68 m. ago Apparently no survivors after Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, police say

Flight AI171 was carrying 242 people bound for London when it crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoffAir India plane crash – latest updatesThere appear to be no survivors from a London-bound Air India flight carrying 242 people which crashed shortly after takeoff in the north-western city of Ahmedabad, a police commissioner has said.The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was engulfed in a huge fireball after crashing into the Meghaninagar residential area minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time. Continue reading...

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70 m. ago BREAKING: Louis Tomlinson and Sam Thompson finally meet as they smile through awkward meeting

Louis Tomlinson and Sam Thompson have come face to face for the first time at training for Soccer Aid after the Made In Chelsea star was left 'furious' at the singer's relationship with his ex Zara McDermott

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73 m. ago Middle East crisis: Third Iranian nuclear enrichment site ready as UN says country not complying with its obligations – live

Head of Iran’s atomic energy organisation says third site is ready to operate as UN watchdog finds Iran is not complying with obligations for first time in 20 yearsThe UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors has formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, AP reports.It’s a decision that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore UN sanctions on Tehran later this year. Continue reading...

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91 m. ago Man remains in hospital after Cardiff Central station incident

Emergency services attended the scene which saw services cancelled and the station shut for a time

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1 hour ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'awkward exchange' at Trooping the Colour explained

The last time the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were included in the coveted royal balcony line up at the annual Trooping the Colour, fans spotted a seemingly tense moment between the two - but there’s more than meets the eye

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1 hour ago Revealed: Winston Churchill's generosity towards the man his glamorous 'first great love' chose to marry instead

The future British wartime prime minister would have been within his rights to feel aggrieved at Victor Bulwer-Lytton who had won the affection of Pamela Plowden.

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1 hour ago 'Everyone is frustrated' with time it took to investigate expelled Cardiff councillor, says leader

Cllr Keith Jones, who is now an independent councillor at Cardiff Council, was expelled from the Labour party following a three-year-long investigation

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1 hour ago Horror images inside Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical college where Air India flight crashed

Fifteen doctors have been injured after an Air India flight crashed into a hostel for medical staff, while a total of 53 British nationals were on board the doomed flight

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2 h. ago Massive turnout as Navy's last Falklands warship departs dock for the final time

The Type 82 destroyer was launched in 1969 and was the only one of its kind to be built - and now it is being towed to an EU-approved scrapyard in Turkey after being decommissioned

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2 h. ago I tried McDonald’s new McCrispy Strips — I’m not surprised they’re dividing customers

Amid reports McDonald’s is having a tough time selling the new chicken strips, Caitlin Hornik volunteered to taste test the fast food chain’s first permanent menu addition in about four years.

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2 h. ago Footage shows aftermath at Air India flight 171 crash site – video

An Air India passenger plane bound for Gatwick airport with more than 240 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff from the north-western Indian city of Ahmedabad. The plane came down in the residential area of Meghani Nagar five minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time. According to reports in the Indian media, the plane crashed into a building used as accommodation by doctors working in local hospitals. Footage shows burning buildings and debris scattered across the groundWhat we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Haim: I Quit review – the messiest breakup album of recent times, in every sense

(Polydor)The three LA sisters dwell on the bitter end of a relationship in tracks that range from replayable valley-girl rap to plodding country-popHaim’s 2013 breakthrough single The Wire was a swaggering, high-spirited breakup anthem. The slick, twanging pop-rock was correctly identified at the time by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow as echoing the oeuvre of Shania Twain (though this wasn’t the sick burn he thought it was), over which the LA trio copped to commitment phobia, communication issues and having their heads turned, before skipping into the California sunset with their hearts intact. Well, to commandeer the title of Haim’s debut album: those days are very much gone.I Quit, the sisters’ fourth album, still has plenty of breakup songs, but these are no cheerful odes to dumping dudes in your 20s. Instead, the record fixates on the bitter end of a deeply flawed long-term relationship; at least some of these songs are informed by the love lost between lead vocalist Danielle Haim an...

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2 h. ago Louis Tomlinson and Sam Thompson FINALLY meet at Soccer Aid training

Louis Tomlinson and Sam Thompson have finally come face to face for the first time at Soccer Aid training on Thursday. 

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2 h. ago Last words from Air India flight carrying 53 Brits before crash near Ahmedabad

Air India flight AI171 crashed just minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport in India on Thursday, with over 240 people on board including 53 British nationals

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2 h. ago Middle East crisis: Third Iranian nuclear enrichment site ready as IAEA says country not complying with its obligations – live

Head of Iran’s atomic energy organisation says third site is ready to operate as UN watchdog finds Iran is not complying with obligations for first time in 20 yearsThe UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors has formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, AP reports.It’s a decision that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore UN sanctions on Tehran later this year. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Strawberry Moon in pictures as spectacle lights up Scottish skies for last time until 2043

Scots captured breathtaking photos of the super-rare cosmic event that we were lucky to see this week

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2 h. ago This Morning viewers call for 'more' Steph McGovern after presenter's appearance on rival programme

The presenter hosted a popular lunch time show on Channel 4 until 2023

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2 h. ago Northern Ireland minister rejects call to resign as political unity over riots cracks

DUP’s Gordon Lyons criticised for social media post about leisure centre before it was set on fire by masked attackers A minister in Northern Ireland has rejected calls to resign, as the display of political unity amid three nights of violence fractured after a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.Staff and customers, including children learning to swim, were in the building at the time. The attack coincided with violent scenes amid tensions over immigration in the nearby town of Ballymena. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Police confirm 'no survivors' from Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad

Air India has said that the passengers on its flight AI171 included 169 Indian nationals, 53 British, seven Portuguese and one Canadian, after it crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad

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2 h. ago How summer could damage your vision! Expert issues warning to Scottish residents on eye care

As the brighter months arrive and Scottish folks spend more time outdoors, and often more time staring at screens or squinting in sunlight, experts are reminding us that summer is the perfect time to take stock of our eye health.

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