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James Lovelock CH CBE FRS is leading an extraordinary life. On July 26, 2019 he reached the age of 100, and Novacene is his latest book. Lovelock was born into an impoverished family and, after [...]

For all the changes going on at BMW at the time, getting a new 3 Series still is a top priority for those in charge in Munich. BMW is launching so many new cars these days that it is hard to keep [...]

What is the relationship between economics and investing? You might think a strong economy would lead to a sharp rise in share prices and vice versa. You might also believe a sound knowledge of [...]

If you have moved to the Algarve or are planning to relocate, you will appreciate it is a beautiful place to live. With careful planning, Portugal can offer many financial advantages too. These [...]

Sitting in my garden the other day and having a lazy time, I really didn’t want a heavy lunch but thought I fancied something which was tasty and full of local flavour and used up what was in the [...]

A few years ago, before the refurbishment of Faro airport, I wrote a pretty scathing article here about the then so called “duty free” shops located in the old departures lounge. For wine, they [...]

Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler performed for a huge crowd of over 40,000 people on Tuesday (August 20) at Praia dos Pescadores in Albufeira – this was her first concert ever in the town that she [...]

Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António will be celebrating their annual ‘Banho 29’ traditions on Thursday, August 29. In Lagos, festivities will begin at 10.30am at Meia Praia and continue again at [...]

Several legendary rock bands will see their best hits played at the first Live and Loud Fest Powered by Marginália, which will take place next week (August 28 and 29) at Portimão’s Praça da [...]

A Portuguese woman who had gone missing in Barcelona was found in Seixal near Lisbon on Wednesday after escaping from the house of her ex-boyfriend, who abducted her, kept her naked in his garage [...]