Wild boar

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com A CAR thief in Germany had to be rescued by the police who were attempting to catch him after he became cornered by a family of

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Black magic

By: NATASHA SMITHfeatures@algarveresident.com POLICE IN Nigeria arrested a witchdoctor at a court on suspicion of intending to perform rituals to influence a judge’s ruling of an alleged rigged election. He

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Lucky catch

By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com TWO MEN and a woman who used a cardboard box to break into more than 200 fast-food places in Canada have finally been caught. The gang

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Million note

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com A MAN in the US has been arrested for handing over a fake one million dollar note to a cashier in a supermarket and asking for

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Primal hygiene

By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com EVIDENCE HAS been uncovered in Spain that could prove that Neanderthals brushed their teeth! Two molars, which date back 63,400 years, had grooves formed by the

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Red tape flying high

By: MARGARET BROWN features@algarveresident.com ARRIVING IN Portugal with two dogs, two horses, an English registered car and a nine foot six inch caravan that was illegal, we have spent the

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Always expect the unexpected

By MIKE JOHNSON features@algarveresident.com Mike Johnson is a freelance journalist who worked in the Algarve for more than 20 years. He now lives in Plymouth in the UK and comments

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Beetroot – the new superfood

By: PAUL McKAY features@algarveresident.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

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Broad beans

By PAUL McKAY features@algarveresident.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

March 30, 2010by shareitIn

Mystery house mate

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com AN UNKNOWN woman was found to be secretly living inside a closet in Japan, after the owner of the property set up a hidden camera to

March 30, 2010by shareitIn