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More than 10,000 passengers affected by sabotage on Spain's AVE line
More than 10,000 passengers in Spain experienced severe disruption on Sunday after cable lines were stolen at several points within the province of Toledo and a train suffered a technical fault.
Travellers relying on more than 30 trains between Madrid and Seville were affected. Many were returning from trips over the bank holiday weekend.
Minister of Transport Óscar Puente described the incident as “a serious act of sabotage” and called for the public to help identify those responsible.
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, claimed that Spain was suffering a “daily calamity”, appearing to link the travel delays to last week’s historic power outage.
The disruption has lasted for several hours, with Renfe’s customer service team updating commuters on Monday morning that trains to Madrid and Andalusia began operating at 9:48 am. “Service should return to normal throughout the day,” InfoRenfe posted on X.
Renfe’s president, Álvaro Fernández de Heredia, said that a train’s technical fault was responsible for the majority of the delays, rather than the cable theft.
The theft, detected at around 5:45 pm, was initially located between the Toledo municipalities of Mora, Orgaz and Urda. The Ministry of Transport then confirmed that the damage was concentrated between Los Yébenes and Manzaneque, affecting the signalling installations of the railway line and causing significant delays in long-distance, high-speed and AVANT trains.
Fernández de Heredia said that the last 10 affected trains should be restored by 2:30 am on Monday, with repair works continuing through the night. The Guardia Civil is investigating the incident, which involved four different incidents within a 10-kilometre radius.
Affected passengers have criticised that an alternative had not been arranged ahead of passengers boarding the trains to prevent them from spending hours trapped in the carriages, and many complained of being left in the dark about the situation.
Some passengers also complained about being trapped for hours on end without food or adequate water supplies being provided.
A technical issue aggravated the situation
In addition to the cable theft, Fernández de Heredia said that a “snag” in the overhead lines by a train owned by the company Iryo worsened the situation. This caused further disruption after the trains began to move at low speed following the sabotage.
Early on Monday morning, the Renfe president responded to criticism from affected travellers on social media, clarifying the role of two separate issues. He claimed that the cable theft only caused delays of up to an hour, and blamed the technical fault affecting the Iryo train for the lengthy disruption experienced by passengers beyond that.
On Monday morning, high-speed services between Madrid and Seville and between Madrid and Toledo underwent timetable adjustments, with delays of up to one hour as repair works went on.
The Ministry of Transport reiterated its commitment to work closely with the authorities to investigate the issue and prevent further similar incidents.
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Man charged with attempted murder, released after allegedly forcing toddler into crocodile enclosure at zoo
Man FORCES child into crocodile enclosure
A British man has been arrested after allegedly forcing a 3-year-old boy into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo. The child suffered critical injuries, and authorities say the suspect did not know the boy as the investigation continues.
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A man was released from custody on Friday after he was charged with attempted murder for allegedly forcing a 3-year-old boy into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo.
Cambridgeshire police said that the man, who remains unidentified, wasn’t fit to be interviewed.
The boy suffered critical injuries in the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo in Huntingdon, England, north of London.
The 30-year-old man will remain on bail until Sept. 30, pending further inquiries.
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A crocodile rests inside an enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo in Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire, Britain, on April 14, 2026. (Dorota Dee Trajdos/Reuters)
“The man, who is not known to the victim, was assessed as not being fit for interview,” police said in a statement.
The boy is in stable condition, after reportedly suffering a broken arm and pelvis.
He was saved from the crocodile by Tracey Johnson, the wife of the zoo’s owner.
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“I know Tracey very well and she’s a lovely lady and it’s nothing more than I’d expect from her,” a local told BBC News. “She’d always put her own life at risk to save someone else. She’s an extraordinary lady and very brave.
The villager added that Johnson put herself in “immense danger” during the rescue.
The owners said their tropical house would remain closed until further notice.
Crocodiles rest inside an enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst farm and zoo in Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire, Britain, on April 14, 2026. (Dorota Dee Trajdos/Reuters)
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the boy and his family following the incident that occurred today,” the owners wrote on social media.
Johnsons of Old Hurst is a farm and zoo north of London in Huntingdon, England. (Google Maps)
Huntingdonshire district councillor Charlotte Lowe said she couldn’t “fathom how it’s happened because they’ve got all the right protection and safety equipment, for want of a better word, in there,” The Guardian reported.
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US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his comments on Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying she asked him “over and over” for a photo when the pair met at the G7 summit in France earlier this week.
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Following the summit, Trump told an Italian journalist that he “felt sorry for Meloni” after she “begged me to take a picture with her”.
Meloni hit back in a video posted to social media, branding Trump’s claims as “completely made up” and insisting that neither she nor Italy begs anyone for anything.
The once close pair’s relationship has grown increasingly fractious in recent months, particularly since Rome refused to provide the US support for its operations in Iran and after Meloni defended Pope Leo XIV, who was criticised by the Trump administration over his remarks on the war and the US’s immigration policies.
“Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Saturday. “She is doing poorly in Italy with her level of popularity, possibly because she turned down the United States of America, a Country that truly loves and protects Italy, when it came to denying Iran from obtaining or developing a Nuclear Weapon”.
“Now, after the United States defeated Iran militarily, she wants to be friends again in order to get her “numbers up.” No thanks!!!” Trump added.
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