The Ministry of Finance reported today that IRS refunds will begin to reach taxpayers today, five working days after the start of delivery of the 2021 income statements.

After a good amount of heavy rain thoughout March, the end of the month saw mainland Portugal registering an improvement in the meteorological drought situation throughout the country, with regions in extreme drought moving to a slightly better 'severe drought' level.

The president of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) has spoken today, saying that the investment in fighting rural fires should be maintained, considering that “prevention is working, but it is still not enough”.

An elderly man in his 80's was hit by a train in Vale Caranguejo, Tavira, yesterday evening around 8pm killed on Wednesday afternoon.

The authorities seized more than 15,000 doses of narcotics and almost €40,000 in cash yesterday and this morning, in the Algarve and Baixo Alentejo regions.

The GNR seized a whopping 8285 litres of Medronho from a production warehouse in Loulé on Tuesday, during an operation which identified a team of 5 people making the strong alcoholic beverage illegally.

Madeleine McCann has been making headline news internationally yet again as the London Metropolitan Police investigation into her disappearance is reportedly going to be shelved this autumn.

The Sonae group, owner of Continente hypermarkets, suffered a computer attack in the early hours of yesterday, Tuesday, at 2am.