Farense celebrate!
Farense celebrated their 104th anniversary with a solid 3-1 win over Portuguese football giant Sporting on Tuesday night at the São Luís Stadium in Faro. The ‘Lions’ presented a starting
Tourist carjacker
A 27-year-old tourist attacked a driver in Albufeira on Monday night, punching him in the face and making off with his car. The aggressor drove at high speed towards Avenida
Paediatrics ambulance
The new paediatric critical-care ambulance, reported to be on the way to the Algarve, has now arrived and is being jointly operated by the CHA health administration and INEM emergency
Coke route
A Portuguese man who travelled to Brazil to pick up a kilo of cocaine to smuggle into Africa has ended up in jail in São Paulo. Correio da Manhã reports
Debt horror
According to Correio da Manhã, state payments in arrears for more than 90 days rose by €140 million in the first two months of 2014. Citing data from UTAO (the
Canoe fest
Ria Formosa’s first canoeing open day will be taking place on April 26 at Faro beach nautical centre, with three main events. There will a marathon competition including regional, national
Forced adoption scandal couple face new heartbreak
STOP PRESS: What will be a crucial meeting between representatives of the Portuguese Embassy and Lincolnshire social services has now been set for April 17. The meeting, arranged on the
Ukraine crisis threatens Portugal’s meat and eggs
Prices of Portugal’s meat and eggs could rise if the crisis in the Ukraine continues. The reason, explains jornal i, is that Ukraine is our “main supplier” of corn –
Portugal still “a long way” from beating unemployment
Despite new statistics to show that unemployment figures have apparently stabilised, UGT union boss Paula Bernardo says there is still “a long way to go” – and suggests the picture
Relegation now a real possibility
Paulo Sérgio, scorer of the Olhanense goal Olhanense suffered their 15th defeat of the season against Académica, in the university city of Coimbra, after the home side were awarded two