Parties kick back at ‘emigré vote counting disgrace
The absolute fiasco of emigré voting in January’s legislative elections is proving difficult to sweep under the carpet. Despite President Marcelo saying the disaster makes no difference to the swearing
Portugal joins list of countries advising nationals in Ukraine to ‘leave temporarily’
Portugal has joined the list of countries advising nationals in the Ukraine to exit the country due to tensions continuing to build along the frontiers with Russia. After a week
Isolating whole classes during State of Calamity “violated Constitution”
Insisting that whole classes of children were sent into isolation whenever a pupil tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the State of Calamity violated the Constitution. The admission comes as a
Portugal’s church abuse panel gathers over 200 testimonies in one month
A commission investigating child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church has been contacted by more than 200 alleged victims since being launched last month. Reuters reports that the abuse
Russian ‘hacker’ discovered selling data from Portuguese telecoms operator…
Just as stories have begun pointing to the involvement of Russia in the recent spate of cyberattacks in Portugal, SIC has reported that a Russian hacker has been identified as
Faculty head appeals for calm in wake of ‘terrorist arrest’
Luís Carriço, the head of the science faculty at Lisbon University has called for calm in the wake of yesterday’s media storm about a ‘terrorist arrest’ in the nick of
Concern in Pedrógão Grande over where firefighters will find water this summer to combat forest fires
Up until now it has been the unspoken fear of a country in a state of drought: what will happen in the summer, when the ‘fire season’ begins, and all
Carnival returns, at least in Figueira da Foz
While so many municipalities announced weeks ago that they would not be holding carnival celebrations this year, Figueira da Foz has decided to be different – much to the delight
PSP identify various ‘men dressed as firefighters’ attempting to extract money from drivers
Men dressed as firefighters stopping traffic at roundabouts, ostensibly collecting money to purchase an ambulance, have been ‘at it again’, this time in Camarate, Loures (near Lisbon). These ‘initiatives’ can
Portugal’s catastrophic Kamovs: latest bill for repairs comes to €20 million
The dismal story of Portugal’s purchase of six clapped out Russian ‘heavy duty’ helicopters to ‘lead the nation’s firefighting fleet’ has moved into practically surreal new territory: the ministries of