86-year-old does back flips and headstands
Almost daily, 86 year old Johanna Quaas from Mainz, Germany, practices on the parallel bars and has already won 11 gymnastic medals in the German senior citizen championships. During a
The 100 year old torch bearer
Among the 7,000 names of runners carrying the torch for the London 2012 Olympic Games is Diana Gould, who will turn 100 in May. The remarkably active 99-year-old, who lives
I choose to believe
We have some friends who are working in South Sudan. It is not a very happy place to be. They sent us their newsletter the other day, with some photos
Dream cruise holiday turns to hell
After a busy year managing a bar and mini-market in Galé, Albufeira, the Murzacova family relished the prospect of a luxury cruise planned for early January. This would the first
Man ticketed after trying to get cat to go jogging
A United States Colorado teen learned the hard way not to take his cat for a run. Seth Franco, a 19-year-old high school student, took his cat Stella for a
Panda dung is secret to most expensive tea
The world’s most expensive tea, which is fertilised with panda dung, is set to go on sale for about £130 a cup. Chinese entrepreneur An Yanshi says his organic tea
Woman and cat forest rescue
An Albuquerque woman missing for almost a month in New Mexico’s vast Gila National Forest has been found alive – and with her cat. Margaret Page, 41, was found by
Great fishing, great customer service
Dear Editor, Amongst all the gloom and doom of A22 toll charges and downturn in business in the Algarve, I have some good news to report! I had the good
Caveat Emptor
Dear Editor, I have just received advertising via email relating to micro-production of electricity with photo-voltaic panels. This was at a price which seemed irresistible, so, being of a naturally
Algarve Cup coverage
Dear Editor, As a frequent visitor to the Algarve (eight long stay visits in 10 years), we were disappointed in the non-existent coverage of the ongoing Women’s Algarve Cup Football