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Friday 12th August 2016

THERE’S NO EXCUSE

BY ALEX TRELINSKI

orrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolón claims that his coalition council have broken the log-jam over plans for the N-332 around the city to be upgraded to a dual carriageway, and he sees no reason why the project cannot be put out to tender in a matter of months. His predecessor, Eduardo Dolon, has said that the authority along with the

Valencian regional government have wasted time by doing nothing about the matter since coming to power last year. Last week’s Courier reported that José Manuel Dolón had written to Valencia’s traffic management centre and to the Director General of State Highways in Madrid calling for the N-332 project to be

tendered as soon as possible, with the work having already been budgeted by the national governement. In January 2015, the thenTorrevieja Partido Popular (PP) mayor, Eduardo Dolon, said that the 32 million euro project was going to be tendered ”soon”, but nothing happened, with 2018 proclaimed as the year when the work would be completed. José Manuel Dolón said that he had had been in touch with the newly-appointed Public Works minister in Madrid, Rafael Catalá, and far as Dolón is concerned, any obstacles to the project have been removed, through the supply of required documents. He criticised previous local and regional PP administrations for the “shameful way” that Torrevieja had

been treated and ignored over the planned upgrade to the N-332. In turn, ex-mayor, Eduardo Dolón, accused his successor of trying to score political points against the PP, by using the issue of the N-332 for attacks against the previous PP council and the PP national government in Madrid. He said the current mayor seemed to be “incapable” of handling the whole process and appeared not to be getting anything out of the PSOE/Compromis coalition that is running the Valencian government. The former mayor suggested that both administrations had not done what was needed over the dual-carriageway plan since taking control after the May 2015 local and regional elections.

HAPPY BULLS

he annual Cattle Fair in Dolores put on a smile on everybody's faces with a somewhat different Saturday evening bull run, where no animals or people were hurt. That's because the bulls were giant inflatables doing the chasing with some rather hot humans inside them helping to provide one of the fun highlights of the weekend. At Friday night's opening ceremony, Rubén Alfaro, President of the Federation of Municipalities and Provinces

of Valencia, backed up Dolores mayor, José Joaquín

Hernández, in his call for the Cattle Fair to be classified as

an event of "Provincial Tourist Interest".

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Blazing Away

Road Death

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Fire crews from around the Vega Baja region battled against a Sunday afternoon fire that affected some 12 thousand metres of mainly scrub land in the Catral area. Fire teams from Almoradí,

Elche and Crevillente were drafted in to fight the blaze between Catral and Dolores, which also resulted in the closure of the CV-9218 linking the two towns, as smoke billowed over the carriageway.

Nothing Sinister

A 41-year-old Ukrainian man died when his car smashed head-on into an SUV on the N-332 highway close to La Marina village last Friday morning. The incident happened at

around 7.00 am with two of the four Swedish nationals in the SUV suffering serious injuries and they were taken to Elche General Hospital and Vinalopó Hospital, with

the other two passengers who had minor injuries being treated at Torrevieja Hospital. The normally very busy road was closed for four hours.

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Foul play has been officially ruled out over the death of a 72-year-old British man who was found dead last week in the salt marshes of Los Balcones in Torrevieja. An autopsy showed that he

had been dead for at least a week before he was discovered by a couple walking in the area, and that there was no signs of violence. His name has not been made public.

Mass Exploitation Of Women A gang that spent the last seven years bringing over women from Nicaragua with the false promise of domestic work, with some them then being sexually exploited, has been broken up by the National Police. Six arrests were made in the Murcia

region, and two in the Madrid area. The women were forced to live in cramped conditions with high charges for their accommodation with the police saying that they had 185 victims, with more expected to be found as the operation continues.

Increased tourism in Spain means a rise in money pouring into the economy, with international visitors spending nearly 3.3 billion euros in the first half of the year, up by over eight percent on the same period

last year, according to the National Statistics Institute. The average daily spend amounted to 131 euros, with the average spend per tourist just short of a thousand euros. June’s spend showed a near 13 percent

hike on the same month last year. The biggest spenders so far this year came from the United Kingdom (20.6%), Germany (14.6%), the Nordic countries (8.6%) and France (8.1 %).

Bite Attack Eight Guardia Civil and Torrevieja local police officers were needed to restrain a 31-year-old Senegalese man in Torrevieja’s Jardín del Mar urbanisation on Monday after he got involved in a row with his former partner. Neighbours rang the police to complain about what

was going on, and when the first group of officers arrived, the woman denied that there was a problem, after her ex-partner had to come to see her and her two children. Officers didn’t believe her story when they noticed a smashed mobile phone on the ground and the man

then got aggressive with them. Reinforcements were called in as he bit one local policeman on his arm as well as injurying his wrist, and then he used his teeth again to bite a Guardia officer. He’s been charged with domestic violence and the “undermining of authority”.

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Friday 12th August 2016

Elche’s Big Night

Villamartin Alert Fire crews from Torrevieja and Almoradí in addition to a helicopter were drafted in to deal with a blaze on the Orihuela Costa on Tuesday lunchtime. The fire had broken out next to Villamartin in

the Barranco de Montezenia in a dry scrubland area with no threat posed to nearby buildings as the blaze was brought under control and stopped from spreading to woodland.

Fatal Flip

The Night of the Dawn, or as often described in the Valencian language as Nit de l’Alba, will be once again lighting up Elche’s skies tomorrow evening (Saturday). The annual spectacular, celebrating the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, dates back to the

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

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

Under The Knife Organ transplant figures are set to break records in the Valencia region based on figures so far this year, with 224 transplants being carried in regional hospitals in the first six months of 2016. Regional transplant coordinator, Rafael Zaragoza, says that figures are well up on last year with a greater pool of donors, and that at the current rate, a total of 10 thousand operations will have been carried out in the region within two years. Up to the end of June, 124 kidney transplants, 64 liver

Injured Workers Five people were injured on Sunday morning when their car went off the AP-7 close to the Dos Mares shopping centre in San Javier. The Peugeot vehicle was travelling northbound with

Moroccan and Romanian passengers heading to work as the car left the highway just before 7.30 am. Two of the passengers were described as seriously injured and were taken to Los Arcos hospital.

Balsicas “Terror”

operations, 13 heart transplants, 20 lung transplants, and one cardiopulmonary

and two pancreatic operations have been carried out in the Valencia region.

The Game’s Up

30 raids have taken place on illegal and mainly Britishrun gambling dens based at bars on the Costa Blanca over the last nine months, in

A 22-year-old Moroccan man died in the El Mirador area of the San Javier municipality last week when his vehicle somersaulted over and he was trapped upside down. The accident happened at around 11.30 am and though firefighters managed to release him, paramedics could not revive the driver.

actions initiated by the Valencia Regional police. Most of the raids have taken place around Benidorm, but officers have also popped

up at a venue in the Orihuela area. Sports betting along with bingo have predominated with British nationals mainly involved in an illegal flutter, with authorities seizing nearly seven thousand pounds as well as over 32 thousand euros during their surprise visits. Computers, monitors, bingo machines, plus slips and calculators were also taken, with extra raids being staged during June and July, with 395 people being identified during those months for being involved in illegal gambling.

Torre Pacheco mayor, Antonio León, says that a gang of teenage thugs is terrorising Balsicas residents by breaking into homes. León was specific by saying that the gang had 15 members and consisted of 15 and 16-year-old boys of "North African origin", but who had been born in Spain.

The mayor added that they work in groups of two or three and a residents meeting was held in Balsicas Civic Centre last week to discuss what can be done to stop them, "They are cocky and arrogant", said León, who did not shine any light on why the police have not made any arrests.

Brits Encouraged An extra 300 thousand euros is to be spent promoting the Mar Menor and Costa Calida in the international holiday market, with Britain seen as the main tar-

get. The Murcia regional government will launch the new campaign in October, trying to encourage more visitors in the “off-peak” season.

Wildfires in southern France are threatening the city of Marseille, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents. More than 1,500 firefighters are tackling the blazes which sprang up in scrubland north of the city. Russian forces are due to suspend military action in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo shortly to allow in desperately needed humanitarian aid. It is not clear if Syrian rebel groups will also cease fire during the daily three-hour window. But UN officials say that is too short to take in enough to help the large numbers of people in need. Police have shot dead a suspect in an anti-terror operation in the Canadian province of Ontario, media reports say. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) would only say that "action has been taken" against a lone suspect. New York police have arrested a man who tried to scale Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan using rope and suction cups. Workers removed windows from the glass-faced, 58-storey skyscraper to prevent him from going higher. Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to carry out armed incursions into Crimea - the territory annexed by Russia in 2014 after an unrecognised referendum. The FSB intelligence agency said two attempted incursions had taken place over the weekend and a Russian soldier and an FSB employee had been killed.

Foam Fun Santiago de la Ribera is staging what they claim is a Spanish first tomorrow evening (Saturday) in the form of five kilometre “Spume Run”, featuring five giant inflatable arches that will dump coloured foam in front of and on the competitors. The family-orientated event is all about taking part and will have no winner. It starts at the Príncipe de Asturias park at 7.00 pm, going down Avenida Sandoval and Barnuevo esplanade, before going to the IES Mar Menor college and ending back at the park where a party will run until midnight.

Racket Rumbled Two Algerian men and a Spanish woman suspected of over 50 home robberies in northern Costa Blanca locations like Javea, Moraira, and Alfaz del Pia have been detained by the Guardia Civil. Officers recovered a treasure trove of 130 thousand euros in different currencies; hundreds of items of jewellery; and a couple of vehicles.

Friday 12th August 2016

Panthers Tamed

The National Police in Barcelona have arrested five suspected members of the so-called "Pink Panther" gang as they tried to rob a jewellery shop. A special unit was waiting for the man inside the shop Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona's biggest shopping street. Interpol believes the gang carried out at least 380 armed robberies jewellery shops between 1999

and 2015. Most of those arrested are from eastern Europe. One of the men robbing the shop was armed, police said. German and Serbian authorities were involved in the build-up to the raid. In February 2014, Pink Panther gang member Borko Ilincic was arrested in Madrid. He was accused of being involved in the spectacular robbery of a jewellery store in

Dubai's al-Wafi Mall in 2007. He appeared in court in Dubai for the first time in June after his extradition to the United Arab Emirates. The Pink Panther’s were given their name when police in London made an arrest in 2003, and found a diamond ring hidden in a jar of face cream - a ploy used in the original Pink Panther comedies starring Peter Sellers.

Porn Swoops A British teacher based in the Barcelona area and a Murcia region resident are part of a group of seven people who have been arrested by the National Police for sharing thousands of images and videos of child pornography online. Inquiries started last year when authorities were told that the obscene material was circulating on a

variety of internet sites. Officers were contacted by a company that handed over to them a damaged harddrive that a customer had given them to retrieve files, in which they found more than 27,500 photos of child abuse. They raided the home of the man who had handed the hard-drive to the company in

Cheaper To Swallow

The cost of medicines has gone down in price, potentially saving Spanish households up over 15 million euros per annum. Stomach protector Omeoprazol, antiinflammatory Ibuprofen, and sleeping pills Lorazepam – also marketed as Orfidal – and Trankimazin are among the 14,479 types of medication which have reduced in cost. In total, pharmacies will save 126 million euros, since

the end price to the customer is lower when drugs come on prescription and the regional health authorities refund the difference to high-street chemist's outlets. A total of 11,735 different types of pills which have reduced in price are sold in pharmacies, and the other 2,744 are administered in hospitals. Not all of them are available without a prescription, although some, such as Ibuprofen, can be bought over the counter.

Enjoy The Area

Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona, where they found dozens of videos of child abuse. The investigation also led police to a British man who taught English and lived in Barcelona, who was found to be storing illegal content online, with five other arrests also made, including one man in the Murcia region.

Bare Cupboard

A new tourism campaign for the Costa Blanca and the Valencia region has been launched by the Valencia Tourist Agency under the banner of “Mediterranean Live”. Tourist boss, Francesc Colomer, speaking in Alicante City, said that the point of the promotion was to get

Spaniards from around the country to come to the area to sample the area and the people in it, via a series of television adverts as well as using social networks. Local authorities were represented at the launch, including Torrevieja tourism councillor, Fanny Serrano (pictured left).

Ambulance Call Rojales council have used up their annual fiestas budget of 170 thousand euros in just six months, with extra money have to be scraped together to fund forthcoming celebrations, according a report in the Informacion newspaper. Future events include the Heredades fiestas; the commemoration of the Virgen del Rosario, as well as Christmas. The recent festivities in Quesada had to be funded by the PSOE mayor, Antonio Pérez (pictured), using decrees and emergency budget amendments with opposition party Pader spokesman, Desiderio Aráez, criticising the lack of control on spending despite assurances back in February that everything was in order.

San Miguel de Salinas councillors have unanimously passed a motion urging Valencia’s Department of Health to provide 24 hour ambulance cover for the area. The authority, along

with neighbouring councils in Orihuela and Pilar have been lobbying for a better service, especially due to what they say is a four-fold rise in population during the summer months.

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Friday 12th August 2016

Wolf Battle Won

A Spanish couple have forced a change of heart from officials and will now be allowed to call their newborn son, Wolf, after launching an on-line petition. Nako and Maria Javierre started the campaign after a registry office in Madrid last month

refused to accept the name, arguing it could be "offensive" for their son. They were later told "Lobo" (Wolf) was a surname in Spanish and could cause confusion. But national registry office chief Javier Gomez Galligo said that the case

had been reviewed and the couple would be allowed to name the child "Lobo." The parents said they decided on the name because of "our love for this animal." The petition received some 25,000 supporters and was widely reported on around the world.

Bones Of Contention

Human bones belonging to at least three people have been found in a home in centre-northern Spain after it was locked up and apparently uninhabited for several years. A cleaning company made

ants left many years ago – thought to be as far back as the mid-1980s - so the woman who owns the topfloor apartment called in an industrial cleaning firm. They found a layer of pigeon droppings of over eight inches thick when they first walked in, but this was the least of their concerns once they started work. The cleaners came across two skulls, and later findings revealed more human bones. Police have questioned the owner, all the previous tenants, and other residents in the block past and present, to find out what the skulls were doing in the apartment. They have not ruled out any theories including the possibility that the remains were legally acquired by a previous tenant for medical research.

the gruesome discovery when they were sent in by the owner, who had decided to let the property in Valladolid, Castilla y León, to tenants. It had not been lived in or visited since the previous ten-

Grateful Gifts Nearly 850 kilos of food was collected by the San Miguel Archangel Association at an Orihuela Costa supermarket last week in aid of needy families living in the San Miguel de Salinas area. The Playa Flamenca branch of Supercor was the

base for two days for 14 volunteers from the Association who were accumulated some generous donations by their customers to help build up a stock of essential food supplies that will be handed out to the most poverty stricken families around San Miguel.

Looky Robbers A Senegalese gang posing as “looky looky men” have been arrested in Mallorca on suspicion of being involved in at least 26 muggings on British and Scandinavian holidaymakers on the island. Four suspects have been detained and accused of 26 robberies as well as drug offences and membership of a criminal organisation. The Guardia launched an investigation in May after they noticed a rise in the number of muggings against tourists in Magaluf's party strip of Punta Ballena. A Guardia spokesman said: - "During the investigation we discovered that a

common factor in all of them was the perpetrators of the crimes posed as street sellers. With this ruse, they approached the tourists and then with violence and intimidation, in some cases pro-

ducing knives, they assaulted them and took the valuables they had with them.” "In some instances the victims had to be treated in hospital for the injuries these attackers caused them.”

Child Firework Death A five-year-old died in a Granada hospital after being hit by a firework during local fiesta celebrations in his village on Sunday evening. He had been watching the display at the Virgen del Rosario fiestas in Montilla village in Granada province and was taken to Granada's Parque Tecnológico de Salud hospital, but died shortly after arrival.

No Way Given Accident A 44-year-old woman was rushed to the Virgen de la Arrixaca hospital in Murcia City last Thursday, after she was hit by a lorry on a San Javier pedestrian crossing The accident happened just before 10.00 am on Avenida Pinatar by the Bar El Kiosco, with the driver admitting to local police that he was to blame, with the woman suffering severe head injuries. He was not over the alcohol limit but the lorry did not have a current ITV certificate.

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Owl Recovered

A young eagle owl has been rescued by members of the Friends of Sierra Escalona on Monday after it went into a water channel in the Sierra de Pujálvarez, and chose to stay there. The Sierra Escalona has the

world’s largest population of the eagle owl, and the animal has now been transferred to the Alicante Wildlife Recovery centre, after a local farm owner alerted the volunteers to the owl’s plight.

Flushing Out

Extensive spraying and fumigating has been taking place in nine areas around the Monte de San Miguel area around Orihuela to combat the spread Arizona cactus which spreads in dry regions like the Sierra de Orihuela and kills local plants.

Orihuela council has hired the pest control company to counter the cactus which is easily spread as it sticks to clothes and animal fur. Once the work has finished, the team will return to the area next August to check that their work has halted the spread.

Albert’s List

The leader of the centrist Ciudadanos part, Albert Rivera, has handed acting prime minister and Partido Popular leader, Mariano Rajoy, a shopping list of six demands that will lead his group to support Rajoy being voted in as prime minister on a permanent basis. Rivera insisted Rajoy put a date on an investiture debate, but said his party would be willing to negotiate voting to support him if Rajoy was willing to accept the six conditions: electoral reform, a ban on anyone previously found guilty of corruption holding public office, a limit on the time

the prime minister can hold office, an end to government pardons for politicians and the elimination of special legal protection for politicians. Rivera's final condition was the creation of a commission to investigate the so-called 'Barcenas case' into the fraudulent funding of Rajoy's party; something the acting PM may find difficult to accept. Rivera did, however, drop his previous condition that Rajoy step down as leader of the PP and thus allow a different PP member to become the prime minister. Although Rajoy's PP won the June 26th election

with 137 votes, the acting Prime Minister has so far been unable to win the support from other parties to allow him to obtain the 176 votes he needs to win an investiture debate in the 350 seat Congress. Although Rivera had said he would be prepared to abstain in vote, other parties such as the Socialists (PSOE) and Podemos insist they will vote against Rajoy's candidacy. Although the 32 votes that Ciudadanos could provide would still leave Rajoy short of a majority, many believe that if they supported Rajoy it would force the PSOE into abstaining and thus allow Rajoy to form a minority government and end the stalemate which has existed in Spain since the Dec. 20th election. However, unless Rajoy accepts Rivera's conditions or is able to force a change of heart from the PSOE, Spain could be headed for a third election in less than a year.

Takeaway Tantrums Residents in Torrevieja's Azahar del Mar urbanisation want night time noise from the nearby McDonalds restaurant on the CV-905 to stop. Home owners say that the racket caused by people queuing up in their cars at the fast-food outlet is keeping them awake all night through till dawn.

"The noise, the music, and the mess is continuous", said a resident speaking to the Informacion newspaper. The 24-hour restaurant and takeaway is especially busy during August and residents have put up a sign on one of their walls to complain about the noise, and have asked the

local police, as well as Torrevieja planning councillor, Fanny Serrano, to do something about it. They've pointed out that the council has been quick to act over noise from bars and restaurants in the city, but have done nothing to remedy their particular problem.

