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by Alex Trelinski

SPAIN is vetoing plans over British nationals having visa-free travel throughout the EU after Brexit in a continuing row over Gibraltar.

It would mean British travellers could have to pay £52 (€60) for a visa to visit an EU member state for less than 90 days, and that in theory could start in a few weeks if the UK leaves the EU at the end of March without a deal.

UK government sources said they were confident that the legislation would go through and that British nationals would not be required to pay for a visa.

The proposed deal, already recommended by EU ministers, is awaiting ratification in the European Parliament, and would mean a visa would not be necessary and UK nationals would then need to pay £7(€10) for three years visa-free travel after 2021.

Before 2021, there would be no need for a visa to visit any EU country, even if the UK crashed out without a Brexit deal.

But the European Parliament threw the matter back to EU ministers on Wednesday, after Spain brought up the issue of Gibraltar and insisted the territory was described as a ‘colony’ in the agreement presented to parliamentarians.

It is the third time the member states’ proposal has been sent back by MEPs and casts doubt over whether the legislation can be salvaged in the next few weeks, though the timetable could change if the UK seeks an extension of Article 50.

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Woman dies after eating at READ MORE PAGE 4 1 micHelin star restaurant

A restaurant in Valencia City has been closed while the health authorities investigate the death of a customer from what appears to be food poisoning which was contracted after eating a meal there.

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TWO CUBAN robbers who stole from a British couple at Alicante-Elche airport have been arrested

by National Police border officers.

It was revealed that the men had been detained no less than 25 times previously across Spain for similar offences.

Officers smelt something fishy when they noticed a badly parked car outside the terminal building with a nervous looking driver.

A check on the number plate revealed that the vehicle had been involved with previous crimes, and agents decided to see where the car would go to.

Minutes later, the vehicle approached a second man who was running with a woman´s bag in his hands, and that´s when the police swooped.

The bag had 900 pounds sterling inside it as well as mobile phones and personal documents, which was returned to the owners.

They told the police that at first they did not realised that the bag was missing, after the two Cuban men had talked to them in what was a distraction robbery.

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Cuban Manouevre

Border agents at Alicante-Elche airport.

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Restaurant

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...The 46 year old ate there with her husband and son last Saturday afternoon. All three later started vomiting and had diarrhoea; while the two males recovered the woman died on Sunday. The Ministry of Health has spoken to 49 customers who dined at the restaurant around the same time as the incident occurred and 18 have said they suffered diarrhoea and vomiting for about a 24 hour period.

Early speculation is that a poisonous mushroom was the cause, but the Ministry have said it is too early to even say with certainty that food served in the establishment is to blame for the tragedy.

The restaurant has been identified in the press as Riff, a high end eatery with one Michelin star close to the bullring and main shopping streets.

The proprietor and head chef Bernd Knoller released a statement saying “I have collaborated with the Ministry of Health and provided them with all they have asked for.” He went on to say that he hopes the matter is soon cleared up while the Ministry confirmed that the establishment will remain closed until “the safety of customers and staff can be guaranteed.”

On Riff’s website they describe themselves as a Mediterranean restaurant specialising in local fish and vegetables. They also say “We are delighted to take into account customers slight intolerances, aversions and food allergies. If those are really deadly please bear in mind we cannot be held responsible”

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ROCKY INCIDENT

A SPANISH warship with its guns manned ordered commercial ships to leave British Gibraltar waters, the territory’s government said.

Royal Navy ships were deployed in response to the incident on Sunday.

The Spanish warship’s crew can be heard in an audio recording of a radio exchange telling ships anchored at Gibraltar to “leave Spanish territorial waters”.

Commercial boats which were told to move were ordered to remain by the

by Andy Mansell

Gibraltar Port Authority.

The actions of the Spanish navy were branded “foolish” by a spokesman for Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar.

The spokesman added: “There is only nuisance value to these foolish games being played by those who don’t accept unimpeachable British sovereignty over the waters around Gibraltar, as recognised by the whole world in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.”

Crew man the guns on the P44 Warship

Formal Protest The UK Government has made a formal protest to the Spanish Government over the actions of Spanish Navy patrol boat in British Gibraltar territorial waters last Sunday.

The UK Government initially played down the incident, insisting there was no incursion despite the Chronicle publishing a recording of the radio exchange between the

Spanish warship and the two merchant ships.

But after the Spanish Government itself confirmed that its vessel had issued order to ships “in Spanish territorial waters adjacent to the Rock”, the UK Government stepped up its response. On Monday, the UK ambassador to Madrid, Simon Manley, raised the incident with Spanish Government.

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The Spanish P44 Warship

Nonagenarian in fire tragedy

A 94 year old woman died on Sunday from burns suffered during a stove fire in San Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante).

Emergency services were called out at lunchtime and the victim was treated at the scene but sadly died in the ambulance on

by Matthew Richards

the way to hospital. The Fire Consortium said that the blaze broke out on the ground floor and two neighbours were able to remove the woman from the house, one of who received minor burns while helping.

Infant’s death under investigation

POLICE say they have opened an investigation after a twelve-month-old baby died at his house in Pontevedra on Wednesday.

The child had drunk a bottle of milk at around 8 am and was put to bed when his mother noticed that he seemed to be unconscious rather than sleeping; she then called the emergency services at 8.35am.

The ambulance team arrived rapidly and tried to revive the infant but

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sadly had to eventually confirm the child’s death.

A judge attended the scene as well as local and national police before the decision was made to open an investigation. Police sources say that move is to determine a concrete cause of the babies died but early indications are that it was from natural causes; there are also reports that the child had asthma.

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Mayor killed in house fire

by Simon Russell

THE victim of a house fire in Gandia has been confirmed as the mayor of a local municipality it was reported last Friday. Rafael Sjoblom Martinez, aged 72, was the mayor of the tiny village of Castellonet de la Conquesta which has a population of about 150. He was in his Gandia apartment with other family members last Thursday morning when the fire started, probably from a heating element.

His wife and granddaughter were able to shelter in another room but Mr Sjoblom was trapped in the dining room.

His 78 year old wife and granddaughter, aged 8, were both treated for smoke inhalation after being rescued from the apartment by firemen from Gandia and Oliva who were called to the scene. His 39 year old daughter was also in the building. The apartment, on Calle Guardamar, was on the third floor of a five storey block meaning all the other dwellings had to be evacuated and the building ventilated before residents were allowed to return. Mr Sjoblom was the leader of the Partido Popular in his home town and was not planning to run for election in the next municipal elections.

Europe in Island Restaurant probe

by Alex Trelinski

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION is to investigate any environmental damage that may have been caused by a restaurant on Benidorm Island (also known as Peacock Island), which has been denied an operating licence by the local council.

The Restaurante l’Illano has been operating on the popular tourist attraction since the 1960´s, but apparently never had permission to do so.

Benidorm council said it was unable to grant it a licence because the island is owned by the Provincial Coastal service, and issued that ruling back in October.

The restaurant launched an appeal against the decision,

Restaurant and tourists on the iconic island

which it lost last week, and that means no refreshments for the many tourists that visit the island each year.

The matter was referred to the EU´s petitions committee in Brussels by the Benidorm branch of the Esquerra

Unida País Valencià (EUPV)political party, with the committee saying that an investigation is warranted, and has passed on a report for the European Commission to take action over.

The petitions committee stated that

“there is a clear indication that European directives on environmental protection have been violated”.

A massive mystery remains as to why the restaurant was able to operate for decades without any licence, with

EUPV MEP Marina Albiol praising what the EU has done and stating:“We need this investigation to see why people were allowed to act with total impunity over this use of public space”.

Brit fugitive spotted in Benidorm A British paper has printed an article alleging that a man wanted by UK authorities in connection with a major drugs operation has moved to Benidorm to avoid arrest. The “Liverpool Echo” said that Leon Cullen was sighted driving a large Audi in the Costa Blanca resort, although they didn’t elaborate on the

information. The Crimestoppers charity has offered a reward for information leading to the arrest of Cullen and his brother Anthony, which may have prompted the call. The pair are accused of being the ringleaders of a dangerous Warrington gang that deals in guns and drugs as well as money laundering.

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Train graffiti artists jailed

Two graffiti artists, who forced a train to a halt, before spraying it with paint, have been jailed for two years by an Alicante court.

The men, who committed the crime in September 2011, placed metal bars and wooden pallets on the tracks of the FGV rail line, just to the North of Benidorm.

Accompanied by another man, who is awaiting sentence after the court rejected his appeal and a juvenile already sentenced, the three waited for an oncoming train to stop at the

by Andy Mansell

barricade, which they placed beyond a bend and change of gradient on the tracks.

Once the driver of the train braked to a halt, the men, whose faces were covered, sprayed messages and graffiti across all of the carriages including the engine.

There were no passengers aboard the train at the time, because the driver was returning at the end of service.

The artists were identified by their graffiti names written

on the side of the carriages, “ARCO”, “THREADS or ILOS” and “WOES”.

The Alicante chamber, ratified the sentence handed down in 2015 by a criminal court, confirming the aggravating circumstance of disguise, mitigating delays and criminal disorders.

The convicted felons, must also payFerrocarrils de la GeneralitatValenciana (FGV) 866 euros each in lieu of civil liability, an amount that corresponds to a part of the cleaning of the wagons.

Tram covered in Graffiti

Condemnation for naked images spread by kids

A Valencian court has ordered Levante UD’s under 13 female football team to pay €3,000 in compensation to one of their players after two others took naked photographs of her and posted them on social media. The lawsuit had been brought by the parents of the girl who was photographed and they filed against the club and the parents of the

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two children responsible.

The victim had been photographed without her knowledge in the shower after a match. When she came across the image on the internet she reported the incident to her coach at which stage a playing ban was issued against the defendants.

In the writ the club was accused of inadequate supervision of the minors, Levante said that the mobiles should not have been in the changing room as they are banned. The parents of the children involved have also been ordered to pay €3,000 in compensation to the victim who suffered psychological problems after the incident.

Benidorm and La Nucia drug busts

National police officers from Benidorm have broken up twoseparate drug operations in the area during the last week.

The first raid involved a swoop on a house in La Nucia, in which a man of Polish origin, was arrested on suspicion of being part of an organised group dedicated to the cultivation and distribution of marijuana.

Investigating officers were made aware of the possible existence of a criminal group of foreign origin, who may be cultivating narcotic substances in a house located in the town.

A series of enquiries led them to the exact location of the property, where they discovered a strong smell of marijuana outside the house and the loud noise from several air conditioning units hidden inside.

by Andy Mansell

This led the agents to suspect that the premises could be being used to cultivate and later manufacture the narcotic substances.

On entering the property, they seized more than 400 large plants and about four kilos of marijuana buds and arrested the occupier on charges of endangering

public health.

In the second investigation, officers arrested a young man of Spanish nationality, who was allegedly engaged in retail drug trafficking from an address in Benidorm.

The agents raided the property after receiving several complaints from neighbours that the house was being frequented by people buying drugs.

Confiscated items from one of the raids

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Police rescue 3 Women forced into prostitution in Benidorm

by Andy Mansell

Three South American women, forced to work as prostitutes in Benidorm, have been rescued by National Police officers.

The officers also arrested three men from the resort and one from Elche, on charges of trafficking and sexual exploitation.

The women, from Colombia and Venezuela, were in a situation of total vulnerability, having been brought over to Spain with the promise of well paid jobs, money, air tickets and accommodation.

When they arrived in the

country, they were allegedly told they had unwittingly, incurred debts of 7000â‚Ź each and as they had no relevant documents to stay, had no option but to become sex workers to pay off the money they owed.

The operation began last October, when officers became aware of an apartment in Benidorm, where they believed several women were being forced into prostitution against their will.

After observing the movements of people entering and leaving the

property 24 hours each day, the officers were able to identify the four men alleged to be operating the ring.

One of the men is alleged to have travelled to South America to target the vulnerable women and bring them to Spain.

They identified another man, who regularly transported the victims to and from a property in Elche to work and a further two who guarded the Benidorm apartment.

The women were released without charges.

British girl in allergy death A NINE-YEAR-OLD British girl on holiday with her family on the Costa del Sol died on Monday after eating an ice cream.

The unnamed child went into anaphylactic shock after suffering a severe allergic

by Andy Mansell

reaction.

She and her family were staying at a hotel in Mijas and was allergic to milk and nuts.

The incident happened

last Friday, and the girl passed away at a Malaga hospital on Monday.

Tests are taking place at the Institute of Toxicology in Sevilla to confirm whether her death was definitely connected to an allergy.

The three victims were forced to work as prostitutes to pay off alleged debts of 7000â‚Ź

Food a problem for many in the region THE results have been published of a study carried out by the Red Cross and the University of Valencia analysing the people that the charity helps by supplying with food across the Valencian community.

Economic data shows that 25% of those households had no income, 35% had between 300 to 500 euros a month coming in and 15% 500 to 700 euros. Of those receiving a regular income only a quarter of them earn it through work, with the majority being dependent on state benefits or help from families or even friends.

