Lisbon, Feb. 12, 2026 (Lusa) - The bad weather in Portugal causes a dike on the river Mondego to burst causing flooding, with thousands evacuated from their homes in Coimbra as a precaution and the prime minister is taking on the functions of the interior minister who resigned until a replacement is found, are the most frequently reported stories this Thursday morning.

 Sábado:

- ‘Exclusive report. President-elect Seguro. The victory of the “ordinary” man’

- ‘Nepotism. Chega Party mayors employ daughters, girlfriends, sisters and cousins’

- ‘A rare case in the world. Carmen has had diabetes for 75 years’

- 'Maria Lúcia Amaral (ex-interior minister) fails in storm management. The “invisible” minister who always goes home for lunch‘

- ’Report from the districts affected by bad weather. They live by candlelight, without bathing, with battery-powered radios‘

Visão:

- ’President António José Seguro. The plan to change Belém‘

- ’Great profile. Stories of youth in Penamacor. From Guterres' manager to Sócrates' rival. Behind the scenes of the candidacy's construction‘

- ’Catastrophes. The bureaucratic ordeal of receiving state aid. Isolated or predictable phenomena? How science explains the succession of storms‘

- ’Gaza. The absurdity of the tragedy comes to the cinema'

- ‘Book. The 80s and 90s in black and white photos’

- ‘Se7e. The carnival that still endures’

Correio da Manhã:

- ‘Families with tax debts without state support. Just not paying a toll or being late with your IUC (annual vehicle tax) is enough to be excluded’

- 'Flooding Alert in Coimbra. Motorway cut. Dike bursts and floods fields along the Mondego River‘

- ’Schools. Most teachers appointed are over 40 years old‘

- ’Rodrigo is a hero. Nine-year-old boy saves his mother by calling for help‘

- ’Scandal. Millionaires caught in Epstein's network‘

- ’Armed forces. Suspicions lead to searches in the Navy and Air Force‘

- ’Interior Minister. Prime Minister postpones succession‘

- ’Olhão. Man tries to kill his ex's new boyfriend‘

- ’Sporting. Ioannidis speeds up to replace Suárez‘

- ’Coach believes. Mourinho demands “the best Benfica”'

- ‘FC Porto. Injury leaves Samu devastated’

Público:

- ‘Government reshuffle should be surgical and take place only after the storm’

- ‘Bad weather. Dike bursts, Montemor on alert: “I wanted to wake up from this bad dream”’

- ‘Portugal to review Recovery and Resilience Programme to respond to effects of storms’

- ‘Eleven days later, the most generous support in the “lay-off” is nothing more than a promise’

- ‘Interview. “I find it unusual that the minister is resigning in the middle of this storm” [Eurico Brilhante Dias, leader of the Socialist Party (PS) parliamentary group]’

- ‘European Council. EU leaders now treating competitiveness as a crisis’

- ‘Bangladesh. “Real democracy” may be closer in these elections’

- ‘Medical Association. Illegalities in public contracts lead to Judicial Police searches’

- ‘Sporting. No one in Europe's Big 5 scores so many goals in the period after 90 minutes’

- 'Social media. Young people recognise the risks but argue that prohibition is not the solution‘

- ’Health. Hospital losses worsened by 75% in 2025, reaching 2.6 billion‘

Jornal de Notícias:

- ’Bankruptcies down 20% thanks to the performance of companies in the North‘

- ’Mondego River dike bursts in Coimbra. Thousands evacuated from their homes‘

- ’FC Porto. Deniz Gul takes centre stage after Samu's injury‘

- ’Emergency. Rodrigo called 112 and saved his unconscious mother‘

- ’Arouca. New solar power plant has almost 70,000 panels planned‘

- ’Gaia. Swimming pool in Areinho de Oliveira do Douro in the summer"

Diário de Notícias:

- ‘Bad weather. Dike bursts in river Mondego. Three thousand people evacuated from their homes in Coimbra’

- ‘Report: On the day the rain forced them to leave their homes, the animals were not left behind’

- ‘Suspected corruption. Public prosecutor's office has been investigating former secretary of state for defence for two and a half years’

- ‘Air Force and Navy targeted by searches by the Public Prosecutor's Office and Military Police’

- ‘Government. Montenegro seeks a suitable replacement for interior minister Maria Lúcia Amaral, with political profile and much more operational’

- ‘Former Minister Elvira Fortunato: “We are weakening science and going in a direction contrary to what is best done in Europe”’

- ‘Visit. Éléonore Caroit: “There is a different way of expressing things when speaking French, whether in Africa, Quebec or Asia”’

- 'Virtual football. National champions and pioneers: the women who are changing EA Sports FC in Portugal‘

- ’Romance. A new romanticism is born‘

- ’Position. Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas creates two portfolios for the absolute majority‘

- ’Ukraine. Zelensky pressured to call elections and referendum on peace plan'

Negócios:

- ‘Credit regret reaches small consumers’

- ‘Companies ask for direct “help” instead of guarantees’

- ‘Namibia. Galp's partner points to exploration after 2030’

- 'Prices. Legumes, eggs and fish still rise by double digits‘

- ’Stock market. Records abroad and robustness take benchmark index, the PSI, to 9,000 points‘

O Jornal Económico:

- ’Banco de Fomento has 62 million contracted in support lines‘

- ’Paris and Berlin-Rome axis prepare for confrontation'

- ‘ANECRA (car repair business association) wants more commitment to combating the parallel economy’

- ‘Hotel industry calls for more infrastructure to continue growing’

- ‘Fidelidade insurance company resumes plans for IPO on the stock market in 2027’

- ‘Arrow buys Browns Sports Resort in Vilamoura’

- ‘Streaming platforms to invest a record €14.2 billion’

- ‘Price of 90 square metre apartments rises by more than €70,000 in nine regions’

- ‘Gold and copper set to continue their rise in value’

- ‘Burger King in Portugal up for sale again’

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