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Day trips from Lisbon, Portugal: readers' travel tips

Sintra, Cascais and Portinho every offer tempting holiday excursions that are a short steer or train ride from Lisbon • Add a tip for next week and you could win a pair of top-quality walking boots Winning tip: Tomar The Convento de Cristo in Tomar is probably one of the most spectacular places in Portugal. Founded by the Knights Templar, it's a beautiful, mysterious and magical place, wonderful ...

7 May 2013, 8:56 am | click here to view more

Erakovic ousted in Portugal first round

A wayward service game has contributed to Kiwi Marina Erakovic's first-round leave from the Portugal Open.

29 Apr 2013, 3:13 pm | click here to view more

Europe's clubs face the final push for Champions League places

Some unlikely teams are in and big names are out but the battle for places in next season's competition continues Almost every the usual suspects will be there but next season's Champions League could feature some fascinating new or nearly forgotten faces. There will also be a couple of notable absences from the starting lineup, most obviously Internazionale, the 2010 winners, who will be exiled ...

25 May 2013, 10:05 am | click here to view more

Former Manchester United chief executive David Gill elected to Uefa executive committee

Former Man United chief exec appointed to Uefa executive committee after one of his rivals withdraws from the race.        

24 May 2013, 7:30 am | click here to view more

These Beach Pics Will Whet Your Appetite For Summer

In a new book, the photographer Christian Chaize documents six years at the same Portugal beach. The warm, teasing breezes of summer have begun to float in, bringing with them thoughts of languid sunbathing and beachside frolicking. Many of us have places that we associate with this time of year, stretches of sand that we look forward to visiting time and again. Such is the case for Christian ...

24 May 2013, 2:01 pm | click here to view more

My life in travel: Annabel Croft

Presenter and former tennis professional, Annabel Croft, will provide analysis for British Eurosport HD's coverage of the French Open (26 May to 9 June)        

23 May 2013, 9:54 pm | click here to view more

Apps for household solar-system monitoring and communication for disabled win top prizes in Ericsson Application ...

App developed in UK to help disabled communicate wins first prize in company category Household-solar-system-monitoring app developed in Portugal wins first prize in student category 1,000 voters, 192 teams from 52 countries Today, Ericsson …

22 May 2013, 9:02 am | click here to view more

Hospitals recruit nurses from abroad

Nurses are recruited from Spain, Portugal and Ireland to fill vacancies in Devon hospitals, health bosses say.

21 May 2013, 11:00 am | click here to view more

Portuguese master Lewis hoping for Madeira magic

The spectacular venue for the Madeira Islands Open – Portugal – BPI is approximately 600 miles from the south coast of mainland Portugal, where Tom Lewis claimed a famous win in 2011, but a sense of familiarity has filled the Englishman with confidence this week.

15 May 2013, 9:03 am | click here to view more

Germany can't stop euro zone from sinking into longest recession

By Robin Emmott and Sarah Marsh BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's economy crept back into growth at the start of the year but not by enough to cease the euro zone from contracting for a sixth straight quarter, and France slid into recession. Falling output across the bloc meant the 17-nation economy is in its longest recession since records began in 1995. It shrank 0.2 percent in the January ...

15 May 2013, 10:15 am | click here to view more