Global food prices have fallen to their lowest point in four years.

Drops were recorded in September for all categories of food except meat, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Association (FAO).

In April this year, the court in Faro issued a final decision in the long-running case of kidnap victim Ellie Silva whose safety and future had been jeopardised by her biological father’s actions in kidnapping her for 7 months.

The judge found 100% in favour of Candice Gannon, Ellie’s mother, in a detailed decision and awarded her full custody of Ellie while confirming that Candice has done nothing wrong, that the kidnapping of Ellie was totally unjustifiable and ordered that Ellie should be raised by her mother in Ireland.

There now is a shortage of €500,000+ properties to sell to non-European residents so they can qualify for Golden Visa status.

The head of Portugal’s Association of Professionals and Real Estate Companies (APEMIP) says there are fewer and fewer properties at this value or above to sell and that someone ought to invest in urban regeneration, and fast.

Portugal’s Finance Minister, Maria Luís Albuquerque, has ended months of fantasy land pronouncements by acknowledging finally that the participants in the Resolution Fund that bailed out BES are likely to take a hit, including Caixa Geral de Depósitos, i.e. ultimately the taxpayer.

"Caixa Geral de Depósitos, like all other banks, is subject to losses. Much depends on the price that Novo Banco is sold at," said the Minister today at a hearing of the Committee on Budget and Finance.

Britain’s discount retailer Poundworld has come under fire from the Advertising Standards Authority for its “everything £1” claim.

The ASA rules that the claim is “misleading” as the stores carry some goods costing more.

Loulé, European City of Sport for next year, is to get a new skateboarding park for the area's young to enjoy.

The construction of the 'Parque de Desportos Radicais – Skate Parque de Loulé' will be completed in six weeks at a cost of €127,000.

Whereas traditionally it has been Germany, now young Italians are turning to the UK in their quest to find jobs.

The UK has overtaken Germany as the favourite country for Italian migrants, followed by Germany, Switzerland and France.

The Facebook website has helped nab an escaped British attempted killer who was hiding out in Spain.

Scott Kelly, 33, was on the run after having spent seven years in prison for the attempted murder of Stephen Rank during an argument in an Exeter pub. Once on probation last October, Kelly left the bail hostel where he was obliged to stay and then vanished.