Bleating Liberty Madrid police got a shock when they stopped a motorist at a routine alcohol checkpoint, and found a goat in the boot of his car. Officers from Fuenlabrada in the Greater Madrid region, they became suspicious when they heard ‘strange noises’ coming from the back of the car whilst breathalysing the driver last week, and ordered him to open the boot. When they found the goat – who was squashed into a tiny space with no ventilation to enable her to breathe – the motorist said the animal was going to be used at a show and that he had put her in the trunk ‘because it was only a short drive’ to the venue, and ‘it was night

time’. The goat appeared unharmed, despite the dangerous conditions she was travelling in, but the police took her to a local animal shelter until she could be

picked up safely by her owners later. Officers told the driver she should always be transported in a proper trailer or lorry. Despite the neglect, the motorist was not fined or arrested.

Surprise Dates A woman needed minor medical attention after a branch full of dates from a palm tree fell onto her head when she was walking in Torrevieja's Playa del Cura area on Saturday. Nearby paramedics working for the Eulen company that part of the team patrolling local beaches attended to her on

Avenida de los Marineros, with the woman quickly recovering from the incident and able to continue with her business. Local traders say they've asked the council to prune those trees that are heavily laden with dates, which are falling and littering the pavements.

Tony Mayes - About Life

Friday 12th August 2016

Killer Guns Are Up For Sale Something that made me shudder this week was the news that eastern European mafia-style gangs are ready and willing to supply military-grade weapons to anyone - including Islamist terror cells and lone-wolf killers. They don't care who they do business with - provided they get paid, and demand for their "services" has skyrocketed in the past two years. And the situation is

made far, far worse because of the Shengen open borders across Europe which makes it virtually impossible for the arms trade to be controlled. Top of the arms wanted list are AK-47 automatic weapons which Islamist extremists have found is the easiest to bring mass murder and terror to our streets. Intelligence services admit that although they can and do manage to detect most

Islamist cells, it is the lone wolf attacker with an assault rifle they most fear because they are off the radar. From the mountains of the Balkans across huge and remote forest lands in eastern Europe, networks of gangs have access to millions of weapons that have been cached after years of conflict or are in general supply in areas bordering conflict zones such as Ukraine.

No doubt much of it has originated from Russia. These illegal dealers make it clear they would sell to absolutely anyone; bank robber, mass murderer or terrorist, they make no distinction - and not only the guns but ammunition to go with them - sniper rifles for 3,000 Euros including an Austrian military Steyr rifle complete with a top-end sight; semi-automatic rifles, shot guns, hunting rifles and

Silence Is Golden If there's one thing that ruins a good evening out, it's a twit who can't last an hour w i t h o u t checking his or her

smartphone. It used to be the s o p p y teenager or 2 0 s o m e thing doing it, but sadly it's creeping up the generations - our kids cannot leave the wretched things alone and some of our own generation are at it. They're total conversation stoppers, and seeing people clicking

away or shouting down the phone at someone is just plain annoying. So I'm delighted to hear the owner of a bar in Hove, called the Gin Tub, has come up with a brilliant idea to stop his customers using smartphones. They're not banned, they just don't work in the bar. He's built a tin box bar area so the phones' signals just don't penetrate - it's in fact silver foil on the walls and ceiling. His only complaint was from a customer who found his phone did receive an in-coming call, so he moved to another table.

into the Dark Ages. Already people have been dying because of drug-resistant strains of bacteria and nothing left in the arsenal to fight them. The new antibiotics have been found right under our noses - literally. Scientists found that a bug called Staphylococcus aureus invades the noses of about 30% of people. Curious to

find out why the remaining 70% were bug free, they found that many of these people have a rival bug in their nostrils called Staphylococcus lugdunensis. This bug produces an antibiotic that protects the carrier against the rival Staphylococcus aureus bug - which can include strains of MRSA. A team from the

maintaining if not increasing our intelligence network, the personnel to properly control and police our borders and to have an adequate armed police response which can get to the scene of an attack quickly to prevent as much loss of life as possible. But what a hell of a world we're living in - that the next person you see when you go shopping might just be a mass murderer.

Start Shedding TV interviewers went out and about finding out what people thought about the Gin Tub's initiative. It seems the vast majority were in favour except for a few panicked girlies who questioned what they were going to do if there was an emergency...you know, the urgent need to make an appointment at the hair stylists or nail bar! How on earth did we survive without mobile phones folks? What is the matter with these soppy kids who can't imagine a world without technology attached to the ears and fingers?

Amazing Boffins There's some good news for the human race - just in the nick of time a new range of antibiotic has been discovered. Doctors have been increasingly worried that superbugs were mutating at a faster rate than antibiotics can be discovered to control them - leading to the Domesday scenario of there being nothing left to fight bacteria, plunging us back

pistols and AK-47s, the biggest seller at 1,700 Euros. And if that's not enough, these gangs can supply heavy weapons - mines, grenades and rocket-propelled grenades. Thankfully Britain has the English Channel which makes it that bit harder to bring such hardware onto UK streets. Sadly, Spain is a different story. What this news highlights is the importance of

University of Tubingen in Germany used various strains of genetically-modified Staphylococcus lugdunensis to uncover its genetic code. This gave them the instructions for how to build a new antibiotic. Amazing, isn't it, that just when things start looking grim, science once again comes to the rescue.

A team from Cambridge University say that overweight people's brains age faster than those of lean people. They found that the brains of overweight people look 10 years older than those of leaner peers, so an overweight 50-year-old had a lean 60-year-old's brain. The researchers looked at the "white matter" in people's brains, the bits that transmits information and this is naturally lost as people get older. But over-

weight people seem to lose it faster, although it is not yet understood why this should be. Researchers know much about what happens to the bodies of overweight people, but little about what it does to the brain and whether it has any connection with dementia. One thing is for certain though it's yet another reason for shedding the kilos, or, better still, not putting them on in the first place.

Safety First

Concerns over a possible outbreak of Legionella led to the changing rooms at San Javier’s municipal swimming pool being closed for two days at the end of July. An anomaly in the figures produced by the hot water heater in the room led to a precautionary closure with tests concluding that there were no problems.

More Please

New colourful glass recycling containers have appeared around Torrevieja in a move to boost recycling. The summer campaign is going for a ten percent rise which adds up to around 49 extra tons of glass.

Happy Holiday

Two Ryanair passengers were hauled off a flight to Ibiza after they started fighting before the plane left Manchester Airport last week. Police entered the plane after flight crew raised the alarm when the two men reportedly began "squaring up to each other." The fighters were carted off the plane, but were apparently not arrested.

Friday 12th August 2016

Drone Patrols

Benidorm is one of a number of resorts across the country that have been using drones this summer not just to identify incidents involving swimmers in the water, but also as a tool to boost security in the light of recent terror attacks in France. The Costa Blanca resort is using four specially trained police officers to use the drones in patrolling the skies to detect any possible security issues. The drones are capable of remaining in the sky for 28 minutes, can fly up to 70 km/ h at heights of up to 500 metres. The move is part of a boosting of

security at busy tourist spots in Spain in the wake of last month’s attack in Nice, when a jihadist drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day, killing 84 people. Although the government did not raise the terror threat, police

presence has notably grown in resorts, with armed units patrolling tourist sites and seafronts. Drones are being used locally across the Murcia and Valencia regions, in addition to Asturias, Andalucia, and Cantabria.

Street Stabbing A brawl ended up with four people beating up and stabbing a young man in Mil Palmeras last week. The incident happened in the car park attached to the Vistamar 7 complex, with Guardia and Pilar police officers rushing to the scene. The victim was stabbed repeatedly and lost a lot of blood but was out of danger after being treated in hospital, after the attack last week on Wednesday night. The four male assailants were said to be in their thirties, with the area busy

after no access was allowed to the banned Campoamor Music Festival at La Glea beach, with revellers making their way

Royal Break

The Spanish Royal Family have posed for photographs during their annual summer holiday break in Mallorca. King Felipe was joined by Queen Letizia and their two daughters, Crown Princess Leonor, 10, and Princess

Sofía, 9, at the Marivent Palace. The King, who was crowned in June 2014 when his father King Juan Carlos abdicated, has continued the family tradition of spending holidays in Mallorca.

Quesada Celebrates

to Mil Palmeras beach instead, which meant that an increased police presence was able to react to the incident.

Valencia Regions Beach Boost

An added splash of colour has recently hit Torrevieja’s Playa Los Náufragos, with the installation of a set of new beach changing huts, that have been appearing across the Valencia region. 75 units have been installed so far by the Valencia Tourism Agency, with a trio of wooden huts put in at Los Náufragos that will be open between 11.00 am and 7.00 pm.

Rojales council says that last weekend’s Rojales Urbanisations fiesta, staged in Quesada attracted a record number of people that attended the various events including Saturday night’s

parade. The authority said that the celebrations were a major boost for the local economy and that the local police and civil protection volunteers reported an incident-free weekend.

Barrack Move

The former Guardia Civil barracks on Torrevieja's Calle San Pascual are set to become the new local base for the Agamed water company which Torrevieja council claim will save 120 thousand euros a year in rent.

The current headquarters are housed in two buildings on Calle Caballero de Rodas with the move subject to official approval from the Agamed board, which could take place before the end of the year.

Friday 12th August 2016

Quite A Splash

Renovation work on Pilar de la Horadada's 30 de Julio outdoor swimming pool has been completed with last Saturday seeing the reopening of the facility which was closed at the height of last summer due to

safety concerns. The 380 thousand euro overhaul has seen the site transformed with a new splash park and beach area part of the project, which attracted over 300 visitors in the first few hours of its opening.

Lucky Escape

Two Orihuela fire crews rescued a motorist who was trapped in her car last week after crashing in the El Palmeral area of Callosa. The Callosa resident’s vehicle somersaulted in the

air at a junction, yet despite the severity of the incident, she remained conscious and was not seriously injured. She was taken to Vega Baja Hospital for a routine checkup.

Not Hadrian’s

A fifth-century Roman wall has been uncovered during excavations in the town of Tortosa in Tarragona province, south of Barcelona. At 40 metres long and three metres high, the boundary wall found in the plot opposite Tortosa cathedral acted as a fortress for what was known in the late Roman era as the city of Dertosa. Other than remains of walls belonging to residential homes, or human remains, pottery and similar artefacts, nothing of such outstanding historical value dating back to

Ministry inspectors have labelled 97.2 percent of the Valencia regions beaches as having "excellent" water quality for swimmers according to their report for the first week of August. Two of the 213 surveyed beaches were classified as "good", whilst four were rated as "adequate". this era has ever been found on the Costa Daurada, archaeologists say. Mediaeval home foundations, dating back to the Arab or Andalusí

era, have been found on the site already , According to the excavation team, the city wall is in excellent condition for its age.

Another Rip Off

A British family of five have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running an illegal Costa Blanca retirement home. Tuesday’s detentions followed on from

High Quality

another British-run home being raided in the Santa Pola area two months ago. This week’s raid happened on the outskirts of Castalla in the Alcoy area of Alicante

Province, with the un-named husband and wife running the villa with their three children. All of the four British residents were said to be in good health and were charged 500 euros a week for the privilege of staying there with commissions offered for anybody who could bring in more guests. The Guardia found a whole string of transgressions including three of the family members working “off the books”; no training or certificates in dealing with the elderly; as well issues over the state of the villa, in addition to how medicines were dispensed.

Callosa Cruelty The Guardia Civil is investigating the killing of several animals in the area of Callosa’s El Palmeral football ground. A recent incident saw a cat being strung up from a lamppost by a group of children who then videod their cruelty on their mobile phones.

Busy Line Mobile phone users in the Murcia region like to stay on their phone longer than most other Spanish regions, with a survey suggesting that they use their mobile for an average of 4.68 hours a day, which is higher than the national average of 4.19 hours. Madrid leads the field in the Rastreator survey at 4.75 hours, followed by the Canaries at 4.72 hours, followed by Murcia in third.

Bigger And Better The first phase of improvement work at Santa Pola's open air El Palmeral auditorium including better disabled access has finished, with the venue officially reopened last weekend. New emergency exits and toilets have been added, as well as a new set of seating making it easier for people with mobility issues to move around.

Poor Access At Office For Elderly A new citizens services office in Torre de la Horadada has been criticised for not having proper access for visitors who have mobility issues. The “Vecinos por el Pilar” political party says the first floor office put in by Pilar council has no lift and is therefore inaccessible for disabled and elderly people or visitors who have a baby buggy.

Friday 12th August 2016

Swim Death

A 72-year old Albacete man drowned after suffering a cardiac arrest when he went into the waters of Arenales del Sol beach on Saturday morning. Bathers spotted him lying face down in the sea at around 11.30 am and emergency services

were unable to revive him. An hour later, a 50-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest at Carabassi beach, and was taken by ambulance to Elche General Hospital. Six people have died in beach incidents so far this summer season in Alicante Province.

The Final Word

Time To Pay

Eight people were injured in the early hours of Sunday morning when at least a dozen people got involved in a brawl over the price of prawns at an Almeria Province restaurant. Guardia Civil officers and the local police in the town of Garrucha rushed to the seafront establishment

where a full-scale fight had broken out between customers and the restaurant owners. The restaurant owner and his son were both hit on the head by bottles with six other people suffering minor injuries in the fight which was sparked by a number of diners who took violent

umbrage at the price they were charged for the local delicacy of red shrimp, which was said to be charged at 100 euros for a kilo, with 20 euros for a portion. The restaurant claimed that the prices were made clear beforehand, something that the customers clearly disputed.

Xavi’s Gift A Brazilian woman has been arrested in Orihuela for stabbing her partner with a meat cleaver at a city centre bar that they run together. The National Police were called in the early hours of last Thursday morning after a row had broken out between the

47-year-old assailant and a 52-year-old Spaniard, who was takent o Vega Baja Hospital with minor injuries. Reports suggest that arguments were common between the two at the JK La Taberna, with police having been called in before.

Ex-Barcelona footballer Xavi Hernández has donated his private yacht to a refugee

charity so it can either use it to rescue displaced families from the Mediterranean, or auction it off to raise funds. The nine-metre-long, 2.6metre-wide La Pelopina has a 325 horse-power engine, and is now in the hands of the organisation ProActiva Open Arms, which started its new mission a month ago on the 30-metre motorised yacht, the Astral, helping des-

perate migrants reach dry land. The Astral was funded by a donation from an Italian mattress-shop owner based in Granada. Since it was founded, ProActiva Open Arms has saved over 3,000 lives in the Mediterranean, mostly near the Libyan coast, where refugees attempted to make the dangerous open-water crossing.

Friday 12th August 2016

Pets

Friday 12th August 2016

Smuggling Concern

Thousands of “designer” puppies are being smuggled into the UK every year as part of a £100m black market that could expand further because of pressure on border controls, a leading dog welfare charity has warned. Dachshunds, chowchows, pugs and French and English bulldogs are regularly being brought illegally into the UK from central and eastern Europe with falsified pet passport data and fake vaccination records – boosting the risk of foreign canine diseases spreading to the UK dog population – according to the charity Dogs Trust. The puppies – typically underage – are transported in inhumane conditions in cars, vans and minibuses for thousands of miles to be sold via online adverts to unsuspecting consumers

in the UK. The majority are brought from breeding farms in Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, smuggled into Britain via Eurotunnel shuttle trains (arriving in Folkestone) and ferries (arriving in Dover) in the small hours of the morning. Figures from the Dogs Trust reveal that one in every 10 puppies smuggled into the UK will die within their first three weeks here. The charity first highlighted the influx of puppies from central and eastern Europe in 2014, following a relaxation of the rules of the then pet travel scheme in 2012 for the purposes of EU harmonisation. Over six months 382 illegally imported puppies were seized at Dover and Folkestone – although no prosecutions ensued – but the trust says this is “the tip of the iceberg”.

What Can Cats & Dogs See? Veterinary ophthalmologists are often asked, “How well do animals see?” Visual function involves a combination of many factors, including: the field of view, depth perception (ability to judge distances), acuity (focusing ability), perception of motion, and colour differentiation. All of these functions must then be integrated by the brain to produce useful vision. Although we are unable to ask our pets to read an eye chart, through comparative studies, it is possible to make some educated assumptions about their vision.The position of the eyes within the head determines the degree of peripheral vision as well as the amount of the visual field that is seen simultaneously with both eyes. This binocular vision is necessary for judgment of distances. Dogs have eyes which are placed on the sides of the head, resulting

in a visual field of 240 degrees compared with the human field of 200 degrees. The central, binocular field of vision in dogs and cats is approximately half that possessed by humans.The eyes of dogs and cats have many of the modifications typically seen in animals which evolved as nighttime hunters. The pupil functions much as the aperture for a camera and can dilate for maximal light capturing ability in dogs and cats. In addition, there is a reflective layer under the retina called the tapetum which serves to intensify vision in dim light. The “mirror” effect of the tapetum results in the “eye shine” observed when an animal looks into a car’s headlights. While dim light vision is enhanced by the tapetum, scattering of the reflected light may result in reduced acuity.Although it is commonly believed that dogs and cats see only in

black and white, recent evidence suggests that animals may have some degree of useful colour vision. The perception of colour is determined by the presence of cone photoreceptors within the retina. These cone cells function in bright light conditions and comprise approximately 20% of the photoreceptors in the central retina of the dog. In humans, the central retina (macula) is 100% cones. Behavioural tests in dogs suggest that they can distinguish red and blue colours but often confuse green and red. Acuity is the ability to focus so that two objects appear as distinct entities. This is the value that is measured in people using an eye chart. In animals (and in infants) this can be measured using retinoscopy. Visual acuity in normal dogs has been estimated to be 20-40% that of humans. This means that, at

20 feet, a dog can distinguish an object that a human could see at 90 feet. Acuity is a function of the clarity of the structures of the eye (cornea, aqueous humour, lens, and vitreous) as well as the combined refractive powers to focus the image clearly on the retina. One of the most common diseases which can affect the clarity of the eye is formation of a cataract within the lens. Cataracts in dogs are most often inherited and may affect dogs at any age. As the lens becomes progressively opaque, an animal’s vision deteriorates so that only light and dark perception exists. Surprisingly, animals function relatively well in familiar surroundings, even with severe vision impairment. This illustrates the ability of dogs and cats to depend heavily on their other senses, namely smell and hearing.

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

BLANCA

HEIKO

KELLY

SANDY

TARA

Blanca is a pointer/Staffy cross breed who is looking for her forever home and is aged about seven years. Blanca mixes really well with other dogs and likes people. She is an obedient dog who is very intelligent and has an amazing personality, and has been spayed. If you would like to adopt this lovely lady, then please get in touch with the K9 Club by calling 600 845 420 to learn more about her.

