Emergency Services All of Portugal's Fire Brigades Now Have an INEM Emergency Ambulance, as 64 More Join to Make 581 1 October 2026
Weather Summer 2026 Was Mainland Portugal's Third Hottest Since 1931, With Record Warm Nights in Lisbon, Coimbra and Viana do Castelo 1 October 2026
EU Brussels Sets Portugal a Two-Month Deadline on the EU's New Consumer Credit Rules, Seven Weeks Before Borrowers Are Due to Get Them 1 October 2026
5G Twenty-Five New Antennas Will Bring 5G to the Remote Corners of 45 Northern Councils and the Douro River by the End of 2028 1 October 2026
Space Portuguese Space Group Omnidea Buys the Assets of Insolvent British Rocket Maker Orbex, and Now Sets Its Sights on 2030 to 2035 1 October 2026
Health Nearly Half of Portugal's Over-65s Struggle With at Least One Household Task, and Women Report It Twice as Often as Men 1 October 2026
Navy The Navy's Alfeite Shipyard Will Be Run by a Joint Venture With Italy's Fincantieri, and the Government Promises No Job Losses 1 October 2026
Mortgages Parliament Votes to Scrap the Fee for Paying Off a Variable-Rate Mortgage Early, While Seven Other Relief Proposals Fall 1 October 2026
Primary Care Only 179 Family Doctors Are Due to Retire After This Year, and Their Association Says Every SNS Patient Could Have One by 2029 1 October 2026
Teachers Portugal Suspends 62 Teachers After a New Automatic Check Flags Criminal Records Barring Work With Children 1 October 2026
Inflation Fuel Pushes Portugal's Inflation Up to 3.6 Percent in September, and the Economy Minister Concedes It Is the Part Going Badly 1 October 2026
