Algarve avocado overlords flout orders to remove rogue plantation
Avocado ‘overlords’ are living up to their name in the Algarve. Despite reportedly facing ‘millions of euros in fines’ for flouting planning laws and planting hundreds more avocado trees than
Further municipalities expected to be added to Portugal’s list of nighttime curfews
Today (Thursday) is the moment for yet another Council of Ministers in which decisions are made with a view to limiting the spread of Covid-19 which invariably limit citizens’ freedoms
Husband of woman found burnt to death in Algarve motorhome arrested on “strong suspicions of murder”
A 53-year-old man – nationality unspecified – was arrested in the Algarve last night on “strong suspicions” of having started the fire in a motorhome early yesterday morning in which
France advises citizens against holidays in Portugal and Spain
France is today reported to be ‘advising’ its citizens against trips to Portugal and Spain. The French secretary of state for European Affairs Clement Baune has described the situation in
Even the courts are “de-authorising” health authority directives
As the Resident went to press on Wednesday yet another railroaded sector of the economy was heading to Lisbon to challenge the latest round of government measures in the fight
Double-jabbed Brits get official go-ahead to holiday without quarantine in amber list countries
Double-jabbed Brits have been given the official go-ahead to holiday without quarantine in amber list countries this morning. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced the news in parliament, revealing July 19
Covid-19: More than 3,000 cases and eight deaths in 24-hours
Today’s Covid bulletin has been one of the worst for a long time in terms of cases in a 24-hour period (3,285) and deaths (+8, all but one in the
Benfica ‘boss’ Luís Filipe Vieira arrested in massive swoop on homes, businesses, banking and law offices
Benfica president Luís Filipe Vieira was arrested today as part of an investigation into suspicions of fraud, abuse of trust and money laundering. He is being held overnight at the
Vaccinating Portugal’s children: General Medical Council ‘advises prudence’
Pediatric intensive care doctor Francisco Abecasis has spoken out against Portugal’s decision to ‘analyse the vaccination of over-12s against Covid-19’. Health minister Marta Temido has already said vaccinations will be
Courts in Portugal “are freeing citizens from serving Covid-enforced isolation”
This is one of the headlines this morning in Diário de Notícias which explains how courts are pulling authorities up on draconian measures of combat against Covid-19. The issue is