Lisbon one of three finalists in European city of innovation awards
Lisbon is one of the three finalists for the European City of Innovation (iCapital) award, competing against Lviv (Ukraine) and Warsaw (Poland), with the winner to be announced on November
Lisbon’s Santa Maria appeals to people “only with emergencies” to turn up at A&E
Just as predicted, appeals have already started going out to citizens ‘not to come to hospital unless it is absolutely necessary’ (see top stories for more on the crisis in
Climate activists block Lisbon’s busy ‘Segunda Circular’ during morning rush-hour
Blockade lasted ‘only a few minutes’, but succeeded in causing major disruption Nine activists from the Climáximo movement were arrested today after temporarily blocking traffic on Lisbon’s Segunda Circular highway.
Russian arrested in Lisbon after scaling April 25 bridge
A 26-year-old Russian was arrested on Sunday morning after scaling ‘dozens of metres’ from the rocks to the first platform of the April 25 suspension bridge over the Tejo river,
Dengue and zika-transmitting mosquito found in Lisbon
Portugal’s national health authority, DGS, has confirmed that a species of mosquito that can transmit dengue and zika has been identified in Lisbon, although the agents that cause the diseases
Police dismantle largest ever illegal doping lab in Lisbon
Two people were arrested Portugal’s main criminal investigation agency, the judicial police (PJ), has arrested two people and dismantled a clandestine laboratory which produced doping substances in the Lisbon region,
New Lisbon contemporary art museum to include 5-star hotel
Lisbon’s Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art (MACAM) – initially scheduled to open in 2021 – is now due to open during the first half of next year. “This is
Lisbon is most expensive city in Europe for rental accommodation
Even cost of renting room has become extortionate Lisbon is currently the most expensive city in Europe for rental accommodation. Considering Portugal’s low salary levels compared with the average European
Pope describes World Youth Day as “beautiful experience”
Lisbon’s mass Catholic fest was “best ever”, says delighted pontiff Almost a week of intense celebrations in Lisbon drew to an exuberant close on Sunday as the Pope finally bid
Quality of air ‘compromised in five boroughs of Lisbon’
The commission for regional coordination and development has announced today that air quality in five boroughs of Lisbon is ‘compromised’, exceeding the 180 micrograms of ozone per cubic metre (each