Police stoned by drunken crowd in Lisbon
PSP police were forced to call for reinforcements after a drunken crowd in central Lisbon started throwing stones at them in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to press
Portuguese children describe “eight years of horror” in Santa Casa sex orgies
As the extent of child-sex abuse scandals slowly becomes more and more evident in Portugal, children are being heard for “future memory” in the case against a former monitor at
Irish tourist “kidnapped and robbed” by Lisbon taxi driver
An Irish tourist has claimed he was “robbed and kidnapped” by a taxi driver and two accomplices in Lisbon, according to Correio da Manhã newspaper. The 27-year-old says the taxi
New child abuse scandals mark Portugal
Following the shame of the nation’s Casa Pia child sex abuse scandal which involved all manner of previously respected figures and personalities, stories of institutional child abuse are becoming commonplace
Lisbon pickpockets “only jailed on third conviction”
Three immigrants were identified three times for pickpocketing in Lisbon before ending up behind bars. Carrying the story, national tabloid Correio da Manhã suggests the capital is operating a form
Lisbon’s Oceanarium offloaded for €24 million under concession scheme
Lisbon’s Oceanarium has been offloaded by the Portuguese government under a €24 million concession deal, Lusa news agency reported as we went to press on Wednesday (June 24). The tender
NOS Alive named one of best European summer music festivals
Lisbon’s NOS Alive has been named one of the “10 best European music festivals to try this summer” by prestigious British music magazine NME. Formerly known as Optimus Alive, the
Hospitals: Lisbon v Portimão
My husband received a letter from the Barlavento Hospital in March this year telling him to be there on Friday the 6th for a long awaited umbilical hernia repair. He
Over 100,000 march against austerity in Lisbon
As the country’s political parties start launching manifestos ahead of looming elections, international media focused on the massive concentration of people who turned up in Lisbon on Sunday for a
PSP auctions off 260 shotguns and pistols in Lisbon
It is the first auction of its kind, and the PSP in Lisbon has been swift to assure VIP punters that none of the weapons involved have been used in