Floppy-eared fiends

Authorities in the Finnish capital Helsinki are fighting a battle against a new breed of invaders that are causing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of damage to public property.

April 15, 2009by shareitIn

Worlds apart

By PHILIP BUSHILL-MATTHEWS features@algarveresident.com Philip Bushill-Matthews is a Member of the European Parliament and is the Employment and Social Affairs Coordinator for the European People’s Party / European Democrats. The

April 15, 2009by shareitIn ,

Prisoners turn to pigeons

Inmates in Brazilian prisons have turned to carrier pigeons as a means to communicate with the outside world and smuggle items inside such as drugs and mobile telephones. Prison guards

April 8, 2009by shareitIn

Go glamourous this Easter!

Make way for the ‘Beyonce’ We’ve had the ‘Rachel’, we’ve had the ‘Posh’, we’ve even had the ‘Kate’ but the latest to hit the world of beauty and fashion is

April 8, 2009by shareitIn ,

Pet pigs

A farmer in Taiwan has adopted 12 wild pigs as pets, training them to trot behind his motor scooter and also to stop at traffic lights. The pigs, all under

April 8, 2009by shareitIn

Holy cola!

A Norwegian church was forced to improvise with a fizzy drink instead of holy water, during a child’s baptism because the taps had been temporarily turned off due to freezing

April 8, 2009by shareitIn