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Over half of these low income households say they eat less than they would like due to financial constraints and 10% of the children in

these families eat less then they should. Most say their diet is unvaried and often unhealthy. 49% said that at least one person in the household suffered from a chronic disease which is often the reason they cannot work.

In 2017 the Red Cross helped 420,000 vulnerable people in the Alicante province alone.

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Tiki Beach-ed

by Simon Russell

Almost three years after an original court judgement ordered its closure, one of Benidorm’s iconic beachfront bars has been flattened to the ground.

Neighbouring businesses and

residents were taken by surprise early last Monday morning, when a team of contractors, bulldozers and trucks moved onto the premises of the infamous Tiki Beach Bar, on the resort’s Levante Beach and began to dismantle the building.

Rumours, uncertainty and confusion surrounds the future of the prized beachfront location, as Tiki Beach had been trading normally up to the previous day and so far no announcement has been made regarding any new business on the plot of land.

However, much speculation has consumed fans and critics of the controversial bar, who took to the pages of social media over the following day, to comment, share their opinions and views on the rumours.

One thing is certain, Tiki Beach, will not reappear in its former guise, as the building had been bulldozed to the ground by Tuesday morning.

Wildly popular and beloved by thousands of tourists and locals alike, Tiki Beach had long become the subject of a string of complaints from neighbours in the Santa Margarita building in whose grounds the controversial pub is located.

Residents had complained repeatedly over the years about the loud music and boozy tourists and the atmosphere the bar has created, plus the partying in the middle of the road making walking and vehicular access difficult at times.

Last November, the Spanish Supreme court eventually ruled in favour of the residents and ordered the closure of the pub in a decision that couldn’t be appealed.

That decision did not deter the bar’s owners, who did appeal again, on the grounds that one of the witness statements was false testimony as it accused the wife of the bar’s owner of colluding with local police and residents of the building.

This gave the bar a stay of execution, to remain open through the busy season of Benidorm Fiestas, Christmas and New Year, right through to its closure earlier

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Trio of trouble

THREE people have been arrested in a National Police operation that saw the trio target elderly home owners in a series of domestic robberies.

The arrests took place in Alicante, Elche and Orihuela, with the detainees being charged with 64 crimes.

The man and two women would con their way into homes pretending to be relatives or friends of neighbours.

The women would run the con, with one of them disappearing inside the property to steal anything valuable, whilst her friend would get to distract their victim.

The man was used as back-up muscle threatening violence to the home owner, if he or she had worked out that they were being tricked.

this week.

The Tiki Beach facebook page has no information regarding the situation and the word from the contractors on site is that, they are constructing a new bar, which should open in around two weeks time.

So, it does appear that this really is the end of the promenade for Tiki Beach, a bar that you either loved or hated, but never forgot.

Look out for updates on future developments in the pages of The Weekender over the next few weeks.

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A REALLY SMART PLACE EUROPE´S first “intelligent” city will open in the Extremadura region of Spain in 2023.

The sustainable project is being built from scratch and will be powered by solar energy.

Billed as a residential and tourist destination,

by Simon Russell

Elysium City will have its own high-speed train station, Disney-style theme park, a 40,000-seat football stadium, several resorts, and luxury hotels.

The second phase, due to launch in 2028, will

see more luxury hotels, an equestrian centre and a Formula One race track added to the development.

Developers say Elysium will focus on design construction and operations that promote “sustainability, efficiency, and quality of life.”

The city will run on free gigabit speed WiFi and feature solar-powered smart street infrastructure, smart light poles and bus shelters and green coffee carts.

The project expects to draw 4.5 million visitors during its first year in business.

Crowdfunding appeal for coma patient A crowdfunding appeal has been started to try and raise the money to take a 24 year old coma patient back to his native Italy to be closer to his family. Alessio fell 25 meters from Santa Barbara Castle last July when taking a selfie and has been in San Vicente del Raspeig Hospital ever since.

Friends and family started the campaign on gofundme. com, a popular crowdfunding website which is utilised for everything from tragedies

by Simon Russell

such as this to business start ups.

The cost of an air ambulance to fly Alessio back to Italy and his home town of Porto Potenza Picena is between 18,000 and 25,000 euros; the appeal started last Sunday (17 February) and has raised €2,224 at the time of writing. To donate or view progress for yourself go to www.gofundme.com/ portiamo-a-casa-alessio

Three escape car blaze

Three passengers escaped unhurt from a burning car, which crashed down a ravine, on a road close to Rellue.

The accident, which occurred in the early hours of last Tuesday morning, caused a fire that left 300 square metres of cane fields burnt to the ground.

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None of the three occupants of the vehicle, which landed on its roof, were injured in the incident, as all were able to escape through the doors of the car

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A new zip-wire has been installed in l’Aiguera Park in Benidorm and is among an overall expansion of the children’s play area.

The 25-metre “skyline” is aimed at kids between 3 and 12 years old, simulates the famous Benidorm skyline and is located next to the outdoor Julio Iglesias music auditorium. The children’s play castle has also been expanded and the four corners topped off with profiles of the cities four tallest buildings, the Bali Hotel, In Tempo towers plus the Lungano and Negurigane buildings.

Mayor Perez (right) at the new park area.

This area now consists of 288 square meters with child-friendly rubber flooring and can accommodate 95 users.

Mayor Toni Perez said, “as well as improving the area

for children, we wanted to turn this point of L’Aigüera into a leisure and health area for people of all ages, in line with the installations we already have in the parks of Elche and Foietes”.

DRUG DEN ROBBERY

A POSSIBLE settling of scores ended up with a Los Montesinos resident being arrested for drug trafficking, after his house was robbed by two men, who ran off with a number of bags stuffed with cocaine.

The incident happened on Saturday February 9th, but the Guardia Civil only released details this week.

Two men entered the

by Alex Trelinski

property in the centre of Los Montesinos and threatened the owner with a fake gun, whilst stealing a quantity of drugs.

As the duo ran away, they were surprised by local police officers, who arrested a 43-year-old Columbian, who was in possession of the fake firearm as well as the

drugs.

The second man was not captured, but Guardia Civil officers carried out a search of the house, and found a selection of cocaine and marijuana that was destined to be sold.

The 31-year-old Spanish home owner was arrested on drug trafficking charges and refused bail, whilst the Columbian “robber” was granted bail.

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Spanish Oscars on the Costas?

VALENCIA has thrown it’s hat in the ring to host the 2020 edition of the Goya Film Awards ceremony, the most prestigious night in the Spanish and Latino movie industry. The only two other cities to express an interest at this stage are Palma de Mallorca and Sevilla, the latter of which hosted this years event at the beginning of February.

Other cities may well put their case forward, including Madrid which

by Simon Russell

has hosted all but two of the galas.

Valencian Councillor Sandra Gomez said that the Community has a very strong audio-visual industry, and the awards ceremony would be a good opportunity to showcase it. They also have a number of suitable venues, thousands of hotel rooms and other accommodation as well as an excellent public transport network.

Naked ambition. The hosts at this years Goya ceremony.

Motorway shut-down A major stretch of the A-31 motorway in Alicante was closed for eight hours last Friday after an accident in which one person died and four others sustained injuries. The crash occurred at 2.15 in the morning on kilometre 212 near Novelda when a vegetable lorry lost it’s trailer which was then struck by a car.

Two of the three occupants were able to exit the vehicle but the front seat passenger was killed and the car also caught fire.

Two other injuries happened after another car stopped to

Warning about fake police scam PEOPLE, especially the elderly, have been asked to be wary of fraudsters who are posing as national police officers.

There have been at least three instances of cases where individuals have received phone calls from someone claiming to be a Valencian police officer and they have information that a relative has run someone over. To avoid jail the for relative they will need to pay a sum of between €40,000 and €50,000. All the cases known about were elderly people and it is believed they are being purposely targeted. Police said that this approach would never be taken by them and any such incident should be immediately reported.

A personal touch

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lend assistance; the man and woman in this car sustained burns and had to be treated for smoke inhalation. The Madrid bound carriageway was closed until 10.30am and traffic was diverted through Aspe and Novelda town centres, causing traffic problems in both towns during the morning rush hour.

An investigation will follow, probably focusing on how the lorry trailer came to be dislodged.

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The remains of the vegetable lorry after the fire.

A FREE personal shopper service has been launched at Alicante-Elche airport, offering assistance in five languages,namely Spanish, English, French, Russian, and Arabic.

The multilingual shopper will give passengers recommendations about the products and services at the airport shops, as well as offering advice on customs procedures and tax management.

Advanced booking for the new service can be made by phoning 672 141 129, or on site at the information desk, once passport and customs control has been cleared.

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World News

Taking the Mickey

Making a display of himself. The offending banner.

Karl Lagerfeld 1933 to 2019

TWO octogenarians who had a huge influence on modern style and fashion passed away this week, coincidentally both aged 85. Probably the best known to most was designer Karl Lagerfeld who died on Tuesday after a short illness. German born Lagerfeld, with his trademark sunglasses, gloves and suit was a global figure, known even by people who don’t follow fashion. He was behind the Chanel brand as well as his own eponymous label and fashion house Fendi. Tributes poured in from the fashion world, talking of his genius, talent and ability to

Lee Radizwill 1933 to 2019

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inspire others.

Lee Radizwill, who died at the weekend, is not such a well known name but you’ll certainly have heard of her sister - Jackie Kennedy, wife of President John F Kennedy. If we’re talking style icons they don’t come much bigger than JFK’s widow, the Princess Diana of her day.

However younger sister Lee was also something of a fashion icon herself although possibly best known for her private life which included an affair with Aristotle

Onassis who would later marry sister Jackie. Her first marriage was to Michael Canfield, someone persistently rumoured to be the illegitimate son of the then Duke of Kent. She went through a series of high profile affairs, marriages and divorces, usually to older, rich and powerful men, even briefly becoming a princess after one short lived marriage to a Polish aristocrat. Ultimately she lived in the shadow of her sister, although in the US she is regarded as the last link to a dynasty which is as close to royalty as they have had over there.

Deer, cute but potentially deadly.

AN estimated 15,000 deer with a deadly infection that gives zombie like symptoms to the creatures are entering the food chain in the US it has been estimated. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is present in at least 24 states as well as parts of Canada and attacks the spinal cord. Infected deer become listless, drool nonstop, lose co-ordination and turn intensely aggressive in the period leading up to their death. At the moment CWD is confined to deer and close cousins elk and moose but can - and probably will - spread to humans.

Michael Osterholm an expert in infectious

diseases said it was “probable” that CWD will jump the food chain to humans via consumption of contaminated meat. He went on to say that the number of cases could be substantial and compared the disease to the British outbreak of mad cow disease which killed at least 177 people. CWD has been present in wild deer for a number of years, which are often unknowingly shot and eaten.

However it is now being detected in farmed deer, hugely increasing the exposure for people who get their venison from supermarket shelves rather than hunt it in the wild.

A man has received a lifetime ban from all Disney theme parks worldwide after unfurling a giant “Trump 2020 for President” banner on one of the rides in Disneyland California. New Yorker Dion Cini has twice before pulled off a similar stunt at the parks with a Disney spokesman saying “We welcome all guests to enjoy our parks; however, demonstrations and the display of signs and banners are not permitted.”

Cini draped the banner over the side of the full-size steamboat on the Mark Twain river ride, something greeted with that mixture of cheers and boos that only President Trump can seem to elicit. Mr Cini, a 49-year-old ex-

by Simon Russell Marine, has become notorious for similar stunts which he calls “guerilla marketing” though many have a different term for it. He has unfurled similar flags at the Yankee baseballs stadium and regularly kayaks up the Hudson River in New York waving his pro-Trump publicity. He posts his efforts on that increasingly important political platform, Facebook, to understandably mixed reviews. The Disney Corporation has not said how they are planning to enforce Mr Cini’s lifetime ban, although it seems unlikely we have heard the last of him.

Vaping controversy heats up HONG Kong has passed legislation this week banning e-cigarettes as the debate about the benefits of the “healthy alternative to smoking” continues. Vaping was actually invented in China back in 2003 when pharmacist Han Li patented his “flameless electronic atomizing cigarette”. Marketed under the somewhat snappier e-cigarette label the product was an instant success, especially among people wanting to give up smoking but struggling without the hit of nicotine that vaping provides by heating tobacco rather than burning it.

35 million people use the product but the worldwide health lobby has expressed several concerns. Their major one is that the long term effects of e-cigarettes are completely unknown and probably won’t be until the current crop of guinea pigs - basically every vaper in the world - has been puffing away for

by Simon Russell

another decade or two. The closest scientists can get to a consensus is that it is almost certainly healthier than smoking, the leading cause of avoidable death globally, but long term who knows?

The other issue is that the marketing of the product comes dangerously close to being aimed at kids with its range of sweet flavours and cool imagery. People may be surprised to know that of the 3 million vapers in the UK, for example, only half are ex-smokers. In what becomes a rather circular argument the key question is would the 1.5 million vapers who have never smoked have taken to standard fags instead? No-one really knows, a statement that stands true about the long term effects of vaping and, indeed, the short term history of the product as other countries consider banning or limiting sales.

