Youngest of nine children dies in swimming pool
A family with a degree of celebratory status, due to their number of children, is in mourning following the drowning of their youngest offspring, 11-month-old Raquel, in a swimming pool
Half number of patients referred for palliative care in Portugal die before space comes available
Regions like Algarve particularly blighted by lack of palliative care units Almost half (48%) of the patients referred last year to palliative care units contracted with the private or social
Algarve football round-up: False start
LIGA PORTUGAL BETCLIC: FARENSE 1-2 MOREIRENSE LIGA PORTUGAL 2: FELGUEIRAS 0-0 PORTIMONENSE During last Sunday evening’s season-opening match with Moreirense, a Farense XI featuring six new signings always had problems
Lawyers threaten to ‘paralyse courts from September’
As if the strikes waged throughout the year by court workers, and habitual case backlogs, were not enough, now lawyers are threatening to ‘paralyse’ Portugal’s courts (further) from September. The
YouTube suspends account of Portuguese extreme right group
YouTube decision follows questions sent by New York Times. YouTube has blocked the account of Portuguese far-right nationalist group 1143 – led by notorious ‘former skinhead’ Mário Machado – due
New rules for Benagil caves now in force
The new navigation rules for Lagoa’s world-famous Benagil caves came into force today (August 13). It is now forbidden for private individuals and companies to disembark or use the sand
156 Portuguese among 3 million hoodwinked in crypto pyramid scheme
Over 150 Portuguese citizens are among the three million or so worldwide who lost out – in some cases losing their entire life savings – in a crypto-currency scam dubbed
Dinosaur footprints uncovered at Albufeira beach
“Praia dos Arrifes is clearly going to be one of the world’s most important geosites” – Octávio Mateus, palaeontologist A stunning new discovery of 120-million-year-old dinosaur footprints at Praia dos
Faro’s Municipal Museum reopens on August 15 with improved access
An investment of roughly €500,000 was made to upgrade the accessibility of the former convent dating back to the 16th century. Faro’s Municipal Museum is scheduled to reopen on Thursday,
Average gross salaries rise 3.6% in second quarter
Average gross monthly earnings per employee (per job) increased by 6.4% to €1,640 in the second quarter in Portugal compared to the same period last year, but in real terms