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Seafront lift to be restored thanks to £4.8m National Lottery grant

One of only three surviving, Victorian water-balanced lifts in the UK is to be restored thanks to a £4.8 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Grade II* listed Leas Lift in Folkestone, Kent, will be repaired and refurbished to ...

04 Nov 2023 at 00:01

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Investigators search for cause of Lisbon funicular crash that killed 16

Investigators were sifting through the wreckage of a funicular in central Lisbon, trying to determine why the popular tourist attraction derailed during the busy summer season, killing 16 people and injuring 21, five of them seriously. Portugal’s ...

04 Sept 2025 at 19:10

Third British Lisbon funicular crash victim, 82, was ‘transport enthusiast’

The third British victim of the Lisbon funicular crash was an 82-year-old transport enthusiast whose “final moments were in pursuit of the hobby which gave him so much happiness”, his family said. Andrew David Kenneth Young, known as Dave, from ...

08 Sept 2025 at 17:01

Three Britons killed in Lisbon funicular crash

Three British nationals were among those killed in the Lisbon funicular crash, Portuguese police have said. A total of 16 people died when the popular tourist attraction derailed in the centre of the city on Wednesday night. They were five ...

05 Sept 2025 at 14:10

Funicular derails in Lisbon killing 15 people, emergency services say

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Several dead as funicular derails in Lisbon – president

Emergency services in Lisbon say 15 people were killed and 18 injured in a funicular derailment. Five of those hurt are in a serious condition, and a child is among the injured, the National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a ...

03 Sept 2025 at 22:55

Family of couple killed in Lisbon crash say they are ‘heartbroken’

The family of a British couple killed in the Lisbon funicular crash have said they are “heartbroken” in a tribute. Theatre director Kayleigh Smith and her partner, Will Nelson, a lecturer at Manchester’s Arden School of Theatre, were ...

06 Sept 2025 at 20:27

Connecting cable ‘had given way’ before Lisbon funicular crash, report says

The Lisbon funicular crash which killed three Britons and 13 others was likely caused by an issue with a cable connecting the streetcar’s two cabins, Portuguese authorities said. A further 21 people were injured, including five ...

07 Sept 2025 at 01:47

Couple killed in Lisbon crash ‘hugely talented’ and ‘inspired next generation’

The British couple killed in the Lisbon funicular crash have been remembered as “hugely talented” members of the theatre community dedicated to “inspiring the next generation”. Theatre director Kayleigh Smith and her partner ...

06 Sept 2025 at 11:38

Couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash posted pictures of trip before they died

A British couple who were among those killed in the Lisbon funicular crash shared joyful pictures of their trip to the Portuguese capital shortly before their death. A total of 16 people died when the popular tourist ...

06 Sept 2025 at 09:16

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