Heiko is a puppy that is around six months old and was found abandoned along with a group of dogs. Heiko has done very well in his foster home and is very loving and well behaved and is very easy to train, and gets on well with other dogs and children. He will be medium to large when fully grown. For more on Heiko, call PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Kelly was one of three small females found in a concrete irrigation canal. They were all in poor shape. Kelly enjoys playing with toys and loves a cuddle and only being a small breed, around 6.5 kilos, wouldn´t take up too much room! She is six years old, fully vaccinated, micro chipped and sterilised. CALL SAT kennels on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

Sandy is an adorable 10week-old pup that is looking for a home. He loves to play, have cuddles he is a happy little man. He was rescued along with nine other pups and he could end up anywhere between 8 to 15 kilos when fully grown, but he is very small at the moment! To learn more about this adorable boy please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Tara is a three month old Labrador cross who was found abandoned outside a finca in Catral, and is now being looked after by Pets In Spain. Tara immediately comes over as a very friendly dog and is great with other dogs. Despite her experience, Tara is in good health and is now looking for a permanent home. If you want to meet her and to learn more, then phone 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

TINTIN Tintin is a small and lovely Tortoiseshell female cat who is an absolute joy to be with. She is a very affectionate animal and would make a wonderful cat for someone wanting a friend. Tintin is one of the many cats in APAH's care who need a loving home. To arrange to meet her, then please get in touch with APAH today on either 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

Friday 12th August 2016

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI

How are the Rio Olympics for you, as we are almost a week into the planet’s greatest sporting festival? BBC TV have been covering the Games since 1948, and once again they are out in force in Rio, but regular sports TV watchers would have noticed some differences compared to recent stagings of the Olympiad. The cost-concious Beeb have sent far fewer people out to Rio, compared to Beijing, Athens, and Sydney, and that’s been apparent in some of the commentaries, which appear to have been taken from an “international pooled” service run by the International Olympic Committee for any broadcaster to take, though

Second-Rate Chat Spoils Games

we have had some curious Aussie and American voices. That though does make financial sense in sports like weightlifting (always a cracking watch), archery, handball, and volleyball where British interest is close to zero. My concern has been, and I’ve been going on about this for years, is that a new generation of quality UK commentators simply have not appeared and standards have fallen. Take gymnastics, which for decades had experienced hands as a lead commentator featuring the likes of Alan Weeks, Ron Pickering, and Barry Davies. In the last few years, we have Matt Baker (perfectly good on The One Show and

Countryfile) almost sounding likes a Team GB cheerleader with little insight (despite being an ex-gymnast), but fortunately we have the very good Christine Still in the commentary booth, but we are badly missing Mitch Fenner, who died of cancer earlier this year. Instead we got Dan Keatings and Craig Heap mumbling away with the enthusiasm of being at a second-rate schools event in Barnsley. I would have preferred much more from Still, and for that matter Beth Tweddle, who looked good in her “on-camera” role and was drafted into the commentary box later during the action to pep things up a bit. I can reel out a whole list of second-raters, like Roland McIntosh in the boxing who doesn’t know when to shut up and is not a patch on predecessors Harry Carpenter and Jim Neilly, though Richie Woodall is excellent as his right hand man. I was also annoyed by what I thought at many times were patronising comments in a really pedestrian and even boring effort for the Opening Ceremony,

with Hazel Irvine and Andrew Cotter at the microphone (both of whom I’m fans of as broadcasters). Oh for the standards of the great late David Coleman who always set the right tone and knew exactly when to let the pictures do the talking. The sound of silence still has a massive role to play in television, something that commentators seem to have forgotten around the world, and that sadly includes some at the Beeb. Presentation-wise, Hazel Irvine (who actually co-presented ITV’s last ever Olympics coverage in 1988) has been on the money, and like we’ve seen her in sports like golf and snooker, she really is an excellent presenter. There’s the now-legendary Clare Balding of course, but other newish names have equipped themselves well like Mark Chapman (Match of the Day 2 and Rugby League), Jason Mohammad (Final Score and a good pedigree for BBC Wales), and ex-Newsround presenter, Ore Oduba. I don’t think there’s been much

wrong with the on-screen side of things from the anchoring perspective, but at times there has been too much talk and interviews along with waffle, whilst there is much action to go at. Don’t blame the presenters but go for the producers. Yes, there are eight vision streams via satellite with continious action to go at, and the online streaming of everything, but that should not be a blank cheque for the main coverage to indulge in repitition and some poor editorial calls. These are minor gripes though as we are so used to what the BBC has done in

the past, and just check out the coverage in other countries like here in Spain on TVE, and you just don’t know how lucky UK viewers have been. I suppose that if we have become used to champagne for decades, a weak cava can hardly satisfy our demanding palates. Things will change though for Tokyo in 2020 as in a further economy, the BBC are having to share the cost of the rights with Eurosport, which means less live action in a deal which limits them to 220 hours of “live” content over the event, so make the most of what you have now.

Friday 12th August 2016

Wild France with Ray Mears

Monday 15 August 8.00pm - 8.30pm ITV Episode 6 - Brittany Ray visits the rugged West Coast of Brittany. He heads out by boat to discover the nearby islands. On his journey he gets up close to bottlenose dolphins when they come swimming up to his boat. He meets a seal colony and finds some seaweed fishermen before heading back to land. By the rocks, he discovers a family of peregrines who’ve build their nest dangerously close to land and meets Joel, a local shellfish specialist who takes him down to the beach to look for shellfish and learn about Brittany’s high tides. Series overview Ray explores the geogra-

phy, flora and fauna of six dramatic French landscapes. The high mountain ranges of the Alps, the coastal waters of Brittany, the chestnut forests of the Cevnnes, the caves and gorges of the Ardeche, the wet-lands of Camargue and the rolling lavender plains of Provence’s unique maquis landscape. Across the series Ray explores the dramatic physical geography of each region; its topography, its climate and its extreme weather conditions. He tracks down and identifies the key wildlife species that live there and how they have adapted. He introduces us to animals with an ancient history with the land such as wolves and vultures as well as more unexpected and exotic wildlife such as pink flamingos and dolphins.

The Great Interior Design Challenge

Due for transmission in 2017 in a new 8pm timeslot, on BBC TWO Commissioned by Executive Producer, Formats and Features, Catherine Catton, the fourth series will see talented amateur designers face head-to-head challenges, knockout rounds and, in addition, the judges will get to choose one designer as their wildcard option. Judges Kelly and Daniel will be joined by guest judges over the course of the competition including Elle Decoration UK editor-in-chief Michelle Ogundehin, and Interior Stylist Sophie Robinson.

Catherine Catton says: “The Great Interior Design Challenge is incredibly popular with BBC Two viewers and we wanted to give more people the chance to watch the series. Moving it to the 8pm timeslot will allow more viewers to enjoy the creative delights of our contestants as well as the inspiring design knowledge and eye of our new judge Kelly, and the expertise and flair of Daniel and Tom. We’re delighted that Sophie is still able to be part of the show as a guest judge and we look forward to having Michelle Ogundehin as part of the line-up.”

Alphabetical

Monday 15 August 5.00pm - 6.00pm ITV ALPHABETICAL is a fast-paced quiz show, hosted by Jeff Stelling, which sees three contestants compete against a returning champion in series of games based around the alphabet. Over the course of four rounds the aim is to accrue as much time as possible in preparation for the final. However, two contestants will be eliminated leaving just the reigning champion and their challenger to go head-to- head in an effort to win the jackpot. The tense ALPHABETICAL final requires the remaining two contestants to make their way around the entire alphabet by answering a question based on each letter. They are racing against the clock with just 100 seconds, plus the time they have accrued. By successfully completing the alphabet the winner walks away with the jackpot. Or, if both contestants fail to achieve this, the jackpot remains unclaimed with the prize money accumulating with every day it rolls over. Continues weekdays on ITV at 5pm.

Friday 12th August 07:00 Olympic Breakfast 10:15 Countryside 999 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Live: Olympic Games 19:00 News

07:00 Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 07:45 Homes Under the Hammer 08:45 The Housing Enforcers 09:15 Eat Well for Less? 10:15 Olympic Games 14:00 Live: Olympic Games 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 The Edge 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 The Great Antiques Map of Britain 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Live: Olympic Games

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 Secret Dealers 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Cash Trapped 19:00 News

20:00 Emmerdale Chrissie Olympic Live: 20:00 is in too deep Games Clare Balding presents live coverage of day 20:30 Coronation Street seven of the Rio 2016 Luke’s good deed backfires Olympic Games as Great Britain looks to make it 20:00 Eggheads General back-to-back gold medals knowledge quiz 21:00 Gino’s Italian in the equestrian team Escape: Islands in the dressage competition 20:30 Mastermind Quiz Sun In the final episode of the series, Gino visits the 21:00 EastEnders Kim and 21:00 Live: Olympic pretty Sicilian town of Vincent hold a dating night Games Clare Balding pres- Taormina to make the at The Vic, but will any of ents live coverage of day sweet treat cannoli, before seven of the Rio 2016 climbing the craters of the residents be lucky Olympic Games, featuring nearby Mount Etna. He Olympic track cycling’s men’s individ- then makes a personal pilLive: 21:30 grimage to the town of Games Clare Balding pres- ual sprint qualifying Savoca, the setting of ents further live coverage on day seven in Rio. The 21:30 Gardeners’ World Corleone in the Godfather Rio Olympic Velodrome Monty Don provides more films, which just so haptakes centre stage, as the tips on keeping gardens pens to be his favourite film men’s team pursuit track looking good during August series of all time! cycling semi-finals get under way at 21:52, with 22:00 Highlands: Wild 21:30 Coronation Street the focus from a British per- Heart of Scotland This edi- Maria finds solace in an spective sure to be on four- tion charts summer, the unexpected place time gold medallist Bradley most intense of all the seaWiggins, who makes a sons in the Highlands. 22:00 Doc Martin Martin return to the track after win- Animals are in a great race and Louisa do not seem to ning the time-trial on the to raise their young to inde- be having much success road in London four years pendence before the nights with their therapy, so Dr ago. The women’s team close in and the storms of Timoney advises that they should try and take things sprint semi-finals follow at autumn arrive back to the beginning of 22:17, before the session is completed with the men’s 23:00 Live: Olympic Games their relationship and plan a sprint quarter-finals from 23:35 Newsnight 00:10 Film date 22:30 - Flying Blind (15) 01:40 The Mystery of Van Gogh’s Ear 23:00 News 23:40 Film - A 23:00 News 23:35 Live: 02:40 Forces of Nature with Fish Called Wanda (15) Olympic Games 05:00 Brian Cox 03:40 Inside The 01:45 Jackpot247 04:00 Weather for the Week Factory 04:40 This Is BBC Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen Two Ahead 05:05 News

07:15 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:05 Frasier 10:35 The Big Bang Theory 11:35 The Simpsons 13:00 News 13:05 The Simpsons 13:35 Come Dine with Me 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Three in a Bed 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year The competition arrives at its half-way point, with the turn of the most popular category - Pubs and Entertainment sheds. This group includes an Wild West town built out of sheds up in Aberdeen, a Polish mountain drinking den in rural Ireland, and a nightclub in a Hackney 22:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean and David Mitchell go up against Jon and Katherine Ryan. The Brett Domino Trio join Susie in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel looks after the numbers and letters 23:00 Friday Night Dinner 23:35 First Dates 00:40 Man Down 01:05 A Granny’s Guide to the Modern World 01:35 Film Scott Pilgrim vs the World (PG) 03:30 Fresh Meat 04:20 Phil: Secret Agent Down Under

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Against the Wild 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Cricket Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the second day’s play at the Oval in the Fourth Test between England and Pakistan, with commentary by Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes 21:00 Ancient Mysteries: The Lost City of the Pharaohs Documentary which follows scientists and archaeologists who believe they have uncovered evidence that could lead them to the remains of one of the most magnificent cities ever created in the ancient world, Pi-Ramesses, built by the most powerful Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, Ramses the Great 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Emma Willis announces the identity of the least popular housemate and invites them to vacate the house 23:00 It’s Not Me, It’s You 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother 00:05 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 SuperCasino 04:10 Celebrity Big Brother 05:00 Celebrity Big Brother 05:25 Criminals: Caught on Camera

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ANCIENT MYSTERIES

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SOAPS

In Emmerdale will Andy find out he has been set up? Meanwhile, Leyla makes up excuses to delay the wedding but David smells a rat. Vanessa also gets involved, claiming that Tracy is taking advantage. A food fight and argument breaks out between Vanessa and Tracy, who are kept apart by David.

Efforts to find the location of PiRamesse, an eight square-mile settlement built by the 19th Dynasty of Egypt Pharaoh Ramesses II in the northernmost region of Egypt. Its location and the reasons it disappeared have long been a mystery, and an apparent `find’ in the 1940s turned out to be bogus. As this documentary reveals, a team of archaeologists and experts have now uncovered new evidence that pinpoints exactly where the city once stood, revealed its vast size and pieced together the extraordinary story of why it disappeared.

Elsewhere, Marlon fusses over birthday girl April. Later, April tells Carly she’d choose her to be her new Mum. In Coronation Street, when Caz confides in Luke that it would have been Kate’s mum’s birthday today, Luke suggests she sends Kate some flowers. Caz agrees it’s a great idea but she’s skint. Luke agrees to order the flowers and Caz is grateful as she instructs him to order roses but no carnations as she loathed them. However, Luke calls in the flower shop but mistakenly orders carnations for Kate with the message “I know what these meant to your

mum. Caz”.

Deeply upset, Kate shows Sophie the carnations and explains how her mum always thought they were bad luck and Caz knows that. Kate confronts Caz, accusing her of intentionally hurting her. Caz is horrified to realise Luke sent carnations by mistake. Maria rails at Luke, calling him useless. Luke storms out.

07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 19:35 You’ve Been Framed 20:00 Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The Matrix Reloaded (15) 00:45 Family Guy 01:40 American Dad 02:35 The Cleveland Show ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor in the House 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:40 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Love Your Garden 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Birds of a Feather 22:00 Paul O’Grady: For The Love of Dogs 23:00 A Touch of Frost 01:15 Inspector Morse 03:10 Long Lost Family ITV4 07:00 Magnum, PI 07:50 Gunsmoke 08:45 The Sweeney 09:45 Ironside 10:50 Quincy, ME 11:55 Magnum, PI 12:55 Gunsmoke 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars 15:55 The Sweeney 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 TT Blues 22:00 Film - Another 48 Hrs (18) 00:00 Film - Space Cowboys (PG) 02:40 River Monsters

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack In the second episode, having followed Luke outside, Maria continues to tear a strip off him. Luke storms off into the night. Telling Caz she’s creeping her out, Kate orders her to stay away in future. Caz shows Maria some concert tickets she bought for Kate and suggests that rather than waste them, they could go together. However, Maria insists she’d prefer an evening in by herself after her spat with Luke. Aidan calls at Maria’s flat and they share a moan about Luke and Eva. Aidan explains how he visited his mum’s grave today but was constantly bom-

barded by texts from Eva. Maria is sympathetic. When Eva hears that Aidan was visiting his Mum’s grave, she’s mortified, realising that’s why he was ignoring her texts. Getting stuck into the wine, Maria and Aidan reminisce about childhood memories and soon they’re kissing passionately, with Luke and Eva clearly forgotten. Later, as Aidan and Maria pull their clothes back on, Caz returns to the flat. Will they be caught in the act? In Eastenders, Kim encourages Kush to go to The Albert’s ‘lock and key’ dating night, much to the

amusement of Shakil. Things quickly become awkward when Kush is matched with Carmel at the dating night. Frustrated that nothing good has come of the night, Carmel leaves. Meanwhile, Babe continues to play games with the Carters and manages to work her way back into the kitchen at The Vic, much to Abi’s frustration.

Saturday 13th August

07:00 Olympic Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Home Cooking Made Easy 13:00 News 13:10 Football Focus13:45 Live: Olympic Games 18:00 News 18:20 Live: Olympic Games

07:10 Film- Two Tickets to Broadway (U) 08:50 Film The 39 Steps (U) 10:15 Olympic Games 13:45 Bargain Hunt 14:45 Homes Under the Hammer 15:45 Escape to the Country 16:30 Gardeners’ World 17:00 Final Score 18:15 Ahead Steam Full 20:00 Live: Olympic 19:15 Dad’s Army Games Clare Balding introduces the latest coverage 19:50 BBC Proms Extra on day eight of the Olympic Katie Derham presents Games, with the focus sole- Proms Extra from the Royal ly on the Rio Olympic Albert Hall to warm the Velodrome. The first of the audience up for a night of men’s sprint quarter-finals Gershwin takes place at 21:00, with the 9th-12th classification 20:30 BBC Proms Proms race at 21:18. The second favourites the John Wilson Orchestra and their eponyround of the women’s keirin mous conductor celebrate gets under way at 21:22, the music and lyrics of one with the second of the of the greatest song-writing men’s sprint quarter-finals partnerships in American at 21:34. The women’s history - George and Ira team pursuit final then Gershwin begins at 21:53The 7th12th classification race in 22:30 Edinburgh Nights the women’s keirin begins Kirsty Wark presents interat 22:27, with the final fol- views and performances lowing at 22:33, and the from the world’s biggest action is completed with the festival of arts and culture men’s sprint semi-finals at 23:00 The National Lottery 22:41 and 22:59 Live 23:10 Live: Olympic 23:10 News 23:30 Match of the Day 00:55 Live: Olympic Games 05:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 05:05 News

Games 00:55 Versailles 01:50 Inside Versailles 01:55 Film - The Kid With a Bike (12) 03:20 Film Treacle Jr (15) 04:35 This Is BBC Two

07:15 Shipping Wars 07:40 Gillette World Sport 08:05 Armoy Road Races, Motorcycle Racing 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 Frasier 12:05 The Big Bang Theory 13:30 The Simpsons 15:00 Racing: Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon 20:15 Catchphrase 17:30 Come Dine with Me Amanda, Manish and 19:00 News Charlotte try to guess the familiar phrases hidden in 19:20 Film - Men in Black animated clues II Sequel to the sci-fi comedy about a top secret gov21:00 The Nation’s ernment task force set up Favourite 80s Number to deal with unruly extraterOne A look at the 1980s - a restrials. An MIB agent defining decade in both pop turns to the only man who and fashion can help him save the world from a rampaging, 22:30 Film - The Bourne shape-shifting alien which Identity An amnesiac is has taken on the outward rescued at sea by the crew appearance of a sexy linof an Italian fishing boat. gerie model (PG) Nearly dead, he carries nothing but the bullets in his 21:00 Film - Rise of the back and the bank account Planet of the Apes - When number embedded in his scientist Will Rodman diship. Although completely covers how to enhance without identity or back- brain DNA, the progressive ground, he possesses an primate he has created array of extraordinary tal- changes the outlook for ents in fighting, linguistics mankind forever (PG) and self-defence that speak of a dangerous past (14) 23:00 Film - Gladiator (14) 01:55 Ramsay’s Kitchen 01:00 Jackpot247 04:00 Nightmares 02:50 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:55 ITV Nightscreen Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 09:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:25 Columbo 14:25 News 14:30 Wild Animal Reunions 15:30 Doc Martin 16:30 River Monsters 17:00 Film - The Mummy (PG) 19:15 News 19:45 You’ve Been Framed!

