Portuguese man receives €382,000 in USA for being wrongly jailed for 11 days
A Portuguese man has been paid around €382,000 ($450,000) after he was wrongly jailed for 11 days in the USA for a sex abuse crime he didn’t commit. Matthew Rodrigues
Father of hit-and-run victim in Namibia “had to pick up his daughter’s body parts”
A horrific story has emerged from Namibia, where a father of a Portuguese hit-and-run victim had to pick up his daughter’s body parts from the road and wait four hours
Environmental NGOs demand halt to Praia Grande’s “oversized and illegal” eco-resort project
Environmentalists are not giving up on their fight against plans to build a massive luxury development in what is called “one of the last unspoilt stretches of Algarve coast” in
Toddler goes missing for seven hours in Sintra
A two-year-old boy went missing yesterday (November 19) for seven hours in an area of scrubland in Casal de Cambra, Sintra. His family was visiting a social housing apartment they
Euro Weekly
It has been a mixed week for the pound; sterling hit a four-week low against the euro as data showed that wage growth was lagging behind inflation, which held steady
Police retrace final steps of Norwegian man found dead in Pêra
PJ police are retracing the last steps of the 70-year-old Norwegian man who was found dead in an apartment in Pêra, Silves in the early hours of Monday morning. This
Portuguese government looks to British tourism market to increase revenue
The Portuguese government is committed to increasing revenue from tourism and the British market is a priority. The guarantee came from the Secretary of State for Tourism Ana Mendes Godinho
Weekend weather: Sunny weather continues
Portugal’s dry and sunny weather will continue this weekend. According to forecasts, “high temperatures for this time of year” are also expected and will range between 18ºC and 22ºC. There
Algarve’s sardine fishermen urge state to ‘hurry’ with subsidies
The Algarve’s sardine fishermen are urging the government to “hurry up” and publish a promised subsidy programme to help compensate their losses due to the current sardine fishing ban. Over
Hundreds pay respects to ‘Mister Algarve’
Hundreds of people took part in a funeral service yesterday for 77-year-old Joaquim Cabrita Neto, described as one of the most “notable Algarve politicians of the second half of the