Lawyers launch AIMA immigration agency complaints channel
The Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados, OA) has launched a new online channel to collect complaints and feedback from lawyers about the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA)
Baby born in ambulance on Algarve motorway after mother turned away from hospital
A baby girl was born on the side of the A22 motorway on Friday night (October 31) after her mother went into labour while being taken by ambulance to Portimão
Culture Minister steps in to tackle wave of cinema closures across Portugal
The Portuguese government is taking action to stop the growing wave of cinema theatre closures across the country. This week, Culture Minister Margarida Balseiro Lopes announced the creation of a
Horror in Porto as pregnant woman stabbed to death
A woman died this morning (November 6) after being stabbed multiple times in Porto’s Praça da Corujeira. Emergency services were alerted at around 8.18am after witnesses reported a violent attack
Rumours of Health Minister’s resignation dismissed as “media speculation”
Portugal’s Minister for the Presidency, António Leitão Amaro, has brushed off reports that Health Minister Ana Paula Martins is preparing to leave the government, calling them “speculations that begin and
Asylum requests from unaccompanied minors surge 150% in Portugal
Portugal received a record number of unaccompanied migrant children last year, with asylum requests from minors arriving alone rising more than 150% compared to 2023, according to new data from
Air Force to receive four medical emergency helicopters in 2026 as Portugal boosts defence investments
Portugal’s Air Force will receive four Black Hawk helicopters by the end of August 2026 to support medical emergency operations, the country’s defence minister Nuno Melo has announced. Speaking at
Over 30,000 lightning strikes and 150 weather incidents as storm batters Portugal
More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded across mainland Portugal in just 24 hours as a powerful cold front swept the country, bringing torrential rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, reports
Around 170,000 fans expected at Algarve MotoGP this weekend
The Algarve is gearing up for another roaring weekend of racing as around 170,000 fans are expected to pack into the Algarve International Circuit (AIA) for the penultimate round of
Tragedy in Braga: 12-year-old dies after seven-storey fall
A 12-year-old Russian girl died on Tuesday morning after falling from the seventh floor of the building where she lived with her mother in the northern Portuguese city of Braga.