Marine heatwave detected in Algarve waters
Heatwave coincided with blistering temperatures at end of June An ocean buoy deployed off Faro recorded sea surface temperatures ‘significantly higher’ than the average of the last 20 years, indicating
State of Nation debate: PM promises to talk about health
Asks MPs to “concentrate on resolving problems of Portuguese people” Talking at the close of a PSD event in Évora today, prime minister Luís Montenegro appealed for focus on “what
Loures Municipal police in corruption/ embezzlement/ abuse of power probe
PJ police search premises this morning; no arrests this far PJ judicial police carried out searches this morning at Loures Municipal Police on suspicion of crimes of corruption, embezzlement, abuse
Douro wine growers head for Lisbon
Demand urgent solutions for crisis affecting Douro Demarcated Region A delegation of winegrowers and association leaders will travel to Lisbon tomorrow (Wednesday) to demand “urgent solutions” from the Prime Minister
Crime in Portugal falls 1.3% – but media coverage of crime increases 130%
Study highlights power of (negative/ expedient) publicity Criminality in Portugal over the past 25 years has actually reduced by 1.3%. But the focus on crime by the media/ social media
Faro’s IPDJ shows lyrical exhibition by Ukrainian artist Svitlana Grymalyuk
Oceano Infinito opens on Friday, July 18 Friday July 18 sees the opening of a lyrical exhibition by Ukrainian artist Svitlana Grymalyuk who has been living in Portugal since the
Minister’s driver receives suspended sentence for killing motorway worker
Closure finally over tragedy of much-loved family man Nuno Santos The family of motorway worker Nuno Santos heard today that the driver of the ministerial car that killed him on
Portugal’s defence cluster moves forwards
Factory to produce 50 million rounds of small calibre ammunition per year idD Portugal Defense, the state-owned defence holding company, plans to set up a small-calibre ammunition factory in Alcochete,
Armed riot police move in to ensure demolition of shanty homes in Loures
NGO accuses government and left-wing councils of “aiming to create social collapse” Scenes that no-one would immediately associate with Portugal are ongoing today in Loures, in an area known as
Housing crisis: political leaders accused of ignoring ‘elephant in room’
Left bloc coordinator refers to 250,000 homes ‘ready to live in’ but lying empty Left bloc coordinator Mariana Mortágua has accused political leaders of ignoring the elephant in the room