One of the benefits of the current run of lousy weather is that Portugal has been self sufficient in renewable energy for three consecutive days.
Faro court has sentenced the man who strangled his girlfriend with a flex and then hid her body for more than 24 hours, to 19 years and four months in prison.
The mayor of Castro Marim is prepared to “take to the streets” along with a civic group, to complain about the state of the eastern section of the EN125.
Francisco Amaral was being interviewed about the degraded state of the EN125, which, “should shame any Portuguese citizen.”
An ambulance boat serving the island communities of the Ria Formosa has another year's funding with Faro and Olhão councils joining the Emergency Ambulance Service and the Maritime Authority to ensure continuity.
The vessel, built and paid for by Faro council in 2007, has cost between €150,000 and €300,000 to date but, due to a dispute over operational funding, sat doing nothing for its first six years.
“We cannot expect more from Europe without giving more to Europe”, said Portugal's Prime Minister, António Costa, “Portugal is ready to increase its contribution” to the budget, he told MEPs at a debate on the future of Europe.
The battle that the president of Sporting football club is engaged in with the Tax Authority continues. Between February 27 and March 7th this year, Bruno de Carvalho filed four counter claims to four tax enforcement proceedings for a debt of almost €3.3 million.
'Brexit fears' have restricted the flow of Portuguese workers moving to the UK with 26% fewer opting for grey northern climes last year, compared to 2016.
After storm Felix exhausts itself, to the detriment of Portugal’s coastline and agricultural infrastructure, Portugal’s weather service has warned of the next event, storm Gisele.
This new spate of bad weather is scheduled to hit the mainland this week after it has moved on from the Azores, heading to the UK but affecting Portugal, en route.
