ATMs blown up in Sintra and Cascais
Increasingly targeted these days, the areas of Sintra and Cascais saw two ATM machines ‘blown up’ in the space of 24 hours over Christmas. The first attack involved the injection
PJ nab 30kg of cocaine among pineapples
Police in Lisbon discovered a consignment of pineapples from Colombia bound for Spain was hiding 30 kg of high-grade cocaine. The drug, said to be of an “elevated level of
PS dubs Passos’ Christmas speech as “lies and fantasy”
In a characteristic huff, the opposition Socialist party has accused Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho of lying in his upbeat Christmas Day speech to the people. What he said was
A million euros stolen from homemade vault
A Portuguese worker who had been saving money all his life – and claims to have amassed as much as a million euros – saw the whole lot stolen from
Renewed calls for Education minister’s resignation
After the unpopularity of the teachers’ test which floundered dismally just before Christmas, Education Minister Nuno Crato is in hot water once again – this time over remarks he made
Strike leaves Lisbon heaving under rubbish
It’s not just the mess and filthy piles of plastic bags, it’s the smell. Lisbon is literally heaving under mounds of rubbish as a result of the refuse workers strike
“Starting to beat the debt” – Passos Coelho’s upbeat Christmas message
On the eve of what will be an explosive debate in parliament over the Constitutional Court’s recent veto of government plans to cut pensions, Prime minister Passos Coelho broadcast an
Final Meco body brought to shore
Early Thursday morning, what is thought to be the final body from the Meco tragedy was found on beach in Almada and taken straight to the local Hospital Garcia de
Child’s death brings traffic death toll to 16
Child’s death brings traffic death toll to 16 Her parents were both killed outright on Christmas night when their car was involved in one of the worst accidents of the
Monchique council in the dock for starting a forest fire
Monchique mayor Rui André has denounced a court case brought by the government forestry authority against his municipality as “ridiculous”. Correio da Manhã newspaper reports this morning that the mountain