Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires in north
Hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires in the north of Portugal (Vimioso, near the border with Spain), and Carregosa, in the Parque Natural de Montesinho – both locations in
Duo robs €60,000 from popular Algarve nightclub
Police are trying to track down the duo that robbed the Algarve nightclub Two men are wanted by police for robbing €60,000 from the popular Lick nightclub in Boliqueime, Loulé
Portugal condemns Israel’s latest attack on school in Gaza as “intolerable”
Portugal’s government is unequivocal over its stance in regard to Israel’s perpetuation of ‘intolerable attacks’ on the people trapped in Gaza. The latest, on a school building sheltering refugees who
PJ arrests two men suspected of attempted murder in the Algarve
The detainees, aged 22 and 27, kidnapped a man in Quarteira in the municipality of Loulé at the beginning of July. The Judiciary Police (PJ) arrested two men suspected of
GOLD for Portugal: “historic result for track racing”
Wave of congratulations for Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveira On the penultimate day of the Paris Olympics, Portuguese track cycling duo Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveira secured Portugal’s one and
Northern districts’ illegal ‘street car racing’ raided by police
Dozen of cars seized, 14 people arrested, 30 children ’referenced’ to child protection services Police finally moved in this weekend on the ‘illegal races’ that have become a part of
Pet insurance market in Portugal ‘growing rapidly’
Some insurers register 50% growth Four companies told Lusa today that Portugal’s pet insurance market is growing rapidly, with some insurers registering 50% growth in the volume of policies. Fidelidade,
3.4 earthquake recorded off Algarve coast early this morning
Quake’s epicenter ‘around 30 kms south of Albufeira’ An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded early this Sunday in the Algarve, with its epicenter around 30 kilometers
Algarve Jazz Orchestra adds rhythm to the summer
This August, the Orchestra will perform a series of free-entry concerts ranging from Funk and Jazz to Bossa Nova. The Algarve Jazz Orchestra is preparing to delight the public with
Sewage in Setúbal tap water leaves nine people with ‘gastrointestinal problems’
“Water came out of tap all cloudy; smelt awful” “An unfortunate coincidence” is how authorities have explained the unhappy moment that ‘liquid from the sewers’ came to be found in