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In debt? Then why not try growing cannabis? The small rural community of Rasquera (pop. 900) in Catalonia found itself at the centre of intense media scrutiny last week and re-opened the debate on the legalisation of cannabis when its town council announced a plan to cede land for the cultivation of the controversial weed.

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fields to the Barcelona Personal Use Cannabis Association (ABCDA). All the cannabis grown on the land would be solely for the use of its 5,000 or so members. Most of the villagers voted in favour of the scheme at a public meeting (above right) but some fear that the village could become a kind of Amsterdam. Bernard Farnós, one of the three town councillors belonging

to the Convergence and Union party – which controls the Catalan regional government – said:

"We are making fools of ourselves. All we'll do is attract dopeheads here." Continued on Page 2

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to lend money Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged banks not to refuse loans to feasible projects proposed by small and medium-sized companies or solvent families, during his closing speech at a financial meeting on Tuesday. He said providing credit in these cases would

contribute to creating jobs, making companies more competitive and helping economic growth in general. He also asked the banks to be more lenient with mortgage holders, reminding them that together the country's

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three” but would produce the desired results in the long term. He said they did not wish to create “false illusions, but to be rigorous and realistic”. He also warned that “neither the EU nor anyone

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In debt? en why not try growing cannabis? Other locals believe the plan will not turn the town into a drug hangout. One local said: “It's more likely to be just another tourist attraction, like eating the local food." One unemployed labourer who has been out of work for two years said he would “happily plant marijuana. It's work, and we need work." Other cannabis personal consumption associations, such AIRAM,

Independent the Recreational and Medicinal Personal Use Association, are also interested in the scheme. The mayor said he has also been contacted by the University of Salamanca, the European Drugs Observatory, and groups representing cancer sufferers. Whether the project will go ahead is another matter. Private consumption of cannabis is not outlawed in Spain but it is illegal to sell the

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Spain to miss 2012 budget deficit target Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced last Friday that Spain will miss its budget deficit target for this year, just as EU leaders agree a new treaty to enforce budget discipline. Mr Rajoy said Spain's deficit would be 5.8% of total economic output in 2012, higher than its agreed target of 4.4%. He said the higher target still represented "significant austerity".

the Stability and Growth Pact. Other reports indicate that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have said they understand Rajoy's predicament.

Rajoy’s announcement took European leaders aback but he received words of support on Monday from European Commission President José Manuel Durão Barroso, who said he had “no doubts” that Spain would comply with the terms of

Meanwhile, on Monday Rajoy ruled out the idea of giving regional governments some leeway on their contribution to reducing the shortfall in the state’s finances.

Trafico opts for humour The Traffic Authority intends to take a humorous approach to road safety from now on. Gone are the days of blood and gore splashed across TV screens as Trafico campaign spots tried to terrify people into being safer drivers. Comedian Leo Harlem has filmed three spots, one of which is airing this week to support Trafico's campaign about the dangers of using mobile phones while driving. In it, he walks along the street, twittering all his friends to complain about how drivers allow themselves to be distracted by their mobile phones. In another, he says people “use their GPS to pop down to the bakery to buy bread”, and comments that some people are so addicted to GPS that “they use it to put out the rubbish”. Last year, distractions caused 566 accidents which killed 606 people and injured 556. It remains to be seen if humour rather than fear will make people drive more carefully.

out in the country’s finances last year. On Sunday, the country’s two biggest regions – Andalusia and Catalonia – had called on Rajoy for some slack in the target to avoid having to cut back on essential

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Socialists fomenting Told to 'Kill as “climate of conflict” many as you can' Partido Popular (PP) organisational secretary Carlos Floriano accused the opposition Socialists last week of being behind the wave of student protests that rocked Barcelona and other cities earlier in the week. Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón said the Socialists are “creating a climate of social conflict” to challenge the government’s reforms. On the same day, Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón questioned why television networks kept showing images of the police confrontations and riots in the Catalan capital. He said: “The images have

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really hurt us and probably have cost us lots of jobs and lots of investment opportunities.” Socialist leader Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba said he deplored the violence, which he blamed on radical anti-system groups,

but insisted that his party would continue to support legitimate protests. He said: “The PP always turned out to march during Church-inspired protests, we will turn out for the workers and students.”

New habits in times of crisis People are eating less fresh fish but drinking more beer and wine, according to the latest survey by the Centre of Sociological Research (CIS). They are also mending clothes and shoes instead of buying new ones, as they did in happier

economic times. The crisis has also forced 70 per cent of families to cut back spending on recreational pursuits followed by reductions in the consumption of gas, water and electricity (69.8 per cent).

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Repentant ETA terrorist Iñaki Rekarte admitted on a programme broadcast on TV3 last week that “the order was to kill as many people as we could”. Rekarte, who has spent the past 23 years in jail on several counts of murder, appeared together with Iñaki García Arrizabalaga, the son of José Manuel García Cordero, who was assassinated by ETA in October 1980. García Arrizabalaga, who has had face-to-face conversations with several jailed ETA terrorists said one had confessed that being in jail was a “form of liberation, a way of escaping pressure to kill from the ETA chiefs”. This

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man also said he and his fellow terrorists “could not look their victims in the eyes”. Rekarte has never met any of the relatives of his victims but he did meet the widow of another ETA victim. He said: “They

come without hate, and that shatters you.” The two men participate in meetings between victims and repentant ETA prisoners organised by the Penitentiary Institutions and the Basque government's Office of Victims.

Civil War Victims’ oﬃce is now closed The government has closed the Office of Victims of the Civil War and the Dictatorship, created by the Socialist government in December 2008. Its functions will now be handled by the Justice Ministry's general rights department. Its achievements include a road map of the 2,246 mass graves located so far – more than half of them in Andalucia and Aragon. On hearing the news, Gaspar Llamazares, who was leader of the Izquierda Unida (IU, Izquierda

Unida) when it pushed the Historical Memory Law through Parliament, said Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz Gallardon had the “sensitivity of a clam”. The president of the Association for the

Recovery of the Historical Memory, Emilio Silva, said the decision to close the “only door” in the government for the victims of the Franco regime was “very sad”.

More Iberia strikes ahead Iberia pilots have called a further 24 one-day strikes in March, April and May, which will impact on Easter Week travellers.

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The strikes will be held on March 16th, 19th, 23rd, 25th, 26th and 30th; in April on the 2nd, 4th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 27th and 30th and in May on the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 21st, 25th and 28th. In a statement, the pilots said they had decided to increase the frequency of

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Princess will not be indicted Judge José Castro, who is the judge investigating the alleged misuse of public money at Iñaki Urdangarin’s non-profit Nóos Institute in Palma de Mallorca said on Monday that he will not indict Princess Cristina because she was not responsible for making decisions at the institute. The judge has also decided not to call back Urdangarin for a testimonial

confrontation with his former partner Diego Torres – also indicted in the case – who is one of the King's son-in-law's main accusers. However, Judge Castro said that his decision would only “remain in effect for now,” leaving the door open for a future confrontation between the two men. The Manos Limpias union had filed a

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Money was allegedly obtained illegally in Egypt and sent to accounts in Spain held by Mr Salem through several firms. Mr Salem left Egypt in February last year, eight days before Mr Mubarak was forced to resign.

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cancer patients, including one with seven tumours, were left in limbo when one of the city's largest hospitals, at Bellvitge, cancelled all its operations last Friday because of the regional government's health cuts. Many patients who were scheduled to have operations that day were left without any alternative dates. Bellvitge Hospital is one of Spain’s most important health facilities for complex surgeries.

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Time short to stop Iran Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told a pro-Israel conference in the US on Monday that time is running out to put a stop a a stop to Iran's nuclear programme. Israel fears Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, and speculation of a pre-emptive strike has recently grown. Mr Netanyahu said he could not allow his people to "live in the shadow of annihilation". He stressed that all options were on the

table, but that containment - leaving Iran to develop its programme under monitoring - was "not an option". The Jewish state will not allow those who seek our destruction the means to achieve that goal. A nuclear armed Iran

The Murrumbidgee river is expected to peak at 10.9 metres, sparking fears that the town's levee may be breached. The expected peak is higher than a major flood in the area in 1974, and reportedly the highest since 1844, Australian media said.

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Village protesters elect new leader Thousands of people turned out on Sunday to elect a new leader in Wukan, in southern Guangdong province, where a high-profile revolt was staged over perceived local corruption. The village has come to symbolise the anger felt over land seizures by rural oﬃcials. it ousted local oﬃcials three months ago and won the right to elections as part of a deal to end unrest there. Respected elder Lin Zuluan was voted in as village chief with 80 per cent of the 6,800 votes cast. GReeCe

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard told reporters that military resources have been deployed and are standing by to render aid if necessary. People were not panicking, local MP Michael McCormack said, and the scene was one of ''calm and reasoned emergency''. He added: "Down in the central business district of Wagga Wagga it resembles a scene from Escape from New York."

Days of heavy rain have caused flooding across three Australian states and left at least two people

dead. Parts of Queensland and Victoria are also affected.

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Russia’s election 'clearly skewed' Sunday's presidential elections were "clearly skewed" to favour Vladimir Putin, monitors with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) said on Monday. Preliminary results showed that Mr Putin, who is currently prime minister, won more than 63% of votes. The organisation said it had received more than 3,000

reports of voting fraud, and has put Mr Putin's count at just over 50% – far less than the official figure given by the election commission. The election was held against a backdrop of popular discontent, sparked by allegations of widespread fraud during December's parliamentary elections in favour of Mr

Putin's United Russia party. During anti-Putin protests in Moscow on Monday, police arrested protest leaders Alexei Navalny and Sergei Udaltsov after Mr Navalny told a crowd of protesters that "swindlers and thieves" ruled Russia. They were just two of some 550 people arrested in Moscow and St Petersburg on a day of rallies for and against Mr Putin.

Trial of former Iceland PM begins The trial of former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde began in Reykjavik in Monday. He faces charges of negligence over the 2008 financial crisis when the country's three main banks collapsed and the failure of Icesave hit thousands. When Icesave collapsed, the then UK Prime Minster Gordon Brown accused Mr

Haarde of "unacceptable" and "illegal" behaviour after Iceland said it could not give a guarantee to reimburse UK customers of the online bank. In response, Mr Haarde accused the UK government of "bullying" and bringing down one of its other banks after the Treasury froze the assets of Icelandic institutions in the UK. The dispute over

compensation between the two countries remains unresolved. Mr Haarde is thought to be the first world leader to face criminal charges over the crisis. He rejects the charges as "political persecution" and has said he will be vindicated during the trial.

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It’s the way he told them Ship report leaked Irish comedian Frank Carson was laid to rest on Saturday with a huge red floral tribute in the shape of a Christmas cracker accompanying his coffin in the hearse. One of Carson’s catchphrases was “It’s a cracker!” and the whole funeral was one of huge respect for the greatly admired and loved Irishman who had been bestowed with the Knight of St. Gregory Award by the Pope for his charity works. The service took place in the church where the 85-year-old had married his wife, Ruth, 62 years ago. His friend and former Bishop of Derry, Edward Daly described him as “The Prime Minister of fun”, adding that he had

lived life “generously”. Mourners inside the church included comedians Stan Boardman, Lenny Henry and Roy Walker who later described Frank Carson as a lovely man who always made people laugh, adding that he had a real gift. Also at the service were goalkeeper Pat Jennings, boxer Barry

McGuigan, snooker player Dennis Taylor, Northern Ireland deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Irish singer Dana. He leaves three children, ten grandchildren and a greatgrandchild.

Last week part of a report on the Costa Concordia disaster on January 12th off the Tuscan coast – in which over 30 people died and seven are still missing – revealed that the Captain of the ship, 52-year-old Francesco Schettino (pictured below) was not wearing his glasses – which the report adds he needed when tired – and needed help reading the radar screens according to his first officer, Ciro Ambrosio who was being questioned at the inquiry. He

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Captain had left them in his cabin and he had been asked “to set the radar as he couldn’t see it properly. The Captain told us not to tell the Harbourmaster anything about what had happened. He said to tell them everything was under control.” A number of British citizens were on board the boat when it struck the rocks – none died in the disaster. Ambrosio is also under investigation and a pre-trial hearing started on Saturday in the town of Grosetto.

looked forward to working with Putin to build a stronger relationship between the two countries.

After the Mass, the courtege carried on to St. Anne’s Protestant church for tributes.

They discussed the situation in Syria saying that a new UN peace plan should be sought for the area following the veto by Russia and China recently.

Putin appeared to be crying as he made his acceptance speech but it possibly was just the wind.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that it is right and fair that people at the top end of the income bracket get less but it had to be worked out so that a family with one high earner who is less well-off than a family with two lesser earners does not get penalised.

