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The environmental association Alambi has warned of non-compliance with environmental impact studies at the quarries. There are four to five quarries in the Alenquer municipality occupying approximately 300 hectares.
The association detailed that there are quarries using crushers without hoods or bag filters, or failing to water the roads and their internal circuits.
The Alenquer GNR arrested the suspect. He has been remanded in custody.
The Ministry of Justice says construction will begin later this month. The union claims that nothing has changed two years after the escape of five inmates.
The 60-year-old man and the victim, both foreign nationals, had been in a relationship since late 2024 and were sleeping in the defendant's vehicle.
The defendant and the victim had been in a relationship since 2024. The following year, he allegedly “squeezed the victim's neck with force” until her death. He was arrested in the Czech Republic in 2025 and extradited to Portugal.
Two years after the escape from Vale de Judeus, the union states that the security weaknesses of that prison 'remain unaddressed', such as the 'inoperability of the surveillance towers'.
The union demanded an assessment and measures to change the situation, two years after the escape of five dangerous inmates from Vale de Judeus.
The 60-year-old man and the victim, both foreign nationals, had been in a relationship since late 2024 and were sleeping in the defendant's vehicle.
The crime occurred at the beginning of April this year.
Almost two years after the escape of five inmates, the leader of the SNCGP denounces delays in the modernisation of the prison. Regarding the strike, he states: 'If we had been on strike on the day of the escape, it would not have happened.'
“We do not want that factory because we want to live in peace.” Residents of Alenquer are concerned about the daily passage of 30 trucks and the production at the biomethane plant.
The mayor states that “there was an injustice and a lack of equity” towards the city and requests a reassessment of the amount, as it received a substantially lower sum than other municipalities.
Arruda dos Vinhos and Torres Vedras were each awarded 1,250,000 euros, Sobral de Monte Agraço 750,000, and Alenquer 250,000.
Two inmates died at the Vale de Judeus Prison between August 13 and 17. The Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP) explained that the first inmate died after being discharged from the hospital following abdominal complaints, while the second was found unresponsive in his cell after returning from a short-term leave. The Judiciary Police (PJ) have conducted investigations into both cases. Separately, the PJ has arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with the escape of five inmates from the same facility, where signal jammers are currently being tested.
73 kg of poppy heads, four mobile phones, and packaging and weighing equipment were seized. The suspect was released under identity and residence measures.
The tremor did not cause any personal or material damage, but was felt with moderate intensity in Leiria, in the municipality of Bombarral, and in Lisbon, in the municipalities of Alenquer and Cadaval.
No personal or material damage has been recorded so far.
Traffic flow continues to be limited on the road known as Estrada do Banco de Portugal in the municipality of Alenquer.
These signal jammers are part of a pilot project that emerged following the escape of five inmates from the Vale de Judeus prison in September 2024.
An opinion piece discussing the impact and growth of less visible sports in Portugal.
An opinion piece discussing the impact and growth of less visible sports in Portugal.
A 53-year-old defendant exposed his nephew to pornographic content on his mobile phone and took advantage of him.
The Judiciary Police arrested a 60-year-old man in Alenquer. He has been placed under house arrest with an electronic tag and is prohibited from contacting the victim.
The utility company has begun the environmental licensing process for its largest battery investment in Portugal, which will have a higher capacity than what was announced two years ago when EDP revealed it had secured European funding for the project.
The National Prison Guard Union has extended the strike until the end of August. The organisation believes that security is still lacking.
Isabel Mendes Lopes reinforces that the party has a shared leadership. Also in this news, the prison guards' strike at Vale de Judeus prison will continue until August.
The president of the prison guards' union confirms that strike participation is above 90%. The union is demanding the installation of watchtowers, netting for the courtyards, and a restructuring of work schedules.
