Monarch airlines, which had been ailing, is now back in profit.

The Cosmos holiday company, part of the same group, has also been turned around.

Scientists have identified the coldest spot on Earth.

Using satellite technology, the measurement of minus 93.2 Celsius (-135.8F) was found to be in the heart of Antarctica.

In the two years since the toll system was imposed on the Via do Infante (A22) motorway across the Algarve it has caused a "worsening economic and social situation." 

This is the view of the communists who today mounted protests at eight locations on the EN 125 to highlight the economic folly of the tolls system and the damage it has done and continues to do to the Algarve's economy.

A fishing float was found today near the beach of Meia Praia in Lagos and has been identified as coming from the Olhão fishing boat missing since Monday.

Today’s swell and high winds prevented any searches by sea, but the authorities patrolled the coastline supported by vehicles where possible in an attempt to recover what certainly now will be the corpses of the two missing fishermen.

Unemployment, looking for a better job, just plain broke are some of the many reasons given by Portugal’s youth for their desire to leave the country for pastures new.

A new study shows that if those wanting to leave joined those that already have left,  57% of the country’s youth will be based outside their motherland - a missing generation of potential taxpayers.

The eagerly awaited Portimão council budget for 2014 will focus on strengthening social support, if new leader Isilda Gomes gets her way.

"The Municipal Emergency network must respond to the neediest people. Forty years after the 25th of April we can not have people starving again," said Gomes, explaining that strengthening the budget for the social sector is still under detailed examination, “everything will have to be analyzed, all the pros and cons."

Ryanair has reduced its charges for ‘excess’ baggage.

Now the levy is £10 per kilo instead of the £20 it formerly demanded.

The travel specialist, TUI Travel, has seen its profits rise on the back of an increase in package holiday bookings.

Europe’s largest tour operator says that all-inclusive package holidays are “back in vogue”.