Justice at last for brutal UK murder of Portuguese
An Englishman who showed “not a flicker of remorse” for the brutal murder of a Portuguese man in Crawley, UK, earlier this year has at last been sentenced to life
New drink-drive crackdown still sees “drivers over the limit everyday”
Despite the law that came into effect on January 1 bringing new fines for drink driving – particularly aimed at first-time licence holders – police are pulling over at least
BES’ “small shareholders” demand compensation as new ‘black hole’ looms over BPN nationalisation
Small investors caught up in the BES good bank/bad bank carve-up are now drawing up a petition demanding compensation from the government for money lost as share prices collapsed. The
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
Woman loses foot in bike accident
A 79-year-old woman is in a serious condition in hospital and minus one foot after she lost control of the scooter she was driving, hit a parked car and then
Super supermoon rises tonight
Full moon falls tonight at 18:09 UTC. This full moon is not only the closest and largest full moon of the year. It also presents the moon’s closest encounter with
Weekend protests in Algarve, Lisbon and Porto
Protests this weekend played out in the Algarve, Lisbon and Porto. In the Algarve, they centred on the long-running local anger over tolls imposed on the A22 Via do Infante
Wild card Euro MP to quit Brussels because “it’s all about the money”
Wild card Euro MP Marinho e Pinto is back in the news this week, declaring Brussels to be a sham. Seven days after arriving to take up the seat in
€1 billion down, but still Portugal’s richest
Contrary to satirical website OInimigoPúblico, which reported on Friday that Portugal’s richest man had lost all his money through investments in ‘commercial paper in Grupo Espírito Santo’ and ‘toilet paper’
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