Mr Cameron was careful not to congratulate him on his victory but said that he

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Home secretary Teresa May said she had had positive talks with her Jordanian counterparts about trying to deport Abu Qatada there. She said ”talks today have been positive but we have more to do to get assurances that will allow us to legally deport Abu Qatada”. Jordanian officials have said that torture in Jordan is now illegal. Many say that Britain should ignore Europe and deport him anyway.

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Not funny Father Ted star Ardel o’Hanlong who played his somewhat dim-witted sidekick in the series has branded autobiographies of famous comedians, such as Rob Brydon, Frank Skinner and James Corden among others as boring. o’Hanlon said: “What have they done apart from being quite funny on occasion? In which momentous period of history did they participate? Were they raised by wolves? I blame the publishers.”

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Perhaps they should have included him in the book – if you didn’t find his comments funny, at least they’re sharp!

Cameron calls Putin Benefits David Cameron has telephoned Vladimir Putin following his appointment to Russian President-Elect. People say Putin has lost support – although authorities quickly showed that he hadn’t lost control by sending in riot police to remove demonstrators who were saying that the results were fixed and that people had been bribed to vote for him.

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First search finds nothing An initial visual search of the site of the police fatal shooting in Cheshire “has not revealed any weapon”. According to the IPCC two rounds had been fired from different police firearms during the incident on Saturday night one of which killed 36-yearold Anthony Paul Grainger, from Bolton, who was in the driver’s seat of a red Audi car, with a single gunshot wound to the chest. Mr Grainger was shot by an armed officer. The vehicle was stopped on Saturday evening in what police described as a "pre-planned operation". It is thought that the operation was following up a robbery that took place three weeks ago. A statement has been taken from the police officer who fired the fatal bullet. However, a full ballistic examination needs to be undertaken on the recovered police weapons to confirm this. At this stage it is known that one round was

discharged by an officer carrying a Heckler and Koch MP5 carbine. Two Hatton rounds were discharged into the car's tyres by an officer carrying a shotgun in order to disable the vehicle. A CS canister was also deployed by hand into the vehicle by one of the firearms team. An IPCC spokesman said: "Due to the presence of CS residue in the car, a full forensic examination has not yet been conducted to establish whether there are any weapons in the car.This will take place in a controlled environment in the next few days. Investigators have identified some witnesses to events but I would urge anyone who has information about the incident to come forward to assist our investigation." She added: "This is an independent investigation and we will examine thoroughly the whole incident and report our findings in due course."

Anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky worked for Hermitage Capital, a British hedge fund, and died after being tortured in a Russian jail for blowing the whistle on corrupt Russian government oﬃcials. The US State Department has already banned certain Russian oﬃcials from entering the US and has frozen their assets in the States and now it is the turn of British MP’s to vote whether or not to do the same. UK

Winners Last Friday saw a winner of €22 million on the Euromillions lottery. The winner has not yet come forward according to Camelot but is known to reside somewhere in the UK so, if your neighbours are suddenly driving a Bentley..! UK

Voting rights Around a million people of Pakistani origin live in the UK and now, despite the distance, they will be allowed to vote in Pakistan's elections. The government in Islamabad says it is rewarding their contribution to its economy.

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Two thousand jobs are being promised at the Nissan plant at Sunderland in the North East of England as Nissan gears up to build a new compact car called the “Invitation”. The car will be produced from the middle of next year with the help of a £9.3m government grant that is part of the Regional Growth Fund. Senior Vice President of the plant, Trevor Mann, said that it was “absolutely news for fantastic Sunderland” where many had been fearing for their jobs. At the moment, the plant builds the Nissan Note and Juke but they will

be phased out from the Sunderland plant. A meeting was held on Tuesday morning where all the staff were told the good news that their site had won over those in India, Mexico and other sites in Europe. Mr. Mann said: "We put our case to the government and the government supported us with £9m." Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna described the announcement as "excellent news" but added that this was only "a small example of government working with industry. What this highlights is the

need for this government to adopt a much more aggressive industrial strategy to help support the different sectors of our economy,” she said and called for more cooperation, particularly through the Regional Growth Fund. However, Business secretary Vince Cable was celebrating the news at the Geneva Motor Show saying: "Britain is booming in terms of the overall automotive industry." Nissan's Sunderland factory is already the country's biggest producer of cars with 480,485 vehicles built last year, a UK record.

Prince Harry represented the United Kingdom on a visit to Belize over the weekend but in the welcoming ceremony Sky News pointed out that he had turned away before realising the mistake he had made in forgetting to take the Royal Salute. He quickly turned back and nodded an appreciation to the soldier performing the duty but, of course by then he was already on camera. Sky News said that his grandmother is a “master” at such things. Come on guys, give poor Harry a break. This is the first official solo tour he’s done and his grandmother – though by no means would we contradict that she is, of course, excellent at such things – has been doing them for 60 years. Leave the boy alone. He does great works for charity and, as we saw in the film footage of him dancing with some of the ladies of Belize, is an absolute winner with the public. There were 2000 onlookers on his first evening there – mark our words: the boy will go far and will be a great asset to the country. Yes, he’s going to make mistakes – but how many 27-year-olds do you know that could have done nearly as well?.

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The Prince arrived in Jamaica on Monday night and carried out his duties perfectly this time. He is there for what is to be a fun-filled visit but there will be one or two engagements – including a confrontation with Useine Bolt. There was even talk of a race between the two. This part of the tour is to mark the Queen’s Jubilee and the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence from Britain. One or two diplomatically sensitive incidents are possible but it has been made clear by Britain that Harry is not to be involved in the island’s move to becoming a republic. Harry took the Royal Salute and carried on making an inspection of troops from the Jamaican Defence Force. Harry is also expected to meet children of the island.

President to go soon The British ambassador to Syria has told Sky News he expects President Bashar al Assad will be out of power within a year. Speaking on television for the first time since he was recalled from Damascus last week, Simon Collis said: "The use of force, the use of violence has made it impossible to reach a political solution. He has only got a limited number of troops that he can rely on to shoot their own citizens. A lot of the army is confined to barracks, the conscripts and so on. The economy is grinding to a halt. People don't have jobs, they don't have hope, they don't have a future while this continues." Mr Collis and his staff were withdrawn from Syria because of the deteriorating security situation in the country. An estimated 7,000 people have been killed since the government began a bloody crackdown on an 11-month uprising by opponents of the regime, according to the UN. The ambassador spoke as Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee that the only option in Syria is for Mr Assad to leave power. "What is the best path to end the violence in Syria?" he said. "A transition at the top of that regime with Assad going. Having him stay is a cause of instability." The UN, EU and France had all called on Moscow to change its opposition to taking sides in the conflict after Putin had been declared the winner.

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Dangerous breeds in More checks at La Linea border crossing the spotlight There were tense scenes on the Spanish side of the border last week as the Guardia Civil cracked down on smuggling.

An incident involving a pit bull and two children aged five and six put the issue of dangerous breeds back in the spotlight last week. Fortunately, the children only received minor bites from a breed that is second on the list of the 8,658 dangerous dogs registered in Malaga province – where there are 2,275 pit bulls. The Rottweiler is top dog

on the list drawn up by the Veterinarians' College, with 3,535, registered. Of the once most popular Doberman (right) there are only 743 in the province today. However, a College spokesman said its list only gives an idea of how many dangerous dogs there are because “irresponsible

owners don't register them, especially if they're to be used in illegal dog fights”.

Rental car companies optimistic They were stopping every sixth vehicle during the evening rush hour while dozens of angry people argued with them, saying the checks were excessive. However, the fruits of their searches were parked to one side – dozens of cars

and motorbikes they had seized after they were found stuffed full of contraband cigarettes. The Spanish authorities have said smuggling is defintely increasing as unemployment rises in the Campo de Gibraltar. Tobacco in Gibraltar costs

nearly half of the price in Spain and organised gangs have not been slow to get in on the act. But for those people who are now supplementing their unemployment benefits by smuggling small amounts of cigarettes, the Guardia's closer scrutiny couldn't have come at a worse time.

New scum-cleaning boat Costa del Sol municipalities will be able to rent out a sea-cleaning vessel with a difference this year.

The CG75 vessel is manufactured in an Asturias shipyard and

costs between €100,000 and €150,000, depending on size.

The boat – which had its public presentation on Monday – has a turbine effect that cleans seawater sucked in at the prow, which is then released back through the stern, while all solids are retained.

Street drinking fines rise Fines for drinking in the street rose drastically in Estepona last year – up from 30 in 2010 to 149. Councillor Ana Velasco attributed the rise to the “efficient and exemplary” work done by the Local Police to guarantee public order and raise civic awareness. She said there had been similar rises in fines issued to street vendors, owners of dangerous dogs and causing a public nuisance.

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Rent-a-car companies are currently negotiating the purchase of a total of around 15,000 vehicles, determined not to be caught by a shortage of cars as they were in the summer of 2009. In the good years, most rental car companies bought between 9,000 and 10,000 new vehicles but

that all changed after the economic crisis begin to dig in. A spokesman for the Association of Rental Car Companies said this year's total of 15.000 might look small in comparison but when compared with the number of cars bought in

2010 and 2011, it showed that the companies were expecting a better summer this year.

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Kuwaiti family nearly loses houses Police have arrested four people who were trying to sell two houses in Benalmadena belonging to a Kuwaiti family using false documents.

The trail then led to a gestoria in Fuengirola which the woman had visited with a lawyer to try to get a power of attorney in his name. The staff there also realised the woman's

Attempted lynching in Alhaurin Two men and a policeman ended up in the Hospital Clinico after an attempted lynching in Alhaurin el Grande last Saturday night. The trouble started in a house in the El Bajondillo district of the town when a man was stabbed by a man wearing a ski mask.

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identity documents were false. The police trailed the woman, who led them to three Spaniards and a Frenchman who were in on the swindle. When police raided their homes they

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A group of neighbours then started throwing furniture and other heavy objects at the man they believed was the attacker with the intention of grabbing him and lynching him. One of the Local policemen who appeared on the scene ended up with an injured hand. He was sent home after he was treated at the Hospital Clinico. The attacker was under observation at the hospital with a head wound and is under arrest while the Guardia Civil investigate his motives and try to identify some 30 people who tried to capture the attacker. The 33-year-old man who was stabbed is on a ventilator, in a critical state.

in response to a recent increase in petty crime, the number of uniformed and plain clothes policemen has been increased considerably, especially in the areas most visited by tourists. a police spokesman warned that pickpockets are now using the so-called stain technique, pretending to wipe a nonexisting stain oﬀ a person’s clothes to distract their attention while an accomplice removes the wallet or purse. He said the public can help by not carrying wallets in easily accessible parts of their clothing and keeping handbags firmly closed MijaS

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he most worrying thing about the scandal in which Royal son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin is currently floundering is the way it will be used by a small but very vocal minority whose stated aim is to abolish the monarchy and initiate the Third Republic. Very few people know much about the First Republic while the Second Republic has been portrayed as heaven-on-earth since the Socialists took over in 2004. However, the fate of both is a powerful argument against the creation of a third. he First Republic came into being on February 11th, 1873, the day after the abdication of Amadeo I, an Italian prince who had been offered the Spanish throne after Isabel II was forced into exile by her unruly subjects. The political situation had been turbulent, to say the least, for several decades and the First Republic was to be even more unstable. Between February 1873 and December 1874, four Presidents followed one another in quick succession and three civil wars were being waged in different parts of the country. General Arsenio MartinezCampos put an end to all this on December 29th and began to pave the way for the return of Isabel’s son, Alfonso XII. To give an idea of just how turbulent the 19th century was in Spain, there were nearly 160 military pronunciamientos, or 1.6 for every year.

he political situation did not improve in the 20th century – revolution was in the air all over Europe and especially in Spain. The largely benign dictator General Primo de Rivera (1923-1930) kept the lid on the situation until the military stopped backing him because he tried to modernise the army. Alfonso XIII found he couldn't cope and le ft the country after the elections in April 1931 made it clear that his subjects didn’t love him.

uring the Second Republic, there were three different governments – the reformist one which lasted until the elections in late 1933, which brought in a right-wing government that lasted until the February 1936 election was won by the revolutionary Popular Front. By the spring of 1936, political assassinations, church burnings, riots and strikes were daily events – until the military stepped in on July 18th to plunge the country into the civil war to end all civil wars.

ranco had promised to restore the monarchy, which he finally did in 1969, when he announced that the then Prince Juan Carlos was to succeed him. Juan Carlos had left his family in exile in Portugal to come to Spain at the age of ten in 1948 so that Franco could educate him to become his worthy successor. As a result, Franco thought he was leaving Spain to an authoritarian monarch who would continue his regime, but Juan Carlos had other plans. etween Franco’s death on November 20th 1975 and the first free post-dictatorship election on June 15th 1977, Juan Carlos and the man he appointed as prime minister, Adolfo Suarez, dismantled the Franco regime during the period known as the Transition. Many people had feared that Spain would plunge into civil war once Franco was gone but fortunately for the Spanish a very democratically-minded king stepped into the vacuum – one who told historian Paul Preston that he would like to be a “Republican king”.

