Woman prisoner breaks out of jail using a chair
A 41-year-old prisoner managed to ‘break out’ of Tires women’s prison yesterday, using a chair to reach a simple wire fence which she then climbed up to effect her escape.
BES bank collapse trial pushed back to mid-June
The start of the trial in the BES/GES case has been postponed once again from May 28 to 18 June due to delays in notifying one of the defendants, the
Body of 32-year-old French paraglider recovered from sea
The body of the 32-year-old French woman who fell to her death during paragliding off a beach near São Martinho do Porto, Alcobaça, was recovered early this morning. Searches were
President rubber-stamps steps to simplify renewable energy production
Measures include “reducing need for environmental impact assessment” Portugal’s president has promulgated the decree-law that extends the deadline for exceptional measures to simplify renewable energy production procedures, such as reducing
World’s largest subsea cable system ‘lands in Carcavelos’
2Africa submarine cable runs for 45,000 kms connecting 33 countries on three continents Vodafone’s 2Africa submarine cable system was moored and connected today in Carcavelos, Cascais, to Altice Portugal’s submarine
“Huge increase” in number of Portugal’s emigré voters
Emigrés in Europe, US, Africa, Asia Oceania all want a say in Portugal’s future Votes received from Portuguese emigrés have increased by almost two-thirds compared to the 2022 legislative elections,
Commission for new Lisbon airport tries (yet again) for political consensus
Challenges future government (and opposition) “not to waste taxpayers’ money” The Independent Technical Commission (CTI) for Lisbon’s new airport is trying again for political consensus. It has recommended that the
Lisbon city council warns of safety issues near mosques
Situation akin to “condemning people to a ghetto” Lisbon Municipal Assembly (AML) has heard today of the “insecurity of Islamic places of worship in the capital”, urging the City Council
Portugal suffers hung parliament in elections that see a surge in far-right populist party Chega
Political commentator Luís Marques Mendes predicted fresh elections early next year A 40-year political system in Portugal dominated by two main parties — the centre-right PSD and Socialist PS – may
Couriers for Uber Eats, Bolt/ Glovo threaten biggest ever stoppage
Delivery workers employed by platforms Uber Eats, Bolt and Glovo are threatening to strike again this month. According to reports, they are planning “the biggest ever stoppage”. This is an