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A British couple are in

custody over a fake kidnap

plot after the Guardia Civil

stormed a villa on the El

Raso Urbanisation in

Guardamar del Segura. The

pair were arrested after

photos of a woman alleged-

ly tied to a bed and covered

in bruises were sent to her

parents in the UK area. The

images were accompanied

by a demand for five thou-

sand pounds, but after the

raid, details of which were

released on Monday, the

alleged ‘victim’ and her part-

ner were arrested. UK

National Crime Agency

(NCA) officers were

involved in the investiga-

tion, codenamed ‘Operation

Saxony’, which was being

treated as a real kidnap.

A spokesman for the

Guardia Civil said: “The par-

ents of the woman who was

pretending to have been

kidnapped ... told police

there they had received a

series of emails and text

messages from their daugh-

ter’s supposed kidnapper.”

It is alleged the couple

behind the fake photos had

been in a dispute over their

young daughter, who is in

the care of her maternal

grandparents in

Manchester. The woman's

parents have custody of

their granddaughter

because of the child's

father's history of violent

criminal activity, according

to the NCA. Some of the

messages included photos

which seemed to be of the

wife tied up in a bedroom

with multiple bruising to her

face - but this turned out to

have been staged, and the

bruises were painted on

with make-up.

The Guardia spokesman

added: “The messages

were violent towards the

alleged hostage victim and

the sender threatened to kill

her unless their daughter

was freed and returned to

him and a ransom demand

of £5,000 paid. The plan

was so well-prepared that

the family even received

photographs of their daugh-

ter with bruises on her body

which appeared to show

she had been physically

harmed. The photos

showed her held in a room

on a bed and the messages

that went with them made

her family fear for her life

and suffer extreme worry.”

British police worked out

that the couple might be in

El Raso and contacted the

Guardia Civil, who then

monitored the property

before for several hours and

saw no movement or any-

thing suspicious happening

within the villa. They then

forced their way in and

“arrested” the kidnapper

and freed the “victim”. Later

inquiries, together with the

couple's contradicting state-

ments, led the Guardia to

conclude that the kidnap

had been a carefully-

planned set-up. The couple

were brought before a

Torrevieja judge.

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Friday’s Edition.

A Saturday night power

cut caused by an Iberdrola

transformer fault left some

parts of Santa Pola in the

dark for almost an hour,

with the attractions at Pola

Park disabled by the lack of

electricity. Rides were

stopped in mid-flow, though

fortunately the roller-coast-

er was heading down any-

way, whilst some children

were left frightened as

some of the powered boun-

cy castles stopped moving

as they were inside.

Complementary tickets for

the Park were handed out

to those visitors who had

bought wristbands to get on

all of the rides. The black-

out kicked in at 11.15 pm,

though some parts of Santa

Pola were only affected for

a very short time, whilst the

main brunt of the disruption

seemed to be in the Gran

Playa and Playa Lisa

areas.

TERROR WARNING

ALL OFF

Bathers at Arenales del

Sol beach got a shock last

Sunday afternoon after a

decomposed body was

spotted floating just a few

metres from the shore. The

corpse was clothed and

with motorcycle boots

according to eyewitness

reports.

The body had been in the

water for some time, and so

far the only thing that the

experts have been able to

confirm is that it was the

corpse of a female.

One man fell to his death

as two paragliders collided

close to Santa Pola light-

house on Sunday evening.

Reports suggest that the

man died when the cables of

his glider apparently got

intertwined with that of

another craft that was also

flying by the lighthouse. The

pilot fell against the rock

face of the cliff, and died

shortly afterwards despite

still being alive when a med-

ical team arrived.

Local police described the

victim as North European,

whilst the other the man was

not seriously injured. The

area is a very popular spot

for paragliding enthusiasts.

PARA TRAGEDY

Last weekend saw a big

hike in the number of people

using Alicante-Elche airport

as the official summer sea-

son got going, with a

bumper ten percent rise on

the same weekend in 2014.

264 thousand passengers

used the facilities at El Altet

adding to the certainty that

2015 will be a record-break-

ing year for the airport, to

follow on last year’s record

returns.

Friday 10th July 20152 News

Spain is facing its highest

terror threat level since 2004

because of the danger

posed by jihadists, accord-

ing to the Interior Minister,

Jorge Fernandez Diaz. "We

are at the maximum alert

level since the attacks of

March 11, 2004 in Madrid,"

said Fernandez Diaz in an

interview published Sunday,

referring to the train attacks

that left 191 dead and nearly

2,000 injured. The minister

said he did not want to incite

panic, but "the level 4 alert

(out of a maximum of 5) cor-

responds to a reality".

The risk is heightened

particularly because the

head of Islamic State group,

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,

recently urged the

mujahideen to commit

attacks in their countries for

the one-year anniversary of

the jihadist organisation,

said the minister. There has

been a lot of activity since on

social networks, he said,

without giving details. Some

116 people have left Spain to

fight alongside IS jihadists,

with 16 people registered as

having since returned, as

well as a Torrevieja-based

Moroccan who was arrested

on an international warrant

recently in Poland.

BODY RIDDLE

FLYING HIGH

A 29 year old female driv-

er miraculously avoided

death and only suffered

minor injuries as her car hit

a train bound for Murcia

from Alicante last Tuesday

afternoon. The incident was

at a barrier-free level cross-

ing, though with warning

lights and sound alerts, at

the village of Media Legua

halfway between Redovan

and Molins. The car hit one

of the train carriages, with

the train driver managing to

stop within a few metres,

and was quoted as saying

that it was a miracle that it

had not been derailed. The

front cabin was damaged

and the train managed to

crawl back to the station at

Callosa where passengers

were taken by bus to com-

plete their journey to Murcia

City. The car driver was

taken to the Vega Baja

Hospital where her condition

was described as “not seri-

ous”.

Temperatures in the

Valencia Region were

almost seeing the mercury

crash out of thermometers

last Tuesday, with Xàtiva

logging a figure of just short

of 46 degrees Celsius in the

shade! Further south,

Orihuela City hit a year high

of just over 42 degrees,

whilst Rojales and

Torrevieja were over 39

degrees. Murcia City hit

over 43 degrees, but the

coastal areas of the Mar

Menor were at a much more

pleasant value of around 36

degrees. Met office says

the heatwave will definitely

continue until at least this

Sunday (July 12th) but it

could go on for longer, with

some experts sticking out

their necks by saying it

could continue for most of

July!

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Honey producers in the

Murcia region are in crisis

according to a represen-

tative of their federation.

Spokesman Angel Diaz

says that honey produc-

tion could be down as

much as 75 percent due

to the excess drought.

Meanwhile, local figs

could cost a lot more after

a main wholesale co-

operative based in

Albatera, Albafruits,

reported a fifty per cent

slashing of its production

to around 300 thousand

tonnes, due to a lack of

rain.

GREAT ESCAPERojales councillors, plus

parents and teachers from

the ailing Principe de

España school have asked

the new regional president,

Ximo Puig, to be true to his

word and to back up his

statements when he visited

the premises last

September and said that the

school was in need of emer-

gency repairs. They’ve

asked for an urgent meeting

with Puig and his Education

Minister to make sure that

rebuilding work starts as

soon as possible once the

winning tender for the proj-

ect has been announced,

with September or October

the likeliest start dates.

Rojales education council-

lor, Tatiana Cañizares, said

that the rebuilding should be

an absolute priority in the

regional education budget.

Friday 10th July 2015 3News

SCHOOLPUSH

Cabo Roig residents are

still waiting for action over

what they claim to be the

appalling state of the waste-

land between Calles Babor

and Catalejo. They say that

the 11 year problems over

rubbish being dumped there

have still not been

addressed by the council.

They say the issue gets

worse in the summer

months with a vile stench

during hot weather, as well

as rats and mosquitoes to

add to all of the fly-tipping.

Local residents wrote to the

ex-Orihuela mayor,

Monserrate Guillen, back in

April, making the point that

the waste ground was hardly

giving the right impression of

the area for tourists or

potential new foreign resi-

dents. Meanwhile, The

Courier has received a port-

folio of photographs showing

a variety of sites in the Los

Dolses area of the Orihuela

Costa that are said not have

been cleared of rubbish for a

number of weeks.

DIRTYCOSTA

SUMMER SIZZLER

A gang that ripped off over

300 thousand euro through

hacking e-mails and bank

account details has been

arrested by the Guardia

Civil. 12 individuals led by a

couple of Moroccans were

detained in Alicante as well

as Granada and Mallorca

under Operation Transfer.

They allegedly targeted

businesses across Europe,

including an electricity com-

pany in Lugo and the Town

Hall in the Granada area vil-

lage of Ferreira, by obtaining

bank account details of legit-

imate businesses and then

laundering payments to their

own accounts. Besides

Spain, other countries that

were hit included Austria,

Bosnia, Brazil, Germany,

and Switzerland.

THE LASTTRANSFER

Last weekend’s high tem-

peratures brought their

usual quota of problems

around Spain, with one of

the areas hit being Cieza, in

the northern part of the

Murcia region, where 2,500

square metres of land were

burnt, with strong gusts of

wind making the fire spread

swiftly, and jump from one

side of the River Segura to

the other. The fire brigade

received over 25 calls about

the blaze, and finally man-

aged to extinguish the

flames with the help of a

helicopter. Meanwhile, in

the region of Aragon, more

than 1,350 residents from

five villages were evacuated

as a wildfire spread through

a pine forest on Sunday.

The evacuees, who includ-

ed residents of a retirement

home, were transferred to

nearby towns. The fire

department in the northeast-

ern region of Catalunya had

to deal with a wildfire that

broke out in Cardedeu, 40

kilometres north of

Barcelona, which destroyed

two houses and several

cars, although no one was

injured.

About one hundred

semi-naked animal rights

activists covered in fake

blood on Saturday protest-

ed against this week’s

famous Pamplona bull

runs. Activists from People

for the Ethical Treatment of

Animals (PETA) and Anima

Naturalis, wore fake horns

while holding signs reading

“Pamplona's streets are

stained with bull's blood" in

several languages.

"Dozens of bulls suffer

injuries while participants

follow them, hit them and

terrorise them along the

route to their death", they

said in a statement.

Meanwhile several people,

including a British tourist,

where injured in some of

the runs earlier this week.

Foreign investors are

snapping up shares in

Spanish companies, with

shareholders from over-

seas now controlling 43% of

shares listed in Spain. That

is the highest level of for-

eign investment ever seen

in Spain and represents a

7% increase since the eco-

nomic crisis begun in 2007

and is double the amount

invested from abroad 20

years ago. In 2014, 64% of

share deals were generated

outside Spain and overseas

sales accounted for

264,000 million.

Spain’s hotel sector is

attracting record investment

with the country’s hotels

attracting ‘unprecedented’

levels of interest from buy-

ers at home and overseas,

according to financial advi-

sor CBRE. Middle Eastern,

Asian and US backers have

already been splashing the

cash and the total invest-

ment is set to reach record

levels. The current record-

holding year was 2006

when €1.6 billion was

invested in Spain’s hotels. A

CBRE spokesman said ‘the

industry is on course for its

best ever year’. A boost in

the country’s economy as

well as reinvigorated inter-

est in Spain’s tourist

hotspots has been attrib-

uted to the boom.

GOODINVESTMENT

Shark sightings forced the

Costa Brava police to close

off four beaches last week for

a few hours after sightings of

various blue sharks. Police in

the resort of Pineda del Mar,

just north of Barcelona,

closed the town’s four beach-

es on Thursday evening

(July 2nd) after lifeguards

spotted four small blue

sharks in shallow waters.

The sharks, which usually

inhabit more tropical waters,

are generally not dangerous

to humans but can cause

panic.

The four sharks spotted off

Pineda del Mar were "no

more than two metres long"

according to the La

Vanguardia newspaper.

Local police closed the

beach at around 7.15pm on

Thursday evening and life-

guards raised a red flag, indi-

cating that no bathing was

allowed.

By the Friday morning, the

flag had been changed to

yellow, indicating that while

there was still need for cau-

tion, visitors to the beach

were now permitted to bathe.

Final approval has been

given by the regional coastal

authority for the building of a

new boardwalk in Torrevieja

linking San Roque to Los

Náufragos beach (pictured),

with work expected to start

at the end of this summer.

The project will take some

eight months and will go in

tandem with irrigation work

in the area. The new prome-

nade is one of five develop-

ments in the Torrevieja area

under the 11.7 million euro

Plan de Restitución.

ON THEBOARDWALK

BLOOD DEMO HOTEL BOOST

FRIENDLY JAWS

MORE SAND

The Mar Menor is prov-

ing especially productive

this year, with the size of

the king prawns being

fished out of the natural salt

lake giving the impression

they are feeding on a super

food. If you are lucky

enough to try one of these

super prawns, the flavour is

described as premium, due

to the extra salt in the Mar

Menor waters. Apart from

prawns, the sea breams

(dorados) have also been

multiplying, and 10 tonnes

of this species have been

fished out of the Mar Menor

Work on repairing Torre de

la Horadada's beaches that

suffered storm damage at

the beginning of April has fin-

ished with more than 30

thousand cubic metres of

sand being dredged from the

harbour entrance and the

beach by the sailing school

and transferred mainly to the

beaches at El Mojón and

Villas-Higuericas.

FIRE FRENZYFriday 10th July 20154 News

SEAFOODHEAVEN

The work of the Spanish

armed forces is going to be

commemorated in the La

Mata area of Torrevieja all

day today (Friday). The

event starts at noon, with

the hoisting of the Spanish

flag in the main square of

La Mata, followed by an

exhibition of military might

for people to explore, visit-

ing and viewing some of the

vehicles and equipment that

the members of the military

use in their protective

duties. There will then be a

display from Ezapac del

Ejército del Aire, a

squadron of paratroopers

who will be in the air carry-

ing a four by six metre flag

in tribute to the country they

serve.

Around 200 military per-

sonnel will be around to

offer first-hand knowledge

about their experiences,

which may well encourage

younger people to consider

a career in the military,

whether that be in the

army, air force or navy, or

indeed the Guardia Civil. At

7.30pm, there will be a spe-

cial tribute to the fallen com-

rades of the military who

have been killed in the line

of duty, followed by a mass

and awards ceremony, and

this will be followed by a

concert featuring the Band

of the Unidad de Música de

la Academia General del

Aire de San Javier.

ON PARADE

‘Vulture’ funds are scav-

enging for rich pickings

among small solar panel

plants on the brink of closing

down. New Spanish laws

are forcing small-sized plant

owners to sell up as they

can no longer make a profit

from the energy they pro-

duce. Controversial new

regulations now tax solar

panel energy producers

some 27% of their income.

Taking advantage of the

change in policy, energy

experts are warning of the

‘vulture’ funds buying up the

market at a cut price.

“We have been harassed

by unscrupulous companies

looking to benefit from the

electricity reform,” says

Juan Castro-Gil from the

national solar panel associa-

tion. “The ‘vulture’ funds per-

secute us. Many small and

medium investments cannot

repay the loans, and are opt-

ing to sell their installation in

exchange for losing sight of

the debt to the bank.”

VULTURESPOUNCE

A British mother separat-

ed from her new-born baby

by a Spanish hospital has

been reunited with her

daughter after DNA results

finally proved it was hers.

Stacie Cottle, 27, has been

forced to endure three

weeks at the hospital in

Torre del Mar, near Malaga,

after a paediatrician claimed

the baby she brought in for a

check-up could not be hers.

But last Tuesday, she was

allowed to finally leave the

Comarcal de la Axarquia

hospital with baby Anzelika

for the very first time.

Stacie Cottle was visiting

her mother's villa when she

gave birth to the little girl on

June 16th and she went to

the hospital for a check-up

the next day. There had

been no time to call an

ambulance before the birth,

with mother and baby both

healthy. But when she

arrived staff were hostile,

told her the baby could not

be hers and called police.

They seized Anzelika

because they claimed that

she was too old to be a new-

born. An invasive test

showed that Miss Cottle, a

dental nurse from East

London, had recently given

birth but doctors insisted on

a DNA test to prove materni-

ty, which meant the baby

could not leave the building.

The case was handed over

to the Velez-Malaga courts

and the national police, who

took DNA tests, with the

court ruling this week ending

Stacie’s three weeks of

what she described as “feel-

ing as a common criminal”.

HAPPY ENDING

Friday 10th July 2015 5News

The British Foreign Office

has launched a video

campaign telling ex-pats

and visitors to Spain to keep

an eye out on their

passports during the

summer high season. More

than three thousand British

tourists who came to Spain

last year reported their

reported their passports

stolen and the best part of

two thousand said they had

lost theirs. Stealth crime

expert and ‘Man of Steal’

James Freedman has

worked with the Foreign

Office to create a series of

videos that show the

techniques used by

passport thieves, and offer

advice on how to avoid

becoming a victim. You can

watch them on YouTube at:

www.youtube.com/user/fcot

ravel.

James Freedman says:

“Pickpockets and thieves

constantly evolve their

techniques and tactics.

These videos show just a

handful of ways that a

pickpocket might attempt to

steal from you, so

remember some basic

advice to stay safe.”

If your passport is lost or

stolen, you can report it to

the Spanish police by calling

+34 902 102 112 (a

multilingual service). If you

need to travel urgently, you

can apply for an emergency

travel document at the

British Consulate (visit

www.gov.uk/emergency-

travel-document or call + 34

917 146 300).

KEEPING ITSAFE

Spanish scientists have

helped to develop a new

breast cancer drug that tar-

gets the tumour only and

leaves healthy cells alone,

drastically reducing the

unpleasant side-effects of

chemotherapy. It is also

thought to prolong the lives

– and quality of life – of

women suffering metastatic

breast cancer to an average

of five-and-a-half years.

Developed in 68 research

centres, based in practically

every region in Spain,

through the work of 84

investigators and 17 clinical

trials on 620 women, the

mono-clonal antibody,

retailed by Roche under the

brand name Kadcyla, is

given intravenously and

'embeds' itself into the

tumour, fighting it from the

inside.

It is given every three

weeks for eight or nine

months. However, if neces-

sary it can be administered

for much longer, because it

is not toxic, according to Dr

Ana Lluch, head of oncology

at Valencia's Hospital

Clínico.

Lluch, recently voted 'best

oncologist in Spain', says

the drug is already in use in

the Valencian region includ-

ing the Costa Blanca but

'subject to masses of

bureaucracy' and that its

availability has not been

'generalised'

A young male was arrest-

ed this week in connection

with a shooting incident in an

amusement arcade located

in Santa Coloma de

Gramenet arcade near

Barcelona on July 1st.

Witnesses stated that the

man had spent a number of

days in the arcade and had

lost a considerable amount

of money playing on slot

machines.

The man is said to have

returned to the arcade and

complained to the manager

about his loss, when he sud-

denly pulled out a gun and

shot the manager in the

head.

CCTV footage then shows

the man trying to commit sui-

cide, but having failed in that

attempt, he turned the gun

on other customers in the

arcade before fleeing the

scene,leaving the gun

behind.

The manager was taken

by ambulance to the

Hospital Vall d'Hebron in

Barcelona, where he was

said to be in a stable but

serious condition.

The investigation is con-

tinuing into the event.

San Fulgencio police offi-

cers have been officially

thanked by the local council

for their part in recent local

crime fighting. The Mayor,

Carlos Ramirez, acknowl-

edged the work of the offi-

cers in helping to gain the

arrest of a man who robbed

Maya’s Bar on the La

Marina urbanisation last

month.

POLICE AWARD TV RETURN

Two Torrevieja police offi-

cers saved the life of a 12

year old boy who suffered a

cardiac arrest after being

saved from drowning in a

swimming pool. The inci-

dent happened on

Wednesday lunchtime in a

private indoor pool on Calle

La Loma in the city, with the

officers arriving on the

scene discovering the life-

less body had been pulled

out of the pool by a friend.

The officers proceeded to

resuscitate the youngster

after discovering he did not

have a pulse and they

brought him around before

an ambulance took him to

Torrevieja Hospital. The boy,

who was on holiday with his

parents from Madrid, has a

history of heart problems.

Regional public televi-

sion for the Valencia

region could be back this

autumn, returning on

Friday October 9th, nearly

two years after it was

closed down by the previ-

ous PP government.

Canal Nou suffered

from large overspending

fuelled by expensive

sports rights purchases

and the old regional

administration belatedly

tried to slash costs by

reducing the workforce in

an illegal move that was

outlawed by the courts.

The government pulled

the plug in November

2013 amidst a huge out-

cry from the general pub-

lic, and now the new

regional President, Ximo

Puig, has said that he will

do all in his power to get a

new public service on the

air by Valencia Day.

Puig said that it was

essential to have public

television to bind the

region together, but it

would be up to the

Parliament to get a new

put together quickly to

allow this to happen.

Friday 10th July 20156 News

BOY REVIVED

CANCERBREAK-

THROUGH

UNSPORTINGLOSER

I have never spoken

before of Colin the pub's

cleaner because I consider

him a total waste of time.

'Now just you hang on a

minute, Dave,' complained

Colin a few evenings ago.

'This pub is not the biggest

that I clean but it takes me

the longest time to scrub

and mop because you and

your mates make by far the

most massive mess.'

'No, YOU hang on a

minute, Colin,' I said to him.

'Stop lumping together this

pub's mess. We each leave

individual messes. I happen

to know that my mess is tiny

compared to the messes

that my colleagues deposit.'

'Now just hang on another

minute, mate,' protested

Colin again. 'No,' I retorted.

'YOU hang on another

minute.'

'What are you two yelling

about?' asked Dave the bar-

man who had appeared

from his office at the back

where he had been totting

up the pub's previous day's

takings. Needless to say,

that particular task hadn't

taken him long.

