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TOURISTS TRAPPED
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British couple were trapped in their motorhome after it careered off a notorious Costa Blanca blackspot road, with the drama unfolding on Wednesday lunchtime on the N-332 in the Santa Pola area. The 71-year-old disabled driver, who had the vehicle specially adapted because he’s a paraplegic, was travelling with his 69year-old wife when their motorhome came off the road and went into the salt lake. Firefighters from Elche
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Park rescued the couple by creating a makeshift bridge over the water by using a ladder. The injured Brits, who were travelling with their dog in their British registered motorhome, a were then taken to Elche General Hospital, with initial reports suggesting that they suffered bruising and possible fractures. The Guardia Civil said that no other vehicle was involved in the incident, which happened around noon.
FLYING HIGH
ig passenger rises for Alicante-Elche airport continued last month with a 25 percent increase in users in March compared to a year earlier. Over 837 thousand people travelled via the facilities at El Altet, with over five thousand nine hundred flights last month, up by a quarter on the same period in 2015. Some of the increases would have been accounted by Easter being earlier this year, but the rising figures are in tandem with 20 percent rises over the first two months of 2016. UK travellers accounted for 333 thousand passengers in March, followed by
Germany in a distant second with 62 thousand, and Holland third with 51 thousand. So far for 2016, just over two million passengers have used Alicante-Elche airport, with an overall rise of 22 percent on the returns for last year, as the facility is well set for a massive record-breaking year. Meanwhile more flights and an earlier Easter, saw San Javier airport record a 71 percent increase on the March returns compared to 2015, but still very modest compared to Alicante-Elche, with 51 thousand passengers using the Murcia regional facility.
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Orihuela’s City’s twicedelayed Medieval Market will definitely take place between Friday April 22nd and Sunday April 24th, after auditor Fernando Urruticoechea approved the one remaining contender for the contract, Balconet, who will also pay a six thousand euro fee to the council. Underfire Fiestas councillor, Mariola Rocamora, made the announcement on Wednesday, after the authority invited five companies to bid for the contract, and only Balconet and Rivendell came forward. Rivendell was ruled out on technical grounds a few days earlier, which left Balconet, organisers of the event in 2012 and 2013, as the sole bidder. The formal signing of the deal by the contracts councillor Paco Sáez took place yesterday with Rocamora saying
that Balconet fulfilled every single requirement of the tender. An advertising campaign for the event has already been launched, even before a winning tender was announced. The market has twice been shunted amidst controversy, firstly from the traditional time of early February(where it will return to next year) on the grounds of building work at the Plaza Santa Lucía and the prospect of better April weather; and then from the beginning of this month when the only bidder to run the Market did not pass the technical threshold. One consequence of the date shuffling is that Orihuela’s first ever Sports Fair had to be moved three times, after two scheduled weekends in April clashed with possible stagings of the Market. The event will now be held on the weekend starting on Friday May 6th.
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rity system in Bulgaria. Investigations into the gang started at the end of 2014 due to an increase in robberies in the Murcia region, with the ages of gang being between 19 and 49. The gang members had previously notched up a total of 145 arrests, 79 of which were in Bulgaria, and 66 in Spain.
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A seven-strong Orihuela-based Bulgarian gang who robbed mainly elderly people after they used bank ATM machines has been arrested by the National Police, with six of the accused being refused bail by a judge. The authorities say that the robbers, who often used violence, operated around the
A 53-year-old man who drove his high-end car at double the speed limit on a Murcia region highway could face up to six months jail after he was pulled over last weekend. The Guardia Civil
clocked the driver racing at 240 kilometres on Saturday morning, double the legal maximum, on the A-91 in Puerto Lumbreras. He was charged with crimes against road safety.
The National Police have pulled up five British people on the northern Costa Blanca for their involvement in an illegal horse race betting ring, with the cops staging a raid last Saturday on the afternoon of the Grand National. Five British residents from La Nucía, l'Alfàs del Pi and Benidorm were
arrested as the police investigators tightened their net on the clandestine operation which involved five different addresses in the Benidorm area. The police knew that business would be brisk on Grand National day and so they pounced having spent a few weeks investigating the illegal racket, seizing
five thousand euros and a variety of equipment. The police said that the sophistication of the betting ring was such that one of the places recently used for the illegal wagers saw 150 bets placed on British horse races in just four hours with around 22 thousand euros changing hands.
Tourist Boost Alicante Province's Tourist Board is to spend 600 thousand euros this year to pro-
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130 thousand euros has been ring-fenced to advertise noncommercial fiestas.
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Starting Point
Dog Debut
Macedonia protesters wreck one of president's offices.
San Pedro del Pinatar's mayor, Visitación Martínez, took part in a special ceremony last Friday to lay a foundation stone at the construction site of the new shopping
centre at Los Saez, just off the N-332 road, and next to the existing Dos Mares complex. The centre, which will create 150 jobs, is planned to be completed
in time for Christmas, and will include an AKI home improvement centre; a supermarket from the Valencian-based Vidal chain; and a Burger King restaurant.
Council officials have produced reports which say that the move to take 230 workers out of the private sector is both financially feasible and legal, with mayor José
month. The council will maintain a presence in the area, especially at high season, to make sure that owners pick up any dog mess, and that their pets are microchipped as is demanded under Spanish law. All dogs will have to have a collar and must be up to date with their vaccinations.
Rise And Shine
Waste Vote A full Torrevieja council meeting to ratify plans to take the municipality’s waste collection services under council control is likely to take place next week.
Santa Pola's first dog beach will be called Caleta deis Gossets after council officials waded through 56 suggestions put forward by local schoolchildren. The area has been designated for dogs in a section close to the lighthouse at the Cala del Cuartel, and will open up for business for dogs and their owners next
Manuel Dolón saying that the authority would save four million euros per year by running the service itself as opposed to putting it out to tender.
bers of a robbery gang. Four adresses were paid visits by the Guardia, including Avenida de Mexico in Alicante where a woman was arrested.
Not So Easy starting date from the Valencian government as to when work will begin on the site. In response, Rojales council said that building work should start soon after they signed official papers last week with the project's architect.
Benidorm Killing A Benidorm man was arrested on Tuesday lunchtime in connection with the murder of his partner at their property on Calle de Las
Flores in the resort. Their daughter called in the police when she discovered her mother’s dead body lying on a bed next to her father with a
knife nearby which was allegedly used to stab her. Authorities got a domestic violence complaint of abuse by the man some 16 months ago.
Authorities press for transparency in wake of Panama Papers. Californians will soon have to be at least 21 years old to buy tobacco products. EU privacy advocates complain data-sharing pact not good enough.
Russian jets in repeated 'aggressive' passes of US warship.
The Guardia Civil joined the dawn chorus as they knocked at doors across Alicante City and Alicante Province on Tuesday, as they sought to reel in mem-
the annoyance of the opposition Partido Popular and Pader groups who felt that any name change should have had public involvement. PP spokesman, Alberto Ros, added that his party felt that a greater priority was for the council to get a
Sudan concludes Darfur referendum amid opposition boycott.
More than 1,000 migrants 'violently' cross to Costa Rica from Panama.
The Name Game
The soon-to be rebuilt Príncipe de España school in Rojales has been renamed after the famous local poet, Miguel Hernández. The decision was taken by the PSOE-led Rojales authority at last week's council meeting much to
U.S. Senator Rubio wants to end some benefits for Cuban immigrants.
A fugitive travelling from Belfast was arrested the second he landed in AlicanteElche airport last week on an Easyjet flight and taken straight to Madrid for an
extradition hearing. Jason O’Driscoll, 32, had a European arrest warrant hanging over him concerning the fatal shooting of two gangland figures in Ireland in March 2012. The Guardia Civil is said to have carried out the arrest so discreetly that none of the passengers realised they had been sharing a plane with an alleged murderer on the run. O’ Driscoll refused to voluntary extradition when he appeared before the Madrid judge, and now Irish authorities have a maximum of 40 days to make a formal application for him to be extradited into their custody.
US says global human rights protections declined in 2015. A labour dispute sparked flight cancellations to or from Brussels this week after it reopened in the wake of last month's deadly bombings. Russia pushes UN over threat of chemical attacks in Europe. U.N. reopens Syria peace talks, wants new pledge to uphold truce. Obama to visit CIA as US weighs next steps on Islamic State. Relatives of Germanwings crash victims sue suicide pilot's US school. Poland's Lech Walesa views files alleging he was a communist spy.
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Double Deceit A man who pushed his lucky by filing not one but two fake insurance claims totalling 10 thousand euros for two house robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 45-year-old Spaniard from El Campello near Alicante City filed two bogus forms for two separate addresses last year and has been charged with fraud and falsifying robberies.
Death At Sea A 71-year-old man died of a heart attack when a sailing dinghy hit his fishing boat off Tabarca island on Saturday morning. The dinghy, with a 60-year-old man in it collided with the craft which had two people on board, including the deceased victim, who was taken to Elche General Hospital but was unable to be resuscitated. The Guardia Civil in Santa Pola along with the Maritime Service are investigating the incident.
Big Stash Five people who are accused of storing cocaine that had a street value of almost a million euros are facing jail time of up to eight years each as they face an Alicante Provincial Court hearing in Elche this week. The alleged offences happened in 2014, with the drugs being stored in properties in Santa Pola, Sax, and Murcia. An unlicensed gun was also seized in the police raids on the homes.
Pulled Over Two men have been arrested by the National Police in the Alicante city area after their lorry was stopped en route from Lorca in the Murcia region and an 800 kilo stash of marijuana discovered in it. One of the men was refused bail and the case is under a legal gag, with no further information disclosed like their nationality. In early March, a 24year-old British lorry driver was arrested in Catral after the National Police found 43 kilos of marijuana in his vehicle which was destined for the United Kingdom. The Courier previously reported that authorities had been working on stopping an operation which involved smuggling drugs in lorries from Lorca over to Britain.
Arrests Up
50 people have been arrested by the National Police at Alicante-Elche airport in the first three months of this year, an eighty percent rise on the same period in 2015. People holding forged passports and pre-
tending to be somebody else was the leading offence standing at 28, with Albanians and Chinese leading the list. A total of seven UK nationals were arrested between January and March.
Cap In Hand
Where Eagles Dare
The Spanish royal family is set to use eagles in their war against drones flying over their home, the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid. Their official residence was buzzed by drones in July last year but the Royal Guard was unable to capture any of them or discover
who sent them. But after hearing about a Dutch police initiative called Guard From Above, bird trainer Jesus Gomez bought a drone and began training his eagles to catch it and bring it to ground. Now King Felipe and his family want to use them to patrol
the skies over Zarzuela having heard about Gomez has achieved. Although the owners of last summer's drones were never identified it is possible they were employed by paparazzi seeking an exclusive picture of the royal family.
“Gag” Law Strikes Again
Spain plans to ask the European Commission for an extra year to meet its public deficit targets, after missing the mark with its 2015 deficit and raising the prospect of further spending cuts to narrow the budget gap. The country last month reported a 2015 deficit of five percent of economic output, one of the largest in Europe and above the EUagreed target of four point
two percent. The bottom line is that the government will have to find another 23 billion euros from somewhere either through public spending cuts or putting up taxes, both of which are dangerous for the acting Partido Popular government with a June general election likely. The acting Economy Minister, Luis de Guindos, is set present his revised economic projects to Parliament this Tuesday.
All Clear Six illegally-built twostorey houses on Tabarca Island off the coast of Santa Pola have finally been demolished, but at a cost of 375 thousand euros to the public purse. The homes were declared illegal back in 2003, with the owners claim-
A magazine has said one of its photographers has been fined under Spain’s so-called gag law for posting photographs of police making an arrest. Argia magazine said Axier Lopez was fined 601 euros for uploading photographs to his Twitter account last month of police arresting a woman who had failed to appear in court. The Interior Ministry said that the fine was for publishing photographs without authorisation and putting the officers at risk because they could be identified publicly. The Spanish Federation of Journalist Associations condemned the penalty and said it was the second
known case of a journalist being fined, though in the first case last month the fine was withdrawn. Lopez said he and the magazine had agreed not to pay the latest fine. The Partido Popular government’s 2015 Public Security Law, dubbed the
gag law, has been criticised by opposition parties, United Nations experts, journalists and rights groups, who say it curtails free assembly and expression. Opposition parties say they will ditch the law if they take over running the government.
Sabadell’s Relief
ing two and a half million euros in compensation. That bid was rejected by the Supreme Court last year allowing the Ministry of Planning to commission building company OHL to clear the site, which took seven months.
Suitcase Charges Sabadell will not now face a hefty payment towards bail for eight former executives of the now defunct CAM bank after a judge reduced the amount to a fraction of the one
point six billion euros originally ordered. The court had said last week that the eight former executives of savings bank Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo or CAM
would stand trial for allegedly concealing the bank's deteriorating finances during Spain's banking crisis to keep their bonuses safe. The trial does not yet have a start date. The judge said at the time that Sabadell, Spain's fifth biggest bank, would be partly responsible for covering the bail because it had bought CAM in 2011 for a single euro after it was bailed out with five billion euros of state funds. But last Thursday, after a petition from Sabadell, Judge Carmen Lamela said the previous bail had been set in error and revised it to 25.6 million euros.
False Promises Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Bulgarian man whose body parts were found in two suitcases dumped last July by the Rabasa Lakes, a few kilome-
tres out of Alicante City. The arrests were all made in Alicante by the Guardia Civil and involved the detention of a Russian man and his girlfriend, in addition to two people of Ecuadorian nationality.
Prosecutors at the Alicante Provincial court have asked for a total of 195 years behind bars for eleven defendants who are accused of exploiting foreign women in five sex clubs across Spain, including one in Villena in Alicante Province. One person who
had been arrested on charges has since died, whilst another had gone “on the run”. The trial started this week of the group who used false promises to entice women to come to Spain from mainly Paraguay, with waitress work allegedly lined up
for them, but instead they were forced to work in brothels at places like Ibiza and Mallorca, as well as Villena. Ten of the eleven defendants, four of which are women, pled guilty to being members of a criminal gang that sexually exploited women.
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Carmen’s Call
Torrevieja's Animal Protection councillor has called on neighbouring municipalities to join forces to let dog owners know about keeping to the law and for authorities to work together on a common structure on local ordinances. Carmen Morate made the plea at Guardamar's first-ever Animal Protection Day which also discussed measures to curb animal abuse. In a separate move, Morate announced this week that nine thousand dog dirt bags will be made
available to local Torrevieja shops, bars, and restaurants for them to hand out to people who they spot letting their dogs do their business in front of their premises without clearing up, as
well as to owners who ask for them. The bags will also feature messages written in Spanish, German, and English in addition to promoting shopping in Torrevieja.
Mortgage Victory 40 banks are facing a five billion euro bill after a court ruled that millions of fixed minimum rate mortgages were null and void because of the “lack of transparency” in the way they were sold during the property boom in Spain. The ruling in a Madrid commercial court comes in response to a class action suit on behalf of 15 thousand. The mortgages contain what is known as a cláusula suelo, which fixes a minimum monthly payment. So, while still a variable rate mortgage, the bank sets a cut-off point below which payments are not allowed to fall.
The banks, include Caixa, Barclays, Bankia, and Banco Santander. Caixa and Bankia abolished cláusula suelo mortgages last year. The decision was anticipated by the banking sector and
many have already made provisions for a payout. They have a fortnight left to appeal against the ruling. The clauses were introduced to protect banks from negative interest rates.
Conde’s Charges The former boss of Spain’s Banesto bank, Mario Conde, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil, with the exbanker already having served time for embezzlement. The National Court said Conde, 67, his daughter and six others were arrested Monday on suspicion of money laundering and tax fraud. Conde, a flamboyant entrepreneur in the 1980s, was chairman of Banco Espanol
de Credito, or Banesto, when it was taken over in 1993 after an audit revealed a shortfall of three point six billion euros. Conde was sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2002 for embezzlement and fraud but was released on parole in 2005. The court said Monday that Conde is believed to have been secretly bringing back into Spain money he had embezzled from the bank.
Naranja Nicker An orange rustler has been arrested for stealing 13 thousand kilos of the fruit on the Northern Costa Blanca. The Guardia Civil
Longer Closure One of Santa Pola’s main roads, Avenida González Vicen, will remain closed to traffic until after the summer, after traders voted the Easter pedestrianisation experiment a success. Bar and restaurant owners have told the council that trade has increased as its allowed them to bring their chairs and tables out onto the street, though some residents have criticised the closure of a key route during the summer months and reduced facilities for parking.
have charged the man with multiple counts of robbery as well as forgery and misrepresentation as the 54year-old thief pilfered
orange groves around the Marina Alta area, and then tried to sell the stolen fruit with the help of forged documents.
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Porn Shame
A man is facing up to seven years in jail for using file sharing systems to download child pornography onto his computer. The accused man is in front of an Elche court, with prosecutors saying that he would then distribute the obscene material to other people via the internet.
What Next? The Murcia regional government is asking residents what environmental improvements they want to see happen around the Mar Menor. Regional public works, Francisco Bernabé, launched the consultation in San Javier on Monday alongside the municipality’s mayor, José Miguel Luengo, and other officials. People can make their views known via the regional government website, www.carm.es
Corpse Riddle
Make It Natural
Over 300 people gathered on the Sierra Escalona on Sunday to call for the area to be immediately classified as a Natural Park, in what they say was a pre-election pledge a year ago by Ximo
Puig who became Valencian President last summer. The demonstration was organised by environmentalists and neighbourhood associations from the Orihuela, Pilar, and San Miguel areas.
Gang Busters
The Guardia Civil smashed 82 organised crime gangs and arrested 2,300 people in the Valencia region last year according to official figures released at the weekend.
Alicante Province saw 32 gangs brought to account with eleven hundred arrests in 2015. Drug dealers accounted for over half of the gang activity.
Boots On
The body of an Orihuela man has been found in a rivine at La Marquesa in Cox on Tuesday. 39-yearold Vicente Sánchez lived in the San Isidro area of Orihuela City, and family and friends reported him missing to authorities in January. His corpse was discovered by Guardia Cvil divers with an autopsy being carried out in Alicante to find out how he died, and whether foul play was involved.
Over 500 walkers took part in last Sunday’s fifth “Veulta a Rojales”, which is a 30 kilometre hike around the area. This year’s trek attracted over a hundred extra hard
souls with the walk taking around eight hours to finish taking in the beauty of the Vega Baja, including the Cabeza Soler and La Mata Natural Park.
Rajoy Court Bid
Droning On
Drones were flying over San Fulgencio last Friday as the local police were given practical training on their use in law enforcement. The course was based at the Cardenal Belluga theatre.
Polls Apart
Bickering between Spain's far-left Podemos party and the PSOE Socialists over trying to form a coalition government escalated at the end of last week leading experts to predict that the country is heading for a second general election within six months. If no administration is in place by May 2nd, another election will be held on Sunday June 26th. Podemos' leader, Pablo Iglesias (pictured), said that his party's members will vote this week on whether to support or oppose a deal for the Socialists and the centrist Ciudadanos party to form a government after nearly four months of political stalemate. He suggested he opposed a deal, say-
A left-wing political party is trying to take acting Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, to court for crimes against humanity over his support of a European Union deal to send refugees back to Turkey. The Izquierda Unida have filed papers because Rajoy has backed the deal which sees Syrian refugees arriving on the Greek islands getting sent back to Turkey in return for Turkish asylum
seekers being allowed into Europe. The leader of the Izquierda Unida (IU) Alberto Garzon said: "Mr.Rajoy is making us accomplices in this atrocity." The party filed its complaint to the Supreme Court in Madrid, accusing Rajoy and other European leaders of agreeing to forcibly deport and transfer an unspecified number of people from EU territory.
ing he felt "betrayed" a day after meeting with negotiators for the PSOE and Ciudadanos, who have a deal to form a government but lack parliamentary support which Podemos could deliver. Iglesias said proposals made by Podemos for its support "were received with inflexibility" by the Socialists and Ciudadanos. That prompted the PSOE spokesman Antonio Hernando to accuse Iglesias of spoiling any chances of a deal and betraying voters who want an agreement. The right-wing Partido Polular came in first in December’s election but fell way short of its 2011-2015 parliamentary majority. The
Socialists came second and newcomers Podemos and Ciudadanos took third and fourth. Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy decided in January against trying to form a government because he lacked support. So King Felipe VI offered the task to Socialist leader Pablo Sanchez. The Socialists and Ciudadanos could form a government with Podemos' votes, or abstentions, in the 350-seat lower house of Parliament. One of the biggest issues threatening a deal is Podemos' commitment to allowing the northeastern Catalonia region to hold a secession referendum. The Socialists and Ciudadanos are adamantly opposed to such a vote.
Strong Denial Spain’s acting Industry minister José Manuel Soria is the latest Spanish name to come to light in the so-called 'Panamá Papers – the report on offshore companies allegedly set up for wealthy and famous public figureheads by the law firm Mossack Fonseca. The Papers claim that Soria owned one of these firms, known as UK Lines Ltd. Soria has denied the claims. “I have never had any shares, any participation, nor any management post or directorship in UK Lines,” he insisted in a news conference at Lanzarote on Monday. He added that his relationship with UK Lines
was 'purely commercial'. He’s called for Spain's National Court, and the government of Panamá investigate 'in scrupulous detail' how he – and his brother Luis – came to be mentioned in the report. Other Spaniards mentioned so far in the Papers
have included cult film director Pedro Almodóvar and his brother Agustín, King Felipe VI's aunt Pilar de Borbón, and the German-descended aristocratic Thyssen dynasty, which owns one of Madrid's three biggest art galleries, the ThyssenBornemisza.
All Together Now Four coastal Vega Baja councils are to join forces to push for economic and social plans that will benefit
Big Investor
Supermarket giant Mercadona says that it invested more 15 million euros in Alicante Province in 2015, across 101 stores. They also spent nearly 600 millions on buying supplies from local producers.
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their local communties. Torrevieja, Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, and Guardamar are going to
work together on joint initiatives, with their exact plans to be revealed in the near future.
