Second day running with ‘no Covid deaths’ in Portugal in 24-hours
Sunday’s Covid bulletin marks a second day in which not one ‘Covid death’ has been registered on national territory. Case numbers are still exceeding numbers deemed to have recovered, but
Border Collie with ‘obvious limp’ missing after yesterday’s fire in Castro Marim
A black and white ‘Border Collie-type’ dog, with a turquoise collar and ‘obvious limp’ slipped her collar while being evacuated from Cacela Dog Haven during the wildfire that started in
Lithium wars: villagers around Covas do Barroso tell mining company: “we won’t let you pass”
Villagers around Covas do Barroso fighting a government-backed plan to mine lithium over their verdant hillsides have vowed to block all possible thoroughfares to mining company Savannah Resources. “We won’t
Golden beaches: environmental NGO classifies 392 beaches with “Quality of Gold”
Quercus, one of Portugal’s most established environmental NGOs has classified 392 beaches this year with “Quality of Gold”. This is six more beaches than in 2020, with the Tejo region
Novo Banco may request “another 100 million or so” this year…
As a parliamentary committee looks into the massive losses of Novo Banco – described recently by the former governor of the Bank of Portugal as “a basket of semi-rotten fruit”
Arrests as climate protestors stop traffic around airport in Lisbon
There were at least 25 arrests today as around 100 young people took part in the “In flames: mass action for civil disobedience” event called by ‘anti-capitalist collective’ Climáximo to
Over 130 firefighters, three air support, battle wildfire in Altura, Castro Marim
Over 130 firefighters backed by over 40 appliances and three air support are battling a ‘major incident’ near Altura, Castro Marim this afternoon which has seen flames ‘come over the
Lisbon “at risk of going backwards” in Portugal’s slow deconfinement
Lisbon is at risk of being pushed back in the next Council of Ministers ‘overview’ of Portugal’s epidemiological situation with regard to Covid-19. The number of cases registered in the
‘Killer pilot’ to face trial for beach deaths caused almost four years ago
Carlos Conde d’ Almeida, the 67-year-old pilot who ‘crash landed’ a Cessna plane on a packed beach in Costa da Caparica in 2017 – killing a retired Air Force sergeant
British pensioner ‘on run’ from Spanish authorities arrested after sailing into Portimão Marina
A British pensioner wanted in Spain for tax fraud was arrested after sailing into Portimão Marina on the boat she shares with a 74-year-old British man. SEF borders agency made