'So what's up with you

two?' repeated Dave the

barman as he washed his

hands in the sink behind the

bar.

The washing of the hands

was a necessary hygienic

procedure in order to

remove the sticky patina of

green oxidised film which

had transferred to Dave's

digits from the rusting

bronze coins we pubsters

somehow had managed to

gouge out from our pockets

to pay for our drinks.

To be fair to Dave the bar-

man, he never raised the

price of his alcohol. But to

be equally fair to us, we

pubsters never complained

that Dave the barman

watered his drinks.

But back to my story.

Dave the barman dried his

hands and asked: 'So what

are you six up to?'

Colin the cleaner and I

looked around mystified.

'But there are only two of us

here,' we pointed out.

'I know that,' sighed Dave

the barman, 'But I've had to

ask the both of you practi-

cally the same question

THREE times! Here am I try-

ing to attract more cus-

tomers and there are you

two scaring them off by rais-

ing your voices. If you must

argue, take it outside.

'But on second thoughts,'

mein host went on, 'Don't

even squabble on the pave-

ment because you'll either

frighten away Fag Ash Bill or

worse make him choke on

his ciggy smoke and thus kill

him.'

Using all my skills of well-

reasoned debate, I pointed

an accusing finger at Colin

the cleaner. 'HE started it!' I

cried.

'Hang on yet another

minute, mate,' protested

Colin. 'No,' I retorted: 'YOU

hang on yet another minute.'

Dave the barman jumped

onto the counter. 'I swear

that if I hear that phrase one

more time from either of you

I shall hang you both from

the highest light fitting for far

longer than a minute!'

'Hang on a minute!' shout-

ed a new voice. Dave the

barman, Colin the cleaner

and me myself looked

around. There was nobody

else in the pub.

'Down here! Look down

here!' came the voice again.

So we looked down there

and saw that the disembod-

ied voice belonged to none

other than the oldest mem-

ber of our hostelry group.

'Yes, it is truly I,' said Ol'

Red Eyes from the floor (lit-

erally). 'Although I have

been turfed off my stool and

usurped as your leader by

that Amazonian devil

woman Andromeda

Arkwright, I reserve the right

to make a judgement,

namely that Dave Silver is

the innocent party in his

altercation with Colin the

cleaner.

'And before anyone can

accuse me of showing

favouritism, let me assure

you that I consider the afore-

mentioned Mr Silver just as

slimy as the rest of you.'

Ol' Red Eyes lifted himself

onto one elbow, focused his

rheumy peepers on the

whisky optic behind the bar,

and continued:

'Pour some firewater

down my throat and I shall

explain how I arrived at my

verdict that Mr Silver is guilt-

less on all charges.'

Dave the barman sighed.

'The poor old beggar thinks

he's back in the courtroom.'

'But Ol' Red Eyes was

never a lawyer or a judge,' I

pointed out.

'I know that,' said Dave

the barman. 'But he occu-

pied the dock enough times

to pick up the legal lingo.'

Anyway, for the record, Ol'

Red Eyes stated that far

from my adversary Colin

being a conscientious clean-

er, the devious fellow would

indeed collect together our

pub rubbish but instead of

making several trips outside

to the skip in the backyard

he would flatten a portion of

the said garbage and sweep

it under the carpet.

The truly incriminating

part of Ol' Red Eyes' testi-

mony/summing-up was that

the section of carpet under

which the rubbish was

swept was the identical

piece on which Ol' Red Eyes

slept each night.

It was only when the old

codger's 'mattress' reached

a height of three feet and

thus brought on a nosebleed

that Ol' Red Eyes tumbled to

Colin the cleaner's lazy

deception.

'Case proven!' Dave the

barman cried. 'Colin must be

taken outside and shot -- or

at least be sacked!'

'Stop!' shouted our much-

loved (but not by Ol' Red

Eyes) new leader

Andromeda Arkwright as

she strode into the pub.

'Everyone deserves a sec-

ond chance. I propose that

Colin the cleaner be allowed

to continue cleaning until he

messes up again. Do I have

a seconder?'

'Seconded!' cried Colin

the cleaner, breathing a

huge sigh of relief.

Well, readers, there's

been no trouble since then

apart from a strange inci-

dent the other morning

when Ol' Red Eyes awoke

just before the refuse collec-

tors were due and found that

he had spent the night out-

side in the rubbish skip,

buried under a pile of non-

recyclable pub garbage.

Now there was no way the

old goat could have climbed

unaided into the container.

Colin the cleaner wasn't

saying anything but some-

one definitely would have

had to lift Ol' Red Eyes and

plonk him into the skip.

Oh, and the reason Colin

the cleaner wasn't saying

anything was that he hadn't

shown up after phoning in

sick. Something about a bad

back.

Friday 10th July 2015 7Dave Silver

With the hot and humid

weather we are experienc-

ing at the moment, probably

the last thing on your mind is

cosy rugs and carpets. Well

for us in the carpet and rug

business it’s exactly what

we are thinking about during

the summer months. This is

the time of year when all the

designers bring out their

new lines for the following

season, and when us, the

retailers, start looking at

clearing old stock to make

room for the new. Here at

Carpet Heaven in Los

Montesinos we are now

starting to bring in the new

rug designs in this years

new fashionable designs &

colours

Have you just bought, or

are you trying to sell a

house/apt with old or

cracked marble or ceramic

tiles? Why not cover your

floor with high quality

Burmatex carpet tiles, avail-

able in a vast range of

styles, colours and textures,

which will provide warmth,

practicality and sound

reduction. Another excel-

lent alternative, especially

for kitchens and bathrooms

is cushioned vinyl, which

also comes in a wide range

of wood, marble or stone

effects and is non slip and

durable.

As always we have our

extensive range of British

“Stainfree For Life” carpets,

available for fitting or as

large area rugs, still at 2013

prices. Due to the exchange

rate increases, these prices

will inevitably have to rise in

the new winter season, so

get excellent value for

money by ordering this sum-

mer – (you can order and

pay a deposit and pay the

balance when fitted in the

autumn) - you’ll be glad you

did when those cold winter

nights return!

To make room on the

shop floor for our new lines

we will be holding an End Of

Line Sale from Wed 1st July

15 until Saturday 18th July

15 when all our rugs will be

discounted by 20%. Why

wait for the inevitable

autumn price increases, buy

now at this years prices. We

will even store for free until

you are ready to collect.

Please Note: We are open

Mon – Sat 10am – 2pm

All change at Carpet Heaven

THAT'S ANOTHER FINE MESS...

A digital screen displaying

the faces of some of

Britain's most wanted fugi-

tives is being driven around

popular expat areas in

Spain, including the Costa

Blanca. Crimestoppers and

the National Crime Agency

(NCA) are using the tactic

for the first time in an

attempt to flush out suspects

thought to be hiding in areas

such as Benidorm.

The 13ft high screen

attached to the back of a

van broadcasts the faces of

18 men who are being

sought in connection with a

range of alleged crimes

including rape, drug traffick-

ing and murder. It is touring

areas with large British con-

tingents and parking outside

nightclubs, bars, supermar-

kets and restaurants. The

campaign is part of

Operation Captura, which

targets British fugitives

believed to be hiding among

ex-pat communities in the

Spanish Costas. So far 68

out of 86 wanted individuals

have been apprehended.

Roger Critchell, director of

operations for

Crimestoppers, added: "This

is something that we have

never done before. But we

believe that broadcasting

these fugitives' faces right in

their back yards will not only

encourage the public to

speak up but show these

individuals that there really

is nowhere to hide. There

will be no avoiding the faces

on this screen - they'll be

broadcast in all the popular

expat areas.”

METROENQUIRY

Survivors and grieving

loved ones of the devastat-

ing Valencia metro crash

nine years ago say they

have staged their last-ever

demonstration, because

they have achieved their

aim. The new regional pres-

ident Ximo Puig who is gov-

erning in coalition with eco-

nationalists Compromís led

by Mónica Oltra, and

Podemos, led by Antonio

Montiel, has publicly apolo-

gised to the Association of

Victims of the July 3 Metro

(AVM3J) – the first time any

politician has done so since

the underground train crash

which killed 43 and left 47

seriously injured. Puig has

also launched a commission

to investigate the causes of

the accident.

The AVM3J has now held

105 demonstrations since

2006, and dug up what

appears to be evidence of a

cover-up of inquiries into the

reasons for the crash, which

also killed the driver, just as

Line 1 was pulling into its

terminus station.

Association leader Beatriz

Garrote says representa-

tives were invited into a full

government meeting to

speak to all the regional min-

isters, who expressed their

support – and the following

day, all of them joined the

AVM3J in the city's iconic

Plaza de la Virgen during

their 105th gathering.

“From now on, our tears

will be for the loss of our

loved ones only, and not

because of our frustration

and helplessness,” Sra

Garrote announced at the

end.

CRIMINAL ROADSHOW Friday 10th July 20158 News

Three quarters of

Spaniards are against the

country's new "gag law",

which has brought in a

series of measures oppo-

nents say hark back to the

dark days of dictator

Francisco Franco. The new

public security law, which

came into force at the start

of the month, was met with

protests around the country,

with critics saying that it lim-

its free speech and curbs

the right to demonstrate.

The poll, carried out by

Metroscopia and published

in Spanish daily El País on

Monday, found that "the so-

called gag-law has reached

levels of opposition rarely

seen in Spanish politics". A

huge majority of Spaniards,

75 percent, oppose the law,

which was passed with only

the backing of the Partido

Popular, but even among

the PP's conservative sup-

porters the law remains

unpopular, with almost half

(44 percent) opposing the

law.

The law has been contro-

versial since it was first con-

ceived in response to the

increase in - mainly peace-

ful - anti-austerity protests in

late 2013 and early 2014. It

has received criticism from

human rights groups,

lawyers’ associations and

journalists for muzzling free-

dom of speech. The presi-

dent of Spain’s General Law

Council, Carlos Carnicer,

said the law had "kicked the

country to the right".

The law has brought in a

series of fines for public

order offences, which range

from €30,000 to €600,000.

People could be fined up to

€600,000 for protesting out-

side public buildings, while

taking photographs of police

officers and using social

media to instigate protests

are also banned. The coun-

try’s opposition political par-

ties have pledged to repeal

the law if they take power in

this autumn’s general elec-

tion.

UNPOPULAR GAG

Friday 10th July 2015 9News

FULL HEALTHUsing a new and pio-

nerring computer system,

the health and social service

functions of the 17

autonomous regions in

Spain will soon be able to

share information, if a new

draft social care initiative is

approved.

The system is of particular

use to those who travel

around the regions and need

constant health care, as

medical records will now be

shared to medics in different

areas.

During the summer, for

example, many inland resi-

dents visit the coastal

regions for holidays.

Whereas those in need of

continual care would normal-

ly have to carry their medical

information with them to

ensure continuity between

the different hospitals, now

they will be able to benefit

from the automated system.

Spain´s health minister

,Alfonso Alonso, said that the

new draft Social and

Healthcare Assistance

Strategy will include the set-

ting up an interface so that

any hospital or health centre

in the country can read any

patient's details, wherever

they come from.

STRONG POSTSThe new socialist mayor of

Paiporta, Isabel Martin, has

filed a complaint with the

police stating that she has

been receiving death threats

after announcing a withdraw-

al of subsidy from bull fights.

Pro-bullfighting com-

menters flocked to the

Facebook page of the town's

previous mayor, Vicente Ibor

of the Partido Popular, to

complain about the decision,

singling out the town's new

mayor in particular:

"Just like she took the

bulls away from us, I will kill

her", wrote one commenter,

while another threatened to

lock her up with a massive

"fierce" bull.

Ibor had already written on

Facebook that Martin and

her left-wing political allies'

plans were "unacceptable"

and that it was like "kidnap-

ping someone in their own

home". "We are not going to

accept that the radicals -

without winning the election -

can prohibit and diminish our

traditions," Ibor wrote.

Martin reported the mes-

sages to the local police last

Thursday, which were then

transferred to the Guardia

Civil to investigate whether

they constituted a crime.

New laws came into force

this month which gives the

authorities more powers to

deal with such complaints.

The authors of the two

posts, as well as four people

who liked the comments,

were scheduled to testify in

court yesterday (Thursday

July 9th).

The Samaritans in Spain

have reported a steady rise

in calls since they launched

their new Freephone num-

ber at the beginning of June.

The organisation offers a

friendly voice to talk to in

times of stress, and of

course complete confiden-

tiality is guaranteed.

BUSY LINE

GET TROTTING

There were horses and

carriages aplenty in San

Pedro del Pinatar last

Sunday in the annual horse

and carriage event which

was being staged for the

twelfth time, as part of the

summer fiestas. Around 30

traditional carriages made

the journey to Playa

Villananitos from the Feria

del Ganado.

MASONICBOOST

Popular entertainer

Woody (pictured) helped to

see the coffers get full to

overflowing in a recent big

fund-raiser for AFA

Torrevieja, the local

Alzheimer’s Association,

staged at El Alto La

Dolores in Guardamar.

Close to 1,400 euro was

raised for AFA, with local

President, Matilda

Sanchez, overwhelmed at

the number of people

present as well as their

generosity. The restaurant once again donated a cruise as

the top prize in the raffle to boost the number of ticket sales,

with the venue slated to hold a fund-raiser for the Elche

Children’s Home on Wednesday August 5th, with Woody

once again leading the entertainment.

400 plus plastic ducks

have a new home having

been looked after by the

former Torrevieja Costa

Lions club members who

brought them over to Spain

from the UK in 2012 for the

country’s first ever duck

race! With the Lions club

folding this year, a new

charity and home was

needed for the creatures,

and they seem to have

found it in the form of

S.A.T.S. Animal Rescue!

Liesl Cavender who for

many years supported the

Lions along with her hus-

band Richard, contacted

ex-Lions President, Janette

Bennett (pictured with her

yellow friends) to enquire if

S.A.T.S .could look after the

ducks! The former Lions

agreed with the suggestion,

and they hope that the

ducks will quack on as they

raise funds in the future for

a popular local cause.

On their one and only

race back in 2012, the

ducks raised over 3,500

euro for the Lions who

donated all the funds to

help a young boy from

Formentera del Segura who

was in much need of med-

ical treatment.

QUACKINGMOVE

The Paul Cunningham

Nurses Charity has bought

some much-needed equip-

ment thanks to the generos-

ity of the Alicante Province

Freemasons, who raised

2,400 euro. In a special cer-

emony at La Marina last

Saturday, the Masons rep-

resented by Barrie Mansell,

Keith Allcock and John

Davy made the formal pres-

entation of a hospital bed,

three mattresses and three

wheelchairs to charity

fundraiser, Tricia Lee.

Meanwhile the charity

has said thank you to the

“Ladies Who Lunch” group

for their very

generous donation of 503

euro, which was handed

over to Tricia at the group’s

fifth anniversary luncheon

at La Cosheca Restaurant

in Benijofar. “The ladies

have worked tirelessly for

us and many other charities

over the years”, said Tricia,

“and their valued support

has always been appreciat-

ed”.

Friday 10th July 201510 Local News & Events

June’s Walk for Life at

Playa Flamenca raised a

final figure of 13,322 euro for

the AECC cancer charity

which means that the Maria

and The Pink Ladies charity

has raised over 220 thou-

sand euro since they got

together five years ago.

“This is fantastic news” said

charity founder Maria Wilson

(pictured looking healthy

after a tough year of hospital

treatment), “and many

thanks to all the generous

people in the area and all of

the efforts of our volunteers”.

Meanwhile Bar Kenz in

San Luis, Torrevieja have

turned up trumps again for

the Pink Ladies, as they

raised 1,300 euro thanks to

their regulars putting togeth-

er the money through their

race nights and the weekly

Saturday card bingo, in addi-

tion to donations of loose

change. The Melody Makers

International Choir and

Cantemos! Youth Choir con-

certs at the end of last month

at the Orihuela Costa Resort

hotel produced an excellent

eleven hundred euro for the

Pink Ladies and the AECC,

and the Pink Ladies will be

announcing details of their

End of Summer Ball shortly.

IN THE PINKNEWS

The best part of 3,000 euro was raised for the Help at

Home Mar Menor charity at their recent annual Rocking in

Roda event, which was a sell-out. Local entertainers provid-

ed a treat for the 344-strong audience, with the gorgeous

weather being the icing on the cake!

ROCKINGRODA

AFA’S BIGNIGHT

BUS APPEALThe Stagestruck Theatre

Group have thrown an addi-

tional 200 euro into the ever

increasing pot to buy a new

minibus for Age Concern,

Costa Blanca South.

The money comes from

their recent show in San

Fulgencio, and company

members handed over the

cheque to Age Concern

President, Maureen Payne,

who said that the bus fund is

now standing close to a very

impressive 20,000 euro,

thanks to all concerned.

Friday 10th July 2015 11

PETS CORNER: CAN YOU TAKE IN AHOMELESS DOG OR CAT?

Emile is a beautiful eight weekold podenco pup, who is veryintelligent, and likes to becuddled. He is very good withother dogs and cats and iscurrently being fostered in ahome with other dogs and cats,who he likes to play with. He isvery funny to watch and a reallittle character. For more on thisadorable boy please call PEPAon 650 304 746 or emailp.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Throughout my career as

a dog behaviourist, I have

never been interested in the

dog training side of things. I

don’t get it and I don’t under-

stand it. I have carried out

hundreds of home consulta-

tions for dogs who are show-

ing problem behaviours and

the amount that are perfectly

trained, yet still want to bite

you, is remarkable. Dog

training will not get you a bal-

anced dog. It will simply get

you a dog who can follow

commands. What you

should be looking at is if your

dog is balanced. That is the

key to a happy and peaceful

dog. Are you understanding

your dog from their point of

view and fulfilling their

needs, rather than just

shouting commands at them

and not understanding

them?

When I first started study-

ing dogs, I went down the

dog training path and it

caused havoc to my faithful

and beautiful German

Shepherd, Billy. We got him

to the point where he could

sit, lie down, stay, you name

it, Billy could do it. But when

Billy went through a three

month stage of aggression,

that was when I realized, I

had done something very,

very wrong. The police and

army work with German

Shepherds for a very good

reason, because what they

can do with their mouth in

three seconds is a lot of

damage. This is if they are

not raised correctly and sim-

ply trained and trained to

death.

I re-looked at everything

and it was a very unhappy

time, wondering if Billy would

attack the next dog we met.

Once I started looking into

the dog behaviour side of

things rather than dog train-

ing, this is where it all

changed. Billy went back to

being the most placid and

gentle German Shepherd

you could ever meet. Why

did this change happen?

Because I was now taking

things from a dog’s point of

view, rather than a humans

point of view, which is dog

training.

I began to fulfil his real

needs and was not bothered

anymore, whether he was

standing, lying down, or sit-

ting. My only concern was

that he was calm and bal-

anced and thankfully he

was.

So many people shout

“Sit” to their dogs and put

them under so much

unwanted pressure, but

what would you rather have,

a dog who just stands there

and is calm, or a dog who is

sitting, but when they get up

they are ready to attack,

which is like many of the

dogs I have worked with?

We also have to look at

ourselves and how calm are

we. Every day I normally

practice spirituality, but since

my mum died, a year ago, I

have been through a stage

in my life where anger has

taken over and not peace.

My anger is based on the

fact they many people

abused my mum when she

was alive and they are still

on this earth now, sitting

back and enjoying life, while

my mum is six feet under. I

am pleased though that I

recognise this emotion in me

and I am working hard to get

back to my calm, spiritual

self. But we do have to be

honest with ourselves. Are

we calm or not? Honesty will

always get you results.

Everyone always looks at

me and thinks I am bullet

proof and always calm, but

the truth is, I am not. I am

human and have feeling like

anyone else and I have

never known the severe

emotional pain that is

attached with losing my one

and only best friend, my

mum. So how calm we are

as people is very important

to our dogs.

Like me, if you are going

through a loss right now, the

one thing we must remem-

ber is that our loved ones are

looking down on us and they

would only want one thing

for us and that is that we are

at peace and not in turmoil,

so lets honour our loved

ones, human and furry.

www.thedogyouneed.com

is my registered charity,

where we rehabilitate the

most severely abused ani-

mals, and do visit the site to

learn about our work and

also if you can help us out in

anyway. It will be much

appreciated and thank you in

advance.

EMILE

KITTENS

ROCCO

APAH has lots of kittens ofdifferent ages and colours,but all lookingfor a loving home to make upfor such a hard start in life. Ifyou wantto meet them, please call 630422 563.

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Sheeba is a very loving gentle

dog for her size, who is very well

behaved and is great with other

dogs. She would make a

wonderful addition to any home,

and is very relaxed and wishes

she were a small lap dog! For

more about Sheeba, please

phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or

email

p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.co

m

Rocco was found at the sideof a main road scavenging forfood; he was very thin, full ofticks and had very inflamed skin,possibly due to his previous liv-ing conditions: that was in Juneof last year. He is now a healthy10.5 kilos and looking veryhandsome. Rocco is a happyboy who loves to play; he hasbeen fully vaccinated, microchipped and castrated and stillonly a youngster at two yearsold. If you can give Rocco a spe-cial home then call the kennelsin Dolores on 966 710 047 oremail info@satanimalrescue.com

Benji is a unique looking dog

with a great personality. He was

rescued by APAH after being

found outside a large

Supermarket and deserves a

loving home to make up for the

callousness of being abandoned.

To meet Benji, please call 630

422 563.

BALANCE IS THE KEY

BEN BENJI

Ben is a 15 month old

Rottweiler cross and was found

wandering around La Marina

Urb. We have placed him in a

foster home and he is great with

other dogs, cats and children.

