The Council of Ministers approved the decree letting basic education graduates teach Years 1 to 4 where qualified teachers are scarce, 40 million euros for fertiliser and energy costs, a road safety strategy to halve deaths by 2030, and a new Madeira free trade zone regime.
A Rede Expressos coach from Vila Verde de Ficalho to Lisbon skidded off the EN260 near Baleizão, in Beja, on Friday morning and overturned. The driver died; seven passengers were hurt, two seriously. The road was closed and the GNR is investigating.
The GNR's "Todos os Santos 2026" operation puts extra patrols and checks on the mainland's busiest roads from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November. What it is targeting, what earlier operations found, and what it means if you are driving to family this weekend.
ANSR's newest quarterly report counts 105 road deaths from January to March, 14 more than a year earlier, and 559 serious injuries. Leiria and Porto had the most deaths, and two thirds died inside built-up areas.
From 2 November, roadside checks on lorries carrying fuel, gas and chemicals grade every breach against a fixed list of 48 offences, and consignors and carriers take on new paperwork, equipment and trailer duties.
Ruling 775/2026 upholds the rule that a driver whose licence is cancelled after losing every point gets one court challenge and no appeal, even though the prosecutor backed the driver. What it means, and how the points system leads to a two-year wait for a new licence.
A company-owned Mercedes crossed the 8.4 km bridge in 103 seconds on Monday night, 172 km/h over the 120 km/h limit. The driver is still to be named. Here is what the Highway Code charges for speeding, and when it becomes a crime.
