PM makes best of combined interferences in budget
In a phrase that left a great deal to unpack, prime minister Luís Montenegro today welcomed the fact that the State Budget for 2026 had been approved, denying that combined
Ministry of Education has 10 days to “appeal” against reopening of Aljezur International School
With sheer delight on the faces of staff, pupils and parents filing into Aljezur International School this morning, the truth is that the Ministry of Education technically has 10 days
Bitter ‘tit-for-TAP’ sees Venezuela revoke airlines’ operational licences
Escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela have now seen the Venezuelan government revoke the licences of five airlines, TAP Air Portugal included, on the basis that they have
Horror in disused cemetery: family vaults looted, skeletons tipped out of coffins
Four family vaults in a disused cemetery in Alhos Vedros, Moita, were broken into last weekend, with skeletons tossed out of coffins and left in disarray. Ten skeletons have now
Barroso lithium mine: EU doubles down in spite of risks
Environmental lawyers and community groups warn today that the EU Commission’s insistence on greenlighting a controversial lithium mine in Northern Portugal sidelines “grave environmental and safety risks” for the sake
“Surprise” as judges order retrial over Borba quarry disaster
The shock acquittal earlier this year of all six defendants in the dock over the Borba quarry disaster has seen ‘surprise’ today as Évora appeal court judges order a retrial.
Delight as parents win injunction reversing closure of Aljezur International School
Weeks of waiting, worry and uncertainty have been blown away today as Loulé’s Fiscal and Administrative court has granted a preliminary suspension of the decision, by the ministry of education,
“SNS (state health service) is corrupt”: ‘superjudge’ to rescue
With corruption very much back in the public eye as presidential hopefuls go head-to-head over it, former ‘superjudge’ Carlos Alexandre has been hired to lead a new commission to weed
Lisbon’s dodgy lampposts electrocute 4th dog in week
A 4th dog has suffered a bizarre case of electrocution after passing one of Lisbon’s street lights. The good news is that this time, the dog did not die. Last
Immigrant slavery arrests: court hearings begin this afternoon
The criminal organisation dismantled yesterday in Operation ‘Safra Justa’ (Fair Harvest) will see eleven alleged participants, all of them police, undergo their first judicial interrogation at Lisbon’s central criminal court