Ryanair Christmas strike looms ever-closer
Following strike ballots taken by pilots in Italy and Portugal last week, the likelihood of a new ‘flightmare for Christmas’ is increasing. Says Público today, pilots in Ireland have set
PSP seek “idiot” caught on camera dunking homeless man into recycling bin
The era when social media leads the news has well and truly arrived: PSP police in Amadora are described today as “trying to verify” a clip posted online showing a
Santa Luzia hosts Christmas fair
Tavira’s picturesque riverside town of Santa Luzia is hosting a Christmas fair this weekend (December 15-17). The event is described as “mainly for children” though it promises “fun for all
Ex-wife in dock for pouring “large quantity” of piri-piri sauce into rival’s vagina
A 43-year-old woman is in court this week, after allegedly ‘kidnapping’ her former husband’s lover, pulling off her trousers and, with the help of a male friend, pouring “a large
US investor opens office in Lisbon to “snap up assets”
Billionaire US investor Paul Kazarian – “one of Greece’s biggest bond holders” – has opened his first European office in Lisbon, says Reuters, and “seeks to snap up assets” before
Climate conference in France attended by Portuguese PM and environment minister
Prime minister António Costa, his environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes and UN secretary-general António Guterres are all in Paris today taking part in a conference on climate change called
First suspect named in investigation into Pedrógão Grande’s killer fires
Public ministry investigators have named the first official suspect in the inquiry into the fire of Pedrógão Grande in June, where 65 people lost their lives (and one more has
Minister of Labour accused of turning blind eye to Social Security ‘scandal’
Investigative journalists at TVI24 have lifted the lid on yet another potential scandal to rock the political establishment. This time it centres on allegations of abusive management at IPSS “social
Leroy Merlin opens DIY superstore at Loulé’s IKEA complex
A Leroy Merlin DIY superstore is opening at the IKEA mega complex in Loulé on Friday, December 15. It will be the brand’s second store in the Algarve (the other
Algarve rock band Íris headlines Monte Gordo’s New Year
Algarve rock band Íris is the headliner of Monte Gordo’s three-day New Year’s Eve programme, which promises “tons of music and spectacular fireworks”. Once again, the festivities will take place