News and developments from Porto, Portugal's second city.
The CGTP marches in Porto and Coimbra at 10:30 and in Lisbon at 14:30 today, demanding pay rises of at least 15 percent. Housing movements gather in Porto, Lisbon and Faro the same day. Times, routes and demands.
Portuguese airports handled 7.9 million passengers in August, up 2.0 percent, INE says. Porto grew 7.1 percent over eight months against 0.8 percent at Lisbon, and Spain overtook France as the second country of origin and destination.
Found in shale at the Paraduça mine, the 10-millimetre juvenile resembles a dragonfly nymph and may have lived in water. Its closest match is an extinct order of winged insects, the Paoliida.
About 50 tents came down in Praça D. João I on Monday morning after two nights of protest over rents and the cost of living. Police cited the occupation of public space; the campers say they feel betrayed.
POP started in Lisbon on 1 October and says more than 2,000 passengers have signed up. It offers women-only, senior and pet options, a month after the new TVDE law let taxis join the platforms.
The Barcelona jury dropped the 48-kilometre corridor north of Porto after learning how contaminated the Leça is. The councils that built it call the decision unfair and want it reassessed before Thursday's award.
Pedro Duarte wants souvenir shops limited like short-term lets, the council has a deal in principle to buy the Stop's two old cinemas, and Portugal beat Norway at the Dragão to reach the quarter-finals. Plus FC Porto's loss, a big PSP drug raid and what's on.
