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Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for 28 April. Sánchez failed to get enough votes in the Congreso in support of Spain’s delayed 2019 budget this week and the country went immediately onto general election stan
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Daryl Finch
World number one Novak Djokovic surprised everyone in Sunday's Australian Open final by racing to a resounding 6-3 6-2 6-3 victory over eternal rival Rafa Nadal to seal a record seventh victory in the tournament. The Serb overtook Roger Federer and
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Stormy days lay ahead but Lee Spencer, the 'Rowing Marine', was all smiles before setting off from Ocean Village on Tuesday for an epic journey, rowing solo and unsupported to Venezuela. Lee, a former marine who lost a leg in an accident, is raisin
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Lee Spencer, known as 'The Rowing Marine', is back in Gibraltar to prepare for his latest challenge. On Wednesday 12 December this former Royal Marine plans to set off from the Rock and row 3,800 nautical miles, solo and unsupported, to South America
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fRANCISCO GRIÑÁN
The circus is in town, as the old saying goes. The modern Cirque du Soleil has returned to Malaga with a new show, 'Totem'. The show has not visited the Costa del Sol in over a decade. Totem VenueNear the Cortijo de Torres fairground Da
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PEDRO LUIS ALONSO
19-year-old losing in straight sets. The defeat came after his previous loss against German Yannick Madden on Thursday last week. "With a game of five sets, I didn't know how to manage my pace very well. I started very smoothly, but this has been a mistake
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JULIO rODRÍGUEZ
The favourite left with the trophy on Saturday. Juan Carlos Ferrero lifted the third Senior Masters Cup after beating Marat Safin in two sets (6-3 and 6-4). They played the final in front of 1,500 spectators, filling the Manolo Santana court at the
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Tony Bryant
The Andalusian Performing Arts Society (TAPAS) is holding two fun family events this month. The first is the popular Car Treasure Hunt, which takes place on Sunday 18 March. The two-hour event will begin at the El Cruce Restaurant in Coín at 10.30a
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Ivan Gelibter
A new local rural police service, tasked with patrolling country areas of the Mijas municipality, was launched by the town's mayor, Juan Carlos Maldonado, last week. The department's objective is to "improve the services we offer to the people in t
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Rafael Nadal won his twelfth men's singles title at the French Open in Paris on Sunday. Spain's tennis superstar beat Austrian Dominic Thiem in four sets (6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1) after a match lasting three hours. Nadal is now the first person in