Fugitive Maserati-driving French policeman extradited to face €1 million tax bill
In a story that has the whiff of an action film, the French policeman caught in Ílhavo this summer driving a Maserati on false plates has finally been extradited to
Lagoa wetland champions ready to “throw in towel” citing systematic campaign of indifference
It is a tiny, sadly largely forgotten, wetland in the heart of urban Lagoa – and no matter how hard campaigners try to alert to its importance the authorities appear
Albufeira’s anti-bullfighting brigade sets record straight over chilling number of attacks
The valiant group of protestors that has doggedly convened in Albufeira for almost every bullfight in the town’s bullring since 2013 has set the record straight today as it prepares
PJ investigates “glowing incendiary device” dropped by parachute on Albufeira scrubland
With the country on full fire alert this weekend, and temperatures set to hit summertime records, PJ police in Albufeira are investigating a sinister arson attempt on scrubland in Albufeira.
Man formally accused of molesting six-year-old cousin in Portimão
Portugal’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has formally accused a 44-year-old man of molesting his six-year-old cousin in Portimão. He was arrested by PJ police in June (click here) and has remained
Man crushed to death by 600-kilo glass plates in VRSA
A worker has been crushed to death by six glass plates weighing around 600 kilos in what is believed to have been a freak accident in Vila Real de Santo
Fire risk ‘elevated and rising’
For now Portugal’s devastating wildfires are out and there are reinforced numbers of ‘boots on the ground’, but the risk of re-ignitions and new incidents remains extremely high, and is
Glaucoma. What do I need to know?
Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness. In the early stages, there are no symptoms. While glaucoma can strike anyone, the risk is much greater for certain
Nurses call for investigation into 2,605 deaths ‘waiting for surgery’
It started out as a fairly innocuous news story and has since spiralled into something a great deal more sinister. Now the country’s nurses association wants to know if there
EC President Juncker says Portugal “should have increasing role in heart of Europe”
Whatever international media may say about him, Jean-Claude Juncker is still president of the European Commission, and as such a force to be reckoned with. Thus his remarks to RTP