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Business & Finance

Another airline crashes

Black Friday rethink

Flybmi - grounded permanently.

Too many sales hitting the clothing sector?

SPAIN’S textile industry admitted they had what they colourfully call “a good slapping” over the Christmas and New Year period, laying much of the blame on the November Black Friday sales. Spokesman Eduardo Zamacola said that sales fell 3% in December and

by Simon Russell

1.9% in January compared to 2017. Many clothing retailers will be rethinking their strategy for Black Friday this year with the early sales in November having a detrimental effect on the busy festive period.

He points out that the sale

is an import from the US but there it is the day after Thanksgiving. This holiday is a major gift buying event in itself and many presents would have been purchased at full price beforehand.

However, in Spain people are simply buying early for Christmas and the Three Kings.

Talks UK PRIME MINISTER Theresa May has said progress has been made in talks about changes to the Brexit deal that could win MPs’ backing but admitted “time is of the essence”.

The grim and tiredlooking PM, probably feeling the force of MPs

quitting the Conservative Party, met the EU’s JeanClaude Juncker in Brussels this week to discuss legallybinding guarantees over the Irish border.

May is trying to renegotiate the backstop - the insurance policy to prevent the return of

THE airline industry continues to go through an uncertain period as another small player ceased trading this week, the UK’s Flybmi.

This follows on from last week’s collapse of German flyer Germania earlier this month as reported in the “Weekender”.

However, while that firm was a budget airline, Flybmi was more aimed at business travellers, charging premium fares where they could.

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physical checks on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

It is the most contentious part of the withdrawal agreement Mrs May agreed with the EU in November, which was rejected by Parliament by a large

margin last month.

Critics fear the backstop - which could be activated if the two sides do not settle their future partnership by the end of 2020 and choose not to extend the transition period - would leave the UK tied to a customs union indefinitely and see Northern Ireland treated differently.

The EU has consistently said it will not reopen discussions over the withdrawal agreement agreed in November.

Mrs May said the two sides had made progress and that she had made it clear MPs would only accept guarantees that had similar legal force to the agreement.

“We have agreed that work to find a solution will continue at pace, time is of the essence and it is in both our interests that when the UK leaves the EU it does so in an orderly way,” she said.

by Matthew Richards

When the collapse was announced last week travellers were once again left stranded despite government promises to address this issue after the fiasco that was the Monarch collapse just over a year ago. Industry experts have long feared for Flybmi who were regularly taking off half empty despite only having small planes with most “ordinary” people still

opting for the budget airlines, which also catered better for resort destinations.

As usual, Brexit came into the discussion about what went wrong and the management team said the uncertainty over the UK leaving the EU was certainly a factor in the shut-down.

Anyone holding a ticket for a future flight has been advised to contact their credit card company for regarding a refund.

Airport investment soaring

The government delegates at Alicante airport.

GOVERNMENT investment in AlicanteElche airport is set to increase by 80% from 2018 according to the just-released state budget figures. The jump from 12.6 million euros to 22.8 million is mainly down to the 8.5 million set aside for the planned construction of an extra access road. In addition,

by Simon Russell

7.5 million Euros is earmarked for general maintenance, 4.7 million for improvements and 4.6 million for security.

A delegation from the Valencian government visited the airport this week to see some of the improvement works for themselves.

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Business & Finance

Check your UK Pensions Lifetime Allowance Tax charge Risk!

Anyone who is looking forward to taking their UK pensions benefits, be it from a Company Pension (Defined Benefits or Defined Contributions) or a Private Pension is subject not just to income tax when they take their Pension benefits but potentially the Lifetime Allowance Tax charge as well.

The Lifetime Allowance is the total value of all pensions that you can have before incurring a tax penalty on them.

The Lifetime Allowance is an individual allowance, and the types of pensions this tax can apply to are: Personal Pensions, such as SIPPs, Personal Pensions (PPPs), AVCs, Company Pensions otherwise known as Defined Benefit or Final Salary Pension and Defined Contributions.

Note: The State Pension is not included in the calculation.

In previous years the Lifetime Allowance was out of most people’s reach and at its peak was 1.8 million pounds, however today it is just £1,030,000. Now you might think that is a high value to have in a pension before the Lifetime Allowance Tax charge kicks in, however it is the way in which the HMRC values the Pensions Schemes that makes this level of pension quite easy to exceed for some people. The number of individuals exceeding this limit is now catching more people out than ever. The current Lifetime Allowance tax charge is 55% on any amount over the Lifetime Allowance or 25% tax is charged on the income where the excess is used to buy an annuity.

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By Andrew Gibson DipIP BLACKTOWER Financial Management

How is the Lifetime Allowance calculated?

Firstly, it is only when you come to take pension benefits such as lump sums and or pension benefits such as drawdown or annuity the Lifetime Allowance is calculated, this is known as a Benefit Crystallisation Event (BCE). It is the value of the Pension Pot/s which is valued against the Lifetime Allowance and not the income. In addition, Final Salary schemes are valued against the Lifetime Allowance by multiplying the initial Annual Pension by either a factor of 20 times or 25 times depending on the year when the pension was taken out or when it is going to take.

Example: Let’s assume that Mr Sunny Moon, has a final Salary Pension which will give him £42,000pa and a commencement Lump Sum of £120,000 at the age of 65. In addition, he has a personal Pension pot which he took out in his younger days valued at £140,000 which he also plans on taking benefits at age 65.

To calculate his pension against the lifetime allowance, firstly we value the Final Salary pension as a Pot of money.

Pension at age 65 of £42,000paX 20 = £840,000 plus the pension commencement Lump Sum of £120,000 plus the Value of his Personal Pension, in this case, is £140,000. Therefore his total Pensions would be £1,100,000, thereby exceeding the current lifetime allowance of £1,030,000 by £70,000. In this case, the Lifetime Allowance Tax charge would be £70,000 X 55% = £38,500 to the tax man!

He could buy an annuity with the excess in which case the Lifetime Allowance tax charge would be 25% of the gross income.

A simple way to help avoid the Tax Charge is to take pension benefits before the pension gets too close to the Lifetime Allowance. However, this cannot be done until the person taking the pension benefits is at least age 55 and should never be done without taking professional financial advice prior to deciding to take pension benefits.

Pensions can be taken in all sorts of ways, such as drawdown via Sipps and QROPS. UK Expat Spanish Tax residents could utilise a QROPS for example, and these can be utilised to limit your exposure to the Lifetime Allowance Tax charge and can be very useful in a retirement planning and tax planning exercises. There are other ideas on mitigating tax on pensions.

Here in Spain, UK Pension funds not in payment are excluded from the Spanish Wealth Tax regime, whereas most other assets are not. The UK tax-free Lump Sums available to Pensions in the UK are not free from Spanish Savings Tax, so are taxable in

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Munich (Germany)

by Yvonne Hollywood, Worldwide Horizons

Contrary to its name, Oktoberfest, in Munich, actually starts in September, specifically 12 Ó clock on the 21st this year, and will run until Sunday 6th October. During this time, around 6-7 million people

will attend the party, drinking a n approx 7 million litres of beer – that s the combined ´ total, not per person (we doń t recommend that you try!). When should you go? Well, clearly, before the beer runs out, which, if all 7 million turn up early, it could be a possibility!

There are an opening and a closing ceremony, both spectacular to view. The Mayor of Munich opens the festival by tapping open the first keg, the signal to start Prost-ing! The closing ceremony is a fantastical sing-along with you and your tens of thousands of new friends, lights dimmed and sparklers waving madly in the dark.

In between the start and the end, there are events and parades in-keeping with the theme of the festival, with costume and family days, concerts with traditional Bavarian concerts and much more.

The festival is held very centrally, very easy to reach by public train and transport. For the return ride home, taxis are always an option if the public transport looks more daunting after a few...

How much will it cost? Well, the costs of flights and hotels are always influenced by the interest shown in an event, and this is one of the main events of the year. So this is a variable cost that cań t really be estimated. The earlier the better in booking these. The main event is held close to the Wiesn which is close in itself to the old town. This

offers many charming options for restaurants and hotels, all within walking. Prices are quickly on the rise, as this popular event books up year after year. Prices of 250€ - 500€ a night are commonplace in the city centre, although you can find some great places to stay around Glockenbach, which is superbly connected by public transport.

Alicante is well connected with Munich, there are 2-3 airline carriers flying there weekly, so if this is an event that you are interested in, get moving with it – the early bird gets the beer, so to speak! What we do know are the costs of drinking and eating at the festival are not particularly cheap – a litre of beer is around 11€ and costs of eating around 10 – 15€ in the tents. Conservative estimates then would be around 50€ a day.

In the interest of finding out what type of information we all want to know, but doń t want to ask, let us help you by advising the following-: You can pre-reserve space in the beer tents, but turning up can also be an option. Much harder to find a seat/space in the evenings and weekends than during the week.

There are toilets! Outside of the large beer tents.

Benches are fine to dance on, tables are not. Perhaps take your lead from others (unless you are a trend-setting internet sensation wannabee....)

It s really, really, really frowned ´ upon if you try and steal a glass from the tent. You have been warned!

SPANISH DREAM HITS SCOTLAND

An Alicante Province estate agent has noted a spike in interest from UK buyers looking for a home in the sun – with Edinburgh a potential key target market – despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit.

Medland Spain said it has seen a “significant increase” in activity from British customers during the past year, although a deal has not yet been agreed for when the UK leaves the European Union.

The business, which has a portfolio of more than 700 new-build properties in the Costa Blanca and Costa

by Alex Trelinski

Calida regions, held the firstever showcase in Scotland´s capital last weekend at a major hotel.

Sales consultant Roy Howitt commented: “In the last year, we’ve seen a significant increase in British buyers. We sold 24 new-build properties to UK residents, which represents around 12 per cent of our business.”

“We believe, that despite fears over the impact of Brexit, the dream of purchasing a Spanish property is well and truly alive.”

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Local - Property

Rental aid timetable announced

Local property sales strong

HOUSING sales rose by 14.7% in the Valencian Community in 2018, the fifth consecutive year of growth.

Spain as a whole saw an increase of 10.1%, relating to 78,000 home sales according to figures released by the National Statistics Office last week.

Murcia had the biggest increase at

by Matthew Richards

24.3% while La Rioja, Castilla La Mancha and Navarra were the only other regions to outperform Valencia.

Broken down by province, Alicante sold 39,587 houses, Valencia 30,502 and Castellon 8,711.

Housing help for those who most need it.

THE Ministry of Housing has opened the application period for young people requesting financial help when renting a property in the region. The aid takes two forms, rental assistance which is aimed at those already renting who

by Simon Russell

are struggling to meet payments and aid for youngsters (under 35) to help them enter the rental market. Certain sectors of society will receive priority such as single parents, victims

of gender violence, large families and the disabled. Grants can be up to 40% of the rental value to a maximum of €2,880 per annum. The deadline to apply is 8 March with details and forms on the Ministry website.

TIPS ON NEW PROPERTY BUYS The appeal of buying a new-build property in Spain is understandable.

New build resorts in Spain often come with a ready-made community, great communal facilities and, being brandnew, require minimal maintenance.

What’s more, offplan properties in Spain can offer great value for money for investors, especially when buying more than one property.

However, whether buying new or old you should always do your research and exercise caution to ensure that your interests are protected when buying a property in Spain.

Developers

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and estate agents selling new build properties in Spain often suggest that the legal fees for the purchase can be ‘packaged’ into the property price, but always go for an independent lawyer, who will act in your interest.

These days off-plan property purchases in Spain are much safer, following the aftermath of the property crash in 2008, which saw many people’s dreams crushed as developers and builders went bankrupt before completing developments.

No one wants to be one of those unlucky

few though, so it’s crucial that you ensure any off-plan property purchase in bank guaranteed to ensure that your interests are protected.

Make sure that safeguards are built into your contract over building delays and that full warranties are in place for your building.

Ask about community charges and fees, and also make sure that if you let your new property out, that you are legally entitled to do so.

Also don´t buy or even pay a deposit without visiting the actual site in question, to make sure that all the descriptions and the location match up to have been promised.

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Local - Property

Rental crisis for many tenants

by Simon Russell

DENIA is among the Valencian areas where rentals have increased by more than 20% in the last three years, along with Gandia, Alicante City, Moncada and parts of Valencia City. These “stressed rentals” are putting a financial strain on many ordinary people, driven out by demands from holiday portals such as Airbnb where landlords can make much more money by renting properties short term to tourists.

The Valencian government has identified 51 “stressed” areas across the region and are launching a reference price to encourage home owners to stop continually raising the rental price. Landlords who do not exceed this guide price will be entitled to a discount of 5% on IRPF or personal income tax.

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Map showing the “stressed rental” towns across Valencia.

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Bride O F F EW REGRETS

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Back In free-range t n e m e t i c Eggs ldfield, said:-‘From then I know of somebody who Co the unborn duckling on cannot eat eggs because grew bigger inside the decades ago he discovered shell every day. Just over a chick´s foetus in one, and three weeks later the egg so I wonder what he´d make began rocking and a few of a West Midlands teenager days after that, the tiny who managed to hatch a duckling pecked its way chick from a free-range egg? out.’

