Public prosecutor investigates credit card spending of former Setúbal mayor
One time mayor of Setúbal, Maria das Dores Meira, is under investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office over the use of credit cards emitted in her name, and used between
Police seize counterfeit football jerseys in Monte Gordo and Manta Rota
GNR police seized 273 counterfeit items in Monte Gordo and Manta Rota in the Algarve municipality of Vila Real de Santo António this week. Among them were 128 football jerseys,
Over 140 car owners seek justice after blaze that wiped out carpark
Upwards of 144 car owners who returned from abroad to find the carpark where they had left their vehicles had suffered a catastrophic fire are back in the news this
Azores under yellow warning for heavy rain
Struggling with the effects of non-habitual drought, Azores farmers heard today that rain, “at some points heavy”, is expected from today until Sunday. IPMA, meteorological institute, has placed the entire
Gang attack young couple in Mercedes in Porto
Incidents of violent crime in Porto have continued this week with a bizarre early morning ‘carjacking’ in which a group of men, described as in their 30s to 40s, surrounded
Alcoutim offers new incentives to attract doctors
Alcoutim creates municipal regulation focused on offering incentives to attract badly needed family doctors The Algarve municipality of Alcoutim is taking decisive steps to address its chronic shortage of health
Tragedy as firefighting helicopter crashes in River Douro
Four bodies confirmed; one still missing A firefighting helicopter crashed late this morning into the River Douro, killing at least four of the six people on board. At the outset
General secretariat of government ministry ‘assaulted’; computers stolen; CCTV inoperational
Reports range from computers having contained ‘classified information’ to ‘never having been used’ August is coming to a close with real silly season stories. This one centres on a break-in
Ouch! Renowned surgeon ‘identified’ for shooting neighbour’s cat with airgun
Cat survives assault, which involved falling from high post A truly ‘shaggy dog’ story has emerged from a luxury resort in Tróia (Alentejo). It involves a renowned surgeon, a neighbour’s
‘For the Animals’ exhibition comes to Lisbon and Porto
‘For the Animals’ aims to highlight “harsh realities of factory farming” Project 1882, an animal advocacy organisation which aims to shed light on the situation of animals confined within Europe’s