Lisbon, Sept. 18, 2025 (Lusa) - Yesterday’s immigrant protest outside parliament which ended in insults after the right wing Chega Party leader turned up, Jose Mourinho is the new coach at Benfica, Portugal’s Isaac Nader wins gold in the 1,500 metres in the Tokyo World Championships and the US president’s visit to the UK are the most frequent headlines this Thursday morning.

Visão:

- ‘Rise, fall and persistence. The unstable life of Portuguese start-ups’

- ‘Investigation. “How I got inside Chega”. The threats and behind-the-scenes of Miguel Carvalho's bombshell book’

- ‘João Almeida. The secrets that make a champion’

- 'Lisbon. The tumultuous history of the city's old lifts‘

- ’Se7e. 32 series and films to watch in the autumn‘

Correio da Manhã:

- ’Lift derailment. Lift maintenance at bargain price. Judicial Police conduct new investigations into Lisbon's Glória funicular'

- ‘Company wins maintenance tender with bid 54% below the figure set by public transport operator Carris’

- ‘Mourinho arrives to save the season. “What manager would say no to Benfica?”’

- ‘1,500 metres. Isaac Nader is world champion’

- ‘Sporting-Kairat. “We want to establish ourselves as a Champions League team”’

- ‘High tension. Immigrants insult Chega leader André Ventura outside parliament’

- ‘Trial. TVI demands 1.2 million from chef Ljubomir’

- ‘Albufeira. 17 years in prison for murderous pastry chef’

- ‘Asthma. Vaccine in drops helps 745,000’

- ‘Released. Police fear release of suspect in Madeleine McCann's murder’

Público:

- ‘Government sells former Cabinet headquarters to invest in housing’

- ‘Athletics. Isaac Nader makes history: he is world champion in the 1500 metres’

- ‘European Union. Brussels proposes tariffs on 37% of exports made by Israel’

- ‘United States. Fed begins cycle of interest rate cuts’

- ‘Público-Renascença interview. “Deadlines for expelling immigrants are long”. New rules presented in October, says Leitão Amaro, Cabinet office minister’

- ‘Presidential elections. Ventura's difficult relationship with the separation of powers’

- "Football. Goodbye Bruno Lage, hello José Mourinho. Benfica changes coach‘

- ’Setúbal Peninsula. New maternal and child centre in Almada means closure of Barreiro emergency department‘

- ’“Crystal ball” in health. Artificial intelligence model predicts risk of disease decades in advance"

Diário de Notícias:

- ‘Reduction of corporate income tax to 17% by 2028 does not please employers. They want a rate of 15%’

- ‘Tokyo 2025. Isaac Nader, 26: a Portuguese world champion immortalised in a golden sprint’

- ‘Autonomy. Health regulator warns: sterilisation is a right’

- ‘Health. From 2022 to date, 513 babies have been born at home, 103 in ambulances and 58 on public roads’

- ‘Conflict. Immigrants demanded “dignity”. Chega inflamed peaceful protest’

- ‘United Kingdom. Pomp, circumstance and protests from a distance for Trump’

- ‘Education. More students want to be teachers. They say they feel it is their calling’

- ‘I Liga. 25 years and nine clubs later, will Mourinho return to Benfica?’

- ‘Exhibition. How Fidel allowed himself to be photographed by a young Frenchman in the summer of 1964’

Jornal de Notícias:

- ‘Public Prosecutor's Office investigates access to Medicine in Porto’

- ‘“Who is the coach who says no to Benfica?”. José Mourinho signs two-year contract with the Eagles after Bruno Lage's dismissal. “Special One” has already received over 100 million in compensation from previous clubs’

- ‘Athletics. Isaac Nader is world champion in the 1500 metres’

- ‘FC Porto. Dragons crush Arouca mayor and league leader’

- ‘Fires. “Aldeia Condominiums” have ten million for prevention’

- ‘Povoa de Varzim. Tons of rubbish for years around the port’

- ‘Denialists fined for insults to Ferro Rodrigues’

- 'United Kingdom. Donald Trump received with royal pomp and protests‘

- ’Execution of “Valkyrie” prepared with precision‘

- ’People. Celebrities bet big on Portuguese real estate‘

Negócios:

- ’Teixeira Duarte minority shareholder wants a seat on the board‘

- ‘Álvaro guarantees independence and criticises Centeno. New governor of the Bank of Portugal already calls for restraint in the state budget’

- ‘Crypto companies risk losing licence to operate in Portugal’

- ‘Do corporate tax cuts favour investment? Debate still open’

- ‘Benfica is included in the list of the 50 clubs that spent the most on their squad’

- ‘Ibersol shareholders force AGM to demand 41 million’

Jornal Económico:

- ‘Santos Pereira warns that house prices are dangerously high’

- ‘Benfica shares rise with the arrival of Mourinho’

- ‘European Union imposes sanctions on Israel, albeit timid ones’

- ‘Talent prefers companies with digital competence’

- ‘Fed lowers interest rates by 25 basis points, less than Trump demanded’

- ‘Contract for high-speed train defines a bridge over the Douro’

- ‘PSD's Hugo Soares says Chega leader Andé Ventura went to the immigrant demonstration outside parliament because he is “incendiary”’

- 'S&P raises BPI's rating to A with stable outlook'

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