Sad Portugal: one of the ‘least satisfied’ countries in Europe
Portuguese people are among Europe’s “least satisfied” with their lives, according to a recent study by the EC’s statistical office Eurostat. In 2013, Europeans were asked to rate their “life
Castro Marim agrees on “pioneering” health deal
A “pioneering” deal granting Castro Marim council the authority to manage its own health resources was forged during a meeting with health officials this week. Not only will it allow
Heartless “funeral gang” netted thousands as families laid loved-ones to rest
A heartless “funeral gang” trolled “Births & Deaths” announcements in newspapers in order to plan a series of raids that netted over €320,000 in just over 18 months. The gang,
Judges’ “wild sex in chambers” dossier makes eye-popping reading in Lisbon
A dossier of steamy extra-marital sex between Lisbon judges has left regulators “shaken but not stirred”. The bottom line, they conclude, is that copulation of “the most varied natures” is
TV star turned convicted paedophile sues State over “lost” honour
While UK celebrities caught out by historic sex offences have accepted the removal of any honours they may have received from the Queen without so much as a murmur, here
Salgado reveals he “doesn’t have the power many say he has”
For someone who has had to put up €3 million in cash to secure his own bail in an investigation that continues to wreak financial havoc both in Portugal and
“Racism against Chinese” warning from former culture chief
Former Secretary of State for Culture Francisco José Viegas has said he is worried about the “growing prejudice and racism” against the Chinese community in Portugal. “The other day I
Portuguese woman dies in Uruguay plane crash
A Portuguese woman is one of the victims of a plane crash in Uruguay that killed 10 people in the early hours of this morning (March 20), according to the
Teachers ‘caught short’ during aptitude tests have to seek jury permission before going to toilet
In another ludicrous case of Portuguese bureaucracy gone mad, it now appears that any teacher needing to use the lavatory while sitting government-enforced aptitude tests later this month must seek
Portugal “vehemently condemns” Tunisian terror attack
Portugal has added its name to the list of countries that have “vehemently condemned” Wednesday’s (March 18) terror attack in Tunisia that left at least 22 tourists and one local