Vila Real de Santo António has secured funding to modernise its High-Performance Sports Centre, a facility used by elite athletes from Portugal and abroad. The agreement, signed on Thursday at the ...

Between January and October 2025, 45,273 companies were created in Portugal, marking an increase of almost 4% compared to the same period last year. This figure represents the highest number of new ...

More than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded across mainland Portugal in just 24 hours as a powerful cold front swept the country, bringing torrential rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, reports ...

Legal noise limits were exceeded in Lisbon in more than 70% of measurements taken during the summer by the Vizinhos em Lisboa association, placing the Portuguese capital among the noisiest European ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon play a bigger role in the fight against crime, according to Portugal’s Attorney General – but only if used responsibly under “strict guidelines.” Speaking in ...

Nearly all of mainland Portugal will be under orange alert – the second most serious weather warning – on Wednesday (November 5) due to a new bout of bad weather. IPMA, Portugal’s weather institute, ...

A Portuguese project to build a lithium battery factory is among 61 selected by the European Commission for funding to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, it was announced today. In total, the EU ...

The coastal town of Quarteira is hosting a full-scale tsunami and earthquake simulation as part of the national awareness campaign ‘A Terra Treme’ (The Earth Shakes), marking the World Tsunami ...

Maritime Police, through the Central Criminal Investigation Unit (UCIC) and the Southern Regional Maritime Police Command, detected and seized more than two dozen jet skis and suspicious nautical ...

As reported yesterday afternoon, police tracked down the three suspects in the early morning murder of American tourist – named in Correio da Manhã this morning as 35-year-old Daniel Kin. In doing so, ...

One of the Algarve’s closest local election races ended in a victory on Sunday for PS Socialists in Vila Real de Santo António, where current mayor Álvaro Araújo won re-election by just 136 votes.

PJ police have arrested a man suspected of trafficking various drugs, among them a new synthetic substance associated with several overdose deaths in other European countries. A statement on the PJ’s ...