89 minutes ago Black box from American Airlines flight 5342 recovered after collision with helicopter in Washington

A black box from the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter has been recovered, it's hoped it may provide answers as to why the plane crashed

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5 hours ago Investigators recover black boxes from doomed American Airlines Flight 5342 as they hunt for answers: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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99 minutes ago What to know about the NTSB and the investigation into the DC plane cash

A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters

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7 hours ago Dana White slaps down UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell after he called Adolf Hitler 'a good guy'

Dana White has slapped down UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell after he described Adolf Hitler as a 'good guy' and denied the Holocaust ever happened. 

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15 minutes ago DC crash investigators recover cockpit voice recorder and flight data from doomed American Airlines plane: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Sixty passengers, four crew, and three US Army personnel are believed to be dead after the collision 400ft over the Potomac River in Washington DC.

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7 hours ago Video shows American Airlines plane wreckage in Potomac River as recovery operation continues

Video shows the wreckage of the American Airlines passenger plane in the Potomac River following a deadly collision with a Black Hawk military helicopter.

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23 hours ago Inside the life of The Apprentice's first Influencer candidate who used TikTok to build her seven

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16 hours ago Is flying becoming more dangerous? Fears grow after American Airlines flight tragedy

After Washington collision, statistics show whether there has been a rise in aviation fatalities recently

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1 hour ago EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Murkowski rips Trump's comments on disability and diversity

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12 hours ago Here's what happened when I asked China's DeepSeek AI about Communist party's flaws

Efforts by autocratic states and others to use artificial intelligence to manipulate reality are a danger to democracy

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11 hours ago Watch: Tony Blair and Gordon Brown pay tribute to ‘working class hero’ John Prescott at Hull funeral

Former prime ministers Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown paid tribute to a “working class hero” at the funeral of Lord John Prescott.

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Both teams have a massive incentive to claim all three points tonight

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24 minutes ago Washington DC plane crash latest: 'Black box' recorders recovered from jet which collided with helicopter killing 67

Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

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19 hours ago Olivia Attwood reveals the thing that made her break down in tears while filming 'most shocking series' of her ITV show Getting Filthy Rich and shares what she really thinks of sex workers

The TV personality, 33, revealed series three is the 'most shocking yet' and forced her to step outside her comfort zone.

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2 hours ago Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding addresses 'devastating' American Airlines collision

Two-time US Olympian Tonya Harding joined voices in the figure skating community to address the DC plane crash which she called 'absolutely devastating.'

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12 hours ago Reagan airport was at the center of a fierce safety debate last year. Lawmakers approved more flights anyway

‘We’ve been pretty plain about our [safety] concerns, but it isn’t a good time to speculate right now,’ Senator Tim Kaine said Thursday

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16 hours ago Tony Blair and Gordon Brown pay tribute to 'working class hero' at John Prescott's funeral

Labour leaders past and present gathered at Hull Minster to remember the former deputy prime minister

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13 hours ago World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event

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41 minutes ago Listen to the terrible 'mistake' that caused DC plane crash, according to air traffic controller

An air traffic control veteran with 23 years' experience said the audio that emerged from the crash shows the operator's tragic mistake.

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25 hours ago Video shows horrifying moment plane explodes in midair collision near Washington DC

A plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members crashed into the Potomac River in the US shortly after 9pm local time at the Ronald Reagan National Airport

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5 hours ago Reform chairman hits out at Trump for 'political point scoring' after Washington DC plane crash

Reform chairman Zia Yusuf has hit out at Donald Trump for “political point scoring” after the deadly Washington DC plane crash.

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16 hours ago American Airlines CEO blames army for collision as transport secretary calls it 'preventable': Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: Hopes are beginning to fade for 64 people on board the doomed American Airlines flight which crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night.

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16 hours ago Blair and Brown pay tribute to ‘working class hero’ at funeral of John Prescott

Senior figures from past and current Labour governments gathered at Hull Minster to remember the former deputy prime minister.

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54 minutes ago DC crash: Hero pilot shares terrifying theory on why Washington tragedy happened

Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger offered his expert opinion following the collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC

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25 hours ago Footage shows plane with 64 onboard colliding with helicopter near Washington DC

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC. Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball. The American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA. According to American Airlines’ website, the jet has a capacity for up to 65 passengersAmerican Airlines plane and military helicopter collide at airport near Washington DC Continue reading...

