15 m. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: At least 15 dead after iconic Gloria cable car derails in tourist hotspot

Portuguese government declare national day of mourning to remember people killed in cable car crash

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2 h. 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 h. ago The real story behind THAT TV interview in the town with rising tension that encapsulates Britain's immigration crisis

A businessman was being interviewed on Sky News about the troubles in Nuneaton when a woman carrying a beer staggered across the street and screamed racist abuse at him.

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4 h. ago Fears of being killed and vomiting from stress: Harrowing court filings reveal Trump admin’s frantic child deportation flights

Teens describe fears of returning to Guatemala and frantic deportation flights before judge blocked their removal

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4 h. ago Woman's face is plastered across lavish NYC neighborhood for refusing to pick up dog's poop

Rogue posters have appeared in the ritzy Big Apple neighborhood, blasting the unnamed woman who walked with a pup by her side.

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5 h. ago 4 former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time served in dogpile death

A judge has sentenced four former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with killing a man by piling on top of him to a mix of probation and time already served, allowing them to avoid spending any more time behind bars

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5 h. ago New details emerge as Army vet gets $1M bond in accused killing of boy, 11, as he ran away while playing ding

“I think that a very high bond is warranted if the allegations involve someone intentionally killing an 11-year-old for knocking on their door,” a Harris County Assistant District Attorney said

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7 h. ago 15 killed in Lisbon after funicular derails in Portuguese capital

Tens of thousands of British tourists visit the Portuguese capital every year

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7 h. ago 2 more people charged with helping man accused of killing 4 as he evaded authorities, officials say

Investigators say two more people have been charged with helping a Tennessee man evade authorities after he was accused of fatally shooting four people

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7 h. ago Top Tory Susan Hall blasts TfL's 'confusing' system after getting £180 Blackwall tunnel fine

Sadiq Khan’s mayoral rival insists: ‘There is no way I wouldn’t want to pay’

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7 h. ago Wyoming plane crash horror as schoolgirl, 13, killed and family rushed to hospital

Loved ones have remembered teen pageant queen Amelia Palmer as a 'light like no other' following her death this week in a fatal plane crash in the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming

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7 h. ago Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale review – this silly, enjoyable nonsense should go on for ever

News of Lady Mary’s divorce is presented with impeccable seriousness in a watchable outing that shouldn’t be the lastGrand finale? Oh please. Let’s get real; there is no reason why this particular brand of gibbering, wittering, blithering and surreally enjoyable nonsense shouldn’t go on for ever, like Frank Sinatra’s farewell tour or shortbread manufacture in the Scottish Highlands. Both of the previous Downton films had a sentimental last-hurrah message that didn’t preclude another one dropping off the production line. We could make the next film Downton Abbey: The Royal Finale and the one after that Downton Abbey: The Imperial Finale.The last but one film finished on a funereal drone shot of Downton Abbey at sunset and the one after that was subtitled “A New Era” – but this one, it seems, has taken us back to the very end of the old era, inviting us to swoon loyally at the passing of something special and yet also at the same time doff our caps at the bluebloods’ insouciant gift f...

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7 h. ago Lisbon crash horror as 15 killed after funicular carriage derails

The funicular carriage derailed in the Portuguese capital at about 6pm on Wednesday.

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7 h. ago At least 15 killed after Lisbon's historic Gloria funicular railway derails in 'tragic accident'

Reports suggest a snapped cable triggered the fatal plunge in the Portuguese capital

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7 h. 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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7 h. ago Was Trump’s Venezuelan boat attack a ‘war crime’? Experts say extrajudicial killings violate international law

Attack raises serious questions about president’s legal authority for lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers

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7 h. ago Matthew Perry's 'Ketamine Queen' drug dealer pleads guilty to selling fatal dose to Friends icon

Matthew Perry's 'Ketamine Queen' drug dealer Jasveen Sangha has pleaded guilty to selling the Friends star the dose that killed him.

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8 h. ago At least three killed after Lisbon's Gloria funicular derails

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa lamented the tragic accident on the popular tourist railway

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8 h. ago Railings installed to protect pedestrians near 'killer kerb' are already 'mangled'... as motorists hit them as well

Railings to protect pedestrians close to a 'killer kerb' in Salisbury, Wiltshire, that has caused damage to numerous cars are already 'mangled' just weeks after being installed.

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8 h. ago Family say woman who died after being hit by bin lorry was 'bright shining light of love'

Daphne Stallard, 89, was killed in a collision in Llandudno on Monday, September 1. Her family have now paid tribute to her

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