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British drug baron jailed
Notorious Brian Charrington Jailed for 15 Years
Five years after his by Andy Mansell from an Alicante court, arrest and seven months earlier this week. from the start of his old British drug dealer, Brian Charrington, a trial a sixty-one year finally received justice former Middlesborough car dealer, was jailed for a minimum of fifteen years and ordered to pay 26 million euros fine to the Spanish courts. The Brit drug baron was arrested, along with son Ray, who was also one of the nine defendants tried in April over a massive £10million, cocaine seizure in Albir near Benidorm, which took place in July 2013. Son, Ray Charrington, was also handed a three and a half year jail sentence after being convicted of money laundering. The three trial judges announced their verdicts and sentences, Photo: Charrington pleaded not guilty throughout the in a 66-page written trial maintaining he made his money from property sales document in which they acquitted five of the nine Brian’s French girlfriend Brit named as Wayne defendants, including Isabelle Robert and a Sherwin.
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British Drug Baron Jailed for 15 years on the Costa Blanca
Photo: Charrington was described as one of Europe’s most investigated criminals
From Front Page After a long investigation, police entered a number of Costa Blanca properties belonging to Charrington and Robert in the raid five years ago. This followed a tip off from French police, claiming the couple were running a drugs-smuggling operation,
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bringing cocaine into Europe from Venezuela. Police revealed at the time of the operation, they had seized around 200 kilos of cocaine worth £10million at an apartment in Albir, said to have been smuggled into Spain through the nearby port of Altea.
Prosecutors claimed Charrington tried to erase information he had chalked on a blackboard in his office about amounts of cocaine and sale prices during the raid on his home. The drug baron’s first brush with authorities came in 1992, when he was arrested along with gangster associate, Curtis Warren, whose personal fortune was so large he appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List. The pair were arrested after a shipment of more than 900 kilos of cocaine from Venezuela, sealed inside lead ingots in steel boxes was discovered. The subsequent trial collapsed after it transpired Charrington was a police informant for the North-East
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Regional Crime Squad and Britain’s security forces went on to re-home him in Australia but his visa was revoked shortly after his arrival. However his drug trafficking activities continued after he settled in a fortified villa on the Costa Blanca, where he laundered millions of euros for North African drug dealers. He was jailed twice in the 2000’s after extradition proceedings were enforced Photo: Charrington at the start of the trial by both German and French for drug trafficking and June 2010 along with his authorities. At the time of his final membership of a criminal bodyguard days after being arrest in 2013, Spanish police organization, after ruling that released on bail from prison. Charrington and his described Charrington, they actively participated in as ‘one of the ten most transportation, storage and son have been given five days to appeal against their investigated criminals’ by distribution of the drug However, they acquitted convictions and sentences,. European police forces and ‘leader of an international girlfriend, Isabelle Robert, He has maintained his who is the former lover of innocence throughout the gang of drugs smugglers’. The court also imposed Alain Coelier, a French trial, claiming he earned his penalties of 10 and 12 years, drugs trafficker and right- estimated 20 million fortune respectively, on two other hand man of Charrington’s. from property sales and Coelier, was shot dead “paid his taxes” defendants,publi_SALUS_medios_Alicante_tz.pdf Ivo Du Chatenier 1 15/10/2018 10:40:24 and Aleksei Pustovarov, on the Costa Blanca in
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Catalan Crash POLICE in Barcelona briefly clashed with Catalan separatists on Saturday, who staged a counterdemonstration against the National Police who holding
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a protest at the same time calling for higher pay. The Catalunya regional police used batons to drive back a group of separatists
in the city centre, stopping them from advancing towards the National Police march. In September, a similar protest by separatists of another march by the same national police association ended in clashes with regional security forces, with14 people injured and six arrested.
Back On Course THREE SUCCESSIVE months of falling passenger numbers at Alicante-Elche airport have been reversed, with October’s figures showing a yearly rise of five point five per cent. Airport operator AENA says that the facility served a total of 1,349,587 passengers last month, turning round drops in July, August and September, after five years of impressive rises. Domestic passenger numbers leapt up by over 15 per cent
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compared to October 2017, whilst UK visitors led the international charge with 549 thousand passengers, followed way behind by Germany, with 102 thousand journeys. Despite the comparative summer setback, Alicante-Elche airport is still set for a recordbreaking year, with 12.2 million passengers logged over the first ten months of 2017, which is a nought point eight per cent rise on the same period last year.
Daylong Mystery
A 75-OLD British man spent nearly 24 hours wandering around Alicante-Elche airport, after his wife reported him missing to the Guardia Civil in her home area of Rojales. The woman had returned home on a flight from England last week, and her husband was due to pick her up, but she could not spot him anywhere.
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After a period of time, she made her way to Rojales, and discovered that he was not there either, and she immediately reported her husband’s disappearance to the Guardia Civil. Guardia officers at the airport managed to locate his car in the parking area, and then by using CCTV footage, they pieced together
where he had go to. Video recorded him walking in a disorientated state, and almost 24 hours after his disappearance, he was discovered on the fourth floor of the airport terminal. He was said to be in good physical health after his ordeal, but still disorientated and uncertain about where he was and what he was doing.
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Brit’s short trip
Soothing Plantation CLASSICAL MUSIC was piped into illegal marijuana farms in the Vega Baja region to help the plants grow better, according to the Guardia Civil, who smashed a Swedish-led drugs racket. The five men of Swedish, German and Spanish nationalities aged between 35 and 55, were all denied bail after been arrested in Almoradi, Elche, and San Miguel de Salinas. At least two thousand marijuana plants were found
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growing in the properties the suspects rented, and 33 kilos of hash already bagged up for sale were seized. Classical music was played 24 hours a day to the plants on a non-stop automatic loop, in a bid to help them grow more quickly and produce a better-quality crop. The Guardia said that the street value of the existing drugs and of the total
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A BRITISH MAN is behind bars after cramming 20 kilos of marijuana into his suitcase ready to fly from Alicante-Elche airport to Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The 36-yearold had hidden the drugs in the bottom of his case and had checked the luggage in, but Guardia Civil officers spotted a suspicious material in the case as it was going through an x-ray scan. The passenger, who has previous criminal convictions
substance the plants would have yielded was about 80 thousand euros per crop, with the gang working on four crops annually. Another 10 grams of cocaine was confiscated, along with 11,000 thousand euros in cash, four top-of-therange cars and two valuable motorbikes. The ringleader, a Swede
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involving drugs, had also checked in a suitcase that was destined on a flight for Germany. The man was tracked down by plain-clothed officers, with the Guardia inspecting both cases, and discovered 19 plastic bags of marijuana in the Dutch-bound luggage. He was taken to an Elche court and refused bail because of his previous offences.
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who lives in a million-euro luxury villa in the Elche area, was
arrested for previous offences in the Madrid area and is wanted for offences relating to drug-dealing and money-laundering back in his native country. The Guardia carried out the operation in association with Europol.
THE 100th anniversary of the ending of the First World War was commemorated by the Torrevieja branch of the Royal British Legion at their annual Remembrance Day service on Sunday. The Remembrance event, which coincided with Armistice Day, saw the service take place at La Siesta church, followed by
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the laying of wreaths at the memorial in the adjoining garden. The commemorations were attended by local politicians including Torrevieja mayor, José Manuel Dolón, with services being staged by other RBL branches across Alicante Province.
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Massive drugs bust
A GANG that used Torrevieja as a hub point for a national drugs operation has been dismantled, with 10 people being arrested across Spain. The joint operation between the National Police, the Guardia Civil, and the Tax Agency saw swoops against nine Spanish men and a Columbian woman, with a Torrevieja judge remanding all of them into custody. An additional three Spaniards were questioned and bailed by the judge. The year-long operation against the gang tracked
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the smuggling of a large shipment of cocaine on a catamaran boat from South America to Portugal. The illegal cargo then ended up in Torrevieja, before being distributed to areas like Andalucia and Madrid, and even further afield to the Canary Islands. Extensive surveillance operations were untaken by Spanish authorities, and the first wave of arrests started in June including the seizure of many kilos of drugs, including local raids in Guardamar and Crevillente
in Alicante Province, and Molina de Segura in the Murcia region. Besides large quantities of drugs and guns, up to 10 highend cars were impounded, and over 600 thousand euros in cash seized, with the total figure taken in the police raids amounting to over one point seven million euros. Authorities say that the gang had already distributed close to a thousand kilos of cocaine said to have a retail value of 26 million euros, and had also established a money-laundering network to deal with their clandestine income.
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Dozens of neglected dogs rescued from property A case of animal abuse that the authorities are calling as bad as any Spain has seen in modern times came to light in Alicante this week. An astonishing 56 dogs as well as other animals were found living inside a residential property in conditions so cramped that one of them had even set up home inside a washing machine. The dogs, mainly pomeranians, westies, bodegueros and
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chihuahuas were all showing signs of malnutrition while their living area was in an appalling state and littered with food and excrement. After being made aware of the situation following a complaint the Local Police Canine Unit went to the property and found 25 dogs upon entry. The remainder were in a locked room and
there were also turtles, ferrets, pigeons and a cat in the house. Due to the severity of the incident the Councillor for Animal Protection, Marisa Gayo, went personally to the property to speak to the householder and inspect the various animals. Ms Gayo and the police then made the decision to take the person responsible, a 56 year old Spanish woman, into custody.
Photo: Councillor Marisa Gayo (Centre) & Local Police and Canine Unit
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Brits who abandoned baby FOUND by Alex Trelinski
A BRITISH woman who left her newborn baby at a Costa del Sol hospital, was tracked down and arrested by the National Police last Thursday. The unnamed woman had allegedly six children taken away from her by UK social services before moving to Spain, and did a runner from the Antequera Hospital in
Malaga, shortly after giving birth. Hospital staff raised the alarm after discovering the parents had left the building, with the child being born prematurely. The mother was still wearing her hospital gown when she was detained in Fuente de Piedra, and her British husband was also arrested on a charge of child abandonment.
Photo: Antequera Hospital, Malaga
Good month for royal watchers QUEEN Letizia made her third appearance in Valencia City in less than a month last week, this time accompanied by her husband. King Felipe and Letizia were attending the Jaime I awards, although in a similar fashion to the UK with
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Kate and Meghan it was the Queen who attracted the most attention. The fashionistas were able to point out that Letizia was wearing a black one piece trouser suit from Hugo Boss, an outfit she was
last seen wearing in an event in Paris two years ago. The event itself was organised by the Valencian Chamber of Commerce and recognises businesses and individuals within the Community in various sectors as well as social commitment by firms.
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Blood on the tracks A security guard at Valencia’s main station got a shock when he picked a glove off the tracks - it still had a hand inside it. The man said that the glove had been on the tracks at Estacio Nord for a few days and while he had a quiet
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moment he decided to pick it up, leading to the macabre discovery. Forensics team from the National Police are cross matching the hand’s DNA with their missing persons register.
