Algarve cattle considered extinct brought back from brink
A small group of cattle breeders has managed to bring an Algarve breed, considered extinct, back from the brink – and is now committed to increasing their numbers so they
70 police under investigation for torture, rape and abuse of power
Investigation into crimes of torture, rape, grevious bodily harm and abuse of power at Lisbon’s Rato police station have already led to the detention in preventive custody of nine PSP
António José Seguro becomes Portugal’s new president
Turn on your television right now and you will see scenes as Lisbon prepares for the swearing in of its new president, António José Seguro. The split-screen effect on some
PJ police investigate fire at controversial Tróia resort
PJ police are investigating a fire which broke out in the early hours of this morning at the luxury resort of Na Praia in Tróia – a project with various
Protest on Terceira Island against U.S. use of Azores air base for military offensive
At a point where more and more European countries are finding themselves sucked into the crisis in the Middle East, feelings in Portugal are polarised. The government has taken a
Interpol arrests fugitive nurse convicted of savage Algarve murder
Interpol has caught up with the now 29-year-old former Lagos nurse evading a 23-year jail term for her role in the savage murder of a young IT technician. Mariana Fonseca
Iberian summit ends with condemnation of Iran (not mentioning U.S. or Israel)
The final declaration of the 36th Portuguese-Spanish Summit today condemned “Iran’s indiscriminate and unjustified attacks against the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and other countries in the region”, without
Portugal/Spain: Bilateral summit to create flood protection system
Portugal and Spain will develop public warning systems for cross-border areas to address risk scenarios such as floods and dam failures, the two governments have announced today. The “implementation of
Lufthansa pushes ‘plus points’ for its clinching of TAP in reprivatisation
Germany’s Lufthansa group is pushing all the plus points for it being chosen for the TAP reprivatisation ‘race’ that is still running (albeit slightly in the background these days) and
Second repatriation flight arrives with 139 Portuguese
A second repatriation flight from the Gulf has arrived in Portugal this morning – this time carrying 147 passengers, 139 of whom are Portuguese. The flight was chartered by the