PS want three-year jail terms for mistreatment of animals
A law proposal to put the brakes on animal cruelty in Portugal was debated and approved in Parliament on Friday last week. The ‘projecto de lei’ proposed by the Socialist
“Human error” blamed for firefighter deaths
A damning report blaming the deaths of seven firefighters in last summer’s tragic forest fires on “human error” and poor organisation among fire crews has inflamed civil protection services and
Benefit fraud: no excuses for stealing from the taxpayer, says British Embassy
A benefit fraudster who claimed his wife was really his sister, and another who said she needed the cash for satellite TV, are among the latest examples of strange excuses
Portuguese spend €592 million in ‘first Christmas week’
In the first week of the Christmas season, Portuguese people spent €592 million in bank card purchases, reports Correio da Manhã. That’s €40 million more than they spent the same
Upbeat Portas says: Portugal only needs one bailout
Portugal will only be subject to “one bailout, one time-frame and one financial package”. The guarantee came from Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas during the inauguration of a Portuguese gym
Hong Kong bars Portuguese chicken after bird flu scare
Exports of chicken meat to Hong Kong were blocked last week after a case of bird flu was found on a farm in the Alentejo. But the shock discovery has
One in four Portuguese on the breadline
Nearly 2.7 million people – just over a quarter of Portugal’s population – are at risk of serious poverty and social exclusion. The data comes from statistical office Eurostat, which
No bragging in Braga
SC Braga ended a run of five straight league defeats when they beat Olhanense 4-1 to push the Algarve side deeper into the relegation mire. Two goals in the first
Big changes afoot
With the transfer window re-opening at the end of the month Olhanense have already terminated the contracts of four players – Pouye, Tibor Cica, Bessa and Diego Gonçalves. Further departures
Europa League
While Porto and Benfica look likely candidates to drop out of the Champions League and continue in Europe’s secondary club competition, Portuguese Europa League contenders Estoril, Guimarães and Paços de