Six chain-stores operating in Portugal accused of price-fixing
Portugal’s competition authority has reportedly accused “six big supermarket chains of illegally fixing prices for some drinks, in collusion with three beverage suppliers”. The story – picked up by international
Água de Monchique helps Mozambique relief effort
Last Friday’s World Water Day was commemorated by Algarve mineral water company Água de Monchique by giving a €5000 donation to the Portuguese Red Cross cyclone relief effort ongoing in
TAP returns to eye-watering losses
After managing to turn a profit in 2017 following the stop-start process of ‘privatisation’ (reversed at the last minute), Portuguese airline TAP is back to recording eye-watering losses. But it’s
Grisly find of male fetus prompts new PJ investigation
Earlier this month it was the severed head of an unknown woman discovered in a plastic bag near a popular beach (click here), this time it is a decomposed male
PJ police take custody of Portuguese ‘Football Leaks’ whistleblower
Computer hacker or whistleblower acting in the public interest? This is the question that will become central in the legal battle that has seen 31-year-old Rui Pinto extradited from Hungary
CR7 and Juventus “avoiding USA” in case footballer gets arrested
As the only Football Leaks source that we know about ‘so far’ is on his way back to Portugal to face criminal charges (see separate story), one of his ‘targets’
Hatton Garden heist: ‘mystery man’ staying in Algarve quizzed over missing millions
Could the missing millions from London’s infamous ‘Hatton Garden jewellery heist’ be in Portugal? It’s a question that persists as ‘mystery man’ Michael Seed starts the first week of his
Horror as light plane crashes killing two over Bragança
Two men were killed when the ultralight plane they were travelling in crashed over Bragança on Saturday. Relatives, friends and colleagues of 60-year-old businessman Horácio Sousa and 26-year-old pilot André
Tragedy in Almancil as father mistakenly runs over 14-month-old baby
A 14-month-old baby died on Friday after being run over by his father who simply didn’t see him. Explain reports, the father was backing his car outside the family house
World’s second-largest shark – and a minke whale – spotted off Algarve coast
Boat trippers got a treat in the incredible weather this weekend: one of the world’s largest sharks was spotted off Faro, and a minke whale was caught on camera a