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Digging A Big Hole When are politicians finally going to learn that it pays to be totally honest and to give a straight answer to a direct question? David Cameron displayed complete political naivety over the Panamagate affair, realising that the leak of transactions from the Panamabased law firm Mossack Fonseca, was the most toxic to hit the rich and devious for years. That being so, he should have realised the absolute importance of being totally transparent about his own or family dealings with Panama. Amongst the leaked documents was one which showed that Cameron's father had money in an offshore trust set up by Mossack Fonseca, and young Cameron inherited the unit trust fund on his dad’s death. Nothing wrong with that - and the prime
minister benefited from dividends on which he paid UK taxes. He sold the investment in 2010 prior to becoming prime minister. All well and good. Bear in mind this is a unit trust invested in a package of companies and not just one. The heat was turned on David Cameron within hours of the Panama leak, and he should have been upfront with everything. He would have come out of it smelling of roses, but now his credability stinks. Here's the timeline on Cameron's wriggling. Asked on Monday last week whether she could confirm that no family money was still invested in the fund, Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said: "That is a private matter." Then in an interview on Tuesday, Cameron said: " I have no shares, no offshore trusts, no offshore funds,
nothing like that. And, so that, I think, is a very clear description." Downing Street issued a statement later that day: "To be clear, the prime minister, his wife and their children do not benefit from any offshore funds. The prime minister owns no shares. As has been previously reported, Mrs Cameron owns a small number of shares connected to her father's land, which she declares on her tax return." Downing Street then released a further clarifying statement on Wednesday, saying: "There are no offshore funds/trusts which the prime minister, Mrs Cameron or their children will benefit from in future." On Thursday the PM came clean. He told ITV News: "We owned 5,000 units in Blairmore Investment Trust, which we sold in January, 2010."
The public were then subjected to a string of Tory grandees trying to defend Cameron as to why he hadn't come clean on the Monday. "He was trying to defend his father's honour," "He was very busy dealing with the steel crisis," " he has all the problems of dealing with the EU referendum" were three of the excuses trotted out. What crass stupidity! If he achieved anything by being devious it was to increase the stress on him. Cameron has been preaching transparency over the financial affairs of the rich so that they pay the UK tax which morally and legally they should pay. Cameron, by not being transparent himself can rightly be accused of hypocrisy. And that, for a prime minister is serious. How can people now believe that his support for
continuing membership of the EU is more in support of his rich friends and benefiting the "great and good" at the head of big businesses, rather than for the betterment of the United Kingdom? No wonder straw polls since the revelations have shown Cameron's popularity as PM taking a nose-dive. And when people start to wonder whether a prime minister is promoting policies for the gain of a few rather than the majority, it starts the process of asking whether he's a fit and proper person to hold that office. I believe that the rot has set in - and when we hear that more than nine million pounds of public money has been spent on posting a “Stay in Europe� booklet to every home in Britain, it is even more questionable. Cameron's ridiculous decision not to be financially
transparent, and his sending out of a pro-EU mailshot may have wider implications, as he provokes undecided voters to quit the EU as a protest against the establishment. Personally, I don't think that someone who shows so much politicial naivity can and should remain as PM. And all this ridiculous nonsense has deflected people's attention to the real issues. Yes, MP's tax affairs should be transparent and I welcome moves to achieve that including Cameron's decision to publish his tax affairs. But the real issue is for a government to close each and every tax loophole available both to businesses and individuals and never to create any more so that there's a no nonsense law which states "what you earn is what you pay tax on" no ifs, no buts, no exceptions!
Time To Sterlise Angela Wrightman, 39, was a lonely alcoholic who did not eat properly, but was "kind and house proud". She would invite anyone in for company and people would take advantage of her. Two girls, aged 13 and 14, visited her in December, 2014, and inflicted horrendous injuries on her using a shovel, TV set, computer printer, ceramic vase, picture frame, glass ornament and kettle as
weapons, inflicting more than 100 injuries including "gratuitous degradation". When the giggling girls left the house, after taking pictures on their smartphones, they called police for a lift home. The woman was found dead the next day. Both girls were mentally damaged, living in care. The older one had previously been abandoned by her mother who wanted nothing
to do with her and made that completely clear telling her to "f... off and kill yourself". This is an extreme example of what is so badly wrong in society today. There's an increasing number of people should never have children they are not fit and proper people to have the responsibility of bringing up the next generation. As a result it is left to the State, in the shape of council care homes and
social workers, to take on the parental responsibility and this is often sadly lacking - young, vulnerable children cannot be watched 24/7. That's why so many are lured by predators into prostitution, others are lured into gangs while others just start a lifetime of crime. Society must find a way of preventing the dregs of society from breeding, because that's the root cause of all
this misery. Sadly, the benefits system has provided the means for those who are least responsible in the art of parenthood to be able to produce - some women finding it a life choice to have a baby a year to live a life on benefits. Perhaps soon science may find a way to temporarily sterilise babies at birth, with the process reversed when it can be proved they
are responsible enough and mature enough and stable enough to do the most important thing in their lives, to nurture the next generation. Then, perhaps we will hear less of horrendous crimes like these two sad girls, whose lives have been ruined before they have hardly started, as they were both given life jail sentences with a minimum tariff of 15 years.
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Bar Owners Flexi Call Almoradi’s bar and restaurant owners have asked the local council to show some flexibility on a rule that forces them to stop their outside terraces operating after midnight. The muncipality’s bar and restaurants association has called on the Almoradi mayor, Jaime Pérez to allow extended times over the weekend and also for parties.
Spanish Price Drop Spain's prices fell by 0.8 percent in March when compared to March 2015, according to figures published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The figure is the same as that of February, when Spain's consumer prices fell by 0.8 percent compared to February last year. According to the INE, transport prices fell by 5.3 percent in March year-onyear, while prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks rose by 1.7 percent and those of hotels, cafes and restaurants increased by 1.6 percent.
News
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Weapons Found
The Guardia Civil have discovered a hidden weapons cache and a home-made Islamic State flag in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in Morocco, and are investigating a possible connection to Islamist militants. The cache of four pistols, including an air gun modified to shoot live ammunition, two Scorpion sub-machine guns, ammunition and variety of knives, was found in perfect condition and buried on wasteland last Thursday. Spanish authorities have detained 15 people with suspected links to Islamic State militants so far this year and 102 peo-
ple on the last year stepped measures attacks in
same charges after police up security following Paris. Ceuta
and Melilla, Spain's other north African enclave, have been a focus of Spanish anti-militant investigations.
Botch Job Wins!
A widely criticised restoration of an ancient Spanish castle has won a prestigious international architecture prize. The fiveyear refurbishment of Matrera castle, a 1,000-year-old fortress near Cádiz, was the focus of a bitter clash between traditionalists and modernists. Its dilapidated structure was shored up and returned to its original dimensions in a project many saw as a botched
attempt to impose a modernist white cube on the original fabric. However, the project was shortlisted in the global Architizer A+ awards and on Tuesday it won the popular vote in the architecture and preservation category. Carlos Quevedo, the architect who oversaw the project, expressed his delight at the prize. He will travel to New York next month to collect the award.
Munich Bound
Air carrier Transavia has launched a new thriceweekly service linking Alicante-Elche airport to Munich in Germany. The company operates 47 routes
from 15 Spanish airports to seven European destinations per week, and say that increased demand for the Spanish market has led them to expand services.
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Sky Patrol
Orihuela council is to spend six thousand euros on a rescue drone with council officials and mayor, Emilio Bascuñana, being given a demonstration on Wednesday. The Advanced Emergency System drone will be used in search and rescue missions on the local
hills as well as monitoring forest fires. The Manufactuer Dronamedida put the unit through its paces at the La Aparecida forest car park with with Bascuñana saying that the drone could used across a range of emergency situations.
Journey’s End
Six British people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil on the Costa del Sol, as agents seized 150 kilos of marijuana that was set to be transported to the United Kingdom. Agents stopped one of the suspects as he started his long journey in a rental van containing 80 kilos of the drug inside vacuumwrapped packs. Another suspect tried to hide cash which was later confiscated from window boxes outside his home when he realised the Guardia had rumbled him. Agents later discovered three indoor cannabis labs set up to home-grow the drug.
They also confiscated over 46 thousand pounds in cash, eight vehicles and drug-making equipment in raids across Coin, Mijas
Terror Swoop
On Your Bike
A treat for motorbike fans is running in San Pedro del Pinatar until mid - June at the Barón de Benifayó museum. The exhibition features a collection of 90 classic bikes put together by
local bike workshop owner Emiliano Escudero in the mid-sixties, and takes in twowheelers dating back to the forties in what is in effect a history of Spanish motor bikes.
and Casares. In addition to the unnamed British nationals, three Albanians, a Russian and a Spaniard were arrested.
The National Police arrested a French man on Tuesday who allegedly
supplied the arms used by Islamist militant Amedy Coulibaly to kill five people at
a kosher supermarket in Paris in January 2015. Antoine Denive, a 27-yearold from Sainte Catherine in France, was arrested on Tuesday in Rincon de la Victoria, a town close to Malaga on the Costa del Sol in a joint operation with the French police. The High Court said on Wednesday that Denive had denied selling arms to Coulibaly but said he was willing to be extradited to France. The court said it would send Denive to be tried in France unless there was another case against him in Spain.
Spider Strikes
13 people have been accused of glorifying Spanish terrorist groups like the Basque separatists ETA, via the internet and arrested by the Guardia Civil in arrests across ten Spanish regions on Wednesday. Two people were detained in the Murcia region whilst Orihuela accounted for the sole arrest in Alicante Province under the latest phase of Operation Spider which has seen 56 people detained on similar charges over the last two years.
Killer Bed A 62 year-old Armenian woman died in Denia yesterday morning when she sat on the edge of a folding bed with the other end suddently tipping up and knocking her fatally out. She died instantly with her body discovered by her daughter at their home on the Jardines del Montgó urbanisation.
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Somme Enchanted Evening
The Campoverde Theatre Group is getting ready to walk down memory lane featuring to celebrate one hundred years of music and comedy using the First World War’s Battle of the Somme as a starting point, in their latest production, ”Somme Memories Of A Century”. The Supper Show will be staged at the Phoenix Nights Bar at San Miguel’s Los
Comunicaciones urbanisation on Friday May 6th through till Sunday May 8th, and all proceeds will go to the Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes. Tickets can be obtained by calling 629 258 697 or from the Book Shop in San Miguel or by dropping into the Blue Lagoon Community Centre on a Monday or Wednesday afternoon between 2.00pm and 4.00pm.
Old And New
The Torrevieja-based Cantabile female choir is staging two concerts featuring what they call “uplifting” songs on Sunday May 8th at Torrevieja Casino starting at 8.00 pm and Saturday May 14th at 7.00 pm at La Siesta Church. Classical works from Mozart
Generous Ladies
and Tchaikovsky will mix in with more contemporary material like the theme song from the Star Trek movie, First Contact! Admission for both concerts will be free, though there will be a retiring collection at the second event for the La Siesta Church Management Fund.
The ”Ladies Who Lunch” group presented a 500 euro donation to the Samaritans in Spain recently at their latest meeting at the La Herradura Restaurant in Los Montesinos. Samaritans in Spain CEO,
Adhoc Appeal
All About Alice The Smile Charity Group is on the road for the next week, hitting six venues with their latest comedy production aiming to raise money for the Benijófar Crisis Appeal and other worthwhile local causes. Alice in Blunderland is being staged at the price of just 10 euros which includes the show and a meal. The venues and dates are as follows:Friday April 15th:-
Olympia, Mil Palmeras; Saturday April 16th:Restaurante El Altos La Dolores, Guardamar; Tuesday April 19th:- The Club, Quesada; Wednesday April 20th:- Marjal Campsite, Guardamar; Thursday April 21st:- Casa Ventura, San Luis, Torrevieja; Friday April 22nd:-Marjal Campsite, Catral. Tickets are available from the venues or by calling 966 712 382.
The Adhoc Players are looking for new members to join their theatre group, and are holding an Open Day next Friday (April 22nd) at Bar Sacko’s in El Limonar, Torrevieja. If you interested in performing or working behind the scenes, then
they’d love to meet you between 4.00 pm and 8.00 pm where you can have a go and a laugh at reading a script as well as finding out who you can get involved in a very sociable group that raise money for good causes.
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Lynda Brettle, received the donation from organisers Janine and Maddie, saying that the money would be put towards funding the charity’s Freephone service and their expansion programme.
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Pets
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APAH Boost
The APAH Animal Rescue Charity was contacted recently by Peter Ferries, who was recently voted in as the Club 25 Serena, who in turn are members of La Serena Golf Club in Los Alcazares. The charity was delighted to be invited to visit the club and accept a donation of 315 euros, raised through 'fines' levied throughout the year when players hit their golf balls into water located on holes one and seventeen.
The Asociacion Protectora De Animales Horadada (APAH) became a Registered Association in 2000. The group get no official funding, and they carry on their work through money raised in their three charity shops in Pilar de la Horadada, San Miguel de Salinas and San Pedro del Pinatar. That operation is supplemented by their Sunday market stall, donations and fund raising events.
My Dog Gets Scared
Fear and aggression are two of the most common behaviour problems encountered in dogs, and sometimes aggressive dogs are actually fearful dogs. Dogs that are frightened have specific postures and behaviours. A pet that is frightened or worried stands with its head lower than its back. It avoids eye contact and may freeze or attempt to escape. Its ears are laid back against its head and its tail is tucked between its legs. Its mouth is closed or slightly ajar. It may tremble and keep distance between it and the person or thing it fears. Some dogs growl when they are frightened or feeling threatened. Females, in particular, may urinate or, in extreme cases, defecate. If the dog runs away, it looks back over its shoulder to be
sure it is not being pursued. WHY IS MY DOG FRIGHTENED? There are three reasons that dogs become fearful in multiple situations:Basic Temperament Of The Pet: Some dogs are just wired more fearful than others. Dogs are just like people in this respect. Some are braver than others. There is a good side to moderate fearfulness. These pets tend to stay close to home and not get into the dangerous situations overly outgoing dogs do. These are the "scaredy cats" that take several days to recover after a visit to the vets or have to be carried in on their next visit. So make your goal improvement not necessarily cure. And always remember that some
elements of your dog's temperament and personality have genetic components that we cannot change. Early Socialisation: Some dogs were not properly socialised when they were puppies. Bad Experiences In The Past: Some dogs are fearful of a specific situation because of a bad experience that occurred in the past. They may have been yelled at or hit in circumstances they did not understand. Fearfulness in a single situation is much easier to overcome with training than dogs that are fearful in multiple situations. Often fear and obsessive/compulsive behaviour occurs in the same dog. What To Do? Dogs rarely get over
fearfulness without some help from you. If you do not correct the problem it may get worse with time. Dogs that are in pain can be fearful that you might touch a specific area of their body. Sometimes tender ears are the reason pets are fearful about having their head touched. You should rule out problems of this through taking your dog to the vet. Treating fear is much like treating allergies, one minimizes the problem through desensitization and conditioning. In doing so, you need to be confident and unambiguous with your pet. If that's just not you, enlist the help of a professional dog trainer or a cooperative friend. Sometimes you have to make the changes - not your pet. We will look at those changes next week!
Pets Corner: Can You take in a Homeless Dog or Cat?
DAISY Daisy was found with her sister, Molly, running in the road a fortnight ago. These lovely girls are now 11 weeks old and currently in the process of receiving the necessary vaccinations. They are ready to move into their new forever home. If you would like more information then please contact the kennels directly on 966 710 047 or send an email to info@satanimalrescue.com
DANI Dani is a large GSD cross found wandering in the campo, and is now four years old, having been with PEPA for the last two years. Dani is obedient, loving, large and he likes to play and loves to be with people. He is a happy boy that would make a great addition to any family. If you can offer this super dog a home please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email: p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com
LUCAS Lucas (black) and Tito (white) were rescued by APAH when they were found tied to the bumper of a car abandoned in the Campo. They were very close and Tito has found a new home, leaving his brother behind. Lucas is missing his brother very much and needs to start his new life in a loving home too. To arrange to meet Lucas, please call 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.
NIKITA Nikita is one of three puppies abandoned in the campo. She is around two months old and was covered in ticks and fleas but has now been treated and in good health. She is a very happy little girl, playful and full of fun, and will be small to medium sized dog when fully grown. For more information, you can call 645 469 253, or visit www.petsinspain.com
SERGEI Sergei is beautiful two month old puppy that has been rescued and is now in a loving foster home with other dogs. He is looking for a home, and will be small to medium sized when fully grown. He will possibly be longhaired as he is quite fluffy. If you can offer Sergei a home or for more details please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or send an email to them at p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com
SMUDGE Smudge is about two and a half years of age and is very affectionate and really enjoys loves and cuddles. Once he gets to know you he will readily approach you for attention and sing his little heart out. To learn about Smudge or to give him a new forever home, please call the K9 charity on 600 845 420 or send them an e-mail to k9clubinfo@gmail.com
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A Massive Thank You We at TKO Media Group would like to pass on our thanks to everybody who took part in the recent “TKO Teddy Kidnap Ransom Appeal� Dear TKO Media Group, I am writing this to say a massive thank you to all at TKO Media Group, including The Courier Newspaper and TKO Teddy and all of the team for working so hard on the brilliant idea of Teddy being kidnapped. It was extremely well done with such short notice and not only raised a lot of much needed funds but also awareness for the Samaritans in Spain. A lot of people are still unaware that we exist. All of the businesses involved that I have spoken too were only too happy to take part and of course they got the publicity from it too. Please pass my gratiude on to all involved. Kind Regards Kim Taylor (founder of the Friends of the Samaritans in Spain)
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Watch This Space For A Sci-Fi High Adventure I HAD the strangest dream the other evening. I was departing the pub when an unidentified flying object landed outside the post office. 'If you want to post a letter, I'm afraid you've missed the last collection,' I shouted towards the circular craft, adding: 'We don't see many flying saucers around here.' There was no reaction so I yelled: 'Hey, you there in the UFO!' A panel in the craft slid open and a decidedly oddlooking creature emerged. 'Please don't call my spaceship a UFO,' boomed a deep voice. 'You've already ascertained that this is a flying saucer, therefore it can no longer be described as unidentified.' 'Pedantic,' I shrugged but I was getting quite excited as the creature beckoned me to
enter by crooking a long, gnarled finger in my direction. I quickly took in that he had only two fingers on each hand -- which might have been normal for his species or maybe the creature was merely accident prone. I walked up a ramp into the craft's interior and took a quick shufty at the decor. 'Hmm, nice,' I said. The alien nodded in appreciation at my complimentary remark, studied my facial features (which were nothing like his) for a while and then asked: 'Are all earthlings as strange of countenance as you?' 'Who are you calling ugly, pal!' I retorted. But my anger turned to concern as I realised my current situation could be fraught with danger. 'You have to let me out now!' I cried.
'What on earth is your problem?' asked the extra-terrestrial visitor. 'And I mean that literally.' I pointed with a trembling digit at the fascia on the flight deck. 'You haven't got a payand-display parking ticket. And I'm already in enough trouble with the traffic wardens around here.' The creature raised a hand to his green scaly head and scratched it with both fingers. 'I haven't a clue as what you're talking about. You're going to have to explain this weird earth stuff to the others.' 'Others? What others?' I asked. 'Just how many of you lot are aboard?' 'Four,' replied the alien, counting twice on two fingers. There's the commander who is in overall command of the ship . . .'
'You mean like Captain Kirk?' The creature guffawed. 'Strictly amateur night. In fact, Star Trek is our top comedy show back on our planet. 'I mean that "Beam me up, Scotty" business. it's the most far-fetched thing we've ever seen. It just cannot be done in reality.' 'Well, how do you rate Dr Who?' I asked. 'Doctor who?' queried the alien, obviously puzzled. 'Anyway,' the creature went on, 'Our crew also comprises a pilot with 100 billion light years' flying time under his belt and a navigator who has won medals for plotting intergalactic routes avoiding the cones.' 'And what do you?' I asked. 'Oh, I'm just the meeter and greeter and I make the coffee, too. But I've decided I could
do a lot better so I'm currently writing applications for other jobs. What time did you say the postbox here gets emptied?' Suddenly, the alien sneezed. 'I've definitely got a cold coming on. But there you go. A fortnight near the sun and then it's off to a colder galaxy. Do you wonder.' I looked at my watch. 'Er, I must fly. And I'd advise you to do the same. There's one traffic warden who willingly works nights for free because he's such a jobsworth.' I started to walk off the spacecraft. 'Halt!' the alien commanded. A hatch slid open and another creature popped his strange head through. 'You called?' he asked. The first alien shook his head. 'I shouted to the earthling to halt.' 'Apologies,' said the second
creature. 'I thought you said Walt.' 'Why not come with us, earth person,' implored my alien friend. 'I've taken a shine to you.' 'I really must go home,' I said. 'Mrs S will have my supper on the table and she'll go crazy if it goes cold -- or even go warm if she's made a salad.' 'Can't you phone home,' suggested the creature. 'We'll be away only for a couple of hundred years and I promise to drop you off afterwards.' 'Two centuries?' I mused. 'Hmm, well I do have commitments to The Courier but I can always ask Mrs S if she'd like to go with you instead. She does deserve a break.' Anyway, enough of this, dear reader. Let me tell you about that strange dream I had . .
