Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service has called for the conviction of a Public Security Police (PSP) officer charged over the fatal shooting of Odair Moniz in the Cova da Moura neighbourhood, in the Lisbon metropolitan area, in October 2024, arguing that the officer did not act in self-defence.
The Algarve’s 16 municipalities have joined forces to combat pampas grass, an aggressive South American plant species blamed for damaging ecosystems, triggering allergies and threatening the region’s tourism appeal, through an unprecedented European cooperation project.
Portugal’s last remaining circus elephant, named Julie, is set to be transferred to a new retirement sanctuary in the Alentejo region, it was announced on Thursday in a joint statement by the Victor Hugo Cardinali Circus and the Pangea Trust, the organisation responsible for the facility. The sanctuary will be located across the municipalities of Vila Viçosa and Alandroal, in the Évora district, and Julie is expected to arrive there in June this year.
The Minister for Infrastructure and Housing said on Monday, 18th May, whilst speaking in Coimbra, that improvements to services at Lisbon Airport are expected next month following the completion of expansion works to the arrivals area.
The Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) seized around four tonnes of hashish, three vessels, and identified three suspects during an operation in the Ria Formosa Natural Park, along the coast of Faro.
Bonnie Tyler’s team have issued a health update on the singer, as her family expressed disappointment over what they described as “untrue rumours” circulating about her condition.
The interrogation conducted by Portugal’s Judicial Police of Madeleine McCann’s mother following her daughter’s disappearance in Praia da Luz in 2007 forms the central focus of a new film set to air on Channel 5 next week.
Politicians from the Livre party have demanded clarification from the Government over the removal of the team of 14 veterinary professionals who have run the National Iberian Lynx Breeding Centre in Silves for the past 16 years, calling for a “transparent” process.
