Good morning! The weekend is nearing, yet the world of news remains relentless, both nationally and internationally. This Thursday’s newspaper covers highlight incidents of homicides recently recorded in the greater Lisbon area, alongside other key topics.
The Público headline emphasizes the National Health Service and its financial struggles, noting on the front page: “Overdue payments in the NHS reach their highest point in the last seven years.”
The Jornal de Notícias points out, “Growing sales of electric scooters that are not allowed on public roads,” reporting that vehicles exceeding 25 km/h or 250W may be confiscated.
This is also a day for magazines, with Visão discussing “Outdoor life. The secret to a healthy life,” and Sábado focusing on “The Balsemão family. The fortune and the downfall.”
Sports press generally highlights Benfica, with their presidential election just over a week away.
Check out the full cover gallery above or the complete list of headlines below:
Visão:
– “Outdoor life. The secret to a healthy life”
– “Municipal elections. Revelations and big winners”
– “Bruce Springsteen. ‘As we age, we feel much freer'”
– “Middle East. Risky path to peace”
– “The best films of Doclisboa”
Sábado:
– “The Balsemão family. The fortune and the downfall”
– “Death pacts in Castro Daire. Police investigate manipulation or online games”
– “Tutti Frutti case wiretaps. When André Ventura was the ‘Brad Pitt of the poor'”
– “Special on Municipal Elections. Winners, survivors, and losers”
– “Right of reply from Knower Projects, SA”
Correio da Manhã:
– “Bloodstained night in Greater Lisbon. American tourist killed in front of fiancé”
– “26-year-old Irishman found dead”
– “Young man shot in Cova da Moura”
– “Two others shot in Amadora”
– “Over 10,000 men victims of domestic violence in 3 years”
– “Politicians. Court validates cut in lifetime pensions”
– “Sócrates in 2013. 1600 euros for two nights in a Paris hotel”
– “50 million. Portugal buys arms for Ukraine”
– “Household appliances. E-home costs surprise consumers”
– “Alert. Increase in dengue mosquitoes”
– “Prison. Guards refuse to search transgender person”
– “Benfica. Mourinho eager to tune attack”
Público:
– “Overdue payments in the NHS reach the highest point in seven years”
– “Food costs. Portuguese invite fewer friends to dine at home”
– “Housing. Portugal is the EU country with the most overvalued homes”
– “Middle East. Israel and Hamas negotiate a new phase of the Trump agreement”
– “Interview. Mariana Leitão: ‘It’s very difficult for IL to approve or abstain in the State Budget'”
– “Public sector. Government considers analyzing the recovery of three vacation days”
Jornal de Notícias:
– “Increase in sales of scooters not allowed on public roads”
– “Never before have so many women held city council presidencies. Numbers climb from 20 to 48 in four years, still a minority”
– “Justice. Murder cases till now surpass those of the entire past year”
– “Porto. Two pickpocket suspects detained, linked to hundreds of thefts”
– “Gaia. Six months to complete an 80-house urbanization”
– “Tribute. Ricardo Pais to lend name to main hall of Teatro S. João”
– “Big teams enter the Cup eyeing Europe”
– “Education. Four thousand foreign teachers in Portugal”
– “Immigration. PS seeks time to evaluate new Nationality Law”
Diário de Notícias:
– “Government misses border control target at airports”
– “Expenditure. National debt burden one of the steepest drops in developed nations”
– “Strategy. PS federations endorse António José Seguro for January 2026 presidential race”
– “Justice. Death of Odair Moniz: a supposedly planted knife by unknown means and a multi-handed police report”
– “Gaza Strip. Hamas returns more bodies and Israel prepares Rafah border reopening”
– “Writer Marie NDiaye. ‘Had I taken my mother’s name, if I were Marie Rousseau, the story would have been different'”
– “Premiere. Julia Roberts returns: Cinema is also an art of the word”
Negócios:
– “Intermediaries to focus on providing credit to companies”
– “Tourism in Lisbon at risk of stagnation”
– “Michael Krautzberger, Chief Economist at Allianzgi. ‘Bond investors prefer Portugal to France'”
– “Government admits potential need to offset Defense expenditures”
– “Lusomorango grows 10% to hit 120 million in revenue”
– “Stocks. Teixeira Duarte shares soar 30% in just three days”
O Jornal Económico:
– “G20 council warns of high stock market risks”
– “Lourenço invites foreign investment to Angola”
– “International institutions more pessimistic than the Government…”
– “…but IMF says public accounts are ‘on the right track'”
– “Maria Luís tasked with creating a guarantee fund. Portuguese Commissioner to establish the challenging third pillar of the Banking Union, the European Deposit Guarantee Fund”
– “Electric vehicle sales hit record. Ferrari announces first model. Priced at half a million”
– “Corporate tax reduction to 19% approved by Parliament”
– “EU-Mercosur agreement could boost exports by 40%”
– “Sonae selects a Briton for Worten’s new CEO”
Record:
– “Interview Nuno Gomes. ‘Benfica lacks planning’. Noronha’s VP criticizes Rui Costa’s management”
– “Rui Costa recalls. ‘It was Nuno Gomes who brought Schmidt’s name to the table'”
– “Sudakov’s family now in Portugal”
– “Sporting. Atalanta persistently pursuing Maxi”
– “Women’s soccer. Rosengard 2-2 Portugal. Lionesses advance”
– “FC Porto. Mora shines in Europa League and U-21”
– “Alan Varela. ‘I have more personality’
– “France. Interview. Paulo Fonseca on 9-month ban. ‘Political pressure was involved'”
O Jogo:
– “FC Porto. ‘We don’t feel pressure’. Alberto Costa discusses Farioli’s demands, departure from V. Guimarães, experience at Juventus, and the current state of the Dragons”
– “‘I have a great relationship with Martim Fernandes, we’ll always support each other'”
– “‘Diogo Costa’s footwork is phenomenal and Gabri Veiga is well-rounded'”
– “Cláudio Ramos and Yann may play in the Cup”
– “Benfica. ‘Benfica must change now or the future is bleak’. João Diogo Manteigas claims to lead the only list breaking with the past”
– “Rui Costa. ‘Referees admitted mistakes in the Portuguese Cup’
– “Sporting. Pote returns refreshed. No minutes in the National Team. Gonçalo Inácio fit”
– “Portuguese Cup. A friend in Ançã’s path. Coimbra’s district team hosts Casa Pia”
A Bola:
– “‘Mourinho will achieve more with us’. Noronha Lopes aims for a European Benfica”
– “After Bernardo Silva, no more surprises until elections. ‘My project is my ace’
– “Candidate urges opponents to discuss ideas instead of income declarations”
– “‘Benfica fans don’t have a madman leading the club’. Rui Costa recalls taking presidency”
– “Sporting. Man. United might move for Hjulmand in January. Ruben Amorim aims to outpace Man. City… of Hugo Viana”
– “Pedro Gonçalves with new roles in the match against Paços de Ferreira”
– “FC Porto. Prpic earmarked for starting lineup”
– “Francesco Farioli to manage the team in the Portuguese Cup”
– “Golden boy. Mora, Quenda, and Froholdt among top 25 prospects”
– “Women’s football. Sporting advances in the European Cup. SC Braga eliminated”
– “The American who fell in love with V. Guimarães”
