FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 162 - The Untold Story

Portugal ends Golden Visas, curtails Airbnb rentals to address housing crisis

(This Feb. 16 story has been corrected to make clear that the scheme offers residency rights, not an EU passport, which golden visa-holders can apply for after five years, in paragraphs 9 and 11)

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Rod Petrie eyes top UEFA role as SFA president and ex Hibs chairman bids to join Executive Committee

Petrie will find out if he has been elected at the 47th Ordinary UEFA Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday April 5 this year.

Daily Record · Feb 16, 2023

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry delivers telling response to USMNT question

Thierry Henry was asked about becoming the next USMNT boss with the Arsenal legend out of work after Roberto Martinez's move to Portugal following his Belgium exit after the World Cup.

Football London · Feb 16, 2023

Portugal church sex abuse study finds 512 alleged victims

Senior church officials had previously claimed only a handful of cases occurred

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Child abuse found in Portugal Catholic Church is 'tip of iceberg', commission says

At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church - mostly priests - over the past 70 years, the commission investigating the issue said in a report on Monday, adding the findings are the "tip of the iceberg".

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Ryanair flight to Portugal forced to turn around and make emergency landing at Manchester Airport

The plane was diverted back to Manchester as it reached the England's south coast

Manchester Evening News · Feb 12, 2023

Portugal teachers take to streets as wave of discontent intensifies

Tens of thousands of teachers took to Lisbon's streets on Saturday in one of the biggest protests in Portugal in recent years as the Socialist government faces a wave of discontent over the cost of living crisis.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023

Glasgow girls to represent Scotland at the Dance World Cup in Portugal this summer

Lily Gow, 13, Daisy Robertson, 9, Zoe Kirkpatrick-Brown, 9, Rae Hamill, 8, and Ella Fleming, 7, from Cambuslang are set to compete at the Dance World Cup this summer

Glasgow Live · Feb 11, 2023

In Portugal, planned lithium mine in rural village sparks controversy

Northern Portugal is believed to contain the largest lithium reserves in Europe. These resources have attracted the attention of some of the world's largest mining companies. London-based firm Savannah Resources wants to open the continent's biggest open-cast lithium mine in the village of Covas do Barroso by 2026. Supporters of…

France 24 · Feb 10, 2023

Tributes paid to two Southampton nurses killed in US car crash

Tatiana Brandão and Raquel Moreira, originally from Portugal, died on holiday close to the Grand Canyon

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023