Mourinho is coming home!
José Mourinho will return to management in Portugal … but only for one game! The Chelsea supremo will take charge of the FC Porto team that will play a Barcelona
Mandarin Chinese to be taught in Portuguese state schools
It won’t be happening instantly, but one of the many news items to come out of President Cavaco Silva’s recent state visit to China is that Portuguese state schools are
UPDATE: 14-month-old baby “removed” from Irish holidaymakers suspected of negligence
A 14-month-old baby girl is recovering in hospital after being forcibly removed last night from her drunken Irish parents on holiday in a hotel in Albufeira. Details are scarce but
New chopper and pay increase as Algarve prepares for summer fires
A new ‘first attack’ helicopter is being assigned to the Algarve as the region prepares for another potentially fraught summer season. The new chopper will be stationed in Loulé and
“Cut off” by copper thieves
The little village of Moçarria, near Santarém, has been the latest to suffer the scourge of copper thieves whose metal-stripping antics targeting phone cables leave communities “cut off” for days.
Formal complaint on hold as ‘duped drug mule’ pensioner flies home
Visibly shaken by the horror of 12 days in a Dominican jail, Albufeira pensioner Maria Salomé Santos was finally released at the weekend as Portuguese authorities considered a formal complaint
Chinese interest in Águas de Portugal
After EDP, REN and Caixa Seguros, the Chinese are now reported to be interested in Águas de Portugal – despite the fact that the public company is owed more than
Lisbon on “high alert” for Champions League final
Lisbon is reported to be on high alert for the Champions League final on Saturday at Estádio da Luz. PSP police have said they will be using drones to watch
Eagles soaring high
Benfica completed the hat-trick of domestic trophies when they added the Portugal Cup to the Primeira Liga title and League Cup, with a 1-0 victory over Rio Ave. Nico Gaitán’s
Language and archaeology
Lecture || António Almeida will be the speaker at the next lecture organised by the Algarve Archaeological Association. He will be discussing ‘Language and Archaeology’ on June 3 at two