Álvaro Sobrinho, the former head of Banco Espírito Santo in Angola (BES-A) has been charged by the authorities in Mauritius, the island to which he moved after his name in Portugal became synonymous with corruption and larceny, despite avoiding charges from Portugal's public prosecution service.

Sobrinho, long desirous of a banking licence, stands accused of providing false information to the Financial Services Commission in Mauritius.

Sobrinho swept into the Indian Ocean island, handing out Range Rovers and Jaguar cars to senior officials in order to buy his way in to an administration that he viewed as suitably open to bribery.

Many diesel cars sold in Portugal between 2006 and 2014 will fail to meet emission standards set by European partner countries and will not be allowed entry to Eruope's road network.

Currently, only 11 European cities, including Madrid and Paris, have promised to ban the entry of older diesel vehicles as early as 2025 at which date only up-to-date, post 2014 models, will be allowed to be driven.

Two new five-star hotels are to be built in Alvor, Portimão, at a total cost of around €57 million.

The hotels will provide more than 1,000 beds, the largest of which will be a new Pestana hotel costing €50 million.

The latest deadline for the conclusion of the Operation Marquis investigation is November 20th, 2017.

The Attorney General's Office confirmed that the last letter rogatory was attached to the file on 22 August. On April 27, the Attorney General had established that the inquiry would be concluded three months after receipt of this last letter rogatory.

Telecommunications operator NOS has confirmed the payment of air travel to China in June 2015 for five of its employees and "nine external guests," adding that it was determining "the framework of this payment."

In a statement sent to newsrooms on Monday, NOS "confirms that in June 2015, company employees participated in a work trip to Zhang Zhou and Shenzehen, whose sole purpose was to share knowledge and best practices in the health field."

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has entered the political arena over Portugal’s appalling summer of fires but trying to deflect political responsibilities.

The President of the Republic stated that the problem of fires and Portugal's forests are “national causes” and that this is "not the time to make a political analysis" of what has failed.

Deco is shocked by the general increase in Portugal's banking charges this summer. The association for consumer protection has highlighted the 'coincidence' of price rises during the month of August, when many people are on holiday.

State-owned Novo Banco has hiked its prices and has made it harder for customers to qualify for interest payments on current accounts.

Hangares, the tiny settlement on the Ria Formosa island of Culatra, is to mark the centenary of Portugal's actions during WWI with the unveiling a special monument.

The event aims to 'value the collective memory and celebrate the achievement of peace and democracy,' according to head of the Hangares residents’ association.