Panda dung is secret to most expensive tea
The world’s most expensive tea, which is fertilised with panda dung, is set to go on sale for about £130 a cup. Chinese entrepreneur An Yanshi says his organic tea
Woman and cat forest rescue
An Albuquerque woman missing for almost a month in New Mexico’s vast Gila National Forest has been found alive – and with her cat. Margaret Page, 41, was found by
Don’t let tax become taxing
Across Europe, the young working adult is facing the reality of growing unemployment. Those who are fortunate to remain employed are seeing their disposable income tighten up as tax levels increase
Brummie mum goes French
Birmingham-born Debie Royston has never been to France but now speaks with a bizarre Gallic twang after suffering a series of seizures. Debie, 40, was unable to speak at all
Bad grades parade
A Florida parent has forced his son to stand on a street corner wearing a sandwich board showing his bad school grades. Michael Bell Jr, from Miami, came home with
A diamond display
While we marvel at the various festivals the Algarve stages in their very own inimitable style, this year provides an opportunity for all nationalities to celebrate a remarkable lady and
Andalucía’s picturesque Pueblos Blancos
With our wing mirrors judiciously tucked in, we drove gingerly up through the impossibly narrow one-way system of the ancient town of Arcos de la Frontera. Our destination, the scenic
Schoolchildren use iPhone but cannot tie shoelaces
British schoolchildren are more confident using a DVD player or iPhone than tying their shoelaces, research claims. As many as 45% of children aged between five and 13 can’t tie
The new employment reform
The pros and cons of the new pack of laws by Cláudia Vaz Póvoa features@algarveresident.com Cláudia Vaz Póvoa is a partner and head of the Employment Department in the law
Cosmetic surgery vouchers for child
When Poppy Burge has her birthday next month her mum Sarah Burge will hand her £8,000 of vouchers to spend on plastic surgery. Sarah believes it’s perfectly OK to introduce