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Gooseberry fool sliding off the menu

gooseberryBritish consumers are spurning the British gooseberry, opting instead for other soft fruits.

It is one of the oldest British fruits, but it could soon share the fate of the British loganberry which disappeared from sale at least ten years ago.

'Dona Maria II' bridge in Lagos to reopen after three years

lagosbridgeThe old bridge in Lagos, closed for 40 months for ‘urgent’ repairs may soon reopen.

The council now promises a date ‘in early August’ as the extensive repairs near completion.

Google Glass makes a comeback

googleglassGoogle Glass has not died a death after all. Instead, a second model has been quietly developed for businesses.

The original smart glasses which are connected to the internet were intended for general consumers, but were withdrawn six months ago as they failed to attract enough interest.

Bullet aimed at armadillo hits gunman

armadilloWith the plight of Cecil the lion still headline news comes the story of another trigger-happy American whose shot at a well-defended animal backfired.

A man in Texas, who has not been named, had to be airlifted to hospital after some of the shots he fired at an armadillo bounced back.

Children killed in holiday smash

zamoracrashThis weekend traditionally sees the return of thousands of Portuguese emigrants heading home to share their summer holidays with family and friends.

In a tragic accident in north west Spain near the village of Cerezal de Aliste, Zamora just 50 kilometres from the Portuguese border, three Portuguese children have died and their father lies critically injured in a local hospital as a summer holiday trip ended in carnage.

New hand baggage size for British Airways

baIn the flexible saga of hand luggage on aircraft, British Airways has reduced the size allowed because it said that large passenger baggage was regularly causing flight delays.

From 18 August, one personal bag will be restricted to 40 x 30 x 15cm.

Fnac - 'the market remains negative in Portugal'

fnacstoreThe French-owned electrical group has posted a half-year loss of €42.6 million, similar to last year, with worldwide turnover down 0.7% to €1,628 million.

For Spain and Portugal, unhelpfully the figures are lumped together for the two countries, sales dropped 3.1% to €284 million compared to the first six months of last year on a like-for-like basis, i.e. excluding figures from new stores.

Portimão - French teenager dies in 6th floor plunge

inemAn 18-year-old French holidaymaker died on Saturday after falling from the 6th floor of a tourist apartment block at Praia da Rocha, Portimão.
 
Emergency services were alerted at 20:17 yesterday but the young woman was declared dead at the scene at the foot of Rocha Tower.