Bullies parents fined by Simon Russell
THE parents of a gang of teenage children accused of a systematic bullying campaign against a girl have been ordered to pay a combined total of €3,300 in compensation to the victim. The ruling was made in Alicante Crown Court last week after the judge heard how the girl had twice been physically assaulted, was constantly called names and teased, received abusive phone calls from dawn onwards and was followed when out of school by gang members. As minors the eight defendants are not eligible to pay the fines but will have to perform community service for between nine months and a year. They are also barred from approaching or communicating in any way with the victim.
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FRESH KIRSTY QUIZ
EIGHT police officers, including five National Police agents, are scheduled to appear in a Benidorm court this Thursday to answer questions about the death of Kirsty Maxwell in April 2017, after she fell from an apartment block. One of those expected to take the stand is the National Police officer who drafted the official police report and a colleague of his who took part in an inspection of the tenth-floor holiday
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apartment. Thursday’s planned questioning follows the nonappearance last week of two British men who had been summoned as witnesses to what led up to Kirsty’s death. The judge was told that the men had been given little notice and were unable to travel because of work commitments, and now are expected to get a fresh summons.
Nuns on the run
Kirsty, who was on a hen-trip to Benidorm, fell to her death after mistakenly entering a tenth-floor room where five British men, all from the Nottingham area, were having a party. They strongly deny anything to do with Kirsty’s death, and no charges have been made against them. As reported last week, it has emerged that DNA belonging to somebody else had been found in samples taken from Kirsty’s body.
A small group of nuns have by Simon Russell been evicted from the Santa Faz Monastery in Alicante where plans to move the relic to San followers of their order, Las Nicolas Cathedral as a tourist Clarisas (Poor Clares), have attraction. resided for 500 years. They have A campaign has been started been historically cloistered in to allow the women to the monastery to watch remain but items have over a relic that is already started to be housed there, removed at the order of la Cara the bishop, including Divina. The the church organ. church itself Meanwhile the has asked the nuns have been four nuns to leave forbidden from after an order seeing visitors or from the Vatican other outsiders. The that convents of sisters themselves are less than four said to be “desolate” as sisters should they see their role in life be closed. as guarding the relic until There are various they die. There are said to rumours around be moves in place to find a the move, fifth nun to join the order, including that taking the number up to the convent is to the Vatican stipulated be converted to a numbers to avoid museum and that there are closure.
Photo: Kirsty and friends before the tragic fall.
SNUB SLAMMED 50 THOUSAND EUROS has been allocated by the Valencian government in their 2019 budget for a feasibility study to convert the CV-95 road between Orihuela and San Miguel de Salinas, but no such allocation has been for the stretch between San Miguel and Torrevieja. Ex-Torrevieja mayor, Eduardo Dolón, who as leader of the opposition Partido Popular(PP) group on Torrevieja council is looking to get back into power in May’s local elections, slammed the fact that Valencian politicians had ignored Torrevieja.
HIT AND RUN
POLICE in San Miguel de Salinas launched a hunt for the driver of an Irish registered vehicle that was involved in an accident with another car on Saturday afternoon, and eventually found him several hours later. Four people,
“Torrevieja has been slighted by Valencia”, said Dolón. “We are being treated as if we are a city in the Murcia region, as opposed to being part of the Valencian Community”. Until 2015, the Valencian government was controlled by the PP, who themselves shelved a 2007 plan for the CV-95 to be upgraded to a dual carriageway, due to the recession and the lack of an environmental impact study. A full dual-carriageway project between Orihuela and Torrevieja is estimated to cost at least 150 million euros.
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including a child, were injured on Calle Padre Jesus in the town, with all of the victims taken to Torrevieja Hospital. The offending car fled the scene, but witnesses provided details about the
vehicle and the driver, with local police officers tracking both down at 9.00 pm the same day. They noticed the Irish-plated vehicle had a dent corresponding to the accident, with criminal proceedings set to take place.
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Long live the Spanish ‘Buena Vida’ By the year 2040, Spanish citizens will have the longest life expectancy in the world, even though they drink more alcohol, smoke more cigarettes and work longer hours than people from the UK. A report from an American university survey, was published in the Lancet magazine and picked up by The Times newspaper in London, who ran an article giving the reasons why the Spanish will live for more than two years longer than Brits, even though they appear to have a less healthy lifestyle. The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s study calculated that Spaniards will live, on average until they were 85.8 – compared with 83.3, which is the age Brits can look forward to, putting the UK at 23rd on a list of 195 countries. However, the question is, why? And the answer lies with the lifestyle choices of the Spanish, which act as a counterweight to their less than healthy alcohol and tobacco intake. The article gave seven reasons for this longevity, with diet, exercise and sex featuring high on the list: 1. El Paseo – In Spain, ‘el paseo’ or ‘the walk’, features so highly on the daily routine that it has its own noun and the Spanish walk at least four days a week for 10 minutes or more, better still, 37% walk or ride bicycles to work. 2. Mediterranean Diet - If there is one thing the Spaniards do right, it’s eating fish, fruit and fresh vegetables, nuts, pulses and olive oil. Although consumption of red meat and salt is relatively high, only 20% of Spaniards
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British women have sex 1.7 times a week. Sex reduces the risk of brain and heart disease as well as type 2 diabetes, while refraining from sex could bring these conditions on. 6. Vocabulary is More Upbeat Spanish uses more positive words such as “love” and “laughter,” which boosts people’s moods, more than negative words like “sad” and “crying.”
buy processed foods while the British eat more processed food than anywhere else in Europe. 3. The Afternoon Siesta - Just 26 minutes of shut-eye is recommended by the Spanish Society of Doctors for Primary Health as it improves memory, mood and keeps your heart healthy and do it regularly to reap the rewards, but keep it short and sweet. 4. B r e a k s in the Working Day - In Spain, they work an average of 1,687 hours a year, 331 hours more than Germany, 173 more than France, 117 more than Switzerland but only six hours more than the UK, but take plenty of coffee breaks. 5. M o r e Sex - Spanish men make the best lovers and Spanish women have sex on average 2.1 times a week, according to a study carried Photo: Hispanic family enjoy a meal outside (Stock) out by Gedeon Richter while
7. Tapas for dinner - The Times seems believes that after eating a far bigger lunch than is common in the UK, dinner in Spain consists of tapas, hence the Spanish saying that roughly translates as “big dinners fill graves.” So, whether we live in Spain or just visit on holiday, it seems, we should all be throwing ourselves into the Spanish ‘Buena Vida’ …… just go easy on the booze and fags.
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DETAILS have emerged of how a Guardia Civil operation, named Wagen, culminated in the arrest of 14 people connected to a kidnap plot in Valencia province. The gang are described as highly professional c a r e e r criminals who even had a professional locksmith among their members. The operation started after the Guardia had become aware of a plot to kidnap a Valencian bu s i n e s s m a n and set up a surveillance team. They also recovered a tracking device on his vehicle, Photo: Large knives were found during the raid presumed to
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be installed by the kidnappers to monitor the man’s movements. This operation ultimately led to the arrests this week of the five women and nine men Photo: Display of money, weapons and assorted items who are of Spanish and Romanian nationality. The 14 suspects have been charged with membership of a criminal organisation, robbery with violence, deception, stealing electricity, drug trafficking and attempted kidnapping. They have also been linked to at least 15 other crimes in the Valencian Community and Navarra. Items seized in the raid included knives, tracking devices, balaclavas, tasers, ninja stars, jewellery, gems, mobile phones, tablets, seven kilos of marijuana and ₏12,000 in cash. The authorities have also seized five vehicles, blocked 28 bank accounts and are looking into the provenance Photo: TV crerw get a close up of eight properties.
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Drug battle continues THE Association of Nolotil Victims has filed a class action suit against the manufacturers of the drug,
a lawsuit that could have an estimated payout of 500 million Euros if successful. Long time campaigner,
medical translator Cristina Garcia from Javea, has approached law firm De Micco & Friends who will be filing the action on behalf of what is thought to be about 100 victims and their families. The “Weekender” reported last week how the Spanish Agency of Health had recommended to all medical practitioners that
Digital nomads cruising in Nolotil no longer be prescribed to British and Irish tourists. It is a common painkiller in Spain but has been linked to serious
illness and even death among some people of north European ethnicity and is already banned in much of northern Europe as well as the USA.
Breathing easy thanks to police AN Italian tourist probably had his life saved by two Guardia Civil officers after he had got into breathing difficulty in a Javea bar. The incident happened on Monday evening when the man collapsed; someone ran to the Guardia barracks which is very close to the bar.
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Two officers immediately attended and saw the 52 year old was unconscious and losing colour due to lack of oxygen. They checked his throat for blockages and then, seeing none, performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on him, one
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raising the body and one compressing his abdomen. Thankfully this restarted his breathing and about 15 minutes later he regained consciousness. The victim was taken by ambulance to Denia Hospital for further tests to determine what caused Photo: Two Civil Guard agents (stock photo) the almost fatal incident.
NEXT Tuesday Alicante will be welcoming it’s first digital cruise to the port with 450 self styled “digital nomads” on board. They work in the technology sector, often for major companies such as Apple and Microsoft, but work wherever they want, within reason. To prove the point many of them are working on-board the liner which embarked from Barcelona and is ultimately destined for Brazil. Alicante will be doing its best to market itself to a sector who have high purchasing power, often single people in well paid jobs. Alicante has a high tech presence with several such firms based there. Those nomads who are leaving the vessel will have the option of a guided tour which takes in digital projects in Alicante as well as making time for a low tech giant paella.
Explosion at pillow factory injures four
AN explosion at a pillow by Simon Russell factory in Crevillent has injured four workers and reach their properties. The sparked a massive fire that incident occurred on the concerned locals feared may del Boch industrial estate at
around 6am last Wednesday, with ambulances taking the worst injured workers to hospital, one of who is said to be very badly hurt.
Deaths and drugs
The latex used in the manufacture of the pillows quickly caught fire and sent up a large plume of toxic smoke. Fire engines
and 30 troops from Elche, Crevillent, Almoradi and Orihuela then fought the blaze for several hours before declaring it safe. The
reason for the explosion is unknown, but sources say that the same factory unit was also involved in a fire two months ago.
