The world longest underground railway connection is currently under construction – and is also the EU’s most expensive grant project in its history. The 55-kilometre long railway tunnel – called the Brenner Base Tunnel – will consist of two single-tracks and will
Firefighters are rushing to tackle a factory blaze as smoke billows out and is seen for miles over a UK city. The gigantic plume of black smoke can be seen over Southampton seeming to originate from an industrial building near St Mary’s
Ukraine has hinted that it was responsible for destroying a railway bridge in the Russian region of Samara, some 600 miles from the Ukrainian border. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said in post on messaging site Telegram that the blast had “paralysed”
The Lötschberg rail tunnel cost an estimated £4billion to build and takes you beneath Switzerland‘s breathtaking mountains. A 21.4 mile long high speed link, the tunnel was the longest in Switzerland when it opened in 2007, running from Frutigen in the country’s
The Costa Del Sol is home to the beautiful “Golden Mile” – which is actually home to 18 miles of impressive hotels and beaches in Spain’s playground for the rich. Around the world, there are places where the rich and famous like
Environmental concerns mount as Trinidad oil spill reportedly reaches beaches hundreds of miles away
An offshore oil spill originating from Tobago has reached the shores of Bonaire, a Dutch Caribbean island hundreds of miles away, officials say. The spill is considered a serious threat to Bonaire’s ecosystem, including its mangroves, fish and corals. Bonaire is located
A marvel of modern construction, China’s Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is 34 miles long and cost £14.8billion to build. It crosses the Lingdingyang channel in the Pearl River Estuary and holds the record as the longest bridge-tunnel system sea crossing in the world.
A remote railway station, located 10 miles from the nearest road in the Western Scottish Highlands, offers a direct train service to London. The station, known as Corrour, is in stark contrast to bustling London Euston, where a Caledonian Sleeper train departs
Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries. Iran’s provision of around 400 missiles includes many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons,
The longest “domestic” flight ever flown was between Paris, France, and Papeete in French Polynesia. Air Tahiti Nui has flown non-stop between the respective capitals of France and Tahiti – a distance totalling 9,765 miles. Now there is a stop at Vancouver,