office or email at Contact@SeagateWealth.es Our office hours are 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday but you can leave a message on our answer phone outside these Hours.

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Tony Mayes - About Life

History’s Flooding Lesson Over the past few weeks in the UK we have heard story after story of people suffering acute misery because of flooding. Invariably they have been in towns and cities close to rivers, which have been incapable of coping with the exceptional rainfall Britain has endured. For centuries people have built their homes next to rivers and it was done through necessity as it was far easier to travel to other places by river in boats than to try to negotiate tracks through forests. It also meant that people had easy access to a plentiful water supply. Britain's largest, most influential and wealthiest towns and cities are all on rivers, but living there comes at a cost, as we have seen with hundreds of homes under water. Now let's wind the clock back over four and a half thousand years ago as in Cambridgeshire archaeologists have discovered Britain's Pompeii - a number of well-preserved dwellings dating back to the Bronze Age. This site is fantastic and one of the finds were pots with meals still inside.

But amazing as that is, this Bronze Age village is fantastic because it was built on stilts, houses standing above a river, so that they could overcome the problems of flooding. For some reason there was a fire which destroyed the actual wooden round houses, but the stilts and other artefacts have remained wonderfully preserved. My point is this - if

people over four thousand years ago were astute enough to build homes capable of dealing with floods, why not in the countless generations since and particularly now? New homes are still being built perilously near if not on flood plains. Haven't we learned anything from our ancestors?

Every time I think the world cannot become any more mad, it still does! So far this year we seem to have a bombing atrocity almost every day somewhere; there are refugee families trying to flee war zones; children still dying making the perilous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece in the middle of winter; and we have a daily worsening world economic crisis. You may not have noticed it but World War Three has been waging for months now - this time an economic war and it's causing chaos. I'm referring to the madness over oil, which has brought the price of a barrel to under 30 dollars. I'm sure the vast majority have been welcoming the huge price reduction at the pumps, now well below a euro a litre in Spain and just under a pound in the UK. It's a long way from the prices of a few years back when the price per barrel was around 140 dollars until the economic crash cut demand. What we now have is a battle of wills between America and OPEC, the traditional oil producers, or more specifically, between the UK and Saudi

Arabia, as they're now locked into an economic battle to the end. America has found it can produce its own needs and more by fracking and has invested vast sums.

OPEC, led by Saudi has countered by pumping just as much oil as before, thus driving prices down. This has been made worse by the economic slowdown in China and the ridiculous situation has arisen now with old tankers being used to store the vast amounts of surplus oil around the world. Soon all the storage facilities will be full and any more pumping will have to go on the market, driving prices further down.

And now that Iran has convinced the world that it is not about to create nuclear bombs to launch on Israel or Saudi Arabia, sanctions have been lifted, allowing that country to sell more oil onto the markets, reducing the oil price even further. Some experts think it might go down to 10 dollars a barrel, because Saudi Arabia, Iran's enemy, would want to keep prices low so as not to help Iran economically. So what!

Bring it on I hear many of you saying - and on one level I do agree - let the rich countries do battle to our benefit. But like everything else, it's not that simple. Saudi Arabia and the rich oil producers cannot continue their lavish lifestyle with an oil price so low. So they have had to dramatically raise taxation.

That's fair enough. But the vast drop in oil price has

severely hit the poorer oil producers, so much so that in some there is real deprivation. And when the majority of the population of a country are substantially worse off and on top of that there is a vast gap between super rich and extremely poor the only consequence is mega problems, wars and strife - as if we haven't got enough trouble spots already. Add on top of all this ridiculousness, China, which has for years has been fudging manufacturing figures in their favour, and it is now in meltdown. All of this adds to the economic turmoil. George Osborne was right in warning of the economic problems ahead and oh boy - it could make the banking crisis of the last decade a walk in the park.

We are already seeing it in the value of the pound, down 12 cents against the euro in the past month, because the UK economy is slowing.

China's meltdown and the oil price chaos is the reason why stock markets around the world are in meltdown investors with megabucks in shares were last week suffering the worst panic attacks for ages, selling as fast as they could. In China the stock exchange had to be closed twice because of the rush to get cash. And you can't blame the investors.

Life in the 21st century could be better than ever before with so much opportunity for all. Sad that despite all the medical and scientific advances, humanity is still

bogged down with the same religious conflicts which inflicted the world down the ages and now it's backed up by extremists equipped by modern weapons. If they continue to hit holiday hot spots, people will be reluctant to holiday abroad, with dreadful consequences for employment. We have politicians paid a fortune to give the population of the world a better life - so why the hell aren't they getting together to achieve what they are paid to do, rather than collectively making a total mess of it?

Back to the oil price and share crash. That's going to impact on the value of pensions. People have been snapping up property for buy to rent instead, driving up house prices, but beware, what goes up inevitably comes down. It's going to be a difficult year. Last word on all this shows a massive irony. For years Britain has been following a green energy policy, paying a fortune for wind farms, solar energy and tidal power - pushing up the price of electricity in the UK, which is now far more costly than heating oil. Odd how the world turns!

It makes me sick to hear that relatives of a person who has died would ever override the wishes of a loved one and deny a transplant to take place. It shocked me to hear that bereaved families have blocked the donation of organs from 547 UK-registered donors since 2010.

They should have no right to override wishes of a person in that way - the result is that patients desperate for a transplant on long waiting lists have died. They have effectively condemned others to death for no other reason than sentimentality or perhaps twisted religious beliefs. So I welcome the decision of the NHS Blood and Transplant service to no longer seek the consent of families formally, to make such "overrides" more exceptional. I would go further - people should have the right to decide whether or not to donate their organs after death - but those who decide not to would also go on a list of people who would not be given a transplant if they needed one. And any relative attempting to block a transplant should be dealt with the same way. The selfishness of people should always have consequences.

Last week there were yet more problems on UK railways and drivers told of a reason for train delays that we have not heard before...sunshine!

We've heard of snow, frost, leaves, excess rain and floods, but sunshine? Apparently the sun, close to the horizon, has been blinding drivers, forcing them to slow down so they don't go past red signals. But thinking about it, sunshine has been so rare in the UK for months it comes as something Brits cannot cope with when it does appear!

How sad!

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TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

It's been a big week for Dermot O'Leary with the former X Factor host fronting Wednesday night's National Television Awards, and the debut of his new show, Getaway Car, on BBC 1 on Saturday. It's not a bad programme but has strong echoes of Total Wipeout on four wheels, but without the laughs, and crucially for me, not really caring about the competitors and who wins. As a couple of specials it might have worked but I can't really see this grabbing the attention of the nation, and at times I was just bored. It's not a dud but Pointless Celebrities beforehand was miles more entertaining, as is Ninja Warrior over on ITV at the same time. O'Leary is a quality presenter but this show is not the one to replace The Voice and the large ratings void when it crosses over to ITV next year.

Talking of which..........

Despite the row over the dropping of Sir Tom Jones from The Voice, I do actually find Boy George quirky and differ-

Getaway Doesn’t Inspire

Dermot O'Leary ent, and he does have something to say of a critical nature to the contenders. Paloma Faith is fun, but so far I've not seen any act to get the nation talking, as we return to the old problem of the show not having produced a superstar during its five tenure on the

BBC. The UK version is still very tame compared to the one in America where open warfare breaks out between the mentors during their pitches for a singer. I suspect that ITV will address this issue next year when they take over The Voice and that the cheque-books will

come out for some big name mentors, as well as substantial financial backing to promote the winner as a star.

Call The Midwife stormed back to make it a killer two hours of drama for BBC 1 last Sunday night, with the fantastic War and Peace following

on(I'll eat my hat if there's a better new UK drama this year). What is so deft about Call The Midwife is that you have a wonderful bunch of characters that you really invest in but the show's chief writer, Heidi Thomas, makes sure that controversial issues are not hidden away. For example, this series features the awful consequences of pregnant women taking the Thalidomide drug at the start of the sixties, which led to babies being born deformed, and years later campaigners are still being treated shoddily.

Abortion, gay and lesbian relationships, and singleparenthood are just some of the subjects that have been covered, and the social conciousness of Call The Midwife along with the heart-lifting stories and a fine collection of performances make this a drama that deserves to run for many more years.

Sue Perkins has established herself as a top flight TV performer and I'm pleased to say that she's hosting a BBC 2

panel show called Insert Name Here. It's almost like a cheaper version of the wonderful QI but dealing exclusively with people over the years.

Perkins shows a good touch in dealing with the panellists and cheerfully goes “off script” with appropriate ad-libs. It's well worth trying out for an amiable half hour.

There were two pieces of “chat-show” gold last weekend that I thoroughly enjoyed namely Sir Michael Caine(can't believe he's 83) in great form with Jonathan Ross on ITV, who fed him the right lines at the right time to prove that he's still got it if he can attract the high quality guests. Secondly, the vivacious Miriam Margolyes on Graham Norton being wonderful frank and fruity with her language as ever and not bound to any film company contract to speak to a prepared script.

You should have seen Matthew Perry's face when she told him what she personally thought of one of the co-creators of Friends. Wonderful!

More Peter Kay Soon

Peter Kay The BBC has commissioned a brand new series to celebrate the work of one of Britain’s most-loved comedians amd actors, Peter Kay. After the huge success of the Christmas special, Peter Kay: 20 Years Of Funny, this new series will be an opportunity to celebrate and re-discover the award-winning comedian, actor, writer and director’s funniest and finest work.

From the creation of popular TV classics such as Phoenix Nights, Britain’s Got The Pop Factor and Max & Paddy’s Road To Nowhere, to his sold-out and critically acclaimed stand-up tours, the series will feature highlights from his numerous TV and chat show appearances and his record-breaking music videos including (Is This The Way To) Amarillo, as well as an assortment of unseen gems and hilarious

out-takes from the last two decades.

Brought together for the very first time in a new jampacked format, the 6x30’ series will be called Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle, and is scheduled to be broadcast on BBC One later in the year. It will be produced by Goodnight Vienna Productions.

Charlotte Moore, Controller of BBC One, says: "Peter Kay is a comic genius who brought such joy to BBC One viewers last

Filming Car Share

year. I’m thrilled that he is bringing his new series to the channel."

Shane Allen, Controller of Comedy Commissioning, says: “2015 marked an incredible year for Peter between Phoenix Nights Live, Car Share and Cradle To Grave, and this is a great treat for the audience to enjoy a career highlights format while they wait for Car Share 2 to park up.

Peter’s notched up a lot of live and TV shows over the last two decades which have become modern classics and deserve to be enjoyed all over again in this new way.”

Peter Kay says: “I was completely overwhelmed by the response to 20 Years Of Funny, and I feel honoured that the BBC would like to take a further look back at my career so far.

I’m also delighted to still be working after 20 years at a job I still love."

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BBC One returns to the Calder Valley for Happy Valley 2

Sarah Lancashire In February, BBC One will take us back to the Calder Valley for the highly anticipated second series of Sally Wainwright’s multi-BAFTAaward winning police drama, Happy Valley.

As series two opens, we join Catherine (Sarah Lancashire), the altruistic and forthright police sergeant who is back heading up her team of dedicated police officers in The Calder Valley in West Yorkshire.

Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) is now behind bars, but continues to haunt Catherine as she rebuilds her life. There are suspicions that a serial killer is behind a spate of murders and Catherine makes a gruesome discovery that has shocking repercussions for her and her family.

Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth (Kevin Doyle) has his own set of problems, and despite being in prison, Tommy forms a bond with a mysterious female admirer (Shirley Henderson).

We caught up with Sarah Lancashire to find out how she thinks the series will pan out.

Did the success of the first series take you by surprise?

Yes totally. It’s a funny thing because you can see when a script is good, but you don’t have any knowledge of the tone of it - how it is going to be shot, visually how it is going to look, or what the editors are going to do with it. We never know.

You can have a great idea in your head and then you see the final product and say, gosh that is just so far removed from what I thought it was going to be.

However, when this came

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out and I saw the first episode I thought it was terrific.

Why do you think it struck such a chord with people?

I would like to think that the piece as a whole, the characters, the story, were all so engaging and really captured people’s imaginations. I also think that the production value is very high on this.

Did you enjoy filming this series?

Yes I did, but it is hard.

The scenes are very physical. They are endurance tests.

Where do we find Catherine when the series begins?

It is 18 months later, so Tommy has been in prison for a year and a half. He was charged with three murders so he is not coming out.

Catherine is well, mentally strong and ticking along quite nicely really. Ryan has sort of recovered from his ordeal. Then Catherine finds a body and the rest of the series unravels.

Do Catherine and Tommy have two separate stories in this series?

Yes, because Tommy is in prison, so we don’t strictly encounter each other in the series. We do meet but our stories are kept quite isolated.

There has been a lot said about the violence towards women in particular. What do you think about the violence?

You have to remember that Catherine is a police officer and the violence she was subjected to in series one is what female police officers can be subjected to every day of the week. I would never condone any-

thing which I thought was salacious, titillating, or gratuitous in any way. The violence from last year was tough; however, if you sat and replayed that scene, what you think you saw you probably only heard, because it was shot beautifully. It was an absolutely honest portrayal of what a female police officer can be subjected to.

Are the psychological challenges draining for Catherine?

I think the whole thing is draining, simply because of Catherine’s disposition. She wears her emotional state of mind everywhere. She carries it around with her all the time and it never disappears. There is always the weight of it somewhere, which is what makes her a great character.

How does Catherine Cawood get on with other new members of the team, eg John Wadsworth (Kevin Doyle) and Jodie Shackleton (Katherine Kelly)?

It is very interesting because they are CID. They have been brought into the building to investigate what appears to be a serial killer.

She loathes Jodie Shackleton simply because she used to be CID and she knows how CID works.

Is living back in Catherine’s house a reminder of what happened?

It is constant and Sally (Wainwright) hasn’t let go of that. I was asking the executive producer Nicola Shindler recently if it feels seamless, as if it continued from series one. She said it does. So you’re sort of lulled into a false sense of security because you think, oh thank god he (Tommy Lee Royce) can’t get to Catherine, everything is rosy in her life, and then it spirals out of control very quickly, but believably. Catherine is constantly petrified that Tommy will find a way to get to her.

Will there be a happy ending?

The great thing about this piece is we will never know, and we shouldn’t know. I don’t think it has a happy ending. I don’t think it should have a happy ending. There are no neat happy endings in life and there are no win-

ners here.

What sort of reaction have you had from female police officers?

The reaction was that they said they'd never seen a police officer portrayed accurately. One inspector, who had been in the force in Doncaster and had just retired, wrote to me to say it was a great portrayal of a police officer. Of course this was not down to me, it was down to Lisa Farrand, who was our police adviser. She is retired from the force now but she was a sergeant and whenever we did any sort of procedural stuff Lisa was with me. She is really toughspeaking and the first thing she said to me on my first day was, “You’re going to have to man up!”. She takes no nonsense and gets on with the job. You don’t look at her and think, there is a female police officer, you just think, there is a police officer.

Does the series still maintain its characteristic

just loved it because I love Sally’s stuff anyway. It means a lot to me because she writes about where she is from and that happens to be where I am from as well.

We are both West Yorkshire girls so it has always really resonated with me. I completely enjoyed it as a viewer so it has been a huge bonus being involved. I am really pleased I could be a part of it.

As it has been such a popular show did it make you feel nervous about joining?

No, not really. It isn’t like theatre where the audience is there watching, which is a lot more nerve wracking because the response is right there. There is such a delayed response when you film something. You shot it six months ago so it is too late to worry about the response. I don’t really get nervous like that because I don’t really read reviews. I just go with my own gut and take it from there. I really

Katherine Kelly humour despite the difficult storylines?

Yes, Catherine’s dark humour is present all the way through. Remember how Steve Pemberton’s character got deeper and deeper until he got too deep? It’s the same with Catherine.

Meanwhile, fresh from her stint in London with Mr Selfridge, we also caught up with newcomer Katherine Kelly.

Were you a fan of series 1 of Happy Valley and were you excited to join this series?

Yes definitely. I watched the first series while I was on maternity leave. It is quite surreal to be a part of the second series because, not only was I having my year away from work and being a mum, I was also in Melbourne so it wasn’t on my radar to ever be in it. I

enjoyed doing Happy Valley and I didn’t think about the rest of it. I also really trust Sally’s scripts because they are just so good. It is like reading a novel. Scripts are usually quite thin to read as you only get the dialogue and a tiny bit of setting but Sally writes everything so thoroughly. They are just such page turners. I would do any work with Sally really because that’s how great I think she is. She is a genius.

Could you tell us a bit about your character Jodie?

Jodie is very studious; she comes from a law background and trained as a lawyer at university before deciding that it wasn’t for her. I suppose Jodie’s forte is that she knows this system so that is why she is so good at her job. Her role is to make sure that they get that conviction at the end of the day. She is quite meticu-

lous and she looks a bit like a geek but she has got the athletic side to her as well. I am in the police station for the majority of this series as you find out in the first episode that there are a few murders that happened in the past three months. I am part of the team that is brought in to crack the case.

Is this your first police drama?

Yes, I had never done a police show before and when we were doing our CID training we worked with detectives in Halifax who were saying that Happy Valley is the most truthful police show. They said it is the closest you are going to get to what it is like to work in the force. We also have a police advisor on set all the time. This was really high up on Sally’s priority list to make sure the series is as close to real life as possible.

We did loads of research to make sure we played these detectives as realistically as possible.

What is Jodie’s relationship with Catherine like?

Do they clash?

I think I had about three days filming with Sarah and we sort of run into each other here and there.

Catherine used to work in a similar department as Jodie but Jodie is actually an inspector so she is a rank higher than Catherine and that doesn’t go down too well with Catherine! Jodie’s back story is that her father is actually high up in the police force and Jodie is quite young to be a detective inspector so there is always that question of, did she get there by her own merit or is she there because her dad helped her.

