Deadly Sunday
Seven people lost their lives in road accidents throughout the country last Sunday – a day of unseasonable rainy weather. The most serious accident left three people from the same
US embassy bomb scare
High pitched sirens rang out for 20 minutes inside the American Embassy in Lisbon recently, but the bomb alert turned out to be a false alarm. The cause of the
Forest fire arrests
Figures reveal that 35 people have, so far, been arrested on suspicion of starting Portugal’s forest fires – 23 of whom were arrested in July. Only recently the Polícia Judiciária
Western Algarve target
Information from the British Secret Service, MI6, suggests that the Al-Qaeda terrorist network could be preparing to attack merchant navy ships and that Cabo São Vicente in the Algarve is
Government slammed in fire post-mortem
José Vitorino, President of Faro Câmara, has expressed solidarity with the region’s fire victims and claimed that “regional autonomy” for the Algarve would have prevented the catastrophe. The câmara leader
High driving to be stopped
A spokesperson for the Portuguese driving institution, Direcção-Geral de Viação (DGV), has announced that it is issuing a kit that can detect whether drivers are under the influence of any
Lagos hospital closure fears
The Regional Health Administration (ARS) of the Algarve has guaranteed that Lagos Hospital will keep all its wards open. The pledge comes after unions publicly voiced concerns about the eventual
Oil plant burns in mystery fire
Beaches near Matosinhos, about 20 kilometres north of Porto, were evacuated as a fire at an offshore oil terminal in northern Portugal raged for hours before being contained by firefighters.
PJ head quits over tapes
In a shock move, Adelino Salvado, head of the Polícia Judiciária (PJ), tendered his resignation earlier this week, and Justice Minister Aguiar Branco immediately accepted it. The police chief’s resignation
PM relaxes in the Algarve
Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes, has been enjoying the Algarvean sun (and unseasonal rain!) at Quinta do Lago. However, in a break from tradition, it is believed that, this