ariano Rajoy has been very cagey with Brussels over the last few weeks. But things came to a head when he announced that he was defying the European Commission’s set goal for Spain to reduce its deficit by 4.4 percent this year. Fearing an avalanche of social unrest if he makes many more drastic cuts, the Popular Party (PP) leader instead told EC commissioners that Spain would set it own goal at 5.8 percent. Rajoy explained that it makes no sense to make some €44 billion in cuts to meet the 4.4 percent target when Spain is on the verge of a recession. His change of mind immediately evoked waves of criticism by other EU leaders. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt said one of the important things about introducing new rules on budget stability is not having to immediately relax them. Rajoy is showing his true colours; though he is proEuropean he also wants Europe to understand that there are countries that need special help.

ut getting back to that son-in-law. In its editorial on Sunday, El Pais recalled how King Juan Carlos received a standing ovation when he went to open Parliament on December 27th last year, two weeks after the Urdangarin scandal hit the headlines. It also recalled how the King had pointedly noted during his Christmas address that all people are equal before the law. Meanwhile, Urdangarin was relieved of all Royal duties for “not having acted in an exemplary way”. The fact that a notoriously pro-Socialist newspaper chose to weigh in heavily on the side of King Juan Carlos and the monarchy indicates that the polls which consistently show that some three quarters of the Spanish people are happy with their King have got it just about right. Around 12-13 per cent profess to be Republicans while the rest are indifferent.

rdangarin has yet to be found guilty or not of salting away large chunks of the millions he received through his non-profit making Noos Institute from the Valencia and Balearic Islands regional governments, but from what we’ve seen so far things aren’t looking too good for him. I doubt if he’ll go to jail but I suspect we’ll never see him in the company of the Royal family ever again – at least in public.

Congress later this month. The predecessor Socialist government decided to leave that task for the incoming government because it would be the one administering Spain’s finances for the next several years. Brussels has been on Rajoy’s back demanding that he and his economic team give them an estimated figure to get a better grip where Spain’s real monetary problems lie. But the EC commissioners have not given any type of inkling to Rajoy – much less to the leaders of Greece and Italy – over whether they will come up with a job stimulus package for the troubled nations.

ith unemployment likely to hit the 24 per cent mark later this year, Spain cannot go it alone and create jobs. It needs a financial stimulus in terms of credits, grants and other aid from Brussels to ensure that there is a wider plan to put the jobless back to work. Europe needs to spend more money on public work projects through the member nations and offer the jobless opportunities to create their own businesses and stimulate existing companies. This is one aspect that the EC has refused to budge on. There is no union in Europe today; just a disarray of countries led by a few who believe all the smaller members can stomach the same economic formula. It is time for Brussels to start doing its part and stop policing nations.

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ost of Spanish debt comes from the runaway spending in the regions. In order to make the estimated €37.8 billion in revenue to meet the 5.8 percent target goal, Spain’s 17 regions will have to fork out some €13.9 billion – a lot of money considering that many local governments have already made deep cuts in health and education spending. The PP regional barons told Rajoy last week there is no room for more cuts but the prime minister said they would have to make “a significant effort.”

ll eyes will be on the Cabinet this week as it prepares the final 2012 budget figure to be presented in

he PP government took no time in getting some revenge on those the party believed should pay a price for all the distress and embarrassment caused over the last eight years. In a quiet behind-the-scenes move, government officials have got rid of all the anticorruption inspectors who broke the Gürtel contracts-for-kickbacks scheme that engulfed a host of PP leaders in Valencia, Madrid and Castilla La Mancha. One of the top inspectors to go was the head of the National Office of Fraud Investigations (ONIF), a branch of the internal revenue agency AEAT. Víctor de la Morena had been in charge of many criminal probes, including the Gürtel kickbacks-for-contracts scheme and the ongoing case against royal son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin. The PP has now put in it own people who, no doubt, will be concentrating on digging up dirt on some of the country’s top Socialists.

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Exhibition of Art at Estepona Port Business and Internet Centre From the 15th March until the 14th April Pat Ashton will be displaying her works. Pat graduated from college having specialised in drawing, painting and ceramics, and commenced her teaching career, eventually becoming Head of Department in not one, but three large schools, ending her teaching career here in Spain, at the International School in Marbella. Whilst head of department of a boy’s School in Kent she was a mentor for art and design students from Christchurch University, and when the senior lecturer of the Art Department visited the

school the high standards achieved by the boys were so impressive, that Patsy was invited to organise a travelling exhibition of work which went on tour to Russia and America.

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From 12.30pm until 3pm on Sunday 18th March Pat Ashton will be holding an inauguration

The photo above is of a little Pomeranian found wandering about on his own in La Cala. He is not very old, and seems to have been well cared for – his coat is beautiful a fluffy orange/brown colour and he had a collar on, but was not chipped so we could not trace his home. He was taken to FAMA where he is being cared for, until he is adopted. He is beautiful, soft and cuddly and very well behaved. He is now a FAMA dog and has been chipped, and is looking for a good home. He would make someone a lovely companion – he really is a beauty. If anyone would like to meet Fonzi in person, for further information please contact Pat on 620 354 885

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Pat is inspired by Wright of Derby, especially his use of chiaroscuro based on the contrasts of light and dark; Albrecht Durer because of his amazing wood block prints and David Hockney – particularly his present work and exhibition looking at nature and the changing landscape.

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Doreen receives coveted gold badge At a Gala dinner to celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Royal British Legion, Doreen Peplow was awarded the great honour of The Royal British Legion gold badge. This badge is awarded for outstanding service to the objectives of the Legion. Also attending the event were Eddie Hefferman, the Overseas Representative on The Royal British Legion Board of Trustees, and Chris Simpkins the Director General of The Royal British Legion. Doreen was one of the founding members of The Royal British Legion Mijas Costa branch, and has helped guide the branch to the standard and strength it is today. She has held

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various posts, becoming chairman 2003-2006 and 2009-2011. Since joining in 1995 Doreen has helped people in many ways and and offered advice assistance to bereaved families. One of her most interesting feats to raise funds for the Poppy Appeal was a sponsored climb up Machu Picchu mountain in Peru where she ‘planted’ a poppy.

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Community News New shop for Cudeca, El Palo On 1st March, at 13.00h Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice celebrated the opening of its new premises for the Cudeca Charity Shop in El Palo on Calle Escultor Paco Palma nº1, El Palo in Málaga. Attending the opening were the Social Rights Councillor, Francisco Pomares; the Eastern District Councillor, Carmen Casero, the Eastern District Director, Almudena Ramos, and on behalf of Cudeca, Founder and President, Joan Hunt OBE; Chief Executive and Medical Director, Marisa Martin; Deputy Chief Executive-Financial Director, Rafael Olalla, and the charity shops’ Coordinator, Katie O'Neill. The new El Palo charity shop is in a better and busier location, opposite the El Palo shops, bus stop nº11 and very near the El Palo weekly market. It is much larger and more

suited to receiving and selling donated goods such as clothing, handbags, accessories, shoes, household items, tools, books, children's clothing and more. The 12 Cudeca charity shops scattered throughout the province of Malaga are managed by teams of volunteers who devote their time to receiving, sorting and selling donated items to raise funds for those who need it most. With the support of new volunteers, we are able to extend the shop opening hours to include Saturday mornings. This shop will be open from Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 13:30 and Monday to Friday from 17:00 am to 8:00 pm, to welcome old and new customers as well as charitable donations that will allow Cudeca to continue Giving Life to Days.

AUDITION NOTICE Auditions will be held at The Salon Varietes Theatre, Fuengirola on Saturday March 24th from mid-day to 3pm, for the musical review “Mad About The Musicals”. This is to be a vibrant & dynamic compilation of song and dance taken from the very best musicals of stage and screen and the show dates are from Friday 25th to Wednesday 30th May 2012. Strong singers are needed for female and male vocals, solo’s and chorus for: Moulin Rouge songs Can Can, Come What May, Diamonds, and Your Song (sung by the characters Zidler, Christian and Satine in the original show and film) Grease songs: Summer Nights, Greased Lightning and The One That I Want (sung by Danny Zuco, Sandy Ollson, The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds). Miss Saigon songs: American Dream, I Still Believe and Sun & Moon (sung by Kim, Sgt. Chris Scott and Ellen). Burlesque songs: Welcome To Burlesque, and Show Me How You Burlesque (sung by Tess / Cher and Ali

Rose / Christine Aguilera in the original). Coyote Ugly’s Can’t Fight The Moonlight and One Way Or Another (in the original sung by Violet Sanford and Coyote’s Rachel & Zoe). We Will Rock You show’s Somebody To Love, Bohemian Rhapsody and I Want It All (Queen, of course!). Plus Jersey Boys songs Walk like a man, Big girls don’t cry and Working my way back, from Dreamgirls; We’re your dreamgirls, from Dreamboys; Hot stuff. Joseph’s Technicolour Dreamcoat: Close every door, Go, go Joe and Any dream will do. Dreamboats, Petticoats’ Dream lover, Lipstick on your collar and It’s late. Also needed are strong dancers, male and female for modern, jazz and contemporary dance for all the above shows. For more information contact the director, Eddie Barnett on 952 452 258 or email legendsrockband@hotmail. com

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In an effort to raise money for Down’s syndrome children in both Wales and Spain, "The Welsh National Day" was marked by a fun day organised by the newly formed "Welsh Society – Costa Del Sol" in Bemalmadena last Thursday with local acts such asRicky Lavazza, Jason Oliver, Laura Elen, Mario Ross and Martin Broad performing. The event began at midday at The Blue Moon (Bonanza Sq.) and at 4pm at CJs Karaoke bar. Welsh food was also on offer for visitors to try. Top Welsh comic "Lenny Dee" performed at CJs on the 3rd of March and Picasso’s Show Bar on the 4th of March – as on St. David’s Day he was appearing at Kensington Palace. All nationalities were welcomed to attend and enjoy this the first ever organised by the newly formed society. The small Welsh community in the area were joined by Welsh holiday makers and the event raised an estimated 5.000 euros for two Down’s syndrome schools, one in Benalmadena and one in South Wales.

Ye Ole Butchery in Alhaurin el Grande has had its doors open for nine months and Martin is now able to offer a FREE home-delivery service to Alhaurin and the surrounding areas – having purchased a refrigerated van to ensure the utmost freshness delivered right to your door. All you have to do is phone your order in and arrange when and where you would like it delivered. Ye Ole Butchery prides itself on a wide range of English cuts of meat from beef, pork, lamb, chicken etc., plus Martin keeps himself busy making a wide range of home-made sausages including traditional pork, pork and cider, Lincolnshire beef and horseradish plus the ever popular Stilton and chive or chilli and coriander. He is always looking for inspiration for other varieties. You can also buy home-made beefburgers with all mince used in the burgers being 100% beef! As well as that there are meaty pork and lamb chops cut to the thickness of your choosing, mouth watering steaks which have been properly hung and not forgetting all your joints including pork with crackling, lamb legs, topside, silverside etc., and there is the best Danish bacon, gammon steaks and joints. With the warmer weather fast approaching

Martin will be offering several different barbecue packs to tempt your tastebuds and not forgetting that, all summer, there will be our usual lean sausages and burgers to help you keep trim! Not only is there all the meat in the shop but you will also find a range of condiments, cheeses and creams. See their advert below for more information and how to contact them.

