Summer police campaign begins today
“Police always present – Operation safe summer” runs for three months Portugal’s PSP police force begins its Operation Safe Summer campaign today, lasting until September 15 (ie taking in the
Manhunt underway after Hindustani grocer shot dead in front of wife and daughters
Eye-witnesses identify teenage assailants A manhunt is underway for two teenage boys after a Hindustani shopkeeper was shot dead at his premises in Feijó, Almada (Lisbon outskirts) on Friday night.
Nurse condemned over Algarve ‘severed head’ murder ‘goes on run’
Mariana Fonseca appears to have ‘played system’ to leave country before being ordered to jail Young former Lagos Hospital nurse, Mariana Fonseca – condemned to 23 years in jail for
Presidential candidate calls for ‘strong response from Europe’ following Israel’s ‘profoundly unnecessary’ offensive against Iran
Luís Marques Mendes echoes concerns of wider world Echoing concerns coming from the Portuguese government and the wider world, candidate for the presidency, Luís Marques Mendes, has called for a
110,000 passengers pass through Portuguese airports per day
Numbers of arrivals in April registered “new historic record” April registered a new historic maximum when it comes to numbers of passengers passing through national airports. Just in arrivals, the
State health service to trial new surgery hotline
Patients will be able to discover which hospitals could perform surgeries soonest A brave new plan to vastly improve the way Portugal’s state health service organises surgeries is going to
Stinking discharges from composting company mobilise Setúbal residents
Residents demand ‘preventive closure’ of ‘Composet’ due to fears for public health Portuguese Environment Agency APA has confirmed that “an investigation process” is underway into alleged polluting discharges from the
Tejo’s ‘jinxed’ electric ferry fleet down to one
… while commuters switch to reliable alternatives The unmitigated fiasco of Transtejo Soflusa’s ‘electric ferry fleet’ is back in the news as mayor of Seixal, Paulo Silva, reveals that only
None of Portuguese nationals killed in Air India disaster lived in Portugal
Five registered at consulate in London, two in Manchester Portugal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified in a statement that none of the seven Portuguese nationals who died in yesterday’s
Portuguese Air force acquires satellite that can predict weather patterns/ natural disasters
Investment forms part of launch of “Atlantic Constellation” Portugal’s Air Force has acquired a satellite that captures high-resolution images, which the military can use to predict weather phenomena and natural