Mother of “abandoned GIPS” burnt in wildfire “disgusted” to hear salaries now frozen
The mother of one of the three GIPS firefighters badly burned instants after they were left by a helicopter at the head of a wildfire on Monday (click here) has
Goodbye winter time! Brussels set to “listen to the people”
Following the most responded to questionnaire ever to have circulated around Europe, EC president Jean-Claude Juncker has confirmed that Brussels is to propose the abolition of “winter time”, the moment
Comporta “investigation” flags 100 illegal homes and cites 15 ‘arguidos’
Once considered the jewel in the crown of the Espírito Santo banking family empire, Herdade da Comporta – aside from its notoriety for the millions of euros owed to CGD
Ambulance kills 86-year-old woman right outside Casualty department
“All accidents are stupid, but this one is stupider than most” said a shocked friend of the family after an 86-year-old woman was mown down by an ambulance as she
Investigation into claims that GIPS special forces were “abandoned in the middle of raging fire”
An investigation has been launched following the serious injuries of least three GIPS special force agents moments after they were left by a helicopter in the middle of a raging
Baleeira fishing port has new floating dock
The fishing port of Baleeira in Sagres now has a functional floating dock. National fishing port authority Docapesca has invested nearly €113,000 in the project which aims to “improve the
Algarve tipped for 23 national tourism ‘Oscars’
The Algarve is nominated for 23 Publituris Travel Awards, often described as the ‘Oscars’ of the national tourism sector. The region has received three more nominations than last year and
Countdown begins to opening of Portugal’s ‘monument to fascism’
As support for far-right groups grows across Europe, Portugal is on the home stretch towards the opening its first museum on the country’s fascist past. The Museum of Resistance and
“Happily, justice works in Portugal” writes satirist
With former PSD MP Duarte Lima dodging jail yet again this week, satirist and screenwriter João Quadros has published a tongue-in-cheek article showing “how justice works in Portugal”. For anyone
Family and friends “shocked” by gruesome murder of young mum
The identity of the woman found bound at the wrists in a burnt out car on scrubland on the Loulé – Quarteira borders has been revealed, though little appears to