Portugal

Faro-born Portuguese tennis No1 Rui Machado is struggling to find his form ahead of Monday’s start to the Australian Open. The 26-year-old world No93 was beaten by Alejandro Falla in

British airline Monarch has released its winter 2011/2012 schedule of flights between the Algarve and the UK. The airline will be flying three times a week between Faro and Birmingham,

Monty´s Restaurant and Bar at the Praça Vale do Lobo will be re-opening on January 18 following a complete refurbishment. The venue, which has been closed for more than two

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Despite government insistence that Portugal will not need the help of either the European Union or International Monetary Fund to solve its liquidity problems, pressure mounted

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com China has continued its shopping spree around Europe by buying an estimated €1.1 billion in Portuguese sovereign debt. The purchase of the long-term 10-year bonds will

Poor weather conditions on January 5 led to the planned ride to the lower Alentejo being postponed by the Algarve Senior Bikers Group. Instead, the 17 riders who braved the

A plan for the redevelopment of the coastal area of Quarteira has been approved by Loulé Câmara and will see the 17.7 hectares of land being developed into a “dynamic

A young Portuguese male model is facing between 25 years and life imprisonment after being charged with the sadistic and bloody murder of a TV journalist in a New York

Officials marking the course for an All Terrain Trek were swept off a flooded concrete bridge into the Mira River near Odemira in the Alentejo on January 7. Occupants of

Maritime police have forced more than 20 motorhomes to move on from beaches at Barranco, Ingrina, Zavial and Boca do Rio, in the Vila do Bispo council. Motorhomers are prohibited