Six young people ‘carbonised’ in car accident close to US embassy in Lisbon
Six people were burnt to death following an accident in the early hours of this morning close to the United States embassy in Lisbon. The location, in Avenida das Forças
TAP takes Airbus recall in stride: ‘there will be no cancellations’
Portugal’s flag carrier TAP is one of hundreds of airlines affected by the Airbus ‘recall’ of a significant number of A320s, which require important software updates following an incident in
Fishing boat carrying crew of seven beaches on Sines coast
A coastal fishing boat beached in the early hours of this morning off the coast of Sines, leaving all seven crew able to stagger ashore without serious injury. The Trajano
Country’s largest police union ‘abandons pay negotiations with government’
With the days counting down to next month’s general strike, the country’s largest police professionals union association (ASPP/PSP) has abandoned negotiations with the government, considering offers on the table to
Police resuscitate ‘unresponsive’ baby in Loures
After all the dismal stories of ‘men in uniform’ this week, SIC rings the changes – and gives community policing a much-needed boost: two PSP agents on patrol yesterday managed
Lousada municipality returns to its efforts to thwart prostitution
Lousada town council is keen to maintain an image, and is thus doubling down on its efforts to control prostitution. During the pandemic, this northern municipality came to fine both
Specialist nurses to start monitoring low-risk pregnancies
In a move that will make total sense to most people, health minister Ana Paula Martins has announced a pilot-project for the monitoring of low-risk pregnancies by specialist nurses. With
Firefighter sodomy horror: chief instigator “has done it before”
More horrific details have emerged since 11 firefighters stationed in Fundão were accused of having raped a young male recruit on two occasions, on the basis that it was an
Ten of 17 suspects arrested in immigrant slavery probe released from custody
Ten of the 17 people arrested earlier this week over suspicions of immigrant slavery in the Alentejo have been released from police detention. The remaining seven, including one GNR and
Former PM José Sócrates says his vote for next president goes to Gouveia e Melo
Former prime minister José Sócrates has said he will be voting for ex-Naval admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo in the presidential elections in January. To not put too fine a