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Received — 26 October 2026 ⏭ Portugal Resident

Bereaved family in shock as insurer concedes Lisbon funicular was unreliable

26 October 2026 at 18:09
Aftermath of the Gloria funicular derailment in Lisbon

The insurer of Lisbon’s municipal transport operator, Carris, has contested the claim for compensation relating to one of the fatalities in the Gloria funicular accident, albeit conceding that the quaint

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Tavira cyclist returns home after round-the-world adventure

26 October 2026 at 17:50
Tavira cyclist returns home after round-the-world adventure

Tavira cyclist Miguel Figueira has returned home after completing an extraordinary round-the-world journey by bicycle, almost 17 months after setting off alone. Figueira left Tavira on June 2, 2025, beginning

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Portugal exceeds European benchmark for places within ‘Temporary Accommodation Centres’

26 October 2026 at 17:34

Portugal has opened a new wing at the Porto Temporary Accommodation Centre (CIT), bringing total capacity for irregular migrants to 171—exceeding the European benchmark of 102. Minister for Interior Administration

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CHEGA leader expresses “discontent” over victory of President Lula in Brazil

26 October 2026 at 16:44
Favoritism controversy: CHEGA leader accuses president’s entourage of "acting on margins of legality"

In spite of the fact that the presidential victory of Brazil’s president Lula in yesterday’s elections came with the seal of the country’s Superior Electoral Court, CHEGA leader André Ventura

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Algarve tourism boss confirms advanced talks for return of Dakar Rally in 2027

26 October 2026 at 14:57
Algarve tourism boss confirms advanced talks for return of Dakar Rally in 2027

The Dakar Rally’s reported return to the Algarve in 2027 is now “well on track”, with the region’s tourism chief saying only official confirmation appears to be missing. André Gomes,

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Housing investment to fall 63.5% as PRR funding ends

26 October 2026 at 14:01
Thinking outside the box to solve Portugal’s affordable housing dilemma

Planned investment under the government’s ‘Construir Portugal’ housing programme will fall by almost two-thirds next year as European recovery funding ends — against a backdrop of protests over housing shortages

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Sleepless nights for village close to ETAR (water treatment plant)

26 October 2026 at 13:41
ETAR compressor. Photo: Pexels

For the last five months, the 20 or so residents of the village of Boiço (Tábua municipality) have been ‘living in hell’, writes Correio da Manhã today – all because

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Minister pressed over new regime that ‘could see him off hook’ over Cascais Hilton controversy

26 October 2026 at 13:15
Putting his best foot forwards, Infrastructures minister Miguel Pinto Luz. Image: Filipe Amorim/ Lusa

PS Socialists convened an urgent parliamentary hearing today with Minister for Housing and Infrastructure Miguel Pinto Luz to clarify suspicions of a conflict of interest surrounding the approval of the

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Portimão Arena turns into giant Halloween playground

26 October 2026 at 12:31
Portimão Arena turns into giant Halloween playground

Portimão Arena is set to become a giant indoor Halloween playground on October 31 and November 1, as Fun Day Halloween returns for two full days of bouncing, climbing, sliding

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Alentejo elephant sanctuary prepares for new retiree from captivity

26 October 2026 at 12:24
Elephant (Kariba)

Pangea, the elephant sanctuary created in the Alentejo, is finally preparing for the arrival of its second retiree from a life of captivity, Kariba, aged around 40, and currently still

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Attorney General challenges parliament to change law on demonstrations

26 October 2026 at 11:43

Portugal’s Attorney General has called on parliament today to review the 1974 legislation governing the right to demonstrate, declining to refer the law to the Constitutional Court (TC) for review.

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Bar association demands inquiry into police actions at housing protest

26 October 2026 at 11:28

The president of Portugal’s Bar Association believes an inquiry must be carried out into the security forces’ actions at the protest camps in Lisbon and Porto on Sunday, as the

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‘Future of Algarve’ debate in Ferragudo tackles pressing issues

26 October 2026 at 11:14
‘Future of Algarve’ debate in Ferragudo tackles pressing issues

From cutting electricity bills and building more efficiently to property investment, education and medical tourism, a wide range of ideas for the Algarve’s future will be on the table at

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Portugal’s president, prime minister congratulate Brazil’s fourth-term president, Lula da Silva

26 October 2026 at 11:12
António José Seguro

In a careful exercise in political correctness, President António José Seguro has congratulated Brazilian counterpart, Lula da Silva, on his re-election for an unprecedented fourth term, expressing optimism over the

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Portuguese unicorn Tekever sells drones to U.S. Special Operations

26 October 2026 at 10:35

Portuguese firm Tekever – Portugal’s seventh unicorn company after a funding round pushed its valuation past one billion pounds/ euros/ dollars, and which specialises in drones equipped with artificial intelligence

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Sunday night’s protests end without incident; focus now on Lisbon courthouse

26 October 2026 at 10:13

Last night’s throngs at the squares in Porto and Lisbon that have become centres for ‘right to housing demonstrations’ dispersed without incident last night, and through the early hours of

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Future of Sines refinery appears safe after GALP and Moeve end negotiations over potential merger

26 October 2026 at 09:56

Portuguese energy giant GALP has announced today that it has ended negotiations with Moeve over a potential merger of their refining and fuel marketing businesses after failing to reach an

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