Heatwave incoming, record high for cocaine seizures & who was Irish hero Trant? Plus weather & currency

On Monday 21st September 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news reports record-high drug seizures amid surging cocaine trafficking, plus a heatwave with yellow warnings extended to 16 districts and temperatures climbing into the mid-30s.
Other headlines include a 170 km Algarve charity cycle ride, António Costa and other leaders calling for UN reform, the Socialist Party doubling down on education as government popularity falls, and new PS housing proposals.
Author Tim Richardson is featured ahead of his 26 September talk on Peninsular War hero Nicholas Trant.
Lisbon is forecast to reach 32°C and Coimbra 37°C.
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