On Friday 14th August 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news leads with the shooting of a Swedish tourist in Lisbon’s Baixa district, which has heightened safety concerns among residents and shopkeepers.  Other headlines include a 15-year-old suspected of killing his mother in Oeiras, a complaint of antisemitism at the University of Coimbra, vandalism causing over €3 million in damage to Lisbon’s shared bicycle fleet, the PJ dismantling a prison drug-trafficking network led by an inmate, Savannah Resources claiming improved community support for the Barroso lithium project, INEM emergency services threatening strike action over planned reforms, a former SEF official sentenced to 10 years for expediting immigrant legalisations, and confirmation that former President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has recovered. Keep in touch 24/7 at - www.portugaltalkradio.com #GoodMorningPortugal #PortugalNews #LisbonShooting #Baixa #Antisemitism #SharedBikes #PrisonDrugs #BarrosoLithium #INEM #SEF #SportingCP #Marcelo #Portugal2026

On Wednesday 12th August 2026 - 'Eclipse Day' - Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news highlights the rare solar eclipse and the spotlight it is shining on Portugal’s growing astro-tourism sector, with thousands preparing to view the event and the country positioning itself as a year-round destination for stargazers.  Other headlines include Loulé launching a sterilisation drive targeting 500 stray cats, last-minute eclipse glasses arriving at pharmacies for the evening viewing (around 18:00–18:30 on the mainland), teachers protesting the education minister’s plan to investigate schools over exam chaos, Cristiano Ronaldo marrying Georgina Rodríguez in Cascais, stepped-up policing in tourist areas after a visitor was shot in Lisbon, and the green light for construction of the Porto–Lisbon high-speed railway. Keep in touch 24/7 at - www.portugaltalkradio.com #GoodMorningPortugal #PortugalNews #SolarEclipse #AstroTourism #Loulé #EclipseGlasses #ExamChaos #CristianoRonaldo #GeorginaRodriguez #LisbonShooting #HighSpeedRail #portugal2026