You have a lot of interviewing to do in this role, do you have to be word perfect with the scripts?

Yes Sally’s work is really precise. Because Sally is from Yorkshire and I am from Yorkshire there is a real Yorkshire dialect happening to it. She writes with a lot of full stops and a lot of pauses; it is just very realistic. If I miss a word or even change an ‘and’ for ‘but’ it really throws me because it is so well written. At the same time it is not that hard to learn but we all feel like there is a great rhythm and if you miss just one tiny word or a pause you mess up the tight rhythm.

Are you enjoying playing a detective?

Yeah I am. I really enjoy mixing it all up and tackling different challenges. It makes quite a nice change as I have played upper class characters for the majority of this year. It is nice to play somebody new with a middle class background. I have definitely enjoyed it and I have really enjoyed all the training. Working with Kevin Doyle and Vincent Franklin has been a real plus too.

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also agreed to meet with his main buyer. How is he going to manage it all?

bery. Can Tracy talk her way out of trouble?

she came to leave her phone in the Bistro. Tracy claims that she called in hoping to surprise him but finding Carla alone in the bar, she crept out again just as the robbers broke in. Robert is unimpressed, pointing out that she should have called the police.

In Emmerdale Chas and Gordon are celebrating at the pub, but Gordon is soon left shaken.

Meanwhile, Kirin overhears Vanessa defending him to Leyla over fatherhood. Kirin decides to take Johnny for the full day tomorrow and books Vanessa into a spa, but soon realises that he has

In Coronation Street, An anxious Nick and the Connors gather at Carla’s bedside, waiting for her to regain consciousness. As the police interview the Bistro staff, they find a mobile phone in the kitchen.

Recognising Amy’s photo on the screensaver, Leanne confirms that it belongs to Tracy.

Later, the police call at Number 1. Presenting Tracy with her phone, they question her about what she was doing in the Bistro on the evening of the rob-

At the same time, Leanne tells Robert that the police will want to question him too. As Robert makes to leave, Leanne lets slip that the police found Tracy’s phone in the kitchen.

Robert conceals his mounting panic.

In the second episode, Robert confronts Tracy, demanding to know how

ITV2 22.00 Oscar-winning action fantasy starring Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart and Heath Ledger. Now that Gotham City has its very own masked protector, the heads of the underworld find it increasingly difficult to operate. But then they receive an offer they can’t refuse from a garishly

At the hospital, Leanne voices her suspicions to Nick about the fact that both Carla and Tracy were in the Bistro on the night of the robbery. When Nick quizzes Carla as to what she was doing, will she confess that she was with Robert?

Later in the flower shop,

attired criminal called the Joker. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne’s former girlfriend Rachel Dawes has started a relationship with DA Harvey Dent who is pursuing his own crusade against crime in Gotham.

Public sector strike paralyses country Tens of thousands of public sector workers have taken part in a day of action - the biggest mass stoppage since 1926 - in support of a claim for more pay. The four major public service unions angry at the government's attempt to impose a 5% pay ceiling called out their 1.5 million members. They included hospital workers, rubbish collectors, school caretakers, grave diggers and airport staff.

Mass demonstrations have been held in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast, bringing many services to a standstill.

Services in the North East of England have also been badly affected. The unions are demanding a £60 minimum wage for manual workers and a 35-hour week. They say their pay is falling behind that of their private sector counterparts.

Tonight, the union leaders called for an indefinite programme of selective industrial action in pursuit of their pay claim. The four unions involved are the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE), Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE), General and Municipal Workers Union (GMWU) and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU).

The march through London was the biggest street demonstration by trade unionists in Britain since the unofficial 1971 stoppage against the Industrial Relations Act, when 140,000 took part.

Tracy finally cracks and reveals to Todd how Robert and Carla had a one night stand and she intends to make Carla pay!

Meanwhile, Carla is touched to find Roy at her bedside.

Nick explains that Roy has to catch a train to Hastings to look after his mother and Carla insists Johnny drives him to the station.

Elsewhere, Anna plucks up the courage to tell Kevin the truth about Phelan, but she’s taken aback when Kevin insists that Phelan has already told him about his involvement with her and Owen.

In Eastenders, Martin continues to worry for Stacey, but will she listen and get the help she needs? Meanwhile, Pam grows worried about Paul’s distracted behaviour and talks to Les about it, leaving him feeling hopeful about their future.

Later on, Paul confides in Les and Pam. With Paul on their mind, Pam and Les begin to rebuild their relationship but it's clear there is still a way to go.

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22:00 Deutschland 83 The bug in Linda’s desk is discovered and Nato goes on high alert

Big Celebrity 22:00 Brother Highlights of the latest events from inside CBB’s vaudeville themed house. Catch up on all the drama, action, arguments, and friendships and eavesdrop on the latest conversations in the diary room

13:20 Film - The ‘Burbs (PG) 15:25 Film - Smokey and the Bandit (PG) 17:15 Film - The Sting (PG) 20:00 The Classic Car Show 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Film - Exit Wounds (18)

23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:05 Film - 48 Hrs (15) 01:50 Embarrassing Bodies

23:00 Celebrity Botched Up Bodies 23:55 Film - Mr & Mrs Smith (15) 02:10 Super Casino

09:00 Trev Massey, 12:00 Tony De Love, 15:00 Keith Nicol

Jeanette Erath - Learn Spanish

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Go Negative In Spanish!

This week we are looking at negation in Spanish and importantly the differences between English and Spanish. When we write or speak English we tend to concentrate on the negative first and then end with a positive. We also know that we cannot have double negatives in English.

However with Spanish they tend to put everything in negative or put the positive first, I will give you some examples.

In English we would say there aren´t many books, whereas in Spanish they say – hay pocos libros literally translated as there are few books, which, while grammatically correct in English it isn’t used and sounds old fashioned and to my mind a bit posh!

There are many ways to make a sentence negative both in Spanish and English, here are a few words that

you will find useful when making a negative comment in Spanish: Never = nunca, never = jamás, never ever = nunca jamás, nobody/no-one = nadie, none = ningún/a/os/as, todavía no = not yet, no ….. para nada = not at all.

To make a basic negative sentence in Spanish we have to think about what we want to say, normally we just put the word ´no´ before the verb or pronoun, so I want to go = quiero ir, becomes I don´t want to go = no quiero ir.

That formula works for every basic sentence, even the ones we were looking at a couple of weeks ago: I like cats = me gustan los gatos becomes I don´t like cats = no me gustan los gatos. This is very straightforward and easier than English where we have to think about which auxiliary verb we are going to use in the question, because

also whatever tense we are using we also just put no before the verb clause, here are some examples of different verb tenses in positive and negative: I´ve been to the beach – he ido a la playa, I haven´t been to the beach – no he ido a la playa; yesterday I went to the shop – ayer fui a la tienda, yesterday I didn´t go to the beach – ayer no fui a la playa; tomorrow I´m going to go to school – mañana voy a ir al colegio, tomorrow I´m not going to go to school – mañana no voy a ir al colegio; I´m reading a book – estoy leyendo un libro, I´m not reading a book –no estoy leyendo un libro.

So you can see how easy this part of Spanish is, the next part to remember is the use of double negatives in Spanish which is common, however I´m sure you know that we don´t ever use them in English. In English we say

´there isn´t anyone in the street´ in Spanish they use the double negative ´no hay nadie en la calle´ literally – there isn´t nobody in the street, that sounds horrible in English but it´s correct Spanish grammar. The most common badly spoken phrase in English in my opinion, or at least one of them, is: there ain´t nobody, which firstly should be there isn´t nobody and secondly is grammatically wrong because isn´t and nobody are both negative words and so we, as English speakers cannot put them together but ´no hay nadie´ isn´t just common in Spanish it is also grammatically correct, of course in English we have to say there isn´t anybody. I haven`t got anything becomes – no tengo nada so if we want to say, I haven´t got anything to do, we need to say no tengo nada hacer.

We can use different

words of negation in Spanish in one sentence in the same way that we can do in English, e.g. nunca teníamos radio, así no escuchaba las noticias – we never had a radio so I didn´t hear the news.

The word ni gives the idea of not even, absolutely no, not a single. For example: cuando yo entré en el instituto no sabía ni qué quería estudiar – when I started high school I didn´t even know what I wanted to study. However ni…..ni is commonly translated as neither…..nor. It´s used as in English however remember that in Spanish the verb needs to be preceded by no: Tu vida no es ni major ni peor que la mía, sólo distinta – your life is neither better nor worse than mine, just different. Note the uses of the negative in the sentence and repeat, get used to saying phrases like that one over

and over again until you are used to how it sounds and you will begin to say it without having to think too much.

Finally remember that as in English, nada, nadie and nunca/jamás may be used in one-word answers, or with no for emphasis: ¿Alguna vez has ido a Inglaterra? No, nunca. ¿Hay alguien aquí que sabe tocar la guitarra?

No, nadie. ¿Quieres algo de comer? No, nada.

So you see that using negatives in Spanish is pretty straightforward and the hardest part maybe their use of double negatives. The best way to gain confidence with all this is by reading out loud, saying the phrases and repeating them so they sound natural and correct.

Do this with whatever you have to hand, newspapers, magazines or the internet and get used to talking Spanish.

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Monday 25th January

Burns Night

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Housing Enforcers 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Emergency Rescue Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Inside Out

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Escape to the Continent 09:15 World’s Sneakiest Animals 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Island Stories 14:05 The Pallisers 15:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 16:00 A Place to Call Home 16:45 Natural Curiosities 17:30 Best Bakes Ever 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys

21:00 EastEnders A dishevelled Martin reels from recent events

20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Journalists Naga Munchetty and Steph McGovern embark on the cross-country treasurehunting challenge

21:30 Panorama Is the Russian president really one of the richest people in the world?

Reporter Richard Bilton meets former Kremlin insiders who say they know how Putin’s riches are hidden 22:00 Silent Witness The accidental fatal shooting of a Polish teenager in an armed police operation sparks a series of murders, which links Turkish gangsters, a grieving family and a fractured firearms unit Concludes tomorrow 23:00 News 23:45 Tracey Ullman’s Show 00:15 Have I Got News for You 00:45 The Graham Norton Show 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

21:00 University Challenge Quiz show for students 21:30 Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking Mary cooks up five dishes suitable for those special days when you are having people round for dinner 22:00 Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher Joann discovers how Egypt’s enemies exploited a country weakened by internal strife, ultimately leading to its destruction 23:00 Insert Name Here 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Dragons’ Den 01:15 The Many Faces of Ronnie Corbett 02:15 Fern Britton Meets Baroness Brady 03:15 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Chas is shocked by Gordon’s news 20:30 Coronation Street Will Anna be forced to admit the truth?

21:00 Griff’s Great Britain Griff Rhys Jones explores the pleasures and perils of Dartmoor National Park - the largest and wildest area of open country in the south of England 21:30 Coronation Street Brendan comes between Mary and Norris 22:00 Benidorm The Maltbys are back and Pauline must battle her demons. Tiger and Joey get into trouble with a biker gang while Blow and Go sees some big changes.

Joyce Temple-Savage goes to a house auction and must fight it out with a surprise bidder!

23:00 News 23:45 The Jonathan Ross Show 00:50 Saved 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:35 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 How to Lose Weight Well Dr Xand van Tulleken and dietician Hala El-Shafie help six more people lose weight with different methods 22:00 The Undateables Couples featured on the show look to cement their relationships on romantic adventures overseas, and singletons hope they may find love abroad Alex and Eloise - who both have autism and first met 12 months ago - head off to France on their first holiday together 23:00 Crashing 23:35 Tattoo Fixers 00:35 First Dates 01:35 Bodyshockers 02:30 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 03:25 Grand Designs 04:20 Undercover Boss USA 05:15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Willed to Kill 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 World Rally C h a m p i o n s h i p Highlights Highlights of the opening stage of this year’s rally from Monte Carlo 21:00 Ice Road Truckers With Darrell’s new company going from strength to strength he enlists a new team member - but will they be able to hack it on the devilish ice roads?

22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Highlights of the latest events from inside CBB’s vaudeville themed house 23:00 Gotham 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00 Celebrity Big Brother: Best Bits 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 The Secret Life of the Family 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Dennis Christian, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Andy James, 18:00 Suzy G

DON´T MISS 07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Ellen DeGeneres 08:05 Dinner Date 09:05 Emmerdale 09:35 Coronation Street 10:35 Catchphrase 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:40 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Dark Knight (12) 01:00 Two and a Half Men 01:55 Mom

07:00 Man About the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Darling Buds of May 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Sherlock Holmes 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Unforgiven 01:00 Return Sherlock Holmes

07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:05 Duck Dynasty 07:50 Minder 08:50 The Professionals 09:50 Magnum, PI 10:50 The Sweeney 11:55 Duck Dynasty 12:55 Pawn Stars 13:50 Minder 14:55 The Professionals 15:55 Magnum, PI 16:55 The Sweeney 17:55 Minder 19:00 The Professionals 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Storage Wars 22:00 Storage Wars Texas 23:00 Ax Men 00:00 Bundesliga 01:00 Film - Last Man Standing (18)

SOAPS

Meanwhile, Kirin is stressed at having to juggle work and a baby. Can Kirin cope with being a dad and a businessman?

the sure knowledge that she wouldn’t admit to Kevin about the sex. In an attempt to twist the knife, Phelan tells Kevin how Gary knocked him unconscious after the project with Owen turned sour.

Kevin is horrified and soon confronts Anna, wanting to know why Gary attacked Phelan and left him for dead. Anna remains tight lipped.

In Emmerdale, Aaron is shocked to realise that he’s made Robert doubt him. Robert thinks he’s lost Aaron as he walks away.

Later, Chas is heartbroken when Gordon dumps her, telling her that he can’t break up a mother and son.

Elsewhere, Ross is winded to see the finality of Debbie’s disappearance as Cain gives Laurel the keys to Mulberry. Ross secretly grabs Cain’s phone and finally gets through to Debbie. When Cain finds him talking to his daughter, how will he react?

In Coronation Street, Anna confides in Izzy about how Phelan gave Kevin his version of events. Phelan painted himself as the victim, in

Later, Gary arrives home and is stunned to see Phelan working on the Arches. Gary sees red and makes a grab for him.

As Phelan feigns terror, Kevin rushes to his aid.

Will a horrified Anna be forced to admit the truth

UNFORGIVEN ITV3 00.00 A woman is released from prison after serving 15 years for the murders of two policemen, and faces the daunting prospect of rebuilding her life. But while she is busy finding work, learning to use cash machines and working out modern train timetables, the sons of one of her vicabout what Phelan did to her?

In the second episode, Anna reins Gary in, while Kevin orders Jason to take Phelan to the pub out of harm’s way. Still wound up, Gary tells Kevin that Phelan is a monster and he’s obviously only heard half of the story. Knowing that Ron is ripping him off, Jason and Phelan suggest

Burns Night is annually celebrated in Scotland on or around January 25. It commemorates the life of the bard (poet) Robert Burns, who was born on January 25, 1759. The day also celebrates Burns' contribution to Scottish culture. Burns' best known work is "Auld Lang Syne".

Robert Burns is one of the most iconic Scots of all time.

His work and legacy continues to inspire writers, musicians and artists around the world, but how well do you know the national treasure?

We take a look at 5 little known facts about the famous Scot.

1. Worldwide, there are more statues dedicated to Robert Burns than any other non-religious figure, after Queen Victoria and Christopher Columbus. As well as in Scotland, monuments dedicated to the poet can be found in America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and France.

2. It is claimed that Michael Jackson’s smash hit Thriller was inspired by the Tam O’Shanter poem.

3. The Scot was the first person to ever feature on a commemorative bottle of Coca Cola.

4. Legendary artist Bob Dylan revealed that A Red, Red Rose by Burns is his source of greatest creative inspiration.

tims, outraged at her release, have vengeance in mind. Thriller, starring Suranne Jones, with Siobhan Finneran.

5. Astronaut Nick Patrick carried a miniature book of Burns poetry on a two week long space mission with him in 2010.

to Kevin that they should take over the contract.

Kevin agrees.

eventually convincing him to go to the hospital.

Calling at the flat, Kevin tells Anna that Ron was ripping him off, so he’s given the contract to Jason and Phelan instead.

Anna tries to hide her dismay. Kevin assures her that in a few weeks the building work will be finished and Phelan will be history. Anna fights back tears.

In Eastenders, Martin is struggling following last week’s events and refuses to visit Stacey in the hospital. Kathy has a heart-toheart with him and reminisces about his parents,

Kathy joins Martin for moral support, but once he’s alone with Stacey, he promises her that everything will be okay. Later, back on the Square, Martin tells Kathy that he’ll find a way to reunite Stacey and Arthur, but he gets a huge shock when he returns to the flat...

