BRAZIL
Biggest bank robbery ever Bank robbers have stolen more than 50 million euros after tunnelling into a Central Bank vault in Brazil. The massive heist is the biggest bank robbery
Bryan Ferry is still Mr. Cool
The Resident’s Linda Reeve and husband Michael were invited to the Pine Cliffs Summer Gala at the Sheraton Algarve to watch a concert by king of cool Bryan Ferry and
Canada crash prompts Portela warning
THE RECENT crash of an Air France plane in Canada has stirred debate about the alleged deficiencies of the runway at Lisbon’s Portela airport. The French Airbus A340 burst into
Capital swelters at 40 degrees
LISBON REGISTERED its hottest day of the year last week – Wednesday – with city centre temperatures soaring to 40 degrees centigrade. The Portuguese Meteorology Institute predicted that the wave
Cricket – Embers burning
On day one of the second test of the Ashes series, Australia were forced to take to the field without their devastating bowler Glenn McGrath, victim of a freak pre-match
Cricketers practise for this weekend
THE RESIDENT went along recently to watch the Portuguese national cricket team put in some final practise for this weekend’s major competition in Belgium. Having already won this prestigious European
Easy summer fruit desserts
AT THIS time of the year, markets and supermarkets have delicious mounds of fragrant peaches and figs. They are sweet and inviting and taste delicious just washed, cut up and
Emergency procedures
Dear Reader, IN THE last week of July, a field near my children’s school self ignited in the heat. My wife, who was just arriving to collect them, witnessed the
Fado legend honoured with exhibition
THE LIFE of Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999), Portugal’s late Fado icon, is being remembered in a brand new exhibition that has opened at the Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores (SPA), the Portuguese
Goddard wins Hotel Baía Plate and d’Arcy Orders Cup
PLAYING IN the first day of the August heat wave, Ron Goddard kept his cool to win the Royal British Club Golfing Society’s (RBCGS) Hotel Baía Plate, with a fine