7 h. ago ‘We had to remove the dead to get to the living’: train crash shocks Spanish town

People in Adamuz rushed to help when two trains smashed into each other and say they will never forget what they sawJust after 2.45pm on Monday, a huge yellow-and-green crane lorry swung off the main road that cuts through the forested hills of eastern Andalucía and beetled down a track to begin picking up the enormous, wrecked pieces of Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade. Behind it rolled a support lorry and a convoy of police cars.A few minutes’ drive away, between groves of olive and oak trees, lay the two stricken trains that had smashed into each other on Sunday night, killing at least 39 people and critically injuring at least 12 others. As investigators and Guardia Civil officers walked up and down the line by the twisted carriages, the nearby town of Adamuz was in the early stages of trying to process what had happened a few kilometres from its outskirts. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Spain train crash: drivers had raised concerns over track before collision that killed 39 – latest updates

Reuters obtains letter from union last year raising worries over potholes and power lines amid investigations into cause of devastating crashKing Felipe of Spain has expressed his “concern about the terrible accident” in which at least 39 people have been killed.Speaking from Greece, the monarch was quoted as having told the media:We have been in contact with Sánchez and Juanma Moreno to learn the details. As soon as we finish, we will return as soon as possible. I understand the anguish of the families of the victims and the injured. We know that many residents of Adamuz assisted the victims immediately, and we express our gratitude to them for that. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Spain train crash: drivers had raised track concerns as human error ‘practically ruled out’ as cause of collision – latest updates

Reuters obtains letter from union last year raising worries over potholes and power lines as rescue work continues following deaths of 39 peopleKing Felipe of Spain has expressed his “concern about the terrible accident” in which at least 39 people have been killed.Speaking from Greece, the monarch was quoted as having told the media:We have been in contact with Sánchez and Juanma Moreno to learn the details. As soon as we finish, we will return as soon as possible. I understand the anguish of the families of the victims and the injured. We know that many residents of Adamuz assisted the victims immediately, and we express our gratitude to them for that. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Spain train crash UPDATES as 39 killed and passengers still missing

At least 39 people have been killed and 170 are injured after a high-speed train derailed in Adamuz, Spain, encroaching on the adjacent track and colliding with another oncoming train

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17 h. ago London travel news LIVE: Freight train breakdown disrupts Mildmay line between Stratford and Clapham Junction

London Overground is reporting that the Mildmay line is part suspended

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25 h. ago Spain train crash UPDATES as 21 dead and over 100 injured after high

Hundreds have been injured, with many others still trapped as the horror rail disaster continues to unfold.

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3 d. ago Marylebone train station 'major disruption' and Northern line delays

Marylebone train station 'major disruption' and Northern line delays - live updates  London Evening Standard

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3 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Marylebone train station 'major disruption' as Northern line suffers delays

National Rail is reporting that trains to and from Marylebone may be cancelled or severely delayed by up to 60 minutes

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4 d. ago Spanish police break up gang that used swimmers to hide cocaine on ships

Almost 2.5 tonnes of narcotic seized and 30 people arrested after 15-month investigation into drug-smuggling network Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish policeSpanish police have arrested 30 people and seized almost 2.5 tonnes of cocaine after breaking up a criminal network that used teams of young swimmers to hide the drugs on moving, Europe-bound ships which were then attacked and relieved of their unwitting cargo before reaching port.The 15-month investigation began in October 2024 when Policía Nacional officers found 88kg of cocaine in a vehicle in the southern Spanish town of Mijas. The drugs led them to three gangs, including a Balkan cartel, who were working together to bring huge quantities of cocaine into Spain from Colombia. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Everything we know about Liverpool train delays as Manchester services disrupted

There are severe disruptions to services to and from Liverpool Lime Street after a car crashed into a bridge

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4 d. ago Shocking new video footage captures aftermath of horror Bolton car crash

Three teenagers and a taxi driver were killed

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4 d. ago LIVE: Damaged railway bridge causes train delays between St Albans and London

LIVE: Damaged railway bridge causes train delays between St Albans and London  Herts Advertiser

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5 d. ago Thailand train crash latest: At least 31 dead after crane falls onto train going 120kmph ‘slicing it in half’

Train originating in Bangkok derails and catches fire with 195 passengers on board

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5 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Suffragette line suspended due to broken down freight train

There are also delays on the Jubilee, Waterloo & City and Windrush lines

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5 d. ago Thailand train crash latest: At least 29 dead after crane falls onto train going 120kmph ‘slicing it in half’

Train originating in Bangkok derails and catches fire with 195 passengers on board

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5 d. ago Thailand train crash latest: At least 25 dead after crane falls onto train going 120kmph ‘slicing it in half’

Train originating in Bangkok derails and catches fire with 195 passengers on board

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5 d. ago Thailand latest: At least 22 dead after large crane falls onto moving passenger train

At least 80 passengers injured, with some still in critical condition in hospital

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5 d. ago Thailand accident latest: At least 22 dead after large crane falls onto moving passenger train

Rescuers are searching through derailed carriages with many passengers still trapped

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5 d. ago Thailand accident latest: Many feared dead after large crane falls onto moving passenger train

Police say toll could rise to 22 with at least 12 bodies recovered so far

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6 d. ago London railway fire LIVE: Several crews fighting blaze on tracks as busy train stations evacuated

Queen's Road Peckham and South Bermondsey stations in south London have been affected by the train track fire, which the London Fire Brigade has described as "very visible"

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