The Army Chief of Staff, General Rovisco Duarte, has resigned over the Tancos stolen weapons affair.

Citing ‘personal reasons’ General Duarte today handed in his resignation to the new Minister of Defence, João Gomes Cravinho.

‘The vulture of Argentina’ has spent €260 million buying up EDP shares after the US Capital Group bailed out last week, selling its remaining holding.

The Elliott Management Corporation is controlled by Paul Singer, a billionaire hedge fund manager who now controls 2.2925% of EDP's capital, according to the company’s statement to the stock market regulator.

The Foundation for Science and Technology has named GreenCoLab as a 'Collaborative Laboratory' to spearhead exciting developments with algae.

The new research lab was proposed by the Center for Marine Sciences at the Algarve University to promote marine biotechnology and delve into the mysteries of algae and how it can help mankind in so many ways.

The Government plans to allow municipalities to jack-up council tax bills for buildings that have been left unoccupied.

The Municipal Property Tax (IMI) rate can be raised for those houses deemed to be vacant "for more than two years, located in areas of urban pressure."

Customers without power, due to a collapse in the supply system as Hurricane Leslie swept though central Portugal last weekend, can be billed for the repairs.

The law states that electricity network repair costs can be charged to consumers.

The Algarve’s roads may have born witness to above average road accident fatalities this year but the beaches have remained relatively safe havens.

During the official bathing season, which ran between May 1 and October 15, the national figure for fatal incidents at Portuguese beaches was 11, according to the National Maritime Authority.

The fledgling 'Algarve Cooking Vacations' scheme has won 'Best Project in 2018' in the International Brand category at the 2018 Travel Food Awards organised by the Italian Tourism Press Association.

"This recognition comes at the right moment as the Algarve’s tourist authority has just presented a study that calls for the creation of culinary and wine tourism routes in the Algarve. It is really very gratifying when we see our work valued by an external and independent body. It is a team project, a partnership with many people involved and for this they are all to be congratulated," said the new head of the tourist board, João Fernandes.

The Council Civil Protection Service in Albufeira has linked up with the National Civil Protection Authority to carrying out some basic earthquake practice.

‘Terra Treme,’ is part of a national strategy for civil protection with a nationwide exercise taking place on November 5th, at 11:05 which, coincidentally, is International Tsunami Day.