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King Juan Carlos opens new terminal King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia inaugurated Malaga airport's new terminal – T3 – on Monday which started functioning on Tuesday without any hitches. The first plane out was a Spanair flight to Barcelona. During the first 12 hours, 3,700 passengers left on some 30 flights, all of which left on time. The terminal, built at a cost of €1,800 million, makes Malaga one of the top airports in Europe,

which an average of 30 million passengers will eventually use every year. Despite a slight drop in the number of tourists, nearly 13 million passed through Terminals 1 and 2 last year. The next step to improve the airport is the construction of a second

runway, which should be operating by the end of 2011, to increase daily arrivals and departures from 37 to 60 flights. Not only the number of passengers has increased. The T3 has more parking spaces and shops, including the first National

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My dog Bundle Bear has been in the vets for ten days due to an abscess on his neck. The poor dog had to be cut from his right ear round to the front of his neck so we decided that, as he is perfectly happy to be with vet Paqui Torrijo and Charro over in Alhaurin el Grande and because he is an 'outside dog', it was better for him to stay in a warm and dry environment until the stitches came out and that's happening today. I have three dogs that have their own little 'house' and compound in the garden complete with beds and what I call their American Kitchen for their dinner but, with the weather as it has been, there was less chance of infection staying in the vets and everybody is looking forward to Bear coming home. If you've just arrived into the area and are looking for a good vet, this one is fabulous – she's in the little street behind the Municipal Market. We have just heard that yet another road is to be dug up in Coin, so no doubt we can look forward to yet more disruption. Plus the A404 between Coin and Alhaurin (the one that goes past Miralmonte) is going to be completely closed today between 8am and 7pm so maybe they're laying the tarmac so we can all get back to normal. Even the residents won't be able to use it so let's hope they've at least got enough milk in for a cup of tea and some food to keep them going for the day!

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ETA suspects arrested in Portugal and London The Portuguese police arrested a suspected member of the Basque terrorist group ETA as he was trying to board a flight to Venezuela last Thursday. Andoni Zengotitabengoa, who was carrying a false Mexican passport when he was stopped at Lisbon airport, was later identified as the man who escaped from a house in Obidos, 80 km north of Lisbon, just before a police raid found explosives there last month. His arrest came just days after National Court judge Eloy Velasco accused Venezuela of aiding ETA and the Colombian rebel

group FARC, which he says plotted together to kill Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has dismissed the allegations.

appeared before City of Westminster magistrates on Monday on an extradition warrant and the case was adjourned until March 22nd.

Another ETA suspect was picked up in Soho, central London, on Sunday under a European arrest warrant. Garikoitz Ibarlucea Murua, 29, is wanted in Spain for allegedly taking part in street violence. He

Meanwhile, a court in Bayonne, France, has confirmed that a body which had been in the morgue in Toulouse since May last year belonged to known ETA member Jon Anzay, who was last seen on

April 18th. There was no identity on the man who was found unconscious in a street in Toulouse and later died in hospital of a heart attack. He had €500 in his pocket and a return ticket to Bayonne. An ETA spokesman has said Anzay was carrying a much larger sum of money. The French authorities are now investigating why the man lay unidentified for so long in the Toulouse morgue.

Juan José Cortés (right), the father of 5-year-old Mari Luz who was allegedly murdered by a known paedophile in Huelva in January last year, announced on Monday that

he is to act as adviser to the main opposition party, the Partido Popular, on the reform of the Penal Code. A day earlier, Cortés had left the ruling Socialist Party, saying he no longer trusted

Navarre's regional parliament approved on Monday an institutional declaration that recognises the region's traditional bull running and bullfights as an intangible cultural heritage.

it. He has been campaigning for a life sentence to last for life, and not 30 years as the law currently decrees. The PP also wants harsher sentences for cases like Mari Luz.

Convergencia de Democratas de Navarra spokesman José Andrés Burguete said it was “advisable and opportune”

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Spain helps smash major Russian gang The National Police in cooperation with the central drugs and organised crime unit and other regional security forces arrested 24 people in raids against a major Russian mafia gang in Madrid, the Balearic islands and the coastal resorts of Malaga and Marbella over the weekend. The suspects are accused of arms trafficking, money-laundering and contract killings.

Judge Baltasar Garzon led the investigation in Spain with aid from German, US and Russian police.

An Interior Ministry spokesman said the suspects were using front companies to launder money from criminal activities in Russia and other former Soviet countries, and they were also suspected of drug trafficking and tax fraud. National media reported that the group had started operating in Spain 12 years ago.

He began the investigation into the group in 2006. Another 45 people were arrested in a coordinated operation in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy.

If IVA goes up on July 1st as the government plans, the president of Madrid's chamber of commerce, Salvador Santos Campano, warned on Monday that his members will take to the streets to express their “total disagreement” with the increase which, he said, “will destroy our businesses”. He said the chamber was receiving the full support of Madrid Community premier Esperanza Aguirre who had earlier called for a “rebellion” against the increase.

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Spanish fishing boats ward oﬀ pirates Five Spanish fishing boats have repelled attacks by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean since the beginning of the month – three of them on March 5th. Four of them escaped thanks to their crews' sailing skills but private security agents on the Basque boat Txori Argi used their weapons to repel the pirates on Sunday. Its captain, Santi Gamboa, said: “Security is tighter now than last year

and just four shots into the air is enough to send the pirates on their way.” The government agreed to allow Spanish fishing boats to carry private security agents late last year. However, Environment Minister

Elena Espinosa, who also has the Marine portfolio, told reporters on her arrival in Brussels for a conference that it was necessary to continue reinforcing security measures now that the monsoon season was over and more pirate attacks

could be expected. She said she understood shipowners' fears but warned that piracy would not be eliminated until international efforts brought about a change of the situation in Somalia. “And that won't happen overnight,” she said.

Alakrana was held by the pirates for more than a month last year.

Black spots to be tackled Court orders Given that more than half of all traﬃc accidents in Spain happen in cities, theTraﬃc Authority has proposed a series of measures to reduce the figures.

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The latest figures available – for 2008 – show that there were 49,000 accidents in cities, in which 634 were killed and more than 5,400 were injured. The proposals include drawing up maps of the black spots, that is, where the highest number of accidents take place, creating safe pathways near

A Zaragoza court has ordered Ukranian Mediterranean Airlines (Um Air), the Busin Joint Stock insurance company and the Chapman Freeborn charter company to pay compensation to the families of the 62 soldiers who were killed when the Yak-42 plane that was

schools and banning parking in areas reserved for pedestrians and cyclists. The Authority also wants city councils to reduce speed limits in city centres to between 10 and 30 kph, and to introduce more roundabouts, traffic lights and sleeping policemen. From 2003 to 2008

accidents on the highways dropped 53%, as opposed to 31% in cities. The Authority's proposals will be tested in pilot schemes to be implemented later this year in Gijón, Granada, Córdoba, Avila, Guadalajara, Mérida, Fuenlabrada, Puertollano, Cudillero and La Laguna.

bringing them home from Afghanistan crashed in Turkey on May 26th, 2003. The judge ordered each family to be paid €6,1256,500. The families argued that Spain's Defence Ministry should not have charted the Yak-42 because of its poor safety record. By September last year, 548

people had died in eight accidents involving the plane. The tragic crash turned into a national scandal after it was discovered that Army doctors had wrongly identified 22 bodies which had to be exhumed and reburied after a correct identification.

WHO DARES TO SAY HE IS PAYING THE RATES HE SHOULD? OR: THE DISASTER AT THE CATASTRO Of late, we at Todoserv are seeing the consequences of the financial difficulties all the local councils are having: almost all of them are having a very close look at the rates we are (should) be paying. No problem there. But the way they go about it definitely is a problem We definitely haven´t seen them all, but here follows a small list of errors we have seen of late. Keep in mind that none of the examples we give below have occurred only once. All of them are more or less frequent. Here goes: Plots which appear under the wrong owners’ names, plots with wrong measurements, houses which don´t appear on the maps, people paying too high rates -or too low, people who are paying rates for properties which they never owned, people that pay rates for their house but don´t own in the registry the plot it’s built on, people who are paying rates for gigantic plots but who own in reality a normal sized plot, pools that suddenly are registered to a neighbour, the access to one’s house that is “given” to the neighbour, whole houses which suddenly belong to somebody else, plot boundaries cutting straight through a house... we could go on with the list and believe it or not, we are not exaggerating, rather the contrary.

These errors all appear in the “catastro” which is a secondary land registry and which main use is to calculate the rates. This registry always has been a mess at best, with over half of all properties showing errors, but now (over the last 18 months) various government departments have -each for a different reason- started to “clean it up”. The result of this highly necessary cleaning operation is that now the error percentage has soared to a baffling 75% to 80%. And if you want your property to be registered correctly, you have really no other option than to put it right yourself. Depending on which error, the process of putting things right will be easier or more complicated. First you will need to know if (highly likely) the registry has done something funny with your property. We at Todoserv offer absolutely free advice on this subject, just show us your latest rates bill, your “escritura” (deeds) or, if you haven´t got those handy, just

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at Todoserv we will check in a matter of minutes whether or not you have got something to worry about.

All this has become more necessary because the local councils are having teams of inspectors inspecting the countryside in order to get people to pay the rates they should. They will leave a notice somewhere in or about your property, on the gate, the fence, at your neighbours. The probability that you don´t receive it is therefore quite high. And this makes you liable for a fine. Although this fine is hardly ever imposed, the result of not appearing within the allotted time with the required information, will be that the authorities will register your property they think it is and calculate -whether you know it or not- the rates. Chances are that you would be collecting in that case rate payments that you don´t even know about. Not knowing is not considered a valid excuse: late payment fines and interest would be unavoidable. Not knowing should not be necessary:

Just call our office for an absolutely free diagnosis of your property. You don´t have to take any chances.

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Miguel Delibes, considered the greatest Spanish writer of the 20th century, died last Friday at his home in Valladolid. He was 89. Delibes rarely left Valladolid, the capital of Castilla-La Mancha which was once known as Old Castille, where the purest Spanish was spoken. As a result, Delibes wrote in a non-flowery Spanish and his main passions – the Castillian countryside and its fauna and flora and hunting – figured largely in his novels, usually from

the perspective of a person living in a town who does not want to lose contact with his roots in the countryside. He was made a member of Spanish Royal Academy in 1975. He received his first literary award, the Nadal prize, in 1948, followed by the Critics Award in 1953, the Prince of Asturias Award in 1982, and the most

prestigious of all, the Cervantes Award in 1991. Films based on his books won several international awards. He was deeply affected by the death of his wife in 1974 and he had suffered recurring bouts of colon cancer since 1998. Despite the fact that he gave up writing in the last decade of his life, his funeral was attended by

members of the government and celebrities from all walks of life. Valladolid City Council declared three days of morning and thousands of people waited outside the Cathedral during his funeral service, bursting into spontaneous applause as the funeral cortège passed by.

Al Qaeda justifies kidnapping A communiqué issued by the Al Qaeda in North Africa (AQMI) said the kidnapping of three Spanish aid workers – one of whom was released last week – was justified because Spain is an ally of NATO and the United States “in the war against Islam and the Muslims which does not distinguish between

civilians and soldiers, because it also kills children, women and old people.” The communication went on: “While innocent Muslims are suffering, the Spanish will never be in peace”. Another justification for the kidnapping was that Spain governs in “Al Andalus, which is a land of Muslims”.

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BARCELONA. The Provincial Court has reduced the sentence of a woman who was jailed last year for taking small amounts of hashish and cocaine to her son in prison “because he didn't look well”. The court reduced the original sentence of nine years to one and a half because “it was difficult for a woman to deny drugs to her addicted son”.

BARCELONA. The Guardia Urbana finally discovered last week who had been pouring acid into the slots on parking meters in several streets in the city during the last 18 months, when they caught a 67-year-old man in the act. He will have now have to pay for the 21 parking meters he damaged, which the authorities said amounted to several thousand euros.

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MADRID. As a result of reciprocal agreements with non-EU countries, mainly in South America and Africa, more than three million foreigners will be able to vote in next year's local elections. That's almost triple the number who were eligible to vote in 2007. Only Venezuela has decided not to let its nationals vote here or Spaniards to vote there.