07:00 Milkshake 10:00The Saturday Show Live 12:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 15:00 Police Interceptors 18:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 20:00 Cricket Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the third day’s play at the Oval in the Fourth Test between England and Pakistan, with commentary by Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes 21:00 NCIS: Los Angeles When a group of men are killed, wearing Marine uniforms, in a laboratory, the team is assigned to investigate to determine what they were making and how they got the uniforms 21:55 News 22:00 Football Highlights from the weekend’s games in the Championship, including Aston Villa v Rotherham United and Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday, as well as the Friday night fixture between Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest 23:30 Celebrity Big Brother 00:30 Impractical Jokers UK 01:05 SuperCasino 04:10 Celebrity Big Brother

12:45 Ninja Warrior UK 13:45 Catchphrase 14:35 You’ve Been Framed! 15:35 Film - The Smurfs 17:40 The X Factor 18:45 Film - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (12) 22:00 Film - The Matrix Revolutions (14) 00:25 Family Guy 01:55 American Dad! ITV3 11:45 Lewis 13:50 Film Carry on Up the Jungle 15:45 Lewis 17:45 Foyle’s War 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 Lewis 23:00 A Touch of Frost 01:05 Inspector Morse 03:10 ITV3 Nightscreen ITV4 12:35 British Superbikes Motorcycle Racing 13:40 Film - Captain Newman, MD 16:15 Film - Dunkirk (U) 19:00 The Motorbike Show 20:00 TT Blues 21:00 Film - Cannonball Run II (PG) 23:15 Film Lock Up (18) 01:25 30 Days of Night (18)

09:00 The Weekend Mix

Sunday 14th August 07:15 Gardeners’ World 07:45 Countryfile 08:45 Saturday Kitchen Best Olympic 10:15 Bites Games 14:00 Film - The Prisoner of Zenda (U) 15:40 Flog It! 16:25 Highlands: Wild Heart of Scotland 17:25 Songs of Praise 18:00 Live: Olympic 19:30 Live: Olympic Games Games Three artistic gymnastics finals take place, 19:30 Film - Megamind An starting with the women’s evil genius finally succeeds vault at 19:46. The men’s in killing the superhero who pommel horse final follows has foiled his every evil at 20:33 and the women’s scheme, but finds life withuneven bars final com- out an enemy boring. To fill pletes proceedings at the gap in his life, he trans21:20. The action then forms an ordinary man into moves to the Velodrome, a worthy adversary starting with women’s sprint time-trial qualifying at 21:00 Robot Wars A team 21:00. The men’s omnium of engineering students has scratch race follows at created a robot that is able 21:40. The men’s sprint to move easily in any direccontinues with the bronze- tion, which they send into medal and final first races battle against a group of at 22:04, before the holiday camp staff and a women’s sprint qualifying at father and son duo 22:12, men’s sprint bronzemedal and final second 22:00 Den Dragons’ races at 22:42 and men’s Tensions are running high omnium individual pursuit at as an entrepreneur ruffles 22:50 some feathers in the Den 07:00 Olympic Breakfast 08:35 Match of the Day 10:00 News 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 13:00 Bargain Hunt 13:45 News 14:00 Live: Olympic Games 18:00 News 18:30 Countryfile

23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Day 2 00:35 Live: Olympic Games 04:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 04:05 News

Olympic Live: 23:00 Games 00:25 Film - Mister John (15) 01:55 Countryfile 02:50 Holby City 03:50 This Is BBC Two

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:25 Columbo 14:15 News 14:25 Long Lost Family 15:25 The Chase 16:25 Film - Peter Pan (PG) 18:30 Masterpiece with Alan Titchmarsh 19:30 News 20:00 The Zoo This edition follows the journey of three Sumatran tiger cubs from the moment they are born to the last time they can be safely handled by keepers and vets, and revisits Flora the pygmy hippo as she continues to receive lifesaving treatment for cancer

07:05 London Triathlon 08:00 British GT Championship Motor Racing 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch13:30 The Simpsons 17:30 Location, Location, Location 18:30 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 19:30 News

20:00 Flying to the Ends of the Earth Former marine Arthur Williams flies into Peru, a country five times the size of Britain. He crosses desert, mountains and jungle in search of the people who live in a country boasting some of the most extreme landscapes 21:00 Midsomer Murders on earth Mysterious lights are seen in the sky over famous UFO 21:00 Film - Captain hot-spot Cooper Hill. When America: The First a local forest ranger suffers Avenger After an experia strange death, the visiting mental program turns him UFO spotters are con- into a supersoldier, Steve vinced aliens are responsi- Rogers, now known as ble. DCI Barnaby and DS Captain America, leads the Nelson unearth suspicions, fight against Red Skull’s betrayals and long-buried evil HYDRA organization. secrets in their search for (PG) the truth 23:30 Film - Cuban Fury 23:00 News 23:15 Slow (15) 01:15 Ramsay’s Hotel Train Through Africa with Hell 02:05 Friday Night Griff Rhys Jones 00:15 Dinner 02:35 Walking the Tipping Point 01:15 Himalayas 03:30 Location, Jackpot247 04:00 Location, Location 04:25 Motorsport UK Come Dine with Me

07:00 Milkshake 10:30 LazyTown 11:30 Football 13:00 Now That’s Funny 14:00 Film - War Games (PG) 16:10 Film - The Time Machine (PG) 18:00 Film - Planet Of The Apes (12) Mark 20:00 Cricket Nicholas introduces highlights of the fourth day’s play at the Oval in the between Test Fourth England and Pakistan, by commentary with Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Simon and Vaughan Hughes 21:00 Now That’s Funny Vicious kittens attacking innocent bystanders, a bunch of dudes just bein” bros, a sneak peek at the latest movie blockbuster, and the hilarious Stars of the Week! 21:55 News Big Celebrity 22:00 Brother A chance to catch up with the latest events inside the BB bungalow as the celebrities cope with living under constant surveillance, with all the arguments and alliances, as well as the revelations in the diary room 23:00 Film - Pulp Fiction (18) 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Mascara Boys 05:00 House Doctor

13:45 Take Me Out 14:55 Film - Mr Bean’s Holiday 16:45 The X Factor 17:50 Film - The Smurfs 2 19:55 Film - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (12) 23:00 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad! ITV3 13:20 A Touch of Frost 15:25 Wycliffe 16:40 Film The Railway Children 18:55 Doc Martin 21:00 Royal Stories 21:30 Royal Stories 22:00 Million Dollar Princesses 23:00 Film Elizabeth: The Golden Age (PG) 01:20 Wire in the Blood ITV4 12:00 Live: British Touring Car Championship 19:15 BRDC British Formula 3 Motor Racing 20:30 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase 22:00 Film - The Deer Hunter (18) 01:40 Film Mars Attacks! (12)

09:00 The Weekend Mix,

Monday 15th August

07:00 Olympic Breakfast 10:15 Countryside 999 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Live: Olympic Games 19:00 News 20:00 Live: Olympic Games Live gymnastics coverage from day ten of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, featuring the men’s vault at 20:24 and women’s beam finals at 20:46 21:00 EastEnders Babe pushes forward with her plan to worm her way back into 21:30 Live: Olympic Games Clare Balding introduces the latest live coverage on day 10 in Rio. Cycling from the Rio Olympic Velodrome takes centre stage, with the women’s sprint 9th-12th classification race starting at 21:26, before the women’s omnium individual pursuit at 21:30. The final event of the men’s omnium - the points race then gets under way at 22:23, and Team GB’s Mark Cavendish will be hoping to be in contention as he looks for his first Olympic medal 23:00 News 23:45 Live: Olympic Games 05:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 05:05 News

07:00 Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 07:45 Homes Under the Hammer 08:45 The Housing Enforcers 09:15 Natural World 10:15 Olympic Games 13:50 Live: Olympic Games 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 The Edge16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 The Great Antiques Map of Britain 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Live: Olympic Games 20:00 Eggheads General knowledge quiz 20:30 University Challenge Quiz 21:00 Live: Olympic Games Clare Balding presents the latest action from the Olympic Games, with cyclist Mark Cavendish competing in the flying lap 21:30 Only Connect Three Korfball players take on a family from Guernsey in tonight’s heat 22:00 Kate Humble, My Sheepdog and Me Kate Humble sets out to breed Welsh Sheepdog puppies from her beloved pet Teg, and learns about the threat facing British herding dogs. A true Welsh Sheepdog is a working dog, and so Kate sets out to train Teg to work in the traditional Welsh way 23:00 Live: Olympic Games 23:45 Newsnight 00:20 Robot Wars 01:20 The Super League Show 02:00 Full Steam Ahead 03:00 Imagine04:05 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Secret Dealers 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Alphabetical 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Marlon and April are disappointed 20:30 Coronation Street Aidan and Maria keep mum 21:00 Wild France with Ray Mears Ray travels to the west coast of Brittany where he gets up close to dolphins and seals, and witnesses the fastest bird in the sky 21:30 Coronation Street It is a double whammy for Maria 22:00 Benidorm Joyce becomes suspicious when Blow and Go appears extremely busy, and how young its customers are looking - even an unusually fresh-faced Mateo. Joyce confronts Kenneth, who is forced to offer her free botox sessions to avoid his secret being reported to head office. Still annoyed at his dad, Tiger hides the news that Auntie Terri is on her way to The Solana 23:00 News 23:40 The Chase 00:40 Britain as Seen on ITV 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:15 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Frasier 10:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:00 The Simpsons 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Three in a Bed 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Dispatches Many people in Britain dream of owning their own home, but the reality is many of them never will. Harry Wallop investigates the failure to build enough houses in the UK 21:30 Superfoods: The Real Story Kate goes to Los Angeles to find out if avocados can turn burgers into a healthy option 22:00 Big Fat Quiz of Everything Jimmy Carr asks questions from the last 100,000 years of human history, giving the unique Big Fat Quiz spin on art, literature, television, music, geography, politics, science and celebrity from every epoch 23:30 Naked Attraction 00:35 Tattoo Fixers on Holiday 01:35 Bodyshockers: Nips, Tucks and Tattoos 02:30 The Three Day Nanny 03:25 One Born: What Happened Next? 04:20 Grand Designs Australia

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 13:10 News 13:15 Celebrity Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - The Ultimate Gift (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Cricket Mark Nicholas introduces highlights of the fifth day’s play at the Oval in the Fourth Test between England and Pakistan, with commentary by Geoffrey Boycott, Michael Vaughan and Simon Hughes 21:00 Police Interceptors: Unleashed Mac pulls over a car and finds a box packed with weed, the coppers discover a lock-up for motors that are hotter than Dante’s Inferno and a car thief rewrites the rules of the road 22:00 Celebrity Big Brother Marcus Bentley narrates as the famous housemates lie in their beds, chat on the sofas and argue in the kitchen 23:00 Celeb Trolls: We’re Coming To Get You 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Person of Interest 05:00 Criminals: Caught on Camera

DON´T MISS DISPATCHES: THE GREAT HOUSING SCANDAL

Channel 4 21:00

SOAPS

In Emmerdale, As Cain remains in shock over Moira’s demand for a divorce, Charity tries to interest him in a dodgy job. He’s not in the mood and chucks her out. Later, Moira reveals to James that she does still have feelings for Cain but wants to go ahead with the divorce as she’s scared that she’ll take him

Harry Wallop investigates the failure to build enough affordable homes in the UK, finding out what happened to a much-heralded government plan to sell off enough public land to build 100,000 new homes. He learns of deals done with big developers at a potential loss to the taxpayer and discovers large areas of sold-off land sitting empty, while millions of people can’t find an affordable home to buy.

back. Cain is upset to see Moira and James together, which causes him to change his mind about Charity’s offer.

In Coronation Street, Aidan corners Maria and insists that last night was a mistake. Covering her disappointment, Maria assures him their secret is safe with her. Aidan then calls Eva into the office, presents her with a necklace and tells her that he

wants to forget about their recent fall out. He also lies when Eva quizzes him about the previous night, making out that he spent the evening with a mate.

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 American Dad! 00:00 Family Guy 00:35 Bordertown 01:00 The Cleveland Show 01:55 Two and a Half Men 02:20 The Vampire Diaries 03:10 The Hot Desk ITV3 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 In Loving Memory 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart Is 09:35 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She Wrote 13:00 Love Your Garden14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart Is 17:15 In Loving Memory 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:00 Case Sensitive 00:00 Liverpool 1 01:15 Blue Murder 02:10 Judge Judy 02:55 Movies Now ITV4 07:00 Magnum, PI 07:50 Gunsmoke 08:45 The Sweeney 09:45 Ironside 10:50 Quincy, ME 11:55 Magnum, PI 12:55 Gunsmoke 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars 15:55 The Sweeney 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Ironside 19:00 Storage Wars 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 MotoGP Championship Series 22:00 Film - Another 48 HRS (18) 00:05 Film - 30 Days of Night (18) 02:15 Motorsport UK 03:15 Highway Patrol 03:35 Movies Now

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack saw Liam’s toy car when he was round last night. Eva questions why he lied to her.

Luke takes Maria to the Bistro for dinner, hoping to sort out their differences and suggesting they should set a date for their wedding. At Steph’s suggestion, Aidan and Eva join Maria and Luke at their table. Maria admires Eva’s new necklace, while Aidan masks his discomfort.

In the second episode, Maria comes to Aidan’s rescue and makes out that he called round to get her opinion on a flat he was thinking of renting as a surprise for Eva. Eva is thrilled. While Eva and Luke get a round in, Aidan rails at Maria for landing him in it by letting Eva think he wants to move in with her. Maria leaves upset.

When Caz then calls in the Bistro offering to collect Liam from the babysitter, she asks Aidan if he

Later, Luke wants to know why Maria left in such a hurry. Maria drops the bombshell that she thinks

they should finish and Luke is devastated. Having heard from Steph that Maria has dumped Luke, Aidan makes his excuses to Eva and heads off to find Maria, worried that she might have blown the lid on their moment of madness. Has Maria let the cat out of the bag? In Eastenders, Babe is determined to worm her way back in with the Carters at The Vic, but Linda warns her that she has a long way to go. Babe realises that it might be best to leave, but after another clash with Claudette, she becomes more determined than

ever to get what she wants. After sharing some harsh words with Les and demanding more blackmail money, Babe causes havoc at The Vic. Later, Linda gets fed up with all of the bickering at the pub and takes action by firing Abi. When Babe closes up for the day, she gets a shock when someone takes their revenge – but who is it?

Tuesday 16th August 07:00 Olympic Breakfast 10:15 Countryside 999 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under 12:45 The Housing Enforcers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Live: Olympic Games 19:00 News 20:00 Live: Olympic Games Clare Balding presents live artistic gymnastics and track cycling coverage on day 11 in Rio. First on the schedule is a visit to the Rio Olympic Arena for the conclusion of the women’s floor final, which is followed at 20:34 by the final of the men’s horizontal bar, with a showdown between Olympic champion Epke Zonderland and world champion Kohei Uchimura expected. Then the focus moves to the Rio Olympic Velodrome for the final evening of track cycling, featuring the women’s sprint semi-finals at 21:00, 21:36 and 21:58, and the bronze-medal encounter and final from 22:44, the women’s omnium flying lap at 21:10 and omnium points race at 22:05, and the second round of the men’s keirin at 21:46 23:00 News 23:45 Olympic Games 01:00 Live: Olympic Games 05:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 05:05 BBC News

07:00 Paul Martin’s Handmade Revolution 07:45 Homes Under the Hammer 08:45 The Housing Enforcers 09:15 Now You See It 09:45 The Hairy Builder 10:15 Olympic Games 13:50 Live: Olympic Games 14:45 Red Rock 15:30 The Edge 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 The Great Antiques Map of Britain 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 Live: Olympic Games 20:00 Eggheads General knowledge quiz 20:30 Grand Tours of Scotland Paul travels from the Trossachs out to Iona and then the fabled Isle of Staffa 21:00 Inside the Factory Gregg Wallace explores the largest bicycle factory in Britain which produces 150 folding bicycles every 24 hours 22:00 An Hour to Save Your Life Cameras follow attempts to help Christy, a Bristol pedestrian hit by a car. In hospital, her brain begins to swell rapidly and she undergoes an emergency operation to remove part of her skull 23:00 Live: Olympic Games 23:45 Newsnight 00:20 Dragons’ Den 01:20 Exodus: Our Journey to Europe 02:20 The Somme 1916: From Both Sides of the Wire 03:20 Horizon 04:20 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Secret Dealers 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 Alphabetical 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Bernice faces a decision 21:00 Endeavour As plans to build a new police station lead Morse to question his place in the force, he investigates the case of Tommy Cork, a boy from a broken home who has disappeared. Meanwhile, the body of disreputable journalist Eric Patterson has been found on railway tracks in mysterious circumstances. He was last seen embroiled in an argument with a council official about a company preparing to redevelop the site of Blenheim Vale, a disused correctional facility for boys. When a petty criminal with a connection to Blenheim absconds from an open prison, it sets off a chain reaction of events that threaten to expose horrors of the past. Did missing Tommy witness something that cost him his life? 23:00 News 23:40 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America 00:40 Murder, She Wrote 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:15 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 Frasier 10:00 The Big Bang Theory 11:00 The Simpsons 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:10 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Four in a Bed 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Location, Location, Location Kirstie Allsopp meets Stuart and Lara, who want to be under the same roof after two years of being together, but living 100 miles apart. Meanwhile, Phil Spencer meets Randhir and Sheetal, who want to swap London for the village life in Berkshire 22:00 Heroes of Helmand: The British Army’s Great Escape In Afghanistan, in 2006, a small Band of Brothers called Easy Company fought one of the most intense and least talked about battles in British military history 23:00 First Dates 00:05 999: What’s Your Emergency? 01:10 How the Rich Get Hitched 02:05 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:30 Armoy Road Races, Motorcycle Racing 03:25 London Triathlon 04:25 Gillette World Sport 04:50 British GT Championship Motor Racing

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

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:10 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 Ellen DeGeneres 15:35 Jeremy Kyle 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been 20:00 Conspiracy For Framed! 21:00 Two and a Men 22:00 Mom decades the world was just Half 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 hours away from total Family Guy 00:45 destruction, as the USA American Dad! 01:45 Two and the Soviet Union and a Half Men 02:40 Mom locked horns in an icy 03:30Teleshopping standoff. For almost forty ITV3 years both sides remained on permanent standby, ready to launch an all-out 07:00 In Loving Memory 08:30 thermonuclear war at the 07:25 Heartbeat Where the Heart Is 09:30 flick of a switch The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Murder, She 21:00 The Dog Rescuers Wrote 13:00 Love Your Inspector Callum Isitt Garden 14:00 Heartbeat teams up with the police to 15:05 The Royal 16:05 track down four dogs in Where the Heart Is 17:15 London, including two St In Loving Memory 17:50 Bernards that have Rising Damp 18:20 George Mildred 18:55 allegedly been beaten by and Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, their owners She Wrote 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of 22:00 Celebrity Big Dogs 21:30 The Nation’s Brother Emma Willis pres- Favourite Elvis Song 23:00 ents the action from the Case Sensitive 00:00 Wire CBB House as one of the in the Blood 01:35 celebrity Housemates is Inspector Morse 03:30 Teleshopping shown the door 23:00 Borderline 23:30 Impractical Jokers UK 00:00 Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:00 Celebrity Big Brother: Live from the House 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Person of Interest

DON´T MISS

HEROES OF HELMAND

Channel 4 22:00 SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Leyla and Rhona urges Vanessa to go see her Dad. She shuts down the conversation but there’s a sense they’ve hit a nerve. At the hospital, David goes in for his last chemo session and encourages Tracy to go visit her Dad but she refuses. They carry on, just missing Vanessa who has changed her mind. Frank’s

Documentary revealing how a company of British soldiers fought under siege in 2006 for more than 50 days in a remote Afghanistan town. Trapped in a small compound, outgunned, outnumbered, and at the mercy of the Taliban, the fight to hold Musa Quala became one of the most important last stands in UK history - a quarter of all the ammunition used by the British Army in Helmand for the whole of 2006 was fired in less than two months. Ex-soldiers tell their story and share the footage they captured.

delighted when he wakes to find Vanessa at his bedside. He tries to win her round, but blows it when he mentions a holiday they never took together. Suddenly, he falls unconscious. Finished with chemo, David again urges Tracy to see her Dad and she reluctantly agrees. Vanessa meanwhile tells the Doctor’s she doesn’t want them to contact her about Frank. However, she bumps into Tracy and David on her way out. Tracy carries on to see her Dad oblivious. She’s upset to discover Frank’s in a coma and she’s the second young lady to visit him.

