The nine screen SBC cinema at Forum Algarve in Faro closed today. Customers were advised by a note posted at the entrance to the cinema complex.
The Algarve capital now has no purpose-built cinema.
Élsio Manau, the creator of the installation piece ‘Portugal at the Gallows’ was acquitted today in Faro court of charges of ‘outrage against a national symbol.’
The court considered that Manau’s work was purely artistic and fell within the laws covering freedom of expression.
After six hours discussing the post-Troika economic and social landscape in Portugal, the wise men of the Council of State agreed on a statement that foolishly was issued to the press.
After the meeting in the Palace of Belém, the 11th Council of State convened by president Cavaco Silva (pictured), issued a message to all ‘political and social forces,’ containing key words such as ‘understanding’ and ‘national goals,’ ‘constructive dialogue", and ‘framework of diversity and democratic plurality.’
Alcoutim council has voted to hand out €5,000 of ratepayers’ money for each and every new born child in its area.
The money will be paid to reimburse expenses and the objective is to combat the low birth rate and keep young couples from leaving the area. The measure is part of Alcoutim’s 'Incentive for Birth and Family Support' programme.
Inspections at beach areas in the Algarve have seen hospitality workers questioned and those without authorisation dealt with.
Inspectors working for the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) have been snooping around hotels, shops and building sites along the Algarve's coastal resorts to nab those who are in the country, or working, illegally.
Of all the people spied on by the US government, 90% are said to have been ordinary internet users rather than foreign surveillance targets.
The claim was published in the Washington Post newspaper which said that innocent people were "caught in a net the National Security Agency had cast for somebody else".
Brits can expect “smart” energy meters to be installed in every house in the land.
The meters will cost households £200 each and energy companies have admitted the cost will be passed on to customers.
London buses have become part of the trend of a cash-free society.
Cash is no longer accepted on any of the capital’s 24,500 buses.
