Driving away car crime
By David Thomas features@algarveresident.com David Thomas is a former Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police, consultant to INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. He has
Dog pressed panic alarm after owner collapsed
A dog saved his owner after pressing the panic alarm to summon help when his owner collapsed. Disabled Victoria Shaw, 58, had trained Louis, her Yorkshire terrier, to call for
Largest exhibition of sand sculptures in the world opens
WIN a free entry to FIESA 2012 on May 25 with the Algarve Resident! FIESA 2012, considered the largest sand sculpture festival in the world, is opening to the public
Man attempts to rob a police station
Keithan Manuel is learning the hard way that a sense of humor is very subjective, but that’s what happens when you attempt to rob a police station. Manuel walked into
Guernsey QROPS – new HMRC rules
by Paul Beckwith features@algarveresident.com Paul Beckwith is an International Financial Advisor working with Blacktower Financial Management (International) Limited HMRC has broken its silence on its unexpected decision last month to
It is rear-wheel drive
by Guilherme Marques features@algarveresident.com The 1 Series BMW is the only rear-wheel drive hatchback on the market. Not that its drivers are aware of it. First of all, the shocking
Mourners shocked as waiter wakes up at his own funeral
Mourners at the funeral of a ‘dead’ Egyptian waiter were stunned when he woke up moments before the burial. Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi, 28, from Naga al-Simmanm, near Luxor was declared
Mother makes children slaves
A mother made slaves of her two children and forced them to work for gipsies rather than go to school after a fortune teller told her it was the right
Real-life mermaid
Underwater swimmer Hannah Fraser has been fascinated with mermaids since she was three years old. The 36 year-old Australian, who now lives in LA, made her first mermaid tail at