Portugal’s Monday wildfire round-up: 48 fires, almost 2,000 firefighters, 600 vehicles, 15 planes/ helicopters
More than 1,900 firefighters, supported by 600 vehicles and 15 aerial resources, were fighting rural fires in mainland Portugal this afternoon, with emphasis on the fires in Vila Real and
Leiria businesswoman, candidate for municipal elections, dies in cycling accident
Ana Lúcia Bento becomes latest victim to insecurity facing cyclists in Portugal Sunday saw yet another cyclist lose her life – and this time, it was a very well known
Minister of Labour ignites breast-feeding indignation
Portugal’s minister of labour, solidarity and social security, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, has unleashed a torrent of indignation by claiming that some mothers breastfeed their children until later in
Lisbon risks more than 50 days a year with temperatures in excess of 35ºC
Capital needs to be turned into ‘sponge city’, say experts in urbanism, sustainability If emissions in Lisbon are not controlled (and this includes the pollution caused by airplanes), the capital
Vila Real mayor dubs wildfires in municipality an “attack on the territory”
Portugal’s inability to deal effectively with arsonists is explored today in an opinion column by the president of the Lawyers’ Order (Ordem dos Advogados). João Massano suggests that it is
Party planners “bring firework display forward” to comply with ban… and start five fires
Party planners in Marinhais have been hauled over the coals for their decision to ‘bring forwards’ midnight fireworks by half an hour in order to circumvent the ban on pyrotechnics
PS Socialists on attack as country assailed by dozens of fires
With the country under a state of alert for intense heat and rising fire risks – and major fires active in the north – leader of the PS José Luís
Lisbon decapitation: 29-year-old suspect is engineering student from Nigeria
Suspect “passed through various European universities” More unsettling details have emerged in today’s newspapers on the decapitation of a 34-year-old man from North Africa (‘Guinea’), allegedly at the hands of
Ponte da Barca wildfire dominated after eight exhausting days
New fires continue to break out: latest ‘main concern’ in Vila Real Sunday sees the long-awaited news that the wildfire that has been running firefighters ragged for the last week
“Portugal at a crossroads”: the dangers of short-term optics and climate spin
CARE Algarve delivers call-to-arms to everyone who loves region A group of environmentally conscious residents (foreign and Portuguese nationals) living in the Algarve have banded together under the acronym CARE