He is only around 10 kilos and is

house trained. Call: 645 469

253. www.petsinspain.com

Friday 10th July 201512 Peter Singh & Pets

SHEEBA

BALANCED AND CALM BILLY

Friday 10th July 2015 13

Patients who miss

appointments at doctors'

surgeries and hospitals in

the UK will be told how

much they have cost the

NHS, according to health

secretary Jeremy Hunt.

That’s not good enough! If

the government can wage

war on parents who take

children out of school during

term time (quite rightly) and

fining them for doing so,

then the same treatment

should be handed out to

people who abuse the NHS.

My wife worked in the UK as

a nurse and knows only too

well how many missed

appointments occurred in

her surgery, which was over

200 a month. Now multiply

that over all the country and

the amount is staggering.

OK, some missed appoint-

ments are genuine -

unpleasant stuff happens.

But the vast majority of

missed appointments are

from thoughtless, selfish

people and it costs the NHS

and taxpayers a fortune.

That’s because the thought-

less deem the NHS to be a

free service, and in their

minds it's there to be

abused; if they miss an

appointment because they

have something more press-

ing in their trivial lives, it

doesn't matter because

someone else will pay.

Yes, that someone else

will be someone who is

actually working and having

to pay tax. So, as far as I'm

concerned, charge them,

unless they have a cast iron

excuse as to why they did

not bother to phone the doc-

tor or hospital to explain why

they couldn´t attend. There

are two important aspects

here... firstly the cost of

missed appointments, leav-

ing staff hanging around

waiting and not caring for

another patient. Secondly, it

is depriving someone else

who genuinely needs help,

of an appointment which

could have been fitted in. So

it is vital that the issue of

missed appointments is

dealt with and dealt with

decisively, and we all know

that the only way to make

some thoughtless people

toe the line is to hit them

hard in their pockets. I give a

pat on the back to Jeremy

Hunt for approving pricing

statements on medicine

boxes, stating how much it

costs the NHS and taxpay-

ers.

It gives an important mes-

sage to patients that their

treatment is not for nothing.

As a journalist I was called

into a person's home who

had died to witness the huge

accumulation of medicines

handed out to the patient.

My wife also knows only too

well of patients who are

handed out costly drugs to

patients which were not

taken. It's an utter waste of

public money. My father

ended up taking a huge

assortment of tablets every

day - taking one medicine to

counteract the side effect of

the first and so on. He

wouldn't accept that his

body was more than capa-

ble of looking after itself

most of the time...and given

the chance to do so.

Should parents who take

their children out of school

during term times to go on

family holidays be told the

children's places will be

taken by other children? A

head teacher at one Kent

school thinks so and has

warned parents that pupils

could lose their school

places. However, she has

been told by the education

authority such action is ille-

gal because the children's

education should not be put

at risk through the actions of

parents. It has opened up

the big debate once again -

some parents simply cannot

take time off work during

school holiday times while

others are excluded from

taking meaningful holidays

because of sky-high prices

during school holiday dates.

There must be an answer to

this dilemma and, given

some measure of goodwill, it

could be found. But I can

understand the school

head's frustration, when

there's a high demand for

places at this much sought-

after school.

It’s excellent news that the

six-year-old cancer sufferer

Ashya King, whose disap-

pearance from

Southampton Hospital last

year sparked an internation-

al manhunt, has now been

declared cancer free. He

has now returned to the UK

after his parents received

assurances that social serv-

ices would not be crawling

all over them. The boy had

had surgery to remove a

brain tumour, and his mum

and dad wanted him to have

proton beam therapy to zap

any remaining tumour. But

although this therapy is

widely available on the con-

tinent, it is not so readily

available on the NHS, which

meant the parents took

Ashya from the hospital

against doctors' advice and

took him here to Spain

where they were arrested

after the medics claimed the

boy's life was in danger.

Ashya subsequently had the

required proton beam treat-

ment and all seems well. I

hope the doctors have

learned a lesson from this

sad experience and work

with concerned parents

rather than provoking a

manhunt, claiming the boy's

life was in danger being

taken out of hospital, when

evidence showed the oppo-

site. And the powers that be

in the NHS need to ensure

that treatments which are

available elsewhere in the

world and proved to work

are available in Britain. Brits

deserve nothing less and

should ensure that the NHS

remains more than fit for

purpose.

We were in London last

weekend to watch the

march-past along The Mall

by thousands of members of

the Salvation Army celebrat-

ing the 150th anniversary of

the movement. It was a

wonderful sight with repre-

sentatives from all over the

world demonstrating the

popularity of an organisation

which provides so much

help and comfort. The

Russian contingent was fol-

lowed by one from Ukraine

and in the middle of the

march both groups stopped

and embraced each-other.

It’s a pity that Vladimir Putin,

his hawkish generals and

those in Ukraine fighting the

will of the majority in a coun-

try trying to rid itself from the

shackles of a major power,

were not there to see it and

learn from it.

GET THEM TOCOUGH UP

Friday 10th July 201514 Tony Mayes - About Life

ISSUE 4 - 10TH JULY 2015

Friday 10th July 20152 Motoring+

In the realm of super-

cars, there are those that

take you by the seat of

your pants and toss you

around for a wild ride.

Those are pretty fun –

who are we kidding,

those are still awesome –

but then you have a com-

pletely different animal

that grabs you by the soul

and shakes you from the

inside out. These cars,

often dubbed hyper cars,

are not pretty and they’re

not necessarily comfort-

able, but rather they are

just functional bodies

wrapped around massive

amounts of power with a

few seats to plop down

those hind sides brave

enough to sit in them.

One of the kings of the

hyper car world in recent

years has been the

Bugatti Veyron 16.4. It

was already powerful as

is, but Bugatti wanted

more and created the

Veyron 16.4 Super Sport.

But don’t sleep on the

Veyron SS just yet. It did-

n’t earn its status in the

supercar world by being a

pushover. That Veyron SS

was capable of reaching a

top speed of just a shade

under 267 mph, a record

that still stands according

to Guinness.

BugattiVeyron Super

SportYou know that saying"when you’re at the top,there’s no other place to gobut down?" Yeah, try tellingthat to Hennessey . Thecompany that already hasthe fastest production car inthe world (Guinness fails tocertify it due to its craftyrules) in its stable is shoot-ing for the stars with plansto develop evil in a vehicu-lar form. The Texas-basedcompany calls this evil onwheels the Venom F5.

Hennessey boss JohnHennessey broke the newsto Top Gear, gushing aboutthe possibility of the VenomF5 hitting a top speed noother production car in the

world has been able toattain. "I think something inthe 290-mph range will bepossible," Hennessey said.

The man apparentlydidn’t misspeak when hesaid "290 mph," which is allthe indication you need toknow that Mr. Hennesseyhas either lost his mind orhe is determined to driveBugatti insane with con-stant pressure from Texas.The Venom F5 name prettymuch says it all. That "F5"nomenclature is a refer-ence to the most powerfulclassification given to torna-does, or in the case of theVenom, a destructive out-put of around 1,400 horse-

power.All these horses are

reigned in by a single-clutch, paddle-shift trans-mission, not the Ricardo,six-speed manual found inthe Venom GT. You can,however, opt for the manu-al, if you like.

Start quivering in yourboots, Bugatti . It’s better toembrace the inevitable thancontinue fighting for yourcause.

Hennessey is planning awhole new set of upgradesfor the F5, including all-car-bon-fiber bodywork to helpkeep the curb weight under2,866 pounds to helpenhance its power-to-

weight ratio. By compari-son, the Bugatti VeyronSuper Sport only returns630 horsepower per tonne,whereas it appearsHennessey is shooting for1000 horsepower pertonne.

Though the Venom F5will share a Lotus platform

with the Venom GT, theywill have different looks.The F5 looks more like thelovechild of the Nissan GT-R and a Ferrari.Additionally, HennesseyHennessey will add aerody-namic components to dropthe F5’s coefficient of dragto 0.40 — the Venom GT’scoefficient of drag checks inat 0.44. Sure, it’s a smallchange, but enough to helpthe F5 maintain its speed ina down-and-back run at theKennedy Space Center.

Once Hennessey has

successfully evolved theVenom GT into the F5, thelatter should be able to takethe reigns from its cousinas the true kingpin of thesupercar world, despitewhat the Guinness Book ofWorld Records believes.Achieving a top speed of290 mph is quite literally the

fastest way to do that.The company plans to

produce 30 examples of theVenom F5, which is justenough to satisfy Guinness’requirement for the record.Each example will comewith a price of somewherenorth of the $1.2 millionsticker of the Venom GT.

Customers lucky enoughto secure one of these 30models should expect toreceive their new babiessometime in 2016, so that´ssomething to look forwardto at least.

The truly awesome HennesseyVenom F5 Supercar

Friday 10th July 2015 3Motoring+

Friday 10th July 20154 Motoring+

Most people are aware of what we might call a “zebra”

crossing, with black and white alternating stripes across the

road, but what about the red ones, or blue ones or any other

colours?

There are two ways of answering the question, and so we

will start with the simple and legal one. Article 168 of the

Tráfico, Circulación y Seguridad Vial, says...

“c) Marca de paso para peatones. Una serie de líneas

de gran anchura, dispuestas sobre el pavimento de la

calzada en bandas paralelas al eje de ésta y que forman

un conjunto transversal a la calzada, indica un paso

para peatones, donde los conductores de vehículos o

animales deben dejarles paso. NO podrán utilizarse

líneas de otros colores que alternen con las blancas.”

To explain what that means in as literal way we can, it

states that pedestrian crossings are formed of a series of

wide lines arranged from the pavement and parallel to the

axis thereof, forming a set across the road where drivers of

vehicles or animals must let pedestrians pass.

However, in answer to your question about different

colours used on crossings, the last phrase, “NO podrán uti-

lizarse líneas de otros colores que alternen con las blancas”,

states that you must not use other colours that alternate with

the white ones.

Therefore, by the legal definition set out in this document,

the only colours which should exist on pedestrian crossings

are white, and the colour of the road.

We can therefore conclude that the use of any other colour

for pedestrian crossings should not be allowed.

However, the more complex answer comes about when

we look at different methods of traffic calming, means to slow

down road traffic to create a safer environment for all.

Traffic calming is a phrase used to describe a means by

which motorists are forced to slow down, thus making the

roads safer for all, especially the more vulnerable road users

such as cyclists and pedestrians.

There have been many different studies relating to traffic

calming, and proposed methods for highlighting pedestrian

crossings better has been the outcome of some of that

research.

A study in 2014 concluded that the best way to make

crossings safer for pedestrians was to “transform these

pedestrian passages into eye-grabbing spectacles: a school

of colorful fish, a skein of yarn, a skeleton, a row of large-cal-

iber bullets.”

It should be noted that the 2014 study was done by an

artist rather than a road safety professional, although the

impact was successful. By creating a surface which drivers

looked out for could improve the awareness of the crossing,

but other experts also suggest that these could do more

damage than good, as distracting a driver from the vulnera-

ble road users is a recipe for disaster, as drivers look at the

crossing and not the people on it or waiting to cross.

There have also been more drastic meathods adopted

such as placing stickers of children on the road, some appar-

ently displaying signs of having been in a collision with a

vehicle, all aimed at alerting drivers of the consequences of

their actions should they not slow down for pedestrians.

You will see that many of the coloured crossings are on

raised humps, again traffic calming measures, but a lot of

these humps also don´t fall in with the legal requirements set

down by law, and so quite a lot have been removed in recent

years.

There are many different reasons why crossings are differ-

ent colours, but as the majority of those which have been

marked other than that laid down in law are under the control

of local authorities, it is the reasoning for each one of those

that is the only answer to the question, as nationally, all we

can say it what the law clearly states, “NO podrán utilizarse

líneas de otros colores que alternen con las blancas”.

Why are some pedestrian crossings different colours?

Different ColouredPedestrian Crossings

Friday 10th July to Thursday 16th July 2015

Friday 10th July 20152 TV Pull-out

TRELI ON THE TELLYThe downside of summer

is tv drama as the schedules

are almost devoid of original

quality British scripted

shows during July and the

early part of August, and

barring the very good

Humans on Channel Four,

there’s little else to go at.

That’s a shame as last sum-

mer we did have the excel-

lent The Honourable

Englishwoman to keep us

going, and believe it or not,

a few years ago a little show

called Sherlock premiered in

the first week of August. In

these greater cost con-

scious days for TV company

budgets, it’s clear that this

time of the year is a low pri-

ority, but thank heavens for

a stream of American shows

to keep us going, though

sadly most of them are only

available on the non-main-

stream free channels.

One of my favourites is

The Last Ship, which for my

money was my favourite

new “sleeper” US show of

last year. It’s mainly action

all the way in this yarn creat-

ed by Michael Bay (of big

screen Transformers fame)

and it’s really good. A ship’s

crew lead the fight to find an

antidote to a virus that has

killed off most of the world’s

population, and the opener

of season two on Sky One

saw the ship taken over by

baddies who want the cure,

whilst some of the crew

including the captain are on

land leading the fight

against those same bad-

dies. I won’t go further

except to say its good fare

with a lot of pace and style,

helped by the fact that the

series has only 10 episodes

in it, which means there isn’t

a lot of padding over a con-

ventional 20-plus episode

run. Crack a beer and enjoy.

The Last Ship comes from

the American TNT cable net-

work who have other offer-

ings running elsewhere, two

of which are on Fox UK.

Firstly, we have the final

series of Falling Skies star-

ring ex-ER star Noah Wyle,

and exec produced by

Steven Spielberg. It’s a tale

of Earth folk trying to get rid

of unfriendly aliens wanting

to take over the planet, and

on the whole it has worked

well, though even in a 10

episode format, there have

been some boring episodes

over the years, but there’s

been enough to keep the

interest going and Wyle is

excellent in the lead role.

Earlier in the year, I raved

about Murder in the First(on

Fox UK) which was co-cre-

ated by Steven Bochco(of

Hill Street Blues and Murder

One fame), and featured a

homicide investigation and a

court case. Fox have rushed

series two on air just a fort-

night behind the TNT trans-

mission in the States, and

though a good looking prod-

uct, the story at the moment

is quite muddled with too

much being crammed in,

plus not enough focus on

the lead characters as in

series one. But with this

being a Bochco show, I

remain confident that every-

thing will come together.

I’m going to have some

extra time on my hands now

that the new service from

Channel Five, Spike, has

finished running the full 60

episodes of Breaking Bad

every weeknight. Hype can

lead to disappointment, but

nothing could be further

from the truth in this utterly

engrossing series about a

chemistry teacher turned

meth dealer. I would honest-

ly put this in the elite catego-

ry of greatest ever US dra-

mas alongside The West

Wing, The Sopranos, Mad

Men and the still-in produc-

tion The Good Wife. The

wonderful story-lining with

constant twists, teases and

surprises for the viewer

made this a joy to behold

with Bryan Cranston’s anti-

hero character of Walter

White leaving a similar last-

ing impression alongside

the likes of Tony Soprano

and Don Draper. You’ll need

a strong constitution for

some episodes, but this is

quite some tale of cat and

mouse (with some great

laughs as well to balance

the drama), and I am empty

that it has finished for me.

Put Breaking Bad on your

TV bucket-list. It’s that bril-

liant and I’m almost tempted

to pledge to refund any of

your costs for buying your

box sets or downloads if you

don’t love it! To keep us BB

fans going, I can’t wait to

see the spin-off featuring the

crooked lawyer Saul

Goodman, Better Call Saul,

which is currently running on

download site, Netflix.

xx

YANKS A LOTWITH

ALEX TRELINSKI

You might remember,

we were talking advertis-

ing nostalgia last week,

with the famous black

horse of Lloyd´s bank

returning to our screens.

This week, we have

another blast from the

past of the world of

advertising as Asda have

brought back one of their

most famous campaigns,

the “pocket tap”.

However, gone is the

accompanying strapline,

“That´s Asda price”,

replaced with the same

slogan used by their

American parent compa-

ny Walmart, “Save

Money, Live Better”, not

a million miles away

from another supermar-

ket´s slogan, “Spend a

little, live a lot”, but

that´s probably acciden-

tal.

The revitalization of

the campaign was in

order to celebrate the

supermarket´s 50th

anniversary this year,

and, according to the

creative producers

VCCP, is intended to be a

“feel good” ad that cele-

brates what Asda cus-

tomers love about shop-

ping with the retailer,

showing parents, chil-

dren, and dogs enjoying

everyday moments of

life.

With an ad account

worth 100 million

pounds, it is no wonder

that the creative team

can afford to launch the

ad during a prime film

spot in the middle of the

weekly Harry Potter film,

what some industry

experts might be ques-

tioning is why it costs so

much to bring back what

was already there.

Oh, and in case you

find yourself pocket-tap-

ping along to the rhythm

of the soundtrack, it´s

Oh My Love by American

band The Score.

Pocket Slapping

Taking place from the

12th to the 16th of October,

the BT WWRC15 brings

together the World’s best

“Murderball” teams and will

be broadcast on ITV.

ITV4 will show live

evening matches of the

hard-hitting sport, with com-

prehensive coverage of five

hours of live broadcasting

each day, brought by a

team with a wealth of sport-

ing and broadcasting talent

and experience including

Presenter Martin Bayfield,

the former England and

British Lions player, along-

side Steve Brown, captain

of the GB London 2012

Olympic Wheelchair Rugby

team, former England and

British Lions player, Ugo

Monye, reporter Rachael

Latham with commentary

team Simon Ward and Mike

Spence.

Originating in Canada,

wheelchair rugby devel-

oped from the ‘murderball’

game – created by a group

of disabled sportsmen.

One of the only full-con-

tact disability sports, two

teams of four aim to score

by carrying the ball across

the opposing team’s line.

Players compete in special-

ly-designed manual wheel-

chairs and must meet mini-

mum disability criteria clas-

sifiable under the sport

classification rules.

Wheelchair rugby was

first recognised as a full

medal sport at the 2000

Paralympic Games in

Sydney, Australia. It has

since featured at the

Paralympic Games in

Athens in 2004, Beijing in

2008, and in London 2012.

World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge

We are about to hit the

beat with Lincolnshire Police

with another fly-on-the-wall

documentary series, this

time looking at 24 ordinary

people - from a wide variety

of backgrounds, who are

about to make a life chang-

ing decision. They are to

become Police Officers.

With rare, intimate

access to the trainees and

their families, the new ITV

series “Rookies” reveals

what it is like to be dropped

into the front line of law

enforcement without any

experience and how this

impacts their loved ones.

Filmed over a year this

series focuses on the

‘breaking in period’ - the

toughest and most emotion-

al part of the training

process. As the new recruits

venture out onto the streets

under the watchful eye of an

experienced veteran it is a

baptism of fire. They come

face to face with the area’s

most violent criminals.

In the first episode on

Monday, we see 26-year-old

Jack Beecroft. Joining up

means finally moving out of

the family home and away

from his worried parents; it

also means he’ll be forced to

do his own laundry for the

first time.

We also meet 35-year old

Dee Fry, a self-confessed

tomboy. Dee wanted to be a

police officer since she was

a teenager, this for her is a

dream come true.

We meet 46-year old

Mark Barr, a former specta-

cle maker and one of only

six black police officers in

Lincolnshire. Mark is posted

to Sleaford, one of the more

rural parts of the country,

serving a large farming com-

munity.

Lincolnshire is the second

largest county in England,

but it has one of the smallest

police forces. Recruitment

had been banned for some

time and so this new intake

of 24 officers had to beat off

stiff competition from thou-

sands of other applicants.

With a wealth of drama-

tised police programs on TV

at the moment it makes a

welcome change to see

what real front-line policing

means. The officers who

vow to protect and serve

and meet people at often the

worst times of their lives

face criticism and abuse on

a daily basis, and with budg-

ets continually slashed, they

face tougher times ahead.

What therefore makes these

“Rookies” choose to put

themselves in that situation

is revealed for the first time

in this new exciting show.

Rookie Nerves

FRIDAY

10th00:35 This Week

01:20 Holiday Weatherview

01:25 BBC News

07:00 Breakfast

10:15 Neighbourhood Blues

11:00 Homes Under the

Hammer

12:00 Call the Council

12:45 Helicopter Heroes

Down Under

13:15 Bargain Hunt

14:00 BBC News; Weather

14:45 Wimbledon 2015

19:00 BBC News

19:30 Weather

19:30 BBC Regional News

20:00 The One Show

20:30 BBC News; Regional

News

20:30 A Question of Sport

21:00 EastEnders

21:30 Celebrity MasterChef

23:00 BBC News

23:25 National Lottery Update

23:25 BBC Regional News;

Weather

23:35 Frank Skinner: Man in

a Suit

00:15 Weather

00:20 Children of the Gaza War

01:20 Panorama

01:50 An Hour to Save Your Life

02:50 The Met: Policing London

03:50 This Is BBC Two

05:00 The Genius of Invention

05:30 The Genius of Invention

06:00 Schools - Little Stargazing

06:25 Spooky Science

06:55 Wonders of Nature:

Meerkats - Friendship

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer

08:00 Call the Council

08:45 Helicopter Heroes Down

Under

09:15 Gardeners' World

09:45 Nigel Slater: Eating

Together

10:15 Victoria Derbyshire

12:00 BBC News

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13:30 Wimbledon 2015

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00:10 Murder, She Wrote

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USA

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06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

07:00 Good Morning Britain

09:30 Lorraine

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show

11:30 This Morning

11:55 ITV News and Weather

12:00 This Morning

13:30 Loose Women

14:30 ITV News and Weather

14:55 ITV Local News and

Weather

15:00 Judge Rinder

16:00 Secret Dealers

16:59 ITV Local Weather

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18:00 The Chase

19:00 ITV Local News

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20:00 Emmerdale

20:30 Coronation Street

21:00 Tonight

21:30 Coronation Street

22:00 Doc Martin

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23:30 ITV Local News and

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23:40 Vicious

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04:40 Obsessive Compulsive

Hoarder: The Big Clear Out

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06:45 Draw It!

