Police search in aesthetic clinics in Mafra and Lisbon
At issue is an aesthetic intervention of lip filler with hyaluronic acid, applied by an alleged nurse, resulting in a serious life-threatening body infection that led to hospitalization and several…
Road safety campaigns return to the roads, including Motorcycles
The annual calendar of actions of the National Road Safety Authority is set. For the first time, motorcyclists will be targeted in a separate campaign. Speed, alcohol, mobile phone use,…
More than 20% of the population born in Portugal has emigrated. Low wages and housing crisis drive young people away
Sociologist Rui Pena Pires believes that low wages and the housing crisis are increasingly excuses for the Portuguese to emigrate, especially young and qualified, although a third will eventually return.…
There is a healthier type of salt
It is, most likely, the most used seasoning in kitchens around the world. However, it is also the most controversial and contradictory. Still, there are healthier versions. Algae and sea…
They rob Burger King in Queluz, injure manager and escape with money from cash register
Two men robbed this Monday at dawn, at gunpoint, a Burger King restaurant, in Queluz, municipality of Sintra, having managed to subtract the money stored in the cash register. The…
Portuguese airports reach maximum of almost 63 million passengers until November
November registered a movement of 4,5 million passengers at national airports, 11,8% more than in the same month of 2019. Compared to November 2022, it increased by 8.5%. Monthly passenger…
Alcohol consumption in Europe – Find out how Portugal is ranking
Alcohol consumption in Europe decreased by half a liter per person between 2010 and 2020: however, according to ‘Euronews’, there are countries where the average increased in the period under…
Tax authorities remind taxpayers to validate invoices
Don’t let them accumulate and validate them periodically. The Tax Authority (AT) has reminded taxpayers, in a post shared on social media, that they must validate their invoices for IRS…
VAT reduced by 5%? Only for work on private homes
The reduced VAT rate of 5% can be applied to home repair or renovation services, provided that the property in question is used as a “permanent dwelling or vacation home”.…
Portugal Tourism not far from reaching 2027 revenue target of 27 billion €
The president of Turismo de Portugal, Carlos Abade, said today that the sector is 7.6% away from reaching the revenue target of 27,000 million euros set for 2027. “We’re 7.6%…