Ryanair accuses Portugal of “blocking three new routes to Morocco”
Ryanair has been involved in another ‘angry spat’ with authorities in Portugal, this time accusing them of blocking three new routes to Morocco. The situation comes as elsewhere in the
Portugal’s political crisis sees PM pull out of COP26
Portugal’s PM António Costa has cancelled his plans to give a speech tomorrow at the opening of global climate conference COP26 in Glasgow. Instead he will be staying in Portugal
Pressure builds for wider 3rd dose rollout as “half new cases of Covid-19 in Portugal have been fully-vaccinated”
Half the new cases of Covid-19 in Portugal are in people who have been fully-vaccinated. This has been confirmed by president of the General Medical Council Miguel Guimarães, and is
Mum-to-be dies in tragic Algarve jeep safari
A pregnant woman died, and seven others were injured – five seriously – in an horrific accident during a jeep safari in the Algarve late yesterday afternoon. The dead woman
Nurses call off two-day strike
The Syndicate of Nurses has announced that it is calling off the strike scheduled for November 3-4 due to the vetoing of the State Budget, but that its demands stand.
Election diary: Marcelo expected to choose either January 30 or February 6
With still so many meetings ongoing behind the scenes, national media today is pointing to the Sundays of January 30 or February 6 as being the likely dates chosen by
Turismo do Algarve “worried about queues at Faro airport” ahead of MotoGP and Portugal Masters
Turismo do Algarve is reported to be ‘worried about queues’ that have been forming at Faro airport as thousands of passengers arrive ahead of the region’s MotoGP at the Algarve
António Guterres admits “serious risk” of COP26 failing
Talking in Rome ahead of the COP26 climate summit taking place in Glasgow from Sunday, UN secretary general António Guterres has admitted there is a “serious risk” of the event
PCP accuses President Marcelo of being “destabilising factor” for insisting on early elections
PCP communists have accused President Marcelo of being a ‘destabilising factor’ for insisting on early elections. As reports have explained, it transpires that both PCP and Bloco de Esquerda seem
Specialists predict “chaotic situation” for A&E departments this winter
Health specialists are already predicting chaos in Accident & Emergency departments this winter, reports SIC television news. With so many labour-related problems already being felt in Portugal’s hospitals, the arrival