Crazy squirrel
By: Chris Middleton A VIOLENT squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town. The squirrel, thought to be ill, ran into a house and attacked a 70-year-old woman
Girl saved by text
By: Chris Middleton A TEENAGER from Malaysia who was awoken by a night time noise quickly sent a text message to her mother. A man burst into her bedroom just
Airport edition
The Griffin Bookshop now offers the ‘Airport edition’ paperback versions of many of your favourite authors’ latest books – you don’t have to wait nine months for the small paperback;
Nazi dog
By; Chris Middleton A BELGIAN businessman rejected a Nigerian job applicant because the businessman said his own dog was racist and would bite non-whites. When a 53-year-old Nigerian man arrived
Hope and perseverance
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com Whether one suffers physical or emotional pain, perseverance is not an option because life must go on. As for character, the longer life lasts the more
Censored Pirates
By: Chris Middleton ANGERED CHINESE government officials censored some of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie as it depicts the Chinese as villainous and evil. Chow Yun-Fat, who plays
The Blair legacy
By: MIKE JOHNSON johnson@portugalresident.com I BELIEVE that Tony Blair is the only British Prime Minister to not only announce his intention to resign two years in advance, but to fix
Keeping the faith abroad
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com BEING ON holiday offers a change of scenery, a different perspective on life and a shock to the system, which can be quite tiring at times.
Innovation in inebriation
By: Natasha Smith nastasha@portugalresident.com A NEW powdered form of alcohol called Booz2go has been invented by five students at Helicon Vocational Institute near Amsterdam. The powder is available in 20g
Standing the test of time
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A WORLD War I veteran’s watch, lost nearly a century ago, has stood the test of time. William B. Gill lost his watch in France, where