Struggling Portugal's victorious PSD party is set to end months of political limbo amid coalition talks with centre-right allies to deliver a €78 billion bailout programme... more
Portugal must push through even tougher reforms than those rejected by the Lisbon parliament last month if it is to secure bailout aid, eurozone finance ministers have said... more
Portugal's humiliating bail-out showed that Britain would be 'playing Russian roulette' with the economy if it did not slash spending and raise taxes, George Osborne said ... more
The Bank of England holds fire on interest rate hikes amid fresh uncertainty across the eurozone as Portugal holds out the begging bowl for a potential €80 billion bailout... more
First Greece, then Ireland, now Portugal. The governments that have gone to the European Union for a bailout follow the same pattern: first denial that a collapse is in the offing, then a humiliating climbdown... more
Markets put the squeeze on embattled Portugal as the nation is forced to pay through the nose to borrow €1 billion (£878 million) in short-term debt... more
Chancellor George Osborne faces a triple blow less than 24 hours after his second Budget amid fresh warnings on growth, slumping retail sales, and a potential £4.4 billion bill to bail out stricken Portugal... more
Under-pressure Portugal attempts to stave off speculation of a looming rescue as it claims efforts to reduce its deficit are making progress faster than expected... more
Jittery markets push Portugal’s borrowing costs to a record high as European ministers rally around in a bid to douse speculation of a looming bailout... more
Portugal’s borrowing costs surge as it raises €500million (£425million) in the year’s first test of appetite for debt from Europe’s potential bailout candidates... more
Portugal's credit rating could suffer amid worries over its growth, high cost of borrowing and the fallout of any further support for its banks on the public finances, Moody's warns... more
The eurozone plunges into fresh chaos by reports that politicians and central bankers were leaning heavily on debt-laden Portugal to accept a bailout like Ireland and Greece... more
Television presenter and retired ambassador are among seven people convicted of child sex abuse in Portugal after a trial that lasted nearly six years... more
Financial markets tumble again tonight on fears of contagion from the Greek financial crisis as credit rating agency Moody’s says it is likely that it would downgrade Portugal’s debt... more
Analysis: Tourists are unlikely to deliver a quick fix for economic woes in Spain, Portugal, Greece or Italy until the global recovery picks up speed... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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