Portugal's new Justice Minister, Francisca Van Dunem, has reported to parliament that there remain serious reliability problems with data output from the computerised court system.

Referring to the unreliability of statistical information available from Citius, Van Dunem pledged to continue those reforms already under way and is looking at revisiting the ‘judicial map’ masterplan introduced by her predecessor Paula Teixeira da Cruz.

World food prices dropped 19% in 2015, marking the fourth consecutive annual decline.

Meat, dairy, oils, sugars and cereals were all hit by weak demand across the globe as well as by an appreciating US dollar value.

Two Socials Democratic Party MEPs from the Algarve have pointed out one serious omission of the ruling Socialist Party; it pledged to reduce tolls on the Algarve’s motorway, but has allowed the opposite to happen.

Far from the expected ‘immediate reduction’ of between 30% and 50% promised by the Socialists, the toll rate has actually gone up for one section of the Algarve’s A22, to the exasperation of locals and anger of anti-tolls campaigners.

Disobedient husbands are to blame for domestic violence.

Did the Archbishop of Toledo really say this in his sermon to churchgoers in the cathedral? No, of course not.

Portuguese airports recorded the largest growth ever in 2015, with an increase of 11% over the previous year.

The number of passengers rose to 38.9 million, according to data released today by the French owned ANA - Aeroportos de Portugal.

Irish golfing legend Christy O’Connor Jnr has died in Spain at the age of 67. O’Connor was on holiday with his wife in Tenerife and is believed to have died in his sleep.

In addition to his 17 professional wins and two Ryder Cup appearances, O’Connor was at the forefront of the PGA European Tour for over twenty years.

At the beginning of 2014, the total population of EU countries was 506.8 million.

Foreign citizens living in EU countries accounted for fewer than 7%, as reported by from official statistics by Eurostat.

Algarve hotel occupancy rate for December hit 32.3%, a rise year-on-year of over 11%, according to the Association of Hotels and Resorts in the Algarve.

Turnover also increased compared to last year, by 13.8%.