6th firefighter dies in combat, this time Oliveira de Frades
The 6th firefighter so far in this year has died today in combat of a wildfire raging in Antelas, Oliveira de Frades (Viseu district). Reports coming through have named him
Development Bank to be up and running by early November
Even more quickly than originally announced, Portugal’s Development Bank – designed to promote economic growth and manage the EU funds available to help power Portugal through the ravages caused by
Leyton cell of Portuguese jihadis to go on trial in Lisbon tomorrow
The trial of eight Portuguese ‘jihadis’ (most of whom are presumed dead) is to begin this week at Lisbon’s Campus de Justiça with only two present in the courtroom –
Lawyer for German sex offender suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann counters latest 10-year-old claim
The lawyer for German sex offender Christian Brückner has said it is impossible to take the latest 10-year-old claim against his client seriously. A German woman, now 23, claims she
Cautious return to offices as businesses say “it’s still too early to tell”
Observador reports there is a very cautious return to offices throughout the country as the summer draws to a close. Businesses that have been running with employees ‘working remotely’ from
Village ‘sighs with relief’ as shotgun killer’s body discovered in scrubland
The village of Lalim in Lamego let out a collective sigh of relief over the weekend when the body of Henrique Carvalho, who murdered his ex-wife in a hail of
Police “don’t have manpower” to break-up large gatherings
Police simply don’t have the manpower to break-up large gatherings of young people partying into the night in defiance of government measures to try and stem the spread of the
Tourism on ‘knife edge’ as country registers highest daily case rise since May
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 9: Only a week ago Portugal’s battered tourism sector was holding its breath ‘praying for a miracle’. Everyone thought that if the country held onto its airbridge with
3rd time lucky? New tender launched for elusive Faro bridge project
The bridge that never manages to get built is up for ‘tender’ yet again. That makes it three times that Polis Ria Formosa – a government agency itself that has
Sensors to be ‘installed’ in sea 18km from Baleeira port, Sagres
The first project of its kind in Portugal, involving surface and underwater sensors being placed in the ocean around 18 kms from Baleeira port is expected to get underway by