New personal record
Algarve swimmer Miguel Nascimento, who represents Portimão team Portinado, won the B final of the 200m individual medley at the last day of competition of the Spain Open, achieving a
Leixões shuts down on Mafia drug smuggling
It was the Calabrese Mafia’s favourite port for the smuggling of cocaine into Europe, but a mega-operation by the Portuguese police has finally shut down business going through the northern
Pirate patrol
Portuguese naval frigate Bartolomeu Dias is taking part in a multinational exercise in the Gulf of Guinea this week designed to help combat piracy and the illegal trafficking of drugs
Algarve "short of 350 nurses"
While the state health service lacks nurses across the board, the situation in the Algarve has reached crunch-point. There is a lack of at least 350 nurses throughout the region,
Pension plunge
A study has shown that pensions will suffer a “steep fall” in real value over the next few years – and that’s before government cuts are taken into account. The
Expat supporters held young footballers
The Olhanense Expat Supporters Group recently presented 30 footballs to the youth section of the club. Vice-President Manuel Teixeira spoke highly of the significant contribution that the expat group have
British family “disgusted” as Portuguese murderer allowed home
The family of woman murdered by her Portuguese ex-boyfriend almost nine years ago have said a decision to deport him back to Portugal to serve the rest of his sentence
“Home-alone” police fear for their safety
It is not meant to happen, but police stations up and down the country are being left vulnerable at nights, with only one officer on duty while two others patrol
Hospital under investigation after teenager dies
A hospital in Castelo Branco is under investigation after a teenager sent home complaining of strong stomach pains returned six hours later in a state of cardiac arrest. Eighteen-year-old André
Hackers attack Public Ministry in National Blackout
In a typically sinister protest against “the establishment”, hackers working under the banner of “Anonymous Portugal” managed to create cyber chaos over the weekend, blacking out numerous sites, including the