An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 was felt this morning in the Algarve, according to reports by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).

Over 65's in Portugal will start to be vaccinated with the third dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 from October 11th, announced the Assistant Secretary of State and Health yesterday.

Users worldwide were shocked to find Facebook, Instagram and Whats App 'down' and completely unusable yesterday afternoon, from around 4.30pm Western European time.

Fuel prices will increase again as of today. The climb is around three cents per litre, both on diesel and petrol.

The Public Security Police have released the days, times and places where their radars will be during the month of October, as part of the "Who warns you..." speeding campaign.

As of today, mainland Portugal has moved to the last stage of lifting restrictions imposed to control the pandemic, a plan which has been dependent on the pace of vaccination, which is now very close to reaching the target of 85% of the population.

Lagoa Municipal Council have approved a 12 million euro Strategic Program for Urban Rehabilitation (PERU) in the city, aiming to "safeguard and enhance the heritage, through sustainable rehabilitation."

A 35 years old man, suspected of drug trafficking and homicide managed to escape, yesterday afternoon, via the back door of the Judiciary Police (PJ) station in Faro.