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Kidnapped boy found safe and sound The British High Commissioner in Islamabad, Adam Thompson, confirmed on Tuesday that the five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan has been found safe and well. Sahil Saeed, from Oldham, had been snatched from his grandmother's house in Jhelum by armed robbers on March 3rd. The boy had been visiting relatives with his father, Raja Saeed, who had returned to the UK last week against the wishes of Pakistan's police. There has been speculation in

Pakistan that he had returned to arrange ransom money. When asked whether Sahil's father had paid £100,000 to the kidnappers, as had reportedly been demanded, Punjab province law minister Rana Sanaullah said the money had been paid "not in Britain, but in another

country". He added: "An international gang was involved in the kidnapping, including nationals of other countries". Sahil was taken when robbers broke into his grandmother's house. Up to 10 family members inside the house were said to have been beaten by the intruders during a six-hour

ordeal. The robbers then took items believed to be jewellery and money and fled with the boy. Since then, several men - including a taxi driver have been arrested and four police officers have been suspended for not initially responding to the family's emergency call.

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FBI investigates Mexico deaths

Two charged over cartoon plot

On Saturday, Lesley Enrique - a US citizen working at the Juarez consulate - her American husband, Arthur Redelf, and Jorge Alberto Sarcido - the Mexican husband of another consular employee - were shot dead in two separate incidents.

They were refused bail after detectives told the court they were not convinced their identities were authentic. Ali Charaf Damache, 44, was charged with sending a menacing text message on January 9th. Originally from Algeria, he has been living in the Irish Republic for about ten years.

A Waterford court has charged two men in connection with an Several FBI agents have been sent to the Mexican border city of investigation into alleged threats to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Ciudad Juarez to investigate the deaths of three US citizens. Vilks who depicted the Prophet Muhammad as a dog.

Enrique, 35, who was pregnant, and her 34-yearold husband were killed in a hail of bullets as they drove their car towards the US side of the border. Their oneyear-old baby was found unharmed in the back seat. In the second attack, gunmen opened fire on the car belonging to Jorge Alberto Sarcido, killing him and wounding his two

children. Mexico has blamed the killings on a gang linked to a drugs cartel, but investigators have said it is too early to tell if those killed were deliberately targeted. The US state department said the killings underscored the "severe and significant danger" Mexico represents to the United States. Mexico

is battling a drug war that has killed some 18,000 people since 2006 - more than 2,600 in Ciudad Juarez last year alone. Ciudad Juarez is a major flashpoint in the battle between Mexican drug gangs over trafficking routes to the US.

Abdul Salam Monsour Khalil Al-Jahani, 32, of Johnstown, Waterford but originally from Libya, was charged with an immigration offence after allegedly giving a false name. A third man who was also being held has been released. Seven people from Algeria, Libya,

Lars Vilks.

the Palestinian territories, Croatia and the US were arrested last week in a series of raids by antiterrorist units acting on intelligence from the CIA, FBI and European agencies. In 2007, a group linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq offered a $100,000 (£66,000) reward for killing

Mr Vilks, and a 50% bonus if he was "slaughtered like a lamb" by having his throat cut. The Vilks cartoon was published about a yearand-a-half after a series of depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in Denmark's Jyllands-Posten paper caused protests by Muslims around the world.

British expats lose pension freeze appeal The European Court of Human rights ruled on Tuesday against the 13 expatriates who have been battling for the right to receive the index-linked rises on their state pensions which would have brought them into line with UK-based pensioners. This means that more than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen. Pensioners who moved to countries such as Australia

and Canada only receive the level of pension paid at retirement - which might be only £6 per week. The court rejected their appeal by an 11 to 6 majority. The decision has saved at least

£500m a year for the government, which said that its first responsibility was with pensioners living in the UK. The expatriate pensioners have been fighting "tooth and nail"

against the UK government in an eightyear court battle. The campaigners argue that they paid into the pensions system when they were working and are entitled to

the same benefits as those who remained in the UK. For the oldest overseas pensioners, who retired in the early 1970s, the pension can be as low as £6 a week. Those who retired

in the early 1980s are left on about £30 a week, and those who retired in the early 1990s get about £50 a week. The current basic state pension is £95.25 a week.

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Search is on for late daﬀodils

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The "Daﬀs Watch" appeal set up by tourism chiefs in Cumbria is encouraging people to use social networking siteTwitter to show where they are if they spot a blooming daﬀodil in the Lake District . The daffodils, made famous by William Wordsworth, are more than a month late this year following the cold winter. Eric Robson, Chairman of Cumbria Tourism, said: "It's virtually unheard of not to have seen a single daffodil in the Lake

District by the middle of March. It's an industry of its own with visitors coming here just to see them by the lakesides. The upside is that because they are late, it means they should be out and looking their best for the Easter holidays." One of the most

famous places to see daffodils in Cumbria is Dora's Field in Rydal near Ambleside, named after Wordsworth's daughter Dora, who died in 1847. William Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount for 37 years until his death in April 1850.

Hollywood to make turkey tale movie Movie company Furst Films plans to turn into a movie the story of a woman who was stranded by snow for a month after she popped out to buy a Christmas turkey. The company - whose movies include The Matador, The Cooler and The Girl In The Park - has offered £40,000 for the rights to the story of Kay Ure, who lives with husband John in Cape Wrath, in the extreme north west of Scotland. Mrs

Ure set out on December 19th to go to Inverness to buy festive food, but was unable to return home for 30 days. She had to spend Christmas in a friend's caravan, while her husband had the company of their six dogs, and two walkers who had been

passing-by. Mr Ure said the offer from Furst had come as a complete surprise. He said he and his wife had thought it was a joke until they Googled the company and found it has won several Golden Globes. He stressed the film would be as much about the couple's

lifestyle - they have no mains electricity and are forced to rely on a generator - as it was about poultry. He said he hoped the film would help bring some business to their small cafe, which is one of Britain's most remote eateries.

World's shortest man dies

Fears over Asian 'slave brides'

ROME. The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who was just 74.6cm tall, died in Rome on Saturday after spending two weeks in hospital with a chest complaint. . He was 21. He was born in 1988 in Wulanchabu, China, with a form of primordial dwarfism. Mr Pingping was in Rome to take part in the filming of The Record Show TV programme.

BRITAIN. Hundreds of women who came from South Asia to marry say they have been treated as domestic slaves by their in-laws. More than 500 who applied for residence in 2008-09 after their marriages broke down were deported because they could not prove abuse had taken place. Police suspect the incidents are not reported because of family pressure and fear of reprisals.

Power cut blacks Insemination out country trips banned CHILE. The failure of a key transformer plunged the quake-hit country into an hour-long darkness on Sunday, stretching 2,000km and affecting up to 90% of the population. In Santiago thousands were evacuated from the Metro and the failure affected a benefit concert for quake victims. President Sebastian Pinero said it will cost about $30 billion to rebuild the country.

TURKEY. A new law makes it a criminal offence for a woman to go abroad and get pregnant via artificial insemination. The practice is illegal in Turkey so women went overseas to seek sperm donors. Now they face punishment of one to three years in prison. Doctors and lawyers are trying to find out how the government plans to enforce the law.

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Blue fin tuna to be Thieves target Viagra tablets bred in captivity The construction of the world's first blue fin tuna breeding centre will begin shortly at Puerto Santa Maria in Cadiz province. It will cover an area of 27,000 m2 where 500,000 tuna will eventually be bred. They will then be sent to other centres around the world for fattening up. However, only about 60 breeding pairs will occupy the huge tanks after living out at sea in huge cages for two

months until they become accustomed to human contact, which they have never experienced before. The Futuna Blue company designed the project to guarantee a supply of the blue fin tuna which is in serious danger of extinction from overfishing.

Owners of upscale housing in Malaga city, Marbella, San Pedro de Alcantara, Mijas and Nerja are spending thousands of euros to make their property thief-proof. One company reported that a home-owner had hired a guard for his house alone. A spokesman for the Association of Private Security Companies said that despite the economic crisis, fear of being robbed is stronger and the

Hunting dogs hold up park A huge pound with 60 kennels for some 300 hunting dogs is holding up the conversion of 13 hectares of an old quarry into a public park in Benalmadena. The hunters took over the area when the quarry fell into disuse and

say they are willing to move – at a price. They want to be moved to a similar area where the company that owns the exploitation rights will build another pound at a cost of some €100,000.

demand for security systems is growing rapidly. He said that companies were not only getting new clients but existing clients were installing additional devices such as video cameras and bullet-proof blinds.

Civil Protection agents located some 40 jellyfish on the Bajamar de Almayate beach at Velez-Malaga last week and identified it as the Portuguese caravel, one of the most poisonous varieties of jellyfish. Their tentacles can grow as long 3 metres and people are

warned not to touch them, even if they are dead. They were washed in from the Atlantic by recent storms and the Civil Protection people hope that their appearance was a fluke of the weather.

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Expats in Coín, Alhaurin el Grande, Alhaurin de la Torre, Cartama, Alora, Torremolinos and several other towns are in the process of forming a political party for foreigners to run in the local elections in May 2011. The aim of the party, which will be politically neutral, is to give expats a voice at the local level and later with the Junta de Andalucia in Seville. All EU citizens are entitled to vote in the local elections but they must register a year beforehand

to be able to do so. The registration form is available on request at town halls or foreigners departments in those towns that have them and should be accompanied by a copy of the empadronamiento and NIE or passport.

Everyone is urged to register at their local town halls, not only to be able to vote, but because ayuntamientos receive financing from the Junta according to the number of residents registered. This money goes to maintaining or extending

services for the whole community so everyone benefits in the long run. People are also being asked to show their empadronamientos when applying for connection to public utilities.

Woman stabbed in Benalmadena A woman was stabbed twice in the leg and in the back and drenched in petrol at 8.15 am on Tuesday morning outside Sunset Beach apartments in Benalmadena. The Spanish woman, from Estacion de Cartama, was allegedly attacked by her estranged partner. He followed her to her work place on his motorbike and stabbed her in the back and in the leg. The woman was taken to hospital and police have arrested a man, aged 46, who was taken to

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August and that he was being sought by police after breaching its terms. Luckily, the woman’s work colleagues and people from the apartments spotted the attack and rushed to the rescue. Her rescuers manhandled her attacker away and called the police.

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ALHAURIN EL GRANDE. The Local Police have said that some 5,700 metres of copper electricity cables were stolen in the town last week alone. The Town Hall has said the thieves avoid attracting attention by wearing officiallooking uniforms to work in broad daylight. A spokesman has asked people to report all street works involving cables so they can be checked out.

ANDALUCIA. The typical Moroccan immigrant of the 20,00 or so who arrived at the beginning of the decade was a male aged between 30 and 50. More than half of them have since brought their families to join them, according to a study by the Euro-Arab Foundation in Granada, and have little intention of ever returning home or heading anywhere else.

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GUADALHORCE VALLEY. Although little construction is going on at present, a report presented in Coín by the Provincial Government's environment department shows that past building in the country has seriously polluted the rivers in the area. Only four of the Guadalhorce's 13 municipalities - Alozaina, Tolox, Yunquera and Alhaurín de la Torre – have water purification plants.

DOÑANA. The European Parliament has admitted a complaint by the so-called Club Doñana of environmentalists, who want the European Commission to investigate the problems affecting the national park. These include the drying up of the aquifer, the deaths of several Iberian lynxes in the breeding programme and urban pressure from towns on the edge of the park.

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Muriel Pilkington

Memo from Madrid

Martin Delfín

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A life revisited

US view on Spain's human rights

he more I read about the Civil War, the more I get the feeling that I was actually around at that time and – given that I was born a few years after it ended – probably did not survive it.

he US State Department’s annual country-by-country survey on human rights, which was released last Thursday, included some surprising revelations about conditions in Spain. For example, did you know that law enforcement authorities in Andalucia have the most complaints of torture, after Basque police officers, filed by citizens? Or how about the discrimination accusations from Muslim groups, which maintain that local governments have made it more difficult for them to obtain permits to build mosques in some neighbourhoods? Then there is the case of 39 doctors who resigned last April from the only hospital in Ibiza because they refused to go along with a Balearic government rule insisting they had to speak Catalan while attending patients?