Death Toll Rises
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THE GUARDIA CIVIL recovered the bodies of two Moroccans from a boat that reached the Costa del Sol after crossing the Mediterranean Sea with migrants and a hashish shipment. The Guardia said they found the bodies along with two other people who were suffering from
hypothermia on Saturday after they were alerted that a rubber boat had reached a beach near Malaga. Officers also found six kilograms of hashish near the boat. They suspect that the drugs belonged to boat’s owner and the pilot, who the Guardia were looking for along with three others. Last Sunday, the maritime
rescue service reported it had saved 179 people from seven boats its rescue craft intercepted either in the Strait of Gibraltar or nearby waters. Last week 18 people died, and at least six others our missing after boat carrying migrants from Morocco, crashed off the coast of Barbate in Cadiz province last week. Five more bodies were recovered close to Los Caños de Meca on the Andalucia coast on Tuesday night, over a week after the tragedy, but 22 people were rescued. Guardia Civil lieutenant
Photo:The body of a migrant found on a beach in the region of Faro de Trafalgar in Cadiz on November 12, after the boat he was traveling in sunk on November 5. - www.infomigrants.net
Photo:Police recover small boat int he Costa del Sol
José Antonio Olivas, who is coordinating rescue efforts, said:-’We don’t know exactly how many are still missing,’’adding that rescuers believe the number
could be between three and six, according to conflicting accounts from survivors. At least 40 migrants of Moroccan origin were aboard the wooden boat, including 11
children, and they paid 1,500 euros each for the crossing. Police in Algeciras arrested the pilot and co-pilot of the boat, two men from Morocco aged 32 and 21.
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Walkout planned for pilots
VALENCIAN airline Air Nostrum is facing a series of 24-hour pilot’s strike later this month after walkout calls from pilot’s union Sepla. They are petitioning their member’s on the strike, planned for 23,26 and 30 November. The dispute has arisen over allegations
UK mobile giant takes kicking
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that the company is passing on routes that it usually operates for Iberia Air to other airlines. They say that the pilots involved in this are facing poor working conditions and others have been dismissed.
MAY’S BREXIT SHAMBLES
This week’s Brexit withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU, which was agreed by Theresa May’s cabinet on Wednesday, led to Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigning on Thursday saying he “cannot in good conscience support” the UK’s draft deal. He was swiftly followed out of the door by Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey and junior Brexit minister Suella Braverman, with more departures expected as The Weekender went to print. Theresa May made a Commons statement on the Brexit agreement yesterday, telling MPs it was not a final agreement, but brings the UK “close to a Brexit deal”. She stated that the rights of British citizens living in the EU had been secured, and vice versa.
Talks
Antonio Coimbra. CEO Vodafone España
IN a good example of how pan-European many firms are now, a UK telecoms giant lost almost 200,000 customers in Spain after it stopped broadcasting European football. Vodafone said that the fees asked for broadcasting rights to the
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UEFA Champions League and La Liga was too high and reported that it has lost 98,000 paying and 118,00 fixed line customers since the decision was taken. They say that the full impact will not be known until
September 2019 as they are still offering some La Liga games this year and expect to lose further customers when they back out altogether. Vodafone remains Spain’s third biggest telecoms firm but has downgraded the value of its Spanish arm of the business.
Sponsored By There was Tel: 671 935 072 laughter and shouts of “resign” as she said that it would allow the UK to leave the EU “in a smooth and orderly way” on 29 March. She said the agreement would deliver the Brexit people voted for and allow the UK to take back control of its “money, laws and borders”. But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn: “This is not the deal the country was promised and Parliament cannot and I believe will not accept a false choice between this bad deal and no deal.” It’s clear that there are not enough votes in the Commons to get the deal through, and on a more personal level, May is almost certain to face a leadership challenge, as the mire caused by Brexit continues to get thicker and deeper.
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Defined Benefits (final salary) pension deficits
By Christina Brady BLACKTOWER Financial Management
protection for tail risks. He said: “Instead, schemes should be looking for more diversified, dynamic and outcome-oriented approaches to minimise the impact of these risks. Assets such as a diversified growth fund or multi-asset credit funds which aim to minimise market downturns whilst still capturing upside may be beneficial in this context. “Assets of this nature will become increasingly important as schemes mature and pay out more as the path of returns becomes more crucial,” he said. “Falling behind the funding plan could be very painful, particularly in light of concerns around the strength of sponsors and therefore covenants in the medium term.” Article sourced from: https://www. ftadviser.com/pensions/2018/11/13/dbdeficits-triple-on-market-volatility/ Footnote: Transferring from a DB scheme is a complex area and requires careful consideration and specialist advice that is specific to the individual’s personal circumstances, objectives and motivations. It may not be the best course of action in every case.
Due to current market volatility, the aggregate deficit for defined benefit (DB) schemes is estimated to have increased to £107.7bn at the end of October, from £38.7bn the month before. The PPF 7800 Index, the Pension Protection Fund’s index for the UK’s 5,588 DB pension schemes, showed the position has worsened from a year ago, when a deficit of £87.7bn was recorded at the end of October 2017. The funding level of schemes decreased from 97.7 per cent to 93.6 per cent at the end of October 2018 and was lower than the 94.7 per cent recorded in October 2017, the PPF’s latest report showed.
Over the month of October 2018, liabilities increased by 2.6 per cent as gilt yields fell while assets decreased by 1.6 per cent because of lower equity prices.
declining gilt yields and increased inflation expectations reinforcing our call for trustees to build greater resilience into their portfolios.”
Andy Tunningley, head of UK strategic clients at BlackRock, said the tripling of the aggregate deficit was driven by falling asset prices because of market volatility.
Within the index, total scheme assets amounted to £1.6trn at the end of October 2018 while total scheme liabilities were £1.7trn.
He said: “Equity markets fell to levels not seen since the beginning of the year, driven by tighter financial conditions and elevated worries about the impact of heightened U.S.- China trade tensions, which also sent credit spreads wider.
The aggregate deficit of all schemes in deficit at the end of October 2018 was estimated to have increased to £212.8bn from £170.3bn at the end of September 2018.
“For pension schemes, asset falls were compounded by liabilities rising due to
Mr. Tunningley suggested recent volatility highlighted now was the time to look beyond benchmarking to provide
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Ross “double” caught
A man has been arrested after a police appeal for a Ross from Friends “lookalike” went viral. The image of a suspected thief, taken in Blackpool, was widely shared after internet users noted his resemblance to actor David Schwimmer.
Lancashire Police said a 36-yearold suspect was arrested in Southall, west London, on suspicion of theft. The force announced Monday’s arrest on Twitter, thanking Schwimmer for his support. After the original image was shared
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hundreds of thousands of times, the US star shared a tongue-in-cheek video proclaiming his innocence. In the short clip, filmed inside a New York shop, he could be seen carrying a crate of beer, mimicking his “double” in the police image.
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Lonely emily A mother-of-three from the West Midlands has said she is one of the loneliest women in the UK after failing to make any friends for over a decade. Emily Fox, says that she visits supermarkets to chat with strangers as she shares her experience to highlight that loneliness doesn’t just affect the elderly. She says she often doesn’t speak to an adult for weeks on end and when she does it is strangers she meets while out shopping. ‘I have tried attending parent and baby groups but I still felt isolated at those so I stopped going. I visit the supermarkets as a way of speaking to people and it definitely helps combat some of my loneliness for a while.’ ‘I’m going to contact some of the people who reached out to my Facebook post as even just meeting up with someone once a month for a coffee would make a huge difference.’
joyful reunion
I’m always a sucker for a via her happy ending to a lost animal the fammicrochip and reunite ily. story, and this one is really Mrs Mino said she was special, with an 11-year-old “so dog being found nearly 300 poochthankful” her precious miles from home more than she hadhad been found after given up hope, and a year after she was stolen. there was a tearful reunion Pomeranian Kiara when Juan was taken from her Wales to drove up to North pick up Kiara. garden in London Both dogs were scanned in August 2017. for microchips But when two - and while the on Sunday other dog stray dogs did not have one, Kiara’s w a n d e r e d contained a phone num into Peter for her owners, allowin ber g the D a n i e l ’s special reunion. house in Peter plans to B a n g o r , Kiara’s friend, a Jack adopt Russell Gwynedd, he if nobody com was able to find claim it, so thates forward to ’s two happy Kiara’s owners Juan endings for the pric e of one. and Antoinette Mino
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implant staff with the devices. one Apparently, client has ‘hundreds of thousands of and employees’ probably believes that injecting chips into their workers is easier than issuing them with a security pass. ‘These companies have documents sensitive co ns ide rin g they are dealing with,” implanting microchips Jowan Österlund, thed into their employees to founder of Biohax, tol the paper boost security. the so OK, Biohax, a Swedish be es y vid ma pro t s tha ent docum company this but human chip implants, sensitive, t told the Daily Telegraph microchip plan is bes t it was ‘in talks’ with left for dogs, and noal a number of UK legal what is a fundament and financial firms to betrayal of liberty!.
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Doggie dreams
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We’ve all seen our dogs demonstrate behaviors in their sleep that resemble what they do when awake. Paddling their legs, whining, growling, wagging their tails and twitching their noses makes us wonder what our dogs are dreaming about. Animal experts have studied the relationships between memory, sleep and dreams. They found that when rats were trained to run along a circular track for food rewards, their brains created a distinctive firing pattern of neurons. They then repeated the brain monitoring while the rats were sleeping. They observed the same signature brain activity pattern associated with running whether the rats were awake or asleep. In fact, the memories played at approximately the same speed during sleep as when the rats were awake.
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So can we apply this to dogs?
Yes, we can take what is known about dreaming in rats and humans and apply the information to dogs as unless there is something special about rats and humans, cats and dogs must be doing exactly the same thing. The hippocampus is the portion of the brain that collects and stores memories. It is wired much the same way in all mammals. If you compared a hippocampus in a rat to a dog; in a cat to a human, they contain all of the same pieces. So it´s plausable that as dogs sleep, images of past events replay in their minds, much the same way people recall experiences while dreaming. Dogs also experience periods of REM sleep.
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During REM their breathing becomes more irregular and shallow. There may be muscle twitching during REM and, when one looks closely, rapid eye movements behind closed eyelids can often be observed. It is during REM sleep that behaviors thought to be associated with dreaming (legs paddling, twitching, vocalizing, etc.) are most commonly observed.
What we want to believe about dog dreams
When we observe our dogs sleeping, it’s almost impossible to imagine that they are not dreaming. It is tempting to believe that our four-legged best buddies are reenacting their recent experiences; playing at the dog park, sniffing in the woods, chewing on a treasured bone, and chasing squirrels. Sigmund Freud theorized that dreaming was a “safety valve” for our unconscious desires. Perhaps he is correct, and, when our dogs sleep, they dream about catching the neighbor’s pesky cat, continuous belly rubs in conjunction with unlimited dog treats, and stealing the dinner from the dining room table.
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Cat trick
We know cats like to hide in boxes and knock things over. What if you make a square on your floor, what will your cat do? Turns out a lot of cats will get inside it. What makes cats so interested in a square on the floor? “We know that cats like safe spaces. It’s possible that the marking on the floor creates some illusion on the floor that doesn’t actually exist,” says certified cat behavior consultant Mikel Delgado. “It might have enough similarity to a low-sided box
that a lot of cats are attracted to it for safety.” Ingrid Johnson agrees. “I would imagine they probably feel as if they are ‘in’ something ... like laying in a cardboard canned food tray. Though shallow, still comforting, offers parameters or at least the perception of sides,” she says. Johnson points out that cats have poor close-up vision, so they may have the perception that the tape is actually the sides of a confined area.
