Four saved from drowning as October heat wave keeps people on beaches
Four people, including a German tourist, were saved from drowning yesterday as the incredible 30º heat has brought danger with it: life-guards have largely packed up for the season and
Knives out over TAP: Opposition leader accuses government of ‘monstrous’ €4.5 billion “financial orgy”
Today’s debate in parliament on ‘politics in general’ saw knives out once again over the government’s plans to bail-out loss-making airline TAP, ‘come what may’. Opposition leader Rui Rio accused
GNR apprehends ‘arsenal of weapons’ in Silves home of man accused of 20 years of domestic violence
GNR police called to a house in Silves yesterday discovered an extraordinary arsenal of weaponry. The call-out followed investigation by NIAVE (the Nucleus of Investigation and Support for Specific Victims)
Catalytic converter thefts ‘skyrocket’
2021 has seen the ‘new fad’ for stealing catalytic converters from petrol cars – often in broad daylight – skyrocket in Portugal. Incidents have been flagged throughout the country, with
Hawaiian surfer airlifted to hospital after accident in Peniche
Hawaiian surfer Joshua Moniz has been airlifted to hospital today after suffering an accident at Praia dos Supertubos, in Peniche. It’s understood the 25-year-old who ranks 47th in the world
Murder trial of former PSD MP to go ahead 13 years ‘after the facts’
After what must be one of the longest bids to avoid trial, former PSD MP and convicted fraudster Duarte Lima has heard that a court date has finally been set
Portuguese ‘don’t trust in Justice’
At a moment where a super-wealthy banker, condemned to various jail terms, ordered to pay a number of fines, has managed to flee the country in possession of his passport
‘Pandemic negationist’ judge expelled from magistrature
Pandemic negationist judge Rui Fonseca e Castro has been expelled from the magistrature. Regulatory body CSM (Conselho Superior da Magistratura) came to the decision with no votes in favour of
CP warns strike tomorrow could cause “serious disruption”
CP – Comboios de Portugal – warns the train strike scheduled for tomorrow could cause serious disruption. Fectrans and other syndicates have called the walk-out for workers of both CP
Hospitals in rupture: doctors accuse government of “deliberately destroying public health services”
A second Portuguese hospital in 24-hours has announced “a situation of rupture”. With resignations ‘en masse’ (in Setúbal, see ‘briefly’ section), warnings in the south (click here) and in general