Mariana Carrilho, 22, has now been convicted of simple homicide, for stabbing to death Núria Gomes, 19, outside a nightclub in Albufeira. She was also ordered to pay compensation of €13,000 to Núria's family, for moral damages.

Faro City Council have announced that 32 surveillance cameras have been installed throughout the city, in operation 24 hours a day, providing protection for people and property, as well as being used to issue road fines.

Residents in the Vale da Lama area of Silves once again demanded an end to the emission of smoke from the local cork factory of the Amorim Group, protesting the successive delays in resolving the problem.

Faro Airport saw a 2.6% increase in the number of passengers arriving in May this year, not a huge amount, but probably for the best considering the carnage often seen at passport control when tourists arrive in to the country.

The judgement of the trial of Mariana Carrilho, who stabbed Núria Gomes to death outside a nightclub in Albufeira, in April 2023, has been postponed again by Portimão Court.

Six people were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a train at the Poço Barreto level crossing, just outside Silves at around 8:15 this morning.

The founder and current chairman of the Board of Directors of the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (AIA), Paulo Pinheiro, died yesterday, a victim of illness, aged 52.

A snake was discovered, holidaying in a hotel room in Albufeira earlier this week. Bombeiros were called to intervene (see video).