Fornula One – Hockenheim
AHEAD OF last Sunday’s German Grand Prix, Jordan joined Ferrari and Red Bull in agreeing to remain with Bernie Ecclestone’s F1 organisation beyond the expiry of the current commercial deal
Horse Racing – New faces, big winners
HALFWAY THROUGH the flat season, it has become apparent that the jockeys’ title will, in all probability, be decided by the lowest total of winners since Steve Cauthen’s 130 back
Hunt for “vanished” consultant continues
WITH TOTAL missing investor funds now standing at well over two million euros, more and more investors have been coming forward. Following last week’s front page exclusive, ‘Financial consultant “vanishes
IMF proposes measures to bring down budget deficit
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Portugal that the Socialist (PS) government’s measures to deal with the current economic crisis and budget deficit will not be sufficient to plug
Lisbon residents left in the dark
AN ELECTRICAL short circuit at a central Lisbon transformer caused an explosion last week leaving 2,500 customers in the dark. The blowout at the transformer station at Avenida de Roma
Moto GP – Donington Park
ALTHOUGH FOUR-TIMES world champion Valentino Rossi had to settle for third best behind Nicky Hayden and Colin Edwards in America a fortnight ago, the supercharged Italian still held a commanding
NETHERLANDS
Life sentence for Van Gogh’s killer A DUTCH court has sentenced a 27-year-old radical Islamist to life in prison for the November murder of controversial filmmaker Theo Van Gogh. Mohammed
New Algarve hospital “will be built”
PORTUGUESE HEALTH Minister, Correia de Campos, stated categorically that the Algarve will receive a new central hospital during the term of the present government. The statement was made when the
Pastéis de Belém receive medal
PORTUGAL’S MOST famous confectionary makers, Pastéis de Belém, received the Medal of Honour of the City of Lisbon last Friday from the President of Lisbon Câmara, Pedro Santana Lopes. This
Plant of the month
Marvellous Mirabilis Plants that come out in the evening or at night are a real problem for garden centres because customers mostly choose plants that are in flower. For that