Tuesday 26th January

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1998 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Housing Enforcers 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Emergency Rescue Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Martin’s world continues to fall apart 21:00 Holby City A shocking family secret is revealed when a patient on AAU opens up old wounds for Serena 22:00 Silent Witness Jack leads the hunt for suspected killer Bruno, but unknowingly enters the world of London’s small but devastating gun trade. As further victims fall prey to the murderer, the pathology and forensics begin to point to a highly trained individual, and Jack puts himself in grave danger in order to discover what really happened 23:00 News 23:45 Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur 00:45 Live at the Apollo 01:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:35 News

07:15 The Housing Enforcers 08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Escape to the Continent 09:15 Thief Trackers 09:45 Great British Railway Journeys 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Island Stories 14:05 The Pallisers 15:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 16:00 A Place to Call Home 16:45 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 17:30 Best Bakes Ever 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Clive Russell takes on Tim Healy in an antiques battle 21:00 Winterwatch Chris, Michaela and Martin return as they present from their base at Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms 22:00 The Real Marigold Hotel A group of celebrities travel to India to see whether they can have a more rewarding retirement there than in the UK 23:00 Phone Shop Idol 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Race to Super Bowl 50 01:05 The Town that Took on the Taxman 02:05 Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher 03:05 Trust Me, I’m a Doctor 04:05 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale It is moving day for Ashley and Laurel 20:30 The Kyle Files Jeremy investigates the dangers of the internet and discovers how people can purchase weapons, drugs and passports 21:00 Sugar Free Farm Six famous faces undertake a dietary experiment to live without sugar for two weeks, moving into a farm, where they work in return for their share of healthy, wholesome food 22:00 Saved The final episode features the story of a gunman who opens fire on a nuclear submarine, resulting in a dramatic struggle as two civilians try to overpower him. Also, a group of English teenage cadets come across some seriously injured climbers in the French Pyrenees 23:00 News 23:40 On Assignment 00:10 The Nick 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Tricks of the Restaurant Trade Kate and Simon examine the chicken market 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Moscow Richard Ayoade and Greg Davies attempt to extract the essence of Moscow 22:00 The Mad World of Donald Trump Matt Frei enters the colourful and mad world of presidential hopeful Donald Trump, whose meteoric political rise comes amid one of the most controversial campaigns ever seen 23:00 Kid Criminals 00:00 Dogs on the Dole 01:05 15 Kids and Counting 02:00 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:30 Gillette World Sport 02:55 International Snowdon Race 03:55 Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 04:50 Undercover Boss USA 05:40 Deal or No Deal

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Escape From Polygamy 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Dog Rescuers Steph rehomes an older dog who has been neglected 21:00 Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun Cameras follow 51-year-old Graham, entertainments manager of the popular Villamar campsite, who longs to be with his girlfriend Jackie 2,000 miles away in Northern Ireland 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Join Emma Willis as a celebrity housemate fails to make the cut and is evicted from CBB’s vaudeville-themed house 23:00 The Secret Life of the Family 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00 Celebrity Big Brother 02:00 Super Casino 04:10 10,000 BC 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Dennis Christian, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Andy James, 18:00 Suzy G

DON´T MISS 07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Ellen DeGeneres 08:05 Dinner Date 09:05 Emmerdale 09:35 Coronation Street 10:35 Catchphrase 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:40 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Mom 23:00 Film - Knocked Up (15) 01:40 Two and a Half Men

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, It’s moving day for Ashley and Laurel, but things go wrong when Laurel falls off a ladder.

Emma checks Laurel’s blood pressure but leaves her stunned by suggesting that she may be pregnant.

Laurel is troubled and wonders how she can look after both a baby and Ashley, but how will Ashley

07:00 Man About the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Darling Buds of May 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Sherlock Holmes 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Unforgiven

07:00 Duck Dynasty 07:45 Minder 08:45 The Professionals 09:50 Magnum, PI 10:50 The Sweeney 11:55 Duck Dynasty 12:50 Pawn Stars 13:50 Minder 14:55 The Professionals 15:55 Magnum, PI 16:55 The Sweeney 18:00 Minder 19:00 The Professionals 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:00 River Monsters 23:00 Film - The Specialist (18) 01:15 Film Absolute Power (15)

TRAVEL MAN: 48 HOURS IN MOSCOW

Richard Ayoade is joined

by Greg Davies for two days in Moscow. The pair’s first port of call in the Russian capital is Red Square, where their appreciation of the Kremlin, St Basil’s and Lenin’s tomb is rudely interrupted as the tanks

roll by at rehearsals for a military parade. They also visit the Cosmonaut Museum and try genuine space food, followed by a visit to one of the strangest circuses in the world.

take the news?

Finally, Vanessa suggests that a struggling Kirin should take paternity leave, while Leyla is happy to see Nikhil and Jacob bonding.

wants to spend another night working.

and baby unit for Stacey and Arthur.

Later, Nancy and Whitney come to blows over an earlier decision made by Whitney. As the pair fight, Mick and Linda walk in on the commotion.

Elsewhere, a drunken Phil continues to embarrass himself at The Vic. After Paul helps carry Phil home, he finds himself alone with Ben.

Meanwhile, Martin struggles to come to terms with his discovery. At the same time, Shabnam has to paint on a smile when Kush arranges a surprise birthday party for her, but she soon gets fed up with so many questions about Stacey and leaves. At the hospital, Shabnam visits Stacey and realises the pain she is in. Later on, Shabnam tells Martin that they need to find a mother

Also today, Kathy argues with Ian over the new plan for Bobby to leave tomorrow rather than September, but she eventually agrees that it’s the best thing for Bobby.

Meanwhile, Paddy warns Marlon off Tess by telling him that she’s a married woman. He also asks Tess if she’s really interested in Marlon, but Tess reveals that she’s hurt over his accusations with the social worker.

Elsewhere, Zak suggests to Belle that he could give her some secret driving lessons, but his idea doesn’t go down well.

Also today, Chas tells Marlon that she has got someone else who is interested in the pub. She clearly has high expectations of the call she is about to make.

In Eastenders, Nancy is overjoyed by the clear success of her time in charge of The Vic when she sees the takings. She disappoints Tamwar when she refuses to go to Shabnam’s party as she

C4 21:30

In Holby City, Arthur’s hopes of an easy first day back on Keller are dashed when he meets his first patient, Austin Shreve Morven’s dad. As Morven fusses over her father,

Clinton denies affair with intern President Clinton has strongly denied allegations that he had an affair with a 24-year-old former White House aide. He also rejected accusations that he asked her to lie about the relationship on oath.

Mr Clinton has come under intense media pressure as rumours circulate that he conducted an 18-month affair with Monica Lewinsky in 1995 Miss Lewinsky, who is currently in hiding, has made no public admission, although it is understood that she has admitted to the relationship on tape.

The president made his categoric denial at a White House news conference today.

With his fist clenched and his voice shaking, he said: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. "I never told anybody to lie, not a single time, never.

"These allegations are false and I need to get back to work for the American people." Mr Clinton left the room without answering any questions.

First lady Hillary Clinton is said to be in "fighting mood" and has vowed to stand by her husband to save his political career.

The rumours of the affair first surfaced during an investigation into Mr Clinton by Independent prosecutor Kenneth Starr.

Mr Starr is understood to be keen for Miss Lewinsky to give evidence before the grand jury about the alleged affair.

Hanssen piles on the pressure by reminding Arthur that Austin is an influential benefactor of the hospital.

Austin reveals that he ended up in hospital during a trip to South America.

When tests appear to show liver abnormalities, Morven is in denial and questions Arthur’s judgement since it’s his first day back, but the damage to Austin’s liver turns out to be severe.

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CODE CRACKER

Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents B and 11 represents L, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across

26 Interfere (6)

1 Change (6) 4 Swore (6) 9 Jails (9) 10/17 Overeat (3,3) 11 Grim (5) 12 Chemical compound (7) 13 Consume (3) 14 Hazardous (5) 15 Cults (5) 17 See 10 18 Experienced (7) 21 Adjust (5) 23 Spasm (3) 24 Travels passed (9) 25 Sudden surge (6)

Down 1 Loses weight (5) 2 Invoke admiration (7) 3 Flue (7) 5 Distress (5) 6 Reddish brown (5) 7 Stray from a topic (7) 8 Oppressed (11) 14 Italian rice dish (7) 15 Surprise (7) 16 Broken (7) 19 Sustain (5)

20 Pillages (5) 22 Sample (5)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Sociable, 5 Bias, 9 Larders, 10 Shame, 11 Team, 12 Relaxed, 15 Dancer, 16 Decade, 19 Barrier, 21 Cake, 24 Cross, 25 Vertigo, 26 Ewer, 27 Progress. Down: 1 Solitude, 2 Certain, 3 Area, 4 Listen, 6 Irate, 7 Seek, 8 Escapee, 13 Refresh, 14 Generous, 17 Avarice, 18 Beaver, 20 Abode, 22 Ache, 23 Brag.

Scribble Pad

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 One tug is wrecked, in a manner of speaking (6) 4 The lady is for turning!

(5) 8 Spots old German money (5) 9 One sour organisation is troublesome (7) 10 Northern climb is developing (7) 11 Prefers new style post (4) 12 A joint that’s all the rage (3) 14 Dull comeback made by this poet (4) 15 Mary goes out with a lot of soldiers (4) 18 Some lucky escapes, of course (3) 21 Morning doctor on rounds (4) 23 A person with a whip or a tennis shoe (7) 25 Possesses layer and rasher (7) 26 Sudden attack during frantic tussle (5) 27 Wagon mentioned by John, for example (5)

28 Longs to get positive answer about a service (6) Down 1 Domesticating an unusual mating (6) 2 Sea nymph returned to South Africa to appear in The Merchant of Venice (7) 3 Rocky has a French sweetheart (8) 4 Come across swarm on the way up (4) 5 Drop around love, and wilt (5) 6 Maltreat half-hearted wife on ecstasy (6) 7 Early life from what you thought (5) 13 Joy is in the parade (8) 16 Follow fashion on Timor (7) 17 Possibly chews a nut (6) 19 Grim extract from a Boris Pasternak novel (5) 20 Takes breaks after wife (6) 22 Unclear it’s my makeup (5) 24 To yield and be generous (4)

STANDARD CLUES Down Across 1 Domesticating (6) 1 Mouth part (6) 2 Portia’s servant in ‘The 4 Woman of refinement (5) Merchant of Venice’ (7) 8 Brands (5) 3 Shaky (8) 9 Burdensome (7) 4 Encounter (4) 10 Being born (7) 5 Hang down (5) 11 Chooses (4) 6 Maltreat (6) 12 Pelvic girdle (3) 7 Adolescence (5) 14 Lyric poet (4) 15 Military force (4) 13 Heaven (8) 18 Affirmative (3) 16 Computer screen (7) 21 Missiles and such (4) 17 Kind of nut (6) 23 Fitness coach (7) 19 Strict (5) 25 More hurried (7) 20 Seizes from (6) 26 Metrical stress (5) 22 Foggy (5) 27 Famous US actor (5) 24 Present (4) 28 Pines for (6) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Devil, 4 Famous, 9 Caramel, 10 Posse, 11 Omit, 12 Norfolk, 13 Lit, 14 Idea, 16 Noel, 18 Gig, 20 Bugbear, 21 Abet, 24 Chela, 25 Look out, 26 Sister, 27 Latch. Down: 1 Doctor, 2 Verdi, 3 Limp, 5 Aspiring, 6 Onshore, 7 Specks, 8 Blunt, 13 Lacerate, 15 Daggers, 17 Abacus, 18 Grill, 19 Stitch, 22 Boost, 23 Roll.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

2 letter words As By 3 letter words Are Bra Doc Duo Keg Lag Sue Use 4 letter words Aces Ages Aids Aloe

Also Alum Amid Anon Bank Bare Bars Bill Eery Emmy Gist Glen Iran Item Lard Lock Logs Myna Oafs Olio

Prim Rapt Rein Ring Rose Rued Scar Slat Yoke 5 letter words Aired Aisle Altar Asian Bonus Brags Broke Bungs Cards

Cease Clegg Copse Drags Goods Iambs Needs Pious Racer Range Refer Salsa Serge Silky Snout Tiger Toady Toner Tongs

6 letter words Bailer Coarse Malady Peseta Scribe Sienna Specie 8 letter words Bollards Terminus 9 letter words Concierge Dandelion

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across 1 Además de (7) 5 Dressing gowns (5) 8 Beehive (7) 9 Playing card (5) 10 Focas (animales) (5) 11 Ostras (7) 12 Press (newspapers) (6) 14 Pasa (6) 17 Delay (hold-up) (7) 19 Habitaciones (5) 22 Pantalones vaqueros (5) 23 Fencing (sport) (7) 24 Sombra (zona sin sol) (5) 25 Tailors (7)

Down 1 Mouths (of people, animals, bottles) (5) 2 Chair (5) 3 Vestidos (de mujeres) (7) 4 Estación (parte del año) (6) 5 Huesos (5) 6 Servicios (7) 7 Hijastro (7) 12 Pairs (7) 13 Entrance (7) 15 Coats (garments) (7) 16 Toallas (6) 18 Pasillo (en avión, teatro) (5) 20 To hate (5) 21 Estrellas (5)

11 Across 6 American actress, winner of two Academy Award for Best Actress, Boys Don’t Cry (1990) and Million Dollar Baby (2004): Hilary ---- (5) 7 Television information retrieval service created in the UK in the early 1970s by the Philips Lead Designer for VDUs, John Adams (8) 10 Debut record album of musician Mike Oldfield, the was the first album released

by Virgin Records: ------Bells (7) 11 American music variety television show that aired from 1964 to 1966 and 1963 Top 10 hit single by the Shadows (7) 12 Part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations (7) 13 Rich, deep red colour inclining to purple (7) 14 American thoroughbred racehorse that won the Triple Crown (Kentucky

Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.) in 1973 (11) 19 Small elongated insects with pairs of terminal appendages that resemble pincers (7) 21 Legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body (7) 23 Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast (7) 25 In rugby union, a formation of parallel lines of opposing forwards at right angles to the touchline when the ball is thrown in (4-3) 26 Person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty (8) 27 Greek storyteller - the moral animal fables associated with him were probably collected from many sources and initially communicated orally (5) Down 1 Cultivated plants eaten as vegetables, with thick green or purple leaves (8)

SUDOKU (Easy)

Quiz Word

2 American orbiting space laboratory launched in 1973, used for experiments in zero gravity and for astrophysical studies

until 1974 (6) 3 British vocal group, founded in 1949 by Cliff Adams and Ronnie Milne, whose UK hit singles

include Twenty Tiny Fingers, Happy Wanderer, I See The Moon and Broken Wings (10) 4 Money or goods contributed to the poor (4) 5 Second book of the Old Testament that tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led

by Moses (6) 6 Navigation system using location and traffic information from orbiting satellites (3-3) 8 Capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river (7) 9 Representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organisations (5) 13 Large, decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs or candles (10) 15 Insect related to the grasshoppers but with shorter legs. The male produces a characteristic musical chirping sound (7) 16 Slow-moving typically herbivorous land reptile of warm climates, enclosed in

a scaly or leathery domed shell into which it can retract its head and thick legs (8) 17 English poet (1795 – 1821), a principal figure of the romantic movement, who wrote all of his most famous poems, including La Belle Dame sans Merci, Ode to a Nightingale and Ode on a Grecian Urn in 1818: John ----- (5) 18 Nickname given to a British tabloid newspaper like The Sun (3,3) 20 Greek island in the SE Aegean, off the Turkish coast, the largest of the Dodecanese and the most easterly island in the Aegean (6) 22 Member of a Germanic people that ravaged Gaul, Spain, Rome (455), and North Africa in the 4th–5th centuries (6) 24 Hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep, and other animals, used to make foods such as puddings, pastry, and mincemeat (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH LOS CINCO SENTIDOS

Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch.

(Answers below)

music QUIZ

ANSEWRS 1. As High As An Elephants Eye 2. Flamenco 3.

Chris Rea 4. Colonel Blake 5. Brighton 6. Soft Cell 7. 1975 8.

Cliff Richard 9. The Osmonds 10. I Wanna Be Your Man 11.

Dave Clark

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 1 Syracuse, 5 Spasms, 9 Upstaged, 10 In lieu, 12 Lorgnette, 13 Magma, 14 Tsar, 16 Preface, 19 Traffic, 21 Echo, 24 Butch, 25 Sagebrush, 27 Icarus, 28 True Blue, 29 Sniper, 30 Geldings Down: 1 Sculls, 2 Rosary, 3 Chain, 4 Shelter, 6 Phnom Penh, 7 Stingray, 8 Sausages, 11 Help, 15 Safe house, 17 Stubbies, 18 Pastrami, 20 Cash, 21 En garde, 22 Dunlin, 23 Cheers, 26 Bread.

la vision

el olfato

la vista

el sabor

los oidos

el tacto

los ojos

la audicion

oir

la boca

oler

la lengua

saborear

la nariz

tocar

la piel

ver

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

1.el gusto, 2.el olfato, 3.el sabor,

15.oler, 16.saborear, 17.tocar,

g.the ears, h.the skin, i.the

4.el tacto, 5.la audición, 6.la

18.ver.

nose, j.the eyes. K.the feel, l.the

boca, 7.la lengua, 8.la nariz, 9.la

touch, m.the sense of smell, Answers: 1f, 2m, 3f, 4l, 5q, 6r, 7p, 8i, 9h, 10n, 11o, 12g, 13j, 14d, 15c, 16a, 17b, 18e.