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TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI
The best and most entertaining of all the TV talent/reality shows (sorry Strictly fans) is back and it’s as good as always in the shape of Britain’s Got Talent. Last Saturday’s opener on ITV brought us the cutest of all dog acts; a terrific girl singer; an excellent impressionist; an enjoyable choir and orchestra; and to top it all, an amazing swords swallower from Moldova. I had to laugh when the caption “Do Not Try This At Home” appeared as if Uncle Albert drunk to the nines with beer was going to give it a go with his bread knife! It was just top Saturday night stuff, and yes we got all the cliches from the judges, etc, etc. But it doesn’t matter, as BGT destroyed The Voice’s final show for the BBC, before ironically it switches to ITV next year. Singing shows appear to have had their day, so I wonder if ITV have bought themselves a dud? You can bet a lot of money though that BGT will be around for many years to come (along with Strictly Come Dancing) because there’s something fresh about every season, and
The Buzzers Are Back
one thing that links both shows is that they are not mean-spirited. We don’t see enough of Adrian Lester and Sophie Okenedo on television as they do a lot of stagework, but it’s great to see them paired up as husband and wife in an excellent yarn called Undercover on BBC1 which is done a good job in filling the Sunday night War and Peace/The Night Manager gap. We have a twenty year backstory of
Lester being an undercover copper who ends up marrying Okenedo after a series of London protests, and now Lester’s bosses are calling in a chip to stop his misses (unaware of hubbie’s past) becoming the Director of Public Prosecutions. It’s another Beeb drama cracker, and clearly ITV are rattled, so they’ve struck. They’ve pinched the BBC’s head of drama, Polly Hill, to sort their mess out, with ITV now run by experienced ex-
BBC and Channel Four executive, Kevin Lygo. He’s put together a really good creative team, but the problem is that ITV’s lacklustre schedule will not see any major changes for at least 18 months, such is the lag time on commissioning major projects and them hitting the screen. Good moves though from a channel that ought to be one of the very best on UK, but simply isn’t at the moment. I love shows about time
travel and back in the sixties I was transfixed by the US show, The Time Tunnel, where like with Lost in Space, our heroes never returned safely and we didn’t know what happened to them due to US network cancellations! Now we have an eight-part mini series on FOX UK that takes you back to the start of that decade (time flies!) called 11:22:63, which is engrained on every American’s mind as the day that JFK was assassinated
in Dallas. The drama is based on Stephen King’s book and has King himself and JJ Abrams on the production credits, and I loved the opener. James Franco is perfect as an English teacher who is a friend of a dying diner owner called Al who just happens to have a portal in his building that takes him back to 1960. Al’s mission is to try and stop Kennedy’s murder but the kicker is that when you come back to 2016, you are only two minutes ahead of when you left, as opposed to spending your sixties existance in real time. Also, if you return, you have to start from scratch in 1960! Shades of Marty McFly, Doctor Who, and Star Trek abound featuring altering timelines and all kinds of quandries for Franco’s character. The sixties settings look great and I think this is as good as anything that Franco has done on any size of screen. It pulls off the great trick of making you believe that all of this hokum is totally plausible, and with just eight episodes, there’s little waffle time in my US TV pleasant surprise of the year.
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Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me Sunday - ITV “I first saw Lonnie Donegan light up the stage when I was 11 years old and ever since then I thought he was the greatest. And I’m going to show you why Lonnie Donegan, who was once the most famous man in Britain, was so exciting, so influential, so loved and then so forgotten.” - Jim Carter, actor and Lonnie Donegan fan Downton Abbey’s Mr Carson may have hung up his butler’s jacket for good, but even as his final scenes were being shot, actor Jim Carter was already at work on a remarkable and longcherished film about the King of Skiffle, 1950s singer Lonnie Donegan. In Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me, the actor shares his life-long passion, which began aged 11 when he saw Lonnie play at a seaside variety theatre on a summer holiday, as he tells the story of his profound impact on pop culture and a generation of British musicians who went on to conquer the world. This one-hour film features Jim’s lively encounters with some of those seminal rockers who were inspired to take up music by Lonnie Donegan. Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey and Sir Van Morrison tell Jim how, initially using tea chests, washboards and even home made guitars, they were inspired by Lonnie Donegan to make the music which would set them on the path to superstardom. Later fans such as Jack White of The White Stripes also reflect on the importance of Lonnie as a figure in the development of popular music. Jim traces Lonnie’s rollercoaster life and career, meeting his fans and family, including his first wife and his widow, as well as his son. He goes on a pilgrimage back to the Regal Theatre in Great Yarmouth where he first saw Lonnie all those years ago. He says: “Oh dear, this is it - it’s been knocked down. Unfortunately it’s now a popular brand of modern coffee shop. But this was the site where I saw Lonnie Donegan, 1960, Puttin’ On The Donegan. Hard to believe really, looking at this guy, who looks like a wide boy selling ties on a market, hard to believe he made such incredible music. Music that you’d have thought came out of the
Deep South of America, he made and played and as an 11-year-old I heard in Great Yarmouth and I thought, ‘This is amazing.’” Yet the actor wasn’t the only one enraptured by Lonnie’s visceral performances. Roger Daltrey says: “He was fearless... And I just loved it, the freedom of it. It was primal, there was something else in the voice and it really broke through something big inside me.” Though now almost forgotten or remembered for novelty hits like My Old Man’s a Dustman, Lonnie was once the most famous singer in Britain. His high energy and self-styled skiffle music helped the nation to shake off the post-war greyness of the 1950s and jumpstart the teenage music explosion of the 1960s. But when Jim told his now-wife Imelda Staunton he was going to take her to a Lonnie concert, she reacted badly. She says: “I think actually when you'd mentioned before that you liked Lonnie Donegan, I thought, ‘Is this the right man for me?’ But I think what impressed me and moved me was this man who sang with such passion, which I didn't expect from the funny chirpy guy that those funny songs implied that he was.” Jim traces Lonnie’s early life and his roots as a performer, starting out as plain old Tony Donegan. In 1949, on compulsory National Service, Lonnie got to know some visiting American GIs – along with their record collections of US blues and folk. Lonnie’s breakthrough song was a cover of US bluesman Leadbelly’s Rock Island Line, which went top ten on both sides of the Atlantic, shifting more than 1.5 million copies. Van Morrison explains its impact: “My father actually brought it home with him one day, he brought us a 78, put this on and a bolt of lightning, I can’t explain it - it was just like something changed then, at that point as soon as I heard
it, something changed.” Exploding onto the scene just a few months before Elvis Presley’s debut, Lonnie was the uncontested King of Skiffle, catching the wave of the new era of the teenager. Paul McCartney says: “You wanted to be in a skiffle group and Lonnie was the megastar. It was like, ‘I wanna be like that!’” Homegrown star Lonnie provided the spark for teenagers not just to play music, but to make and use their own instruments like tea-chest basses and washboards in an era when guitars and drums were comparatively expensive. Roger Daltrey says: “When I heard Elvis and I saw Elvis I thought that looks like the ultimate job for any bloke. But when I heard Lonnie and y'know seeing Lonnie play that acoustic guitar, I thought, ‘Well, I’ll never be able to afford to get a guitar so I’ll have to make one.” Without Lonnie there might have been no Beatles, and the film exclusively airs the earliest known recording of 16-year-old John Lennon, singing one of Lonnie’s hits with his skiffle group The Quarrymen in 1957. The skiffle music Lonnie performed was a real driver for Britain’s young musicians, says Ringo Starr: “It was so simple and so popular that I believe half of Liverpool started playing.” As the 1950s wore on Britain was becoming wealthier and brighter, and Lonnie was now earning enough to partake of this new modern living, building a new family home in suburban Essex. His first wife Maureen Jackson gives an insight into their home life. She says: “I used to get undressed ready for bed, have the meal all ready, and snooze on the sofa with an alarm clock. One of his favourites was lamb stew and dumplings followed by apple pie and custard, but at three in the morning.” But the ‘60s were coming and the King of Skiffle’s fans
were going to challenge him for his crown. So he released a novelty song My Old Man’s A Dustman. Jack White explains why: “The Beatles had novelty songs, Bob Dylan had novelty songs, Chuck Berry’s only hit in England was My Ding-A-Ling, of all of his songs and brilliant lyrics. That’s just a doorway for a 12-year-old kid instead of a 16-year-old kid to get into Lonnie Donegan.” Lonnie had opened the door and a whole generation rushed through, among them future rock stars. Paul McCartney says: “After Lonnie, rock’n’roll happened. Buddy Holly, Elvis, all the rock’n’roll stars and we emulated that. I think with us, it was that we kept developing.” The programme unearths archive footage from Lonnie’s hit primetime 1960s TV show, Puttin’ on the Donegan, seen again for the first time since it aired. Despite his TV appearances and branching out into cabaret, Lonnie’s star was fading. He divorced his first wife, and his restless nature, coupled with his almost manic performance style, were starting to take a toll on his health. He suffered several heart attacks and as the decades rolled by, felt all but forgotten. But then one of the young rock stars he originally inspired, Van Morrison, decided it was time to repay the debt and put Lonnie back in the limelight where he belonged, recording an album with him and taking him on tour. He says: “The people that wanted to knock him, it became easy for them to write him off, ‘Oh, he was just a novelty act so let’s ignore that.’ But the breadth of work was amazing and he was a great blues singer.” The film airs amidst 60th anniversary celebrations of Lonnie’s breakthrough hit Rock Island Line - the first of 16 Top 10s and the record that started it all. Jim says: “I love his music, it gets my heart racing. I think some artists are given an infinite amount of talent, which they’ll happily explore interestingly for the rest of their lives but the majority are probably given a finite pool of talent to work from. And I think Lonnie’s talent was skiffle music. He was the King of Skiffle, he changed music in this country – and for that, Lonnie, I thank you.”
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show Saturday - BBC One Michael McIntyre’s brand new entertainment show, recorded in front of a live audience at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, jampacked with celebrity guests and musical performances, begins a six-part series on Saturday night on BBC One.
This week includes a musical performance from Tinie Tempah, stand up from Michael, and a jaw-dropping performance from the Peres Brothers group. Also in the show, Michael plays his favourite game, Celebrity Send To All, which sees him going through former Spice
Girl Geri Horner’s mobile phone and sending a text to her phone book. Also, a member of the audience will be in for a very special surprise - she has come to the theatre to enjoy a fun night out with a friend only to find that all havoc is breaking loose at home in her
absence. At the end of the show, one unsuspecting member of the public will get the shock of their lives and have their dreams come true when they sing a very special duet with Michael Ball in Unexpected Star. It is a moment not to be missed.
The Food Detectives
Friday - BBC Two In a new series for BBC Two, Professor Alice Roberts, chef Tom Kerridge and journalist Sean Fletcher set out to improve the cooking habits, bank balances and health of audiences by dishing up the plain facts about the food we eat. In the first episode of The Food Detectives on Friday, BBC Two, Professor Alice Roberts reveals the shocking statistic that three-quarters of consumers could be taking home a food poisoning bug following their visit to the supermarket. Exploring the presence of campylobacter in chicken - the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK - Alice looks at methods of prevention for a health food scandal that few of us may even have heard about until now. Tom Kerridge has been a professional chef for over 20 years and in that time he’s learned many tips and tricks to deliver food that consistently tastes great. He’s keen to share these trade secrets so we can all
improve our cooking. Each week, he will travel around the country turning kitchen fails into kitchen successes. This week he is in Poole to help a viewer who is calling on his expertise to cook the perfect piece of fish. Offering professional trade secrets that we can all use, Tom shares his secret for cooking perfect pork. With masses of products available at every supermarket, journalist Sean Fletcher pulls apart the ingredients in the different price ranges of own-brand products to find out what we are really paying for – revealing when it’s worth spending money on premium and when we can get away with a money-saving basic. With the help of food scientists he meets along the way, Sean’s first stop is the pasta aisle. Pasta has only one main ingredient - yet premium pasta can be over £1 more for expensive brands over budget brands. With this in mind Sean looks at just what we are paying for.
Fierce
Tuesday - ITV “The last thing I want to do is demonise animals. It’s about making them intriguing and fascinating. It’s about dealing with how predators interact with their prey. It’s about how the animals interact with each other in nature.” Steve Backshall Fierce sees BAFTA Award winning TV naturalist Steve Backshall seeking out the world’s most fierce animals. The series takes Steve on six epic adventures to Guyana, Mexico, Namibia, Indonesia, Australia and South Africa, where along the way he encounters the world’s most venomous snake, the Inland Taipan, gets perilously close to the largest carnivorous reptile in South America, the giant Black Caiman, attempts to track down the endangered Giant River Otter and stakes out the feisty and fearless Honey Badger.
As well as going eye-toeye with fierce American Crocodiles, swimming amongst Bull Sharks and narrowly escaping the jaws of the extraordinary Komodo Dragon, Steve also meets the people living cheek by jowl with these dangerous predators and those who have miraculously survived being attacked by them. In episode one, broadcast on Tuesday evening on ITV, Steve travels to the wild islands of Indonesia. He has a close call being chased by the world’s largest lizard, the legendary komodo dragon, rescues a three metre venomous king cobra, goes diving in the treacherous seas that surround the islands getting hands on with the world’s most poisonous fish and he has his first ever encounter with an unusual predator, the aptly named flamboyant cuttlefish.
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Friday 15th April 07:30 Escape to the Country 08:15 Think Tank 09:00 Sea Cities 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 James Martin’s Food Map of Britain 14:25 The Best Dishes Ever 14:55 Paul Hollywood’s Pies and Puds 15:25 The Indian Doctor 16:10 The Indian Doctor 16:55 Coast Australia 17:45 Great British Railway Journeys 18:15 Flog It 19:00 Eggheads 20:30 A Question of Sport 19:30 Into the Wild with Sports quiz Gordon Buchanan
07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Fake Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45 13:15 Trackers Thief Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Think Tank 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show
21:00 EastEnders Martin’s 20:30 The Food Detectives problems continue to grow Scientist Alice Roberts, chef Tom Kerridge and consumer 21:30 MasterChef The last journalist Sean Fletcher the unite their expertise to help sees quarter-final week’s best cooks put viewers make the best food through their paces with a choices daunting test to make an Celebrity exceptional dish centred on 21:00 Mastermind Gemma one key ingredient - duck Cairney, Anthony Ogogo, breast Tina Malone and Dominic Laurie take on the 22:00 Have I Got News for Mastermind chair You Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest 21:30 Gardeners’ World host Tracey Ullman Monty starts a new project a cutting garden Mick Boomers 22:30 returns to Alan and Joyce’s, 22:00 Britain’s Biggest parking on their drive in his Superyachts: Chasing campervan Perfection A behind-thescenes look at Sunseeker, 23:00 News 23:35 The Britain’s biggest superyacht Graham Norton Show builder Izzard: Eddie 00:20 Marathon Man for Sport 23:00 Two Doors Down Relief 01:25 Film - City 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Film Slickers II: The Legend of - Transsiberian (15) 01:50 Curly’s Gold (12) 03:15 Question Time 02:50 Inside Weather for the Week Obama’s White House 03:50 This is BBC Two Ahead 03:20 News
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Aaron awaits news from court 20:30 Coronation Street Gary takes the fall for Izzy 21:00 Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury Julia explores the first five miles of the Pennine Way, where she first began walking as a young girl. Her route takes in the spiritual home of popular walking as she heads up to Kinder Scout on the moor - scene of the famous mass trespass in 1932 21:30 Coronation Street Sarah reaches out to Kylie 22:00 Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America This week’s journey sees Billy travel to Texas, Louisiana and Baltimore before heading to his final destination of New York City 23:00 News 23:40 Film Licence to Kill (15) 02:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen
07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Shipping Wars USA 13:00 News 13:05 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:30 Unreported World Seyi and Simon visit Chicago where someone is shot every three hours 21:00 Food Unwrapped Jimmy heads to Spain and Portugal to find out how wine is turned into fortified wine 21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in Berlin Richard heads to super-cool Berlin for a cultural fix with comedian Roisin Conaty 22:00 Gogglebox The nation’s favourite armchair critics share their opinions on what they have been watching during the week 23:00 Lookalikes 23:35 First Dates 00:40 Rude Tube 01:40 Film - 12 Rounds (12) 03:30 Toast of London 04:30 The Shopper’s Guide to Saving Money 04:55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 05:05 Location, Location, Location
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad 13:10 News 13:15 Police Interceptors Under Attack 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Assumed Killer (18) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Gadget Show Ortis and Jason enforce the law, Jon goes on a gadget diet, and there’s a look at the best all-action cameras on the market
ITV3 21:00 Film - Henry VIII and His Six Wives (PG) Drama documentary series in which historians Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb bring to life the scandal, romance and betrayal that characterised Henry VIII’s six marriages 22:00 Inside Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s Worst Year A look at the events of 1992, the year Her Majesty famously dubbed her `annus horribilis’ in a speech delivered at London’s Guildhall 23:00 Elizabeth II: 90 Glorious Years 00:00 Puppies and Ponies: Secrets of the Palace Pets 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:45 House Doctor
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On This Day
BRITAIN’S BIGGEST SUPERYACHTS Dorset-based Sunseeker has been handbuilding customised boats for the world’s super rich for the past 50 years. For the first time, bosses have allowed cameras to delve behind the scenes of their production line in Poole, and into the rarefied world of the multi-millionaire’s favourite plaything. The film follows the build of their first £20million, 40-metre vessel, which has been ordered by an exacting customer who’s taken advantage of the firm’s `made-to-measure’ service. Meanwhile, the London-based sales team works to fill orders during the allimportant boat show season.
BBC2 22:00 son who’s been trolling SOAPS them. She heads towards
a barn as she’s watched by a mysterious figure. Is Rhona in danger?
In Emmerdale Everyone is on edge when Aaron gets a call to let him know a verdict has been reached. What have the jury decided? Meanwhile, the negative reviews on the vets’ website keep flooding in and Paddy wonders who is writing them. A rattled Rhona makes a call and arranges to meet the per-
In Coronation Street, Izzy asks Gary if he’ll score her some more dope. When Dane calls at the gym for Gary, Sharif is deeply suspicious and phones the police. As Dane leaves the gym, he bumps into Gary and hands him some cannabis
just as the police arrive. Soon afterwards, Anna calls at Izzy’s flat. Suddenly Izzy panics, thinking Jake is playing with her dope tin. Anna is furious to realise Izzy is still taking drugs whilst in charge of her son. Having found nothing on Dane, the police let him go - but they find a quarter of cannabis on Gary and arrest him. As Izzy and Anna row over her drug use, they’re stopped by a phone call from Erica informing them of Gary’s arrest. Anna turns on Izzy, wanting to know if she’s going to tell the police what this is really all about. In the second episode,
1989: Football fans crushed at Hillsborough Izzy heads off and is clearly a woman on a mission. Erica then ushers Anna, Sharif, Dev and Zeedan into the gym. Sharif admits that he called the police on Gary and Anna puts Sharif straight, explaining the cannabis was for Izzy. When Erica confirms that Izzy uses weed for pain relief, Dev is surprised to learn of Erica’s involvement. Sharif remains adamant that he did the right thing as Gary was acting illegally. Izzy hands herself in at the police station and explains that Gary was buying the drugs for her. Gary is released but charged with supplying drugs. When
07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:30 Dinner Date 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 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 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - Hot Fuzz (15) 00:25 Family Guy 01:25 American Dad 02:25 The Cleveland Show
Izzy finds out that she’s made matters worse and Gary is now on a drugs supply charge, she’s devastated but she refuses to give up the weed and tells Anna that if she tries to take Jake from her, she’ll be the one calling the police. In Eastenders, The final day of Johnny’s visit has arrived, but the atmosphere remains tense between the Carters. After speaking to Nancy, Johnny apologises to Mick for his recent harsh words - but Mick insists that Johnny was right and everything is his fault. Johnny tries to support his dad and soon gets an idea
07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Doctor at Large 07:35 Heartbeat 08:35 Where the Heart is 09:35 The Royal 10:40 Judge Judy 12:00 The Darling Buds of May 13:05 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:00 Prime Suspect 01:15 Film - Changeling (15) ITV4 07:00 Hogan’s Heroes 07:50 The Chase 08:50 The Professionals 09:55 Minder 11:00 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 13:00 The Professionals 14:00 Storage Wars 15:00 Storage Wars New York 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Fifth Gear 22:00 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive 23:05 Film - A Dangerous Man (18) 01:00 Film Jackie Chan’s First Strike (12) 02:40 Hell on Wheels (PG)
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James of how to bring the Carters back together, but will his plan work? At the same time, Nancy opens up to Tamwar and admits that she feels trapped. Meanwhile, with money now a problem, Martin asks Ian if they can start selling more varied items on the stall. Martin also sees plans for Beales' and is upset to see who Ian has sold to.
