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
Prison break
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com SEVEN PRISONERS escaped from a police detention centre in the Philippines on Monday. They made their great escape by sawing through the bars of their cell
Free ride
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE IN Holland were shocked to see a car pass them with a man sitting on a bicycle that was strapped to the roof. The driver
Slashing prices
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com IN NIGERIA, the retail price of machetes halved since the end of April’s general elections. This is said to be due to a lack of demand
Dutch courage
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com DURING A random vehicle check, Dutch police were baffled when they stopped an 84-year-old man, who did not have a driving licence. Not only had he
Power gym
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A FITNESS centre in Hong Kong has come up with a revolutionary and clean way of generating electricity. In order to help light the building, power
Mini genius
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com PARENTS OF a two-year-old girl in the UK, are stunned after their daughter took an IQ test and scored 152, which makes her a genius. This
Swordfish attack
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com AUSTRALIAN police are looking for two assailants who attacked a man in his home with a swordfish. The attack in Queensland left the man with scars
School exam man
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com IN INDIA a 73-year old man who vowed not to marry until he passed his high school exams has failed for the 38th time. Shiv Charan