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Why should expatriate pensioners suffer? British banking bonus disgrace raises calls for action

THE exchange rate drop of the pound against the euro has effectively reduced pensions of some expatriates living in Spain by almost 30 per cent. This is largely due to the irresponsible lending practices of many major banks causing the current economic crisis. This week, Gordon Brown promised to eradicate bonus payments to fat-cats whose [...]

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Tornado hits Malaga


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Winds reaching speeds of between 117 and 180 kilometres per hour cause devastation as they sweep through the city A devastating tornado hit the city of Malaga on Sunday night at around 9:30pm, causing panic and chaos and leaving several areas flooded due to the accompanying heavy rainfall. The worst of the damage was evident [...]

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Prison sentence for hitting son


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A DEAF, 37-year-old mother of two, who appealed against her conviction under a Spanish law banning physical punishment of children, has had her sentence of 45 days imprisonment increased to 67 days. Maria del Saliente Alonso Martinez was sentenced to the 45-day suspended term last December and ordered to be separated from her young son, [...]

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Obama: Winds of change blowing across America


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We look at his priorities now he is finally in charge TWO words for global hope: Barack Obama. On Tuesday, January 20, a key event in history came in the form of the swearing-in of the first black president in the history of the United States. The 47-year-old Obama, son of a Kenyan man and [...]

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Briton in the running for the Spanish Eurovision 2009 entry!


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If we can’t win it for the UK, let’s do it for Spain! Neither has had much luck in the poular song contest in recent years but one man is hoping to change all that…. ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER may be in charge of bringing home Eurovision glory for the UK, but there is another hope [...]

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