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Saturday 16th April
07:25 Film - The Magic Box (U) 09:10 Natural World 10:00 Homes Under the World 11:00 Hammer Snooker Championship 13:00 Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 14:00 Film - Lust for Life (PG) 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Flog It 17:30 Championship World 20:00 Michael Mcintyre’s Snooker 18:30 Gardeners’ Big Show Family entertain- World 19:00 Bake Off ment with Michael McIntyre, Crème de la Crème featuring music from multi award-winning rap super- 20:00 World star Tinie Tempah and a Championship Snooker performance from the Live from coverage Peres Brothers Group Sheffield
07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 MasterChef 13:00 News 13:10 Football Focus 13:50 Saturday Sportsday 14:00 World Championship Snooker 17:30 Final Score 18:10 News 18:25 Can’t Touch This 19:15 Pointless
07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Pat and Stan 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Share a Story 08:05 Sooty 08:15 Super 4 08:30 Nerds and Monsters 08:45 Tom and Jerry 09:00 Thunderbirds are Go 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Jeremy Kyle 13:20 News 13:30 Jeremy Kyle 14:30 Film Superman (PG) 17:25 The Wine Show 18:30 News 19:00 You’ve Been Framed
22:35 Mrs Brown’s Boys After faking Grandad’s death, the Brown family are still waiting for the insurance money to come through
21:00 Grand Tours of 20:00 Bang on the Money Scotland Paul goes in Rickie Haywood-Williams search of the true spirit of and Melvin Odoom host the Scotland game show in which two teams of friends must battle 21:30 Dad’s Army The platoon disguise themselves it out to hit a specific target as firemen during an exer- number `bang on’ cise 21:00 Britain’s Got Talent 22:00 Tom Jones’s 1950s: The nationwide talent conThe Decade That Made test continues Me Tom fronts the first of four retrospective documentaries in which cele- 22:20 Play to the Whistle brated musicians look back A brand new series of the at the decades that defined sports-based entertainment them show
23:05 News 23:25 Match of the Day 00:45 Live at the Apollo 01:20 World Championship Snooker Extra 04:20 Crucible Classics
23:00 Shirley 00:10 World Snooker Championship Highlights 01:00 Film - First Film 02:35 Snow Freestyle (15) 03:55 This is BBC Two
20:55 The National Lottery Shane Richie hosts the game show that sees couples playing to win the prizes of their dreams 21:45 Casualty Rita gets the shock of her life when a ghost from her past arrives at the ED
23:05 News 23:20 Film - 2 Fast 2 Furious (15) 01:15 Jackpot247 04:00 Murder, She Wrote 04:50 ITV Nightscreen
07:10 King of Queens 07:35 Freerider World Tour 08:05 Mobil 1 The Grid 08:30 MSA British Rally Championship 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 The Morning Line 11:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:30 Come Dine with Me 13:30 Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying Highlights 15:00 Racing: Ayr and Newbury 17:30 A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 18:30 Homes by the Sea 19:30 News
07:00 Milkshake 09:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30 The Saturday Show Live 12:30 Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 13:25 Puppies Make You Laugh Out Loud 14:25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 19:10 NCIS: Los Angeles
20:00 Film - Ender’s Game (12) Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion
21:00 NCIS While stuck at Dulles airport , DiNozzo, Bishop and her husband Jake work on an NCIS case involving an elevated terrorist threat at northeast airports during the Thanksgiving travel surge
20:00 NCIS: New Orleans Pride has a personal connection to a murder victim who was targeted while a huge power cut enveloped the city
00:40 Jimmy Carr Live 01:35 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 02:30 Hollyoaks 04:40 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures 05:00 Selling Houses 05:55 Location, Location, Location
ITV3 13:00 A Touch of Frost 14:55 Inspector Morse 19:20 Columbo 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:00 Lewis 01:00 Blue Murder ITV4
22:00 The Championship Extended highlights of the weekend’s matches from the Championship, including Birmingham City v Burnley at St Andrew’s, and Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town at Hillsborough
13:45 Film - The Secret War of Harry Frigg 16:00 British Superbike Championship Highlights 17:00 Film - Goldfinger (PG) 19:20 The Boxing Mavericks 20:20 The Big Fish Off 21:20 Film - Jackie Chan’s First Strike (12) 23:00 Film - Out for Justice (18)
23:00 Goal Rush 23:30 NCIS 01:15 Super Casino 04:10 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 05:40 Divine Designs
09:00 The Weekend Mix, 12:00 Suzy G, 15:00 Keith Nicol
21:55 News 22:15 Film - Die Hard 2 (18) John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, DC
14:30 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 15:30 Scorpion 16:30 Film - Small Soldiers (PG) 18:40 Film - Scooby-Doo (PG) 20:30 Film - Mr Bean’s Holiday (PG) 22:20 Britain’s Got More Talent 23:25 Celebrity Juice 00:10 Family Guy
Sunday 17th April 07:00 Breakfast 08:35 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 15:15 Flog It 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Points of View 17:15 Lifeline 17:25 Songs of Praise 18:00 Life in the Air 19:00 Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me 19:30 News
07:30 This Farming Life 08:30 Gardeners’ World 09:00 An Island Parish 09:30 The Beechgrove Garden 10:00 Countryfile 11:00 World Championship Snooker 13:15 MOTD2 World 14:00 Extra Snooker Championship 19:00 Natural World
20:00 Jumbo: The Plane That Changed the World Examining the origins and development of the Boeing 747, which was the world’s first wide-bodied commer20:00 Countryfile Joe cial airliner and revolucomCrowley and Anita Rani visit tionised air travelinafter 1970 Dumfries and Galloway ing into service where Joe meets a cattle Born Natural farmer trying to restore the 21:00 Winners The athletes’ popularity of a famous local world tour brings them to breed India, where they are introduced to Kalaripayattu, a 21:00 Antiques fighting style involving acroRoadshow Fiona Bruce batic moves and a range of presents the show from lethal weaponry, Hanbury Hall in Droitwich 22:00 Horizon Liz Bonnin 22:00 Undercover A mys- reports on issues concerntery witness makes contact ing zoos, and questions they still have a with Maya, forcing her to re- whether in the modern age examine everything she place thought she knew about the The Film 23:00 case Spectacular Now (12) 00:30 World Championship 23:00 News 23:30 Match of Snooker Highlights 01:20 the Day 2 00:40 Room 101 The People v OJ Simpson: 01:20 World Championship American Crime Story Snooker - Extra 04:20 02:05 Countryfile 03:05 Holby City Crucible Classics
07:00 Bottom Knocker Street 07:25 Pat and Stan 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 08:00 Share a Story 08:05 Sooty 08:15 Super 4 08:30 Nerds and Monsters 08:45 Tom and Jerry 09:00 Teen Titans Go 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Murder, She Wrote 12:20 Jeremy Kyle 13:25 News 13:30 Jeremy Kyle 14:30 River Monsters 15:35 Big Star’s Little Star 16:35 Britain’s Got Talent 18:00 Tipping Point 19:00 All Star Family Fortunes 19:35 News
07:15 King of Queens 08:05 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30 Sunday Brunch 14:30 Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix Highlights 16:30 Location, Location, Location 17:30 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:30 News 19:00 Grand Designs
20:00 The Fearless Chef Kiran Jethwa travels to some of the most remote and spectacular corners of the planet to discover the world’s finest ingredients 20:00 The Chase on a series of extreme jourCelebrity Special Do neys testing more than his Shane Williams, Sair Khan, taste buds Milton Jones and Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson 21:00 Hidden Britain by have what it takes to take Drone The drones fly on the Chaser? through a village erased from the maps, a super21:00 The Durrells Margo market without any cushas a chance encounter tomers, and a platform in with an exotic recluse the ocean that claims to be an independent nation 22:00 Home Fires At a dance organised by the 22:00 Indian Summers As Czech soldiers, Joyce Simla gathers to celebrate Silver gives Sarah some unwel- King George’s Jubilee, Aafrin is trapped in come advice a nightmare 23:05 News 23:20 Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan 23:00 Gogglebox 00:05 and Me 00:25 Rugby Film - Mud (12) 02:05 Bodies Highlights 01:15 Embarrassing 02:55 Come Dine with Me Jackpot247
07:00 Milkshake 11:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja The 11:40 Turtles Championship 12:40 Goal Rush 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Film - The Princess Bride (PG) 16:15 Film - Bend It Like Beckham (12) 18:30 Film Disney’s Hercules (U)
14:10 Catchphrase 14:55 Film - Scooby-Doo (PG) 16:45 Film Hotel Transylvania (U) 18:35 Britain’s Got Talent 20:00 Britain’s Got More Talent 21:00 Film - After Earth (12) 23:00 Family Guy 00:55 American Dad
20:10 Now That’s Funny Family-friendly comedy clip show featuring usergenerated video content from around the world
14:10 Film - Black Beauty (U) 16:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 18:00 Midsomer Murders 20:00 Doc Martin 21:00 The Cruise Ship 21:30 Royal Stories 22:00 Great Estates of Scotland 23:10 Film - The Queen (12)
21:00 Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas Jay Sankey does a variety of card tricks and Greg Wilson offers a performance close to his heart,
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21:55 News 22:00 Film Going the Distance (15) A romantic comedy centred on a guy and a gal who try to keep their love alive as they shuttle back and forth between New York and San Francisco to see one another
11:30 MSA British Touring Car Championship 19:15 Football’s Greatest: George Best 19:30 Pawn Stars 19:55 The Wine Show 21:00 Rugby Highlights 22:00 Film Ransom (15) 00:25 Film How I Spent My Summer Vacation (15)
00:05 Film - Mars Attacks (12) 02:05 Super Casino 04:10 The Tube: Going Underground
09:00 The Weekend Mix, 12:00 Suzy G, 15:00 Tony De Love
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Monday 18th April
07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Day I Met the Queen 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show
07:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 07:45 Escape to the Country 08:30 Think Tank 09:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:00 Caught Red Handed 10:30 Gardeners’ World 11:00 World Championship Snooker 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 World Championship Snooker 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain
20:30 MasterChef Only the 14 best cooks remain, and the battle is on as they come together for the first time and cook off against each other across two shows
20:00 Antiques Road Trip Armed with £200 each Christina Trevanion and Paul Laidlaw kick off their road trip through Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire
21:00 EastEnders Tamwar comes to a decision about his future
21:00 University Challenge It is the grand final of the student quiz
21:30 MasterChef above
21:30 An Island Parish Sula the Shetland pony is spruced up for the annual Unst Agricultural Show
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22:00 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle This episode catches up with full-time diva Geraldine McQueen 22:30 I Want My Wife Back Murray hears that his beloved wife Bex might be leaving him on the day of her 40th birthday 23:00 News 23:45 London’s Mayor: The Big Debate 00:30 The Graham Norton Show 01:15 World Championship Snooker Extra 04:15 Crucible Classics
22:00 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story The factbased crime drama about the trial of former American football star OJ Simpson comes to a conclusion 23:00 Live at the Apollo 23:30 Newsnight 00:25 World Championship Snooker Highlights 01:15 Tom Jones’s 1950s: The Decade That Made Me 02:15 MasterChef 03:15 The Celebrity Apprentice USA 04:40 This is BBC Two
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Rhona and Paddy are set to leave 20:30 Coronation Street It is a baptism of fire for baby Harry 21:00 Further Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green Robson travels along the sweeping sands of the coastline between Howick and Bamburgh and he joins a wild food expert and goes foraging in rock pools for ingredients to cook up for his supper 21:30 Coronation Street Billy puts Sarah’s mind at ease 22:00 Marcella Marcella is terrified after finding Grace’s body - was she involved? Things become difficult as it is revealed that Grace was having an affair with Marcella’s husband. Meanwhile, Cara, a young girl on the take, gets in the killer’s way. Can Marcella keep her safe? 23:00 News 23:45 The Agenda 00:30 The Chase 01:25 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen
07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Dispatches investigating how easy it for terrorist groups to exploit the trade in looted antiquities 21:30 The Food Chain The documentary following the journeys of Britain’s best-loved foods from field to plate features organic lamb and frozen peas 22:00 The Island with Bear Grylls Despite their previous success with catching a shark, the search for food continues for the remaining castaways 23:00 Sex Box 00:05 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 01:10 One Born Every Minute 02:05 British Army Girls 03:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 04:00 Lookalikes 04:30 Tricks of the Restaurant Trade 04:55 Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 05:05 Location, Location, Location
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Beware! Cowboy Builders Abroad 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: New Orleans 16:15 Access 16:20 Film Dangerous Company (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 World War II in Colour The concluding programme looks at how Japan’s forces waged a savage defence campaign despite a hopeless position, 21:00 Police Interceptors Kev pepper-sprays a suspect resisting arrest, while Richie and his colleagues TPAC a stolen car in the snow 22:00 The Tube: Going Underground Tube staff face their busiest and most unusual shift of the year New Year’s Eve. Firework displays, urinating on the escalators, all-night vomitmopping and a suspect package at Waterloo Bridge 23:00 Gotham 00:00 Person of Interest 01:50 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 02:15 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 The Great Artists 05:45 House Doctor
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PETER KAY’S COMEDY SHUFFLE
BBC1 22:00
SOAPS
In Emmerdale, Vanessa and Marlon are surprised to learn that Paddy and Rhona are leaving for Germany today. Paddy admits to Marlon that it was Rhona’s decision. The villagers gather to say a fond farewell to the couple as they head off together for a fresh start. Will it all go according to
The comedian, actor, writer and director looks back over his career, introducing clips from his TV shows as well as highlights from his numerous chat show appearances and his music videos. The first edition catches up with full-time diva Geraldine McQueen from Britain’s Got the Pop Factor, while there is a visit to the grand reopening of the Phoenix Club from Phoenix Nights and Peter plays some unforgettable misheard song lyrics.
plan? Meanwhile, Emma learns that Pete will be released from prison in two weeks, but is devastated that he doesn’t want to come home and is aware it’s Moira’s fault. Elsewhere, Belle drops Joanie in it with Zak and he’s hurt to realise she’s lost the ring. In Coronation Street, as Sarah prepares for the christening, she tells Harry that today they can finally say goodbye to the devil. Kylie is concerned when she overhears this comment. When Nick snaps at Sarah and belittles Harry’s
christening, David is puzzled at Nick’s uncharacteristic tone.
As the congregation enter the church, Kylie confides in David that she is worried Sarah has built the whole thing up in her head as a kind of exorcism. As the godparents gather round the font, Harry screams in Sarah’s arms. Thrusting baby Harry at Nick, Sarah runs from the church.
07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 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 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 00:00 American Dad 00:55 The Cleveland Show 01:50 Two and a Half Men 02:20 Celebrity Juice ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 The Darling Buds of May 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 20:55 Wycliffe 22:00 When Kate Met William: A Tale of Two Lives 23:00 Prime Suspect 5 01:20 The Darling Buds of May ITV4 07:00 Hat-Trick Heroes 07:15 Hogan’s Heroes 08:10 The Chase 09:05 The Professionals 10:05 Minder 11:05 Ax Men 12:00 The Chase 13:00 The Professionals 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars New York 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Ax Men 22:00 Film - Hard to Kill (18) 00:05 Bundesliga 01:05 Rugby Highlights 02:05 Motorsport UK
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James In the second episode, Billy comforts Sarah in the vestry and assures her that Harry is a beautiful baby and she mustn’t let thoughts of his father spoil that. Sarah returns to the font and after apologising to the congregation for her wobble, the christening goes ahead. Later, the guests gather at the bistro for Harry and Gail’s joint christening and birthday party. When Nick loses his temper over something small, David covers for him. Sally presents Gail with a birthday cake emblazoned with the words ‘Gail no nuts’ and Audrey makes a touching speech. However, Nick
confides in David that the symptoms from his brain injury have returned and he’s worried it could destroy his relationship with Carla. In Eastenders, Linda and Tamwar are both shocked by Nancy’s decision to go travelling. Nancy invites Tamwar to go with her, but he doesn’t want to. Fearful that she’s about to lose her daughter, Linda talks to Tamwar and tells him to fight for Nancy hoping she’ll stay in Walford if he does. However, in the end Tamwar makes an entirely different decision - telling Nancy that he does want
to go travelling with her after all. Meanwhile, Jay offers to take Louise to her first day at school so Phil can go to his hospital appointment. Later, Jay also accompanies Phil to the hospital when it’s clear that he is struggling with withdrawal symptoms. When they arrive, they receive a call to say Louise has been in a fight at school. Jay goes to get her but makes another discovery.
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Tuesday 19th April 07:00 The Day I Met the Queen 07:45 The Sheriffs are Coming 08:30 Money for Nothing 09:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:00 Caught Red Handed 10:30 Great British Railway Journeys 11:00 World Championship Snooker 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 World Championship Snooker 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain
07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Day I Met the Queen 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News and Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News and Weather 20:00 The One Show
20:00 Antiques Road Trip Paul and Christina head for an auction in Nantwich, and rummage through H e r t f o r d s h i r e , Buckinghamshire and the West Midlands
20:30 EastEnders Sharon reaches out to Ben and Jay 21:00 Holby City When Bernie finds herself working alongside an old army colleague, she’s forced to confront the secrets of the past and face the truth behind her sudden exit from the army
21:00 Bake Off Crème de la Crème Tom welcomes three more teams of pastry chefs who must make an Italian pastry, a French delicacy and then Sticky Toffee Pudding 22:00 Europe: Them or Us Nick Robinson goes behind the closed doors of Whitehall and Brussels to hear from the decisionmakers about Britain’s relationship with the EEC, now EU
22:00 The A Word Alison is hit hard when Joe’s helper Maya looks set to be deported. As Paul and Eddie discover their wives both want different things, Maurice is left kicking himself for letting Louise go
23:00 Later Live with Jools Holland 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 World Championship Snooker Highlights 01:05 The Super League Show 01:50 Horizon 02:50 MasterChef 03:50 This Farming Life 04:50 This is BBC Two
23:00 BBC News and Weather 23:45 Would I Lie to You? 00:15 How to Stay Young 01:15 World Championship Snooker Extra 04:15 Crucible Classics
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 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Pierce takes action 20:30 River Monsters Freshwater detective Jeremy Wade returns to Africa’s Okavango Delta to re-investigate the ferocious tigerfish, a packhunting carnivore previously blamed for mauling the victims of a capsized boat 21:00 Fierce Steve travels to the wild islands of Indonesia where he has a close call with the world’s largest lizard, the legendary komodo dragon 22:00 Drive Johnny Vegas, Mariella Frostrup and Ella Eyre have to contend with the most extreme cars so far, all-terrain 4x4s. Featuring full throttle head-to-head racing, as well as a deep water course with an explosive twist, the stars have to work together to make it to the finish line 23:00 News 23:40 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans 00:40 Bargain Shop Wars 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:50 ITV Nightscreen
07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Tiny Tots Talent Agency Looking inside Bizzykidz, one of the largest children’s talent agencies in the UK 22:00 One Born Every Minute This episode explores the secrets of a good relationship. Kirstine and Phil have not spent a day apart in four years, but following an emergency during labour the pair find themselves separated 23:00 First Dates 00:05 24 Hours in A and E 01:10 PokerstarsCom European Tour 02:05 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:30 Gillette World Sport 03:00 Mobil 1 The Grid 03:25 MSA British Rally Championship 03:55 Freerider World Tour 04:20 How to Sell Your Home 04:50 Fill Your House for Free 05:10 Selling Houses
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Beware! Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Trauma Doctors: Every Second Counts 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Secrets of Eden (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Concerned reports lead the team to a remote farm in Essex where they find over 70 dogs and puppies in terrible conditions 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Julian and Sarah are called out to rescue an injured swan and new vet Haddie has to decide whether to perform a caesarean, 22:00 Tribal Teens Here Comes Trouble Lazy British teenagers get the wake-up call of a lifetime as they are challenged to live with the planet’s toughest tribes 23:00 Britain’s Pushiest Parents 00:00 The Best of Bad TV: The 90s 01:30 Lip Sync Battle UK 01:55 Super Casino 04:10 Castle 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 Great Scientists 05:45 House Doctor
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FIERCE
NEW SERIES: Naturalist Steve Backshall seeks out the world’s most fierce animals, and in the first episode travels to the wild islands of Indonesia where he has a close call with a komodo dragon.
07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 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 19:50 The Hot Desk 20:00 You’ve Been Framed 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film Hot Fuzz (15) 00:25 Family Guy 01:25 American Dad 02:25 The Almost Impossible Gameshow ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 The Darling Buds of May 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 Prime Suspect 5 01:10 The Darling Buds of May 02:10 Where the Heart is ITV4 07:00 Hat-Trick Heroes 07:15 Hogan’s Heroes 08:10 The Chase 09:00 The Professionals 10:00 Minder 11:05 Ax Men 12:00 The Chase 13:00 The Professionals 14:05 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars New York 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 World Superbike Highlights 22:00 Film Get Carter (15) 00:10 Film Hard to Kill (18) 02:15 Film How I Spent My Summer Vacation (15)
He also rescues a three metre venomous king cobra, goes diving in the treacherous seas that surround the islands, and gets to grips with the planet’s most poi-
ITV 21:00
SOAPS
sonous fish. pleads with Moira to help him get Debbie’s details and she finally relents. But neither of them see that Holly has been listening to their conversation.
In Emmerdale, Pierce takes action to find out the truth about Tess’s death by distributing flyers at the scene of the accident to get information.
Elsewhere, when Aaron forgets Liv is meant to be at school, he realises the enormity of looking after his sister. Sandra soon turns up, telling Liv they’re moving to Dublin for good. Liv refuses and Aaron makes a suggestion, but will Sandra go for it?
Meanwhile, Andy isn’t happy when he sees that Debbie has sent a card to Moira. He tells Cain that he needs to know where his kids are. Andy also
Also today, Lisa suggests to Joanie that she should look in the bins for her ring. Later, Rishi is appalled to see Kerry and Joanie rifling through the bins and
makes Joanie an offer.
In Eastenders, Masood receives a call from Zainab, who has some surprising news to share with him. Tamwar is also shocked when he hears it and dreads having to tell Tamwar that he’s planning to go to Italy with Nancy. Later, Masood goes on a date after Tina helps him
1956: Prince Rainier marries Grace Kelly to create a dating profile. However, it goes disastrously when the lady in question leaves before even introducing herself, which leaves Masood deflated. Having seen what happened, Carmel defends Masood but Denise has some harsh words about his attitude. With things for Masood going so badly, Tamwar doesn’t want to leave him in such a state and promises his dad that he won’t leave him. Meanwhile, Ben and Sharon have a heart-toheart. Elsewhere, Martin realises his new market products
are useless and panics about the money he has lost. In Holby City, Bernie’s comfortable life is thrown into turmoil when she finds herself working alongside an old army colleague. They had an affair whilst in the army and it’s clear they’re still very much in love. But will Bernie choose to pursue the love of her life, or stick to the relative safety of her family? Meanwhile, Serena is all set to embark upon a new chapter with Robbie as they move in together. But when she compares her
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack perfect future with the bleak one Jason is faced with, Serena finds herself having to make a heartbreaking choice. Elsewhere, it’s Mo’s first day as a consultant on Darwin and she’s putting herself very much in charge. When she clashes with Mr. T over the correct care plan for a pregnant patient, Mr. T must find his voice and prove himself as her equal.
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CODE CRACKER
DOUBLE CROSS-WORD
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, 17 represents T and 2 represents Z, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.
Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.
QUICKIE
In this week’s Quickie crossword, all the answers are ANAGRAMS of the clue words: Across 1 Snips (5) 3 Scots (5) 6 Low (3) 8 A cretin (7) 9 Nest (4) 10 Seldom (6) 12 Stream (6) 13 Hits (4) 16 Eastern (7) 17 Nap (3) 18 Tide (4) 19 Means (5)
Down 1 Hosts (5) 2 Cask (4) 3 Contra (6) 4 Cheap sips (9) 5 Signs (5) 7 Ascend Alp (9) 11 Evens (5) 12 Denim (5) 14 Skins (5) 15 Nuts (4)
Last weeks Solution Across: 2 Ferrous, 7 Slain, 8 Erect, 9 Tun, 11 Dust, 14 Tsar, 16 Aside, 17 Mean, 19 Ages, 22 Lea, 24 Rogue, 25 Chore, 26 Letters. Down: 1 Based, 2 Fears, 3 Runt, 4 Open, 5 Steps, 6 Alter, 10 Unite, 12 Use, 13 Tan, 14 Tea, 15 Ape, 17 March, 18 Angel, 20 Gloss, 21 Scent, 22 Left, 23 Ache.
