Horror in Porto as pregnant woman stabbed to death
A woman died this morning (November 6) after being stabbed multiple times in Porto’s Praça da Corujeira. Emergency services were alerted at around 8.18am after witnesses reported a violent attack
Albufeira’s new Chega mayor focuses on housing, health and security
Rui Cristina, the new Chega (far-right) mayor elected in the October 12 local elections, wants to start his term with a “financial and procedural audit of Albufeira City Council’s accounts”.
Rumours of Health Minister’s resignation dismissed as “media speculation”
Portugal’s Minister for the Presidency, António Leitão Amaro, has brushed off reports that Health Minister Ana Paula Martins is preparing to leave the government, calling them “speculations that begin and
Asylum requests from unaccompanied minors surge 150% in Portugal
Portugal received a record number of unaccompanied migrant children last year, with asylum requests from minors arriving alone rising more than 150% compared to 2023, according to new data from
Lisbon among noisiest EU cities; legal noise levels exceeded – survey
Legal noise limits were exceeded in Lisbon in more than 70% of measurements taken during the summer by the Vizinhos em Lisboa association, placing the Portuguese capital among the noisiest
Construction progresses at The Residences Vale do Lobo; 50% of homes now reserved
The Algarve’s Vale do Lobo resort reports that 50% of its new real estate development – The Residences Vale do Lobo – has now been reserved. The limited collection of new homes has
Zero files case against state over “illegal dumping” of urban waste in landfills
Environmental association Zero has today filed a complaint with the European Commission against the Portuguese state for allowing the illegal dumping of urban waste in 28 landfills, which “could result
Three teens missing in Germany located in Central Portugal
Three teenagers reported missing in Germany were located by the GNR in Pombal, after officers intercepted a vehicle with false number plates. The driver, an 18-year-old Portuguese national, was in
Air Force to receive four medical emergency helicopters in 2026 as Portugal boosts defence investments
Portugal’s Air Force will receive four Black Hawk helicopters by the end of August 2026 to support medical emergency operations, the country’s defence minister Nuno Melo has announced. Speaking at
‘Social Radar’ project helps vulnerable citizens in Lagoa
A new project that “can save lives” is now up and running in the Lagoa municipality. “Radar Social” (Social Radar) is a pilot project under the Recovery and Resilience Plan