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DAVID THE DOGMAN: Barking part 1 Barking at night The simple answer is to ignore the dog. By barking, it is training you to respond. You might have a few noisy nights but you will be showing it that barking is not productive. Certainly do not respond by shouting or scolding. If you do so the dog will only know that its barking has been productive by making you bark as well. Barking, excessive The reason for excessive barking in one word is FEAR, and the dog is frightened because it has not been socialised. It is nervous of every sound it hears and barks in a futile attempt to send the perceived threat

away. Sometimes a dog which constantly whines, cries, barks, or is destructive, suffers from skin problems brought about by scratching and licking themselves because of the stress of being left. Generally this is not a problem with dogs which have been socialised through training classes at an early age. The solution is socialisation – through obedience classes and home management. Barking when the owner is out This is a big problem caused by bad owners. The dog is a pack animal and if, as a member of the family pack, it is given the freedom of the

home by being allowed to rest on the furniture and sleep in bedrooms, then it will suffer a form of stress when the pack goes off to work because it expects to go with the pack. When people leave home they should not look, touch or talk to the dog for about 10 minutes beforehand. The same applies when coming home: ignore, no talking, no patting, no looking, nothing. This way, the dog understands that its barking has not brought the owner back. If it has been barking while you were away and is rewarded by your attention when you come back, it then thinks it was its barking that brought you

back to the house. A dog’s bark is said to be worse than its bite. It certainly is for the neighbours of a constantly barking dog left alone for too long, unsocialised and with uncaring owners. Hopefully no readers would permit their dogs to be such a community nuisance. David is on Talk Radio every Saturday from 10am - 11.am (Calahonda to Nerja) 88.9fm (Calahonda to Algeciras) 91.9fm

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After lunch games were cleared away and a campfire lit to provide a traditional end to a Scouting and Guiding Day with songs and sketches provided by the different groups. The Explorer Scouts soon had parents and family members joining in with the youngsters and the spectacle drew a few interested spectators many of whom had not previously been aware that Scout and Guide Groups are available in Fuengirola. An important event coming up in March is the presentation of a Queen’s Scout Award to one of the members of the Scout network. The presentation will be made in Fuengirola Town Hall on 26th March. Parents and friends will be invited to attend and anyone who holds the Queen’s Scout Award is also invited to attend. If you would like to find out more about the opportunities for young people and adults to join in Scouting and Guiding in Fuengirola please refer to their website www.fuengirolascouts.com

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t's five years since Pógs opened its doors to become the best Irish style live music bar in Fuengirola and what could be more appropriate to mark the event than a proper Saint Patrick's day party. We’ll get to this year's big St. Patrick's day party in just a tick, but first a little Pógs history.

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dance venue called the Amris Jazz Café, decked out in a Caribbean beach theme and popular with golfers. Barry, also responsible for putting Linda's Bar and three other bars on the Fuengirola musical map (hence the name; 5 Bar Cinco), stripped it bare and spent a fortune on air-conditioning and high tech sound proofing. That is one of the keys to Pógs longevity and live music success, it's completely sound proofed, cool in both senses of the word – and big.

ógs today plays host to some of the best and most likeable musicians on the coast. Still with them from the very first night is Steve Nelson. Steve previously with Shack-Attack and twice a music bar owner himself (Bull n' Bush and Katie’s) now regularly fronts the increasingly popular 5.30 pm Sunday Session with The Steve Nelson Band. Other regular performers are Alice Reay, Mike Dickenson, Monkey Tennis, Bud Spencer Band and the Stolen Gnomes. In more recent times there has been a greater integration of good Spanish, Anglo Spanish and Argentinian bands, Fun Fiction, D'spetos, Art Club and Stereo 80 – throw in the newest Costa band The Project, drop in a few more names like Carl Morgan, Carl Parry (pictured), Dave Heavyside and Amelinde and you have a real live music bar of some

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ógs is no generation ghetto, all are welcome, but it is a big hit with the 35 to 50 plus and upwards generation who love to let their hair down and get it on now and again. Essentially Pógs has a rock blues leaning, but the younger more funky bands like Fun Fiction and Dinamita keep it fresh. It is ideal for showing off, especially to visiting friends and relatives who enjoy a good night out, it hits the spot every time,excellent bar crew, atmosphere and authentic décor, with a wooden dance floor, pool table and live sports TVs and soon a tapas and snacks kitchen.

he Saint Patrick's day celebration knees up on Saturday 17th March is a Pógs flagship event. Opening in the afternoon at 1.00 pm this is an all-day affair. There is a thirty Euro drinks voucher to be had for best Irish costume, free shots and T shirts and a lot of green decorations. At three o'clock, one and half hours of foot tapping traditional Celtic reels and jigs with just a touch of Chicago

fusion from The Stolen Gnomes, Ireland v England Six Nations Rugby at 5.00 pm. At six pm the Steve Nelson band cracks on with more Irish rock classics from The Commitments, Thin Lizzy, Christy Moore and the like. Then The Project steams in at 10.00 pm to perform a more contemporary blend of Irish music, including U2, The Pogues and the Galway cult band The Saw Doctors. Finally the whole day and night usually ends up almost out of control, with both the stage and the dance floor full and bursting to the limit, everyone claiming to be Irish or having Irish ancestors and professing an undying devotion to the regular consumption of Guinness and the love of all things Irish. You're lucky – the next day's a Sunday!

ógs (available for private parties) is just 70 m up from the PYR Hotel by Fuengirola port on Calle Lamo de Espinosa Tel. 662 594 111. For more information on the bands and Pógs see Facebook, YouTube or Myspace. By Pete Woodall - Woody's, Los Boliches.

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Rehearsals are well under way for the next TAPAS production – ’Rumours’ by Neil Simon. The play is set at the home of the Deputy Finance Minister on the eve of his tenth wedding anniversary. Four high profile couples have been invited to the party, but on arrival find a house devoid of servants, no hostess and a host who appears to have just attempted suicide (surviving, but with a gunshot wound to his ear lobe). As the play unfolds the guests all have their say as to what has happened and of course rumours abound. The guests attempt to unravel the

mystery with hilarious consequences and with an eye to protecting their own interests. The guests include a celebrity TV chef, a prominent psychoanalyst, two high profile lawyers, and a prospective MP with a neurotic wife. Neil Simon is a brilliant writer of farce and “Rumours” is no exception. Be at Los Arcos on the 6th, 7th or 8th of April to see what transpires. If you don’t get there rumours may start to fly! Tickets are on sale now and are available from the usual outlets and via the Box Office. Telephone 635 293714.

On Tuesday 13th March at 5.30pm in the large salon, Dr. Pernille Knudtzon will be giving a talk on arthritis. For all of those who are not as young as they used to be this is a talk not to be missed. And on Thursday 29th Lux Mundi have a talk on 'Legal Affairs' including basic tips on living in Spain – how Spanish law affects you, your rights and legal obligations here. This includes things like bank accounts, cars, property, etc. Again this is one not to be missed if you are here or are thinking of coming here to the Costa del Sol to live.

At both these talks tea and coffee will be available and a minimum donation of 1 Euro will be very much appreciated to help cover Lux Mundi's costs. Their next all-day trip is to Granada on the Friday March 23rd visiting the Mirador de San Nicolas and the Barrio Del Albaycin. More details from the desk – info below. Ladies, if you fancy making your own jewellery (or at least trying) Lux Mundi have a class on Friday evenings at 4.30pm. Bring your good eyes or glasses!

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Restaurante El Rio is open for lunch as well as dinner. Restaurante El Rio in Calle Manuel Fernandez – off Calle Francisco Cano in Los Boliches, Fuengirola – has been open for 14 years, specialising in top quality Spanish and international food. Run by Antonio Cabrera and family who pride themselves on service and quality, El Rio’s signature dishes are roast duck with seasonal vegetables served on a platter, steak on a hot stone, steak tartar and Chateaubriand as well as an

extensive menu of exquisite starters, main courses and puddings. Restaurante El Rio is now offering a daily three-course menu with plenty of choice for only €12.50 per person, prepared and served with the same attention to detail and quality as the main “A La Carte” menu. Antonio insists that quality and service are the hallmark of a dining experience and is passionate that all the food served at Restaurante El Rio is up to his high standards – whether it is from the main menu or the menu del dia.

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Antonio and family are pleased to introduce the new Bar El Rio which is opposite Restaurante El Rio. Bar El Rio will be for those who want a more relaxed atmosphere and it will be open for drinks, fantastic tapas and raciones of typical Spanish specialities cooked to Antonio’s high quality standards in their own kitchen. Here you can sit and enjoy a cool beer or a glass of wine and work your way through the range of innovative tapas and snacks on offer and while the afternoon away with close friends and conversation and immerse yourself in

Spanishness. Restaurante El Rio is open from 12.30pm until 4.00pm and then from 7.00 until 11.30 pm daily, and from 12.30 until 4pm on Sunday. Bar El Rio is open from 12 until late daily and closed Sunday night and Monday lunchtime.

La Trocha Cinema

The next film in English at the La Trocha cinema in Coín is now confirmed as Steve Spielberg's WAR HORSE starring Jeremy Irvine & Emily Watson. Three showings: 6.00 pm on Monday 5th March, 7.45 pm on Thursday 8th March and 7.45 pm on Monday 12th March. The box office will open at about 5.30pm every day. Tickets are sold with numbered seating and you cannot buy tickets in advance of the day.

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Antonio was previously in Switzerland for 18 years in the Lausanne and Geneva area, latterly at Restaurant le Rio at Vallorbe near the French border, and before that in the UK at Castle Coombe in Wiltshire, The Royal Bath Hotel Bournemouth and the Old Mill Hotel, Bathiston near Bath. With his international pedigree you can expect a

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Tinker, Tailor, Stinker, Sigh!

By Amy Thomas

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MOVIES TO WATCH OUT FOR

John Carter

ilms hoping to receive FmuchAcademy Awards fare better when they are

By: Andrew Stanton Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe American Civil War veteran John Carter has lost his family in the war, feels betrayed and loses his humanity. He has no roots and bitterly heads off to the Wild West to search for gold -– and stumbles onto a hoard of treasure in an Apache cave. From there he is mysteriously transported from Arizona to Mars, and is captured by the four-armed Tharks. He discovers that the planet is being torn apart by warring races, and guess what, there’s even a feisty Princess to save – does that ring any bells?

Well, Princess Dejah Thoris (Collins) may appear to be a replica of Star Wars’ Princess Leia – but actually she was around long before George Lucas came up with his Star War characters. For John Carter is one of a series of novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs back in the early 1900s. Rice Burroughs is famous of course for his Tarzan series, but over the decades the John Carter books have appealed to new generations of fans who

have adored the fantastical world and its creatures so imaginatively created by the author. It’s a world ably realised by director Stanton and the movie is brimming with spectacular special effects. It’s a mix of humour, action, aliens and spaceships and an epic romp that mixes sci-fi with romance and adventure. Carter discovers that the planetary conditions on Mars, or Barsoom as it is called by the inhabitants, give him superhuman powers. He can jump incredible distances and is

incredibly strong. He finds himself at the centre of the conflict, and his mission is to save the princess and help restore order to the war-torn planet. There’s a lot going on, and plenty of weird looking aliens, so audiences will have to pay attention to hang on to the story. But if it becomes a hit at the Box Office then there plenty more John Carter books to fuel a new franchise. It’s definitely fun for all the family.

Prepare to be Gassed! Last week I started thinking about a band that I used to love, but couldn´t for the life of me remember the name of the album that I had. After whizzing through my record collection I found it, the band was called Gaslight Anthem and the album was “The ‘59 Sound”. Gaslight Anthem were virtually unheard of outside of New Jersey, but over the last few years – due to major internet buzz – they seem to have exploded. A friend of mine brought them to my attention back in 2008, and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. The music drips with nostalgia, and the lead singer has a raw voice that he manages to control and keep

in check, whilst sounding passionate and completely sincere. It’s an honest, hearton- sleeve punk album with a Springsteen kick. The title track stands out, as does `The Backseat' but to be honest there aren't any bad tracks on this album and although it is short, it manages to pack song after song of great music in. Top

riff after riff and hook after hook will keep you coming back for more and this makes for one highly recommended album indeed. There are a few Springsteen references on this album that fans of his will notice and will produce a wry smile. It's Emo music that is actually emotional and not

released towards the end of the year. Those released earlier in the year tend to be somewhat overlooked, but I don’t think that was the reason for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy walking away empty handed, especially if it was hoping for a Best Adaptation award.

ohn Le Carré novels are notoriously diﬃcult to portray on celluloid and the only successful one, as far as I’m concerned, was The Constant Gardener. any of you will M remember the BBC adaptation, in weekly parts, of both Tinker Tailor and Smiley’s People and would agree that the character of George Smiley was one of Sir Alec Guinness’s most memorable roles. I recall watching the series avidly and also watching the midweek repeat just to make sure I hadn’t missed a trick, so I was excited to see the new film version.

had read that Le Carré was pleased with the result – even moreso than the series – but then he understood what was going on! about identikit haircuts or music vids that are more like mobile phone adverts. This band plays music because they want to, need to, because that's all they have. Every once in a while a band will come along and blow you away, Gaslight Anthem is one of those bands, and “The ‘59 Sound” for me, will always be my favourite album of theirs. All I can say is “turn it on and turn it up!”. Written by Abigail Tyler

t is quite a complex IGeorge tale, preambling into Smiley coming out of retirement to flush out the mole amongst the heads of British Intelligence. It’s pace is very slow and studied and the dialogue at times stilted. The most unfortunate error for me was that Gary Oldman tried too hard to resurrect Guinness’s Smiley which just resulted in a cardboard cut- out of the original. Oldman is an excellent actor, so why he did not, after reading the

book, take the character to be his own, (as Daniel Craig did with James Bond), is quite baﬄing. From the outset, the film seemed to be deliberately elusive so anyone not familiar with the plot and terminology had a hard time trying to make any sense of it. It was certainly not “Viewer Friendly” in my opinion. know stories about real IBond, spies are nothing like but entertainment need not be so obscure. Anyone wanting to watch a real edgy spy series, with a lot of facts thrown in for good measure, would be hard pressed to find anything better than the American series “The Company” which had an astounding performance from Michael Keaton. This remarkable series, filmed almost in sepia, twisted and turned to the very end and left your mouth gaping at the end of every episode. really don’t wish to appear Iappreciate shallow, and I do that Tinker was never going to be a roller coaster of a movie, but after watching six old men sitting around smoking and drinking whiskey for two hours, I did feel rather cheated.

