As the nation’s press focuses on the shock of yet another corruption scandal, bets now are on whether disgraced former cop Paulo Pereira Cristóvão will end up sharing a cell-block in Évora with disgraced former prime minister José Sócrates.

The latest publicity campaign by Portugal’s Left Bloc political party has left Algarve hoteliers fuming.

They say the hoardings, in German and translated into Portuguese, are “perplexing” German tourists who have come to the Algarve to

After her abortive attempt to purchase Portugal Telecom, Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the president of Angola is reported to be preparing a counter bid for BPI - in response to the public acquisition offer (OPA) presented by Spain’s Caixabank.

The government is proposing a ban on the consumption of alcohol in the street after 2am. Also on the list of new ‘no-no’s’ will be the sale of alcohol of any kind to youngsters under the age of 18. These latest measures were announced by