Back in the café, Leyla’s worried when Vanessa insists her Dad is dead to her now. At the shop meanwhile, Tracy confides she was scared to see her Dad hurt, but is determined to go back to talk to him.

Furious Carly isn’t looking after her, April tricks Pearl into the cupboard and locks her in. April then finds Carly and asks why she doesn’t like her any more. How will Carly

ITV4 07:00 Magnum, PI 07:50 Gunsmoke 08:45 The Sweeney 09:45 Ironside ME 10:50 Quincy, 11:55Magnum, PI 12:55 Gunsmoke 14:00 Pawn Stars 14:55 Storage Wars 15:55 The Sweeney 16:55 Quincy, ME 18:00 Silverstone Classic Motor Racing 19:00 MotoGP Championship Series 20:00 Pawn Stars 20:55 Mr Bean 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Film - The Naked Gun (PG) 00:50 Film Death Wish V: The Face of Death (15) 02:55 BRDC British Formula 3 Motor Racing 03:45 ITV4 Nightscreen

08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack explain herself and will poor Pearl be released from the cupboard? Charity offers Ross a quar-

ter of the profit if he finds a job for her to do with Cain but goes back on her promise when he come through for her. Lachlan

and Liv bond over having rubbish fathers. Chrissie hints to Rakesh things will get messy if he doesn’t tell her the truth.

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, 10 represents R and 14 represents P, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across 1 Tap gently (3) 3 Brazilian dance (5,4) 8 Attacks (5) 9 Heading (7) 10 Anger (3) 11 In front (5) 12 Crash into (7) 13 Scarce (6) 15 Doorkeepers (6) 19 Vow (7) 21 Let in (5) 23 Spoil (3) 24 Oblivious (7) 25 Snares (5) 26 Early model (9)

27 Pen for swine (3) Down 1 Possibly (7) 2 Two times (5) 3 Also (7) 4 Choose (6) 5 Make use of (5) 6 Opening (7) 7 Quarrel (5) 14 Alligator pear (7) 16 Surprise (7) 17 Gratify (7) 18 Cure (6) 19 Chubby (5) 20 Adult insect (5) 22 Complains (5)

Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Decent, 4 Tennis, 9 Stature, 10 Tutor, 11 After, 12 Realise, 13 Ale, 14 Rebel, 16 Eager, 18 Son, 19 Gnocchi, 21 Focus, 23 Evict, 24 Narrate, 25 Seethe, 26 Defeat. Down: 1 Despair, 2 Chant, 3 Neutral, 5 Extra, 6 Nothing, 7 Serve, 8 Depressions, 15 Bromine, 16 Enforce, 17 Respect, 19 Guess, 20 Catch, 22 Chase.

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 Drug getting one worried after work (6) 5 Game bird that’s a bit like beef? (6) 8 Stick to relationship (4) 9 Couple allowed to join band (8) 10 Demote soldiers in front of emissary (8) 11 Amazed when African leader gets married (4) 12 Shout angrily and the rebate is different (6) 14 Sort of tea found in weather balloons (6) 16 Something in list gone over by site manager (4) 18 On the edge? Potentially alarming anyway (8) 20 Gas? I mean to change antacid (8) 21 World's most populous country is deprived of a double feature in some cases (4) 22 Bird of prey's offal concealed within (6)

23 Sorted out an English county (6) Down 2 It's a pity that the one who is sponsored can get rope so tangled (7) 3 Muddle should end in new deal (5) 4 Note, many ladies support church cuddle (7) 5 Damaged German pear is one of a bunch (5) 6 Alfresco? Rope in a replacement (4-3) 7 Leather wavered, I hear (5) 13 Neanderthal man academic uncovers calendar (7) 14 American university found a revised version in a solid condition (7) 15 An Oriental caviar cocktail is just plain greed (7) 17 Crown discovered in Nova Scotia rabbit hole (5) 18 Builder's mother and child (5) 19 Subject in dog (5)

STANDARD CLUES Down Across 2 Patron’s beneficiary (7) 1 Narcotic drug (6) 3 Mix up (5) 5 Game bird (6) 4 Hug (7) 8 Close connection (4) 5 Fruit of the vine (5) 9 Jewellery item (8) 6 Outdoors (4-3) 10 Assign to a lower posi- 7 Leather with a napped tion (8) surface (5) 11 Filled with wonder (4) 13 Annual fact book (7) 12 Reprimand (6) 14 First American college 14 Type of tea (6) (7) 16 Object (4) 15 Extreme greed for mate18 Barely adequate (8) rial wealth (7) 20 Magnesium oxide (8) 17 Jewelled headdress (5) 21 Facial feature (4) 18 Craftsman who works 22 Bird of prey (6) 23 County in the southwest with stone (5) 19 Sustain (5) of England (6) Last weeks Solution Across:1 Socks, 4 Random, 9 Trained, 10 Slaps, 11 Less, 12 Purpose, 13 Rat, 14 Fine, 16 Easy, 18 Pad, 20 Extreme, 21 Bait, 24 Ranks, 25 Chicane, 26 Spends, 27 Sings. Down:1 Settle, 2 Chaps, 3 Song, 5 Absorbed, 6 Dragons, 7 Master, 8 Adept, 13 Released, 15 Intense, 17 Beards, 18 Peach, 19 Others, 22 Again, 23 Digs.

Wordsearch

The aim of our Word Search puzzle is to find all the 33 words listed below hidden within the puzzle.

Archery

Fencing

Rugby

Athletics

Football

league

Baseball

Golf

Basketball

Gymnastics Skiing

Bowls

Handball

Boxing

Judo

Cycling

Polo

Sailing

Squash Swimming Table tennis Triathlon

Snow-board- Volleyball ing

Yachting

Softball

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

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

Across

2 Each (4)

7 Sin (religious) (6)

3 De madera (6)

8 Sastre (6)

4 Cocinas (aparatos) (6)

9 Pope (4)

5 Bookshop (8)

10 Divorciado (8)

6 Dinero (5)

11 Stepbrother (11)

12 Meanwhile (8)

14 Alarm clock (11)

13 Timetable (for trains,

18 Cakes (8)

buses) (7)

19 Foca (4)

15 Lung (6)

20 Present (gift) (6)

16 No Clue

21 Diary (journal) (6)

17 Desnudo (persona)

Down

(5)

1 Relajado (7)

19 Cicatriz (4)

Quiz Word

fibrous tissue in a human or

24 Dish of ice cream with

Down 1 Surname of Welsh

singer of the 1930s Jessie

formed by waves breaking

plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice grown widely in tropics and as houseplants (4,4) 14 Mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water (8) 16 Rank of non-commissioned officer in the army or air force above corporal (8) 17 Wealthy and fashionable people who travel widely and frequently for pleasure (3,3) 18 Cow that has not borne a calf or has borne only one calf (6) 19 Concentrated liquid made from fruit juice and sugar, which is diluted to make a drink (6) 20 Small freshwater fish

animal body that has the

added ingredients such as

singer

and legendary footballer

on a seashore or reef (4)

related to the carp, typically

ability to contract, producing

fruit, nuts and syrup (6)

English actress, dancer and

movement in or maintaining

Across 5 Federal capital of

the position of parts of the

by Shakespeare (6)

body (6)

Canada (6)

2 Legendary prince of Denmark, hero of a tragedy

7 Precious stone consist-

18 Thoroughfare in cen-

3 Herbaceous plant or

ing of a violet or purple vari-

tral London where many

small shrub of a genus that

ety of quartz (8)

eminent physicians and sur-

comprises the cranesbills

geons

and their relatives (8)

9 Lace or silk scarf worn by Spanish women over the 10 Large cage, building or enclosure for keeping birds in (6) 11 Spatula used by artists mixing,

applying

consulting

4 Songbird with a strong

rooms (6,6)

sharply hooked bill, often

21 Long noosed rope

head and shoulders (8)

for

have

scraping off oil paints (7,5)

22 Scraping implement

birds, lizards, and insects

with a rubber-edged blade

on thorns, also known as

set on a handle, typically

the 'butcher-bird' (6) 6

used for cleaning windows 23 Room or a set of

huts or cubicles from which

rooms forming a separate

newspapers, refreshments,

residence within a house or

tickets, etc are sold (6)

block of flats, especially in

originally in the Caribbean (3,5) 7 Largest state of the US (6) 8 Mass or line of foam

Scotland or the US (8)

SUDOKU (Easy)

Coffee-flavoured

liqueur based on rum, made

(8)

13 Small open-fronted

15 Band or bundle of

impaling its prey of small

used to catch animals (6)

Cerys,

popular

Stanley (8)

12 Very short-stemmed

living in running water (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH LOS PAISAJES – SCENERY

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

general QUIZ

ANSEWRS 1. Womens Tennis 2. Canoeing 3. Esso 4. M25 5. Phil Collins 6. Mulberry 7. Colour Blind 8. Air Traffic Control

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 1 Glottis, 5 Braises, 9 Relay, 10 Raspberry, 11 Flower Pot, 12 Rabbi, 13 Eremite, 15 Patriot, 17 Vis-à-vis, 19 Samoyed, 21 Casks, 23 Roadsters, 25 Overboard, 26 Roger, 27 Sunbeam, 28 Lawless. Down: 1 Giraffe, 2 Onlookers, 3 Thyme, 4 Scruple, 5 Bus Stop, 6 Arboretum, 7 Shrub, 8 Stylist, 14 Invisible, 16 Ivy League, 17 Vicious, 18 Sarcasm, 19 Scandal, 20 Deserts, 22 Skein, 24 Shrew.

la bahía

el bosque

la cascada

el campo

la colina

el horizonte

la costa

el lago

la isla

el mar

la llanura

el prado

la puesta del sol

el puerto

las montañas

el valle

los acantilados

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.el amanecer, 2.el bosque, 3.el campo, 4.el horizonte, 5.el lago, 6.el mar, 7.el prado, 8.el puerto, 9.el valle, 10.la bahía, 11.la cascada, 12.la colina, 13.la costa, 14.la isla, 15.la llanura, 16.la puesta del sol,

Soduko

17.las montañas, 18.los acantilados. a.the coast, b.the lake, c.the bay, d.the sunset, e.the horizon, f.the mountains, g.the woods, h.the island, i.the plains, j.the sunrise,

Span - Eng

Quizword

k.the countryside, l.the sea, m.the cliffs, n.the hill, o.the waterfall, p.the valley, q.the meadow, r.the port. Answers: 1j, 2g, 3k, 4e, 5b, 6l, 7q, 8r, 9p, 10c, 11o, 12n, 13a, 14h, 15i, 16d, 17f, 18m.

1. In Which Sport Would Win The Federation Cup? 2. In Which Sport Do Competitors Make The Liffey Descent? 3. How Is The Company Eastern Seaboard Standard Oil Better Known? 4. How Is The London Orbital Better Known? 5. Who covered the Diana Ross & The Supremes song 'You Can't Hurry Love'' in 1983? 6. What type of leaves does a silkworm feed on? 7. The Ishihara Test Is Used To Determine Whether Or Not Somebody Is What? 8. What do the initials ATC stand for with regard to aviation?

el amanecer

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SOAPS

In Emmerdale, Aaron assures Robert he’s behind his plan to clear Andy’s name and they plot how to get to Chrissie through Lachlan. When Liv reveals Lachlan’s been texting his Dad, Aaron warns her to stay away from him and Robert thinks he’s found a way to get to Lachlan. Later, Lachlan’s pleased when

Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on more waterway adventures, beginning 14 miles west of Venice on the Brenta, a river that was first canalised in the 13th century. Lined with palaces which were once holiday homes for Venetian nobility, they follow the route that Casanova and Lord Byron took to the city. After crossing the Venetian lagoon, Tim and Pru arrive at St Mark’s Square, where they escape the busy Grand Canal and discover the tranquillity and beauty of the smaller canals that tourists rarely see.

Liv comes round and defies Aaron. He’s stunned to get a text from his Dad. She encourages him to reply. Belle is dreading her first scan. Charity shows her a scan of Noah to reassure her Bailey won’t be able to tell the baby is small, unaware Belle isn’t really pregnant. Back at the Dingles, Belle regrets not faking a miscarriage and Ellie challenges her to do it now. She stands on the top of the steps as Ellie encourages her to jump... Charity fills Cain in on the details of the job as Chas strains to listen in. Later, Chas probes Cain on what

Charity wants him to do, warning him not to do anything reckless. Worried for her brother, Chas begs Moira to talk to Cain and stop him from doing whatever illegal thing they’re planning but will she listen?

In Coronation Street, at the Bistro, a hungover Nick describes his night out with the hens, while Leanne does her best to mask her jealousy. Nick

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from now on, the baby is her only priority. Meanwhile, in an attempt to put the spark back in their relationship, Izzy suggests a holiday. To her delight, Gary reckons it’s a great idea. When Gary shows Izzy his family holiday ideas, Izzy is crushed and explains that she meant a romantic break for the two of them. Gary finally admits to Izzy that he doesn’t want a physical relationship, but is happy to stay for the sake of their family. Izzy is deeply upset. In Eastenders, Linda and Whitney are horrified to discover Babe uncon-

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In Emmerdale, Bailey meets with Angie, expecting to split everything evenly, but Angie insists he should give her everything. Belle shows up, interrupting. She tells Bailey her scan was brought forward and he’s upset she went without him. He eventually hugs her, however, overjoyed as she reveals a picture of a scan. In the

Tony Long is Britain’s most prolific police marksman. Deployed on hundreds of dangerous operations to bring down terrorists, killers and hostage takers, he has been behind some of the UK’s most controversial police shootings. But it was the death of Londoner Azelle Rodney in 2005 that landed him in court for murder and brought his career to an end. Long reveals what it is like to shoot and kill people in the line of duty, and how his life crumbled during the Rodney case.

Woolpack toilets, Angie is shocked to overhear Belle talking to Ellie about the fake pregnancy, what will she do? Bob wants to know why Carly isn’t looking after April any more. Carly invites Vanessa on a night out to get over Marlon. Later at Dale View, Carly flirts with Pete as they wait for Ross and the taxi. Vanessa feels like the third wheel. Moira tells Cain not to throw everything away, making him think there’s still a chance for them. Robert breaks into Home Farm and steals a photo of

Lachlan with his Dad.

In the second episode, Angie tells the Dingles and Bailey what she heard in the toilets. Ellie urges Belle to run and she rushes out. Bailey discovers the scan Belle showed him is Charity’s and is gutted the baby’s not real. The Dingles realise Belle’s ill again and they desperately search for her but she has fled.

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08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack At a hotel, Charity is miffed when she gets a text from Cain cancelling; unaware it’s because of Belle. She flirts with one of the tech investors, Jared, asking to go up to his room. Charity cries wolf by calling Cain and telling him someone is holding her against her will and he rescues her. How will Cain react when he find she has conned him? Lachlan’s overwhelmed to get another fake message from his dad with the picture Robert found on it. Carly feels for Marlon when she hears about Belle but agrees to go for a

drink with Pete. In Eastenders, t’s Shirley’s turn to give evidence at Dean’s trial and she considers buying booze to help her through the day until Denise talks her out of it. After confiding in Kathy and Denise about her worries, she heads to the court with Denise by her side. Later, Shirley admits to Mick that it didn’t go well at the trial and she blames herself for being a bad mother. Shirley joins Roxy in The Vic, where they learn the jury’s verdict will be revealed tomorrow. Linda can’t help worrying

that Dean will be found innocent. Buster grows frustrated when he feels pushed away by Shirley, but his mood picks up when Kathy invites him to a family dinner. Jane realises there is something going on between the pair and warns Kathy to be careful. Carmel starts to have doubts about taking on the market enforcement officer job, but Kush assures her she’ll be great.

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How to make the perfect caprese salad A caprese doesn’t need quinoa, strawberries or even, God forbid, kale. Lopez-Alt puts it perfectly when he says: “A good caprese salad is a culinary endpoint. Like a Neapolitan pizza or a good old American hamburger, it’s a dish that’s so well conceived, so balanced, so downright delicious in its most common incarnation, that to improve upon it by changing its basic form or structure is simply impossible.” No, it just needs to be faultless, and that’s this week’s mission. Serves 4 with bread.

INGREDIENTS About 600g tomatoes of different shapes and sizes, including some slightly under-ripe or more acidic varieties. Extra virgin olive oil 250g buffalo mozzarella Small bunch of basil, preferably with smallish leaves METHOD Cut the tomatoes into different sized slices and chunks depending on their size and shape – large craggy fruit often looks better cut into cross sections. Cut out the core if it looks chewy. Put into a bowl and sprinkle with sea salt, leave

to sit for 10 minutes, then add 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and gently toss with a couple of spoons. Arrange the tomatoes on a platter, spooning over their juices. Tear the mozzarella over the top, and scatter with torn basil leaves. Drizzle with more oil and season with a little more salt. Serve. Caprese: a classic that’s impossible to get wrong, or a recipe for disaster at the hands of creative cooks? Do you prefer to keep it simple, or have you got a special tweak you think improves on perfection?

Should you say no to prosecco with your pancakes?