1. In The Song 'Oh What A Beautiful Morning' From Oklohoma How High Does The Corn Grow?

2. What Is The Spanish Dance Music Normally Associated With Castanets?

3. Who Had A Hit In 1990 & 1994 With 'Tell Me There Is A Heaven'?

4. McLean Stevenson played which character on the TV show M*A*S*H? 5. Which South coast Town Do The Levellers Come From?

6. Who Recorded The Albums 'Non Stop Erotic Cabaret' And The 'Art Of Falling Apart'?

7. In Which Year Did The Bay City Rollers Have 2 Singles In The Number One Slot?

8. Who Played The Part Of Bongo Herbert In A Classic 1959 Movie?

9. How Are 'Alan, Wayne Merrill, Jay & Donny' More Commonly Known?

10. What Was The Lennon-McCartney Composition To 11. Who had 60's hits with 'Glad All Over' & 'Bits & Pieces'?

el gusto

piel, 10.la visión, 11.la vista,

a.to taste, b.to touch, c.to smell,

n.vision, o.sight, p.the tongue,

12.los oídos, 13.los ojos, 14.oir,

d.to hear, e.to see, f.the taste,

q.the hearing, r.the mouth

Soduko

Span - Eng

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Wednesday 27th January 1984

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Housing Enforcers 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Emergency Rescue Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Dickensian An upsetting discovery for Bucket looks like it finally offers him the evidence he needs to link Fagin to Jacob Marley 21:30 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off Jason Manford, Maddy Hill, David James and Samantha Cameron take on baking challenges for Sport Relief 22:30 Would I Lie to You? Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell return for an episode of previously unseen material from the hit comedy panel show 23:00 News 23:45 Children Saved From the Nazis: A Hero’s Story 00:45 Film - 2016 01:15 Film - Someone to Watch Over Me (15) 03:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 03:05 News

07:15 The Housing Enforcers 08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Escape to the Continent 09:15 Sophia: Suffragette Princess 09:45 Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 The Daily Politics 14:00 Island Stories 14:05 The Pallisers 15:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 16:00 A Place to Call Home 16:45 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 17:30 Best Bakes Ever 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 More than 200 Holocaust survivors attend a unique commemoration at Guildhall in London to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 21:00 Winterwatch Chris, Martin and Michaela are live and are on the trail of the Scottish tiger 22:00 Trust Me, I’m a Doctor The doctors reveal the secrets to how we can all stick to those health resolutions we made at New Year 23:00 Good News 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Cars of the People

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 18:00The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Lisa teaches Zak and Joanie a lesson 20:30 Coronation Street Will Audrey confess her feelings to Ken? 21:00 Midsomer Murders An international cycling competition comes to the Midsomer village of Burwood Mantle, but when the race leader is murdered, DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson must investigate During the race’s finale, the victim overtook his team-mate to win, leaving the team owner annoyed that he disobeyed his orders, and the rival manager disappointed that his team lost.

However, as the pair look into the case, they find themselves drawn into a competitive world of blackmail, bribery and bloodshed, where winning comes at any cost 23:00 News 23:40 Parking Wars 00:40 The Kyle Files 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - The Gourmet Detective (15) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

Michael Jackson burned in Pepsi ad

20:00 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords After his tenants refuse to move out, a landlord starts extensive building work around them, 21:00 Mary Portas: while another landlord tries Secret Shopper The retail to recover £30,000 in guru visits The 157 Store, a unpaid rent through the courts menswear shop near Portsmouth, but has a bat- 21:00 GPs: Behind tle on her hands when Closed Doors Two owner Andy refuses to patients arrive with probassociated with change his laddish behav- lems iour and outdated style that mountain climbing is turning away customers 22:00 Celebrity Big 22:00 24 Hours in A and E Brother Highlights of the latest events from inside After falling over during the CBB’s vaudeville themed night at home and being house rushed into A&E, 85-yearold Maura faces potentially 23:00 10,000 BC 00:05 life-changing injuries as CT Capital One Cup 01:05 scans reveal broken bones That’s So 1980 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 in her spine 10,000 BC 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 Great 23:00 Bodyshockers 00:05 Scientists 05:45 House The Undateables 01:10 Doctor C4’s Future Sounds: Music on 4 01:35 How to Lose Weight Well 02:30 Embarrassing Bodies 08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Dennis Christian, 13:00 03:25 Film - Another Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Andy Stakeout (PG) 05:15 Phil James, 18:00 Suzy G Spencer: Secret Agent

The 25-year-old entertainer was singing his hit "Billie Jean" for a Pepsi Cola commercial in Los Angeles when the special effects went wrong.

07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News

DON´T MISS 07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Ellen DeGeneres 08:05 Dinner Date 09:05 Emmerdale 09:35 The Cube 10:35 Catchphrase 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:40 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - Skyfall (12) 00:55 Two and a Half Men

SOAPS

07:00 Man About the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Darling Buds of May 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Sherlock Holmes 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 Wild at Heart 16:15 Where the Heart is 17:20 Man About the House 17:55 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs 22:00 Women Behind Bars 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Unforgiven of Ashley’s condition.

Doug is blunt with Ashley and tells him to put Laurel first.

Meanwhile, Kirin is relieved when Rishi offers to cover the business for him while he takes paternity leave. Rakesh feels hurt as a result.

In Emmerdale, Laurel continues to lie to Ashley that she doesn’t want the baby because of her previous drink problem, but Ashley is adamant that she can’t terminate the pregnancy.

Elsewhere, Aaron is troubled at the distance between himself and his mum. Later, Chas tells Lisa that she has found a business partner but is keeping it a secret for now.

Laurel admits to Nicola she can’t face losing her baby, but has to because

Also today, Joanie wants Lisa to help bring Zak and Belle closer together

07:00 Duck Dynasty 07:45 Minder 08:45 The Professionals 09:50 Magnum, PI 10:50 The Sweeney 11:55 Duck Dynasty 12:50 Pawn Stars 13:50 Minder 14:55 The Professionals 16:00 Magnum, PI 18:00 Minder 19:00 The Professionals 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Storage Wars Texas 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Film - The Kingdom (15) 01:15 River Monsters again. Lisa takes revenge on interfering Joanie by dumping off Zak’s pigs at Dale View. Zak suggests to Joanie that they should go to stay in Abe’s place in Ireland for a while.

Finally, Paddy clearly has a plan when he invites Tess to come along to a vet conference with him.

In Coronation Street, When Ken reminds Audrey of their drink later,

SKYFALL ITV2 22:00 Spy adventure starring Daniel Craig as agent James Bond. When an operation to retrieve a computer hard drive containing the names of agents goes wrong, the authority of MI6 boss M comes under scrutiny. Her only ally seems to be Bond, who is assigned to track down the mastermind behind the theft. It’s Audrey is embarrassed and makes out that she’s too busy. At the salon, Audrey is run off her feet and snaps at David and Kylie.

Finally alone, Audrey tidies round when suddenly she suffers chest pains and collapses. Finding the salon door open, Ken enters and is horrified to find Audrey slumped in a chair. As Ken phones for an ambulance, will Audrey confess her love for him?

Meanwhile, Norris warns Mary that Brendan isn’t a very nice person and he’s worried for her. Mary is dismissive, reckoning Norris is jealous. Soon

a mission that will reveal long-hidden secrets from M’s and Bond’s pasts Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench,Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, and Albert Finney.. afterwards, Brendan arrives at Dev’s house, where Mary has missed going with Dev to watch Asha’s cross country.

Explaining that Dev is out for the day, Mary excitedly ushers him into Number 7.

As Mary and Brendan cavort on the sofa in a state of undress, Dev arrives home early.

Brendan grabs his shirt while Mary is mortified.

When Dev suggests that he’d prefer it if they used Brendan’s house in future, will Mary be forced to admit that Brendan is married?

Elsewhere, Rita meets up with Jenny in the park.

Michael Jackson has received hospital treatment for serious burns to his head after his hair caught light during a freak filming accident.

Three thousand fans saw a firework display erupt behind the superstar, showering him in sparks and setting light to his hair.

Some studio audience members said he was so calm, they thought the incident was part of the act.

The singer is reported to have covered his burning hair with his jacket as his brothers and stage hands rushed to help.

One member of the audience, Virginia Watson, witnessed the accident.

"He was wonderful. He reassured people even as he was being taken away on a stretcher", she said.

Michael Jackson was taken to hospital where he was treated for second degree burns.

Plastic surgeon Steven Hoeffin said Jackson, who was voted America's entertainer of the year, could need surgery to his head.

"He is in discomfort", said the doctor. "It will take a few weeks to determine the hair loss."

The superstar is earning a reputed £7m for the series.

Jenny assures her that she has got her life back on track and asks her if she can possibly forgive her.

When Rita hesitates, Jenny gets upset and flees - dropping her purse on the way. Having found Jenny’s address in the purse, Rita tracks her down to a squalid bedsit.

Will Jenny admit just what a mess her life is in?

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Thursday 28th January

1986

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Housing Enforcers 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 Emergency Rescue Down Under 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Father Brown 16:00 For What It’s Worth 16:45 James Martin: Home Comforts 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Whitney and Nancy find themselves at each other’s throat 21:00 Dickensian Honoria comes to terms with letting Hawdon go and is stunned to learn of Amelia’s engagement to Compeyson. A surprising discovery shocks the Barbary family, and Bucket searches for reasons to keep Fagin in prison 21:30 EastEnders One resident receives some devastating news 22:00 Death in Paradise The team must solve a deeply personal case when Dwayne’s old mentor is found dead and a text message indicates it was murder. DI Goodman tries to unleash his inner gourmand 23:00 News 23:45 Question Time 00:45 This Week 01:30 Weather 01:35 News

07:15 The Housing Enforcers 08:00 Wanted Down Under 08:45 Escape to the Continent 09:15 Great British Menu 09:45 Terry and Mason’s Great Food Trip 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 Island Stories 14:05 The Pallisers 15:00 Tennis: Australian Open Highlights 16:00 A Place to Call Home 16:45 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 17:30 Best Bakes Ever 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Great British Railway Journeys 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Poets Benjamin Zephaniah and Roger McGough take on the treasure-hunting challenge 21:00 Winterwatch Lolo Williams is on the trail of water deer, an animal that looks like a sabre-tooth teddy bear 22:00 The Story of China Michael Wood tells the story of China’s first great international age under the Tang Dynasty (618-907) 23:00 The Clare Balding Show 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher 01:15 Panorama 01:45 Saving the Forgotten Jews 02:15 Victorian Bakers 03:15 This is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Kerry puts her foot in it 20:30 Tonight Richard Edgar examines the problems facing productivity in Britain, asking whether it is down to procrastinating workers or a lack of resources 21:00 Emmerdale Laurel fears the worst 21:30 Birds of a Feather Tracey is annoyed by the way Dorien continues entertaining her gentlemen callers and is irritated by the fact that Sharon is not bringing in a living wage - so she throws them both out 22:00 Jericho News of Johnny’s true identity spreads like wildfire throughout the town, leaving him isolated. Coates now sees him as a rival and even Annie is keeping her distance 23:00 News 23:40 John Bishop’s Gorilla Adventure 00:45 Murder, She Wrote 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 King of Queens 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Undercover Boss USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Deal or No Deal 16:10 Countdown 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location Kirstie’s with Sam and Becky, who are looking for a house in Nottingham with a sizeable plot of land. Phil’s with Nigel and Jane who sold their Australian home to be closer to family after Nigel was diagnosed with dementia 22:00 The Restoration Man Mark and Laura have hatched a risky plan to convert two beautiful but crumbling church buildings into family homes 23:00 First Dates 00:05 24 Hours in A and E 01:10 The Mad World of Donald Trump 02:05 Three Wives, One Husband 03:00 Manchester’s Serial Killer?

03:55 Undercover Boss USA 04:50 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 05:45 Deal or No Deal

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film My Daughter Must Live 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben journeys to Central America to live with Ian Usher who sold ‘his life’ on eBay and bought a tiny island off the coast of Panama for £30,000 21:00 Britain’s Bloody Crown From the birth of Henry VII in 1457 his 13year-old widowed mother succeeded in keeping her only son safe as England descended into chaos 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Highlights of the latest events from inside CBB’s vaudeville themed house 23:00 10,000 BC 00:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 Great Scientists

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Dennis Christian, 13:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Andy James, 18:00 Suzy G

DON´T MISS 07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Ellen DeGeneres 08:05 Dinner Date 09:05 Emmerdale 09:35 Coronation Street 10:05 You’ve Been Framed 10:35 Catchphrase 11:20 Dinner Date 12:20 Royal Pains 13:10 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:40 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Scorpion 23:00 Film - Little Man (12)

07:00 Man About the House 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Darling Buds of May 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Sherlock Holmes 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 Wild at Heart 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:20 Man About the House 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 Britain’s Busiest Airport Heathrow 23:00 Law and Order: UK 00:00 Blue Murder 01:35 Sherlock Holmes

07:00 Duck Dynasty 07:45 Minder 08:45 The Professionals 09:50 Magnum, PI 11:50 Duck Dynasty 12:45 Pawn Stars 13:40 Minder 14:50 The Professionals 15:55 Magnum, PI 16:50 The Sweeney 17:55 Minder 19:00 The Professionals 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Classic Car Show 22:00 Film - Universal Soldier: Regeneration (18) 00:00 Film - Exit Wounds (18)

BRITAIN’S BUSIEST AIRPORT - HEATHROW

SOAPS

Soon afterwards, Vanessa encourages Rhona to go and surprise Paddy at the conference. When Rhona arrives at reception, she begins to head up to his room...

invites herself in.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, the sonographer tells Laurel that she cannot say for sure if she has lost the baby. Laurel is advised to wait and take it easy. Back home, Laurel is devastated and continues to blame herself as she tells Doug that she’s lost her baby, not wanting sympathy from him or Ashley.

In Emmerdale, Paddy and Tess arrive at the hotel, both excited about their night away together. At the same time, Rhona discovers that they’ve got through to the panel stage of the adoption and she calls Paddy to tell him.

Paddy immediately decides to cut short his stay at the hotel and tells Tess that it’s over between them.

Meanwhile, Laurel tells Ashley that the doctor has advised her to allow herself more time to make a decision about the baby.

Later, Laurel comes downstairs after a shower and is scared as she tells Ashley that she’s bleeding.

In the second episode, Paddy and Tess panic when Rhona arrives at their hotel room door.

Paddy forces Tess into the bathroom and Rhona

Rhona and Paddy agree to eat together in the hotel restaurant - but Rhona soon spots Tess and calls her over. Tess lies that she is there with Pierce and accepts as Rhona invites her to have some champagne. With Tess now a woman scorned, Paddy prepares for the worst convinced that she will reveal their affair.

ITV3 22:00 Documentary series going behind the scenes of the airport, finding out how its infrastructure helps staff process thousands of passengers arriving from 84 different countries around the globe. The first edition takes a look at how air safety officers work in tandem with air traffic control

In Eastenders, Tensions remain high in The Vic following Nancy and Whitney’s fight. Nancy claims that Whitney is causing trouble, but Mick decides to support Whitney.

In the car, Whitney opens up to Mick and asks him if

to keep the runways free of debris, and there’s a glimpse at life in the animal reception centre, where a wide variety of animals are welcomed ranging from pet ferrets to a tiger. it’s possible to love two people. Whitney soon leans in for a kiss with Mick, but how will he react?

Seven dead in space shuttle disaster The American space shuttle, Challenger, has exploded killing all seven astronauts on board.

The five men and two women - including the first teacher in space - were just over a minute into their flight from Cape Canaveral in Florida when the Challenger blew up.

The astronauts' families, at the airbase, and millions of Americans witnessed the world's worst space disaster live on TV. The danger from falling debris prevented rescue boats reaching the scene for more than an hour.

In 25 years of space exploration seven people have died - today that total has been doubled. President Ronald Reagan has described the tragedy as "a national loss".

The Challenger's flight, the 25th by a shuttle, had already been delayed because of bad weather.

High winds, then icicles caused the launch to be postponed from 22 January. But Nasa officials insist safety remains their top priority and there was no pressure to launch the shuttle today.

The shuttle crew was led by Commander Dick Scobee, 46.

Christa McAuliffe, 37, married with two children, was to be the first school teacher in space - picked from among 10,000 entries for a competition.

Speaking before the launch, she said: "One of the things I hope to bring back into the classroom is to make that connection with the students that they too are part of history.”

In the second episode, It’s the day of Honey and Billy’s engagement party, but Billy discovers some upsetting news.

Later, as the party commences at The Vic, Phil arrives and causes a commotion when he interrupts Honey’s speech. Everyone is also left alarmed when Phil starts coughing up blood.

Meanwhile, Shabnam remains determined to find Stacey a mother and baby unit so that she can be with Arthur. However, she’s left with mixed emotions when Martin asks Kush to look after Arthur for the morning.

As the ambulance arrives, Shirley goes to tell Ronnie about Phil’s illness, but a stunned Sharon walks in and interrupts them.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, the Mitchells are shocked to learn the extent of Phil’s condition.

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Friday 22nd January 2016

1

Dessert Fruit Cobbler Ingredients

Serves: 6.

2 medium peaches - stones removed and sliced, 1 apple - peeled, cored and sliced, 1 pear - peeled, cored and sliced, 75g (3 oz) blueberries 75g (3 oz) cherries - stones removed and sliced, 2 small plums - stones removed and sliced. 1 egg, 150g (5 oz) caster sugar, 4 tablespoons semi skimmed milk, 100g (4 oz) plain flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 30g (1 oz) butter, melted.

Directions Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4. Grease a 2 litre baking dish.

Arrange the peaches, apple, pear, blueberries, cherries and plums in the prepared baking dish. In a medium bowl, beat egg, sugar and milk. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the egg mixture. Stir in vanilla and melted butter. Cover the fruit with the batter.

Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Cobbler should be bubbly and lightly browned.

Marmalade Recipe

Making marmalade is one of a cook’s favourite annual rituals A winter afternoon, just getting dark and the scent of hot citrus and sugar is climbing the stone stairs that lead up from the kitchen. Marmalade Day will always be up there with StirUp Sunday as the best of kitchen days. If I’m honest, I didn’t really need to make marmalade this year. There is some Seville orange left from last time, much of which was used in ice cream with dark chocolate shards, to frost an almond cake and to coat chicken wings with a sticky, gingerspiked glaze.

Slice the pink grapefruit peel into matchstick strips by hand. The size is personal – cut the peel too thin and it is like eating a tangle of cotton threads. Too thick and eating your breakfast toast will resemble a donkey chewing gum. And yes, I know you can prepare your fruit in a machine, but I love the slow, methodical cutting of the peel. The uplifting spritz of zest, the cascading pile of shredded peel.

Marmalade is a glowing, glistening reminder that cooking is about so much more than the finished product.

Pink Grapefruit Marmalade: I put the jars and their lids on a baking sheet in the

oven for 10 minutes, but you can also pour boiling water from the kettle into them if you prefer, drying them with a spotlessly clean tea towel afterwards.

Makes 5 jars: Pink grapefruit 700g , lemons 2 , water 1.8ml, granulated sugar 1.5kg, You will also need a large square of muslin. Cut the grapefruits in half horizontally. Squeeze the juice into a large, deep saucepan, catching the pulp and pips in a sieve balanced over the top.

