Suspect in Irish homicide run to ground by PJ
A 28-year-old Portuguese national sought by British authorities for a murder committed in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, over three years ago, has been ‘localised and detained’, in the western region of
Police syndicates threaten action at Lisbon Airport over Easter
With all the drama of Storm Kristin today, the stand made by police unions ASPP/ PSP at Lisbon Airport was completely sidelined. Designed to be a show of protest to
PM ‘cancels external agenda’; declares State of Calamity in Leiria, Coimbra
In the face of mounting calls for ‘government solidarity’ by communities struggling with the effects of Storm Kristin, the government “decided today in the Council of Ministers to declare a
Parts of Alcácer do Sal over a metre under water
Concerns by authorities today over rising river levels couldn’t be better exemplified than what is happening in Alcácer do Sal. The Alentejan town flooded in parts yesterday due to the
Stricken cargo ship already under tow to Vigo
The complicated rescue of cargo ship “Eikborg” – which lost its rudder outside Figueira da Foz harbour earlier this week – has hopefully survived the worst (considering it went forwards
Mixed messaging confuses fight to save ‘Beira Baixa’ from solar panel plastering
The ‘people’s fight’ to save the Beira Baixa region from massive solar parks plastering large swathes of various municipalities with a sea of photovoltaic panels – serviced by very high-voltage
Hundreds of thousands still without power as central regions ‘overwhelmed’ by storm damage
A full 24-hours since the ‘weather bomb’ of Depression Kristin hit Portugal, the country is nowhere near recovering from its effects. In fact, it is only slowly understanding the depth
Victims’ support group warns Church sex abuse in Portugal persists
Rute Agulhas, coordinator of the Grupo Vita set up to hear victims of historic sexual abuse by Catholic priests, has stressed that such abuses “are not a thing of the
Government announces solar panel ‘voucher scheme’
The government has announced another ‘clean energy’ voucher scheme – along the same lines as E-Lar (the scheme helping homeowners substitute gas appliances for electric alternatives). This time around it
Portugal’s agriculture minister threatens nature protection
Trouble began late last year when Público reported that government agencies charged with environmental protection – particularly the ICNF (Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests) – feared their