Portuguese embassy in Iran ‘closed temporarily’
Portugal’s government has decided to temporarily close its embassy in Iran, following mass demonstrations against the regime, mass killings of citizens and generally alarming rhetoric. A press release issued today
Burnt out vehicle at bottom of precipice hides grisly secret
An Italian-plated car lay at the bottom of a precipice in São Lourenço, Chaves, for ‘some days’ before GNR police went to investigate this week. Inside, they found the body
Another day, another poll ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections
Sunday’s presidential elections are (thankfully) drawing closer: today and tomorrow see the final days for ‘street campaigns’ that have marked the last two weeks – and a new poll has
PSP schedule ‘protest rally’ at Lisbon Airport
No matter what the improvements of border controls at Lisbon Airport, January 29 looks like being a ‘bad day’ for passengers to pick for any journeys: ASPP/ PSP – the
Two PSP agents accused of torture and rape in pre-trial detention
Two Public Security Police (PSP) agents who worked at the Rato police station in central Lisbon are currently in pre-trial detention, facing charges of torture, rape and assault, primarily targeting
Government gives lithium mining company €110 million grant for Barroso mining
In another body blow to all those trying to stop the open pit lithium mine due to transform the landscape of Covas do Barroso, the Portuguese government has provided the
Sexual harassment allegations against presidential candidate ‘already known by his political party’
As the country digests allegations of sexual harassment against presidential candidate João Cotrim de Figueiredo, the truth is that his popularity in the contest appears not to have been too
Retrial into Borba quarry disaster scheduled for April
The retrial of six defendants in the case of the collapse of a municipal road between two quarries, killing five people, has been scheduled for April 7. This means that
Civil service union fails to agree wages with government
The woes of the AD government when it comes to unions within public administration have amplified today with the Common Front announcing that it is not agreeing with the administration’s
Chaos? What chaos? Prime minister refutes state health service horror stories
In an attempt to turn the tables on national news focus this week, prime minister Luís Montenegro told a captive audience (at the inauguration of the SNS executive board headquarters