Telejornal Madeira — 13 October 2026:

• **Basic-education cycle merger pilot approved** — The Ministry of Education has approved a Madeiran pilot merging the 1st and 2nd cycles of basic education from the 2027–2028 school year, involving at least two schools.
• **Santa Cruz sports merit prizes** — The municipality will award €1,500–€5,500 to athletes with outstanding international results.
• **Temporary parking in Santana** — A temporary lot created to ease traffic at Parque das Queimadas while a permanent solution is planned; concession to a private operator foreseen.
• **Madeira tops national MODA averages (4th year)** — Highest national average in Portuguese, maths and English; Ponta do Sol and Santa Cruz stood out.
• **IRS withholding halved for November** — National government will temporarily cut withholding rates by half on salaries and pensions.
• **Inflation rises to 4.6% in Madeira** — Consumer prices up 4.6%, with big increases in restaurants, accommodation, transport and housing.
• **SESARAM nurse recruitment & careers** — Commitment to hire 140 nurses and promote 77 specialist nurses, plus career-progression points for existing staff.
• **Mobile emergency alert system coming to Madeira** — Cell-based alerts (e.g. wildfire warnings) telling residents what risk exists and what action to take.
• **House fire in Funchal** — 23 firefighters responded; one resident unhurt but displaced; four gas cylinders removed.
• [Azores training tower for Madeiran operatives]— new high-rise firefighting/rescue training tower (€72,000 investment).

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