Portugal signs Working Holiday Scheme with New Zealand
Young Portuguese will soon be able to discover the delights of ‘Hobbit country’: New Zealand. Secretary of State for the Communities Abroad José Luís Carneiro has been in New Zealand
Cancer villages ‘scare’ not proven, says health authority
Reports that ‘something in the water’ could be causing cancers in two northern boroughs around Porto have been discounted outright by DGS, the general health directorate. In its report “Pseudo
Killer of Portuguese woman “used saw and angle-grinder” to help dispose of body
Less than two years since the torso of a Portuguese woman was found floating in a German canal (click here), her callous murderer has been sentenced to life in jail.
Murder suspect released due to case “exceeding time limits”
It has been described by the family of football fan Marco Ficini – who was mowed down in gang violence outside the Benfica stadium last year – as “yet another
Warning: Portugal’s cliffs “in danger of collapse due to bad weather”
Maritime police have issued a warning to the entire country: stay away from coastal cliffs, either from walking on top of them or underneath. Due to the bad weather battering
Beach run
Albufeira’s EPIC SANA hotel is again holding a ‘Beach Run’ on Sunday (March 18) to celebrate its fifth anniversary. This year the event will be in aid of the Albufeira
Police “boycott” traffic fines
Any drivers fined on the roads in Portugal last year will have been among the ‘unlucky few’. According to reports, “unsatisfied” police have been “boycotting” the practice of handing out
Peddling lithium: secretary of state for Industry ‘reaches out to Canada’
In serious bad odour with environmentalists at home, industry secretary Jorge Seguro Sanches is in Canada today ‘peddling lithium’ – the light, lilac-coloured mineral that lies in abundance underneath Portugal’s
Red letter day for rail link between Portugal and Spain
Taking the wind out of the sails of a recently published political manifesto (click here), prime minister António Costa was in Elvas today with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy to
Centuries-old wine tradition celebrated in Nave do Barão
Centuries worth of wine tradition will be celebrated in Nave do Barão this month as the small village in the borough of Loulé hosts its fourth wine festival at the










