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A WARM breeze drifts through the open balcony doors just as I’m lulled to sleep by the sound of waves splashing lazily against the shore. It’s November, I’m steeling myself for the festive season’s craziness, and I can’t think of a better way to relax before it all than this. A long weekend in Lanzarote was just the trick, where the sun shone in a clear blue sky and the balmy temperatures warmed my winter bones. Our getaway was to the wonderfully located Barcelo Teguise Beach, right on the seafront in Costa Teguise. This smaller resort on the island’s sunny east coast is known for its lovely golden sand beach and compact, walkable centre. And we loved the fact our adult-only hotel was right in the heart of the action. Read more on Lanzarote Our room looked out over the bay and down below, and we could watch the morning joggers on the promenade and holidaymakers strolling day and night along the seafront’s many bars, restaurants and shops. The hotel’s Champs sports bar sits right on the promenade too, so you can enjoy all the benefits of the hotel’s all-inclusive package while still being in the midst of the town and beachfront. This 4H resort has a lovely boutique feel to it and welcomes a mix of nationalities — the majority British — with a relaxed, chilled atmosphere. There are two pools, a lovely courtyard main pool lined with palm trees with plenty of sun loungers and cabana beds as well as a rather swish infinity number on a terrace overlooking the seafront. Most read in Beach holidays There was of course some of the inevitable lounger-hogging for the sunniest spots but it was encouraging to see staff clear away towels if beds remained unoccupied for long periods. The vibe was calm with activities such as aqua aerobics and board games occasionally across the day from the hotel’s enthusiastic staff. By night, guests gathered after dinner in the swish B-Lounge where there was live music and excellent cocktails . I was particularly impressed that the drinks were all premium brands, served with a flourish by the waiters at your table directly from the spirit bottle. The hotel offers B&B and half-board options as well as all-inclusive deals and the food was of good quality with plenty of choice. The main buffet restaurant, open in winter for breakfast and dinner, featured a different themed cuisine each night, as well as plentiful fresh salads and live cooking stations serving up everything from freshly grilled seafood to steaks. At lunch, those on all-inclusive could choose from the comfort pub classics at Champs or light local cuisine at the Breeze Gastro Pool Bar. I loved the Canarian cold tomato soup with slices of boiled egg and quality Iberico ham. Rooms — recently refurbished — were the perfect place to relax, too. Our junior suite came with a separate living room and two balconies — one with its own hot tub, the other with loungers. With plenty of storage space, USB sockets and rainfall shower with quality full-size toiletries, it really ticked all the boxes. The black and white loo rolls were a quirky touch — reflecting the island’s natural volcanic geography. Many of the hotel’s deluxe double rooms also feature a tub on the balcony. Unique natural beauty The resort’s classic Lanzarote architecture of brilliant white walls and vibrant green woodwork are of course part of the huge legacy of the Spanish artist, architect and activist Cesar Manrique. His passion for preserving the island’s unique natural beauty saw him lead the way in fighting overdevelopment when tourism boomed in the 1980s. His influence helped establish strict building regulations that remain in place to this day, that buildings must be low-rise and feature traditional colours with doors and windows in blue or green. And the great man played a significant role in the development of Costa Teguise itself. We wandered around the Pueblo Marinero, a complex of white-washed buildings with green wooden shutters and balconies that is home to a host of shops, houses and restaurants . Las Cucharas beach was developed in a way to respect the natural landscape, and even humble roundabouts in the town feature sculptures and other artworks. But that’s not to say you’re in a Disneyesque fantasy: there are still oodles of places to eat and drink with the inevitable Irish bars and tapas joints offering happy hour £2 pints and cocktails from £4.50. After a couple of days to relax, we took to our hire car to explore more of the island and Manrique’s influence. We rented a car through Cicar, picking it up easily from the airport. This Which?