William Atkins, 14, The chick has been a reared successfully ed Jeremy, which nam 12 duckling after buying Wi Braddock left lliam feeling Gladys-May’s the ‘over Whites free range duck eggs m o o n ’ , se. from Waitro hough The teenager placed the t mum his tor uba inc an in s £2.30 egg has told he purchased from eBay for him to e thre ited wa n the £40 and give it to a days until he finally detected local farm once at. a heartbe gets older!

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Britain copper´s cuppa row

It doesn´t matter what job you do, you need a break. It´s as simple as that, but a Lincolnshire copper has been forced to turn to Twitter to justify a hardearned cup of coffee after working more than seven hours without a break.

Sergeant Mike Templeman had been on an ‘extremely busy’ shift when his team popped for a drink in the early hours of Sunday morning.

But one member of

the public sitting in the outlet was not happy at the officer’s on-shift refreshment.

Mike´s tweet said: ‘7 1/2 hours into an extremely busy shift with no breaks and a couple of the team managed a quick coffee between jobs, but drank it in the shop in order to respond to any other incidents.

While dutifully ignoring the “What a waste of my taxes” comment as we left.’

Sgt Templeman

plum´s the word

dismissed the coffee shop remark as ‘just a cheap shot’ to ‘get a reaction’, and he must have been delighted at the big social media support that he got.

Incidentally, the complainant must never have watched any cop shows on the TV, as officers always try to grab a quick drink on-shift, and the number of times they have to chuck them away to respond to a call seems to be limitless!

Here´s the big news out of Brussels this week, and it has nothing to do with Brexit!

A Welsh plum has been given the same protected status as French Champagne, Italian prosciutto ham and Spanish manchego cheese.

The Denbigh Plum has been awarded protected designation of origin (PDO) status by the European

law and disorder

There´s nothing like the street to throw them at grabbing the attention of vehicles. crusty old magistrates by Folan had showing what you are to stand trial been due made off as a pensioner Magistrates’ at Kirklees nicknamed ‘Mad Mick’ kicked out byCourt but was was barred from his own his wares, andfor flashing trial after dropping his guilty in his was found trousers and showing his is now a wan absence, and ted man. genitals to court staff.

He´s got form, as he Michael Folan, 67, was previous faced magistrates for of assaultin ly convicted g somebody throwing chairs and tables having a cup at cars and passers by “looking stranof tea for gely at outside a Wetherspoon him”. outlet in Huddersfield.

So good luck Mad Mick was almost the coppers who then to hit by a bus as he dragged pay Mad Mick have to metal poles belonging to to bring him a visit and up before the The Cherry Tree pub into magistrates agai n!

Union.

It marks a lengthy fight to recognise the fruit, which is Wales’ only native variety.

The UK Government has said all produce currently protected by EU rules in Britain will make up the new list of goods with a protected geographic indication following the March 29th Brexit date.

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B u nn y coin killing I never knew that coin collecting could lead to vicious rivalry and murder, but that could well be the case over a set of limited edition Beatrix Potter 50p pieces featuring some of her rabbit creations.

Danny Bostock went on trial in Ipswich this week for the murder of Gordon McGhee, who was found with 14 knife wounds in his Colchester flat last year.

Bostock had apparently swapped his own Beatrix Potter coins earlier in the day, and the victim had left his door unlocked and was attacked while he was in his bed, Most of Mr.McGhee’s prize Beatrix Potter coins were taken from his flat and have never been recovered, while a knife used in the attack is also still missing.

I´ll just stick to old CD discs and the occasional stamp for my part-time amusement, and not tell anybody about them.

Whoops!.....Too late!

Ebony´s miracle birth

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Motoring

Citroen C5 Aircross To make a splash in a market that includes the Nissan Qashqai, SEAT Ateca and Kia Sportage, you have to do something a little special. Particularly when you’re as late to the party as Citroen is with its C5 Aircross.

Citroen says its market research reveals that, while crossover SUV buyers love their cars, they do have their frustrations.

Practicality is one - often, cars of this ilk aren’t as practical as you might have expected. Comfort is another.

With manufacturers focusing on appearance and a sporty driving experience, something has to be sacrificed - and that’s often things like ride quality and boot space.

The Citroen C5 Aircross does things in a different way than we’re used to.

Highlights include a 15mm layer of thick, mattress-like foam on the seats. In the back, meanwhile, there are three individual seats that can slide, fold or recline.

The interior is very practical, with plenty of head and legroom for passengers in the front and rear. Boot space isn´t bad either with a considerably bigger boot than rivals, even bigger than the Citroen C4 Spacetourer MPV. The new suspension system, which uses Citroen’s Progressive Hydraulic Cushions,

is designed to reduce sudden jolts and provide a ‘magic carpet effect’ with a ride that floats over bumps and dips in the road.

At launch, buyers can choose from a combination of petrol and diesel engines, ranging from a 130PS 1.2-litre Puretech petrol to a 2.0-litre BlueHDi diesel producing 180PS. A plug-in hybrid version is set to follow soon.

Inside the C5 Aircross really shines. Not necessarily in a premium way - you will find some hard plastics if you seek them out (although it does feel more premium than a Qashqai) - but in a clever family-friendly kind of way. Everything feels robust, as if it’ll stand the everyday abuse of young children, and there’s plenty of storage for all the bits and bobs families accumulate.

The C5 Aircross is the kind of car you can spend hours in and feel fairly refreshed at the end of the journey. You sit high up great for providing a good view of the road ahead - and the seats feature extra padding to reduce aches and pains.

Eisenberg to attempt ‘fastest car on sand’ record Land speed racer and record-setting motorcycle rider Zef Eisenberg and his Madmax Race Team have got a new target in their sights. On the weekend of 6-7 April 2019, Zef will aim to become the first person to achieve a British land speed record on bike and car within a year. The goal is to hit 200mph and beyond in a crazy 1200hp specially built road legal Porsche 911 Turbo S on sand.

The attempt will take place at Pendine Sands in South Wales. In May 2018, Eisenberg became the first person to exceed 200mph with a wheeldriven vehicle, at this world famous speed track. He reached 201.572mph on his supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa laying down the marker as the ‘fastest motorbike on sand’ in the world, just 20 months after

surviving Britain’s fastestever (230mph) motorcycle crash. Eisenberg spent three months in hospital, followed by 3 months in a wheel chair, but defied the odds to race again in under a year.

Since the crash, he’s set numerous records – including an ACU sanctioned flying quartermile, flying kilometre and flying mile, on his Madmax road legal supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa, albeit heavily modified. This ‘twin’ record attempt, however, is something very different, as is the outrageous car that Madmax Race Team has built specially for it.

“I’m well known for setting records on bikes,” said Eisenberg, “so people started asking me why not cars?”

It got Zef thinking, so after meticulous research into what would be needed

to top 200mph on sand, Eisenberg settled on a 2015 550hp Porsche 911 Turbo S. There was just one problem: Although this car is very fast, it will ‘only do 175mph’ in a mile on Tarmac. To achieve 200mph on tarmac within a mile would, the car would need 750bhp at the wheels. Sand creates a lot of resistance and tyre slip, so we worked out that we’d need at least 1000 bhp at the rear wheels, which equates to a crazy 1200hp at the engine, compared to just 550hp from the factory.

The Madmax race team therefore hand built a bespoke 4.2-litre Porsche motorsport engine with new stronger internals, upgraded Turbo’s, plus a new E85 fuel system, advanced cooling set-up and far more.

A lot of work was done to ensure that the monstrous power would come in as

smoothly as possible in order to limit wheelspin on the loose surface. To cope with such an extreme output, the gearbox and clutch needed to be extensively upgraded, and the brakes and suspension modified to allow for different wheels and tyres.

Apart from a full FIA roll cage, competition seats and safety harness, the Porsche’s interior is completely standard.

“Weight is actually your friend on sand,” said Eisenberg.

“It’s about stability – putting enough weight on the tyres to

increase traction. Even though, we have accidentally made the car 140kg lighter than standard, we have no need to strip weight out.The car is actually road legal, so we will drive it from the hotel onto the beach and to the restaurant after, hopefully to celebrate.”

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PAW PATROL ON DUTY SAN JAVIER´S Town Hall and Plaza de Espana were a sight to behold on Monday with a collection of large furry animals from the kids´ TV show, Paw Patrol, gathered in a good cause, as they mingled with local children and council official.

The creatures were on site for the San Javier council launch of an awareness campaign called “Your Pet, Your Responsibility”, which include reminding owners

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that it is the law for cats, dogs, and ferrets to have been vaccinated against rabies, as well as all dogs needing to be microchipped and to be kept on a lead, unless they are in a dog park.

Other things mentioned included the need for dog mess to be picked up and that certain breeds must have a muzzle on them when being taken out for a walk.

The Paw Patrol keep order.

SAN PEDRO CELEBRATES

Part of the 2018 celebrations.

ONE of the biggest carnivals in the Murcia region starts tomorrow(Saturday) with the San Pedro del Pinatar carnival running until Sunday March 3rd.

by Alex Trelinski

The eight days of festivities start at noon tomorrow at the Plaza de la Constitucion, ending up a week on Sunday with the

grand carnival parade.

That will begin at 5.00 pm from the car park next to the Parque Condesa Villar de Felices, and finish up at the Lo Pagan promenade.

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!

THE HIGHLY respected Jávea Players are making a journey to the southern Costa Blanca in April, as they bring their production of the classic musical, My Fair Lady, to Rojales.

It´s the first time that the group have gone on the road, and will offer a spectacular musical treat at the Teatro Capitol in Rojales for just one evening, namely Saturday

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April 13th, with curtain up at 7.00 pm.

Tickets are priced at 12 euros and reservations can be made on-line via www. javeaplayers.com The experienced Cath Reid-Martin is taking the lead as Eliza Doolittle, having worked as an actress in London’s fringe theatre scene and around

the UK. “As much as I loved working as an actress, I had to pay the bills”, said Cath. “And so I moved into a‘proper job!”

“After a 14-year gap, it’s fantastic to be acting again with the Jávea Players, and musical theatre is hands down my favourite genre. It should be a show to remember in Rojales in April”.

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VELVETONES SWITCH

by Alex Trelinski

THE TORREVIEJA-based Velvetones Harmony Chorus has a new home for their Thursday evening rehearsals, namely the Reflections restaurant at San Luis.

The ladies group celebrated their 20th anniversary in 2018, and have fun singing, whilst raising money for charities at a number of concerts throughout the year.

More details are available via their Facebook page, or by visiting the website, www. velvetonesharmonytorrevieja. com

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ANIMAL PARTY TIME The

was be used to fund the two ANIMAL charity by Alex Trelinski thousand euros per month Happy Animales Orihuela will be holding another carnival costumes donned costs of looking after all the animals, which include of their popular Open by the visitors.

Days tomorrow (Saturday, All the money raised a dozen horses, as well as February 23rd), with a carnival party theme.

The Finca can be found on the canal road from Villamartin in the direction of San Miguel de Salinas.

Follow the canal road for about 2.5 km, and the gate is on your right, where you drive 500 meters and the old finca is on the left.

The carnival party, featuring entertainment from Jurgen and Pat Ricio, is on between 1.00 pm and 5.00 pm, and there will be One of the horses cared for by Happy Animales. three prizes for the best

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geese, pigs, goats, and of course cats and dogs.

More details are available on Facebook via Happy Animales Spanien.

VENUE CHANGE

THE ANNUAL Melody Makers International and Orihuela Costa Male Voice Choir concert will take place in La Zenia on Sunday May 26th, in late May, having had to switch the initial venue from the Torrevieja Auditorium due to “unforeseen

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circumstances”.

The Centro Ecumenico - Cristo Resucitado, on Calle Diamante, La Zenia will host two concerts called a “A Musical Celebration “at 3.00 pm and 7.00 pm, with tickets to be priced at 12 euros.

GOLF club members who dropped in their change into a so-called “Blob Tin” have raised 250 euros for Age Concern, Costa Blanca South.

The San Miguel Golf Society Captain, Tony Smale, recently visited the Age Concern headquarters in La Siesta, Torrevieja, to present Age Concern President, Maureen Payne, with the money.

The donation will go towards the upkeep of the vehicles and all the wealth of services provided for the over-fifties across the southern Costa Blanca.

More details on any of the services provided by Age Concern can be obtained by either phoning 966 786 887 or popping into their Centre at Calle Paganini, La Siesta on weekdays between 10.00 am and 1.30 pm.

“BLOB TIN” DELIVERS

Doris Bates, Torrevieja.

With a General Election happening at the end of April, what will that mean to the Spanish government´s plans to issue a Royal Decree guaranteeing the rights of British residents in the case of a no-deal Brexit?

I read in your paper and other media sources that this was due to be issued this month, but as we are nearly into March, is this going on the back-burner as the issue of Gibraltar flares up again?

