Car plunged eight metres off a viaduct in Lisbon
A 30-year-old man is in a serious condition after the car he was driving left the Segunda Circular road in Lisbon and plunged eight metres off a viaduct into the
Court (finally) to put Ellie kidnap father in the dock
It has taken over a year of inexplicable delays but at last Portugal’s tortuous legal system seems to be working towards justice in the case of a little girl stolen
TAP sale confusion continues
The endless “will it, won’t it” sale of Portuguese airline TAP entered a new phase of confusion this week with revelations that the government may only agree to a minority
Ebola “just 421 km from Portugal’s borders”
Portugal is on heightened alert this week after a nurse in Spain has become the latest health worker to be infected by the deadly Ebola virus. As contingency measures are
Charity presentation by quiz club
The biggest question each year for the Vale da Telha Quiz Club, on the Algarve’s west coast, is: “Which charity will we choose this time?” And the latest lucky recipient
Mystery swimmer “still missing” from Algarve beach
Mystery surrounds the man presumed drowned off the west coast beach of Monte Clérigo, near Aljezur, on Wednesday last week. The man was last seen getting into difficulties in strong
Lives on hold as millions of euros are ploughed into Portugal’s “tasered” legal system
A month on from the devastating consequences of upgrade and Portugal’s legal system is still in total chaos. Millions of euros ploughed into it see law-makers unable to access vital
Portugal’s retail trade grows 2.3%
More news of growth has come Portugal’s way as the European Union’s statistical office Eurostat reveals that the country’s volume of retail trade increased 2.3% in August compared to July.
‘Mar Algarve Expo’ promotes sea at Portimão Arena
A fair entitled ‘Mar Algarve Expo’ will be held for the first time at Portimão Arena between October 9 and 11 to promote one of the Algarve’s most important attributes
Over 20,000 people apply for police jobs
Although only 700 job vacancies were advertised for the PSP and GNR police, over 20,000 people applied for them. These impressive numbers were revealed on Tuesday (September 30), the day