Lisbon's world-famous funicular derails
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
At least 15 people have died after the Gloria Funicular crashes in the Portuguese capita, Lisbon. Some of those killed were foreign nationals. Also: victims of the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, call for all the files on the case to be released, and new research says that even one minute of vigorous physical activity, can be a life saver.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.9 | I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Thursday the 4th of September, these are our main stories. |
| 0:12.3 | One of the best-known tourist attractions in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, the Gloria Finicular, has crashed, killing several people. |
| 0:20.1 | Victims of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein |
| 0:22.7 | call for all the files on the case to be released. China flexes its military muscles to the world. |
| 0:29.4 | We hear a Chinese perspective. Also in this podcast, we mark 10 years since Germany opened its |
| 0:37.0 | borders to Syrian refugees |
| 0:38.6 | and a million people arrived in Europe. |
| 0:41.8 | And a new research says that even one minute of vigorous physical activity can be a lifesaver. |
| 0:48.2 | Not leaving things at the bottom of the stairs and taking them up when you've got a pile, |
| 0:53.7 | but taking them up every single've got a pile, but taking them up |
| 0:54.7 | every single time is all part of exercise. And I love the fact that it's now being proven |
| 1:01.2 | to be of a real benefit to us. |
| 1:07.9 | We start in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, where, as we record this podcast, at least 15 people have been killed and 18 others injured, when the city's famous Gloria Finicular cable railway derailed and crashed into a building. |
| 1:22.7 | Footage from the site showed the tram-like carriage practically destroyed, with emergency workers pulling people |
| 1:28.8 | out of the wreckage. This woman witnessed the accident. |
| 1:36.2 | It fell about a meter and a half, made a huge crash. It was packed. Just as we were going to |
| 1:41.9 | help, we saw another tram coming downhill. The only thing we could do |
| 1:45.2 | was turn and run toward the avenue. I look back, I'm sure I saw at least one person managed to get out. |
| 1:50.9 | They were on the sidewalk when the tram hit the building. Some foreign nationals are thought to be |
| 1:55.7 | among the dead. This method of travel is one of Lisbon's most popular tourist attractions, |
| 2:05.2 | and the Gloria Finicular, with its distinctive canary yellow colouring, |
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