've just finished reading the threevolume autobiography of Arturo Barea - highly recommended - who was born into a poor family in Madrid in 1897 but went to live with his mother's rich sister and her husband when his father died not long after his birth. His mother worked as a washerwoman and his two brothers and a sister were placed in a boarding school for poor children.

rturo was luckier. He won a scholarship to a good Catholic school for rich kids which took a few bright poor children every year. In the first volume, Barea describes that childhood and his visits to poor and rich relatives in small towns outside Madrid. It's this that strikes a chord. He's talking about the first decade of the last century but the houses of poor people that he describes were just like the ones I saw here in Cadiz and Huelva in the 1960s tiny houses with earth floors and hardly any furniture – and most poor people were lucky to get to eat meat a couple of times a year. Their staple diet was chickpea stew. By the 1960s, things had improved slightly - they were still eating an awful lot of chickpea stew but they got to eat meat a couple of times a month. Working hours were still long. A 12-hour day was normal for Arturo when he started work. In the sixties, most men had to hold down at least two jobs, three if they could manage it, if they wanted to give their families little luxuries like TV sets.

area describes how he started work in a bank, a position he could not have aspired to without strings being pulled by a friend of his uncle. Barea was taken on as a “learner” apprentices who did not receive any pay for a year until they were selected for a “proper” job. However, most of the 50 learners who started at the bank at the same time as Barea were fired. Thousands of young men joined banks and offices as learners every year, taking jobs away from grown men. There was also increasing competition from young women, when the bosses realised they could employ them for 70 pesetas a month instead of forking out double or treble that for a man.

espite being a “bourgeois” clerk, Barea joined the Socialist General Workers Union (UGT) and during the years of the Second Republic actually organised the UGT's clerical branch.

he second volume is mainly about his years in the Army in Morocco where Franco was carving out a reputation for himself. Barea, who ended up in exile in London and was no fan of Franco's, describes how most of the soldiers – both in the regular army and

Arturo Barea.

the Foreign Legion – would follow him to hell and back if need be.

he third volume – The Clash – opens just before the start of the Civil War. Barea stayed in Madrid and ended up censoring foreign journalists – making sure they said nothing bad or negative about life on the Republican side. After the government left Madrid for Valencia in November 1936, Barea ended up working on the radio and became famous as the “Unknown Voice of Madrid” who tried to give people in other countries an idea of how hellish life was in the capital under the constant bombing and shelling from the Nationalist side, which was just a stone's throw away from the city centre.

is support for the Republic was unflinching: “This was war, civil war and revolution”, he writes. “It could not finish until the country had been transformed into a Fascist or into a Socialist state.” He chose the latter: “Either a Socialist revolution would win or I would be among the vanquished.”

ut he had his doubts. Referring to the militia who were roaming the streets hunting down “fascists”, he writes: “If revolution meant the right to kill with impunity – where would we end? The revolution, Spain's hope, would turn into the brutal orgy of a brutal minority,”

e fell foul of the militia on more than one occasion because he looked like a bourgeois, but he was saved by his UGT card. But nothing could save him after he fell in love with Ilsa, an Austrian journalist who worked with him. Someone started a rumour that she was a Trotskyist, who were hated by the Communists, Socialists and Anarchists. To save her life and his own sanity, the couple escaped to France a few months before the war ended, and moved on to England just before WWII broke out. He never went back to Spain before his death on December 24th, 1957.

he report’s disclosures demonstrate that Spain still has a long way to go to stamp out such abuse, harassment and discriminatory policies. It is surprising that the mainstay press didn’t dedicate space to the US report. The few dailies that did briefly focused on the more positive observations outlined in the survey, such as the non-existence of government internet regulation in Spain. But the document did reveal that Spanish authorities regularly “monitored web sites for material containing hate speech and advocating anti-Semitism.” However there were no reports that the government tapped into email or internet chat rooms.

eading the voluminous report, I found out about a lot of other things that have happened in this country over the past two years that I never saw reported in the press, had completely forgotten about, or just dumbly overlooked. One item that caught my eye was an incident that occurred in January 2009. An AfricanAmerican civilian crew member of a US Navy vessel was assaulted by two individuals who said they were undercover police officers but had not initially identified themselves when they stopped him in the street. “The crew member was pinned to the ground and his clothing torn. Witnesses reported that one of the officers drew a handgun and pointed it at the head of the crew member when fellow crew members attempted to assist him in what they believed to be a mugging,” the report states. After they identified themselves as police officers, they said they had suspected him to be involved in a drug deal - nonetheless no narcotics were found on his person. The crew man received 10 stitches in his eyebrow. The report didn’t say where the incident took place.

nd then there were several incidents involving the Jewish community. While the State Department acknowledged that violence against Jewish people was rare, there were a string of anti-Semitic episodes. On May 5th, three men harassed Israel’s

ambassador to Spain, Raphael Schutz, as he walked home from a sporting event in Madrid. A similar affair took place in August when a group of skinheads, shouting "Heil Hitler" confronted a visiting group of Israelis. “The skinheads spat in the tour guide's face and threatened to throw stones at the group, while making gestures of cutting each other's throats. No charges were filed,” the report states. There were also several incidents of anti-Semitic and antiCatholic graffiti appearing on the walls of synagogues and churches. In Barcelona, vandals last summer sprayed messages on 20 Catholic churches. One message read: "The only church that gives light is the one that is on fire." Not only did Muslims and Jews face “bureaucratic problems” in trying to build their places of worships in Spanish towns and cities, Protestant federations also encountered the building-permit process “difficult and lengthy”, especially for sites in urban centres.

llegations of the mistreatment of foreigners and migrants were a big focus of the report. In March the UN office on Drugs and Crime put Spain on the top of a list of destinations where women and girls as young as 16 years old were trafficked from Latin America, Eastern Europe and Nigeria for sexual exploitation. “There were also reports of trafficking of both men and women for the purpose of forced labour primarily in agriculture, construction, and domestic employment,” the State Department said.

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Migrant women and children from Romania and Bulgaria remained particularly vulnerable to labour exploitation.” Some children were also being brought in to engage in forced begging.

t isn’t much to ask parents to take it upon themselves to instruct their children that more tolerance is needed to eradicate prejudices and the discriminatory acts that are becoming more common in our country. Despite the ongoing economic problems, Spain fares high in having the best civil guarantees in the world. Nevertheless, it is shaming, as well as sad, that incidents such as the ones described in the human rights report continue to exist.

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Elaine Gonzales

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by email Philip Crawford has made an error in his computation of rainfall, when he tells us that 37 litres per square metre, in one hour, is equivalent to 47,25 mm per sq.metre rain, also in one hour. The correct value is exactly 37mm! Let me prove it to readers: By definition 1 m = 100cm, 1m2 = 1m x 1m ; or 100cm x 100cm = 10.000cm2, one litre (l) is 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3). To make

coputing easy we assume rainfall to be 10 l/m2, or 10.000cm3 per 10.000cm2, when we divide 10.000cm3 by 10.000cm2 we get 1cm ,which is 10mm! or: 37l =37.000 cm3, one square metre remains 10.000cm2, and by simple arithemetics:37.000cm3 divided by 10.000cm2 we get exactly 37mm!!So, if they say 37 litres per square metre you just exchange litres to millimetres!

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By email I regularly read your paper and think you cover some interesting and relevant subjects. However, all of my friends who read your paper and myself think that Muriel Pilkington is one of the most obnoxious writers we have come across in any paper. Her blinkered right wing view of the world is surely not reflective of any local outlook so it's a bit rich calling her column the Local Voice. It may be her own vociferous and venomous voice but certainly not many others. If she lived in Britain, no doubt she would be a vocal BNP supporter. Muriel Pilkington replies: If you read my column you should

know that I hate nationalists of any ilk. I voted twice in Britain for Harold Wilson - before going to Venezuela where I did a lot of work with the political prisoners (all guerrilla fighters) for Amnesty International. Strangely enough, my revolutionary friends there, who were real revolutionaries not armchair ones, kept tellimg me I was an anarchist which, in fact, is the only political current I've ever really sympathised with Kropotkin's pacifist version, that is. Since I started writing my column in February 2004, I've had about 5 or 6 letters like yours. On the other hand, dozens of people have told me how much they like it.

Taxing matters! Re: very helpful letter from David Binder about a letter sent in error by the HM Revenue and Customs (not Inland Revenue). Unfortunately he said, he “preferred to pay his tax here as it is cheaper”. Where one pays tax is laid down by law, one cannot choose. If a person is in Spain for a total of 183 days in any tax year they are tax resident, whether they have a residencia registration or not.

Tax on Government employee pensions (police officers, army officers etc) is taxed at source. Income from rental property in the UK is taxed in the UK - all other income, including private pensions, is taxed in Spain. No choice. For UK bank or building society interest, where the entity will not pay gross interest, 20% as basic rate of tax is stopped. 8% can be reclaimed but the UK tax man keeps 12%. This can be offset against tax liabilities in Spain. If you do pay tax in Spain, then the 12% is lost.

Coin and hurling them under my pillow. I had to stash them away as the cat was playing with them and I was worried that the dog might think that they suited him better! This hideaway is helpful for times when you feel queasy as I know my husband loves me, but I really think it would be pushing love to its extreme if he had to go searching for teeth inadvertently flushed down the loo into the soak away! And how many conversations do you start with friends who ring early morning with “just a minute, I’ll have to put my teeth in”. See, Grandma lives!! Whatever happened to growing old gracefully? The boobs have definitely taken a vacation south, and for me to return to my younger svelte figure, well that would only happen if I had been dead for 6 months. And as for the varicose veins, well gnarled oaks look young by comparison. I creak when I move - star jumps and jogging are a definite no no, and

By Ken Campbell If you would like to be kept up to date or take part in any of the events then go to www.kencampbell.info

Spring Equinox I’ve got some great news, Spring oﬃcially arrives this weekend!

Spain and UK have a double taxation agreement, to ensure that in most circumstances one does not pay tax on the same income twice.

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When do we become OLD? Is it when our bodies start to show the effects of ageing or is it when our brains start closing down and we start forgetting. There are individuals out there who we would say were “born old”, yet others never “grow up” I know that me Mam at 84 has just regained her youth by having knee replacements and I never know where she is when I ring her up. I so hope to emulate my mother and be positive about the process of maturing but it appears to have hit me with a sledgehammer!! For me I think that it started when I had teeth out. Suddenly I have this invasive torture device of metal and plastic squatting in my mouth insinuating its bits behind my gums and wrapping itself behind my teeth. I am Grandma Carter reborn, and when I talk they have a mind of their own and hold a completely different conversation to what I am trying to say. They refuse to stay put at night and I often wake ripping them out of my mouth

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I do need detailed maps of where the toilets are if making journeys. Foods that in my younger days I blissfully devoured now cause nights of heartburn and indigestion, with the most exciting thing on my bedside table being a packet of Rennies. How many of you have heard the Tom Rush “Remember” song on You Tube? It is definitely one worth listening to and yes, the title says it all. I am sure that when my brain returns from wherever I left it everything will be fine and life will return to normal. What, may you ask, has caused this rant, this total loss of youth and brought about so much negativity. Well I am about to have a birthday and it is one that in the words of the song “I should act my shoe size instead of my age”. I do not know how I got to be this age, I suppose the positive is that I am still here and can enjoy the day but I still dread the end of March when I turn 60 and become A PENSIONER!

Now I can’t guarantee that it will stop raining but I can tell you that after Saturday the days will become longer than the nights and we can celebrate the Spring or Vernal Equinox. The Earth is not standing straight up on its poles but instead is tilted over by 23 ½ ° and it is this tilt that gives us our seasons. In winter the north pole of the Earth is pointed away from the Sun so the Sun’s rays are weaker making it colder and also the days are short and the nights are long. In summer the north pole is pointed towards the Sun so we have long warm days and short nights. So twice a year there is a point half way between winter and summer when the Earth is exactly equal day and night. March 20th marks the Spring equinox while September 22nd marks the Autumn equinox. On the equinox the Sun is directly above the Earth’s equator where it rises at 6 am and sets at 6 pm. During the equinox, the length of night and day across the world is nearly, but not entirely, equal. This is because the day is slightly longer in places that are further away from the equator, and so the sun takes longer to rise and set in these locations. Furthermore, away from the equator the Sun does not set straight down - it moves in a horizontal direction. So on the March equinox, the length of daylight is about 12 hours and eight to nine minutes in areas that are about 30 degrees north or south of the equator, while areas that are 60 degrees north or south of the equator observe daylight for about 12 hours and 16 minutes. In ancient times the Spring equinox

was such an important date that Easter is calculated from here. The old Julian calendar was so far out of synch that in 1582 Pope Gregory adopted a new Gregorian calendar that we use today so that Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon that occurs after the equinox. The full moon following this year’s equinox occurs on Tuesday March 30th so the following Sunday April 4th will be Easter. Simples!

