Opinion

Mice are being trained to detect would-be bombers and drug couriers at airports. Israeli scientists have created a detector, similar looking to a full-body scanner but with three concealed cartridges

Dear Editor, My cat and dog were both strays and they are about the same age and grew up together.  My dog is actually a bitch and it is hard

By Stephen Anderson features@algarveresident.com Stephen Anderson is the Managing Director of Infinito Real Lda and has a broad knowledge of the real estate industry in Portugal. Having held senior positions

A German national who shipped hundreds of live tarantulas into the US through the mail has pleaded guilty to a federal smuggling charge, prosecutors said. In pleading guilty the 37-year-old

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Valentine is a saint recognised by the Catholic Church who gives his name to lovers’ Valentine’s Day – and who ended up losing his head because

A grand piano has mysteriously appeared on a sandbar in Florida, US. The appearance of the instrument near Biscayne Bay has prompted speculation that it may have been placed there

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com It’s all Barbie’s fault. Well, I am pinning the blame on Barbie but really some blame can be laid at the door of all those Rom-Com films,

Workers at a Ukrainian aquarium didn’t believe it when a visitor said a crocodile swallowed her phone. Then the reptile started ringing. Gena, the 14-year-old croc, noshed on the Nokia

By June Lover features@algarveresident.com After 35 years in the TV and film industry, June Lover retired to the Algarve in 2006.  Having owned a holiday property here for 12 years