The 2026 budget law told the government to present a national menopause strategy by the end of June. As of 18 October none has appeared, and three organisations say it is not in the 2027 budget proposal either.
Spain's Talgo will offer CP high-speed trains able to switch between Iberian and European gauge, its CEO says, though the 504 million euro tender for 12 Lisbon to Porto trains neither requires nor rewards it. Alstom is the only rival; the contract is due in early 2027.
IPMA puts Vouzela at maximum rural fire danger today and 48 municipalities from Porto to Faro at very high. At both levels the law bans extensive burning, bonfires, rockets and smoking in rural areas, and limits brushcutters and chainsaws.
Police cleared Porto's housing camp twice and the IGAI is looking into the second operation; the council will pay for five health centre rebuilds after missing the PRR; FC Porto lost 3-2 to Betis. Plus the Army Day parade and what's on.
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From 8 November, night stopping trains between Cais do Sodré and Oeiras will run to and from São Pedro do Estoril while Oeiras station is rebuilt. The night replacement buses stay, and CP says new timetables are coming.
At the World Travel Awards Europe gala in Montenegro on 17 October, Lisbon won two titles, and Portugal and Turismo de Portugal took the top destination and tourist board awards. What the awards are, and the tourism pressure behind them.
