Fines totalling €304 million slapped on ‘drinks cartel’ of hypermarkets and suppliers
Six well-known hypermarkets and two suppliers have been slapped with fines totalling €304 million for operating a form of drinks ‘cartel’ which fixed prices on alcohol in a way that
Over 500 animals slaughtered as Portuguese estate makes way for massive solar energy park
Over 500 animals have been slaughtered in a walled estate in Azambuja purportedly making way for a massive solar energy park. Uproar began over social media last weekend after photographs
Portugal’s vaccination programme starts Sunday: poll shows only 50% of population willing to take it up
In line with the rest of Europe, Portugal’s vaccination programme against Covid-19 starts on Sunday (December 27). More than 950,000 seniors will start being ‘invited’ by telephone to come to
Blocked freight in UK: Portuguese truckers union says ‘real reason is Brexit’
With Portuguese truckers among the thousands held up at Dover, UK, their union ANTRAM says the real reason for the drama is Brexit, not the new variant of the virus
Portugal Covid update: cases fall, deaths down but more people in hospital
Portugal’s Covid swings and roundabout continue today with some ‘positive news’ and some ‘not so positive’. Deaths, for example, at 57 are down to the lowest number since October 20.
Faro airport ‘ready to carry out Covid tests’ – and you can go home to await result
Faro airport is ‘ready to carry out Covid tests’ on the 4,000 Brits believed to have reservations for holidays in the Algarve over the next two weeks. The only real
Portugal’s health authority “not overly worried” by new variant of virus
After all the fuss circulating Europe, Portugal’s DGS health authority has said really it’s not that worried about the variant of the new coronavirus identified in UK. “Viruses change constantly
Body of missing musician discovered amongst rubble of shattered Lisbon building
A little before 3am this morning, searchers sifting through the rubble of the building in Lisbon that suffered an explosion and subsequent collapse on Sunday discovered the body of missing
Portugal restricts flights from UK to nationals and ‘legal residents’
Coming through during the evening news bulletins this evening was the announcement that Portugal will be restricting flights from UK from midnight tonight (ie 00.00 hours Monday December 21). The
One missing, feared dead, after explosion rips through building in central Lisbon
One person is missing, feared dead, while five others were injured, one seriously, in an explosion that ripped through a building in the centre of Lisbon, early this morning. The










