Prospects for the new Prime Minister
Life with Santana will never be dull. Durão Barroso lacked charisma and led a government dominated by the need to curb its predecessor’s budget deficit. Santana is a populist known
English victorious at Setúbal Cup
The Dutch team from Deventer, a previous Kayak-Polo World Champion, was one of 12 teams taking part in the fifth Setúbal Cup. The event, which was held over two days,
Still no sign – Service honours child victim
More than three hundred people recently took part in a tribute to Joana, the eight-year-old girl who disappeared in the village of Figueira in Portimão one month ago. Police are
Europe’s tallest
You may have driven past the Belém Cultural Centre recently and noticed a huge scaffolding tower, mushrooming up from ground level, and wondered what it is for. Well, it is
Street racing must be stopped
Methods to prevent the worrying new trends of ‘street racing’ and ‘tuning’ were discussed at a meeting this week at the Transport Council. The new ‘hobbies’, which are currently in-vogue
Fisherman swept away
A fisherman disappeared last week in Carrapateira, near Aljezur, after being swept away by a large wave. The victim, identified as José do Nascimento Manuel, 62, a resident of Calvário,
Superb CATS
At the time of going to press, some tickets were still available for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hugely successful musical, Cats, which opened at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios theatre last week,
Flu – think ahead this year
Feverish, shivery, aching body, chronic headache, dry cough – no, not at all nice, but these horrible symptoms can be avoided this winter by having a flu vaccination. To help
The eagle has landed
It is one of the largest banks in the UK, can trace its roots back to the 17th century, has sites across the world and has now come to the
King and Crown Prince
Acting coach Andy Robinson has appointed, fit again, Jonny Wilkinson, England captain for next month’s three Twickenham Tests and looks to shape the 2007 World Cup side around the talented