Algarve Daily News24 AugTwo Olhão police officers on trial after taking handcuffed Moroccan man to remote location, before then beating him to death
The trial of two officers from the Olhão division of Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP), accused of kidnapping and killing a Moroccan man in March 2024, is due to begin on 8 September at Faro Court.
Algarve Daily News24 AugAlentejo: Body recovered after man disappears while retrieving ball at Alqueva beach
Divers from the volunteer fire brigades of Moura, Serpa, and Reguengos de Monsaraz recovered the body of 44-year-old Filipe Ramalho from the waters of the Alqueva reservoir at around 11am on Monday.
Algarve Daily News24 AugAlgarve: Dramatic Guadiana boat chase ends with seven arrests and 5.3 tonnes of hashish seized
Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) has seized 5.3 tonnes of hashish and arrested seven men during an operation carried out over the weekend along the Guadiana River, in the Algarve municipalities of Vila Real de Santo António and Castro Marim, the security force announced today, 24 August.
Algarve Daily News21 Aug‘We cannot continue to watch the country burn’: Environment watchdog calls for eucalyptus moratorium
Quercus, a Portuguese environmental group, along with the international Environmental Paper Network, are calling for an immediate moratorium on new eucalyptus throughout Portugal, together with a progressive reduction in the area occupied by the tree species by 2030.
Algarve Daily News21 AugOne year in, Portugal’s new border force has faced great turbulence, with ‘tremendous political and media pressure’
The first year of the National Aliens and Borders Unit (UNEF), operated by Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP), has been marked by repeated disruption at the country’s airports, with the officers’ union describing the period as a “very turbulent year”.
Algarve Daily News20 AugLagos: Protesters gather outside town hall, rallying against Meia Praia hotel development which puts wildlife at risk
Around 50 protestors gathered outside Lagos Town Hall yesterday to rally against the construction of three tourist developments in the Meia Praia area, calling for work to be halted until the project has been properly assessed. Chief among the concerned parties’ concerns is the lack of insight into the possible environ
Algarve Daily News20 AugAlgarve: GNR uncovers huge fuel cache along Aljezur coast linked to suspected international drug trafficking
Portugal’s National Republican Guard (GNR) has seized 6,750 litres of petrol, four vehicles, and a mobile phone in the Algarvian municipality of Aljezur, in an operation targeting what authorities believe was equipment intended to facilitate international drug trafficking.
Algarve Daily News20 AugExtreme heat leaves dozens of fish dead near Armação de Pêra, as Council urgently works to fix issue
Critically low oxygen levels in the water of the Alcantarilha creek near Armação de Pêra, caused by extreme heat, are leading to the washing up of dozens of dead fish. The local council has been prompted to urgently prepare an operation to flush and replenish the waterway.
Algarve Daily News19 Aug'Burqa ban goes ahead': Portugal’s President passes decree prohibiting full face coverings in public spaces
The President of the Republic promulgated on Tuesday, 18 August, a decree passed by Parliament establishing security and prevention rules concerning the identification of citizens in public spaces. The legislation bans the full concealment of the face in public, and has been commonly referred to as the “burqa law” duri
Algarve Daily News19 AugPortimão ponders restrictions on e-scooters and electric bikes, in battle against dangerous parking and abandonment of rental vehicles
Portimão Municipal Council has approved the launch of a municipal regulatory process, paving the way for new restrictions governing the use of rented e-scooters, bicycles, and other vehicles that are operated as part of shared services within the municipality.
Algarve Daily News18 AugRoma association considers joining case against Albufeira mayor over alleged discrimination and incitement to hatred
Portugal’s Association of People for the Inclusion of the Roma Community is considering joining the prosecution as a civil party in the case brought by the Public Prosecutor’s Office against Albufeira mayor Rui Cristina, over alleged discrimination and incitement to hatred charges.
Algarve Daily News18 AugPrincess Eugenie names daughter Adelaide, a name ‘part of Portuguese and British history’, following Lisbon birth
The third child of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank was born in a Lisbon hospital in early August. The baby is the couple’s first child to be born in Portugal, where the family has divided their time between here and the UK since 2022. Yesterday, the couple revealed her name: Adelaide.
