Spain: Dark days for Brits who sought a life in the sun - Guardian Unlimited
In Vera, a tucked-away town in the southern Spanish region of Almería, the grocery stores and tapas bars are beginning to open their doors after the long afternoon siesta. Children play tag in the cobbled cathedral square as passers-by shout out ...

A Word To The Water Wise - Common Dreams
Maude Barlow is a surprisingly soft-spoken, humble presence.After reading her book Blue Covenant — 218 pages of water scarcity stats that will scare the beejeezus out of you — I’m half expecting to meet a Joan of Arc-hetype crusader, riding ...

Towns seek new power source to cut electric costs - Boston Globe
CANTON, Conn.— Dams that once were used to power Connecticut industry are now being eyed by town officials as a resource to cut municipal energy bills. Canton First Selectman Dick Barlow, for example, wants to use an old dam on the Farmington River ...

Tosca, Opera Holland Park, London - The Independent
The old triangle: Tosca (Amanda Echalaz) and Cavaradossi (Seán Ruane) overlooked by a poster of the chief of police, Baron Scarpia Rome, 1968. A battered Fiat is parked on a dusty piazza. A priest cycles by, pursued by children with water-pistols ...

Peter Barlow returns to Corrie - Digital Spy
Coronation Street actor Chris Gascoyne is to reprise his role as bookmaker Peter Barlow. The 40-year-old's character was last seen leaving Weatherfield for a new life in Portsmouth with his nephew Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson). He is now set to return ...

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