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Two dead and six missing in fishing disaster (Update)

Two fishermen - one Portuguese and one Spaniard - have been confirmed dead while five others are still missing in the ongoing rescue operation in Asturias following the sinking of Portuguese fishing boat Santa Ana.

Meantime, a Portuguese

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Five Algarve boroughs running “very high” fire risk

Despite all the bad winter weather, no sooner did the sun come out this week than authorities were warning of “very high” fire risks in five Algarve boroughs.

According to IPMA (the institute of sea and atmosphere), Aljezur, Monchique,

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Taxman seizes 123,000 homes and sends out 9.1 million notices

Despite widespread closures of tax offices up and down the country, the taxman is on a roll. “Coercive seizures”, as they are called in Portugal, went through the roof in 2013, with tax offices bringing in a record €1.9 billion, writes Correio da

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More heartache for family of kidnapped baby Daniel
More heartache for family of kidnapped baby Daniel

Found safe and well in January after a 70-hour kidnap ordeal, baby Daniel Abreu is once again in the news - this time because of his elder sister, three-year-old Mariana. While the nation held its breath for good news...

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Algarve
Drama in Monchique as crane crashes through house roof
Drama in Monchique as crane crashes through house roof

Two agricultural workers in Monchique were hurt, one seriously, when a crane they were using crashed suddenly...
Food
‘Xicken PiriPiri’ restaurant opens in Tavira

“What do charcoal-grilled specialties, a boutique selling regional products and a children’s playground have in...
Premieres (trailers)
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire

March 6, 2014

Directed by: Noam Murro; Starring: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey; Genre: Action |...
Community
The wheel on the well goes round and round

Landscape architect Isabel Blaser will be giving a talk on the ‘noras’ (old wells) of the Algarve and the water...
Motoring
World’s most powerful brand

Ferrari was just nominated World’s Most Powerful Brand for the second year running. It seemed fit then, to write...
Sport
Mourinho says coaching Portugal “will be something special”
Mourinho says coaching Portugal “will be something special”

In an exclusive interview with Yahoo, José Mourinho has outlined his plans to manage his home country of Portugal -...
Companies
Business evening

A business cocktail evening sponsored by BPCC-member Affinity Global Wealth is taking place on Tuesday, March 25...
Portugal
Europe’s answer to T-Rex sees scientists looking seriously at Lisbon

Palaeontologists are honing in on the area around Lisbon after the momentous discovery, quite by chance, of an...
Wine
Wine specialists select Portuguese Top 10

The Top 10 Portuguese wines were chosen recently by a jury of international wine specialists during a gala dinner in...

News Stories

Update - Two dead and six missing in fishing disaster
Two dead and six missing in fishing disaster (Update)
Two fishermen - one Portuguese and one...
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Torticollis, a pain in the neck
Torticollis, a pain in the neck
Have you ever gone to bed perfectly...
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More heartache for family of kidnapped baby Daniel
More heartache for family of kidnapped baby Daniel
Found safe and well in January after a...
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