The notification today of that the latest Groundforce workers strike is scheduled for the last weekend in August has put airports operator ANA under pressure.

Groundforce provides handling services at Portugal’s airports and its workers’ 29th and 30th August strike, even when adhering to the basic minimum staffing levels set by law, will causes delayed flights and will inconvenience many travellers returning home after a holiday break in Portugal.

Twenty MEPs from various countries and political persuasions have written to the European Union’s head of diplomacy demanding that recent events in Angola publically should be condemned.

The detention without charge of a group of activists, alleged to have been plotting a coup, led to a march by family members.

The GNR today announced the arrest of a German couple in São Bartolomeu de Messines, Silves after a raid which seized a cache of military grade illegal weapons, combat knives, cannabis and a home distillery.

In addition to 16 knives there was a semi-automatic Heckler and Koch used only by various armies, and a high-caliber rifle with telescopic sights.

The dangerous chemical spillage happened during an equipment maintenance operation at an ice factory in the commercial area of Olhão’s docks on Thursday afternoon.

Eight people were injured as a result of inhaling ammonia fumes, according to the Captain of the Port of Olhão, Rui Ferreira.

One of the Algarve’s best loved family beaches has been cut off to drivers wishing to use the car park down by the beach restaurant.

In a report in Sul Informaçao today, the chaos caused by the landowner is somewhat mitigated by his involvement in a 20 year court case with the council - a case that was set to carry on for decades unless action was taken to highlight the situation and get some action.

The German state now estimates it will take in 800,000 refugees this year, a whopping increase from its original January forecast of 300,000.

If that many people are accepted, it will be four times the number which was given protection last year in Germany.

Portugal is among the top countries of the world that best prevent money laundering and terrorism financing.

In a study from the Basle Institute, Portugal lies 12th on the list, ahead of both the UK and Germany.

The suspension of Golden Visa applications for two weeks in July meant only ten were issued, all of them to Chinese citizens.

This meant a 70% drop compared to last July following the suspension caused by legal difficulties in the wording of Portugal's 'Residence Permits for Investment' laws.