A baby girl was born in a car in the parking area of Faro Hospital, outside the Emergency Room, at around 19:30 on Monday evening.

Yesterday, the private healthcare group HPA Saúde officially signed a collaboration agreement with Taviclínica Médica, in Tavira.

The GNR have arrested two people “in the middle of the A22 motorway, near Loulé” and seized more than 39 kilograms of hashish and 255 doses of cocaine.

Mayors of six municipalities in the Alentejo and Algarve regions have asked for the “postponement” of the process of transferring powers to the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP), from which they demand a “more prominent” intervention in the defense of local power.

Yesterday morning, bathers rushed to help a dolphin that became washed up on Homem Nu beach, in Luz de Tavira.

Portugal’s Parliament has again voted in favour of legalising euthanasia, kick-starting a third attempt in just over a year to get the legislation past the President, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

The president of Turismo do Algarve has announced that the tourist occupancy rate for June in the Algarve is expected to be around 80%, with around 17,000 passengers to be disembarking at Faro airport.

The Albufeira GNR arrested three young men earlier this week for assaulting and threatening people on public roads, to steal their mobile phones.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere are warning of high temperatures and high fire risk of fire throughout several municipalities in the Algarve and Alentejo.

The Director-General of Health has announced that unless a new variant of Covid-19 emerges, which causes more serious disease, from now on the Covid vaccine will only be given to the elderly, patients at risk and pregnant women.

In the early hours of yesterday morning, the EU Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on draft minimum wage rules in the European Union.

The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) confirmed that, as of yesterday, there have been 13 more cases of human infection with the Monkeypox virus in Portugal, making a total of 166 cases so far.

A Portimão City Council employee died yesterday morning when he was run over by a forklift that was maneuvering in the Portimão Arena.

Welsh singing star and long-time Algarve homeowner Bonnie Tyler had a busy weekend in the celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday and Platinum Jubilee.

The Portuguese Government intends to proceed with a pilot project of a 4-day working week, following in the footsteps of other countries testing, such as Iceland and Sweden.

A one year old child became ill in the water yesterday afternoon, at Três Castelos beach in Portimâo, having suddenly gone into convulsions.

Claiming to be "the biggest Retail Park in the Algarve", the new Sudoeste Retail Park in Alcantarilha opens next Saturday, June 10th 2022.

Smoking in restaurants and bars will be almost impossible, but only in 2023, according to a decree signed by the Assistant Secretaries of State and Health and Tourism.

The Portuguese Federation of Lifeguards (FEPONS) have warned that the lack of lifeguards is forcing 22 beach concessions in the south of the country to remain closed, raising the risk of drowning.

National airports will have a reinforcement of 238 SEF and PSP staff during the summer months, 82% more than the current staff at border posts, with Faro airport increasing from 59 to 104 SEF and PSP staff this Thursday.

Taxi fares across Portugal will rise by more than 8% on average from today, according to the agreement signed between the Directorate-General for Economic Activities, ANTRAL and the Portuguese Taxi Federation and already approved by the Government.

At a ceremony hosted by Portimão Câmara President, Isilda Gomes, on Friday 27th May, Christopher Ireland, the ex-President of the Foreign Residents’ Association AFPOP, was awarded the British Empire Medal by the British Ambassador to Portugal, Mr Chris Sainty.

Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of Britains' Queen Elizabeth, is reportedly now living in Portugal with her husband and their son, August.

A crew member of a fishing vessel who was suffering severe chest pain was rescued earlier this morning by the Sagres Lifeguard Station, about three nautical miles (approximately five kilometres) from Cabo de São Vicente, in Vila do Bispo.

Portugal has so far granted more than 39,000 temporary protections to people who fled the war in Ukraine, of which about a third were minors, according to the latest update made by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF). 

According to Portuguese newspaper, Público, regarding the recent peak in cases of Covid-19, the government has decided not to tighten any new pandemic restrictions, saying the peak has pretty much already passed.

All regions of mainland Portugal continue to have very high concentrations of pollen in the atmosphere, with a welcome reduction in levels next week due to the forecast of rain.

Yesterday, a man “between 65 and 70 years old” was stabbed in Albufeira, the second in two days after a 50 year old English man was brutally attacked in the Oura area in the early hours of Wednesday.

A Brazilian passenger was caught smoking on board the TAP aircraft, travelling from Porto to Rio de Janeiro.

Domestic violence figures in Portugal show it is the second most reported crime, amounting to 8% of all crimes. Around 84% of victims are female, 16% male, with 78% of perpetrators being current or former partners.

The budget was approved by deputies yesterday, ensuring the procedure for the construction and equipment for the new building of the Hospital Central do Algarve. 

Portugal now has 37 cases of Monkeypox reported, most cases continue to be in young men, with the concentration starting in the Lisbon region, but patients now being reported across the Algarve and the North.

The body of a man, around 40 years old, was found on Ponta Ruiva beach, in Vila do Bispo yesterday according to Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã.

A team of researchers led by the University of Coimbra (UC) has developed a plastic substitute using nanocellulose combined with a fibrous mineral, fully biodegradable and biocompatible.

The lunar eclipse earlier this month, on May 16th, has been beautifully captured by reader, David Oldham, who was visiting the Algarve at the time.

Police arrested four young people yesterday, for assaulting then kidnapping a 29 year old man by bundling him in the boot of a car.

An 80 year old man was rescued from the water yesterday afternoon, after going in to cardiac arrest while swimming at Praia Vau, in Portimão.

The driver who fatally ran over two women last Sunday morning, told the GNR that he fell asleep when the tragic accident took place, according to Portuguese newspaper, Correio da Manhã.

As the Special Olympics Malta International Games comes to a close today, the Portuguese team return home extremely happy, with an awesome nine medals, three of which were gold.

Police authorities arrested eight men suspected of drug trafficking this weekend, in Albufeira and Vilamoura.

As bathing season kicks off in the Algarve, the authorities are once again warning beach-goers of the dangers when sheltering under the cliffs.

Two women, a mother and daughter aged 75 and 47, died yesterday morning after being run over on the EN125, in the Quatro Estradas area, towards Faro/Albufeira.

The GNR have arrested a 45-year-old man who is suspected of “eight robberies in Loulé area, since the 8th of May”.

The Directorate-General for Health (DGS) have announced that elderly people over 80 and those living in nursing homes will be vaccinated with the second booster dose of the vaccine against covid-19, starting on Monday 16th May.

The GNR have issued a new warning about PHISHING (SMS) messages, since an increased number have recently been reported.

Work to improve the Quarteira road, between Avenida Mota Pinto and Praça Cupertino Miranda, will begin next Monday, 16th May.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have announced today that from Monday 16th May they will no longer recommend mandatory masks in airports and on European flights.

Catholic pilgrims from around the world will gatherer in the Sanctuary of Fatima in central Portugal on Friday, for the 105th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary reported by three shepherd children.