Times are changing in Spanish football
Teenagers are getting fast-tracked into first teams as clubs can't afford to pay inflated wages and prices for imported talent
Rob Palmer
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No one to blame
In the days following the eruption of the volcano, people went out to find someone to criticise, if not for causing the tragedy, at least for their reaction to it
Rachel Haynes | -
Making it complicated
MARK NAYLER | -
Keeping an eye on migration
Wherever you may live in our region, this amazing spectacle of migration can be lurking in your garden, coastal margins, local woodlands and even in urban parks
PETER JONES | -
When fiduciary care meets profit, profit wins
Sensible investors should question what they own and why, and not assume that managers and advisors are representing their best interests
JEREMY BLATCH |
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Why prosecco and not cava?
The practical difference between the two is that while prosecco is fermented in tanks, cava is fermented in the bottle, accounting for its superior quality
ANDREW J. LINN | -
Name that tune
For anything to be considered precious it has to be, by definition, difficult to find. To this end, I'm going to record a song and then make only one copy of it
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Big Brother and spy pigeons
Has the UK government reverted back to second world war tactics and is actually deploying camera-carrying spy pigeons to check up on isolators?
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'Nothing is an permanent as a temporary government spending programme'
In 1803, the UK government devised income tax as a temporary measure to pay for the Napoleonic Wars. It's still here!
Jeremy Blatch | jb@ehh.GI |
Extra Bodegas Excelencia
Bodegas Excelencia: the ideal space for wine tourism and production
SUR in English
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Watts not to like
Charlie Watts died at the age of 80 having provided the backbeat for the Rolling Stones for over six decades
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Forever wrong
It's only because we know we're going to snuff it one day, that we get anything done at all
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Double-jabbed
Spain's emeritus king might no longer have legal immunity, but his past achievements appear to have inoculated him against public outrage
Mark Nayler | -
A world without restaurant awards
The raucous award ceremonies have all been cancelled or are being Zoomed, and without these media circuses the normal functioning of the guides will take a long time to recover
ANDREW J. LINN |
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Food forethought
If we truly wish to stop wobbling, there's only one timeless formula that counts: eat less, do more
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A show of support?
In 2019, only about 600,000 people marched in favour of Catalan independence, one of the lowest turnouts in eight years
Mark Nayler |