Telejornal Madeira — 17 October 2026:

• **Three new roads planned** — the Regional Government is studying three new road connections, including a parallel tunnel to the Encomiada tunnel, to ease island traffic.
• **CD Nacional knocked out of the Taça de Portugal** — a 1–0 loss to fourth-tier Sanjoanense extends their losing streak.
• **Cost-of-living protest in Funchal** — around 60 people, led by CGTP, demanded higher wages and better working conditions.
• **"Shameful poverty" in Madeira** — Cáritas highlights families with jobs who still can't cover housing and food basics.
• **University admissions final phase** — 20 Madeiran students placed; 1,740 from the region have secured places overall.
• [**€1.5M boost for University of Madeira state budget support adds extra funding amid rising costs; it had asked for €4.5M.
• Atalaya Living Care introduces continuous-monitoring technology for dependent users, speeding emergency response.
• World Day Against Pain: experts flag that lower-back pain affects a third of the population and drives work absenteeism.
• PS-Madeira accuses the regional government of denying poverty after its president disputed a EAPN-reported 20% at-risk-of-poverty rate (jump to story).
• PSD counters that fuel is on average €0.13/L cheaper in Madeira than on the mainland (jump to story).
• Caminho Real da Madeira members visit trail networks in São Miguel (Azores).

From Part 2:

• Caminho Real association visits Azorean trails to swap notes on walking-tourism / trail preservation (part link). (covered above)
• Intangible heritage day: stone pavement (*calçada*), São Pedro pilgrimage, Ash Wednesday procession highlighted.

Sport & culture:

• Whether Cristiano Ronaldo will reintegrate into the national team?
• CAB beat Sporting historically?

Watch: **[RTP Play Part One + Part Two links available above].

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