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Rafael Nadal is Spain’s most famous tennis player.

On this day: Spain’s greatest tennis star, Rafael Nadal, was born

Rafael Nadal Parera, a young boy from the Mallorcan village of Manacor was born on June 3, 1986. He is still living there 39 years later. He may be the greatest tennis player to have ever existed. With 209 weeks as the world’s number one, and having won 22 of the ‘big four’ titles (including 14 French Open wins – …

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Exclusive photos: the Maddie search site, where police hope to find crucial clues in order to charge German Christian Brueckner

EXCLUSIVE PICS: The Maddie search site where cops hope to find vital clues to finally charge German Christian Brueckner

By Jon Clarke in Praia da Luz The first pictures of police at the site of the initial search for Madeleine McCann, who has been missing in Portugal since the summer of 2010, are shown below. Olive Press took these photos on the Algarve yesterday, showing the nerve centre of the four-day inquiry as well an additional Portuguese support tent. …

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Offally good: La Tasquería, Madrid

Offally good: La Tasquería, Madrid

This article is a part of FT Globetrotter Madrid guide If one were to walk into La Tasquería without having done any research, it may immediately offer a sense of what to expect. The decor, which includes oak cross chairs and granite-washed floor, is understated and organic. The food? The food? La Tasquería is not an average chichi Spanish eatery, …

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