You know what’s better than rolling out of bed at 11am on to a fluffy pillow of pancakes? Doing so with a martini glass in hand – because nothing says welcome to the weekend like a completely unnecessary drink. Boozing before noon is a kind of two fingers to adult responsibility and, in the spirit of the modern age, where grown men and women hunt Pokémon and stay up all night reading Harry Potter, it is increasingly socially acceptable. Once upon a time, only grimy pubs catering to those coming off the night shift served alcohol while most of us were still putting the kettle on for a cuppa. But, with the unstoppable rise of brunch,

you can now go to a fancy restaurant, drink as much as you like over breakfast, and even post a picture of yourself doing so online without shame. When brunch first arrived in Britain, it was a novelty just to be able to order a fryup after 10am – but it was never going to be long before we wanted in on the m i m o s a action we saw Carrie, Samantha et al enjoying on the

small screen. “Bottomless brunches”, including all the booze you can drink, have long been de rigueur in the US, where waffles and a couple of cocktails have become a Mother’s Day tradition. But in the UK, where “a couple” is not a recognised serving of alcohol, we’ve not only embraced the idea, but made it our own. There has always been something self-consciously decadent about brunch. The first person to coin the term, Guy Beringer, writing in 1895, claimed that “by eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday”, brunch makes “life brighter for Saturday-night carousers” – but concern is growing that its popularity is encouraging overindulgence. Tom Smith, the director of campaigns at Alcohol Concern, says: “Trends such as bottomless

brunches mean it’s harder for people to keep track of what they’re consuming, especially when starting to drink earlier in the day.

“Government guidelines advise that both men and women shouldn’t consume more than 2-3 units of alcohol a day,” he adds – that’s

two smallish glasses of prosecco. A reasonable amount at breakfast time, certainly, but hardly bottomless.

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The ice cream innovation sends fans into a frenzy

Raspberry Vanilla Biscuits Ingredients

Makes 18-20 175g plain flour 75g light muscovado sugar 100g butter 75g fresh raspberries 1 tsp vanilla extract 1-2 tbsp cold water 100g icing sugar Method 1 Set the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4 and grease or line a large baking tray. Mix together the flour and sugar, and rub in the butter until your mixture resembles breadcrumbs. 2 Stir in the raspberries and vanilla. Add just enough water to bind your mixture into a dough. 3 Turn out the mixture on to a lightly floured surface, and roll it out to about 3mm thick. Cut out shapes and transfer them to the prepared baking tray. 4 Bake for 20 minutes – they should still be slightly soft, as they’ll harden as they cool. Transfer to a wire rack until completely cool. 5 Mix the icing sugar with enough water for icing that’s thick enough to spread on your biscuits.

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Peach Avocado Salsa

"Fresh peaches with avocado - peeled, pitted, creamy avocado, bell and diced. pepper, onions, and Prep 20 mins, Ready In jalapeno make a great 50 mins summertime salsa. Use Gently mix peaches, as a topper for grilled jalapeno pepper, red fish or chicken, or onion, red just dip tortilla chips bell pepin it. Not a fan of avocados? The salsa is just as You cou great without it. ld also add ¼ c The longer it can u choppe d cilantr p finely Delightf marinate, the beto. ul with fi sh, chic ter it is. omelett ken, po e rk, chips/cra s, ice cream, INGREDIENTS paleo ckers, o r just a 2 fresh peaches spoon! peeled, pitted, and diced per, 1 jalapeno pepper, seed- cilantro, garlic, lime ed and minced 1/2 red juice, and lemon juice in onion, minced 1/2 red a bowl; season with salt bell pepper, minced 1/4 and black pepper. cup chopped fresh Cover bowl with plastic cilantro, or to taste 2 wrap and refrigerate at cloves garlic, grated 1/2 least 30 minutes. Fold lime, juiced 1/2 lemon, avocado into the salsa to juiced salt and ground serve. black pepper to taste 1

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The Viennetta, king among ice cream-based dessert items, has been a firm favourite for sweettoothed Brits since its launch in 1982. Created by Wall’s product development manager Kevin Hillman (who surely deserves a knighthood, or at least a blue plaque for his efforts), early adverts pitched it as the height of sophistication, with beautifully-dressed sophisticates doing polite battle for an extra slice at urbane dinner parties. Several variations on the chocolate-and-ice-cream formula have since tempted consumers – including

fruits of the forest, chocolate brownie and double crisp versions – but none of them have prompted as much excitement as this: the Viennetta on a stick. Pictures of this mythical treat have been doing the rounds on social media for a while, and it’s understood they can be found in stores in China and Malta, but not the UK – yet. Amid mounting excitement over the single-serving Viennetta, Streets (Wall’s Australian arm) has announced it will bringing it to market down under following an “overwhelming response” from the public. “The reaction to

Viennetta on a stick from Australians has been unbelievable,” Anthony Toovey, marketing director of Streets Ice Cream said. “It has clearly tapped into the deep love many of us have for this party classic. With so many clamouring to try such an ingenious addition to the range, it would be wrong of us to ignore.” For those who can’t wait, the firm released these instructions for making your own: We've heard everyone wants Viennetta on a stick! So we're working on it. In the meantime, show us your DIY Viennetta-on-stick creations using #Viennetta.

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Spanish chicken skewers with fattoush

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Smoked paprika flavours the rub that turns simple chicken skewers into a sure-fire hit.

INGREDIENTS 1 piece Lebanese bread, cut into 2cm pieces, Olive oil spray, 1/4 teaspoon sumac, 3 large (about 900g) chicken breast fillets, cut into 3cm pieces, 2 tablespoons Table of Plenty Spanish Spice Rub, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander, 1 large red capsicum, deseeded, cut into 3cm pieces, 1 large zucchini, peeled into ribbons. 1 large yellow capsicum, deseeded, cut into 3cm

pieces, 2 little gem lettuces, leaves separated, washed, dried, cut into 2cm-thick slices, 6 red radishes, ends trimmed, thinly sliced, 4 tomatoes, coarsely chopped, 1 green capsicum, deseeded, coarsely chopped, 1 Lebanese cucumber, coarsely chopped. 1 bunch curly parsley, leaves picked, washed, dried, 1 bunch fresh mint, leaves picked, washed, dried, 2 tablespoons fresh

lemon juice, 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 garlic clove, crushed. Bought lowfat tzatziki, to serve. METHOD Preheat oven to 200°C. Place the bread on a baking tray. Spray with olive oil spray and sprinkle with sumac. Bake in oven for 5-8 minutes or until golden and crisp. Meanwhile, combine the chicken, Spanish spice rub and coriander in a large bowl. Alternately thread pieces of

chicken, red capsicum, zucchini and yellow capsicum onto the skewers, finishing with chicken. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Spray with olive oil spray to grease. Add one-third of the skewers and cook, turning occasionally, for 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Repeat, in 2 more batches, with the remaining skewers, reheating the pan between batches. While the skewers are cooking, combine the lettuce, radish, tomato, green capsicum, cucumber, parsley and mint in a large bowl. Whisk together the lemon juice, oil and garlic in a jug. Season with salt and pepper. Add the bread to the lettuce mixture and toss to combine. Divide among serving plates. Drizzle over the dressing. Top with the skewers and serve with tzatziki.

INGREDIENTS 2 cups (500ml) thin cream 2 cups (500ml) milk 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped 1 cinnamon stick 2 strips lemon rind 2 strips orange rind 8 egg yolks 1/2 cup (100g) caster sugar 1/4 cup (35g) cornflour 2 tablespoons brown sugar. METHOD Combine cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon rind and orange rind in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes to infuse. Use an electric mixer to whisk egg yolks and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the corn-

flour and whisk until well combined. While gently stirring, add the warm milk mixture in a thin, steady stream. Stir until well combined. Strain through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan. Place over low heat and cook, stirring constantly, for 5-7 minutes or until custard thickens (do not boil as mixture will curdle). Remove from heat. Pour evenly among six 3/4-cup (185ml) shallow dishes. Place on a baking tray and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 2 hours to chill. Preheat grill to high. Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the custards. Place under grill and cook for 1-2 minutes or until sugar caramelises. Serve immediately.

Denmark ethics council calls for tax on red meat Steak and other red meats would be taxed highest - but all food could ultimately be targeted

Denmark is considering proposals to introduce a tax on red meat, after a government think tank came to the conclusion that “climate change is an ethical problem”. The Danish Council of Ethics recommended an initial tax on beef, with a view to extending the regulation to all red meats in future. It said that in the long term, the tax should apply to all foods at varying levels depending on climate impact. The council voted in favour of the measures by an overwhelming majority, and the proposal will now be put forward for consideration by the government. In a press release, the

ethics council said Denmark was under direct threat from climate change, and it was not enough to rely on the “ethical consumer” to ensure the country meets its UN commitments. “The Danish way of life is far from climate-sustainable, and if we are to live up to the Paris Agreement target of keeping the global temperature rise 'well' below 2°C, it is necessary both to act quickly and involve food,” the council said. Cattle alone account for some 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while the production of food as a whole makes up between 19 and 29 per cent, the council said.

Danes were “ethically obliged” to change their eating habits, it said, adding that it is “unproblematic” to cut out beef and still enjoy a healthy and nutritious diet. “For a response to climatedamaging food to be effective, while also contributing to raise awareness of the challenge of climate change, it must be shared,” said council spokesman Mickey Gjerris. “This requires society to send a clear signal through regulation.” It has been a tough few months for fans of red meat, with consumption down after the World Health Organisation warned of an associated cancer risk.

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Record Of The Week! Kayes story ! In 1968, I had just come out of a long term relationship and was feeling very down. My friend decided that I should go out and do something different, so we went blood doning! Lying on the next bed to me was this chap that made me laugh and cheered me up a little. I had no idea who he was and he didn't know me either. At the end of the session, we went out separate ways, only having shared our names. Unbeknown to me, Pete contacted the blood doning service and said this girl had left her purse behind and he wanted to return it to her. The next evening, when I got home from college there had been a phone call for me that had missed, but he called back again a few minutes later I asked how he had found me and the reply was "If you want to know that, meet me at the bottom of your road in 10 minutes". Well my curiosity got the better of me, so I went. We went to the local pub and they were playing Young Girl all night. So there you have it, the rest is history, he asked me to marry him after 5 weeks and we married within the year. That was 47 years ago and I am still his young girl, despite all the wrinkles. This Record of The Week slot could be a wonderful opportunity for a sponsor too – imagine your name and business being promoted Live 5 times a day by the best presenters on the costas. For sponsorship deals and advertising please call 966 921 003 or email office@tko.media

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TOP 10 1. Suicide Squad 2. James Bourne 3. Bad Moms 4. The Secret Life of Pets 5. Star Trek Beyond 6. Nine Lives 7. Lights Out 8. Nerve 9. Ghostbusters 10. Ice Age: Collision Course

A Hologram for the King Alan Clay knows failure. He's recently divorced. A poor business investment has left him without the means to pay for his daughter's coll e g e tuition. A lump near his spine could be cancer. His last chance to fix his life? Alan's new employer, Reliant, sends him to Saudi Arabia to procure a once in a lifetime contract providing IT infrastructure for a huge desert complex. Alan must prove that Reliant is the best company for the job.

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DIRECTOR David Ayer GENRE Action, Adventure, Comedy SYNOPSIS A secret government agency recruits a group of imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency, which inevitably leads to chaos. RELEASE DATE 5 August 2016 (USA) DURATION 2h 3mins

Suicide Squad was marketed as a real bad-ass movie - a sort of updated version of the 1967 war film The Dirty Dozen where Lee Marvin puts together the toughest and most dangerous group of villains to go on a suicide mission. But rather than assassinating a group of top Nazi officers,

the Suicide Squad are put together by government agent Amanda Waller (Viola Davis, The Help) to defend the earth from any intergalactic threat, therefore taking the place of a missing Superman. The potential deadly team are let out of their maximum security prison and promised a reduced sentence for agreeing to work for the government. Waller gives the job of babysitter to America’s top soldier, Colonel Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman the new Robocop), who keeps the squad in line and has a bodyguard of his own in samurai Katana (Karen Fukuhara). For each squad member we get a backstory: Deadshot (Will Smith), the world’s most

highly paid assassin who never misses his target; Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), who was The Joker’s (Jared Leto) psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum until she fell in love with him and went unhinged; Captain Boomerang, (Jai Courtney) an Australian bank robber; Diablo (Jay Hernandez), a repentant human torch with a tattooed face and Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), a scaly ‘thing’. There is also a witch called The Enchantress who inhabits the body of a certain Dr June Moone (both played by English former model Cara Delevingne). Dr Moone is also the girlfriend of Rick Flag. The Enchantress is controlled by Agent Amanda Waller who

keeps the witch’s heart in a box. Somehow the Enchantress is let loose and fires the essence of her brother into an unsuspecting human turning him into an Egyptian looking giant God shooting lava like fire strands into the city. This is the chance to set the Suicide Squad on their first and maybe last mission. Now we get to see the Suicide Squad in action. But unfortunately it’s all very much style over substance. That’s to say it looks very good but the action is reduced to some long shoot ’em up sequences which become tedious. This film was disjointed with dodgy CGI and not much badass at all!

In search of the mountain beaches in the Valencia Region Our first stop is La Fuente de los Baños, basically the source where these baths start, located in Montanejos, a mountain village inside the province of Castellon, where the Mijares river leaves behind different natural pools equipped with picnic and play areas for the little ones. It is a paradise of vertical walls (if you are fond of climbing or canyoneering you should not miss this wonderful place) with numerous hiking trails. The water maintains a temperature of 25 degrees throughout the year due to the hot fumes from underground. It is one of the most popular natural pools of Castellón so it is advisable to arrive early to break camp in a good place. Still Castellón, at the famous spot known as the Salto de la Novia, Navajas, the Palancia river delights us with the spectacular waterfall Brazal, a waterfall of more than 30

meters high. Local legends speak about how brides in the past were jumping from the edge to ensure a happy marriage. However, this is a dangerous place to do such a jump, so it is forbidden. The setting is beautiful enough to keep the adrenaline at bay. Facing the waterfall, you can see Mount Rascaña and Cueva del Reloj. We travel now to the beginning of Tuéjar River in the Valencian town with the same name. Here you will find Pozo de las Escaleras, a lagoon of crystal clear water at 18 degrees all year around. The pool is nestled in the recreational area of El Azud, a perfect place for walking, playing sports, relax, have a bath and enjoy the lush vegetation on the banks of this beautiful llagoon.

The Angry Birds Movie Based on characters in the colossally popular phone app Angry Birds, this animated comedy gives viewers the back story behind what made the birds so a n g r y . Starring a familiar cast of characters that audie n c e s have already come to know and love, there is non-stop action. Bomb, Red and Chuck lead the way, and it's their job to find out why the pigs are visiting their island.

Fathers and Daughters A writer does everything he can for his daughter until a new book release receives terrible reviews. The outcome of the bad reviews causes a mental breakdown in the father. As he tries to cope with this, he damages the relationship and bond with his daughter. Years later, the grown daughter must confront those childhood memories and the way they have shaped her life. As she deals with the events of the past, she struggles to make personal connections of her own.

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Cider brand’s association with British athletes in Rio could encourage underage drinking, health experts warn

British Olympic chiefs have been accused of encouraging underage drinking following their decision to allow the cider brand Strongbow to sponsor Team GB at the Rio Games. Doctors, public health experts and alcohol groups are warning that Strongbow’s high-profile association with the exploits of British athletes in Brazil could lead to teenagers starting to drink and increase the amount of alcohol-related harm. In a letter to the Guardian, members of the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA)say that the sponsorship of Team GB by a cider brand will “promote the idea of

drinking to our young people”. The signatories include Dr Clifford Mann, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, which represents A&E doctors, Sarah Toule of the World Cancer Research Fund and experts in liver health. They say: “We are concerned that children will be encouraged to drink as a result. There is strong evidence that exposure to alcohol marketing leads young people to drink at an earlier age. “We know from the research that exposure to alcohol messages increases the likelihood that non-drinking young people will start to drink, and increases the

likelihood that existing young drinkers will drink more alcohol, and in a more risky fashion. This exposure also leads to more positive beliefs among young people

about alcohol.” Under the deal, Strongbow is featuring official Team GB branding on its products and spending several million pounds promoting its “supporting the supporters” campaign aimed at sports fans in Britain. Heineken, the drinks multinational which makes Strongbow, has not disclosed how much it is paying the British Olympic Association (BOA), which did not have an alcohol sponsor when the Games was held in London four years ago. But Strongbow rejected the AHA’s concerns and said its tie-up with Team GB and promotional campaign was aimed entirely at adults and would not involve any indi-

vidual British competitor endorsing the drink. “Our partnership is exclusively focussed on the adult fans who will be cheering on Team GB over the next two weeks. Strongbow will not be sold or promoted at Games venues, feature in TV coverage, or be linked to any individual member of Team GB,” said a spokesman. The AHA letter adds: “A study of school children aged 13-14 from four EU countries found exposure to alcohol sports sponsorship through viewing a major football tournament was linked to a 70% increased chance of underage drinking. “The later we can delay the uptake of drinking among young people, the

RIO 2016 - SWIMMING'S DRUG FEUD Things are hotting up in the Olympic pool after American swimmer Lilly King was caught wagging her finger at Russian rival Yulia Efimova before her own 100m breaststroke semi-final. Efimova held her finger up in the pool after the first semi-final to indicate she was the number one, while King was caught on NBC’s feed staring at her competitor on screen and waving her index finger back. This feud is down to Russia’s state-sponsored doping scandal, with Efimova having been previously banned for 16 months after testing positive for anabolic steroids. Efimova also tested positive for meldonium earlier this year, but that result has since been overturned. Though initially ruled out of competing in Rio, the Russian was year cleared to compete by FINA, swimming’s world governing body.

better. We know that the younger people start to drink, the more chance there is that they will become dependent drinkers, with all the harm that causes to individuals, their families and society.” When the sponsorship deal was agreed in April, Bill Sweeney, the BOA’s chief executive, said: “The fans made the difference in 2012 and with the team competing some 6,000 miles away in Rio we want to make sure they know they have the whole nation behind them all over again. Strongbow’s commitment to supporting the supporters and celebrating success is a great way of embracing that passion for our Olympians.” The Portman Group, the alcohol industry trade body, defended the deal. “Alcohol sponsorship makes a significant contribution to the economy, supports major sporting events and provides essential investment for grassroots programmes. In the UK marketing alcohol to children is prohibited and alcohol sponsorship is strictly controlled. The strict rules are supported by all major sports organisations, alcohol producers and have been welcomed by the UK governments,” said a spokesman.

Finally: A Diet That Lets You Eat The Food You Love When it comes to diets, we all wince at the thought of massive calorie cuts, kale and quinoa and no Pinot for the foreseeable future. However, a new diet plan called ‘If It Fits Your Macros’, better known by its massive Internet following as ‘IIFYM’, has cheered us consider-

ably - and even made us consider trying a diet for the first time since the 5:2 fad. We all know clean eating can help us shed the pounds, but IIFYM claims that “there is no magical connection between ‘health food’ and weight loss”. Instead, the geniuses behind the diet claim the key to successful weight loss is all in the calories. They

reckon that so long as you stay within your calorie target you can basically eat whatever you like. Yes, this includes chocolate glazed doughnuts, cheesy pizza and a lot of other fatty foods that you would usually think would ruin your diet. So long rice crackers, rabbit food and ‘cheat day’ guilt: a balanced diet is now a doughnut in each hand. But does it work? A little scroll through the associated Instagram hashtag proves that this is one diet that gets results. So, regardless of

what you eat, as long as you’re eating less calories and meeting your macro nutrition (getting enough protein, carbs, fat and fibre) you can lose weight at a steady rate.

