50 m. ago British Air India plane crash survivor describes how the jet split in two and he was 'ejected' before it exploded, killing two air hostesses 'before my eyes'

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, miraculously survived the plane disaster, which killed all but one 242 passengers and crew on-board in in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad.

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51 m. ago ‘I saw people dying in front of my eyes’: British survivor of Air India flight 171 on his escape – latest updates

Narendra Modi visits crash site where hundreds died in Ahmedabad and meets Briton who was sole survivorRescue teams with sniffer dogs comb site of deadly crashThe Air India flight 171 crash – a visual guideHere are a couple of images coming in via the newswires:Gatwick airport posted on X that it could confirm the Air India flight AI171, which had been due to arrive at 6.25pm in London, had crashed on departure from Ahmedabad airport. It added that more information would follow. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago Air India plane crash LIVE: 'I saw people dying in front of my eyes' says miracle UK survivor of Gatwick

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits ‘scene of devastation’ as investigation into cause of disaster gathers pace

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55 m. ago Who is the miracle man in Seat 11A? Everything we know about Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash

Astonishing footage captured 40-year-old Londoner stumbling away from the crash site, visibly bloodied and disoriented

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73 m. ago Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: 6 victims’ bodies handed over to families after DNA testing; PM Modi in city to take stock of situation

Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: 6 victims’ bodies handed over to families after DNA testing; PM Modi in city to take stock of situation  The Indian Express

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74 m. ago ‘How to find out if I'm flying on a Dreamliner as Boeing safety record scrutinised'

A London-bound Air India plane carrying more than 240 people crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday. The plane in question was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was the subject of recent whistleblowing claims

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75 m. ago Red Bull agree deal to buy Newcastle Falcons and keep Premiership club afloat

Energy drinks company will take on £39m debtsTakeover plan involves club staying at Kingston ParkRed Bull has agreed a deal to buy Newcastle Falcons which includes a commitment to keep the club in the city and will ensure the Premiership remains a 10-team competition next season.Newcastle have been for sale for over a year, with owner Semore Kurdi no longer willing to fund multimillion-pound annual losses, leading to fears they could become the fourth Premiership club to go bust in the last two years after Wasps, Worcester and London Irish. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago ‘It really is possible to be zero waste’: the restaurant with no bin

Baldío in Mexico City is part of a new wave of restaurants embracing a regenerative ethos – with delicious resultsHunched over the pass in the open restaurant kitchen, a team of chefs are dusting ceviche with a powder made from lime skins that would, in most cases, have been thrown away. The Mexico City restaurant where they work looks like most restaurant kitchens but it lacks one key element: there is no bin.Baldío was co-founded by brothers Lucio and Pablo Usobiaga and chef Doug McMaster, best known for his groundbreaking zero-waste spot Silo London. “In my eyes, bins are coffins for things that have been badly designed,” says McMaster. “If there was a trophy for negligence, it would be bin-shaped.” Continue reading...

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80 m. ago Cool off! You don't have to leave London to go paddleboarding: here are the best places

Jumped on the stand-up paddle boarding trend? You don’t have to go far to launch an SUP

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1 hour ago Indian PM visits British lone survivor of Air India crash in hospital

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the sole survivor of the devastating Air India flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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1 hour ago British Air India plane crash survivor describes how the jet split in two and he was 'ejected' before it exploded

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, miraculously survived the plane disaster, which killed all but one 242 passengers and crew on-board in in the northwestern Indian city of Ahmedabad.

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1 hour ago Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: PM Modi meets former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani’s wife, family at airport after Boeing 787

Air India Plane Crash in Ahmedabad LIVE Updates: PM Modi meets former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani’s wife, family at airport after Boeing 787-8 crash site visit  The Indian Express

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1 hour ago London travel news LIVE: Faulty train causes chaos on the Underground

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1 hour ago Who are the Air India crash victims? Britons on tragic Gatwick

Tributes have been paid to victims believed to have been on board flight that crashed soon after take-off in Ahmedabad, killing 241 of 242 passengers

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2 h. ago Sunjay Kapur dies of heart attack in London at 53: Cardiologist shares signs to watch out for | Health

Sunjay Kapur dies of heart attack in London at 53: Cardiologist shares signs to watch out for | Health - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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2 h. ago Bride in Air India crash was flying to meet husband for first time since wedding

Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, had set off to meet her husband in London for the first time since their wedding when she was tragically killed in the Air India plane crash

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: India may ‘ground Boeing 787’ after airline confirms 241 on board killed

One of two black boxes of Boeing 787 Dreamliner headed for London Gatwick recovered from crash site, local media say

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash death toll rises as 'at least 8' people killed on ground

All but one of the 242 people on board the London-bound flight died as it crashed in west India

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2 h. ago Wimbledon to beef up security after Emma Raducanu stalker hell in Dubai

Wimbledon boss Sally Bolton has spoken about the tournament's security in the wake of Emma Raducanu's stalker ordeal in February and the threat posed to players this summer

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2 h. ago Kyle Walker risks wrath of Man City and Pep Guardiola with Tottenham confession

Kyle Walker has enjoyed huge success at Manchester City since quitting Tottenham but admits he'd sacrifice a Premier League title to have landed the Europa League in north London

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