Dirty dad
An Indian man who fathered seven daughters has not washed for 35 years, preferring instead to take fire baths by standing on one leg near a bonfire smoking marijuana and
May 1 2009 – Poll Results
The overwhelming majority of online voters said that the swine flu pandemic did not concern them. A total of 80 per cent of online voters said that they were not
Threat of the lone pig
The only pig in Afghanistan has been quarantined after fears it may spread swine flu in the country. The pig, at Kabul zoo, has been confined to a quarantine room
Waiter, there is a snake in my broccoli!
A criminal investigation has been opened after a severed snake head was found among broccoli by a client at US restaurant chain, T.G.I Friday in New York. It is believed
White night
Dear Editor, I have holidayed in the Algarve for the last 15 years and, over this time, have come to really love the area and its people. Last year, as
Oprah, new Madeleine book and PJ
Dear Editor, The book you are referring to, The Madeleine Investigation: Incompetence or Corruption? is published by someone very close to the McCanns. Right now they are high fiving each
I have joined a gym …
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
Adverse publicity for the tourist industry
By MARGARET BROWN features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of the Algarve Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. The laying of poison
Puppy blown away
A Chihuahua puppy has been reunited with her owners in the US after being blown away in winds of more than 100 kilometres an hour. Tinker Bell, who weighs just
Sex warning
A park near Amsterdam has unveiled information signs pointing out spots where officials say people have casual sex, so visitors are not taken by surprise. A municipal spokeswoman said that