Ambassador on UK foreign policy
CREATING A safer world from global terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and commitment to the challenge of global warming are some of the UK’s cornerstone international strategic priorities, according
Barbecue to help kennels
TOMORROW (JUNE 18), the Tavira Fundraisers are holding a Midsummer Barbecue from 7.30pm at Val del Rei Restaurant in Pedras del Rei (near Tavira) in aid of Canil de São
British government will criminalise ‘religious hatred’
NEW PLANS have been unveiled in the UK to make incitement to religious hatred a criminal offence. Supporters of the new bill, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years,
BSE menace arrives in Portugal infecting child
PORTUGAL’S FIRST confirmed case of Human Variant Mad Cow Disease, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), has been recorded in Portugal. The victim is a 13-year-old boy who probably contracted the
Car boot sale success
IN TOTAL, 38 cars, jammed with items for sale, gathered at St Julian’s car park recently. Sellers hoped to make some pennies from their household items and to make room
Cars cost 22 per cent more
THE AVERAGE cost of cars on sale in Portugal is 22 per cent higher than in the rest of Europe, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers’ study and figures from europrice.com. This
CDs and DVDs even more expensive
THE INCREASE in IVA (VAT) will push up the price of music, and harm musicians and artists, claims the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP), the Portuguese phonographic association. Authors, songwriters, musicians
Convento da Graça should be cultural centre
LISBON CÂMARA’S Bloco de Esquerda candidate is calling for the Convento da Graça to be re-opened. José Sá Fernandes complained recently that the national monument, which has been shut for
Diabetes
Know your enemy and control it, don’t let it control you! LET’S START with a little bit of a history lesson to see how diabetes was discovered as I find
Douro shortage threatens Iberian relations
PORTUGAL COULD be entitled to receive substantial compensation from Spain because the Douro’s streams are below levels agreed in a 1998 Convention. The shortage obliges Spain to pay a fine