Thousands of euros missing after Multibanco explosion in Albufeira
The urban-myth that Multibanco (ATM) machines indelibly dye their notes rendering them useless when raided went up in smoke in the early hours of Sunday morning in an Albufeira park.
Outrage and impotence: animal rights group rails against the limits of the law
Yet another horrendous story of cruel neglect in the Algarve has seen animal rights campaigners take to social media in outrage. This time it was the case of a horrendously
‘Bridge-jump’ tourist’s body recovered from Douro river
Ten days since his fatal jump from Porto’s iconic D. Luís I bridge, the body of US tourist Mike Rutkowski has finally been recovered from the Douro river. Say reports,
Standard & Poor’s (finally) lift Portugal’s “rubbish” rating
Standard & Poor’s, the world’s ‘big cheese’ among ratings agencies which relegated Portugal to a toxic rating on a truly fateful Friday 13, in 2012, yesterday removed the stigma, rating
Portuguese engineer jailed for “helping Iranians buy U.S. technology”
A 55-year-old Portuguese engineer has been condemned to 20 months in a United States jail after admitting to conspiracy to deliver American technology to Iranians “in an illegal way”. Essentially,
Traumatised hurricane ‘casualties’ arrive back on national soil
Depending on which media stories you read, Portuguese residents from the hurricane devastated French Antilles have arrived on national soil “traumatised and scared to return” or “emotional and determined to
All quiet on the euro front
The euro has known better weeks; there was some stalling of the recent upward trend as both the pound and the US dollar recovered some of their recent losses. The
Civil Protection boss forced to resign in new “degree” controversy
First we had the story of the dodgy engineering degree held by former prime minister José Sócrates. Then there was the case of PSD minister Miguel Relvas – who actually
Deadlock: striking nurses call new three-day walkout in October
Striking nurses convened today outside parliament as their five-day strike came to an end. But the reasons for it remain unresolved. Indeed, the cause has now been further embraced by
Death trap on Viseu public highway kills 13-year-old
The family of a 13-year-old who unwittingly careered to her death through a wafer-thin concealed ‘skylight’ on a public road in Viseu are demanding answers. “We want to know who