Portugal's prime minister has announced that the government wants to meet with parliamentary groups next week, to draw up an action plan to resolve problems with the legalisation of immigrants.

A vehicle that crashed at the access roundabout to Quarteira in the early hours of Tuesday morning, was found to be the vehicle was transporting hashish and only had a driver's seat.

The bathing season in Albufeira was officially opened yesterday, in a ceremony which took place at Praia dos Pescadores. The bathing season in Albufeira runs until October 15th.

The bush fire that broke out in Quinta das Alfambras, Aljezur mid-afternoon yesterday was under control by 7pm yesterday evening.

A 70 year old Belgian tourist arriving from Brussels on Monday evening, died after feeling unwell and suffering a cardiac arrest near the airport's arrival gate.

The LEGOS Project, a partnership between five entities (MAPS, GATO, GRATO, APF and CASA), together with seven Algarve municipalities, has revealed that there are 744 homeless people within those municipalities, of which 626 live on the street.

Vila Real de Santo António opened its new tourist office yesterday, after seven years of not having one, on the 248th anniversary of the municipality being founded.

Two brothers, aged 22 and 25, were involved in a stabbing incident on Saturday, due to a dispute over a piece of land at the Boavista site, Quelfes near Olhão.

According to Portuguese TV channel TVI, the older brother stabbed his brother in the chest with a 13 centimetre long knife, resulting in the victim being transported in a serious condition to Faro Hospital, where he is hospitalised. The Judiciary Police were also called to the scene of the incident, to carry out various investigations.

The knife used in the crime was seized by authorities, but the assailant, who was also transported to the same hospital as his brother but with minor injuries, ended up escaping and is still being sought by the GNR.