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Chasing Diego - again by Jimmy Burns
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Category: Latest Journalism

Buenos Aires, January 2010, the start of World Cup Year. Superficially Maradona is a man transformed, his latest act of irresponsible behaviour-a foul-mouthed rant against some journalists when Argentina quialified- led to a dip in his poll ratings but is turning into a mere blip on a road to redemption in his role as coach of the national team.

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THE DEFENCE OF THE REALM by Christopher Andrew
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Category: Latest Journalism

I approached this authorised history of the British secret service MI5 with a degree of scepticism. Is one dealing here with history researched by an independent historian or an apologia for a government organisation whose hundred years of existence has drawn its lifeblood from secrecy and varying economies of truth?

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A CUBAN DIARY by Jimmy Burns 21/3/2008
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Category: Latest Journalism

Just a small group of Cubans are with us on the Air France from Paris to Havana, and they are the only non-tourists on the plane, apart from the Chinese Olympic volley ball team.

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Secrets of Salamanca By Jimmy Burns
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Category: Latest Journalism

Madrid has always exercised a curious hold on me. I blame it on the fact that I was born there, only to be whisked off by my Anglo-Spanish parents to England. I have spent more than a half a century making up for my early displacement from the Spanish capital by returning to it as often as possible.

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Jimmy Burns interviews actress Katie Darling
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
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Katie Darling swoops into Il Molino bang on the appointed time of 2.45 pm, dressed in a stunning scarlet red trouser suit and boots. Ordering her umpteenth coffee of the day in a loud clear voice, she settles down easily to conversation, clearly warming to the relaxed atmosphere of Battersea's a la mode cafe, a popular gathering place for people with time on their hands and tales to tell.

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