Online gambling: too much at stake?
It’s heavy odds on that Portugal will soon legalise online gambling. You can bet your boots gamblers will be delighted, but the chances are that many non-gamblers will be troubled
The Madeleine case: opposing opinions
In the midst of the latest phase in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Sky News presenter Kay Burley entered the fray with an article in the Daily
COMMENT: Near anarchy in the EU election jungle
The European parliamentary elections have resulted in convolutions bordering on chaos – but then what else did we expect from one of the biggest democratic events in the world, which
‘Of Mice and Men’ – The End of the World
“In every bit of honest writing in the world there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
Madeleine case in a right old muddle
The gist of the latest statement from the Met police in London in their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann sounded remarkably similar to what has long been in
Wild weather adds to climate confusion
The storms that battered Portugal’s entire coastline recently, plus extensive flooding in England, prolonged drought in California, extreme cold in north-eastern America and extreme heat in Australia, have created further
Memory lane
Hello again and a Happy New Year! R.I.P. 2013 – welcome 2014. Call me superstitious, but even numbers have somehow always been better than odd ones and I am hoping
My Portuguese Water Dog, my medic alert dog
Cleo is now eight years old. Many of you will remember the day when I first collected Cleo and brought her to my home. She had not had the best
How does the flu vaccine work?
DECO informs… In this new column, Portuguese consumer watchdog DECO will be informing readers of various interesting issues and laws affecting consumer decisions. The vaccine is made up of inactive
The horror of another senseless slaughter of innocent children
As an American in the Algarve I am sensitive to the profound difference between: murder by gunshot in America and murder by gunshot at almost any other place on Earth