A couple with two children have been left homeless today due to a fire at their home, in the early hours of this morning.

A man was arrested by the Judicial Police at the weekend, on strong suspicions of a murder that occurred in Albufeira, in October 2019.

Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, of Portugal’s new centre-right government said at his swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday this week that he expects to serve for the entire four-and-a-half-year term, despite his party’s very narrow election victory and the country’s instability.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) have confirmed that in addition to the tornadoes seen on Thursday 28th March, over the Tagus River in Lisbon, the southern edge of Storm Nelson also caused a tornado in the Silves area.

The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) has issued a favourable Environmental Impact Statement for the seawater desalination plant project to be installed in the Algarve, although it is still subject to compliance with a set of conditions.

The storm that affected the Algarve region over recent days has caused significant damage to coastal areas Quarteira, washing the sand of Praia do Forte Novo away, and partially destructing walkways and outdoor furniture.

Algarve irrigators are calling on the Government to ease restrictions on water consumption within the agriculture industry, imposed due to the drought affecting the region, after the level of reservoirs rose thanks to the rains over Easter.