Marcelo sends Portugal’s condolences over death of Prince Philip to Her Majesty the Queen
Portugal’s president Marcelo has joined heads of states and world leaders from all over the globe in sending his condolences to Queen Elizabeth II over the death of her husband,
“Algarve at risk of confinement” but numbers remain low
Today’s Covid bulletin if taken on face value is positive: hospital numbers remain at 466 nationwide, the number of patients in intensive care has dropped to 113 (the lowest number
Race against time to ‘save’ €80 million MotoGP promises for Algarve and Portugal in general
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, it seems negotiations are still ongoing to try and ‘save’ the €80 million in revenue that the Algarve risks losing if members of the
Portugal supports two refugees hoping for Olympic glory
Two athletes training for the 50-strong Olympic team of refugees are realising their dreams thanks to the Portuguese programme “Viver o desporto, abraçar o futuro”. Dorian Keletela and Farid Walizadeh
Investigative team shines further unwelcome light on Portuguese EU presidency spending
RTP television’s Sexta às 9 investigators have shined further unwelcome light on Portuguese government spending over its six months at the forefront of the EU ‘presidency’. The team’s Friday night
Disgraced former Brazilian president writes preface for Sócrates’ new book
Former Brazilian president Dilma Rouseff has written the preface to a new book – on the Marquês investigation – written by José Sócrates. The book, says Observador online, is due
Sports clubs to benefit from grants of up to €30 million
João Paulo Rebelo, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport, has announced that the government will be ploughing €65 million into stimulating sport in Portugal, €30 million of which will
Thousands sign petition to remove Marquês judge Ivo Rosa from Portuguese magistrature
Within little more than 24-hours since he read out his extraordinary ‘instructory decision’ freeing former prime minister José Sócrates from myriad accusations of corruption, thousands of Portuguese have signed their
Two schools closed in Faro; “worst Saturday for new cases since early March”
Saturday’s bulletin is being billed as ‘the worst in terms of new cases since early March’ – which it may be – but numbers in hospitals are massively down on
Portuguese woman fined €200 for consuming soup in her own car
The zeal with which Portuguese police have been adhering to State of Emergency regulations has seen a young woman with what seems like a perfectly valid excuse fined €200 for