The wedding guest
A PREGNANT bride started giving birth during her marriage ceremony in Northumberland in the UK. Emma Lowdon, 36, felt her contractions begin as she tied the knot with her partner
Bird man
A PORTUGUESE man was detained at São Paulo’s international airport in Brazil when the authorities found his bag contained 200 canaries. Brazil’s Agriculture Minister released a statement after the incident,
Plant a tree… now!
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” Social Benefits We would all agree that trees make life more pleasant. Imagine
Light at the end of the tunnel
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Patagonia – a long way from everywhere (Part I – Argentina)
By: NIGEL AND SUE WRIGHT The travel bug bit Nigel and Sue Wright when they lived and worked in South Korea during the 1980’s. Since then they have travelled all
Politician’s shame
A POLITICIAN from the northern Cantabria region of Spain has been accused by his female counterparts of encouraging prostitution after describing, during a televised interview, how he lost his virginity.
False alarm
EXAMPLES OF nuisance emergency phone calls have been revealed by Central Scotland police, based in Stirling, to raise awareness about the importance of responding to real life or deaths emergencies.
Haunted house
A MILLIONAIRE businessman has returned his 3.6 million pound mansion, which he bought last year, to the bank because he fears it is haunted. Anwar Rashid, 32, said that he
Quack, quack
A US rocket scientist has sent 90 rubber ducks into the ice of the Greenland glacier to see if they emerge in Baffin Bay, as part of a sophisticated scientific
Waste makes fuel
A BRITISH chemical company has claimed it has found a way to create fuel from solid waste. Ineos Bio say their patented method can produce 400 litres of ethanol from