The ISS There will be two very good sightings of the ISS this weekend on Saturday 20th at 20.39 and Monday 22nd at 19.53 both times coming from the North West and passing almost directly overhead.

Fuengirola Astronomy Society. If you would like to come along to the Astronomy Society we will be meeting on Thursday March 25th, at 8pm at the El Coto bar and restaurant along the Avenida de Mijas, Fuengirola. I will be giving an illustrated talk about the planets and especially Saturn - then weather permitting we will go outside and you will be able to see Saturn and her rings through one of the many telescopes there. Admission is only €2.50 To keep up-to-date with Ken Campbell or to take part in any of his events or lectures, or for more information visit www.kencampbell.info

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Community U3A at the Yeguada Age Care The Arroyo Welfare & Social Club, Arroyo de la Miel, presented a cheque for €1,000 raised by its members to help with the work of the Age Care Association. The cheque was handed over by the treasurer, Jean Valendan. A group from U3A learned about the history of the beautiful Andalucian horse on a recent trip to Yeguada de la Cartuja. The farm is is part of the national Spanish heritage and is a key part of preserving the genetic heritage that is the lineage of the Andalucian horse, Cartuja. It is located in Hierro del Bocado just outside of Jerez de la Frontera and carries on the traditions started by the Cartuja monastery which is just down the road. Since its foundation in the Fifteenth century, the Cartuja monastery has become the cornerstone of

Jerez horse breeding. While there, members were given a tour of the facilities and an explanation of all the steps used for the successful breeding of these beautiful horses in this modern modern facility built on an old spanish farm. A show of the two disciplines taught there carriage and dressage followed the tour. This was then followed by sherry tasting. The U3A has many social activities each year along with its offering of courses. For more info please visit our web site www.u3a.es

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Press awards The Costa del Sol Press Club held its March meeting in a restaurant in Fuengirola. After a splendid three-course meal, this year’s Communicator Awards were presented. Winners were Belinda Beckett and Josephine Quintero. The next meeting will be on April 8. Full details of membership and events can be found on www.costapressclub.com

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The CHAIN animal charity is celebrating its first birthday and the shop on the ground floor of the La Trocha Commercial Centre in Coin will be having an open day today (Wednesday) to let everybody know what they have been doing with your donations. An amazing €34,000 has been raised, they have neutered over 1000 cats and dogs and have supported over 130 charitable animal causes since they started. The big achievement will be the public unveiling of the vet-in-a van which has been fitted out as a mobile veterinary hospital- CHAIN will work with local vet Wayne Hockenhull to step up the charitable neutering programme of stray and abandoned animals to help control the stray population. Drinks and nibbles will be served.

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Echegaray - a new jewel in Malaga's cultural crown WRITTEN BY Andrea MacLean

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MalagaÂ´s drive to be selected as European Capital of Culture continues as the city builds on its cultural diversity designed to spark debate and provide entertainment that embraces all art forms.

nd it has now added a new theatre to offer an expanded programme of events that complement the activities found at the cultural hub of the city, the Cervantes Theatre. The Echegaray Theatre is a very short stroll from the Cathedral in the heart of the old town.

his beautiful building was constructed 77 years ago to house a cinema and it was designed by Manuel Rivera Vera, who also designed the Town Hall and other important buildings in the city.

n 2001 came the last picture show - its doors were closed and the once beautiful edifice began to deteriorate. But the town hall decided to embark on an ambitious programme of

reform which would bring the building back into use by preserving its important historical character, but marrying it with a contemporary feel suited to a modern city.

rchitect Francisco PeĂąalosa Iznzquiza was tasked with reforming the building - he died in August 2008 but a team of other architects carried on his work and the theatre was inaugurated five months ago. Its facade has been restored with original materials and gleams palely in the elegant Calle Echegaray. The vestibule and upper landing reflect the glamour of a building designed in the 1930s with the intricate decoration from that time faithfully restored, and on the stairwells and walls are fitted

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nside, the auditorium has been fashioned in a contemporary, studio style manner, using inset spots and cherry woods, and a stage at audience level, which creates an intimacy perfect for its programme of activities, aimed at both adults and children. There are sophisticated acts designed draw in a mature audience. The lively and extensive programme aimed at the young and their parents has already shown musical theatre productions based on Alice in Wonderland and Pinnochio, and future shows include marionettes and clowns, flamenco for the young, an interpretation of Hansel and Gretel and magic shows.

nd two weekends ago a mainly Spanish audience defied the weather to see British cabaret / vaudeville act The Tiger Lillies. With Adrian Stout on contrabass, theremin and bowed saw, Adrian Huge on a motley assortment of percussion and the accordian and keening falsetto of Martyn Jacques wearing a bowler hat and the painted face of a clown, it was an evening of death, despair - all done to hugely entertaining jaunty effect.

he act is dubbed as "dark cabaret" and appeals to those with a dark sense of humour who laugh out loud as each tale describes a horrible fate- Jacques sounds a bit like Dame Edna Everage, and on other occasions like a gravelly Tom Waits, and the trio have

been around since 1989, receiving a Grammy nomination in 2003 for their album The Gorey End. The crowd loved the set, and called out for their favourites, including Killer and Banging In The Nails, proving yet again just how culturally diverse the Spanish audience is.

he theatre does not have a bar - but there is a coffee bar just a few paces away, a wine bar opposite and a gastro-bar a few metres away. Its future programme covers dance and music, including renowned musicians Robert Fripp (guitarist with King Crimson) and flautist and sax player Theo Travis at the end of April. To find out more visit the Cervantes Theatre website and click on Echegaray.

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The Salon Varietes Theatre is proud to present Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice it is one of the most popular musicals of our time. This light-hearted show is performed with hardly any dialogue and is based on the story of Joseph and his coat of many colours from the book of Genesis in the Bible. The narrator guides you through the story which is told through songs, many of which will be very familiar to you

already, such as Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door and Go Go Go Joseph. Peter Mitchell directs this very colourful show and Peter Height choreographs the energetic dance routines with a crash of drums and a flash of light. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat plays the Salon Varietes from Friday 19th to Sunday 28th March nightly at 8pm (7pm Sunday) with a matinee on Saturday 27th.

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The Alan Ayckbourn play "Ten Times Table" is being staged at Sol Andalusi Theatre, Alhaurin De La Torre by The Andalucian Performing Arts Society on Thursday 18th, Friday 19th, and Saturday 20th March. Set in the ballroom of the dilapidated Swan Hotel, a group of local members of the Pendon community are brought together to organise a town pageant based on a lost piece of local history, the massacre of the Pendon Twelve – where the Earl of Dorset crushed an uprising of rebellious workers, led by John Cockle. The committee comprises disparate characters with very

different views of what the pageant should be and what it represents. As the meetings progress, the group becomes ideologically divided with the left-wing side, led by a Marxist Polytechnic teacher, building it up as a political rally. The right-wing side of the committee formulates plans for a violent confrontation in response. But what happens in the end? You’ll have to go and watch the play to find out! Performances start at 8pm and ticket prices are €10 for TAPAS members, and €12 for guests and can be obtained from the Box Office by calling 951 312 886 or 951 247 283.

Loads to do JK’s in Coin is becoming the main entertainment centre of the inland area with something going on practically every day of the week. On Mondays and Thursdays you can get fit without having to do the boring gym bit with belly dancing costing just €5 a session. On Wednesdays there’s bingo and quiz with a fabulous jackpot of €600 this week. In the evening on Thursdays, learn to dance Ceroc (Modern Jive) with the first 45 minutes free to see if you like it. Then on Fridays there’s usually a live band - this week it’s popular rock band Coin Box. There’s a Saturday market and, once a month this is followed by an auction. And on Sunday afternoons from 2pm go along and enjoy the jamming session. If you can play an instrument, bring it along and join in this very popular afternoon. For more information see the advert on these pages or call JK’s on 654 396 651 or email at jksmatchroom@hotmail.co m. Who says there’s nothing going on inland?!

A great charity night out Animals In Distress (A.I.D.) invite you to “Play Your Cards Right” on Friday March 26th. The evening consists of a meal: ½ roast chicken or cod or plaice or scampi or classic burger served with fries in a basket and all for only €6.95 includes donation for A.I.D. and the evening is limited to 60 tickets only. The evening starts at at 7.30pm for an 8pm meal, followed by Play Your Cards Right, Woof-Woof Bingo, quizzes and raffle tickets are available from the two A.I.D Shops in Alhaurin el Grande. Tel. 616 094 034 for further information on the venue which will be on the Coin to Cartama road.

aspirations of the bottom rungs of the suburban middle class ladder; as he climbs the walls of his blandly furnished prison he dreams of escape from his Tupperware nightmare. Then amidst his bursts of sarcastic wit he realizes salvation is at hand, salvation on a slip road on the A6. Set in the lounge of a dormer bungalow somewhere “oop noorth” this sharp and witty comedy is a fine example of socially observant humour. As with

really good stand up Willy Russell's play has captured the feel of a social situation with pertinent references. The pretensions and mannerisms of the aspiring middle class guests at Dennis's birthday meal have been caught wonderfully. Written in 1979 the play has plenty of period specific expressions and though it has a distinct seventies/eighties feel to it, the humour dates well think Peter Kay waxing lyrical about Spanish

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This week’s film in English at the La Trocha Commercial Centre cinema in Coin is Invictus. The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely bid to win the 1995 World Cup.

The film is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela with Matt Damon as François Pienaar, the international rugby player who helped Mandela unite black and white supporters behind the South African rugby team. Delivered with typically stately precision from director Clint Eastwood.

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Russell classic is The International Theatre Studio’s next production Now well into rehearsals, the forthcoming performance by I.T.S. will be “One for the Road” by Willy Russell. Author Willy is well known, having written such outstanding hits as “Blood Brothers”, “Educating Rita” and “Shirley Valentine” to name but a few. This is the story of Dennis, a 35 year old husband and father of one, who is trapped within the mundane grimness of a 'phase two housing estate'. Dennis is a man drowning in the pretensions and

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Auditions will be held at the Salon Varietes Theatre on Saturday March 20th from 12 noon to 3pm for “Putting On The Glitz” - an all singing, all dancing musical spectacular.

jazz and contemporary dances plus a tap number. Show dates will be from Friday 21st to Wednesday 26th May

The director will be looking for strong singers for solos and the chorus plus strong dancers - male and female – for modern,

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK Tue, Mar 23rd 23:25

The Ladykillers Professor GH Dorr assembles a gang to rob a Mississippi casino.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK Sun, Mar 21st 00:55

Gumshoe A bingo caller in a seedy Liverpool nightclub envisages himself as a tough private eye.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK Fri, Mar 19th 22:35

Parting Shots Given only weeks to live, a man orchestrates the deaths of everyone who ever crossed him.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK Sat, Mar 20th 22:35

The Departed In Boston an undercover cop gains a gangland chief's trust.

MOVIE OF THE WEEK Sun, Mar 21st 22:00

Snatch Unlicensed boxing and crime caper.

Chat: Piers Morgan’s Life Stories

Charity: Sports Relief 2010 with top celebs

Sat, Mar 20th 20:30

Fri, Mar 19th 22:35

Strictly host Bruce Forsyth talks about his life and loves and reveals that he thinks the BBC was wrong to sack Arlene.