Scribble Pad
CRYTPIC CLUES Across 7 Lady collecting silver, what’s amount spent? (6) 8 Sailor next to fathom mark (6) 9 Clues found in a Mickey Spillane novel (4) 10 Insects are, perhaps, emitters (8) 11 Desert ship and take in a gunner, that’s sweet (7) 13 Crashed plane in Asian country (5) 15 Taxi in a small house (5) 17 Copy section about low wall (7) 20 Sophisticated young lady’s ecstatic (8) 21 Bird often seen in the afternoon (4) 23 Pollute seabed badly (6) 24 Roving ranter is wrong (6)
Down 1 Repaired leak with a vegetable (4) 2 Suffering queasiness in Barcelona, use a toilet (6) 3 Savage to warm bird (7) 4 The way to the rescue boat is pretty desolate (5) 5 Injury caused initially by running unaccompanied in sandy environments (6) 6 About five, porter has time for a drink (8) 12 Roused when a vigil comes to a sorry end (8) 14 Horseshoe expert is rarer if crazy (7) 16 Is there nothing at the counter to equalise pressure? (6) 18 The players are in contract or similar negotiations (6) 19 Trainee soldier from America detained (5) 22 Stinking row (4)
STANDARD CLUES
Down 1 Type of cabbage (4) 2 Queasiness (6) 3 Pagan (7) 4 Bleak (5) 5 Contusion (6) 6 Drink (8) 12 Roused (8) 14 Horseshoer (7) 16 Meteorological term (6) 18 Performers (6) 19 Trainee (5) 22 Grade (4)
Across 7 Harm (6) 8 Objective (6) 9 Solutions (4) 10 White ants (8) 11 Firm chewy sweet (7) 13 Asian country (5) 15 Hut (5) 17 Ramparts (7) 20 Elegant (8) 21 Type of gull (4) 23 Humiliate (6) 24 Wayward (6)
Last weeks Solution Across: 1 Bushel, 4 Sabot, 8 Aspic, 9 Ruffian, 10 Cremate, 11 Heel, 12 Nod, 14 Gong, 15 Iron, 18 Emu, 21 Oslo, 23 Scooter, 25 Centaur, 26 Aloft, 27 Shred, 28 Critic. Down: 1 Branch, 2 Supremo, 3 Exchange, 4 Sofa, 5 Boise, 6 Tingle, 7 Green, 13 Dinosaur, 16 Outpost, 17 Voices, 19 Usurp, 20 Arctic, 22 Loner, 24 Bald
FILL IT IN
Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:
2 letter words An In It Ma Me Of Up Us 3 letter words Aim Are Fee Gum Hoe Ion Leg Rap
Roe Tar Tea Ten 4 letter words Afar Airs Arts Boot Bore Lead Less Mane Mild Name Opal Ours Pros
Rang Safe Same Sane Shun Tiny Tuna 5 letter words Emote Gloop Tenet Tuner 7 letter words Lineage Manteau Onetime Teatime
SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD
Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.
Across 1 Rockets (fireworks) (7) 5 Asientos (muebles) (5) 8 Announcer (radio, television) (7) 9 Oats (5) 10 Sour (f) (5) 11 Our (7) 12 Manzanas (6) 14 Jugs (6) 17 Card (greetings card, visiting card etc) (7) 19 Python (5) 22 Cows (5) 23 Camiones (7) 24 April (5) 25 Calles (7)
Down 1 Fault (blame) (5) 2 To make (fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion) (5) 3 Tattoo (7) 4 Fuerte (6) 5 Forma (figura) (5) 6 To accept (7) 7 Estaciones (partes del año) (7) 12 Dual carriageway (7) 13 To seem (7) 15 To suck in (air or dust) (7) 16 Cockerels (6) 18 Caballete (arte) (5) 20 Dos veces (5) 21 Narices (5)
11 Across 1 Which small marine fish of the herring family, is widely caught for food and fish products? (5) 4 What was the surname of the female star of the Hope/Crosby ‘Road’ films? (6) 9 What phrase describes a look that is superstitiously believed to have the power of inflicting harm? (4,3) 10 What is an affectionate name for Father Christmas? (5) 11 Which wild cat with yellowish-brown fur has a short tail, and tufted ears? (4) 12 What was the surname of writers Nancy and Jessica and their sisters Unity and Diana? (7) 13 What is the international code signal of extreme distress? (3) 14 Which word of French origin means elegant and stylish? (4) 16 Which rod or spindle passes through the centre of a wheel or group of wheels? (4) 18 What title is given to a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge? (3) 20 Which writer created the character Winnie the Pooh for his son Christopher Robin? (1,1,5) 21 Which coin is equal to 100th of a dollar? (4) 24 Which city in Belgium is the capital of the province of East Flanders? (5) 25 What is the name of the small egg-shaped ceramic or metal wind instrument with holes for the fingers? (7) 26 In the Roman Catholic Church, what is the name of the important and traditional devotion consisting of a set of
Quiz Word
prayer beads and a system of set prayers? (6) 27 What was the first name of the son of the motor manufacturer Henry Ford? (5)
Down 1 What was the forename of Ms Gibbons, the author of Cold Comfort Farm? (6) 2 What name is given to the period during which a monarch is sovereign? (5) 3 What was the name of the rock band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the hit singles Baby Please Don’t Go and Here Comes the Night and also for launching singer Van Morrison’s musical career? (4) 5 What is an alternative name for the German shepherd dog? (8) 6 What phrase is used to describe an act that unintentionally harms one’s own interests? (3,4) 7 Which African country’s capital is Kigali? (6) 8 What name is given to the long, sturdy pieces of squared timber or metal spanning an opening or part of a building? (5) 13 What name is given to an artist who creates sculptures? (8) 15 What is the nickname of West Ham F C? (7) 17 Which heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family, typically has a grey and black coat? (6) 18 What was the surname of the writer best remembered for his novel about Robinson Crusoe? (5) 19 Which Christian missionary was also known as Saul of Tarsus or the Apostle of the Gentiles? (2,4) 22 What title is usually given to the rulers of Kuwait? (5) 23 What was the nickname of baseball star George Herman Ruth? (4)
SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH
SUDOKU
Adjetivos - adjectives to describe men
These adjectives are all masculine. To use them to describe something feminine you will need to change the “o” ending to an “a”. The ones which end in e don’t change. Match the Spanish and English words and then decide which ones you would use to describe your friends, family and neighbours.
1. Grevy's and Burchell's are types of what animal? 2. What is the common name of rubella? 3. Quinsy is the inflammation of which body organ due to abscess? 4. If you were studying Iatrology what would you be studying? 5. A nilometer measures the rise and fall of what? 6. What other name is used for the snow leopard? 7. What dinosaur's name translates as 'roof lizard'? 8. A JPEG is a picture file format. What does JPEG stand for? 9. What was the world's first passenger jet aircraft? 10. What element is present in all organic compounds? 1. Zebra 2. German Measles 3. Tonsils 4. Science of Medicine 5. Rivers (originally Nile) 6. Ounce 7. Stegosaurus 8. Joint Photographic Experts Group 9. Comet 10. Carbon ANSWERS
Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Wordsolution Across: 1 Pasta, 4 Okapis, 9 Wailers, 10 Manor, 11 EFTA, 12 Epicure, 13 Par, 14 Edna, 16 Dr No, 18 Cue, 20 Charlie, 21 Abba, 24 Troll, 25 Adamski, 26 Conker, 27 Ellis. Down: 1 Pewter, 2 Swift, 3 Aden, 5 Kim Wilde, 6 Penguin, 7 Surrey, 8 Aster, 13 Paul Klee, 15 Dragoon, 17 Acetic, 18 Cedar, 19 Radius, 22 Basil, 23 Yale.
ABURRIDO
GRANDE
ALTO
GUAPO
AMABLE
HOLGAZAN
ANTIPATICO
INTELIGENTE
BAJO
MALO
BUENO
MORENO
DELGADO
PEQUENO
DIVERTIDO
POBRE
ESTUPIDO
RICO
FEO
RUBIO
GORDO
TRABAJADOR
Empareja las palabras en español con sus equivalentes en inglés You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.aburrido
a.tall
10.bajo
j.small
19.grande
s.ugly
2.antipatico
b.blonde
11.divertido
k.bad
20.inteligente
t.fun
3.delgado
c.hardworking
12.gordo
l.intelligent
21.pequeno
u.lazy
4.feo
d.friendly
13.holgazan
m.unfriendly
22.rubio
v.fat
5.guapo
e.good
14.moreno
n.stupid
6.malo
f.boring
15.rico
o.dark
7.pobre
g.good looking
16.amable
p.thin
8.trabajador
h.rich
17.bueno
q.big
9.alto
i.poor
18.estupido
r.short
Soduko
Span - Eng
Quizword
Answers: 1f, 2m, 3p, 4s, 5g, 6k, 7i, 8c, 9a, 10r, 11t, 12v, 13u, 14o, 15h, 16d, 17q, 18n, 19q, 20l, 21j, 22b.
science QUIZ
N GY S GOMGGR R S E E I MOR E N OU GOOF D R T I S RI K X A A DHDNUB NE HDA NP B A ORA UROE O N OA OMJ L OR GA R P GP WS T M A G O G N L B I J I R V L B B A MD N P E X C U L E A MA Z P B A I E D U OGE S Z RA NA OL L V UL B GT T T NOI B URE OE QS F NU A NT I P A T I CORE GI P K I P F Y B A J OA OT P GI ODI RRUB A QV A GI L D X G G U M E T Q Z WT B X D O Z B G B K H G B Q Y N Z WN O
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Wednesday 20th April
07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Day I Met the Queen 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Sheriffs are Coming 12:45 Thief Trackers 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show
07:00 The Day I Met the Queen 07:45 The Sheriffs are Coming 08:30 Money for Nothing 09:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:00 Now You See It 10:30 Great British Menu 11:00 World Championship Snooker 12:20 Lifeline 12:30 The Daily Politics 14:00 World Championship Snooker 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain
21:00 MasterChef Knockout Week continues, with the eleven remaining contestants facing a baptism of fire as they are split into two groups and tasked with running a professional lunchtime service on their own
20:00 Antiques Road Trip Paul and Christina take in the delights of Staffordshire and Cheshire on the last leg of their journey to Northwich
22:00 Secret Britain On a journey from an abandoned island on the south coast to the county’s most hidden and remote surf spots in the north, Ellie Harrison follows in Drake’s footsteps, seeking out Devon’s best-kept secrets and Chris Hollins relives an ancient and long forgotten purification ritual on Dartmoor 23:00 News 23:45 I Want My Wife Back 00:15 Boomers 00:45 Parkinson’s: The Funny Side 01:15 World Championship Snooker Extra 04:15 Crucible Classics
21:00 Caravanner of the Year Six top caravanning enthusiasts are out to prove they have the skills to be named Caravanner of the Year 22:00 Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital The Hospital is placed under intense pressure with the arrival of a wave of VIPs 23:00 Normal for Norfolk 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 World Championship Snooker Highlights 01:05 Europe: Them or Us 02:05 Horizon 03:05 MasterChef 03:35 The Secret History of My Family 04:35 Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop’s Victorian Benefits 05:35 This is BBC Two
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Tracy puts her foot in it with David 20:30 Coronation Street Michelle is torn between two men 21:00 Tonight at the London Palladium Featuring Cyndi Lauper and the cast of Kinky Boots, Diversity, Ronan Keating, the incredible Troup Diabolo and The Royal British Legion Band and Corps of Drums from Romford all taking to the stage 22:00 Scott and Bailey Rachel’s safety is thrown into question when the killers change the rules of their sick game. Meanwhile, as a police officer, Janet is rendered powerless to protect her daughter, but she knows she must try to find a way to stop the madness 23:00 News 23:45 Film Along Came Polly (12) 01:25 Jackpot247 04:00 ITV Nightscreen
07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 Film Social Nightmare (PG) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News
20:00 Police Interceptors Kev pepper-sprays a suspect resisting arrest, while Richie and his colleagues 21:00 The Supervet The TPAC a stolen car in the Warden family bring in their snow one-year-old Saint GPs: Behind Bernard, Poppie, who’s 21:00 suffering with hip dysplasia Closed Doors Kirsty’s premature baby daughter 22:00 24 Hours in Police Charlotte is having trouble Custody Police are called breathing, and a young to investigate frantic bang- woman has abdominal ing coming from inside a pain so severe that the doctors have no choice but refrigerated HGV lorry that to send her to straight to recently passed through A&E Dover after crossing the Channel. Inside, they dis22:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll cover a distressed threeTake it Away Stuart and year-old girl and her five- Vic revisit a debtor who year-old sister along with owes £750 for a laptop, their mother and 12 other and Paul and Steve chase migrants who have been £30,000 owed by a smuggled into the UK. Formula One racing team Police now face a race against the clock to find out 23:00 Nightmare Tenants, whether they have been Slum Landlords 00:00 The illegally trafficked into the Tube: Going Underground UK 01:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK 01:55 23:00 Murder in Paradise Super Casino 04:10 00:05 The Island with Bear Trauma Doctors: Every Grylls 01:05 Murder Rap Second Counts 05:00 03:05 Film - Stakeout (15) Wildlife SOS 05:25 Great 05:05 Location, Location, Scientists 05:45 House Location Doctor
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CARAVANNER OF THE YEAR
BBC2 21:00 SOAPS
Six motorhome, caravan and camper van enthusiasts battle it out in the Caravan Club’s inaugural competition to become Caravanner of the Year. Over two days, the contestants will take part in an awning assembly speed trial, before they are pushed to their limits by some challenging manoeuvres. Then, after competitive polishing and primping in the Concours D’Elegance, Chairman of the Caravan Club Grenville Chamberlain, journalist and motorhome maverick Andy Harris, and guest judge Lucy Jayne Grout choose the three who have earned a place in the final.
gerheads. At the same time, Andy is scared when Cain threatens him over coming between him and Moira. Meanwhile, Robert warns Aaron about Liv’s bad attitude.
In Emmerdale, Holly catches Moira searching for Debbie’s details on Cain’s laptop so that she can help Andy. Holly soon informs Cain, who deliberately leaves his phone out on the kitchen table to see if Moira will take the bait. Later, Moira confronts Holly and they are at log-
Elsewhere, David refuses Leyla’s offer to attend his scan with him today, but is still clearly scared. Tracy is jealous to see the pair in cahoots.
In Coronation Street, Michelle appears looking a million dollars and sets off with Will to the wedding venue. Liz and Sean watch her go and are both concerned. As Michelle and Will admire the banqueting suite, Michelle admits that she’s miserable and Steve can’t even be bothered to come home for her 40th birthday. Will also confesses to Michelle that he’s thinking of calling off the wedding as he still has feelings for her. Michelle is taken aback. Later, Liz tells Sean that Steve phoned and he’s planning to fly home and surprise Michelle on her
1972: Apollo 16 safely on Moon after engine crisis. birthday. However, as Liz shares this news, Michelle finally admits to Will that she has feelings for him too. Immediately regretting her admission, she dashes off. Meanwhile, Alya makes Sharif see that Gary only acted out of kindness towards Izzy and he would do the same for Yasmeen if he had to. Sharif realises Alya is right. He relents and tells Gary he’s happy to continue working with him so long as he conducts his other business well away from the gym. When Dev explains that it was Alya who talked Sharif round, Gary is
touched. He thanks her for her kindness and it’s obvious they still have feelings for one another. Elsewhere, as Sophie, Kate and Johnny chat outside the factory, Kate’s phone rings. Her face falls and Sophie and Johnny watch anxiously. Kate explains that Caz has been involved in an accident and they’re bringing her home. Also, Phelan puts pressure on Jason to submit a tender for the Freshcos project. Jason reckons it’s too big a job but then agrees to take a look. Finally, Amy covers for Liz
07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 The Cube 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 The Cube 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 The Almost Impossible Gameshow 23:00 Plebs 23:30 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad 01:30 Glitchy 01:55 Two and a Half Men ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 The Darling Buds of May 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Where the Heart is 17:15 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Wycliffe 00:10 A is for Acid ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:05 Hogan’s Heroes 08:00 The Chase 08:55 The Professionals 10:00 Minder 11:00 Ax Men 11:55 The Chase 12:55 The Professionals 14:00 Pawn Stars 15:00 Storage Wars New York 15:55 Hogan’s Heroes 17:00 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:00 Film Thunderball (PG) 00:40 Film - Death Wish 5: The Face of Death (18) 02:40 Fifth Gear
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James when Chris becomes suspicious over her age but the troublesome youngster again uses it to her financial advantage, while Todd tries to butter up Eileen hoping she’ll invite him to move back into Number 11 but she refuses to take the bait.
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Thursday 21st April 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 The Day I Met the Queen 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 The Queen’s 90th Birthday 13:30 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 The Code 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show
07:00 The Day I Met the Queen 07:45 The Sheriffs are Coming 08:30 Money for Nothing 09:15 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 10:00 The Great Interior Design Challenge 11:00 Coast 12:00 Wanted Down Under 13:00 The Daily Politics 14:00 World Championship Snooker 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Pubs That Built Britain
20:30 EastEnders Louise continues to cause trouble for the Mitchells
20:00 Antiques Road Trip Road Trip veteran Charles Hanson and Raj Bisram take their Triumph Herald through the delightful counties of Somerset, Dorset and Hampshire
21:00 MasterChef Six more hopefuls try their hand at professional service, preparing lunch at L’Anima in London, an Italian restaurant run by head chef Antonio Favuzzi 22:00 Elizabeth at 90 - A Family Tribute A unique celebration of the Queen’s 90 years, using Her Majesty’s personal collection of home movies, shot by Prince Philip, King George VI, the Queen Mother and the Queen herself, to build a picture of her life 23:10 News 23:55 Question Time 00:55 This Week 01:40 World Championship Snooker Extra 03:40 Crucible Classics 05:30 Weather for the Week Ahead 05:35 News
21:00 Natural World The story of nature’s most extraordinary partnerships, revealing what sometimes happens when animals need an itch scratching or help getting into food 22:00 Line of Duty AC12’s loyalties are divided when DS Steve Arnott comes under scrutiny 23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 World Championship Snooker Highlights 01:05 Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital 02:05 The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story 03:10 Paul O’Grady: The Sally Army and Me 03:40 Tribes, Predators and Me 04:40 This is BBC Two
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Chopping Block 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Zak takes drastic action 20:30 Tonight In the first of a two-part programme, ITV’s political editor Robert Peston examines the case for the UK staying or leaving the European Union ahead of the referendum in June 21:00 Emmerdale Belle is put on the spot 21:30 Bargain Shop Wars Pep and Co launch their first ever sale, but with almost a thousand items already priced at a pound or under, this is a very bold decision. Will it be enough to lure customers from their rivals? 22:00 Paul O’Grady’s Animal Orphans Paul travels to Borneo where he encounters sun bears, slow lorises, turtles and gibbons 23:00 News 23:40 The Late Debate 00:10 Britain’s Oldest Crooks 01:10 Murder, She Wrote 02:00 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen
07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will and Grace 09:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00 Frasier 11:30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:30 Four in a Bed 13:00 News 13:05 Four in a Bed 15:10 Fifteen to One 16:10 Countdown 17:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Too Many Cooks 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Millionaires’ Mansions The final episode of the series focuses on Chelsea, one of London’s most exclusive boroughs, with a rich artistic heritage 22:00 British Army Girls The troop have returned from Christmas Break to face the final four weeks of training during which everything they’ve learnt in training will be put to the test on their longest and toughest exercise to date: Final Fling 23:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 00:05 Gogglebox 01:05 Murder in Paradise 02:00 Sex Box 02:55 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 03:50 Dispatches 04:20 Unreported World 04:50 Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb 05:45 Kirstie’s Handmade Treasures
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Beware! Cowboy Builders 13:10 News 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - The Husband She Met Online 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Elizabeth II: 90 Glorious Years Documentary looking back at the incredible reign of the Queen as she celebrates her diamond jubilee. With unrivalled archive footage and featuring interviews from those who have known, worked for and observed the Queen closely 21:00 Medical Mysteries Documentary featuring more patients in search of answers for their mysterious conditions 22:00 On Benefits: Life on the Dole 25-stone Blossom relies on benefits and is due to have exploratory surgery, but doctors have warned that her weight means she won’t be able to have a general anaesthetic 23:00 Botched Up Bodies 00:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away 01:00 Super Casino 04:10 Inside Buckingham Palace 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 Great Scientists 05:50 House Doctor
DON´T MISS ELIZABETH AT 90 - A FAMILY TRIBUTE
BBC1 22:00 SOAPS
In Emmerdale, When Joanie realises Lisa had something to do with her ring going missing, Belle decides to step in to defend her mum. Belle badmouths Joanie, but goes too far and Zak walks in just as Joanie slaps her. Later, Belle leads Bailey into the factory out of hours, but is oblivious to
A unique celebration of the Queen’s 90 years, using Her Majesty’s personal collection of home movies, shot by Prince Philip, King George VI, the Queen Mother and the Queen herself, to build a picture of her life. Various members of the royal family are shown watching this private footage and contribute their own personal insights and memories of the woman they know as both close family member and as Queen. Those taking part include Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Anne, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra, who has never before given an interview.
an alarm flashing. She has lit candles in the office for her romantic liaison. At the same time, Rakesh is heading towards the factory as Lisa arrives, explaining that she’s left her bag at work. They both head there together. Getting passionate with Bailey, Belle panics to hear her mum’s voice...
goes to see Cain, but will it work? Also, David is emotional as he says goodbye to Jacob before he leaves to visit Alicia. Later, Tracy assures Leyla she’ll look after David.
1955: Fleet Street papers back after strike.
get even worse when a fire starts in a bin due to the candles they have lit. Meanwhile, Pierce is shocked by what he hears and is soon on the warpath. Elsewhere, Holly hides her jealousy as Moira and Cain kiss. Also, Tracy is disappointed by how things go at the pub with David.
