Portuguese man shot by U.S. immigration agents in raid on outskirts of Baltimore
A Portuguese man ‘living illegally’ in the United States for the last 17 years was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Christmas Eve after “refusing to stop
PJ police track down 19-year-old German suspected of knifing family to death in Cape Verde
Portugal’s PJ judicial police managed to track down a young German who fled to Lisbon from Cape Verde after allegedly knifing his family to death on Tuesday. In a statement,
Presidential campaign: CHEGA leader appeals ruling over ‘gypsy billboards’
As the country’s ‘presidential race’ enters the final strait, the reality is that the presence of CHEGA leader André Ventura has helped make it remarkably unprecedented. Never before has the
Portugal: police record 12 road deaths and 453 drink-driving arrests over Christmas
Twelve people have died and 453 drivers have been arrested for drink-driving offences during the first eight days of Portugal’s Christmas and New Year road safety operations, the PSP and
Patients face long waits in hospital A&E departments nationwide
Patients triaged as urgent at Matosinhos Hospital in northern Portugal were waiting more than 12 hours earlier today (December 26) for an initial medical assessment in the general accident and
Opposition accuses prime minister of “selling wonderland” in Christmas message
Portugal’s governing Social Democratic Party (PSD) and its coalition partner, the CDS-PP, have welcomed Prime Minister Luís Montenegro’s Christmas message as optimistic and forward-looking. Opposition parties, however, accused him of
Portugal has 2,800 hospital beds occupied unnecessarily, says health service boss
Around 2,800 hospital beds in Portugal are being occupied unnecessarily, mainly because of social issues or a lack of places in long-term care facilities, according to the executive director of
Christmas waste levels in Portugal unchanged after 20 years, says environmentalist
The Christmas period in Portugal continues to generate excessive waste, much of it poorly managed, with little progress made over the past two decades, according to environmental expert Susana Fonseca.
Lisbon airport border control queues easing – government
Queues and waiting times at Lisbon Airport have eased, with all border control posts continuously staffed by police, the Ministry of Internal Administration said. After the reinforcement of 80 PSP
British child, 13, dies in explosion of domestic violence in Casais, Tomar
A British child, aged 13, had died today in a veritable explosion of domestic violence. The little village of Casais, in the municipality of Tomar, is still reeling from the