A mega rail project in Africa has been given the green light and will provide much-needed investment. Plans to develop a huge new iron ore mine have been given the go-ahead by authorities in Guinea. Discovered back in the 1990s, iron ore
At 2,300 metres deep and 57 kilometres long, the Gotthard Base Tunnel broke records when it opened to traffic in 2016. The idea of making a new tunnel in the Swiss Alps to connect the North Sea and the Mediterranean train was
A brave Ukrainian grandmother armed with just a cane gave Putin’s army the slip by walking six miles to safety in her slippers. Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska, 98, fled her village of Ocheretyne in the eastern Donetsk region, as Russian troops entered the
Lidia Stepanivna Lomikovska, a 98-year-old woman from Ukraine, escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking nearly 6 miles alone. She became separated from her family during the chaotic departure from the front-line town of Ocheretyne in the Donetsk region. Ukrainian soldiers spotted her walking
Meghan Markle could fly 7800 miles across the world from Los Angeles to Nigeria on her own, instead of joining her husband in London, an expert has claimed. Meghan and Prince Harry are both set to visit Nigeria in May with the
Utah cat accidentally shipped in an Amazon return box, found 650 miles from home by warehouse worker
One cat lover has an Amazon warehouse worker to thank for reuniting her with her furry friend. Carrie Clark is a mom of two from the Salt Lake City, Utah, area who recently lost her beloved cat named Galena. Clark shared on
Chaos has erupted on a section of the M25 as a crash has halted traffic for around 12 miles, with queues still growing. The Dartford Crossing, linking Kent to Essex – and providing a route into London – is currently gridlocked. National
The British Army and Metropolitan Police were left reeling this morning after several military horses escaped during an exercise, injuring five people, including a soldier, as they rampaged through the capital. Four of the five injured have been sent to hospital. Although
This is the moment a huge fire engulfed a refugee camp in Lebanon. Footage on social media showed the massive blaze sending plumes of thick smoke into the air as people screamed and ran to safety. The cause of the blaze remains
Japan really is the home of the ‘bullet train’. The world’s first high-speed train linked the country’s capital Tokyo to Osaka in 1964 and ever since Japan has had a reputation for incredible rail connectivity that is both as punctual as it