High levels of pollen in the atmosphere until next Thursday

HIGH LEVELS OF POLLEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE UNTIL NEXT THURSDAYThe latest pollen bulletin from the Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (SPAIC) warms of very high pollen levels in the atmosphere in mainland Portugal, until at least next Thursday, April 27th.

Portugal has an insufficient fertility rate to replace generations

PORTUGAL HAS AN INSUFFICIENT FERTILITY RATE TO REPLACE GENERATIONSAccording to the report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA ), released this week, Portugal has a fertility rate of 1.4, a rate below the necessary value of 2.1 to replace generations.

EU delays post-Brexit border checks

EU DELAYS POST-BREXIT BORDER CHECKSThe new timescale announced on Wednesday means British travellers entering the EU will not be required to have their fingerprints and facial biometrics taken until 2024 at the earliest, as post-Brexit checks are pushed back once again.

Albufeira: Young couple arrested for stabbing 19 year old girl to death

ALBUFEIRA: YOUNG COUPLE ARRESTED FOR STABBING 19 YEAR OLD GIRL TO DEATHThe Police have arrested a 20 year old man and a 21 year old woman, on suspicion of the death of a 19 year old girl outside a nightlife establishment in Albufeira, early on Sunday morning.

6 Algarve municipalities on maximum fire alert until the end of this week

6 ALGARVE MUNICIPALITIES ON MAXIMUM FIRE ALERT UNTIL THE END OF THIS WEEKThe Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) predicts a very high fire danger across 6 Algarve municipalities, at least until the end of this week.

Missing young paddle-boarder found alive after 20 hours adrift at sea

MISSING YOUNG PADDLE-BOARDER FOUND ALIVE AFTER 20 HOURS ADRIFT AT SEAThe 17 year old girl who had been missing since Saturday evening was found alive this Sunday afternoon, after spending 20 hours adrift at sea.

Faro: Cyclist dies after being hit by a car

FARO: CYCLIST DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY A CARA 20 year old cyclist died yesterday night, after a collision with a car on the EN125, in Faro.

32 CCTV cameras to be installed across Faro's crime hotspots

32 CCTV CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED ACROSS FARO'S CRIME HOTSPOTSYesterday, Faro council announced that it will invest more than €550,000 to instal video surveillance cameras across the city, in “high risk locations”, to prevent crimes and repress road violations.