“Thousands of students” to start school without some classes
Minister admits start of school year will be marked by serious lack of teachers Portugal’s minister of education, Fernando Alexandre, acknowledged this Friday that the new school year will start
34-year-old in coma after being violently beaten in bar area in Coimbra
A 34-year-old man has been rushed to hospital in a serious condition after being found unconscious near a bar area of Praça da República, Coimbra. According to reports, the man
Young man injured in drive-by shooting in Seixal
PJ police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Seixal which left a young man injured in both legs, and several cars damaged. The 21-year-old victim has been treated in hospital.
16-year-old sought for fatal stabbing of Guinean man
A 16-year-old boy is being sought by police following the fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old Guinean man in a café in Loures earlier this week. According to reports, Sampol Carala
PSP deal blow to Lagos drug dealing
48-year-old suspected drug dealer arrested in Lagos PSP police in Lagos have announced the arrest of a 48-year-old man suspected of drug dealing. In a statement to the press, the
TAP will shrink if Lufthansa buys it, warns Ryanair boss
Germans good at “extracting maximum price from people”, says Eddie Wilson Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson has warned that every airline that Lufthansa buys will be smaller in a few years
Federation of Doctors digs in heels: two-day strike looms
Federation president balks at prospect of “meaningless negotiations” FNAM, Portugal’s federation of doctors, is digging in its heels, refusing to take part in ‘meaningless negotiations’ with the government, and continuing
Women in childbirth “can always be attended in general A&E departments”
National paramedics association comes up with brightest solution yet to ‘new normal’ of births in ambulances Following a summer in which it has become almost normal for babies to be
Former Socialist foreign affairs minister chosen to head up mission to observe elections in Mozambique
Former PS Socialist minister for foreign affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, has been chosen to head up the mission by the CPLP (community of Portuguese-speaking languages) to observe elections taking place
78-year-old widow killed driving in wrong direction on IP4
Yet another elderly driver managed to access a motorway in the wrong lane, paying for the mistake with her life. Maria da Conceição Leite, 78, set out early yesterday morning