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Kym’s Kitchen

by Cathy Stronach

...you don’t have to be a chef!

For your personal birth chart please contact cathy.stronach@gmail.com ARIES

March 21st April 19th

TAURUS

April 20th May 20th

GEMINI

May 21st June 21st

CANCER

June 22nd July 22nd

LEO

July 23rd August 22nd

VIRGO

August 23rd September 22nd

You could be feeling an inner stirring of emotions and this could cause you to do or to say something that you may regret later on. At the same time, this energy could work in your favour as others see you smouldering with inner passion and feeling, so much so, they find it hard to look the other way. Monetary rewards are likely, don’t miss an opportunity that is starring you in the face, as sometimes what we need is already before us - we just have to acknowledge it. This is a passionate and sensual week when love and aﬀection are high on your agenda. Be true to yourself and this could be one of the biggest turning points in your life. There are many parts of you that are coming together emotionally to create a force to plough into the tasks and objectives you need to accomplish. You may have to give up something first, as in a bad habit, in order to make room for the abundance that is trying to reach your door. Do not underestimate someone else’s ambition, intentions or ignorance as a person may not be quite what they seem and this individual may go to great lengths to get what they want. Mercury meets Uranus this week and from this will be born an idea that surprises and ignites you from the inside out; your mind is opening up, speeding up, multi-tasking becomes eﬀortless, in fact your mind is literally on fire right now. Clear your vision and direct your mind with a fierce focus. You are able to observe your life and your future objectively at the moment and this allows you to make some strong decisions that will serve to propel you further forward with courage and confidence. In addition, this is an opportunity to lose some attachments that have been holding you back. This week you will be earning your wings through your intuition and instinct, pay attention to your appearance and this will help your to soar. It is great to dream a dream but you can’t just stop and sit down and wait for it all to happen, you are expected to keep moving forward and to keep working by handling the things that are within your reach. A lot of people are looking up to you for leadership and guidance so this week you have to rise to the occasion. Direct your emotions to that which will bring you the most positive results and try and overcome the negativity of others. There are lots of positive things coming your way but it is important for you to be in the know and pay attention to what is going on around you. Everything will all fall into place in time but right now your personal relationships are undergoing some changes. The key is to allow others to see the real you, do not hide who you are to appease others, the days of you being over-looked are over. Family becomes important to you this week.

Try this dinner of rib eye steaks made even more spectacular with the hot crushed new potatoes and seasoning rub with olive oil. Less than 30 mins preparation time,10 to 30 mins cooking time.

Beef Tagliata with crushed hot potatoes Ingredients:

Serves 4

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12 small new potatoes, scrubbed olive oil, for drizzling 1 tsp caraway seeds 1 tbsp thyme sprigs salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 branches small tomatoes on the vine For the steaks • ½ tsp sea salt • ½ tsp cracked black peppercorns • 1 tsp chopped rosemary needles

• 2 x 200g/7oz rib-eye steaks, about 2cm/1in thick • olive oil, for brushing To serve • 100g/3½oz rocket leaves • 1 tbsp olive oil • 1 lemon, quartered

Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 230C/450F/Gas 8. 2. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 15 minutes or until just tender, then drain.

with olive oil and press into the seasoning on both sides.

3. Place on a baking tray and squash each potato with a potato masher. Drizzle with olive oil, scatter with caraway seeds, thyme, salt and freshly ground black pepper and bake in the oven alongside the tomatoes for 30 minutes or until very crisp and golden brown, removing the tomatoes when soft.

5. In a frying pan, briskly sear the steaks on one side until well-browned, then turn once and cook briefly for a medium rare result. Set aside to rest.

4. For the steaks, mix the sea salt, pepper and rosemary together on a plate. Brush the steaks

6. To serve, toss the rocket with the olive oil. Slice the steak into fingers, loosely arrange over a large platter, strew with the roasted tomatoes and lemon quarters, and serve with the potatoes and rocket.

The conditions you need around you to eliminate any debts so that you can move forward are coming your way, a stabilising force will allow you to move forward so that in the future you will be able to keep what you earn. This is like starting afresh with the clues for financial growth being in the details. Get a clear action plan September 23rd - together of what needs to be accomplished and get busy. A new relationship could also be in the wings. October 22nd

LIBRA

SCORPIO

October 23rd November 21st

Your powers of attraction are oﬀ the map this week and it seems that everybody wants to know more about you. Nothing, however, bores you more than superficialities. For you it is a pure waste of time to expend vital energy talking nonsense, it makes no sense, for you less is always more. There is something that needs to be fixed in a key relationship, something needs to be said, there is a time for everything and it appears that the time is now.

SAGITTARIUS It feels like make it, or break it time, so don’t be tempted to be sidetracked at this

point. This is all about getting your home life in order as you need a sanctuary to retreat to that feels safe and secure and filled with the things you love and care about. Something has been tricky and testing you to find a way through it but in November 22nd - the 11th hour you find that way. By the weekend it will be time for some fun and December 21st social mingling that could cause your heart to skip a beat.

CAPRICORN It is so easy to get trapped in the ruts and routines of life where it's nothing but hard

work and it appears that there are few rewards, you may have slipped into a few habits lately that could be dragging you down. Perhaps you have been restricting yourself a bit too much and now is the time to let a little spontaneity back in. You December 22nd - could start by simplifying your domestic life to give you more room for fun and January 19th adventure.

AQUARIUS

January 20th February 18th

PISCES

February 19th March 20th

This is not the time to get on your soap box as you could lose the ability to connect with others. There is no doubt that you are finding your own personal power rise within you, however, the lesson in play here is knowing when to take action and when to hold back. The focus at the start of the week is your financial life and what is needed to ensure your future happiness, trust your insights and you can’t go wrong.

The missing elements of your life are looming into focus and this is opening up all kinds of possibilities and questions for you. You may have to take those extra risks and chances that you know are right for you, even if it goes against the grain. A ray of hope is shining in the sky on all that may yet be possible. Your family and relationships that mean a lot to you are going to reach a new level of relating, a little eﬀort goes a long way.

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SOME WERE WEARABLE BuT SOME WERE DEFINITELY NOT

From flowery embroidered tapestry to sleek and elegant … Paris fashion week had something for everyone Valentino in particular combined military chic with beautiful cloth as you can see in the red ensemble, pictured right. Leather featured large at the start of Valentino’s show but went on from some somewhat austere designs to hauntingly feminine dresses. This collection was definitely one that could be worn. Karl Lagerfield on the other hand (pictured far right)had decked the halls of his show like an ice-cave with life sized crystals glittering to show off the use of metallic fabrics in his collection for autumn and crystals on the heels and soles of the shoes his models were wearing. However, the Lagerfield collection, although interesting,

was not something you could actually wear to work. Trousers are a big feature of all the designers’ collections for autumn, with some having accentuated lines on the hips, but most were thin, sleek and cut just an nth above the ankle – so they can be worn with a dress over the top as well as with jumpers and beautiful shirts. Twinset jacket and skirt combinations – the classic house ensemble – came cut looser and wider than usual and with a Lurex-like glitter to them. Shaved sheepskin jackets, velvet jeans irregularly gridded with silver seams, a matte and metallic hued feathery dresses were also on show on the catwalk.

Meanwhile some were saying that Chloé had lost the plot with her collection consisting of just six cotton poplin dresses ... for autumn?? Bruni, below did rather better than Lagerfield too.

Valentino left. Lagerfield, right

A bit bloated? Tim Burton’s paintings and drawings go on show

He's always been an advocate for healthy eating, especially when it comes to the meals served in schools. But it seems Jamie Oliver may have been eating the wrong kind of school dinners in recent months, judging by pictures of the TV chef at the launch of the Ministry of Food in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. The father-of-four looked noticeably plumper and appeared to have piled on the pounds since his last public event.

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Film director and artist Tim Burton (pictured right) has put his characters, paintings and drawings on display in Paris. The exhibition, which was created in 2009 by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, offers people a chance to fully immerse themselves in the director's spooky and weird world. The retrospective will run from March 7th to August 5th 2012. It features more than 700 works spanning Burton's 27-year film career including some that were made before he directed his most famous movies such as Batman or Edward Scissorhands. It presents an impressive number of drawings, some drawn on towels or napkins. The filmmaker said drawing has always helped him to express himself. "As you can tell I don't speak very well and it was something that for me was always my form of communication, it was a way for me to explore my

subconscious ideas, without really speaking and it wasn't until I became a director that I had to learn how to start speaking to people," Burton said. Entitled Tim Burton, The Exhibition, the showcase features all of Burton's films, as well as student and short films, cartoons, childhood drawings, puppets, costumes and sculptures that he designed. Burton is known for his wacky, surreal characters like those in his version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland. "Those kind of movies help sort of shape me in. I always felt with monsters that they were the most

emotional characters in those films," he said. "And so I had always that idea of perception, I grew up feeling that people looking at you are a kind of monster, so I was related to those characters like whether it was Frankenstein or KingKong. "Most monsters have that symbol of misperception and actually not being what they seem and so for me that's why there were always very strong emotional symbols for the way I felt." At 53, the filmmaker who now lives in London, is currently finishing two movies. Dark Shadows stars Johnny Depp and Eva

Green and is due for release in May. Frankenweennie, a 3D remake of a 1984 short film he did, revisits the myth of Frankenstein and will be ready by Halloween.

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Vitamin E 'bad for bones' Vitamin E supplements may not keep bones as healthy as some past studies have indicated, according to the latest study by researchers at Keio University in Japan. The relationship between nutrients such as vitamin D and bone health are well established, but there is far less research which looks at the role of vitamin E. The Japanese team looked at what happened when mice had not enough vitamin E, and what happened when they were given supplements. Although some early studies suggested that consumption of the

vitamin had a positive effect on bone mass, the Japanese researchers found the reverse was true, with bone health improving in the deficient mice, and losing bone mass when given supplements. Dr Helen Macdonald, who researches the influence of nutrition on bone health at Aberdeen University, said the Japanese findings tallied with her own and a small

Cancer denial kills 1000s Thousands of people in the UK are dying unnecessarily because they are too scared to mention early symptoms of cancer to their doctor, a survey of 2,000 for Cancer Research UK has shown. A spokesman said people might delay getting symptoms checked out because they are worried what the doctor might find, yet early diagnosis is key to treating cancer successfully. More than three-quarters of people asked to list possible warning signs and symptoms of cancer failed to mention pain, coughing or problems with bowels or bladder. And more than two-thirds also failed to list bleeding. Cancer Research UK has teamed up with Tesco to raise £10m to fund 32 early diagnosis research projects across the UK. Cancer Research UK leaflets on early signs of cancer will be on display at the store's checkouts.

number of studies of other studies, which found negative effects. She said vitamin E supplements involve doses far higher than those in a normal diet. She added: "There is increasing evidence that taking supplements doesn't do any good, and if anything, may be doing harm." Vitamin E is found in oils, green vegetables such as spinach and broccoli and in almonds and hazelnuts.

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Series:

Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen

Kidnap and Ransom

Fri, Mar 9th 11:30pm

The Peacemaker A pair of mismatched government operatives set out to recover stolen nuclear warheads from international terrorists. When missiles being transported on a Russian train are supposedly destroyed, a brash army specialist is teamed with an ambitious female executive. They soon learn a grudging respect as they hunt for the weapons ...

FILM

Sat, Mar 10th 2:15pm

The War Bride Wartime drama starring Anna Friel, Brenda Fricker and Molly Parker. During World War Two, the cockney bride of a Canadian soldier emigrates to live with her husband's family in rural Alberta.

FILM

Sat, Mar 10th 10:15pm

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Street-racing sequel following a car addict who avoids jail by moving in with his father in Tokyo. However, he soon discovers the thrill of the drift racing scene.

FILM

Sun, Mar 11th 10:00pm

The Final Destination Gory horror sequel as death tries to catch up with a group of teens who dodged their fate at a motor racetrack explosion after one of them had a premonition.

FILM

Sun, Mar 11th 11:10pm

The Boys from Brazil Ira Levin's ingenious novel about the cloning of Hitler's body tissue, producing identical little boys who might revive the Third Reich, is given the epic treatment here by director Franklin J Schaﬀner. Masterminding the genetic engineering is the infamous Dr Mengele, played by Gregory Peck...Laurence Olivier is the Nazihunter modelled on Simon Wiesenthal.

