Risk of major landslide closes A24 in Lamego
The imminent threat of a “major landslide” has led to the closure of the A24 motorway in both directions between the Valdigem and Lamego junctions in Viseu district, Lamego City
Hundreds travel to Lisbon for to protest ‘Sophia solar project’ in Beira Baixa
With two vetoes from Portugal’s environmental agency APA supporting them, hundreds of people from Fundão, Castelo Branco and Penamacor travelled to Lisbon today to mark their presence in a protest
“Possible situation of evacuation in Coimbra”
Coimbra is at risk of severe flooding as a result of rising river levels. The alert has gone out this afternoon, and communities are all being ‘kept informed’. Coimbra mayor
Extraordinary Council of Ministers to meet tomorrow to discuss catastrophic situation in various municipalities
The government has announced an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers for tomorrow, to discuss prolonging the ‘state of calamity’ declared over more than 60 municipalities in the wake
Very complicated week ahead – with a lot of rain, particularly in storm ravaged areas
With a degree of criticism now being aired by television commentators, the minister for interior administration, Maria Lúcia Amaral, finally faced media cameras and microphones early evening to stress warnings
Portimão and Lagos to revive Ria de Alvor association
The municipalities of Portimão and Lagos will mark World Wetlands Day on Monday (February 2) by signing a letter of intent aimed at reactivating the Association of Municipalities of the
Faro eyes €4 million purchase of historic Lethes Theatre
The municipal council of Faro wants to buy the centuries-old Teatro Lethes (Lethes Theatre) in the first half of this year, in a deal worth around €4 million, with the
Parades, music and masks at Carvoeiro Carnival
Carvoeiro Carnival 2026 is set to bring four days of colour, music and street celebrations to the seaside town this February. From February 14 to 17, Carvoeiro’s streets will come
Nationalist leader transferred to maximum security prison
Following on from the PJ’s crackdown on Grupo 1143 earlier this month – allegedly heading off a campaign it sought to wage against members of the immigrant community – leader
Portugal’s Tekever to create drones for British Armed Forces
Portugal’s tech company Tekever is one of the companies selected to help the British Armed Forces to design a new generation drone that will support Apache helicopters in attack missions.