Meanwhile, Bernice is frustrated when Lawrence says he’s returning to work. She insists she is booking a cruise for them. Elsewhere, Chrissie is determined to help Andy, who thinks he’s never going to see the kids. She
On This Day
In the second episode, Belle and Bailey are in danger of being discovered together, but matters
Finally, Bernice is keen to book the cruise for her and Lawrence. In Eastenders, Nancy is disappointed when
Tamwar tells her that he won’t be able to join her for a few weeks. Mick realises there is something going on and Tamwar has to tell him about his change of plans. Despite Mick and Linda’s concerns about her travelling alone, Nancy stands her ground and says a tearful goodbye to Ollie. Later, Masood tells Tamwar that he should go ahead with his original plans as he’ll be fine without him. As Nancy and Tamwar celebrate, Masood throws yet another spanner in the works when he arrives with three Round-the-World plane
07:00 Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Dinner Date 08:15 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:30 Psych 11:20 Royal Pains 12:15 Dinner Date 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 You’ve Been Framed 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 Scorpion 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 @Elevenish 00:20 Family Guy 01:20 American Dad ITV3 07:00 Doctor at Large 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 Where the Heart is 09:30 The Royal 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 The Darling Buds of May 13:00 Murder, She Wrote 14:05 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Where the Heart is 17:10 Doctor at Large 17:50 On the Buses 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Our Queen at 90 22:00 Rosemary and Thyme 23:00 Prime Suspect 01:00 The Darling Buds of May ITV4 07:00 Football’s Greatest 07:05 Hogan’s Heroes 08:00 The Chase 08:55 The Professionals 09:55 Minder 10:55 Ax Men 11:50 The Chase 12:50 The Professionals 13:55 Pawn Stars 14:50 Storage Wars New York 15:50 Hogan’s Heroes 16:55 Minder 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 River Monsters 21:00 The Big Fish Off 22:00 River Monsters 23:00 The Darts Mavericks 00:05 Film - Out for Justice (18) 02:00 Film - The Fog (15)
08:00 Peter Hurst, 11:00 Trev Massey, 14:00 Alex Trelinski, 16:00 Gordon Lack 19:00 Andy James tickets - including one for himself. Meanwhile, Phil orders Jay to keep an eye on Louise, but she takes advantage of the situation and sneaks away to steal a bottle of wine in the Minute Mart. A fuming Phil arrives to collect Louise, but with Denise doubtful that she will be punished, she decides to call the police.
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'Nan who loves a naan'
Dessert
The Best Apple Cumble Ever Ingredients
Serves 6 4 apples - peeled, cored and sliced 100g (3 oz) dark brown soft sugar 125g (4 oz) plain flour 150g (5 oz) caster sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg, beaten 2 tablespoons butter, melted.
Directions Prep:15min , Cook:35min › Ready in:50min Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas mark 5. In a 23cm (9 in) square baking dish, mix sliced apples with brown sugar. In a large bowl, mix together flour, caster sugar, cinnamon and salt. In a small bowl, beat together egg and melted butter. Stir into flour mixture. Spread evenly over apples. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until topping is golden and crisp.
A great - grandmother dubbed the 'nan who loves naan' has attributed her love of spicy Indian food to helping her reach 103. Margaret Phillips, from Dundee, puts her good health and long life down to her favourite cuisine - and has been named Curry Lover of the Year.
She developed a love for the food during two spells living in India as a young woman and would regularly hold curry suppers for friends and family. The centenarian will celebrate taking the title at this year's Scottish Curry Awards by sharing her favourite dish - prawn
madras - with fellow residents at Bupa's Balcarres Care Home. Her daughter Jacqueline said: "The whole family is thrilled that she has won. "It was a huge surprise when she was initially nominated, but we honestly cannot think of anyone more deserving of the title. "We would like to thank everyone who voted for her. It's a very special achievement and the whole family is incredibly proud of her." Mrs Philips, who turns 104 in the summer, lived in India with husband William between 1937 and 1940, and later for 11 years from 1946 when she remarried following the death of William.
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Global vanilla shortage may cause ice cream prices to soar The beloved ’99 cone may not taste so sweet this summer as the soaring price of vanilla threatens to push up the price of ice cream. Production problems in Madagascar, the world’s largest vanilla producer, have caused prices to surge 120 per cent year on year, meaning vanilla beans priced at around £14 a kilogram five years ago are now in excess of £155 a kilogram. Poor flowering towards the end of 2014 has affected last year’s vanilla production causing it to decline. “Vanilla prices have been increasing since 2012 and with low production forecasts in 2015, farmers harvested some of their crop permanently which reduced quality,” said Mintec. “The situation has been exacerbated by importers who stocked up early in anticipation of price hikes, further reducing supplies in the market.”
Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world after saffron due to its expensive and labour-intensive cultivation. Vanilla vines, part of the Orchid family, are only sustainable within a 20-degree ban around the equator and must go through a threeyear maturation period before they are able to bear fruit. Early anticipation of price hikes has led local growers to harvest their vanilla crop too early, leading to a less intense flavour. The high-value crop is also a target for thieves. “Premature harvesting is the first factor to have a direct impact on the quality of vanilla arriving on the market,” say French-based vanilla suppliers, Eurovanille. This combination of high prices and declining quality may lead food and beverage manufacturers to seek out alternatives to natural vanilla flavours
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Could you handle the hottest EVER Pot Noodle? Carl Redman added chilli powder and flakes from ultra hot chillies to a Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodle for a charity challenge ing I have ever tasted before." Carl made the super-hot dish it to raise money for the local St Catherine's Hospice in where he is a volunteer chef. Emma Jacovelli, community fundraiser at the hospice, said: "Even just watching Carl's chilli challenge made our eyes water." Carl's chilli combo was a mix of Trinidad Congo, Trinidadian Bubblegum Seven and the infamous Naga Morich Ghost Chilli,
Chef Carl Redman has been made a Pot Noodle consultant after creating what is believed to be the hottest dish ever. Carl, 42, added chilli powder and flakes from five ultra hot chillies to a Bombay Bad Boy Pot Noodle for a charity challenge. His creation measured an eye-watering 10 MILLION Scoville units on the chilli heat scale. To give you some idea of how hot that is, a jalapeño chilli is 7,000 on the same
scale. Said Carl, from Preston, Lancs said: "Just one of the chillies I added to the
mix, the Fatalii Gourmet Jigsaw, is 2.3 million. "I was eating close to 10 million combined Scoville units
plus the Fatalii Gourmet Jigsaw, Carolina Reaper and Trinidad Moruga Scorpion varieties. Read more: A school dinner staple is making a surprise comeback in gourmet restaurants. His efforts were recognised by Pot Noodle who have now made him their chief spice consultant, where he will advise the brand on how much kick to add to each pot. Lena Portchmouth of Pot Noodle said "We wouldn't
encourage Pot Noodle fans to replicate Carl's incredible challenge but are mightily impressed by his commitment to raise money for such a good cause. "We have asked Carl if he would like to be part of our flavour team and we will consult on all heat-related matters in the Pot Noodle portfolio." To donate to Carl's chilli Charity fundraiser www.justgiving.com/fundraising/chilliman.
in one go. It was like eating lava. It was the hottest thing I've ever eaten. "You can't buy these chillies from a supermarket there's a huge following online of 'hot heads', and I look out for independent growers online. "I did very well and managed half of the Pot Noodle but for the rest of the day I was suffering with stomach cramps. "The intensity of the heat from the dish was like noth-
Joe Wicks on fitness and fame after Instagram made him a star The man behind the Lean in 15 diet insists he doesn't feel like a celebrity
He looks like Aidan Turner in Poldark, sounds like Russell Brand and is raising the pulses of millions of women across the UK. And this is before you even factor in all the burpees and lunges in his fitness workouts. Meet Joe Wicks. Unless you’ve been living in a (wifi-free) cave for the past 12 months, you’ll know the
cherub-haired, 30-year-old personal trainer – aka The Body Coach – has been everywhere. With his ‘Lean in 15’ online diet and fitness plans, as well as his best-selling cookbooks, Joe is making pounds faster than his online followers lose them. Which is pretty fast. Unlike so many diet regimes,
his do not restrict calories. Instead, his signature 90-day “Shape, Shift and Sustain” plan encourages people to eat more – but of the right foods. “Oh, and you’ve gotta chill out on the booze ,” he laughs. Of course there’s a caveat. But the transformations are indisputable. He says: “I’m passionate
about what I do, and getting people coming up to me in the street or at book signings and telling me I’ve changed their lives – that’s what motivates me. “But after doing my plan and getting fit and healthy, she got pregnant naturally. That was amazing and shows what we are doing is literally transforming lives.
“I’m getting recognised every week now, and people will come up to me in Sainsbury’s and shout, ‘Oi! Lean in 15!’ or one of my catchphrases ‘Guilty!’ which still feels weird, but I love it all. “I don’t feel like a celebrity at all and my friends think it’s hilarious that I’ve suddenly become a TV chef.” Read more: Couple lost 15 stone between them after ditching just one habit As well as demonstrating recipes online in short, sharp, snappy 15-second videos – the premise being that all his healthy meals can be cooked in 15 minutes or less – Joe has become famed for his catchphrases, such as ‘Guilty!’, used to describe something particularly tasty. Or naughty. (Unlike many health fascists, Joe is happy to share the odd pic of himself eating a brownie, or attacking the breakfast buffet with gusto on holiday.) His liberal use of the term ‘midget trees’ – tenderstem broccoli – has seen sales of the green stuff rocket by 25% in supermarkets across the UK. The ‘Delia effect’ is now the ‘Joe Wicks effect’. Not surprisingly, while we lose the lbs, he is raking in the pounds. After recently
signing a six-figure deal with publishers HarperCollins, he has also been signed up to front a new Channel 4 show. And this week he launches in the US. Australia and the Far East will follow. In just three years, Joe has gone from penniless pub worker to Instagram millionaire. He says: “It’s incredible how my life has completely changed. “A couple of years ago I had about four followers and was putting out all this free content for so long, putting myself out there to be laughed at and criticised. I never realised you could monetise Instagram. I just wanted to help people. “But I’ve always had this vision that I was going to create a global business. I truly believed it was going to happen even when no one else did. “Our turnover now is over a million pounds a month and when you say it out loud like that, it sounds ridiculous. “But I have 500 people signing up to my plan every day, and the business keeps growing and growing. I think the reason I’ve become successful is because I never set out to make money.
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Friday 15th April 2016
Carbonara wars: why Italy is right to be mad about a French travesty A Roman speciality favoured by Apennine charcoal burners
Nothing is so guaranteed to make the Italian blood boil like a well-salted pan of pasta as a foreigner fiddling with their food. So a French website’s recipe for a onepot carbonara (with farfalle, no less) was always going to go down badly in Italy where, inevitably, it has been met with outrage. To be fair to the Italians, they have a point: carbonara, a Roman speciality, is claimed to have been the traditional favourite of Apennine charcoal burners, or carbonai, who needed a simple dish that could be prepared quickly over a
campfire. If those guys could take two pans up the mountains on their grimy backs, then their Gallic neighbours, never people to shy away from overcomplicating things in the kitchen department, should surely be able to wash a couple up in the comfort of their Parisian apartments. More importantly, the offending video (which has since, and wisely, been taken down) is a travesty against taste as well as tradition. Real carbonara relies on gently rendering the salty fat from pancetta, grating the cheese into
fluffy clouds, infusing olive oil with a little garlic – and then swiftly, decisively, tossing these with hot pasta and raw egg until the whole thing comes together in a rich savoury sauce. It’s pure kitchen alchemy. Boiling action-man bow ties in the same pan as bacon, onion and a bit of water is never going to produce anything half as glorious – and as for adding creme fraiche and few mean shavings of parmesan, well, I can’t put it better than one Italian Facebook user: “Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” Here’s a version I hope they would approve of: Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 garlic clove, sliced, 75g pancetta, cubed, 250g dried spaghetti, 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk, 25g pecorino romano, finely grated, 25g parmesan, finely grated, Freshly ground black pepper, Nutmeg, optional 1. Put two bowls into a low oven to keep warm, or boil a kettle and half fill them with hot water. Heat the oil in a large frying pan
on a medium heat, then add the garlic and cook until well coloured, then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and discard. Add the pancetta and cook until translucent and golden, but not brown around the edges. 2. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling, salted water until al dente. In a bowl, beat together the eggs and the extra yolk and then stir in the the pecorino and most of the parmesan, reserving a little for garnish. Grind in plenty of black pepper. 3. Scoop out a small cupful of the pasta cooking water, and then drain the pasta well. Tip it into the frying pan and toss to coat with the pancetta fat. 4. Take the pan off the heat and tip in the egg mixture, tossing the pasta furiously, then, once it has begun to thicken, add a dash of cooking water to loosen the sauce. Toss again, and divide between the warm bowls, finishing off with a grating of nutmeg and a little more parmesan. Eat immediately.
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Malt loaf has Proustian qualities Out of nowhere, I got a fancy to rekindle our old friendship. I longed for a thin slice of buttered malt loaf, the slightly tacky feel on my fingers, that smell of dried fruit and tea I once held so dear. I wasn’t sure it would be quite the same stripped of the traditional waxed paper wrapper of the commercial brands, like a Kit Kat without the silver foil. Yet one sniff of the baked loaf – think fruitcake meets Ovaltine – and all the good stuff came floating back. Malt loaf is something of a safe harbour, a cloud of raisin and malt-scented nostalgia, in a complicated world. It tastes of home, of ticking clocks and quality time spent with your gran. At least it does for me. The method is straightforward, a recipe anyone can attempt, but it is worth noting that the texture of the uncooked cake mixture is akin to that of raw gingercake. In other words a soft batter you can almost pour into the tin, rather than stiff and creamy like the texture of uncooked fruitcake. Sometimes you have to trust a recipe rather than follow your own intuition. Malt loaf is something of a keeper. Wrapped in foil and stored in a cool corner of the kitchen it will not only keep for a few days but will be better for it. Like Christmas cake, this fruit-packed loaf matures benignly. It is a good idea to brush the outside of the freshly baked bread with some of the malt extract directly from the jar. The sweet, mahogany-brown goo will be partially absorbed by the loaf, giving the characteristic tackiness that should come part and parcel of such a recipe. A recipe that takes you back to simpler, gentler times. Sometimes you
can have too much excitement. Malt loaf Malt extract is still around, but you may have to go to a large supermarket or wholefood store for it. If the surface of the loaf browns more quickly than you’d like it to, cover with foil for the last few minutes of cooking. You will need a little more malt extract at the end for brushing over the surface of the warm cake, to create a sticky crust. malt extract 150g, light muscovado sugar 100g, black treacle 2 tbsp, plain flour 250g, baking powder 1 tsp, salt a pinch, prunes 100g, stoned weight , eggs 2, black tea 125ml, sultanas or raisins 100g To finish: A little more malt extract You will also need a deep, rectangular cake tin measuring 20x9cm (measured on the base) lined with baking paper. Preheat the oven to 160C/gas mark 3. Put the malt extract, muscovado sugar and black treacle in a small saucepan and warm, without stirring, over a moderate heat until the sugar has dissolved. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt to combine thoroughly in a large mixing bowl. Chop the prunes into small pieces. Pour the warm malt and sugar mixture into the flour, together with the tea. Break the eggs into a small bowl, beat lightly with a fork and fold into the batter with the chopped prunes and the sultanas. Scoop the mixture – it is quite soft – into the lined cake tin and gently smooth the surface Bake for 1 hour until lightly springy, then remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin. While the cake cools, brush the surface with a little more malt extract.
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Eye In The Sky Review
DIRECTOR Gavin Hood GENRE Drama SYNOPSIS Stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from "capture" to "kill." But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute, reaching the highest levels of US and British government, over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare. RELEASE DATE 1 April 2016 DURATION 90 mins Drone warfare, top of the political hot-potato pile after
last week’s British attack in Syria, is one of the more unignorable debating points of our age – one with such urgent, palpable, life-or-death application that cinema is beginning to wake up to it. Gavin Hood’s air-strike thriller Eye in the Sky isn’t the first film to tackle this – there was April's Ethan Hawke-starrer Good Kill, which focused more on the psychological fallout of point-and-click soldiering than the impact on the ground. Lasering in with its sights, Eye in the Sky gives us a single theatre of war – a shantytown in Nairobi, where suicide bombers may be ensconced – and runs the numbers. Guy Hibbert’s punchy, almost realtime script begins with British army colonel Katharine Powell (a camo-clad Helen Mirren, giving us a stern military variation on Jane Tennison) calling the shots. A dissident she’s been tracking
for years is pinpointed to this one hut, which is uncomfortably close to various innocent civilians going about their day. Captain Phillips’s Barkhad Abdi plays a Somali anti-terror agent on the ground, tasked with getting close enough to send in a spy camera, attached to a remotecontrolled “insect drone”, and thereby allowing his colleagues to have a literal fly on the wall. The critical moment nears. And, just then, a young Kenyan girl sets out her bread stall within feet of the blast radius. Beyond these sideshows and plenty of shrewd work from the cast, the film’s serious intent is honourable, and the construction pretty solid. In homing in on the fate of a single innocent child, it wants to humanise a debate which could easily get lost in statistics and probabilities. It makes us well aware of this
on screen: the risk assessments which keep being crunched and recrunched to boost the legal case involve point-and-click fudging of the blast radius to make “the numbers work”, when the only number that counts is how many loaves of bread this girl still has left to shift before she gets out of the danger-zone. If there’s a downside, it’s that you come away feeling everything has been tidily debated, diligently turned over, to the point where there’s not a great deal left to think about. The truth is, drone warfare would be a good deal less troubling if we could believe this level of weepy agonising was involved among the personnel conducting it. Eye in the Sky is a tick-tock suspense exercise as well as a neat little ethical echo chamber, a plea for reason in a world exploding too vigorously to give it the time of day.
An underwater journey through the largest aquarium in Europe The Oceanogràfic of the City of Arts and Sciences is the largest aquarium in Europe, and he presents the main marine ecosystems on the planet. Each building is identified with the following aquatic environments: Mediterranean, Wetlands, Temperate and Tropical Seas, Oceans, Antarctic, Arctic Islands and Red Sea, in addition to the
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Felix Unger and Oscar Madison undertake the difficult task of trying to live with one another after both of their wives kick them out in the comedy reboot. Their personalities, lifestyles, hygiene and housekeeping habits mix like oil and water. Felix Unger is neurotic through and through, and he tries his best to micro-manage everything around him, while being an obsessive neat freak. His friend and new roommate, Oscar Madison, is the complete opposite. He is the token slob.
Flight 7500 When flight 7500 leaves Los Angeles International Airport behind, everything seems perfectly routine. It doesn't take long into the 10 hour trip to Tokyo though for the V i s t a Pacific passengers to realize t h a t something is amiss. Their overnight trip is interrupted by what seems like a supernatural entity, and when the travelers are 30,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, there isn't anywhere they can go to escape it.
The Forest Sara and her identical twin sister Jess sense when something happens to the other. After Sara has a bad feeling, she is told that Jess entered Aokigahara Forest n e a r Mount F u j i , Japan. Some people believe the forest is inhabited by the lost souls that took their own lives in it. Some believe it's a place where demons live. Others merely think that the forest causes paranoia
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Being sleep deprived does the same to your brain as being drunk Contact@medb.es
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A lack of sleep can cause poor concentration, memory and poor judgement
If you find yourself burning the candle at both ends and only catching a few hours of sleep every night, a new
study has revealed it could have the same brain-impairing effects on you as feeling drunk. The study, conducted
by Oxford University and the Royal Society for Public Health, found that after 17 hours without sleep, our lack of alertness is similar to the effects of a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 per cent. And after 24 hours of not sleeping, it equates to the equivalent of 0.1 per cent more than the legal limit to drive. "Sleep deprivation impacts in serious ways," says sleep expert Lisa Artis, from The Sleep Council. "Tiredness can impact on driving ability, reaction times and judgement and causes poor concentration, thinking, memory, increased irritability and hostility - all similar side effects to being drunk. Sleeplessness leads to hallucinations and sensory dysfunction. Noises become louder, vision is
affected and sufferers start to isolate themselves. Sleep deprivation can lead to mental meltdown." The Sleep Council also recently conducted its own survey, which found that a third of Britons get by on just five to six hours sleep a night, and that mental and physical problems become more pronounced in those sleeping for less than six hours. They also found that not sleeping enough may ramp up the ‘fight or flight’ response to stress, releasing hormones that speed up heart rate and raise blood pressure. The problem doesn't just lie there: do you tend to wake up in the middle of the night and have a broken sleep even if you're in bed for more than six hours? That can be just as bad, adds Artis. "Broken or
interrupted sleep can leave you feeling as sleep deprived as if you’d just had four hours rest a night because you are disrupting the natural sleep rhythm. It may mean you do not reach the most restorative, deeper phases of sleep." So how can we get a better night's sleep? Here's a few pointers: Get a good bed Many people underestimate the importance of a comfortable supportive bed, but research has found that swapping an uncomfortable bed for a new one can result in nearly an extra hour of sleep a night. Invest in blackout blinds Or they can be heavy curtains - anything to keep your room dark. Light suppresses melatonin (the sleepy hormone) that relaxes your body
helping you to drift off. If noise wakes you consider purchasing in earplugs. Don't rely on apps too much There are also a variety of apps and trackers that claim to help improve sleep – but just be careful that they don’t interfere with your sleep and that you don’t rely too heavily on them. They don’t always give a true indication of sleep patterns and may cause unnecessary worry and concern. Avoid screen time Don't watch television or look at a laptop at least an hour before bed, as it definitely can affect your sleep. Find alternative ways of relaxing like warm baths with calming scents, quiet soothing music, reading, gentle stretching and yoga.
Zika virus: its effects, how it is spread Aedes aegypti is one of two species of mosquito known to carry the virus How do you get Zika? Zika is spread by the Aedes genus of mosquito, which transmits the disease when it bites a person infected with Zika, then bites another host. The two most common mosquitoes to transmit the disease are the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species. Both are invasive species with worldwide distributions, including in the American south and southwest. It is believed that Aedes albopictus, also called the Asian tiger mosquito, was imported to the United States in the mid1980s in used tyres from Asia. What are Zika’s symptoms? Usually, Zika’s symptoms include fever, red and bumpy rash, joint pain and pink eye. Hospitalization rates are low and the World
Health Organization said no deaths have been reported from Zika. However, a “high rate” of patients with Zika have no
symptoms at all, according to the WHO. This is concerning to virologists, who believe that Zika could easily establish a
foothold in the southern United States and other areas with tropical climates because people may not know they are infected.
