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Waves are reaching up to five metres in height.

Eighteen emergency responders were at the scene, supported by seven vehicles.

The suspect tried to flee and to discard the drugs he had on him. He also caused damage to a vehicle.

A dispute between the victim's father and the suspect — which the lawyer had tried to mediate — is believed to be behind the crime.

A dispute between the victim's father and the suspect, which the lawyer had tried to mediate, is believed to lie behind the crime.

The suspect fled the scene before being arrested. The victim sustained injuries to the abdominal area.

This scenario repeats every year. A seafront restaurant is at imminent risk of collapse.

A 32-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of this Tuesday morning after being caught breaking into a store in Portimão, PSP police have confirmed. Officers were called to The post Man caught red-handed robbing Portimão store appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Man convicted of two sexual assaults sentenced to seven years and six months' imprisonment.

On Monday morning two of the six pre-hospital emergency vehicles were inoperative due to a lack of crew. In the afternoon four ambulances and one motorbike were out of service.

More than 100 surfboards, new or undergoing repair, along with tools and machinery, were reduced to ashes.

Six INEM ambulances in the Algarve were out of service between 8 a.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. this Sunday. The cause was a shortage of operational personnel. At present, two have returned to service.

The Polícia Judiciária (Judiciary Police) is investigating the case.

The Union of Pre‑Hospital Emergency Technicians says a lack of staff is forcing all six emergency medical ambulances in the Algarve region to be taken out of service.
The six emergency medical ambulances in the Algarve were left idle because of a shortage of staff.

The Algarve's six emergency medical ambulances are currently not operational because of resource shortages, potentially affecting the region's urgent medical response.

According to the Union of Pre-Hospital Emergency Technicians, the medical emergency ambulances currently out of service are in Portimão, Alcantarilha, Quarteira (two), Faro and Olhão.

The president of STEPH explained that ambulances are stationed in Portimão, Alcantarilha, Quarteira (two), Faro and Olhão.

Medical emergency ambulances are in Portimão, Alcantarilha, Quarteira, Faro and Olhão, the union says.

All six medical emergency ambulances in the Algarve are out of service because of a shortage of personnel. The situation was reported by the Union of Pre-Hospital Emergency Technicians (STEPH).
Another ‘strange’ fire has partially consumed a beach-bar restaurant in Praia da Rocha. The fire took hold in the dead of night/ early hours of this morning. It is unclear The post Praia da Rocha beach-bar goes up in flames during dead of night appeared first on Portugal Resident.

The Polícia Judiciária is investigating the case.

The GNR intervened to halt a recent spate of violent robberies affecting Albufeira and Monte Gordo. In Albufeira a youth gang targeted people in busy nightlife areas, while in Monte Gordo a young man carried out particularly aggressive attacks using an axe and a makeshift bludgeon. The incidents highlight growing concerns about public safety in tourist-oriented night-time districts and underline the need for targeted policing, prevention measures and community awareness to protect residents and visitors.

Portugal's meteorological institute (IPMA) has extended a yellow precipitation warning for the Algarve (Faro district) until midnight on Sunday, forecasting periods of heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms. The Algarve is the only mainland area under the alert, which also applies to the Madeira archipelago; the public is advised to follow updates and take precautions against localized flooding and storm impacts.
