Road to Euro 2016: Portugal plays Armenia at Estádio do Algarve
Local football fans will have a unique chance to see Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow Portuguese stars show off their skills in the Algarve later this year as the national football
GNR “child-killer” holds out for acquittal
He has successfully challenged a nine-year jail sentence and seen his hefty €60,000 fine reduced, but child-killing GNR agent Hugo Ernano is not ready to call it quits – and
Disco-dodging tourists leap into Portugal’s Tejo River
An Italian and a Swede enjoying a night out in Lisbon ran up such a large bill at a local disco that they decided to make a run for it.
Two new bug species discovered in Portugal
It may not sound much, but two new species of ants have been identified for the first time in Portugal in the Lower Alentejo. The discovery that could so easily
Lisbon’s Hospital Particular “up for grabs”
The assets of Lisbon’s Hospital Particular – the first private hospital in the country – are being sold, and have to date made 82.150 euros. Added to this is another
EN125 roadworks reshuffled as EP takes back Olhão-VRSA stretch
Estradas de Portugal (EP), the national road authority, has announced that it has taken over the renovation work of the EN125 road between Olhão and Vila Real de Santo António,
New law sees animal abusers criminalised…but not if they're bullfighters
As expected, the draft law to make the abuse and abandonment of animals a crime was approved today (July 25) in Parliament. But a surprise clause has shocked animal rights
Warmer waters of Azores attract record number of whale sharks
The warmer waters of the Azores are attracting record numbers of whale sharks, particularly around the island of Santa Maria. These inoffensive fish (they only eat plankton) are in fact
Unwanted jobs on the increase
Recession || Unemployment may have been dropping since last year, but the truth is that the number of unwanted jobs is also on the increase – mostly due to abysmal
State swindling
State swindling is on the up. Diário de Notícias has reported 755 cases of fraud within the national health and social security services in the first six months of this