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High Blood Pressure medications and Erectile Dysfunction A high proportion of people taking high blood pressure medications will develop erectile dysfunction a few years after starting medications, according to clinical studies. What isn’t well known is that erectile dysfunction (ED) is a disease of the arteries, just like heart attack and strokes. Penile erections and Blood pressure are controlled in a similar manner with the contraction and relaxation of arteries to control blood flow. Before an erection can occur, blood must flow from
the arteries of the penis into spongy spaces inside the penis to engorge them with blood and cause an erection. Any disruption to the process will cause erectile dysfunction and the commonest cause of a disruption is damage to the walls of the arteries that reduces the production of Nitric Oxide (NO), a chemical required for penile erections. Also required for successful erections are enzymes necessary to produce (NO) and those that
stop erections from coming to a premature end. Drugs that claim to help ED such as Viagra work by enhancing enzymes that maintain erections. Drugs used to treat high blood pressure will only reduce blood pressure without correcting the cause of high blood pressure usually due to damage to arteries. Furthermore, such drugs may even worsen the damage to arteries and contribute to erectile dysfunction. If you must take blood
pressure medications, there are steps you can take to reduce the damage to your arteries. Omega-3 Oil from foods like salmon and mackerel or taken as supplements reduces inflammation of the arteries. Fresh fruits and veggies are rich in antioxidants and help reduce inflammation and damage to arteries. At MedB clinic, we have successfully treated erectile dysfunction using a combination of agents to repair damaged arteries and to sustain erections.
Should I pay to vaccinate my child against meningitis B? Meningitis B is a rare disease, but it could kill your child within hours – the fatality rate is 5-10%. There is a new vaccine, but the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) says it should be restricted to children under a year old. But parents dread meningitis B, and after media reports of the death of two-year-old Faye Burdett in February, more than 820,000 people signed a petition asking the government to widen the vaccination
programme. In the meantime, if you can afford it, should you pay for your child to be vaccinated? The solution Meningitis is inflammation of the lining around the brain and spinal cord that can lead to blood poisoning. Meningococcal group B is now the commonest bacterial type (many others are dealt with in vaccination programmes), and infection risk peaks at around six months of age. It continues to infect
children up until they are five years old, with another spike among teenagers – although anyone can catch it. The bacteria are carried in the noses of healthy people – teenagers are the main carriers. Meningitis Now suggests that vaccinating teenagers could reduce this risk. The vaccine –Bexsero, made by Novartis – has so far been given to around 1 million people. It is considered safe, although it can cause a fever – paracetamol is recommend-
ed at the two- and four-month jabs. The programme should prevent 26.3% of cases in the first five years, assuming the vaccine covers 88% of strains and is 95% effective against the disease. However, there is a global shortage of the vaccine, likely to last until summer 2016. The cost of having jabs privately varies from around £90 to £130 per jab, and three are needed. Natasha S Crowcroft, chief of applied immunisation research at the University of
Ontario, says it is early days for this vaccine. Protection seems to wane, as trials show that some of the components do not last as long as was hoped, and there is no good evidence for it improving herd immunity – whereby those not vaccinated are protected. There are also other vaccines emerging that might be better. If the JCVI approach works, and this vaccine is as good as the current one for Meningitis C (which is offered
to all children) then herd immunity for older children will take off. It is also uncomfortable to think that some parents can afford a vaccine and others not. And there’s also the reality of the risk of meningitis B – our children are more likely to die from other causes, some also preventable. But I still have an old pack of Tamiflu I bought irrationally when swine flu was scary, so I’m not preaching to any other parents.
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BMW X1: It shows that it is an X model through and through Latest BMW X1 rivals the Audi Q3, with a striking new design and more equipment than before The BMW X1 first went on sale in 2009, and was the third addition t o
BMW’s X-car range. However, unlike the bulkier X3 and X5, the X1 was based on the smaller 3 Series Touring, and due to its lowslung driving position and hatchback-like proportions,
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never truly won the hearts of UK buyers. This new model is altogether more striking, with a body that is 53mm higher and 23mm wider. The result is a
purposeful stance, and one that can finally mix it with the likes of the Mazda CX-5, Audi Q3 and forthcoming Mercedes GLC. It’s actually shorter than before, but the lengthened wheelbase means there’s
more room inside. The new car shares its underpinnings with the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, on the new UKL2 platform. That means basic cars are in fact
so potential owners can rest assured that things will be dealt with should the worst happen. In fact, a mid-table 100th place finish for the previous-generation car isn’t a bad showing considering the X1 is now more than six years old. We expect this model to surpass its predecessor in next year’s standings.
As it’s so new though, Euro N C A P haven’t b e e n given an opportunity to put the X 1 through its stringent crash tests. However, the old car got five out of five, and we’ve no reason to believe the new one will be any different.
front, rather than rear-wheel drive, while as before xDrive cars use an all-wheel-drive setup.This is a brand-new model, and for that reason it’s hard to comment accurately on reliability. However, BMW came 14th out of 32 manufacturers in the 2015 Auto Express Driver Power survey,
Plans to close ‘alarming’ loophole allowing firms to ‘fix’ car mileage UK Government plans to close what ministers warn is an “alarming” loophole allowing firms to ‘fix’ mileage on cars has been welcomed by motoring organisations. Responding to concern over companies exploiting gaps in the law – where mileage can be adjusted but it is illegal to sell the vehicle without informing the buyer Business Minister, Anna Soubry, has pledged to act. “I will look into this, along with my colleagues at the Ministry of Justice and in the Crown Prosecution Service, and we will stop it,” said Ms Soubry. She described the current state of affairs as an “alarming legal loophole,” in response to an investigation by The Sun into the extent of the problem. Fixing the mileage on cars, known as ‘clocking’, used to be done by manually winding back the odometer which measures the distance travelled. But the new method is electronic, with most cars displaying mileage digitally. And for as little as £40 people can change their mileage just by having a computer hooked up to their vehicle or replacing the computer chip which stores the information. Around 100 companies in Britain specialise in altering mileage. Many are careful to include a disclaimer reminding people that it is illegal to change mileage for personal gain,
and sell vehicles without disclosing any adjustments made. But widespread abuse of legal loopholes are creating safety issues posed by ageing cars masquerading as new ones, not to mention fraud when second-hand cars are considerably more used than they appear, say campaigners. An AA spokesperson said: “The sale and prevalence of clock adjustment services is very worrying, there are some legitimate needs but not on the scale of what you see out there in the market.” And Tim Milsom, a motor trade lead officer at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, warned: “The growing popularity of private car leasing has led to an increase in car clocking. Some unscrupulous owners that go over their mileage allowances would rather adjust the odometer than pay additional
fees.” Mike Hawes, the SMMT Chief Executive said: “Given it is extremely rare that a vehicle will need its mileage to be altered, we see no reason for the online availability of mileage correction devices, and would support further punitive measures to reduce the risk of clocking. “The industry is continually enhancing the levels of security protection on electronic systems – as well as maintaining a close relationship with government bodies to ensure vehicle mileages are recorded on a central database as part of the annual MOT test.” Mileage fraud affects up to 12 per cent of used car sales across Europe, according to the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile. And the European Union is proposing to ban ‘mileage correction’ services by 2018.
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New Motorbikes Arrive in Torrevieja
We have spoken about the renewal plans for the Guardia Civil fleet before, but this week, the Torrevieja traffic department took delivery of their new motorbikes, which will take to the roads within the next two months. These new motorbikes are adapted versions of the powerful Yamaha FJR 1300, which is replacing the traditional and trusted BMW. We went along to the garage this week to check them out and show you what these new vehicles mean for the officers. The standard BMW R1200RT was first introduced in 2005 to replace the R1150RT model and features a 1,170 cc flat-twin engine with a six-speed gearbox, with 109 hp and a top speed of around 200 kilometres per hour. The Guardia Civil in Torrevieja currently use the BMW R850RT, an 848 cc, a four stroke, two-cylinder, horizontally-opposed Boxer engine equipped motorbike, offering 73 hp and a top speed of 186.2 kilometres per hour. From a cruising
speed of 60 kilometres per hour, the bike can stop in just 14.2 metres and from standing can go from zero to 100 kilometres per hour in just 5.8 seconds. By comparison, the FJR 1300 has a 1,298 cc inlinefour liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, electronic fuel injection engine, offering 141.5 hp. The bike under normal conditions has a top speed of around 240 kilometres per hour, although is considered more fuel efficient under normal road speed conditions. The vehicle is factory adapted with a single seat and panniers to carry the equipment needed on their daily patrols, and has adapted handlebars to enable the rider to sit upright, rather than in the stopped, racing position. Over the next few months they will gradually be seen on the local road network, but not before a trip to Alicante, one by one, to have new windscreens and radios fitted. The bikes are equipped with sirens and lights and
carry a fire extinguisher. They also have fixed holders and brackets for the PDA personal digital assistant and printers, so that nothing moves whist the bike is in motion. In addition, the officers carry documents to enable them to make reports when there is a minor accident. The helmets are equipped with Bluetooth which is connected to a radio in the rear of the bike so the officers can communicate with both the central control centre to enable them to request information such as number plate identification whilst riding, as well as checking the status of the ITV, insurance and driving license of the vehicle owner. The radio also allows direct communication with their colleagues. In order to keep the bikes in premium condition, they are serviced by the official garages, BMW or Yamaha, every 5,000 or 10,000 kilometres depending on what the motorbikes need. In addition, the wheels are changed every 7,000 kilometres for safety reasons.
Some bikes had been fitted with cameras in the past, but these were part of a testing scheme for Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), they were not hidden speed cameras or radar detectors as some people thought. Although if you think that means they can´t test your speed, think again, the Guardia Civil have a range of speed detectors, so you never know when or from where your activities are being watched.
Although highly trained on the machines, in fact the training scheme is one of the most highly respected across European police forces, one of the unusual characteristics of the Guardia Civil traffic police is that all of the officers ride motorbikes and drive cars as part of their routine duties, so it is quite normal for the officers to be using different modes of transport on a daily basis. The Torrevieja department also took charge of a new
Watch Your Speed!
The European Traffic Police network, TISPOL, will be carrying out a special vigilance campaign against speeding motorists from this weekend, which means that the European road network will see an increase in patrols of traffic police looking for speeding motorists.
Extra mobile speed checks will be in place around Spain, especially on roads which are known to have more incidents than others, such as main roads. According to the DGT, inappropriate speed was a factor in 10% of the 89,500 injury incidents during 2013,
a figure that rises to 17% when filtering out incidents to only include those on the main roads. In fatal incidents, excessive speed was a contributory factor in 22% of all incidents. Therefore, according to the DGT, if all vehicles were travelling at the right
speed, a quarter of those killed, around 400 people, would still be alive and 1,680 incidents would have been avoided. All roads have speed limits, generic or specific, and if this limit is exceeded then a driver, if detected, will be punished. But even if a vehicle is driving below the allowed maximum limit, external circumstances such as rain or ice, or vehicle characteristics such as using an emergency wheel can alter what is an appropriate speed to drive at. The Road Safety Laws dictate that a driver must respect the speed limits and adapt the vehicle´s speed so as to allow it to stop in its field of view, taking into account any obstacles or hazards that might present themselves, taking into account their physical and mental conditions, characteristics and condition of the road, vehicle load, weather, traffic and other circum-
stances. That is the safe speed. The faster your car is travelling, the more distance and time it will take to stop. Stopping distances consist of two parts, reaction time and braking time. The average reaction time is between 1 and 1.5 seconds, during which time the vehicle is continuing towards a potential hazard at speed. The faster the vehicle is travelling, the more distance it will cover in this time. Reaction times can be altered by other characteristics such as distraction, alcohol or drugs, or other factors. The actual braking distance then depends on the speed of the vehicle, as well as other factors such as the road and weather conditions, condition of the vehicle and brakes, the age of the vehicle and the actions of the driver, amongst other factors. In wet conditions, the stopping distance is doubled. In icy conditions, in the case
Fiat multipurpose car this week, which also replaces an older version of the same model, and is fitted with a computerised breathalyser system for performing alcohol tests at the roadside anywhere on the network. These vehicles are also fitted with a range of safety and security equipment to enable to officers to respond to any of the challenges they face on a regular basis whilst keeping the roads of Spain safe for us all.
of ice, stopping distances can be up to ten times that of normal, optimum conditions. Reducing speed not only allows for more reaction time and an increased chance of stopping, it also reduces the damage in the event of a collision, possibly even making the difference between life and death in many cases. According to the 2004 Nilsson report, a decrease of 1% of the average speed on a road produces a 4% reduction in fatal crashes. In addition, it is argued that a reduction of 10 km / h of speed limits would imply a reduction in mortality of around 10%. Although traffic police will be out in force monitoring speed on the road and from the air, it is in everybody´s interest to be more vigilant and respectful of the limits put in place, not only by means of the signs on the road, but also the signs that indicate the factors that may mean the need to slow down is greater.
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What the Evolution of Facebook Teaches Us The growth of Facebook is the success story of our times.
The social media giant has astonished with its development and the way it's shaped an entire generation, getting hundreds of millions around the world hooked on social networking. Over the years it has evolved considerably, though its ethos has remained the same - as has its familiar white and blue colour scheme. The evolution of Facebook as a business teaches us valuable lessons about seeing new opportunities and changing business goals. Here are a few. Begin with a solid idea and a clear purpose No one could have foreseen the kind of success Facebook has now achieved when it first started out as a social network for university students in Harvard, but the idea obviously resonated with many people.
Not just students, but people everywhere are very eager to know what's going on in the lives of those in their social circles. People love to share and to think out loud. Everyone loves to have an audience, however small it may be. Facebook’s success, and that of other similar networks, rests on this one fundamental principle – allowing people to share information and cultivate relationships. The lesson: Ideas and vision power successful businesses. They guide a company through its ups and downs, and help it scale newer heights. More than innovative, an idea has to be sound in order to be successful. Change is risky, but an opportunity to grow When you're as popular as Facebook, tinkering with anything is a risk. People usually don’t like change - they might even hate it if
they;re comfortable with the existing ways. But change is also inevitable. It’s a sign of progress and evolution. Facebook began with a basic interface in February 2004. It contained profiles of its users and updates about who had befriended whom. There was little else going on. A couple of years later arrived the News Feed, the first major change on the network, as it moved beyond colleges and towards general public. By 2008, Facebook had a significantly different and refined look. In 2010 the network opened up to businesses/brands for them to have dedicated Facebook pages and invite fans/followers to connect with them. Now we had almost everyone joining the network, ballooning its numbers. The year 2011 saw the introduction of the Timeline, accom-
panied by a big cover photo at the top of the page. There were also numerous other small updates and refinements that Facebook made to its site in order to improve its aesthetics as well as enhance the user experience. These changes were not always accepted happily. In fact, many were very vocal about their displeasure with them, yet the network continued to see greater usage and bigger follower bases.The lesson: Change can be scary but don’t let that fear hold you back, or you risk stagnation. When you're able to execute the changes well and convince the users/customers of the usefulness of the new features, they will learn to accept change – embrace it, even. When you mess up, accept the mistakes and rectify them.
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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: Jennifer wanted to know how to stop her com- ADVICE: Lorraine received an email from Microsoft regarding her One Drive account and its change in puter from updating to Windows 10 storage limits.
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Hi Richard, I hope you are keeping well, will you help me? I have amessage on my laptop saying that windows 10 will be installed on my laptop on 2nd April I don't want windows 10. Is there any way I can stop this happening? I am scared to upgrade to windows 10 in case it is not compatible with my Microsoft office outlook where I organise all my e mails as I have all the community e mails stored there as I am the President (for 81/2 years). I have read your reply to a lady where you said that you can revert back to Windows 7 within the 1st month after the upgrade. Will I have to install windows 10 then revert back. Please Help.Regards to you both, Jennifer.
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Hi Jennifer, yes you can remove the "Get Windows 10" update that was installed onto your computer as part of the monthly updates, just navigate to the "Programs and Features" section of the control panel and select "view installed updates", now you need to look for and uninstall the updated KB3035583, this will remove the popup and stop your machine from updating. Having said that, Microsoft Outlook is fully compatible with Windows 10 but of course if you do decide to run the update you should ensure that everything is fully backed up first.
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Hi Richard, received info on One Drive, telling us that from the end of June our storage limit will be reduced is it correct that if we want to continue using one drive to store files that we will have to pay?
Hi Lorraine, yes it’s true that Microsoft are revising their storage limits, there has been a bit of a backlash from users about this, however essentially if you are a free account One Drive user, your storage limit will change from 15Gb down to 5Gb. If you have more than 5Gb on your one drive, Microsoft will allow you to continue to access it for 12 months, alternatively, as you will have seen from the email, you can upgrade to Office 365 personal edition to upgrade to 1Tb of storage. So I guess the first thing to do is figure out how much you currently have stored and go from there.
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Mentals On Top
Glittering Prizes
The Los Montesinosbased walking football team, the Monte Mentals hosted their counterparts from neighbouring Algorfa last week, and though the
hosts won all the matches played, it was a thoroughly enjoyable session for both squads played in a great injury-free spirit. The Mentals are now get-
ting readiy to host a tournament in mid-May featuring teams from Birmingham City and Mansfield Town, as well as local teams from Algorfa and Moraira.
Kuhn Conquers Again Local international gymnast, Polina Berezina, took the sportsperson of the year award at Torrevieja’s 22nd Annual Gala on Sunday. She was supported by 47 nominees from local sports clubs as well as in the first ever public vote for the award which was presented by Torrevieja’s mayor, José Manuel Dolon. The event, which was staged at the Virgen del Carmen cultural centre, saw
locally-based Irish rower, Dervia Forde of Club Marina Salinas take the most promising female award, whilst sailor José María Wandosell Hódar, from the Real Club Náutico won the men’s equivalent. Pedro Abad from the Torrevieja Judo club was given the best coach honour. Sports councillor, Pablo Samper, said that two and a half thousand people had got involved in voting for the award winners via Facebook.
Fran Sacked
Second-bottom Getafe responded to their threemonth spell without a win by sacking coach Fran Escriba on Monday. The successful ex-Elche boss Escriba became the 10th La Liga coach to be relieved of his duties this season. Getafe's 20 reverse at Villarreal on Sunday was their 10th defeat in 12 games. They have not won in the league since beating Espanyol 3-1 on January 17."The club thank him (Escriba) for his work and wish him luck in his professional future," Getafe said in a statement. The Madrid outfit were promoted to La Liga for the first time in 2004 and have remained in the top flight ever
since. Escriba proved to be a big success at Elche getting them promoted into the top flight and keeping them there for a season, before their financial problems including the nonpayment of wages saw them relegated for administrative reasons after Escriba had guided them to a creditable mid-table position last May. Many of his fellow managers at the time believed that Escriba’s achievements at Elche were worthy of him being given the accolade of “Coach of the Year”, and he only left the Ilicitanos for Getafe once it was all but certain that the courts would uphold Elche’s relegation.
TUG-o'-war tennis sensation Nicola Kuhn celebrated his official switch to Spanish citizenship by winning the nation's most prestigious junior tournament on Sunday, writes DONNA GEE. Just three weeks after his 16th birthday, Kuhn won the Juan Carlos Ferrero Trophy at Villena – Spain's only Grade 1 tournament for players aged 18 and under. It was his second tournament success in a row after he bagged the Grade 2 title at Vinaros, near Castellon the previous week. And to emphasise his huge talent, the superfit six-footer from Torrevieja was one of the youngest competitors in both tournaments. The back-to-back victories earned Kuhn a mammoth 250 ITF ranking points, rocketing him to the fringe of the world's top 20 juniors – and providing a timely morale-
booster for his first tilt at the French Open at Roland Garros next month. The son of a German father and Russian mother, Innsbruck-born Nico and his family have lived in Torrevieja since he was three months old. However, he switched his tennis allegiance to Germany when the country he regards as home felt unable to help with his colossal travel and equipment costs. Over the past four years the Kuhn kid has led the German juniors to a string of successes, including the Final of last year's Junior Davis Cup, in which he was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Despite those successes, Nico never felt totally comfortable playing for Germany, even though he speaks the language fluently, along with English and Russian. ''I have always felt more
Spanish than anything – and Spain has always been my home,'' he says. “And with major sponsors like La Liga, Nike and Yonex now backing his progress, last year he began the process of switching to playing under the Spanish flag.” The switch proved to be far more complicated than Nico and his parents had expected – not least the red tape involved in obtaining a Spanish passport in addition to the one Nico already had. The official switch finally came last week, coinciding with the Juan Carlos Ferrero tournament – which also happens to be his 'home' base. He has trained and studied at former world No.1 Ferrero's's academy in Villena since he was 12 and the manner of his victory in Sunday's final against fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich was not ideal, after he retired with a back injury after Kuhn took the first set 6-3 and lead 1-0 in the second set. Nico, who began 2016 ranked No.70, is well ahead of schedule in his declared aim of reaching the world Top 10 this year. He has also set his sights on climbing into the ATP's top 600 and providing a springboard to fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a top professional player. "I feel I am playing really good tennis at present,'' he told me this week. With the French Open little more than a month away, boy-king Kuhn is hoping that his imperious form goes with him to Roland Garros as he bids to become one of the youngest-ever Junior Grand Slam winners.
Start Them Young
165 boys and girls took part in last weekend’s Rugby tournament organised by ITV Orihuela Vega Baja and staged at the Beniel football ground. Youngsters from the home side took part as well as teams from Murcia, Cartagena, Totana, and Torres de Cotillas.
