Inquiry opens into why man with angle-grinder lodged in leg was taken to hospital that could not deal with injury
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IGAS, the general inspectorate of health activities, has opened an inquiry process into why a man with life-threatening injuries was driven by ambulance 40 kms to a hospital that was not equipped to treat him. As Expresso and other news sources have explained the unnecessary to-ing and fro-ing may not have changed the outcome (which […]
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11-year-old orphaned in latest murder-suicide horror
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An 11 year old boy has been orphaned in the latest murder-suicide horror to hit the headlines. Already this year 13 other women and one seven-year-old child have been killed in a context of domestic violence – only five of these involving the perpetrators going on to commit suicide. In this latest tragedy, which took […]
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Illegal discharge at Sagres beach under investigation
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An illegal discharge affected Sagres’ Blue Flag Praia da Mareta temporarily on Saturday, sending several holidaymakers packing due to the ‘unsupportable stench’. According to reports, the local council is now trying to find out who/ what was responsible and exactly where what appears to have been raw effluent came from. As of today (Sunday), social […]
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Earthquakes registered off Peniche, near Montemor-o-Novo and NW of Portimão
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Three separate earthquakes have been registered at different times over the last 24-hours in very different areas of the Portuguese mainland. Last night there was a quake rmeasuring 2.9 on the Richter Scale, inland, north west of Montemor-o-Novo, in the very early hours of this morning, off the Peniche coast there was a quake, registering […]
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Barriers, foot and water-borne patrols stop pilgrims from diving into Tejo 
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With one pilgrim already dead following a fall, and another at risk of being tetraplegic after a tragic accident in the sea, authorities are going all out to try and prevent any further mishaps among the hordes of young people taking part in World Youth Day. Barriers are in place to dissuade impromptu dives into […]
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Erasmus exchange sees student group from Ukraine arrive to ‘recharge batteries’
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Among the deluge of pilgrims arriving for World Youth Day has been a small group of students, with their teachers, from a high school in Lviv, Ukraine. These have not come to take part in the ‘largest Roman Catholic event of the year’, rather to recharge batteries and “try and to forget the problems” back […]
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Second weekend behind bars for defendants in Altice Portugal probe
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The various defendants arrested last week in a probe into suspicions of corruption at the highest levels at telecoms company Altice Portugal will be spending another weekend behind bars, as questioning has had to be halted until Monday. The only defendant left to answer initial questions is Hernâni Vaz Antunes. But until he is heard, […]
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Portugal given two months to present maritime spatial planning framework
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The European Commission has today opened an infringement procedure against Portugal for failing to implement a directive establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning, with Lisbon having two months to rectify the situation. Directive 2014/89 establishes a common approach for EU countries to plan their maritime space, with a deadline of March 2021 to draw […]
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