Last year, only 2,000 people from the eastern part of Germany relocated to the west.

After 23 years of being reunified, migration from east to west has slowed down so significantly that the great migration has been declared finished.

EasyJet’s new policy of allocating specific seats on its flights is paying dividends.

Pre-tax profits rose by a whopping 51%, reaching £478m.

A third of those infected with HIV in Portugal have been discriminated against in health services, and have shunned by their families and work colleagues.

One in three people infected with HIV is reported also to have been discriminated against in access to health care in the last year, according to a disturbing study examining the stigma associated with HIV in Portugal and the attitude of those in social contact with the sufferer.

Faro is still ‘planning’ the creation of the Algarve International Technology Park in the wasteland and countryside between the airport and the university despite having had the plan and co-financing since 2011.

"There will be lots of technology parks in Europe with the same features that this one will have, i.e. with a university nearby and near an airport” according to Camara vice-president Paulo Santos.

The bizarre accident occurred on the golf course at Parque da Floresta, Vila do Bispo, after a British golfer had fallen over.

The tourist, 70, was run over at about midday by a golf buggy driven by his wife. The man had fallen over and his wife was unable to stop the buggy in time leaving the victim with a leg fracture.

‘Invisible exports’ of services including tourism has seen strong growth in the first nine months of the year, far stronger than the growth in the exports of goods.

This performance is thanks mainly to the contribution from a booming tourism sector which has its base and spiritual home in the Algarve.

To September there was an increase in invisible exports of 6.5% over the same period last year. In real money this is a whopping €15,483 million, according to figures published today by the Bank of Portugal.

Portugal’s Airports operator ANA, now owned by French company Vinci, has advised passengers to arrive on time on 23, 24 and 25 November due to planned strike action from SEF border control staff.

TAP has asked passengers to arrive even before the usual time to ensure they can get through passport control in time for their flights.

Fans in their hundreds watched Gibraltar make history at the Algarve Stadium in Faro as they played their debut as a UEFA member.

The game against Slovakia was secondary to the acceptance in May by UEFA of Gibraltar as a fully accepted European team, albeit one without a suitable stadium.

Spain has not allowed the Gibraltarians to use any venues on the mainland so it’s off to friendly, welcoming Portugal to play their matched until 2016 by which time their own facilities should be ready for top class matches.