Sócrates appeals for special dispensation to wear Benfica scarf
In Évora jail for the last two months, former Socialist PM José Sócrates is understood to have asked for special dispensation to wear the Benfica scarf left for him at
Dutch eye doctor who blinded Algarve patients receives suspended jail sentence
The Dutch eye doctor who robbed Algarve patients of their eyesight has today received a four-year-and-eight-month suspended jail sentence. Franciscus Versteeg has also been ordered to pay €15,000 to the
Police round up suspects of Olhão’s vandal rampage
PSP police have identified three men believed to be behind the devastating wave of vandalism that left Olhão shopkeepers and its local authority with thousands of euros worth of damage
Foreign resident “could be” Armação’s latest Euromilhões millionaire…
All eyes in Armação de Pêra this week are on the seaside town’s Armaturis newsagents which has registered the latest Euromilhões millionaire. The lucky ticket holder, who has yet to
Portugal repays bailout debt early as ECB expected to launch full-blown QE for eurozone
European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi is this afternoon expected to launch full-blown quantitative easing for the eurozone. It is a plan that has been discussed almost ad infinitum for
Silves engineer brutally murdered in Luanda
A community is in shock this week after the news that pretty 36-year-old engineer Rita Cristina Fernandes, who started her career working for Águas de Monchique, was brutally murdered in
Amaral supporters optimistic following judge’s rulings in McCanns’ libel case
Kate and Gerry McCann seemed to suffer a setback on Wednesday in suing former detective Gonçalo Amaral over his controversial book about the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine. In Lisbon’s
Flu season prompts 18 extra beds for Algarve hospitals
Eighteen extra hospital beds have been set up at the Algarve’s two major hospitals (Portimão and Faro) as a “cautionary and temporary measure” during the flu season. The Algarve hospital
“Strange quiet” as McCanns’ court battle against author gets “reading of proven facts”
As the whole issue of freedom of expression and how far it should go is still keenly under discussion following the Paris terror attacks earlier this month, the €1.2 million
Infarmed warns of “counterfeit Durex”
Not specific as to whether they work or not, Infarmed – the authority that regulates medicines in Portugal – has sent out an alert over counterfeit condoms, purportedly manufactured by