Madeira elections: PSD “on verge of absolute majority”
Party led by Miguel Albuquerque on track for between 21-24 MPs Just as a poll released last week forecast, PSD social democrats in Madeira are on the verge of winning
Lisbon’s ‘new airport’: tourism confederation “very, very concerned”
Confederation fears construction could take decades, not years Portugal’s tourism confederation has today said what most people have been thinking since the definitive plan for a new, modern, airport for
Tejo river at risk of ‘bursting its banks’
River flows expected to continue rising With the effects of storm Martinho still being felt throughout the country, authorities are warning of the “high risk” of the Tejo river bursting
Upcoming election: poll brings good news/bad news
Good news for government; bad for ‘democracy’ Luís Montenegro’s AD centre-right government has received some good news today, in the form of a new poll that shows 20% of the
US tariffs could hit Portugal’s GDP by 1.1%
Bank of Portugal navigates trail of uncertainty The increase in tariffs imposed by the US could have an impact of 1.1% of Portugal’s GDP, especially in the first two years
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