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Margaret Thatcher gets her own square in Madrid

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Spain has always (quite rightly) had an admiration for the Iron Lady, and now she has been honoured with a new square named after her, right in the centre of Madrid. Plaza Margaret Thatcher is just off the Paseo de la Castellana, behind Plaza de Colón, a newly built square on some reclaimed land by the townhall. Ana Botella (Mayor of Madrid) and Esperanza Aguirre (Madrid PP party president, and the closest thing Spain has Continue reading Margaret Thatcher gets her own square in Madrid→

Madonna opening a flamenco school in Los Angeles

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It seems that pop singer Madonna has a lighter side to her personality – she’s an avid fan of flamenco. So avid, she’s opening a flamenco school, in Los Angeles of all places. A “close friend in the flamenco world” is selecting teachers at the moment, and Madonna was recently out there selecting a venue. She first fell in love with flamenco on a girls weekend in Madrid in the 90’s. The sister of politician Continue reading Madonna opening a flamenco school in Los Angeles→