One dead, two seriously injured, in stabbing in Óbidos
32-year-old foreign national in police custody A 32-year-old man killed a 72-year-old man in the early hours of this morning in a house in Óbidos, in the district of Leiria.
New record in wind generation – thanks to storm Martinho!
National grid registers “historic maximums” of wind energy on Wednesday Thanks to storm Martinho blowing its path across the country this week, the national power grid has reported ‘new historic
Portuguese Man o’War warning, from Sintra to Tavira
Sightings of “unusual numbers” of these hazardous creatures Dozens of Portuguese Man of War, capable of causing serious skin burns, have been sighted on Portuguese beaches, from Magoito (Sintra) to
Gust of 169 km/hour recorded on headland during storm Martinho
Martinho may have passed, but clean-up operation persists With the wild winds of storm Martinho now long gone from Portugal’s mainland, data is still coming in on the force that
Algarve escapes worst of Heathrow airport closure; Lisbon affected
Flight disruptions expected to last several days The Algarve appears to have escaped the worst of the airport shutdown at London’s Heathrow today, although people flying in and out of
Algarve’s dams ‘full enough to guarantee three years’ supply’
Environment agency says it can work with “peace of mind” now implementing projects The Algarve’s dams are averaging 79% of their total storage capacity after recent rains, which translates into
Almost 50 nighttime forest fires in Alto Minho thwarted by Depression Martinho
“This is terrorism, pure and simple”, says fire chief A total of 48 forest fires broke out last night in various municipalities of the Alto Minho (Viana do Castelo district),
Portimão-Bragança air link back in full flight from tomorrow
Operator Sevenair publishes statement over social media The Portimão-Bragança airlink, dogged by issues for months, will be back in full operation from Friday, operator Sevenair has announced today. “Tomorrow (Friday),
Escaped prisoner to serve time in Italy before returning to Portugal
Shergili Farjiani one of five who escaped from Vale de Judeus prison last September One of the five escapees from Vale de Judeus jail last year, recaptured in Italy in
Portugal falls five places in World Happiness Report
Country in 60th position for 2025 Portugal has fallen five places in the World Happiness Report 2025, released today, to a world where many might say ‘happiness can only be