I´ve also seen a report quoting the British Ambassador, Simon Manley, stating that assuming there is some kind of a deal between the UK and the EU, that we would have to switch our current green residencia certificates to a Foreigner´s Identity Card, but that only applies if you have a residencia in the first place. Is that true?

Colin McDonald, Denia.

ED:- That´s true on the identity card, known as a TIE, which is why UK officials here are urging all Brits to make sure they have a residencia certificate. As for that Royal Decree, no news on that as went to press!

Thank you for the information in issue 80 of The Weekender over the 90/180 rule for travellers.

Large numbers of UK pensioners stay between 90 and 180 days in the six months ending 31st March each year especially in Spain.

Does any 180 day period allow the traveller to choose the first day whether a visa is required please, or is it the first day the tourist steps into any EU country albeit onwards to stay in say Spain?

Can you confirm that application for a visa would not require much more than the Advanced Passenger Information already supplied now, and that the cost would be about six Euros and possibly done online?

Alan Langford, Benidorm.

Tony Smale and Maureen Payne.

SEMI-NAKED RUDENESS

A GUARDIA CIVIL officer and a Torrevieja local policeman had to be treated at the Quirón Salud Hospital, after being called to a domestic disturbance last Friday morning.

A Spaniard, said to be in his midtwenties and wearing just underpants, was arrested after neighbours heard shouting coming from a property on Calle Argonautas.

A Torrevieja local police patrol were greeted by a sobbing woman who denied anything had happened and that she was only crying because she was stressed and nervous.

Cops noticed a man in underpants

At my tender age, I like to be regarded as a motorist that follows the rules over here, especially in regard to keeping within the speed limits, but you seem to get no credit for that.

The number of times that I´m tail-gated because I refuse to break the law seems to be on the rise, and it has now got worse in recent weeks in the Torrevieja area with the introduction of a 50 kilometres per hour limit on the CV-905 dual carriageway.

I was nearly hit last week, and have had drivers flash me in the rear, as nearly all of them flout the new limit.

So, where is the Guardia Civil in all of this, as they would surely make an absolute financial killing in rounding up the hundreds of law-breakers?

and with a bloodied fist, and when continuing to let rip with verbal asked to leave, he did not oblige, as he expletives, as he was carted off into swore loudly and slammed the door custody. shut on the officers.

The Guardia arrived as reinforcements, and when the woman again opened the door, the underpantsclad man, tried to slam it again, but a local police officer blocked it with the help of his foot.

Such was the force of the slam, the officer suffered a bruise on his knee before the man then punched him in the face for good measure.

A Guardia officer also got a broken nose in the rumpus, with the resident

EDITOR:- At the moment, no visas are required for stays for Schengen area countries like Spain and France, with the UK passport sufficing.

Essentially as soon as you step into any EU country and have your documentation checked within the so-called Schengen area, then that is day one of your stay.

Despite talk of a post-Brexit fee of seven pounds for UK passport holders coming to a Schengen area country, the European Commission proposed in November that no visa would be needed so long as the UK offered the same deal to EU passport holders from the Schengen area.

That´s where we are at the moment, but with all matters Brexit, it´s all subject to approval!

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Top 3 “silent”cat killers

ARC - PUPPIES & KITTIES NEEDING HOMES RUDI, WILLIAM & JERRY Three lovely cute and playful kittens all needing their forever homes.

When it comes to caring for your cat, these simple recommendations may be a life saver.

• Maintain a safe environment • Feed a high quality food • Think about preventive care (e.g., an physical examination every year and the appropriate vaccines) • Provide lots of affection and exercise, of course!

By following these simple tips, you can help keep your cats healthier and happier.

However, you should also be aware of five “silent” killers in cats. Knowing what the most common killers are, you can know what to look out for.

With most of these diseases, the sooner the signs are recognised, the sooner you can seek professional help for your cat.

DOTTIE This beautiful Pointer cross is almost 3.5 years old and has been spayed and micro chipped. She loves to go for walks and be made a fuss of and would make a great companion.

NO ADOPTIOIN FEE BUT A DONATION IS MUCH APPRECIATED. Also, many other dogs, puppies, cats & kittens needing homes. Food and donations also urgently needed and can be left at ARC’s charity shop on CarrerValencia 1, Jalon between 10 am & 1.00 pm Monday to Saturday.

Contact Tel No Sally:- 625 985 689 or Jayne:- 649 310 285.Email jalonvalleyarc14@yahoo.co.uk. Facebook – Jalon Valley A.R.C. Based in Jalon.

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1. Chronic kidney disease One of the top silent killers of cats is chronic kidney disease (CKD) Sometimes called chronic renal failure or chronic kidney injury. This basically means that 75% of both the kidneys are ineffective and not

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working. Clinical signs of CRD include: • Excessive thirst • Increased water consump• Excessive drinking tion/urination • Excessive urinating • Vomiting/diarrhea • Larger clumps in the litter • Weight loss box As hyperthyroidism can in• Weight loss crease the metabolism of cats, • Bad breath (due to toxins it causes a ravenous appetite building up in the blood and despite weight loss. It can also causing ulcers in the mouth, result in: esophagus, and stomach) • A racing heart rate • Lethargy • Severe hypertension (result• Hiding ing in acute blood loss or even a clot or stroke) With appropriate manage- • Secondary organ injury (such ment, cats can live with CKD as a heart murmur or changes for years, unlike dogs where to the kidney) CKD usually progresses more Thankfully, treatment for rapidly. hyperthyroidism is very effecChronic management may tive and includes either a medinclude a low-protein diet, fre- ication, surgical removal of the quent blood test, increasing wa- thyroid glands (less commonly ter intake, medications and even done), a special prescription diet fluids under the skin. or radio therapy. With hyperthyroidism, the sooner you treat it, the less potential side effects or 2. Hyperthyroidism organ damage will occur in your Hyperthyroidism is where cat. the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone. This is 3. Diabetes mellitus sometimes seen in middle-aged Another silent killer that afor older cats and can result in very similar symptoms to chron- fects cats is diabetes mellitus (DM). As many of our cats can ic kidney disease including:

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often be overweight, they are at a greater risk for DM. With diabetes, the pancreas fails to secrete adequate amounts of insulin (Type I DM) or there is resistance to insulin (Type II DM).

Insulin is a natural hormone that drives sugar into the cells.

As a result of the cells starving for glucose, the body makes more and more glucose, causing hyperglycemia (i.e. high blood sugar) and many of the sypmtoms seen with DM. Common sypmtoms for DM are similar to those of Chronic kidney disease and hyperthyroidism and include: • Excessive urination and thirst • Larger clumps in the litter box • An overweight or obese body condition with muscle wasting (especially over the spine or back) or weight loss • A decreased or ravenous appetite • Lethargy or weakness • Vomiting • Abnormal breath (e.g., acetone breath) • Walking abnormally (e.g., lower to the ground)

Treatment for DM can be expensive as it requires regular insulin injections that you have to give under your cats skin.

It also requires changes in diet, frequent blood glucose tests, and frequent veterinary visits.

With supportive care and chronic management, cats can do reasonably well; however, once diabetic complications develop (e.g., diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar, hyperglycemic syndrome), it can be life threatening.

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A Brit embarrassing...

1989 Brit Award Ceremony presenters later Sam fights between Ronnie Wood and Unfortunately, this column was Mick Fleetwood and that complained showing Cocker Jarvis Block, Brandon written before the star studded 2019 Samantha Fox Mick was stoned his bum to Michael Jackson as he sang Brit Award ceremony took place last and she just Earth Song, Kanye West’s expletive Wednesday. laden performance ….. and the list goes wanted the floor to open up and Don’t worry though, I’m sure there’ll swallow her. be plenty of priceless moments for me on and on.

Who can forget the beautiful thirty was memory favourite My past if week, to get my teeth into next moment when the pair excitedly years ago, when some TV Brainbox years are anything to go by. introduced The Four Tops to thought it would be a good idea to We’ve endured loads of gaffes, present an award, only for Boy foot 5 and Fleetwood Mick 5”, glitches, celebrity strops and presenter team 6 ft George to walk out? the present to up Fox Samantha nothing, meltdown’s over the years.

If you’ve never seen it, I urge ceremony.

Can you recall, Madonna falling to find it on youtube….. it’s you The excruciating evening was dogged downstairs, Bjork receiving her award hand over the eyes, absolutely, and fails autocue mix-ups, saying, she was “Very Grapefruit”, Peter with guest hilariousness. balloons. lead like down went that jokes ‘nobhead’, a kay calling Liam Gallagher

Al and Gray to Sashay away

British fans of Rupaul’s Drag Race have been beside themselves for months now, since series producers announced that the eponymous drag queen Rupaul and fellow judge Michelle Visage, will be doing a UK version of the show for BBC 3 later this year.

Now they’ve gone into complete delirium to learn that guest judges will include, British gay icons, Graham Norton and Alan Carr.

Drag Race has become a global smash-hit, airing in 193 countries, although every network in the US bar one turned it down initially.

The US edition has gained a huge cult following and has been nominated for a recordbreaking 23 Emmy awards.

Norton and Carr will rotate each week, being joined by an additional celebrity guest, with both appearing in the finale to crown the UK’s Next Drag Superstar.

Graham Norton and Alan Carr will join Michelle Visage and Rupaul as judges.

Long term fan, Graham said, ““Becoming part of the Drag Race family makes me ridiculously happy. I can’t wait to see what the UK drag queens bring to the party, but they better weeeeerk!!!”

While Alan announced, “Wow! To be sat next to Michelle Visage and Mama Ru as a guest judge on possibly one of my all-time favourite shows EVER is a dream come true. I can’t wait to see what the UK Queens have got in store – it’s going to be sickening! *does death drop*.”

And the final word went to Rupaul, who enthused, “I was both shocked and delighted when Graham and Alan told me they’d be wearing tucking panties when sitting at the judges’ table. I told them it was not necessary, but they insisted. Now that’s what I call dedication!”

Now that …. I must see!!

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Karl was forever a feline fancier Much has been written about the extravagant lifestyle of fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, who took his final walk along the catwalk to the sky earlier this week.

As well known for his waspish wit and lisping voice, as his designer rags, which kept Chanel at the head of the fashion world over the years, the 85 year old multilingual, eccentric, German, cut a solitary figure in his personal life.

As fast as he made money, Lagerfeld, who once said “Life is not a beauty contest, some ugly people are great!” spent it, throwing millions “out of the window”, as he described it, for art, furniture, and homes in which to display his treasures.

But now, all the attention turns to who is set to benefit from the alleged $200 million fortune left behind by the cult designer.

A clue might lie in this quote he made recently, in a CNN interview, “There is no marriage, yet, for human beings and animals… I never thought that I would fall in love like this with a cat.”

The cat in question is Choupette, hiseight year old fluffy white puss, who led an equally outrageous lifestyle to Lagerfeld, with her own bodyguard, chef and two maids.

He once said “She has her own little

Pampered pussy, Choupette had her own bodyguard, chef and two maids. fortune, she’s an heiress,” and when asked if he would one day leave his money to her, he said “‘Among others, yes. Don’t worry, there is enough for everyone.”

Incidentally, Choupette was not technically his cat, as he was only her babysitter initially.

Largerfeld looked after her, for model Baptiste Giabiconi, while she was travelling, but fell so in love that he refused to hand her back over.

What a lucky little pussy Choupette is …… when anyone babysits my tribe of cats, they can’t wait to get out of the door, as they scream “Never, ever, ever again!!”

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The fun drag act entertained a star-studded crowd at Mark’s Club in London, as Victoria was filmed enjoying their performance with a drink in hand.

As well as Posh Spice, the event was also attended by e the likes of Alexa Chung, Luk A drag group known as the Evans, Tan France, and Anne- d Spice Gurrls entertained Marie, as well as her husban David, son Brooklyn and his Victoria Beckham at a recent party

K Pop is Tip Top

If, like me, you’re not a pre-pubescent girl, teenage princess, or music journalist, the words K Pop, would probably not be on your vocabulary radar.

No, I’m not referring to a new kids breakfast cereal, K Pop is a phenomenon, a music phenomenon.

Short for Korean Pop, the genre is, along with the Latino infused, Reggaeton, has become, the fastest growing, worldwide music trend over the past year or so.

Modern K Pop, can be traced back to the mid 90’s, initially with boy and girl bands and soloists aimed at the home Korean market .

With the rise of internet music sites, such as youtube and the opening up of markets in China, Japan and South East Asia, the genre, began to grow in popularity and a conveyor belt of youthful Asian music stars emerged from the K Pop factory.

Now, the biggest band to come out of the stable, has broken into mainstream music in both the US and Europe and South America.

BTS, or The Bangtan Boys, to use their full name, a seven piece Korean boyband, with boyish good looks and lyrics using English phrases, have suddenly exploded onto the UK music scene like a tidal wave.

Following on from two sell out shows at London’s O2 Arena last October, the band have announced a further two European dates on their LOVE YOURSELF:SPEAK YOURSELF tour.

They will play the huge Stade de Paris, in the French capital on June 7th, but before that, a sell out, 90,000 crowd is expected to gather for a concert at Wembley Stadium on June 1st.

