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Guide To Portugal, Madeira and the Algarve

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Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco theguardian.com/world/2026/j…

Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco

Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating legal action

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French pair held until trial after boys abandoned by road in Portugal

The couple, who allegedly left the woman's sons on a roadside in southern Portugal, will remain in custody.

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Landslide win for centre-left candidate António José Seguro in Portugal’s presidential runoff theguardian.com/world/2026/f…

Exit polls point to landslide win for centre-left candidate in Portugal’s presidential runoff

Moderate socialist defeats far-right populist André Ventura, with exit polls putting him comfortably above two-thirds of vote

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Emergency declared as shock vids show Brit holiday hotspot SWAMPED by floods thesun.co.uk/news/38088473/b…

Emergency declared in Brits holiday hotspot as shock vids show Portugal SWAMPED by floods after...

A STATE of emergency has been declared in a popular Brit holiday hotspot after a horror storm left eight people dead. Recovery efforts are ongoing after Storm Kristin raged across Portugal with up …

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Record 9 tonnes of cocaine seized from ‘narco-sub’ by Portuguese police theguardian.com/world/2026/j…

Record 9 tonnes of cocaine seized from ‘narco-sub’ by Portuguese police

Four arrested after authorities intercept semi-submersible vessel bound for Europe

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Magellan was first to sail around the world, right? Think again. nationalgeographic.com/cultu… via @NatGeo
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Hero or brutal tyrant? The controversy over 16th-Century explorer Magellan

An acclaimed new film dramatises the pioneering voyage of the world-famous Portuguese navigator – a trailblazer who has been accused of "incontinent bloodlust".

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Brit boy, 13, stabbed to death in horror Portugal attack by his mum's ex thesun.co.uk/news/37726570/b…

Brit boy, 13, stabbed to death in horror Portugal attack by his mum’s ex before killer blew up...

A BRITISH boy was killed in Portugal after his mum’s ex-partner allegedly stabbed him before dying in a gas explosion, according to local media. Authorities say the 13-year-old was stabbed to…

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US suspends green card lottery scheme after Brown shooting

The suspect in the university shooting and the murder of an MIT professor entered the US via the scheme.

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British woman, 85, killed after storm at Portuguese campsite

Two others were seriously injured as extreme winds hit the campsite in the Algarve.

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bbc.com/news/articles/cpd257… #lisbon #demo over proposed new labor laws

Thousands take to Lisbon streets over Portugal's proposed labour laws

The government wants to make it easier for employers to fire people and to limit some compassionate leave.

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Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first billionaire footballer - Bloomberg

Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo is worth $1.4bn (£1.04bn), according to financial information and media firm Bloomberg.

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The #cathedral in #Portalegre dates from the mid-16th century with renovations in the 18th
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At least 15 people killed after Lisbon’s funicular railway derails #Gloria #lisbon theguardian.com/world/2025/s…

Portugal declares day of mourning for 15 people killed in Lisbon funicular railway crash

Another 18 people injured when Gloria funicular railway car derails and apparently crashed into a building

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A nostalgic train ride through Portugal

The country's only remaining narrow-gauge railway line plays host to heritage trains, offering travellers a chance to travel through the stunning Vouga Valley in a period locomotive.

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Centre-right party wins Portuguese election as far right makes record gains theguardian.com/world/2025/m…

Centre-right party wins Portuguese election as far right makes record gains

Incumbent Democratic Alliance, led by caretaker prime minister Luís Montenegro, still likely to fall short of majority

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bbc.com/news/articles/czx1qp… #SpainBlackout #Portugal

How power outage in Spain and Portugal unfolded - minute-by-minute

Residents stuck on trains, phones not working, checkouts off: How a massive power cut caused chaos.

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Statue of Henry the Navigator in #PortoSanto #madeira portugalvisitor.com/portugal…
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The Ayuntamiento de #Badajoz (Town Hall) in Badajoz in western #Spain lies in the city's central square Plaza de España, close to Badajoz Cathedral portugalallover.com/2025/04/…
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