Nappy alert – and the ‘perfect solution’ being produced from a 2nd floor flat in Lagos
Dangerous chemicals, including glyphosate – the fertilizer linked to cancer – have been discovered in various brands of disposable nappies in the first study of its kind worldwide. The alert
‘Ciao bela’ – Madonna prepares to leave Lisbon and head ‘home’
After all the talk that she’d left the US ‘because of Trump’, the truth is that pop diva Madonna chose Portugal because of ‘soccer’. It has been the best choice
More than half young people have suffered violence in relationships – and think it’s normal
Worrying data published on Valentine’s Day is that more than half the number of university students questioned in a new study have said that at one time or other they
Nurses win latest round in pitched battle with government
The Supreme Administrative Tribunal has today ‘accepted’ the legal bid lodged by nurses unions to stymy the government’s ‘civil requisition’. What this instantly means is that the ‘surgical strike’ blocking
Angry teachers threaten to ‘blitz’ summer term
Still not where they want to be regarding salary increases and career progressions, the nation’s teachers are now threatening to blitz the summer term. The latest tactics involve shirking classes,
Collapse of deals with private sector threatens to plunge 1.2 million into creaking public health system
With the health sector already creaking visibly, private hospitals are threatening to cause yet more chaos by pulling out of special deals that cover up to 1.2 million public sector
Convicted murderer on knife-wielding rampage causes terror in Setúbal
A man recently released from prison after serving 20 years for murder caused terror in Setúbal on Tuesday by holding up a pharmacy and then a bank. Wielding a kitchen
Construction company and technicians ‘cleared of all responsibility’ in tragedy that killed five workers
A court in Setúbal has ruled that the three defendants charged over the deaths of five workers when a wall collapsed on top of them during renovation work at a
Europe’s emergency number 112 gets cold-shoulder
112, the ‘magic number’ that is meant to bring Europeans ‘emergency response’ in all kinds of situations is just taking far too long to respond. As a result, less and
Filthy Friday – services most affected by public sector strike to include waste disposal
Anyone who relishes the idea of not setting the alarm for the school-run on Friday will be delighted by news that schools are almost certainly closing on February 15 in