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Health & Beauty
Childhood Obesity – The Shocking Facts
Like children’s waistlines, the problem of childhood obesity is getting BIGGER AND BIGGER!!! Facts from the most recent large scale survey in the U.K. reveal that:
• 25% of boys and 33% of girls aged between two and 19 years are overweight or obese. • Obesity currently costs the country around £2 billion annually. • Obesity shortens child’s lives by nine years, due to the associated health problems. Some health experts even believe we’ll soon see parents outliving their children. Health risks associated with childhood obesity include heart disease, high blood pressure (certain studies show that overweight teenagers were eight and a half times more likely to develop high blood pressure and almost 2 and a half times as likely to have high
overweight children they don’t recognise their own children are obese. Unfortunately, there’s no mystery as to why children are getting so fat:
• Poor diet containing too much fat, salt, junk food etc. and too little fresh fruit and vegetables. • Lack of exercise, computer based activities being the favourite pastime of most children. blood cholesterol levels), certain cancers, joint problems, psychological Unfortunately for some, problems problems and diabetes. Diabetes UK believes there are start early in life. A survey by Mother currently around 100 children with & Baby magazine revealed that nine the condition, although some experts out of 10 toddlers eat junk food, with believe the figure could be as high chocolate, biscuits, crisps, fish fingers, as 1,400 based on the number of chips, cake and chicken nuggets overweight and obese schoolchildren appearing in their top 10 favourite there are in the UK. Experts relate foods. this solely to the increase in childhood In an attempt to stem the problem of childhood obesity the most important obesity. One of the biggest concerns is that thing is to encourage eating habits parents are getting so used to seeing from an early age.
A month of beauty treats
AS part of a growing market for grownups, beauty advent calendars are becoming increasingly popular in the UK. Some of them would appear to be pretty good value on the face of it, offering small samples in the hope that consumers will be tempted to buy the full sized version at a later stage. The Debenhams calendar, for example, is already on sale on eBay for £105 - despite having a retail price of £70. The Debenhams version contains products said to be worth over £150 with products by the likes of MAC, Lancome and Elemis and has been flying off the shelves, a rare success for the troubled retailer. The bite-size samples include perfume, mascara, nail polish, creams and even an eye mask as well as a £5 gift
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card behind the Christmas Eve window. Most of the major health and beauty retailers in the UK now sell these, with Boots saying there is a waiting list of 90,000 people for their No7 Advent Calendar.
Make Your Eyes Pop
• If you have a hard time using soft eyeliner pencils, draw a thick line onto your hand, use a stiff eye brush to pick up the pigment and then apply to your eye. • Need eye drops but don’t want to ruin your makeup? Breathe air in through your nose as you drop them into your eyes. Your tear ducts will suck in the drops before they have a chance to fall down your face. • Use a flesh colored liner on the water rim of your lower lash line to make eyes look bigger and brighter. • Apply a shimmery champagne color in the inner corner of your eyes to brighten your whole face. • Apply highlighter onto your brow bone. • Swap out your neutral
black or brown liner for a brightly colored one instead. • Apply concealer to your under-eye circles after foundation (not before) to better camouflage them. • Use eye shadow made for your eye color. • To correct eye makeup mistakes or sharpen a cat eye, dip a Q-tip in eye makeup remover and erase the offending makeup. • To make your eye color stand out, apply black liner around the entire eye, including the water line.ç • Instead of swiping on eye shadow, press the color into your eyelid with a brush or finger. This will give your lids a more pigmented look.
Fight against pseudoscience THE government has pledged to escalate the fight against what it refers to as pseudo-sciences. These include such unproven branches of medicine as homoeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic and even yoga. The practices are to be banned from health centres, both public and private on the grounds that they are scientifically unproven. There will also be a ban on them being taught in publicly funded universities and other educational centres. Science Minister Pedro Duque said, “We cannot allow universities to provide teaching that is not based on scientific evidence”. Advertising will also be heavily
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regulated, especially when promoting unproven or sensational health benefits. Duque said that one of the main dangers of alternative therapy is when the sick use them and then forego conventional treatments, putting themselves at risk. As a final measure, the Health and Science Ministries are to ask the mainstream press to be more responsible when reporting things such as “miracle cures” which are generally unfounded and not based on medical facts. The government then has to spend time and money correcting the misinformation for the public.
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Motoring
NEW Mustang Bullitt If you’ve not seen Bullitt, the latest Mustang won’t mean an awful lot to you. The 11-minute car chase through San Francisco in the 1968 Steve McQueen movie has gone down in history. One of the original Mustangs used during filming was discovered recently and restored in time for the film’s anniversary celebrations. Based on the revamped Mustang, the Bullitt special edition is available in two colours: Shadow Black or Dark Highland Green. There are bespoke 19-inch black alloy wheels, red Brembo brake callipers and a faux-Bullitt fuel-filler cap. Inside, there’s a white cue ball gearshift knob, green stitching on the standard seats and a numbered plaque on the dashboard. There’s no option of the 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine with the Bullitt - buyers are forced to have a V8 petrol with a power boost of 10PS compared to the regular Mustang. Which is no hardship. There’s no auto option, either - just a sixspeed manual shifter. And the engine is pure euphoria. An active valve
performance exhaust is standard, letting you to tweak the volume depending on how anti-social you wish to be. In track mode, it’s loud enough to be heard streets away. Rev the engine at a standstill, and the car will rock like an old-school muscle car. A clumsy getaway will easily unstick the rear wheels, while the incredibly-long gearing will encourage you to hold onto low gears as the engine pulls and pulls until it finally runs out of revs at around 6500rpm. It can hit 80mph in second gear, and third is good for 120mph. For most of us, that leaves fourth, fifth and sixth gears redundant apart from during motorway cruising. On twisty roads, the latest Fiesta ST probably wouldn’t have an issue keeping up with the Mustang Bullitt. It’s a wide car and its fiery nature means you’re hesitant
to apply the power too early heading out of bends especially in anything other than perfect conditions. But it’s a rewarding experience. The steering is actually quite pleasant, and the car’s happy to keep you informed as to how close to the limit you
are. And when you get there, it’s not as snappy as you might expect. Despite the cosmetic upgrades to the interior, it still doesn’t compare to something like an Audi A5 or BMW 4 Series. There are hard plastics galore and
switchgear that wouldn’t have looked out of place in a Focus from several generations ago. The Mustang is leagues behind more conventional European rivals. Its interior is old-fashioned, it costs a fortune to run and
practicality isn’t its strong point, either. When you’re in the right mood, though, there’s nothing else on the market that will make you feel as special as the Mustang Bullitt does for less than €50,000.
Does it come in Black?
Stocktaking efficiency Skoda is currently testing advanced drone technology that can identify and count empty containers outside the factory from the air. Skoda has collaborated with Czech specialists Robodrone to implement the first testing phase. The drone is equipped with LIDAR (light detection and ranging) technology to accurately identify and count unoccupied
containers at the car manufacturer’s factory in Mladá Boleslav. The data is then automatically transferred to the logistics department to be processed. The drone can fly up to 20 km/h and has the ability to carry a load of up to 5kg. A LIDAR sensor captures up to 300,000 images per second and navigates using a 3D map. The drone detects and counts the equipment containers
using specially designed algorithms developed uniquely for Skoda. Testing has been live since May 2018 and the technology has seamlessly integrated into Skoda’s regular operations. During the next development phase, the drone will get its own ‘nest’ and the batterypowered device will then be able to autonomously navigate to a charging station.
Aston Martin has made a significant and symbolic stride towards the luxury brand’s first SUV - now officially confirmed as being named DBX - with the first development prototype being put through its paces along a demanding Welsh Rally stage in the hands of the company’s Chief Engineer, Matt Becker. This first test for DBX signifies the start of an extensive testing programme. One that has begun in Wales, as a nod to Aston Martins’ new St Athan production facility in the Vale of Glamorgan. Though simulation is an essential part of DBX’s early development phase, this first prototype drive in Wales signifies the start of ‘real world’ testing, in which the SUV will be subjected to a punishing regime that will ultimately see development prototypes of the all-new machine tackle some of the world’s harshest
environments, from the frozen Arctic and scorching deserts of the Middle East to high Alpine passes and the high-speed demands of the German autobahnen and Nürburgring Nordschleife. The unique nature of DBX in the Aston Martin range means it requires a dedicated test programme; one that features new processes, procedures and standards that reflect its all-purpose role. So, while it will perform with the verve and poise of a true Aston Martin, its dynamic envelope has to extend into areas previously off-limits to the marque’s sporting roots. Naturally t h i s includes impressive multiterrain and towing capabilities
as befits a state-of-the-art SUV. Aston Martin Chief Engineer, Matt Becker, said: ‘We have already developed and tuned DBX in the driving simulator, which has enabled us to make excellent progress in advance of the first physical prototype cars being available. Still, it’s always a big day when you get to put the first actual miles on an early prototype and I’m delighted with the near perfect correlation between the simulator and this prototype.”
