The hearts that stay with us
Although the annual Valentine's bombardment is over, there are still hearts around us on the Costa del Sol, throughout the year
ALEKK M. SAANDERS
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Code comfort
The eternal problem with decisions made in offices by people dressed in suits and/or high heels, sipping on endless glasses of sparkling water, is that they're not borne of any practical experience whatsoever
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Stuck in the middle
The Castilla y León election results show that many citizens in central, rural Spain feel underrepresented by the country's dominant forces
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Whiter than white
The next time the waiter asks 'White or red?', give white a chance
ANDREW J. LINN | -
The rain dance
When several reservoirs are almost empty, and with hardly any new infrastructure being built since the last drought, all we can do is carry images of the saints around the streets in procession and pray for rain
IGNACIO LILLO |
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My funny Valentine
Monday 14 February is Saint Valentine's day. This means you'll need to be very romantic for 24 hours which, in turn, means you'll need a little help
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Yes or no
The leftist coalition’s labour reforms were finally approved last Thursday by just one vote - and that was an “accidental” vote from a member of the opposition Popular Party (PP)
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Is Bitcoin digital or fool's gold?
While gold has been sound money for thousands of years, Bitcoin does not yet have this pedigree and is hitherto untried and untested in a real financial crisis
JEREMY BLATCH | -
Pedro's dose of mountain air
Now that the PM has been to visit and had his photo taken with that beautiful backdrop of mountainsides covered in those special pinsapo firs, everyone will want to go
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A tactical vote
The carve up of the congressional vote, the composition of both its "Yes" and "No" blocs, reveals parliament's tectonic plates
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It's now or never
If you're paid to wear a white coat and stare into microscopes for hours, it would be incumbent upon you to come up with a zany theory in a bid to justify your exorbitant funding
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Political steak-out
Steaks are at a cut-price at a time when food bills are on the rise
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Taylor's twists
After winning a mystery and ridle-solving competition, five hundred guests attended a private reading of Margaret Taylor's final work
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A View From The Bridge at the Salón Varietés
Director Anthony Fitzpatrick is to be applauded for a production and cast worthy of the West End
JUNE RENDLE | -
The poor octopus
Like some birds, they can learn to perform tasks quickly and divers report seeing them building storerooms underwater for their food
ANDREW J. LINN |