After a late taste of summer in October, Portugal is heading for a cooler weekend. Temperatures will fall most noticeably in the northern and central interior, while the Algarve should

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An abandoned high-speed boat has been seized at Praia do Telheiro, in the Algarve municipality of Vila do Bispo. Maritime police were alerted at around 12.15pm on Thursday (October 15)

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A pioneering cancer research project in northern Portugal has won the public vote at the 2026 REGIOSTARS Awards, recognising its work in bringing scientific advances closer to patients and expanding

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Portugal’s Parliament has given its initial approval to proposals tightening the rules governing access to the National Health Service (SNS) for foreigners who do not live in the country, including

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Portimão Hospital has performed its first laparoscopic mastectomy combined with immediate breast reconstruction, marking another step in the introduction of minimally invasive breast surgery in the Algarve. The procedure was

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In this news review episode, host Carl Munson is joined by Paul Rees of Rural Properties, in Central Portugal, to discuss three top stories from The Resident: the long-running EN125

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Lisbon Metro passengers face two more strikes before the end of the month, following the 24-hour stoppage that shut down the entire network on Wednesday. Workers have submitted notices for

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The village of Barão de São João, in the municipality of Lagos, will once again become a meeting point for nature lovers, artists and families when the Walk & Art

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Portugal’s PJ criminal police have seized 556 kilograms of cocaine in the Porto area and arrested one man as part of an investigation into an organised crime group importing drugs

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This week I am not writing about a car. This is the Fiat Topolino. Legally, it’s a quadricycle, but I look at it and the word that comes to mind

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Halloween is returning to Zoomarine Algarve this October, with spooky attractions, ghostly encounters and special activities for visitors of all ages. From October 20 to 31, the theme park in

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Portuguese motorists face another sharp increase in the price of diesel from Monday, with prices expected to rise by 4.5 cents per litre, while petrol is forecast to become 1.5

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Portugal’s government has hardened its rhetoric over the housing protests in Porto, warning that it “will not give in to shouts from the street” and insisting the country’s housing crisis

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Environmental association ZERO is calling for the proposed Foupana dam in the eastern Algarve to be rejected, warning that it could threaten the survival of one of Portugal’s rarest freshwater

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Portugal’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into allegations of mistreatment of children at a school in Lisbon, following a complaint by a former employee. The investigation concerns Externato

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Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has announced the suspension of shared electric scooters in the Portuguese capital, citing growing safety concerns, dangerous behaviour by riders and the widespread abandonment of vehicles

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Concerns are growing over the possibility of further unrest in Portugal as housing protests continue in Porto and organisers prepare for a similar demonstration in Lisbon on Saturday, October 17.

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