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Sir Cliff hears BBC “won’t be appealing” landmark privacy damages

After all the initial protestations, the BBC will not be contesting the High Court’s decision to award pop legend Sir Cliff Richard well over £200,000 in damages for live TV coverage of a police raid on his UK home (

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Company that lost thousands of trees in Monchique fire dips €650 million

In the space of less than two weeks one of Portugal’s strongest brands - paper and pulp company Navigator - has not only lost several thousands of trees in the Monchique fire, but seen 650 million euros wiped off its share value.

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French tourist arrested in Albufeira after trying to take gun from police officer

A French holidaymaker was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning (August 15) after causing disturbance near Albufeira’s busy Oura bar district and trying to take the gun of a police officer who was trying to calm him down.

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Protesters attacked after interrupting bullfight in Albufeira

At least two protesters who interrupted a bullfight in Albufeira were physically and verbally attacked while being escorted out of the bullring by police officers.

The shocking moments were caught on film and shared on Facebook by Peter

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Persistence recovers some of money “lost” in foreign exchange company collapse

Good news at last has started to emerge from the Premier FX ‘scandal’ that rocked the Algarve almost three weeks ago, leaving hundreds of families in the lurch (

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Expat families mobilise against bombshell threat of eviction in western Algarve

As many as 200 expat families are mobilising against a bombshell threat of eviction.

The ‘mixed bag’ of nationalities all own parcels of rural land in what has long been known as a kind of “off grid community” in the Barão valley.

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UK jails Portuguese pedophile in case that “would never even be considered in Portugal”

A Portuguese pedophile has been jailed in the UK - and will be deported the minute he is released - as a result of a sting operation that would never even be considered in Portugal.

Luís Daniel da Silva Ferreira was ‘caught’ by a dogged

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Italian “falls” into famous sculpture, ending up in hospital

Porto’s celebrated Serralves Museum is closely accompanying the situation of an unfortunate Italian who appears to have fallen into the “Descent into Limbo” - an iconic work by Anglo-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor.

Kapoor’s “Descent into

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Justice ministry says courts pleas of “penury” should be addressed to councils

The parlous condition of the country’s courts has once again been aired by national media which reports this week that everyday items like pens and toner for printers are so scarce that whole departments are dependent on borrowing from others:

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UK jails Portuguese pedophile in case that “would never even be considered in Portugal”

A Portuguese pedophile has been jailed in the UK - and will be deported the minute he is released - as a result of a sting operation that would never even be considered in Portugal.

Luís Daniel da Silva Ferreira...

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