Turn each half grapefruit shell inside out and tug out the flesh and skins with your fingers. It will peel away from the white pith quite easily. Put the pips, flesh and skin into the piece of muslin. Cut the lemons in half, squeeze the juice and add to the grapefruit. Place the lemon shells into the muslin, then pull up the four corners to form a pouch and secure tightly with a piece of string. Place the pouch in a very large stainless-steel pan.

Using a very sharp knife, cut the grapefruit peel into long, thin strips. The thickness is up to you but I would aim to cut it as thin as possible, just slightly thicker than a match. Add the shredded peel and the juice to the saucepan then pour in the

water. Set aside to soak overnight. Put the pan over a high heat and bring to the boil, then lower the heat, cover with a lid and leave to simmer gently, for 2 hours.

Heat the oven to 140C/gas mark 1. Remove the bag of pulp and seeds from the marmalade mixture. Place a sieve or colander over the pan, put the bag in the sieve and press down firmly with a wooden spoon to extract as much of the liquid as you can (there is a surprising amount in the bag and it would be wasteful not to use it.) Discard the bag.

Pour the sugar on to a baking tray and smooth flat, then place in the oven.

Leave for 10 minutes until warm then remove and tip into the grapefruit mixture.

Bring to the boil, skim off any froth with a metal spoon or piece of kitchen paper, then leave to cook at a sprightly simmer for 8-10 minutes until it reaches 105C on a sugar thermometer, testing as you go. (I test mine by dropping a teaspoonful of marmalade on to a fridge-cold saucer. If it forms a skin within a minute or two and is slow to move when tipped, then it is ready.)

Pour into warmed jars then cover tightly with a lid.

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How To Make A Classic Bloody Mary Cocktail

A good Bloody Mary is one of the world’s great cocktails.

Finding the balance between sweet, salty and sour is the key to a good mix, with tomato juice, tabasco and Worcestershire sauce forming the base of this famous tipple.

INGREDIENTS IN THE THE CLASSIC BLOODY MARY COCKTAIL Celery salt, 1 Lemon wedge, 1 Lime wedge, 2 oz Premium Vodka, 4 oz Tomato juice, 2 dashes Tabasco Sauce, 2 tsp Prepared horseradish, 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, 1 pinch Celery salt, 1 pinch Ground black pepper, 1 pinch Smoked paprika.

HOW TO MAKE THE CLASSIC BLOODY MARY COCKTAIL Pour some celery salt onto a small plate.

Rub the juicy side of the lemon or lime wedge along the lip of a pint glass.

Roll the outer edge of the glass in celery salt until fully coated.

Fill with ice and set aside.

Squeeze the lemon and lime wedges into a shaker and drop them in.

Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice.

Shake gently and strain into the prepared glass.

Garnish with a celery stalk and a lime wedge.

Warm Kipper And Potato Salad

SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 750g baby new potatoes, halved, 3 tbsp mustard and honey dressing, 4 Craster kipper fillets, 1 shallot, finely chopped, 2 tsp olive oil, 110g mixed leaves, including rocket, 2 tbsp snipped chives or dill METHOD Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 10-12 minutes until tender, then drain. Stir in the mustard and honey dressing and leave to cool for five minutes.

Meanwhile, place the kippers in a heatproof dish, cover with boiling water and leave for 10 minutes. Drain then flake

the flesh, discarding the skin. Stir into the potato mixture with the shallot.

Toss the olive oil with the leaves, then season and divide among four plates. Spoon over the kipper mixture and scatter with herbs.

Simple Potted Craster Kippers SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS 2 whole Craster kippers, 80g unsalted butter, 150ml soured cream, 1 lemon, juiced, pinch smoked paprika, watercress and buttered toast to serve METHOD Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Lay the kippers on a baking tray

and dot with 30g butter.

Bake for 6-8 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the heat and leave to sit for five minutes until the kippers are cool enough to handle. Gently remove the backbone, head and skin.

Flake the flesh and pick through it to remove as many bones as possible.

Melt the remaining butter and beat with the fish.

Then beat in the soured cream, lemon juice, paprika and plenty of black pepper.

Place in a bowl, cover and refrigerate. Remove from the fridge 20 minutes before eating and serve with the watercress and a pile of toast and butter.

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Friday 22nd January 2016

Valentine's Day: Some Great Aphrodisiac Foods Oysters contain high levels of zinc, which can boost men's testosterone levels

Asparagus Eating with your fingers is super sexy, as Nigella knows well. And if the shape is vaguely phallic, so much the better. Of course, the British crop isn’t in season right now, so check out your lover’s green credentials – or lack of them – before reaching for a bundle of Peruvian stems.

Figs Enough with the phallic symbols. Open figs are meant to resemble the lady equivalent, thus giving them equal opportunities status as sexy-foods. Plus they’ll keep you regular.

Chocolate Not for nothing is chocolate’s Latin name Theobroma or “food of the

gods.”

It contains phenylethylamine, similar to the drug that’s released when you fall in love, and also tryptophan, a building block of serotonin, which makes you elated. All of which will hopefully make you feel like a true love god.

Oysters All that slurping from the shell is obviously sensual enough to get you in the mood, but there may be more than the obvious to oysters’ reputation as an aphrodisiac. The bivalves are extremely high in zinc, and a zinc deficiency causes low testosterone and impotence in men.

S i n c e ejaculating uses l a r g e stores of z i n c , would-be lotharios could be in trouble, but happily it seems a helping of super zinc-filled oysters quickly reverses symptoms. Get shucking, boys.

Artichoke More finger-licking fun.

Scraping the flesh from buttery globe artichoke leaves between your teeth is pure

gastronomic porn. Plus, they are said to protect the liver and lower chloresterol – so if the diuretic qualities are inclined to

make you pee a little more often, it’s a

small price to pay.

Truffles Not chocolate truffles, but the real deal, a subterranean fungus. The divinely musky scent can best be described as very, v e r y n a u g h t y, a n d apparently truffles really do smell of h u m a n pheromones.

White ones from Italy are the stinkiest and the best, but they are only in season September to December. You should be able to score some black ones though, at a price, from posh food halls or efoodies.co.uk – try them shaved over baked eggs. But don’t bother with

bottled or tinned truffles – they are as flavoursome as a chunk of car tyre.

Saffron The costliest spice in the world, but according to a study by University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, saffron’s aphrodisiac effect comes from more than simply the buzz of splashing out on a luxury food.

Along with ginseng, the yellow crocus stamens were shown to genuinely improve sexual function.

Cheapskates be warned though: substitutes like turmeric and marigold petals will not have the same effect.

Steak Steak may be a man’s best friend, but there is evidence it’s the way to a woman’s heart too. Proteinrich lean red meat boosts level of reward hormone dopamine and norepinephrine, which increases the

heart rate. Both, according to studies at the University of Texas, may be important in female arousal. Not that they aren’t great for men too, with a good dose of zinc (albeit not up there with oysters) which helps guard against impotence Champagne “Love is like being enlivened with Champagne,” said Samuel Johnson, and whether it’s the extravagance or the effervescence, it does feel sexy – especially for women. While too much booze is clearly a passion killer for both sexes, according to a study by Beckman and Ackerman at California School of Professional Psychology, small amounts of alcohol increase arousal in females.

You can always mix and match and make your perfect combination.

Introducing 'Cascara', The Coffee And Tea Hybrid Are you a coffee person or a tea person? If you're struggling to pick between the two, this new hybrid drink is for you.

Named 'cascara' Spanish for 'peel' or 'skin' the hybrid drink is made by using the outer peel of a coffee cherry and then having it sun-dried and brewed in a similar way to tea.

The blend was created by Aida Batlle, a coffee grower from El Salvador, who said she came across it accidentally after discovering a sweet aroma from a pile of

discarded cherries.

“I called my customers at the time and was like, 'Oh my God, you have to try this.

I'm going to send you a sample."

Usually, the flesh of the coffee cherry is usually thrown away or composted.

Peter Giuliano, from the Specialty Coffee Association of America, told NPR: "We have been throwing away this perfectly good coffee fruit for a long time, and there's no real reason for it, because it tastes delicious."

Owners of 44 North

Coffee Roasters in Maine, Megan Wood and Melissa Raftery have been selling cascara since tasting it on a coffee tour of Portland a few years ago: "It's a tropical, berry fruit that just happens to be coffee. It's not tea - it's 100 per cent coffee - but it smells like herbal tea.

"It's a great cold drink, because it's refreshing and it's caffeinated. It's kind of like nature's Red Bull."

According to Fresh Cup Magazine, the drink taste has a sweet and fruity taste "with notes of rose hip, hibis-

cus, cherry, red currant,

mango or even tobacco."

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Friday 22nd January 2016

Picky Eaters Are The New Normal

The loathing of beetroot, robust tastes seem to be on the way out ed:

Puntarelle is a variety of chicory that is much loved in Rome, and pretty hard to come by everywhere else. I’ve only ever seen it on one menu in this country – you used sometimes to be able to order it at Orso in Covent Garden – and I’ve never spotted it piled beside the purslane and peppergrass at a farmers’ market. But I’m lucky. From November until February, which is as long as the season lasts, it’s often to be found at my local greengrocer – a shop so crazily modish in the matter of vegetables, it once appeared in the pages of Vogue.

As salad goes, puntarelle is a bit of a faff. You buy what looks like a huge head in the full knowledge that the majority of it will end up in the bin. The outer stems, which resemble dandelion leaves, must all be discard-

you’re after the shoots inside, palest green and shaped like tufty, elongated acorns. Each one of these buds has then to be thinly sliced from base to tip, and soaked for an hour in a basin of icy water – at which point, the magic happens.

The shoots, previously straight, now begin to curl prettily.

Nor is the end result for the faint-hearted. Not only is puntarelle bitter; it should rightly be served with a fiery dressing of anchovies, chilli, garlic, vinegar and olive oil – though this (other people’s faint-heartedness, I mean) is something I’ve come to worry about only recently. In the past, I’d always assumed that because I can’t get enough of its particular bite – and because I’ll eat

anchovies at any opportunity, including on toast for breakfast – I was giving other people the greatest treat when I served it to them. But then, two things happened. First, I heard a programme on Radio 4 about bitterness, and the way it tends to alarm people these days, having all but disappeared from our increasingly bland diets.

Second, I read Bee Wilson’s new book, First Bite, in which she examines the early development of our palates, and thus of the means by which we come to like, or dislike, certain foods.

First Bite is a brilliant read; a month after finishing it, I still think of it every time I set the table. But it also made me feel distinctly

weird. I suppose I already knew that people are, for whatever reason, growing ever more timorous about food; you only need have eyes in your head and friends around your table to know this is so. All the same, I stubbornly continued to view the world, tastewise, through the prism of my own palate, which might politely be called robust (this, by the way, is a simple statement of fact, not some tiresome foodie boast). If something made me salivate, I assumed the same would mostly be true of other people. I believed that the picky eaters out there remained in the minority. I convinced myself that most sane human beings simply long, as I do, to eat anchovies. Also, to scoff

liver, stinky cheese, cardamom, grapefruit etc.

Wilson’s book, however, suggests that this is very far from the case; indeed, its very raison d’être is to inspire change, to encourage us to believe that tastes can, in the future, become less rather than more limited. Lost in its pages, it occurred to me for the first time that there are not only people out there who fear and loathe anchovies, liver, stinky cheese, cardamom, beetroot, sprouts, cabbage, grapefruit etc, but that they may now be in the majority; that they are, in other words, the new normal. Which makes people like me … what? Freakish, that’s what.

After I put down the book, I sat around worrying. I kept thinking of all the foods I’d pressed on people down the years. That oozing cheese I presented to S. No wonder she looked so pale.

A n d what about that plate of prawns I served to A? Was that why he left so early? My attitude to those who quail at the sight of bloody meat, who timidly cry “just breast, please!” when you offer them roast chicken, has always been a bit impatient.

Weirdo! I would think, as my sister blanched at the sight of me chewing the parson’s nose. Now, though, I’m wobbling. I don’t want to be the stoker of dread in the kitchen, the proud bearer of a platter of disgust with a side serving of nausea.

“There are roasted peppers for those who don’t like this,” I said. And then, just to be sure they’d got the message: “Honestly, this is strong stuff.” Lifting a hearty forkful to my mouth, I was almost surprised to find that it tasted completely delicious.

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Tuna With Sicilian Couscous With Greens

I love having fresh sustainably sourced tuna once in a while – it’s easy to cook and high in selenium, which helps keep our nails and hair super-strong and healthy.

SERVES 2: TAKES 15 minutes plus soaking INGREDIENTS 4 ripe mixed-colour tomatoes, 1½-2 fresh red chillies, 2 sprigs of fresh basil, 2 lemons 150g wholewheat couscous, 2 cloves of garlic 1 x 225g piece of tuna, from sustainable sources, 1 whole nutmeg, for grating 1 tsp dried oregano, Olive oil, 1 tsp baby capers, 4 spring onions 1 bunch of asparagus (300g), 1 large handful of Swiss chard, 30g feta cheese METHOD First up, a cool method to make a really flavoursome couscous – we’re going to feed it with cold liquid, rather than heating it. Simply quarter the tomatoes, deseed 1 chilli, and place in a food processor with the basil leaves, the zest and juice from 1 lemon, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, plus 150ml of cold water.

Blitz until smooth, tip the mixture

into a bowl, stir in the couscous, then cover and leave aside for 1 hour to do its thing.

When the couscous has sucked up all the flavour, taste and season to perfection. Peel the garlic and finely slice with the remaining chilli. Season the tuna with pepper and a few scrapings of nutmeg, then pat with the oregano and 1 teaspoon of oil. Sear in a nonstick frying pan on a high heat for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, adding the chilli, garlic and capers when you flip it, and gently jiggling it about to sear it all nicely.

Transfer the contents of the pan to a board, returning the pan to a medium heat. Trim the spring onions and asparagus, then halve lengthways, halve the chard stalks and put it all into the hot pan with a good splash of water.

Cover with a lid and steam for 4 minutes, or until just cooked through. Fluff up the couscous, crumble over the feta, pop the veg on top, slice up the tuna and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over.

Calories 543kcal, Fat 13g, Sat fat 4.5g, Protein 45.2g, Carbs 64.7g, Sugar 10.4g, Fibre 10.3g

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The Costa Blanca´s Biggest and Best Live Local radio station - TKO fm - are currently looking for RADIO PRESENTERS to enhance their current rosta.

If you think that you have a voice that people will listen to – and have what it takes to Plan - Produce and Present a structured, informative and entertaining 2 or 3 hour live show within pre set musical guidelines - to a discerning target audience – then get in touch.

You may have had previous experience – or maybe you are just thinking that it is something you would like to do.

Either way – in the first instance send a 2 minute mp3 file showing off your voice and presenting talents and style to tkomedia2015@gmail.com with a brief covering note explaining why you think you should be On Air !

Remember, experience is not required if you are the right person for the job and all applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence – but those without the required mp3 file will not be considered, so get recording. Your radio future is waiting.

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TOP 10 1. Ride Along 2 2. The Revenant 3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens 4. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 5. Daddy's Home 6. Norm of the North 7. The Forest 8. The Big Short 9. Sisters 10. The Hateful Eight

Jurassic World: Where’s The Bite?

DIRECTOR Colin Trevorrow GENRE Thriller SYNOPSIS Located off the coast of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World luxury resort provides a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex.

RELEASE DATE June 11, 2015 DURATION 124 min RATING 12A Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar has become a fully functioning dinosaur playground, attracting boatloads of tourists. But with “deextinction” yesterday’s news

and raptors and T rexes no longer a draw, modified hybrids are needed to scare up new business.

Having learned nothing from the previous three movies (The Lost World and Jurassic Park III are essentially sidestepped), nor from Michael Crichton’s gene-pool text Westworld, the owners again find themselves running an amusement park in which the attractions eat the guests. As Bryce Dallas Howard’s operations manager struggles to locate her awol nephews, dino-trainer Chris Pratt attempts to prevent his unscrupulous security chief from weaponising the velociraptors with whom he has formed an inter-

species bond.

Jurassic World lacks the offkilter interpersonal charm of the time-travel comedy Safety Not GuaranteedOn the plus side, Jurassic World doesn’t skimp on spectacle, compensating for its storytelling shortcomings with a superfluity of on-screen action. Viewed in Imax with the sound turned up to 11, the film fulfils its popcorn promise, offering a menagerie of dinosaurs (motion-capture CG, with a sprinkling of animatronics) that sweep majestically across land, sea and air.

Once again, the velociraptors are the stars, proving that size isn’t everything. But there’s nothing here to

match the nail-biting raptor raid of the original, despite advances in technology that continue to push the boundaries of cinematic sight and sound.

Forty years ago, Spielberg all but invented the summer blockbuster with nothing more than a smart script, a perfectly chosen cast and a malfunctioning rubber shark.

Today, Trevorrow can bring his dinosaurs to life in ways never before imaginable, but he can’t make us believe in or care about his characters.

Like Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, this serves more as a reminder of glories past than of futures new.

It has scales but no soul.

Looking for ideas of things to do in Valencia?

Valencia can seem a city of clichés: the light, the moon, the gunpowder, the paella, the flowers and the Fallas festivals. But these are nothing but key terms to explain what cannot really be put into words. You need to visit Valencia in order to experience firsthand how centuries-old traditions coexist with modernity. Realise that sea and city are compatible, and that the green of the nature can indeed live together with a modern urban area.

It is a well-known fact that Valencia is unique during the day and at night, and nowadays, the capital of the river of Turia has another added value.

Amongst the myriad of attractions and things to do in Valencia, now there are

also a series of exciting infrastructures like the City of Arts and Sciences, or the Príncipe Felipe Museum, which are of course linked with culture.

Do not forget to visit the extraordinarily beautiful Saint Mary’s Cathedral of Valencia, and get to know its history, as well as its different architectural elements.

