Heavy rain and thunderstorms expected on Tuesday

HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ON TUESDAYThe IPMA have issued yellow warning in most of the districts throughout the country, due to storm Irene, expected to hit the mainland tomorrow.

Portuguese airports test new technology, allowing travel without an ID document

PORTUGUESE AIRPORTS TEST NEW TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING TRAVEL WITHOUT AN ID DOCUMENTLisbon and Porto airports are testing new facial recognition technologies, meaning that in the future, you may no longer need to present an identification document when travelling by plane.

Portugal's Tree of the Year is a Japanese Camellia

PORTUGAL'S TREE OF THE YEAR IS A JAPANESE CAMELLIAThis beautiful, 300 year old Japanese camellia has won has won this years' Tree of the Year competition and will go on to represent Portugal in the international competition, which takes place in February.

Half the World has Started Voting

HALF THE WORLD HAS STARTED VOTINGPortuguese politicians are gearing up for the snap legislative election to be held on March 10th.  Globally, it will be just one of the biggest number of national elections ever held in a single year.

Teachers at risk of 'burnout' from working 50 hours a week

TEACHERS AT RISK OF 'BURNOUT' FROM WORKING 50 HOURS A WEEKTeachers in the 2nd and 3rd cycles and secondary education are working, on average, more than 50 hours per week, according to preliminary data from the survey carried out by Fenprof between September and October 2023 and which involved 4,471 teachers from across the country.

National Health Service: Algarve now has three Family Health Units

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE: ALGARVE NOW HAS THREE FAMILY HEALTH UNITSAs part of the reform of the primary health care National Health Service (SNS), the Algarve now has three new Family Health Units (USF), in Portimão, Lagoa and Castro Marim.

New initiative offers FREE unlimited train travel for students in secondary education

NEW INITIATIVE OFFERS FREE UNLIMITED TRAIN TRAVEL FOR STUDENTS IN SECONDARY EDUCATIONIn an initiative by Movijovem in partnership with CP – Comboios de Portugal, the new “ANDA Knowing Portugal” program promises to take young people who finished secondary education in 2023 and those who will complete it in 2024 and 2025 to travel around our country from north to south, for seven days, free of charge.

PSP speed radars in January - a heads up!

PSP SPEED RADARS IN JANUARY - A HEADS UP!Discover the places in the Algarve where PSP radars will be in January. The Faro area is one of those that will also have police focus on speed control in January.