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We Are the Champions 16:35 Blue Peter 17:00 Newsround 17:15 The Weakest Link 18:00 BBC News at Six 18:30 Regional News 19:00 The One Show 19:30 Life of Riley 20:00 MasterChef 21:00 Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It 22:00 BBC News at Ten 22:25 Regional News 22:35 The National Lottery Draws 22:45 Damages 23:25 Film 2010 with Jonathan Ross 23:55 The Deep 01:55 Weatherview

16:35 Relic: Guardians of the Museum 17:00 Newsround 17:15 The Weakest Link 18:00 BBC News at Six 18:30 Regional News 19:00 The One Show 19:30 EastEnders 20:00 MasterChef 21:00 Million Pound Bike Ride: A Sport Relief Challenge 22:00 BBC News at Ten 22:25 Regional News 22:35 Question Time 23:35 This Week 00:20 Skiing Weatherview 00:25 Panorama 00:55 Countryfile

We Are the Champions 16:35 Gastronuts 17:00 Newsround 17:15 The Weakest Link 18:00 BBC News at Six 18:30 Regional News 19:00 Sport Relief 2010 22:00 BBC News at Ten 22:25 Regional News 22:32 BBC Weather 22:35 Sport Relief 2010 01:30 Million Pound Bike Ride: A Sport Relief Challenge 02:30 Weatherview 02:35 The Record Review 03:00 E24 03:45 Newswatch 04:00 BBC News

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22:00 The National Lottery Draws 22:10 BBC News 22:30 Match of the Day 23:50 The Football League Show 01:05 Weatherview 01:10 Antiques Roadshow 02:10 BBC HD Preview 04:00 BBC HD Preview

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Country 18:00 Eggheads 18:30 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 The Berlusconi Show 20:00 Coast 21:00 Inside John Lewis 22:00 Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience 22:30 Newsnight 23:20 The Bubble 23:50 A Band for Britain 00:50 BBC World News America 01:00 BBC News 01:30 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer 02:00 BBC News 02:30 The Record 03:00 BBC News

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15:45 Flog It! 16:30 Pointless 17:15 Escape to the Country 18:00 Eggheads 18:30 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Henry Moore: A Culture Show Special 20:00 Museum of Life 21:00 The People's Politician 22:00 The Bubble 22:30 Newsnight 23:20 Women 00:20 Henry Moore: A Culture Show Special 01:20 BBC News 01:30 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer 02:00 BBC News

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15:45 Flog It! 16:30 Pointless 17:15 Escape to the Country 18:00 Eggheads 18:30 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Coast 20:00 Mastermind 20:30 Gardeners' World 21:00 Mastercrafts 22:00 Sport Relief 2010 22:35 Newsnight 23:05 The Review Show 23:45 The National Lottery EuroMillions Draw 23:55 Heroes 00:35 Dead Ringers 02:25 Scream of Fear

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19:30 The Great Oﬃces of State 20:30 Michael Portillo: Power to the People 21:30 QI XL 22:15 Heroes 23:00 Heroes 23:45 Lizzie and Sarah 00:15 Stick It 01:50 Tsotsi 03:20 Pages from Ceefax

06:00 GMTV 09:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 This Morning 12:30 Loose Women 13:30 ITV News and Weather 14:00 House Guest in the Sun 15:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:00 Rosemary and Thyme 17:00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 18:00 London Tonight 18:30 ITV News and Weather 19:00 Emmerdale 19:30 UEFA Champions

League 22:00 News at Ten and Weather 22:35 UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 23:35 Cops with Cameras 00:25 Nightwatch with Steve Scott 01:20 Loose Women 02:10 The Jeremy Kyle Show 03:05 ITV Nightscreen

Changed My Life: Tonight 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 The Bill 22:00 News at Ten and Weather 22:35 Car Crime UK 23:35 The Late Debate 00:05 In Plain Sight 00:50 Loose Women 01:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 02:35 Afraid to be Gay: Tonight 03:00 ITV Nightscreen

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18:30 You've Been Framed! 19:00 Harry Hill's TV Burp 19:30 Ant & Dec's Push the Button 20:30 Piers Morgan's Life Stories 21:30 Casino Royale 23:20 ITV News and Weather 23:35 Casino Royale 00:30 In the Name of the Father 02:45 Nightwatch with Steve Scott 03:35 ITV Nightscreen

08:25 The Morning Line 09:20 Will & Grace 09:50 Deal or No Deal 10:35 Coach Trip 11:05 Wife Swap USA 12:00 Channel 4 News 12:05 Dolce Vito: Dream Restaurant 12:30 Cheltenham Festival 16:15 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coach Trip 17:30 Come Dine with Me: Extra Portions 18:00 The Simpsons 18:30 Hollyoaks 19:00 Channel 4 News 19:55 3 Minute Wonder 20:00 Relocation,

Relocation 21:00 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 22:00 Desperate Housewives 23:00 Shameless 00:00 Cheltenham Festival Highlights 00:35 Red Bull Music Academy 2010 00:50 The Shockwaves Album Chart Show 01:05 Mumford and Sons: Gentlemen of the Road 01:20 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 01:35 This Week's 4music Top 20 03:20 St Elsewhere

21:00 Cutting Edge 22:00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 22:50 Hung 23:25 Hung 00:00 Cheltenham Festival Highlights 00:35 Chris Moyles' Quiz Night 01:25 Alone in the Wild 02:20 5ive Days to Midnight 03:50 The War at Home 04:15 Year Dot 04:45 Battlefront Television 05:15 On Tour with the Queen

09:20 Will & Grace 09:50 Deal or No Deal 10:35 Coach Trip 11:05 Wife Swap USA 12:00 Channel 4 News 12:05 Dolce Vito: Dream Restaurant 12:30 Cheltenham Festival 16:15 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coach Trip 17:30 The Simpsons 18:00 The Simpsons 18:30 Hollyoaks 19:00 Channel 4 News 19:25 Cheltenham Festival Highlights 19:30 First Cut 20:00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

21:00 Embarrassing Bodies 22:00 Chris Moyles' Quiz Night 22:50 Without a Paddle 00:40 Cheltenham Festival Highlights 01:15 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Sessions 01:30 No, No, No 01:35 A Ninja Is for Life, Not Just for Christmas 01:40 5ive Days to Midnight 03:25 Runaway 04:05 The War at Home 04:30 St Elsewhere 05:15 On Tour with the Queen

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17:00 Five News 17:30 Neighbours 18:00 Home and Away 18:25 Live From Studio Five 19:30 Building the Ultimate 20:00 Highland Emergency 21:00 The Mentalist 22:00 Law and Order: Criminal Intent 23:00 NCIS 00:00 Super Casino 04:05 Motorsport Mundial 04:30 Great Scientists 04:55 Rough Guide to Islands

08:00 Hana's Helpline 08:15 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 08:30 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 08:50 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 09:00 Olivia 09:15 The Mr Men Show 09:30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10:00 UEFA Europa League 11:05 The Gadget Show 12:05 The Making of Star Wars in Concert 12:30 FlashForward:

What Did You See? 13:30 Chinese Food in Minutes 14:00 They Were Expendable 16:30 The Sea Chase 18:50 Five News 18:55 NCIS 19:40 NCIS 20:35 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 21:30 CSI: NY 22:30 Law & Order 23:30 Crime Scene Academy 00:00 Super Casino 04:05 House Doctor 04:30 HouseBusters

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20:00 Lark Rise to Candleford 21:00 Seven Ages of Britain 22:00 BBC News 22:15 Regional News and Weather 22:25 Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man 23:25 High Heels and Low Lifes 00:50 Weatherview 00:55 Berlin 01:55 Holby City 02:55 God Bless You Barack Obama? 03:55 Sun, Sex and Holiday Madness

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TUESDAY March 23rd

10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 To Buy or Not to Buy 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 13:00 BBC News at One 13:30 Regional News 13:45 Doctors 14:15 Decade of Doctors 14:20 Missing 15:05 3rd and Bird 15:15 dirtgirlworld 15:25 Dennis & Gnasher 15:45 Shaun the Sheep 15:50 Muddle Earth 16:05 Sorry, I've Got No Head

16:35 M.I. High 17:00 Newsround 17:15 The Weakest Link 18:00 BBC News at Six 18:30 Regional News 19:00 The One Show 19:30 Bang Goes the Theory 20:00 EastEnders 20:30 MasterChef 21:00 New Tricks 22:00 BBC News at Ten 22:25 Regional News 22:35 The World's Strictest Parents 23:35 Late Kick Oﬀ 00:05 Capricorn One 02:05 Weatherview 02:10 Dinner with Portillo

06:00 Breakfast 09:15 Missing Live 10:00 Homes Under the Hammer 11:00 To Buy or Not to Buy 11:45 Cash in the Attic 12:15 Bargain Hunt 13:00 BBC News at One 13:45 Doctors 14:15 Decade of Doctors 14:20 Missing 15:05 3rd and Bird 15:15 dirtgirlworld 15:25 Dennis & Gnasher 15:45 Shaun the Sheep 15:50 Muddle Earth 16:05 Deadly 60

16:35 Blue Peter 17:00 Newsround 17:15 The Weakest Link 18:00 BBC News at Six 18:30 Regional News 19:00 The One Show 19:30 EastEnders 20:00 Holby City 21:00 Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds 22:00 BBC News at Ten 22:25 Regional News 22:35 The Man Who Cycled the Americas 23:25 The Ladykillers 01:05 Weatherview 01:10 See Hear 01:40 Stuart: The Day My Life Changed

08:05 Jinx 08:25 Leon 08:30 The Legend of Dick and Dom 09:00 Tracy Beaker Returns 09:30 Spirit Warriors 10:00 Something for the Weekend 11:30 On Thin Ice 12:20 Monk 13:00 EastEnders Omnibus 14:25 The Kid 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:30 Songs of Praise 17:05 Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections

17:55 Sport Relief Does Dragons' Den 19:00 Top Gear 20:00 Tropic of Cancer 21:00 Wonders of the Solar System 22:00 Match of the Day 23:00 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 00:55 Gumshoe 02:20 BBC News 02:30 Dateline London 03:00 BBC News 03:30 The Record Europe

09:55 Big and Small Songs 10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10 Waybuloo 10:30 In the Night Garden 11:00 Science Clips Investigates 11:10 Science Clips Investigates 11:20 The Maths Channel 11:30 L8R Youngers 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Working Lunch 13:00 Winter Paralympics Highlights 14:00 Animal Park 15:00 Diagnosis Murder 15:45 Flog It! 16:30 Pointless

17:15 Escape to the Country 18:00 Eggheads 18:30 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Trust in Politics 20:00 University Challenge 20:30 Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets 21:00 A Band for Britain 22:00 Grumpy Old Women 22:30 Newsnight 23:20 Newswipe with Charlie Brooker 23:50 Inside John Lewis 00:50 Tropic of Cancer 01:50 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer 02:00 BBC News

09:45 Guess with Jess 09:55 Big and Small Songs 10:00 Tinga Tinga Tales 10:10 Waybuloo 10:30 In the Night Garden 11:00 Primary Geography 11:20 Science Clips 11:30 Primary i-D&T 12:00 The Daily Politics 12:30 Working Lunch 13:00 Open Gardens 13:30 Car Booty 14:15 Animal 24:7 15:00 Diagnosis Murder 15:45 Flog It! 16:30 Pointless 17:15 Escape to the Country

18:00 Eggheads 18:30 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Wonders of the Solar System 20:00 Grow Your Own Drugs 20:30 The Delicious Miss Dahl 21:00 Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure 22:00 QI 22:30 Newsnight 23:20 Mad Men 00:10 The Berlusconi Show 01:10 BBC News 01:30 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer 02:00 BBC News

07:25 Toonattik 09:25 Coronation Street Omnibus 11:45 ITV News and Weather 12:00 This Morning: Sunday 13:00 Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star 15:05 Agatha Christie's Poirot 16:10 Foyle's War 18:15 London Tonight 18:30 ITV News and Weather 18:50 Harry Hill's TV Burp 19:20 Dancing on Ice 20:30 Boyzone: A

Tribute to Stephen Gately 21:30 Dancing on Ice: The Skate Oﬀ 22:00 ITV News and Weather 22:15 Mary Nightingale Interviews Nick Clegg 23:15 Piers Morgan On: Sandbanks 00:25 UEFA Champions League Weekly 00:55 Don't Look Now 02:45 Coastal Kitchen 03:10 ITV Nightscreen

06:00 GMTV 09:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30 This Morning 12:30 Loose Women 13:30 ITV News and Weather 14:00 60 Minute Makeover 15:00 Auction Party 16:00 Rosemary and Thyme 17:00 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 18:00 London Tonight 18:30 ITV News and Weather 19:00 Emmerdale 19:30 Coronation Street

