He is a she
A POLAR bear breeding programme at a zoo in northern Japan was doomed from the start as keepers discovered that their male was in fact female. Masako Inoue, a zookeeper
Christmas crazy
AN ELECTRICIAN from the UK has had to cut down on his daily Christmas celebrations because of the credit crunch. Andy Parks, 44, also known as Mr Christmas, has celebrated
Saint Vincent’s Christmas Fayre
By MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Wrong way
THREE NORWEGIAN tourists ran into trouble while on holiday in Brazil after their satellite navigation system guided into one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous slums. The trio cut their
Fat camp – you can do it, boy!
EIGHT BRITISH pets are to take part in a 100-day diet and fitness plan in a bid to be crowned this year’s pet fit club champion in the UK. The
New word
MEH IS the new official word that has fought off competition from hundreds of others to be included in the next edition of the Collins English Dictionary. Defined as an
Advent arrives
WITH THE Nativity of Christ less than one month away, the first Sunday of Advent coincides with St Andrew’s Day this year. Andrew, previously a disciple of John the Baptist,
Lucky brake
A ONE-year old stray puppy survived being hit by a car whose driver didn’t bother to stop, not knowing that the dog was still attached. Marco Menozzi hit the dog
Too fat to be in jail
PRISON AUTHORITIES in Canada have released a convicted drug gang member early from prison because he is too large for his cell. The 37-year old prisoner, Michel Lapointe, known as
Church stolen
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX officials were left puzzled last week when they went to visit a church in the village of Komarovo to find that it had been stolen. The two-storey church