Alarming drug rates
According to a recent study carried out by the Portuguese Drug Institution, Portugal has one of the highest rates of heroin consumption in Europe. The study revealed that, in Portugal,
Amnesty attacks Portugal
An Amnesty International report has recently criticised the way Portugal tackles domestic violence, stating that it is neglectful of the issue. Six women in every thousand die each year as
Speak Out!
Justice is in a chaotic state in Portugal, according to the head of the Portuguese Ordem Dos Advogados (Order of Lawyers), José Miguel Júdice. The lawyer has recently begun a
Kick Off
Kick off! Soccer stars Luís Figo, Thierry Henry, Ruud van Niestelrooy and Wayne Rooney recently got together with Coca-Cola to celebrate the countdown to the Euro 2004 and to announce
Train links Faro to Braga in six hours
Portugal will feel that bit smaller during the Euro 2004, thanks to the train links that will allow travellers to go from Faro to Braga in less than six hours
Air con for hospitals…but not until autumn
Last August some places – such as Beja – reached 45.4 degrees. However, a spokesman from the Health Ministry has admitted that the seven hospitals chosen to be fitted with
Petrol hike causes exodus – Motorists flock to Ayamonte
Recent increases in petrol prices are running counter to the trend across the border. On average, prices at the pumps in Portugal are now rising by two cêntimos a week.
PM announces record amount on fire prevention
A total of 113 million euros is to be spent in combating forest fires this summer, with two thirds of the government cash going towards prevention. This amount represents a
Another footballing tragedy
Bruno Baião, aged 18, captain of the junior Benfica football team, was fighting for his life last week in the intensive care unit of Curry Cabral Hospital in Lisbon. He
Abandoned baby’s mother detained
Officers from the Judicial Police have detained the mother who abandoned her baby girl – “Mariana” – at the end of April in a shopping basket at the Forum Shopping