Panic as surgeon dies on the job
Operating staff lived “moments of great tension” last week when a 52-year-old surgeon collapsed with a heart attack just as he was getting ready to operate on an already anesthetised
Fisherman rehomed to open way for Ria Formosa 'recovery'
A project to return Faro’s islands to their previous natural state can finally move forwards now that the local council has provided the sole resident of one of the islands
Hunting under control
Castro Marim’s Municipal Hunting Council, an entity which aims to follow-up on the hunting regulations in the eastern Algarve council, is now up and running. As part of its operation,
Facebank
Facebook is preparing a money transfer service throughout Europe using “passporting”, which allows digital payments to be used across EU member states. The new service, that will allow it to
Algarve assault sees tourist’s arm broken
A Dutch tourist got a horrible Easter welcome to Albufeira. The 25-year-old had only just arrived and was out for the evening with a friend when she was accosted in
Algarve Rugby Festival 2014
As part of the Algarve Rugby Festival 2014 held at Browns Sports & Leisure Club in Vilamoura, Krasny Yar played Leicester Tigers on April 11 with the Russian champions winning
Portuguese ‘al-Qaeda terrorists’ worry MI5
He calls himself Abu Isa Andaluzi and as far as British secret services are concerned, he grew up in Portugal. Andaluzi (real name Celso Rodrigues da Costa) is just one
Portuguese casino winner beaten to death with baseball bat
A Portuguese truck driver has died after being brutally attacked following a 5000-euro cash win at a Spanish casino. Forty-four-year old José Manuel Fernandes was delighted by his win, at
British media slammed for “rehashing” Madeleine stories
As the 7th Madeleine disappearance anniversary approaches, a British newspaper has been slammed for publishing an ‘old story’ masquerading as a new lead. The Daily Mirror reported on Saturday that
Toyota glitches affecting 6.3 million vehicles
As many as 13,000 Portuguese drivers will be affected by the global Toyota recall of various vehicles for technical glitches – none of which, to date, seem to have resulted