SIC ‘suspends’ Zoomarine dolphin TV series following legal threats by animal activists
SIC TV has suspended its new “Dolphins with the Stars” celebrity series following legal threats by animal activists. The show was meant to start shooting today (Tuesday May 19) but
Portugal rallies to defence of family “brutally attacked” by PSP after Benfica game
The wave of public support for the father and grandfather ‘punched and bludgeoned on camera’ by an armed PSP commander in full view of two traumatised children after Sunday’s Benfica
Algarve’s anti-oil group holds first public meeting
Algarve anti-oil group PALP (standing for Plataforma Algarve Livre de Petróleo) is holding its first public get-together on May 30 at the Faro Spot Café. The group that seeks to
Four pitbull-cross dogs attack desperately ill 83-year-old
A desperately ill 83-year-old woman was in hospital last night after being attacked by four pitbull cross dogs in her own backyard in Rio de Mouro in Sintra. The dogs
Bank of Portugal detects 9,250 false notes in circulation
The Bank of Portugal detected 9,250 false notes in circulation last year, and destroyed €3.6 billion “because they were in poor condition”. The notes amounted to a total of €326,715
Tax department “cannot hound people for toll dues”
In a historic decision that promises “immediate consequences”, a representative of the Public Treasury (Fazenda Pública) has ruled that Portugal’s tax authorities have “no right or legitimacy” to “execute drivers’
Almargem cites government’s “hidden agenda” over “destruction” of Lagos beach
Environmentalists and government officials are at loggerheads over the €1.8 million sand replenishment project underway at Lagos’ Dona Ana beach. While Environment Minister Jorge Moreira da Silva claims the work
Anti-toll movement on warpath as ‘death trap’ EN125 claims third victim in one month
Algarve anti-toll group CUVI is on the warpath after fatal traffic accidents on the EN125 road have gone into overdrive. In the last four weeks three people have lost their
Tourist “savagely beaten and robbed” by callous teenagers in Faro
A 29-year-old Bulgarian tourist was “savagely punched, kicked and beaten with a paving stone” by a group of five young men in Faro on Tuesday night (May 12) after apparently
Brutal police attack on father and grandfather in front of children takes edge of Benfica celebrations
An attack by armed police on a father and grandfather, in front of two young children, has shocked the nation and left an ugly mark on last night’s Benfica football