Members of the public in Portugal already have been contaminated with glyphosate, a herbicide that is 'potentially carcinogenic', according to an increasing number of European health bodies.

High levels have been detected in people in the north and centre of the country with the average concentration per person about twenty times of that found in Swiss and German citizens, according to a report broadcast on Portugal's  RTP TV station.

The old Monchique Longevity Wellness Resort is scheduled to reopen this month after a €5 million refit, claims the new operator, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts.

The original resort, built on a bend in the road below Caldas, closed in 2014 and is said to have been taken over by ‘a consortium’ with the Scottish hotel and leisure group managing the new business.

Portugal’s well padded telecoms companies have responded to reports of ever increasing prices by claiming that consumers now get more for their money.

Telecommunications prices in Portugal have risen more than all the EU countries surveyed, data from Ireland, Denmark and Sweden was not available, according to the latest Anacom survey which shows the trend has been a constant over the last five years.

The number of Spaniards moving to the UK has soared over the last four years by 117% taking the number from 63,000 to 137,000.

During the period, the number of Portuguese trying their luck in the UK jumped from 96,000 to 140,000, according to Migration Observatory.

Germany’s far-right party, Alternative für Deutschland(AfD), has adopted an anti-Islam manifesto at its conference over the weekend.

Delegates backed an election manifesto which states that Islam is not compatible with Germany’s constitution.

Nobel prizewinning economist Paul Krugman has penned a somewhat pessimistic article on the European economy and the situation that Portugal finds itself in.

"Things are terrible here in Portugal, but not as terrible as they were a couple of years ago. The same thing can be said about the European economy as a whole. And that is, I think, good news."

The President of the MillenniumBCP confirmed today that the bank wants to buy Novo Banco.

Nuno Amado said that this would only be possible if he can get authorisation from the European Commission due to rules over State aid.

Producers of Italy’s much loved “frizzante” (fizzy) wine have been hit by a string of thefts of newly-planted vines from the hills of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, the two regions where the popular sparkling wine is produced.

The booming prosecco industry, worth more than €1.7 billion a year, saw production rise to 355 million bottles last year, a considerable leap from the 306 million in 2014.