Another railway workers’ strike is affecting services today until Wednesday at noon, but the effects will drag on into the evening.

The strike, which started at 12:00 on Tuesday 12th June, is causing cancellations and delays on all services, except at Comboios Urbanos do Porto.

A railway shed at Vila Real de Santo António station has been badly damaged by fire.

The historic rolling stock inside, two of which were destined for display at the National Railway Museum in Entroncamento, has been severely damaged.

The ferry service connecting Portimão with Funchal in Madeira will commence on July 2nd with tickets on sale as from Tuesday, June 12th.

The one-way fares start at €29.10 for Madeira residents, who for unexplained reasons are being subsidised, to €85 for non-residents.

Rental growth expectations in the residential market in Portugal have reached a record high while a lack of supply continues to push up prices, the latest index shows.

Overall prices in April were being squeezed higher due to a combination of steady demand growth and a deteriorating flow of fresh sales listings, writes PropertyWire.

A 67-year-old man was found alive this morning, despite having been shot in the head and his car set alight on rural land near the Loulé Vehicle Inspection Centre.

Barely alive, the victim was transported by helicopter to the Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon where the burns unit will provide specialist care.

It is pointless asking the tax office for the name of the owner of a particular property or piece of land, it has decided not to divulge any details.

The Tax and Customs Authority has decided that there is no “direct, personal and legitimate interest” in any case where someone requests information from the land registry to contact the owner of a property.

The pressure continues at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado airport, with passenger numbers up 9.1% in April compared to the same month last year, more than doubled the average for European airports similar size which showed an average growth of 4.1%.

Compared to April two years ago, the growth at Lisbon airport was 42.2%, according to the International Airports Council of Europe, which represents about 500 airports in 45 European countries.

The price of homes in Portugal rose 14.2% in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the same period last year.

This rise is the largest quarterly rise since 1992 when the price index rose 16.1% over the first quarter of 1991.