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Arrested in Queluz for burning annex where he did works and threatening PSP
A 32-year-old man was in protective custody after setting fire to an annex where he performed [...]
Study reveals difficulties in attracting and retaining nurses in hospitals
A study with more than 1,000 nurses in Portugal concluded that there are difficulties in institutions [...]
Finance competition for 390 vacancies has been dragging for more than two years
The results of the competition for the admission of 390 managers and inspectors to the TA will be [...]
Madeira will present proposal for constitutional review by December
The Government of Madeira (PSD/CDS-PP) will present a proposal for constitutional review in the Legislative Assembly [...]
Medical students warn of failures in the choice of vacancies
Medical students today warned of failures in the platform of choice of vacancies [...]
Government opposes ERC and defends legality of the Lusa Statutes
The Minister of the Presidency said today that he disagrees with the interpretation that the Statute of [...]
Manuel Alegre is hospitalized with pneumonia
The state of health of socialist history is stable, but the situation is “delicate”. © Getty[...]
PJ Cape Verdean holds woman with 4kg of cocaine after stop in Lisbon
The Cape Verde Judiciary Police arrested a 22-year-old Brazilian woman with four [...]
Public school mission requires guarantees to avoid failures in exams
The Public School Mission questioned the Ministry of Education about the measures to prevent that [...]
Diploma defines assistance to disabled people in the Azores
The Azores launched the Independent Life Support Program (MAVI), which defines the [...]
Worker dies in factory in Braga. It was “trapped in a machine”
A 52-year-old worker from a weaving plant in Braga died today in [...]
Fires: Human action continues to be predominant in fires in Leiria
Human action continues to be the preponderant and worrying cause in rural fires in [...]
Region of Leiria: More fires, but less area burned in 2026
The number of rural fires in the Region of Leiria increased this year, attributed to the storm [...]
Óbidos lagoon monitoring project beats Ocean Hackathon
The project of an “environmental intelligence platform” for monitoring Óbidos lagoon won [...]
Fire destroys industrial waste warehouse in Coimbra
A warehouse of an industrial waste company in Pedrulha, Coimbra, was destroyed by a [...]
Protesters returned to Rossio (and even Ana Moura sang). Images
Thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets in Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Braga and Faro in protest [...]
Foreign gambler smiles with almost half a million. What about here, Euromillions?
Nobody hit the key to EuroMillions draw 084/2026, which was worth EUR 59 million.[...]
Braga joins in solidarity with campsites of Lisbon and Porto
About two hundred people, mostly young people and students from the University of Minho, came together [...]
Menezes aligns with PS in claims on TGV in Gaia
The mayor of Gaia, Luís Filipe Menezes (PSD/CDS-PP/IL), said today at the meeting of [...]
Câmara de Lisboa built 36% of the nearly 3,500 houses delivered in 5 years
The mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Coins, revealed that 1,243 municipal houses were built [...]
Minister will discuss with Tony Blair about using AI to measure reforms
The Deputy Minister and State Reform, Gonçalo Matias, will discuss the use of [...]
Leiria unite in solidarity with campsites of Lisbon and Porto
About 50 people spoke in Leiria today, in support of the campsites of Lisbon and [...]
Sism in the Azores “without victims or material damage”
The magnitude 5.2 earthquake on the Richter scale felt today on the islands of San [...]
Associative leaders of the Azores will have more exemptions and rights
Associative leaders of the Azores will have new support to combine [...]
Manifestation of PSP and GNR in Funchal requires better working conditions
About 50 professionals from PSP and GNR have today demonstrated in Funchal, in the scope [...]
Housing: Over a thousand protesters bring protest to the Port House
More than a thousand people participated in a protest for housing in Porto, focusing on the square [...]
Lawyer Paulo Topa among 69 accused of insolvency fraud
The prosecutor accused 69 defendants, including the lawyer Paulo Topa, of criminal association, corruption [...]
Students of the 4th and 6th years had improvements in Portuguese and Mathematics
The performance of students in the 4th and 6th years Portuguese and Mathematics improved slightly [...]
Authorities close shopping in Tapada das Mercês for illegal overnights
The authorities closed a mall in Tapada das Mercês, Sintra, due to serious problems [...]
Return from London to the EU? Portugal is favorable, but considers “premature”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, said that Portugal will be favorable to a return [...]
Can PSP intervention in camps violate Constitution?
Decree-Law No 406/74, used by the police to justify the intervention in the campsites of Lisbon [...]
Iberian Association identifies 32 boarding points in the Douro
The Iberian Association of Ribeirinhos do Douro municipalities presented today in Miranda do Douro a [...]
Almost 13,000 drivers caught speeding in a week
The campaign “Viaje Sem Pressa”, which ran from 13 to 19 October, registered 12,994 [...]
Port without detainees, Lisbon with 55: Why? And what “irregularities” is there?
The Public Security Police detailed the “irregularities” that caused the operations in [...]
Twenty-six defendants accused of tax fraud with the sale of vehicles
The Public Prosecutor (MP) accused 11 people and 15 societies of crimes of criminal association, [...]
Police acted “proportionally” in camp in Rossio, says Coins
The mayor of Lisbon considered that the intervention of the police in camp no [...]
Civil Protection of the Navy Large has 22 generators in strategic reserve
The Municipal Civil Protection Service of the Navy Grande, affected by the depression Kristin, has 22 [...]
The 55 demonstrators arrested in Rossio in Lisbon were released
The 55 demonstrators arrested in Praça D. Pedro IV, in Lisbon, were constituted accused, released [...]
Over 940,000 people already vaccinated against influenza in 2026
More than 940 thousand people have been vaccinated against influenza since the beginning of the campaign [...]
Collision between ambulance and automobile cuts EN2 in Aljustrel
The National Road 2 (EN2) is cut to traffic since this morning in the section [...]
Discarded relationship between deaths and waiting list for cardiac surgery
The General Inspection of Health Activities (IAS) concluded that there is no relationship between deaths [...]
Officials arrested by ticket scheme were from the Coches Museum
The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested, on Monday, two employees of the National Museum of Coches, in [...]
“Democratic normality” was restored in Porto, says Pedro Duarte
The mayor of Porto, Pedro Duarte, said today that “democratic normality” was [...]
Protesters in Lisbon demobilize and return at 7 pm to Rossio
The protesters gathered in a popular assembly in the Baixa de Lisboa decided to demobilize and return to [...]
Protesters decide to keep the protest in Lisbon
About a hundred protesters decided today in a popular assembly to maintain the protest for [...]
Over 50 PSP agents concentrated in Rossio
More than 50 police officers intervention were at 06:45 concentrated Rua do Amparo, entre [...]
PSP advances on protesters in Lisbon and Porto. There are already detainees in Rossio
The Public Security Police (PSP) received the indication to advance on the demonstrators [...]
Lisbon camp contests “illegality” of the protest
The Lisbon Camp challenges the appreciation of “illegality” made by security forces in [...]
Young biker dies in collision with light vehicle in Amares (Braga)
A young man aged about 18 died today following a collision between [...]
Two arrested for drug trafficking in Lisbon. One assaulted PSP
The Public Security Police (PSP) arrested two men, aged 39 and 48, in [...]