Not much links the tiny Portuguese village of Conqueiros and the Victorian town of Rochester,but both have their names etched into the history books thanks to two dogs.
Marcio Freire,47,one of three Brazilian surfers who became known as the “Mad Dogs” after conquering the giant wave “Jaws” in Hawaii,died while practising tow-in surfing.
Porto quickly has you under its spell. But my plan is to leave Porto immediately. My target instead is Vila Nova de Gaia.
The heat has dried up lakes and rivers,revealed some unexpected things left over from the past.
The heart of the man who declared the Portuguese colony’s independence 200 years ago has been kept in an urn with formaldehyde in Portugal since his death.
Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry,hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change.
The Met Office has issued an apocalyptic warning that people are “not adapted to what is coming”,with potential effects on energy supplies,food and water.
Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes across France,Spain and Portugal as a heatwave grips the continent.
The French President gave Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek a warm welcome in Portugal ahead of his meeting with Anthony Albanese in Paris.
The virus which causes flu-like symptoms followed by a rash,and can be deadly in some cases,has now spread to every continent.
It took 18 months to measure,but Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner has officially ridden the biggest wave ever surfed.