The president of the Mobility and Transport Authority announced to the Economy, Innovation and Public Works committee today that the Uber transport service in Portugal is operating illegally "for various reasons."

"It is clear and simple that Uber is outside the law. We must comply with the decision of the courts or fail to follow the rule of law," said João Carvalho, the president of regulator who last week delivered his opinion to the Ministry of the Environment which covers private passenger transport.

Campaigners are making a final call to British expats to register and vote in the EU Referendum on June 23rd.

This follows an Electoral Commission survey that showed that over half of Brits abroad don’t know that they can register to vote online and that they should do so by 16th May.

George Cunningham, Chair of the Brussels and Europe Liberal Democrats and expat campaign group “Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe”, said:

The headline statement, from the president of the Shanghai Business Association, comes on the eve of a meeting with Portugal’s Prime Minister at which investments in banking, real estate, tourism, technology and sports are on the agenda.

The Shanghai Business Association has set aside €10 billion to invest in Portugal with the financial sector top of the shopping list but the Prime Minister's office later denied any meeting was scheduled.

The Secretary of State for Health was in Faro today and announced a number of measures to ensure that the Algarve’s health service gets the shot in the arm it needs before the summer season swells the population.

Manuel Delgado promised 30 additional GPs to arrive in June, and presented new solutions to address the lack of nurses and clinical staff in the region.

The new Socialist Government is doing its best to ease unemployment in Portugal with the recruitment of 1,100 special advisors spread across various ministries.

Of the 17 departments that appear unable to function without recruiting outside help, Olhão born Finance Minister Mário Centeno topped the list with 111 new posts at his ministry at a cost to the taxpayer of €258,000 a month.

Residents in the council area of Silves will have an opportunity to suggest local projects for which council funding is required.

The first phase of the so called ‘participatory budget’ for Silves will run between the 11th and 19th of May with several public meetings in local parish halls.

Complaints received by consumer organisation DECO relating to individuals' tax affairs have nearly doubled in the past year.

DECO now is receiving an average of 150 complaints a day from those who suspect errors have been made by Finanças on their income tax returns,

House prices in Britain dipped by 0.8% in April after a rush on property in March and mounting uncertainty over Brexit.

But-to-let investors raced to purchase property before a hike in stamp duty came into effect in March.