FILM

Sat, Mar10th10:10pm

Deep Impact

Wed, Mar 7th 7.30pm

www.thenewsonline.es Under pressure from the British Foreign Secretary to return his daughter safely, Dominic takes a big risk to get both Flo and Shaun back. When he works out who was behind the original kidnap, he is determined not to let the perpetrator get away.

Thur, Mar8th 9.00pm

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6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Postcode Lottery 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 10:58am BBC News; Weather 11:00am Cowboy Trap 11:45am Cash in the Attic 12:13pm BBC News; Weather 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Missing 3:00pm BBC News 3:05pm I Want My Own Room 3:35pm Wingin' It 3:55pm OOglies 4:15pm Deadly Art 4:30pm My Life

5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Pointless 6:00pm BBC News 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast 7:00pm The One Show 7:30pm The Food Inspectors 8:00pm Waterloo Road 9:00pm MasterChef 10:00pm BBC News 10:35pm The Lottery Draws 10:45pm Kevin Bridges What's the Story? 11:15pm Film 2012 11:55pm The Celebrity Apprentice USA 1:20am Weatherview 1:25am See Hear 1:55am Upstairs Downstairs

6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Postcode Lottery 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 10:58am BBC News; Weather 11:00am Cowboy Trap 11:45am Cash in the Attic 12:13pm BBC News; Weather 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Missing 3:00pm BBC News; Weather 3:05pm I Want My Own Room 3:35pm Lockie Leonard 3:55pm OOglies 4:15pm Deadly Art 4:30pm Leonardo

5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Pointless 6:00pm BBC News 7:00pm The One Show 7:30pm EastEnders 8:00pm The Great British Countryside 9:00pm David Walliams' Big Swim: A Sport Relief Special 10:00pm BBC News 10:35pm Question Time 11:35pm This Week 12:20am Skiing Weatherview 12:25am The Money Farmers - Panorama 12:55am Countryfile 1:55am Accused 2:55am Hairy Bikers' Best of British

6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Postcode Lottery 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 10:58am BBC News; Weather 11:00am Cowboy Trap 11:45am Cash in the Attic 12:13pm BBC News; Weather 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Missing 3:00pm BBC News; Weather; 3:05pm I Want My Own Room 3:35pm Lockie Leonard 3:55pm OOglies 4:15pm Deadly Art

4:30pm Blue Peter 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Pointless 6:00pm BBC News 7:00pm The One Show 8:00pm EastEnders 8:30pm Room 101 9:00pm New Tricks 10:00pm BBC News 10:35pm Graham Norton 11:20pm The Lottery Draws 11:30pm Movie: The Peacemaker 1:25am Weatherview 1:30am Question Time 2:30am Bees, Butterflies and Blooms 3:30am Hairy Bikers' Best of British

9:50am Louie 9:55am Same Smile 10:10am Chuggington 10:15am 64 Zoo Lane 10:30am Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies 10:40am Waybuloo 11:00am In the Night Garden 11:30am Daily Politics 1:00pm See Hear 1:30pm Just My Luck 2:55pm Escape to the Country 3:40pm Flog It! 4:25pm Perfection 5:10pm Antiques Road Trip 5:55pm Party Political Broadcast 6:00pm Eggheads

6:30pm My Life in Books 7:00pm Escape to the Country 7:30pm Watson & Oliver 8:00pm The Fisherman's Apprentice with Monty Halls 9:00pm Granny's Moving In: A Wonderland Film 10:00pm Roger & Val Have Just Got In 10:30pm Newsnight 11:20pm Storyville - Extreme Brain Surgery 12:50am HARDtalk 1:00am Newsday 1:30am Asia Business Report 1:45am Sport Today 2:00am Newsday

9:40am Uki 9:50am Louie 9:55am Same Smile 10:10am Chuggington: Badge Quest 10:15am 64 Zoo Lane 10:30am Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies 10:40am Waybuloo 11:00am In the Night Garden 11:30am BBC World News 12:00pm Daily Politics 1:00pm Coast 1:30pm Up in the World 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Perfection 5:15pm Antiques Road Trip

6:00pm Eggheads 6:30pm My Life in Books 7:00pm Top Gear 8:00pm Natural World: Grizzlies of Alaska 9:00pm White Heat 10:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 10:30pm Newsnight 11:20pm The Tube 12:20am BBC News 12:30am HARDtalk 1:00am Newsday 1:30am Asia Business Report 1:45am Sport Today 2:00am Newsday 2:30am Asia Business Report 2:45am Sport Today

9:40am Harry and Toto's World of Opposites 9:45am Small Potatoes 9:50am Louie 9:55am Same Smile 10:10am Chuggington 10:15am 64 Zoo Lane 10:30am Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies 10:40am Waybuloo 11:00am In the Night Garden 11:30am BBC World News 12:00pm Daily Politics 1:00pm Coast 1:15pm On the Beat 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Flog It!

4:30pm Perfection 5:15pm Antiques Road Trip 6:00pm Eggheads 6:30pm My Life in Books 7:00pm The Culture Show 8:00pm Mastermind 8:30pm Gardeners' World 9:00pm Melvyn Bragg 10:00pm QI 10:30pm Newsnight 11:00pm The Review Show 11:45pm Weather 11:50pm Tormented 1:15am The Culture Show 2:15am BBC News 2:30am The Record Europe 3:00am BBC News 3:30am Click

6:00am Daybreak 8:30am Lorraine 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Loose Women 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:55pm London News and Weather 2:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 3:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Midsomer Murders 5:00pm The Chase 6:00pm London Tonight

6:25pm Party Political Broadcast 6:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Emmerdale 7:30pm Live UEFA Champions League 10:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 10:30pm London News and Weather 10:35pm UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 11:35pm Kidnap and Ransom 12:25am The Zone 2:30am Maverick 4:35am ITV Nightscreen

6:00am Daybreak 8:30am Lorraine 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Loose Women 1:30pm ITV News 1:55pm London News 2:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 3:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Midsomer Murders 5:00pm The Chase 6:00pm London Tonight 6:30pm ITV News and Weather

7:00pm Emmerdale 7:30pm 2012 Pride and Punishment: Tonight 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Kidnap and Ransom 10:00pm ITV News at Ten 10:30pm London News and Weather 10:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:35pm Take Me Out 12:40am The Zone 2:40am 2012 Pride and Punishment: Tonight 3:05am ITV Nightscreen

6:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Emmerdale 7:30pm Coronation Street 8:00pm Safari Vet School 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Benidorm 10:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 10:30pm London News and Weather 10:35pm Lethal Weapon 3 12:45am The Zone 2:50am National Lampoon's Animal House

9:00am Undercover Boss USA 9:55am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 11:00am You Deserve This House 12:00pm Channel 4 News 12:05pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 12:35pm River Cottage Bites 12:45pm Edge of Darkness 3:05pm Channel 4 Presents 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Coach Trip 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Hollyoaks 7:00pm Channel 4 News

7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Gok Wan: Made in China 9:00pm One Born Every Minute 10:00pm 10 O'Clock Live 10:55pm The Mad Bad Ad Show 11:45pm Random Acts 11:50pm The Ting Tings: 360 Sessions 12:25am The Album Chart Show: Spotlight 12:40am Black Cab Sessions 1:10am Curated by Lyle and Scott 1:25am 4Play: These Furrows 1:35am Live from Abbey Road

7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30am Frasier 9:00am Undercover Boss USA 9:55am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 11:00am You Deserve This House 12:00pm Channel 4 News 12:05pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 12:35pm River Cottage Veg 12:55pm A Room with a View 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Coach Trip

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Hollyoaks 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm Location, Location, Location 9:00pm Make Bradford British 10:00pm Our Man in The Costas 11:05pm Embarrassing Bodies 12:05am Random Acts 12:10am Coppers 1:10am The World's Fattest Families and Me 2:05am Whatever Turns You On 2:10am The Bible: A History

6:10am The Hoobs 6:35am Freshly Squeezed 7:00am Live Athletics 12:15pm Channel 4 News Summary 12:20pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 12:50pm Carry On Teacher 2:30pm Live Athletics 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Coach Trip 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Hollyoaks 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm 4thought.tv 7:35pm Come Dine with Me

8:30pm New Girl 9:00pm The Bank Job 10:00pm The Secret Policeman's Ball 2012 12:00am Withnail & I 2:00am Random Acts 2:05am My Name Is Earl 2:30am My Name Is Earl 2:55am Hung 3:10am Hung

7:20am The Mr Men Show 7:35am Thomas & Friends 7:45am Noddy in Toyland 8:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 8:15am Peppa Pig 8:30am Roary the Racing Car 8:40am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 8:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:00am Hana's Helpline 9:15am The Wright Stuﬀ 11:10am LIVE with Gabby 12:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 12:15pm Ultimate Police Interceptors 1:15pm Home and Away 1:45pm Neighbours

2:15pm CSI: NY 3:10pm Flood: A River's Rampage 5:00pm 5 News at 5 5:30pm Neighbours 6:00pm Home and Away 6:30pm 5 News at 6.30 7:00pm Cowboy Builders 8:00pm Big Body Squad 9:00pm NCIS 10:00pm Law & Order: Criminal Intent 11:00pm Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 12:00am Poker: The Big Game 1:00am SuperCasino 4:00am House Doctor

7:00am Little Princess 7:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 7:20am The Mr Men Show 7:35am Thomas & Friends 7:45am Noddy in Toyland 8:00am Fifi and the Flowertots 8:15am Peppa Pig 8:20am Peppa Pig 8:30am Roary the Racing Car 8:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:00am Hana's Helpline 9:15am The Wright Stuﬀ 11:10am LIVE with Gabby 12:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 12:15pm Police Interceptors 1:15pm Home and Away 1:45pm Neighbours

2:15pm CSI: NY 3:15pm Wedding Daze 5:00pm 5 News at 5 5:30pm Neighbours 6:00pm Home and Away 6:30pm 5 News at 6.30 7:00pm Holiday Heaven on Earth 7:30pm Live UEFA Europa League Football 10:15pm Mercenary for Justice 12:05am SuperCasino 4:00am House Doctor

1:45pm Neighbours 2:15pm NCIS 3:15pm Dangerous Attraction 5:00pm 5 News at 5 5:30pm Neighbours 6:00pm Home and Away 6:30pm 5 News at 6.30 7:00pm Nazi Titanic: Revealed 8:00pm Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers 9:00pm The Mentalist 10:00pm Castle 11:00pm Law & Order: Criminal Intent 11:55pm Inside Hollywood 12:00am SuperCasino 3:55am Motorsport Mundial

7:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 7:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 10:00pm Free Speech 11:00pm Family Guy 11:20pm Family Guy 11:45pm American Dad! 12:05am American Dad! 12:30am Sun, Sex and

Suspicious Parents 1:30am Pramface 2:00am White Van Man 2:30am Don't Tell the Bride 3:25am Riots and Revolutions: My Arab Journey 4:25am Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands

7:00pm Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands 8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Pramface 9:30pm White Van Man 10:00pm EastEnders 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Family Guy 11:20pm Family Guy 11:45pm American Dad!

12:10am American Dad! 12:30am Pramface 1:00am White Van Man 1:30am Don't Tell the Bride 2:30am Russell Howard's Good News 3:00am The Secrets of Everything 3:30am Being Human 4:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents

7:00pm Doctor Who 8:30pm The Real Hustle: Celebrity Chancers 9:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:00pm EastEnders 10:30pm White Van Man 11:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad!

1:05am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am White Van Man 3:00am The Secrets of Everything 3:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 4:30am Being Human

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New Series:

Our Man in... The Costas

The Hairy Bikers Bakeation

Thur, Mar 8th 10.00pm

Si King and Dave Myers bike through Europe, searching for the best baking each country has to offer. They start their 5,000-mile road trek in Norway, picking up tips and recipes from professionals and home bakers including a 95-year-old who still makes waffles on her 65-year-old waffle iron. The duo also rustle up some of their own favourite Norwegian recipes - Scandinavian rye bread, cardamom and lemon cookies.

Tue, Mar 13th 8:00pm

NOTE: Add 1 hour for Spanish viewing times.

