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“My heart told me to slow down”

PEDRO LUIS GÓMEZ

...would say that my natural state was one of fatigue, I couldn’t remember what it was like to rest and when I did, my body got scared and my heart said, that’s that. Now I have to think about how I’m going to carry on... My life has not been a normal one. ... cutting everything down, not going around as I have until now at full throttle. That will mean a significant change of attitude.. Yes, of course. A big Hollywood agent I worked with for two years once told me: “You know what the most important word is ... in Hollwood? Well it’s ‘no’ and that’s true in life as well.” I haven’t learned how to say no, and I have to. You want to please everyone, but that’s impossible. Do you regret anything you’ve done so far? No, not at all. I carry the good and the

Sport

Spain's new generation have the World Cup in their sights

chARLES doWLES malaga

Spain's last two major tournaments ended before they had really begun. They did not progress past the group stages in the 2014 World Cup and Italy killed their dreams of revival in France last year during the Euros. But a great footballing nation

Sport

A sad end to Malaga's golden era

Maddy Hay

...the angry calls of “¡Al-Thani vete ya!”, in opposition the sheikh. Chanters also urged sporting director Mario Husillos to leave, with an agreement over the termination of his contract still not yet reached. The hosts created a few chances in the

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Sting, Jamiroquai and Pet Shop Boys sign up for Starlite

Ivan Gelibter

Spain is top in sales If the festival has learnt anything since it started, it's that it does not necessarily need international artists in order to achieve commercial success. In fact, the Spanish performers are those that have sold the most tickets.

Sport

A scrappy but vital point for Míchel in the capital

...hammer home their domination or not, a lack of composure in front of goal prevented the hosts from taking the lead during the five-minute period before half time. Pérez’s ball in to the box was half cleared by Diego Llorente, but it fell kindly to his ... frame of the Cameroonian’s goal. On Malaga’s left side of the pitch Jony, who replaced the once again anonymous Chory Castro, endeavoured to increase his side’s prospects going forward, but despite a few energetic runs even he could not help but

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Owning an entire village

SUSANA ZAMORA

Everyone thinks it must be very cold in Galicia, but it isn't, not everywhere," she insists. Other factors also played a part in her decision, such as being able to bring her children up in the countryside and "being able to let them go out in the street

Travel

Mellow Marbella

Andrew Forbes

...maybe the time to take a September ‘staycation’ and fall back in love with the province. Unprecedented numbers of visitor to Spain over the past few years has meant that not only has the traditional holiday season become extended, meaning that cultural ... Hotel Amàre, the adult-only urban beach resort in Marbella. Many will remember this family-friendly spa hotel when it was a classic Fuerte Hotels property – comfortable, but not particularly inspiring. Now it is the first of a new brand of Amàre

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"I will really miss being an EU citizen"

MÓNICA BERGÓS BARCELONA

...disquisitions upon the divine and the human, with clear parallels with Hamlet. "How is it possible that I, who am not even young, who wasn't born yesterday, knows so much, or enough to be mistaken about so many things?" asks the aforementioned baby, who ... on the throne, but in this book the conspirators want to get their hands on a seven-million-pound house. This is not the first time that McEwan has taken a classic as a reference and rewritten it in his own way. He did the same in Saturday, which

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20 years serving the Irish community in Spain

Tony Bryant TORREMOLINOS

Irish nationals who have chosen Spain as their adopted home. They also offer their services to the thousands of Irish tourists who visit the Costa del Sol each year. "We are not a club or welfare; there is no membership or fee, we simply provide an ... informative platform. The service is not only available to the Irish community; it also offers help and information to people with a general interest in Irish history, culture and traditions. The association has a list of teachers on their books, and so

Opinion

Forever autumn

Peter Edgerton

...the truth, I’m not even that keen on the horse chestnuts themselves but I’ll often buy a bag just to show some support. It’d be a sad day if they ever disappear. Perhaps the only thing that’s missing down here in autumn is the beautiful change in