20:00 The Lakes 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Married Single Other 22:00 News at Ten and Weather 22:35 The Witches of Eastwick 00:40 In Plain Sight 01:30 Loose Women 02:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show 03:15 ITV Nightscreen

20:00 Cops with Cameras 21:00 Law & Order UK 22:00 News at Ten and Weather 22:35 Martina Cole's Lady Killers 23:35 River Monsters 00:25 Nightwatch with Steve Scott 01:20 Loose Women 02:10 The Jeremy Kyle Show 03:00 ITV Nightscreen

08:10 Mobil 1: The Grid 08:40 Freesports on 4 09:10 The Hills 09:40 Friends 10:10 Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:40 Ultimate Traveller 13:45 Friends 14:15 Friends 14:45 90210 15:40 The Simpsons 16:10 The Simpsons 16:40 Deal or No Deal 17:30 Glee 18:30 Channel 4 News 19:00 Embarrassing Bodies 20:00 Come Dine with Me

21:00 The Restoration Man 22:05 Road to Perdition 00:20 First Cut 00:50 The Story of the Weeping Camel 02:30 Get the Picture 02:40 Runaway 03:25 Hill Street Blues 04:20 St Elsewhere

08:20 Frasier 08:50 Frasier 09:20 Will & Grace 09:45 Deal or No Deal 10:30 Coach Trip 11:05 Wife Swap USA 12:00 Channel 4 News 12:05 Dolce Vito: Dream Restaurant 12:35 The Kitchen Pharmacy 12:45 Helen of Troy 14:55 The TV Book Club 15:25 Countdown 16:10 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coach Trip 17:30 Come Dine with Me: Extra Portions 18:00 The Simpsons 18:30 Hollyoaks

19:00 Channel 4 News 20:00 Dispatches 21:00 The Secret Millionaire 22:00 The Good Wife 23:00 Alfie 01:05 The Confession 01:10 Inside Deep Throat 02:45 Race to Space 04:30 The War at Home 04:50 St Elsewhere 05:40 Battlefront

08:20 Frasier 08:50 Frasier 09:20 Will & Grace 09:50 Deal or No Deal 10:35 Coach Trip 11:05 Wife Swap USA 12:00 Channel 4 News 12:05 It's Me or the Dog 12:35 Location, Location, Location 13:35 The Dark Command 15:25 Countdown 16:10 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Coach Trip 17:30 Come Dine with Me: Extra Portions 18:00 The Simpsons 18:30 Hollyoaks

19:00 Channel 4 News 20:00 Supersize vs Superskinny 21:00 One Born Every Minute 22:00 Shameless 23:05 8 Out of 10 Cats 23:40 Comedy Showcase 00:10 Betfair World Series of Poker 01:10 Railmasters 01:40 Road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup 02:10 KOTV 02:35 Mobil 1: The Grid 03:00 World Sport 03:30 Freesports on 4 03:55 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour

08:05 Hana's Helpline 08:15 Mist: Sheepdog Tales 08:30 The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 08:45 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs 09:00 Olivia 09:15 The Mr Men Show 09:30 Gerald McBoing Boing 10:00 Hannah Montana 10:35 Wizards of Waverly Place 11:10 Zoo Days 11:20 FlashForward: What Did You See?

12:20 Ice Road Truckers 13:20 Brits Who Made the Modern World 13:50 Sugarfoot 15:25 Krull 17:45 Five News 17:55 Zathura: A Space Adventure 20:00 Into the Blue 22:00 Snatch 00:05 FlashForward: What Did You See? 01:05 Super Casino 04:05 HouseBusters 04:30 HouseBusters

08:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 08:12 The Milky and Shake Show 08:15 Peppa Pig 08:20 Peppa Pig 08:25 Thomas and Friends 08:40 Igam Ogam 08:50 Castle Farm 08:55 The Wot Wots 09:05 Mio Mao 09:15 The Wright Stuﬀ 10:45 Trisha Goddard 11:45 CSI: NY 12:40 Five News 12:50 Axe Men 13:45 Neighbours 14:15 Home and Away 14:50 I Own Britain's Best Home

15:05 Nowhere to Land 17:00 Five News 17:30 Neighbours 18:00 Home and Away 18:25 Live From Studio Five 19:30 How Do They Do It? 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 FlashForward 22:00 FlashForward 23:00 Hostel Part II 00:50 Super Casino 04:05 The FBI Files 04:55 Rough Guide to Adventures

08:00 Fifi and the Flowertots 08:15 Peppa Pig 08:20 Peppa Pig 08:25 Thomas and Friends 08:40 Igam Ogam 08:50 Castle Farm 08:55 The Wot Wots 09:05 Mio Mao 09:15 The Wright Stuﬀ 10:45 Trisha Goddard 11:45 CSI: NY 12:40 Five News 12:50 Axe Men 13:45 Neighbours 14:15 Home and Away 14:50 The Family Recipe 14:55 I Own Britain's Best Home

15:10 Love Is a Four Letter Word 17:00 Five News 17:30 Neighbours 18:00 Home and Away 18:25 Live From Studio Five 19:30 Chinese Food in Minutes 20:00 Ice Road Truckers 21:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 22:00 CSI: Miami 23:00 CSI: NY 00:00 The FBI Files 01:00 Super Casino 04:05 The FBI Files 04:55 Rough Guide to Activity Holidays

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Shutter Island BY MARTIN SCORSESE Starring Leonardo Di Caprio Part thriller, part psycho drama and part good old fashioned horror, Scorsese delivers his first spine chilling thriller since his 1991 remake of Cape Fear.

troubled ex-soldier who helped liberate Dachau, his wife Dolores (Michelle Williams) was murdered by an arsonist, and he is haunted by both events. He and new partner Chuck ( Mark Ruffalo) are tasked with finding the woman who murdered her children, who managed mysteriously to escape from a locked cell. The film is based on the best selling psychological thriller and Scorsese pulls out all the stops as the labyrinthine

Set in 1954, Leonardo Di Caprio plays US Marshall Teddy Daniels who is sent to investigate the disappearance of a child murderer at an asylum for the clinically insane, which has been built on some rocks in the middle of Boston Harbour. He is a

plot, with twists at every turn, sends chills down the spine. As the lines between reality and illusion, sanity and insanity, begin to blur Teddy finds himself questioning everyone, from asylum head Dr Lawley (Ben Kingsley), who appears to be sanctioning illegal experiments on patients, to his own partner. Scorsese ramps up the tension, and Di Caprio bears the marks of a wounded, troubled man.

LATEST DVD RELEASES

An Education BY LONE SCHERFIG Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Starstedt This coming of age movie set in the 60s was garlanded with awards. Mulligan lost out at the Oscars but picked up a best actress BAFTA for

her role as a young girl whose head is turned by an older man, in a movie slathered with beautifully realised period detail.

Precious BY LEE DANIELS Starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique The obese, black, illiterate, 16-year-oldPrecious has already lived a life of unimaginable hardships - abused by her father, and sacrificed by her mother. She uses her imagination to try to

block out the horrors and replace them with joyous moments, in this award winning, hard hitting, powerful drama which captured the attention of the critics. Mo'Nique collected best supporting actress statue at the Oscars.

hen I heard the news last week that Corey Haim had passed away, I felt like someone told me one of my old classmates had died. To me he was like a school bud, that went down a wrong path and every now and then he would pop up in some random movie. Haim was one of the best young actors of the 80s and though his limelight faded quite a while ago, his movies will not.

ne of my favourite movies of his was “License to Drive” which featured Corey Feldman, that being the second of eight movies they appeared in together. It tells the story of a kid that fails his driving test, but decides to take the car out without permission anyway. This was Heather Graham’s first movie role, and funnily enough both Haim and Feldman were in the process of obtaining their drivers licenses while making the movie. While we’re on the subject of cars, does anyone out there remember “Dream Machine”, when Haim is given a Porsche and it’s just too good to be true?

ne of Corey Haim’s lesser known movies, but in my opinion one of his best, is “Silver Bullet”, based on the short story by Stephen King. Everett McGill is very well cast, Haim plays a handicapped kid with a souped up wheelchair who manages to outsmart the local werewolf.

nd last but by no means least (or lost) is “The Lost Boys”, one of the best vampire movies of all time. I don’t know where to begin, there are so many brilliant elements in this movie: the dialogue, the eﬀects, the humour and a stellar performance from newcomer Kiefer Sutherland. One of the things that I always remember from this movie was Haim’s laugh, along with him singing a little number in bath tub. The sequel however was a tad clumsy, the only scene that stood out was the mention of “The Goonies” and of course the scene where the “two Corey’s” meet again.

ven though in recent years he was not as active, he must not be dismissed as his contribution to the film industry in the 80s was staggering. One of the last times I saw him was in a montage of former child stars at the end of “Dickie Roberts Former Child Star”, where he sings along with Feldman. I am sure Corey Feldman was aﬀected greatly by Haim’s passing, he must feel like he has lost his brother.

veryone has mixed feelings regarding “Prayer for the Roller Boys”, I suppose it could be referred to as a cult movie. To be perfectly honest I wouldn’t mind watching it again, to what I remember it was a bit “A Clockwork Orange” meets “Bladerunner” but without the aliens.

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Dream a Little Dream” was a refreshing change to the normal “two Corey’s” movies, because in this one Feldman is the lead and Haim is the sidekick but he still manages to steal the movie. A strange

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

March 21st April 19th

TAURUS

April 20th May 20th

GEMINI

May 21st June 21st

CANCER

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LEO

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VIRGO

August 23rd September 22nd

by Cathy Stronach

If you can’t see where you are going or what the ultimate outcome will be, the only option is to rise above it and hold steadfast to your hopes and dreams. Financial and material areas of your life, including property, may need some instinctive moves on your part to keep a momentum rolling along in the direction that you want it to go. Abundance is on its way, Aries; just keep listening to your instincts and you can’t go wrong. If you are consistent with others and make it clear to them exactly what you are thinking and the finite details of your visions, then you give them the chance to move heaven and earth to get you where you want to be. So go for it, take the risks and chances you know are right for you and be as direct as possible. What have you got to lose – if you don’t ask sometimes, you don’t get. Opportunities on the financial front are likely to come your way by next week. When it comes to getting the greatest personal benefits and rewards, it is a sad thing that most people often resist these opportunities, making excuses, for there is some kind of saboteur within us all. However, a new pathway is opening up before you but part of you wants to walk down the road less travelled and yet the other part of you wants to stay in your comfort zone. Indecision may be draining you of energy, so be bold and make a choice and let that enthusiasm return. It is a choppy sea that you are sailing in at the moment, parts of your life could feel as though they are caving in and yet in other areas you are still on top of things and the horizon is looking positive. Things are happening in a specific way for a reason so if it all seems unconventional then this only serves to break you away from any rut that you are in. Hang onto that word called hope as your dedication to something or someone will bring you treasures soon.

Kym’s Kitchen ...you don’t have to be a chef!

This week, as the sun has at least shone for a little while, I've decided to give you a recipe for an Arabic fish dish. Called Samkeh Mechwiyeh bi Tarator in Arabic, (fish in Tarator sauce) this is a tasty dish made with any white fish. Next week we will change tack a little and I will start to tell you how to grow a few herbs and start a kitchen garden. There’s nothing as tasty as fresh basil, chives, parsley etc., and then there’s the ones that are more diﬃcult to source in Spain like lemon grass, sorrel and the like - we might even go onto growing sweet potatoes and tell you how to prepare your own sun dried tomatoes to keep you going throught the winter when you can’t grow your own - plus a few fun things to do with the kids with plants.

Samkeh Mechwiyeh bi Tarator Ingredients: ● 1.2kg white flaky fish. ● 2 ripe tomatoes plus one for garnishing ● 4 lemons

And for the tarator sauce: ● 4 cloves garlic ● 100gr sesame seeds ● 2 slices white bread ● Olive oil

Method This is a week of new starts for you with Mars having turned direct in your sign, new solutions to old issues make problems easier to solve. You could be given a second chance to get something right or perhaps you are moving into a similar situation but are loaded with more wisdom. If you go with the flow and embrace the winds of change you could be carried to prosperous shores. A relationship that is important to you will be given another chance to blossom. You are unwilling to compromise this week, normally you are quite adaptable but there is something that you really want and feel compelled to dig your heels in. This is because you are fed up with quick fixes and need there to be a long term solution that sorts out all your future needs therefore, standing your ground you instinctively know, will allow you the chance to reach the top of the tree and stay there comfortably.