If you want to get in touch with nature during your stay, one of the most interesting places to visit in Valencia is definitely La Albufera Natural Park.

Situated about 10 kilometres south of the city, this rich and biodiverse natural reserve spans a surface of 21 hectares, and has the biggest lagoon in Spain.

Nearby you will also find

some of the best places where you can sample typical rice dishes of Valencia,

namely Paella. Visit Valencia and discover the many wonders of this city..

Zach Cooper has the quiet life of the average American teenager. He is brimming with angst, upset about moving from a big city to a small town, and wishes his life were a little less boring.

That is until he m e e t s Hannah, a beautiful, intelligent neighbor whose father happens to be the renowned, mysterious horror writer, R.L. Stine.

Unfortunately, Stine is battling the demons of his imagination, those monsters that he trapped within his books to keep the people of Greendale, Maryland, and the world, safe.

However, everyone in the town is thrown into a terrifying story of their own when Zach accidentally unleashes the book monsters, leaving R.L. Stine and his brave daughter to clean up the mess.

Everest Several mountain climbers have been preparing a long time for the rigors of an Everest expedition. They think that they are ready to handle it, but they are hit by a sudd e n snowstorm that hits partway through the journey.

Hotel Transylvania 2 The Hotel Transylvania houses an assortment of the strangest beings imaginable. Many would call them spooky, but these vampires and ghouls have no desire to make others' lives miserable. They merely want to live their o w n undead lives in whatever way they see fit. It startles them, then, when the oldfashioned vampire arrives for a reunion, and he is even more startled by what he finds.

Friday 22nd January 2016

TKO Teddy On Facebook Hi everybody from TKO Teddy and I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s football as CD Torrevieja take on the leaders Saguntino this Sunday at the Vicente Garcia stadium. It’s a 5.00pm kickoff, and I’ll love to meet you there and have some photos taken with you that I can put on my Facebook page and some of them here in The Courier.

Have you seen my Facebook page, called

amazingly TKO Teddy, yet?

Come along and join me there and feel free to to post or send any fun, cute or just plain old funny photos you may have, especially of your pets. I do love animals, you know!

I'd also love you to post details of any events, carnivals, or fiestas that you know about or perhaps are going to, or that you are even organising! Just post away plus let me know of any spe-

cial birthdays or anniversaries and put them on there as well!

I’m also raring to go to visit businesses, charities, and events across the Costa Blanca and Mar Menor throughout 2016. So don’t forget that if you want me to pay you a visit this year, contact me via Facebook and my special page, TKO Teddy. My phone number is 664 315 470 or via e-mail tkoteddy@tko.media

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RICHARD CAVENDER

Bluemoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca, they provide quality computer services at realistic prices and specialise in working with home users and small businesses.

Richard moved to Spain eight 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 (usually) 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: Barry wanted to know how best to print from ADVICE: Graham wanted to know how to secure his Android tablet.

Gmail

Q

Hi Richard, there is probably a simple solution to my printing problem, but I cannot find it. I want to print the text/message ONLY in e-mails I receive on Google but whenever I print, I get the whole page including toolbars, and the coloured strips at the side and top which I obviously do not want. The actual message is reduced in width so that the ends of the lines are missing and I can only get the first screen to print so that if it is a long e-mail I only get the start.

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Hi Barry, what I think is happening here is that you are clicking on the File, Print menu options or you’re are clicking on your browsers print icon or you are pressing CTRL + P, rather than clicking on the Gmail print icon – and if you are now confused then don’t worry, you are in good company, its very confusing knowing which icon to press and when.

With regards to Gmail you should click on the email you want to print first, then click on the Gmail print button that looks like this… …and appears to the right of the email subject line. When you use this icon, your email is opened in a new window by itself (i.e. without all the other stuff you mention that you don’t want to be part of the printout).

I hope that helps.

Q A

What security applications do you recommend for an android tablet? Regards Graham

Hi Graham, you are the second person to ask that question – it looks like a number of people are getting new tablets for Christmas. I would recommend Avast Free Mobile Security as its been independently tested to and shows a detect rate of over 90% You can get a copy at http://www.avast.com/free-mobile-security

ADVICE: James had a question regarding Solid State Drives (SSD’s).

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Hi Richard, have read about how fast the SSD's are and enjoyed your article. One question I have is: - why install a 120 GB SSD in place of a 500 GB or 750 GB SATA? Surely nowadays 120 GB disc is nowhere enough. Regards James

Hi James, speed is the simple answer. Of course I accept that 120 GB is not enough space to store everything we need in our increasingly digital lives, however 120 GB is more than enough to store the operating system and our day to day programs, and this is what I elude to at the bottom of the article. I would suggest that where appropriate we use an SSD to store our computers operating system and programs and then we store our data on a "standard" hard drive. In doing so we get the speed performance we are looking for and we don’t clog up our nice shiny SSD with pictures we hardly ever look at.

If, of course, money is no object then you could go the "whole hog" and but a 500 GB SSD but then we are talking serious money.

Hope that answers your question?

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Why Living In A High-Rise Building Could Kill You Contact@medb.es

With its panoramic views and seclusion, the penthouse has long been associated with wealth and prestige, but a new study suggests it could actually be the death of its inhabitants.

People living on the upper floors of high-rises are far more likely to die from a cardiac arrest – caused usually by a heart attack - than those residing on the lower levels.

And the reason is simply

that paramedics cannot get to the top floors quickly enough to use defibrillators or give life-saving medication in the event of heart problems.

A study which looked people living Toronto city centre found that the death rate for people living above floor 16 was nearly five times higher than those with flats on the second floor or below. There were no survivors at all above the 25th floor.

The academics are calling for defibrillators to be installed on the higher floor of high-rises, and for paramedics to be given access to universal keys, which are carried by fire brigades, so they can quickly access lifts.

"Cardiac arrests that occur in high-rise buildings pose unique barriers for (paramedics)," said lead author Ian Drennan, of St Michael's Hospital, Toronto.

"Building access issues, elevator delays and extended distance from the emergency vehicle to the patient can all contribute to longer times to reach the patient and start time-sensitive, potentially life-saving resuscitation.

The team looked at more than 8,000 adults who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest which was treated.

For those people who lived on the second floor or

Website: www.medb.es

below the rate of surviving until they could be discharged was 4.2 per cent.

But for those above it fell to 2.6 per cent. And for people on the 16th floor of higher it fell to 0.9 per cent. Nobody survived above the 25th floor.

The researchers said it also took longer to get patients out of the building and into hospital following a cardiac arrest or heart attack. They are encouraging members of the public to try heart massage or a defibrillator.

"After collapse from sudden cardiac arrest, early bystander CPR and a shock from a publicly accessible automated external defibrillator can make the difference between life and death," Mr Drennan.

"Effective CPR performed by a bystander immediately after cardiac arrest can more than double a person's

chance of survival, but only 30 per cent of cardiac arrest victims get CPR from a bystander. With a rapidly deteriorating heart rhythm, in the absence of bystander CPR and defibrillation, cardiac arrests that occurred on higher floors may have a lower probability of survival due to the delay to patient contact by (paramedics).

“This early period is essential for bystander interventions by a family mem-

ber, friend, or other willing person to improve survival."

The British Heart Foundation has launched a Nation of Lifesavers campaign to increase the number of people trained in CPR. "This study reinforces the role of the bystander in calling for an ambulance immediately and giving CPR until the ambulance arrives," said Emily Reeve, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the BHF.

Battle of the blenders: are the Nutribullet's cheap rivals any good?

Smooties and juices are all the rage, mixing vegetables with sweet fruit We’ve gone nuts for the Nutribullet. This American blender, sorry, “Nutrition Extractor” first appeared in the UK in May 2013 with a natty line in TV commercials. But unlike other “as seen on TV” gimmicks, this one soon picked up word of mouth recommendations

too, with even the Duchess of Cambridge said to be a fan.

Over the next eighteen months sales boomed , spurred on by the “clean eating” movement and our new appetite for drinking green smoothies – vegetables, preferably kale, pul-

verized with water and fruit.

The owners Capital Brands LLC have now sold over a million Nutribullets in the UK alone (40million worldwide) and over Christmas John Lewis was shifting one every 90 seconds.

So what’s the fuss about? These small, or smallish, blenders promise to go further than regular blenders, pulverising seeds and skins that lesser machines struggle with. This means, theoretically, that fruit and veg pureed with water (or coconut water, rice milk or whatever liquid you fancy) into a smoothie packs more of the goodness in drinkable form than a juice, say. This is true – you’ll be getting the fibre, to start with – but it’s worth bearing in mind that liquefying fruit and veg raises its glycemic index, so it is still best to eat the whole, unblended versions. That said, is it better to get two of your five a day in the form of a smoothie than not at all? Of course it is.

The best ever Nutribullet breakfast smoothie recipes The best part is that bullet blenders in general are also great at making smooth pastes in relatively small quantities that food processors and regular liquidisers can’t manage, like hummus for instance. Plus, while they tend to puree

rather than chop (don’t believe claims they can dice an onion well), they can crush ice for slush puppy type drink, and

ungainly drinking receptacles.

Hang on though, you say – I’ve got five hundred quid’s worth of

grind spices too. A multitalented bunch.

Another advantage is the upside down goblet or beaker. Rather than a jug to hold the ingredients, with the blades at the bottom, with the bullet blenders you fill a beaker, screw the blade section on top, then invert the whole caboodle on to the motor base. This makes them prone to leaking, but means that you can use the beaker to drink out of, without feeling like an unhousetrained teenager they all come with screw on rims or sports lids to make sipping more comfortable.

But with the exception of the machines that blend straight into a sports bottle like the Davina Personal Blender below or the AEG Sport Mini Mixer (140€) the beakers make pretty

super blender – Vitamix, Sage Boss, whatever. Well, in that case you probably don’t need a bullet

blender, as you are already reducing organic matter to pulp at the touch of a button.

The real advantage of these machines is that they are far less expensive than the superblenders, with a Nutribullet starting at under £80 and the highly rated NutriNinja under 90€.

Still too much? There are lots of Nutribullet lookalike bargain models around. This week Lidl brought out their version for 50€ , and Aldi will be following suit on 18th February. But do the cheaper versions cut the mustard – or rather kale? I pitted three of the cut-price competitors against a Nutribullet to see how they measured up.

Health Dr M. Mannu

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Gallstones, Gallbladder Surgery and Digestive Enzymes Contact@medb.es

The Gallbladder helps the body digest fats and oils. It is a pouch-like organ that stores digestive juices - bile, bile salts and enzymes - that are squeezed into the small intestine to begin the digestion of fats, in the same way, that soap helps dissolve fats and oils. . Foods rich in fats and oils will encourage the contraction or squeezing of the gallbladder to release digestive juices, and people who suffer from disorders of the gallbladder such as gall-

stones or inflammation of the gallbladder will experience pain after a fatty meal.

Gallstones occur when gallbladder juices become too concentrated and harden into stones. Very commonly, the stones will move from the gallbladder and block the tubes that connect the gallbladder to the intestines, and this may cause severe right sided abdominal pain - the hallmark of gallbladder diseases. Gallstones are the typical reason for removing

the gallbladder. However, most gallstones resolve on their own as some people are aware from ultrasound scans that reveal a shrinking or disappeared gallstone.

Removing the gallbladder should only be considered an option when every other remedy has failed. People without a gallbladder or suffering from gallbladder disease Suffer from a range of abdominal symptoms from abdominal distention, cramps, nausea and even

Website: www.medb.es

abdominal pain. And to relieve these symptoms as well as improve digestion, digestive enzymes should be taken with every meal. As the name suggests, digestive enzymes are supplements that contain the natural enzymes needed for food digestion and supplementing with these enzymes will help dissolve gallstones and repair the gallbladder.

For a full body diagnostic scan call MedB clinic: 965071745

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2016 Porsche Cayenne Review

The 2016 Porsche Cayenne leaves no doubt that anything wearing a Porsche badge lives up to the brand's dominating performance capabilities. After introducing the eco-friendly Cayenne S E-Hybrid plug-in last year, Porsche introduces two new performance versions of the Cayenne. The new Cayenne Turbo S offers up 570 horsepower from its

twin-turbo V8, giving it performance well beyond what you'd expect for a vehicle its size and weight. The new Porsche Cayenne GTS uses a new turbocharged V6 engine, but don't worry, it too can keep up with the big boys. Add to the mix tons of luxury features and enviable curbside cachet, and the Porsche Cayenne is easily a match for competitors like the

Land Rover Range Rover Sport, BMW X5 and Mercedes M-Class.

For 2016 Porsche's Cayenne combines performance, style, luxury and cutting-edge technology in an SUV that's simultaneously exclusive and functional. The S E-Hybrid and diesel will burnish your green credentials, while the new Cayenne Turbo S and Cayenne GTS

will blow your neighbors into the weeds. ... fact, even the Cayenne S E-Hybrid is a bona fide blast to drive, zipping to 60 mph in only 5.4 seconds, but still returning an estimated 47 mpge in hybrid electric mode.

The new Porsche Cayenne GTS, with its turbocharged V6 engine, splits the difference with a 0-60-mph time of about 4.4 seconds. However,

keep in mind that there's more to the Cayenne than outright speed. Cornering precision is beyond what you should rightfully expect from any SUV. The 8-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission fires off shifts in milliseconds, obviating the need for any manual option. Then there's the Cayenne Diesel, with its copious torque and near 30 mpg on the highway, making it the most livable of the Cayenne family.

All 2016 Porsche Cayenne models come standard with an 8-speed automatic and all-wheel drive. However, there are seven distinct engines to choose from. The standard Cayenne comes with a 3.6-liter V6 engine offering 300 horsepower; we think it's worth the extra money to make the stretch to the turbocharged versions, either the 420-horsepower Cayenne S or the 440-horsepower Cayenne GTS. The Cayenne Diesel offers a highly efficient, torque-rich turbocharged V6, while the Cayenne S E-Hybrid employs a 333-horsepower supercharged 3.0-liter V6

coupled to a synchronous electric motor, which adds another 95 horsepower to the total. At the top of the line are the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and Turbo S delivering a whopping 520 and 570 horsepower, respectively, from a twin-turbocharged 4.8-liter V8.

Add in the $995 destination charge, and the base 2016 Porsche Cayenne starts with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) a bit over $59,000; diesels a bit above $63,000, and the Cayenne S just under the $76,000 mark.

Cayenne S E-Hybrid models are a bit more at just above $78,000. The three high-performance models up the price considerably, with the new Cayenne GTS starting at about $96,500, the Cayenne Turbo a bit under $115,000, and the new Cayenne Turbo S at about $158,200. Those prices are higher than BMW and Mercedes-Benz rivals, but slightly less than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport, at least at the low end.

The BMW M135i The Fastest 1 Series

Sitting at the top of the small car tree, the BMW M135i is currently the fastest and most powerful 1 Series money can buy. It’s not quite as hardcore as the previousgeneration 1M Coupe, but with 321bhp, it certainly packs a punch.

The beauty of the M135i is that it offers all the practicality of the standard 1 Series, with the added firepower of a turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six. All models are rear-wheel drive, helping make it one of the finest handling hatchbacks on sale.

There’s only one specification to choose from, although buyers do get the option of three or five doors, as well as a manual or automatic gearbox. Those wanting a sportier looking model may be tempted to opt for the 2 Series-based M235i. It gets exactly the same power output, but is a tenth of a second faster to 62mph.

Despite BMW recently upping its prices, the M135i is still cheaper than its key rivals, the Mercedes A45 AMG and Audi RS3. It’s not quite as fast, but what it lacks in straight-line speed, it

makes up for in the corners.

All models now get satnav, DAB, Bluetooth, 18-inch alloy wheels and an M Sport bodykit. Leather sports seats, climate control and rear parking sensors are also included, though you’ll need to pay extra for keyless entry, adaptive dampers and a reversing camera.

With its amazing engine at

the heart of its appeal, the M135i is a joy to drive. The silky-smooth six-cylinder revs all the way to 7,000rpm and has a sweetly tuned exhaust note. It’s quick, too – 62mph arrives in just 5.1 seconds, but with 450Nm of torque at just 1,300rpm, it’s the in-gear response that’s really astonishing - especially with the closely stacked

ratios of the eight-speed automatic.

Choosing the auto adds nearly £1,500 to the price but with decent manual control, crisp shifts and steering wheel mounted paddles it’s nearly as good as the double-clutch equipped A45 AMG. It’s ever-so-slightly faster, too, shaving 0.2 seconds from the manual’s 0-

62mph time.

Still, opt for a manual and you won’t be disappointed. It offers a weighty but enjoyable shift action, and a perfect driving position for those wanting a sporty ride.

The 135i’s other big selling point is its beautifully balanced rear-wheel drive chassis. Accurate and fast steering is matched to agile

handling and lots of grip.

Body control isn’t quite as good as the Mercedes AMGA45, but with a decent ride, the BMW’s performance and handling doesn’t come at the expense of comfort and refinement.Reliability and Safety The BMW 1 Series has the maximum five-star Euro NCAP rating, with 91 per cent for adult occupant protection. All versions get six airbags, seatbelt reminders and ESP fitted as standard, while options like lane departure warning and a radarassisted braking system which brakes the car at very low speed to avoid a collision – are impressive additions to the long list of safety kit.

BMW models are generally very reliable, too, although a few faults have been reported. The manufacturer came 14th in our 2015 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey, one place behind Audi and three behind Mercedes. Owners praised their cars for performance and road handling, but questions remained over practicality and running costs.

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Indian Chief Classic Review The 2015 Indian Chief Classic for sale can be had for $19,000 with no extras on it and considering the basic package, you don’t really need much more. It comes as standard with discs brakes all around and ABS which is really nice considering its styling, an LCD screen which shows different information about the bike’s current state and a very comfortable seat which can accommodate up to two people. The top of the range model is actually called the Chieftain and costs $23,000 but it features a lot more like luggage bags and a few extras such as heated seat and also a satellite navigation system.

