Six-hour Council of State “reduced to four points”, with minimum fuss and no fireworks
Despite the news that renegotiation of Portugal’s debt would be on the table at the Council of State called by President Cavaco Silva on Thursday, July 3, very little seems
Fur flies in Portuguese parliament as politicians debate the State of the Nation
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho got a gold star for defiance in Wednesday’s debate on the State of the Nation. Despite being accused of having destroyed three generations, the
38.000 old folk lose OAP subsidy
More than 38,000 pensioners have lost a vital subsidy created for those over the age of 66 with limited financial resources. According to data supplied by the Social Security institute,
Olhanense appoint new manager
Good news for the long-suffering fans of Olhanense is the appointment of António Conceição as the club’s new manager. António Conceição took Moreirense to the 2nd Division title last season
Leona Lewis confirmed for Sheraton summer gala
Leona Lewis, British R&B star and winner of the third season of the UK’s ‘The X Factor’ talent show, has been confirmed as the special guest of the 18th Sheraton
Dramatic arrests in Lisbon catch OAP murderers with “one foot on the plane to Brazil”
PJ police on the trail of heartless killers who murdered an elderly lady in Lisbon and left another for dead have got both men under lock and key. One was
Mayors protest over “intolerable” healthcare situation in Portugal’s holidaymaking Algarve
Holidaymakers to the sunny Algarve were met with a worrying protest this morning. Locals and tourists alike were presented with balsa wood medical spatulas as they approached Albufeira’s Praia do
Madeleine latest: British police “back to where they were seven years ago”
British police are said to be “near the end” of their latest efforts ongoing in Faro to uncover the truth behind Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. And this end, like all the
Child death
PJ detectives are investigating the terrible death of a five-year-old boy who was burnt in his bed in a house fire in Damaia, Amadora, on Saturday. The child’s mother is
Celebrating Moorish heritage in Cacela Velha
Between July 17 and 20, the small town of Cacela Velha, Vila Real de Santo António, will be revisiting and celebrating its Moorish heritage in a special event entitled ‘Noite