Body parts in Patagonia confirmed as those of Portuguese hiker
DNA tests have confirmed that body parts discovered in Patagonia, Argentina, are those of 36-year-old Portuguese hiker Nélson Moreira da Silva. A long-term resident in France, da Silva went missing
New book tells story of Albufeira’s “Lion King”
A book telling the story of a very special street cat, “Mr No Ears, the Lion King of Albufeira,” was released last week. Written by British author Carol Lee with
Man seriously injured when 200 kilo cow falls on top of him
A freak accident at a cattle show in Montalegre over the weekend saw a 200 kilo cow fall on top of a 42-year-old man. The man was taking part in
Over 50 people ‘intoxicated’ inside Lisbon’s EDP building
A product of “unknown origin” led to 52 people requiring medical treatment inside Lisbon’s EDP building on Monday. Five of the victims suffering what has been described as an “indisposition”
Campers flock to Zambujeira for Festival Sudoeste
The Alentejan resort of Zambujeira do Mar is being transformed yet again into a mass commune of tents as Festival Sudoeste gets underway, crowds from all over, and beyond. This
Public debt increases by 1.3 billion in just one month
It’s a new “historic record” and it has taken the level of Portuguese debt to an eye-watering €249.1 billion – the “highest figure yet”. The news, published by the Bank
Diners take to Facebook to expose abusive Lisbon restaurants
The onslaught of ‘good news’ stories lauding Portugal as a tourist destination seems to have gone to some restaurateurs’ heads. In Lisbon, for instance, diners have been shocked to find
More than half Portuguese families now holidaying abroad
For the first time since 2010 more than half the number of Portuguese families taking holidays are opting to go abroad. New figures released by Eurostat for 2016, and show
Burkini ban in Albufeira hotel leaves British family “humiliated”
Two British women claim they were “humiliated” and “made to feel like criminals” for wearing burkinis round the pool of an Albufeira hotel. It is a ‘shocking case’ that seared
Surrogate birthing becomes legal in Portugal “for medical reasons”
It’s a major step. Not quite as ambitious as surrogacy laws in America – which allow VIPs and wealthy couples to leave the trials of pregnancy and childbirth to contracted