24 m. ago Full list of horror plane crashes in 2025 that have claimed the lives of 383 passengers

The latest fatal incident saw an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick crash shortly after take-off on June 12.

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47 m. ago Emma Raducanu taught key lesson by disruptive Qinwen Zheng in Queen’s defeat

The British No 1 will rue missed opportunities after a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Olympic champion, who drew the ire of west London by changing shoes and her racquet mid-game

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80 m. ago London fire LIVE: Harold Hill blaze sends smoke billowing over city

As many as 10 fire engines and 70 firefighters raced to the scene of a huge fire in Harold Hill this evening - with a thick plume of grey smoke seen billowing over London

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1 hour ago Couple killed in Air India plane crash lost pilot son in earlier aviation tragedy

Prayers were held at Hindu temples across north-west London on Thursday evening following the Air India crash in Ahmedabad as the Gujarati community in the capital had been hit "especially hard"

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1 hour ago Linen dresses are trending and we've found one that 'skims mum tum' and is 15% off

The London-based retailer Boden has slashed the price of its latest womenswear collection by 15% - and the discount code is available to use now. And there's one piece that's been a hit with shoppers

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1 hour ago Two children orphaned after Air India plane crash kills dad scattering mum's ashes

Father-of-two Arjun Patolia was on his way back to London after scattering the ashes of his late wife - but was tragically confirmed as one of the 241 victims who perished on the doomed Air India flight 171

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2 h. ago 'Dream come true': Matheus Cunha reveals why he joined Manchester United in first interview

Brazilian international reveals admiration for Wayne Rooney and belief in Ruben Amorim after completing £62.5m transfer from Wolves

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2 h. ago Members of international trafficking gang who smuggled people into UK in Vauxhall Vectras jailed

Mukhlis Jamal Hamadamin led a gang which smuggled illegal immigrants into the country stuffed into hidden compartments of Vauxhall Vectras

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2 h. ago GCHQ intern who downloaded secrets and names of spies onto phone learns fate

Hasaan Arshad, 25, was found to be in 'flagrant breach' of tight security rules when he used his mobile phone to remove material from a computer system during his GCHQ internship

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2 h. ago Matheus Cunha responds to 'what people don't understand' about Man Utd transfer

Manchester United unveiled their £62.5million new boy Matheus Cunha on Thursday following his big-money move from Wolves, and the Brazil international is determined to change the club's fortunes

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2 h. ago Women’s prize winner Yael van der Wouden: ‘It’s heartbreaking to see so much hatred towards queer people’

The winner of this year’s fiction prize on growing up as an outsider, why we’re all guilty of complicity, and using her acceptance speech to reveal that she is intersexIt has been a dramatic couple of years for 37-year-old Dutch author Yael van der Wouden: her first novel, The Safekeep, a love story that deals with the legacy of the Holocaust in the Netherlands, was the focus of a frenzied bidding war and shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Last night it won the Women’s prize for fiction.“I wrote this book from a place of hopelessness,” she says when we meet. “I was looking for a ray of sunshine.” This morning in London the sun is blazing. She could never have expected that her novel would see off shortlisted authors including Miranda July (of whose work she is a big fan) and Elizabeth Strout. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Two new aircrafts to appear at International Ayr Show this year

The two air forces will be appearing this September.

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2 h. ago Tributes pour in for Britons killed in Air India plane crash

Two sisters in their early 20s on their way home from surprising their grandmother for her birthday are among the victims.

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2 h. ago Children’s social worker who got boy, 15, to sell drugs and supplied guns jailed

Chloe Scott and Miles Addy sourced a firearm linked back to a murder investigation, Scotland Yard said

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2 h. ago Man accused of nearly decapitating schoolboy in Hainault sword attack 'took psychedelic drug ayahuasca and drank his own urine', court hears

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, allegedly skinned and deboned his pet cat before launching a 20-minute spree of violence in Hainault, east London, while high on cannabis, the Old Bailey heard.

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2 h. ago Police drop investigation into Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell over pro

The MPs were called for interview after a pro-Palestine rally in central London at the beginning of this year.

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3 h. ago Love Island contestant dubbed 'Barbie' jailed for 14 years over her role in 'eye

A blonde Love Island contestant dubbed "Barbie" is starting a 14-year stretch behind bars for helping a major international crime cartel flood UK streets with illegal drugs.

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3 h. ago Jail bosses investigate video showing 'prison governor walking out of city centre brothel'

EXCLUSIVE: Footage shows a man dressed in a grey suit and a white shirt walking out of a door between two shuttered shopfronts in Sheffield.

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3 h. ago Global experts met in East London to try and fix the mental health crisis — their solutions will surprise you

At South by Southwest London the big ideas, says Claudia Cockerell, were about curing the planet’s minds

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3 h. ago Young families, the sole survivor’s brother and tragic final selfies: The British victims of Air India plane crash

Victims include a family of three from Gloucester and a London-based couple who ran a spiritual wellness company

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