France’s extreme-right Marine Le Pen praises Portugal’s André Ventura
With a number of political parties warning of the growth in Portugal of extremist groups, it’s perhaps a moot sign that France’s Marine Le Pen – president of the French
Thousands of British expats “risk being stripped of UK bank accounts and credit cards”
Thousands of British expats living in Portugal risk having their UK bank accounts “closed within weeks” due to post-Brexit rules. The Sunday Times has broken this story saying Lloyds, Barclays
Migrant ‘headaches’ persist as latest group sees more potential Covid casualties
Portugal’s headaches with undocumented migrants arriving in fishing boats on Algarve beaches persists this week with further people in the latest group to arrive showing symptoms of being infected with
Petitions raised as Loulé residents fear insidious development planned for nature reserve
Something’s distinctly off in Praia de Ancão (Loulé borough). Since the ‘environmental attack on centenarian pines’ in the natural park of Ria Formosa authorities that vowed they would ‘see heads
PM sets out ‘five fundamental steps’ to help stem increase in infections
Prime minister António Costa has set out five fundamental steps which he believes will help stem the exponential increase in new coronavirus infections. His intervention came after an urgent meeting
Three ex- judges formally charged over corruption investigation Operation Lex
Three ex-judges and president of Benfica Luís Filipe Vieira have today been formally charged – along with 13 others – over corruption investigation Operation Lex. The timing in the case
Tornado rips through Beja as 13 districts on yellow alert
A tornado ripped through part of Beja for just a few moments this morning, causing chaos and widespread damages. Roof tiles flew off various properties, ‘dozens of trees came down’
Supreme court dismisses human rights concerns in State’s Covid response
A single judge at the Supreme Administrative Court has dismissed the ‘urgent subpoena’ lodged by Lagos businessman Oren Avital concerning possible human rights violations in the government’s response to Covid-19
Praia da Ingrina’s reign of terror: is it finally over?
The tiny community around west algarve beach Ingrina is hoping the reign of terror that descended last Saturday – and continued through the week – is finally over (see update
Anti-lithium protest straddles Spanish Galician border
Saturday will see a symbolic protest against lithium exploration in Serra d’Arga take place on the international friendship bridge (Ponte Internacional da Amizade) that connects Vila Nova de Cerveira in