The GNR in Faro detained a 48-year-old man who assaulted and threatened his former partner in front of her youngest daughter.

Faro’s GNS said that the man was arrested for domestic violence on Wednesday following an investigation by the Center for Investigation and Victim Support in Faro.

A study by Nielsen reveals that the Portuguese are buying less, but spending increasingly higher amounts, especially on premium products, despite an overall trend of decreasing consumption.

"We found that the Portuguese are not buying more in quantity, but are buying higher priced categories or products, giving rise to a positive price effect," Nielsen says.

The Fiscal Action Unit, based in Faro, joined colleagues across much of the country on Tuesday, March 19, in an investigation into tax fraud - named as 'Ouro Verde.'

Searches in Faro, Beja, Évora, Setúbal, Santarém, Leiria, Coimbra, Viseu and Oporto culminated in the arrest of four people, three men and one woman.

Consumer watchdog, DECO, has linked up with Olhão Council in offering a free service to inform locals of the consumer rights, choose energy suppliers and how to deal with aggressive salespeople.

The initiative is a partnership between the Council and DECO and a series of sessions will run until October in the municipal library.

The Lagoa and Carvoeiro parish council union is encouraging dog owners to register their hounds by offering owners a free poo bag dispenser, as well as a torch to enable the nighttime uplift of excrement.

Joaquim João Paulo, the president of the Parish union, has reminded owners that it is a legal obligation to have their dogs registered and that he is offering free registration this year plus the free gifts.

A US federal jury’s decision, in the case of man who used Roundup weedkiller for decades, could help hundreds of additional plaintiffs.

The decision in Edwin Hardeman’s case comes after an historic verdict in 2018 that Roundup caused a man’s terminal cancer.

Novo Banco has started the sale process for the largest portfolio of non-performing loans ever released in Portugal.

Bain, Cerberus and KKR in the race for the €3.3 billion of bad debt as the US-owned bank continues to clear its balance sheet.

Theresa May has asked Brussels to extend the Brexit deadline to June 30 and has rejected the option of a second referendum.

With little more than a week before the UK is due to leave, Mrs May was forced to ask for an extension after failing to get her divorce deal through Parliament.