Across the country, four Obstetrics and Gynaecology A&E units are to close on Saturday, and three on Sunday, Portugal’s National Health Service has warned.

The PSP (Public Security Police) in the Algarve expects more than 200 officers to leave the force by 2030, around a quarter of its total manpower, amid an ageing workforce and longstanding staff shortages.

The Left Bloc (BE) on Thursday, 4 December, pressed the Government for answers following a report in the Correio da Manhã newspaper that eight districts risk being left without print newspapers as early as next month, largely due to low purchases of papers over the counter.

The Algarve’s reservoirs are now at 72% capacity, ensuring enough water for urban consumption for the next three to four years, José Pimenta Machado, president of the Portuguese Environment Agency, said today.

Portuguese border authorities officially activated the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) a few months ago, in October, ushering in one of the biggest shake-ups to Schengen border control in decades. The digital scheme replaces passport stamps with centralised electronic records, capturing biometric data from most non-EU travellers, thus including British nationals. 

The President of the Republic, who underwent emergency surgery late on Monday night for an incarcerated hernia at São João Hospital, is expected to be discharged on Wednesday, 2 December, after both the operation and the post-operative period proceeded smoothly.

Late last night journalists received news from the Presidency’s office that current head of state Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was admitted to hospital, and underwent surgery under general anaesthetic, with the procedure that lasting around 90 minute – but who would have steered the country’s wheel if Marcelo had remained incapacitated for any longer duration?

The president of the Portuguese Tourism Confederation (CTP) believes the sector is moving into a period of steady, sustainable expansion after several record-breaking years. with 2025 likely to depend more heavily on domestic tourists, even as international visitors drive higher revenue.