07:10 How I Met Your Mother

07:35 Will & Grace

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08:20 Everybody Loves

Raymond

09:15 Frasier

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10:20 The Big Bang Theory

11:10 Come Dine with Me

12:50 Channel 4 News Summary

12:55 Come Dine with Me

13:25 Come Dine with Me

13:55 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

15:00 Channel 4 Racing

17:00 A Place in the Sun

18:00 Couples Come Dine with

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19:00 The Simpsons

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00:55 Access01:00 SuperCasino04:10 Big Brother05:00 Wildlife SOS05:25 Divine Designs05:45 House Doctor07:00 The WotWots07:10 Igam Ogam07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay07:30 Fireman Sam07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat07:50 Peppa Pig07:55 Pip Ahoy!08:10 Little Princess08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:50 Noddy in Toyland09:00 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom09:15 Peppa Pig09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Tickety Toc10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Cowboy Builders13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Can't Pay? We'll Take ItAway14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 NCIS16:15 Jesse Stone: Benefit of theDoubt18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News Tonight20:00 Cricket on 521:00 Conspiracy22:00 Big Brother23:30 Big Brother's Bit on theSide

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02:00 Bad Boy Boxer: The

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03:55 Don't Tell the Bride

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00:15 Celebrity Juice01:00 Reality Bites01:40 Two and a Half Men02:05 Totally Bonkers Records02:35 Life's Funniest Moments03:00 The Hot Desk07:00 Life's Funniest Moments07:20 Psych08:05 Emmerdale09:10 Coronation Street09:35 Dinner Date10:35 Psych11:25 The Real Housewives ofAtlanta13:10 Emmerdale14:15 Coronation Street14:45 Dinner Date15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show19:00 Judge Rinder20:00 You've Been Framed!21:00 Two and a Half Men22:00 American Pie 2

JULY

In Emmerdale, Chrissie’s still suspicious of the note, Robert reminds

her of her own cheating. Will the truth over what Robert did surface?

Meanwhile, at the hospital Paddy chooses to believe himself the vic-

tim of an accident, finding the alternative unthinkable. When Robert vis-

its Paddy, he accidently reveals he was at the farm at the time of the

accident. Robert threatens him next time he won’t be so lucky.

In Corrie, Ken pushes Bev as to why Deirdre stayed away so long.

Bev admits that Deirdre couldn’t face coming back to the street as she

was too ashamed when she found out about Tracy’s affair with Tony,

knowing how much her daughter had hurt her friend. Oblivious to the

tension, Tracy discusses Deirdre’s funeral arrangements whilst Ken

seethes.

Liz takes Dan and his daughter to the bistro for dinner. Leanne smiles

at them through gritted teeth. Tracy unearths a tin in which Deirdre kept

her personal effects. In it she discovers a letter from Deirdre describing

the kind of funeral she would like. Ken remains quietly bitter towards

Tracy.

In Eastenders, Nancy tries to find out why Lee was so upset yester-

day, but he plays it down. Lee does agree to make a doctor's appoint-

ment, but he forces Nancy to keep this a secret from their parents. After

some encouragement from Tamwar, Nancy agrees to keep it quiet.

Soap Bubble

00:35 The Vice01:40 City Lights02:30 Man About the House03:00 ITV3 Nightscreen03:30 Teleshopping07:00 Movies Now07:10 Rising Damp07:35 Heartbeat08:35 The Royal09:40 Murder, She Wrote10:40 Judge Judy12:00 A Touch of Frost14:00 Heartbeat15:05 The Royal16:10 Wild at Heart17:15 French Fields17:50 Doctor at Large18:20 Rising Damp18:50 Heartbeat19:55 Murder, She Wrote21:00 Rosemary & Thyme22:00 Paul O'Grady: For theLove of Dogs23:00 afterlife

Coronation Street - Liz takes Dan and his daughter to Dinner

Friday 10th July 2015 3TV Pull-out

SATURDAY

11thJULY

Today´s pick of the family films is the seventh adventure of the Harry

Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, over on ITV.

Following Dumbledore's death, Lord Voldemort and his cronies have

taken over the Ministry of Magic and are hellbent on killing Harry Potter.

The good wizards of the Order of the Phoenix arrive at Harry's home

and whisk him to safety, but the Death Eaters are hot on his trail.

Meanwhile, for the not so family-friendly film of the day, Channel 4 are

showing the very adult comedy, Ted.

When lonely Boston kid John Bennett wishes for his teddy bear to

come to life, it's to his and the world's surprise that his wish comes true.

However, 27 years on, Ted is still best friends with John, and the hard-

living soft toy has turned his owner into an immature, weed-smoking

slacker. John's exasperated girlfriend Lori thinks it's time for him to grow

up and tell Ted to get stuffed. But how will Ted fare in the world alone,

and will John finally flourish without his fuzzy friend?

While its distinctive central premise is refreshing, Ted will no doubt

appeal to fans of Family Guy, with its boisterous, cynical humour and

Seth MacFarlane's irrepressible voice work bringing to mind his long-run-

ning animated series. However, a gag-packed script, likeable perform-

ances and moments of real heart have given Ted a broader appeal that

could see him make a rapid return to the big screen.

00:35 Road Trip

02:05 Weather for the Week

Ahead

02:10 BBC News

07:00 Breakfast

11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live

12:30 The Box

13:00 BBC News; Weather

13:15 Bargain Hunt

14:00 Wimbledon 2015

18:55 Pointless Celebrities

19:45 BBC News

19:55 BBC Regional News;

Weather

20:00 Prized Apart

21:00 The National Lottery:

Who Dares Wins

21:55 Casualty

22:45 The John Bishop Show

23:30 National Lottery Update

23:30 BBC News; Weather

23:50 Not Going Out

00:00 Artsnight

00:30 Weather

00:35 Arthur Ashe: More Than

a Champion

01:35 London River

03:00 Question Time

04:00 Protecting Our Foster

Kids

05:00 This Is BBC Two

06:55 Homes Under the

Hammer

07:55 Private's Progress

09:30 Wimbledon Classics

11:30 Baku European Games

12:00 Athletics

13:00 The Box

13:30 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on

Trial

14:30 Talking Pictures

15:05 The Mummy

16:30 Flog It!

17:25 Edwardian Farm

18:25 Gardeners' World

18:55 Wimbledon 2015

21:00 Wimbledon 2Day

22:00 Mock the Week

22:30 The Battle of Britain

00:10 Hard Target

01:50 Jackpot247

04:00 Britain's Best Bakery

04:50 ITV Nightscreen

06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate

Challenge

07:25 Pat & Stan

07:35 Dino Dan

08:00 Canimals

08:15 Sooty

08:30 Super 4

08:45 Fish Hooks

09:00 Young Justice: Invasion

09:25 ITV News

09:30 Weekend

10:25 Murder, She Wrote

11:20 The Jeremy Kyle Show

13:25 ITV News and Weather

13:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show

14:35 Surprise Surprise

15:30 1000 Heartbeats

16:30 All Star Family

Fortunes

17:15 Tipping Point

18:15 Catchphrase

19:00 ITV Local News

19:15 ITV News and Weather

19:30 You've Been Framed!

20:00 Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows: Part 1

22:45 Black Work

23:45 ITV News and Weather

23:59 ITV Local Weather

00:05 Man Down

00:40 Jimmy Carr: Being

Funny

01:40 Mr Nice

03:45 Supernatural

04:35 The Hotel

05:30 The Renovation Game

06:20 Deal or No Deal

07:20 How I Met Your Mother

07:45 How I Met Your Mother

08:10 Everybody Loves

Raymond

08:35 Everybody Loves

Raymond

09:00 The Morning Line

10:00 Frasier

10:30 Frasier

11:00 The Big Bang Theory

12:25 The Simpsons

13:55 Rude(ish) Tube

14:25 Channel 4 Racing

17:10 Come Dine with Me

19:40 Channel 4 News

20:00 Walking Through

History

21:00 The Secret World of

Lego

22:00 Ted

00:30 Big Brother

01:00 SuperCasino

04:10 Big Brother

05:20 House Doctor

07:00 Peppa Pig

07:05 Bananas in Pyjamas

07:15 Milkshake! Bop Box

07:20 Angelina Ballerina

07:35 Pip Ahoy!

07:45 The Mr Men Show

07:55 Milkshake! Monkey

08:00 Chloe's Closet

08:15 Roobarb and Custard Too

08:20 Make Way for Noddy

08:30 Paw Patrol

08:45 Little Princess

09:05 Wanda and the Alien

09:15 Zack and Quack

09:30 Ben and Holly's Little

Kingdom

09:45 Jelly Jamm

10:05 LazyTown

10:30 Dora and Friends

11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja

Turtles

11:35 Access

11:40 Cowboy Builders

13:40 Away All Boats

15:55 To Hell and Back

18:00 5 News Weekend

18:10 Nightmare Tenants, Slum

Landlords

19:05 Can't Pay? We'll Take It

Away

20:00 Cricket on 5

21:00 Transporter: The Series

21:55 Benefits Britain: Life on the

Dole

22:50 Big Brother

23:50 Wedding Disaster Specials

01:00 Family Guy

01:25 Family Guy

01:45 American Dad!

02:10 Family Guy

02:30 Sun, Sex and

Suspicious Parents

03:30 Insane Fight Club

04:30 Russell Howard's Good

News

05:00 Close

20:00 Top Gear

21:00 T in the Park 2015

22:00 T in the Park 2015

23:00 T in the Park 2015

00:05 Celebrity Juice00:50 Two and a Half Men01:50 Fake Reaction02:25 Totally Bonkers GuinnessWorld Records02:50 Life's Funniest Moments03:10 Teleshopping06:40 ITV2 Nightscreen07:00 Emmerdale09:30 Coronation Street12:25 Catchphrase13:25 Mr Bean's Holiday15:10 The Hot Desk15:25 Totally Bonkers Records16:25 Ant & Dec's Saturday NightTakeaway17:50 Evan Almighty19:45 The Princess Diaries 2:Royal Engagement22:00 Love Island23:00 Scary Movie V

00:00 The Vice

01:15 The American President

03:10 Man About the House

04:05 Judge Judy

04:25 ITV3 Nightscreen

04:40 Emmerdale

07:00 Man About the House

07:25 Where the Heart Is

09:25 Goodbye Mr Chips

11:35 The Railway Children

13:50 A Touch of Frost

15:50 Lewis

17:55 Columbo: Negative

Reaction

20:00 Doc Martin

21:00 Midsomer Murders

23:00 Agatha Christie's

Marple

Ted on Channel 4

TV Choice

Friday 10th July 20154 TV Pull-out

SUNDAY

JULY

Today´s TV Choice is Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure, the

first in a three-part series on ITV which sees Joanna Lumley travel the

6,400 mile route from Hong Kong to Moscow.

It was in 2009 that Joanna first took us on a journey to faraway places,

visiting the Northern Lights in Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern

Lights. In 2010 she took us on a trip through the Nile and later to Greece.

This time, Joanna begins her train journey in Hong Kong - which she

last visited when she was four - while she has not been to Moscow since

1966 when she was there as a model at the height of the Cold War.

In the first episode, she sets off from The Peak above Victoria Harbour,

before jumping on the Mass Transit Railway to Shenzhen where she

catches the bullet train to Beijing. In China's capital, she discovers that

more Rolls Royces are sold there than anywhere else in the world. She

visits a bizarre restaurant dedicated to Chairman Mao and encounters an

old lady who knew Emperor Puyi's favourite concubine.

She then joins the Trans-Siberian, stopping off in Datong and visiting

a wild stretch of the Great Wall. From there she travels by overnight train

to Mongolia, where she passes through the Gobi desert and visits a local

shaman.

12th00:20 Would I Lie to You?

00:50 The 13th Warrior

02:25 Weather for the Week

Ahead

02:30 BBC News

07:00 Breakfast

10:00 The Andrew Marr Show

11:00 Sunday Morning Live

12:00 Sunday Politics

13:15 BBC News

13:25 Weather for the Week

Ahead

13:30 Bargain Hunt

14:00 Wimbledon 2015

14:50 Wimbledon 2015

19:00 David Attenborough

Meets President Obama

19:35 BBC News

19:50 BBC Regional News;

Weather

20:00 Countryfile

21:00 Fake or Fortune?

22:00 The Outcast

23:30 BBC News

23:50 BBC Regional News;

Weather

00:00 QI XL

00:45 Golf: Scottish Open

01:45 Dracula

03:05 The Curse of

Frankenstein

04:25 This Is BBC Two

07:30 Homes Under the

Hammer

08:30 Countryfile

09:30 Gardeners' World

10:00 Saturday Kitchen Best

Bites

11:30 The Box

12:00 Wimbledon Classics

14:00 Escape to the Country

14:45 Holiday of My Lifetime

with Len Goodman

15:30 Prized Apart

16:30 Flog It!

17:20 Songs of Praise

18:00 Natural World

19:00 Wimbledon 2015

21:15 Dragons' Den

22:15 Odyssey

23:00 Family Guy

23:20 Family Guy

23:40 Wimbledon 2Day

00:00 State of Play

02:15 Jackpot247

04:00 Ejector Seat

04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate

Challenge

07:25 Pat & Stan

07:35 Dino Dan

07:45 Dino Dan

08:00 Canimals

08:15 Sooty

08:30 Super 4

08:45 Fish Hooks

09:00 Young Justice: Invasion

09:25 ITV News

09:30 Weekend

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show

13:30 ITV News and Weather

13:35 Love Your Garden

14:35 Long Lost Family

15:35 Overboard

17:45 Midsomer Murders

19:40 ITV Local News and

Weather

19:55 ITV News and Weather

20:15 Catchphrase

21:00 Surprise Surprise

22:00 Joanna Lumley's Trans-

Siberian Adventure

23:00 ITV News and Weather

23:20 Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

00:05 Hot Tub Time Machine

02:00 The Last Leg

02:55 Hollyoaks

05:05 The Renovation Game

06:00 Secret Eaters

06:55 Draw It!

07:20 How I Met Your Mother

08:35 Ginetta GT5 Challenge

09:00 Everybody Loves

Raymond

09:30 Frasier

10:00 Frasier

10:30 Sunday Brunch

13:30 Jamie and Jimmy's

Friday Night Feast

14:35 The Big Bang Theory

16:00 The Simpsons

17:35 Location, Location,

Location

18:35 Phil Spencer: Secret

Agent

19:30 Channel 4 News

20:00 Grand Designs

21:00 Amazing Spaces Shed

of the Year

22:00 Humans

23:00 8 Out of 10 Cats Does

Countdown

00:50 Caught on Camera01:15 SuperCasino04:10 Big Brother05:00 Police Interceptors05:50 Make It Big06:45 Angels of Jarm07:00 Peppa Pig07:05 Bananas in Pyjamas07:15 Milkshake! Bop Box07:20 Angelina Ballerina07:35 Pip Ahoy!07:45 The Mr Men Show08:00 Chloe's Closet08:10 Roobarb and Custard Too08:20 Make Way for Noddy08:30 Paw Patrol08:45 Little Princess08:55 Wanda and the Alien09:05 Toby's Travelling Circus09:15 Zack and Quack09:30 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom09:40 Jelly Jamm09:50 Olly the Little White Van10:00 LazyTown10:25 Dora and Friends10:55 Teenage Mutant NinjaTurtles11:30 Access11:35 Police Interceptors14:35 Every Which Way butLoose16:45 Dracula: Dead andLoving It18:35 Oliver & Company19:55 5 News Weekend20:00 Cricket on 521:00 Police InterceptorsUnleashed22:00 Big Brother23:00 Harry Brown

00:50 The Keith Lemon SketchShow01:15 Crazy Beaches01:45 Love Island02:45 Fake Reaction03:20 Totally Bonkers GuinnessWorld Records03:45 Teleshopping06:45 ITV2 Nightscreen07:00 The Hot Desk07:10 Emmerdale09:40 Coronation Street12:35 Take Me Out13:50 Take Me Out - The Gossip14:30 Love Island15:35 The Flintstones17:20 Peter Pan19:30 The Lost World: JurassicPark22:00 Love Island23:15 License to Wed

01:00 Wire in the Blood

02:35 Man About the House

03:00 Man About the House

03:30 Teleshopping

07:00 Man About the House

07:25 A Touch of Frost

09:15 Heartbeat

10:20 Heartbeat

11:20 Wycliffe

12:30 Columbo: Negative

Reaction

14:35 A Touch of Frost

16:45 Swallows and Amazons

18:35 By Royal Appointment

19:45 Wycliffe

21:00 Inspector Morse

23:10 Death Becomes Her

01:00 Family Guy

01:20 Family Guy

01:40 Family Guy

02:00 Family Guy

02:20 Family Guy

02:45 Sun, Sex and

Suspicious Parents

03:45 Bad Boy Boxer: The

Last Chance

04:45 Comedy Feeds

05:00 Close

20:00 Top Gear

21:00 T in the Park 2015

22:00 T in the Park 2015

23:00 T in the Park 2015

Friday 10th July 2015 5TV Pull-out

Joanna Lumley´s Trans Siberian Adventure

TV Choice

MONDAY

13thJULY

In Emmerdale, Bob sells his car to help pay for the plumber, leaving

Carly guilty but Ross has an idea. He hands her a set of keys and tells

her not to ask questions. Out on a country road, Carly assists Ross in

stealing one of Jimmy’s vans by blocking the road with her fake broken

down car. When the driver gets out to help her, Ross hits him over the

head but will the repercussions far outweigh the reward?

In Coronation Street, as Ken and Tracy prepare for Deirdre’s funeral

the tension between them is palpable. Tracy does her best to comfort

Ken but he shuns her attentions leaving Tracy hurt and taken aback by

his sharpness. As the funeral cortege sets off the residents watch, deeply

moved. Through the hearse window, Tracy’s shocked to spot Robert

Preston in the crowd. In the church, Emily recognises Robert.

In Eastenders, Cindy and Liam's prom day has arrived. When Ian

refuses to visit Cindy, Bobby decides to take matters into his own hands

and invites her over to the Beale house. When Cindy arrives, she is sur-

prised by Ian's kindness towards her - but the atmosphere turns sour

when he reveals that Jane has been paying Carol to look after her.

Following another argument with her family, Cindy returns to the Butcher

house and accuses Liam and Carol of betraying her.

Soap Bubble

00:00 Live at the Apollo

00:45 Don't Tell the Bride

01:45 Weather for the Week

Ahead

01:50 BBC News

07:00 Breakfast

10:15 Right on the Money: Live

11:00 Homes Under the Hammer

12:00 Call the Council

12:45 Helicopter Heroes Down

Under

13:15 Bargain Hunt

14:00 BBC News; Weather

14:45 The Link

15:30 Escape to the Country

16:30 Channel Patrol

17:15 Flog It!

18:15 Pointless

19:00 BBC News

19:30 Weather

19:30 BBC Regional News

20:00 The One Show

20:30 BBC News; Regional News

20:30 How Safe Is Your House?

21:00 EastEnders

21:30 Panorama

22:30 Mrs Brown's Boys

23:00 BBC News

23:25 BBC Regional News;

Weather

23:35 Have I Got Old News for

You

00:40 Golf: Scottish Open

01:40 Countryfile

02:40 Holby City

03:40 This Is BBC Two

07:00 Homes Under the

Hammer

08:00 Call the Council

08:45 Helicopter Heroes Down

Under

09:15 Escape to the Continent

10:15 Victoria Derbyshire

12:00 Athletics

13:00 Daily Politics

14:00 Golf: Scottish Open

16:00 Rowing World Cup

17:30 Glorious Gardens from

Above

18:15 Antiques Roadshow

19:00 Two Tribes

19:30 Eggheads

20:00 Antiques Road Trip

21:00 University Challenge

21:30 Only Connect

22:00 Laurence Llewelyn-

Bowen: Cracking China

23:00 Hair

23:30 Newsnight

00:15 Piers Morgan's Life

Stories

01:10 Jackpot247

04:00 Motorsport UK

04:50 British Superbike

Championship Highlights

05:40 ITV Nightscreen

06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

07:00 Good Morning Britain

09:30 Lorraine

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show

11:30 This Morning

11:55 ITV News and Weather

12:00 This Morning

13:30 Loose Women

14:30 ITV News and Weather

14:55 ITV Local News and

Weather

15:00 Judge Rinder

16:00 Secret Dealers

16:59 ITV Local Weather

17:00 Tipping Point

18:00 The Chase

19:00 ITV Local News

19:30 ITV News and Weather

20:00 Emmerdale

20:30 Coronation Street

21:00 Vet School

21:30 Coronation Street

22:00 Rookies

23:00 ITV News at Ten and

Weather

23:30 ITV Local News and

Weather

23:40 Plebs

00:00 Rude Tube

01:10 Red State

02:40 Secret History

03:35 Come Dine with Me

05:50 River Cottage Bites

06:05 Secret Eaters

07:00 How I Met Your Mother

07:45 Will & Grace

08:35 The King of Queens

09:00 Everybody Loves

Raymond

10:00 Frasier

11:00 The Big Bang Theory

12:00 Undercover Boss USA

13:00 Channel 4 News Summary

13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad

14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

15:10 Countdown

16:00 Fifteen to One

17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter

Sun

18:00 Couples Come Dine with

Me

19:00 The Simpsons

19:30 Hollyoaks

20:00 Channel 4 News

21:00 Dispatches

21:30 Superfoods: The Real

Story

22:00 How to Get a Council

House

23:00 Inside the Ku Klux Klan

00:50 Caught on Camera02:15 SuperCasino04:10 Big Brother05:00 House Doctor05:25 Make It Big06:45 Angels of Jarm07:00 The WotWots07:10 Igam Ogam07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay07:30 Fireman Sam07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat07:50 Peppa Pig07:55 Pip Ahoy!08:10 Little Princess08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Milkshake! Bop Box08:50 Noddy in Toyland09:00 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom09:15 Peppa Pig09:30 Milkshake! Monkey09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Tickety Toc10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Cowboy Builders13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 The Dog Rescuers withAlan Davies14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 NCIS16:15 Abducted: the Carlina WhiteStory18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News Tonight20:00 Police Interceptors21:00 Stop! Roadworks Ahead22:00 Big Brother23:00 Under the Dome

00:30 Family Guy

00:55 Family Guy

01:15 American Dad!

