The dumping of plastic at sea has increased so critically that scientists say that now more is dumped every year than was even produced annually in the 1960s.
Each foot of the world’s coastlines now has on average the equivalent of five plastic shopping bags which themselves are full of more plastic, according to scientists.
Wild boars in Italy are proving to be a growing menace as they have taken to colonising towns and cities.
The animals have been seen around the outskirts of Rome, Genoa and Naples as well as other cities, feeding on refuse and rubbish bins along with destroying gardens in their search.
Dragons’ Den investors may be regretting their rejection of Wrap it Up!, a ‘natural’ fast-food chain which has McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King on the run.
Wrap It Up! is one of several new “healthy” fast food players which provide alternatives to quick hamburgers and traditional sandwiches. Hot wraps and salad boxes are made to order right in front of the customer.
Former politican Duarte Lima, sentenced to ten years in prison for fraud and money-laundering last November, has demanded a re-trial and aquittal.
Lima's defence said today that the original sentence was legally flawed, Lima claims that it was not proved that he had acted "knowingly and wanting to cause material harm to Banco Português de Negócios (BPN) or the Homeland Fund."
One of Vila Real de Santo António’s most emblematic buildings is at last to have a new lease of life as the river front Grande Hotel Guadiana is to be redeveloped and leased to a South African leisure company.
The contract for the hotel’s rebirth was won in an open competition by a group of Portuguese businessmen who already have a contract with the Grand Africa company.
Rolls-Royce has fought back against allegations of paying bribes by saying it does not “tolerate improper business conduct of any sort”.
The Financial Times reported that the firm has been implicated in the bribery scandal fascinating Brazilians over its oil company Petrobras.
Eurogroup agrees that Portugal can pay the IMF earlier, saying that the move is a sign of "significant progress."
The President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, announced today that the Eurogroup is in favour of the Portuguese proposal to pay some Troika loans earlier, specifically around €14 billion of the €27.38 billion that Portugal owes the IMF.
Small companies have asked for a postponement of the deadline for the Green Tax on lightweight plastic bags.
The Trade and Services Associations Union (UACS) requested the postponement of the transition period for the application of the 10 cents per plastic bag Green Tax which came into force on Sunday.
