Algarve ‘killer nurse’ may dodge deportation from Indonesia
The extraordinary story of Mariana Fonseca – the baby-faced ‘killer nurse’ on the run from a 23-year jail term for her part in a savage murder – has just taken
Portugal not swayed by new European move towards nuclear energy
Portugal is unlikely to be swayed by Europe’s sudden 180º change in thinking regarding nuclear energy. Yesterday in Paris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggested that Europe’s turn
UFO sighted over Porto?
An unidentified flying object (UFO) was sighted over Porto in the early hours of Wednesday morning. CIFA – the centre for the investigation of aerospatial phenomena – says the sighting
Americans in Portugal to stage Lisbon protest over US politics
A group of Americans living in Portugal is planning a protest in Lisbon later this month to express concerns about the current political situation in the United States. The demonstration,
Portugal boosts public higher education with 1,465 extra places for 2026/2027
Portugal’s public higher education system is set to expand in next academic year, offering 78,283 places in the 2026/2027 academic school year, an increase of 1,465 vacancies compared with the
PJ criminal police force ‘in institutional limbo’
A thought-provoking opinion article appeared in tabloid Correio da Manhã today, reminding us all that since the high-profile move of the PJ criminal police national director into government last month,
Loulé to start sending out emergency warnings via SMS
Loulé’s Civil Protection Service has unveiled a new Municipal Alert System, allowing residents to receive emergency warnings straight on their phones via SMS. Launched on International Civil Protection Day (March
Mercadona set to open first Algarve stores this summer
Spanish retail giant Mercadona is set to open its first stores in the Algarve by the end of this summer, marking the supermarket chain’s long-awaited arrival in Portugal’s southernmost region.
President cuts in to labour reform saga: “balanced agreement” needed
On his first day touring communities hit by last summer’s wildfires, President Seguro has cut into the back-and-forth characterising the government’s attempts at labour reform, saying the country needs a
“Alagoas Brancas is already saved!”: Lagoa mayor insists petition is “unnecessary”
Lagoa mayor Luís Encarnação has admitted his astonishment regarding a petition to ‘save Alagoas Brancas’, a local wetland, which was discussed in Parliament on Friday – and even led to