The Union of Pre-Hospital Emergency Technicians (STEPH) have denounced several cases of delays in sending ambulances this week, some with delays of more than two hours and one of which resulted in the patients death.

The latest pollen bulletin from the Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (SPAIC) warms of very high pollen levels in the atmosphere in mainland Portugal, until at least next Thursday, April 27th.

According to the report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA ), released this week, Portugal has a fertility rate of 1.4, a rate below the necessary value of 2.1 to replace generations.

The new timescale announced on Wednesday means British travellers entering the EU will not be required to have their fingerprints and facial biometrics taken until 2024 at the earliest, as post-Brexit checks are pushed back once again.

The Police have arrested a 20 year old man and a 21 year old woman, on suspicion of the death of a 19 year old girl outside a nightlife establishment in Albufeira, early on Sunday morning.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) predicts a very high fire danger across 6 Algarve municipalities, at least until the end of this week.

The 17 year old girl who had been missing since Saturday evening was found alive this Sunday afternoon, after spending 20 hours adrift at sea.

A 20 year old cyclist died yesterday night, after a collision with a car on the EN125, in Faro.