01:40 Family Guy

02:05 Family Guy

02:25 Insane Fight Club

03:25 Bad Boy Boxer: The

Last Chance

04:25 Great Movie Mistakes

04:55 Close

20:00 Great Movie Mistakes

20:10 Shanghai Knights

22:00 Teenage Millionaire:

The Year I Won the Lottery

23:00 EastEnders

23:30 Young, Welsh and

Pretty Skint

01:05 Fake Reaction01:50 Totally Bonkers GuinnessWorld Records02:20 Love Island03:25 Teleshopping06:55 ITV2 Nightscreen07:00 Life's Funniest Moments07:20 Psych08:05 Emmerdale08:35 Coronation Street09:35 Dinner Date10:35 Psych11:25 The Real Housewives ofAtlanta13:10 Emmerdale13:40 Coronation Street14:45 Dinner Date15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show19:00 Judge Rinder20:00 You've Been Framed!21:00 Two and a Half Men22:00 Ibiza Weekender23:00 Love Island

01:20 Blue Murder02:45 Cornwall with CarolineQuentin03:30 Wycliffe04:25 ITV3 Nightscreen04:40 Emmerdale07:00 Movies Now07:10 Rising Damp07:35 Heartbeat08:35 The Royal09:40 Murder, She Wrote10:40 Judge Judy12:00 A Touch of Frost14:00 Heartbeat15:05 The Royal16:10 Wild at Heart17:15 French Fields17:50 Doctor at Large18:20 Rising Damp18:55 Heartbeat20:00 Murder, She Wrote21:00 Agatha Christie's Marple23:00 Unforgiven

Coronation Street - The Funeral

Friday 10th July 20156 TV Pull-out

14thJULY

In Emmerdale, Ross gives Carly an envelope of cash, warning her he

will tell Bob she was involved if she speaks to Debbie. Diane’s suspicious

when she sees Carly handing Bob some cash and Bob’s filled with horror

as he calculates the source of Carly’s money. Carly admits to the crime,

leaving him in turmoil over what to do. He confides in Diane who urges

him to come clean to Brenda. Meanwhile, at the playground Brenda

begins her opening speech for Gennie’s memorial, but when Bob arrives

and confesses all, Brenda screams at Carly and slaps Val hard but with

Brenda fuming, will she let it lie or will she call the police?

Awkward after a kiss, Tracy and Jimmy are at home when the police

arrive to tell Jimmy one of his vans has been hijacked and the driver is

an illegal immigrant. Jimmy who was in the dark over Tracy’s lax recruit-

ing, frets desperately hoping Rakesh will offer him a loophole as this

affects his insurance. Jimmy tells her they must stay professional from

now on.

In Eastenders, tensions run high in Albert Square following Cindy's dis-

appearing act. Ian finds it particularly difficult to cope, breaking down as

he speaks to Jane about it. Ian and Martin launch a search for Cindy, but

the situation quickly becomes too much for Ian. He heads to the police

station but is relieved to find Cindy outside.

Soap Bubble

00:05 Have I Got a Bit More

News for You

00:50 Things We Lost in the

Fire

02:40 Weather for the Week

Ahead

02:45 BBC News

07:00 Breakfast

10:15 Right on the Money:

Live

11:00 Homes Under the

Hammer

12:00 Call the Council

12:45 Helicopter Heroes Down

Under

13:15 Bargain Hunt

14:00 BBC News; Weather

14:45 The Link

15:30 Escape to the Country

16:30 Channel Patrol

17:15 Flog It!

18:15 Pointless

19:00 BBC News

19:30 Weather

19:30 BBC Regional News

20:00 The One Show

20:30 BBC News; Regional

News

20:30 EastEnders

21:00 Holby City

22:00 Death in Paradise

23:00 BBC News

23:25 National Lottery Update

23:25 BBC Regional News;

Weather

23:35 Imagine

00:15 Weather00:20 The Women's FootballShow00:50 Odyssey01:30 Watchdog02:30 The Bank: A Matter of Lifeand Debt03:30 This Is BBC Two05:00 Schools - Play by Play05:30 Schools - Body Matters06:00 Spark06:25 Lost Lands06:55 Schools - Wonders ofNature: Polar Bear - Mother andBaby07:00 Homes Under the Hammer08:00 Call the Council08:45 Helicopter Heroes DownUnder09:15 The £100K House: TheFinal Fix10:15 Victoria Derbyshire12:00 BBC News12:30 BBC World News13:00 Daily Politics14:00 The Super League Show14:45 The A to Z of TVGardening14:50 Cash in the Attic15:35 The Go-Between17:30 Glorious Gardens fromAbove18:15 Antiques Roadshow19:00 Two Tribes19:30 Eggheads20:00 Antiques Road Trip21:00 The House That £100KBuilt22:00 Great Ormond Street23:00 Hair23:30 Newsnight

00:10 The Jeremy Kyle Show

USA

01:05 Jackpot247

04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show

04:55 ITV Nightscreen

06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show

07:00 Good Morning Britain

09:30 Lorraine

10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show

11:30 This Morning

11:55 ITV News and Weather

12:00 This Morning

13:30 Loose Women

14:30 ITV News and Weather

14:55 ITV Local News and

Weather

15:00 Judge Rinder

16:00 Secret Dealers

16:59 ITV Local Weather

17:00 Tipping Point

18:00 The Chase

19:00 ITV Local News

19:30 ITV News and Weather

20:00 Emmerdale

20:30 A Great Welsh

Adventure with Griff Rhys

Jones

21:00 Love Your Garden

22:00 Virgin Atlantic: Up in

the Air

23:00 ITV News at Ten and

Weather

23:30 ITV Local News and

Weather

23:40 Benidorm

00:00 Tattoo Fixers

01:05 Married at First Sight

02:00 24 Hours in A&E

02:55 Child Genius

03:50 One Born Every Minute

USA

04:45 Mary's Bottom Line

05:40 Secret Eaters

06:30 Draw It!

07:00 Countdown

07:45 Will & Grace

08:30 The King of Queens

09:00 Everybody Loves

Raymond

09:30 Everybody Loves

Raymond

10:00 Frasier

11:00 The Big Bang Theory

12:00 Undercover Boss USA

13:00 Channel 4 News Summary

13:05 Come Dine with Me Abroad

14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

15:10 Countdown

16:00 Fifteen to One

17:00 A Place in the Sun

18:00 Couples Come Dine with

Me

19:00 The Simpsons

19:30 Hollyoaks

20:00 Channel 4 News

21:00 Obsessive Compulsive

Cleaners

22:00 Child Genius

23:00 Not Safe For Work

23:50 Career Criminals

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on theSide01:15 Police InterceptorsUnleashed02:10 SuperCasino04:10 Big Brother05:00 Wildlife SOS05:25 Divine Designs05:45 House Doctor07:00 The WotWots07:10 Igam Ogam07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay07:30 Fireman Sam07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat07:50 Peppa Pig07:55 Pip Ahoy!08:10 Little Princess08:20 The Mr Men Show08:35 Thomas & Friends08:45 Milkshake! Bop Box08:50 Noddy in Toyland09:00 Ben and Holly's LittleKingdom09:15 Peppa Pig09:30 Milkshake! Monkey09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas10:00 Tickety Toc10:15 The Wright Stuff12:10 Cowboy Builders13:10 5 News Lunchtime13:15 Nightmare Tenants,Slum Landlords14:15 Home and Away14:45 Neighbours15:15 NCIS16:15 Killer Instinct18:00 5 News at 518:30 Neighbours19:00 Home and Away19:30 5 News Tonight20:00 Police Interceptors21:00 The Dog Rescuers withAlan Davies22:00 Benefits by the Sea:Jaywick23:00 Big Brother

00:05 Family Guy

00:45 American Dad!

01:10 Family Guy

01:30 Teenage Millionaire:

The Year I Won the Lottery

02:30 Young, Welsh and

Pretty Skint

03:00 Sun, Sex and

Suspicious Parents

04:00 Teenage Millionaire:

The Year I Won the Lottery

05:00 Close

20:00 Top Gear

21:00 Don't Tell the Bride

22:00 Live at the Apollo

23:00 EastEnders

23:30 Russell Howard's Good

News

00:00 Celebrity Juice00:50 Two and a Half Men01:45 Fake Reaction02:20 Love Island03:10 Teleshopping06:40 ITV2 Nightscreen07:00 Life's Funniest Moments07:20 Psych08:05 Emmerdale08:35 Coronation Street09:35 Dinner Date10:35 Psych11:25 The Real Housewives ofAtlanta13:10 Emmerdale13:40 Coronation Street14:45 Dinner Date15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show19:00 Judge Rinder20:00 New You've Been Framed!21:00 Two and a Half Men22:00 Love Island23:00 Celebrity Juice23:50 Bad Bridesmaid

00:00 Unforgiven01:00 The Vice02:10 The Royal03:00 ITV3 Nightscreen07:00 Movies Now07:10 Rising Damp07:35 Heartbeat08:35 The Royal09:40 Murder, She Wrote10:40 Judge Judy12:00 A Touch of Frost14:05 Heartbeat15:10 The Royal16:15 Wild at Heart17:20 French Fields17:50 Doctor at Large18:20 Rising Damp18:55 Heartbeat20:00 Murder, She Wrote21:00 Midsomer Murders23:00 Unforgiven

Eastenders - Ian Begs PC Kresge to Find Cindy

Friday 10th July 2015 7TV Pull-outTUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

15thJULY

In Emmerdale, Carly’s worried when Bob tells her the police know

about her involvement in the fraud and he wants to tell Brenda about

Jimmy’s truck. She pleads with him not to but Bob’s torn. When the police

arrive, Carly lies, she is Vanessa. Will Carly stick around and face the

music or will she scarper and leave Bob and Val to pick up the pieces?

In the tear-jerker that is Coronation Street, Ken rages at Tracy, pointing

out how her years of appalling behaviour took their toll on Deirdre and

she spent her final weeks at Bev’s because she was so ashamed of

Tracy’s affair with Tony. Tracy reels. As Ken and Tracy exchange insults,

each blaming the other for the grief they caused Deirdre over the years,

they’re interrupted by the arrival of Peter. Apologising for missing the

funeral, Peter explains his train was delayed. Tracy turns on Peter,

accusing him of causing Deirdre many a sleepless night, before railing at

Ken and Peter, claiming they’re equally responsible for Deirdre’s death.

At Deirdre’s wake, Liz pours everyone a glass and they raise a toast in

Deirdre’s memory. After years of hostility, will Audrey and Bev patch up

their differences?

Liz wonders why Leanne was so hostile towards Dan at the funeral

and Liz questions Eileen about her feelings towards Michael.

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01:05 Family Guy

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Pretty Skint

02:00 Live at the Apollo

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03:00 Teenage Millionaire:

The Year I Won the Lottery

04:00 Don't Tell the Bride

05:00 Close

20:00 Top Gear

21:00 Great Movie Mistakes

21:15 Meet the Parents

23:00 People Just Do Nothing

23:30 Bad Education

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Coronation Street - Liz questions Eileen's feelings

Friday 10th July 20158 TV Pull-out

16thJULY

In Emmerdale, Pete asks Ross to be an usher and Ross accepts.

Debbie’s blood runs cold when Moira reveals she saw her and Ross kiss.

Breaking down Debbie confesses the affair has been going on for

months and her heart sinks when Moira tells her to make her choice.

In Coronation Street, in an attempt to make amends, Tracy sets about

making breakfast for Ken and Peter. She then calls in the factory and

tries to build bridges with Carla.

When Peter drops the bombshell on Simon that he’s got a new job with

a charter boat company working in the Caribbean, Simon’s devastated.

As Peter heads off to start his new life, Simon takes his anger out on

Leanne. Carla suggests another poker night but the lads refuse, telling

her to cut her losses and forget it. Carla’s annoyed.

In Eastenders, News of a new suspect in the Lucy Beale case has hit

the front pages, shocking the residents of Albert Square. Ian struggles to

come to terms with the revelation and wonders what to do. He heads off

to the restaurant when he feels overwhelmed.

Ian takes Sharon's advice on board, telling Jane and Cindy that they

need to ask the police about the new evidence rather than running

scared. It's not long before the police arrive on the Square, determined

to make an arrest...

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21:00 DIY SOS

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23:35 Motorway Cops

00:15 Weather

00:20 Great Ormond Street

01:20 The Truth About Your

Teeth

02:20 Arthur Ashe: More Than

a Champion

03:20 This Is BBC Two

05:00 Armada - 12 Days to

Save England

05:30 Schools - Children at

Work: Circus

06:00 Schools - In My Shoes:

Germany and the Netherlands

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Hammer

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Pretty Skint

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Pretty Skint

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News

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Eastenders - The newspaper headline shocks everyone

Friday 10th July 2015 9TV Pull-outTHURSDAY

Friday 10th July 201510 TV Pull-out - Quizzes

Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues;instead, every letter of the alphabet has beenreplaced by a number, the same number representingthe same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have todo is decide which letter is represented by whichnumber. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents B and 19represents Z, when these letters have been enteredthroughout the puzzle, you should have enoughinformation to start guessing words and discoveringother letters.

CODE CRACKER

CRYTPIC CLUES

Across

1 Volcano in South

Vietnam (4)

4 Anointed muddled oldie

(5)

9 Grieved for Irish moun-

tain range on Donegal

Head (7)

10 Familiarise in ancient

city quarter (5)

11 The scope of the morn-

ing portion (5)

12 Monster taking part in

angry phone conversation

(7)

13 Repeat about mix-up

(6)

15 Soldier workers are big

fellows (6)

19 Copy section about low

wall (7)

21 Some, unable to help,

return to the guesthouse

(5)

23 Fodder for one trapped

in a labyrinth (5)

24 Love to tell exaggerated

lies (7)

25 Having had enough of

broken dates (5)

26 A pleasant French

resort (4)

Down

2 Skim part of the hand (5)

3 See money paid out (7)

4 Ogled a building in later

years (3-3)

5 Outsiders changed Italy

(5)

6 Hun paid out for French

prince (7)

7 I am two and get spoilt

(6)

8 Meagre list (4)

14 His rare frolicking badg-

ers (7)

16 Savage made him a

nun in person (7)

17 Resold different alloy

(6)

18 Kept out of Dorset (6)

19 Very quiet around old

Mediaeval pageantry (4)

20 Little Patrick takes the

French into the fold (5)

22 Boost from tense icon

(5)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 7 Danger, 8 Enamel, 9 Tees, 10 Clerical, 11 Cabinet,

13 Begin, 15 Brass, 17 Hayseed, 20 Dried out, 21 Seam, 23

Dallas, 24 Averse.

Down: 1 Kale, 2 Agassi, 3 Tracked, 4 Yemen, 5 Marine, 6

Negative, 12 Agrarian, 14 East Ham, 16 Spells, 18 Sashes,

19 Boise, 22 Also.

DOUBLE CROSS-WORDSolve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the

standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

FILL IT INComplete the crossword grid by using the given words:

Across1 Meagre (6)

4 Beliefs (6)

9 Pull (7)

10 Criminal (5)

11 Swear (5)

12 Fuss (7)

13 December 31 (3,5,3)

18 Relating to water (7)

20 Venomous snake (5)

22 Disorder (5)

23 Lift (7)

24 Scandinavian country (6)

25 With little weight or force

(6)

Down1 Look for (6)

2 Later on (5)

3 Disaster (7)

5 Dreadful (5)

6 Large city in Israel (3,4)

7 Diverse (6)

8 Accurate timepieces (11)

14 Teach (7)

15 Hide (7)

16 Comic dramatic works (6)

17 Recently (6)

19 Flavour (5)

21 Brag (5)

QUICKIE

Last weeks SolutionAcross: 1 Smart, 4 Fable, 8 Groceries, 9 All, 10 Apex, 11Nothing, 12 Nod, 13 Idea, 15 Even, 16 Dud, 18 Tractor,19 Bare, 22 Due, 23 Companion, 24 Tulip, 25 Dregs. Down: 1 Signal, 2 Adore, 3 Trek, 4 Friend, 5 Besotted,6 Evasive, 7 Flog, 12 Nautical, 14 Dialect, 16 Drum up,17 Tennis, 18 Tidy, 20 Alike, 21 Bald.

Across

1 Prueba (4)

3 Cepillo (para ropa,

dientes, pelo) (5)

8 Atrasos (7)

10 Cerebro (5)

11 Abbot (4)

12 Cycling (8)

14 Four hundred (13)

16 To take a shower (8)

18 Glass (for drinking)

(4)

21 Norte (5)

22 Champú (7)

23 Barba (5)

24 Country (nation) (4)

Down

1 Terrace (patio, veran-

dah) (7)

2 Mares (4)

4 Rebels (8)

5 Costuras (puntadas)

(5)

6 Pope (4)

7 Cebollas (6)

9 Maletas (para equipa-

je) (9)

13 Predicador (8)

14 Chain (6)

15 Traps (snares) (7)

17 Meat (5)

19 Smell (odour) (4)

20 Box (4)

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORDImprove your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in

English or vice versa.

STANDARD CLUESAcross 1 Largest volcano inEurope (4)4 Added lubrication to (5)9 Grieved (7)10 Accustom (5)11 Scope (5)12 Winged monster with thehead of an eagle and thebody of a lion (7)13 Go back over (6)15 Monsters (6)19 Low wall along the edgeof a roof (7)21 Inn (5)23 Cereal grass (5)24 Lovers’ relationship (7)

25 Completely full (5)26 Pleasant (4)Down 2 Digit (5)3 Church stipends (7)4 Latter years (3-3)5 Non-ordained (5)6 French king’s eldest son(7)7 Diminish (6)8 Incline (4)14 Annoys continually (7)16 Bestial (7)17 Fusible alloy (6)18 Kept for later use (6)19 Ceremony (4)20 Fabric fold (5)22 Pick-me-up (5)

Scribble Pad

2 letterwords

AtBeMaMe

3 letterwords

ActAgeAleArtAveBetCooEndErrHasImpLeeLei

LowNit

NunPamPanPatPigPotRanSaxSlyTeeTheTonTryUseYod

4 letterwordsAcheAgar

AnewAtopBaleBaseBossBuoyConsCoreGeneHatsLaceLensLongMassMastMewsPassPathPentPinsPose

RepsSaleSexySlapSnubSpanStarStewSussVast

Wane5 letterwordsAerieAlienDwellIvoryMatteMetrePandaPause

SceneSpellThreeTiara

6 letterwordsBalsamCanvasLinnetNewishPathosSewing7 letterwordsAcetateCollate8 letterwords

PheasantShredder

Friday 10th July 2015 11TV Pull-out - Quizzes

el anillo

el bastón

el cinturón

el collar

el monedero

el paraguas

el pañuelo

el prendedor

el reloj

la bolsa

la cadena

la cartera

la pulsera

las mancuernas

los pendientes

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words

You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz.

1.el anillo, 2.el bastón,

3.el cinturón, 4.el collar,

5.el monedero, 6.el paraguas,

7.el pañuelo, 8.el prendedor,

9.el reloj, 10.la bolsa,

11.la cadena, 12.la cartera,

13.la pulsera,

14.las mancuernas,

15.los pendientes.

a.the chain, b.the umbrella,

c.the earrings, d.the brooch,

e.the wallet, f.the walking stick,

g.the bracelet, h.the purse,

i.the ring, j.the cufflinks,

k.the belt, l.the belt, m.the bag,

n.the scarf, o.the watch,

p.the necklace.

Answers:

1i, 2f, 3k, 4p, 5h, 6b, 7n, 8d, 9o,

10m, 11a, 12e, 13g, 14j, 15c.

