Student attacks two pupils over “girlfriends and Facebook taunting”
A 16-year-old student attacked two schoolmates with a cutting tool similar to a ‘Stanley knife’ – an incident which the school principal alleged was caused by “girlfriends and Facebook issues”
Riding the crest of an entrepreneurial wave
As the Minister of the Economy, Pires de Lima, set off for the fourth leg of a promotional roadshow – this time to the US – he spoke publicly about
Faro’s Parque Ribeirinho on track
Construction work on the Parque Ribeirinho, which promises to redefine Faro’s connection to the Ria Formosa estuary, is on track and running smoothly. A press release by the municipal authority
EN125 accidents
A young mum was in critical condition and three others injured in one of two serious traffic accidents on the EN125 last weekend. The collision, between two vehicles, occurred at
Woman “swallowed” by sewer manhole
A 69-year-old woman had to be winched to safety after she was literally “swallowed” by a badly covered manhole to the sewers. Maria de Conceição Ferreira was on her habitual
Syrian asylum seekers detained in Portugal
Portela airport saw the arrival on Tuesday (December 10) of 74 men, women and children – all Syrian refugees travelling on false passports and claiming political asylum. As space for
Storms hamper search for missing fishermen
Hopes of finding two fishermen lost at sea since Monday, December 9 off the coast of Olhão have all but faded today (Wednesday) as weather conditions deteriorate with high winds
Storms batter Madeira
Storm-battered Madeira saw its red alert downgraded one notch this morning as high winds and rain continue to pound the island. IPMA (the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere) has
Seven Portuguese bird species at risk, says SPEA
With birdlife threatened the world over – particularly in tropical countries – this week seven species were reported at risk in Portugal. Talking to Correio da Manhã’s Sunday magazine, Luís
Mother freed
Teachers, janitors, parents and children of the José Relvas Group of Schools in Alpiarça, near Santarém, managed to raise enough money last week to free a mother of two, jailed