Second small plane in two days crashes close to aerodrome
Two people on board “not seriously injured” A second small plane has crashed today, this time near the aerodrome in Cernache, Coimbra. Emergency services have been mobilised, but everything points
Climate activist fined €1,600 for throwing green paint over future PM
Courts continue to hand down tough sentences on climate protestors Continuing with the tough sentences delivered to hands-on climate activists, Lisbon’s local small crimes court has ordered a 19-year-old who
NATO chief presses Portugal on its paltry defence spending
Portugal among eight member states failing to reach 2% minimum threshold NATO secretary general Mark Rutte has called on Portugal and other member states still spending less than 2% of
Pilots call new strike on TAP flights
Strike to continue affecting all TAP flights operated by subsidiary Portugália The union representing pilots working for Portugália – a subsidiary of Portugal’s flag carrier, TAP, has decided to extend
Portuguese IT security expert creates ’emoji’ translator for adults
Impetus was ‘conversations’ with parents and Netflix hit “Adolescence” Portuguese computer security expert David Sopas has developed a free tool that translates the hidden meanings of “emojis” that young people
Three young men suspected of rape are “influencers” with “already significant following”
Suspects filmed alleged rape and posted images online Three young men suspected of raping a teenager in Loures and sharing images of the rape online are ‘influencers’ with “an already
Public accounts revised upwards; “these are good results”
Now government has more room to manoeuvre, says minister. Portugal closed 2024 with a budget surplus of 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in national accounts – above the 0.4%
Principal suspect in ex-pat murder arrested in AirBnB in Braga
Jonny Smyth suspected of killing fellow countryman John George in Spain last year A high-profile ‘murder mystery’ was brought much closer to closure yesterday when PJ police detained a 26-year-old
Opposition parties protest over PM’s decision not to take part in all debates
PM has nominated ‘no 2’ Nuno Melo for ‘head-to-head’ with smaller parties Election-fever is in the air: the country must endure nearly two months of it before the next ‘snap
Socialists’ plan for parliamentary inquiry into PM hits buffers
Speaker refuses to set inquiry up because parliament has been dissolved Parliamentary speaker José Pedro Aguiar-Branco left PS Socialists ‘eating dust’ as he refuses to grant their request for a