Portugal heads for presidential vote, fretting over storms and far-right

Ventura is almost certain to be beaten by Socialist candidate Antonio José Seguro in Sunday's election but the far-right score will be watched almost as much as the latest of a series of fierce gales that have swept in off the Atlantic since the start of the year. Voting has been delayed by a week in some municipalities because of the storms, which have killed at least five people, triggered flooding and caused widespread damage. A new storm is forecast for Saturday. But Ventura's call to postpone the whole vote was rejected.