First crime solved with help of CCTV cameras in Faro
CCTV system helped solve crime in Faro just three days after it was inaugurated PSP police have identified four people suspected of robbing a store in the centre of Faro
‘Disagreement’ in Leiria ends with young man suffering 15 stab wounds
Argument started between two women after night out, say reports A ‘disagreement’ between two young couples at the tail end of a night out in Leiria ended in the early
Naval marines dodge high-speed ramming by narco-launch off Algarve coast
“Attempted homicide” took place in latest operation against drug trafficking Naval marines involved in yet another operation in international waters protecting Portugal’s coastline from drug traffickers had a lucky escape
Four funerals scheduled as pilot claims “all instruments failed”
Pilot tells friends and investigators “there was nothing to be done” With official investigations still underway, the pilot of the firefighting helicopter that crashed, killing all five GNR military on
Government prepares fusion in energy sector
Appoints former fuel entity boss (who okayed oil drilling in inland Algarve) The government is preparing a fusion of five entities in the energy sector – the idea, say reports,
Final countdown for Albufeira’s Fisherman’s Festival
The city’s popular festival returns on September 6, 7 and 8 with seafood galore and live entertainment. Albufeira Fisherman’s Festival is celebrating its Silver Wedding on September 6, 7 and
Renowned surgeon’s shooting of cat ends in ‘worst possible way’
Heartbroken owner pours heart out on social media A tribute so touching – and furious – to the little cat shot twice by a Lisbon surgeon in a touristic resort
Helicopter wreckage removed from Douro as searches continue for missing victim
Portugal in Day of National Mourning over accident The search for the fifth and final victim of the helicopter crash in the River Douro yesterday resumed early this morning, with
Denis O’Brien to buy Conrad Algarve in Quinta do Lago
Deal to be completed for over €100 million Irish businessman Denis O’Brien is reportedly buying the five-star luxury hotel Conrad Algarve in Quinta do Lago resort for over €100 million.
195,000 Lisbon residents “live in houses not built to earthquake specifications”
Following Monday morning’s earthquake – the largest in decades, but one which mercifully spared the country any damages – talk has all been about ‘what if?’ What if the earthquake