“Government disfiguring NHS,” says Left Bloc
The Portuguese national health system is being “disfigured” by cuts that have left the health services in tatters, Bloco de Esquerda (BE) coordinator João Semedo declared on Monday (February 10).
Fast-food and obesity 'thumbs-up' for Portugal
Portugal is among the developed countries with the lowest rates of fast-food consumption and obesity, according to a recent study by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The study’s goal was
Operation ‘Perro’ fines 500 dog owners
Nearly 500 dog owners up and down the country were fined in a concerted police swoop on licensing infractions last week. Operation ‘Perro’ also seized five dogs – four pitbulls
Net tightens on child trafficking
A group of Angolan men are being held in custody after a fire in a Sintra apartment last month, which caused the death of a baby and left two other
Factory fire
A massive fire at a warehouse in Sacavém last week destroyed its entire stock of fire-extinguishers, terrifying residents as it burned. “I woke up to a noise that sounded like
“Donkey” doc digs in his heels
Amid cries for his resignation and news that off-the-cuff remarks calling colleagues “burros” (donkeys) are the subject of an investigation by the national doctors’ association, Algarve hospital chief Dr Pedro
Coastal facelift in Tavira
The area between Santa Lúzia and Pedras d’El Rei in Tavira is scheduled for a €637,000 coastal makeover, with works scheduled to start during the second half of 2014. Incorporated
Storm-lashed Portugal: it’s not over yet …
Airports on high alert, ports closed, coastlines underwater, mudslides, power cuts and damages spiralling into the hundreds of thousands. Portugal woke up this morning from a battering that saw gusts
Storm Stephanie hits big game
Fans throughout Portugal were packing into bars and restaurants on Sunday evening to watch the big Lisbon derby between Benfica and Sporting unaware of the drama that was about to
Man found strapped to boat helm dies
A 59-year-old Spanish man died after being found by police strapped to the helm of a boat that was drifting on the Guadiana River, just off the shore of Alcoutim