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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

World

Football storms batter Portugal, Italy, Israel and Palestians, France

Upheaval in the world of football in this week’s Perspectives: we start with Portugal which is reeling from a video showing the police beating of a

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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

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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

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[Watch] Portuguese police beat football fan in front of his child

Sport

Barca, PSG, and Benfica among those to enjoy title-winning weekend

It was a weekend of ‘‘champions’‘, with six European teams claiming their domestic league titles. Lionel Messi’s 41st league goal of the season

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

World

Student power: no longer a utopia?

This edition of Learning World looks at the benefits of giving students more decision-making powers in school: from selecting and rating teachers to having a real say in the curriculum

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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 ‘

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

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TAP pilots strike grounds 25% of Saturday's flights in Portugal

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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

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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

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Portuguese media uproar over 'censorship' law proposal

Portuguese media are up in arms over a proposed law that would force them to submit their election coverage plans for approval by a committee or face

Sport

Bayern and Barcelona through to Champions League semi-finals

German giants Bayern Munich booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League with an emphatic 6-1 win over FC Porto at the Allianz Arena

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Champions League: Bayern face uphill task

Bayern Munich will be looking to overturn a two goal deficit when they take on Porto in the second leg of their quarter-final clash at the Allianz