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SATURDAY 17th November
07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Classic Mary Berry 13:00 Football Focus 13:30 Money for Nothing 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:15 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Live: International Rugby Union 17:30 Escape to the Country 18:00 BBC Weekend News 18:10 BBC London News 18:20 The Time It Takes 18:55 Pointless Celebrities 19:45 Strictly Come Dancing 21:10 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show 22:10 Casualty 23:00 BBC Weekend News 23:20 David Brent: Life on the Road
07:00 The Cardiff Triathlon 07:25 Top Class 07:10 Super 4 07:30 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:55 All Over the Place 07:35 Make It Pop 07:55 The King of Queens 08:25 Wild & Weird 07:55 Share a Story 08:20 The King of Queens 08:40 Show Me What You’re 08:05 Mr Bean 08:45 Everybody Loves Made Of 08:30 Scrambled! 09:10 Got What It Takes? 08:35 The Tom and Jerry Show Raymond 09:10 Everybody Loves 09:40 Over the Hedge 08:50 The Powerpuff Girls Raymond 11:00 Natural World 09:10 ToonMarty 09:35 Frasier 12:00 Homes Under the 09:30 Robozuna 10:05 Frasier Hammer 10:05 Mighty Magiswords 10:35 The Big Bang Theory 13:00 Rick Stein From Venice 10:25 ITV News to Istanbul 10:30 James Martin’s Saturday11:05 The Big Bang Theory 11:30 The Big Bang Theory 14:00 Hairy Bikers’ Best of Morning 12:00 The Simpsons British 12:40 The X Factor 12:30 The Simpsons 15:00 Live: Nitto ATP Finals 13:40 ITV Lunchtime News Tennis 13:50 You’ve Been Framed! 13:00 Come Dine with Me 14:00 Four in a Bed 17:30 Flog It! 14:20 Bean 16:40 A Place in the Sun: 18:00 Live: Int.Rugby Union 16:00 Tenable Winter Sun 20:30 International Rugby 17:00 Tipping Point 17:40 Location, Location, Union 18:00 The Chase Location 21:30 Dad’s Army 19:00 ITV Evening News 18:40 Channel 4 News 22:00 Holst and Vaughan 19:20 Iron Man 2 19:10 Live: International Williams: Making Music English 21:30 The X Factor Rugby Union 23:00 QI XL 23:05 The Jonathan Ross 22:15 Bad Neighbours 2 23:45 Snowfall Show
07:00 Breakfast 10:00 BBC News 11:00 The Andrew Marr Show 12:00 Sunday Politics 12:30 Homes Under the Hammer 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:15 Songs of Praise 14:55 Lifeline 15:05 Escape to the Country 16:05 BBC Children in Need 17:05 Dynasties 18:05 BBC Weekend News 18:20 BBC London News 18:30 Countryfile 19:30 Doctor Who 20:20 Strictly Come Dancing 21:00 Dynasties 22:00 The Little Drummer Girl 23:00 BBC Weekend News 23:20 BBC London News 23:30 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle
07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:20 Great British Garden Revival 08:20 Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys 08:50 The Instant Gardener 09:35 Countryfile 10:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00 Sweets Made Simple 12:30 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British 13:30 The Battle of the River Plate 15:30 International Rugby Union 16:30 Garden Rescue 17:15 Money for Nothing 18:00 Flog It! 19:00 Live: Nitto ATP Finals Tennis 22:00 Louis Theroux’s Altered States 23:00 A Northern Soul
SUNDAY 18th November
07:10 The King of Queens 07:35 The King of Queens 08:00 Everybody Loves 11:25 Doc Martin Raymond 12:30 Midsomer Murders 08:25 Everybody Loves Raymond 14:25 ITV Lunchtime News 08:55 Frasier 14:30 The X Factor 09:20 Frasier 16:00 Paul O’Grady: For the 09:55 Jamie Cooks Italy Love of Dogs 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 The Simpsons 16:30 The Chase 13:55 The Simpsons 17:30 Tenable 14:25 The Simpsons 18:30 Tipping Point 14:55 The Simpsons 15:25 The Simpsons 19:30 ITV Evening News 15:55 The Emperor’s New 19:45 ITV News London Groove 20:00 The Chase: Celebrity 17:30 Back to the Future Special 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 Great Canal Journeys 21:00 The X Factor 21:00 Escape to the Chateau 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 22:00 The Interrogation of Out of Here! Tony Martin 23:45 ITV News 23:00 Tin Star
10:25 ITV News
10:30 Love Your Garden
10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 The Christmas Apprentice 13:55 Britain’s Greatest Bridges 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Window Wonderland 17:00 Friends 17:30 Friends 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 The Gadget Show 21:00 100 Years of the RAF 22:00 Portillo’s Hidden History of Britain 23:00 The Hangover Part III
07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:50 You’ve Been Framed! 08:15 Dress to Impress 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:15 Who’s Doing the Dishes? 12:15 Dress to Impress 13:15 Emmerdale 14:15 You’ve Been Framed! 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 Take Me Out 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Knocked Up
07:00 MILKSHAKE
07:00 Totally Bonkers
Guinness World Records 11:35 Merry Ex-Mas 07:10 Emmerdale Omnibus 13:10 A Fairytale Christmas 09:40 Coronation Street 14:50 Mrs Miracle Omnibus 16:45 Christmas Getaway 12:35 Harry Hill’s Alien Fun 18:35 The Sweetest Christmas Capsule 13:35 You’ve Been Framed! 20:20 5 News Weekend 14:40 Spy Kids 20:25 Shop Smart Save 16:30 Nanny McPhee Money for Christmas 18:25 The Mummy 21:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take 20:45 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies it Away! 23:30 Celebrity Juice 22:10 Egypt Unwrapped 23:10 London Has Fallen
07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:50 Emmerdale Omnibus 11:10 Friends 10:30 Coronation Street 11:40 Friends Omnibus 12:05 Friends 13:30 Catchphrase 12:35 Friends 14:30 You’ve Been Framed! 13:05 Friends 16:30 Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang 13:35 Friends 18:40 Charlie and the 14:05 Friends Chocolate Factory 14:35 Friends 21:00 Robin Hood 15:00 Friends 23:45 I’m a Celebrity... Extra 15:30 A Very Merry Toy Store Camp 17:10 Santa Who?
07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:40 Friends
19:00 Inside the Tower of London 20:00 Britain’s Parking Hell 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 San Andreas 23:15 Hercules
07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 The Royal 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:35 The Royal 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:15 Coronation Street 16:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Home Fires 22:00 Home Fires 23:00 Maigret
07:00 Murder, She Wrote 07:45 Columbo 09:40 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 11:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 16:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 18:00 Midsomer Murders 20:00 Midsomer Murders 22:00 Midsomer Murders
07:00 Murder, She Wrote 07:50 Heartbeat 08:55 Heartbeat 09:55 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 14:15 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 16:15 Columbo 17:55 Endeavour 19:55 Lewis 22:00 Foyle’s War
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FRIDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2018
MONDAY 19th November
07:00 Breakfast 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Good Morning Britain 10:15 Island Medics 07:30 The Big Painting Challenge 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the 08:30 Family Cooking Showdown 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Hammer 09:30 The Week in Parliament 11:30 This Morning 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt 10:00 BBC News at Nine 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 13:30 Loose Women 13:15 Bargain Hunt 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 14:00 BBC News at One 13:15 Politics Live 14:55 ITV News London 14:45 Doctors 14:00 Think Tank 15:15 Impossible 14:45 The House That £100k Built 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Escape to the Country 15:45 Highlands: Scotland’s Wild 16:00 Tenable 16:45 The Hairy Bikers’ Heart 17:00 Tipping Point Comfort Food 16:45 Yellowstone: Wildest 18:00 The Chase 17:30 Make Me a Dealer Winter to Blazing Summer 18:15 Pointless 17:45 Eggheads 19:00 ITV News London 19:00 BBC News at Six 18:15 Flog It! 19:30 ITV Evening News 19:30 BBC London News 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 20:00 Emmerdale 20:00 The One Show of Games 20:30 Inside Out 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 EastEnders Takes Two 21:00 Britain’s Busiest 21:30 Panorama 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Motorway 22:00 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle 21:00 Only Connect 21:30 Coronation Street 22:30 For Facts Sake 21:30 University Challenge 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 Driven: The Billy Monger 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 23:42 BBC Weather Story Out of Here! 23:45 Captain America: The 23:00 People Just Do Nothing 23:30 ITV News Winter Soldier 23:30 Newsnight
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07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:00 MILKSHAKE 08:45 Everybody Loves 10:15 Jeremy Vine Raymond 12:15 Christmas Mail 09:10 Everybody Loves 13:50 Cruising with Jane Raymond 09:40 Frasier McDonald 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime Nightmares USA 14:15 Home and Away 12:00 The Simpsons 14:45 Neighbours 12:30 The Simpsons 13:00 Channel 4 News 15:15 On Strike for Christmas 13:05 A New Life in the Sun 17:00 Friends 14:05 Kirstie’s Handmade 17:30 Friends Christmas 15:10 Countdown 18:00 5 News at 5 16:00 Fifteen to One 18:30 Neighbours 17:00 A Place in the Sun 19:00 Home and Away 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:30 5 News Tonight 19:00 The Simpsons 20:00 Premiership Rugby 19:30 Hollyoaks 21:00 Police Interceptors 20:00 Channel 4 News 22:00 Blood 21:00 Liam Bakes 21:30 Food Unwrapped 23:35 James Bulger: New 22:00 24 Hours in A&E Revelations 23:00 First Dates
TV
07:00 Coronation Street 07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Coronation Street 07:50 You’ve Been Framed! 08:10 Dress to Impress 07:50 Heartbeat 09:00 Emmerdale 08:55 The Royal 09:25 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 10:00 Judge Judy Show 10:25 Judge Judy 11:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 10:55 Judge Judy 11:30 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 11:20 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 13:15 Emmerdale 13:35 The Royal 13:40 Coronation Street 14:40 The Ellen DeGeneres 14:35 Heartbeat Show 15:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show 15:40 Coronation Street 18:45 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 16:15 Coronation Street Out of Here! 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 16:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 21:00 Two and a Half Men 18:55 Heartbeat 21:30 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 22:30 American Dad! 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 I’m a Celebrity... Extra 22:00 Vera Camp
new this week
I´m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Tin Star Season 18, Episode 1 - ITV 10:00pm Sun 18th November
Season 1 Episode 1 Ch4 11:00 pm Sun 18th November
NEW SERIES: Holly Willoughby joins returning host Declan Donnelly to present the latest series of the celebrity survival challenge, which sees a group of famous faces living in the Australian jungle, struggling to complete the tough daily tasks and dreaded Bushtucker Trials
NEW SERIES: Crime drama set in a Canadian mountain town, starring Tim Roth as a British police chief hoping to make a fresh start in peaceful surroundings and resist giving in to alcoholism. When an oil company makes plans to build a refinery in the area, he fears the social problems it may bring, and in defiance of his friends and neighbours, makes a dangerous stand against the project that risks his family’s safety
TUESDAY 20th November
