Talking ‘bout my generation
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com ARGUABLY THE greatest live band ever, The Who has stood the test of time. Famously controversial, the members smashed their instruments on stage and trashed hotel
Temptations over the Easter period
By: Margaret Brown margaret.brown@portugalresident.com WITH SUNDAY, April 8, still two weeks away and Easter eggs in glorious technicolour whichever way you turn, those who have foresworn chocolate during the 40
Struck gold
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A LARGE block of gold bullion, valued at 1.27 million euros, was stolen from a museum in Japan by three masked thieves. The bar weighed around
Knicked knickers
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE RAIDED the home of a man in Tokyo, Japan, after he was caught stealing women’s underwear from two homes in February. Officers were astounded when
Slippery crime
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com THIEVES MADE off with more than 50 reptiles from an animal education centre in Australia at the weekend, which had been established to continue the work
Brush choke
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A WOMAN in Hong Kong slipped over and managed to swallow her toothbrush last week. She still managed to call for an ambulance while the object
High fright
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A PASSENGER on a British Airways flight from Delhi to London was horrified when he woke up to find a dead woman sitting near him. The
Losing You
Sponsored by Griffin Bookshop griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com Losing You By Nicci French The latest Nicci French book is always worth looking out for and Losing You is no exception. Nina Landry is
Split 50-50
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com IN A bitter divorce case, a 43-year-old German man literally split his house in two, using a chainsaw. He measured out his single-storey summer house and,
Saturnalia
Sponsored by Griffin Bookshop griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com Saturnalia By Lindsey Davis By contrast, the new Falco mystery is set against the riotous backdrop of the season of misrule. During this Roman holiday,