UNITED KINGDOM – Bid to cut court witness stress
New targets to reduce the stress that victims and witnesses go through while giving evidence in court has been announced by the Lord Chancellor. Lord Falconer wants all crown courts
BRAZIL – New dinosaur uncovered
Scientists in Brazil have uncovered a new species of dinosaur. The creature, identified from fossils, is thought to have lived more than 2000 million years ago, making it one of
GUATEMALA – 21 dead after bus plunges into ravine
A collision between two buses on a mountain highway in Guatemala has left 21 people dead and at least 20 others injured. A bus full of evangelical Christians heading for
Celebrating a 460 year
The Portuguese were the first western Europeans to arrive in Japan, back in the 16th century. Now, more than four centuries on, that trading and diplomatic link has been celebrated
SRI LANKA – Attack raises tension
Members of the Sinhala and Tamil communities have clashed again in eastern Sri Lanka after a grenade attack on a bus earlier this week left one person dead. Police have
Challenge 21
The great battle of the 19th century was against slavery. In the 20th century, the fight was against totalitarianism (left and right wing). A recent report published on human development
Deutsche Schule celebrates
The recent feast of S. Martinho, which is celebrated both in Portugal and in Germany, inspired the Deutsche Schule Kindergarten section of the Estoril-based school to put on an entertaining
UNITED KINGDOM – Ellen begins record bid
British yachtswoman, Ellen MacArthur, began her attempt to sail around the world solo in the fastest time this week. The 28-year-old and her 75ft B&Q trimaran, departed from Ushant, off
SPAIN – Spanish Prime Minister
Spain’s former Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, has told a parliamentary commission that his conscience is clear regarding the Madrid bombings earlier this year. 191 people died and more than
As we walk into the unknown…
Two weeks ago I mentioned how troubles often come in threes and in the space of five days we had encountered just that many setbacks to our comfortable existence –