A remarkably innovative way to help prevent plastic waste from contaminating the oceans has been devised in Portugal - ‘bubble barriers'.

Portimão police have arrested a 45 year old man on suspicion of sexual abuse of a teenager for several weeks, at the end of last year.

The Bravura dam in the Algarve will begin modernisation work in the coming weeks to prevent current water leaks, an initial investment of 11.2 million euros for the first phase.

The GNR in Loulé have arrested as 46 year old woman for stealing a safe from an elderly lady's home, opportunistically while the house was on fire.

The National Road Safety Authority (ANSR) has issued a warning about a new email fraud attempt that is circulating, associated with the payment of a €120 fine.

The Parish of Vila Real de Santo António has launched the Employment and Entrepreneurship Support Office, a new space dedicated to supporting job searches, creating CVs and providing information on setting up companies.

A team from the Portimão Volunteer Firefighters rescued two English teenagers from drowning at a beach in Alvor, on Friday afternoon.

Following the security conference in Munich and the European summit in Paris, Portugal and most other European countries have dismissed President Trump’s absurd accusations against his former allies, while switching sides and befriending President Putin.