The Portuguese Air Carrier (TAP) employee was detained by the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) on suspicion of human trafficking and aiding illegal immigration on Saturday, a source from the SEF told Lusa.

Airplanes are increasingly sought after as a means of transportation, despite coming under fire from environmental campaigners: not only is it the fastest form of travel, but it has been proven to be the safest.

The Água de Monchique Society will discontinue their production and supply of Monchique Water to the market until early December, following a €7.8 million investment it is making in the refurbishment and modernization of the local plant in the Caldas de Monchique.

Marktest, a Portuguese market research agency, gave the county a 14.0 rating, which pushed Albufeira into second place at a national level in a ranking of economic dynamism. This is a conclusion drawn from 39 indicators, which measure different demographic, economic and quality of life factors in every municipality.

Doctors heading various departments at Évora Hospital have presented their resignation ‘en masse’ today after an audit ruled they have been overpaid and must stump up thousands of euros.

An Interpol red notice and arrest warrant has been issued for a 34-year-old Chinese businessman who fled to Portugal after using adulterated gold to raise over 2.7 billion euros in loans from various Chinese banks.

Plans for a pipeline pumping imported liquid gas from the United States through Sines into Europe have been dealt the final deathblow by Spain.

Environmental NGO Quercus is urging the newly-inaugurated Portuguese government to rethink its strategy for lithium exploration in order to avoid an environmental disaster.