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6:00am Breakfast 10:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 11:35am Rachel Allen: Home Cooking 12:00pm BBC News; Regional News and Weather 12:15pm Football Focus 1:00pm Swimming 2:00pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 4:30pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 6:55pm BBC News; Regional News and Weather 7:10pm Let's Dance for Sport Relief 8:30pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It

9:20pm Casualty 10:10pm BBC News; Weather 10:30pm Match of the Day 11:40pm The Football League Show 12:55am Weatherview 1:00am BBC News 1:30am On The Road With Jackie Mason 2:00am BBC News 2:30am Dateline London 3:00am BBC News 3:30am British Olympic Dreams 4:00am BBC News 4:30am Click

6:00am Breakfast 7:45am Match of the Day 9:00am The Andrew Marr Show 10:00am The Big Questions 11:00am Sunday Politics 12:05pm Match of the Day Live 2:30pm Live Six Nations Rugby Union 5:10pm Songs of Praise 5:45pm Land Girls 6:35pm BBC News; Regional News and Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow 9:00pm Upstairs Downstairs 10:00pm BBC News;

Regional News and Weather 10:25pm Room 101 - Extra Storage 11:05pm Would I Lie to You? 11:35pm The Celebrity Apprentice USA 1:40am Weatherview 1:45am Film 2012 with Claudia Winkleman 2:25am Holby City 3:25am The Last Explorers

6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Crime and Punishment 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 10:58am BBC News; Weather 11:00am Cowboy Trap 11:45am Cash in the Attic 12:13pm BBC News; Weather 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News; Weather 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Missing 3:00pm BBC News 3:05pm I Want My Own Room 3:35pm Lockie Leonard 3:55pm OOglies 4:15pm Deadly Art 4:30pm Helen's Polar

Challenge for Sport Relief 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Pointless 6:00pm BBC News 7:00pm The One Show 7:30pm Bang Goes the Theory 8:00pm EastEnders 8:30pm Murdoch's TV Pirates 9:00pm Empire 10:00pm BBC News 10:35pm A Question of Sport 11:05pm Late Kick Oﬀ 11:35pm Graham Norton 12:20am Weatherview 12:25am Racing with the Hamiltons: Nic in the Driving Seat 1:20am Accused

6:00am Breakfast 9:15am Crime and Punishment 10:00am Homes Under the Hammer 10:58am BBC News 11:00am Cowboy Trap 11:45am Cash in the Attic 12:13pm BBC News 12:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:00pm BBC News 1:45pm Doctors 2:15pm Missing 3:00pm BBC News 3:05pm I Want My Own Room 3:35pm Lockie Leonard 4:00pm Sport Relief Does Glee Club

4:30pm Pixelface 5:00pm Newsround 5:15pm Pointless 6:00pm BBC News 7:00pm The One Show 7:30pm EastEnders 8:00pm Holby City 9:00pm MasterChef: The Final Three 10:00pm BBC News 10:35pm Letting Go 11:20pm Who Do You Think You Are? US 12:05am It Runs in the Family 1:50am Weatherview 1:55am Exile 2:55am The Last Explorers

6:20am Garth and Bev 6:35am Octonauts 6:45am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:00am Richard Hammond's Blast Lab 7:30am Dennis and Gnasher 7:40am The Scooby-Doo Show 8:05am Pixelface 8:35am Prank Patrol Down Under 9:00am Ultimate Sports Day 9:30am Helen's Polar Challenge for Sport Relief 10:00am My Life 10:30am Trapped 11:00am Hacker Time 11:25am OOglies 11:40am MOTD Kickabout

12:00pm The Sky at Night 12:40pm In Search of the Castaways 2:15pm Movie: The War Bride 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Final Score 5:30pm Flog It! 6:30pm Dad's Army 7:00pm The Story of Light Entertainment 8:00pm The Story of Musicals 9:00pm I'm a Pop Star! 10:00pm TOTP2: Pop Stars 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm The Stepford Wives 1:00am Spider

6:00am Little Robots 6:10am Lunar Jim 6:20am Garth and Bev 6:35am Octonauts 6:45am Pinky Dinky Doo 7:00am Richard Hammond's Blast Lab 7:30am Dennis and Gnasher 7:40am The Scooby-Doo Show 8:05am Paradise Cafe 8:30am Wingin' It 9:00am Friday Download 10:00am Shaun the Sheep 10:05am Flog It! 11:05am Escape to the Country 12:05pm EastEnders 2:00pm The Mosquito Coast

3:50pm First Knight 6:00pm I'm a Pop Star! 7:00pm World's Most Dangerous Roads 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey 10:00pm Match of the Day 2 11:10pm Rugby Union: Six Nations Highlights 11:55pm A Boy Called Dad 1:15am The Wackness 2:50am Sport Today 3:00am Newsday

9:55am Same Smile 10:10am Chuggington 10:15am 64 Zoo Lane 10:30am Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies 10:40am Waybuloo 11:00am In the Night Garden 11:30am BBC World News 12:00pm Daily Politics 1:00pm My Life in Books 1:30pm Living Dangerously 2:15pm Weakest Link 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Breakaway 5:15pm Antiques Road Trip 6:00pm Eggheads 6:30pm Britain's First Photo Album

7:00pm Top Gear 8:00pm University Challenge 8:30pm Home Cooking Made Easy 9:00pm The Tube 10:00pm Watson & Oliver 10:30pm Newsnight 11:20pm This World: Interviews Before Execution A Chinese Talk Show 12:20am BBC News 12:30am HARDtalk 1:00am Newsday 1:30am Asia Business Report 1:45am Sport Today 2:00am Newsday 2:30am Asia Business Report 2:45am Sport Today 3:00am Newsday

6:30pm Britain's First Photo Album 7:00pm Rugged Wales 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation 9:00pm Horizon 10:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks 10:30pm Newsnight 11:20pm Rubicon 12:05am BBC News 12:30am HARDtalk 1:00am Newsday 1:30am Asia Business Report 1:45am Sport Today 2:00am Newsday 2:30am Asia Business Report 2:45am Sport Today 3:00am Newsday

6:00am Mini CITV 7:25am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 11:20am This Morning: Saturday 12:30pm Murder, She Wrote 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:40pm Innerspace 3:55pm Evan Almighty 5:35pm London Tonight 5:45pm ITV News and Weather 6:00pm All Star Family

Fortunes 7:00pm All New You've Been Framed! 7:30pm Harry Hill's TV Burp 8:00pm Take Me Out 9:00pm The Jonathan Ross Show 10:00pm ITV News and Weather 10:15pm Movie:The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 12:05am The Zone 3:00am In Plain Sight 3:45am ITV Nightscreen

6:00am Mini CITV 7:25am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Ade in Britain 10:30am May the Best House Win 11:30am Dickinson's Real Deal 12:30pm ITV News and Weather 12:40pm Murder, She Wrote 1:45pm Columbo Goes to College 3:40pm Midsomer Murders 5:40pm London Tonight 5:55pm ITV News and Weather 6:10pm You've Been Framed!

6:40pm Harry Hill's TV Burp 7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:30pm Wild at Heart 9:30pm Dancing on Ice: The Skate Oﬀ 10:05pm ITV News and Weather 10:20pm Whitechapel 11:15pm Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Union 12:10am The Zone 2:40am River Monsters 3:30am ITV Nightscreen

6:00am Daybreak 8:30am Lorraine 9:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 10:30am This Morning 12:30pm Loose Women 1:30pm ITV News 1:55pm London News and Weather 2:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 3:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 3:59pm London Weather 4:00pm Midsomer Murders 5:00pm The Chase 6:00pm London Tonight 6:30pm ITV News and

Weather 7:00pm Emmerdale 7:30pm Coronation Street 8:00pm The Dales 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Scott & Bailey 10:00pm ITV News at Ten 10:30pm London News 10:35pm The Agenda 11:05pm Mayday Mayday 11:35pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories: Ulrika Jonsson 12:30am The Zone 2:30am Champions League Weekly 2:55am ITV Nightscreen

6:30pm ITV News 7:00pm Emmerdale 7:30pm Countrywise Kitchen 8:00pm Homes from Hell 9:00pm The Biggest Loser 10:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 10:30pm London News and Weather 10:35pm Benidorm 11:35pm Ladette to Lady: Australia 12:30am The Zone 3:00am Crossing Jordan 3:45am ITV Nightscreen

6:05am Sali Mali 6:10am The Hoobs 6:35am The Grid 7:00am Live Athletics 8:00am The Morning Line 9:00am Live Athletics 10:30am New Girl 11:00am Charlie's Angels 11:55am The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Big Bang Theory 12:50pm The Simpsons 1:25pm The Simpsons 1:55pm Channel 4 Racing 4:05pm Channel 4 News 4:25pm 4thought.tv 4:30pm Come Dine with Me 5:00pm Come Dine with Me

5:35pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:35pm Come Dine with Me 7:05pm Come Date with Me 8:00pm Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 9:00pm The Bank Job 10:30pm Orphan 12:45am The Secret Policeman's Ball 2012 2:40am Lucky Escape 2:45am You, The Living 4:20am Reaper

6:25am The Hoobs 6:50am The Hoobs 7:20am That Paralympic Show 7:45am Sailing: America's Cup Uncovered 8:10am The Crush 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:20am Frasier 9:55am The Big Bang Theory 10:25am The Big Bang Theory 10:55am The Simpsons 11:30am Channel 4 Presents - 2012: David Clarke - Part Two 11:35am Live Athletics

4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm Channel 4 News 7:00pm 4thought.tv 7:05pm Home of the Future 8:00pm Searching for Shakespeare's House: A Time Team Special 9:00pm Homeland 10:00pm Movie:The Final Destination 11:40pm Wolf 2:00am The Big Bang Theory 2:20am The Big Bang Theory 3:00am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Freshly Squeezed 7:30am According to Jim 7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:25am Frasier 9:00am Undercover Boss USA 9:55am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 11:00am You Deserve This House 12:00pm Channel 4 News 12:05pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 12:35pm Channel 4 Presents - 2012: Ellie Simmonds 12:40pm River Cottage Veg 1:00pm Bataan 3:10pm Countdown

4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Four in a Bed 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Hollyoaks 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:55pm 4thought.tv 8:00pm China: Triumph and Turmoil 9:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 10:00pm My Phone Sex Secrets 11:05pm Homeland 12:10am Random Acts 12:15am Shameless 1:10am Out on a Limo 2:10am Laid Oﬀ 2:20am Home of the Future 3:15am This Is Me

7:30am According to Jim 7:55am Festival Morning Line 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 11:00am You Deserve This House 12:00pm Channel 4 News 12:05pm Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 12:30pm Cheltenham Festival 4:15pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:30pm Four in a Bed 6:00pm The Simpsons

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1. Messy hit-and-run? (8) 2. Deprived, due to faulty beer measure! (6) 3. One US state has a right to top another (8) 4. Disgraced bogus journalist (6) 5. Once wrong, made exact (6) 7. Elder in sore distress (6) 8. Not a member of the first form at Westminster (11) 14. Prime minister? (8) 15. Slackens oﬀ when the sun is out at quarter past eight, say (8) 16. Go into service? (4,2) 17. Make rapid progress in a profession (6) 19. Sums lost at rummy (6) 20. Books with opposing points about love, in a way (6)

1. Banter (8) 2. Taking the most optimistic view (2,4) 3. Star Trek captain — Scottish church (4) 4. Subdued emotional quality contrary to the prevailing atmosphere (12) 5. In any circumstance (2,6,4) 6. Sooty chap? (7,5) 7. Deceive (by giving someone a lift?) (4,3,1,4) 12. Base for a statue (8) 15. Form a whole (6) 18. Flourish (4)

3. Who is the author of “A streetcar named desire”? a) Jhumpa Lahiri b) Tennessee Williams c) Ian Fleming d) Salman Rushdie

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4. What are vertebrates that live both under water and on land called? a) Amphibians b) Cats c) Grasshoppers d) Frogs 5. Which of these is not a metal? a) Gold b) Diamond c) Silver d) Copper 6. What is the number of squares on a chess board? a) 72 b) 64 c) 32 d) 48

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1. Lancashire town, home to the Rovers since 1875 (9) 8. Store of money or valuables (5) 9. Tedium (7) 10. Submissive nature (8) 11. Determination - small bits of stone (4) 13. Ample (6) 14. Incumbency (6) 16. Coarse tobacco — cormorant (4) 17. One's own beer? (4,4) 19. Muslim country, such as Kuwait (7) 20. Friendly Islands (5) 21. Bit by bit (9)

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Roger Childs Just recently I took a friend of mind to the Centro Salud in Coin and as I waited outside for them I witnessed what is the most appalling example of gross stupidity I think I have ever seen. This centre for sick people is situated at the top of a very steep hill so the elderly and infirm who have no transport have to climb the incline from the feria ground

Coin to the entrance of the health centre. I watched as several elderly patients (some with walking sticks) attempted to ascend this unbelievably steep hill with a great deal of effort. As they neared the top of this formidable obstacle they were obviously gasping for breath and I imagine feeling very distressed at the situation they had just experienced.

Tracy Davies At least three houses were robbed in Calle Campanales last week (that is the road in front of the Venta la Morena that connects Camino de Coin to Las Lagunas). I noticed that you have been warning

I have no idea who made the decision to build this centre for treating the sick in this most inaccesible situation but they get my vote for the most ridiculous planning decision I think I have ever seen. I just hope that the person who did it has to experience personally the difficulty they have bequeathed on others.

by email people about such things in The News so thought you could warn people around this area too. Editor says: Yes, thanks. But they’re also back to stabbing the tyres of your car and taking

anything they can from inside the car while you’re changing the tyre so keep all bags etc with you. The latest to get done was a friend of mine in the underground carpark in the centre of Coin. Take care!

