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Three missing, one confirmed dead after massive wave sinks fishing boat

One fisherman is dead and three others are still missing after a rogue wave rolled the “Mestre Silva” trawler in the early hours of Monday morning 19 kms off the shore of Esmoriz (Ovar).

The boat’s master was miraculously saved by

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Time runs out for bid to classify Fábrica do Inglês in Silves as monument of public interest

There is still no solution in sight for Silves’ cork museum and rundown Fábrica do Inglês complex. Last Friday, it was revealed that time had run out for a bid to classify the complex as a ‘Monument of Public Interest’.

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Investigation opens after German baby dies in Lagos hospital

The public ministry has opened an investigation in to the causes and circumstances surrounding the death of an 18-month-old baby brought into Lagos Hospital on Sunday afternoon.

According to tabloid Correio da Manhã, the child “of German

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Brexit fugitives breathe new life into Portugal’s desertified interior

Brits fleeing the UK ahead of Brexit have started breathing new life into Portugal’s desertified heartlands: areas where experts in demographics have been warning for years that the sight of children could soon become a rarity.

Not so in

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Portuguese wedding ‘fixer’ under surveillance in Denmark

A Portuguese woman linked to hundreds of ‘lucrative’ sham marriages is now under surveillance in Denmark.

Tabloid Correio da Manhã claims the woman is suspected of having ‘fixed’ as many as 685 marriages between Portuguese women and Asian

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Oil drilling in the Algarve: 2018’s window has shut

Anyone dreading the prospect of oil drilling starting up on the Algarve/ Alentejo offshore will have breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend.

Hurricane Leslie’s ‘crash’ onto the west coast pretty much knocked conditions at sea for six

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Remodelled government “prepares to give salary increases to everyone”

As Hurricane Leslie bore down on Portugal over the weekend, our political leaders went into a 12-hour huddle to emerge not only ‘remodelled’ in the wake of the resignation of Defence Minister Azeredo Lopes, but offering “salary increases to

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Renewed warnings about risks of taking impressive ‘selfies’ after Portuguese teacher plunges 27 floors

An horrific video of a young woman falling backwards off a low balcony and plunging 27 floors to her death is doing the rounds of various media today as authorities warn of the folly of taking risks for an impressive selfie.

“Your life is

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'Two dead', 28 hurt as ‘Hurricane’ Leslie carves trail of destruction

Two people are reported to have died - with 28 injured, three of them GNR agents - as authorities tot up the damages left by Hurricane Leslie’s early evening landfall across the north and centre of the country.

News of the first fatality

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Disgraced Civil Protection boss stripped of his degree

The final humiliation for the Civil Protection boss who resigned after the wildfire tragedy of Pedrógão Grande last summer came this week as Rui Esteves was stripped of the degree he claimed to have which qualified him...

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The Fork Fest brings 50% discounts to Algarve restaurants

Some restaurants in the Algarve will be offering 30%-50% discounts on their whole menus as part of The Fork Fest,...
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A Star is Born

October 11, 2018

Director: Bradley Cooper; Starring: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott; Genre: Drama ,...
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Garden fair celebration

The Mediterranean Garden Fair, described as “the Algarve’s only specialist plant sale”, will celebrate the start of...
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Euro Weekly 11 October 2018

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As usual, most of the pound’s focus was on Brexit but this week there was a greater sense of optimism than...
Sport
Walking Football Cup hits new heights

Browns Sports & Leisure Club in Vilamoura hosted the fourth edition of the Algarve Walking Football Cup with a...
Companies
IKEA reports 14% increase in sales in Portugal

Swedish furniture giant IKEA has reported a 14% increase in sales in Portugal, reaching a total of €457 million....
Motoring
Volvo V60 - Done deal

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Wine
Wine writers discover the Algarve

Two members of the International Federation of Wine and Spirit Journalists and Writers (FIJEV) travelled to the...