Across1 According to Greek

mythology, what was thename of the nymph whowas transformed into a lau-rel tree to escape theamorous Apollo? (6)

4 What name is some-times given to a regionaldialect of a language, espe-cially French, which is usu-ally considered substan-dard? (6)

8 What general name isgiven to knives, forks andspoons used for eating orserving food? (7)

9 What is the name ofthe largest planet in thesolar system, a gas giantthat is one of the brightestobjects in the night sky? (7)

11 Which city, the centreof a copper-mining and fur-trapping region, is the capi-tal of Canada’s YukonTerritory? (10)

12 What first name con-nects American actorBaldwin, English actorGuinness and Greek-Britishcar designer Issigonis? (4)

13 Which odd lookingcharacter, performed byDave Goelz, is the resident

daredevil performanceartiste on The MuppetShow? (5)

14 Often depicted with atrident in his hand, whatwas the name of Romangod of the sea, water, earth-quakes and horses Romanequivalent Neptune? (8)

16 Used to describe afabric or surface, whichadjective means ‘smoothand obvious joins’? (8)

18 What surname con-nects the American singer,actress and civil rightsactivist, Lena and the star ofthe BBC radio comedy pro-gramme Beyond Our Ken?(5)

20 Salt Lake City is thecapital of which US state,settled in 1847 by Mormonsled by Brigham Young? (4)

21 What nickname wasgiven to the Second WorldWar V-1 flying bombs? (10)

23 Which verb means totransfer or delegate (power)to a lower level, especiallyfrom central government tolocal or regional administra-tion? (7)

24 What name for a thickliquid medicine, especially

cough mixture, comes fromthe Latin for ‘to lick’? (7)

25 Known for her dancingpartnership with FredAstaire, what was the stage

surname of the Americanactress and dancer whowas born Virginia KatherineMcMath in Missouri in1911? (6)

26 Which large thick-tongued grey-green arbore-al lizard of tropical America,has a row of spines alongits back? (6)

Down1 What name for a mass

of flour or meal moistenedand kneaded, but notbaked, is also a slang termfor money? (5)

2 Derived from theFrench for ‘small ball’, whatname is usually given to themain field or group ofcyclists in a race? (7)

3 What name is usuallyapplied to the end of theEarth's axis in the Arctic?(5,4)

5 In medicine whatadjective is used todescribe a disease (or itssymptoms) that is severebut of short duration? (5)

6 What is the name ofthe Japanese art of foldingpaper into shapes repre-senting objects? (7)

7 What title is generallygiven to a person employedat a dock to load and unloadships? (9)

10 Formerly used both in

land and naval warfare,what name is given toammunition consisting of amass of small metal balls orslugs packed tightly into acanvas bag? (9)

13 By what other name isthe constellation of UrsaMajor also known? (5,4)

15 Prior to the introduc-tion of the euro in 2002,what was the basic mone-tary unit of Austria, equal to100 groschen? (9)

17 Which Chinese gameis played, usually by fourpeople, with 136 or 144 rec-tangular pieces called‘tiles’? (7)

19 What girl’s name com-pletes the title of a classicAmerican children's novelby Kate Douglas Wiggin,first published in 1903: ------- of Sunnybrook Farm? (7)

21 Which ferry port inKent is mainland Britain'snearest point to theContinent, being only 35 km(22 miles) from Calais? (5)

22 Which market town inthe Netherlands, just north-east of Rotterdam, gives itsname to a flat round cheesewith a yellow rind? (5)

Quiz Word

Last weeks Quiz Word SolutionAcross: 1 Tabloid, 5 Knesset, 9 Axial, 10 Shangri-La, 11Highwayman, 12 Stag, 13 Noble gases, 16 Taps, 18 Maul,19 Metropolis, 21 Espy, 22 Inebriated, 26 Kathmandu, 27Terra, 28 Thrones, 29 Sarawak. Down: 1 Teach-In, 2 Bling, 3 Only When, 4 Dusty, 5 Koalabear, 6 Edge, 7 Saint Paul, 8 Tear gas, 14 Blue Peter, 15Apennines, 17 Splinter, 18 Meerkat, 20 Sad Sack, 23Blues, 24 Throw, 25 Oman.

SUDOKU (Easy) SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

Last Week’s Solutions

Code Cracker

Soduko Span - Eng Quizword Fill It In

1. Who Won The 2008 Lakeside World DartsChampionships?2. Over What Distance Is A Steeple Chase Run?3. NICE TEAM THUNDERS Is An Anagram Of WhichFootball Club?4. In heraldry, gules are what colour?5. Where Were The Winter Olympics Held In 1928 &1948?6. At Which Grand Prix Circuit Did Aryton Senna LoseHis Life?7. Who won the (2003) US Masters Golf Tournament?8. Who Became The BBC Sports Personality Of TheYear In 2006?9. In which public school did the game of squash origi-nate?10. In Which Sport Might You Play For The SheffieldShield?11. At which sporting venue are the Grace Gates?12. Who Lit The Olympic Torch At The 2000 SydneyOlympics?13. At which sport did Magic Johnson excel?

ANSEWRS:

1. Mark Webster 2. 3,000 Metres 3. Manchester United 4.

Red 5. St Moritz 6. San Marino , Italy 7. Mark Weir 8. Zara

Phillips 9. Harrow 10. Australian Cricket 11. Lord's 12.

Cathy Freeman 13. Basketball

sports QUIZ

Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

LOS ACCESORIOS PERSONALES-PERSONAL ACCESORIES

Friday 10th July 201512 On The Box

>> Master Bedroom

>> Beautiful open plan Living Room

The Habaneras shop-

ping centre in Torrevieja

has just celebrated its

tenth anniversary.

Located just on the out-

skirts of the centre, it is

directly linked to the main

road and motorway net-

work.

With shops spread over

three levels, the lower

ground has an adjacent

multi-storey car park and

features such high street

favourites as C&A and

Game, as well as a range

of electrical stores and a

large DIY store. The cen-

tre floor has everything

from clothing and shoes

to jewellery and more,

and on the upper floor

you can also relax in the

bars and restaurant area,

or let the kids run wild in

the purpose built play

area.

Next door there is a

large Carrefour hyper-

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It is sometimes neces-

sary for police, law enforce-

ment officers and other offi-

cials to direct and control

traffic. Instructions given by

these officers overrule any

other signs or signals dis-

played, but it is important to

know what the officers are

telling you to do.

As a general rule, the offi-

cers will use the following

signals:

Arm raised vertically

This instruction means

STOP to all road users

approaching the officer

from the front, with the

exception of drivers who

cannot do so safely. You

must stop before the line

where indicated, or immedi-

ately before the officers. In

the event of the instruction

being given at a junction,

you must stop before enter-

ing.

Arm or arms extended

horizontally

Drivers approaching the

officers in the direction indi-

cated by the outstretched

arm must STOP. In other

words, if you are approach-

ing an officer from the rear

and the officer has a right

arm extended, then as the

right arm is indicative of the

right hand lane in this case,

you must stop. If you are

approaching from the front

and the left arm is raised

horizontally, that signal is

intended for you, as the offi-

cers left arm will extend

towards the direction you

are approaching. If both

arms are extended, traffic in

both directions must stop.

The instruction to stop

remains in force, even if the

officer lowers the arms,

unless another signal is

indicated.

Waving a red or yellow

illuminated baton

Vehicles moving towards

the officer are required to

stop, in the same way as in

the sign is a vertical arm.

Extended arm moving

up and down alternately

Drivers approaching the

officer in the direction of the

corresponding side to the

arm are required to slow

down.

Other hand gestures

In certain circumstances,

the officers may use other

signs to indicate their

instructions, so long as the

instruction is made clear to

the driver.

Whistles

The officers can also use

whistles to instruct a vehicle

to stop, by blowing a series

of short, sharp blasts, fol-

lowed by a longer tone.

Signs

In the event of a situation

such as a temporary road-

block or checkpoint, traffic

police also use the sign R-

200. It is compulsory to stop

when you reach this sign.

Officers can sometimes

give instruction whilst on

the move

Red flag

The red flag indicates

that the road beyond the

vehicle carrying it is closed

to traffic, with the exception

of those authorised to pro-

ceed. You must not pass a

vehicle carrying a red flag.

Green flag

The green flag indicates

that the road is open again

and normal rules of pas-

sage apply.

Yellow flag

The yellow flag indicates

the need for extreme cau-

tion as there may be an

approaching danger. This

flag is also used for road

based events such as cycle

races, when extreme cau-

tion is also required.

Arm extended down-

ward, sloping and fixed

The officer is indicating

the obligation to stop your

vehicle immediately at the

side of the road in the next

safe, legal and convenient

location.

Red light or flashing

yellow lights on the front

The officer is indicating

that you must immediately

stop your vehicle at the next

safe, legal and convenient

location. This light may also

be accompanied by other

hand or verbal instructions.

Stop and go

In addition, road con-

trollers may use a handheld

signs, often on a short stick,

which has reversible indica-

tions of the R-2 (Stop) and

R-400 (Proceed) signs

which can be alternated to

control traffic.

>> Red light or flashing yellow lights on the front >> Stop and Go

>> Arm raised vertically >> Arm or arms extended horizontally >> Waving a red or yellow illuminated baton >> Extended arm moving up and down

alternately

>> Arm extended down-

ward, sloping and fixed

>> Red, Green and

Yellow flags

KNOW YOUR TRAFFICSIGNS AND SIGNALSSigns and Signals from Police Officers Controlling Traffic

>> R-200. It is

compulsory

to stop

As well as illegal drug use

problems, there are many

legal drugs that pose a dan-

ger to road users, without

the person taking them even

considering their might be a

problem.

There have been many

cases when drivers have

proved positive in the drugs

test, and often it is due to the

fact that prescription med-

ication may contain sub-

stances that act as a relax-

ant, and so impair the ability

to drive. Similarly, some pre-

scription drugs interact with

other medications, and can

combine to cause problems

that also reduce the driver´s

ability to correctly control the

vehicle in a safe manner.

It is of course possible

that the user is unaware of

the problems that the drugs

might cause. Every medica-

tion that is sold in pharma-

cists has an instruction

leaflet accompanying it. The

leaflet is also often very

long, and in Spanish, so

may not be the first

consideration of a

foreign driver. You

can of course

ask your phar-

macist about

interactions

and if

d r u g s

m a y

affect

your

ability to drive.

On some drugs, a

warning symbol is

printed on the box,

depicting an image

of a car inside a

red warning tri-

angle. If you

are taking

drugs and

this sym-

bol is

p r e s -

ent on

t h e

box or information leaflet,

then it is forbidden to drive

whilst you are taking the

medication, and sometime

immediately after a course

too, as the drugs can remain

present in your system.

It is almost impossible to

say how drugs can affect

driving ability, as it depends

on the drugs and how they

interact with the body. There

could be loss of awareness,

motor skills, balance and

coordination, perception,

attention, reaction time, and

judgment, all of which will

make driving particularly

hazardous.

Recent figures from the

DGT showed that 11% of all

drivers tested positive for

drugs, but now with strict

penalties in place, it is

hoped that those figures will

reduce.

The advice, always check

your prescription medication

and if there is any doubt,

don´t drive.

Hidden Problems of Drugs and Driving

Friday 10th July 20156 Motoring +

As most seasoned riderswill know, carrying a pas-senger on a motorbikeposes a whole range ofrisks, as the dynamics ofthe bike change with theadded weight and shape ofthe extra load, which subse-quently changes the han-dling and ride from what therider might be used to.

Carrying a pillion passen-ger in Spain is legal, but thelaw has recently changedand it is now more restric-tive as to who can be car-ried and by whom.

Article 12 of theReglamento GeneralCirculación details with therules for cycles, mopedsand motorcycles.

Point 2 explains that onmopeds and motorcycles, apassenger can be carriedon a motorcycle, so long asthat passenger is 12 yearsof age or older and that therider has a full license forthe vehicle and the vehicleitself is suitable for carryingpassengers. Police motor-cycles for example are pro-fessionally adapted as sin-gle seat vehicles. You canonly carry one passenger ifthere is a seat available.The rider and passengerare both obliged to wear anapproved crash helmet, withthe straps securely fas-tened.

The passenger is alsorequired to straddle the

vehicle and have both feetflat on the footrests and usethe appropriate seat behindthe driver. If a person´s feetdon´t reach the footrestscorrectly, they cannot becarried. In no case is it per-mitted for a passenger to sitbetween the driver and thehandle bars of the motorcy-cle or moped.

There is an exception tothe rule of age, as a child of7 or above can rise as apassenger being driven bytheir parent, guardian orperson authorised by them,provided all other require-ments are met.

In any case, the rider hasto be 18 years of age orabove in order to be allowedto carry a pillion passenger,including children.

Depending on your owninsurance policy, you mayalso need additional coverin order to carry passen-gers, so check our policybefore you do.

REGLAMENTO GENER-AL CIRCULACIÓN.

Artículo 12 Normas relati-vas a ciclos, ciclomotores ymotocicletas

1. Los ciclos que, porconstrucción, no puedan

ser ocupados por más deuna persona podrán trans-portar, no obstante, cuandoel conductor sea mayor deedad, un menor de hastasiete años en asiento adi-cional que habrá de serhomologado.

2. En los ciclomotores yen las motocicletas,además del conductor y, ensu caso, del ocupante delsidecar de éstas, puede via-jar, siempre que así consteen su licencia o permiso de

circulación, un pasajero quesea mayor de 12 años, util-ice casco de protección ycumpla las siguientescondiciones:

a) Que vaya a horcajadasy con los pies apoyados enlos reposapiés laterales.

b) Que utilice el asientocorrespondiente detrás delconductor.

En ningún caso podrásituarse el pasajero enlugar intermedio entre lapersona que conduce y el

manillar de dirección delciclomotor o motocicleta.

3. Excepcionalmente, losmayores de siete añospodrán circular en motoci-cletas o ciclomotores con-ducidos por su padre,madre o tutor o por per-sonas mayores de edad porellos autorizadas, siempreque utilicen casco homolo-gado y se cumplan las pre-scripciones del apartadoanterior (artículo 11.4 deltexto articulado).

Motorbikes - PillionPassenger Rules

The law has recently changed and is now more restrictive

2015 McLaren P1 GTR

Tested:

The GTR is a P1 transfor-

med into a track weapon, a

curious distinction given how

insane the roadgoing P1

hypercar already is.

Price/on sale:

£1.98 - Million

Power/torque:

986bhp

landing just shy of 1000 hor-

sepower.

Friday 10th July 2015 7Motoring +

the unveiling ofMcLaren’s new track-focused P1 GTR DesignConcept, a model set toavailable commerciallystarting next year.

The P1 GTR was devel-oped by the McLarenSpecial Operations divisionand its launch celebrates 20years since the F1 GTRwas released to take part inthe 1995 GT season. Thevehicle boasts a 3.8-litertwin-turbo V8 and electricmotor combination out-putting 986 horsepower,which is 83 more that thestreet-legal version.

Modifications comparedto the standard car include

a front track that’s wider by80mm, with flared wheelarches, and a large newsplitter. The side mirrors arepositioned in the A-pillars,another sign that the cre-ators` only concerns wereregarding the vehicle’saerodynamics and not fol-lowing the regulations whichwould make it street-legal.The standard P1’sretractable wing wasreplaced by a fixed unit andthere’s also sizeable newset of pipes.

The price for the McLarenP1 GTR will be somewherein the neighborhood of £2million (almost $3.5 million),which will also include a full

racing programLaunching with the

McLaren P1™ GTR designconcept is the bespokeMcLaren P1™ GTR driverprogramme – the ultra-exclusive ownership pro-gramme which will includespecialist driver training,human performance andaccess to the McLaren rac-ing simulator, and which isdesigned to prepare eachdriver mentally and physi-cally to fully exploit the abil-ities of the McLaren P1™GTR. The programme willbe completely bespoke,with each individual havinga fully-tailored experience.

The McLaren P1™ GTR

driver programme promisesto be one of the most exclu-sive owners’ clubs in theworld and will offer an unri-valled ownership experi-ence. McLaren SpecialOperations will maintainand run all cars, and man-age the programmethroughout. Together withone of the most excitingtrack-focused cars everdeveloped, the programmeoffers unprecedentedaccess to the technologies,resources and peoplethroughout the McLarenTechnology Centre. Everyexperience will be uniqueand tailored specifically,

providing a full immersioninto McLaren, and gainingaccess to the experiencesand resources which havehelped develop and trainFormula 1™ champions.This will include workingclosely with a support teamcomprising authentic pro-fessionals that have operat-ed within the rarefied worldof professional motor sport.These will all be experts intheir respective fields, allboasting top-level interna-tional experience from theHuman PerformanceProgramme, race engi-neers, designers and testdrivers.

Production to begin forthe P1 GTR

THE FACTS

As the summer monthsget underway, thoughts turnto ways of cooling down.Lots of cars are fitted with airconditioning or climate con-trol, both of which can bevery useful, but you mightconsider laminate tinting.

There are benefits to theprocess, not only because ofthe shade provided, but tint-ed windows which have hadthe laminate provided alsooffer extra protection fromshattering, as the glued lam-inate often keeps the glasstogether. They also offer pro-tection from UV rays andcreate a cooler atmosphereinside the vehicle, as well asthe additional privacy.

When it comes toapproval during the manda-tory vehicle inspection, thelegal requirements are veryclear. The vehicle must havea certificate provided by themanufacturer of the laminate

that must be completed bythe installer.

Another prerequisite forthe test is that all car windowlaminates are properlysealed on the windows.

As for the law, it is illegalto have the front windowstinted in any way. Both thewindscreen and side win-dows must remain clean asper the manufacturer’s spec-ification. This same ruleapplies to stick on sun-shades by the way. You mustnot affix anything to the frontwindows.

It is legal for the backdoors, or just the back win-dows if your vehicle doesn´thave doors, to have tintingapplied. It is also perfectlylegal for the rear window tohave tinting too.

However, there is stillsomething that you mustmonitor closely in order tocomply with the law, and that

is that all tinting or laminatingmust be in a good condition.If the laminate starts to bub-ble or peel, then it is nolonger acceptable and mustbe removed or replaced, asis in the case of the ITVinspection.

This might seem like anunusual law to enforce, butthe reason is that if the lami-nate or tinting becomesdamaged, then it reducesthe visibility through the win-dows. Again, this mightseem odd as we are talkingabout the back windowsonly, but a driver must stillmaintain good visibility allaround the vehicle, in orderto maintain visibility.

You might remember fromyour driving lesson days,and it is hopefully somethingyou still do today, but alwayschecking your blind spot iscrucial before carrying outany move, and that is whyvisibility is important.

However, as always, if youfollow the rules and onlyhave the back windows tint-ed, and they are maintainedin pristine condition, thenyou can have many happyyears motoring, either with-out the blinding sun, or whilstpretending your backseatpassengers are the next USPresidential candidates.

Can I Tint MyWindows?

Friday 10th July 20158 Motoring +

Friday 10th July 2015 35

Beer is better to servewith food than wine

1-Minute Faux BananasFoster

Ingredients1/2 medium banana, 1/2 tbspof honey, dash of cinnamon1/4 cup of frozen yogurt

DirectionsPut 1/2 banana into a bowland pour honey on top.Sprinkle the cinnamon andcook the banana, honey, cin-namon in the microwave forabout 1 minute or until soft.The water from the bananawill make a watery syrup withthe honey. Add the frozenyogurt on top of the warmbanana and syrup and enjoy. This is delicious comfort food,for just 150 calories. And ittakes less than 3 minutes

Strawberry & Cream Pita

Ingredients3 T cream cheese, low fat,softened, 1 c strawberries,sliced, 1 whole wheat pitabread, 1 sprig fresh mint

DirectionsCut pita bread in half.Combine cream cheese with1/4 cup of the strawberries,mashing the berries as youmix. Spread half of mixtureinside each half of the pita.Fill with remaining strawber-ries. Heat a cast iron pan orskillet to warm. Spray sand-wich with nonstick spray andplave on grill. Garnish withmint.

top 2

Desserts

Britain’s Beer

Sommelier of the Year

has claimed, as she

advises hosts to serve it

a Champagne flute or

brandy snifter rather

than traditional pint

glasses.

Jane Peyton, who was

named Sommelier of the

Year by The Beer

Academy in May, said

that there was too much

snobbery around pair-

ing beer with food.

She advised serving

beers made with

Champagne yeast as an

aperitif or ales with

chocolate and coffee

flavours with rich

desserts like tirimusu.

“It’s actually much bet-

ter pairing with a food

than wine and there are

so many special beers

for fine dining,” she told

The Independent on

Sunday’s New Review

magazine.

“But snobbery means

it’s an uphill battle to

convince people of all

that. Wine as the drink

of people of high status

for 5,000 years and the

wine industry, with its

good PR has maintained

that reputation.”

Ms Peyton said many

hosts just assume that

women, in particular,

only want to drink wine

at dinner or parties.

“Don’t patronise a

woman,” she added.

“And if she orders beer,

don’t assume she’ll

want a pale, tasteless

fruit beer. She might

want an Imperial

Russian stout, which

tastes like treacle.

“I’m always trying to

persuade more women

to drink beer. When I

have dinner parties I

pour out my ale into

Champagne flutes and

brandy glasses.”

Summer lunch with friends

Friday 10th July 201536 Food & Drink

Take the time to relax with friends and family this Summer

Summer lunches aren’t

about spending hours at a

hot stove; they should be

planned to give you the

space to catch up with

friends and family, gossip

and kick back. All you have

to do when your guests turn

up is chuck a couple of

ingredients on the barbecue

and toss together a salad.

Have fun.

Use tender chicken thighs

or even a whole spatch-

cocked chicken will work

just as well. The combina-

tion of the black, herby rub,

sweet tomatoes and gar-

licky mayonnaise is sensa-

tional.

3 bunches fresh thyme, 1

bunch picked and finely

chopped, 1 bunch fresh

mint. 5 garlic cloves, peeled

and roughly chopped. Sea

salt and freshly ground

black pepper, Zest of 1

lemon, chicken thighs, 80ml

extra-virgin olive oil. 2 pun-

nets cherry tomatoes,

halved. A few splashes red-

wine vinegar. For the aïoli

use 2 egg yolks, 1 garlic

clove, crushed, 1 tsp Dijon

mustard. 750ml mild olive

oil. Juice of ½ lemon.

Serves four to six.

High-carbon lifestyles

are desperately unhealthy,

according to Hugh

Montgomery, director of the

UCL Institute for human

health and performance

and co-chair of the Lancet

commission.

Cutting red meat and

dairy consumption would

lead to a big saving in

methane, which is 23 times

as potent a greenhouse

gas as carbon dioxide

“from essentially belching

cows. That saves a lot of

strokes, heart disease,

bowel cancer and so forth,”

he said.

Big savings are possible

from “active transport” –

more cycling and walking.

