Faro
- Aug 15
Hospital de Faro shows 16-hour emergency wait; Algarve health chief blames system errors
The SNS portal showed urgent patients at Hospital de Faro waiting nearly 16 hours on 15 August, but the head of ULS Algarve blamed Alert system errors for inflated figures and rejected the data as false.
- Aug 14
Spain investigates after 60-year-old orca matriarch Toñi found with 10 pellet wounds in Strait of Gibraltar
A 60-year-old orca matriarch known as Toñi was found with 10 pellet gun wounds in her dorsal fin in the Strait of Gibraltar on August 10, prompting Spain to open an investigation and contact Portuguese authorities over suspicions the shooting occurred in Portuguese waters.
- Aug 12
Former Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa taken to hospital after fainting at Algarve restaurant
Former Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was transported to Hospital de Faro on August 12 after losing consciousness for several seconds at a restaurant in Monte Gordo, where he was spending his holidays.
- Jul 26
Gonçalo Ramos weds Margarida Amaral in Algarve ceremony with Portugal teammates
The PSG forward and the influencer exchanged vows on Saturday at the Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo in Faro, before a celebration at Casas da Quinta de Cima in Vila Nova de Cacela.
- Jul 25
Suspect in kidnapping and murder of Algarve luxury restaurant manager found dead in Faro prison cell
A 39-year-old man held in preventive detention for the violent death of restaurateur Ricardo Claro was discovered lifeless on Friday morning at the Estabelecimento Prisional de Faro. Prison guards found him unresponsive during the daily cell opening; an autopsy will determine the cause.
- Jul 21
Farense signs 19-year-old João Gastão on loan from Estrela da Amadora, with option to buy
The Portuguese second-tier club announced the forward on Monday evening, securing a purchase option at the end of the 2026/27 season. Gastão, who can play centrally or on the right, becomes the ninth summer arrival in Faro.
- Jul 9
Bonnie Tyler, voice of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', dies at 75 in Portugal
The Welsh singer, known for her husky voice and 1980s hits like 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', died unexpectedly on 8 July in a hospital in Faro, Portugal, following an intestinal illness.
- Jun 15
Bonnie Tyler emerges from induced coma after emergency surgery, cancels summer tour
The 75-year-old Welsh singer is no longer in a coma but remains in intensive care in Portugal after emergency intestinal surgery in early May, forcing the cancellation of all concerts until September.
- Jun 13
140 Portuguese municipalities under maximum wildfire alert as hot weather and thunderstorm risk grip the country
Roughly 140 municipalities across 12 districts are at maximum rural fire risk as temperatures reach 37°C, with civil protection warning of heightened danger through Sunday.
