Firefighter’s death: State ‘found guilty’ appeals €200,000 compensation award
The Portuguese State has been found guilty of a tragic case of firefighter intoxification, but according to reports today, it is contesting the €200,000 compensation award made to the dead
Air Force plane keeps wildfires at bay over 48-nail-biting hours
An Air Force transport plane fitted with heat-seeking equipment made ‘all the difference’ last weekend flying round the country, alerting firefighters to situations that could otherwise have quickly developed into
Tour operator Tui faces lawsuit demanding “massive compensation” for teen’s shallow dive to “catastrophic injuries”
Tour operator Tui is said to be facing a High Court writ for “massive compensation” – worth “several million pounds”, claims a UK tabloid – over the horrific case of
Brussels delivers budget bombshell
Brussels has delivered a stiff letter to Portugal’s finance minister, basically telling him that his budgetary sums for 2018 ‘don’t add up’. Says Dinheiro Vivo this afternoon, the letter “contests
Flaws of Algarve’s incomplete cycling route highlighted in national press
A damning report by Público newspaper has pointed out the shortcomings of the Algarve’s main cycling route, the Ecovia do Litoral, at a time that the region says it is
Azores “hoping for advances” in Lajes’ airbase cancer-scare decontamination
The pressing case for decontamination of land on Terceira island, in the Azores – as a result of decades of activity by the US Air Force – is back in
Judges ‘close ranks’ as MPs join outrage over ‘spiked club beating’ reprieve
Judges appear to have closed ranks around colleagues who spared two men jail sentences for attacking a woman on the basis that she was an adulteress and that adultery is
Weekend weather: Portugal’s balmy Indian summer continues
Portugal’s warm and sunny weather is showing no signs of going anywhere, at least for the next few days. The general forecast for this weekend is clear skies, maximum temperatures
Euro Weekly – Sterling struggles amidst ongoing Brexit uncertainty.
Brexit once again cast its shadow over sterling, which dropped midweek following news of an apparent shift in the government’s approach to the transition period. Both the prime minister and
Drivers beware: Police investigate fake parking-ticket scam in Portimão
Drivers are being warned about a fake parking-ticket scam in Praia da Rocha and Ferragudo. At least two people have reported returning to their vehicle and finding an envelope with