Drunk fire-fighter
FIREFIGHTERS CALLED to a blaze at an apartment building in a southern German town were amazed to discover a fully equipped extremely drunk man, pretending to be a fire-fighter. On
Blind air traffic controller
AIR TRAFFIC controller is a job which demands 20/20 vision – but that hasn’t stopped airport bosses from advertising the job in braille. St. Mary’s airport on the Isles of
A two-man Parish
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,
Heart attack pays bills
A MAN from Milwaukee has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and taxi fares. Police in the US city have said that the 52-year old
Resurrection
A MOSCOW court convicted a man of fraud on Monday for preying on people mourning loved ones by saying he could resurrect the dead. Grigory Grabovoy has been sentenced to
The seven deadly sins
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,
Toilet scare
A 1.8 METRE python was found in a toilet in a high rise apartment in Australia’s northern city of Darwin. Local newspaper, the Northern Territory News said the black-headed python
Fatherhood
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,
Drunk driving
POLICE IN Australia charged a man for drink driving in a motorised wheelchair after he was found to be six times over the legal alcohol limit. Police in the northern
Kung Pao!
HUNGRY FOREIGNERS craving a fix of diced chicken fried with chilli and peanuts during the Beijing Olympics will be able to shout the simplified name “kung pao chicken.” With the