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6 hours ago The truth behind Donald Trump's astounding claims Biden, Obama and DEI are to blame for crash

President Donald Trump made a series of claims about DEI hiring practices Thursday as he blamed a movement away from 'competence' for the crash while failing to provide specific evidence.

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2 hours ago Blind man forced onto road with dog due to parked car has terrifying 'near miss'

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6 hours ago Scotland's best seaside town to visit with 'secluded beach' and 'impressive' castle crowned

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21 hours ago Heartbreaking Christmas snap of boy who died in nursery tragedy as £35k raised

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2 hours ago Black Hawk instructor pilot Andrew Eaves killed in DC plane crash is identified as his devastated widow pays tribute

A second soldier on board the doomed Black Hawk helicopter has been identified following a deadly mid-air collision with an American Airlines plane.

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7 hours ago Tottenham vs Elfsborg as it happened: Youngsters shine as Spurs avoid Europa League play

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22 hours ago Shell raises dividend to shareholders as profit falls amid lower oil prices

The energy major said profits fell after a year of operating in ‘a lower price environment’, amid shrinking margins from its oil refining business.

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3 hours ago Black box from American Airlines flight 5342 recovered after collision with military helicopter

In the aftermath of a tragic collision between an American Airlines plane and a Blackhawk helicopter, a black box has been recovered with clues to the cause of the crash

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8 hours ago Jordan Henderson stripped of Ajax captaincy and REFUSES interview as saga takes ugly turn

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8 hours ago I'm A Celeb's Melvin Odoom 'ghosted' by Carol Vorderman after crush confession

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3 hours ago DC crash: All the faces of the American Airlines plane tragedy including Disney performer

All 67 people onboard the American Airlines plane and the Army helicopter, which collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington DC, died, officials confirmed

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9 hours ago Aviation expert explains why US airspace is ‘not the safest’ in the world

An aviation expert told The Independent that while US airspace is “certainly one of the most controlled,” it wouldn’t necessarily be “the safest.”

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3 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

National Transportation Safety Board announces recorders are now at a lab for evaluation; operation to recover bodies continuesFull report: cockpit voice and flight data recorders recoveredVictims: world champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed planeVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?What caused this tragic aviation disaster is not yet known, but the National Transportation Safety Board investigators has said it will have a preliminary report within 30 days.Despite the lack of clarity, newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump has accused his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden of lowering hiring standards and suggested the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity push could have weakened its capabilities. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago BBC The Apprentice: What happened to Claude Littner and why was he replaced?

The Apprentice is set to return for its 19th series and fans are questioning the absence of Claude Littner as Lord Alan Sugar's right-hand man in the BBC boardroom

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3 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest: 'Black box' recorder recovered from jet which collided with helicopter killing 67

Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

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9 hours ago Bridget Jones star shares Fiona Bruce 'cocktail' secret during The One Show appearance

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3 hours ago Transgender Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón under fire for 'hurtful' anti

Transgender Spanish actress Karla Sofía Gascón is under fire over offensive social media posts she shared resurfaced online.

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10 hours ago Andy Cohen responds to backlash over 'rude' interview questions about plastic surgery

‘Watch What Happens Live’ host is notorious for questioning his Real Housewives guests about their cosmetic procedures

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4 hours ago DC plane crash latest updates: 'Black box' recorder recovered from jet which collided with helicopter killing 67

Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

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11 hours ago California congresswoman and her fellow liberals users blame Trump for deadly mid

A Democratic California congresswoman and other liberals have claimed that president Donald Trump is to blame for the deadly mid-air collision in Washington DC.

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4 hours ago Man says 'I narrowly escaped death' on delayed flight behind American Airlines 5432

The man described himself as being "two minutes away from death", and gave an insight into what happened at Washington's Reagan National Airport as news filtered through

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11 hours ago Body language expert reveals how Kate Middleton formed 'instant connections' while visiting children at Welsh hospice

Kate, 43, began her first royal 'away day' since 2023 with a visit to Tŷ Hafan - the oldest Welsh children's hospice - in Sully near Cardiff, as she officially over its patronage from King Charles .

