2 w. ago Pictured: Elderly British couple free again after being released from Afghan jail

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were safely released from detention on Friday following mediation from Qatar

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3 w. ago Lisbon to create new mechanism to ensure safety after deadly funicular crash

A preliminary report said problems with a cable likely caused the funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill

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3 w. ago Scots pensioner confirmed as victim killed in horror Lisbon funicular crash

Andrew David Kenneth Young, 82, from Perthshire, has been confirmed among three Brits killed when the Glória funicular in Lisbon derailed.

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3 w. ago Third British Lisbon funicular crash victim, 82, was ‘transport enthusiast’

Andrew David Kenneth Young, known as Dave, from Holyhead in Wales, was among 16 people who died when the popular tourist attraction derailed.

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3 w. ago British victim, 82, killed in Lisbon funicular disaster named as a 'lifelong transport enthusiast' from Wales

David Young, 82, was among 16 people who died last week when the Glória Funicular derailed and crashed

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3 w. ago Pensioner from Wales named among victims of Lisbon funicular crash

16 people died as a result of the crash last Wednesday

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3 w. ago Authorities release likely cause of Lisbon funicular crash which killed tragic north west couple

Kayleigh Smith and her partner Will Nelson were among the 16 people to be killed in the tragedy

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3 w. ago Cause of Lisbon tram crash that killed three Brits as family share their heartbreak

Some 16 people were killed in a funicular crash in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday (September 7), including three British nationals - and now investigators have shared the cause of the accident

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3 w. ago Lisbon funicular cable disconnected before deadly crash, report finds

Investigators say it was not possible to visually inspect section of cable that separated before incidentA cable linking two cabins snapped shortly before the funicular crash that killed 16 people in Lisbon this week, hours after the cable had passed a visual check, accident inspectors have said.The information came in a note on Wednesday’s accident published by Portugal’s air and rail accident investigations bureau (GPIAAF). Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lisbon funicular cable snapped before deadly crash, report finds

Investigators say it had not been possible to visually inspect section of cable that separated before incidentA cable linking two carriages snapped shortly before Wednesday’s funicular crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people, accident inspectors have said in a report.An operator tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent the derailment, investigators added. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lisbon funicular crash cause confirmed as investigation into 16 deaths continue

A preliminary report has been released into the Lisbon funicular crash which killed 16 people, including three Brits.

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3 w. ago Lisbon funicular crash cause revealed as 'snapped cable' in new report

A report has found that the Gloria funicular had carried tourists no more than six metres before the carriages 'suddenly lost the balancing force of the connecting cable'

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3 w. ago Families of British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash ‘heartbroken’

Relatives pay tribute to Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, who died when the Elevador da Glória derailedThe families of a British couple killed in Lisbon after a funicular streetcar derailed have paid tribute to them and have said they are “heartbroken”.Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, died alongside 14 other people after the Elevador da Glória hurtled down a hill and careered into a building on Wednesday night. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tributes paid to British couple killed in horror Lisbon funicular crash

Portuguese police said three British citizens were among 16 people killed when a funicular tram derailed in Lisbon on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Brit couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash 'talented' and 'dedicated' pair

Theatre director Kayleigh Smith and her partner Will Nelson, a lecturer at Manchester ’s Arden School of Theatre, were among the three British people killed in the Lisbon funicular crash

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3 w. ago North west man killed alongside partner in Lisbon funicular crash was 'misidentified by football top', Portuguese reports suggest

Couple William Nelson, 44, and Kayleigh Gillian Smith, 36, have been named as two of the three UK nationals killed

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3 w. ago British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash shared final post before tragedy

Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, were among the 16 tourists from around the world killed when the Gloria funicular that derailed and careered down a hill before smashing into a hotel in Lisbon.

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4 w. ago Lisbon funicular crash: Kayleigh Smith's poignant final Instagram post before tragic death

Kayleigh Smith and her partner Will Nelson were two of three Brits killed in the Lisbon funicular crash, which saw the popular tourist attraction derailed in the centre of the city

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4 w. ago Couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash posted pictures of trip before they died

A total of 16 people died when the popular tourist attraction derailed in the centre of the city on Wednesday night.

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4 w. ago British couple killed in Lisbon funicular pictured smiling together before tragedy

Kayleigh Gillian Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, were among 16 killed in the horror crash

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