Cursed court
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com A JUDGE in Canada has been disciplined for cursing during a courtroom argument with a prosecutor earlier this year. An investigation by the Canadian Judicial Council
Furniture within and without
By Roger and Judith Lewis features@algarveresident.com THE DISTINCTION between living in a house and living outside of your house is rapidly becoming more blurred. In northern European climates, there has
Health hazard
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com A BAKER has been fined 1,000 Canadian dollars after he ignored an order to stay at home until his salmonella poisoning cleared up.Health inspectors said he
Robber forced to clean up
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com AN AMERICAN couple, who have been on holiday for a week, returned home to find their home ransacked and the burglar still there. Adrian and Tiffany
The man suing God
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com A SUCCESSFUL lawyer in the US has filed an injunction against a person he believes has caused widespread death, destruction and terrorisation of millions of people
Tracking your kids
A children’s jacket has recently been launched by British company Bladerunner … but this is no ordinary jacket. Containing a GPS tracking device in the lining, it can be tracked
A degree of negotiation
By DR MICHAEL LOWRY features@algarveresident.com Dr Michael Lowry is an experienced parent and educator, who regularly visits his Algarve home in Tavira. His work over many years in universities has
Alternative tourism
By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com A TOUR company in Rio de Janeiro could see its licence stripped away for providing tourists with an alternative tour of life in the city’s slums,
Bandits blighted by bikers
By: NATASHA SMITH features@algarveresident.com TWO THIEVES were left regretting their decision to rob a club in Sydney, Australia, after they realised a little too late that the venue was packed
Combat night time fatigue
By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com CAR DESIGNERS are currently probing new ways to avoid one of the most dangerous hazards of night driving; drowsiness and falling asleep at the wheel. To