Portuguese PM predicts new era for Portugal
May 17, 2014: the beginning of a new era for Portugal. Or so says Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, who seems to believe that it’s always darkest just before the
Shock court decision opens new can of worms in Ellie kidnap case
A leaked court report has revealed extraordinary behind-the-scenes manoeuvres by an Albufeira magistrate in the high-profile abduction of nine-year-old British Ellie (Giselle Silva) by her Portuguese father, Filipe Silva. The
Madeleine case: PJ investigators ‘hit back’ at British press
Following endless sensationalist stories in the British press – all claiming inside knowledge of the ongoing Madeleine investigations both here and in the UK – Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária appear to
New moves to oust hospital director
In a relentless concerted attack on Algarve hospital boss Pedro Nunes, Portimão’s municipal assembly has passed a new motion calling for his dismissal. The move comes after a series of
Lagos PSP “down to one patrol car”
Anyone driving round the roundabout outside Lagos PSP last week will have noticed a gaggle of policemen, head down, inside the bonnet of a patrol car. What was not so
Move people away from coast, warns Quercus
Portugal’s largest environmental association has warned that people should be “immediately” moved from homes and businesses sited close to the sea. Speaking to Correio da Manhã newspaper after a national
Asbestos scare stories sweep Portugal
Following media reports of the “asbestos horror” in a state office building in Lisbon where 19 government staff have contracted cancer – nine of whom are now dead – scare
Portugal braced for more mega-waves
Seven districts are on red alert this morning as the country is set for another battering from the sea. Huge waves are expected from Lisbon northwards, affecting Leiria, Coimbra, Aveiro,
Water bills ‘up’ as Portimão Mayor appeals to Prime Minister for urgent funds
Portimão residents will have to start forking out more for their water bills next month as the Câmara struggles to stay in business. Desperate to avert financial meltdown, borough mayor
Big increase in Portuguese emigration to the UK
More than 30,000 Portuguese job seekers arrived in the UK in 2013, up by a third compared to the previous year. The data comes from the British Office for National