19 January 2026 – 25 January 2026
Weekly edition: Published 7:31 AM, 25 Jan 2026
Weekly summary
Storm Ingrid batters Portugal as presidential run-off set and political tensions rise
Storm Ingrid brought deaths, injuries, widespread outages and red maritime warnings, while Lisbon’s Marquês de Pombal station entered a four-month disruption. Politically, Seguro and Ventura advanced to a presidential run-off as parties jostled ahead of PS internal elections, and scrutiny intensified with a minister summoned over pressure claims and arrests tied to the neo‑Nazi group 1143. Health authorities also tracked rising concern over Candida auris as EU case numbers increase.