Glória funicular tragedy: CHEGA presents motion of censure against Lisbon City Council
Almost 48-hours on from the worst human tragedy to visit Lisbon this century, knives are beginning to ‘come out’ – and they are all pointing at Lisbon City Council. Early
Glória funicular tragedy: Lisbon workers’ committee goes on attack
With the estimated ‘damages’ of the Glória funicular tragedy already being touted by media sources, CIL, the Lisbon Workers Committee, has come out on the attack today, slamming Carris (the
Nationalities of eight of yesterday’s dead revealed: five are Portuguese
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced that it has been possible to identify eight of the 16 fatalities in yesterday’s disaster involving Lisbon’s iconic Glória funicular. Five of the dead
Carris president guarantees “all inspections for Glória funicular up-to-date, faultless”
Pedro Bogas, the president of Carris – the company in charge of Lisbon’s public transports – has set the record straight. In a press conference this afternoon – and with
Lisbon mayor and prime minister share joint press conference over funicular tragedy
In a joint press conference early this afternoon, Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas and prime minister Luís Montenegro pledged speedy investigations into the cause of last night’s funicular disaster which it
Tender for Glória funicular maintenance “cancelled in August because of price”
In the wake of the worst human (and most globally visible) human tragedy in Lisbon for many years, disturbing details have emerged with regard to the maintenance of the Glória
Mayor suspends operation of Lisbon’s other lifts and Graça funicular “so that they can be inspected” following yesterday’s tragedy
As Lisbon wakes up to a day in which the identities of the dead and injured in yesterday’s funicular tragedy are expected to be announced, the operations of all other
15 dead as Lisbon’s iconic funicular crashes into building “breaking up like cardboard box”
Fifteen people have been reported dead this evening after the iconic Lisbon ‘elevador da Glória’ – a funicular railway popular with tourists – derailed and crashed heavily into a building
Don’t look now, but … the wall’s just given way!
The side of a two-storey building in Lisbon ‘gave way’ in the early hours of this morning, exposing people’s living rooms to the open air. It won’t be difficult to
Lisbon, Algarve among top-10 digital nomad destinations
Portugal is once again making waves in the world of remote work, with both Lisbon and the Algarve landing top-10 spots in the Savills Executive Nomad Index 2025. The Portuguese