Maritime authorities intercepted two high-speed vessels in international waters south of the Algarve coast, suspected of carrying a narcotic products.

The body of a woman, around 60 years old, was found yesterday floating in the Guadiana River, at Docapesca, in Vila Real de Santo António.

The chairman of the Higher Education Evaluation Committee has warned of the possible disappearance of some higher education institutions and the need for the merger of others, due to the forecasts of a drastic reduction in students.

Over the last few months the Portuguese administration has made significant progress in rolling out appointments so UK nationals, who are registered on SEF’s Brexit Portal, can obtain a biometric WA residence card.

A collision in the early hours of this morning, between a light vehicle and a truck, on the IC1 in São Bartolomeu de Messines, caused the death of a 45-year-old German man. 

Yesterday,  the Constitutional Court (TC) declared some of the rules of the decree that regulates medically assisted death as unconstitutional, in response to the request for preventive inspection by the President of the Republic.

Although maximum air temperatures will increase gradually this week, we continue with the very low minimum temperatures for the next few days, especially in the centre and northern regions, but also in the south.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to maintain the maximum alert level for the covid-19 pandemic, after a meeting of the Emergency Committee for International Health Regulations.