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THE annual Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Malmö, Sweden, this weekend. Thirty-nine countries will be competing, with Asturian group El Sueño de Morfeo representing Spain with their song, Contigo hasta el final (With You Until The End), sung in Spanish, while Bonnie Tyler has been chosen to head…
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THE Ashley Madison dating agency for the unfaithful has apologised to Queen Sofia for using images of her for an advertising campaign. The advert was first published in magazine ‘El Jueves’, but it was the company’s later decision to create its own publication with images from its controversial advertising campaigns…
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Three women from Cleveland (Ohio), who were missing for a decade, have been found alive and in good health in a house very close to where they were last seen. Police have confirmed the arrest of three brothers allegedly involved in the case. A six year old girl, apparently the…
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A MANHUNT is underway for a Boston Marathon terrorist after a shoot-out in which the other suspect was killed. Boston’s transport system, businesses and schools have been closed, and residents of the Watertown area have been urged to stay in their homes. The fugitive is Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, aged 19.…
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THE red leather shoes favoured by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI have found their resting place in a Granada museum. The items of footwear handcrafted by Italian designer Adriano Stefanelli and worn by the pope in the final years of his papacy are now on display at Granada's Casa de los…
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Our new Pope is named as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina. The 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church. He will be known as Pope Francis l. He is the first pope to hail from the Americas and he will replace Benedict XVl who stood down from his position last…
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A British man is the only survivor after worst hot air ballon crash in Egypt. Michael Rennie, 49, leaped from the balloon's basket after the balloon burst into flames. The fire killed his wife Yvonne, 48, and 18 other tourists. He was taken to hospital in Cairo along with the pilot of the…
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AT least 235 people have been killed in a huge fire that ripped through a busy nightclub in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria. Funerals for the many of the deceased have already taken place and more than 120 people are being treated in hospitals with 70 thought to be…
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A HELICOPTER has crashed into a crane on the top of The Tower St George Wharf in central London killing two people and injuring at least 12 people. The incident happened around 8am this morning during rush-hour in the capital city when the helicopter lost control thought to be because…
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Prehistoric President A NEW prehistoric lizard species has been named after American President Obama. The Obamadon Gracilis was first discovered in eastern Montana, USA, in 1974 but was only recently classified as a new species. Passed Pets GRIEVING pet owners in Singapore, Asia, are able to share their feelings…
“Spain is becoming a hard place for organised immigration crime to operate” UK Border Agency officers and the Guardia Civil have arrested a total of 19 people in the UK and Spain as part of a major international investigation into a suspected organised crime gang involved in people smuggling. Operation…
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A FIRST EDITION, untrimmed and unopened copy of Federico García Lorca’s book Impresiones y paisajes has been sold for £7,500 (€9,300) at Bonhams auction in London. It was expected to fetch just £6,000, but its rarity meant that the final bidder paid 25 per cent more than it was predicted…
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THE go-ahead for 26 international projects aimed at assuring compliance with Kyoto protocol has been given by the Spanish Government. Among the new initiatives being funded are wind farms in developing countries, including India, Mexico and Tunisia. The schemes will allow Spain to reduce its CO2 emissions by 3.8million tons…
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A LOCAL author has criticised the parents of Madeleine McCann for using money meant to find the missing girl to fund libel cases. “To use the cash collected for finding Madeleine to silence intelligent criticism and research is criminal in itself,” said Brian Deller, from Malaga. His comments came after a…
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CRISTIANO RONALDO’S smashed-up Ferrari is now up for sale on eBay. The Real Madrid football player reportedly crashed the sports car into a wall in the UK in January 2009 during his time with Manchester United. He was on his way to Carrington football ground for a training session at…
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