50 m. ago Tributes paid to victims named in Lisbon funicular crash that left 16 dead

Prime minister Luís Montenegro says it ‘is one of the biggest human tragedies of our recent history’

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4 h. ago Lisbon tram passenger tells of moment he thought he and his grandson 'were going to die': More victims of crash that killed 16 are named

Abel Esteves, 75, his wife and grandson were among 40 passengers in the lower car who witnessed the tram plunge toward them before derailing at the last second.

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5 h. ago American and two Canadians believed to be among at least 17 dead in Lisbon tram disaster

An American and two Canadians are feared to be among at least 17 dead in a horror tram crash in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon on Wednesday.

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9 h. ago Portuguese locals blame excessive tourism for Lisbon tram disaster and say the railway was 'used too much'

Fabiana Pavel, an Italian, who is president of the Bairro Alto Residents' Association, told the BBC that the accident may have been caused by the pressure of tourism.

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11 h. ago Tributes paid to first victim named in Lisbon funicular crash: ‘Dedicated, kind and always smiling’

Portugal has declared a national day of mourning to remember those killed in the crash

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14 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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16 h. ago Lisbon funicular crash latest: Death toll rises to 17 as brakeman among the victims of tourist attraction disaster

Foreign nationals are among the dead following the disaster in the Portuguese capital

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16 h. ago Death toll in Lisbon tram crash disaster climbs to 17 as distressing footage shows rescuers shouting 'there's kids under there' after hearing cries for help from wreckage

Twenty-three people were injured, and one of them died during the night, the Sao Jose hospital said on Thursday, after authorities reported 15 people had been killed.

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19 h. ago Lisbon tram horror leaves 15 dead as kids pulled from wreckage

Terrified passengers were left "covered in blood" after the funicular smashed into a building in Portugal’s capital.

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21 h. 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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31 h. ago Former Premier League star hit by truck while helping horror road crash victims

Abdeslam Ouaddou, who played for Fulham between 2001 and 2005, was struck by a pick-up truck on Sunday evening while attempting to help those hurt in a car crash

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33 h. ago Twist revealed as Rudy Giuliani breaks silence on car wreck over domestic violence ‘victim’ he says flagged him down

The situation was a ‘total 180 from what we thought,’ Ted Goodman, the former mayor’s spokesperson, says

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38 h. ago Coronation Street star says Brody Michaelis and Dylan Wilson 'have no clue' as possible car crash 'victims named'

The teenagers have no clue what they've done as they're set to be involved in a car crash in the ITV soap

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7 d. ago Minneapolis school shooter 'obsessed with killing kids' fired 116 rounds

Minneapolis school shooter Robin Westman, 24, appeared to be 'obsessed with the idea of killing children' and listed the names of mass shooters on a YouTube channel, police said

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7 d. ago BREAKING Boy, 8, killed in Catholic school shooting named as dad brands killer 'coward'

Robin Westman, who legally changed his name from Robert in 2020, gunned down two children and wounded at least 17 others at Annunciation Catholic School around 8:30am on Wednesday

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7 d. ago Boy, 8, killed in Catholic school shooting named as dad brands killer 'coward'

Robin Westman, who legally changed his name from Robert in 2020, gunned down two children and wounded at least 17 others at Annunciation Catholic School around 8:30am on Wednesday

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7 d. ago Minneapolis shooting victim named as 'wonderful' boy, 8, killed as he prayed

Fletcher Merkel aged 8 and a girl, aged 10, died after gunman Robin Westman, 23, fired shots at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning - before turning the gun on himself

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7 d. ago Met Police staffer, 26, 'took pictures of dead car crash victims and airdropped them to colleague', court hears

Luke Pearce, 26, was working at the police car pound in Perivale, west London at the time of the alleged offences on 16 July last year.

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7 d. ago Robin Westman deleted chilling YouTube video hours before Minneapolis shooting

Robin Westman, 23, has been named as the shooter who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis during mass on Wednesday morning

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7 d. ago Minneapolis shooting latest: Robin Westman named as suspect after Catholic school attack kills 2 children

Shooter Robin Westman opened fire through stained glass windows of church as students celebrated Catholic Mass at start of school year

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