● Gut the fish, remove the scales and rinse it. Rub the fish with half a lemon inside and out then season with salt and pepper and put 2 or 3 slices of lemon into the cavity. Grease an oven dish, cover the base with a layer of lemon slices, lay the fish on top. ● Cover the fish with lemon and tomato slices to look like scales and drizzle a small amount of olive oil on the top. Bake in a preheated oven of 200ºC / 400ºF for 30 minutes.

● To make the sauce, put into a bowl the sesame seeds, bread, peeled garlic cloves, a little pinch of salt and pepper and a couple of drops of water, then blend to make a thick sauce. Blend in the juice of two lemons. When the fish is cooked, remove the skin and bone it, arranging the fillets on a plate of salad. Cover the fish with the sauce and serve. You can use the sauce either cold or slightly warmed. Serve with a side bowl of cous cous.

LIBRA

Patience is a virtue, Libra, and it is all about not letting life push you about or make you feel that you have to rush or hurry a process. If you constantly rush around you tend to miss what life really has to oﬀer and the universe is now asking you to take a step back and re-evaluate your foundations. Your love life could feel as though it is being tested but this also gives you an opportunity rd September 23 - to fix or change something that is not sitting quite right between you. nd

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Illusions from the past are dropping away on a daily basis and you are no longer seeing something through rose-tinted glasses; the sure reality of the situation is coming into focus. You are being brought down to earth with a bang and this process is putting you back into the driving seat of your own life. Career advancement and movement, putting plans into motion, educational pursuits from studying to planning a course for the future all come into play this week.

SAGITTARIUS A fire has been lit and the restrictions are oﬀ, allowing you to feel freer and more energetic than you have for a while. You could feel as though you have a new lease of life and are ready to get on your horse and charge forwards at full speed with the passion to explore new horizons. This is not to say that there won’t be challenges ahead as there will be, but now you have the energy nd November 22 - and enthusiasm to tackle these situations head on. st December 21

CAPRICORN Your thinking may be cloudy this week, the pressure of work or other constrictions on your time and energy are leaving their mark. What you need is to schedule in time for relaxation and space so that you will be able to make personal decisions with more clarity and reasoning. A relationship may be hitting a crossroads and you need to think clearly before rushing to a decision, December 22nd so take your time and do not feel pressurised. January 19th

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The important thing now is to choose a path that is not going to lead you into even more pain and heartache and the only way to do this is to let go of something that just is not going to work. Before you can, you have to truly accept that a part of your life is over. Some soul searching this week will lift you above and beyond the unnecessary, leading you to a road of real love and prosperity. Big, new and exciting changes are waiting in the wings for you to embrace them. You are a social fish this week, it is a great time to be with others of a like mind, to interact, communicate and share your ideas and concepts with the world. It is also for you about finding the humour in the serious, lightening the load that you carry by injecting some positivity. Your energy levels are on the up and desire combined with eﬀort opens doors. Pay attention to the small print and do not overlook the details, they may hold the answer to a problem you have been trying to solve.

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Exercise: Burnout boredom

Pill may lengthen women's lives A study of 46,000 women who took the contraceptive pill over almost 40 years indicates they are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study found. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen said that earlier data from the study had suggested there was an increased risk from using the pill but this disappeared in the longer term. The study was part of

the Royal College of GPs Oral Contraception Study, one of the world's largest investigations into the health effects of the pill. The researchers said the results of the survey related to the first generation of

pills, which had changed over the years and methods of assessing risk were now different. A spokesman said: "It would be wrong for us to say these results directly apply to today's pills, today's women, but

from the few studies that have been done on the newer pills we are finding similar effects as the older pills. So one would suppose that the overall benefit from the newer pills is equally as good."

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RESEARCH

It's all in Coﬀee cup? the mind The physical symptoms of flu are bad enough but it becomes much worse after the emotional eﬀects of feeling miserable and tired kick in. Researchers at the University of Sussex found that it is not necessarily the physical symptoms making us feel mentally dreadful and fed up - but rather the brain's response to the infection. A spokesman said: "When we have the flu we feel a bit fatigued, a little bit tired - this sort of constellation of different symptoms is known collectively as 'sickness behaviours'." He said that no matter what the type of infection or illness, the psychological feelings we experience are largely the same - meaning it is unlikely to be related to the infection itself. The researchers tested healthy volunteers by injecting them with a vaccination for typhoid - a side-effect of which is mild flu-like symptoms. They used a functional magnetic resonance imaging

scanner (fMRI) to monitor which parts of the brain were inflamed when performing simple tasks, such as looking at emotional facial expressions. They found that those people who had the biggest reduction in mood to the typhoid vaccination showed the greatest increase in activity in a small brain region called the subgenual cingulate. They said: "What's remarkable about this is that this individual brain region is the area that's most implicated in major depressive illness." The discovery has potentially life-changing implications for patients who suffer serious depression as a side-effect of strong medication. The researchers hope their findings will lead to new techniques which could be used to minimise these side-effects.

Dieters loved the Le Whif chocolate idea- sniff it and enjoy all the taste but without the calories. It sold out as soon as it was launched last year – now there's Le Whif coffee aerosol spray which will give you as much caffeine as a full cup of espresso but without the cup! Sold individually or in packets of three, a “Whiffer” is able to get up to nine hits of espresso from one stick, depending on how hard they inhale. Developed by Professor David Edwards at Harvard University the sticks are fully biodegradable,

organic and containing less than one calorie.

The chocolate ones now come in four flavours: pure chocolate, raspberry chocolate, mint chocolate and coffee.The chocolate powder is packed in sausage-shaped plastic bags which are slipped inside a small plastic aerosol dispenser. Le Whif uses particle engineering to form chocolate in particle sizes that are small enough to become airborne though too large to enter the lungs. Le Whif is expected to go on sale in the UK later this year.

Aiming at losing a large amount of weight by a certain date can induce a real burnout boredom feeling early on in your attempts to get fit. Burnout doesn’t happen overnight but when it does occur you can hit a real slump in your overall fatigue levels and are likely to give up on your good intentions. Basically, burnout happens when you expect too much too soon and you have to balance the excitement with the big picture, according to Rob DeStefano, author of Muscle Medicine. “Even with the smartest, most eﬀective workout programme, you still can’t force your body to become stronger or slimmer any faster than it physiologically can.” It is better, therefore, to start slower instead of rushing in and beginning a full- blown workout after months of very little exercise. Starting with the lowest reps, sets and weights, you can slowly introduce your body to the added eﬀort without exceeding your ability to recover mentally and physically. A classic sign that burnout is on its way is that your excitement starts to fade when you don’t see results straight away. You stop looking forward to the gym and start skipping workouts, but when you do a workout you try and make up for the sessions you missed. The idea is to set mini-goals, especially for the first six months of an exercise programme - this is likely to boost your confidence levels and keep you on track. Focusing on the time spent exercising is far better than concentrating on the total number of pounds lost. If not, boredom and apathy can override your commitment and motivation and you will start to use anything - like work, family, stress even the weather - as an excuse to skip exercise. So if you wish to beat burnout boredom then make a schedule and stick to it for at least five weeks - it will take that long to form exercise as a habit. Go to the gym with a friend as this can be a great motivator – you are likely to stay on track when someone is holding you accountable.

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People&Fashion

Carnaby Street a golden age

For guys and gals of a certain generation the name Carnaby Street strikes a chord and whisks you back to the swinging '60s, the miniskirt, floral shirts and hipster trousers. This iconic street drew the crowds, and no-one could resist a photograph of themselves stood under the Carnaby Street sign. For half a century it has been at the heart of music and youth culture and most famously, fashion. It´s where generations of designers have launched their careers and where independent boutiques and international

brands have rubbed shoulders.

teenagers, both boys and girls.

In the '60s teenage shoppers could find themselves walking alongside The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pete Townsend from The Who or Jimi Hendrix and it became a haven for celebrity spotters in the days when famous musicians could walk around unmolested by the paparazzi. It was a unique shopping experience aimed at

Now 2010 is a year of celebration. Today Carnaby Street remains a lively hive of activity and it is still the shopping street of choice for original, eye-catching fashion. It´s still a must see spot for tourists drawn by its history and by its eclectic shopping experience.

The area is celebrating its 50th birthday by commemorating the sixties, the decade that made it famous and put it firmly on the fashion map. Throughout the year there will be exhibitions, festivals and events designed to showcase its rich heritage in the world of fashion and music. There´s a live music weekend in June and a fashion show in September and you can check out what is

happening on the Carnaby website. Up to April there will be a free seven days a week exhibition featuring clothes, magazine covers, photographs and music from the likes of Hendrix and The Stones, which will illustrate just how the area has developed. So, head for the attic, root out your retro gear, and get ready to revisit your youth.

World’s greatest Combat Barbie chef is new face of ends a half century tradition Spanish tourism Lance Corporal Katrina Hodge - known as Combat Barbie Spain´s world famous Michelin starred chef Ferran Adria - has helped put paid to a 50 year tradition. is helping to spearhead a campaign to boost the Since the birth of the Miss detaining a suspected Iraqi (below). She is the face of country´s tourism industry. England beauty pageant rebel fighter when she was lingerie company La half a century ago contestants have talked about loving children and wanting world peace and have paraded in swimming costumes which have reflected changing styles as the years have gone by. This year though the bathing suit round is being ditched and the girls will instead be put through their paces in a sports challenge. Lance Cpl Hodge, aged 22, was the winner of the 2009 Miss England and represented the nation at the Miss World championships in South Africa, where the crown was triumphantly carried off by Miss Gibraltar, and she pressed organizers to make the change. Hodge was commended for disarming and

on a tour of duty in the country so it was probably a bit of a breeze to persuade Miss England officials to replace the traditional swimsuit round with the sports challenge, in which she will act as drill master. Miss England organiser Angie Beasley said that the move showed that the competition was constantly evolving from its traditional image. Mind you, parading in underwear holds no fears for Ms Hodge

Senza s advertising campaign -great news for her colleagues because British servicemen and women get a 15 per cent discount.

Adria, owner of the renowned restaurant El Bulli, has been made a tourism ambassador by the tourism ministry and he will play a big part in the "I Need Spain" campaign, which the Spanish Government hopes will be seen by 400 million people in 40 countries. Ferran Adria.

The tourism ministry said in a statement that the campaign is firmly rooted in the Spanish lifestyle, which attracts more than 50 million visitors each year and that it is particularly aimed at markets that have been traditionally weak, like China, the Middle East and India. The country suffered an 8.7 per cent drop in tourists last year due to the economic slowdown and in 2008 it dropped from second to third in the world s most visited countries.

The Spanish government currently holds the presidency of the European Union and has come up with a brainwave - the way to a tourist s heart is through his stomach. Adria helped announce the first European Congress of Tourism and Gastronomy, to be held in Madrid on May 24th and 25th. Organisers believe that the importance of food tourism continues to grow and in Spain alone more than 5 million visitors each year are attracted by its cuisine

and wines. Twenty seven members of the EU will attend the congress which will look at ways of taking advantage of gourmet travel and Adria will be just one of the culinary luminaries at the event - Britain s Heston Blumenthal is one of several top chefs expected to lay on demonstrations of fine cooking. Adria has announced that he is turning in his Michelin stars and making his restaurant the home of his foundation, so he will have a bit more free time on his hands to get stuck into his new job as ambassador.

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Dotcom celebrates 25th anniversary House of Lords has approved a bill to Law one The tackle internet piracy, including bans for illegal file sharers. The Digital Economy step Bill will now pass to the Commons where nearer the Government will press to get it onto

the statute book before the up-coming election. The bill´s provisions are backed by the music industry but others fear that its banning clause could wrongfully deny people access to the internet .

