Cavaco calls meeting with PS as fears grow among centre-right over left-wing bid for government
As the country’s political shambles becomes more and more apparent, President Cavaco Silva has called a meeting with Socialist leader António Costa, to take place on Monday at 4pm. Costa
Animal rights rally scheduled for Saturday in Lisbon
Animal lovers and associations from all over Portugal will be meeting this Saturday (October 10) in Lisbon for the annual animal rights rally ‘Marcha Animal’. Organised by ANIMAL, the rally
PJ police dismantle first cocaine extraction laboratory in Portugal
PJ police are celebrating the shutting down of a sophisticated cocaine extraction laboratory in Lisbon. It is the first operation of its kind in Portugal and one almost unheard of
Lisbon named ‘Best Short-Break Destination’ by Irish media
Lisbon has been named the ‘Best City or Short-Break Destination’ in Ireland’s Travel Media Awards 2015, which took place on September 11 at the Westbury Hotel in Dublin. The event
Lisbon gets 12 new hotels this year, with nine more ready to open their doors
Lisbon is embracing tourism with 12 new hotels already opened this year, and nine more scheduled to start before 2016. As Diário de Notícias remarks, “hostels are in a minority”
Austrian student “raped” by Lisbon taxi driver
Lisbon police are hunting a second alleged taxi driver rapist after a young Austrian student has become the latest victim of a late-night attack. The question on investigators’ minds is
Lisbon makes list of “world’s friendliest cities”
Lisbon has made the top-30 list of the “world’s friendliest cities” published online by Travel+Leisure, a New York-based travel magazine. Placed 28th, the Portuguese capital is praised for its residents’
Two men arrested over tourist attacks in Lisbon
Two men have been arrested regarding this summer’s spate of late-night attacks on women holidaymakers in Lisbon. According to Correio da Manhã, the men were detained in the early hours
Armed man causes panic on Lisbon’s 25 de Abril bridge
Drivers were gripped by a new panic on Lisbon’s 25 de Abril bridge yesterday (Wednesday), weeks after the bomb-scare that left rush-hour traffic fuming. This time it was a 45-year-old
Riot police in force in Lisbon over latest protest by “small BES investors”
Riot police were out in force today to protect the bank that refuses to honour the savings of thousands of Portuguese emigrants. As news services reported from Lisbon’s Baixa district