Bird lovers will be flocking to Sagres on October 4th at the start of the four day ‘Bird Watching & Nature Activities Festival.’
 
The sky will be dotted with birds, and a remarkable 200 activities will be available in the Sagres area in a festival generally dedicated to nature, not just birds.

Cláudio Gouveia has been found guilty of ordering the acid attack on his former girlfriend, and is to spend 12 years in jail.

Ellie Chessel, a TUI travel rep aged 29, suffered burns over 60% of her body after she was attacked in the street last May by Edmundo Fonseca, whose is being held in Silves jail and whose prosecution now will be scheduled.

According to Eurojust, the EU body that counters organised crime, Portugal is seen as a country where terrorist groups can rest up.

The number of Eurojust cases where Portugal has been called upon to help, rose in 2017, with the country remaining attractive to terrorist groups, "We have been involved in a number of cases, since it seems to be possible to conclude that Portugal will serve as an area of ​​retreat for some of those networks," said the Portuguese representative to Eurojust, António Cluny.

Six men have died and two were injured in a vehicle accident on Thursday morning on the IC1 in Marateca, Palmela.

A crew of construction industry workmen in a nine-seat van collided head-on with a delivery vehicle near the town of Vale de Cão.

‘Algarve Seguro’ has been launched by the Minister of Internal Administration who has committed 600 security personnel to the region this summer.

Eduardo Cabrita announced the numbers from the police and security forces that will spend the summer in the Algarve - almost 600 of them.

Lagoa Council has supplied an ambulance and a drone to the local Fire Service, at a cost of €76,000.

Mayor, Francisco Martins, said this marks a further donation to the local Bombeiros so the service can have the best equipment possible to carry out life-saving work.

Uber has announced the expansion of its Algarve service and aims for waiting times of less than four minutes in much of the region.

Rui Bento, the Uber-meister for Spain and Portugal, plans to "quadruple growth in the Algarve region," with a mix of the economical uberX service and uberXL for group travel of up to six passengers.

Póvoa de Varzim Council has declared the municipal area a no-go zone for bullfighting and has banned the practice as from January 1st next year.

The Council has included any other the county spectacle that involves violence to animals and councillors approved the measure unanimously.