Air Force firefighting drones ‘not paying their way’
Drones purchased for €4.5 million to help keep the country safe during the fire season are not paying their way. Controversy over the use of the 12 Air Force drones
Chaotic scenes at Lisbon airport as 12 plane-loads of passengers try to clear passport control at same time
Lisbon airport was the scene of absolute chaos on Sunday morning as 12 plane-loads of passengers (roughly 1400 people) tried to clear passport control at the same time. The massive
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on lightning 24-hour visit to Portugal
Starting today and with a jam-packed agenda is the first visit to Portugal of president of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen. The trip is largely to present the
Bank of Portugal incinerates 950 million euros worth of €500 notes
Since January last year every single €500 note that has been paid into anyone’s bank account has been incinerated following the European Central Bank decision to phase-out these notes due
Deaths ‘at home’ continue to skyrocket: health chiefs mount investigation
More and more Portuguese are ‘dying at home’. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a “very abrupt increase” in the number of deaths recorded in people’s homes.
“Portugal has to choose now between allies and the Chinese” says ambassador
Portugal has been put ‘back on the spot’ by the United States over its relationship with China. After numerous attempts in the recent past to dissuade this country from further
… Another fine swoop: unclaimed bag yields 32 kilos of cocaine
For the second time this month another ‘major haul’ of cocaine has been found ‘languishing’ in unclaimed baggage at Lisbon airport. Police ‘patrolling’ the baggage zone ‘detected a suspicious bag’,
First ‘totally-made-in-Portugal’ plane promises 1200 jobs in Évora
The first totally-made-in-Portugal plane is about to begin construction in Évora, promising 1200 jobs by the time production is ‘up and running’. The new ATL-100 will come in civil and
Portugal signs ‘green hydrogen’ deal with Holland
A memorandum of understanding for the export of ‘green hydrogen’ from Portugal to Holland has been signed this week. The plan is for ‘bilateral cooperation’ over the next 10 years.
Armed masked men raid Albufeira fuel station
Two masked men, one armed with a pistol, raided a fuel station on the EN125 at Ferreiras, near Albufeira, yesterday, making off with cash, tobacco and the fuel attendant’s handbag.