Linea Deal
Insurers Linea Directa is to sponsor this year’s Spanish National Lawn Bowls Championships on the Orihuela Costa next month. The Championship committee say that as a result of the substantial figure involved in backing the event, the competition has been renamed as the Linea Directa Lawn Bowls Championships. The event organisers say they are grateful for the generous backing and are hopeful that it will be the start of a long association with the international insurers. They are keen that if you contact Linea Directa to get an insurance quote, then you tell them that you are doing so because of the bowls sponsorship, which will help them a great deal! All the matches will take place at the Emerald Isle Bowls Club during over a fortnight starting on Saturday May 14th, and everybody is invited to come along to watch some great bowls as well as finding out how to make some great savings with Linea Directa.
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Willett Masters Augusta
A lot will have been written about last weekend’s Masters winner Danny Willett, so I am not going to change the trend, and after my article last week, I guess he was not on your short list as a possible victor. He might not even have been playing last weekend, and now the Yorkshireman after Jordan Spieth finally ran out of luck in the middle of last Sunday’s final round. To say Danny Willett’s Green Jacket materialised suddenly would be an understatement. When Jordan Spieth reached the turn he held a five-shot lead. Then he went bogey, bogey, quadruple bogey, while Willett birdied both the 13th and 14th. A seven-shot swing had taken place. On a course that was brutally difficult all week, Sheffield’s finest made only nine bogeys and nothing worse. On Sunday, there were five birdies and no
dropped shots. Before anyone really knew it, this was Willett’s Green Jacket. There was more than a resemblance of the only other Englishman to win the Masters, Nick Faldo, exactly 20 years ago. Then, Faldo entered the final round six shots behind the leader, Greg Norman, and posted a 67 to win by five. Willett was three back at the start of play. He finished three shots ahead of Spieth and his playing partner Lee Westwood. If truth be told, it was a major benefit for Danny Willett to be paired with Lee Westwood as it gave him a more comfortable day knowing Lee and his caddy Billy Foster. But this was not supposed to be where the challenge came from. The only players realistically capable of catching Spieth were thought to be Jason Day and perhaps Dustin Johnson and Hideki
Matsuyama or even Westwood if you were being optimistic. Perhaps Rory McIlroy if anyone could mount a traditional Augusta charge. But a 28-year-old from South Yorkshire, the last man to register last week because he was spending as long as possible at home beforehand with his newborn son, Zachary, and wife Nicole? Hardly.The last round fell on both his wife’s 28th birthday and Zachary’s due date. As it happened, his firstborn was delivered by planned C-section a week early. In fact Zach was due to be born on the April 10th. With only one previous Masters to his name, a creditable if unremarkable tie for 41st, there was little in the way of course form to go on. This was not, though, the first time the Yorkshire man had experienced the top end of a Major leaderboard. At the halfway point of
last year’s Open at St Andrews, Willett led the field. He never quite looked comfortable though and a drive out of bounds at the 14th in the third round took him out of the spotlight. To his credit, he finished the week strongly to come in sixth, easily the best Major finish of his career at the time. THE ORIGINS OF DANNY’S GREEN JACKET There is no doubt, with the benefit of hindsight, that last season was the making of him. There were two wins on the European Tour, in the Nedbank and the European Masters. That established him in the all-important world top 50. In February, he claimed the biggest prize of his career to date at the Dubai Desert Classic. Perhaps even more significant was a third place at Doral in the WGC last month. Willett has never lacked for confidence but
without a PGA Tour win to his name, this was the next best thing. It took him to the brink of the world top 10, 12th to be precise, but barely acknowledged as a Major contender, especially in America. That has all changed now. Willett’s Green Jacket has its roots at Rotherham Golf Club, known locally as Thrybergh, where he has been a member since his junior days. As an amateur, he leapt to prominence in 2007 by winning that year’s Yorkshire Amateur and propelling himself from nowhere to that September’s storied Walker Cup at Royal County Down. He becomes the third man playing that week to win a Major championship, after Rory McIlroy and Webb Simpson. Also in action in Northern Ireland were the likes of Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Billy Horschel, to name a few. This son of a vicar is hardly golfing royalty, far from it. He is not part of the so-called golden generation of Englishmen that includes Justin Rose, Paul Casey, Luke Donald and Ian Poulter.
Now he is a member of one the most exclusive clubs in golf. He is the first European to win a Green Jacket this millennium (Jose Maria Olazabal was the last, in 1999). He will make his Ryder Cup debut in September. He now ranked as world number nine. Coupled with the birth of his son, Willett’s life has changed beyond recognition in the past two weeks. At least the former was expected. Out of the blue has come the Green Jacket and a bumper one and half million euro winning cheque plus a guaranteed place on Darren Clarke’s Ryder Cup team.. Another interesting fact is that in 1986, Jack Nicklaus won his last Masters with his son on the bag, his caddy boiler suit was numbered 88, Jonathan Smart caddy number was 89 as if it was written that the next surprise winner would have the next caddy number. England had eight players in the field at Augusta. Seven of them made the cut. Four of them finished in the top 10. One of them won. Jolly good show, what?
TITTER ON THE TEE A teacher asked her class, "What do you want out of life?" A little girl in the back row raised her hand and said, "All I want out of life is four little animals, just like my Mom always says". The teacher asked, "Really and what four little animals would that be?" The little girl said, "A Mink on my back, a Jaguar in the garage, a Tiger in the bed and a Jackass to pay for all of it. The teacher got a coughing fit and had to leave the room.
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Torry’s Sunday Stroll
Barclays Premier League Saturday 16 April 13:45 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 18:30
Norwich City v Sunderland Everton v Southampton Manchester United v Aston Villa Newcastle United v Swansea City West Bromwich Albion v Watford Chelsea v Manchester City
Sunday 17 April
14:30 Bournemouth v Liverpool 14:30 Leicester City v West Ham United 17:00 Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Monday 18 April
21:00 Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur
Tuesday 19 April
20:45 Newcastle United v Manchester City
Wednesday 20 April
20:45 West Ham United v Watford 21:00 Liverpool v Everton 21:00 Manchester United v Crystal Palace
Thursday 21 April
20:45 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion
Sky Bet Championship Friday 15 April
20:45 Brighton and Hove Albion v Fulham 20:45 Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Saturday 16 April
CD TORREVIEJA 4 CD BUNOL 2 This was a casual win for Torrevieja, effectively wrapped up by the interval when they were 3-1 to the good. Bunol sit just outside the relegation places and scrapped for the full ninety minutes but were no match for a technically superior home unit. Torry on the other hand appeared to ease through the game. They could have and should have scored seven or eight, but despite their dominance, showed their customary trait of failing to have that killer touch. That
might seem harsh on a side who netted four and hit the post twice, but it remains a fact. Having said that, the Torry goals were well worked and three of them were expertly executed. Higon only had to guide the ball into the empty net on seven minutes after excellent fast interplay down the left, with Prieto striking against the post. They allowed Bunol back into the game six minutes later, showing a soft centre, that despite the impos-
ing presence of Jorge and the returning Martin. However, two treats from the boots of Rafa and then Prieto put the match safely in Torry's arms. Rafa bent his shot in from the edge of the box but Prieto's outside of the foot curling effort looked top class. Torry added to this through a superb Chupe strike shortly after the interval, and then Prieto shot over the bar when it genuinely seemed easier to score. Bunol pulled one back to make
the scoreline look respectable, if somewhat imbalanced. Though Chupe won the Man of the Match award (sponsored by Pinada Blinds), it was perhaps Carrasco who looked even more impressive along with Higon who were the outstanding Torry players on the day, and they go to Paterna this Sunday lying in eleventh place, and wondering what might have been this season after a disastrous autumn and just five fixtures remaining.
Not All About The Win! SAN ISIDRO CF 0 CD MONTESINOS 4
A second successive fournil away win for Montesinos was really easy pickings on the back of a fine win over promotion-chasing Racing San Miguel, but the devil is in the detail as Monte gave one of their worst performances of the season against a poor relegation-threatened San Isidro outfit. There was an excuse that it was a secondstring Monte side with a number of key players missing due to suspension and ill-
ness, and so they were replaced by a number of youth squad members. The quality level though should still have been much better than what was served up in a Saturday stinker. It was one of the younger players, Yeray, who opened the scoring with his first goal for the senior side, with just five minutes on the clock. Macan should have done better with a header which went wide but that was about the
best of a dull first half which saw four players (two from each side) yellow carded for dissent, although Monte keeper Lopez was unfortunate as he was clearly fouled and needed treatment. Monte manager Roberto could be clearly heard at the interval giving his side a real roasting in the changing room, and though things got better, the overall level was still way below Monte’s improved standards this season, and it was only when Wallace came on ten minutes into the second half, that the team started to create chances. Dani Orourke doubled the advantage with a header from a free kick, which was the cue to substi-
tute Lopez for another youngster as Alex took over in goal as the first choice keeper hobbled off injured. Orourke made it three-nil with an almost identical headed goal ten minutes later, and the scoring was completed after young Yeray beat his player out wide and crossed for Wallace to tap into an empty net from close range. CD Montesinos lie fifth, just outside the top group of clubs in the S e c o n d Regional Group 15, and they entertain football club CD Almoradi “B” this Saturday evening (as opposed to Sunday) with a 6.00 pm kick-off.
13:30 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00 16:00
Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough Birmingham City v Burnley Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town Brentford v Bristol City Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers Charlton Athletic v Derby County Leeds United v Reading Preston North End v MK Dons Rotherham United v Nottingham Forest Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town
20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 21:00 21:00
Birmingham City v Preston North End Brentford v Cardiff City Brighton v Queens Park Rangers Bristol City v Derby County Burnley v Middlesbrough Ipswich Town v Fulham Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham Forest v Blackburn Rovers Rotherham United v Huddersfield Town Sheffield Wednesday v MK Dons Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic Reading v Hull City
Tuesday 19 April
Spanish La Liga Friday 15 April
20:30 Levante v Espanyol
Saturday 16 April 16:00 18:15 20:30 22:05
Getafe v Real Madrid Las Palmas v Sporting de Gijón Eibar v Real Sociedad Celta de Vigo v Real Betis
Sunday 17 April
12:00 Málaga v Athletic Club 16:00 Sevilla v Deportivo de La Coruña 18:15 Atlético de Madrid v Granada CF 18:15 Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal 20:30 Barcelona v Valencia CF
Tuesday 19 April
20:00 Espanyol v Celta de Vigo 21:00 Real Betis v Las Palmas
Wednesday 20 April
20:00 Deportivo de La Coruña v Barcelona 20:45 Athletic Club v Atlético de Madrid 20:45 Málaga v Rayo Vallecano 20:45 Sporting de Gijón v Sevilla 20:45 Valencia CF v Eibar 22:00 Real Madrid v Villarreal
Thursday 21 April
20:30 Real Sociedad v Getafe 21:00 Granada CF v Levante
Scottish FA Cup Saturday 16 April
13:15 Hibernian v Dundee United
Sunday 17 April 13:00 Rangers v Celtic
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Ronaldo’s Record REAL MADRID 4 EIBAR 0
Holders Dumped ATLETICO MADRID 2 BARCELONA 0 (agg 3-2)
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UTD’S FA CUP R O F E N I L LIFE
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 30 goals in six successive La Liga seasons as Real Madrid beat Eibar comfortably last Saturday, and with Barcelona losing again, third-placed Real are just four points off the top in a contest that appeared to be over a fortnight ago. James Rodriguez steered in a free-kick, with Lucas Vazquez adding a second. It was 4-0 by half-time, with Ronaldo firing in a square pass from Jese, who tapped in the fourth. Real now go to struggling Getafe tomorrow afternoon.
Rallying Call REAL SOCIEDAD 1 BARCELONA 0
Barcelona are "in a hole" and "finding it difficult to score goals" admitted boss Luis Enrique following their shock Champions League quarter-final defeat on Wednesday. The holders were beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid, who won the second leg 2-0. "The team are sad. We aren't at our best at the moment, nor our most effective," he said. Antoine Griezmann scored both goals for Atletico at the Vicente Calderon, while Lionel Messi failed to net for the fifth club game in a row.
Ronaldo On A Roll REAL MADRID 3 WOLFSBURG 0 (agg 3-2)
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique believes his team cannot afford to drop any more points after their lead at the top of La Liga was cut to three points on Saturday following their shock defeat at Real Sociedad. Barca's nine-point advantage a fortnight ago over second-placed Atletico Madrid has been cut to three with six games remaining. "It's obvious that we can't lose any more points now, we weren't at our best in recent games and this league will be won by the most consistent team in the remaining games," Enrique said. His side entertain Valencia this Sunday evening.
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Cristiano Ronaldo hit back at his critics after his 35th career hat-trick helped Real Madrid reach the semi-finals of the Champions League after Real overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit to beat Wolfsburg on Tuesday. "People can criticise me but I just keep on going and the numbers are there for all to see. I am very happy and with a month left of the season I can get even better.
Transfer Gossip Manchester United and Manchester City are reportedly ready to go head-to-head this summer with Gareth Bale eyeing a Premier League return. Sergio Ramos is being lined up by Antonio Conte to replace Branislav Ivanovic should the latter leave Stamford Bridge in the summer; Roma have been credited with an interest in the Serb.
Two play-off contenders shared the spoils on Sunday, but it will be the Ilicitanos that came away the happier as keeper Javi Jiménez was kept busy in the visitor’s goal. Elche, Osasuna, Zaragoza, and Alcorcon all now have 49 points, taking in fifth to eighth spots in a tight table, with the play-off battle almost certain to go to the proverbial wire. As for Sunday, Elche did have chances from Héctor and Alex Moreno both of which were saved by keeper Nauzet, in a relatively quiet outing for top scorer Sergio León. At the other end, the home side created half a dozen clear cut chances, the closest of which saw a header from a corner hit the crossbar. Next for Elche is a home match early tomorrow evening at 6.00 pm as they play Lugo who are two points behind them in the Segunda table.
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Roberto Martinez has called for unity among disgruntled Everton supporters as he prepares for a crucial run of games which will shape his future as manager. Southampton are ready to make Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain their highest-paid player this summer. Liverpool have lined up Bayern Munich's fitness coach, Andreas Kornmayer, to become their head of fitness and conditioning next season. Chelsea may be able to re-sign Romelu Lukaku for a discounted fee, it has emerged. It is claimed that the original £28m deal that saw Lukaku join Everton in 2014 contains a number of financial clauses - including one which will be triggered if Everton win the FA Cup this term.
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Benteke's Liverpool Club legend Phil Thompson believes it is clear that Christian Benteke's Liverpool career is over, suggesting the striker will be keen to leave in the summer. With just one goal in 16 appearances in all competitions since the turn of the year, Benteke his slipped behind Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi in the pecking order, failing to make any of Jurgen Klopp's last 12 starting line-ups. The Belgium striker is currently sidelined with a knee injury picked up on international duty and Soccer Saturday pundit Thommo struggles to see him turning things around between now and the end of the season. He said: "You don't need to be an expert or an insider to see that Benteke will be looking to move on in the summer. We're all trying to read between the lines and I don't know anything definite but it looks like he's all but gone. "I would say for the sake of his own career he needs to leave. He's got the Euros coming up and he's going to be sat on the bench with Romelu Lukaku starting and he won't want the same to happen next season.
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RASH AND GRAB! WEST HAM 1-2 MANCHESTER UNITED
United We Stand
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The smart money was on West Ham winning this FA Cup sixth-round replay to face Everton at Wembley in the semi-finals: but an exciting, strangely competentlooking Man United saw the Red Devils through 2 – 1 with a belter from Marcus Rashford soon followed by a second from Marouane Fellaini. In form ex-England striker Andy Carroll just did not see enough of the ball, although making the Hammers late consolation goal for Tomkins - but it was too little, too late as the old Upton Park stadium was rocking. Question: will the same passion be generated next year in the ex-Olympic stadium, West Ham’s new home? As for United. van Gaal’s guys must fancy their chances against an erratic Everton side – and the big Dutchman doesn’t look like he’s quitting – well, not for now, anyway.
Manuel’s Final Flourish
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Career Is Over
"He can't do the pressing game that Jurgen Klopp demands and you can't have £32.5m strikers sat on the bench playing a bit part. "Danny Ings is coming back as well and he's more suited to doing what Klopp expects, so Benteke could find himself fourth in the pecking order." Thommo sees the Chinese Super League as Benteke's most likely destination, while he thinks it is unlikely that Liverpool would sell to rivals Everton, who could lose Lukaku in the summer. He added: "Football is stranger than ever but I still think it would be highly unlikely that they'd sell to Everton. I remember back when I was youth team coach we sold Peter Beardsley to Everton and I thought it would come back to bite us, which it did. "The way the Chinese market is going you'd think that is the most likely source for Liverpool to recoup the fee they spent on him. I'd imagine it will be a similar case for Mario Balotelli."
In the year of Euro 2016. England got an early victory in over France as Man City beat the French champions PSG 1 – 0 in their Tuesday night second leg Champions League quarter-final, going through 3 – 2 on aggregate. Amazingly normally-deadly striker Sergio Aguero missed an early penalty, but with Yaya Toure on the bench City still looked the better team and deserved their victory with a late Kevin de Bruyne winner. A depleted-frominjuries-and-suspensions PSG had their moments but England goalkeeper Joe Hart was in great form, twice saving brilliantly from the always dangerous Ziatan Ibrahimovic. Now in Manuel Pellegrini’s last stand City go into the semifinals for the first time along with Real Madrid, Atletico and Bayern Munich. On their day, current League Cup holders City are capable of beating anyone, but some indifferent performances this season have left the Blues in a disappointing fourth place in the Premier League. This Saturday evening, in a
Battle of the Blues, weary City must gird their loins and go again at Stamford Bridge, but facing a Chelsea side with many questions being asked as the transfer rumour mill is about to go into overdrive. What an unbelievably disastrous time Barcelona are having of late. Recently beaten 2 – 1 in La Liga by 10 men Real Madrid, on Wednesday in the Champions League quarter–finals it was Atletico who put the favourites, the Catalan giants out (see opposite), a side containing Messi, S u a r e z , N e y m a r , Iniesta, Pique, Mascherano et al. Now the immense question: with six games to go in La L i g a , Barca are t h r e e points
clear of Atletico, and four clear of Real Madrid. Is that enough? But also it has to be said this was a towering performance by Diego Simeone’s side, well done to them. Are Barcelona worried? You bet they are. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are also in the semi-finals with Atletico and Man City, who look the underdogs on paper. The draw will be made this lunchtime at 12.30 pm.
FOOTBALL The Premier League has removed referee Kevin Friend from Tottenham Hotspur's game at Stoke City on Monday, because he supports top-of-thetable Leicester SPORT Athletes caught using meldonium could avoid a ban after anti-doping chiefs said it was not clear how long it takes the drug to leave the body. Wada announced in September that it was adding the heart disease medicine to its banned list from 1 January. Since the start of the year, there have been 172 positive tests.
ALONSO A KHAN TO RULE WORLD BIG DOUBT
Amir Khan has vowed to "shock the world" by pulling off an audacious upset win over Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. The British fighter has climbed almost two weight divisions to face Alvarez at 155lbs with the WBC middleweight belt on the line, his biggest fight of his career in Las Vegas on May 7. Khan admits he cannot afford any defensive lapses against the Mexican.
Fernando Alonso says he does not know whether he will be able to race in this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was ruled out of the last race in Bahrain because of a broken rib sustained in his terrifying accident in Australia. The two-time champion said: "Until I get the all-clear from the doctors to race, we cannot assume anything."
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BANG ON CUE Defending champion Stuart Bingham faces two-time runner-up Ali Carter in the first round of Snooker’s World Championship at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre tomorrow. Bingham, 39, won his first world title in 2015 after beating Shaun Murphy, who comes up against Anthony McGill. Bingham
Champions-elect Leicester are home to West Ham on Sunday, the Hammers’ super season sliding away with their FA Cup 2 – 1 exit at Man United’s hands at home on Wednesday, following several exciting score draws in the Prem in recent weeks. Fifth place, ironically one point behind United looks not good enough for Europe, can Slaven Bilic’s boys step up to stop the Leicester lads lunge towards the title? The Foxes will then only have four to play: Swansea, Man United, Everton and Chelsea, all games are eminently winnable with only United having more to play for than pride. The Red Devils look assured of three points against Villa, anything else would be a disaster in the final, all-important run-in. We’ll all have to wait ‘til Monday to see if Spurs can keep hunting the Foxes, Tottenham away to going-nowhere Stoke. By the way, it says a lot for the Foxes great season that Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kante have all been named on the six-man shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.
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S E I R A N CA Six-pointer? Make that twelve, a seasonal summit as third-bottom Sunderland travel to Carrow Road early doors on Saturday, to take on a Norwich side that sit one place above them just above the Dreaded Drop Department. The Canaries have 31 points, having played one more than the Black Cats who have 27, but Sam’s Sunderland are a side who just dare not contemplate defeat in East Anglia as time is running out. Norwich? Owner Delia Smith will be roaring ‘em on with another loud ‘Let’s be having you!’ If resurgent Swansea get anything at St James’ Park then Newcastle are as good as relegated. A lot depends on the Norwich and Sunderland result, but the famous Toon spirit, the Geordies fight to survive is just not there any more with this group of mere mercenaries: the 50,000 loyal supporters deserve much more, but it will take a drop into the Championship to sort Newcastle out.
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Premier League Champions League qualification for next season is complicated, because Man City and Liverpool are still in the present Champions League and Europa League final stages respectively. The top three Prem teams will qualify for the group stage of next season's Champions League, with the fourthplaced team entering in the play-off round. The fifthplaced team will enter the Europa League at the group stage, as will the FA Cup winners. Leicester City are guaranteed a top-four finish following their 2-0 win against Sunderland and can clinch the title by winning three of their last five games. Manchester City are already assured of at least a Europa League place after winning the Capital One Cup. If the Blues finish in the top four, their place in the Europa League third qualifying round will pass to the sixth-placed team. Should City win the Champions League and finish outside the top four, they will enter the Champions League at the group stage. If Liverpool win the Europa League, they will qualify for the Champions League. Any questions?
begins his campaign at 11.00 am tomorrow, playing to a conclusion on the same day. World number two Bingham, who won a shock maiden world title last year despite being a 50-1 outsider at the start of the tournament, drew one of the most difficult qualifiers in Carter.
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