Insemination post-mortem approved: regulatory body says law “impossible to apply”
In another ‘groundbreaking moment’ which could come to nothing parliament has today approved an alteration in the law governing medically assisted procreation, legalising insemination post mortem. Explain reports, if promulgated
Portugal’s salt-cod quota cut by 200 tons
Portugal’s salt cod quota has been cut this year by 200 tons. Minister of the Sea Ricardo Serrão Santos has admitted that no reduction in quotas is ever well received,
Alert over ‘carcinogenic product’ used in PCR nasal swabs
An ‘unofficial’ alert is spreading through social media today over the treatment with ethylene oxide of nasal swabs used in PCR tests for Covid-19. Ethylene oxide is, says Wikipedia, “too
PJ and DCIAP get “direct, immediate, unfiltered” access to suspect bank accounts
The Unit of Financial Information of the PJ (judicial police) and the Central Department of Investigation and Penal Action(DCIAP) have been awarded “direct, immediate and unfiltered” access to the Bank
GNR ‘hero’ saves little boy from suffocating
A family of immigrants from India is counting its lucky stars today. Their baby was suffocating yesterday after swallowing a small plastic screw of the kind that secures lavatory seats
Police green-light ‘crowd of political figures’ in Castro Marim
Police alerted by a complaint about a ‘crowd of people’ gathered near the Odeleite dam in Castro Marim yesterday discovered it was a ‘crowd of politicians’, and that in this
Police ‘out in force’ as foreign tourists, emigrés and ‘islanders’ excluded from Portugal’s Easter lockdown
Police will be out in force to ensure national citizens comply with the reinforced restrictions on mobility over Easter – but there are various important ‘exceptions’ to the rules. Explains
Portugal back in borough lockdowns from midnight tonight… till after Easter
Portugal’s many ‘concelhos’ are to be plunged into a 10-day borough lockdown from midnight tonight until after Easter. Explain reports, the government “corrected” the wording on the last State of
Is this the year governments ‘outlaw’ summer holidays?
Portuguese tourism is on tenterhooks as the prospects for 2021 remain hugely uncertain. Said a report by SIC television over the weekend, 50% of Germans have already said they will
Man in critical condition after being doused in petrol, set light to and dumped by roadside
A man is in a critical condition in hospital today after being set light to and dumped by the side of the road near Coina, Seixal, south of Lisbon. Passers