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Why Erectile Dysfunction? Erectile Dysfunction is a disease of arteries. Occasionally, it may be caused by hormonal imbalances. In most men, erectile dysfunction will occur together with diseases of the heart or arteries such as heart failure. The damage to arteries is usually caused by a buildup of plaque in the walls of the arteries. Plaque accumulates and grows on the walls of arteries, restricting and eventually stopping blood flow to organs. The penis relies on adequate blood flow to maintain an erection, a n d plaque build-up

restricts blood flow and damages the walls of arteries preventing them from making essential chemicals that are also necessary to maintain an erection. Before an erection can occur, the walls of the arteries release a chemical called Nitric Oxide (NO) whose function is to let in blood into the spongy spaces of the penis to engorge them with blood and produce an erection. Plaque prevents the walls of the arteries f r o m making nitric oxide

which is responsible for widening arteries to allow more blood to flow into the penis. Erectile dysfunction can also occur as a result of hormonal imbalances in the body. Testosterone, the male sex hormone is important for sexual arousal and libido. Healthy testosterone levels are as important as healthy levels of DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) the precursor for testosterone production in the body. Studies show that many men with ED also have low levels of DHEA or testos-

terone. High blood pressure medications mask the early stages of ED by reducing blood pressure, without treating the underlying cause which is usually the build-up of plaque. Eventually, the plaque build-up gives rise to other problems including Erectile dysfunction, heart attack, and strokes. Many studies show that serrapeptase a naturally occurring substance dissolves plaque and other unwanted tissue in the body while leaving healthy tissue intact. The arteries may be severely damaged to function properly, and in such cases, an effective strategy

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This Is The Amount Of Sleep You Actually Need

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly bombarded with information about how to optimise our sleep and why we should avoid having too little or, God forbid, too much. But now a new study has taken a different tack on this much-researched topic. VU University Medical Centre in the Netherlands has been examining links between how long we sleep for, insulin sensitivity and the risk of diabetes and heart

disease. Researchers concluded that seven hours of deep sleep was the optimum for maintaining healthy glucose levels and insulin production. Stable levels of glucose are key to controlling our weight. Unfortunately for those of us with busy work schedules (or heavy weekend plans), sleeping less than seven hours has been shown to

mess with your glucose metabolism. This can cause weight gain and even the early onset of diabetes. A report by the Royal Society For Public Health found that Brits are just missing out on the seven hour mark and are instead averaging 6.8 hours sleep per night. More than 3.9 million people in the UK have diabetes, more than treble the amount there were in 1996.

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A Short Spell Of Being Fluey MRS S was in bed poorly the other day which meant that she could not look after me. 'I think it's the flu,' she croaked from under the duvet. 'I not only sympathise but I can empathise, too,' I tutted. 'For I also once came down with that horrible illness.' 'No, dear,' sniffed Mrs S. 'That wasn't proper flu. You had MAN flu. Or as we genuine flu sufferers tend to call it, a heavy cold.' I shrugged. 'Whatever it is, we should really write flu with an apostrophe at the front because 'flu is short for influenza.' 'But we're not writing about flu. We are merely talking about it,' Mrs S pointed out. 'I'll give you that,' I said. 'But if ever I write a Courier

column about your unfortunate malady, I think I should spell 'flu with the apostrophe.' Mrs S peered at me with a look of disbelief. 'I cannot believe that you're wittering on about English grammar while I'm lying here feeling at death's door.' 'But it's only the flu . . . I mean 'flu. I wish you wouldn't exaggerate so,' I said. 'Get out!' hissed Mrs S. 'What shall I do with my dirty socks and pants if you're staying in bed today?' I inquired. Mrs S sighed. 'You can stick your laundry together with your apostrophes up your . . .' I slammed shut the bedroom door before Mrs S could complete the sentence and went to find where she kept the washing machine.

I think the trouble was that Mrs S and I always did everything together (apart from the washing, of course) and I was lonely without her. I spent the rest of the morning walking back and forth, forth and back, like an I-don't-know-what. Which reminds me. This woman once said to me: 'You're pacing up and down like a caged lion.' The lady in question was supervising the women's fitting rooms at a Manchester city centre store while Mrs S was inside a curtained-off cubicle trying on two frocks and a pair of culottes. The reason I was doing my caged lion pacing act was that I cannot simply stand outside women's fitting rooms without worrying that people are wondering why I'm just standing there.

I always fear that other shoppers think I've arrived in the store on my own and made a beeline for the women's fitting rooms with the sole purpose of . . . well, just standing there. Before I learned to pace up and down like a caged lion I would lean against the nearest display rail and peep between the hangers to see if Mrs S was about to emerge from behind the curtain after trying on, and rejecting, every item of clothing in the place. But then I suspected that the sight of a solitary male figure peering out from behind a row of lace negligees was more suggestive than just standing there in an open space looking shifty. And that's when I decided to visit Chester Zoo and take pacing lessons from the

lions. Anyway, there I was in this store one August day a few years back, waiting for Mrs S to emerge from her cubicle, when I spotted this other bloke who was obviously waiting for HIS missus to appear. I walked over to the chap and gave a knowing nod. 'Been here long?' I asked. 'Since March,' the man sighed with a straight face. 'Since March? Why that's hilarious!' I chortled, slapping him on the back. 'I just love your sense of sarcastic humour!' I cried and slapped him again on the back. The man let out a yelp and scurried away. A woman emerged from her cubicle and said in a foreign accent: 'You'll have to excuse my husband. He's still very shy

with people. We've only been in your country since March.' A voice from upstairs broke my reverie. 'Have I got to wait until next March for my brunch?' yelled Mrs S. An hour later and after several false starts, I took Mrs S up a tray. 'I've made you some oven chips,' I announced proudly. 'Just leave the burnt ones and the ones which haven't even cooked.' 'Wow!' said Mrs S. 'After being able to prepare only boiled egg butties for the first 46 years of our marriage, you have now added another string to your culinary skills bow.' I blushed with pleasure. 'Do you really think so,' I said. 'I might even contact that Masterchef programme for an application form.'

Jeremy Clarkson to the rescue! TV presenter saves four tourists stranded at sea

Jeremy Clarkson is not known for being humble, but his latest adventure gives him good grounds to brag. The ex-Top Gear presenter saved a group of tourists who were being swept out to sea. Jeremy, 56, said he spotted four men trapped on their lilos a mile out to see in Majorca, Spain, and rescued them in his boat. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, were filming their new series,

The Grand Tour (Amazon Prime) He told The Sun: “I helped four of them. I rescued two French and two Germans. “They burst out laughing when they saw who was rescuing them.” In typical Jeremy Clarkson style, he then declared himself better at diplomacy than Boris Johnson and went to the pub. The foursome were reportedly unaware of the grave danger they were in.

Jeremy, who now hosts Amazon Prime motoring show The Grand Tour, explained: “I loved seeing the look on their faces. They didn’t realise they were going to float off to North Africa. We were on a bigger boat but there was a rib at the back so we used that to tow them back in. “They were all in their twenties and a mile out to sea. You’ll never paddle back in from there.”

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Kuga shapes up: new Ford Kuga ST-Line unveiled

The sporty trim level will go on sale in the UK on 1 September with some cosmetic tweaks and mild driving dynamic alterations

Ford’s revving up its practical, high-riding Kuga with the addition of a new 'performance-inspired' ST-Line version. It draws on the styling and dynamics offered by the company's full-fat ST models, as the name suggests, offering buyers a car with a little more verve and visual panache – without the associated higher running costs. So what's new for the Kuga ST-Line? The Kuga ST-Line gets a host of cosmetic upgrades, including black grilles, side

skirts, black roof rails, tinted lights and rear glass and a choice of 18-in or 1 9 - i n

wheels. Inside you'll find sports seats with partleather trim, unique interior finishes including a metalliceffect 'deep space paint' on

the centre console and a black headliner.

More notably, the Kuga ST-Line benefits from a 10mm drop in ride height, thicker anti-roll bars and a

revised steering system – all of which is mooted to deliver a more responsive, keener feel. Am I massively restricted when it comes to engine choices? Refreshingly, quite the opposite – you can pick from the full line-up of Kuga engines, including the 1.5-litre EcoBoost petrol and the frugal 1.5-litre diesel. All-wheel drive versions are offered, too. Prices will start at

£25,845 for the Kuga STLine range, and first deliveries will take place by the end of the year. What else is offered in the ST-Line range? You can opt for the Fiesta, Focus or Mondeo in sporty ST-Line trim; prices start at £15,645, £20,595 and £24,745 respectively. All are on sale now, with first deliveries pegged for autumn 2016. ST-Line versions of the Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo are already available, and a range-topping Ford Kuga

Vignale model will also be offered later in the year. The new spec-level sits in the mid to top-end of the Kuga range below Titanium and Vignale. Ford expects its SUV sales in Europe to grow by 2020. Currently, SUV sales account for 23% of total passenger car sales, but it’s aiming for 27% by the end of the decade. It also predicts 200,000 sales of Ford Kuga, Ecosport and Edge in Europe in 2016; an increase of 200% from 2013.

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BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca. BlueMoon Solutions come to you at home or work, our personal service covers from Alicante to Pilar de la Horadada. ADVICE: Karon had an issue with her Kindle battery. Hi Richard, not sure if you can help or not. I have a Kindle, I think about 6-7 years old now. The battery has been running down very quickly over the past year and yesterday it completely shut down on me, telling me the battery was empty. I have had it on charge overnight and it still hasn’t charged and the message I have is: “Connect your Kindle to a power source and charge it until this screen disappears. This may take up to 30 minutes. If you continue to see this screen after charging, you will need to reset your Kindle. Unplug it from the power source, then slide and hold the power switch for 15 seconds”. I have done all this several times and it will not reset and will not charge. Is this something you know about, or do you know someone who can help? Thank you for any assistance you can give. Hi Karon, Amazon provide an excellent customer service for the Kindle and you’re best off contacting them direct, I am sure that they will be able to help you to a resolution. You can contact them at the following website address… https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/kindle-help.html

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

ADVICE: Barry had questions relating to his recent upgrade to Windows 10

Hi Richard, I don't suppose that I am the first to ask this, judging by the Win10 forums I have visited so far! Unfortunately, I have not found one yet that actually answers the questions asked! Mind you, that is nothing new, but as 10 hasn't been out long I had hoped for better!! I have just updated from 7 to 10. Generally everything seems to be okay. Preferred the 'old' list menus rather than all these pretty boxes that pop up all over the place, but the switching between users seems to be a couple of steps backwards? I have to log off so that my wife can log on and vice versa. Before it was simply 'switch user' and click on new name. Any suggestions please? The other problem (so far) is that the Microsoft Games I had before are no longer available. I found a blurb which gave easy, clear instructions on how to update 'old' versions. The 'automatic' method did not work so I tried the 'manual method'. Going well until it said click on compatibility tab. Nowhere can I find a tab, or anything else, with this label. I have attached the instruction sheet. Any help you can give will, as always, be appreciated.

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Water Keeps Team GB Afloat

Barclays Premier League Saturday 13 August 13:30 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 18:30

Hull City v Leicester City Burnley v Swansea City Crystal Palace v West Brom Everton v Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough v Stoke City Southampton v Watford Manchester City v Sunderland

Sunday 14 August 14:30 Bournemouth v Manchester United 17:00 Arsenal v Liverpool Water has been a great ally of Team GB in the Rio Olympics so far, with a wonderful Wednesday with two surprise golds and a clutch of bronzes to seriously kickstart the medal push. Prior to that, if you live a normal life and don’t enjoy watching the action deep into the night,

you might have been foregiven for believing that week one of the Games had until two days ago been something of a disappointment so far for Team GB, writes ALEX TRELINSKI. Cycling road race hopes Chris Froome(a fighting bronze in the time trial on

Wednesday) and Lizzie Armistead didn’t deliver any medals in two of the most gruelling road tests ever wheeled out in the Olympics, which made for compelling viewing at the weekend. The three-day equestrian eventing team came away with nothing for the first time for decades, whilst world kayak slalom champion, David Florence flunked his race on Tuesday to finish almost bottom of the finalists. Louis Smith amazingly fell off the pummel horse taking away the men’s hopes of taking

away a team gymnastics bronze medal, and mistakes proved costly for the ladies as well. Judo (until Sally Conway produced an unlikely Wednesday bronze) and boxing competitors have been falling like flies, and there was nothing for the women’s sev-

ens rugby team. All somewhat depressing in what at times has been a return to the old British hard-luck stories that we got accustomed to in times gone-by. London 2012 was always going to be a very tough act to follow for Team GB, and there is always a kick-back

once a “host” national goes back onto the road for the following Olympiad. If you do a bit of working out, I can only honestly (based on what has happened until yesterday) and logically go for around 15 gold medals at best, which is nearly fifty percent down on the 2012 haul of 29. Team GB bosses target is 48, which is one more than the 47 achieved in Beijing back in 2008, but still so much better than the disaster in Atlanta 20 years ago which produced just 15 medals and just one gold

Monday 15 August 21:00 Chelsea v West Ham United

Sky Bet Championship Friday 12 August (thanks to Redgrave!).

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But back to you nightowls, who have been rewarded with some excellent swimming performances by the Brits, led by the first gold of the games way back on Sunday night when the outstanding Derby swimmer Adam Peaty, 21, broke his own world record to win the 100m breaststroke in 57.13 seconds before Jazmin Carlin, 25, finished second in the 400m freestyle, in an excellent swim. The GB swimmers had something to prove after a pretty pathetic set of results four years ago, and they’ve looked a lot better this time round. They won two superb silver medals through Siobhan-Marie O'Connor in the 200m individual medley and the men's team in the 4x200m freestyle relay in the early hours of Wednesday morning. O'Connor, 20, finished 0.3 seconds behind Hungarian world champion Katinka Hosszu, who set an Olympic record. Then the GB's men's relay team of Stephen Milne, Duncan Scott, Dan Wallace and James Guy were second to a dominant USA. It’s been an impressive meeting for the swimmers, who were certainly stung by the criticism in London 2012, and

these youngsters have more in the tank for the future. Then also add Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow producing a great final dive to win a 10 metre synchronised diving bronze. But the beauty of the Olympics is seeing surprise golds and there we were on Wednesday with two straight out of the bottom of the pack and in prime time evening viewing time! First up there was Joe Clarke upsetting the odds to take the Kayak (K1) final to make up for David Florence’s disappointment earlier in the week, and then move aside Tom Daly! Jack Laugher and Chris Mears won GB’s first ever diving gold as they won the synchronised three metre diving event. What an amazing achievement for the Yorkshire-based lads, and even more so for 23year-old Mears who had lifesaving surgery for a ruptured spleen seven years ago. Much as I love Tom Daley as a person and the profile he has given British diving, these two guys now deserve to hog the diving spotlight after their day of glory. I sadly bet though that they won’t get the recognition they deserve. So the early days of Rio 2016 has seen the water literally keeping Team GB afloat, and we’ve the rowers yet to come. On land though we have more to come, so don’t panic yet over the still tardy medal haul, as there’s the athletics and cycling events waiting in the wings, plus a certain Andy Murray the hot favourite in the tennis, plus the individual apparatus events in the gymnastics (fantastic all-round bronze on Wednesday for Max Whitlock). Yes, there have been disappointments, but just think of the shambles of Atlanta 20 years ago, and you can see that Team GB has moved on a lot since then.

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Saturday 13 August 16:00 Aston Villa v Rotherham United 16:00 Barnsley v Derby County 16:00 Brentford v Ipswich Town 16:00 Burton Albion v Bristol City 16:00 Leeds United v Birmingham City 16:00 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town 16:00 Preston North End v Fulham 16:00 Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading 18:30 Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday

Sunday 14 August 16:00 Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

Tuesday 16 August 20:45 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town 20:45 Brentford v Nottingham Forest 20:45 Brighton and Hove Albion v Rotherham United 20:45 Burton Albion v Sheffield Wednesday 20:45 Leeds United v Fulham 20:45 Norwich City v Bristol City 20:45 Preston North End v Derby County 20:45 Wigan Athletic v Birmingham City 20:45 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

Wednesday 17 August 20:45 Barnsley v Queens Park Rangers 20:45 Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers 20:45 Newcastle United v Reading

Scottish Premiership Saturday 13 August 13:15 Dundee v Rangers 16:00 Aberdeen v Heart of Midlothian 16:00 Hamilton Academical v Kilmarnock 16:00 Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County 16:00 Motherwell v St. Johnstone

On The Beach

19 teams featuring 90 players took part last weekend in the a beach volleyball tournament in Mil Palmeras. The event was organised

by the local beach volleyball club along with Pilar de la Horadada council. The “Locos” team ended up as winners of the tourniment.

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Ivie Davies on Golf

Jim In PGA Tour History Round Of 58!!! Jim Furyk became the first player in PGA Tour history to shoot a round of 58, achieving the feat in the final round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut last Sunday. It still wasn’t good enough for him to win! The 46 - year-old American hit a total of 10 birdies and an eagle to shoot a 12-under-par round. Furyk was already one of six men to have hit a sub-60 total for 18 holes.

Despite his record round, Furyk ended up finishing in fifth place, three shots behind winner Russell Knox of Scotland. Furyk told Sky Sports: "It's pretty cool. A million and a half rounds played in the history of the PGA Tour and you look at the great names ahead of me. It's humbling - to stand alone at 58 is really a cool accomplishment.” "I never thought I'd have the opportunity to shoot

59 so once we accomplished that goal I said, 'I had my one chance, I was able to go ahead and birdie the last hole and do it, it'll probably never happen again', and lo and behold, I made the turn today and said, 'Here we go again'. "It's fun to break that barrier and be the first one." If Furyk was happy, then Knox was over the moon as he took a huge step

towards bagging an automatic place in next month’s European Ryder Cup team. The 31 year old Scot carded a final round 68 at River Highlands in Cromwell to finish on 14 under par. He claimed the title after getting up-anddown from a greenside bunker on the final hole to edge out American veteran Jerry Kelly, who shot a sixunder-par 64. Knox holds dual nationality, on account of having

Justin Rose Revels In Rio

After all the excuses trundled out by some of the world’s top golfers over the Zika virus for pulling out of golf’s return to the Olympics, the first round of the men’s competition got going yesterday, with appropriately Brazilian, Adilson da Silva

hitting the opening tee shot. By the way, I’ve not been hearing of the “stay away” golfers selling up in Florida, like Rory McIlroy, now that the Zika virus is spreading around there. But back to Rio, and Justin Rose has told golf’s stayaway stars: “You

do not know what you are missing”. The English star really got into the spirit last Friday night for the Opening Ceremony at the Maracana stadium, even stopping to take a selfie with Team GB flag bearer Andy Murray. And Rose reckons Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth will now wish they were over there. The 36-year-old said:-“It’s potentially a once-in-a-life-

time chance. Walking out in a jam-packed Maracana Stadium, it’s something not many people ever get the chance to experience.” “It’s normally a Brazilian footballer who gets that vibe. I really truly believe it has been a great decision to be here. I hope the golf is a huge success and the guys regret not coming. That might spur them on to support future Olympics. So far it has been an incredible experience.”

