German TV journalist ruffles Portugal’s Council of Ministers briefing
What was billed as “the habitual press conference after the Council of Ministers” was marked on Thursday last week by a German journalist who is said to be making a
Mayors protest over “intolerable” healthcare situation in Portugal’s holidaymaking Algarve
Holidaymakers to the sunny Algarve were met with a worrying protest this morning. Locals and tourists alike were presented with balsa wood medical spatulas as they approached Albufeira’s Praia do
São Brás launches support group for the elderly
Providing a wide range of support to the elderly population of São Brás de Alportel is the main goal of the recently-founded Senior Intervention Group (Grupo de Intervenção Sénior, or
TVI News anchor Judite Sousa loses only son in Azeitão party tragedy
Well-known news anchor and journalist Judite Sousa was in the news for the worst of all reasons this weekend. Her 29-year-old son André Bessa died in tragic circumstances after being
Third quad bike death: 14-year-old from Loulé the latest victim
Days since two young boys were killed in a tragic quad bike accident in Penela, another youngster has lost his life. 14-year-old Ricardo Fernandes from Barranco do Velho, near Loulé,
Madeleine latest: British police “back to where they were seven years ago”
British police are said to be “near the end” of their latest efforts ongoing in Faro to uncover the truth behind Madeleine McCann’s disappearance. And this end, like all the
The craziest race in the world, takes place in the Algarve
A race entitled ‘Eternal Running’ – dubbed by organisers as “the craziest race in the world – will be taking place at Estádio do Algarve on September 27. The competition
Sagres Birdwatching Festival returns
Portugal’s largest birdwatching event, the Sagres Birdwatching Festival, will be returning to the Algarvean village between October 2 and 5. Organised by the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds
Portuguese driving licences delays leave thousands with legal issue.
The IMTT, the Portuguese driving license authority is taking so long processing driving licence renewals that thousands of people find themselves illegal the minute they drive outside of Portugal. The
25,000 chicks die in industrial aviary blaze
A fire at an industrial aviary in Gândara, Sever do Vouga, led to the deaths of no less than 25,000 chicks. The owner of the business – which also lost