In the recent GNR operation that took place between the 17th and 23rd of April over 4,300 drivers of more than 37,000 checked were fined for speeding.

A truck driver was injured yesterday afternoon, after having collided with the tolls booths on the A2, in Paderne.

Minister orders closure of Club Vida nightclub in Albufeira, due to "practices of a criminal nature". The announcement comes shortly after a 19 year old girl was stabbed to death outside an Albufeira bar earlier this month.

The crew of the Ferragudo Lifeguard Station rescued a 37 year old French woman on Saturday afternoon, after she who suffered an accident while kayaking between Praia da Marinha and Praia do Barranquinho.

The Union of Pre-Hospital Emergency Technicians (STEPH) have denounced several cases of delays in sending ambulances this week, some with delays of more than two hours and one of which resulted in the patients death.

The 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.

According 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.

The 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.