Portuguese 'DJ priest' plays upbeat tunes to spread hope Portuguese priest Guilherme Peixoto rose to fame playing electronic dance music near his church in a tiny Portuguese village. News Lens • 13 Jul
Primark to open four new stores in Portugal Retailer Primark, which trades as Penneys here, is to invest over €40m in its stores in Portugal. Business • 20 Jun
Portugal vows to deal with 'systemic drought' in Algarve Portugal's government has said it will speed up investments worth €366 million to combat a "systemic drought" in the tourism-dependent southern Algarve and quickly provide … Europe • 06 Jun
Madeleine absence 'still aches' 17 years on, say parents The parents of Madeleine McCann have released a statement on the 17th anniversary of her disappearance, saying "the absence still aches". World • 03 May
Portugal's government rejects paying slavery reparations Portugal's government has said it refuses to initiate any process to pay reparations for atrocities committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, contrary to … World • 28 Apr
Irish man dies in incident off Algarve beach An Irish man has died after getting into difficulties while swimming in Portugal. Ireland • 21 Apr
Centre-right leader Montenegro named Portugal PM Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has invited Luis Montenegro, whose centre-right Democratic Alliance won a parliamentary election on 10 March by a slim margin, … Europe • 21 Mar
Portugal faces uncertainty after knife-edge election Portugal looks set for a period of political uncertainty after no party won a majority in a general election at the weekend that has left … Europe • 11 Mar
Election called in Portugal amid corruption scandal Portugal will hold a snap parliamentary election on 10 March, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said, after the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Antonio … Europe • 09 Nov 23
Portugal PM Costa resigns over corruption investigation Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has resigned, just hours after prosecutors detained his chief of staff in a probe into alleged corruption in his administration's … Europe • 08 Nov 23
President calls for climate action at meeting in Porto President Michael D Higgins is in Portugal to attend an annual meeting of EU presidents known as the Arraiolos Group. Ireland • 06 Oct 23
1,000 firefighters battle blazes in Portugal More than 1,000 firefighters battled a wildfire in central Portugal as officials warned that thousands of hectares were at risk amid soaring temperatures across the … World • 06 Aug 23
Crowd of 1.5 million brave heat to see Pope in Portugal Pope Francis has closed an international festival of Catholic youth with a huge outdoor Mass and his own "I have a dream" speech, saying it … World • 06 Aug 23
Pope preaches climate action at World Youth Day opening Half a million young people chanted, cheered and shouted as they packed a Lisbon park today to give Pope Francis a rock star welcome at … World • 03 Aug 23
Firefighters scramble to put out Portugal wildfire Local residents have been helping hundreds of Portuguese firefighters who have scrambled to put out flames sweeping across a natural park near the popular holiday … Europe • 26 Jul 23
Portugal search in Madeleine McCann investigation ends Police have completed the latest search effort in the16-year-old hunt for missing British girl Madeleine McCann after collecting unspecified samples by a reservoir in Portugal. Europe • 25 May 23
Madeleine McCann search focuses on Portugese reservoir Police investigating the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in 2007 have searched in and around a reservoir in southern Portugal. Europe • 24 May 23
Euthanasia legalised by Portuguese parliament After a long battle, Portugal has passed a law legalising euthanasia for people in great suffering and with incurable diseases, joining just a handful of … Europe • 12 May 23
Portuguese youth defer dreams as housing crisis bites Portugal ranks as one of western Europe's poorest nations. But its capital was last year ranked the world's third least financially viable city, thanks to … World • 26 Mar 23
Portugal clergy abused nearly 5,000 children - inquiry Almost 5,000 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church - mostly priests - over the past 70 years, a commission investigating … World • 13 Feb 23
Galp posts record profit in 2022 on soaring oil prices Portuguese oil and gas company Galp Energia has today reported a record adjusted net profit for 2022, due to soaring oil prices and wider refining … Business • 13 Feb 23
Vodafone, Three UK in talks for merger of operations Vodafone said today it was in talks with CK Hutchison about merging their businesses in Britain, to create a market leading operator that could accelerate … Business • 03 Oct 22
European court rules against McCann parents The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the parents of missing British child Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal did give the parents a … World • 20 Sep 22
Virulent fire reignites near Toulouse as 130 evacuated French firefighters tackled wildfires raging in the country's southeast today as officials kept a wary eye on a huge blaze that appeared to be contained … World • 13 Aug 22
Warning of 'heat apocalypse' in southwestern France A heatwave sweeping southern Europe that has caused hundreds of deaths and huge wildfires showed some signs of abating today but continued to move north, … World • 18 Jul 22
