Tourists’ early morning stroll ends in tragedy
Death || A French tourist was killed outright and three Koreans badly injured when they tried to cross the busy Marginal road linking Cascais with Lisbon early on Thursday morning.
EN125 roadworks back on track after cost-saving deal is signed
After frustrating years of tailbacks, pot-holes and drama, the EN125 roadworks are at last back on track. Held up since 2011 – and indeed ‘promised’ long ago by the government
CGD privatisation
As big-name banks pull out of Portugal, the government is reported to be preparing to sell off Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) by the end of 2015. The announcement came
Update: PM’s bombshell sends coalition scuttling
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s announcement that the PSD may well consider an alliance with the Socialists after the 2015 general elections has left his party’s coalition partners in a
“Miracle” as 83-year-old survives three hours pinned down by 300 kilos
“An authentic miracle” – this is how medical staff described the extraordinary story of 83-year-old Maria Conceição Fernandes, rushed into casualty after being rescued from three hours pinned underneath a
Portugal’s prison services at breaking point
The Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP) has warned that a €27-million deficit in its budget this year is leading to a chronic lack of funds and staff shortages.
UPDATE: New “British shame” as tot removed from drunken parents
While here in Portugal children of visiting holidaymakers are removed in critical situations – but almost always returned to erring parents within days – the situation in Britain can be
€750 million for Nazaré luxury resort for seniors
Nazaré – famed for its killer waves much loved among surfers – is now set to become one of Europe’s top destinations for high class seniors. Portuguese online newspaper Dinheiro
Portimão to host ‘coolest market of the south’
‘Lota Cool Market’ is the name of a new project launched by the Teia D’Impulsos organisation, to be held in the old fish market building (Antiga Lota de Pesca) in
Couple walk unhurt from airplane horror
A Lisbon couple lived through what for many would have been an end-of-life experience when the small plane they were flying in developed mechanical trouble over Alcácer do Sal. En-route