That’s the same amount of people who will see the Spice Girls, two weeks later, or as once watched the final Wham concert ……. God I’m feeling OLD!!

Boyband BTS are the biggest worldwide stars of K Pop.

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Countryfile Winter Diaries 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 Claimed and Shamed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:45 Doctors 15:15 A Place to Call Home 16:10 Escape to the Country 16:55 Best House in Town 17:40 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Celebrity Mastermind 21:00 A Question of Sport 21:30 EastEnders 22:00 MasterChef 22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:25 BBC London News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show

07:30 Wanted Down Under 07:00 Good Morning Britain Revisited 09:30 Lorraine 08:15 Best House in Town 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 BBC News at Nine 11:30 This Morning 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 13:30 Loose Women 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Politics Live 14:00 Think Tank 14:55 ITV News London 14:45 Full Steam Ahead 15:45 The Wonder of Animals 15:00 James Martin’s Great 16:15 Natural World British Adventure 17:15 Richard Hammond’s 16:00 Tenable Journey to...

17:00 Tipping Point 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 Eggheads 18:00 The Chase 19:30 British Railway Journeys 19:00 ITV News London 20:00 Saving Lives at Sea 21:00 Grand Tours of 19:30 ITV Evening News Scotland’s Lochs 20:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Mastermind 22:00 Monty Don’s Japanese 20:30 Coronation Street Gardens 21:30 Vera 23:00 QI 23:30 ITV News 23:30 Newsnight

07:30 The King of Queens 08:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:40 Frasier 10:10 Frasier 10:40 Frasier 11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 18:00 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast 22:00 Gogglebox 23:00 The Last Leg

SATURDAY 23rd February

07:45 All Over the Place 08:15 Wild & Weird 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 08:30 All Over the Workplace 09:00 Top Class 12:30 Nigellissima 09:30 The Dog Ate My Homework 13:00 Football Focus 10:00 Deadly on a Mission: 14:00 BBC Weekend News Pole to Pole 10:30 Nature’s Microworlds 14:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Natural World 14:45 Live: Six Nations Rugby 12:00 Homes Under the Hammer 17:15 Live: Six Nations Rugby 13:00 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 20:00 BBC Weekend News 14:00 Talking Pictures 14:45 The Life and Death of 20:05 BBC London News Colonel Blimp 20:10 The Greatest Dancer 17:25 Final Score 18:15 Flog It! 21:35 Casualty 19:00 Back in Time for School 20:00 The Great British 22:30 Would I Lie to You? Sewing Bee 23:00 BBC Weekend News 21:00 River Walks 21:30 Dad’s Army 23:20 Match of the Day 22:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Breakfast

07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 09:00 Murder, She Wrote 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:25 On the Buses 12:00 On the Buses 12:35 Rising Damp 13:05 George and Mildred 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:50 Midsomer Murders 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 21:30 Doc Martin 22:30 Doc Martin 23:35 A Touch of Frost

07:10 The King of Queens 07:00 Totally Bonkers 07:10 Super 4 07:00 MILKSHAKE 07:35 Make It Pop 07:35 Everybody Loves 11:30 Sweet Home Alabama Guinness World Records 07:25 Emmerdale Omnibus 08:00 Mission Employable 13:30 Friends Raymond 10:00 Coronation Street 08:05 Mr Bean 14:00 Friends Omnibus 08:25 Frasier 08:30 Scrambled!

12:25 The Voice UK 14:30 Friends 09:40 The Big Bang Theory 08:35 The Tom and Jerry Show 14:00 You’ve Been Framed!

15:00 Friends 08:50 The Powerpuff Girls 11:00 The Simpsons 15:00 You’ve Been Framed!

15:30 Friends 09:10 ToonMarty 15:35 Nanny McPhee 12:55 Four in a Bed 16:00 Friends 09:30 Marvel’s Ultimate 17:40 Star Wars: Episode VI 15:30 A Place in the Sun: -- Return of the Jedi 16:30 Are We Done Yet? 10:05 Teen Titans Go! Winter Sun 10:25 ITV News 18:20 Big Family Values: More 20:20 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 10:30 James Martin’s Saturday16:35 Sun, Sea and Brides Kids Than Cash 23:00 Family Guy 12:45 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen To Be 19:15 Big Family Values: More 13:45 ITV Lunchtime News 17:35 Location, Location, Kids Than Cash 14:00 Dancing on Ice 20:00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Location 16:00 Tenable 18:35 The Secret Life of the Badly 17:00 Tipping Point 20:55 5 News Weekend 18:00 ITV Evening News Zoo 21:00 Edwardian Britain in 18:30 You’ve Been Framed! 19:35 Channel 4 News Colour 19:00 The Chase: Celebrity 20:00 The First Brit: Secrets of 20:00 Small Fortune 22:00 Henry VIII and His Six the 10,000 Year Old Man 21:00 The Voice UK Wives 21:00 Fantastic Four 22:25 Through the Keyhole 23:55 Sue Perkins’ Comedy 23:25 Out There 23:00 The Boss Greats: The Entertainers 23:50 ITV News

07:00 Royal Stories 07:25 Judge Judy 07:45 Rising Damp 08:15 Rising Damp 08:50 George and Mildred 09:20 George and Mildred 09:55 Brief Encounter 11:35 Midsomer Murders 13:40 Midsomer Murders 15:45 Midsomer Murders 17:50 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 20:00 Midsomer Murders 22:00 Midsomer Murders

07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:25 You’ve Been Framed!

07:50 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:30 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:55 Catchphrase 13:55 You’ve Been Framed!

14:25 You’ve Been Framed!

15:30 Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang 17:35 Despicable Me 2 19:35 Jurassic World 22:00 The Ibiza Weekender 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy

07:00 Rising Damp 07:25 Rising Damp 07:50 George and Mildred 08:10 George and Mildred 08:45 Heartbeat 09:55 Heartbeat 10:55 Love Your Garden 12:00 Carry on Doctor 14:00 Midsomer Murders 15:55 Midsomer Murders 18:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 19:00 Midsomer Murders 21:00 The Durrells 22:00 The Durrells 23:00 Grantchester

SUNDAY 24th February

07:00 Breakfast 09:35 Match of the Day 11:00 The Andrew Marr Show 12:00 The Big Questions 13:00 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC Weekend News 14:15 Songs of Praise 14:50 Lifeline 15:00 Porridge 15:30 Money for Nothing 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Eat Well for Less?

17:45 Pointless Celebrities 18:35 BBC Weekend News 18:50 BBC London News 19:00 Countryfile 20:00 Antiques Roadshow 21:00 Call the Midwife 22:00 Baptiste 23:00 BBC Weekend News 23:20 BBC London News 23:30 Match of the Day 2

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest 07:00 MILKSHAKE Animals 10:15 Jeremy Vine 07:20 Totally Bonkers 12:15 Nightmare Tenants, Guinness World Records Slum Landlords 08:10 You’ve Been Framed!

13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take 09:00 Emmerdale 09:55 You’ve Been Framed! it Away!

10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres 14:10 Access Show 14:15 Home and Away 11:20 Superstore 14:45 Neighbours 12:15 You’ve Been Framed!

15:15 Stalking Elizabeth 13:15 Emmerdale 17:00 Friends 14:15 You’ve Been Framed!

17:30 Friends 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres 18:00 5 News at 5 Show 18:30 Neighbours 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Home and Away 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:30 5 News Tonight 17:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 20:00 Spending Secrets of Royals 18:50 Take Me Out 21:00 Secret Scotland 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

22:00 Posh Hotels With Sally 21:00 Two and a Half Men & Nigel 21:30 Superstore 23:00 The Trouble with M&S 22:00 Shaun of the Dead

07:00 Dino Dana 07:10 Super 4 07:00 MILKSHAKE 08:35 The Edible Garden 07:10 Super 4 11:15 Make You Laugh Out 09:05 Monty Don’s Japanese 07:35 Make It Pop 07:35 Make It Pop 08:00 Mission Employable Loud Gardens 08:00 Mission Employable 08:05 Mr Bean 11:40 Police Interceptors 10:05 Countryfile 08:05 Mr Bean 08:30 Scrambled!

12:35 Friends 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Best 08:35 The Tom and Jerry Show 08:30 Scrambled!

13:05 Friends Bites 08:35 The Tom and Jerry Show 13:35 Friends 08:50 Ben 10 12:30 The Hairy Bikers’ 08:50 Ben 10 09:10 Mr Bean 14:10 Friends Chicken and Egg 09:10 Mr Bean 09:30 Spy School 14:40 Bride Wars 13:30 Best Bakes Ever 09:30 Spy School 10:05 Mighty Magiswords 16:25 Blended 10:05 Teen Titans Go! 10:25 ITV News 18:40 5 News Weekend 14:00 Talking Pictures 10:30 Parveen’s Indian Kitchen 10:25 ITV News 18:45 Secrets of the Mega 14:35 Black Narcissus 10:30 Parveen’s Indian Kitchen Cruise Liner 11:30 This Morning 16:10 Natural World 20:10 Warship: Life at Sea 17:00 Earth’s Natural Wonders 12:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen 11:30 This Morning 12:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen 21:05 Warship: Life at Sea 13:30 ITV Lunchtime News 18:00 Mountain: Life at the 13:35 ITV Lunchtime News 13:35 The Voice UK 22:00 The Transporter Extreme 13:50 The Voice UK 15:05 Thunderball Refueled 19:00 Six Nations Rugby 15:15 Live: Six Nations Rugby 17:35 ITV Evening News 20:00 The Fifteen Billion 18:35 ITV Evening News 18:00 The Chase Pound Railway 19:00 Dancing on Ice 19:00 Dancing on Ice 21:00 Endeavour 21:00 Endeavour 21:00 Top Gear 23:00 ITV News 22:00 Africa with Ade Adepitan 23:00 ITV News 23:00 Eight Go Rallying: The 23:15 Martin Clunes: Islands 23:15 Martin Clunes: Islands of America of America Road to Saigon

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MONDAY 25th February

07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:00 Wanted Down Under 07:00 Breakfast Revisited 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 07:45 Best House in Town 08:30 Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 12:00 Wanted Down Under 11:30 This Morning 09:00 Great American Revisited 12:45 A1: Britain’s Longest Road Railroad Journeys 13:30 Loose Women 09:30 The Week in Parliament 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:00 BBC News at One 14:55 ITV News London 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:30 BBC London News 15:00 James Martin’s Great 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 14:45 Doctors 13:15 Politics Live 15:15 Shakespeare British Adventure 14:00 Women’s Six Nations and Hathaway: Private 16:00 Tenable Rugby Investigators 17:00 Tipping Point 16:00 Escape to the Country 14:30 A Taste of Britain 15:15 Full Steam Ahead 16:45 Best House in Town 18:00 The Chase 16:15 Rise of the Continents 19:00 ITV News London 17:30 Flog It! 17:15 Thailand: Earth’s 18:15 Pointless 19:30 ITV Evening News Tropical Paradise 19:00 BBC News at Six 20:00 Emmerdale 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 20:00 The One Show 19:00 Eggheads 20:30 Inside Out 20:30 Coronation Street 19:30 Indian Railway Journeys 21:00 EastEnders 21:00 The Martin Lewis 20:00 Top Gear 21:30 Panorama Money Show 21:00 Only Connect 22:00 Warren 22:30 This Time with Alan Partridge 21:30 University Challenge 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Generation Gifted 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Cunk on Britain 23:45 Have I Got a Bit More 23:30 ITV News 23:30 Newsnight News for You

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07:25 Cheers 08:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:40 Frasier 10:10 Frasier 10:40 Frasier 11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 18:00 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Child Genius 22:00 Famous and Fighting Crime 23:00 The Making of Me

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10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

14:05 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 The Lease 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 Premiership Rugby 21:00 Traffic Cops 22:00 Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson 23:00 First Time Call Girl

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 You’ve Been Framed!

09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20 Superstore 12:15 You’ve Been Framed!

13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Superstore 22:00 Family Guy 23:00 The Stand Up Sketch

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07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 09:00 Murder, She Wrote 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:25 On the Buses 12:00 On the Buses 12:30 Rising Damp 13:05 George and Mildred 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Midsomer Murders 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Endeavour 23:00 Scott & Bailey

new this week

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators BBC1 3:15pm Mon 25th February

Around the World by Train with Tony Robinson CH5 10:00pm Mon 25th February

NEW SERIES: Season 2, episode 1 of 10.

When a pampered pet runs away from a life of luxury, Frank and Lu are given the task of tracking down the hound. Return of the comedy drama about private detectives who investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Starring Mark Benton and Jo Joyner

NEW SERIES: The actor embarks on a global journey, beginning in Paris, where he meets up with a friend who explains the finer points of French social etiquette. In Germany, Tony compares a gentle spin in a replica of the first automobile with an exhilarating blast in the latest Formula 1 car. Then it’s over to Hungary, where capital Budapest is now very different from how it was under communist rule.

