79 m. ago Air India pilot’s last words moments before aircraft crashed to the ground revealed

The Gatwick-bound flight crashed and killed 241 people on board shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad

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2 h. ago Israel and Iran both threaten escalation as Trump says they must ‘make a deal’ – live updates

Death toll mounts in Israel and Iran as both countries threaten further response after trading strikes overnightIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago British 'miracle' sole survivor of Air India plane crash is reunited with his family as he mourns loss of brother

Vishwashkumar Ramesh, 40 is being treated at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, just a short distance from where the Gatwick bound flight crashed into buildings.

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4 h. ago Son of Air India crash victim says he missed her last call: ‘My worst nightmare’

The son of a British-Indian woman who died in the Air India plane crash has revealed he missed her last phone call, made just hours before she boarded the ill-fated flight.

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4 h. ago Seven people, including toddler, killed in horror India helicopter disaster

The tragedy comes just three days after an Air India plane bound for London crashed in the city of Ahmedabad.

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5 h. ago Candlelit vigil held in Harrow for Air India plane crash victims

Candlelit vigil held in Harrow for Air India plane crash victims  BBC

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5 h. ago Iranian missiles kill at least 10 in Israel as IDF claims to have hit Isfahan nuclear facility – live updates

Scores of people injured after strikes on Tel Aviv and Tamra; Donald Trump warns of ‘full strength’ response if Tehran attacks USIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago India suffers more heartache as at least seven killed in horror helicopter crash just days after Air India tragedy

India has suffered yet more heartache, after at least seven people were killed in a horrific helicopter crash today just a few days after the country suffered its worst plane crash this century. 

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6 h. ago Made In Chelsea's Alex Mytton pays tribute to close friends killed in tragic Air India plane crash

Made In Chelsea star Alex Mytton has paid tribute to two close friends he fears were killed in the tragic Air India plane crash. 

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6 h. ago ‘It’s all very raw’: Twenty victims of the Air India plane crash connected to the same London temple

Shri Rajrajeshwar Guruji International Siddhashram Shakti Centre said multiple worshippers had lost loved ones in the tragedy

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7 h. ago Bereaved and survivors call for justice on eighth anniversary of devastating Grenfell fire that killed 72 people ahead of tower block being pulled down

Many families believe the tower should not be removed until there are criminal prosecutions, although some local residents say they find it difficult to see every day.

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7 h. ago A Congolese customs worker who resisted corruption is the Catholic Church's newest model of holiness

The Vatican is beatifying a Congolese government worker who was killed for resisting corruption, giving young people in a part of the world wracked with violence a new model of holiness

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8 h. ago Air India Ahmedabad plane crash: Auto driver turns carpenter; crafts coffins for victims

Air India Ahmedabad plane crash: Auto driver turns carpenter; crafts coffins for victims  The Hindu

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9 h. ago Passenger who 'survived plane crash' says it changed life – now he feels 'guilty'

A man has shared his struggles of suffering from survivor's guilt he says a small jet crashed into his restaurant - killing two people and injuring several others

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10 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: Pilot’s last words revealed as families wait anxiously for bodies of victims

India has ordered all Boeing 787s being operated by local carriers to be inspected

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12 h. ago At least eight killed in Iranian strikes on Israel while Israeli attacks set Tehran oil depot on fire – live updates

At least 35 missing after strike hits town south of Tel Aviv; Iran says situation at Shahron oil depot under controlIsrael claims it has gained control of airspace over TehranHello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Middle East.Israel and Iran exchanged another round of strikes late on Saturday and into Sunday, with at least eight people killed in Israel when Iranian missiles penetrated air defences in the north and centre of the country as well as hitting a science institute near Tel Aviv.At least eight people are dead and more than 100 injured after Iran launched a barrage of missile strikes at Israel overnight, in retaliation for Israel’s Friday strikes which Israel said targeted Tehran’s nuclear program, hitting key sites including its defence ministry.An unknown number of missiles evaded Israel’s air defence system to hit Rehovot and Bat Yam in Tel Aviv, killing a 69-year-old woman, an 80-year-old woman, and two children including a 10-year-old boy, according to...

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18 h. ago Loved ones hail Britons feared dead in Air India plane crash as airline confirms death toll

There were 53 Britons on the flight when it went down.

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18 h. ago British Air India crash survivor reveals how he 'just walked out' out of burning plane moments before it EXPLODED

British national, Viswash Kumar Ramesh, 40, who is being treated at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, has spoken of the moment he escaped from the burning plane.

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19 h. ago Small detail in Brit Air India plane crash survivor's memory could solve mystery

Vishwash Ramesh, 35, was the only survivor of the plane crash in India that left 241 people dead – and he has given a clue as to what may have caused the horrific accident

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20 h. ago Small detail in Brit survivor's memory of Air India plane crash could solve mystery

He was sitting in seat 11A when the plane when down in India.

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