Algarve Daily News18 AugAlentejo man arrested after attempting to kill father and son with shotgun
A 48-year-old man has been arrested by Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária (PJ) for his involvement in an attempted murder targeting a 19-year-old man and his 37-year-old father in Beja on 26 March. The suspect, who had been on the run since the incident, has now voluntarily handed himself in to the authorities.
Algarve Daily News17 Aug‘I’m being persecuted’: Albufeira mayor charged with incitement to hatred and housing discrimination, just 10 months after being voted in
Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service (MP) has charged Albufeira mayor Rui Cristina, of the populist Chega party, with discrimination and incitement to hatred and violence over remarks he made at a Municipal Assembly meeting last year, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office revealed on Monday, 17th August. The mayor has sinc
Algarve Daily News17 Aug17-hour A&E wait: Algarve health chief says hospital website’s online figures were wrong
The president of the Algarve’s regional health board, the Local Health Unit (ULS), has disputed emergency department waiting times published on the SNS Portal for Faro and Portimão hospitals, blaming the figures on errors in the computer system.
Algarve Daily News14 Aug19-year-old British cyclist Finlay Tarling killed in Volta a Portugal, after colliding with lorry
Finlay Tarling, a 19-year-old Welsh cyclist, died on Friday afternoon, 14 August during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal in Ponte de Lima, in Northern Portugal, after colliding with a goods van travelling in the opposite direction to the race. The race was subsequently suspended.
Algarve Daily News13 AugMarcelo discharged from Faro Hospital, as former President explains cause behind fainting episode in Algarve
Former President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has praised healthcare professionals and paramedics from the National Institute for Medical Emergency (INEM) after being discharged from Faro Hospital, where he was treated on Wednesday, 12th August, after feeling unwell and subsequently fainting while eating at a restaurant in
Algarve Daily News13 AugOver 300 people queue along Tavira beach to watch solar eclipse through Science Centre telescope
More than 300 people gathered yesterday at Arraial beach in Tavira to watch the solar eclipse, in an event that attracted a larger-than-expected crowd, according to Filipa Vargas, of the Tavira Ciência Viva Science Centre, who organised the event.
Algarve Daily News12 AugAlgarve’s beaches and waterways to receive chunk of €3.2 million post-storm recovery fund, following worst flooding in decades
A new €3.2 million package of funding for the rehabilitation of the coastline and waterways will benefit eight Algarve municipalities affected by severe weather at the beginning of this year, the Government announced today, 12 August.
Algarve Daily News12 AugFormer President Marcelo taken to Faro Hospital after fainting at Monte Gordo restaurant
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was taken to Faro Hospital on Wednesday, 12 August, as a precaution after feeling unwell in Monte Gordo, where he is currently spending his holidays.
Algarve Daily News11 AugPortimão Port sails comfortably past passenger record set in 2011, as cruise lines set to focus in on the Algarve in coming years
Portimão Port has set a new annual record for cruise passengers, surpassing the previous high recorded in 2011, the Administration of the Ports of Sines and the Algarve (APS) has announced.
Algarve Daily News11 AugPrime Minister Montenegro spotted on Algarve beach, sparking political row after ‘no holiday’ pledge
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro’s appearance on an Algarve beach with his family and PSD parliamentary leader Hugo Soares has sparked a fresh political controversy, after the prime minister had previously told Parliament that he would not be taking a summer holiday.
Algarve Daily News11 AugLisbon: 41-year-old Swedish woman hit by stray bullet in confrontation between Rua Augusta troublemakers
A man suspected of firing a bullet that struck a tourist on Rua Augusta, in central Lisbon, yesterday evening, was arrested this morning, 11 August. During a search of his home, carried out by the Public Security Police (PSP), agents also seized a shotgun. The victim, a Swedish national, was hit by a stray bullet fired
Algarve Daily News10 Aug‘Algarve’s landfills only have capacity for two more years’: Campaigners slam Government’s €300 million plans to end waste crisis with rubbish incineration facility
Environmental group Zero has described plans to build a new waste incineration facility in the Algarve as a decision that amounts to a huge “mismanagement” of the public interest, arguing that waste prevention, reuse, and recycling should instead be the region’s priorities.