Scotland Yard officers returned to Portugal this morning and will be continuing their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann who disappeared in 2007 when on holiday in Praia da Luz.
The British police officers met members of the Polícia Judiciária in Faro this morning a full three months after their last visit and are keen to continue their interview schedule of key suspects and witnesses.
Voting rights campaigner Harry Shindler was disappointed to receive a letter from Downing Street saying that the Government “is not minded” at present to allow expats the vote.
The “15 year rule” disenfranchises British expats from voting in UK elections after they have lived abroad for 15 or more years.
The fairytale department within the Ministry of Justice has released an announcement to an eager press that the Citius computer system will be up and running today or tomorrow.
The transfer of records is almost complete but some problems remain especially in Faro.
British pensioners will be a bit better off next year after the Government announced an increase in the basic state pension.
It will go up from £113.10 a week to £115.95 next year, an increase of nearly £150 a year.
State railway company REFER is determined that the commando raid on its first set of fences, fences that have divided Olhão’s pedestrians and local opinions, is an act of vandalism and is determined that its plan to close the crossing will go ahead, come what may.
The original fencing lasted a couple of weeks until, as widely predicted, public spirited locals removed the obstructions early last Saturday morning and again allowed the free flow of pedestrians across the railway line less than 100 metres from Olhão station.
... and so the pressure starts to be applied to Silves council as a massive German property developer applies for permission to turn the Fábrica do Inglês into an ALDI supermarket.
This is not the first time a development application has been made for the prime site as a project was submitted when the factory was owned by the Alicoop/Alisuper group, according to a report by Sul Informaçao.
Italy is to receive additional help from the EU to deal with a record number of illegal migrants.
Italy, along with Greece and Malta, are the key targets for desperate migrants hoping to get away from turmoil and war in the Middle East and Africa.
After a tense wait for the test results to return, luckily showing that the suspected Ebola case in Oporto did not in fact have the disease, the health department now is taking the risk of an outbreak rather more seriously.
The Director General said today that he is to make sure that information is made widely available to his own healthcare staff.