07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 10:15 Jeremy Vine 07:30 A Matter of Life and 07:00 Breakfast Debt 10:15 Island Medics 08:45 Everybody Loves 09:30 Lorraine 12:15 A Fairytale Christmas 08:15 Escape to the Country 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Raymond 11:00 Homes Under the 13:50 Cruising with Jane Hammer 09:00 MasterChef: The 09:40 Frasier 11:30 This Morning 12:00 A Matter of Life and DebtProfessionals 10:05 Frasier McDonald 13:30 Loose Women 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 10:00 BBC News at Nine 10:40 Frasier 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 14:15 Home and Away 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live Nightmares USA 14:45 Doctors 13:15 Politics Live 12:00 The Simpsons 14:45 Neighbours 15:00 Judge Rinder 15:15 Impossible 14:00 Think Tank 12:30 The Simpsons 16:00 Tenable 15:15 My Angel 16:00 Escape to the Country 14:45 The House That £100k Built17:00 Tipping Point 13:00 Channel 4 News 15:45 Highlands: Scotland’s 16:45 The Hairy Bikers’ 13:05 A New Life in the Sun 17:00 Friends 18:00 The Chase Wild Heart Comfort Food 14:05 Kirstie’s Handmade 17:30 Friends 19:00 ITV News London 16:45 Yellowstone: Wildest 17:30 Make Me a Dealer Christmas 18:00 5 News at 5 19:30 ITV Evening News Winter to Blazing Summer 18:15 Pointless 15:10 Countdown 18:30 Neighbours 20:00 Emmerdale 17:45 Eggheads 19:00 BBC News at Six 16:00 Fifteen to One 18:15 Flog It! 19:30 BBC London News 19:00 Home and Away 20:30 Judge Rinder’s Crime 17:00 A Place in the Sun 19:00 Richard Osman’s House Stories 20:00 The One Show 18:00 Four in a Bed 19:30 5 News Tonight of Games 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 The Martin Lewis Money 18:30 Come Dine with Me 20:00 MotoGP Championship 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: 21:00 Holby City 19:00 The Simpsons Show It Takes Two 22:00 Informer 19:30 Hollyoaks Series 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 20:00 Channel 4 News 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet Out of Here! 21:00 MasterChef: The 23:30 BBC London News 21:00 Lego Masters 22:00 Blood Professionals 23:42 BBC Weather 22:00 999: What’s Your 23:05 ITV News at Ten 22:00 School 23:45 Car Crash: Who’s Emergency? 23:00 The Outback Killer: Mia 23:35 ITV News London 23:00 I’ll Get This Lying? 23:00 Gogglebox 23:50 On Assignment & Tom’s Story 23:30 Newsnight
07:00 Coronation Street 07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Coronation Street 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:55 Heartbeat 07:50 You’ve Been Framed! 08:55 The Royal 08:10 Britain’s Got Talent 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Judge Judy 09:25 Coronation Street 10:30 Judge Judy 09:55 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 10:55 Judge Judy Show 11:20 Planet’s Got Talent 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 11:50 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 13:35 The Royal Out of Here! 13:15 Emmerdale 14:35 Heartbeat 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 15:40 Coronation Street Show 16:15 Coronation Street 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 16:45 Agatha Christie’s Poirot Out of Here! 18:55 Heartbeat 20:30 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 22:00 Family Guy 23:05 I’m a Celebrity... Extra 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot Camp 22:00 Vera
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Across 1. Petite iron designed for one with a suit (10) 7. Old song concerning an idler (8) 8. Opening or partly closing a temple (4) 9. Herb in perfect condition (4) 10. Satisfied with what is inside (7) 12. Buchan’s novel translation of Ten Large Men (11) 14. Childhood in the imagination? (7) 16. Settled partnership? (4) 19. Secured when not eating (4) 20. Let oboes become out of date (8) 21. Professional farm vehicle that’s used by geometry students (10)
Down 1. The prime minister entertains little Sarah with a song (5) 2. Aintree fixture for apprentice? (7) 3. Attempt to besiege old city of Paris (4) 4. Crude oil on tap? It’s not necessary (8) 5. Crew figuratively executed by skater (5) 6. One act play without delay (2,4) 11. Stunning sort of tournament? (8) 12. Pleasant Ealing production? (6) 13. One of three allowed on journey (7) 15. A flower can make you stare wildly (5) 17. Measuring device encountered by the queen (5) 18. The continent of China, Siam, etc. (4)
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Across 1. Speed up (10) 7. Cherished (8) 8. Jokes (4) 9. King of beasts (4) 10. Greedy eater (7) 12. Concur (3,3,2,3) 14. Respire (7) 16. Put away for storage (4) 19. Stinging insect (4) 20. Lack of strength (8) 21. One who looks after children (10)
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21st Apr – 21st May Two of Swords This is the ending of one phase for you and the beginning of another much more positive time for you. Be brave and step out you will find new friends and good company, you need to make the first move, talk to people be a good friend yourself payback will be brilliant. Lucky Number 26
Gemini
22nd May – 21th June Three of Wands This is a great time to get out the travel brochures and plan your next adventure, life has become a bit mundane and it is time to shake things up. Your intuition or psychic abilities are growing and now would be a great time to join a group and learn from others or teach. Lucky Number 15
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23rd July – 22nd Aug The Magician After a long wait for a plan to come together you can see the end and it looks promising, have faith in yourself and any decisions you make, others can help but now ultimately that decision is yours. Whatever it is you decide to do this week will work out well for you. Lucky Number 29
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23rd Sept – 22nd Oct The Hierophant You seem to be more aware of your Spirituality just now go with your gut instincts this week and you will be on the right path. There is a wedding invite showing in the card for you it will be fun. Communication will come to you through your dreams write them down. Lucky Number 43
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23rd Oct – 21st Nov Six of Swords this card is telling you to leave your woes and troubles behind and begin that new future now, hanging onto grievances is never a good thing. Opportunities to move are around at the moment could even be a move of house. Look to an older woman for some advice. Lucky Number 12
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21st Dec – 19th Jan Four of Pentacles There is a need for1/1 you to be a bit more careful with your finances do not let anyone take advantage of your good nature just now. A creative pursuit will pay dividends so get on write that tune paint that picture and enjoy the process. A new pet will bring much love. Lucky Number 07
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20th Jan – 19th Feb Five of Wands Small arguments are around this week and the advice of this card is do not get involved or you will cause yourself some upset. Maybe a good time to relax buy yourself some new clothes or some small treat and allow others to work out their own issues out themselves. Lucky Number 21
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20th Feb – 20th Mar 23rd Aug– 22nd Sept 22nd Nov – 20th Dec Queen of Pentacles The Lovers Ace of Swords For those of you self employed Seems like it is time to put some Always a great card especially this will be a positive time so effort into an old relationship and where matters of the mind are get those adverts out and let benefit from that effort. past hurts concerned, this would be a great people know your of your skills or are just that, in the past so either time to learn something comtalents. This is a week of growth put them there and move on in pletely different, go on you know and prosperityCopyright take advantage some way. old acquaintance you are fortoa www.Printable-Puzzles.com challenge. © Puzzle Baron November 15, ready 2018 - Go for Hints andan Solutions! of that trend whatever you do in will reappear and bring good Unexpected news from family life push forward now. Lucky day cheer and some luck for you and members will start you thinking on Wednesday. Lucky Number 15 yours. Lucky Number 03 different lines. Lucky Number 29
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WEDNESDAY 21st November
07:00 Coronation Street 07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 Coronation Street 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:55 Heartbeat 07:50 You’ve Been Framed! 08:55 The Royal 08:10 Britain’s Got Talent 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Judge Judy 09:25 You’ve Been Framed! 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 10:30 Judge Judy Show 11:00 Judge Judy 11:20 Planet’s Got Talent 11:50 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 11:25 Agatha Christie’s Poirot Out of Here! 13:35 The Royal 12:50 You’ve Been Framed! 14:40 Heartbeat 13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 You’ve Been Framed! 15:40 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 16:15 Coronation Street Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 19:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 18:55 Heartbeat Out of Here! 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 I’m a Celebrity... Extra 22:00 Vera Camp
07:00 Breakfast 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:55 3rd Rock From the Sun 07:30 A Matter of Life and Debt 09:30 Lorraine 10:15 Island Medics 08:15 Make Me a Dealer 11:00 Homes Under the 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 08:20 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:45 Everybody Loves 09:00 Great British Menu Hammer 11:30 This Morning Raymond 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt10:00 BBC News at Nine 13:30 Loose Women 09:40 Frasier 12:45 The Sheriffs Are Coming 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:55 ITV News London Nightmares USA 12:15 Politics Live 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 The Simpsons 14:00 Lifeline 15:00 Judge Rinder 14:30 BBC London News 13:00 Channel 4 News 14:10 Think Tank 16:00 Tenable 14:45 Doctors 13:05 A New Life in the Sun 14:55 The House That £100k 17:00 Tipping Point 15:15 Impossible 14:05 Kirstie’s Handmade Built 16:00 Escape to the Country 18:00 The Chase Christmas 15:55 Coast 16:45 The Hairy Bikers’ 19:00 ITV News London 15:10 Countdown 16:45 Yellowstone: Wildest Comfort Food 19:30 ITV Evening News 16:00 Fifteen to One Winter to Blazing Summer 17:30 Make Me a Dealer 20:00 Emmerdale 17:00 A Place in the Sun 17:45 Eggheads 18:15 Pointless 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:15 Flog It! 20:30 Coronation Street 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:00 Richard Osman’s House 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For the 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:30 BBC London News 19:00 The Simpsons of Games Love of Dogs 20:00 The One Show 19:30 Hollyoaks 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: 21:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Watchdog 20:00 Channel 4 News It Takes Two 22:00 I’m a Celebrity... Get Me 22:00 The Apprentice 20:00 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 21:00 The Secret Life of the Out of Here! 23:00 BBC News at Ten 21:00 MasterChef: The Zoo 23:30 BBC London News Professionals 22:00 Grand Designs: House 23:00 ITV News at Ten 23:42 BBC Weather 22:00 Horizon of the Year 23:35 ITV News London 23:00 The Apprentice: You’re 23:45 Peston 23:00 Trans Kids: It’s Time 23:45 A Question of Sport Fired to Talk
07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Christmas Getaway 13:45 Make You Laugh Out Loud 14:10 5 News at Lunchtime 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 12 Gifts of Christmas 17:00 Friends 17:30 Friends 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 FIA World Rally Championship 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 Blood 23:00 Age Gap Love
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Halloween and Bonfire Night have been and gone, the nights are drawing in and the ‘holidays are coming’, courtesy of the Coca Cola trucks, which have already appeared on our screens. There’s only one thing missing to complete the traditional run up to the festive season …… a bunch of ‘has-beens’, ‘wannabees’ and ‘never-were’s’ competing to chew on sheep’s eyes, witchety-grubs and kangaroo’s crown jewel, all for our nightly entertainment. Yes, I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here returns to our screens this coming Sunday evening, complete with a new presenter, the gorgeous Holly Willoughby and the usual gang of hopefuls hoping to be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle by Christmas. The production team have pronounced this year’s line-up as one of the best ever, but scanning through the list of contestants, I have to say I don’t recognise many names, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
There’s the guy who does DIY SOS, the big, frightening bird from The Chase, Larry Lamb’s niece, a comedy actress, a boyband member with 1.7 million Twitter followers, an X Factor runner up, Frank Lampard’s uncle, two soap actors and a showbiz gay. Appetite whetted a little? Of course it is and so is mine, as it is every year and I’ll be tuned in to see the first contestants dropped in and to see the on screen chemistry develop between Holly and Dec, without his other half, Ant. As in previous years, further celebrities will be added as the show progresses, with rumours circulating heavily that Noel Edmonds is to be one of them. Not sure I’m too keen on seeing his Crinkly Bottom in the jungle shower of an evening though …… It’ll put me off my supper!
