Coimbra
- 21h ago
FC Porto beats second-division Torreense 1-0 for 25th Super Cup; Bednarek injured on poor pitch
FC Porto defeated second-division cup holders SCU Torreense 1-0 in Coimbra to claim a record-extending 25th Super Cup, but the victory was overshadowed by a knee injury to Polish defender Jan Bednarek, who left at halftime after his foot caught in the poor-quality pitch.
- Jul 9
Scammers use AI-generated photo to extort family after Coimbra woman disappears voluntarily
A 37-year-old woman who vanished from Coimbra’s downtown on July 1 had actually left voluntarily, but during the search, unknown scammers sent her family an AI‑manipulated photo to demand a ransom. She was found safe on July 8.
- Jun 30
Portugal and Spain bust family human trafficking ring that enslaved vulnerable workers for up to 30 years
Portuguese and Spanish authorities arrested five people and rescued two men who had been held captive and exploited for agricultural labour for 15 and 30 years under a family-run trafficking operation.
- May 28
Portuguese police raid Socialist Party HQ in major corruption probe targeting municipal contracts
Portugal's Judicial Police carried out around 90 searches, including at the Socialist Party's national headquarters in Lisbon, as part of a large-scale corruption investigation into municipal contract rigging.
