Not all that glitters…
ROCK STAR Gary Glitter is facing trial in Vietnam on charges of committing obscene acts with two under-age girls. The trial of the one time chart-topping pop icon is just
Problems with by-the-book care and patients
Problems with by-the-book care and patients with more than one disease IT IS a real challenge to treat patients with multiple co-morbidities – conditions that exist at the same time
We love Liverpool!
WITH THE start of daily flights from Faro to Liverpool, why not take advantage of what are sure to be great fares and actually take a ferry across the Mersey?
Giving up, giving in
THERE THEY are, my friends and companions over the past two-and-a-half decades, winking at me seductively. Today I am trying to say goodbye, a decision that has been creeping up
United States
Mardi Gras returns to New Orleans TENS OF thousands of revellers gathered in New Orleans for the climax of the first Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina struck six months ago.
First Fred, now Pingo
WITH ITS paws clenched into fists, a small dog spun round and round on the eastbound carriageway of the EN125, having been hit by a car. A young woman dragged
All of the people all of the time
THE EURO started the New Year full of expectations. In December, the European Central Bank hiked the base Eurozone interest rate for the first time in over two years, and
Beans like it hot
WHERE TO start? The variety of beans grown in Portugal is vast. Some are grown to be eaten fresh, often referred to as green beans or as string beans. Others
Allergies, common in the western world
THE NUMBER of people who suffer from allergies is steadily increasing. Allergies can affect the nose, the skin or the chest, and all can make people’s lives a misery. But
Travel news in brief
New York winter wonderland Tourists in New York got more than they bargained for when the city was recently blasted by a raging ‘nor’easter’ storm, which broke the snowfall record