The poor quality of housing stock in the UK was responsible for “more respiratory illness in England than Sweden”.
In the last past five years hospital admissions for chronic lower respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis and emphysema, have been 40% higher per 100,000 of population in England than in Sweden, according to an analysis by Friends of the Earth (FoE).
Reinventing itself as a coffee shop has caused Brits to flock to Greggs, preferring it over Starbucks.
The bakery chain ranked highest for value in a national poll of 4,500 people, coming second on friendliness of staff, speed of service and store cleanliness.
The chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation, John Tully, is concerned about the Operation Grange investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann but, contrary to press reports, he has not called for the investigation to be closed.
What is in question is the scale of the operation in the light of severe budget cuts and other demands on the Met. But there is no indication that the investigation is to be terminated.
The snap election called just eight weeks ago in Andalusia will take place this Sunday.
Observers will be waiting anxiously for the outcome. Andalusia represents 20% of all voters in the country and the result may signal what will happen in elections scheduled for this year.
An employee at Clube Praia da Rocha, Portimão, resorted today to chaining herself inside the company office in a protest at not having been paid for months.
Many workers at the resort have not been paid by the managing company 'Green Stairs' whose administrator refuses to comment on the situation except for declaring that things are in hand, that was on March 3rd and nothing has happended since.
Google has admitted that it was wrong to let the hype about its wearable computer, Glass, get out of hand.
It said it had not done enough to explain that its product was only a prototype and not the finished product.
The management of the port of Sines and the Algarve has been displaying its wares at Cruise Shipping Miami, specifically to promote the Cruise Terminal of Portimão.
The event took place from 16 to 19 March and brought together more than 900 exhibitors representing 127 countries which have grasped the importance of this tourism sector, unlike Portugal.
The popularity of President Dilma Rousseff in Brazil has fallen dramatically just five months after she entered her second term.
More than two million people demonstrated recently and called for her impeachment. The protests took part in cities in all 27 states of Brazil, making it the largest political demonstration since military rule ended in 1985.