KNOW YOUR RULES QUESTION

The Note to the Definition of “Nearest Point of Relief ”provides that the player should determine this point“ by using the club with which he expects to play his next stroke to simulate the address position and swing for such stroke.” May the player use any club, address position, direction of play or swing in determining the nearest point of relief? The player should proceed under the stroke-and-distance option of the unplayable ball Rule (Rule 28a) or, in equity (Rule 1-4), drop the ball, under penalty of one stroke, outside the bunker, keeping the point where the ball lay directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped. The same principle would apply if a player is proceeding under any Rule and the ball will not come to rest in the bunker at a spot not nearer to the hole than the appropriate reference point. ANSWER NO. In determining the nearest point of relief accurately, it is recommended that the player use the club, address position, direction of play and swing (right or left-handed) that he would have used had the obstruction or condition not been there. For example, the player has interference from an immovable obstruction and, were it not for the obstruction, he would have used a right-handed stroke with a 4-iron to play the ball from its original position towards the green. To determine the nearest point of relief accurately, he should use a right-handed stroke with a 4-iron and the direction of play should be towards the green.

TITTER ON THE TEE Dorothy and Livinia, two “senior" widows, are talking. Dorothy: "That nice George Johnson asked me out for a date. I know you went out with him last week, and I wanted to talk with you about him before I give him my answer." Livinia: "Well, I'll tell you. He shows up at my house punctually at 7 pm, dressed like such a gentleman in a fine suit, and he brings me such beautiful flowers! Then he takes me downstairs and what's there? A limousine, uniformed chauffeur and all. Then he takes me out for dinner; a marvelous dinner, lobster, champagne, dessert, and afterdinner drinks. Then we go to see a show. Let me tell you Dorothy, I enjoyed it so much I could have just died from pleasure! So then we are coming back to my apartment and he turns into an ANIMAL. Completely crazy, he tears off my expensive new dress and has his way with me three times!" Dorothy: "Goodness gracious! So you are telling me I shouldn't go?" Livinia: "No, no, no, I'm just saying, wear an old dress!"

an America father, but has already stated that he would play for Europe if he was ever given the chance to compete in the Ryder Cup. “I’m not sure there’s ever been someone in my position before, but I’m Scottish down to the core, so I’ll be on team Europe hopefully,” the Invernessborn Knox said. The win lifted Knox inside the top 20 in the world rankings and gave

European Ryder Cup Darren Clarke even more to think about as the final pieces of the team jigsaw begin to fall into ahead of the biennial event against the United States in Minnesota at the end of September. Only five European players are currently ahead of Knox on the world rankings – Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Danny Willett, Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose.

The Secret’s Out

One of the most restricted pieces of information in American culture has finally been revealed, namely President Barack Obama's golf handicap! After keeping his handicap a secret for years, Obama told the Golf Channel’s David Feherty his number. I'm an honest 13," Obama said. "I think my irons are good, my drive is straight but

unimpressive in length, and my putting's decent, chipping is OK. My sand game is terrible." The President also logged his 300th round in office last weekend, but it's nothing compared to his presidential predecessors: Dwight Eisenhower logged 800 rounds in Washington, with Woodrow Wilson allegedly playing over 1,000 rounds during his term.

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Allen Back For Torry? REAL MURCIA IMPERIAL 2 CD TORREVIEJA 1

CD Torrevieja are yet to win of their pre-season friendlies, but with multiple player changes and taking on opposition from higher leagues, the main emphasis has been on trying to blend in all the new players as fresh signings continue to appear. An old favourite from last season though popped up last Saturday in the shape of Torry’s leading scorer, Lewis Allen, who had been involved

with the pre-season buildup for Atlético Saguntino. The young British striker was part of the first block of Torry players used by manager Gabriel Correa for the first hour, and would be a popular re-signing for the supporters, though he said to have received some interesting offers, including some from higher division clubs. It was a spirited Torry display with a starting line-

up that might not be far away from the first one that will take to the field for next weekend’s league opener against Almoradi. On the half hour mark Joaquin took advantage of the space he had in the Torry defence and his low shot made it one-nil, with Murcia’s Javi Munoz doubling up on the hour mark. The visitors were not out of it by any means, as with 12 minutes remaining, Matias

Extra Firepower

Camacho’s Opener from his ex-club Deportivo Orihuela, in addition to the return of popular ex-Monte striker Vaz, and forward Mario Lopez from Bigastro. Season tickets, priced at 30 euros, will also be on sale, with a second friendly scheduled for Wednesday August 17th against Torrevieja CF with a 9.00 pm kick-off as well.

Heading Up North 27-year-old central midfielder Adrian Pavon Leiva "Adrian" has signed for CD Torrevieja, after extensive experience of playing in southern Spain, and last season going across the border into Gibraltar to play for Europa FC in the first division. The Andalucian player, born in Sevilla, grew up through the youth ranks at Sevilla FC and then played for Sevilla Atletico before getting involved in sides like CD San Roque de Lepe, Lucena CF, CD Mairena and Algeciras CD.

who had come on at halftime) pulled one back to set up a grand finale. Despite their efforts, Torry could not find the equaliser, not helped by Kerman getting his marching orders for a second yellow card in the 83rd minute. Tomorrow (Saturday), CD Torrevieja continue their preparations for the new season with a trip to Benferri with an 8.00 pm kick off.

Alejandro Vázquez Sotorrio Wings In For Torre

CD signed

Torrevieja have the 33-year-old

winger Alejandro Vázquez Sotorrio "Vazquez", who brings a lot of experience to the club. The Asturian player started with Mareo Sporting Gijon, spent two seasons at Sporting B, then two more in the first team without too much opportunity to play. He left Atletico to join CD Linares, where he previously spent three years, contesting promotion to the Segunda. Vazquez then returned to Second B to play for teams like Alicante CF, AD Ceuta and Barakaldo CF. Recently he has played for third division outfit too including, Cultural Leonesa, Arandina CF, Lucena CF, in addition to (and like other Torry signing Adrian) for Europa FC in Gibraltar.

Madrid Bound The UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2016 is destined for Madrid after Real pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale plus Atletico's Antoine Griezmann were shortlisted, with Barcelona's Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi

CD Torrevieja has signed the 32-year-old striker Hugo Salamanca from CD Aguilas, who has amassed a lot of experience in 2nd division B where he played for CD Baza, Lorca Atletico, Ontinyent, and CD Guijuelo. In the 3rd Division he played for Burgos CF, Lorca Deportiva CF, Extremadura UD and CD Castellón, whilst he started last season at C.A Pulpileño before moving to Aguilas.

CD Montesinos have their first pre-season friendly this evening (Friday) as they entertain Preferente side Catral with a 9.00 pm kickoff. Admission is free of charge and it will be the first chance for supporters to check out the new look squad put together by new manager, Camacho, who has brought in five players

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missing out. Bale led Wales on a wonderful run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals and also won the Champions League with Real, and while Griezmann was a beaten finalist in both of those tournaments he was

the top scorer at the Euros this summer. Ronaldo is tipped to pip both of them to the award, however, after captaining Portugal to their first ever International tournament win in France in July.

Friday 12th August 2016

Brit Takes Over Elche

Segunda division side Elche has new Qatari/British based owners promising a cash injection into the club, with a British man set to become chairman along with a former vice-president of Malaga taking over as chief executive. Last week, the club’s majority shareholder IVF (Instituto Valenciano de Finanzas) sold its 54.7% stake to Qatari bidder Skyline International, which was founded by Welshman David Philips in 2012, and specialises in worldwide tourism investments. The group, one of only two ever given serious consideration by the IVF for a sale, now has until the end of the year to complete their purchase of the shares which is being done by staged payments; the first of which amounts to 893 thousand euros. IVF Director Manuel Illueca (pictured on the right shaking hands with Skyline’s Francisco de la Torre witnessed by Elche mayor, Carlos González in the middle) said that Elche CF would get a 20 million euro cash injection, and that Skyline plan to strengthen the playing squad during the winter transfer window, as their arrival is too late to take advantage of the summer transfer period. Skyline’s legal representative Francisco de la Torre said that the company was active in tourist projects in Dubai, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Cancun and Miami and now wanted to diversify into football. He said that Skyline boss David Philips would become Elche chairman and that “he would come to Elche shortly to talk about his plans and the people that will be working with him”. One of those who is stated to get involved in running the daily financial business of the club is Moayad Shatat, an ex-vice president at Malaga. No other names were mentioned at a news conference that broke the details of the takeover announcement. 31-year-old Philips, sent a prepared statement to the supporters saying that Skyline had got involved with Elche because the club had an impressive 93 years history and that the aim was to take the side back to its “rightful position” in the Primera Division of La Liga, but also to make sure that the club was built on sound and stable economic foundations. “We have skills and knowledge”, said Philips, “and we want to guide Elche to future success and for all Ilicitanos to feel pride in the club and the values that it represents. I will be in Elche in the next weeks to outline our plans for the club. Today is a happy day for all who want the best for this club”.

Vermaelen Switch

Former Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has ended his unhappy spell at Barcelona and joined AS Roma. The Belgium international joined Barcelona from the Gunners in a £15m deal in 2014 but injuries restricted him to just 11 appearances in La Liga.

Juan Carlos Returns Home

Elche have signed a back-up goalkeeper to give recent signing Juan Carlos from Rayo Vallecano some competition for the new season. 23-year-old Elche-born Germán Parreño Boix, known as Germán, joined Espanol’s youth setup in 2007 at the age of 14, having played for Elche’s youngsters. He made 34 appearances for the Espanyol B side between 2011 and 2013, He’s had substantial loan periods with Racing Santander and Girona, cutting his ties with Espanyol last week to sign for Elche.

Madness! Even by football’s financial frenzies this week has gone into orbit, writes JOHN MCGREGOR. It was no surprise when Man United finally reclaimed their prodigal Pogba, albeit if selling the Frenchman four years ago to Juventus for £1.5m and buying him back for £89m does raise the accountancy eyebrows. At the age of 23 with a very successful time in Italy, and a brilliant Euro 2016 for France behind him the football world is literally at Pogba’s feet. For United’s new manager Jose Mourinho, the prize purchase finally gives the Portuguese maestro everything he needs to succeed, his way: two academy players have already gone, now it’s buy, buy, buy, certainly providing echoes of the Mourinho methodology. Over in the Blue corner of Manchester, the expectations are sky blue high. Mourinho’s old arch enemy from their Barcelona/Real Madrid days is the Spaniard widely accepted as the inspiration behind the Catalonian Kings’ domination of domestic and European football in recent years. This week City finally landed John Stones from Everton. The 23 year-old can now play a pivotal role in the centre of the Blues defence where the long term fitness of captain Vincent Kompany has proved a major headache for City. England’s young star cost £47.5m, a colossal amount for a defender and just behind the £50m world record for a defender that PSG paid Chelsea for David Luiz. Like bitter rivals United City have also made important close season signings, eight in all to strengthen the team throughout: Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus, Marlos M o r e n o , Aaron Mooy a n d Oleksandr Zinchenko have all come to the Etihad this summer. In some ways there is more pressure on Guardiola and his guys than Mourinho and his men. United have been in the relative doldrums since Alex Ferguson retired, whereas City have recently disappointed despite spending vast amounts in recent seasons. Red or Blue? Whichever way it goes, it’s going to be fascinating to watch!

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Real’s Double Late Show REAL MADRID 3 SEVILLA 2 (a.e.t.) Defender Dani Carvajal scored a fine solo goal a minute from the end of extra time as Real Madrid beat Sevilla in a dramatic UEFA Super Cup showdown on Tuesday night in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. Champions League winners Real took the lead when Marco Anensio scored with a thunderous long-range strike. Europa League winners Sevilla levelled through Franco Vazquez and Yevhen Konoplyanka's penalty gave them the lead after Sergio Ramos fouled Vitolo. Ramos made it 2-2 to force extra time before Carvajal won it for Real. The former Bayer Leverkusen player scored after a powerful run into the penalty area to earn Zinedine Zidane his second trophy since being appointed Real boss in January. Sevilla, who beat Liverpool in last season's Europa League final, have appeared in the past three Super Cups and lost all three. Jorge Sampaoli, who took over after Unai Emery was appointed Paris St-Germain boss, looked set for a fine win before Ramos made it 2-2 with a header three minutes into stoppage time to force an additional 30 minutes. Real were missing key players, with Cristiano Ronaldo having been injured playing for Portugal in the Euro 2016 final, while Gareth Bale and Kroos had extended breaks because of their involvement at the same tournament. "We were trailing for the entire second half, but Madrid never give up and a goal in 90 minutes allowed us to become champions," Carvajal, 24, said. "Today we had a lot of players missing but we have a great squad of home-grown players." Real Madrid, who have not won La Liga since 2012, start their 2016-17 campaign away to Real Sociedad a week on Sunday.

Ranieri Signs New Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions. The Italian, 64, led the Foxes to their first top-flight title in his first season with the club. Ranieri joins key players Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan and Jamie Vardy in extending his contract. "The energy that exists here - from the owners and the staff, to the players and supporters - is something very special," he told the club website. "Last season, that spirit and our hard work

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Arsenal Target £30m Wilfred Bony Arsenal are reportedly set to make a £30million bid to seal the surprise transfer of Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony. Arsene Wenger is on the lookout for new additions up front after seemingly losing faith in Olivier Giroud, and Bony is the latest big name to come on to the Gunners’ radar. Bony struggled to make an impact at City following his £25m move from Swansea in January of last year. In Wales the hitman was a massive success, scoring 34 goals in 56 starts but he has managed only ten with City

Leicester Contract helped us to achieve something magical. If we can continue to work hard, maintain our passion and continue to fight with all our hearts, I am sure we can continue to be successful together." Ranieri's side won last season's title at odds of 5,000-1, and will be one of the top seeds in the Champions League draw later this month. The Foxes, beaten 2-1 in the Community Shield by Manchester United on Sunday, begin their Premier League season with a trip to promoted Hull City on Saturday afternoon..

It’s Premier League champions Leicester versus new boys and managerless Hull City tomorrow (writes JOHN MCGREGOR…continued from Back Page) and I love the Tiger’s acting manager Mike Phelan’s understated quote of the week: ‘ I

wouldn't say this has been my worst pre-season because you always take something from it, but it's certainly been a disruptive one’. An understatement after Steve Bruce quit. Leicester meanwhile have managed to retain the team that sensationally won the Prem last season. An expected victory would get the Foxes off to a great start - but of course, this is football. After success at Southampton Ronald Koeman has somewhat curiously moved into the vacant hot seat at Everton. Visiting Goodison are Spurs, an exciting team which promised much last season with manager Pochettino fuming at the abject way his side crumbled in losing second place to detested n e i g h b o u r s Arsenal. C r y s t a l Palace and West Broms’ performances last season could both be described as ‘must do better’, and they meet at Selhurst Park tomorrow afternoon. Meanwhile, brave battling Burnley are back in the Prem, as they take on a Swansea side that came through some traumas last time out to finish strongly. The Southampton / Watford clash has key managerial questions all over it - like who has ever heard of either of them? The new Saints boss is Frenchman Claude Puel

whereas Walter Mazzari is the Italian in charge of the Hornets. Middlesborough v Stoke usually has a sort of Championship ring to it, but hey, ‘Boro are deservedly back in the big time, whereas Stoke have improved steadily under Mark Hughes. What chance do we give David Moyes at Sunderland? The Black Cats have taken a big chance with the Scot and his baptism of fire at the Stadium of Light is a Saturday evening match against mighty megabucks, supercoached Man City. Sunday sees Bournemouth enter the Lions Den – aka Old Trafford. Can Eddie Howe’s boys keep up what they did in their great first Premier campaign? On Sunday, Arsenal v Liverpool at the Emirates will tell us a great deal, it’s France v Germany in managerial prowess and progress. Arsene’s alsorans v Klopp’s Kids looks a great game, don’t miss it! On Monday night, Chelsea host West Ham at Stamford Bridge. New boy Italiano supreme Antonio Conte has taken the hot seat at Chelsea, and they don’t come hotter - I like the look of Conte, passionate or what? But hey, after a great season the Hammers have been mighty busy in the transfer market, and Slaven Bilic has everything going to make this a season to remember.

OLYMPICS Brazil reached the quarterfinals of Olympics men's football with an impressive 4-0 win against Denmark. Gabriel Barbosa got the first with a scrappy finish before new Manchester City signing Gabriel Jesus volleyed in. Luan then finished off a fine team move before Barbosa's deflected strike ensured Brazil went through as Group A winners. However, Argentina and London 2012 champions Mexico failed join them in the last eight. Argentina finished third in Group D after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Honduras, while Mexico were beaten 1-0 by South Korea. OLYMPICS Rio 2016 organisers have said that the green colour of the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre pool will be rectified "soon", but admitted more "could and should" have been done to prevent the problem. Spectators and competitors were left confused during the women's synchronised 10m platform final. The International Swimming Federation (Fina) explained it was caused by water tanks running out of certainchemicals. But Fina stressed that there was "no risk" to athletes. It explained that the discoloration was caused by the pH level - or acidity level of the water being "outside the usual range". BOXING Anthony Joshua has fired out a warning to "fake" fighters calling him out and is looking for a serious challenge in his next bout. The IBF heavyweight world champion (17-0-KO17) will make the second defence of his title at the end of the year and his shortlist of possible opponents is thought to include American Bermane Stiverne, mandatory challenger Joseph Parker and European champion Kubrat Pulev.

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SPANISH STROLL England will host Spain in a friendly on Tuesday November 15th. The Wembley fixture will be new manager Sam Allardyce's first non-competitive match. Spain, who have a new boss of their own in Julen Lopetegui, beat England 20 in Alicante in November 2015 but lost on their last visit to Wembley 1-0 home win.

No more meaningless friendlies and Mickey Mouse Cups - at last it’s back to the future as the Premier League starts again this weekend - and what a season it promises to be, writes JOHN MCGREGOR. It all kicks off on Saturday lunchtime with a strange David and Goliath game: the superb reigning champions Leicester City travel the short distance to managerless, clueless-but-promoted Hull, a team in a mess with only 13 fit players. You couldn’t make it up: Ex-Norwich and Man United coach and player Mike Phelan is temporarily in charge of the Tigers, whilst his oppo Claudio Ranieri has just signed a new four year deal for the Foxes. Continues Inside.

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Michael Phelps was set to get his 22nd Olympic gold in the early hours of this morning after making it to the final of the 200m individual medley in Rio. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history with 21 gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals. He has won the 200m individual medley in the past three Olympic Games and has

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won a gold medal in Rio in the 200m butterfly, as well as helping the United States win two relay golds.

TAKE IT ON THE CHIN BOYS JACK WILSHERE has admitted England players will deserve it if they get abuse from crowds this season after their Euro 2016 disaster. The Arsenal midfielder was a surprise late callup by former boss Roy Hodgson for the tournament this summer despite missing virtually the

whole of last season with a broken fibula, and he played a limited role as England crashed out to Iceland and the coach quit in one of the country’s worst performances. And while Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, whose side kick off their Premier League campaign on Sunday with a

visit from Liverpool, knows he will be in for some brickbats after admitting he felt full of guilt and regret at missing out on the title to Leicester last year, Wilshere reckons that England’s footballers have to take it on the chin this season from disgruntled fans.

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