2015 INDIAN CHIEF CLASSIC SPECS

However, the 2015 Indian Chief Classic still remains the one to have thanks to its fair price and good equipment level. The engine is a brand new 1.82 liter fuel injected VTwin which is good

considering the good amount of torque at even low revs you won’t really need the feel to rev it that high, so it is the perfect companion for people who want to relax. The Indian Chief Classic 2015

for 120 lb-ft of torque at 3000 rpm, making it the perfect motorway cruiser. Also,

engine is mated to a 6 speed gearbox which has a very simple shifter that offers one

2015 REVIEW At 70 mph in the top gear you’ll be stuck at 2500 rpm which is really quiet and gives a very nice vibe through the Indian motor-

of the best feedbacks in the industry.

INDIAN CHIEF CLASSIC

cycles chassis. The weight is a tad too high for our taste at nearly 800 pounds in its

stock form but it is understandable considering it is a bike made out of steel with a classic look which is also bigger than any other motorcycle expects a few other modern-classics.

INDIAN CHIEF CLASSIC 2015 CHANGES Other 2015 Indian Chief Classic standard features include a cruise control system which is really easy to use, only having two buttons, one for the speed you want and one to cancel the other. Just like other classic motorcycles, it uses a belt to drive the rear wheel rather than the normal shaft or chain which even though it isn’t as fast as the other two, Indian Chief Classic 2015 offers one of the smoothest experiences out there and that is pretty much what matter with such a bike.

Aston Martin Reveals New V12 Engine Aston Martin's new engine, which is thought to power the forthcoming db11

New V12 looks set to power the next DB car, the DB11, and could be one of Aston Martin's most powerful ever Aston Martin has released a video confirming that it has developed a 5.2-litre twin-turbocharged V12 engine.

The new unit will appear this year, most likely in the forthcoming DB9 replacement, due to be called the DB11.

There are no details yet about how much power the V12 will produce, but a figure of about 600bhp seems likely, as this would place it between the output of the current Vanquish (568bhp) and ultraexclusive Vulcan track car (800bhp). Both of these are powered by the same 6.0litre naturally aspirated V12, from which the new engine is

rumoured to have been developed.

In

Mercedes AMG taking a 5 per cent stake in Aston

2013 Aston Martin signed an agreement with Mercedes AMG to share drivetrain technology (as well as

Martin), b u t Aston has gone on record saying that the new V12 would be its own development,

meaning its engineers will have had to make it compatible with Mercedes electronic architecture. This will be easier to achieve when Aston replaces the smaller Vantage model, which will use AMG’s turbocharged V8 engine.

The unveiling of the DB11, most likely at the Geneva motor show in March, will be the first in a series of re-

launches of all of Aston’s core models.

Aston isn't missing out on the skip-a-generation DB10 altogether; it's the hero car in new Bond flick Spectre, giving us a flavour of what to expect on DB11 before we see it in the metal at the 2016 Geneva motor show. But word is that the 007 car (below) gives only a partial steer on the DB11's likely wardrobe.

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Visit the website, n332.es

Breakdowns and Assistance Increase How to check your tyre pressure Maintaining correct inflation pressure is essential and avoids premature or uneven wear. As tyres naturally lose pressure over time, you need to refill them regularly. Driving on the correct tyre pressure will extend the life of your tyre, improve vehicle safety and maintain fuel efficiency. Check your tyre pressure at least once a month, when your tyres are cold, and before long journeys. Follow our step-by-step advice on checking your pressures:

According to a report by the RACE automobile club, mechanical failures on the road increased by 9% in 2015, and assistance following crashes or other incidents increased by 11.2%, compared to the previous year.

The data was collated from information gathered whilst attending 600,000 roadside assistance cases in 2015, with the most common problems being batteries and tyres.

There were 122,935 battery related call-outs in 2015, although this did drop by 0.4%. In second place was tyre related incidents with 56,624 call-outs, an increase of 11.1%. The company was called out to 29,914 crashes or similar incidents, an increase of 7.2%. There were 27,266 engine faults, up 7.2%, but these did not take into account the 28,389 alternator problems which increased by a staggering 58.3% over 2014.

There was particular concern pointed towards the condition of tyres, which can seriously affect the safety of the vehicle, made worse by weather conditions. In 11% of all faults recorded in tyre call-outs, replacement was necessary. In 17.9% of all cases, the spare wheel was not usable for one reason or another.

Regular checks on key areas of the vehicle, including tyres, is crucial to road safety. Simple checks on tread depth, pressure and signs of damage or wear can make the difference between life and death.

Incorrect tyre pressure can result in tyre damage, increased fuel consumption and adversely affect the handling of the vehicle. Tyres that are not correctly inflated result in longer stopping distances, reduce stability for braking and cornering and increase your chance of a blow-out.

Incorrect pressures also reduce the life of your tyres by causing uneven wear, so need replacing sooner. Recent Studies found that 90% of all cars have incorrectly inflated tyres, which means that 9 out of 10 drivers are in danger.

Tyre pressures should always be checked when cold and ideally every two weeks (including the spare wheel).

Correct tyre pressures can be found in the owner’s handbook, on the driver’s door or on the fuel cap.

tyres is 1.6 millimetres, across the central ¾ of the tread around the complete circumference of the tyre.

What are principal grooves and tread depth indicators, and how do I find these?

Find the correct pressures in your vehicle handbook or inside the driver’s door or fuel cap (this will be a figure in psi or bar).

The plastic cap on the air valve - Press the tyre-pressure gauge against the valve and hold it down firmly. If you hear a hissing noise, you are letting air out. Press down harder.

Read the measurement on the gauge - To add air, pump gauge until correct pressure is shown. To deflate, depress the tyre valve.

New Radars Capture Seatbelt and Mobile Phone Use

A new range of radar speed detectors installed by the DGT not only monitor for vehicles traveling in excess of the maximum permitted speed limit, they are also able to tell if a driver is not wearing a seatbelt or is talking on a mobile phone.

The cameras, which have already been installed in 70 locations across the country with many more locations to follow, look similar to the existing devices, but can capture images at 50 frames per second, which results in

higher definition still images being captured which result in more details being collected and then analysed, such as the driver´s current activities, recording the vehicle information and processing the relevant evidence to qualify a sanction or complaint.

The aim of the investment in the devices is to improve road safety, with the latest data revealing that in the most recent campaign 1,349 drivers were reported for not using seatbelts and other

The Law is Clear Spanish law requires that your vehicle is fitted with the correct type and size of tyre for the vehicle type you are driving and for the purpose it is being used. This means fitting the right tyres and for safety ensuring that they are inflated to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure.

The legal limit for minimum depth of the tread on your

1,113 to using a phone whilst driving.

With the helicopter-based Pegasus radar already capable of capturing this detail, and recording the necessary evidential data, these latest ground-based cameras add to the arsenal of monitoring tools.

Further data also reveals that 77% of all people killed in vehicles are not wearing a seatbelt, and so by changing attitudes through enforcement, a significant number of lives can be saved.

Principal grooves are the wide grooves in the tyre tread which have the tread-depth indicators located inside them.

For safety reasons it is recommended that you replace your tyres before the legal limit is reached. Many vehicle manufacturers recommend replacing at 3 millimetres. At 1.6 millimetres in wet weather it takes an extra two car lengths (8 metres) to stop at 50 mph than if your tread was 3 millimetres.

A regular check of your tyres can help you to avoid 200 euro / each wheel in fines for having tyres worn beyond the legal minimum limit on your vehicle. It could also save your life and the lives of others.

N332 Presentation Today

This Friday (22 January), members of the N332 road safety group will be giving an informative talk in the Asturias Restaurant, between Torrevieja and the Orihuela Costa.

The talk has been arranged by the CLARO political party, who represent the residents of Orihuela, but everybody is

welcome to attend.

The event starts at 5pm and runs through until 7pm.

The talk will cover various aspects of driving in Spain, including some of the latest changes to the law.

Although everybody is welcome, we ask that you drop a quick email to news@n332.es saying how many people will be attend-

ing in your group, so that we can pass that on to CLARO and they can ensure that there are enough seats available.

After the presentation, the N332 members will be on hand to discuss any of the points raised or mentioned throughout the presentation.

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SERVICES Gardening, property maintenance, translations, cheap rates call David 722521654.

CHURCH SERVICES Torrevieja Christian Fellowship at Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183, all welcome to their friendly and lively 10.30 am. Service each Sunday morning.

They will not be holding the Wednesday night meeting at 6.00 pm. For further

information and/or directions please telephone 966700391 or visit our website on www.tcf-spain.org.

International Christian Assembly, Calle Pilar de Horadada 5, Torrevieja.

Evangelical non-denominational church. Sunday services 11am. Children's church 11am. House groups in Torrevieja, Los Balcones, San Javier.

Ladies meeting Thursdays 11am.

Craft club.Craft club, Tuesdays, 2pm.

Pastor, Rafael Restrepo.Call 966 799 273 or 660 127 276

TUITION Guitar lessons for beginners, as well as improvers.

Provide an insight into most musical styles. From 10€ per hour. Call Peter Now on 966789612 or 629975378.

QUIZ MASTER Experienced quiz-master /question setter with personality If you would like a quiz master that is interesting and entertaining, questions that are challenging yet not too difficult so as to be ungettable available to host quiz nights in local bars. Tel: 664 838 581.

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La Manga Slams It

The LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) has reaffirmed its commitment to providing the best training facilities for Britain’s best tennis players by announcing a three-year extension to its long standing partnership with La Manga Club on the Mar Menor.

The resort is an official overseas training base for the LTA and offers elite level,

year-round facilities on and off the court. La Manga Club boasts 28 courts and regularly hosts training camps for Britain’s top players including, most recently, Liam Broady and Davis Cup team member Dan Evans.

Leon Smith, LTA head of men’s tennis and Aegon GB Davis Cup captain, commented: "La Manga Club is a world-class tennis venue

with excellent facilities that are so important for the development of our players.

The year-round access to top-class clay courts especially gives us the opportunity to train our best players in ideal conditions that are a long way from the wet and grey skies of a British winter!"

The 2015 Davis Cup winning captain added: "The training environment at La Manga Club is second to none. You have at your disposal world-class courts and physio facilities. The camps we run here give our junior players the best chance of success when they head off on European and international tours."

The partnership with La

Bob’s The Job!

Bob Miles got a special award for all his efforts for SAMM, the Sailing Association Mar Menor, who annually acknowledge the work of an individual either as a sailor or their work behind the scenes.

Bob was given this year’s award, a glass yacht trophy, to acknowledge his tireless work over the last five years as the chief maintenance and training manager for the SAMM

support boat.

Bob is a retired GPO engineer and RYA qualified power and safety boat instructor. However he has not retired from helping SAMM as he will continue to be responsible for the maintenance of the new Whaly support boat, which was launched last week, and train suitably qualified SAMM members in its safe use in a variety of tasks.

The support boat has a

Manga Club includes access for elite British player training camps, as well as promotional opportunities at the Aegon Series of British grass court events, including the Aegon Championships, at The Queen’s Club.

Speaking at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, south-west London, on the new agreement, Brendan Dwyer, Commercial and Marketing Director at La Manga Club, said: "La Manga Club has a long and proud relationship with the LTA and we are delighted to confirm the partnership for another three years as the official overseas training base for elite training camps. Helped by some fantastic results, including last

year’s memorable Davis Cup victory against Belgium, British Tennis is enjoying a renaissance and all of us at La Manga Club are looking

forward to supporting the LTA in preparing its performance programme players of at our acclaimed tennis centre and resort facilities."

Brits On Top

busy time of it during the races, as well as being a tender to get to boats on swinging moorings; to act as a stand by during dinghy training and practice sessions; to collect wayward boats of the IOM radio control group; and to generally support any SAMM on-thewater activity.

The photo shows Bob being presented with the award by outgoing Commodore Janice Penning. Janice’s reign has seen a gradual increase in membership numbers up to the present level of 170, and the consolidation of the Associations links with CAR, the Spanish sports Britain's Andy Murray establishment based on the swept past home hope Sam shore of the Mar Menor at Groth to reach the third Los Narejos, Los round of the Australian Alcazares, where most of Open yesterday. The Scot, SAMM’s activities are seeded number two, disbased. Paul Shard, a mem- mantled the Australian's big ber of the Shoestring serve to win 6-0 6-4 6-1 in Dinghy Group within SAMM, has been elected to the position.

For more information The Santa Pola Halfabout SAMM go to Marathon is on this Sunday www.sailingmarmenor.com (January 24th) starting at 10.30am, and is a popular international event sanctioned by the IAAF. Over eight thousand runners took ry over ITV Orihuela Vega to the streets last year, with Baja. In the second divia Kenyan double seeing sion, Murcia B beat the San Vincent Yator winning the Javier Squalos by 24 points men’s race and Georgina to 18.

Rono being the women’s Elsewhere, there were victor. better fortunes for the Orihuela under-18’s (pictured) as they ran out 21-10 victors at Murcia University, Chelsea are interested in whilst at the Nelson Paris SaintMandela stadium last signing Germain forward Ezequiel Saturday afternoon, the Torrevieja Tigers lost 19-24 Lavezzi, according to Sky in Italy. to Murcia.

The 30 year old

one hour and 30 minutes.

Groth, 28, has the fastest serve ever recorded to his name at 163mph, but was broken in his first four service games as Murray totally dominated. Murray, 28, moves into the last 32 where

he will face Portugal's Joao Sousa for the third time in four years.

Earlier, fellow Briton Johanna Konta beat China's Zheng Saisai 6-2 6-3 to reach the third round in the women's draw.

Pola Pacers

Weekend Rugby

Blues Chase Lavezzi

Murcia University sealed the first division Murcia

Federation title last weekend with a 33-7 home victo-

Argentinian international sees his contract at the French champions expire in the summer.

Sky in Italy understand the player's agent,

Alejandro Mazzoni, is in London today and could meet representatives from Chelsea, who are one of the options available to him.

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Ivie Davies on Golf

Flushing Out The Cheats Honesty is golf’s cornerstone and, perhaps more than any other sport, golf depends on self-regulation.

This is why such a cloud forms over those suspected of willful cheating. Upheld accusations can lead to individuals being ostracised from the sport and can even impact on their position outside the game. So cheating is understandably something of a sensitive subject in golf. For this article the people in societies I spoke to wished to remain anonymous, indicating the taboo nature of the topic.

I was asked, how prevalent is “cheating” in golf here and how should it be dealt with if suspected?

Firstly a distinction should be made between accidental and deliberate cheating.

In the vast majority of society competitions completed across the area, the rules

may be infringed.

Someone will misunderstand how a drop should be taken; another may clip a branch from a tree while practice swinging before an awkward shot. Or quite simply assume there are preferred lies. These individuals will not knowingly they have broken the rules and it’s not correct to say they’ve cheated.

However, it’s every competitive golfer’s duty to have as good an understanding of the rules as possible and, with a pocketsized “Rules of Golf” produced by the R&A that easily slips into any golf bag, there should be no excuse.

Deliberate cheating is when a golfer knowingly and willfully breaks the rules in order to lower his or her score: A ball thrown down in the rough or kicked from under a tree, a five

claimed when six shots have been taken. This is the type of behavior that is so wholly unacceptable in golf.

Publicised cases are certainly infrequent, but almost every club/society has stories of deliberate rule breaking. A golf magazine’s website forum regularly throws up threads about the issue of cheating and how to deal with it. A post a while back called “Cheats?” asked people if they had seen cheating on the golf course. It swiftly received 28 responses, 18 of which recounted detailed, eye-witnessed accounts of deliberate rule breaking.

It seems likely that instances of club-level cheating are commonplace, but the vast majority never comes to light, sometimes because the evidence is not sufficient (it’s often one

man’s word against another) other times because the accused is simply not challenged.

Many who witness an infringement of the rules will choose to ignore it.

They tell themselves it doesn’t matter: “he’s only cheating himself.” This isn’t true. If someone breaks the rules, knowingly or otherwise, it can affect everyone in the event. It can also escalate. If an individual thinks he’s gotten away with breaking the rules deliberately, he’ll be encouraged to do it again.”

Challenging someone who has deliberately cheated is undoubtedly difficult, particularly if you’re the only person to have witnessed the infringement.

Some may be willing to confront the individual at the time of the incident; others might refuse to sign the

individual’s card at the end of the game. In these cases the accuser must be prepared to stand by what they’ve seen. It’s understandable when people who play golf for fun choose not to put themselves in that position.

In some instances, informing the secretary/manager of a suspected infringement may be the most appropriate action. As an independent party, they can make the individual aware of the suspicion without a direct accusation. Sometimes it may be a fairer course of action to give an individual a chance to modify their behavior than to destroy their reputation permanently. It’s simply to make them aware and give them the chance to rectify the situation. It is a fact that there is an increasing number of

playing partners is unaware of my score. Too frequently you hear the question, ‘what did you have there?’

Golf is, of course, an individual game but in my opinion it’s also your responsibility to pay attention to what a playing partner is doing when you’re marking his card.

There are some tricks that are used, these are: The player who marks his ball on the putting green at the side of the ball then replaces the ball in front of his marker, or in front of the ball and then replacing it in front of the marker. The player who has a large ball marker (they are now using a gambling chip) this can give a give them an advantage.

The player who checks his ball in the rough and how this is replaced, makes sure it's now sitting up.

What should be done about it?

Know the Rules Instances of accidental rule breaking will always occur, but every competitive golfer should make it a priority to gain as comprehensive an understanding of the rules as they can.

Always carry a rulebook as backup.

What should you do?

If you witness accidental cheating (i.e. a misunder-

standing of the rules,) it should be easy to point out the mistake and the individual concerned ought to be thankful for the correction.

