Olhão gets tough on slack horse owners
After a number of accidents involving loose horses on Portugal’s roads, one borough council is getting tough. Olhão is bringing in new rules to crack down on slack horse owners
Belgian tourists attack Lisbon taxi driver
After numerous stories of Lisbon taxi drivers swindling tourists over fares, a trio of Belgian tourists is reported to have attacked their driver, after trying to trick him with a
Loulé crowned ‘European City of Sport 2015’
Loulé has been voted ‘European City of Sport 2015’, and it is hoping the distinction means it will stay on as host of Rally Portugal. But while that decision has
Madeleine: police cordon off scrubland in Praia da Luz
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have this morning cordoned off an area of scrubland on the western edge of Praia da Luz as the seven-year investigation enters what
Duke of Edinburgh Cup returns to Algarve
Tivoli Hotel & Resorts and the André Jordan group are once again organising the Portuguese qualifying rounds for ‘The Duke of Edinburgh Cup’, which will take place on May 31
Lisbon Metro on “go slow” due to lack of emergency brakes
Rail unions claim lives are at risk due to the lack of security brakes on Lisbon’s cash-strapped underground trains – but their bosses have made light of the issue, simply
Tax hikes on horizon as Government’s salary cuts ruled unconstitutional
After last weekend’s humiliating results in the European elections, Portugal’s coalition government has sailed slap into another political maelstrom. The only way out seems to be to increase taxes, but
Update: Albufeira stabbing takes bizarre new twist
Released from hospital with her lower back and buttocks swathed in bandages, Albufeira stabbing victim Clara Corrigan has talked to journalists about the frenzied attack suffered last Thursday and revealed
Trial of so-called “Bosnian Mafia” collapses in disarray
In an extraordinary turnaround, the much publicised trial of a so-called Bosnian Mafia rounded up two years ago – and reported to have used and abused children – collapsed yesterday,
Cristiano Ronaldo's goal celebration part of movie?
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration in the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid was pre-planned for the cameras, according to respected Spanish journalist Jose Felix Diaz. Ronaldo whipped off his shirt