Between midnight and 7am this morning, the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) recorded a total of 71 incidents throughout the country, due to heavy rain and wind.

The problem of a lack of staff at a school in Messines, which led to a protest movement by parents, should be 'magically' resolved as of Tuesday, the vice-president of the municipality said yesterday.

Yesterday, the city of Albufeira officially inaugurated a video surveillance system with 65 cameras, installed in places with the highest levels of people and traffic, and which will be operated by the National Republican Guard (GNR).

This morning, at the request of the GNR, firefighters removed chains and padlocks from the entrance to the EB1 João de Deus school in São Bartolomeu de Messines, after parents placed them there to make a stand.

Depression Garoe will spread to the continent from this Monday, with heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and hail across the country.

The body of the woman who fell from a cliff in Torre d'Aspa in Vila do Bispo on Saturday evening, was rescued on Sunday afternoon.

Portugal’s close military relationship with the United States has strengthened further, with a new bi-lateral announcement this week.

The Orthopaedics Group of the Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) “has taken another significant step in the field of robotic surgery, positioning the Algarve region at the forefront of medical innovation in Europe”, say the HPA in a statement.