Aiming at offering a competitive rail transport alternative, the Council of Ministers approved works for the high-speed rail connection LAV Lisbon-Madrid, setting a goal of a 3 hours journey by 2034, and Porto-Lisbon in 1 hour 15 minutes

70 beaches have been closed this season, 58 of which in the Centre, Tagus and West regions, according to data from Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente published following the official end of the summer season on 31 October in mainland Portugal

A plane was grounded in the Azores for five days, unable to fly back to Lisbon, due to the escape of 132 hamsters from the hold, part an an order for hamsters, ferrets and some birds for a pet store

Lisbon has announced new disaster measures; in addition to 86 official meeting points and an online platform with the preventive steps they must follow to protect themselves, residents can register and receive SMS specific to alerts in the capital

Over 140 tumults have been registered in the Lisbon metropolitan area following the death of a Cape Verdean citizen, caused by the Police, occurred on 21 October