History
Who was Saint Valentine and why is 14 February celebrated as Valentine's Day?
This special day, devoted to love, does not exactly have a romantic origin
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Valentine's Day
These are the best chocolates for Valentine's Day on the supermarket shelves in Spain, according to OCU
The leading Spanish consumer organisation analysed eleven different products to establish which is the best buy for a gift on 14 February
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Shrove Tuesday
Pancakes, a gastronomic delight of various shapes and forms
The British tradition of tossing and eating pancakes on Shrove Tuesday (13 February this year) goes back to the seventeenth century, although the origins of the pancake, flapjack or crêpe go back to Ancient Greece
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Shrove Tuesday
The sweet bun as the Nordic answer to Spanish carnivals
The Costa del Sol offers the perfect opportunity to celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a Nordic twist. When Andalusians dress up for carnival and Brits eat pancakes, Scandinavians head to bakeries for sweet buns
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Film
Society of the Snow triumphs at the Goyas, Spain's film academy awards
Sigourney Weaver received the international Goya, with a special mention for her Spanish dubbing actress
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Chinese New Year
Dragons that can be found in southern Spain
Chinese New Year falls on Saturday and celebrations last a couple of weeks. In Andalucia you don't have to go all the way to China to find this year's symbol
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Gardening
Recommended for your garden in the south of Spain: The china doll plant
Radermachera sinica, commonly called the emerald tree, china doll or serpent plant, is a member of the Bignoniaceae family
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Health and beauty
Why we should eat less ultra-processed food
They are within easy reach, visually appealing and cheaper than many fresh foods, but be careful, the additives and sweeteners can be bad for our health
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Gastronomy
Foodie events to visit in Malaga towns before the end of winter
There are plenty of gastronomic events, with something to suit all tastes, in the province in the coming weeks
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Food and drink opinion
What's in a label?
According to a survey by Aldi supermarkets and Oxford University, consumers have only two principal yardsticks when deciding which wine to buy: price and image
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Science
Nerja cultural centre to show live broadcast from CERN, home of the Hadron Collider
The event will answer some fundamental questions such as: What are the basic building blocks of matter? What are the fundamental forces of nature? What is dark matter made of?
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Stories
Taking your house on the road: life in a motorhome
Los Álamos, Sacaba beach and a site near the Martín Carpena arena are just three areas of the Costa del Sol that have become unusual neighbourhoods, where 'homeless', 'alternatives', pensioners and even digital nomads share their lives on wheels
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Soulful Jamaican romance music to serenade St Valentine lovers
Eddy's Music Factory in Malaga offers a night of 'lovers rock', a subgenre of reggae that emerged in the UK during 1970s
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Art and culture
World famous tears, Coco Chanel and a portrait that made Picasso fall in love: Man Ray's icons in Malaga
The universe of this pioneering visual artist is now at the Carmen Thyssen museum: 60 images show great names of the avant-garde
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