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The fire originated in the establishment's kitchen. Around 50 emergency personnel were on the scene.
The weekend was marked by several road accidents across the country, resulting in at least three deaths, two of whom were teenagers. In Vila Verde, a 12-year-old girl died after being struck by a delivery van while walking to school. Another fatality was a 17-year-old futsal player from Póvoa de Santo Adrião Atlético Clube, who died in a crash in Mafra that also left six other youths seriously injured. In Barcelos, a 37-year-old cyclist died following a collision with a truck. Additionally, a court reduced a record compensation award for a CP train accident from 1.6 million to 230,000 euros, and a road safety campaign titled 'Travel without haste' is warning drivers about the risks of speeding.
Dozens of people have been helping with the cleanup at the Prado Nautical Club in Vila Verde since early Sunday morning. The Boca Maldita bar was damaged by a fire that broke out this Saturday.
Nicole Santos was 12 years old. She had been in intensive care at Hospital de S. João in Porto since Friday.
Smoke damaged the nautical club's facilities. Volunteers are helping with the cleanup.
Several emergency response units were deployed to the scene, and after assisting and stabilising the child, they transported her to the hospital.
The child was transported to Braga Hospital with serious injuries. This is the second serious case this week.
At the time the alleged events began, the defendant was 16 years old and the children were 3 and 8.
A woman from Vila Verde, in Braga, will stand trial for 123 crimes of sexual abuse against two of her nephews.
At the time the alleged events began, the defendant was 16 years old and the children were 3 and 8.
The 46-year-old suspect was arrested in the act by the GNR after being reported by locals. He confessed to starting the fire.
A 39-year-old man was arrested after using a lighter and combustible material to set fire to his ex-partner's vehicle before fleeing the scene. The fire caused serious damage and posed a risk of spreading.
The suspect was identified for “starting a fire using a direct flame, with the help of a lighter,” said the GNR. The detainee will be taken for his first judicial interrogation at the Vila Verde Judicial Court.
The man is believed to have acted “out of revenge”, explains the PJ
Arrested by the Braga Judicial Police for domestic violence and vehicle arson, the suspect has been remanded in custody.
The man is suspected of seven counts of qualified theft committed over the last three months
An officer from the Vila Verde Environmental Protection Unit is accused of one count of abuse of power and two counts of illegitimate access.
A GNR officer on duty allegedly consulted information regarding vehicle license plates belonging to a neighbour and relatives with whom he was having a dispute.
António José Seguro stated that he wished the new Nationality Law had been based on a broader consensus, without the ideological marks of the moment.
The PS secretary-general says that “it was the prime minister who received a reprimand from the President of the Republic.”
The parents suffered serious injuries, while the baby sustained minor injuries.
More than eight million euros in savings from two thousand small Swiss investors, intended for a renewable energy company in Geneva, were diverted to a medicinal cannabis business in Vila Verde.
