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Shareholders sue PT over €900 million ‘lost’ in BES scandal

As the Attorney General’s office announces it has launched ‘various inquiries’ into the banking crisis within Grupo Espírito Santo (GES), news comes that as many as 50 shareholders in Portugal Telecom are suing over the communications giant’s €

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BMW to recall 13,000 Portuguese cars over “airbag concerns”

German car company BMW has announced that it will be recalling around 13,000 cars of its 3 Series in Portugal due to concerns over a possible defect in the airbag systems.

The recall is valid for cars made during the period from 2000 to

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Toll revenue

Road toll revenue has increased 9.3% in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, Portuguese road authority Estradas de Portugal (EP) has announced.

In these first six months of 2014, EP recorded €141.5 million

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Job stress costs Portugal €300 million per year
Job stress costs Portugal €300 million per year

The data comes from the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (OPP): work-related stress costs Portugal over €300 million per year.

Whether due to the costs of medical treatment for affected workers or the loss of...

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Body of young man found in Carvoeiro
Body of young man found in Carvoeiro
Algarve

The body of a young man in his 20s was found on Wednesday morning, July 16, near the rocky shore of the Algar Seco tourist spot in Carvoeiro.

Scottish tourist dies in Praia da Rocha
Scottish tourist dies in Praia da Rocha
Algarve

A Scottish tourist, believed to be in his 60s, died on the main avenue of Praia da Rocha (Portimão) on Tuesday, July 15, at around 2am.

Doctor and nurses get into fight over doctor’s refusal to revive patient who ended up dying
Doctor and nurses get into fight over doctor’s refusal to revive patient who ended up dying
Algarve

PSP police had to be called to Portimão Hospital on Tuesday morning (July 15) after a fight broke out between nurses and a Spanish doctor who is be

'Stop the McCann circus' signs in Praia da Luz
The McCann case: Well, well, well...
Portugal

With two futile weeks of ground searching and the questioning of four unlikely suspects still fresh in the memory, a former Scotland Yard commander

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Songs of World War One
Community

The Royal British Legion’s Portugal Branch is planning to recapture the spirit of British life...

Quinta das Lavandas - The Lavender Garden
Gardening

A welcome initiative for Portugal can be found at the Quinta das Lavandas, near Portalegre, in...

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Visit the NEW Tasca David!
Food

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Algarve
Hoteliers slam government's ‘green taxes’
Hoteliers slam government's ‘green taxes’

AHETA, the Algarve’s hotelier association, has publically slammed the 39 ‘green taxes’ proposed last week by a...
Food
Visit the NEW Tasca David!

Restaurant Review – Tasca David

Tasca David (known as the Rib Shack) in Ferragudo was taken over by David (...
Premieres (trailers)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

July 17, 2014

Directed by: Matt Reeves; Starring: Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis ; Genre: Action |...
Community
Songs of World War One

The Royal British Legion’s Portugal Branch is planning to recapture the spirit of British life during the two Great...
Health
Parents may live longer than their children, say cardiologists
Parents may live longer than their children, say cardiologists

Warning || For the first time ever in the history of mankind, the current generation of children could actually...
Sport
New manager for Portimonense
New manager for Portimonense

Portimonense football club finally unveiled their new manager at a public presentation in the municipal stadium on...
Companies
Specialist offers tips for using Facebook

Is frequent posting your idea of effective advertising on Facebook? If it is, you’re doing it all wrong, says...
Motoring
Kia Carens - Right car. Wrong name.

By Guilherme Marques

The new Kia Carens has arrived in Portugal, one year after its European launch. Some...
Wine
Sauvignon Blanc and rosé from Monte da Ravasqueira
Sauvignon Blanc and rosé from Monte da Ravasqueira

I’ve yet to try any of the premium labels from this large Alentejo winery but my first experience of their sauvignon...

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