Portuguese far-right leader taken to hospital after second collapse
André Ventura taken ill at campaign event less than 48 hours after first collapse and three days before election The leader of Portugal’s far-right Chega...
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Questions begin as Spain and Portugal recover from largest power cut in recent European history – Europe live
Spain and Portugal report power supplies almost back to normal after day of chaos across the Iberian Peninsula Portuguese power network operator REN denied on...
Electricity restored to 90% of Spain and most of Portugal after massive power outage
The outage, blamed by operators on temperature variations, left tens of millions without electricity Lights flickered back to life across most of Spain and Portugal...
Cheers of excitement as lights come back on in Madrid – video
Residents cheered with joy as power returned in Madrid after a huge outage brought parts of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, grounding planes, halting...
Portugal set for snap general election as PM faces confidence vote
MPs prepare to debate a motion of confidence that looks likely to topple centre-right government Portugal is bracing for its third snap general election in...
Briton among five prisoners on the run after Portuguese jail breakout
Public warned not to approach men believed to have escaped high-security facility with help from outside A British inmate is among five prisoners on the...
Portugal declares day of mourning after four die in helicopter crash
One person is still missing after the aircraft that was returning from a firefighting mission crashed into a river Portugal has declared a day of...
Woman accusing Christian Brückner of rape says his eyes ‘bored into my skull’
Hazel Behan, who says main suspect in Madeleine McCann case raped her in Portugal in 2004, tells court she will never forget his eyes A...
Portugal’s new prime minister promises to bring stability after narrow win
Luís Montenegro must now try to form government but has vowed not to do any deal with far-right Chega party Portugal’s new prime minister, Luís...
Portugal election: polls tightening as counting passes 98% – live updates
With almost all votes counted, the Democratic Alliance is on 29.6% while Socialist party has 28.7% A first exit poll, carried out for SIC and...