Benalmadena Bowls Club Open Competition Saturday the 25th February saw the beginning of the Benalmadena Open 2012 – the competition comprised of Mixed Triples, Mixed Pairs and Mixed Singles. In the final Mike Detheridge’s team were trailing for much of the game until the 17th end when they picked up 6 shots bringing the score to 15 – 16 to Gordon and Margaret Kains, together with Murray Johns, and therefore setting up a grandstand finish. However the formidable Kain team picked up the winning shot to win the match.

The Pairs final once again, featured Gordon and Margaret Kain against Mary Detheridge and Brian Todd (Benalmadena) – the formidable Kains proved too strong for Brian and Mary and ran out 19-10 winners. The Singles Competition was played in a two sets of 9 ends format. Gordon Kain was playing in his third final and up against Bill Gregory, it was an exciting prospect, with both players in fine form. Once

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again the “Kain Machine”” proved stronger and ran out the winner to give Gordon a clean sweep of wins in the competition. The whole competition was well attended by supporters, who enjoyed watching some exciting bowling. Triples Winners included Murray Johns, Margaret Kain, Gordon Kain – Runners Up, Kate Morris, Bridgett Gunn, who are pictured above.

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e wandering stars This week is a perfect time to go planet spotting as all five planets that are visible with the naked eye will be on display!

ook close to the western horizon shortly after sunset and try to spot tiny Mercury. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and so is always seen very close to the horizon either just after sunset or just before sunrise. This week Mercury will be at its most distant point to the left of the Sun and sets about an hour and a half after the Sun has set giving you plenty of time to find it. Once you have found Mercury in the twilight you’ll be surprised at just how bright it can appear – it will have a definite pink colour to it.

oving up from Mercury is Venus shining dazzlingly bright at the moment. Like Mercury, Venus is closer to the Sun than we are so it always appears in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise. Venus is also at its most extreme point from the sun at the moment – known as greatest western elongation. For the next few months Venus will gradually begin to move closer and closer to the horizon as it passes between us and the Sun on June 6th. This year Venus will not only pass between the Sun and us, it will actually cross the face of the Sun in a very rare event, a ‘transit of Venus’. I’ll be saying more about the transit of Venus closer to the date.

urther up and slightly to the left of Venus is Jupiter. Jupiter is by far the biggest of all the planets; it is so big that it could easily swallow up all the other planets in the solar system with room to spare. Jupiter is almost on the far side of the Sun from us, now a very long way away but it is still shining brightly. Jupiter takes almost 12 years to orbit the Sun but keep your eye on it over the next few days to watch it moving across the sky.

ach night Jupiter and Venus will move closer together until next Tuesday 13th March when they will almost touch each other in the sky. Of course they are not really close to each other – it is only a line of sight effect. This conjunction between Venus and Jupiter is the closest that the two planets have appeared for many hundreds of years and on 25th and 26th March a thin crescent Moon will join the little group making for a very impressive photo opportunity, try to catch it if you can!

ars makes its closest approach to the Earth this week and can be seen rising in the east at sunset and is due south by midnight. Mars is easy to recognise because of its vivid red colour and it is also the brightest object in that part of the sky at the moment. Try not to confuse Mars with the slightly fainter, red coloured star, Regulus in Leo the lion as Mars moves backward in its retrograde motion toward Regulus over the next few weeks. As it is such a small planet Mars is always slightly disappointing when viewed through even a modest sized telescope; it is the second smallest planet in the solar system after Mercury and never appears as much more than a tiny red coloured disc.

aking up this celestial quintet is the return of Saturn the ringed planet. Saturn rises in the east around 11pm very close to the star Spica in the constellation of Virgo. Saturn and Spica appear about the same brightness but Spica is brilliant white in colour while Saturn is a sandy yellow in colour and by rule of thumb ‘Stars twinkle while planets don’t’.

aturn is once again beginning to display its rings to their best and even through a small pair of binoculars the elongated shape of Saturn caused by the rings can be easily seen. About four years ago Saturn’s rings were presented ‘edge on’ from Earth and so were almost invisible as they are so thin. Now they are almost ‘fully open’ again and are looking spectacular once more.

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aLL eLeCtriCaL Service. Domestic & industrial. 7 days / week. No fix, no fee. Call Peter (167)tnp 693913092

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MUsiCians & singers Wanted: For upcoming Live Music Club serious skilled fully trained musicians & singers are wanted. All styles & instruments would be interesting. Start spring 2012. Place Costa del Sol. Interested please contact Mr. Henrik Arntzen on Phone: 622363966 or mail: (165)p henrikarntzen@yahoo.dk

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Pets & aniMaLs Mets dog training club. Fuengirola Glyn 605121831, Ken 627851379. Torre del Mar Colin (176)pwp 606616308 ---------------------------------------------LagUna Kennels and cosy cattery. Five star facilities, fully tiled quarters with airconditioning. Your pets lovingly cared for by English mother and daughter. Near Coin. 952112021 / (148)tnp 606838983 ---------------------------------------------eXPort Specialists. Cat and Dog World Kennels. 952112978, (165)p 630197435

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60+ LooKing for slim lady, long term relationship Marbella to (168)p Fuengirola. 698490960

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PHotograPHY PHotograPHY including wide-angle interior shots from €25. (170)tnp 693714136

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sierreZUeLa. 3 bedroom villa, 2 en-suite and separate shower. Fitted kitchen and diner. Lounge with woodburner, gardens front and rear. Pool, parking €350.000 Telephone (161)p 952472697 private sale

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Motors TILLETT TO PURSUE F1 DREAM AFTER SIGNING FORMULA RENAULT BARC DEAL Laura Tillett, one of the hottest young prospects in UK motorsport, will make her car racing debut in the Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship this year having chosen to pursue a career path in single-seaters – with the ultimate goal of climbing

Kent track last week to sample an FR 2.0 singleseater for the first time with Fortec. Impressing the team with her immediate pace and ability, Laura tested again at Silverstone last Friday, 24th February, before finalising her 2012 deal.

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chairman Stephen Girsky to put the case for keeping the Cheshire car plant open. The crisis talks came hours after GM announced a new costcutting alliance with French rivals PSA Peugeot Citroen which aims to save $2billion (£1.3billion) over the next five years – intensifying fears

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Rory McIlroy holds oﬀ Tiger Woods to go No 1 Rory McIlroy calmly waited out a storm delay on Sunday morning and weathered another storm wearing a red shirt later in the afternoon to win the Honda Classic at the PGA National and oust Luke Donald as the world's No. 1 player. With gut-check pars throughout his final round on the wind-swept Champion Course — he made all 15 of his putts inside 10 feet and had two big upand-downs for par out of bunkers on the 15th and 17th holes — McIlroy closed with a 1-under-par 69 to finish at 12-under 268 and hold off Tiger Woods and journeyman Tom Gillis by two shots. Another two shots back in fourth was rival Lee Westwood, who came home with a 63. But it was Woods who caught McIlroy's attention

knocked in the putt to regain a two-shot advantage he didn't relinquish. "It was tough today, especially when Tiger made a charge and posted 10 under," said McIlroy, who enthusiastically embraced his father, Gerry, behind the 18th green after his third win on the

with a 62, the best closing round of his career. Beginning nine shots behind McIlroy and six groups in front of him, Woods eagled the third hole, added four other birdies and finished with another eagle on 18 when he arrowed a 5iron from 216 yards to 8 feet. McIlroy was facing an 8-foot birdie putt on 13 when the roars from Woods' eagle on 18 reached his ears and his lead had shrunk to one. Refusing to be shaken, McIlroy stepped up and

Tour and his 10th top-five finish in his last 11 starts around the world. Rory tweeted later “What a day! Very honoured and proud to be the world’s number 1 golfer! Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way!” And the man who he replaced at the top spot Luke Donald tweeted Rory “Congrats, enjoy the view.” So, three years after landing in America for

his pro debut as a teenager with a mop of unruly hair and plenty of hype, and one week after falling short of becoming No. 1 when he lost to Hunter Mahan in the final of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, the young man from Northern Ireland did finally manage to achieve his lifelong dream. At 22 years, 10 months, he is the second-youngest to reach golf's summit, trailing only Woods, who was 21 years, 6 months when he became No. 1 in 1997.

Axarquia Rugby invites Away day joy for Malaga After last week’s 5-1 home win Malaga were looking to sponsorship bids improve their form away from La Rosaleda. With rugby on the increase all along the Costa and inland Andalucia, and to capitalise on the recent success of the Spanish National Team in the European Nations Cup, Axarquia Rugby Club, based in Velez-Malaga, have announced that they are inviting bids from potential sponsors to sponsor the Axarquia Rugby Club for the 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 seasons in a two-year deal. are numerous There

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Getafe 1 - 3 Malaga Malaga started with their customary slow start, but grew into the game and after 12 minutes Rondon had a good shot saved. The first half was a dreary

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affair with both sides looking pedestrian. Rondon had another header saved but Malaga never looked at ease and on 42 minutes Malaga payed the penalty, Getafe winger Valera got free on the left and his great cut back found Castro who slotted home. Getafe going into the break 1 nil up. At half time Malaga manager Pellegrini put on Eliseu and Joaquin and what a change, Getafe hit the bar on 51 minutes but

after that Malaga never looked back. Seba missed a great chance on 54 minutes

heading down and over, when looking easier to score. Malaga's heads never went down though and on 57 minutes got their reward. Eliseu equalising, smashing the

ball into the top far corner with his right foot. After continuing to control the game Malaga went two up, Toulalan found space on the edge of the box to fire home from 25 yards out. The great away win was sealed in the 92nd minute, after Carzola picked the ball up just inside the Getafe half, and from his break saw the Getafe keeper off his line to chip the ball into the goal from 40 yards. A great goal and win that keeps Malaga in a European position. Report by: Scott (Toulalan) Forbes

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Yesterday Real Madrid achieved 110 years in football Throughout this long period the Club has been honoured and named by FIFA as the "Best Club in World Football of the 20th Century", has won 9 European Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 31 Spanish League titles, 18 Spanish Cup titles ...along with many others. The club has also had in its ranks as players world and Spanish football legends Alfredo Di Stefano, Puskas, Gento, Figo, Zidane, Raul, Ronaldo and now Cristiano Ronaldo – just to mention a few.

Bradley Wiggins London 2012: Team GB makes a great 'should avoid handshakes' start in Paris-Nice at Olympics Stage 2 – Mantes-la-Jolie to Orleans, 185.5km Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins moved into the overall lead at Paris-Nice after making the most of getting into the

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crucial break on stage two. The Brit had started the 185.5 kilometre stage from Mantes-la-Jolie to Orleans just a second behind leader Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil-DCM) after an outstanding display in the rain in the opening time trial 24 hours earlier. proved a What fascinating second day had been expected to feature a bunch finish, given the flat nature of the terrain, but strong crosswinds played a key part in splintering the peloton shortly after the halfway point. Most of the general classification contenders made their way into the front group of 21 riders, but not Larsson and there was soon a gap of over a minute as the field split into echelons. That made Wiggins the virtual leader out on the road and he helped his cause further by taking the day's intermediate sprint and a

bonus three seconds. When it came to the finish, Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma Quickstep) outsprinted JJ Rojas (Movistar) and John Degenkolb (Project 1t4i) for the victory but the day's big winner was Wiggins as the front group all came in together and 2:29 ahead of the rest. It means he now general leads the classification by six seconds from Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma - Quickstep), with Boonen a further second back in third. Wiggins had been given valuable assistance in the front group by team-mate Geraint Thomas, with the pair of them piling on the pace at the front in order to maximise their advantage. Thomas briefly looked in with a chance of the stage win when he surged down the outside with 500 metres to go but the Welshman eventually crossed the line in 10th, one spot ahead of Wiggins. That helped him move up to ninth overall, 28 seconds back. Report & photo courtesy of www.teamsky.com

British athletes have been warned against shaking hands with rivals and dignitaries at the London Olympics. The British Olympic Association (BOA) is concerned about illness damaging the host nation's chances of success. Asked if handshakes should be avoided, BOA chief medical officer Ian McCurdie said: "I think, within reason, yes. "The greatest threat to performance is illness and possibly injury. We are talking about minimising risk of illness. It is all about hand hygiene." Around 10,000 sportsmen and women will take part in the Games, with British athletes set to share rooms, while eating with competitors from more than 200 other competing nations. McCurdie added: "Being at an Olympic Games means you are normally inside a bubble and so there is effectively quite a limited number of people that you interact with when you are away in another country. "In London we do not

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