Send us your Eclipse26 pics! Marcelo taken ill, ‘civil war’ on the roads & Sophia solar park challenge

On Thursday 13th August 2026, Carl Munson’s Good Morning Portugal! news looks back at the highly anticipated solar eclipse that drew thousands of sky-watchers across the country the previous day - inviting the community to share images.

Other headlines include environmental group Quercus challenging the reformulation of the Sofia Photovoltaic Park, former President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa being taken to hospital after falling ill in the Algarve, Interior Minister Luís Neves describing the high rate of road accidents as a “civil war” on Portuguese roads, a Cascais bus crash (two dead, 20 injured) attributed to human error, tourism businesses struggling to recruit qualified staff, a controversial intensive-farming project approved in a protected Alentejo area despite local opposition, increased undercover police operations for road safety, and the state acquiring manuscripts by Fernando Pessoa and other Portuguese authors.