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News Review 2014 (Apr - Jun)

Which of the following stories interested you most? Read at least one article and in your comment tell me any new words or expressions that you discover. Former Madrid premier chased by police after illegally parking in Gran Vía http://t.co/IYNW006NwX via @el_pais — Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) abril 3, 2014 #Weareallmonkeysnow Spanish ‘Kill Jews’ village considers changing its name to drop anti-Semitic phrase http://t.co/JlQTDdazDi pic.twitter.com/8e01iYMxRG — RT (@RT_com) abril 12, 2014 Russian bear v Bearded lady Adiós King Juan Carlos Justice minister’s son alleged to have fled scene after crashing into several cars http://t.co/LFfEqamCjt — Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) junio 17, 2014 Dutch delight v Spanish sorrow

North Korean cuisine to come to Scotland

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Source: Andrea De Santis on Unsplash   Kim Jong-un 'set to open a new restaurant in SCOTLAND' The North Korean leader already has a restaurant in Holland and is hoping to branch out and build diplomatic ties with European cities Kim Jong-un could try and open a restaurant in Scotland serving delicacies such as dog meat soup, North Korea experts claim. This comes after the controversial leader brought his chain, The 'Pyongyang' restaurants, over to Europe by launching one in Holland. Now North Korea watchers believe Scotland may be the next prime location, largely thanks to the popularity of whisky among the communist ruling elite. Michael Madden, editor of the North Korea Leadership Watch, said Jong-un is desperate to build diplomatic ties with European countries with left-wing leanings. He added: "It would not surprise me at all if they opted to open a restaurant in Scotland.  "The Scottish independence referendum catapulted Scotland into the North K

2014 News Review (Jan - Mar)

Which of the following stories interested you most? Read at least one article and in your comment tell me any new words or expressions that you discover. BBC News - Why pro-independence Catalans envy Scotland http://t.co/iJZne2KCzh Listen to Arturo Mas give an interview in English. — Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) enero 19, 2014 Spain's black economy booming "Cristina me debes pasta": Spain’s Princess Cristina in court over fraud allegations @JaneDJourno reports: http://t.co/Fi4vRIXY0o #c4news — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) febrero 8, 2014 Malaysia Airlines flight to Beijing vanishes Russia invades Crimea Crowds flock to Spanish church after holy grail claim http://t.co/nn0EVZrG00 via @guardian — Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) marzo 31, 2014