Night flights in Lisbon blocked between 1am and 5am
Government implements ‘hard curfew’ following years of complaints Flights are (at long last) to be banned from Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport between the hours of 1am and 5am. Efforts by
Two Portuguese women die in UK car crash
Two Portuguese women, aged 29 and 30, died following a car accident Sunday night in Ketteringham, UK. According to Eastern Daily Press, the women were driving home with friends after
Prison guards cite lack of action over September’s mass jail break
Guards say little done to improve security The Portuguese trade union association for prison guards (ASCCGP) is accusing the Ministry of Justice of “a lack of action” following the escape
Pilot was wrong to land on packed beach in August, killing beachgoers
Appeal court judges find pilot ‘guilty of negligent homicide’ After the shock acquittal of a pilot who chose to save himself and his passenger by making an emergency landing on
Residents near increasingly busy Lisbon airport demand ‘right to rest’
Protestors call for end to night flights; speedy closure of city airport Dozens of exhausted residents turned out near Lisbon airport yesterday to demand changes to the toxic status quo,
INEM creates emergency triage for calls waiting more than three minutes
Government pulls out stops after three deaths attributed to delays in 112 response With three deaths now linked to the chronic delays experienced by 112 emergency calls, INEM – the
US will continue to be “a preferential partner for Portugal”
Portugal’s minister for the presidency António Leitão Amaro said today that the United States of America will continue to be “a preferential partner for Portugal” and that the government is
Political figures congratulate Donald Trump on resounding presidential victory
CHEGA hails US turn to right, saying ‘Europe must do same’ Portugal’s political figures have wasted little time in congratulating Donald Trump on what looks like a resounding victory in
President to meet CHEGA over “deplorable partiality” claims
Marcelo gives option of morning meeting, or evening Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is available to receive the leader of right wing party CHEGA, at his request, tomorrow morning
Failings in Portugal’s ‘medical emergency cover’ prompt complaint to EU courts
Constitutional “right to health” not being assured The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians is filing a complaint with the EU Court of Justice and the European Court of Human