Thousands celebrate Liberty Day in Lisbon; tiny minority go on ârampageâ
PS leader criticises media focus on tiny minority Thousands of people celebrated Liberty Day in Lisbon yesterday, on a day that was one of the three days of national mourning
Five teenage pupils injured after bus bursts into flames on A5 motorway
Three of the injured treated in hospital, for smoke inhalation/ anxiety Five teenage pupils were injured this afternoon after a bus caught fire on the busy A5 motorway between Lisbon
Dozens injured as bus collides with HGV in Cartaxo
Three people in serious condition; others being transported to hospital A collision today between a bus and a heavy goods vehicle near Cruz do Campo, in the municipality of Cartaxo,
Crude oil spills into Tejo river forcing several beach closures
Ports authority working to contain pollution as slick increases Various authorities are trying hard today to contain a spill of crude oil, in the early hours of this morning, close
Political parties join protest in Lisbon today calling for tougher stance against rape
“We are silencing victims, freeing aggressors” Hundreds demonstrated today in Lisbon and Funchal, Madeira, in protest to the case of the 16-year-old allegedly raped by Tik Tok âinfluencersâ who have
Justice minister âexpects immediate resignationsâ from officials cited in PJ corruption swoop
Searches under âOperation Pactumâ culminate with 43 âofficial suspectsâ Justice minister Rita JĂșdice, initially taken by surprise by the PJ swoop on public entities yesterday, has since said that she
Hit-and-run motorcyclist who left child with serious injuries has been âidentifiedâ
19-year-old without licence to âawait trialâ in freedom The motorcyclist who fled the scene after mowing down a nine-year-old boy on Sunday evening in Amadora has been identified. He is
Tuk-Tuks banned from over 300 streets in Lisbon
Further restrictions on these tourist vehicles likely to follow Tuk-tuks are now banned from entering 337 streets in Lisbon. In a statement accompanying an order from the City Council, mayor
One dead, another injured in explosion at Alcochete shooting range
Victims were carrying out âforestry maintenanceâ work An explosion at Alcochete Air Force field firing range, near Lisbon, today has killed one civilian and seriously injured another. The two men
Three cyclists, 10-year-old boy, injured in separate hit-and-run incidents near Lisbon
Hit-and-run âscourgeâ averages one incident per day in Portugal Three cyclists and a 10-year-old boy were injured in two separate hit-and-run incidents in areas around the capital yesterday. Reports cite