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By Dr. Paulo Vieira de Sousa features@algarveresident.com Dr. Paulo Vieira de Sousa is a general surgeon and clinical director at the Hospital Particular do Algarve in Faro, specialising in local

by Margaret Brown features@algarveresident.com Margaret Brown is one of the Algarve Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. We hoped that there

A crematorium in Lancashire is to broadcast funerals live on the internet for mourners who are unable to attend. Bosses also intend to install a big screen and state-of-the-art music

A £350 piglet bought in Leicester, England, believed to be a micro pig, has surprised its owner by growing into a full-sized 17-stone animal. When Janey Byrne bought Meeka, she

An update from Blacktower Financial Management Group Limited regarding HMRC’s proposals for overseas transfers of pension savings. by Paul Beckwith features@algarveresident.com Paul Beckwith is an International Financial Advisor working with

by Bill Blevins features@algarveresident.com Bill Blevins is Managing Director of Blevins Franks. He has specialised in expatriate investment and tax planning for over 35 years. He has written books and

For former Army drill sergeant Jerry Miller, being alive has not been sufficient proof that he’s not dead. The U.S. Veterans Administration has declared him deceased four times since 2010.

Call centre workers in Norway are protesting against a hi-tech surveillance system that triggers an alarm if they spend more than eight minutes per day in the lavatory. Managers are

A homeless man who told authorities he was stuck in the mud at the Rio Grande River in New Mexico for three days has been rescued after a group of

by Samira Mohamed Ali features@algarveresident.com Having modelled since she was 11 years old for high profile brands and companies around the world, Samira Mohamed Ali is “very proud” to be