Weekend weather: New heatwave brings all kind of warnings
With the government already declaring a state of public calamity due to continuing high temperatures and extreme drought in many areas, the forecast for the weekend is “keep your hat
Environmentalists alert to ‘money going down Portuguese drains’
Environmental association Zero claims €28 million is literally going down Portuguese drains every year – not in actual cash, but in reusable cooking oil. Denouncing the “almost criminal” situation, Zero’s
Heartbroken families challenge “deafening silence” over who is to blame for Madeira treefall tragedy
Three days after the terrible carnage at Madeira’s busiest religious summer festival (click here), heartbroken families are demanding answers. They want to see authorities apportion blame to those responsible for
GALP’s executive president latest “official suspect” in Galpgate probe
GALP’s executive president Carlos Gomes da Silva has been officially cited as another of the suspects in the ongoing “football freebie probe” dubbed by the nation’s press as Galpgate. Also
Portuguese grandmother dies in Las Ramblas terror attack
A 74-year-old Portuguese grandmother has been revealed to be among the dead in yesterday’s terror attack in Barcelona. The news, coming just before midday today, followed concerns by the woman’s
Controversy over Algarve hotels’ use of birds of prey to control seagulls
A row has broken out over an Algarve hotel’s use of birds of prey to control seagulls. PAN, the People-Animals-Nature party has filed a complaint with the authorities, denouncing the
Portugal’s ‘threat level’ remains unaltered following Spain’s deadly terror attack
Prime minister António Costa has stressed that Portugal’s ‘threat level’ remains unaltered following yesterday’s deadly terror attack in Barcelona in which 13 people were killed and as many as 100
Toddler twins removed from “drunken English father” at Albufeira hotel
An English widower has had his two-year-old twin boys taken away from him after he was “seen drunk more than once” at an Albufeira hotel. According to TVI24, employees became
Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude felt in Lisbon
People in Lisbon got a different kind of early morning wake-up call as a 4.3 magnitude tremor shook the ground this morning. With its epicentre “around four kms east-northeast of
Government declares State of Public Calamity over Portugal’s ever-increasing risk of wildfires
With a new spike in summer temperatures on the way, and fires raging through the north and centre of the country, the government this morning declared a State of Public