Earth News

150-year-old craft from Madeira

The products of the luxury brand are entirely handmade by Madeiran women.

27 August 2018

Business Planet

Going global: what do SMEs need to do to tap into international markets?

Find out how one all-female SME on the Portuguese island of Madeira has successfully conquered the international stage.

9 February 2018

Portugal

Ronaldo bronze bust grabs limelight for all the wrong reasons

A bronze bust of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has become an internet joke, being the latest in a series of failed attempts to capture his model good looks.

30 March 2017

Portugal

Madeira renames its airport after Ronaldo

You know you have made it when they name an airport after you

29 March 2017

World News

Madeira to rename airport after local hero Ronaldo

Football superstar Christiano Ronaldo’s home island of Madeira is to rename its airport in honour of the Portuguese international legend.

28 March 2017

Portugal

Portugal fires: Wildfires rage on mainland as Madeira counts cost

Flames on the tourist island of Madeira have made headlines worldwide but Portugal’s mainland is also being ravaged by a wave of more than 100 wildfires.

12 August 2016

Portugal

Portugal: Additional help called in as wildfires rage on

Wildfires continue to rage in Portugal.

10 August 2016

Portugal

Portugal : Firefighters association blames politicians

The story is the same each year.

10 August 2016

Portugal

Three dead and many evacuated in Madeira wildfires

At least three people have been killed and about 1,000 evacuated after wildfires engulfed parts of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira.

10 August 2016

Portugal

Wildfires in Portugal's Madeira Island force hundreds from their homes

More than 400 people have been forced to leave their homes on the Portuguese island of Madeira because of wildfires.

9 August 2016