Portugal

GERMAN BAND Tokyo Hotel and Portuguese rock band Xutos & Pontapés have been confirmed to play on the World stage at Rock in Rio in Lisbon on June 1. Other

By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@the-resident.com IN THE wake of widespread criticism about the introduction of a premium rate information line for British passport applications and renewals, Abtran, the company responsible for

LAST YEAR, 21 Portuguese women were killed by their husbands, ex-husbands or partners, while domestic violence reports made to the police rose by 12 per cent according to a study

A SECURITY guard, 35, was stabbed to death in the Colombo Shopping Centre in Lisbon on Tuesday, presumably around lunchtime. The body of the man, who worked for the private

PORTUGAL’S GOVERNMENT, which is investing in the construction of wind and solar farms as well as dams for hydro electric power, wants 45 per cent of the country’s electricity to

AN EXHIBITION entitled O Nosso Litoral em Risco (Our coast at risk) is currently on display at the Centro Ciência Viva in Sintra, near Lisbon. Visitors can learn about the

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com PRELIMINARY RESULTS from a study assessing earthquake and tsunami risks in the Algarve have revealed that a tremor like the one experienced in 1755 could lead

BRITISH POP songstress Katie Melua abandoned the Portuguese television channel TVI’s 15th anniversary variety show after her live performance was delayed by more than an hour. When performances during the

By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@the-resident.com A PITBULL terrier attacked a 12-year-old boy on Friday afternoon in Lagoa, causing serious damage to his hands and fingers. This is the second reported attack

PRIME MINISTER José Sócrates officially opened Lisbon’s Rossio Station last Saturday morning. He arrived at the station from Campolide at 11.30am after passing through the refurbished earthquake-proof Rossio Tunnel, which