Lisbon, May 12, 2026 (Lusa) - The crisis in the Portuguese national health service with waiting times for surgery and consultations increasing, Trump’s tariffs are affecting pharmaceutical exports, the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and last night's football league results dominate the headlines this Tuesday morning.

Diário de Notícias:

- "There are fewer dermatologists working with health insurance providers, the wait for an appointment can be as long as eight months"

- "War. Ceasefire is 'on life support', but Trump still believes in a deal with Iran"

- "Regional Conferences. Ponta Delgada. Azores' tourism 'can only survive and thrive if it is underpinned by genuine air connectivity'"

- "Economy. Trump’s 'tariff' effect on pharmaceutical companies devastates Portugal's exports in early 2026"

- "Portugal's prime minister still seeking support to pass the draft labour bill"

- "PSD (Social Democratic Party) wants to question state broadcaster, RTP, over covering expenses for Alexandra Leitão (former MP) also paid by a PSD MP"

- "Peter Rough. Hudson Institute. 'Pedro Sánchez (Spain's PM) actively seeks Trump’s contempt and seems to revel in it’"

- "Writers and readers on a train: 'A mini social network on the move'"

- "Cinema. A priestess named Billie Eilish"

Correio da Manhã:

- "Complaints of online fraud are soaring. GNR (National Republican Guard) warns of a rise in cases"

- "Benfica 2, Sporting Braga 2. Braga leaves millions at the feet of the Lion"

- "Rio Ave 1, Sporting 4. Champions League in sight"

- "Chaos in the health service. Almost 120,000 people waiting for surgery"

- "Jewellery shop in Almada. Moments of terror during robbery"

- "Central Region. Aid for storm victims slow to arrive"

- "Wave of pilgrims arrives at Cova da Iria, in Fátima"

- "Aguiar-Branco (speaker of parliament) 'exaggerated restrictions that do not exist'"

- "New regime. State to take possession of land with no known owner"

Público:

- "AD (ruling Democratic Alliance) prepares to abandon penalty of loss of nationality"

- "Labour defeat. UK PM Starmer refuses to resign, will face 'any leadership challenge'"

- "Finance. Public spending sees biggest rise in the EU thanks to the Recovery and Resilience Facility"

- "Fewer heart surgeries, longer waiting lists by the end of 2025"

- "Sporting reclaim second place in league with one match day to go"

- "Cannes Film Festival. Portuguese cinema brings a Nobel Prize in its luggage, Spanish in its language"

- "How fake science is used to claim that meat does not increase the risk of cancer"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Most noise complaints stem from disputes between neighbours"

- "Drones to save lives and prevent disasters"

- "Rio Ave 1-4 Sporting"

- "Benfica 2-2 Braga"

- "Green light for the Champions League"

- "Cherry harvest. Rain threatens to ruin a year of record production"

- "Police officers arrested for beating Egyptians on the street, at the police station"

- "Waiting times for surgery, consultations are increasing"

Negócios:

- "Wealthy families receive 650 million in dividends"

- "'We need to create an emergency stop button for AI in case things go wrong'. Interview with Stefan Verhulst [co-founder of The GovLab at New York University]"

- "Storms do not affect results of operator Nos"

- "Swedish group Husqvarna closes factory in Sintra"

- "200M more in work to double the IP3 motorway put out to tender"

- "Radar Africa. João Lourenço (the president of Angola)’s three nominations"

O Jornal Económico:

- "Portugal expects the third-largest fall in debt in the European Union"

- "Insurers await the 'Catastrophe Fund' with great anticipation"

- "Hovione organisation announces leadership transition with co-CEO"

- "Nos profits rise 4.7% to €62 million in a stormy quarter"

- "‘Today, Sines is a cutting-edge technology hub’. State reform minister [Gonçalo Matias] affirms the goal of making the technology sector an industry of the future"

- "War. Markets doubt Trump will manage to open the Strait of Hormuz"

- "UGT union calls for greater emphasis on negotiations with employers and government"

- "Navigator invests 42M in Q1"

- "Cruises: port calls and passenger numbers set to grow by 8% and 6%"

- "Portuguese in the running for European invention of the year"

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