Volvo Ocean Race comes to Lisbon between May 25 and June 7
The Volvo Ocean Race, one of the most important sailing competitions of the world, will be coming to Lisbon between May 25 and June 7. “We have a very clear
Seven-year-old spends “at least two days” living alongside dead father
Details are still sketchy but what is certain is that a seven-year-old boy has just spent “at least two days” in Coimbra living alongside a dead father and a collapsed
Portugal ranks 10th in the world’s 15 “grimmest” economies
The good news is that Portugal is in 10th position. Greece, for example, is up near the top at number five and Spain is doing worse, too, pegged at number
Portugal wants to double its numbers of German tourists, says Portas
In a week when political hoardings scattered around the Algarve were cited for “causing discontent” among German holidaymakers, deputy prime minister Paulo Portas has revealed that one of the coalition’s
Portuguese PM says it is time the EU opened its arms to Turkey
In a week where he has been accused of plotting to bring the downfall of the Greek government, Portugal’s prime minister has extended a clear hand of friendship to Turkey
Juncker denies Portugal part of “diabolical plan” to bring down Greek government
After Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras kicked up merry hell in Brussels at the weekend, alleging Portugal and Spain were in cahoots in a plot to bring down his government,
Three more arrests in Social Security corruption scandal
Three more people have now been arrested in the latest “Social Security declarations” scandal. As many as 80 police attached to the country’s anti-corruption unit swooped on offices up and
Algarve racing team signs up for European Le Mans Series
Algarve Pro Racing, the Algarve-based sports car team, has announced that it will once again be taking part in the 2015 European Le Mans Series with its Nissan powered Ligier
Passos Coelho’s morals “at the bottom of the barrel”, says jailed Sócrates
In another scathing diatribe delivered from Évora jail, former Socialist leader José Sócrates has accused the nation’s prime minister – currently in major hot water over his tax and social
Meco tragedy: determined parents appeal to European courts
The determined families of six university students swept to their deaths into the sea at Meco beach 15 months ago are refusing to accept yesterday’s second judicial decision not to