Fur-bidden

Trade in cat and dog fur has been outlawed in all 27 EU member states and it is hoped that this latest measure will put pressure on China to curb

January 17, 2009by shareitIn

Pneumonia scare

Portugal saw an increase in pneumonia over the Christmas and New Year period as a result of a particularly virulent strain of flu. According to statistics from the National Respiratory

January 17, 2009by shareitIn

Financial worries

Unemployment levels in Portugal have reached 400,000 according to figures revealed by the National Association of Small and Medium Businesses (ANPME) who are now calling for the resignation of finance

January 17, 2009by shareitIn

Portugal tourism

Portugal will be represented at Holland’s annual six-day tourism fair in Utrecht, which runs until Sunday. Portugal’s stand at the fair is 150sqm and includes the participation of six regional

January 17, 2009by shareitIn

Illegal workers

An undercover report by the BBC in London found that Romanian cleaners employed by the four star Kensington Close Hotel have been posing as Portuguese nationals with forged papers to

January 17, 2009by shareitIn

Travellers to the US beware

New entry requirements to the US mean that travellers now need to provide details of their visit via the Electronic Travel System (ESTA) 72 hours prior to travel. All visitors

January 17, 2009by shareitIn

Ceasefire pressure

Officials from the UN and the US are putting increasing pressure on Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas to call a ceasefire in Gaza. The latest plea comes after

January 17, 2009by shareitIn

School’s out

British MP, Richard Caborn, has questioned the decision to remove the word ‘school’ in favour of ‘place of learning’ at a new primary in Sheffield. He said: “I am always

January 17, 2009by shareitIn