Russia blames Ukraine for damage to Portuguese embassy in Kyiv
Damage resulted from “unprofessional use of anti-aircraft defence system” Russia claims that the damage caused to international embassies, including Portugal’s, in an attack on the Ukrainian capital on Friday was
Aircraft noise from Lisbon airport affecting mental health hospital
The noise from planes landing and taking off from Lisbon airport is damaging the functioning of the Júlio de Matos Hospital, where people with mental health problems are treated. Exposure
Outpouring of sadness and tributes as president of APEL killed by hit-and-run driver in Lisbon
Pedro Sobral was cycling on Avenida de Índia; driver gave himself up four hours later There has been an outpouring of shock, sadness and tributes today following the hit-and-run death
Civic action in Lisbon reacts to heavy-handed police operation in Martim Moniz
Carnations offered to immigrants “in solidarity” The heavy-handed police operation in Martim Moniz that has inflamed opposition politicians saw ‘reaction’ today, in Lisbon, in the form of a civic action,
Portuguese embassy in Kyiv among six diplomatic missions damaged in ballistic missile attack
PM calls for “strict respect for international law” Portugal’s embassy in Kyiv was damaged yesterday morning, along with the diplomatic missions of five other countries, in an attack on the
GNR agent attacked in Faro after responding to call-out
Agent suffers minor injuries, receives treatment in hospital A GNR agent was treated in hospital after responding to a report of assault involving three people, two of whom have already
Greenhouse gas emissions in Portugal fell by 6.3% in 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 6.3% last year in Portugal, the second warmest year in the last 93 years, the National Statistics Institute (INE) has revealed. The reduction in emissions,
Ineffable is 2024’s most researched word in Portugal
In a year marked by wars and upsets, and in which the expression ‘red lines’ has been rendered meaningless, “ineffable” has been found to be the most researched word in
Lisbon jewellery shop robbed for 12th time…
A masked man armed with a pistol robbed the Bim Bam jewellery shop on Estrada de Benfica, Lisboa, yesterday morning, managing to make his getaway with ‘various items of jewellery’
Half borough councils charge ‘minimum IMI’ pre-2025 elections
With “everything possible” being used from now on until next September by political parties to ‘score points off each other’ in the run up to the municipal elections, one form