Petrol and diesel prices in Portugal steadily have been rising and now are at their highest since 2014, causing complaint from the transport sector and tension in many households.
Brussels has warns that Portugal is in danger of failing to stick to the financial plan agreed under European rules and recommends imposing a cap on expenditure which could scupper the government’s plan to raise State employees’ wages next year.
A primary school teacher in the Beja area has been charged with 534 crimes of child sexual abuse, one of child pornography and another of ill-treatment. 
Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Pedro Siza Vieira, is facing the sack if it is proved that he was a managing partner of a property company while holding public office.
The evidence is compelling as Siza Viera has admitted that he was acting illegally for two months, as holding government office requires that a person "performs their duties exclusively."
Hotel occupancy in the Algarve this March compared to last, was down 2.2 percentage points to 55%, according to the latest analysis from AHP Tourism Monitors
Joaquim Lara Pinto, the Brazilian suspect in the murder of Algarve schoolboy Rodrigo Lapa, has been charged with his murder.
Portuguese divers have been in action in the Baltic Sea as part of NATO operation, Open Spirit.
For the second consecutive year, Olhão Council has led a group of local businesses at the Real Estate and Tourism Fair in Paris, including several of the city’s estate agencies, to encourage exports and property purchases.
