Porto mayor speaks out against city’s rising tide of racial violence
Mayor Rui Moreira blames far right – and far left Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, has said that far-right and far-left forces are contributing to an atmosphere of hatred and
Parents seek to block opening of run-down school in Porto
The parents association of Porto’s Eugénio de Andrade school is seeking to block the opening of the premises tomorrow on the basis that the building, operating since 1979, does not
Inquiry launched into mistaken hospital discharge that led to patient’s death
An inquiry has been launched by the Cascais Public Prosecutor’s Office into the mistaken discharge of a 79-year-old man from Cascais Hospital, with medication prescribed for someone else. The 79
Ryanair condemned for charging additional fees for cabin bags
Braga court says it is illegal for Ryanair to charge passengers for cabin bags In what the media in Portugal is calling an “unprecedented decision”, low-cost Irish airline Ryanair has
Opposition calls on government to take steps to apply euthanasia law
Secretary-general of Portugal’s main opposition Socialist Party (PS), Pedro Nuno Santos, has urged the government today to apply the country’s existing law on assisted dying. At the end of a
Non-teaching staff call strike for October 4
Non-teaching staff at the nation’s schools have called a national strike for October 4, stressing the action “could still be stopped by the education minister”. All Fernando Alexandre would have
Prisoner on conditional release attacks social reintegration workers with crowbar in Faro
UPDATE: PSP police arrested the attacker at around midday today (September 12), the police force has announced. Aside from the injuries caused to one of the workers, the man is
Guards foil ramming attempt on prison van as it transports inmate to court
PSP police arrest two after short car chase Days after five prisoners broke out of a high-security jail, a car – reportedly driven by a relative of a prisoner –
European activists take Portuguese mining concerns to industry conference in Belgium
Warn: “Mines always create significant impacts” Belgian activists have joined the fight to try and save Portugal’s iconic Barroso region from the prospect for open-pit mining. They gathered this week
New fly in flying rigmarole: from April next year UK will be demanding ‘electronic authorisation’
ETA will cost €12 and take three days to issue… The often exasperating process of flying is set to become even more fraught with rules if Europeans are keen to