Highest number of homicides recorded for last decade
PJ police record 112 ‘intentional homicides’ in Portugal in 2024 The country’s PJ Judicial Police recorded 112 intentional homicides in 2024, the highest number of the decade, according to official
Portugal’s largest motorway operator on trial for 2016 road collapse
Brisa, another company in group, four directors accused of ignoring prior warnings Portugal’s largest motorway operator, Brisa, another company in the group, as well as four directors, will stand trial
Loulé celebrates “lowest burnt area since 2004”
Lowest burnt area in two decades attributed by Loulé council to success of its strategy and the “active role” played by citizens Loulé is celebrating what was a mostly uneventful
TAP faces indemnifying 130,000 passengers for delayed, cancelled flights
New headache for TAP in (slow) take off for re-privatisation Portugal’s flagship airline TAP has a new headache on the horizon: it faces paying out compensation to 130,000 passengers for
Lagoa revises urban plans to increase housing
Local Housing Strategy identified the need for over 200 additional houses The municipal council of Lagoa has approved revisions to local land planning documents in a bid to make more
Portugal to exceed aid to Ukraine for last year by “around €5 million”
Minister of Defence Nuno Melo announced today that Portugal should exceed the aid to Ukraine planned for last year by around five million euros. The announcement was made on the
Portugal with two tennis players at Australia Open
Nuno Borges and Jaime Faria are the two Portuguese tennis players qualified for the Australian Open (AO), the first Grand Slam tournament of the new ATP Tour season. Nuno Borges
Palestinian activist ordered to pay over €12,000 for actions against Lisbon City Hall
An unnamed ‘palestinian activist’ has been fined over €12,000 for actions against Lisbon City Hall. For the flying the Palestinian flag from building and writing the word ‘genocide’ on its
Sapper firefighters call off strike and demo
The National Firefighters’ Union (SNBS) has called off the strike and demonstration scheduled for January, to allow for the meeting called by the government for the day after to take
Viseu shooter gives judge his side of story; ends up behind bars
José Pedro gives himself up after 12-days on run José Pedro, the young gypsy man caught on camera shooting at various members of a rival family outside a Viseu shopping