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Peter Edgerton
The ancient Mesopotamians - aided and abetted a bit later by the redoubtable Egyptians - are apparently to blame for the introduction of these nuisances many thousands of years ago and they've been getting in the way of everything and everybody ever since, writes columnist Peter Edgerton
17 Oct 2025 09:24
10 Oct 2025 11:13
Andrew J. Linn
From Bordeaux’s landmark Classification of 1855 - devised for a world exposition to spotlight the finest châteaux - to the countless regional hierarchies that followed, people have always sought to name and celebrate the world’s greatest wines
10 Oct 2025 10:29
Mark Nayler
Spain's biggest bank, Santander, has hired the former head of the British army to lead its defence lending business
10 Oct 2025 10:26
Ignacio Lillo
A medium-distance train from Malaga to Seville, taking the old route, had to make two long stops so passengers could get off at intermediate stations to relieve themselves, since the train's toilets were out of order
10 Oct 2025 10:24
Peter Edgerton
We're all lightly crammed into the bright yellow cable car which takes passengers up to Montserrat. The official chap accompanying us rather worryingly opens the roof and fiddles about with a spanner before we set off
03 Oct 2025 13:48
Ignacio Lillo
Columnist Ignacio Lillo claims that, despite the taxes being collected by central government, no short-term improvements on the Costa del Sol to make peoples' lives even marginally more bearable are on the cards
03 Oct 2025 12:56
Mark Nayler
All three of the major credit rating agencies - Standard and Poor's (S&P), Moody's and Fitch - have upped their scores for Spain recently, writes columnist Mark Nayler
03 Oct 2025 12:52
Peter Edgerton
When you've lived in a foreign country for a good while, you can sometimes feel entitled to indulge in sweeping commentaries on the state of the nation and/or its people, writes columnist Peter Edgerton
26 Sep 2025 02:00
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19 Sep 2025 11:43
Tony Bryant
Along with the possibility of losing regular clientele because of these new laws, this measure could also have a considerable knock-on effect on tourism
19 Sep 2025 11:41
Peter Edgerton
Local village bars are great places to catch the zeitgeist on current affairs and the death of Robert Redford was hot off the press last night
19 Sep 2025 11:27
Mark Nayler
In order to fulfil his promise to pass a national budget next year (the first since 2022), Pedro Sánchez is going even further than usual to satisfy Catalan separatists
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