Postponed surgeries and outpatient consultations in hospitals in the Algarve and constraints in primary health care units are consequences of the 3 day strike called by the Independent Doctors Union (SIM) that begins today.

A 73 year old woman with an advanced stage of cancer, suffering with breathing difficulties, waited 7 hours for an ambulance last week.

A driver somehow managed to skid into an electricity pole at the weekend, knocking over the pole and destroying the front of his car.

The 21 year ex-boyfriend of Joana Nascimento, could not deal with the end of the relationship so stabbed her with a knife in the neck, has now been arrested by the Judiciary Police (PJ).

The Pediatric Emergency department at Faro hospital is closed this Tuesday until midnight, due to the lack of doctors.

The body of a man was found on the rocks of Vale do Olival beach in Porches yesterday morning, Sunday 16th July, at around 8am.

The PSP have arrested a 56 year old man for seven crimes of vehicle theft over the last year, using video surveillance footage taken in Praia da Rocha.

Seven Águas do Algarve facilities will be open for guided tours over the next two months, with the aim of raising the awareness of the population, to reduce water consumption and promote practices that encourage its efficient use.