Minister of Sea among government ‘bigwigs’ to be heard over Marquês
With the country’s media revisiting all kinds of alleged skullduggery within the labyrinthine Marquês corruption investigation – involving former prime minister José Sócrates and a host of other VIPs –
Algarve ‘back in media spotlight’ for “terrifying” tourist bus driving
“Distracted” bus driving was the defence of the Algarve’s last deadly tourist bus crash two summers ago in which four Dutch holidaymakers died – and now we have an insight
Tragedy as two men are killed in head-on crash on IC1
Two men in their 60s – one from Messines (Silves) and the other from Castro Verde (Alentejo) – were killed in a head-on crash on the IC1 national road between
Armed robbers raid foreign couple’s home in Portimão
Police are investigating an armed raid at a foreign couple’s home in Mexilhoeira Grande, Portimão. The robbery happened at around 10.40pm on Tuesday (October 10). With a shotgun in hand,
Portuguese bookstores wow UK’s Telegraph
UK newspaper The Telegraph has included Livraria Lello (Porto) and Livraria Ler Devagar (Lisbon) in a list of the world’s most beautiful bookshops. Lello is ranked number one and described
Independent experts tip-toe through Portugal’s worst fire drama in living memory
Obscured by the brouhaha kicked up by Operation Marquês, the ‘independent’ report on the fire drama of Pedrógão Grande in which 64 people died has presented its findings today –
Cat on a hot tin roof
I have always enjoyed words. Not in a ‘nerdy’ way – I am not a particular fan of Scrabble, nor did I spend my lunchtimes at school engrossed in dusty
House prices in Portugal “continue to rise above EU average”
It is “up, up, all the way”. House prices in the eurozone have increased 1.5% in the last three month period. In the EU as a whole they have risen
The Foreigner
October 12, 2017 Director: Martin Campbell; Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Katie Leung, Rufus Jones; Genre: Action, Thriller; Age: +12; Time: 114min The Foreigner tells the story of humble London
Happy Family
October 12, 2017 Director: Holger Tappe; Starring: Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost; Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family; Age: +6; Time: 96min Despite the title the Wishbone family are far from