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Portugal Resident16 Jul

GNR police are stepping up road patrols and traffic enforcement across the Algarve from until Sunday (July 19) as thousands of motorcyclists arrive for the 44th Faro International Motorcycle Rally. The post GNR step up patrols for Faro Motorcycle Rally as thousands of bikers arrive appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Postal16 Jul

GNR reforça patrulhamento e fiscalização nas principais vias de acesso ao Algarve e ao recinto da Concentração de Motos

Postal15 Jul

Mais de 4.000 condutores já foram apanhados este ano numa infração que pode comprometer a segurança nas viagens de verão

Portugal Resident15 Jul

A taxi driver in Lisbon has been arrested for the 21st time this year after allegedly continuing to drive despite having his driving licence revoked, according to Portugal’s PSP police. The post Taxi driver arrested in Lisbon for driving without a licence… for the 21st time appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Jornal do Algarve15 Jul

A Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP) deteve um homem suspeito de ter roubado um idoso de 67 anos na cidade de Faro, crime que terminou com a vítima hospitalizada devido aos ferimentos sofridos durante a queda. O assalto ocorreu no passado dia 10 de julho, quando o suspeito abordou o homem e encetou uma breve […]

Portugal Resident15 Jul

Thursday last week brought the incredibly sad news that Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had died, unexpectedly, in Faro Hospital where she was ostensibly recovering from emergency surgery for a life-threatening The post Bonnie Tyler remembered for her enduring love of Portugal appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Postal15 Jul

Operação da GNR em Faro e Portimão resultou na apreensão de mais de 1.400 artigos contrafeitos, incluindo quase 1.000 camisolas desportivas

Postal15 Jul

Oito homens e três mulheres foram detidos numa operação de grande dimensão contra o tráfico de droga no Baixo Alentejo

Portugal Resident15 Jul

Portugal thankfully remains one of Europe’s most open countries for civic freedoms, yet a new report warns that the country’s democratic space is shrinking amid the rise of the far-right, The post Portugal’s civic freedoms “under pressure from far-right surge, police abuses” appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Postal15 Jul

Agentes da PSP foram condenados por se apropriarem de droga e dinheiro apreendidos para pagar informações sobre alegados traficantes

Portugal Resident15 Jul

A Portuguese GNR (National Republican Guard) officer has been arrested after allegedly deliberately running over his sister-in-law before brutally assaulting her 12-year-old granddaughter – leaving the child in a critical The post GNR officer arrested after allegedly running over sister-in-law, and critically injuring

Jornal do Algarve15 Jul

O Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) colocou 10 concelhos do Algarve com perigo “muito elevado” de incêndio rural, dois com “elevado” e quatro “moderado”. Vila do Bispo, Aljezur, Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel, Tavira, Alcoutim e Castro Marim são os concelhos com risco “muito ele

Postal15 Jul

Calor, excesso de carga e pressões incorretas podem provocar rebentamentos, perda de aderência e aumento da distância de travagem

Postal14 Jul

A Relação rejeitou o recurso apresentado pela defesa e manteve a condenação mais pesada prevista na lei portuguesa para o crime ocorrido em outubro de 2024

Barlavento14 Jul

A GNR deteve 11 suspeitos de tráfico de droga em Beja e Castro Verde e apreendeu heroína, haxixe, canábis e metadona. O conteúdo GNR detém 11 suspeitos de tráfico de droga em Beja e Castro Verde aparece primeiro em Barlavento .

Portugal Resident14 Jul

Seven months since her blistering article published by Expresso, Portugal’s Supreme Court has handed former TAP CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener the decision she wanted. It has rejected TAP Air Portugal’s bid The post Supreme Court rejects TAP’s appeal in ex-CEO’s €5.9 million lawsuit appeared first on Portugal Resident

Portugal Resident14 Jul

Three former officers of Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP) have been sentenced to prison after a Porto court found they diverted drugs and cash seized during police operations to pay The post Three Porto police officers jailed over ‘drugs-for-informants’ scheme appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Algarve Daily News14 Jul

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.

Jornal do Algarve14 Jul

Aljezur, Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel e Tavira são os concelhos classificados pelo Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) com perigo “muito elevado” de incêndio rural no dia de hoje. Vila do Bispo, Lagos, Alcoutim, Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António estão com risco “elevado”

The Portugal News14 Jul

Rail traffic on Linha do Norte was interrupted at 9:20 am on 14 July between Riachos and Mato Miranda, in the district of Santarém, due to three horses being run over, a Civil Protection source told Lusa.

Portugal Resident14 Jul

Dobby, the four-month pup rescued from an alleged drowning attempt in Lisbon this month, has made a remarkable recovery and is now ready to begin the next chapter of his The post Rescued puppy Dobby looking for forever home appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Jul

Portugal’s ‘star minister’ – the only one who seems to have shone in recent months – Luís Neves, has had a horrible few days, juggling with a ‘media exposé’ and The post Interior Minister under fire from CHEGA; caught up in media exposé appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident13 Jul

A court in Coimbra has ordered two women linked to an accountancy firm to be remanded in custody, and suspended the head of the local tax office from official duties, The post Custody for two women suspected of false registration of thousands of immigrants appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Barlavento13 Jul

A GNR apreendeu cerca de 1.400 artigos contrafeitos em Faro e Portimão, incluindo 999 camisolas desportivas. O conteúdo GNR apreende mil camisolas desportivas contrafeitas em Faro e Portimão aparece primeiro em Barlavento .