If you witness a deliberate cheat in competition you owe it to the field to take action: Either to con-

front the individual at the time, to refuse to sign his card (and to explain why) the shock of being caught may be enough to ensure they never do it again.

Is it a problem?

Golf remains the most honest of games and the overwhelming majority of participants play with the utmost integrity.

Yes, almost every club/society has had incidents but these

are generally dealt with quickly and efficiently with a view towards education.

Only in extreme cases is it necessary to hand out reputation-destroying punishments.

TITTER ON THE TEE 'OLD' IS WHEN....

Your beloved says, 'Let's go upstairs and make love,' and you answer, 'Pick one; I can't do both!'

'OLD' IS WHEN....

Your friends compliment you on your new crocodile shoes and you're barefoot.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

A sexy babe or hunk catches your fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

Going braless pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police 'OLD' IS WHEN...

'Getting a little action' means you don't need to take any high fibre today.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

'Getting lucky' means you find your car in the car park.

'OLD' IS WHEN....

An 'all-nighter' means, not getting up to use the bathroom.

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Sunday 24 January 14:30 Everton v Swansea City 17:00 Arsenal v Chelsea

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An outstanding display at Borriol last Sunday saw Torry’s unbeaten run stretch to six matches, five of which they’ve one, and now this weekend they have the mouth-watering prospect of entertaining league leaders Saguntino this Sunday.

Torrevieja’s north Valencia opponents had before last Sunday only lost once at home in this current campaign, and were level with Torry on 26 points at kickoff, with the encounter turning out to be tense, tight, and tough, and yet again British striker Lewis Allen being the hero of the hour.

Torry manager Pedreño got his team selection and tactics so right in complete contrast to what was served up towards the start of the season as the side looks completely different. His plans were executed perfectly by his players and was an outstanding performance by everyone in every position. Borriol trou-

bled Torry most when they launched high balls into the box, a tactic they deployed from every throw in within Torry's half of the pitch, as well as from open play.

Playing three centre-halves in Metej, Jorge and Selvas, Pedreño aimed to dull their effectiveness with this ploy.

Metej, Jorge and Selvas were colossal in dealing with these threats but it looked as though Suarez was going to find difficulty getting any space on this compact pitch to weave his magic. Play was tight and opponents upon one another quickly. He and Carrasco moved about the pitch seeking out a yard of freedom, whilst Lewis Allen worked tirelessly running into space and challenging for every ball tossed his way.

The only goal came in the 39th minute when Suarez would not be dislodged from the ball. He feinted and swerved his way into

space, saw that Allen made a diagonal run into the box and trundled the ball into his path. With a striker's instinct, Allen knew where the goal was and as soon as he reached the ball, struck it first time beyond the keeper and into the net.

It was sweet to watch and even sweeter to savour.

Borriol created chances and miskicked a couple in front of goal in the first period, but stepped up a gear in the second to find the equaliser and preserve their excellent home record. But despite their possession advantage, it was Torry who had by far and away the best chances. Allen made another quicksilver run into the box and with again only Edi in goal to beat, he couldn't get the ball under control as he attempted to drag it round him.

An equally good chance then fell to Burguillos as he surged forward and was rewarded with a superb

pass into his stride, As Edi rushed out to close him down, the skipper lobbed the ball over him, but wide of the target. Carrasco was fuming after Suarez was fouled and the referee blew his whistle instantaneously, just as Carrasco burst through with the ball and free from all defenders.

Normally officials give themselves a few seconds to see if any advantage accrues, but this time it did not happen, much to Torry's annoyance.

It took an amazing fingertip save from Miguel in the dying minutes to deflect the ball on to the bar and away for a corner to ensure the Torry win and move them up to eleventh place in the league table, ahead of this Sunday’s visit by Saguntino on Sunday. The match kicks off at the Vicente Garcia stadium, with a Torry victory likely to put them back into the promotion hunt.

Monte’s Return To Form Montesinos got their first win of 2016 with an excellent fighting performance away to a spirited La Murada side last Saturday with strikes from Macan, Fernando and Pley before the home side got a late consolation. It was a better all-round performance from Monte who needed a win to keep their play-off hopes alive, and they delivered at the Campo Municipal which has not been a happy hunting ground in the past.

The visitors were frustrated early on but after 20 minutes Macan opened the scoring when a long ball from defence found Carlos out wide. His run into the box and subsequent pass to the far post, saw Macan tap the ball into an empty net to put Monte ahead to the delight of their travelling supporters.

After the half-time break,

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Monte came out strongly with a stack of opportunities to double their advantage before club captain Fernando made it two-nil before the hour mark. A corner kick into the heart of the Murada area was missed by everybody and as the ball fell out wide on the edge of the six yard box, and Fernando thumped a left footed effort in off the cross bar to score.

La Murada never gave up though and found Monte keeper Lopez in inspired form and he has come on leaps and bounds under manager Roberto Cases, who used to be a keeper himself in his playing days.

Montesinos sealed the deal with their third after a Murada defender was adjudged to have handled in the penalty area and Pley buried the resulting spot kick, and the home

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side did get a penalty themselves with 10 minutes left, but it was too little and too late for any serious comeback.

Monte’s victory leaves them in seventh position with 27 points, and are now three points behind La

Murada (in sixth spot with 30 points). Dolores still lead the table (42 points) with San Fulgencio in second place with 37 points.

This Sunday, CD Montesinos entertain nearneighbours CD Benijofar in a 4.00 pm kick-off.

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Friday 22nd January 2016

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Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick to help Barcelona thrash 10-man Athletic Bilbao at the Nou Camp on Sunday. Lionel Messi, Ivan Rakitic and Neymar scored the other three goals, with the Ballon d'Or winner only needed for 45 minutes as Enrique's side romped to their biggest La Liga win of the season, after Bilbao were forced to play with 10 men from the fourth minute as Gorka Iraizoz was sent off for taking down Suarez just inside the area.

The result puts Barcelona two points behind leaders Atletico Madrid with a game in hand still to play in February against Sporting Gijon. The La Liga champions travel to Malaga tomorrow afternoon.

Five Star Rout REAL MADRID 5 SPORTING GIJON 1 Real Madrid's second straight five-goal display under new boss Zinedine Zidane to dispatch Sporting Gijon was marred by injuries to Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema. The hosts produced a dominant display in Sunday's La Liga clash at the Bernabeu, scoring four goals in the opening 18 minutes with Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Benzema all getting on the scoresheet before two of their star men were forced off.

Real, four points behind leaders Atletico, will be confident of putting a string of results together against modest opposition, with Real Betis, Granada and Espanyol their next three opponents, starting with the match at Betis this Sunday evening.

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Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been banned from registering players between next month and the summer of 2017. Both clubs have been punished by FIFA's disciplinary committee for breaching regulations governing the transfer of players under the age of 18.

The bans do not affect the current window, but neither club will be able to bring in new signings in the summer or next January. Both have denied wrongdoing and say they will appeal, a road Barcelona went down when they received the same punishment for a similar offence in April 2014.

The verdict by football's international governing body will cause some concern for Real Madrid, in particular, who had been looking for big changes in the squad, including offloading Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema before next year.

Real boss Zinedine Zidane says ban is "absurd" and insists the club's appeal will be upheld. Two of Zidane's sons, who play in the Real academy, were among 39 players investigated by FIFA, with the club said to have broken the rules in eight cases.

"It seems absurd because my sons have lived their whole lives here in Madrid and it will be fixed," said Zidane. "The most important thing is that we know what has happened now. I think it will be fixed with time and we won't speak of this anymore.

Under international football rules, players under the age of 18 cannot be transferred to another country, except in limited circumstances and all transfers need the approval of a special FIFA committee. The two clubs must lodge an appeal with FIFA's appeals committee and if they are unsuccessful can then take their case to CAS.

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Sergio León got his twelfth goal of the season for the Ilicitanos to become the Segunda division’s leading scorer as Elche’s recent good run has put them right back into play-off contention with a vital victory against one of the teams above them.

Last Saturday night’s performance was top notch from Elche against an in-form Alcorcon side with outfits giving little away, though the visitors forced Elche keeper Javi Jiménez to come out of his area to repel a counter-attack led by Óscar Plano. The Ilicitanos though took the lead in the 35th minute when some great work from Sergio León set up Álex Moreno to score his first goal of the season.

Alcorcon asked some early questions in the second half but at the other end, Sergio León, came close with a volley, and then he scored in the 72nd minute in a counter move with a Lolo pass teeing up the striker for a bullet-like strike that ripped into the net.

The Ilicitanos are back at home this Sunday when they entertain Ponferradina, with Elche lying tenth in the Segunda table with 31 points from their 21 games, some eight points off the leaders Alaves and Cordoba.

Neymar scored as Barcelona won their Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg against Athletic Bilbao in the San Mames Stadium on Wednesday. The defending champions were without the rested Lionel Messi and suspended Luis Suarez, but swept into a two-goal lead inside the first 25 minutes. Munir el Haddadi turned home Ivan Rakitic's cross, before Neymar tapped into an empty net.

Aritz Aduriz narrowed the deficit late on, before next Wednesday's second leg.

£61.5m Manchester United could eventually pay £61.5m to Monaco for Anthony Martial if all of the clauses in the deal are met, according to an alleged leaked document. The document says the initial fee of 50m Euros (£38.5m) for the player is to be paid in two instalments - €20m (£15.4m) within three days of his transfer, and €30m (£23.1m) on July 1.

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Lowest-ever Premier Louis van Gaal declared that Manchester United were back in the title race after their win at Liverpool on Sunday.

But have United ever had such a bad goals-per-game ratio? And has a team ever won the title scoring so few goals?

This season, Manchester United have scored just 28 goals in 22 games, which works out as 1.27 goals per game. If United were to finish the season with that goals-per-game ratio then they would finish the season on 48 goals - their worst in Premier League history. The lowest goals tally from a titlewinning side in a 38-game season is the 68 scored by United in 2008/09 and

by Arsenal in 1997/98. it's been more than 10 years since a side finished in the top six in the Premier League after mustering fewer than 50 goals over the course of a season. The lowest ratio for a completed season by United was 2004/05 when they scored 58 goals in 38 games at an average of 1.53 per game. They finished third that season.

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celebrate their side’s second goal in the FA Cup replay

League Goals Tally However, United proved you do not have to score loads of goals to win titles. In 1992/93 as they won the first edition of the Premier League despite having a ratio of 1.60 goals per game. This is the lowest of any title-winning team in the Premier League era.

The best-ever goals-per-game ratio managed by United was 2.55 in 1999/00 with 97 goals scored in 38 games, which is double their projected tally for this season. That season, Dwight Yorke managed 20 goals in the league and Andy Cole scored 19, while they were ably backed up by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (12 goals) and Teddy Sheringham (five goals). Manchester United's main forwards this season, Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial, have managed just six and five goals so far respectively. This season, Juan Mata has managed four goals so far, but not a single other player in their squad (excluding Rooney and Martial) has yet managed more than two in the Premier League.

In the valleys of South Wales a steady succession of young, track-suited managers have taken Swansea City AFC up through the football leagues in recent years, emerging from the shadow of bitter rivals and capital city Cardiff to earn deep respect from the football world. The club has become a pin-up, an envied example of how-todo-it in the piranha-polluted waters of the Premier League, where danger lurks every week.

In 2011, Swansea City achieved promotion to the Premier League under Brendan Rodgers, to become the first ever Premier League Welsh team. The following year, in the club’s centenary, they won the League Cup under Michael Laudrup, the first major trophy in Swansea's 100-year history.

Under seemingly sound, sensible chairman Huw Jenkins at the Liberty stadium, the Swans have both survived and succeeded, supported by a population less than English cities like Plymouth and Doncaster.

Key young players have been developed and sold on at good profits with new replacements brought in and who have also done well.

In 2014, defender Garry

Monk, a Swansea player since 2004, was named as Laudrup’s replacement.

During the January 2015 transfer window, Wilfried Bony was sold to Manchester City for a record sale of £25 million, eclipsing the previous record £15m fee received from Liverpool for Joe Allen. Last year in the Premier League the Swans steadily improved to finish eighth in the Premier League. Their total of 56 points was a club record that included double league wins over Arsenal and Manchester United, only the third team in Premier League history to achieve that feat.

But… this season things have not gone right, and today Swansea sit uneasingly 17th in the Premier League, one place and one point above the relegation zone. After only one win in eleven matches on 9 December 2015, Swansea City parted company with manager Garry Monk. Alan Curtis has been acting as caretaker manager for the third time, and England protégé and midfield maestro Jonjo Shelvey has just been surprisingly sold to Newcastle for £12m. There have been arguably sensible rumours of David Moyes, Brendan Rodgers (back again), Roberto di

Matteo, Ryan Giggs, Gus Poyet all coming to manage at the Liberty stadium.

But this week in a very strange, un-Swansea-like move the club have appointed former Udinese manager Francesco Guidolin as their new head coach. The 60 year-old Italian has managed several clubs in Italy dating back to the late 1980s, including Palermo and Parma, as well as French league side Monaco. Noone outside the club saw this move coming, and even inside the uninformed Swansea players had to Google their new manager’s name to find out details about him. All in all, a very dangerous move given their position inspired or insane?

On Monday Swansea actually won 1 – 0 against Watford, a team who could be said to ‘doing a Swansea’ this season, i.e. coming up from the Championship and doing well in their first season.

Signor Guidolin watched keenly from the stand and will be in charge when the Swans travel to Everton on Sunday.

Footbally-ironic the allaction Toffees are currently managed by Roberto Martinez, one of the successful ex-Swansea managers. Now that result will be interesting.

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Early doors Saturday, Klopp’s kids visit Norwich, now with surplus-to-scousers-Everton striker Stephen Naismith on board. The Canaries need the points badly, flitting nervously about two points above the DDD - but then, an inconsistent but just-through-in-the- Cup Liverpool are a disappointing ninth, w-a-a-a-y behind the leaders - 13 points, actually. Questions, questions: was the Man United 1 – 0 win over deadly rivals Liverpool a fluke? Is wonderful Wayne weaving the Reds back to winning ways and keeping the wolves from worried lofty Louis’ door? Summary: can United beat Southampton on Saturday?

Midland derbies this weekend feature Stoke’s visit to (joint) leaders Leicester: the Potters have rightly risen to seventh and today are a force to be reckoned with.

The goals have worryingly dried up for the Foxes but the Huth-led defence is still working well with son-of-Peter, Kasper Schmeichel doing Dad proud at the back – although the Blues mid-week FA Cup defeat by Spurs was disappointing.

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There’s some dramatic Derby matches in the Smoke this weekend, and the results will impact on where some major London teams finish up in this sensational anyone-beating-anyone season. The biggest, and with plenty of arsey aggro is Sunday’s showdown at the Emirates where Arsenal ‘entertain’ Chelsea. The Ozil-less Gunners grimly ground out a goalless draw at Stoke last time out to cling on to joint top spot, but at last Alexis Sanchez is on his way back which bodes well for Arsenal – and maybe Ozil too. This season the gifted German has almost single-handedly steered Arsene’s army through some difficult games to keep the Gunners firing around the top. Chumps Chelsea somehow scraped a Terry/tormented/triumphant 3 – 3 draw against Everton last weekend. This was a thrilling match

for the neutral in which the Toffees led 2 – 0, the final offside Chelsea equaliser coming in the eighth minute of extra time when only seven had been declared just after Everton had gone 3 -2 up. So who was singing the Blues loudest?

Crystal Palace against Tottenham: eighth v fourth, but the eight points difference show how far Pochettino’s men have come to be sitting only five points behind the leaders - and their deadly enemies - Arsenal in top spot. Palace were recently riding high but have faltered lately, last Saturday on the receiving end of a 4 – 0 defeat from marauding Man City - and Spurs would be a good scalp for the Eagles to get back to winning ways.

PATO VERBAL OUT OF SIX AGREEMENT NATIONS Alexandre Pato has reached a verbal agreement with Chelsea, according to reports in Brazil.

It is understood he has a number of representatives and they have been desperate, for a succession of transfer windows, to get the former AC Milan star into a Premier League club. Pato and his agents will meet in London on Tuesday night.

Chris Ashton will miss England's entire Six Nations campaign after being handed a 10-week ban that ends on 28 March. The Saracens winger, 28, had just been recalled to the England squad, 18 months after his last appearance. Ashton was cited for making contact with the eyes of Ulster's Luke Marshall in a European Champions Cup game.

E L T T A B

Down dere in t’ Dreaded Drop Department it’s still ooguzdown with Villa? Astonishingly the Villains earned a draw, sort of, with leaders Leicester but 12 points from 22 games, six adrift from nextup Sunderland – it’s too much for anyone, pardon Remi, mon ami… Strangely it’s yet another Midlands derby this weekend, but this time for the Brum bragging rights as West Brom come to Villa Park, the Baggies fresh from squeezing through 1 - 0 in the FA Cup replay against Bristol City. For second-bottom Sunderland, if anyone can get the Black Cats clawing their way up the table Sam Allardyce can. Now brave-but-beatable Bournemouth will be beaming out at the Stadium of Light - bit of a six-pointer this one.

After a wonderful start, Watford have wobbled of late, the Hornets losing their last two times out at Swansea and Southampton. However, 12th place is highly respectable and with nutty Newcastle coming the ship must somehow be steadied. But who knows with the all-over-the-place Magpies, whose latest amazing stunt was putting away high-flying-in-fifth West Ham. Dream signing? Did you see that perfect crossfield ball from exSwansea newboy Jonjo Shelvey, laid on for Daryl Janmaat to cross for Georginio Wijnaldum to score against the Hammers? Paired in the centre of midfield, Shelvey and Jack Colback look capable of transforming Newcastle's season – at last.

The Hammers have to lick their wounds, regroup and re-arm to face mighty Man City - who want back up to the Prem leadership badly – and Aguero looks back to his best.

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