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Algarve Daily News9 Jul

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.

Portugal Resident9 Jul

A 22-year-old man has been identified and charged by the GNR after allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash in Albufeira that claimed the life of a 25-year-old passenger earlier The post Driver who fled fatal Albufeira crash identified and charged appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Barlavento9 Jul

Um jovem de 22 anos foi constituído arguido após despiste mortal na Branqueira, em Albufeira. A GNR diz que o condutor abandonou o local. O conteúdo Albufeira: jovem constituído arguido após despiste mortal aparece primeiro em Barlavento .

Portugal Resident9 Jul

Judges at the Lisbon Court of Appeal have upheld the pre-trial detention of seven PSP police officers accused of torturing detainees in two Lisbon police stations, ruling that they pose The post PSP torture case: seven arrested officers to remain behind bars appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident9 Jul

Portugal has joined eight other European countries in asking the European Commission to extend the emergency provision allowing countries to temporarily suspend the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) if technical The post Portugal joins eight countries in calling for right to suspend EU border system beyond Septe

Postal9 Jul

Depois dos grandes incêndios registados nos últimos dias, o comandante Luís Martins defende um agravamento das consequências para quem provoca fogos florestais. Em declarações à CNN Portugal, o responsável considerou que o país precisa de uma lei mais dura para punir este tipo de comportamentos, sublinhando que os incê

Jornal do Algarve9 Jul

Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel e Tavira foram classificados pelo Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) com perigo “máximo” de incêndio rural. O IPMA colocou também os concelhos Vila do Bispo, Aljezur, Lagos, Alcoutim, Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo António com perigo “muito eleva

Portugal Resident8 Jul

As part of its 35th anniversary celebrations, Zoomarine Algarve has found an innovative way to give its old staff uniforms a second life – transforming them into comfortable beds and The post Zoomarine turns old uniforms into beds for rescue animals appeared first on Portugal Resident .

The Portugal News8 Jul

A satellite image released by the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation programme has revealed the scale of the recent fire in Vouzela, showing a smoke plume stretching around 620 kilometres across the Atlantic Ocean. 

Algarve Daily News8 Jul

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.

Portugal Resident8 Jul

The female driver of the Carris Metropolitana bus involved in Tuesday’s fatal crash at Agualva-Cacém transport terminal near Lisbon may have accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake after The post Deadly bus crash: driver accidentally pressed down on accelerator appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident8 Jul

Portugal’s Judicial Police (PJ) have arrested five people suspected of running a criminal network that allegedly fraudulently regularised the immigration status of thousands of foreign nationals over several years, in The post Police dismantle yet another network suspected of fraudulently legalising thousands of immigr

Postal8 Jul

Em Pombal, uma cobra foi encontrada no interior de um Multibanco e a GNR acredita que o animal procurava abrigo devido ao calor

Barlavento8 Jul

GNR deteve seis suspeitos de rede que roubava idosos em Olhão e Faro. O conteúdo GNR detém seis suspeitos de rede que roubava idosos em Olhão e Faro aparece primeiro em Barlavento .

Postal8 Jul

Grupos “desocupas” prometem retirar ocupantes de imóveis, mas polícia e advogados alertam que a justiça privada é proibida em Portugal

Barlavento7 Jul

ASAE detetou indícios de lenocínio em estabelecimentos de massagens em Loulé e instaurou três processos-crime. O conteúdo Loulé: ASAE deteta indícios de lenocínio em estabelecimentos de massagens aparece primeiro em Barlavento .

Portugal Resident7 Jul

Portugal’s urban search and rescue mission is preparing to return home after completing its deployment in Venezuela’s earthquake-ravaged La Guaira state, with mission commander Hugo Santos saying the team wished The post Portuguese rescue mission returns from Venezuela’s ground zero appeared first on Portugal Resident

Postal7 Jul

Caso ocorreu numa estufa em Estela, na Póvoa de Varzim. Duas irmãs foram encontradas mortas e a hipótese de crime foi afastada

Portugal Resident7 Jul

A major anti-drug operation in northern Portugal has led to the arrest of 26 suspected members of an organised criminal network and the seizure of around 40 kilograms of hashish, The post 26 arrested as GNR seizes 40kg of hashish in major drugs crackdown appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Jornal do Algarve7 Jul

A Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica (ASAE) detetou indícios de lenocínio e instaurou três processos-crime em estabelecimentos que anunciavam serviços de massagens, em Loulé. A ASAE indicou que, numa operação de combate a práticas ilícitas no setor dos serviços de bem-estar e massagens, foram detetados també

Jornal do Algarve7 Jul

Monchique, Portimão, Silves, Loulé, São Brás de Alportel, Tavira, Alcoutim foram classicados pelo Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA) com perigo “máximo” de incêndio rural. O IPMA colocou ainda os concelhos de Vila do Bispo, Aljezur, Lagos, Lagoa, Albufeira, Faro, Olhão, Castro Marim e Vila Real de Santo A

The Portugal News7 Jul

Around 100 municipalities in the northern and central interior are at the highest risk of fire on 7 July, as well as 13 municipalities in the districts of Évora, Beja and Faro, according to IPMA.

Portugal Resident7 Jul

Two people have been killed and several others injured in an accident involving a bus near the Agualva-Cacém railway station (municipality of Sintra) this morning. Among the injured, four are The post Two dead, four seriously injured, in bus carnage in Cacém appeared first on Portugal Resident .

Portugal Resident6 Jul

The Lisbon animal welfare group that rescued a puppy allegedly being drowned in a public lake has issued an emotional update, revealing the dog has been named Dobby and is The post Rescued puppy now safe after shocking Lisbon ordeal appeared first on Portugal Resident .