Portugal Forest fires: are some being started deliberately? Forest fires are raging across the northwestern Iberian peninsula, threatening homes and livelihoods. A large fire in Mangualde in Portugal has now 11/08/2015
Portugal BES: angry savers clamour for their cash in Portugal Angry customers clamour to get their savings back from the collapsed Portuguese bank Espirito Santo. It is a battle of “Davids versus a Goliath” 10/08/2015
Portugal Former head of collapsed Portuguese bank under house arrest Ricardo Selgado is being investigated over allegations of forgery, breach of trust, tax evasion and money laundering 25/07/2015
Portugal Portuguese president announces general election Portuguese President, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, has announced that his country’s general election will take place on October 4, 2015. The ruling 22/07/2015
Portugal Portugal: Armando Vara arrested in same corruption case as former PM Armando Vara has become the latest Portuguese ex-government official to be arrested as part of an ongoing corruption investigation. The 61-year-old 11/07/2015
Portugal Portugal's former first lady Maria Barroso has died aged 90 Portugal’s former first lady Maria Barroso has died. Lisbon’s Red Cross Hospital said the ex-actress died on Tuesday, 10 days after being admitted 07/07/2015
Portugal Portugal makes final tribute to footballer Eusebio The remains of legendary footballer Eusebio have been placed in Portugal’s National Pantheon, where outstanding historic figures are kept. His 04/07/2015
Portugal Three dead and dozens injured in tourist bus crash in Portugal A bus crash in southern Portugal has left three tourists dead and 30 others injured. The vehicle was transporting Dutch visitors, who had arrived at 20/06/2015
Culture news Portuguese singer Antonio Zambujo wows audiences in Lyon António Zambujo is part of the new generation of Portuguese musicians. He started as a fado singer, but put it, bossanova, vocal jazz and folk music 18/06/2015
Portugal Lisbon marches to St Anthony's Day tunes The Lisbon Festival or Festas de Lisboa is underway with a series of concerts and festivals, held each year in many of the cities oldest 13/06/2015
Portugal Portuguese police make record drugs bust Portuguese police have made a record drugs bust in the north of the country. The Republican National Guard carried out a huge operation resulting in 09/06/2015
Portugal Portugal: children's mock riot sparks social media storm Cops and robbers has long been a classic children’s game. But it seems that youngsters taking part in a mock riot is a step too far for some 04/06/2015
Portugal France-UK drugs sting nets cocaine haul in Azores A joint French-British anti-drugs operation was behind the seizure last week of an estimated 70 million euros worth of cocaine in the Azores, the 30/05/2015
Sport Volvo Ocean Race: Team Brunel claims leg 7 Team Brunel produced a superb display to claim the seventh leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in Lisbon on Wednesday. The Dutch boat, skippered by Bouwe 27/05/2015
Portugal Portuguese authorities investigate alleged police brutality against Benfica fan Portuguese authorities have launched an official investigation after a video of alleged police brutality went viral. Jose Magalhaes says he had been 20/05/2015
Portugal Suspected money van robbers arrested in Portugal Portuguese police have arrested five men suspected of 40 armed robberies of money transport vans. The crime spree took place across the country from 19/05/2015
Sport Volvo Ocean Race: Fleet sets sail for leg seven There’s no rest for the wicked in the Volvo Ocean Race. The six-boat fleet set sail for Lisbon for the seventh leg of the gruelling round-the-world 18/05/2015
World Portugal weighs prizes and pain of four years of austerity Portugal quit its 78-billion euro bailout scheme last May, having signed up to a rescue plan in 2011 as its borrowing costs soared. By 2012 they 15/05/2015
Portugal Portuguese language reform law goes global Does it ever bother you when someone corrects your grammar or spelling? Or do you do it to other people? If so, spare a thought for this ‘ 14/05/2015
World The message of healthy food in schools Can beating world hunger and developing food sustainability start at your own kitchen table? In this edition of Learning World we explore some 08/05/2015
Portugal Portugal: TAP pilots to begin 10-day strike as talks fail Portugal’s flagship air carrier TAP looks set to be grounded for ten days from now because of a strike by pilots. Last-minute talks between the 30/04/2015
Culture news Sweet tooth's heaven: chocolate festival in Obidos, Portugal Welcome to Obidos and its International Chocolate Festival. Whether they like it dark, milk or white, each year around 200,000 visitors gather in 29/04/2015