“Super judge” leads new raids on 34 homes of BES executives
Fresh from an intense weekend interrogating Portugal’s former prime minister José Sócrates and finally remanding him in preventive custody at Évora jail, “super judge” Carlos Alexandre (pictured) has been kept
The Goldra Magical Santa Fayre
A “Magical Santa Fayre” is taking place this Saturday (November 29) at the Galo e Touro (Cock and Bull) Restaurant in Almancil from 10am to 3pm. Organisers hope the day
Desperate traffickers burnt trying to blow-up drug haul
It was a desperate attempt to get rid of the evidence that left two drug smugglers with 40% burns to their bodies. As the authorities approached suspicious Portuguese fishing boat
Mystery over identity of British “lawyer” calling for tourism boycott of Portugal
A British lawyer is purported to be calling for people to boycott Portugal as a tourist destination because of the authorities’ failure to protect horses. The extraordinary connection that Ms
The Bethlehem Village Experience in Vale Judeu
Experience Christmas without the tinsel and the trees but as it was the very first time. The Bethlehem Village Experience will be taking place at The International Church in Vale
Faro council's future remains tough
Faro council has announced that it has finally paid off the €3.3 million of short-term debt owed to its suppliers, using the last of the money provided by the PAEL
“Wild beast” Sócrates faces fearless judge
As shockwaves reverberate through the corridors of power, the big question is – has the former prime minister whose political nickname is “the wild beast” finally been cornered? On his
Nationwide weather warning
A national warning advising people throughout Portugal to take special care when out and about tonight (November 27) and tomorrow has been launched by Portugal’s Civil Protection Authority (ANPC). Heavy
Aljezur International School Christmas fair and coach service
Aljezur International students are busy revising for tests and mock exams at the moment as well as writing and rehearsing Christmas sketches which they will be performing at their forthcoming
Sócrates’ lawyer’s wife tweets “secrets” and then wipes account clean
The scandal that has split the country into those who think former PM José Sócrates is squeaky clean and those who affirm that he is anything but took a new