TUESDAY 26th February

07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:00 Breakfast 07:30 Wanted Down Under 10:10 Food: Truth or Scare Revisited 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the 08:15 Best House in Town 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Hammer 09:00 Great British Menu 11:30 This Morning 12:00 Wanted Down Under 09:30 Grand Tours of Revisited 13:30 Loose Women Scotland’s Lochs 12:45 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 10:00 BBC News at Nine 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 13:15 Bargain Hunt 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 BBC News at One 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 15:00 James Martin’s Great 14:45 Doctors 13:15 Politics Live 15:15 Shakespeare 14:00 The Super League Show British Adventure and Hathaway: Private 16:00 Tenable 14:45 An Island Parish Investigators 17:00 Tipping Point 16:00 Escape to the Country 15:15 Full Steam Ahead 16:15 Rise of the Continents 18:00 The Chase 16:45 Best House in Town 17:15 Thailand: Earth’s 17:30 Flog It! 19:00 ITV News London Tropical Paradise 18:15 Pointless 19:30 ITV Evening News 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:00 Eggheads 20:00 Emmerdale 19:30 BBC London News 19:30 Great Indian Railway 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Call the Cleaners Journeys 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 This Time Next Year 21:00 Holby City 20:00 Saving Lives at Sea 22:00 Martin Clunes: Islands 22:00 Shetland 21:00 Inside the Factory 23:00 BBC News at Ten of America 22:00 The Great British 23:45 Inside Britain’s Black Sewing Bee 23:00 ITV News at Ten Market: Who’s Selling Fake 23:00 The Mash Report 23:30 ITV News London Stuff?

23:30 Newsnight 23:45 Long Lost Family

07:25 Cheers 08:45 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:40 Frasier 10:10 Frasier 10:40 Frasier 11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 Channel 4 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 18:00 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Child Genius 22:00 24 Hours in A&E 23:00 Safe at Last: Inside a Women’s Refuge

07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 From Glory to Murder: Oscar Pistorius 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 Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild 21:00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 22:00 The Yorkshire Vet 23:00 When Teens Kill

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 You’ve Been Framed!

09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20 Superstore 11:50 Superstore 12:15 You’ve Been Framed!

13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:35 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 18:50 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 Two and a Half Men 21:30 Superstore 22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy

07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 09:00 Murder, She Wrote 10:00 Judge Judy 10:30 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:25 On the Buses 12:00 On the Buses 12:30 Rising Damp 13:05 George and Mildred 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Midsomer Murders 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:00 DCI Banks

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1. A couple of pence soothes and pacifies (8) 6. Greek god — of use in the kitchen (3) 9. Stone and silver devoured (5) 10. Lecturer accepting one is better prepared (7) 11. Performer taking part when taking part is tedious (7) 13. Rate change involving ten more (5) 14. Two cats in a drum? (3-3) 15. Conflict observed in a European capital (6) 18. Some lover totally unconcealed (5) 20. She might have a part in current Hair production (7) 21. It’s nonsense making a pig clean (7) 22. Trunk or tangled roots (5) 23. Is able to provide a container (3) 24.Drink or meal done badly (8)

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21st Mar – 20th Apr Ace of Wands Things are looking up for you this week new opportunities are just around the corner, an invitation to a get together will bring you happiness and rewards. Keep an open mind just get on with the mundane as things begin to unfold for you, the week ends on a high note.

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21st Apr – 21st May The Lovers It is all about relationships of every kind this week and a need for you to put some effort into a particular relationship that you want to keep together. Best keep on the straight and narrow this week as personal truths begin to be spoken about. Friday will be luckiest day. Lucky Number 24

Gemini

22nd May – 21th June The High Priestess Your intuition is heightened at this time, go with your intuition whatever you may be doing. A friend or work mate will have some really useful advice this week and you will find yourself relaxing over those things that have been stressing you over the last few weeks. Lucky Number 11

QUICK CROSSWORD Across 1. Plot (10) 7. Organised group of devotees (3,4) 8. Pound (4) 10. Frozen sweets (4) 11. Final (8) 13. Reply (6) 15. Consume (6) 17. Instances (8) 18. Fair (4) 21. Uninteresting (4) 22. Spare time (7) 23. Heavy projectile (10)

Down 1. Small boat (5) 2. Invalid, not binding (4) Copyright © Puzzle Baron February 21, 2019 - Go to www.Printable-Puzzles.com for Hints and Solutions!

3. Small smooth rounded rock (6) 4. Needed (8) 5. Large city in Illinois (7) 6. Boer (9) 9. Rued (9) 12. Airship (8) 14. Broad-bladed kitchen implement (7) 16. German capital (6) 19. Customary (5) 20. Former Italian currency (4)

Cancer

22nd June – 22nd July Queen of Swords There may be gossip and rumours around this week but let it all pass you by because it will not affect you as it settles down.

A younger person will need your support and will be asking for your help, you are in a position to help not financially but emotionally, be kind. Lucky Number 20

Leo

23rd July – 22nd Aug Ace of Cups A lucky card for you this week, especially where relationships are involved. There is a decision you are looking to make, the answer will come easily in the second half of this week, and then you will know it is now time for some changes. Lucky and productive week. Lucky Number 31

Virgo

23rd Aug– 22nd Sept Four of Cups This is not a time to look back at things gone by, you really need to be looking for the positive happenings in your life now, count any blessings you have and know things are beginning to look much brighter for the future. A gentleman will help you out on Tuesday.

Lucky Number 26

Libra

23rd Sept – 22nd Oct King of Swords You could well be seeking advice from someone in authority this week, choose that person wisely and he or she will be most helpful.

It is about time you made some changes in your everyday plans and this is a great time to instigate those changes. A good friend will help. Lucky Number 37

Scorpio

23rd Oct – 21st Nov Seven of Wands This is a time you will see dreams manifest and will find goals reached, do not be swayed by others use that gut instinct and all will be good. There is a person around you who is in need of some help and you can point them in the right direction. Wednesday will be lucky. Lucky Number 19

Sagittarius

22nd Nov – 20th Dec The Magician A very lucky card for you, everything will seem so easy to deal with this week and no-one can spoil your optimism. There is a chance for you to investigate some studying this week be creative and know this will work out well for you.

A great week all around relax & enjoy. Lucky Number 13

Capricorn

21st Dec – 19th Jan Wheel of Fortune There will be some financial luck this week, and what goes around comes around so you will see karma at work just now, watch and be amused as this happens.

Someone will entrust you with a secret it is important you keep this one to yourself and keep it quiet.

Lucky Number 22

Aquarius

20th Jan – 19th Feb Ace of Coins Aces are always lucky cards and this one is to do with money and finances, keep your eyes open for some bargains and opportunities to gain financially or physically.

Also this card is showing a gift being given to you which is not a monetary gain, given with love.

Lucky number 16

Pisces

20th Feb – 20th Mar Knight of Swords Everybody and everything seems to be in a rush this week, you will not have much time for yourself but this is probably how you like things to be. Bring out the rebel in yourself and do something quite outrageous by your standards.

Ending of the week will be much calmer Lucky Number 43

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WEDNESDAY 27th February

07:00 Breakfast 07:25 Cheers 07:00 This Is BBC TWO 07:00 Good Morning Britain 07:30 Wanted Down Under 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 08:45 Everybody Loves 09:30 Lorraine 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer Revisited 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show Raymond 08:15 Best House in Town 09:40 Frasier 12:00 Wanted Down Under 11:30 This Morning 09:00 Great British Menu 10:10 Frasier Revisited 13:30 Loose Women 10:40 Frasier 12:45 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 09:30 Great American Railroad Journeys 14:30 ITV Lunchtime News 11:10 Ramsay’s Kitchen 13:15 Bargain Hunt 10:00 BBC News at Nine Nightmares USA 14:55 ITV News London 14:00 BBC News at One 11:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:05 Undercover Boss USA 15:00 James Martin’s Great 14:30 BBC London News 12:00 BBC Newsroom Live 13:00 Channel 4 News 14:45 Doctors British Adventure 12:15 Politics Live 13:05 Come Dine with Me 15:15 Shakespeare and 16:00 Tenable 14:00 Lifeline 14:05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It Hathaway: Private Investigators 14:10 Coast 17:00 Tipping Point 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Escape to the Country 14:45 An Island Parish 18:00 The Chase 16:00 A Place in the Sun: 16:45 Best House in Town 15:15 Full Steam Ahead Home or Away 19:00 ITV News London 17:30 Flog It! 16:15 Rise of the Continents 17:00 A New Life in the Sun 19:30 ITV Evening News 18:15 Pointless 17:15 Thailand: Earth’s 18:00 Escape to the Chateau: 20:00 Emmerdale Tropical Paradise 19:00 BBC News at Six DIY 18:15 Antiques Road Trip 19:30 BBC London News 20:30 Coronation Street 19:00 The Simpsons 19:00 Eggheads 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Britain’s Brightest Family19:30 Hollyoaks 19:30 Indian Railway Journeys 21:00 MasterChef 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 The Real Marigold on Tour 20:00 Saving Lives at Sea 21:00 Child Genius 22:00 The Junk Food 21:00 This Farming Life 23:00 BBC News at Ten 22:00 Skint Britain: Friends 22:00 The Satanic Verses: 30 Experiment 23:30 BBC London News without Benefits Years On 23:25 ITV News 23:40 BBC Weather 23:00 Pure 23:00 Insert Name Here 23:55 ITV News London 23:45 Match of the Day 23:45 Pure

07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 Escaping Dad 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 Traffic Cops 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 22:00 USS Indianapolis

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:45 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 You’ve Been Framed!

09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 You’ve Been Framed!

10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20 Superstore 11:50 Superstore 12:15 You’ve Been Framed!

13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 You’ve Been Framed!

14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 16:45 The Jeremy Kyle Show 17:55 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Take Me Out 20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 You’ve Been Framed!

22:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:45 Family Guy

07:00 Coronation Street 07:25 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 Murder, She Wrote 10:00 Judge Judy 10:25 Judge Judy 10:55 Judge Judy 11:25 On the Buses 11:55 On the Buses 12:30 Rising Damp 13:05 George and Mildred 13:40 Heartbeat 14:45 Emmerdale 15:15 Emmerdale 15:50 Coronation Street 16:20 Coronation Street 16:55 Midsomer Murders 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Lewis 23:00 Little Boy Blue

07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Food: Truth or Scare 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Wanted Down Under Revisited 12:45 A1: Britain’s Longest Road 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News at One 14:30 BBC London News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Best House in Town 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News at Six 19:30 BBC London News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 MasterChef 22:00 Death in Paradise 23:00 BBC News at Ten 23:30 BBC London News 23:45 Question Time

07:00 MILKSHAKE 10:15 Jeremy Vine 12:15 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!

14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 The Killing Game 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 Dog Rescuers 21:00 Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 22:00 Single Mum & Proud 23:00 Rich Kids Go Skint

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:10 You’ve Been Framed!

09:00 Emmerdale 09:25 Coronation Street 09:55 Coronation Street 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20 Superstore 11:50 Superstore 12:15 You’ve Been Framed!

13:15 Emmerdale 13:45 Coronation Street 14:15 Coronation Street 14:45 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Take Me Out 20:00 You’ve Been Framed!

20:30 You’ve Been Framed!

21:00 You’ve Been Framed!

22:00 You vs Chris & Kem 23:00 Family Guy 23:30 Family Guy

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Star Wars: Episode VII- The Force Awakens (2014) CH5 8:20pm Sat 23rd The Empire is no more. In its place, The First Order has risen from the ashes of Darth Vader’s legacy and aims to consolidate its power across the galaxy. However, The First Order is trying to find Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi, and wipe him off the face of galaxy. In a desperate bid to bide time for Luke, The Resistance sends veteran X-Wing pilot Poe Dameron to find out Skywalker’s location. In a race against time and tyranny, The First Order and The Resistance are trying to find the galaxy’s greatest Jedi before it’s too late. The fate of the universe hangs in the balance.

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Jurassic World (2015) 8.0/10

ITV2 8:35pm Sun 24th February Jurassic World has been running with great success for more than a decade in the wake of the disaster that haunted the island twenty-two years ago. The park’s geneticists have once again broken scientific and ethical boundaries in order to raise attendance for the park, now experiencing a decline in happy customers. Convinced that the new attraction will bring in many more people, but having crossed the line once again, the results may be devastating.

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ARIES (March 21st-April 20th) LIBRA (Sept 24th-Oct 23rd) A visitor may come over today, Have you been given a task to do Aries, but you might wonder why at work that hasn’t been explained this person bothered. He or she may properly, Libra? If so, you may feel seem distracted and more inclined at a loss. What to do? It’s best to go to listen to what you say than offer back to the person who assigned ARIES any conversation. Chances are that LIBRA the work and ask for more details. your friend felt lonely and needed This could be temporarily humbling, some company. Be flattered. Don’t be afraid to but remember, it’s better to ask a stupid question than launch into a monologue about something you find to make a stupid mistake. Don’t move ahead until you fascinating. It may be just what your friend needs. know exactly what you need to do.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th-Nov 22nd) TAURUS (April 21st-May 21st) A phone call may come from You’re probably excited about someone you know is prone to a forthcoming journey, Scorpio, gossip, Taurus. This person may but you may be unclear about have a lot to say, but be sure you the arrangements. Don’t let this take it with a grain of salt, if not situation persist or your trip TAURUS the whole shaker. Your skepticism SCORPIO might not work out the way could prove invaluable in this you hope. Get in touch with respect. If what this person says is important, people who know what’s what and get as much check out the facts before passing it on or taking information as you can. Then you will know it all any action. Chances are it’s exaggerated or before you get on that plane. completely false.

