16 h. ago British Air India crash survivor might never return to the UK because he is too scared to fly

The miracle sole survivor of the Air India disaster is unlikely to ever return home to Britain because he is too frightened to board a plane, his family said last night.

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26 h. ago British sole survivor of Air India disaster still hasn't flown home as he mourns his dead brother

The wife of the sole survivor of the Air India crash has revealed how her husband is grieving the loss of his brother who was killed in the tragedy three months ago. 

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37 h. ago Air India survivor's wife reveals how her husband is grieving for brother sitting across the aisle from him on doomed passenger plane

The wife of the sole survivor of the Air India crash has revealed how her husband is grieving the loss of his brother who was killed in the tragedy three months ago. 

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48 h. ago RAF to buy new nuclear fighter jets that might not be stealthy enough

F-35A fighter jets will give the British air and space nuclear capability for the first time since the 1990s

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68 h. ago Migrants arriving across the Channel now outnumber Britain's armed forces, shock new report claims

More than 182,000 people have reached England in small boats since 2018 - more than the total personnel in the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force

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3 d. ago British Airways flight to Hyderabad returns to London Heathrow after mid

British Airways flight to Hyderabad returns to London Heathrow after mid-air technical issue  The Hindu

Society

6 d. ago ‘The cultural landscape is decimated’: Louise Alder on stage fright, arts funding and the Last Night of the Proms

The great soprano will be the first British singer to top the bill at the Last Night in over a decade. So why does she advise her younger colleagues to leave the country?It’s the height of the August heatwave when I sit down opposite British soprano Louise Alder in a fiercely air-conditioned central London office. We’re here to discuss her headline performance at this year’s Last Night of the Proms but, as a seasonal warmup, I ask whether she’s had a break this summer. Alder looks faintly amused, then reminds me she’s been at Glyndebourne doing three performances of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro every week since the end of June. In fact, she was on stage as the Countess barely 12 hours earlier.“It’s never-ending,” she says. “I don’t want this to come across negatively – it’s been the most amazing contract – but an extremely long run. Twenty shows, which I think is the longest single run that Glyndebourne has done.” Days after the show closed, the company performed it again at the Prom...

Politics

7 d. ago The Traitors fans issue passionate plea to BBC bosses ahead of Celebrity edition

The BBC will next month air the first British celebrity version of hit show The Traitors - but fans are demanding they be able to watch an international civilian version instead

Politics

8 d. ago British man forces flight into emergency landing after ‘punching’ passenger in air rage incident

The man was reportedly found guilty of dangerous bodily harm and disturbing the peace

Politics

1 week ago Getting a handle on cabin baggage: How confusing are the current rules, and what is changing (or not)?

The allowances, dimensions and costs for cabin baggage on British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair

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3 w. ago ‘We feel abandoned – we certainly won’t be flying Air Canada again’ say British families

Exclusive: Canadian carrier said it searched for alternative flights ‘on over 120 airlines’ without success – but finding a replacement took five minutes on the phone to a UK travel agent

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last month easyJet, British Airways, Wizz Air and other passengers warned over severe delays in Spain

A strike is set to hit five airports in Spain between August 16 and August 31.

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