Natasha Donn

3 weeks ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Latest tragedy also linked to excess ‘partying’ In the space of hours, two British tourists to Albufeira have been found dead – both after consuming what are understood to have been excessive amounts of alcohol. The latest tragedy, covered by the UK’s Daily Mail, involves a 21-year-old, whose body is believed to have been found at the bottom of a flight of steps in Avenida da Liberdade. He had all his belongings with him, thus police are not treating the incident as ‘crime related’.

3 weeks ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Lusa’s Luís Forra remains in serious conditionWith the latest high-profile police searches for Madeleine McCann – 18 years after the toddler disappeared while on holiday with her parents in Praia da Luz – now over, and apparently delivering no breakthroughs, reports have revealed that a veteran photojournalist suffered a stroke trying to get a good shot of excavation work being undertaken. Luís Forra, 65, is a long-time photographer for Lusa.

3 weeks ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Bank of Portugal pours cold water on government’s growth forecastsIn a matter of three months, Portugal’s economic perspective has become “a great deal more pessimistic”. This is the opening sentence today of Correio da Manhã’s take on the various announcements on Friday by Mário Centeno, governor of the country’s central bank, Bank of Portugal.

1 month ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Restaurant operating as illegal lodgings space where people paid €10-€20 per nightYet another dangerously precarious illegal lodging has been dismantled in Lisbon, this time used by up to 30 immigrants at the same time. According to Correio da Manhã, various residents in the area (Arroios) reported the existence of “movements of people not known in the area, putting public health and safety at risk” to the local parish council, which in turn alerted Lisbon Municipal Police.

1 month ago | portugalresident.com | Natasha Donn

Case remained in headlines for months due to minister’s perceived guiltThe trial has begun of the chauffeur of former minister Eduardo Cabrita who fatally hit a motorway worker on the A6 almost four years ago. At the time, news stories focused on the reaction of Mr Cabrita; his apparent lack of concern for the victim’s heartbroken family and the difficulties they were having in surviving financially as a result of the death of father-of-two Nuno Santos, 43.