Footballer and Portuguese national hero Cristiano Ronaldo attended a White House black-tie dinner alongside the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia yesterday, Tuesday 18 November.
Christian Brueckner, the man who police investigators suspect of abducting three-year-old Madeleine McCann in Praia da Luz, Lagos, back in 2007, has been found by reporters living in a tent in remote woodland in northern Germany.
The Portuguese Nurses’ Union (SEP) has sharply criticised the Health Minister following her visit to Portimão Hospital yesterday, Monday 18 November, accusing her of ignoring a shortfall of 2,000 nurses in the Algarve and saying that to believe the region is prepared for winter “can only be a Christmas wish”.
More than 43,000 elderly people living alone or in vulnerable situations were identified this year by the GNR (National Republican Guard), more than 6,000 of whom are in the districts of Faro and Beja, the authority reported.
The tornado, one of two which hit the Algarve over this past weekend, swept through the municipality of Albufeira on Saturday morning, causing one fatality of a person who had initially been reported missing at a local campsite, the Civil Protection Authority has confirmed.
There has been a shake-up in the presidential race to Belém - despite the overall tightness of the contest, Luís Marques Mendes, of the governing centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) has climbed to 22.6%, overtaking the independent candidate Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo (21.1%), who has suffered a sharp drop in the latest Pitagórica poll.
Bad weather has caused flooding and fallen trees across the Algarve, particularly affecting the Faro area in recent hours, though no injuries have been reported in the region, a source from the regional Civil Protection authority told journalists.
The city of Faro will once again light up its streets for the festive season from 21 November to 6 January 2026, with its traditional Christmas decorations, an investment worth €184,000, the local council announced today.