Who is it doll? You haven’t made it in the heady world of show business until you have a replica doll made in your likeness. Now I can understand why people might want to buy dolls of popstars and groups like Little Mix, The Spice Girls, Westzone and Boylifeetc, etc, but why would anyone need a replica of an actor or actress baffles me. Take for instance, British thespian, Idris Elba, who made his name internationally in the crime drama Luther. Well, Idris has recently been voted Sexiest Man Alive by US publication, People Magazine, an accolade he took with typical British grace and good humour. ‘I was like, “Come on, no way. Really?” Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, “Yeah, you are kind of sexy
today”. But to be honest, it was just a nice feeling. It was a nice surprise — an ego boost for sure.’ Said Idris. I’ve no idea what his reaction might be to his 850 pound replica doll that’s just been released on public sale, because it looks nothing like him and while we’re on it, why and who would want a doll of him anyway? No matter,it’s caused great hilarity on Twitter, with followers saying the doll looks more like Montell Williams, or the Baddie from Disney’s Alladin. One user wrote with humour, “This doll is supposed to be Idris? Somebody getting fired” Take a look at the photo ….. Idris it ain’t. To me it looks like ex England defender Rio Ferdinand.
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Sad news for comic book and superhero fans this week, with the news that Stan Lee, co-creator of Marvel comics passed away, after a short illness, at the ripe old age of 95. The man who helped to create Spider-Man, Hulk, Thor, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and Daredevil, co-founded the iconic comic book brand in the 1960’s, was also responsible for allowing his superheroes to be brought to life in movies. Marvel, under Lee and fellow co-founder Jack Kirby was widely credited with pioneering new methods of comic book storytelling and characterisation, addressing more serious themes, and in the process, keeping and attracting readers into their teens and beyond. He was the editor-inchief of Marvel Comics, later became its publisher and chairman leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house
to a large multimedia corporation. Lee’s superhero
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characters were never presented as perfect and their flaws and imperfections were easily identified with, by his legions of
readers. His stories also stretched beyond the normal boundaries, tackling ‘real world’ subjects such as racism, bigotry, intolerance, discrimination and prejudice, which constantly challenged the Comics Code Authority. Once his characters hit the big screen in blockbuster movies, Lee, like Hitchcock before him, appeared in small cameo roles, much to the amusement of his army of fans. Earlier this week, I heard a snippet of an interview with the great man, where he explained how he came up with the idea of Spider-Man. Sat at his desk, he watched a fly crawling up the wall, but didn’t really like the name Fly-Man, nor Bug-Man, then he thought of a spiders ability to cling to walls and loved the way the two words worked together. He wanted Peter Parker to be ordinary, not particularly good looking, uneasy with girls and decided he should be an orphan with issues ….. and so Spider-Man was born. RIP Stan the Marvel Man.
Call me...Phyllis!
Toe curling moment of last week arrived courtesy of ageing rocker Rod Stewart, who in case you weren’t aware, recently received a knighthood from our dear old Queen. Can’t for the life of me remember what for, but it was probably something like services to the hair dye industry. So,‘Rodders’ uncomfortable moment occurred last Friday,
when he appeared as a guest on Loose Women. It appears the 73 year old crooner may have forgotten to put in his hearing aid that morning, because, as presenter, Andrea Mclean introduced him as “Sir Rod Stewart”, the singer leaned in to her and said “SIR”. A perplexed Andrea introducing him as Sir Rod Stewart, for a second time, this time, repeating specifically:
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“Sirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Rod Stewart”. Maybe, becoming a knight of the realm has gone to Sir Rod’s head a little, but let’s not forget, he and showbiz mate Sir Elton John, always refer to each other using girls names. Elton is Sharon and Rod ….. well let’s just say Andrea would have been right on the button if she’d introduced him as “Dame Phyllis!”
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Horoscopes ARIES (March 21st-April 20th) LIBRA (Sept 24th-Oct 23rd) Whatever goals you’ve been Today you’re likely to feel like the powerful creature you are, Aries. trying to reach may finally become Your physical energy is high, and you reality today, Libra. Finalizing look and feel great. Your intellect is everything could involve a lot of sharp, so if you indulge in any kind running around in the car and ARIES of learning process, you will benefit LIBRA meeting with other people, but greatly. Your creative energy is also you’re likely to feel exhilarated all high, so it’s a good day to work on artistic projects. the same. Powerful people could prove to be of In the evening, you will feel especially romantic, so valuable help to you. As a result, matters should be plan an intimate encounter with a special someone! going very well right now. Make the most of it!
SCORPIO (Oct 24th-Nov 22nd) TAURUS (April 21st-May 21st) Events over which you seem to Your intuition should be very high have no control seem to be coming right now, Taurus, as is your power together to make things happen for of manifestation. Today you need to you, Scorpio. You might find this a try to curb your thoughts and only bit frightening, but don’t let it get to think beautiful things, because you TAURUS might find that whatever you think SCORPIO you. Go with the flow. You’ve worked hard for what’s happening today, about seems to manifest! Some powerful dreams and visions can open up new lines and you deserve to enjoy the results. The exhilaration of intellectual exploration for you that can have a you feel could manifest as abundant physical energy. This could be too much of a good thing. Don’t overdo. potent effect on your immediate future. Go to it. GEMINI (May 22nd-June 21st) Your immediate goals and wishes might suddenly appear to come together today, seemingly of their own accord. This might be strange, GEMINI Gemini, and perhaps a bit frightening, but your inner power is especially strong now, and your higher self is manifesting what you’ve worked long and hard to achieve. It’s important to remember those who helped you along the way.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd-Dec 21st) Your immediate goals and wishes might suddenly appear to come together today, seemingly of their own accord. This might be strange, Gemini, and perhaps a bit SAGITTARIUS frightening, but your inner power is especially strong now, and your higher self is manifesting what you’ve worked long and hard to achieve. At times like this, it’s important to remember those who helped you along the way. You will want to acknowledge them as well as yourself.
CANCER (June 22nd-July 23rd) If you’ve been working toward manifesting extra money in your life, Cancer, you will probably see it happen today. Copious physical and emotional energy gives your inner CANCER power of mind over matter a special impetus, and you might see the results you’ve wanted in finance and other matters. Professional interests should also be going well, as well as any personal projects. Keep up the good work!
CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd-Jan 20th) Your inner power is probably at an all-time high, Capricorn. You should be feeling especially confident. You’re likely to have a stronger influence on others than usual. You CAPRICORN could exercise the power of mind over matter. You could think of something only to have it happen at some point during the day. Today you should guard your thoughts and be careful what you wish for. You just might get it!
LEO (July 24th-August 23rd) AQUARIUS (Jan 21st-Feb 19th) Your ego may be under some Your ego has probably been feeling stress today, Aquarius. The tricky strong lately, and you may feel part is that the threat you feel is an extra boost of self-confidence, probably a result of something Cancer. Don’t be surprised if your that isn’t even completely real. It ego gets threatened by someone LEO who appears out of the blue with AQUARIUS could be that someone is acting on false information that has no an aggressive, opinionated attitude, someone who isn’t on quite the same track as you. bearing on the reality of the situation. You might You may find it hard to deal with people today, since be swept away by someone else’s false impression of who you really are. they could be a bit spacey. VIRGO (August 24th-Sept 23rd) PISCES (Feb 20th-March 20th) Obstacles that you encountered Your career and financial goals in attaining your cherished goals should be within your grasp, could suddenly seem to melt Pisces. Both your physical energy away, clearing the way to make and inner power are operating at your dreams come true, Leo. This their peak, making this an ideal could involve physical health, PISCES day to make clear plans. Also, if VIRGO plans for travel and education, you’ve been working to improve and self-expression. You could also feel especially your health, you might see some definite results. passionate now, so a romantic evening with that If not, this is a great day to start a new health and special someone would be particularly enjoyable. exercise regimen. Go to it! You feel great, so look your best, too!
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Valencia Beckons
The 2018 MotoGP season comes to an end this Sunday with the Valencia GP at the Circuit Ricardo Tomo. Having bagged the world title for a seventh time, Marc Marquez arrives as the obvious favourite, on the back of an impressive win in the Malaysian race. The Spaniard of course arrives as the home hero in form, and has a good record at Valencia, as he wrapped up two world titles on the circuit in the last five years. Dani Pedrosa though might have something to say about a Marquez victory parade, as it will be the final race for the
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three-times world champion, ahead of retiring and becoming a test rider. Maverick Viñales is another home hero aiming high. After winning in Australia, Malaysia was a far tougher race for the Spaniard, and he’ll look to end the season on a winning note. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow was, as expected, ruled out of Sunday’s race at the start of the week, after undergoing two surgeries for a fractured right ankle during practice for last month’s race in Australia..
Preferente review
Intercity Sant Joan kept their top slot in Preferente Group Four last weekend but were made to fight all the way at fellow-promoted side UD Horadada, as they snatched a one-nil victory thanks to the 90th minute. Intercity now play the ever-improving Villajoyosa this Sunday, who are now sixth in the table on the back of a four-nil win over Benferri, whilst Horadada will feel confident of getting something out of their trip to third-bottom Aspe, who were thrashed five-nil(including a
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Confi hat-trick, his second of the season) at second-placed CD Almoradi(pictured). Almoradi are three points behind Intercity, and have a big match at Hercules B this Saturday afternoon, with the Alicante side currently in fifth spot who notched up a key one-nil win at fellow play-off contenders, CD Thader. Fourth-placed Thunder goes to Elda this Saturday afternoon, who stopped CD Torrevieja’s winning run, by getting a nil-nil scoreline at
the Nelson Mandela stadium last Sunday. 10th-placed Torrevieja now goes to the team just above them in the standings, namely Callosa Deportiva, who drew last weekend with third-placed CFI Alicante, who have a local derby to look forward to, as they entertain Alicante University. Benidorm CD fell threeone at UD Ilicitana, and with them being second from bottom, now have a must-win match this weekend, as they host Villena who prop up the Preferente table.
Solari stays Real Madrid have appointed Santiago Solari as the club’s permanent manager until June 2021. Solari, 42, took over on 29 October on an interim basis after the sacking of former Spain manager Julen Lopetgui.
He has since led Real to four wins in four games - the best start of any manager in the club’s history. Real had to give Solari - or someone else - the job as Spanish FA rules prevent an interim coach from staying in charge for longer than two weeks.
Solari’s wins in his spell in charge have been against Melilla in the Copa del Rey, Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League, and Real Valladolid and Celta Vigo in La Liga. In those games, Real have scored 15 goals and conceded two goals.
