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Portugal Resident11 Sept

Nine municipalities at maximum wildfire risk

Monchique and Portimão in the Algarve are among nine Portuguese municipalities facing the maximum level of rural fire danger today, according to national weather institute IPMA. The other municipalities at The post Nine municipalities at maximum wildfire risk appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident10 Sept

Three injured as fire breaks out at historic Lisbon café

At least three people were injured in a fire which broke out at Lisbon’s historic Café Nicola this Thursday afternoon (September 10). Authorities were alerted to the blaze at around The post Three injured as fire breaks out at historic Lisbon café appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident10 Sept

Three arrested after Lagos home break-in

Three men have been arrested in the Algarve town of Lagos after an overnight home break-in led police to a stolen car, swapped number plates and €1,300 worth of stolen The post Three arrested after Lagos home break-in appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident10 Sept

PSP prepare new forms of protest: press conference scheduled for 5pm

The Association of Police Professionals’ Unions (ASPP/PSP) is meeting today to analyse the situation within the Public Security Police and decide on the next forms of action against what it The post PSP prepare new forms of protest: press conference scheduled for 5pm appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident9 Sept

Six Algarve municipalities at maximum wildfire risk

Six municipalities in the Algarve are under maximum rural fire danger today (September 9), according to Portugal’s national weather institute IPMA. The areas affected are Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Loulé, São The post Six Algarve municipalities at maximum wildfire risk appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident8 Sept

Around 500 police to be ‘freed up for streets’ with PSP police reoganisation

Following on from rising levels of crime, and recent appeals for more police in ‘inner city areas’, Minister for Interior Administration Luís Neves has revealed a plan to ‘free up’ The post Around 500 police to be ‘freed up for streets’ with PSP police reoganisation appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident8 Sept

Minister stands ground, fending off repeated calls for his resignation

Luís Neves, Portugal’s minister-under-fire for the last few months, looks likely to emerge from the parliamentary grilling this morning with his head held high: he is staying put, he insists, The post Minister stands ground, fending off repeated calls for his resignation appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident8 Sept

Ambulance service strike to go ahead next week

STEPH, the Syndicate of Pre-Hospital Emergency technicians has announced that it will be striking, as threatened, next week and the week after. Space had been given for INEM (the national The post Ambulance service strike to go ahead next week appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident6 Sept

Tavira quarry ordered to close, with immediate effect

Tavira court has ordered the immediate closure of the Cerro do Meio quarry for violating the rights of the residents in the parish union of Luz de Tavira and Santa The post Tavira quarry ordered to close, with immediate effect appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident4 Sept

Portuguese worker dies after being crushed by crane in Switzerland

A 53-year-old Portuguese man has died in a workplace accident in Switzerland after a crane reportedly toppled and trapped him against a container. The accident happened at around 5pm on The post Portuguese worker dies after being crushed by crane in Switzerland appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident4 Sept

Nine pediatric emergency department chiefs resign from top Lisbon hospital

Nine pediatric emergency team chiefs at Dona Estefânia Hospital, in Lisbon, have announced their resignations, citing constraints with anesthesiology. The São José Local Health Unit (ULS) confirmed today that it The post Nine pediatric emergency department chiefs resign from top Lisbon hospital appeared first on Portug

Portugal Resident3 Sept

Maritime police searching for young man missing since ‘party boat’ docked in Lisbon

Maritime police are today said to be searching along the Tejo river in LIsbon for any sign of missing young man, Julian Amaral, 23. who has not been seen since The post Maritime police searching for young man missing since ‘party boat’ docked in Lisbon appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident3 Sept

Police pull over around 280 drunk drivers every week

… and that’s just the GNR! Every week, Portugal’s GNR police stops around 280 drivers with blood alcohol levels constituting a criminal offence, bringing the cumulative total to 8,438 arrests The post Police pull over around 280 drunk drivers every week appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident3 Sept

Memorial to victims of Glória Funicular tragedy inaugurated in private ceremony

A memorial to the victims of the Glória elevator tragedy in Lisbon has been inaugurated today in Largo da Oliveirinha, next to Calçada da Glória, where the accident occurred exactly The post Memorial to victims of Glória Funicular tragedy inaugurated in private ceremony appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident2 Sept

‘Wrong place, wrong time’ – police syndicates criticise minister’s choice for defence

With right-wing populist party CHEGA making the most of eking out its Tuesday deadline on whether or not it will provoke a constitutional crisis over Minister for Interior Administration, Luís The post ‘Wrong place, wrong time’ – police syndicates criticise minister’s choice for defence appeared first on Portugal Resid

Portugal Resident2 Sept

Young man shot in head after ‘gun accidentally goes off’ in Braga café

A young man is in “very serious” condition in hospital today after a gun went off at close range in a Braga café, hitting him in the head. At the The post Young man shot in head after ‘gun accidentally goes off’ in Braga café appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident2 Sept

GNR and PSP demand action on pay and careers

Representatives of Portugal’s security forces return to negotiations with the Ministry of Internal Administration today, amid growing frustration over delays to promised reforms on pay, careers and working conditions. The The post GNR and PSP demand action on pay and careers appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident2 Sept

PJ police request international help to catch “Rolex gang”

PJ police have reached out to European and Brazilian police, in a bid to try and locate the second motorcyclist (‘the one that got away’) involved in the botched ‘Rolex The post PJ police request international help to catch “Rolex gang” appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident1 Sept

“I’m not going anywhere”: Minister under fire stands his ground

Interior minister Luís Neves has delivered an emphatic answer to those demanding his resignation: he intends to remain in office and complete his term. “Nothing will drive me away from The post “I’m not going anywhere”: Minister under fire stands his ground appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident1 Sept

President promulgates ‘Law of Return’

Portuguese president António José Seguro has promulgated a parliamentary decree on the granting of asylum, detention and deportation of foreign nationals, following the Constitutional Court’s ruling that there is nothing The post President promulgates ‘Law of Return’ appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident1 Sept

Nepal tragedy: One of missing Portuguese has been located and rescued

One of the three Portuguese citizens who went missing following the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet has been located and rescued, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today. “According The post Nepal tragedy: One of missing Portuguese has been located and rescued appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident31 Aug

Hire car driver ‘ignores police stop’, speeds away, crashing finally in carpark

Another early morning police chase has ended with cars colliding, and coming to dramatic halts – this time in the carpark of a hypermarket in Quinta do Conde, Sesimbra. The The post Hire car driver ‘ignores police stop’, speeds away, crashing finally in carpark appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident31 Aug

Young man hands himself in to police after step-father stabbed to death

A 20-year-old man is appearing in court today after walking into a police station in Maia and confessing to the murder of his step-father. The circumstances that led to the The post Young man hands himself in to police after step-father stabbed to death appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident30 Aug

Police operation in Amadora arrests 19 ‘in flagrante’

Lisbon’s Metropolitan Command has announced the arrest of 19 people, ‘caught in the act’, as part of operational activity of the Amadora Police Division. At a point where crime in The post Police operation in Amadora arrests 19 ‘in flagrante’ appeared first on Portugal Resident .