Portugal's Ministry of Agriculture is waiting for the European authorities to decide on the safety of glyphosate, the herbicide widely used in Portugal and which has been classified as potentially carcinogenic by the World Health Organization.

The ministry also has suggested that the conclusions of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) that recently rated Roundup, as "possibly or probably" carcinogenic to humans, may have been hasty.

The curtain may be coming down on a festival in Spain where some 10,000 British university students revel in getting drunk and partying.

Salou, a resort town on the Costa Dorada, has hosted the Saloufest for the last 15 years but it has come a long way since its inception as a sports festival over the Easter holiday period.

Marilu Santana chained herself to the stairwell railings in Clube Praia da Rocha, Portimão, 15 days ago in protest at the management company's refusal to pay overdue wages to her and other temporary workers who all have been waiting since the end of last year’s tourist season.

After 15 days and nights Santana is victorious as company administrator Paulo Martins has given a written undertaking that Green Stairs will pay up.

A world record was achieved by Costa Rica which so far this year has powered itself exclusively by renewable energy.

The Central American country is admired for its green energy policies. Now it has outstripped all other nations in the world by using only renewable energy to generate power from the beginning of 2015.

With temperatures soaring towards 30°C and foreign currencies suddenly winning against the euro, Portugal is all set for a bumper Easter, with hotels everywhere filling up fast. The Algarve particularly has been labelled one of the “best bargain destinations for Brits” as flights from all over Europe have started bringing holiday visitors in droves.

Forget any bad news that might be swirling out there in the ether, Portugal is on track for an exhilarating Easter. From north to south, conditions could hardly be better.

Drivers along the A25 were horrified to see an elderly woman walking on the hard shoulder with the aid of a zimmer frame.

One “broke the law” to call police who quickly sent out a patrol car.

A Turkish Airlines flight to Lisbon has been diverted back to Istanbul due to a bomb threat.

Reuters news agency reports the plane was diverted after unaccompanied baggage was found on board.

Following the tragedy of Germanwings flight 4U 9525, in which 150 people died, all airlines based in Portugal are now obliged to ensure they have two pilots in the cockpit of every flight at all times. The announcement was made by Secretary of State for Transports Sérgio Monteiro on the recommendation of INAC, Portugal’s civil aviation authority.

It thus binds TAP, SATA, Euroatlantic, White and HiFly airways.