Man finds stolen truck 38 years later
Harold Voelker tucked away the pink slip and memories of his prized 1956 Ford F-100 pickup after it was stolen in 1972 in Los Angeles. Both were dusted off when
Woman aged 101 years growing horns on her head
An elderly Chinese woman has stunned her family and fellow villagers by growing from her forehead a horn than resembles a goat’s. Grandmother Zhang Ruifang began developing the mysterious protrusion
Green without gizmos – the Passive House
By Nicky Gibbs nicky@riminiprojects.com Nicky Gibbs, together with her husband Richard, created RIMINI Projects. They offer a bespoke project management service for property owners in the UK and across the
Vuvuzela ban
A British hotel chain has banned the use of vuvuzelas after a manager was kept awake by overzealous England fans tooting on the plastic horns. A spokesman for Premier Inn
It takes two to tango
By David Lewis features@algarveresident.com David Lewis lives in Praia da Luz with his wife Shirley, and two children, Ollie and Fraser. Having spent more than 25 years in the City
Calvin Klein doesn’t just attract the ladies
Scientists at the Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve have been using cameras to observe and track the movement of jaguars for the Jaguar Conservation Programme. But jaguars are solitary creatures that
Sleep apnoea
By Dr Carlos Glória features@algarveresident.com Dr Carlos Glória is a specialist in Pneumology and Intensive Care, and responsible for the High Dependency Unit of Hospital Particular do Algarve in Alvor.
Portugal should ask for bail out help now
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The financial wizard who secured a bail-out package for Portugal in the 1983 crisis says that the Government should start putting together a rescue package bid
Kitten born with two faces
A kitten with two faces was recently born in West Virginia, USA and taken to the vets after its mother refused to nurse it. The kitten was diagnosed with diprosopus,