What a star
By LOUISE PIMM American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer and fashion designer Beyoncé Knowles found fame as a founding member of R&B group Destiny’s Child, one of the
NIGERIA
New leader announced COLONEL SADA Abubakar has been named as the new Sultan of Sokoto, less than two weeks after his brother, the former sultan, was killed in a plane
Two Titles that will suit the literary armchair traveller
TWO TITLES recently issued in hardback, but available here in large paperback, have caused a fair amount of comment. Set in Africa and India, these will suit the literary armchair
TAIWAN
First Lady accused of corruption WU SHU-CHEN, wife of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, has been charged with corruption over the misuse of state funds. She and three former aides to
Free to air
By JENNY GRAINER WE RECENTLY joined the satellite club and can now surf the ‘free to air’ channels. It isn’t our first foray into the system – when we lived
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Eggs moves house
By Paul Mckay Wednesday, October 4 If at first you don’t succeed, get a professional in. With this in mind, we had Ana, the Monchique vet visit this morning to
Magic mushrooms and surprising discoveries
By MARGARET BROWN TOUGH FOR holidaymakers who landed at Faro last weekend just in time for a couple of day’s heavy downpour, but a source of joy and satisfaction to
The Kaiser Cure – Prevention
Dr. THOMAS KAISER MD, DRCOG, General Practitioner Dear Reader, I ASSUME you are writing your short lifestyle diary every day. Writing a diary is such a good way of being
Three New Recipe Books that make great Chrismas presents!
WITH THE weather being more conducive to conjuring up meals in a warm kitchen, these new recipe books are sure to be a source of inspiration … and they make