11 hours ago Princess Diana's heartbreaking last Christmas 'spent alone with reheated meal'

Much loved icon Princess Diana was just 36 when she was killed in a car crash during the early hours of August 31, 1997, alongside her close friend Dodi Fayed, 42

Politics

71 minutes ago White House reveals whether Russians shot down doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight

The White House said there are 'indications' that Russians shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38.

Society

55 minutes ago Fife plane crash: Pilot killed two days before Christmas named as 'inspiring' family man

Nicholas Denison-Pender, from Perthshire, has been named as the pilot of a light plane that crashed near to Fife Airport, Kinglassie, two days before Christmas

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41 hours ago Harrowing videos from inside Azerbaijan Airlines plane show passengers' 'final calls to loved ones'

Footage shows survivors emerging from the wreckage of a plane crash in Kazakhstan which has killed 38 people, amid rumours it may have been shot down by Russians

Culture

1 hour ago 'Deeply shocked': Tributes flow as pilot killed in plane crash near Scottish airport is named

The man involved in the fatal plane crash has been named

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2 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines reveals cause of Christmas Day horror plane crash that killed 38

Airline chiefs have launched preliminary investigations into the crash after the Embraer EMBR3.SA hit the ground hard while en route to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, on Wednesday.

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2 hours ago Azerbaijan blames 'external interference' from Russia for plane crash that killed 38

Crash survivor Zulfugar Asadov spoke amid chilling and sinister accusations that Russia sought to block the crippled plane from landing on its territory

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3 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before crash

Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day The aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, experienced “external physical and technical interference”, according to preliminary results of an investigation, Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday.The early findings led the carrier to suspend flights to five Russian airports, citing “potential risks to flight safety”, adding to the two routes that were suspended immediately after the crash. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Pictured: Pilot, 50, killed when light aircraft crashed into field just days before Christmas

Nicholas Denison-Pender, 50, from Perthshire, was pronounced dead at the scene after the aircraft crashed near Fife Airport, Kinglassie on Monday.

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4 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines blames 'external interference' for Christmas Day plane crash that killed 38

Officials have said more than three dozen people died from the crash, which saw the plane tear in half as it hit the ground in Kazakhstan while en route to Russia

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4 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines reveals cause of horror plane crash that killed 38 on Christmas Day

Officials have said more than three dozen people died in the crash, which saw the plane tear in half as it hit the ground in Kazakhstan while en route to Russia

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4 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before plane crashed

Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day The aircraft involved in the Christmas Day plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people experienced “external physical and technical interference,” according to preliminary results of the investigation, Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday.The early findings led the carrier to suspend flights to five Russian airports, citing “potential risks to flight safety,” adding to the two routes that were suspended immediately after the crash. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Woman burned to death on New York subway still unidentified after five days

‘It just adds another level of tragedy,’ says homelessness activist as police may have to use DNA and dental recordsFive days after a woman believed to be homeless was burned to death by a passenger inside a New York City subway car, city officials have still not been able to confirm her identity.Investigators may have to rely on dental records or DNA analysis to make an identification of the victim. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Russian air defence likely behind Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people, military experts say

Russia has downplayed speculation that its military was behind the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan

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7 hours ago Doomed airliner 'sent into a death plunge': Russians may have sabotaged crash jet's controls as hero pilot fought for control before fateful final words

Thirty-eight were killed when the plane crash landed in Kazakhstan after crossing the Caspian Sea, having allegedly been denied permission to land in Russia

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7 hours ago Azerbaijan's flag carrier suspends flights to more Russian cities following crash that killed 38

Azerbaijan’s flag carrier has announced the suspension of flights to several Russian airports, citing potential flight safety risks following a crash of one of its planes that many experts have blamed on Russian air defense fire

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19 hours ago A quarter of people killed in car accidents last year were not wearing seat belts, figures show

The percentage of fatalities in any seat not wearing a belt rose from 21% in 2022 to 25% last year.

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20 hours ago Russia tried to make Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the sea by refusing permission to land after missile attack, then jamming its navigation to force hero pilot over water before crash killed 38

A Russian surface-to-air missile struck the flight on Christmas Day, causing the airliner to crash in Kazakhstan - a tragedy which claimed the lives of 38 people.

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28 hours ago Chilling detail explains 'truth' of horror Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash which killed 38

The Azerbaijan Airlines flight ended up hundreds of miles away from its intended destination with the plane crash resulting in dozens of deaths and many unanswered questions

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29 hours ago Family pay tribute to 'son, husband, father and brother' killed in horror Scots town crash

"Scott was a son, husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to many."

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30 hours ago Doomed pilot's last message before Aserbaijan Airlines crash that killed 38

Passengers made their final video calls to loved ones before the tragic jet crash as evidence is piling up today that Russian air defences hit the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane.

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31 hours ago Man in his 20s is arrested after woman in her 80s is killed in crash that closed motorway on Christmas Day

A man in his 20s has been arrested after a horror Christmas Day motorway crash left a woman in her 80s dead and another elderly man hospitalised in a serious condition.

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