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Almargem alerts to asbestos poisoning at Ria Formosa

Environmental association Almargem has waded into Ria Formosa's demolitions controversy to warn of the dangerous piles of asbestos left exposed among the rubble of islanders' homes.

“The way the homes are being torn down – using heavy

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Ria Formosa: 200 islanders take their protests to Parliament

Around 200 islanders from the Algarve islands of Culatra, Hangares and Farol got up at the crack of dawn today to travel to Lisbon in protest against the controversial demolitions of shanty homes throughout Ria Formosa.

According to news

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Tax scandal: Portugal’s PM under increasing fire

Attempts to brush his latest “tax scandal” under the carpet have so far backfired miserably on Portuguese prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho.

Socialist party heavyweight and former presidential candidate Manuel Alegre has berated party

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Proposal to end “animal slaughters” at Portuguese kennels launched

A citizens’ proposal to end the “slaughter” of animals at Portuguese kennels is going to be launched tomorrow (March 7) by animal rights party PAN in its head-office in Lisbon.

In an official statement, PAN said its proposal aims to “

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Salgado faces €10 million in fines as Attorney General studies BES forensic audit

Following Deloitte’s “forensic audit” - highlighting the ruinous management of former BES boss Ricardo Salgado - media sources suggest the net is now inches from tightening around a multi-million criminal prosecution that could see Salgado fined

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Bail terms expected today for ex-PJ high flyers and alleged associates

Paulo Pereira Cristóvão, the former PJ detective-turned-president of the association of missing children-turned vice president of Sporting Football Club and now suspected of a leading role in a gang of armed robbers that posed as policemen, has

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Weekend weather: Portugal “sunny and warm”

Portugal is set to enjoy a sunny and warm weekend with temperatures exceeding 20ºC more or less throughout the country, according to the latest forecasts from the Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute (IPMA).

The early taste of spring

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Residents take legal steps over water-guzzling berry giant

A group of Sotavento residents is steeling itself for a showdown with water-guzzling berry giant, Hubel – the Algarve’s agricultural “success story” responsible for the “best raspberries in Europe” at a cost of up to a million litres of

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Seven-year-old spends “at least two days” living alongside dead father

Details are still sketchy but what is certain is that a seven-year-old boy has just spent “at least two days” in Coimbra living alongside a dead father and a collapsed grandmother.

Whether he ate anything or not, and how he managed on his

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News from Portugal

Portugal ranks 10th in the world’s 15 “grimmest” economies
Portugal ranks 10th in the world’s 15 “grimmest” economies

The good news is that Portugal is in 10th position. Greece, for example, is up near the top at number five and Spain is doing worse, too, pegged at number six.

What are we talking about? Bloomberg’s “misery index...

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Almargem alerts to asbestos poisoning at Ria Formosa
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Natural remedies for women presented on International Women’s Day
Natural remedies for women presented on International Women’s Day
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Ria Formosa: 200 islanders take their protests to Parliament
Ria Formosa: 200 islanders take their protests to Parliament
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Around 200 islanders from the Algarve islands of Culatra, Hangares and Farol got up at the crack...

Tax scandal: Portugal’s PM under increasing fire
Tax scandal: Portugal’s PM under increasing fire
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Attempts to brush his latest “tax scandal” under the carpet have so far backfired miserably on...

Proposal to end “animal slaughters” at Portuguese kennels launched
Proposal to end “animal slaughters” at Portuguese kennels launched
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A citizens’ proposal to end the “slaughter” of animals at Portuguese kennels is going to be...

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Salgado faces €10 million in fines as Attorney General studies BES forensic audit
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Following Deloitte’s “forensic audit” - highlighting the ruinous management of former BES boss...

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Loulé ‘hell’ kennel exposed

A group of animal lovers has joined forces to “expose the truth” behind Loulé’s municipal kennels – which they...
Food
Sausage festival returns for 22nd year

Monchique’s traditional sausage festival ‘Feira dos Enchidos’ is returning to the mountain-based town on March 7-8...
Premieres (trailers)
The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door

March 5, 2015

Directed by: Rob Cohen; Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth; Genre:...
Community
Natural remedies for women presented on International Women’s Day
Natural remedies for women presented on International Women’s Day

Sunday, March 8 is International Women’s Day and to celebrate the occasion a new self-help book on natural remedies...
Health
Healthy eating habits begin at an early age
Healthy eating habits begin at an early age

When healthy eating habits begin at an early age, they will help the child to maintain normal weight and growth,...
Sport
Volvo Ocean Race comes to Lisbon between May 25 and June 7
Volvo Ocean Race comes to Lisbon between May 25 and June 7

The Volvo Ocean Race, one of the most important sailing competitions of the world, will be coming to Lisbon between...
Companies
How can European funds help your business to grow
How can European funds help your business to grow

Do you have an idea for a new business but don’t know where to find the start-up capital? Do you own a business and...
Motoring
Smart forfour - Family ties

The new Smart forfour is the same car as the new Renault Twingo, which is rather curious because they feel...
Wine
A whine about wine
A whine about wine

I apologise to my regular readers who may have missed my column last week. A bad cold rendered me useless for wine...

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