Madeira’s PJ judicial police have had the unusual experience this week of two murders to investigate in the space of two days. The only positive aspect is that both have The post PJ police in Madeira investigate two murd…
Just weeks after The Resident reported on the possibility of investment firm Castlelake launching an opportunistic takeover bid for easyJet, the story has taken a significant turn. Rather than Castlelake proceeding with…
Hotel investment in Portugal rose by 82% to €512 million in the first half of the year, property consultancy CBRE has said in a statement today. According to the consultancy’s The post Hotel investment up 82% to €512 mil…
A restaurant in Lisbon has introduced one of social media’s biggest food trends, inviting diners to roll up their sleeves and eat seafood straight from a bag with their hands. The post US seafood boil trend arrives in Li…
Immigrants applying to regularise their status in Portugal will soon receive a Social Security Identification Number (NISS) automatically, eliminating the need for a separate visit to Social Security offices. The The pos…
Africa · Southern Key Facts —The facility. Portugal announced a €500 million (about US$573 million) credit line at the 6th Portugal–Mozambique summit in Porto in December 2025. —The mechanism. The line is a state-backed…
Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) have arrested four people in the Greater Porto area, including two employees of a private hospital, on suspicion of forging medical prescriptions to obtain subsidised medicines The post Po…
Portugal is not an “economic miracle” (no matter what the international press might like to say) and must revive stalled structural reforms if it wants faster growth and to stem The post Portugal is no ‘economic miracle’…
Another hit-and-run is in the news today, this time having claimed the life of an 82-year-old woman in Santa Cruz do Bispo, Matosinhos, yesterday afternoon. Witnesses describe a lorry running The post Fatal hit-and-run i…
Portugal’s medicines authority Infarmed has ordered the immediate withdrawal and suspension of sales of a sunscreen after inspections uncovered discrepancies between the protection advertised on the label and the results…
Pressure continues to pile on Portugal’s Interior Minister Luís Neves who today has said his failure to declare a tourism company, owned by his wife, in his official interests register The post Portugal’s interior minist…
Education Minister Fernando Alexandre has admitted this morning that publishing the national exam results tomorrow, as per the latest deadline, may not be possible. The problem, he says, lies with The post National exam…
Guests and visitors to the Hyatt Regency Vilamoura will be able to embark on a culinary journey around the world this summer as the hotel’s Brasa Coastal Steakhouse launches a The post Taste the world in Vilamoura appear…
A 58-year-old lawyer has been arrested on suspicion of stealing up to €1.2 million from foreign clients by allegedly transferring money from their bank accounts into his own while handling The post Lawyer accused of stea…
The best wines from Portugal’s Lisbon wine region have been recognised at the 16th Lisbon Wine Competition, with 44 medals awarded to producers showcasing the diversity and quality of one The post Lisbon wines honoured i…
Portugal’s centre-right government has become “obsessed with immigration” while failing to make meaningful progress in tackling poverty, according to a new State of the Nation report by researchers at ISCTE‘s The post Go…
Portugal’s best beaches for the summer of 2026 have been revealed in a new ranking based on thousands of Google Maps reviews, with the Algarve dominating the list despite Sintra’s The post These are Portugal’s 20 highest…
A 65-year-old woman has been taken to hospital after being tied up during a violent robbery at a house in Belas, Sintra, in the early hours of this morning. According The post Woman, 65, in hospital after robbers scale i…
For the first time since it opened in 1959, the National Sanctuary of Cristo Rei in Almada will remain open until sunset, allowing visitors to enjoy evening views across Lisbon The post Almada’s Cristo Rei opens late for…
Portugal’s government has signalled for the first time that it could impose temporary caps on fuel retail margins if an investigation finds serious distortions in the market. Environment and Energy The post Fuel price ca…