Reductions in vehicle par-

ticulates improves respira-

tory health and reduces

cardiovascular disease, as

well as making people

healthier and happier.

There are very big sav-

ings from people using

more calories to move

around, reducing obesity,

diabetes and cardiovascu-

lar risks. The European

commission says savings

of well over €30-35bn (£22-

£25bn) per year in health-

care costs could be made

from quite modest reduc-

tions in greenhouse gases.

Many cities in North

America and Europe have

started to go green. “All the

surveys show that 80% of

people want this. Let’s

accelerate that. Let politi-

cians catch up with the

appetite of their citizens

and mayors,” said Anthony

Costello, director of the

UCL Institute for global

health and co-chair of the

commission.

He cited Melbourne

which has set itself to

become zero carbon, San

Francisco, Chicago,

Seattle, Minneapolis,

Zermatt and Vancouver.

“Bogota has set itself very

aggressive targets for

becoming low emission and

investing hugely in buses

and electric transport,” he

said.

In the UK, Newcastle,

Leicester, Brighton, Bristol,

Edinburgh and even

London, which has intro-

duced a lot more cycle

pathways, are moving in

the same direction. It’s not

just about cycling, but also

green infrastructure for

flood mitigation and fresh

water control, and having

more parks for recreation

with direct benefits on peo-

ple’s health. There are also

indirect benefits – trees

buffer, wind and noise.

The cost of air travel

might have to rise, but one

proposal is that one cheap

family package holiday per

year would be allowed.

Lifestyle changes can cut emissions and diseases globally

Friday 10th July 2015 37Food & Drink

Eat less red meat and cycle more

Contact@medb.es Website: www.medb.es

DR MACHI MANNU

There is a general mis-

conception that parasites

and their associated illness-

es only occur in third world

countries where the stan-

dard of living is low and peo-

ple live in filthy unhygienic

surroundings; this is not so

true. Recent technological

advancement in medical

diagnostics now shows that

parasitic infestations are

more common place than

previously thought.

Parasites can range from

microscopic single cell pro-

tozoa to worms that are 15

feet long. The most widely

spread protozoan parasites

in humans are Giardia lam-

blia, Entamoeba histolytica,

Blastocystis hominis and

Crytosporidium. These are

mostly picked up from con-

taminated food and water

supplies and poor personal

hygiene.

While it is common knowl-

edge that parasites cause

intestinal problems such as

diarrhoea and vomiting, few

people realise their connec-

tion with chronic diseases.

A study reported in the

Journal of Nutritional

Medicine revealed that out

of over 400 chronic fatigue

patients in New York, an

incredible 93 per cent had

some form of parasitic infes-

tation.

When parasites invade

the intestines, they may pro-

voke allergic reactions caus-

ing inflammation which

leads to a ‘leaky gut syn-

drome’: a condition whereby

the pores of the intestinal

lining are opened too wide,

allowing foreign toxic sub-

stances to enter the blood-

stream. These foreign

invaders overload the liver

and accumulate in the

organs, muscles, lymphatic

system and nervous system,

thereby creating a wide vari-

ety of disease conditions like

arthritis, asthma, eczema,

chronic fatigue and memory

loss. A type of parasite

known as Entamoeba

Histolytica has been found

to migrate to the liver and is

capable of causing weight

loss and insomnia.

Parasites also depress the

immune system by excreting

toxic waste products into the

body.

Taking simple precautions

and good personal hygiene

will go a long way in pre-

venting parasites. Hand

washing before eating and

after going to the toilet, thor-

ough washing of fresh fruits

and vegetables and regular

deworming of your pets, are

all good practises. Foods

such as Papaya, garlic, raw

cabbage, pomegranate and

pineapple have anti-para-

sitic properties.

FOR A FULL BODY

DIAGNOSTIC SCAN CALL

MEDB CLINIC: 965071745

INTESTINAL PARASITESARE MORE COMMON

THAN YOU THINK

Friday 10th July 201538 Health

I had a left knee replacement about 5 years ago, and it was marvellous untilabout 5 months ago when it started causing pain similar to what I hadbefore surgery. I´ve seen my doctor and specialists who think it´ll go awaywith some pain killers, but instead it´s getting worse. I´ll appreciate youradvice.

Knee replacements are

made to last about 15-20

years and usually last that

long, unless complications

occur. However the usual

complications such as ´loos-

ening and dislocation´ usual-

ly occur shortly after surgery.

Osteolysis is another fairly

common complication,

occurring when immune

cells start digesting bone tis-

sue, a reaction caused by

the plastic composites used

to make the replacement

implants.

Nevertheless, infections

are the most common cause

of knee replacement joint

pain. The groves and spaces

between the replacement

implants serve as suitable

breeding grounds for

microbes because of the

absence of the immune sys-

tem in these areas. The risk

of infections is also

increased when the immune

system is depressed. Among

many other vital roles, our

immune system protects us

against disease causing

microorganisms that may lie

dormant in the body until

they are reactivated when

the immune system

becomes dysfunctional.

From the scans carried out

at MedB clinic we have

observed that most people

with painful replacement

joints, typically show active

microbes such as bacteria,

viruses and fungi in the

affected joint. Viruses and

Fungi seem to cause severe

pain, and can be more diffi-

cult to eliminate than bacter-

ial infections.

Effective therapy for

replacement joint pain will

depend on identifying the

cause. If microbes are impli-

cated, they should be ade-

quately treated. Contrary to

widely held belief, viruses as

well as other harmful

microbes, can be effectively

treated with colloidal silver.

At MedB clinic we have suc-

cessfully used colloidal silver

to eliminate a wide range of

microbes and treat many

chronic disorders. The cause

of the joint pain may also be

from an over-active immune

system triggered by the for-

eign replacement knee

implants, and in such a case,

the immune system needs to

be treated to resolve the

pain.

Chronic inflammation

especially around the joints

also leads to a build-up of

fibrous tissue which restricts

joint movement and causes

severe pain. Clinical studies

have shown that an enzyme

called Serrapeptase can dis-

solve excessive fibrous tis-

sue in the body.

Serrapeptase is produced by

a bacteria in the silk worm,

and studies have shown that

serrapeptase makes a dis-

tinction between fibrous tis-

sue which it dissolves, and

healthy tissue which it leaves

intact. Painkillers have seri-

ous long-term effects such

as kidney and liver damage,

and should only be taken for

a short while. In the absence

of a proper diagnostic inves-

tigation, you should take col-

loidal silver since infections

are a common cause of

replacement joint pain.

FOR A FULL BODY DIAG-

NOSTIC SCAN CALL MEDB

CLINIC: 965071745

Friday 10th July 2015 39Health

You might be 20 years olderthan your actual age!

It is said that time waits

for no man, but biologically

speaking some people are

barely ageing at all while

others are speeding through

their lives at the rate of three

years every 12 months, sci-

entists have found.

For the first time

researchers have devel-

oped a test which reveals

not only biological age but

how fast people are growing

old.

And the results are star-

tling. In a group of 38-year-

olds, the scientists discov-

ered that some had the

same physiology as a 30-

year-old while others were

closer to 60.

The researchers from a

range of institutions includ-

ing Kings College London

and Duke University in the

US, believe it could explain

why some people look far

older than their years, while

others appear to hardly age

from year to year.

“We are now at a point

where we can quantify bio-

logical ageing in young peo-

ple, “ said Dr Andrea

Danese, Senior Lecturer in

D e v e l o p m e n t a l

Psychobiology and

Psychiatry at Kings College

London.

“And for the first time we

can see how fast they are

ageing. The people who had

the oldest biological age

were growing old the

fastest.

“If we know that we can

think about changing diets

or making lifestyle changes

when it is early enough to do

something about it.

“With these tests we could

detect premature ageing

before young people being

to develop heart disease,

diabetes or dementia so we

could treat them.”

To discover what biologi-

cal markers in the body

could show the rate of grow-

ing old, the scientists have

been following more than

1,000 people who were born

in 1972-73.

Just as hair goes grey and

wrinkles appear, all parts of

the body slowly deteriorate

with age, and that can be

measured to work out a per-

son’s true biological age.

Someone who has never

smoked, exercised regularly

and eaten a healthy diet

may have protected them-

selves against much of the

ravages of time, whereas a

person who lives an

unhealthy lifestyle will speed

up the process.

The researchers looked at

18 indicators of health

including kidney and liver

function, blood pressure,

cholesterol levels, and the

length of telomeres – the

protective caps at the end of

chromosomes which pre-

vent DNA damage.

• Secret of healthy ageing

discovered in 35-year study

They carried out the tests

when participants were

aged 26, 32 and 38 to see

how they were changing

over time. Although most

people were around their

real age, and were ageing at

a rate of 12 months in one

year, some were ageing as

fast as three years per

chronological year while

others were not ageing at

all.

Photographs of the volun-

teers were also handed out

to students at Duke

University who were asked

to assess their age. Those

who were biologically older

invariably appeared older to

the students.

The scientists claim that

most of the difference in

ageing rates are down to

environmental factors rather

than genes, and so could be

altered. It is though that just

20 per cent of differences in

ageing is genetic.

“There is a great deal of

environmental influence,”

said lead author Dan Belsky,

assistant professor of geri-

atrics at Duke University’s

Centre for Ageing.

“As we get older our risk

grows for all kinds of differ-

ent diseases. To prevent

multiple diseases simultane-

ously ageing itself has to be

the target. Otherwise it’s a

game of whack-a-mole.”

• Ageing reversed as sci-

entists discover how to turn

clock back

The researchers are

hopeful that in future doctors

would be able to test people

when they are in their 30s to

determine how fast they are

ageing so that they could

offer health advice or med-

ication.

Professor Terrie Moffitt, of

Duke University added: “It is

indeed likely that individual

patients will be able to get a

number for their own biolog-

ical age, by asking their fam-

ily doctor. Most of the 18

biomarkers we used in our

research are used routinely

in clinical practice already,

nothing mysterious.

People can already go to

the internet to calculate their

“heart age”, entering their

blood pressure, height,

weight, and whether or not

they smoke, and so forth.

But our measure of the pace

of aging is a bit different, as

it is based on aspects of

organ function that are “hid-

den” inside young people

who still feel and look

healthy; it does not rely on

observable behaviours such

as smoking.

One goal we need to meet

next is to determine which

are the fewest biomarkers

needed to accurately esti-

mate a person’s biological

age. What is the most effec-

tive and low-cost short ver-

sion. We devised a Cadillac

version for our research, but

a family doctor might want a

Volkswagen version"

The research was pub-

lished in the journal the

Proceedings of the National

Academy of Sciences.

Some people are ageing three years every 12 months, scientists have found

Friday 10th July 201540

Aries March 21-April 20

Taurus April 21-May 21

A new friendship or relationship could go

from strength to strength this week, so be

prepared to go along with unexpected

changes and be flexible about the future.

You could also find a certain goal no longer

has real meaning for you. You will make the

right decisions if you stand back and consid-

er what your options really are, long-term.

Gemini May 22-June 21

An unexpected conversation this weekend

could help you find the answer to a problem

that has held you back in recent weeks. With

your ruler, Mercury, now in tune with the per-

suasive planet, Venus, you can also over-

come a loved one’s doubts and set a certain

record straight. All you need to do is be your-

self and trust your sense of timing.

Cancer June 22-July 23

Resist the urge to push through changes

that you feel are overdue and focus on your

long-term hopes and dreams this week.

Wednesday’s powerful link between the

action planet, Mars, and psychic, other-

worldly Neptune makes it easy for you to

achieve a goal you thought was way beyond

your reach.

Leo July 24-August 23Shelve routine chores, relax and tune in to

your private, inner world this week. If you let

your intuition be your guide, you can pour oil

on troubled waters and sidestep a potential

problem. You could also find that what you

want from someone has been changing, so

bide your time until you get your bearings in

the new terrain. There is no rush.

Your ruler, Mercury, enters your chart’s zone

of social life this week. An important friend-

ship may preoccupy you now, but this is not

the time to put someone under pressure or

to ask unnecessary questions. Read

between the lines instead. With evasive

Neptune also in the picture, your best

course of action is to stand back and let

events unfold.

Libra September 24-October 23

A conversation this weekend could help you

overcome your recent doubts about a cer-

tain situation, so ask for feedback and sup-

port from someone you rely on. The time

has not yet come to take decisive action, so

concentrate on sorting out domestic issues

now to give yourself more freedom to

manoeuvre. From Thursday, you will see

your way ahead.

Scorpio October 24-November 22

Some news midweek could make you won-

der if you should change course or give up on

a career project. The tide will soon turn in

your favour, so be patient a while longer.

Telepathic Neptune helps you to pick up on

someone’s real feelings later in the week. Do

not try to pin them down or make them show

their hand. You do not need to.

Sagittarius November 23-December 21If you take advantage of the stars this week,

you can push through the domestic changes

that you have been planning and reach a

more relaxed and easygoing understanding

with somebody close. What matters now is

being open and direct, so do not let a chance

to clear the air, or to express your real feel-

ings, pass you by. It is the first step that

counts.

Capricorn December 22 - January 20

You may have found it hard to work out what

someone feels, or to decide what course of

action you should take to reach your current

goal. From Wednesday, when the Zodiac’s

most direct and truthful planet, Mars, aligns

with evasive Neptune in your chart’s com-

munication zone, all that is due to change,

so do not be afraid to show your feelings

then.

Aquarius January 21 - February 19

With persuasive Venus in the area of your

skies that rules your love life, you can turn a

certain situation to your own advantage if

you do not let a recent problem undermine

your confidence this week. A conversation

this weekend could also make you see how

strong your hand is, so do not miss this

chance to bring about some kind of break-

through.

Pisces February 20 - March 20

Virgo August 24-September 23

This week’s alignment between the action

planet, Mars, and your ruler, Neptune, is due

to help you break free from restrictions and

usher in a more adventurous and fulfilling

era. Do not let advice from friends make you

hedge your bets, or give in to self-doubt.

Events will turn out in your favour if you have

the courage of your own convictions now.

Being in the right place at the right time is the

key to getting what you want this week. If you

relax and trust your intuition instead of trying

to force the pace, you can avoid potential

problems and get a great deal closer to your

goal. Something you discover this weekend

is also due to put you in a strong position. It

seems a certain battle is as good as won.

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OPEN FOR TOUGH BUSINESSFriday 10th July 201544 Ivie Davies on Golf

The Old Course at St.

Andrews is unique in many

ways and will continue to

present challenges to the

players contesting the 144th

Open Championship next

week. Hopefully the sun will

be shining and the wind

benign, resulting in a Rules

incident-free championship,

although that doesn’t hap-

pen all the time...

Bunkers

The Old Course is the

home of the pot bunker, with

its 110 sandy iconic traps.

The bunkers are all individu-

ally named; Walkinshaw's

Grave, Coffins, Lion’s

Mouth, Principal’s Nose,

The Spectacles, Hell. Each

has a rich history to tell and

many have made or broken

the scores of some of the

world’s best golfers.

Perhaps the most famous

is the fearsome Road

bunker at the 17th green.

During the 3rd round of the

1978 Open, “Tommy”

Nakajima came to the 17th

four-under for the day and

tied for the Championship

lead. He played a smart

approach to the front of the

green and his carefully

judged putt looked good

until it caught a ridge and

trickled down into the Road

bunker.

His first attempt from the

sand hit the face. His sec-

ond also failed to get out.

His third did escape the

bunker – albeit briefly -

before rolling back in.

Finally, his fourth settled ten

feet past the pin. Nakajima

missed the putt and finished

with a quintuple-bogey nine

and thus ending his Open

dream.

Due to the unique design

of a pot bunker, if you get

too close to the face of the

bunker, it is sometimes

impossible to play forward.

Many players this July will

find themselves playing out

to the side; some may even

find it necessary to deem

the ball unplayable.

A player may deem the

ball unplayable at any place

on the course, except when

the ball is in a water hazard.

The player is the sole judge

as to whether his ball is

playable. If you deem your

ball unplayable (Rule 28)

you may, under penalty of

one stroke:

A. Play again from where

your last shot was played, or

B. Drop a ball any dis-

tance behind the point

where the ball lay keeping a

straight line between the

hole, the point where the

ball lay and the spot on

which the ball is dropped, or

C. Drop a ball within two

club-lengths of where the

ball lies not nearer the hole.

If your ball is in a bunker

you may proceed as above;

however, if you are dropping

back on a line or within two

club-lengths (options b or c),

you must drop a ball in the

bunker.

Interestingly, in the face of

the Road bunker, there will

be a small TV camera that

will provide television view-

ers a close-up of all the

action next week. The cam-

era will be deemed as an

integral part of the course in

the Championship Local

Rules so that players cannot

claim relief from interference

from it and consequently

afford them a better lie in the

bunker!

Out of Bounds

In 1991 at Royal Birkdale

Golf Club, Ian Baker-Finch

won The Open playing sub-

lime golf shooting 64 and 66

in the final two rounds. By

the time of the 1995 Open at

St Andrews, in a cruel twist

of fate, his confidence was

low. Baker-Finch stood on

the first tee of the Old

Course, paired with the leg-

endary Arnold Palmer (his

farewell appearance at The

Open) and snap-hooked his

drive straight over the paral-

lel 18th fairway and out of

bounds. Despite it being one

of the widest fairways in

golf, Baker-Finch had hit it

180 yards out of bounds to

the left.

With its “out and back”

design, the boundaries of

the course come into play at

a number of holes such as

the first, 16th, 17th and 18th.

If, after playing a shot, you

think your ball may be out of

bounds you should play a

provisional ball (Rule 27-2).

You must state that it is a

provisional ball (phrases

such as “I’ll hit another” or

“I’m going to re-load” are

insufficient) and you must

play the provisional ball

before you go forward to

search for the original ball.

The wall at the back of the

green of the 17th hole on the

Old Course defines the

boundary on this hole. While

it is unlikely that a ball will

come to rest on the wall, the

Championship Local Rules

clarify the boundary by stat-

ing that a ball is out of

bounds when it is beyond

the wall (not on the wall) so

there is no doubt.

At the 1984 Open, Tom

Watson was seeking his

third Open win in a row and

he was in a tie with Seve

Ballesteros when his

approach at the 17th scur-

ried over the green, crossed

the road and came to rest

close to the boundary wall.

Faced with an extremely dif-

ficult chip, and with the

boundary wall impeding his

backswing, Watson unsur-

prisingly could only make

bogey. He lost out to Seve

who made an iconic birdie

on the 18th to win by two

strokes.

It is worth remembering

that objects defining out of

bounds are deemed to be

fixed and there is no relief

without penalty from them.

You can proceed under the

unplayable ball Rule or try

your luck like Miguel Angel

Jiménez did five years ago.

Finding the ball in a near

impossible position inches

from the boundary wall, the

Spaniard struck the ball

against the wall, the ball

then ricocheted off the wall

over Jimenez’s head and

onto the green.

Jiménez said, “There was

no place to drop it. I took out

my sand wedge and hoped

to get a good break but I had

no idea how it would turn out

as you can’t practice that

sort of shot!”

Water Hazards

The Swilcan Burn lies in

wait on the first hole on the

Old Course. Padraig

Harrington, Lee Westwood

and Colin Montgomerie all

found the Burn when playing

in the 2010 Open and had to

drop out under penalty. If

your ball is in a water hazard

(yellow stakes and/or lines)

you may play it as it lies or,

under penalty of one stroke:

stakes and/or lines) you

may play it as it lies or,

under penalty of one stroke:

• play a ball from where

your last shot was played, or

• drop a ball any distance

behind the water hazard

keeping a straight line

between the hole, the point

where the ball last crossed

the margin of the water haz-

ard and the spot on which

the ball is dropped.

If your ball is in a lateral

water hazard (red stakes

and/or lines), in addition to

the options for a ball in a

water hazard, under penalty

of one stroke, you may drop

a ball within two club-

lengths of, and not nearer

the hole than:

• the point where the ball

last crossed the margin of

the hazard, or

• a point on the opposite

side of the hazard equidis-

tant to the hole from the

point where the ball last

crossed the margin.

The Swilcan Burn is in

parts marked as a water

hazard and in parts a lateral

water hazard. So depending

on where your ball last

crossed the margin of the

hazard, determines the

options that you have for

relief.

Double Greens

There are seven “double

greens” on the Old Course,

i.e. greens that are shared

by two holes. Interestingly

the numbers of the holes

sharing the green always

add up to 18, e.g. two and

16, three and 15.

World number one and

defending champion Rory

McIlroy will miss next

week's Open after injuring

his left ankle. The Northern

Irishman, 26, revealed on

Monday he had ruptured

an ankle ligament playing

football with friends.

Confirming he would not

compete at St Andrews, he

posted on Instagram: "I'm

taking a long-term view of

this injury. Although rehab

is progressing well, I want

to come back to tourna-

ment play when I feel

100% healthy and 100%

competitive."

The 2015 Open begins

next Thursday, and tourna-

ment organisers said they

were "naturally very disap-

pointed" at McIlroy's with-

drawal. They added: "Rory

will play in many more

Opens and our primary

concern is for his complete

recovery."

McIlroy, who has won

four majors, could also

miss the chance to defend

his US PGA Championship

title in mid-August.

RorySidelined

A 20 year old British player

is one of four new signings

that have been unveiled by

CD Torrevieja, though one of

them, Luis Carlos will be

familiar to fans having played

for the club two years ago

and he helped Novelda to

make the play-offs last sea-

son. Luis Carlos is a speedy

and gritty left sided player,

able to accelerate past

defenders and is a ready-

made replacement for

favourite Cristian Sanchez

who has opted to live and

play in Madrid.

