Body of elderly woman cremated by mistake after mix-up in Portimão
Elderly woman’s body cremated by mistake after mix-up with identification bracelets in Portimão A 92-year-old woman who died on August 20 and had expressed her wishes to not be cremated
Mercadona – the supermarket where you can pick up more than groceries
Lingering in the aisles is the new pastime for singles looking for a date When most people think of supermarkets in Portugal, it tends to be one of the big
Portugal’s inflation rate falls to 1.9% in August – official
Portugal’s year-on-year inflation rate slowed to 1.9% in August – 0.6 percentage points less than in July, according to the latest ‘rapid estimate’ of Statistics Portugal (INE) released today –
PSP police “apprehend” 256 doses of hashish in packages ‘left on public road’ in Porto
Authorities constant struggle against drug trafficking and crime in Porto has led to 256 doses of hashish being (presumably) left in a hurry on a public road in the Bairro
More than 14,000 road accidents, 179 deaths in first five months of 2024
The 14,045 accidents recorded on Portuguese roads between January and May this year caused 179 deaths and 954 serious injuries, continuing the upward trend in accidents and serious injuries, the
Protest called over closure of essential services at Portimão Hospital
Portimão’s paediatric and obstetrics A&E departments are closed this month A protest has been called for Friday (August 30) at 11am in front of Portimão Hospital over the closure of
Unemployment rate falls to 6.2% in July
Provisional data released today by Statistics Portugal (INE) show that the unemployment rate fell to 6.2% in July – 0.2 percentage points lower than in June and equal to the
Azores farmers worried about lack of water for animals
Jorge Rita, president of the Azores Agricultural Federation said today that the drought in the archipelago is widespread across all the islands, and in some cases, it is a ‘very
Two Portuguese emigrés on holiday in Madeira cited for the fire that raged for almost two weeks
Two Portuguese emigrés on holiday in Madeira have been made official suspects in the investigation into the causes of the fire that ravaged the island for over 10 days this
Outrage as Portuguese-flagged ship “confirmed to be carrying arms to Israel”
Left wing opposition puts government on spot A new ‘outrage’ has landed on Portugal’s doorstep by dint of the fact that a Portuguese-flagged vessel has been identified en-route for the