Body of woman believed to be of 35-year-old mother lost at sea is found
Maritime police believe the body found at the Poço da Cruz beach, in Mira council, is that of 35-year-old mother Vera Lúcia Oliveira, who was swept away by strong currents
Fewer jobless in Portugal
For the first time in the last three years, the number of unemployed people signed up at IEFP employment centres in the Algarve was under 20,000. In August, the total
Algarve wins four Portugal Travel Awards
Conrad Algarve Hotel, Dom José Beach Hotel, EPIC SANA Algarve Hotel and Onyria Palmares Golf were the four Algarve representatives that brought home an award from the Publituris Portugal Travel
UPDATE: Police arrest suspect in Tavira rape case
PJ police have today (Wednesday) confirmed that a man suspected of the rape of a 61-year-old foreign resident in her home in Tavira has been arrested. The 51-year-old man has
Police investigate disappearance of Scottish man living in Lagos
Jon Anderson Edwards, a 31-year-old Scottish man who had been living and working in Lagos for a week, disappeared without trace from his apartment on September 15. His belongings –
Net tightens on BES Angola’s “lost” €4.2 billion
As the forensic audit analysing alleged irregularities at former Banco Espírito Santo is due to report to the Bank of Portugal next week, news comes of a list of people
Left Bloc guns for same-sex adoptions to be sanctioned in Portugal
Portugal’s Bloco de Esquerda (left wing) party is making a new bid for the legalisation of same-sex adoptions. The initiative comes after BE’s first attempt bombed in 2013 – along
Downpours causes flooding in Lisbon
Downpours all over the country provoked flooding on Monday afternoon, with some of the worst incidents reported in the capital. Traffic ground to a halt and in some cases pedestrians
Auto club evacuated as Espírito Santo property runs risk of collapse
The headquarters of ACP (the automobile club of Portugal) was evacuated last week after the building next door, owned by Espírito Santo property, showed further signs of collapse. One man
Praia da Rocha, the "king of beaches" on Facebook
Praia da Rocha in Portimão was the Portuguese beach with the most ‘check-ins’ on Facebook this summer, closely followed by Praia de Albufeira. For those unfamiliar with these technologies, ‘checking