20 year old Lewis Hallen is

a British lad who has lived in

Spain since he was nine and

is well known to the manager

Pedreño. He is a striker with

a knack for goals, though so

far only displayed at

Preferente level, netting 13

times for Santa Pola the sea-

son before last and then 10

times for Pilar de la

Horadada and hence his

connection with the manager

who was in charge there.

David Rives is a strong

central defender who played

for eight consecutive sea-

sons in 2B before leaving the

game to concentrate on his

family business. He is 31

years old, fit and strong and

comes in for Alexis who has

gone to Nicaragua to try his

luck. Edu Mesas is a 24 year

old left sided player who

made it to the play-offs last

term for 2B with group 13 out-

fit El Castillo and who previ-

ously starred for Huércal

Overa. As Eddy has returned

this season, there should be

good cover in this left back

position.

Training starts on Monday

and these new recruits will be

joined by several incoming

British players who are seek-

ing a new kick start to their

football career in Spain.

Amongst them are Georgio

Kyriacou who has played in

America and Guatemala as

well as more recently for

Stevenage and Hitchin Town

in the UK. Linton Rogers

hails from East Sussex and

has been centre forward for

Bexhill, Eastbourne and

Hastings Utd. Reece

Brewster from London is a

battling midfielder who will

still be a teenager when the

season starts.

CD Torrevieja’s pre-sea-

son matches, including a

notable trio of opponents

namely Cordoba (July 18th);

Hull City (July 24th); and

Hercules (Aug 7th). Season

tickets are on sale from the

ground on a Tuesday

between 11.30am and

13.30pm and on a Thursday

between 5.00pm and 7.00pm

as well from the Torry Army

office in San Luis every

weekday morning. Anyone

who buys a season ticket will

be able to buy their pre- sea-

son friendly ticket at half price

– five euros instead of ten

euros!

The composition of

Torrevieja’s division is now

known and there are new

clubs for supporters to get to

know. After losing Levante to

2B, and La Nucia, Ribarroja,

Utiel and Requena, Torry are

rejoined by Elche Ilicitano, as

well as new boys, Recambios

Colon from Catarroja; Rayo

Ibense from Ibi; and Bunol

from the Castellon region. It

also means a logical make up

of 20 clubs and not the odd

21 in the last season which

meant that there was always

one club sitting it out each

week whilst the other twenty

played.

Friday 10th July 2015 45The Courier Sport

Over 400 swimmers hit the cooling waters of Santiago de la Ribera last Sunday for the

12th staging of the 'Playas de San Javier' event with open water races over 500 and 1,500

metres in a variety of male and female as well as age categories.

Wales have moved into

the top 10 of FIFA's world

rankings for the first time

and now sit just one spot

behind ninth-placed

England.

Chris Coleman's side

have moved up 12 places

after their 1-0 European

Qualifiers win over Belgium

in Cardiff last month

The victory was their sixth

win in 11 matches and they

have lost only once - in a 2-

0 friendly defeat to Holland -

in that sequence.

BRIT JOINS TORRY

SWIMMERS LONG DIPWALES MOVE UP FIFAWORLD RANKINGS

Real Madrid can win La Liga under Rafa

Benitez, according to Sevilla boss Unai

Emery.

Real were second best in the Primera

Division last term and also fell short in the

Copa del Rey and the Champions League,

costing Carlo Ancelotti his job. The former

Napoli and Liverpool boss was soon

appointed his successor and Emery, who

rejected the chance to move to Serie A this

summer, feels he can take his new side

right to the top.

"I believe that Benitez's arrival at Madrid is

the rightful recognition of his good work

down the years," he told Corriere dello

Sport.

"They're candidates to win La Liga because

Benitez is coach of Madrid. If they don't

succeed it's because Barcelona win but

when Madrid go several years without win-

ning La Liga, you know something's not

right. Barca and Madrid are the best in

world. When you add technical success to

this, it's a winning formula."

UNAI BACKS RAFABarcelona right-back

Dani Alves has

praised his team-

mate Lionel Messi,

saying that the

Argentine is much

better than Cristiano

Ronaldo, who does

not influence the way

Real Madrid plays,

while Messi does. In

a newspaper inter-

view Alves said:-

“Messi is much bet-

ter than Cristiano

Ronaldo. Messi has

the ability to influ-

ence games with his

play, Cristiano does-

n’t. I’ve watched to

see if he influences

the play beyond

scoring goals and he shows up on certain

plays. Messi is influential, plays and assists.

Messi has a divine touch. Cristiano is hard

to cover. We’ve had our fights but I admire

him. He’s a very dedicated and competitive

guy.”

NO CONTEST

Barcelona presidential

candidate Joan Laporta has

launched an attack on the

club's managing committee

after they agreed a deal to

sign Arda Turan from

Atletico Madrid before the

presidential election takes

place later this month. Barca

will not have a president

until the election on July 18,

but the club announced last

Monday that an agreement

had been reached with

Atletico to acquire Turan for

an initial fee of 34 million

euros, with the management

committee saying in a state-

ment: "The decision could

not be put off any longer."

They said they had insert-

ed a clause in the deal giv-

ing the club the right to re-

sell the player back to

Atletico until July 20th, effec-

tively allowing any new pres-

ident to annul the deal.

Josep Maria Bartomeu, who

has stepped down as presi-

dent ahead of his bid for re-

election, said earlier this

month that coach Luis

Enrique had requested the

player and that his board

had left the matter in "an

advanced state" before

stepping down. However,

Laporta, who had held the

presidency between 2003

and 2010, has said that

Barca had only made a

move for Turan to "cover up

the ridiculousness" of their

failure to sign Paul Pogba

from Juventus and said no

transfer business should be

conducted before July 19th

Bartomeu had also over-

seen the arrival of Aleix

Vidal -- whom he said was

Luis Enrique's other primary

transfer request -- before

stepping down as president.

However, neither Vidal nor

Turan will be able to play in

official games for Barca until

January 2016 as the result

of a FIFA transfer ban, which

was imposed after the club

breached rules regarding

the signing of under-age

players between 2009 and

2013.

Real Madrid keeper Iker

Casillas is poised to move

to Porto and unlock David

de Gea's move to Real

Madrid from Manchester

United, according to TV net-

work, TVE. The public chan-

nel reported on Monday that

the Portuguese side

coached by Spaniard Julen

Lopetegui have bid for

Casillas and the Spain cap-

tain is giving the offer seri-

ous consideration.

Both De Gea and Real

Manager Rafa Benitez are

keen to have Casillas at

another club before the start

of next season so the con-

troversy over who plays in

goal at the Santiago

Bernabeu does not over-

shadow the season as has

happened in the last three

campaigns.

Shifting Casillas from No

1 spot at Madrid has not

been easy. A veteran of 25

seasons in which he has

won five leagues, two

Spanish Cups and three

Champions Leagues,

Casillas has clung on

despite the efforts of first

Jose Mourinho and later

president Florentino Perez.

Benitez is not in favour of

using one goalkeeper in the

league and one goalkeeper

in the Champions League

as Carlo Ancelotti did two

years ago, so if De Gea

arrived it would mean the

Spanish legend would be

reduced to just playing

Copa del Rey games.

Casillas is understood to

see Porto as a good fit

especially as they are

coached by Lopetegui, who

appeared as a keeper for

Real Madrid and Spain.

Casillas' agent told

Portuguese newspaper

Record on Monday: 'Iker is

enthusiastic about possibili-

ty of Porto. Real Madrid

already has the proposal

and knows the will of Iker.'

Meanwhile Real Madrid

are considering bringing

back their former youth

player, Espanyol goalkeep-

er Kiko Casilla, if negotia-

tions with Manchester

United over the transfer of

David De Gea don’t go fur-

ther. According to the AS

paper, Real Madrid are look-

ing to cover all bases, and

while the club has confi-

dence in the currently

injured Keylor Navas, Los

Blancos are considering

paying the 10 million euros

asking price for Kiko Casilla,

who came up through the

club’s youth system before

making a name for himself

in Cornella.

Third division club CD

Guadalajara have joined

Rayo Vallecano in the fight

against intolerance. Last

week the Primera Division

club Rayo released an away

kit with a striking rainbow

sash - and the slogan 'soli-

darity' - across it, to raise

awareness seven different

types of injustice and intol-

erance, including child

abuse, depression and

homophobia.

CD Guadalajara released

their home kit at the Madrid

Pride festival over last

weekend with the LGBT

symbol of a rainbow flag

running down the purple

shirt. Made by Hummel, the

club and Danish sportswear

brand have also announced

that five per cent of sales

will be donated to La Liga

Acro Iris (La Liga Rainbow),

a charity that fights homo-

phobia and other prejudices

in football.

MAKING A STAND

After a impressive

first innings from

England, they will be

satisfied to have made

430, especially having

been 43-3 early on day

one. Joe Root is the

obvious standout after

his brilliant century on

Wednesday, while

Moeen Ali made 77 with

some good batting

yesterday morning.

Austrailia made a

steady start to their

innings only losing

Warner early on, and

Smith just before Tea.

Warner edges an

attempted drive to an

awaiting Cook in the

slips. While Smith

makes a hash of a

Moeen delivery that

edges to Alastair Cook

at short mid-on.

It will be an excep-

tional weekend of

drama and excitement

and one that die hard

cricket fans will not

want to miss.

IMPRESSIVE START

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PHIL STARTS

SERGIO TO STAY? Sergio Ramos is not likely

to leave Real Madrid this

summer, according to his

international team-mate

Andres Iniesta.

Sergio Ramos, 29, has

been linked with a move

away from the Spanish cap-

ital in recent weeks due to

Real's failure to offer him a

new improved contract. It

has been suggested that

the former Sevilla star, who

joined Los Blancos in 2005,

is keen on a move to

Premier League giants

Manchester United.

Iniesta, 31, is well aware

of the interest his interna-

tional team-mate is attract-

ing but believes the defend-

er will stay at the Bernabeu.

"I’ve always said that Sergio

Ramos is one of the best

centre-backs in the world,”

the Barcelona star told

reporters.

“He’s at a great team like

Madrid and I don’t think

they’ll let him go.

"For me, my teammates

are the best central defend-

ers in the world.”

Former Manchester

United and England

defender Phil Neville has

begun his role as

Valencia assistant man-

ager. The La Liga club,

who are in this season's

Champions League quali-

fying, announced the

appointment of the 38-

year-old 12 days ago, but

Neville then said the deal

was not yet finalised. He

replaces another Briton,

Ian Cathro, who left to

join Steve McClaren's

backroom staff at

Newcastle.

Neville, who will work

under Valencia boss

Nuno Espirito Santo, was

a coach at Manchester

United under David

Moyes - now manager of

Valencia's La Liga rivals

Real Sociedad - and has

been working as a televi-

sion pundit. Valencia fin-

ished fourth in La Liga

last season and are in the

final stage of qualifying

for this season's

Champions League,

along with United.

Real Madrid defender,

Dani Carvajal, has signed a

contract extension that will

keep him at the club until

2020. The Spanish interna-

tional still had four years to

run on his previous deal,

though some doubt had

been cast over his future fol-

lowing the signing of Brazil

right-back Danilo from Porto.

However, Carvajal has now

decided to commit himself to

Madrid for an additional 12 months.

The 23-year-old came through the youth

team ranks at the Bernabeu and starred for

the club's B team before moving to Bayer

Leverkusen in 2012. Madrid put a buy-back

clause in Carvajal's contract with the

Bundesliga side and enforced their right to

re-sign him the following summer for an esti-

mated €6.5 million. He has since become a

regular in the Madrid starting line-up and

was a part of the team that won both the

Copa del Rey and the Champions League in

2014.

I never had Jose

Mourinho down as a gam-

bler, quite the opposite, but

in my book he’s certainly

taken a huge risk by signing

Radamel Falcao from

Monaco this week on a

year’s loan. Forget the £5m

fee and the reduced wages

– apparently down from

£265k to £150k a week -

because money means

nothing to the Chelsea hier-

archy - only winning at all

costs. But this high stakes

gamble is real Russian

Roulette, because the once-

mighty Columbian striker

has hit the skids goal-wise

since his career-threatening

cruciate ligament injury back

in January 2014. After scor-

ing 70 goals in two prolific

seasons with Atletico

Madrid, moneybags

Monaco signed Falcao for

£50m in 2013, and their

short term return was 11

goals in 20 games.

Expensively loaned out at

mighty Old Trafford last sea-

son, Falcao looked a shad-

ow of his former self scoring

a paltry four goals in 27

starts for Man United, but

the spotlight was deflected

as the Red Devils clawed

their back to European qual-

ification and respectability

by moving up from seventh

to fourth. For a world-class

striker who used to score a

goal every two games, strik-

er Falcao is a worried man.

Did that injury rob the

Columbian of pace, or inspi-

ration – or confidence? The

latter is an asset vital in

every striker, Martini-style –

any time, any place, any-

where.

Why Falcao at the Bridge,

then? Well, back in 2012/3 it

was a trophy-less final sea-

son in Spain for Jose

Mourinho, bad by the

Portuguese’s own fabulous

standards. His career was

stalling at mighty Real

Madrid as their bitterest

rivals Barcelona stormed

away with the La Liga title,

but then in a capital City

Copa del Rey final local

rivals Atletico wrested the

Cup from Real, with first

Mourinho and finally

Ronaldo sent off. In a bitter-

ly-fought game Atletico

came back to win 2 – 1 after

Ronaldo had opened the

scoring for Real with his

51st goal of the season. But

then the Atletico equaliser

was scored by one Diego

Costa, and the brilliant slide

rule pass to make the goal

was supplied by….

Radamel Falcao.

Hmm… was that miser-

able moment marked mem-

orably in Mourinho’s mind,

mentally moving the memo-

ry to manufacture magic at

Stamford Bridge? Just think

and drool, Blues fans… a

cool, sharp Diego Costa

supported fully by another

formidable forward in

Falcao, with Fabregas,

Hazard et al behind them,

ably supported by all the

usual suspects - to once

again lead the Blues to

another title - and more.

That actually makes four ex-

Atletico players signed by

Mourinho: Thibault Courtois,

Luis Felipe, Costa and now

Falcao – bet the Rojiblanco

fans love that after their

recent five minutes of fame

at the top of La Liga has

now disappeared – again.

If the Falcao flutter comes

off, it will be a Mourinho

master stroke, similar to

Chelsea’s last season title

capture. But how do you

improve on winning the

Prem and the Capital Cup?

Why via the Champions

League, of course - that’s

what Rabid Roman wants –

badly. But the odds of

Chelski holding on to the

title and conquering Europe

with the sort of continental

opposition around today are

not good. And it’s all now

being further complicated by

the dangerous practice of

trying to resuscitate a failing

career – one where certain

other lofty talents and Gaalic

gambles have failed.

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WHAT’S THE ODDS?

DANI STAYINGNO GO ISCOReal Madrid have reportedly rejected a 28

million euro bid from Chelsea for their mid-

fielder Isco. Real have turned down

approaches from both

Chelsea and Juventus in

recent weeks and have

refused to accept any offer

for the Spanish international,

with new boss Rafa Benitez

telling the 23-year-old that

he will play an important role

next season.

Isco has been the target of

numerous clubs since his

arrival to Real Madrid in

2013, as the once-promising

Malaga star was relegated to

the bench in his first year

under Carlo Ancelotti but due

to injury to James Rodriguez and Gareth

Bale, played a crucial role in the club’s sea-

son and continued to impress all of Europe.

Who was William

Webb Ellis, and why is

he famous? Clue: think

hooligans. Answer: In

1823 while supposedly

playing ‘football’ at

Rugby School Just

William picked up the

ball and ran with it

instead, thus inventing

the game of Rugby – if

Wayne Rooney did that

now he’d be banned for

insanity, probably for

life. But barmy Bill’s

invention of a ‘hooli-

gan’s game played by

gentlemen’ steadily

caught on around the

world, and the game is

now played in many far-

flung parts of the

world. Webb Ellis’s

legacy meant that the

Rugby World Cup,

started in 1987 is also

officially known as the

Webb Ellis Trophy and

named after its inven-

tor: and like rugby’s

more ‘common’ big

brother soccer, the

world finals come

around every four

years. The 2015 World

Cup starts off in the UK

on September 18th at

Twickenham when

England, the co-hosts

with Wales, play Fiji.

Nearer the time we’ll

look at the runners and

riders and their

chances, but for now if

you’re a fan – or even if

you’re not, like the

global sports events

that only come round

every few years - then

be a hooligan for once

and reserve some gen-

tlemanly time in

September and October

to watch the Webb Ellis

Trophy – and start tak-

ing sides – it’s much

more fun and enjoyable

that way!

RuddyHooligans!

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Andy Murray will bid today to reach Sunday’s

Wimbledon final for the third time, but standing in

his way will be Roger Federer, who defeated him

in the 2012 final. The other semi sees defending

champion Novak Djokovic up against Richard

Gasquet, Wednesday’s surprise victor over French

Open champion, Stan Wawrinka.

MURRAY’S DAY CHUCKED OUT

Friday 10th July 201548

ALL CHANGEAT LIVERPOOL

‘Septic’ Sepp Blatter is

lately politically name-

dropping like a con-

demned man on trial for

his life. He is stirring the

sh – smelly, brown stuff

to try to distance himself

from the past World Cup

venue decision-making

process, even calling in

religion and his claimed

relationship with the

Pope in his latest pontifi-

cation.

The gospel according to

Sepp decrees that both

the French and German

presidents applied politi-

cal pressure prior to the

2018 and 2022 World Cup

votes. Blamer Blatter

alleges ex-French presi-

dent Nicolas Sarkozy

and in particular his

German counterpart

Christian Wulff sought to

influence voting before

Qatar and Russia were

chosen as respective

hosts back in 2010. The

old far – I mean the FIFA

figurehead fingers the

Fatherland with claims

that the German football

association received a

government recommen-

dation that they should

vote for Qatar in order to

further Fatherland eco-

nomic interests. He said

that the Deutsche Bahn

(German railways),

Hochtief (construction)

and many more German

businesses already had

projects in Qatar before

the World Cup was

awarded there. Surely

not schweinhunds – seri-

ous stuff, Septic??

Interestingly Blatter also

claims for clemency on

the grounds that he has

a clear conscience and

anyone who calls him

corrupt ‘should be sent

to jail’. The Swiss told

German magazine Bunte

he has done nothing

wrong and will go to

heaven when he dies:

‘Anybody who calls me

corrupt because FIFA is

corrupt, I can only shake

my head,’ he said.

‘Everybody who says

something like that

should go to jail. My faith

has given me strength

during the last week. I

am a religious person

and pray, too. I own a

golden cross that has

been blessed by Pope

Francis. I believe I will go

to heaven one day. But I

believe there is no hell. I

disagree with the Pope

on that.’ Well, that’s

called papaling over the

cracks if you ask me…

Back on this mortal coil,

two criminal investiga-

tions into alleged FIFA

corruption are ongoing

and Blatter is reportedly

under investigation by

US officials. For max-

imus confusius, the

Swiss announced on

June 2nd that he would

step down from the FIFA

presidency at an extraor-

dinary congress to be

held between December

and March - but Septic

has since stated he has

not resigned and is

thought to be consider-

ing standing for re-elec-

tion. Hell’s bells!

ORDER OF THE BOOTAnyone remember the Liverpool ‘boot

room’? The legendary under-the-stands little

kit room where all the plotting and planning

sessions of the great Reds’ teams of the six-

ties, through to the nineties were held. The

meetings were started by the great Bill

Shankly with his assistants Bob Paisley and

Joe Fagan who would regularly share a con-

spiratory whisky or two. That tradition contin-

ued until 1993, when structural modifications

saw the boot room disappear and subsequent

management teams have never been regard-

ed with the same awe as the Shankly bequest.

In a different and recent ‘boot’ room meet-

ing at Anfield with the club’s American own-

ers, Fenway Sports, manager Brendan

Rodgers survived. But his coaching staff did-

n’t after a disappointing season by

Liverpool’s own high standards, which saw

the Reds out of the Champions League quali-

fication places. Now Liverpool have named

England Under-19s boss Sean O'Driscoll as

their new assistant manager, who comes with

a wealth of managerial experience. O'Driscoll,

who had only been England Under-19 head

coach since September, is highly regarded by

Rodgers. Reds academy coach Pep Lijnders

will also join the first-team staff.

Liverpool are also expected to appoint ex-

player Gary McAllister as assistant manager

as Ljinders is likely to be involved in elite

player development and will continue to over-

see some top academy players rather than

acting as a direct replacement for first team

coach, Mike Marsh, who sacked last month,

alongside assistant manager, Colin Pascoe,

who worked alongside Rodgers at Swansea.

McAllister, the former Leeds and Coventry

boss met Rodgers for talks on Wednesday,

and has known on the field success at Anfield

as a player as part of the Red’s FA Cup,

League Cup, and UEFA Cup winning side of

2001.

It’s looking increasingly likely that

Liverpool will start the new season without

Raheem Sterling; the latest is that their con-

troversial young starlet has declined to go on

the club’s pre-season tour to the Far East,

presumably aimed at trying to close the gap

between Man City’s last offer of £40m and

Liverpool’s assessment of £50m. The eventu-

ally agreed amount of largesse the Reds

receive from their wealthy neighbours down

the East Lancs Road will help fund all the new

blood that has come to Anfield this close sea-

son. With six new signings and a new coach-

ing staff the pressure on Brendan Rodgers

will be intense: Liverpool expects – and all the

while the shadow of the boot room hovers

darkly.

POLITICS ANDTHE POPE

FIFA has banned former executive committee member and

ex-Concacaf general secretary Chuck Blazer from all foot-

ball related activity for life. Blazer, 70, worked undercover

with prosecutors in the United States after pleading guilty to

charges of bribery, money laundering and tax evasion. A

FIFA statement said Blazer "committed many and various

acts of misconduct".