GEMINI (May 22nd-June 21st) The desire to make a major purchase of some kind, perhaps a luxury item, might have you counting your pennies today, Gemini. Once they’re GEMINI all counted, you might doubt the wisdom of buying it now. This isn’t the day to make a decision either way. Wait a few days and you should see things more clearly and have a better grasp of the situation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd-Dec 21st) A dream or insight might find you questioning one of your long-held goals, Sagittarius.

Perhaps you’ve formulated another goal you like better, or SAGITTARIUS you’re beginning to doubt the workability of the old one. This probably isn’t a good day to make a decision of any sort. Your thinking may not be as rational as it usually is. Write down your options and return to it in a day or two.

CANCER (June 22nd-July 23rd) Worries about a household member could plague you today, Cancer. This person might have gone away without telling anyone, or seem upset.

CANCER Your friend is probably OK but at odds with someone outside the household rather than in it. Let this person work it out in whatever way they see fit. Your companion will share with you when the time is right.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd-Jan 20th) Someone at work may be upset, Capricorn, and not inclined to communicate their feelings to anyone else. This might cast a pall over the atmosphere. You CAPRICORN may wonder if this person is upset with you, but chances are it has a lot more to do with the job than you.

Make use of your ability to concentrate, and don’t let this get in your way. It isn’t worth the trouble.

LEO (July 24th-August 23rd) A sibling or neighbor may tell you one thing, Leo, while your intuition tells you the opposite.

This isn’t a vindictive deception.

The person is probably trying LEO to spare your feelings. Perhaps it’s better not to challenge this person. Wait until you know more before bringing up the subject. You don’t want to cause a rift between the two of you.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st-Feb 19th) Some unsettling news from far away could have you stressed out, Aquarius. This might affect your work if you aren’t careful.

Your mind may stray back and forth from work to the news and AQUARIUS its implications. Stay focused.

All signs are that whatever you’ve heard is likely to be far less troublesome than it appears right now. Don’t fly off the handle until you know the facts.

VIRGO (August 24th-Sept 23rd) A friend who’s having money problems might dump all their woes on you today, Virgo. Your inclination isn’t to be very sympathetic, but hold back that tendency. The situation is real, VIRGO and your friend is very worried and needs solutions more than criticism or sympathy. Your common sense and practical nature could be invaluable right now. Offer to listen.

PISCES (Feb 20th-March 20th) You’re likely to be in a good space right now, Pisces. If you’re single, you’re in no hurry to change that. If you’re involved, you and your partner should getting along very well.

PISCES be However, you might experience a little doubt when a current or potential partner becomes uncommunicative. Your friend probably has money worries. Let him or her know you’re there to listen, then back off.

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Sarri´s last stand SUNDAY´S Caribao Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City could be Maurizio Sarri´s last match in charge of the London side, following their miserable FA Cup exit at the hands of Manchester United on Monday.

The 6-0 Premier League thrashing at City this month

by Alex Trelinski

and the FA Cup defeat at Stamford Bridge has prompted home supporters to turn on the Italian who is clinging to his job after less than a season in charge.

If Sarri survives the weekend he faces a home

Valverde extends

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has signed a one-year contract extension.

The 55-year-old also has the option of a further year, which would see him remain in charge until the end

by Alex Trelinski

of the 2020-21 season.

The former Bara forward replaced Luis Enrique in May 2017 and won La Liga and the Copa del Rey in his first season in charge.

league game with Spurs next Wednesday.

As for Manchester City, the Premier League champions are hoping that Wembley this Sunday(5.30 pm kickoff) will deliver the first leg of a potentially remarkable quadruple of cups and titles this season.

Barca are currently top of the league on 54 points, seven points clear of Atletico Madrid, and nine ahead of Real Madrid.

Valverde´s contract was due to expire at the end of the season.

Murcians dominate Two Murcia region cyclists finished in the top two of La Vuelta a Murcia, which began in San Javier, as Mula-born Luis Leon Sanchez was took the second stage finishing in Murcia City to be crowned overall winner of the two day event.

Overall second was fellow-Murcian, and world race champion Alejandro Valverde, who was overhauled from the second stage lead by Leon Sanchez of the Astana team.

“I did my best in

by Neil Mortimer

the second stage and I am happy to take this win”, said Leon Sanchez.

“It is an important result for me since this is my home race. But most importantly was the way I managed to race over both days which was really great!”

Leon Sanchez´s Astana colleague, Pello Bilbao finished third overall, with Peter Kennaugh the highest placed British rider, coming in 26th.

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Plenty of cricket

The Mar Menor´s La Manga Club has been chosen as the venue for the new European Cricket League(ECL) which will take place at the end of July.

Besides the inaugural event, La Manga Club will host the competition next year and in 2021.

Played over 17 matches in a T10 format, ECL 19 will feature the domes-

by Neil Mortimer

tic champions of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia and Spain competing for the chance to be crowned as Continental Europe club cricket’s ‘Kings of Europe’.

All the games will be televised live in Europe and India across a combination of broadcast, digital and so-

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cial channels to 160-plus countries and an estimated audience of more than 142 million people.

La Manga Club has also confirmed visits next month from county sides Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Glamorgan and Gloucestershire ahead of the start of the new English domestic season, with a series of 50 over matches on the grass pitches.

Weekend rugby The next round of men´s matches in the FERRMUR Murcia federation Top Five takes place this weekend, with ITV Orihuela Vega Baja travelling to Cartagena University this Sunday lunchtime for a 1.00 pm kick-off at the Campo de Rugby Municipal de la Aso-

by Alex Trelinski

mada.

Cartagena and Orihuela both stand on 10 points,.but are 10 points behind runaway leaders XV Murcia, who sit out this weekend´s fixtures.

Meanwhile it´s the bat-

tle of the bottom as the Mar Menor Squalos entertain Murcia University, with both teams have just one point each to their name.

The Squalos will be playing the match in Torrevieja this Sunday at the Nelson Mandela stadium, with a noon kick-off.

Walking football Gran Alacant

17thFebruary saw attendance records smashed when 21 players turned up to join in with our Thursday session of the GRAN ALACANT OLDIES WALKING FOOTBALL CLUB session.

With this in mind, we are now looking at extending our playing time to 1 ½ hours, when necessary, still starting at 12 noon, so that everyone gets plenty of playing time.

We now contribute over

650 euro to the sports centre and Town Hall with our sessions here on GA and competitive games held in santa Pola.

To date, two of these home matches have been held at the Pereira Stadium in Santa Pola.

Both have been won by a 2 nil scoreline.

In the game against San Miquel the goalscorers were Gary Beeney and David

Lamb.

14 of the Thursday regulars made themselves available for this game giving us 9 players on the pitch plus 7 substitutes cheering on from the sidelines.

After the game we met at the smashing Tango Bar in Santa Pola for beer and buffet, where we all congregate after the games for a buffet and drinks.

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Las Ramblas Golf Society

Dave Pulling

The week started with a 2 ball better ball. Given the original draw, it should have been a ‘high playing with a low handicap’ but some last minute changes left a couple of teams a bit unbalanced. Our winners with 45 points were Marleen Billen and Hendrick Oldenziel, just edging out Dave Pulling and myself who scored 44. Whilst being a very commendable score it didn’t come close to the record set by John Conway and Donna Campbell last year of 53 points.

Wednesday saw round one (4 out of 6 cards to

count) in our Club Championship Stableford. Opening her account, with a terrific 40 points, was Benedicte Kruse. She was followed by Dave Pulling with 34 and Ron Percival who scored 33 points. Olga Douglas carded 32 to take 4th place, just edging out Peter Radcliffe and Lyndsay Forbes on countback.

Four ‘2’s today with Hendrick Oldenziel getting two of them (one of which was on the par four 11th)! For some of our players today I was reminded of a famous old quote; ‘Golf is a game in which you claim the

privileges of age and retain the playthings of childhood’.

On Friday we competed a ‘1-2-3 Waltzer’. Taking the honours with a modest 79 points (but great compared to any other team) were Dave Pulling, Tom Hardie, Nora Betts and Peter Wickham. As it was St Valentine’s day on Thursday, another quote sprang to mind; ‘When I die, bury me on the golf course so my husband will visit’.

Unfortunately Benedicte has been a little camera shy lately so you’ve got to look at ‘El Presidente’ instead!

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League Cup Final Sunday 24th February

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Burnley v Tottenham Sky Sports Main Event - 13:30 Bournemouth v Wolves -16:00

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Arsenal v Southampton - 15:05

Leicester v Crystal Palace

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Fury´s TV jackpot

by Alex Trelinski

British heavyweight Tyson Fury has signed a deal with a US TV network worth around 90 million euros.

The deal, which is understood to cover Fury’s next five fights, will see him broadcast on ESPN in the US while remaining on BT Sport in the UK. Fury believes the deal makes a rematch with Deontay Wilder “more makeable”.

But Fury, Wilder and IBF, WBA and WBO champion Anthony Joshua now work with rival US broadcasters, making future negotiations arguably more difficult.

Joshua will make his own US debut on June 1st in New York when he defends his titles against Jarrell Miller.

American pick Steve Stricker will captain the United States as they try to reclaim the Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in 2020.

The 51-year-old was on the winning side as a player in 2008, but also played in the 2010 and 2012 losses to Europe.

He was selected as a vice-captain last year by Jim Furyk, as the US lost 17½-10½ at Le Golf National in France, their seventh

Bowen vs Clark BT Sport 1 - 20:30 James DeGale v Chris Eubank Jr ITV Box Office - 23:00

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Preferente review

Preferente Group Four leaders CF Intercity were held to only their second draw this season, as play-off hopefuls Alicante University got a point at home in a goaless match.

One of the surprise results saw CD Almoradi slip out of the top three for the first time in months as they succumbed two-one in front of their home crowd against UD Ilicitana.

Villajoyosa CF are now third, but had to work for

by Alex Trelinski

their two-one win at bottom club, Villena, with second-placed Hercules B winning two-nil at Elda.

Benidorm CD stay three points above the relegation zone, after losing two-one at Rojales to CD Thader, whilst CD Torrevieja remain above Villena, as they went down two-one at the Nelson Mandela stadium to Orihuela B. This Sunday sees CF Intercity welcome fourth-

placed CFI Alicante, on the back of their two-one victory over Benferri, whilst Hercules play Callosa.

Villajoyosa go to Redovan, and Almoradi will look to boost their play-off bid with a victory at Benidorm, whilst at the bottom, Torrevieja five points adrift of safety, make the short journey to Benferri.

Finally there´s an early Sunday kick-off of 10.00 am for the mid-table meeting of Orihuela and Thader.

Rogers return Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will play his first clay court tournament in three years at the Madrid Open in May. The Swiss has not played on clay since the 2016 Italian Open and his last French Open appearance was in 2015.

After his fourth round

by Alex Trelinski

defeat at last month’s Australian Open, Federer, 37, said he would return to the surface as he “missed not doing it”.

The Madrid Open starts on May 3rd, with the year´s second Grand Slam event, the French Open starting on May 26th.

by Neil Mortimer

defeat since 1999.

Irishman Padraig Harrington, a threetime major winner, has already been chosen as Europe’s captain.

Stricker lives in Wisconsin, the same state as the venue for 2020, and was second at the US PGA Championship in 1998 - his best finish at a major.

He captained the US team to victory in the 2017 Presidents Cup

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The Spanish Super Cup is to undergo a radical transformation under which it will expand to four teams, with two semi finals and a final all to be played outside Spain, Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) President Luis Rubiales said on Tuesday.

OLD ENEMIES CLASH ENGLAND will face a hostile atmosphere tomorrow in the Principality Stadium, Cardiff in this weekend´s titanic Six Nations clash against Wales(kick-off 5.45 pm, live on BBC 1).

Both teams have their opening two matches, but the English have looked the more impressive in terms of

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performance.

Wales have lost only two of their last 14 home matches in the Six Nations but both were against England and the old rivals are favourites again this year after their eye-catching victories over Ireland and France.

England loose-head prop

Ellis Genge has vowed to do things his own way after being tasked with filling in for the “best in the world” in Mako Vunipola.

The Leicester Tiger´s player will replace the injured Vunipola in the squad for Saturday’s Cardiff showdown.

The Welsh full-back Leigh Halfpenny is back

del Rey winners from a two-legged tie into a single game played in Tangier, Morocco, where Barcelona beat Sevilla 2-1.

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Barcelona withdrew from the proposed Miami game, citing a lack of consensus over the idea, although their president Josep Maria Bartomeu said earlier this month he would like to see La Liga host three games a season abroad.

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