Italian ‘mafioso’ ‘awaiting extradition’ in induced coma
The ‘dangerous’ Italian mafioso ‘arrested’ in a Lisbon hospital earlier this week (click here) is actually so seriously ill as a result of Covid-19 that it is very possible he
Hoteliers in new meltdown as sector owns up to ‘inconvenient truths’
It has been another mad week of shock announcements and seemingly knee-jerk decisions – both in the wider sphere and for the Algarve. Down south, the biggest ‘shock’ to the
Merchant ship crashes into pillar of Lisbon’s 25 de Abril bridge
Bulk carrier Ionic Hawk is today being assessed for damages after mistakenly crashing into one of the pillars of Lisbon’s 25 de Abril suspension bridge. The incident happened yesterday afternoon.
“No support is enough to those who need it” admits PM “but the law is the law”
Rejecting the three laws ‘passed’ by President Marcelo on Sunday – extending urgent measures of social support – prime minister António Costa spent almost half an hour this evening explaining
Use of throw-away plastic extended for another three months
The use of throw-away plastic by the catering trade, which should have been banned from April 1 (tomorrow), has now been extended for up to three further months, due to
86,000 families in Portugal to start repaying mortgages from tomorrow
Today is the last day of Portugal’s pandemic-led banking moratoria. According to reports, 86,000 families will have to return to repaying mortgage instalments as of tomorrow. Consumer rights association DECO
Hunters in Portugal to be banned from using club to bludgeon prey
Environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has announced that revision of Portugal’s legislation regulating hunting will eliminate the ‘stick/ club’ (‘pau’) as a permitted tool for culling prey. The revision
Road accidents with victims in Portugal drop 25% in 2020
One of the ‘good effects’ of the lockdown and pandemic restrictions has been the 25% fall in the number of road accidents with victims. This was recorded over 2020, with
Vila Verde Misericórdia under suspicion of … ‘financing local paper’
PJ police are described as investigation allegations that the Misericórdia (social support institution) of Vila Verde is financing its local newspaper Semanário V, which is published only online. According to
Body of newborn discovered in rubbish in Póvoa de Lanhoso
The body of a dead newborn baby was found by waste disposal workers early this morniing in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso (Braga district). PJ police are now investigating.