Algarve holiday FRAUD: “If it’s too good to be true, it is probably a scam”
Algarve hit by scammers targeting luxury properties, as well as more habitual apartment lets Fraud has moved up a notch in the Algarve holiday lettings sector. It is now targeting
Government’s new think tank “recommends increasing VAT on restaurants”
Sector reacts in shock; “tourism may be growing, but restaurant business ain’t” A think tank created by the government has come up with the bright idea of increasing VAT on
New “wave of crime” hits Algarve town of Lagos
Residents reportedly worried about negative image for tourism Crime is “plaguing” the coastal west Algarve town of Lagos, a tourist destination that has changed almost beyond recognition in the last
Portugal’s leaders admit to “considering recognition of state of Palestine”
Slowly, slowly countries appreciate importance of two-state solution With so much pressure now on countries to agree on the importance of a two state solution to secure the future of
São Tomé offers to pay flights home for families rendered homeless in Loures shanty demolitions
Offer refused: “it’s up to Portugal to fix housing crisis“ A bizarre argument is coming out of the ‘crisis’ of shanty developments springing up here, there and everywhere – and
Five active fires continue to rage after “worst day for fires” in 2025
June 29 saw 132 fires break out in Portugal With weather forecasts pointing to many more complicated days for firefighters, there are currently five active blazes still causing authorities major
Headless body of man discovered in central Lisbon
Body of woman found in trunk of car on Caparica coast Two ‘unusual deaths’ are marking the news in the Lisbon area today: yesterday evening the body of a woman
Mayor appeals for more “heavy air resources” in blaze affecting Peneda-Gerês National Park
Fire now at “very critical stage” Mayor of Ponte da Barca has asked the government to mobilise heavy air resources to combat the fire that broke out on Saturday in
Half fires registered since Monday started at night
Arson so often found to be cause of Portugal’s wildfires Half of the 175 fires registered across the country between the beginning of Monday and 11am today were night-time occurrences,
News is brief on Tuesday:
Lower standards Portugal’s standard of living, compared with the EU, has been ‘overestimated’, says a new study, explaining that data did not take into account “the entire foreign resident population”,