-recommended hire car provider is a gem. I paid £155 for five days. We were pleased to be offered an upgrade and all their cars come with no insurance excess. There’s even a handy Cicar app to help you with audio guides to the island’s main attractions There is even a handy Cicar app to help you with audio guides to the island’s main attractions. Just a ten-minute drive took us to Manrique’s former home and studio in Taro de Tahiche, which is now the headquarters of the foundation dedicated to preserving his legacy. Also a museum displaying his art and personal collections, the astonishing house is built into a lava field with rooms and even a pool garden carved out of the natural volcanic formations. Sunday is also the best day to visit the inland town of Teguise — its narrow, cobbled streets host a weekly market selling handmade crafts including pottery, ceramics and jewellery from local artisans as well as your standard souvenirs, food and Canarian cheeses and meats. We stopped for lunch at La Bodeguita del Medio in the middle of the market, paying just £16.50 for a generous platter of six tapas dishes plus a basket of bread, enjoying plump prawns, spicy chorizo sausage and crisp potatoes. With clear roads and little traffic, in just half an hour we were admiring the astonishing, stark lava fields and volcanic craters in the Timanfaya national park. READ MORE SUN STORIES Manrique’s influence continues here — he designed many of the buildings in the park including the El Diablo restaurant where chefs cook over the heat of the dormant volcano. Here, you can tuck into grilled dishes including chicken and chorizo in the Manrique-designed dining room with stunning views all around. GETTING / STAYING THERE : Seven nights’ half-board in a deluxe double room with hot tub is from £881pp including flights from Stansted on January 14, 2025, 22kg luggage and transfers. Birmingham, East Midlands, Manchester departures also available. See jet2holidays.com . MORE INFO : See barcelo.com/en-es/barcelo-teguise-beach .Buffalo Sabres (11-10-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (8-10-6, in the Metropolitan Division) Elmont, New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Islanders -130, Sabres +110; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders take on the Buffalo Sabres as losers of three straight games. New York has gone 3-5-2 in home games and 8-10-6 overall. The Islanders have gone 6-1-1 in games they score one or more power-play goals. Buffalo is 5-4-1 in road games and 11-10-2 overall. The Sabres have a 4-7-1 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties. Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Islanders won the previous meeting 4-3. Simon Holmstrom scored two goals in the victory. TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Palmieri has 10 goals and nine assists for the Islanders. Brock Nelson has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games. Tage Thompson has 11 goals and seven assists for the Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 2-4-4, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.6 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.1 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game. Sabres: 6-3-1, averaging three goals, 4.7 assists, 4.3 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game. INJURIES: Islanders: None listed. Sabres: None listed. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated Press
Nephew only wants to play video games on vacation2025 just has to be better 2024 has been a rough year for Americans. We had the pandemic from which to recover, the roughest presidential election I’ve seen in my entire life and skyrocketing food prices. So I’m hoping 2025 will be better for us since Donald Trump again will be our president. The Democrats have made a mess of everything, and the voters said at the polls that they had enough and put Trump back in office. I just hope that he keeps his promises on making America great again and won’t disappoint us. The cycle of politics is this: The Democrats mess everything up, and the Republicans have to clean up their messes. PAUL HAYES Urbana
NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday accused Lok Sabha's Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of 'pushing and shoving' its MPs on Parliament premises and asserted that he does not deserve to be LoP. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan squarely put the blame on Gandhi for the fracas that left two MPs injured. "Rahul Gandhi does not deserve to hold the post of the Leader of Opposition," Chouhan said. Chouhan said that the party was pained at the treatment meted out to its tribal MP from Nagaland, S Phangnon Konya, who alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Gandhi shouted at her after coming in "close proximity" that made her feel uncomfortable during a demonstration outside Parliament's Makar Dwar. "Will physical strength be used in Parliament? Will musclemen and goondas come to Parliament? In which direction is the Congress taking the country's democracy," asked Chouhan, who was flanked by Union minister Piyush Goyal and party MPs Anurag Thakur and Anil Baluni . 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New York, November 22: The judge in the ‘hush money’ case against President-elect Donald Trump on Friday put off the sentencing indefinitely and indicated that he would consider throwing out the conviction. Judge Juan Merchan’s ruling sets the path for Trump to assume the presidency in January without the cloud of a sentencing verdict hanging over him. It is a temporary hold in an unprecedented case where a defendant convicted of criminal offences is elected president. After postponements, the case had been set to proceed next week. From the judge’s ruling, it appears that it could be resumed in 2029 when Trump ends his second term and will be 83 years old -- if it is not entirely dropped. Prosecutors Oppose Tossing Trump's Hush Money Conviction but Remain Open to Sentencing Delay. Trump’s federal cases accusing him of election interference and mishandling top secret