39 m. ago Air India plane crash: Briton survives as at least 260 passengers and bystanders killed in Ahmedabad – latest updates

British man survived the crash of AI171, which had 242 people on board, with further deaths on the groundWhat we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crashHere 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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48 m. ago British couple recorded last airport video before boarding tragic Air India flight

The pair laughed and joked on the Instagram story shortly before getting on the plane

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70 m. ago 'Honeymoon' drug mule couple hug and kiss in court as they are jailed after being caught at UK airport with £99,000 of cannabis stuffed in their suitcases

Jeng Chow, 30, and Ley Wat, 25, were travelling from their native Malaysia with 28 vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana and had even made a stop over in Qatar.

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80 m. ago ‘It all happened so quickly’: how the Air India plane crash unfolded

Witnesses at a hospital near the impact site described parts of the plane landing on a canteen building as 200 people ate insideAt 9.48am on Thursday, Air India flight 423 took off from New Delhi bound for Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat state, 600 miles south-west. It was an entirely normal day – although hotter than usual for the time of year in north India – and an entirely normal flight, except for the fact that the plane, an 11-year-old Boeing Dreamliner, landed 20 minutes early.After more than two hours on the tarmac parked at Terminal 2 of the sprawling Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport, captain Sumeet Sabharwal, an experienced pilot, taxied on to the single runway and prepared for takeoff. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago George Russell admits ‘surprise’ Max Verstappen accepted blame for Barcelona crash

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1 hour ago Air India plane crash Live Updates: 265 bodies recovered so far, PM likely to visit crash site

Air India plane crash Live Updates: 265 bodies recovered so far, PM likely to visit crash site  India Today

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1 hour ago ITV reality star engaged to TikTok influencer after romantic getaway proposal

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1 hour ago The Guardian view on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump undid a crucial accord. A new deal is urgently needed | Editorial

Diplomacy can do more to slow Tehran’s alarming progress than threats from IsraelA year into his first term, Donald Trump pulled the US out of the hard-won international deal that had slowed Iran’s advance towards nuclear weapons, and imposed punishing sanctions. Europe tried to keep the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) on life support. But the strangling of Iran’s economy, and the US assassination of Qassem Suleimani, the powerful head of its Quds force, undermined the country’s moderates and the progress on non-proliferation.The fallout of Mr Trump’s Iran policy is still becoming evident. On Thursday, the UN nuclear watchdog found, for the first time in two decades, that Tehran was not in compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Iran vowed to “significantly” increase production of enriched uranium in retaliation, following a pattern of escalation in response to International Atomic Energy Agency criticism. US and European officials say th...

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1 hour ago Cop suing Police Scotland told 'last thing we need is another misogyny case' after Tallia Storm pic

Greg Tunnock was withdrawn from the firearms unit last year after stopping for a picture with Tallia Storm.

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1 hour ago All Brits feared dead onboard Air India Flight 171 after plane crash tragedy

The Brits feared dead after the Air India plane crash include an influencer couple, a family of three, and an award-winning hotel manager who was travelling with his wife and two children

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1 hour ago British wellness couple posted ‘Goodbye India’ video from airport before fatal Air India plane crash

Jamie Ray Greenlaw-Meek and Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek described their ‘magical experience’ in India as they joked about the length of the 10-hour flight

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2 h. ago Emma Raducanu leapfrogs Katie Boulter to British No 1 after beating Sramkova at Queen’s

Raducanu wins 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finalsBoulter falls to fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2Emma Raducanu will regain her status as the best female tennis player in Britain for the first time in two years as she continued her solid start to the grass-court season by defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals at Queen’s.Raducanu, who currently sits at world No 35 in the live rankings, will return to British No 1 next week after Katie Boulter fell to the fifth seed Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday. Raducanu has not been the highest-ranked player in the country since June 2023 when she was recovering from surgeries to her wrists and ankle. She missed a total of eight months in 2023 and consequently fell out of the top 300. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash: Trip to meet son in London becomes last moment for elderly Maharashtra couple

Air India plane crash: Trip to meet son in London becomes last moment for elderly Maharashtra couple  Mint

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2 h. ago Armed police called and area taped off following reports of 'man with a gun'

Pictures and videos showed a number of police vehicles quickly arriving at the scene

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2 h. ago George Russell believes a ban for Max Verstappen would be justified

Verstappen is one point away from being forced to sit out a race.

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