15-year-old arrested after stabbing in Lisbon pizzeria
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday night (September 3) after stabbing a pizza parlour worker during a robbery in Benfica, Lisbon. A PSP police source told Lusa news agency
Hundreds of TAP passengers stranded in 7th “incident” in six weeks
Hundreds of TAP passengers flying into Lisbon from Brazil were stranded in Cabo Verde for a day after their plane suffered technical problems, obliging the pilot to touch-down in Sal
PSP alert over 1000-strong meet called for Colombo
Lisbon || PSP police are reported to be on high alert over another “meet” scheduled to bring as many as a 1,000 youngsters to Lisbon’s busy Colombo shopping centre today.
Mastectomy swimsuits on sale in Lisbon
Enterprising Rita Alves has just launched a new line of swimwear, specialising in bikinis and bathing suits for women who have had mastectomies. The ethos of Sweemi swimwear is to
Five police injured as hundreds of teens descend on shopping centre
Five police were injured in violent outbursts after a mass-meeting organised through social media in Lisbon descended into chaos at the Vasco da Gama shopping centre on Wednesday afternoon. Shops
Lisbon attraction some of best in world
TripAdvisor awards Lisbon is celebrating two very positive “feathers in its cap” this week, both awarded by travel website Tripadvisor. According to the site, the capital’s Oceanarium has been voted
Fake bank notes found in hotel's public convenience
A hotel maintenance worker chanced on what he thought was the find of a lifetime in the false ceiling above one of the establishment’s public conveniences, only to realise later
Young men kick homeless man to death and forge “pact of silence”
If it wasn’t for the persistence of Lisbon’s homicide division, the horrific case could have stayed unsolved. A 60-year-old homeless man was kicked to death in a senseless attack as
Lisbon’s Alfama neighbourhood to host major Fado festival
Lisbon’s traditional Alfama neighbourhood – considered the birthplace of Fado music – will be hosting the second Fado festival ‘Caixa Alfama’ on September 19 and 20. Organised by Caixa Geral
Lisbon inaugurates historic urban beach
Basking in recent praise from the world’s travel press, Lisbon took an historic step this morning to consolidate its reputation as being one of Europe’s premier tourist destinations. It inaugurated