documents are winding down with the likelihood of being withdrawn. State and local prosecutions are separate and federal officials have no authority over them. A Georgia state case against Trump alleging election interference in the 2020 election is still pending, although tied up in a web of accusations of prosecutorial misconduct. Merchan also allowed Trump’s defence team to file requests for dismissing the case by December 2, and for the prosecutors to file their response a week later. Trump was convicted in May of falsely showing on his account books as legal payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels who had claimed to have had a tryst with him. Donald Trump's Lawyers Urge Judge to Ignore Prosecutors and Dismiss Hush Money Conviction. Prosecutors made each of the cheques he wrote as a separate criminal offence showing that he was convicted of 34 criminal offences – a propaganda point for the election campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. The case was brought by the local Manhattan prosecutor Alvig Bragg, who was elected to the position on a Democratic Party ticket, and the verdict was given by a jury made up of ordinary citizens. The case dragged on for several weeks requiring Trump to appear in court as a defendant leaving him free to campaign on weekends and on days the case was not being heard. The constraints and the convictions did not affect Trump’s showing in the election which he won with a majority of the popular votes. A factor weighing on Merchan was sentencing a defendant who would be president in less than two months would interfere with him exercising his office. Trump’s lawyers have argued that a Supreme Court verdict gave him broad immunity from prosecution and this will be litigated next month. Trump nominated his lead lawyer in the case, Todd Blanche, to be the deputy attorney general, and another lawyer on the defence team, Emil Bove, as the principal associate deputy attorney general. The two lawyers will be filing the papers to dismiss the case based on a Supreme Court verdict giving presidents immunity under certain circumstances. (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Nov 23, 2024 12:04 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com ).
Democrats look to governors to lead them to promised landNauseating dispatches continue from the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. "The Great State of Canada is stunned as the finance minister resigns, or was fired, from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau," Trump posted on his social media site, Truth Social. I’m very disturbed by the present dynamics here on our continent. There seems to be no objection from either side of the U.S.-Canada border, decrying such embarrassing rhetoric. Our “leader” in Canada (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) demonstrates no national pride and, most definitely, no courage. The future commander-in-chief of our southern neighbour has no decency, no integrity and no concern for other countries or for any person other than himself and his wealthy friends. The push for Canada to spend multiple billions annually to support NATO, supposedly to do more as a protection from possible future foreign threats, is a flawed argument for sure. The only real threat to Canada of any kind is being made by our “friend,” the U.S., a threat to impose a 25% tariff. Perhaps we should withdraw from being a NATO member. Rather, let’s just have a military, along with positive military cooperation with other countries from both the West and the East. Canada's role in peacekeeping during the latter part of the 20th century led to our reputation as a positive middle power, and we identified our peacekeeping efforts as the country's top contribution in international affairs. But, by the 21st century, NATO had reallocated our U.N. peacekeeping participation. We should also be aware of the fact that the East is becoming more dominant in technological and trade-related matters. How about forming closer economic ties with BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) countries. China is not an enemy to fear. It’s a country with whom to cooperate, to share benefits as a trading partner. Wake up to the fact the U.S., in effect, is now a former democracy. As U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders accurately described in recent interviews, his country is fast becoming an oligarchy (i.e. government by the few, especially with despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group of wealthy individuals for corrupt and/or selfish purposes). Abraham Lincoln’s, "government of the people, by the people, and for the people” is now government of the billionaires, by the billionaires and for the billionaires (and other extremely wealthy individuals). Interestingly, fascism is defined in a Google search as an ultranationalistic political ideology that embraces several other key traits, including having a centralized autocracy with a dictatorial leader, and being characterized by a strong and controlled regimentation of the economy. What’s particularly discouraging, and also astounding, is more than half of the American voting population, in the recent election, placed their votes for a political movement openly promoting and demonstrating the above features. Woe to North America. Gord Mallett, Kelowna