150,000 families have no money for food: Food Bank boss says: “I’ve never seen this level of brutality”
Over 150,000 families – comprising around 600,000 people – have been forced to the point where they are now appealing to charitable organisations for food. Say sources at Caritas (Catholic
Bullfighting sector appeals to minister it tried to topple over ‘unacceptable remarks’
Bullfighting associations have appealed for help to get them through the effects of the pandemic. In an open letter to the minister of Culture the roughly 1,800 ‘artists and bullfighting
“If things go badly, we’ll take a step back”: Costa outlines Portugal’s ‘return to work’
Updated story posted April 29: As we went to press on Wednesday, political leaders were putting the ‘finishing touches’ to a very fluid roadmap for Portugal’s ‘return to work’ following
Heartwarming stories of businesses ‘fighting back’ include Iranian dressmaker producing PPE, and Portuguese farm making pizzas for local workers
Wherever one looks in the landscape transformed by the new coronavirus, there are stories of hope and heartwarming solidarity. CNN highlights the rural farm in São Teotónio that is keeping
Shots fired at police trying to break up weekend party in Elvas
Shots were fired at police trying to break up a late night party involving around 20 people in the Belhó area of Elvas over the weekend. Say reports, stones and
Wizz Air to resume London flights to Lisbon from May 1
Low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced plans to resume flights from London’s Luton Airport to Lisbon and a number of other European destinations from next Friday. With British government advice
Level of coronavirus immunity in Portugal “will be known in this summer”
A first round of tests is being prepared to show the percentage of the Portuguese population that has already had ‘contact’ with the new coronavirus, and has developed some form
Lost dog found after four years, three months and 21 days…
Nurse and firefighter João Alves is one incredibly happy man this week: his beloved labrador is home, after four years, three months and 21 days. In all that time João
Portugal’s second-largest hotel chain plans to reopen in June and is “already getting ready for guests”
Portugal’s second-largest hotel chain is busily preparing to reopen in June, joining what Euronews online describes as “a scramble by Europe’s tourism industry to salvage what it can from this
#SavePeopleNotPlanes: 70,000 sign letter to PM Costa
70,000 people have signed a letter to prime minister António Costa supporting the #SavePeopleNotPlanes: Stay Grounded initiative, promoted by 300 environmental NGOs, 15 of them from Portugal. It’s a three-pronged