Global News Podcast Investigators: 'Cable snapped before Lisbon funicular crash'
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Sep 7, 2025 Alison Roberts, BBC correspondent in Lisbon, shares insights into the tragic funicular crash that claimed 16 lives, revealing that a snapped cable was to blame. She discusses the investigatory findings and the difficulties faced by the brakeman during the incident. The conversation also touches on recent allegations against a U.S. Navy Seal operation that reportedly harmed North Korean civilians and explores accusations of racism directed at Disneyland Paris by a Brazilian football star after an incident involving his son.
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Cable Failure Caused Lisbon Funicular Crash
- Portugal's investigators found the funicular's main cable detached, triggering runaway acceleration and derailment.
- The brakeman applied manual brakes but an automatic fail-safe may not have engaged, investigators say.
Low-Value Parcel Rule Slashed Postings
- New US rules ending the low-value import tax exemption have slashed international parcels to the US by about 80%.
- Postal operators paused U.S. deliveries while they work out how to prepay or remit duties under the new rules.
Policy Framed As Security And Trade Move
- The White House said ending the duty-free exemption aimed to curb deceptive shipping and duty circumvention.
- Officials also tied the change to security concerns and to trade tensions with major parcel-source countries.