Six Ukranians and construction company convicted for illegal immigration Six Ukranian immigrants have been sent jail for aiding illegal immigration. The construction company will have to pay a 50,000euro fine.
Banks scrutinised the Government has this week moved to ascertain whether banks are acting above the law in respect of some of the charges and commissions levied on unsuspecting cutomers.
Obese children Overweight children, whose obesity poses a risk, could be removed from parental care.
Expensive diesel Despite being subjected to lower taxes, diesel in Portugal is the second most expensive in EU.
Child abuse cases triple The number of investigations launched by the PJ police into allegations of sexually-abused minors have tripled since the Casa Pia scandal erupted.
Casa Pia defendants guilty A Lisbon court on Friday found all seven defendants in the notorious Casa Pia paedophile sex-ring case guilty of criminal offenses.