Stinky force
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE IN Germany broke into an apartment after neighbours complained of a rotten smell coming from inside. They told officers that they had not seen any
Housekeeping horror
By: Paul McKay mckay@portugalresident.com Teacher, Paul McKay, left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows
Legal loophole
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com TWO CONVICTED murderers in Australia have appealed their against rulings because a staple was missing from a court document. Found guilty of one of the most
Girl interrupted
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com WHEN POLICE in the US chased a speeding car they got more than they bargained for. They pursued at speeds reaching 100mph until the speeding car
Frozen family
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A BELGIAN man has appeared in court after a woman at a dinner party, held at his home, walked into the large freezer and discovered the
Modern Christian life
“SOFTLY, SOFTLY catchy monkey”, when applied to the business world, where an aggressive approach is expected to produce results and speed is everything, does not bring promotion to the faint
Way of the Shark
Way of the Shark is the long-awaited autobiography from Greg Norman, who will go down in golfing history as one of the greatest of all time. He was arguably the
Ancestor Stones
Ancestor Stones is the stunning debut novel from Aminatta Forna about the untold stories of four remarkable African women. Abie follows the arc of a letter, from London back to
The great divide
By: SKIP BANDELE skip@portugalresident.com LOOKING OUT of the window in June, one might very well have become concerned with climate change issues. Far from baking in the early summer sunshine,
Fond memories for a calmer time
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com HAVING JUST come back from an 18-day visit to west Wales, during which the two of us were immobilised with arthritis, in no time at all