Australia – get your labels sorted out!
WHEN BUYING wine, I always maintain that, if you read the label, you’ll have a good idea what’s in the bottle before you buy it. European labels take a little
Time to look at your pension
THE NEW pensions’ simplification regulations in the UK, which come into force from April 6 2006, are expected to be an enormous boon for Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs), exploiting
The power of the elephant
Saturday December 4 For us, December has begun with a run of bad luck caused, we believe, by the gift of a ‘lucky elephant’. The moment the elephant was handed
Paradise lost
ON AUGUST 22 1999, a huge tidal wave was spotted on the horizon and most of the south-facing beaches in the Algarve were rapidly evacuated. Those tourists who remained on
BAGHDAD
Police deputy killed Baghdad’s deputy police chief has been killed outside his home in the south of the Iraqi capital. Brigadier Amer Ali Nayef was shot dead, along with his
Resolutions to make you wealthier in 2005
THE START of a New Year is always a good opportunity to review one’s financial affairs and consider whether your capital is working as effectively, and as tax efficiently, as
Storms hit northern Europe
AT LEAST 14 people have been killed as strong winds and severe floods wreaked havoc in northern Europe. Three people have died in Britain, seven in Sweden and four in
Strawberries in January
Dear Reader, THE ALGARVE was blessed this festive season with some amazing weather, so dry, sunny and warm. And, like every year, I have made a few New Year resolutions
Argentina mourns victims of nightclub blaze
THERE HAVE BEEN angry scenes outside a Buenos Aires morgue as families demanded the return of the bodies of the victims of the Cromagnon Republic nightclub fire. The death toll
Happy New Year
Judy Sharp reflects on life and her world – as she sees it. OH, FOR heaven’s sake, it’s 2005 already! Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun? I had to