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4 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

National Transporation Safety Board announces recorders recovered, which are now reportedly at lab for evaluationOfficials say no survivors expected in DC plane crashFirst known victims include figure-skating championsVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?Multiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Marianne Faithfull was a towering artist, not just the muse she was painted as

The late singer made her share of bad decisions – but someone this artistically adventurous and unafraid was never going to have an ordinary life• News: Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78It is difficult to think of a moment in pop history less receptive to a 1960s icon relaunching their career than in 1979. At that point, British rock and pop resolutely inhabited a world shaped by punk: it was the year of 2-Tone and Tubeway Army’s Are ‘Friends’ Electric?, of Ian Dury at No 1 and Blondie releasing the bestselling album of the year. And it was a central tenet of punk that the 1960s and their attendant “culture freaks” were, as Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren put it: “fucking disgusting vampiric the most narcissistic generation there has ever been,” and that the decade’s famous names should no longer be afforded the kind of awed reverence they had enjoyed for most of the 70s. “No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones,” as the Clash had sung.And yet Marian...

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4 hours ago Washington plane crash: cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder recovered

Recorders from plane are currently at National Transportation Safety Board labs for analysis, agency saysWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure-skating championsInvestigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the plane involved in Wednesday night’s mid-air collision with a US military helicopter that killed all 67 people onboard both aircraft.The recorders are currently at the National Transportation Safety Board labs for analysis, the agency said on Thursday evening, and are expected to shed light on exactly what went wrong. Preliminary reports raised questions over whether understaffing in an air traffic control tower at the Washington DC airport played a role in the United States’ worst aviation disaster in years. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago French rugby needs some Dupont magic to blow away clouds of scandal | Andy Bull

Return of inspirational captain will make a difference on the pitch, but taint of player misconduct is hard to eraseAntoine Dupont doesn’t do many interviews. “I don’t necessarily like to talk about myself,” he has said, “to do yet another interview where I talk about what I’ve done, how I’ve played, and how my game has evolved; honestly, it tires me more than anything else these days.” But after France’s last grand slam, he did sit down to record a podcast with the entrepreneur Alexandre Mars, which ended with a game of word association. “Rugby?” Mars says. “Ball,” Dupont replies. “Toulouse?” “Rugby”; “Galthié?” “Glasses”; “Travel?” “Family”; “Idol?” “Michalak”; “France 2023?” “Victory”; “Paris 2024?” “Victory.”Three years later, Dupont has notched up one of those last two achievements. Last summer he led the French sevens team to victory in the Paris Olympics in – shut your eyes and picture it – one of the great seven-minute stretches of sport, with two tries and an assist as they...

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4 hours ago Famed Disney actress among 64 American Airline passengers killed in Washington plane crash as 30 bodies found

A beloved Disney on Ice performer and a mother of two young children were among the 64 passengers killed on board the American Airlines flight 5432 when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, DC. Wednesday night

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12 hours ago ‘I’ve used this LED face mask for four months and it’s the best thing to happen to my skin’

The dual mask works to treat the face and neck but it doesn’t come cheap

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5 hours ago American Airlines plane crashed in DC just 24 hours after eerily similar near

Republic Airways Flight 4514 had to back out touching down and make a second approach after a helicopter appeared near its flight path.

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12 hours ago John Prescott gets last laugh as two Jags carry him on final journey to 'working class hero' funeral

The longest-serving Deputy Prime Minister in our history, John Prescott, died in November aged 86

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5 hours ago Washington Wizards pay moving tribute to plane crash victims before NBA game against LA Lakers

Capital One Arena fell silent on Thursday night as the Wizards and Lakers paid tribute to the victims of the tragic plane crash in Washington DC .

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12 hours ago Trump blames plane crash on Obama and Biden calling air traffic control a 'disaster'

The US President also confirmed the tragic outcome for those aboard the American Airlines flight and the helicopter, stating, "Sadly, there are no survivors."

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5 hours ago 'You want me to go swimming?': Trump says he won't visit DC plane crash site because it's 'the water‘

The president said on Thursday he would be meeting with some of the families of victims of the tragedy, but did not specify when

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