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La Marina Golf Society Las Ramblas Golf Society A slightly overcast but warm day welcomed a full compliment of players to Alicante Golf , for our Texas Scramble event . A few members braved the elements with shorts and were rewarded with the sunshine as the day progressed. All of our players were resplendent by proudly wearing their poppies in support of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal,with many thanks to Mick Reeves for providing poppies and items for prizes for the winners. The teams were all very enthusiastic to achieve the accolade of winning the trophy. The runners up were Aidan Byrne, Pat Whelan, Roy Harris and Geoff Ettridge with a credible score of 62, but were pipped to the post by the winning
team of Garry Garbett, Louvain Smith, Gerard McCabe and Jeff Wiszniewski with a score of 60.1. Only 2 nearest the pins were won out of 4 by Bill Stobo and Garry Garbett even though the gent’s tees were further forward than normal. Well done to all the winners and many thanks for your continued generosity in support of the Poppy Appeal, the total is still to be confirmed. Thanks also goes to the Sport’s Complex for our after match sustenance. Our next meeting is at Altorreal on the 22nd November, the first tee time 10:30 am at a cost of 40€. Entry sheet is on the board at the Sports Complex or contact Alan Craig, secretary on a100ac@yahoo.co.uk
Not good enough CD Montesinos 1 – 1 CD Dolores
CD Montesinos came into this game hoping to get their first win from the last since the first two matches of the campaign, a run of six matches without a win, although they did manage a draw the previous weekend away at Hondon. However, despite taking a first half lead with a wonder goal from habitual top scorer Vazquinho, they were unable to hold the lead and had to settle for a draw, which does nothing for either side in terms of their poor league positions. The 248 supporters in the crowd were treated to an early wonder strike from top striker Vazquinho. The diminutive Brazilian picked up the ball 30 yards out after just five minutes of the game, and thumped his ef-
fort over the Dolores keeper to give the home side the lead. Unfortunately, although there was lots of effort from both sides, it was Dolores who were awarded a dubious looking penalty after 23 minutes, which even the Dolores players could not understand and from which they equalised. The second half was more of the same. Lots of effort, a few close shaves and goal line clearances as well as some excellent goalkeeping, especially from Carlos in the CD Montesinos goal, meant that the game fizzled out without any further goals. The draw leaves Dolores in 14th position – in the relegation places – with 8 points and CD Montesinos, who also have 8 points, one place above them in 13th place.
It is almost imperative that Montesinos manage to get something from this week´s away match at AD Betis (Alicante) who are two places and one point below Montesinos. The Club are also looking at a couple of new players in an effort to strengthen the side and that could happen in the next week or so.
On Monday myself and Lindsay Forbes were up against Bryan Neal and Liz Robertson in the final of the Pairs Match play Competition. What an epic encounter it turned out to be! With the lead going one way and then the other the standard of golf was quite remarkable. On the front nine alone there were seven birdies or nett birdies with Bryan also achieving a nett eagle on the 4th. We stood on the 18th green ‘all square’ and I had a ‘Diego Maradonna’ (a nasty 5 footer) of a putt to win the match. Under the pressure I missed it and so we had to play the hole two more times until there was a final outcome. After nearly five hours of mental exhaustion it all came down to the final putts! On the second time of asking Lindsay and I were relieved-
to take the title by just one shot! Whilst this drama was being played out the rest of our members took part in a ‘Counter Game’. Top of the shop, with 99 points, were John and Ellen Drakesmith, together with Pete Dunn and Nora Betts. Wednesday saw us compete in the third and final round of the Club championship medal competition (remember best two cards out of three to count). Winner on the day was John Shervell with a nett score of 71. Hats off to John who also took the overall 1st place with a nett total of 142. Second on the day was Hendrick Oldenziel with 74 on countback from Mike Mahony (oddly enough also with 74). Overall, in second place with a very commendable 144 was Pete Dunn who
just edged out Brian Staines on 145. Our best gross score winner was Lindsay Forbes with 152 (been quite a week for him)! He might not thank me for mentioning it but after Bryan Neal’s heroics on the 4th on Monday, he carded 18 on it today! (Probably still tired). Mind you, he was followed closely by Alan Douglas with a 13 on the same hole (so what was his excuse?)In the words of Ol’ Blue Eyes ‘That’s Life’. Onto Friday’s ‘Armistice Day’ stableford. Many thanks to Mick (The Grip) Reeves who, for the ninth year on the trot, and representing The British Legion out here in Spain, donated a number of ‘nearest the hole’ prizes. Of these, Benedicte Kruse came very close to getting a hole in one on the 6th.
Next match we are away in Alicante against AD Betis. This is a real “six-pointer” for both teams as Betis are two places below us in the league table. At this time, Betis have not confirmed date or time of kick-off but as soon as these details are available, we will inform all our members by e-mail and on our facebook page. Vamos Monte!!!
Battle lines drawn
Two local rugby union rivals clash this Sunday lunchtime in the latest round of matches in the Murcia Rugby Federation FERRMUR league. ITV Orihuela Vega Baja go to San Javier to play the Mar Menor Squalos(pic-
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tured), with both teams having notched up victories last weekend. Orihuela are second in the table behind Murcia, and had an easy home win over Cartagena University
by 62 points to 5. The Squalos meanwhile had a comfortable 31 points to 10 victory over Las Torres de Cotillas, which sees them fourth in the table. Sunday’s clash kicksoff at 12.30 at San Javier.
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Darts
ALL TIMES GIVEN ARE SPANISH TIME
Formula 1
Friday 16th November
Saturday 17th November
Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 20:00
Valencia Grand Prix Qualifying BT Sport 2 - 14:10
Saturday 17th November Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 20:00
Sunday 11th November
Sunday 18th November
Valencia Grand Prix - Race Sky Sports F1 - 18:10
Grand Slam of Darts 2018 Sky Sports Action - 14:00
Golf
INTERNATIONAL Football
Friday 17th November
DP World Tour Championship Dubai 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 08:00 The RSM Classic 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 19:30
Friday 16th November Slovakia v Ukraine - 20:45 Liechtenstein v FYR Macedonia - 20:45 Liechtenstein v FYR Macedonia - 20:45 Gibraltar v Armenia - 20:45 Slovenia v Norway - 20:45 Cyprus v Bulgaria - 20:45 Netherlands v France - Sky Sports Football - 20:45 Brazil v Uruguay - ITV 4 - 20:45
CME Tour Championship 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 21:30
Saturday 18th November
DP World Tour Championship Dubai 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 08:00 The RSM Classic 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 19:30 CME Tour Championship 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 22:30
Saturday 16th November
Saturday 18th November
South Africa v Nigeria - 14:00 Serbia v Montenegro -Sky Sports Main Event - 15:00 Azerbaijan v Faroe Islands - 15:00 Malta v Kosovo - 18:00 Turkey v Sweden - 18:00 Albania v Scotland - Sky Sports Main Event -20:45 Italy v Portugal - Sky Sports Football -20:45 Romania v Lithuania -20:45
DP World Tour Championship Dubai 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 08:00 The RSM Classic 2018 Sky Sports Golf - 19:30
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ber 24th at Twickenham. But after they were given a big scare last Saturday, along with a late disallowed England try that should have been given, the All Blacks will be looking to get back their best with a big challenge away to the Six Nations champions, Ireland, in Dublin tomorrow night/ Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made
six changes for Saturday’s Murrayfield Test with South Africa after his side beat Fiji, whilst Wales are also likely to make multiple changes for their clash with Tonga.
Emotional Westwood
CME Tour Championship 2018
Sky Sports Golf - 22:30
FA CUP
Sunday 18th November Ethiopia v Ghana - 14:00 England v Croatia -Sky Sports Main Event - 15:00 N. Ireland v Austria -Sky Sports Football - 18:00 Moldova v Luxembourg - 18:00 San Marino v Belarus - 18:00 San Marino v Belarus -20:45 Hungary v Finland -20:45 Switzerland v Belgium - Sky Sports Football - 20:45
Monday 19th November Maidenhead v Portsmouth BT Sport 1 - 13:30
Tuesday 20th November Oxford City vs Tranmere BT Sport 1 - 20:45
Wednesday 21st November Salford City vs Shrewsbury BT Sport 1 - 20:45
Monday 19th November Andorra v Latvia - 18:00 Cyprus v Norway - 20:45 Germany v Netherlands -Sky Sports Football - 20:45 Czech Republic v Slovakia - 20:45 Bulgaria v Slovenia - 20:45
English football
Monday 19th November
Braintree v Solihull Moors BT Sport 1 - 13:30
Albania vs Wales - Sky Sports Football - 20:00 Portugal v Poland - 20:45 Sweden v Russia - 20:45
Saturday 17th November Sunday 18th November
Ranieri returns Claudio Ranieri, who guided Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016, is back in the English big time, as Fulham sacked Slavisa Jokanovic this week. Jokanovic makes way with the Cottagers sitting bottom of the Premier League table with five points from 12 matches. Italian Ranieri, 67, has been
Lock George Kruis will miss England’s remaining autumn Tests against Japan and Australia with a calf injury. The British and Irish Lion, 28, was replaced by Charlie Ewels late in Saturday’s brave 16-15 defeat by New Zealand. England, who are also missing Joe Launchbury in the second row, face Japan tomorrow and then Australia on Novem-
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given a “multi-year” contract by the Londoners. “Making a change without having the right answer or succession plan was not an option,” said Fulham chairman Shahid Khan. “So having someone of Claudio’s calibre ready to accept our challenge was comfort-
Hartlepool v Barnet BT Sport 2 - 17:30
ing but, most of all, essential” “It is an honour to accept Mr Khan’s invitation and opportunity to lead Fulham, a fantastic club with tradition and history,” said Ranieri, who spent last season in charge of French club Nantes. Ranieri’s first game in charge will see Fulham host Southampton at Craven Cottage on Saturday, 24 November.
England’s Lee Westwood shot a stunning eight-under-par 64 to win the Nedbank Challenge in South Afrcia - his first victory on the European Tour for four years. The former world number one took the outright lead from Louis Oosthuizen on Sunday with a birdie at 17, completing the back nine in 31 to finish on 15 under. The South African’s challenge faded
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as he finished third on 11 under behind Spain’s overnight leader Sergio Garcia. “I’m a bit emotional to be honest,” said a tearful Westwood, 45. He told Sky Sports: “You’re never sure whether you’re going to be able to do it again.”
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Croatia awaits England takes on Croatia this Sunday afternoon at Wembley, and they could already know what their fate will be in terms of making it into the finals of the UEFA Nations League. As Wayne Rooney was given the strange privilege of a farewell cap against
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the United States last night(after The Weekender went to press), there was more important business in hand, with a Nations League group A4 meeting in Zagreb between Croatia and Spain. If the Croatians won
or drew, then it’s game on for this Sunday’s Wembley clash, which England would have to win to qualify for next summer’s finals. There would also be a possibility that England could also be relegated depending on what happened in Zagreb, and if they lose to the Croatians.
England’s surprise victory at Spain opened up the group, but they will have to do without the services of Spurs right-back, Kieran Trippier, who had to pull out of Gareth Southgate’s squad due to suffering a groin injury in his side’s Premier League victory against Crystal Palace.
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