Prisoner tries to break out of jail within 10 minutes of arriving
A newly delivered prisoner to Faro jail tried to escape within 10 minutes of arrival, writes tabloid Correio da Manhã today. The incident happened on Friday, at the processing area
Turkish rider Toprak Razgatlioglu makes history in Portimão
Razgatlioglu achieved a record 13th straight Superbike victory The Algarve International Racetrack (AIA) in Portimão saw history being made on Sunday by Turkish rider Toprak Razgatlioglu, who achieved his 13th
July inflation confirmed at 2.5%
Portugal’s annual rate of consumer price inflation was 2.5% in July, 0.3 percentage points less than in June, National Statistics Institute INE reports today, confirming an estimated figure released at
President calls for “country to serve young, young to serve country”
But new study shows Portugal’s young people feel sidelined by ageism Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has called on “everyone to make possible a country at the service of
Two traffic related deaths per day during August
Almost half way through August and the dismal tally of fatalities on Portuguese roads has reached an average of two per day. Victims have included Peruvians as well as Portuguese
Farense to play home matches against ‘Big Three’ at Algarve Stadium
Farense will play Sporting, Benfica and Porto at Algarve Stadium Farense will play its home matches against Portugal’s ‘Big Three’ of Sporting CP, SL Benfica and FC Porto at the Algarve
Body of man discovered stabbed to death in wheelbarrow
The body of a man was discovered in Azinhaga do Serrado, Carnide (Lisbon) yesterday, in a wheelbarrow. He had been stabbed multiple times, and according to reports, still had a
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires in north
Hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires in the north of Portugal (Vimioso, near the border with Spain), and Carregosa, in the Parque Natural de Montesinho – both locations in
Duo robs €60,000 from popular Algarve nightclub
Police are trying to track down the duo that robbed the Algarve nightclub Two men are wanted by police for robbing €60,000 from the popular Lick nightclub in Boliqueime, Loulé
Portugal condemns Israel’s latest attack on school in Gaza as “intolerable”
Portugal’s government is unequivocal over its stance in regard to Israel’s perpetuation of ‘intolerable attacks’ on the people trapped in Gaza. The latest, on a school building sheltering refugees who