Algarve property: the second quarter sees prices increase by 3.9%

ALGARVE PROPERTY: THE SECOND QUARTER SEES PRICES INCREASE BY 3.9%According to the Idealista price index, house prices in the Algarve have risen by 3.9% in the second quarter of this year.

New airport: Costa requests the decree is revoked

NEW AIRPORT: COSTA REQUESTS THE DECREE IS REVOKEDThe Prime Minister, António Costa, today ordered the revocation of the order published on Wednesday regarding the airport solution for the Lisbon region.

34 arrested for corruption in vehicle inspection centres

34 ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION IN VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRESYesterday, the PSP arrested 34 people on suspicion of being linked to a corruption scheme in the technical inspection of vehicles. The investigation, which began in 2017, had the collaboration of the Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes (IMT) and covers at least seven inspection centers (CITV).

The EU approves plan to ban the sale of petrol & diesel cars by 2035

THE EU APPROVES PLAN TO BAN THE SALE OF PETROL & DIESEL CARS BY 2035The European Union 27 bloc countries have approved a plan to eliminate carbon emissions to zero by 2035, by banning the sale of new vehicles that run on petrol and diesel.

Quarteira: Uber driver missing since Friday

Sandra Andrade is 49 years old, lives in Quarteira and has been missing since last Friday, June 24th . Sandra Andrade is 49 years old, lives in Quarteira and has been missing since last Friday, June 24th. Her family is desperately looking for her.

Albufeira: Two men arrested for assaults with firearms

ALBUFEIRA: TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTS WITH FIREARMSThe Judicial Police have arrested two men suspected of involvement in robberies with firearms in the Albufeira area, but will continue to investigate the case with the aim of identifying and locating the remaining suspected members of the group.

Time to adjust to living with less water

Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Duarte CordeiroMinister of Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro has warned, “we will have to get used to living with less water”. 

Painful prices at the petrol pumps

PAINFUL PRICES AT THE PETROL PUMPSDrivers in Portugal are feeling not just the pinch but the pain of soaring petrol and diesel prices due to the war in Ukraine.