Engineers blame government for Mondego flooding
Civil engineers have blamed the government for the devastating floods that hit the Baixo Mondego region last week as a result of storms Elsa and Fabien. Calling a press conference,
Over 200 Portuguese visas “sold” since 2012: no-one knows where ‘buyers’ are
A consular official working for the Portuguese embassy in Guinea Bissau has been arrested on suspicion of over 200 visas since 2012 – the buyers of which could be anywhere
Massive whale washes up dead on Quarteira beach
A truly massive whale – possibly a bit more than 12 metres long – washed up dead on a Quarteira beach this weekend causing intense public interest. The adult carcass
MPs recommend “immediate suspension” of dredging works in Sado river estuary
On the last day of parliamentary business before Christmas, MPs voted for a ‘draft resolution’ recommending the government “immediately suspends” controversial dredging in the ‘protected’ Sado river estuary. The vote
Madeira ‘horror crash’ driver faces 29 counts of negligent homicide
The Portuguese driver of the tour bus that ‘careered into a ravine’ in Madeira in April, killing 29 people on board has been formally accused of 29 crimes of negligent
Two dead, dozens homeless and major flooding as Elsa hammers Portuguese mainland
At least two people are dead, one is still reported missing and 51 have had to be evacuated from their homes as the full force of depression Elsa hit the
UN secretary general lambasts “lack of ambition” at COP25
António Guterres, former PS prime minister and current UN secretary general, has lambasted the so-called ‘international community’ for its “lack of ambition” at COP25, the climate change conference that ended
“Historic” State Budget delivered to parliament today amid cacophony of criticism
It’s the news of the day – more for the controversy swirling around it than for the measures themselves. The first State Budget ever to be drawn up at a
Monte Gordo migrants admit “we were in a group of 12”
The nigglingly odd story of how eight young Moroccans managed to travel almost 700 kms to Portugal by sea in a rickety old fishing boat has started unravelling – lending
Sado dredging begins: biologist appeals to ‘all Portuguese’ to help stop the destruction
Late on Thursday evening – long after darkness had fallen – the ‘unthinkable’ for so many campaigners began: a dredger working for Setúbal ports authority began scooping up the first