Depression Martinho cuts violent swathe across Portugal
Thousands of incidents – some injuries The arrival last night of Depression Martinho saw thousands of incidents called in to emergency services through the small hours – most of them
Homeowners in Gaia in shock as TGV (high speed rail) route ‘changes’
Authorities stress “it was always clear route presented not definitive” Homeowners in Gaia, northern Portugal, are in shock as they realise their homes may be levelled to make way for
Marcelo dismisses Ukraine ‘truce’ as not even first step towards peace
PM dubs it “first positive sign”, albeit far from desirable Portugal’s ‘response’ to the limited truce for Ukraine – emerging from the telephone conversation between President Donald Trump of the
Heavy rain isn’t delighting all Portugal’s farmers
Farmers in Alentejo are worried about losing crops Farmers who months ago were bemoaning the lack of rain, are now lamenting its excess. The recent heavy rains – rains that
PSD tipped for absolute majority in Madeira – poll
PS, JPP, CDS, CHEGA and PAN “likely to drop” In the hurly burly of Portugal’s ‘mainland political crisis’, the crisis in Madeira has taken something of a back seat in
President Marcelo escapes censure by parliamentary probe
Controversy now in hands of judicial authorities President Marcelo has escaped the censure of the parliamentary commission of inquiry set up to delve into the ‘who/ what/ how’ of the
Migrations agency sounds alert over 1,000 immigrants registered to ‘same addresses’
AIMA still ‘mopping up’ legacy of ‘manifestations of interest’ The legacy of the previous government’s ‘manifestation of interest’ mechanism, which allowed jobless immigrants to arrive in Portugal on tourist visas
Mainland expects new depression “Martinho”, with high winds in centre and south
Martinho will bring heavy rain, wind and rough seas Today’s apparent lull in the torrential rain, wind and cold of March will be making way for more bad weather, warns
CHEGA’s blistering report on ‘twins inquiry’ overwhelmingly vetoed
But will final report be drawn up in time, before parliament dissolved? The commission of inquiry into the case of the Portuguese-Brazilian twins today rejected in its entirety the proposed
Government’s water management strategy “incomplete and contradictory”
Sustainable water platform says strategy “leaves too many questions hanging” PAS, the acronym for the Sustainable Water Platform*, has issued a press release today, dubbing the outgoing government’s “Water that