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12/01/2023

PORTUGAL: 98% are worried about the rising cost of living and poverty

According to the latest European statistical report released today, the increase in the cost of living, as well as poverty and social exclusion, are the issues that most concern the Portuguese. 98% of national citizens identified the increase in the…
12/01/2023

Stolen taxi found burnt out in Olhão

A taxi stolen in Loulé on Monday night has been found completely burned, near a derelict factory on the outskirts of Olhão. The supposed ‘customer’, managed to steal the vehicle by strangling and then handcuffing the driver. The taxi driver suffered…
11/01/2023

Youngsters intoxicated by a poisonous plant

Three young foreigners intoxicated with a poisonous plant in Spain, took a boat to Alcoutim to ask for help after they began to feel ill. The two young men and a young woman ingested a poisonous herb on a hill…
11/01/2023

African spurred tortoise found illegally held in captivity in Albufeira

The GNR Environmental Protection Nucleus discovered an African spurred tortoise yesterday, being illegally held in captivity, in a property in Albufeira. “Following a complaint about a tortoise being kept inside a residence, the NPA team visited the property, where they…
10/01/2023

Youngster arrested in Vilamoura with 288 doses of drugs

A 22 year old man was arrested for drug trafficking in Vilamoura at the weekend, after he acted nervously during a road inspection, arousing the suspicion of the authorities. The Vilamoura GNR approached the mans vehicle during a routine road…
10/01/2023

89 year old man dies in a car crash in Mértola

An 89 year old man died yesterday morning, following a car accident on the EN122, from Mértola (Beja) to Vila Real de Santo António near the town of Sedas. The death of the driver, born in Pereiro, in Alcoutim, was confirmed…
09/01/2023

Euribor rate reaches highest in 14 years

Today, Euribor rates rose to three and six months new highs, the highest since January 2009.  The six-month Euribor rate, the most used in Portugal for housing loans, increased today to 2.809%, 0.004 points more and a new maximum since…
09/01/2023

Murderer detained by SEF was a lifeguard in the Algarve

The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) have arrested a man in the Lisbon area, wanted by Interpol to serve a 20 year prison sentence for the crime of aggravated homicide in Recife, Brazil. In a statement, SEF stated that the…
06/01/2023

Portugal is prepared if additional Covid-19 control measures are needed

Portugal’s health minister, Manuel Pizarro, as announced that “everything will be prepared so that, if and when necessary, we can adopt Covid-19 control measures in Portugal that are deemed necessary.” Asked by journalists on Tuesday at the end of a visit…

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Stolen taxi found burnt out in Olhão
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Youngsters intoxicated by a poisonous plant
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