The thirst for vengeance
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,
Duty first
A POLICE chief in a remote county of south western China arrested 48 of his relatives, including brothers, cousins and a number of his wife’s family, for various crimes. According
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
Break in
A 16-YEAR-old boy has found that the quickest way to get arrested is to break into a police station, according to a report posted on the South Australia police website.
Sleeping criminal
A 22-YEAR-old rapist was driven to the nearest police station in New Zealand after he fell asleep in the back of his car following the assault. Vipul Sharma met his
Smoke free home
REDBRIDGE COUNCIL in London has become the first in the British capital to rule that children from homes will no longer be fostered by smokers, except in exceptional circumstances. According
A sticky situation
A 35-YEAR-old man was taken to hospital stuck to a public toilet near Dudley, UK, after a prankster covered the seat with super glue. An ambulance crew and a rapid
The need to serve and love one another
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,
Flat chested discrimination
A PROPOSAL by the health ministry in Vietnam to ban short, thin and small chested drivers has been suspended after widespread ridicule. Plans had recommended that people with a chest
Creepy crawlies
A MALAYSIAN man has been accused of attempting to injure his neighbour with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly put four centipedes in his bed. The centipedes were unleashed by