INTERNET CENSORShIP

China warns Google China's top internet oﬃcial has warned that Google will "pay the consequences" if it continues to go against Chinese law. Google announced in January that it would no longer comply with China's internet censorship laws. It warned that it may shut down google.cn because of censorship and a hacking attack on the portal. Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Yizhong was speaking at China's annual legislation session. "We need to preserve our nation's interest, our people's interest, we cannot be relaxed with any information that will cause

harm to the stability of our society, to our system, and to the health of our underage young people," he said. "So, of course, what needs to be shut down will be shut down, what needs to be blocked will be blocked." Google began operations in China in 2006 to widespread criticism. While many argued Google was complicit in the censorship imposed by the Chinese government, Google

insisted it was nevertheless serving the public interest even though it was furnishing censored results. Relations between China and Google cooled in

January after what Google described as a sophisticated cyber attack in which the webmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists were targeted.

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names were computer companies, with Apple registering on February 19th, 1987, while Microsoft only bought theirs in 1991. There are now 84 million domain names.

The market for dotcom would not grow significantly for another few years – that year only six dotcom names were registered, compared to the 100,000 now registered every day. In 2008, Google's crawler indexed its trillionth page.

According to the Symbolics website, the domain '.com' evolved as more companies and corporations became connected to the internet. According to Craig Partridge, from Raytheon BBN Technologies, '.cor' was first proposed as the domain for corporations, but eventually it was switched to '.com'. It is thought that '.com' originally derviced from "commercial".

Symbolics.com, who made computer systems and software based on research at MIT, registered the first .com with Network Solutions, a domain registration firm. Since then, Symbolics was purchased by XF.com, an internet domain investment firm, in 2009, while Network Solutions was acquired by Verisign in 2000. Symbolics now serves as the blog of XF.com. The majority of the first 100 registered dotcom

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2. Unusual to sob at exercise performed over vault. (5) 3. Sought after rise in contradictory points. (7) 4. Pectin prescribed for an academic degree recipient. (6) 5. Bouquet that 10 may present to Miss O’Mara. (5) 6. Observing agreement in log formation. (6) 7. Spaceman hoping to eventually be so realistic. (4-2-5) 8. Anger regent by running away to marry here? (6,5) 14. Tour running track lap on board, perhaps? (7) 16. Deny that artefact was worth sweet Fanny Adams. (7) 17. Information that I almost found easy-going. (6) 19. Information once again found at umpteenth attempt. (5) 21. Drug informer. (5)

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1. What is the name for the unit of measure for energy? 2. In which Lakeland village would you find Dove Cottage, the unassuming home of the poet William Wordsworth?

4. What is the proper name of French origin, for a dessert pancake flavoured with a liquer?

5. In Shakespeare, Pericles was the Prince of where?

6. At which club were Bobby Moore and David Webb managers in the 1980s?

7. Which item of dress was launched by Mr. Fish, a fashion entrepreneur in the 1960s?

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8. What was the name of the centaur which reared the Greek hero, Jason?

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20 Million Autostadt visitors Just short of its tenth anniversary, Volkswagen's Autostadt theme park in Wolfsburg, Germany has welcomed its 20 millionth visitor. Volkswagen has decided to mark the achievement by donating €20,000 to the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Dream debut for Alonso at Ferrari VW Transporter Fernando Alonso powered to victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening race of is 60 years old the 2010 season, but what a yawn it was, with new rule changes not helping at all. complained of vibration problems with ten laps to go, but was assured by his team that it was probably due to a flat spot on one of the tyres on the MP4-25. In other words, get on with it! He did, to take the final podium spot with Vettel salvaging fourth despite his problems.

Mark Webber’s Red Bull blows out some oil on lap 1 as Alonso goes through in 2nd place

The Spaniard showed his intent from the moment the lights went out, from the second row on the grid, as he dived into Turn 1 through the inside of team mate Felipe Massa to take second place behind Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Renault) who got a great start from pole position. Thereafter Vettel took control of the race, with Alonso keeping him in his sights and within pouncing distance. If the FIA were hoping the rule changes would make for more overtaking and more exciting racing they were sadly mistaken, as the race progressed without much position changing for lap after lap. The new teams were finding it hard in F1 as Karun Chandhok, who had hardly any running all weekend, was the first retirement in the HRT not completing 2 laps. He explained: “It was only my fifth lap of the circuit, I found a bump I didn’t know was there before and it launched me off.” A lap later Virgin Racing’s Lucas di Grassi was in for an early shower as he parked on the side of the circuit with hydraulic issues in the VR01. Bruno Senna, nephew of the late great Ayrton Senna had a forgettable Grand Prix debut with the Hispania Racing team that was clearly unprepared and not ready to race, let alone in Formula1. Senna’s race came to an end on lap 19. “I am not sure what

happened I think it is hydraulics, the data is not telling us anything but this is all useful mileage for us, we need to learn from it,” he said. Lap 13 proved unlucky for rookie Vitaly Petrov (Renault) who had terminal problems on his first pitstop. The first Russian F1 driver explained: “I think we lost one piece of the car, I hit a kerb, the suspension was not totally broken but it was damaged. The car was brilliant to drive though and I was quicker than I thought I would be, it’s disappointing to have to retire but these things happen.” Much was expected of the Sauber team who were touted as a possible surprise package. This prediction remained unfulfilled as Kamui Kobayashi retired on lap 16 with hydraulic problems, and on lap 28 Pedro de la Rosa’s Sauber wheeled into the pit garages signalling the end of the day for the Swiss team. De la Rosa reflected: “The team told me on the radio that we had a hydraulic problem, I had to come in. Life is life, motor racing is like this – until then I was having fun out there. It’s a shame.” Back to the front of the race and the pressure from Alonso paid off in a cruel way for the German Vettel as the Red Bull lost power and on lap 34 Alonso took the lead for the first time in his short Ferrari career.

Helpless Vettel soldiered on with a cracked exhaust, running three seconds off the pace and inevitably on lap 38 Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) went by into third place. As far as racing goes that was that. Thereafter Massa had no answer, or did not appear to be looking for one, as Alonso took control of proceedings, crossing the line to take victory, punching the air and driving one handed around the Sakhir circuit. Massa took the chequered flag to make it a 1-2 for the Maranello squad and crowning a fantastic weekend for the Scuderia. The Brazilian Massa, who was racing again after his horrific accident in Hungary last year, said of his remarkable comeback: “It’s just fantastic to be here. Thanks to God that I am fine and thanks to everybody that supported me both at home and in every country. I got so many letters, so thank you. It was a strange race. I didn’t have a good start and I lost position to Fernando but then after that it was great. When we changed tyres I was so quick and I caught Fernando right away. But I was saving fuel for the last 30 laps. It was not an easy race but a fantastic result for the team, we have pushed very hard for the last year. It is my best start to a season so I am delighted.” Lewis Hamilton had

Much has been written about the return of Michael Schumacher to F1, but Schumacher was typically realistic about his first comeback race: “It is as good as it could have been. Overtaking here is impossible and that is the action we are going to have with this environment of race strategy. It was good fun. We have to work forward to catch up with what is in front of us.” Schumacher had managed to hold off Jenson Button for quite a distance and took 6th place with Button 7th and the Australian Mark Webber 8th, Schuey’s German team mate Nico Rosberg finished just behind Vettel in 5th place.

This year Volkswagen will celebrate the 60th year of their iconic Transporter van. For those unaware of the Transporter: picture a Hippie in flares and purple sunglasses, see that used van behind him? That’s a Type 2 Transporter. The original T1 was actually released in 1950 but the design was completed in 1949. Its successor, the T2, is actually still in production in Brazil meaning that the VW Transporter range has actually constantly had vans for sale for almost 60 years. The design was improved by Volkswagen’s designers who made it more(!) aerodynamic.

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Capello offers a role to Beckham Fabian Capello has offered David Beckham a role as part of his backroom staff at this summer’s World Cup finals after he tore his left achilles tendon on Sunday evening, ruling him out for six months and ending his hopes of playing in the tournament.

Benavista Annual Sponsored Another Andalucian derby defeat for Malaga 2 Wood Pairs After all the rain recently, it turned out to be a glorious sunny, Malaga´s continuing lack of consistency was exposed in the breezy day, which helped to make this a great finals day. team’s 1-0 defeat by Almeria. some excellent bowling from the leads, Brenda and Aussie, with Aussie just taking the honours. After building up a lead of 7 – 1, Aussie and Malcolm held on to win 7-5. All the Bowlers in the Benavista sponsored doubles

The Benavista Bowls Club held the annual sponsored two wood pairs competition recently. This competition had been competed for during the winter months, over 8 sessions. After the round-robin stage, there were two top teams from the two groups, Craig Lewis and Bill Davey of Superbowl, Dennis “Aussie” King and Malcolm Greenwood from

Benavista, and Bill Ogden with Ian Anthony, and Brenda Powell with Barry Pemberton, both pairs Benavista. The Superbowl pair played Bill and Ian, and although the score flattered the Superbowl pair, they had to play extremely good drawing bowls to defeat the Benavista pair. The second semi-final, an all Benavista affair, saw

We now had a local derby, Benavista versus Superbowl. Two Captains of their respective clubs, Aussie and Craig, head to head. The Benavista duo played a tight game, not allowing their opponents to settle, and after a hard fought game, ran out winners 7 – 2. Prizes were presented to all the participants by Mr David Rogers, representing the local sponsor.

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Malaga are now only four points above the bottom three after failing to improve their poor record against fellow Andalucian sides this season. With over a thousand Malaga supporters having made the short trip to Almeria, the first half was disappointing with both sides failing to put a decent attack together. Malaga started the second half brightly but on 56 minutes midfielder Soriano scored for Almeria. The goal came following a short bout of head tennis, with Soriano climbing above his marker on the far side of the area to nod inside to teammate Santiago Acasiete, who headed the ball twice to knock it back into the path of Soriano, who slid

Soriano and Crusat celebrate the goal

in to guide the ball past Munua. Malaga, without key playmaker Duda through suspension, tried to hit back quickly and they had two openings in rapid succession around the hour-mark. However, Javi Lopez`s effort was saved by Alves before Fernando Fernandez sliced a shot

wide of the near post. This means that of their five meetings against fellow local sides - Xerez (twice), Almeria (twice) and Sevilla - Malaga have now only picked up two points. Three points are now vital next week at home to Villareal. Report: Scott Forbes

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Sports DAVE’S DRIVES Hello again The recent slight improvement in the Spanish weather was much in evidence last Saturday when the C.O.G.S. played their March outing at the beautifully prepared Los Arqueros course, and when we arrived the sun was shining in a completely clear blue sky. The course however is one of the most tricky ones to be found on the Costa del Sol and soon began to frustrate a lot of us. The scores have always been on the low side at this venue so the winning total of 33 points by Ian Robinson was all the more creditable. Ian has been a very consistent performer over the last few years and I was surprised when he told me that this was his first win in three years. Congratulations to him and also to The News’ own Geoﬀ Heading who was runner-up with 31 points. Third with 28 points was Ian Hold and the team prize with a total of 97 points was Joe King, Russell Wood, guest Mick Rhodes and Ian Robinson. Another consistent player, Gerry Owens, won both nearest-the-pin prizes on the 14th and 16th holes while the longest drive on the very narrow 7th hole was claimed by a highly delighted Allan Loftus. The par three sweep money was divided four ways between Andy MacFarlane, Mick Rhodes, John Bamber and yours truly. All in all a very enjoyable day finished oﬀ in perfect style at Leslies with bangers and mash, onion gravy and a pint. Till the next time keep your head down. Dave

Hull City sack manager Phil Brown Chairman Adam Pearson said in his statement that Brown had been “relieved of his managerial duties” and put “ on gardening leave with immediate eﬀect” with the club languishing in the Premier League relegation zone. Terry Venables has emerged as a front runner for the post with Mark Hughes also in the frame.

England Labour to first Test victory Swann finished the second innings with figures of 5-127 and was named man of the match after his overall 10-217 performance, a great eﬀort from the spinner. Graeme Swann completed a maiden 10-wicket haul to help England overcome some stubborn resistance from Bangladesh and register a 181-run victory on the fifth afternoon of the first test on Tuesday. Off-spinner Swann ended a battling 167-run sixth-wicket partnership in the second over after the lunch break to dash any hopes Bangladesh had of

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CYCLING victory target of 513. But once Zunaed departed, Rahim soon followed. England then raced through the tailenders as Bangladesh, who had resumed on 191-5, were eventually dismissed for 331 in their second.

Naeem Islam was the last man out, caught by Michael Carberry off Swann at midwicket after making 36 off 45 balls. The second and final test starts in Dhaka on Saturday.

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