British Legion prepares to celebrate 70th anniversary of VE Day
The Portugal Branch of the British Legion, following a busy 2014 marking the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War, is now gearing up to celebrate the 70th
Gibraltar cop a goal!
Lee Casciaro wrote his name into the history book of Gibraltar football when he scored their first ever internationally recognised competitive goal. The magical moment came in the twentieth minute
Portugal caves to Angolan general’s demand for return of seized millions
Angolan general Bento dos Santos Kangamba has won an important victory, seeing Lisbon’s court of appeal order the immediate return of his “missing millions” seized by DCIAP police investigators in
Portugal’s terror threat level raised to “significant” over Easter
Portugal’s terrorism threat level has been increased to level 3 – standing for ‘significant’ – over Easter following the arrival of thousands of Israeli holidaymakers. According to Correio da Manhã
Truce at last to Algarve tourism’s embarrassing “protest-in-chains”
Proving that desperate measures can indeed alter desperate circumstances, the embarrassing “protest in chains” that has highlighted a problem suffered by so many hotel workers in the Algarve came to
Police confiscate 18 million smuggled cigarettes
Around 18 million cigarettes being illegally smuggled into Portugal through Sines port were confiscated by PJ police on Tuesday (March 31). One of the two containers intercepted by the PJ’s
Pousadas open their doors to travelling pooches
At last, the holiday dilemma of what to do with your four-legged mate has been solved – at least if yours is a small mate and you choose to stay
Portugal’s legendary film director Manoel de Oliveira dies at the age of 106
Portugal’s extraordinary film-maker, Manoel de Oliveira, died this morning at the age of 106. He was the world’s oldest working director – having only recently seen the premiere of his
OAP using zimmer frame walks 3km along motorway “looking for coffee”
Drivers along the A25 were horrified to see an elderly woman walking on the hard shoulder with the aid of a zimmer frame. One “broke the law” to call police
ANA stumps up for Lisbon’s unpopular new tourist tax
In a surprise announcement national airport authority ANA has said it will be footing the massive bill for Lisbon’s new tourist tax. According to Lusa, the move could cost ANA