Apple is reeling in money, making the biggest profit ever reported by a company.

The equivalent of $8.3 m is coming into Apple’s coffers every hour of the day.

Tivoli Hotels in Brazil has been bought by a Thai company meaning that the four hotels in Portugal also are now part of the Minor International Company Ltd.

The Minor Hotel Group has bought a total of six hotels from Tivoli Hotels & Resorts for €168 million as part of the Thailand-based group’s expansion into Europe and South America.

Spain may attempt to control the pace at which pedestrians walk down the street.

Pedestrians could also be breathalysed while on the street and subjected to drug tests on the spot if they are implicated in a traffic offence or a traffic accident.

Portuguese footballing legend Luís Figo has put himself forward as a candidate to become the next Fifa president, replacing the discredited Sepp Blatter.

Figo, whose career took him to Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, with 127 appearances for Portugal, will be up against David Ginola in the race to the top of the football world’s governing body.

Consumer watchdog DECO today denounced the quality of ground beef samples after its technicians surveyed 26 high street butchers and found high levels of what it termed ‘dangerous additives’ in the majority of products tested.

Later in the day the government health and safety body ASAE stated that these chemicals were approved food additives and served to preserve the ground meat.

Dubai airport has been shown to be the world’s busiest, kicking Heathrow from the top spot.

Dubai International handled 69.9 million international passengers last year. The gain in numbers was due in part to an increase in long-haul flights to Asia.

Portugal and Spain soon may have a joint plan to promote Iberia as a tourist destination using digital media.

The Portuguese Economy Minister António Pires de Lima declared today that Portugal and Spain have to ‘seize the opportunities’ presented by new technologies but was rather light on anything more than a vague concept.

EasyJet has announced that it will cut ticket prices now that the cost of oil has dropped.

Some reports believe the reduction could be an average of £2 on each fare.