The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) today ruled out any risk of irregular status for immigrants whose documents have expired but who still have ongoing applications with the Portuguese authorities.

A 75-year-old man suffered serious injuries after falling into the water in the riverside area of Portimão, near the Naval Club, requiring the mobilisation of emergency assistance at around 7:00am today, 16th April.

Smart sensors have been installed in Tavira in four parking bays reserved for people with reduced mobility, located near key public services, including the Álvaro de Campos Municipal Library, the local station of the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP), the Segurança Social building, and the Tavira Council building, opposite Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD).

The crisis in the Middle East is causing chaos in countries across the world, but Portugal is showing much more resilience than most.

A building collapse in Faro has left an elderly couple temporarily homeless this morning, 16th April, and destroyed a car after part of a house gave way next to a construction site that had already raised concerns amongst residents.

A spider belonging to the same genus that inspired the creation of Spider-Man is among six new arachnid species discovered in the Alentejo, and currently undergoing laboratory study.

Algarve-born athlete Etson Barros is in an induced coma and under close medical observation at Faro Hospital following a road traffic accident in the early hours of Thursday, 16th April.

The Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) acknowledged on Wednesday, 15th April, that the refusal to renew the residence permits of a nine-year-old child and her 20-year-old brother resulted from an assessment error, clarifying that the voluntary departure orders “issued in error” have now been cancelled.