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Community Living Abroad: How UK Families Are Building New Lives in Portugal

If you spend time speaking to UK families who have moved abroad in recent years, Portugal comes up repeatedly. It is no longer seen only as a holiday destination or a retirement location. It has become a long-term lifestyle choice for working families, remote professionals, and early retirees looking for a different daily rhythm.

Across Lisbon, the Algarve, the Silver Coast and Madeira, new communities are forming that feel increasingly international while still connected to Portuguese culture. What stands out is not just climate or coastline, but how everyday life feels more...

One in two of us paid for Christmas on credit

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 12/30/2012 - 12:58pm

Half of people (46%) used credit cards, overdrafts, store cards or payday loans to cover Christmas spending this year, according to new Which? research, while over a third (36%) dipped into their savings.

With food and energy costs continuing to rise, our survey into Christmas spending found people aren't feeling positive about the New Year either, with more than half (54%) of people expecting their household budgets to be even tighter in 2013.

Dipping into savings to pay for Christmas Key findings of the new Which? poll include: Almost a quarter (22%) said they could only...

Police staff who are also pole dancers and priests

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 12/30/2012 - 12:41pm

A nataional newspaper has claimed that more than 23,000 police officers and staff have second jobs, ranging from a pole-dancing teacher and a priest.

The figures, revealed in a study by the Mail on Sunday of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary data, found that at least 23,043 police staff had second jobs out of a workforce of 201,575 in May 2012.

That was up 19 per cent from March 2011 figures, which showed 19,329 had second jobs.

Police staff are allowed to take second jobs if approved by their superiors and unless there is a direct conflict of interest,...

Will the i-Watch be next year's must-have gadget?

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 12/30/2012 - 10:00am

The i-Pad mini was the must-have Christmas gadget in 2012 but next year Santa may be delivering the i-Watch.

Rumors of the space-age device, began picking up speed when Apple announced the square 2010 iPod nano and Steve Jobs quipped that board members wanted to wear them as watches.

There was immediate speculation that a new, light, wearable device would soon follow.

Now, reports from China, where Apple manufactures most of its products, suggest the iWatch could go on sale next summer.

The i-Watch will reportedly allow users to send and receive email, texts...

PM's 2013 message

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Sun, 12/30/2012 - 9:32am

The Prime Minister has admitted 2012 had been a tough year for many families but said the country was “heading in the right direction” on all the big issues.

In his new year message, David Cameron said “real progress” was being made on cutting the deficit, reforming welfare and improving school standards.

The PM added: “This is my message to the country at the start of 2013. We can look to the future with realism and optimism.

“Realism, because you can’t cure problems that were decades in the making overnight. There are no quick fixes and I wouldn’t claim otherwise...

'Tis the season for your brolly!

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Wed, 12/26/2012 - 8:43am
Yet more heavy rain is forecast for the next few days across the South West. The Met Office says we are in for a mixture of blustery showers, gales and a risk of more flooding. Meanwhile, anyone hoping that 2013 will bring an end to the wet and miserable weather will be sadly mistaken. The first week of January will continue largely unsettled and often windy, with occasionally heavy bands of rain crossing the UK, separated by clearer but more showery interludes. Western and southwestern parts are considered most likely to see the heaviest rain with temperatures near or just below average to...

Overturned tanker carrying slurry closes A30 at Scorrier

Devon & Cornwall Police have reported that at 10.20am this morning (Monday 24th December) emergency services attended the scene of a road traffic collision on the A30 eastbound onslip of the A30 at Scorrier.

A tanker carrying a large amount of slurry, thought to be in the region of 3,000 gallons, has overturned. A second vehicle is attending the scene to remove the load from the overturned lorry. The Exeter-bound carriageway of the A30 was closed and is expected to be closed until lunchtime.

EDL plan controversial protest in Cambridge

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Fri, 12/21/2012 - 1:44pm

(Newspoint) Despite a significant demise of support the far-right group the English Defence League have announced plans to protest in Cambridge. Police and the local council have announced that they are preparing for a march on February 23rd, and intend to ensure the least disruption for the people of the city.

A counter demonstrations has already been planned by Unite Against Fascism, who hold opposition rallies at almost all of the EDL's meets.

Cllr Rod Cantrill, city council executive councillor for public places said: “We, in Cambridge made it quite clear last year that...

Badger sleeping habits could help target TB control

Sleeping away from the family home is linked to health risks for badgers, new research by the University of Exeter and the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) has revealed.

Scientists found that badgers which strayed away from the family burrow in favour of sleeping in outlying dens were more likely to carry TB.

The 12-month study of 40 wild badgers was funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and could have implications for the management of bovine TB in parts of the UK.

The behaviour of individual animals is thought to be a...

British Freedom Party de-registered as an electoral body

Authored by JAMIII
Posted: Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:08pm

(NewsPoint) According to reports the far-right British Freedom Party has removed itself, or been removed from the Electoral Commission. According to the Electoral Commission, the British Freedom Party was de-registered on the 11th of December of this year and the reason given was they were 'Statutorily De-registered'.

The clarify that: "Deregistered parties will either have a status of Voluntarily Deregistered if they chose to remove themselves from the register or Statutorily Deregistered if they were removed by the Electoral Commission for a compliance breach."

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