Spain accused of ‘draining the Tejo’
Climate change, dams and diversion have brought the Iberian peninsula’s longest river, which Portuguese know as the Tejo – and on which millions depend – to the brink of collapse.
New law restricts cash payments to €3000
MPs may be divided but President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has rubber-stamped the new law restricting cash transactions in Portugal to amounts up to €3000. Considering EU law allows citizens
Starving horses “saved by locals” in Estarreja
A tearful video posted on Facebook about horses starving to death with “absolutely nothing to drink” in a field in Estarreja has resulted in action, and appears to have saved
German couple in serious condition after Lisbon gas blast
A German couple is in a serious condition in hospital after a series of gas blasts in the Alfama district that has left the building where they happened in danger
Model saves 30 people from fire
With the overall fire situation looking marginally better this morning (Tuesday), extraordinary stories of last minute escape have started coming through – none more heartwarming than the account given by
“Completely out of control”: two of 11 worst blazes assailing Portugal
As night falls, the nation’s firefighters have battled through yet another dreadful day, with two fires particularly raging out of control, consuming homes, forcing yet more community evacuations and being
European emergency back-up arrives as Portugal registers 268 blazes in just one day
Saturday saw Portugal finally accept that it cannot cope with this year’s fires without outside help. With the north and centre literally on fire – Algarve residents driving ‘home’ from
Hunt for “vanishing accountant” who left west coast festival €17,000 out of pocket
A hunt has been orchestrated over social media after accountant Peter Oliver appears to have run off with as much as €17,000 from the west coast’s Arrifana Sunset Fest. The
Clock ticks on Maddie funding as vitriol now runs riot over mainstream media
The clock is ticking on guaranteed funding for Operation Grange – the six-year probe by Britain’s Metropolitan Police which has cost over £12 million as officers search for answers about
High winds cancel 75% of flights in and out of Madeira
High winds saw 75% of flights in and out of Madeira’s newly-named Cristiano Ronaldo airport cancelled this week as gusts of up to 80 km/hour made it impossible for airlines