Speculation and statistics
Throughout this week, fluctuations in the currency exchange market have been driven more by speculation than any hard economic data. The pound dropped briefly against the euro following Boris Johnson’s
Navy invests €7.1 million on upgrading Black Shark torpedoes
Hot-on-the-heels of the story that NATO is looking to Portugal to play “a key role” in face of increasing Russian activities in the north Atlantic comes news that the Navy
Another scorcher! Temperatures of 30ºC for autumn’s first weekend
It’ll be another scorcher this weekend, with temperatures in some areas reaching 30ºC. The Algarve is likely to be fresher, with temperatures ranging from 25ºC to 28ºC. Sunday will start
Battling Monchique residents “sleep easy” now that mining bid has official veto
Battling Monchique residents are finally “sleeping easy” – the latest threat to their day-to-day lives officially thwarted. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be another bid by any one of
Train-death toddler’s mother “arrested” on suspicions of abandonment
Yesterday’s horror in Guarda – where a two-year-old boy was killed by a speeding train – has taken on new levels of tragedy. The dead child’s 23-year-old mother, who had
Eurovision hero in intensive care, “desperate for heart transplant”
Following his Youtube announcement earlier this month that it was time to dedicate his body to science – meaning, he needed to take a step back from performing and look
Family gobsmacked to find relative “still alive” on day of funeral
It was one of those terrible mix-ups that happen in a country where so many people share similar names. The family of a hospital patient who had reportedly died, got
Wild boar invade Setúbal restaurant
The country’s “plague of wild boar” – affecting some areas much more than others – has now seen an “attack” on a Setúbal restaurant, close to the Arrábida national park.
Pedrógão fire deaths “to see ‘arguidos’ for negligent homicide in October”
PJ police have found evidence of negligence in the horrific death toll of June’s Pedrógão Grande fires. In an exclusive this morning, tabloid Correio da Manhã suggests ‘arguidos’ (official suspects)
“Dengue” mosquito identified in northern Portugal
A species of mosquito known to carry the virulent Dengue fever virus has been identified in northern Portugal, but for the time being we’re being told there is nothing to