Popular books now available in paperback
THIS WEEK sees the appearance of two popular books in paperback. The first, The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury, like Shadow of the Wind, which Khoury admires tremendously, was one
Honours system a preposterius charade
OSCAR-WINNING actor Ben Kingsley has denied he orchestrated a campaign to have himself referred to as Sir Ben Kingsley on a poster advertising his new movie. But Kingsley, renowned for
IRAQUE
New Kember tape aired on Arab TV A VIDEOTAPE of British hostage Norman Kember and two other peace activists was broadcast on Arab satellite television station al-Jazeera earlier this week.
Job nearly done
I SUPPOSE it was inevitable. The UK government – and particularly its leader, Tony Blair – has been determined to take an historically rare opportunity of getting enough radical legislation
Unhelpful witnesses
Unhelpful witnesses I would like to inform your readers of a very sad and disappointing incident that happened recently. My female friend, who lives here most of the year, was
Not all that glitters…
ROCK STAR Gary Glitter is facing trial in Vietnam on charges of committing obscene acts with two under-age girls. The trial of the one time chart-topping pop icon is just
The worst company in Portugal
The worst company in Portugal Sadly, I have to agree with your correspondent Susan Kelly’s critical comments about Portugal Telecom (The Resident, February 17) – their service is unprofessional and
United States
Mardi Gras returns to New Orleans TENS OF thousands of revellers gathered in New Orleans for the climax of the first Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina struck six months ago.
Everything you need to know about the Bombeiros
FIVE YEARS ago, I wrote my first article on the Bombeiros in the Algarve to help the general public understand more about the association. Five years later and with many
Giving up, giving in
THERE THEY are, my friends and companions over the past two-and-a-half decades, winking at me seductively. Today I am trying to say goodbye, a decision that has been creeping up