Ritual killing suspected after dog discovered ‘burnt and without paws’
The shocking discovery of a dog’s carcass, burnt and without its paws, has sparked fears that of modern-day witchcraft in the borough of Benavente (Santarém district). GNR police only caught
Gunned down
A police manhunt was launched after a ‘depressed man’ shot his wife dead on Tuesday morning. José Figueiredo, 53, was described as “reacting badly” to his wife’s “insistence” that he
Lagoa’s Luana Ramos represents Portugal at beauty pageant in Ecuador
Luana Ramos, a young woman from Lagoa, 19, will be representing Portugal at the ‘Miss United Continents’ beauty pageant which will take place between September 8 and 22 in Ecuador.
Olhanense still to win
Last Sunday Olhanense travelled to the municipality of Seixal, in the district of Setúbal, to play Amora FC and, once again, returned home pointless. The first-half saw both teams endeavouring
August’s ‘unprecedented heatwave’ caused €9 million in damages for Lisbon vineyards
The unprecedented heatwave that hit the country earlier this month, seeing temperatures nudging 48ºC in numerous parts of the country, caused unprecedented damages – in the region of losses of
Schools “with no update” on government pledge to hire 500 new janitors
It’s the time of year when teachers get to hear where they’re being placed, and where schools learn how many personnel they are being assigned. Says the national association of
Octopus celebrated in Quarteira festival
Quarteira will be celebrating its historic link to the sea with another ‘Semana do Polvo’, or Octopus Week. Taking place from September 7 to 16, the event will see 31
Marcelo wants “rapid investigation” into allegations of post-fire building fraud
Spending much of this summer diving in lesser-known beauty spots of the country – most of them in areas last year devastated by wildfires – President Marcelo is also keeping
“5-times over limit” driver hits police agent, crashes car, drives on wrong side of road and … walks free
A driver described as five times over the limit has been released after fleeing an operation stop, running into a policeman, driving on the wrong side of the road and
Petition for new hospital in Lagos approaches deadline
It will be just two more weeks before signatures stop being collected for a public petition to demand the construction of a new hospital in Lagos. The petition was launched