46 detained by Lisbon police in 24-hours
46 people were detained last Friday by Lisbon’s PSP police, the majority of them for driving with ‘a criminal level of alcohol’ in their blood. Others were discovered in routine
Body tied to travel bag discovered in river
Victim had “heavy travel bag” tied to waist PJ police are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a 42-year-old man, found floating in the water of the
Three die at Faro airport roundabout
Fatal accident also sees one other seriously injured Three people died in the early hours of Sunday morning, and one other was seriously injured, after the car they were travelling
Portugal’s 40,400 ‘collateral mortality’
Excess deaths “more than double those with Covid” Given that Portugal’s Covid death-toll is already ‘over-inflated’, reports in the media this weekend refer to a study published in the Lancet
Silves mayor called ‘Putin’
Angry parish council president accuses mayor of stalling ‘decentralisation’ The war in Ukraine waged by Russia is getting into everyone’s heads. At the congress of Anafre (the national council of
Altice boss Patrick Drahi in ‘Sephardic Jew’ probe
PJ now has two ‘arguidos’: rabbi and lawyer A second ‘arguido’ has been named in what Portuguese media is calling “the Abramovich Case” – the probe into whether or not
Six councillors elected by CHEGA have already abandoned the party
Chega became Portugal’s 3rd political force in January’s legislative elections, but all is far from ‘plain sailing’ within the party led by André Ventura. Reports today say six councillors elected
Portuguese neo-nazis to fight in Ukraine
Among group is former Hammerskins member Mário Machado, founder of ‘Nova Ordem Social’ A small group of Portuguese neo-nazis is said to be preparing to join the ranks of foreign
Abramovich nationality probe: Rabbi arrested
PJ move in as leader of Porto Jewish community prepares to fly to Israel The leader of Porto’s Jewish Community Daniel Litvack has been arrested by PJ Judicial police investigating
Price of electricity and gas suspends production at Megasa steel plants in Seixal and Maia
Megasa, the former national steel works with factories in Seixal and Maia, has suspended production at both sites because it simply cannot afford to run them due to the