A Portuguese mother, who had been living in the United Kingdom, fled to Portugal with her daughter after she was threatened by her Polish ex-partner and feared for her own and her daughter’s safety.
An appeal court ruling in Oporto means that the mother can have stay with her four-year-old daughter in Portugal.
Lisbon, Sintra, Barreiro, Aveiro and Águeda all saw at least one post office shut today, January 20th, as part of CTT's restructuring plan which already has led to the closure of the Arco da Calheta outlet in Madeira. In the Algarve, the secondary Post Office in Loulé also was shut down.
A Post Office spokesman said that "services provided at these eight access points are now being provided by other access points that are an average of 1,000 metres from the previous ones."
Only one in 37 offenders has lost points from his or her driving licence, since the new points-based system started.
The primary reason is that the legal system takes an average of three years to sort out each appeal and reach a final judgement.
At least seven further defendants have been identified in a prosecution resulting from the great fire of Pedrógão Grande, last summer.
The investigation finally is over and has concluded that an electric discharge did cause the flames that turned into an inferno, killing at least 64 people and injuring at least 200.
EDP and Ascendi both have denied any role in starting the blaze which has been blamed on an electricity cable touching a tree.
A motorcyclist died on Thursday afternoon, January 18th, following a collision with a good vehicle on the EN125. The victim was a 27-year-old man
The accident happened around 15:00 in the Troto area of Almancil.
The Government is sending in the goats this year as part of its determination to clear forests of dangerous and inflammable scrub.
Herds of munching quadrupeds will be used in a pilot project, announced the Secretary of State for Forests, Miguel Freitas, explaining that the Government also will be funding the use of machinery to cut back scrub.
The entire public lighting system across the municipality of Monchique is to be switched to LED* lighting, according to a protocol signed on Monday, January 15th, between the City Council and EDP Distribuição.
The deal aims to replace all types of public lighting with LEDs - covering urban, rural and semi-urban areas, gardens, public parks and leisure areas.
The case dates back to August 2016, when 18-year-old Rúben Cavaco was beaten to a pulp by the twin sons of the Iraqi ambassador in Portugal, causing a tense stand-off as the attackers were covered by the rules of diplomatic immunity.
The Public Prosecutor's Office now has charged the (former) ambassador’s children for attempting to murder Cavaco in Ponte de Sor, in the Portalegre district.
