Brussels refers Portugal to court for failure to adequately protect natural habitats and species
It has been a week of conflicting ‘news about Portugal’. In Davos, the country has been hailed a poster-child for economic recovery, while back home it continues to field embarrassing
State in dock over alleged plagiarism of e-fatura site
Described as a Portuguese inventor, Manuel Londreira made history in Lisbon this week by suing the Portuguese State for plagiarism. He claims the State took ideas he presented to them
Removal of capsized dredge in Olhão delayed due to strong tides
It’s been over one week since a dredge capsized near Armona, Olhão, but attempts to remove it have been unsuccessful thus far and further tries have been delayed until next
Batalha council uses shocking geological report to insist “NO” to onshore fracking
With the government turning deaf ears on municipalities block ‘rejection’ of plans for oil and gas exploration along the Portuguese coast, Batalha borough council has taken the bull by the
Olhão’s wildlife centre hosts Open Day event
RIAS, the Olhão-based centre for the recovery and investigation of wild animals, will host an Open Day event on Saturday, February 10, between 9am and 5pm. The centre is hosting
Monchique arsonist stays locked up ahead of “minimum three year” stint in psychiatric institution
The 52-year-old arsonist whose handiwork led to the destruction of a firefighting truck in Monchique last summer has been deemed “unimputable but dangerous”. A collective of judges has agreed that
Authorities “failed three times” to protect victim of domestic violence who ended up battered to death
Once again the nation is debating authorities’ poor performance when it comes to protecting victims of domestic violence. The theme burst back into the headlines with a report that the
“Black day for Tejo river” as thick blanket of yellow foam ‘goes viral’
The ongoing environmental battle to highlight the slow death of the Tejo river arrived at a dismal new chapter last week, with renewed accusations that the government was just ‘sitting
Four-year jail term (suspended) for enforced piri-piri vaginal douche
In a case that would make anyone flinch, a 43-year-old woman who ‘kidnapped’ her former husband’s girlfriend and poured “a large quantity” of piri-piri sauce into her vagina has been
Hormone replacement therapy: To take or not to take?
There is a big discussion about the use of hormones in women during menopause. Some 10 years ago, results of big clinical trials confused almost all the patients and even