INEM registers new record number of daily emergencies in Algarve
INEM emergency services in the Algarve are responding to an unprecedented average of 300 to 350 emergencies a day, when the previous record had been 285. An additional response vehicle
Via Verde contravenes EU law on equality
Dear Editor, No EU country charges any foreign national vehicle differently for driving its highways. This is tantamount to “Highway Robbery”. I am a regular tourist in a Spanish-registered car with a
Quinta do Lago to host charity golf tournament
Quinta do Lago will host a charity golf tournament next Wednesday (August 31) as part of its Qcare programme. The tournament will take place at the resort’s famous North Golf
Cinema: Paradise Highway
Director: Anna Gutto; Starring: Juliette Binoche, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo; Genre: Thriller; Age: 12+; Time: 115 minutes Riveting thriller set in the trucking industry and its seamy underbelly of human
Portugal’s banks in no hurry to raise interest rates
Portugal’s banks are in no rush to raise interest rates on savers’ deposits even though the European Central Bank has done so by 0.5%. Portugal’s five main banks Santander Totta,
Wildfires have burned 100,000ha so far this year – forestry institute
More than 500 fires were reported in the last week The area burnt in Portugal due to fires this year has already exceeded 100,000 hectares, according to the latest data
Portuguese foreign minister meets Ukraine counterpart in Kyiv
“A conversation between friends who are prepared to support each other” Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, described his meeting today (Wednesday) in Kyiv with his Portuguese counterpart, João Gomes Cravinho,
Artist Bordalo II creates 19.5-metre-high puma in Texas
Sculptures made using rubbish and waste Portuguese artist Bordalo II recently created a 19.5-metre-high installation on the wall of a building in downtown El Paso, in the US state of
World’s futsal elite return to Portimão for friendly tournament
An amazing display of futsal is promised for International Masters Futsal, a friendly futsal tournament taking place at Portimão Arena this weekend (August 27 and 28). Sporting will face Barça
Heart of Brazil’s first emperor flown from Porto to Brasilia
The embalmed heart of Dom Pedro, the first emperor of Brazil, has been received with pomp and circumstance in Brasilia after being flown from Porto to Brasilia for Brazil’s 200-year