Algarve Daily News3 AugPortuguese military increase presence along Algarve’s coast, following incursion of 60,000 Moroccan migrants in Ceuta
The Portuguese Maritime Police, along with the Navy, have stepped up surveillance of the country’s maritime border through regular daily patrols by sea and land along the Algarve coast, following the recent migration crisis in Ceuta, Spain.
Algarve Daily News28 Jul54-year-old arsonist arrested in Olhão after allegedly lighting Fuseta forest fire with cigarette
A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting a forest fire in Fuseta by discarding a lit cigarette, with the blaze only being contained thanks to the swift response of firefighters.
Algarve Daily News27 JulAlbufeira: Foreign couple arrested in Algarve over alleged sexual abuse of teenage daughter
Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Albufeira on suspicion of the aggravated sexual abuse and aggravated sexual coercion of a dependent child, Portugal's Judicial Police (PJ) has announced.
Algarve Daily News23 JulAmbulances kept waiting for hours outside A&E wards risks lives of Algarve’s residents, local authorities warn
The growing number of ambulances being held outside accident and emergency departments, largely due to hospital admission waiting times across the Algarve, is seriously undermining the region's pre-hospital emergency response capacity, particularly during the busy summer months, regional authorities have warned.
Algarve Daily News20 JulPatients left inside scorching hot ambulances and ‘inhumane’ conditions: Portimão Hospital rejects allegations from patients
The Algarve’s local hospital board, ULS Algarve, has rejected allegations of undignified and inhumane conditions at Portimão Hospital's Accident and Emergency department, insisting it is untrue that patients are left waiting in extreme heat or inside ambulances.
Algarve Daily News16 JulOlhão: 40-year-old woman killed her own mother and buried her in a flower bed after years of domestic violence
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested by the Judicial Police (PJ) on suspicion of murdering her 58-year-old mother in the Algarve town of Olhão.
Algarve Daily News14 JulLoulé: Armed gunman holds ex-girlfriend and six-month-old baby as hostages inside apartment
A man armed with a firearm was arrested over the weekend, according to police sources, after he barricaded himself inside a flat in central Loulé on Saturday afternoon, 11 July, holding his ex-girlfriend and their six-month-old daughter as hostages inside the home of one of the woman's neighbours.
Algarve Daily News9 JulFaro Hospital: 75-year-old Bonnie Tyler dies in Portugal, weeks after emergency surgery and coma
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75 at Faro Hospital in Portugal, where she had been receiving treatment, her family announced on Wednesday, 9 July.
Algarve Daily News8 JulGNR catch violent Algarve criminal gang which committed targeted robberies against elderly residents: Six suspects arrested
Six people have been arrested by the GNR on suspicion of working together in a criminal gang that targeted elderly and other vulnerable residents in violent robberies across the municipalities of Olhão and Faro, in the Algarve. Two of the suspects have been remanded in custody.
Algarve Daily News6 JulNorthern Portugal wildfire ‘dominated’: 15,000 hectares burnt, as firefighters keep watch for flare-ups
Firefighters continue to battle persistent flare-ups from the wildfire that broke out in Vouzela at 3:04am on Thursday, despite the blaze being brought under control, the commander of the local fire brigade has said.
Algarve Daily News30 JunPortimão: 19-year-old babysitter arrested for sexual abuse against two children - suspect bought silence with sweets and video games
The Judicial Police (PJ) has arrested a 19-year-old babysitter for allegedly committing 20 acts of sexual abuse against two children, aged seven and eight, in Portimão between some time beginning in May, up to 24 June. It is alleged that the suspect gave the children sweets and let them play video games to prevent them
Algarve Daily News24 JunLoulé fire ‘dominated’: Over 300 firefighters remain in place to fight resurgence, as villagers struggle with water shortage
The wildfire that broke out yesterday in a rural area of Ameixial parish, in the municipality of Loulé, was declared under control at 4am today, 24 June.
Algarve Daily News23 JunLoulé fire now has two active fronts: 200 firefighters and nine aircraft mobilised, EN2 closed
A wildfire that broke out on Tuesday, 23 June, in the parish of Ameixial, part of the municipality of Loulé, continues to burn on two active fronts, threatening an area of scattered homes and the outskirts of the village. However, no evacuations have yet been ordered at the time of publication, according to Portugal's
Algarve Daily News18 JunGNR seize two tonnes of hashish in Aljezur speed boat raid - is the Algarve becoming a new entry point for narcotraffickers?
Around two tonnes of hashish were seized on Thursday, 18 June, by the Coastal and Border Control Unit of Portugal's National Republican Guard (GNR) in Aljezur, in the Algarve. Three men were arrested.