Algarve’s MotoGP to go ahead in November “without public”
One of the decisions coming out of this afternoon’s Council of Ministers was that November’s MotoGP, taking place at Algarve International Autodrome, will not be attended by members of the
7.1 million Portuguese set to enter new ‘Covid restrictions’ from Wednesday
7.1 million Portuguese – 70% of the population – are to be saddled with new restrictions from Wednesday in the government’s bid to stem the rising tide of Covid infections.
Bid to ‘outlaw’ Portugal’s borough lockdown thrown out by Supreme Administrative Tribunal
News came through this afternoon that the Supreme Administrative Tribunal has rejected the bid by right-wing party Chega to outlaw this long weekend’s borough ‘lockdowns’ in Portugal. The court had
StayAway Covid app “impossible to enforce” – but Brussels plans something ‘much bigger’…
Prime minister António Costa has today intimated how Portuguese citizens may never end up having to download the contact-tracing app StayAway Covid, because Brussels actually has a European-wide system in
Portugal defines vaccine strategy as PM says distribution in Europe “will be simultaneous”
Friday October 30 may be one of the days Portugal’s ‘virus news’ is seen to have gone completely overboard. National media is bombarding the web with information, all of it
Covid numbers Portugal: another 40 deaths, 4,656 new cases and 14 among teams that took part in Portimão Grand Prix
As the government considers new measures to come into place to help battle the ongoing pandemic, Portugal’s latest ‘numbers’ point to a rapidly escalating ‘crisis’. Deaths are up now to
President Marcelo declares Portugal’s 5-day ‘borough lockdown’ simply “a recommendation”
Hours before the country braced for a five-day borough lockdown, President Marcelo dropped a bombshell. The government’s imposition on citizens to remain in their boroughs of residence until 6am on
Husband of Isabel dos Santos dies during ‘routine dive’
updated since being posted… The extraordinary story of Luanda Leaks – the scandal of billions allegedly ransacked from Angola by former first daughter Isabel dos Santos, her husband Sindika Dokolo
“Waves are out”: Portuguese authorities cut off pedestrian access to view ‘Nazaré monsters’
Measures to combat the spread of the virus have now extended to stopping people coming out to ‘watch the waves’. Explain reports today, authorities have blocked pedestrian access to the
“Worst numbers ever”: Portugal registers over 4,200 infections in last 24-hours
In another welter of horror-slanted headlines, Portugal’s media today is reporting the ‘worst numbers ever’ as 4,224 new infections have been registered in the last 24-hours. Deaths attributed to Covid-19