New guidelines for public school canteens on the mainland, published on 16 October, remove rissóis, croquettes and salt cod fritters from menus, allow a sweet dessert once a month and bar high-mercury fish. What changes for pupils and what parents should know.
ULS Braga has confirmed the tiger mosquito, which can carry dengue, Zika and chikungunya, in Braga and Amares. No infected mosquitoes or local cases have been found. RTP puts the national count at 40 municipalities. How to cut breeding sites and report a sighting.
INE's National Health Survey, released for World Food Day, shows 68.3 percent of people aged 15 and over eat fruit daily, 41.2 percent vegetables and 4.4 percent fish, while 32.1 percent have processed meat one to three times a week.
As the public consultation closes, the environmental association Zero wants the eastern Algarve dam refused: it says the study admits the saramugo fish will not survive, skips real alternatives and breaches EU water and habitat law.
Hot air from North Africa is carrying dust across the mainland on 16 and 17 October. The DGS expects poor air quality and asks children, older people and anyone with asthma or heart disease to stay indoors where possible, windows shut.
Your weekly roundup from the Minho: the Flávio Sá Leite rebuild begins, six screens reopen at Nova Arcada, Braga charities fight the taxman over PRR VAT, and a hard week for Sp. Braga against Sporting and in Copenhagen.
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