Elderly woman ‘run-over’ by driverless electric car in Lisbon
A 77-year-old woman was run over in Lisbon yesterday after an electric automatic BMW, ostensibly parked in Rua Ferreira Borges, Campo de Ourique, started on its own, mounting the pavement.
Air and sea searches for missing Russian ballet dancer called off
The air and sea searches for missing Russian ballet dancer Ilya Romanskiy (click here) have now been called off. Authorities will be patrolling beaches and cliff sites around Praia das
Finance minister approves increase in airport taxes
Two weeks after being threatened with a civil action for sloth (click here), Portugal’s finance minister João Leão has finally picked up his official pen and authorised the 50 cêntimo
Doctors rally to defence of pediatric specialist targeted for ‘disciplinary action’ over stance on child Covid vaccinations
Yet another Open Letter (see below) has ramped up the war within the medical profession over the sense, or otherwise, of vaccinating healthy children against Covid-19. Yesterday, Miguel Guimarães, president
Children have become second-rate citizens in Portugal
Dear Editor, So happy to read about Dr. Jorge Amil Dias’ stance regarding the vaccination of our children (click here). Please continue to fight for our children! Our family moved to
Vodafone hack: investigators suspect Russia
Everything is pointing to the damaging hack on Vodafone’s systems in Portugal on Monday having been the work of Russia. This was the contention today by tabloid Correio da Manhã
PJ detain student allegedly planning terrorist attack on Lisbon university campus
PJ police have today detained an 18-year-old Portuguese student who was allegedly preparing a terrorist attack on his university’s science faculty “designed to kill the maximum number of people possible”.
ECO-movements brace over latest attempt to concrete over proposed Nature Reserve
The nine environmental associations that have fought tooth-and-nail to get protected status for birding wetland Lagoa dos Salgados are back on the frontline this week due to the attempts by
Battle to save Alagoas Brancas wetland suffers rearguard action
The determined battle to save a signature wetland area in the municipality of Lagoa has suffered a rearguard action. Judges at the Central Administrative Court of the South have overturned
More than 80% of emigré votes ‘scrapped’ due to legal loophole
More than 80% of the votes cast by Portuguese citizens living abroad in last month’s legislative elections have ended up being scrapped. The reason stems from the electoral law that