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Summer to be “even hotter than usual”

Weather specialists are forecasting this summer will be even “hotter than usual” in Portugal.

With temperatures in June already 6ºC higher than normal and last May being described as the third hottest since records began (1931), chances

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Lisbon falls three spots on list of “world’s most expensive cities”

A new list of the world’s most expensive cities ranks Lisbon as number 137, three spots lower than last year.

The Portuguese capital does not even feature in the top 100 of Mercer’s annual Cost of Living Survey despite being one of Europe’

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Angola’s Vice-President to be tried for corruption in Portugal

It has already been made quite clear that he will not be turning up in person, but news this week is that Angola’s vice-president Manuel Vicente will be tried for corruption in Portugal nonetheless.

It’s a decision that could create a

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Trump chooses American soccer loving family man with penchant for hunting as Portugal’s US ambassador

US president Donald Trump has named the man he wants to take up the post of Portugal’s US ambassador.

He is Oregon businessman George Edward Glass, a practising Catholic and enthusiastic family man, who loves American soccer, hunting, the

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Anti-corruption Euro MPs on second day of offshore grilling

Relentless anti-corruption ‘bulldog’, Euro MP Ana Gomes, is in Lisbon today for the second round of VIP grilling in an attempt to get to the bottom of various offshore ‘mysteries’ - not least the disappearance of €10 billion from Portugal during

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Killer wildfire “hours from being declared extinct”

After seven unbelievable days, the hideous wildfire that started with catastrophic consequences in Pedrógão Grande is close to being declared “extinct”.

Fronts that have been raging in the boroughs of Góis and Pedrógão Grande are already

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A nation mourns as fires continue

Saturday, June 17 will go down as the day everything collapsed: 64 people burned to death in indescribable agony, or asphyxiated in stultifying heat by thick smoke. Over 160 injured. Hundreds left homeless – lives, livelihoods and in many cases

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President of firemen’s league “convinced” crime lies behind Portugal’s killer blaze

With today officially ending Portugal’s period of national mourning for the hideous deaths and suffering caused by Pedrógão Grande’s monster blaze, the president of the country’s league of firemen has revealed he has “strong convictions” a “

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Canadair 'confusion': plane crash that didn't happen

News just in (5.30pm) is that one of the nine Canadair fire-fighting planes in action in central Portugal has crashed over Pedrógão Grande, killing its British pilot.

According to CMTV the plane was Spanish, but the channel's newspaper

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Operation “secret settlements” hones in on further alleged institutional corruption

It has been dubbed “Operação Ajustes Secreto” (secret settlements) loosely translating into a probe into alleged backroom deals involving former mayor of Oliveira de Azeméis Henrique Loureiro, who also happens to be the...

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Summer to be “even hotter than usual”
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Weather specialists are forecasting this summer will be even “hotter than usual” in Portugal....

Lisbon falls three spots on list of “world’s most expensive cities”
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A new list of the world’s most expensive cities ranks Lisbon as number 137, three spots lower...

Angola’s Vice-President to be tried for corruption in Portugal
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It has already been made quite clear that he will not be turning up in person, but news this...

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Relentless anti-corruption ‘bulldog’, Euro MP Ana Gomes, is in Lisbon today for the second round...

Killer wildfire “hours from being declared extinct”
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After seven unbelievable days, the hideous wildfire that started with catastrophic consequences...

Algarve
Lagos home for disabled appeals for support after fire

Casa de Santo Amaro, a Lagos-based home for the disabled, is appealing for support after a fire left its activity...
Food
Faina restaurant opens at Portimão museum in July

A new restaurant that promises to offer “new experiences each week combining history, culture and delicious food” is...
Premieres (trailers)
Transformers: The Last Knight

June 22, 2017

Director: Michael Bay; Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel; Genre: Action,...
Community
Local art showcased at Ferragudo market

An art exhibition showcasing the works of local artists is on display until the end of the year on the first floor...
Money
EUR weekly currency update

From an economic point of view it was a quiet week for the euro. Industrial production in the euro zone was up by 1...
Sport
Bowls Algarve Summer League

On Saturday, June 10 Tavira County Lawn Bowls Club hosted a social evening for their members with an excellent three...
Companies
‘It is a good moment to invest in Portugal’

Portugal has seen exceptional economic growth recently with the foundation being laid through innovative and...
Motoring
BMW 5 Series - Building your perfect garage: start with a Five

All hail the fifth generation BMW 5 Series Touring, the world’s most accomplished executive estate.

The new...
Wine
Growing cool

How the future of Alentejo wines could lie in Portalegre’s cool climate

It is no secret to most of us (with...