33 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Two Brits among 16 killed in tram smash horror pictured

Two British nationals who were among the 16 killed in the Lisbon funicular crash - which left 22 others injured - have been named

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39 h. ago Everything we know so far about Lisbon tram crash horror as three Brits confirmed dead

Tragedy broke out in Lisbon after a tram on the famed Lisbon Gloria Funicular derailed and crashed into a building. The catastrophic crash left at least 16 people killed and around 21 more injured

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44 h. ago Deadly passenger bus accident as it drops 1,000ft killing 15 and leaving 16 injured

The accident occurred near the town of Wellawaya, about 280 kilometers (174 miles) east of the capital Colombo, on Thursday night and the bus fell into a roughly 1,000-foot precipice

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44 h. ago A passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 15 and injuring 16 others

A police spokesman says a passenger bus veered off a road and plunged into a precipice in a mountainous region in Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and injuring 16 others

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44 h. ago Ray taught Dezi Freeman about the bush. Later, he watched in dismay as his friend became ‘radicalised’

Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLast month Dezi Freeman fled into the thick bushland of Victoria’s high country. Despite 450 police officers, members of the Australian defence force, paramilitary vehicles and helicopters tracking the fugitive, he has managed to keep hiding.On Tuesday, it will be two weeks since Freeman disappeared into the Mount Buffalo national park, after allegedly shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at his residence on Rayner Track in Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne. The funeral for Sen Const Vadim de Waart-Hottart, 35, was held on Friday at the Victoria police academy, with hundreds of mourners including the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and premier, Jacinta Allan, attending. A funeral service for Det Leadi...

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51 h. ago Two women killed while trying to help injured kangaroo on Melbourne freeway

Police say one 30-year-old died at the scene on the Hume Highway and the other, also 30, was airlifted to hospital but died soon afterwardsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured kangaroo on a busy freeway in Melbourne’s north.The deaths have prompted warnings about the dangers of stopping to help wildlife. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Two women killed after being hit by car while trying to help injured kangaroo on busy freeway

Police say one 30-year-old died at the scene and the other, also 30, was airlifted to hospital but died soon afterwardsTwo women have died after being hit by a car while trying to help an injured kangaroo on a busy freeway in Melbourne’s north.Victorian police said emergency services had been called to reports two females were struck by a car on the Hume Freeway just after 7.30pm. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Girl, 18, is knifed to death after her brother, 26, goes on mass stabbing rampage and is KILLED in getaway car

An 18-year-old girl was killed by her brother after he injured six others in a mass stabbing at a tribal headquarters in Canada on Thursday.

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56 h. ago Canada: one person killed and six injured in stabbing in remote First Nation community

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspect who attacked Hollow Water First Nation has also died One person has been killed and six others injured in a mass stabbing in an Indigenous community in central Canada, according to federal police who said that the the suspect also died in the incident.The violence occurred in Hollow Water First Nation, a remote community with about 1,000 residents, 217km (135 miles) north of Manitoba’s provincial capital, Winnipeg, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told AFP. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal’s PM vows swift and thorough investigation

Luís Montenegro describes accident, in which 16 people died, as ‘one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history’Explainer: what is Lisbon’s Elevador da Glória and how does it work?Europe live – latest updatesPortugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, has promised a swift and thorough investigation to determine the causes of the funicular railway crash that killed 16 people and injured 21 others in Lisbon, describing the accident as “one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history”.Public prosecutors are already looking into the crash, which happened on the Portuguese capital’s famous Glória funicular just after 6pm on Wednesday. The city’s mayor has also asked Carris, the municipal public transport company that operates the service, to investigate the accident. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 16 killed in cable car derailment as tourists from 10 countries injured

Portugal declares national day of mourning to remember people killed in funicular crash

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64 h. ago Lisbon funicular's path to deadly disaster mapped as tram careened out of control

A horror funicular crash in the heart of Lisbon has killed 17 people and left 21 injured when the tram derailed and smashed into a building - authorities confirmed that tourists are among the victims

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2 d. ago Lisbon Gloria Funicular: Battle to save children screaming for help after tram crash

The Lisbon Gloria Funicular - an electric streetcar which is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions - derailed on Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others

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3 d. ago Portugal declares day of mourning for 15 people killed in Lisbon funicular railway crash

Another 18 people injured when Gloria funicular railway car derails and apparently crashed into a buildingA day of national mourning has been declared in Portugal after at least 15 people were killed when Lisbon’s well-known Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed on Wednesday.An emergency services spokesperson said some foreign nationals were among the dead but would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities. At least 18 people, including a child, were injured, five of them seriously. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago At least 15 people killed after Lisbon’s funicular railway derails

President laments accident on railway that carries passengers up and down a hillside in Portuguese capitalAt least 15 people have been killed after Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson has said.Authorities would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead. At least 18 people were also injured. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake death toll passes 1,400 as Taliban appeal for aid

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands more injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for aid as death toll rises to 900

Rescuers search into the night for people trapped under debris of mud and stone homes in steep valleysThe Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 900 people and left thousands injured.Rescuers searched into the night on Monday for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800 and injures another 2,500 as rescuers search rubble for survivors

Officials warn death toll could rise as rescue efforts hampered by landslides

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5 d. ago Mum killed in own home had 'multiple sharp force injuries including cut throat'

Lisa Fraser was found dead at her home in Pembroke Dock in May 2022 with a cut throat. The man who claimed to have killed her was found hanged in prison days later

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5 d. ago Woman killed in her own home died from 'multiple sharp force injuries including a cut throat'

A man admitted to police that he had killed Lisa Fraser in Pembroke Dock, but was found hanged in a prison cell two weeks later. An inquest into the death of Mrs Fraser has now been opened

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