The Criminal Investigation Squad of the PSP in Faro arrested two young people last week, a 16 year old boy and a 17 year old girl, on suspicion of drug trafficking.

Due to the lack of obstetrics services available at Portimão Hospital, and woman gave birth in a Bombeiros ambulance, on the way to Faro Hospital in the early hours of Friday.

Following delays in answering calls which allegedly caused the death of seven people, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro today admitted a “serious situation” at the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM).

The Judicial Poice have announced that seven people have been arrested in Portugal, as part of the “largest operation ever carried out” against human trafficking, coordinated worldwide by Interpol.

After waiting more than an hour and a half for assistance from INEM, a 77 year old man died on Monday, in Cacela Velha.

As part of the change to the rules, Faro City Council announced yesterday that it will start charging tourist tax all year round, increasing it to €2 per night in high season and €1 in low season, a measure that began on 1st November.

Most people in Portugal and almost all other European countries have been shocked and worried by the election of Donald Trump for a second term, as president of the United States.

This 250 year old Alportel Holm Oak tree, São Brás de Alportel, is one of those selected to compete for the title of Tree of the Year 2025.