41 m. ago ‘She was a ray of sunshine’: First British victims of Air India plane crash named after 241 killed

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

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49 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Disruptions on Piccadilly, Met, and Mildmay lines

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54 m. ago Cristian Romero makes feelings clear with pointed post after Thomas Frank announcement

Tottenham have confirmed Thomas Frank as Ange Postecoglou's replacement and shortly after his appointment Cristian Romero posted a heartfelt message about his former boss

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55 m. ago Thomas Frank is just what Tottenham need but will he be given time to prove it? | Jonathan Wilson

Manager is flexible but a slow starter with limited experience in Europe, and arrives as the love still lingers for former managerBrøndby appointed Thomas Frank as manager in June 2013 and did not win any of their first eight games of the 2013-14 season. Brentford appointed Frank as manager in October 2018 and lost eight of their following 10 games. So nobody should panic if Frank begins slowly at Tottenham.In reality, though, the first couple of months will be a major challenge for the Dane. These are not easy circumstances for anybody to take the Spurs job. Usually a manager takes over after a run of poor form, with fans and players ready for a change and a regression to the mean in the offing. Spurs have been on a run of poor form: one win in 12 league games over the final three months of the season, but in that time they also won the Europa League, which means everything is seen in a different light. Continue reading...

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69 m. ago Who are the Air India crash victims? British victims on tragic Gatwick

Tributes have been paid to victims believed to have been on board flight that crashed soon after take-off in Ahmedabad, killing 241 of 242 passengers

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86 m. ago How the devastating Air India to London plane crash unfolded and what could have caused it

British man sole survivor from Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people

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1 hour ago Air India crash LIVE: Entire London families among 241 victims on Gatwick

At least 290 people are believed to have died in the devastating crash after the police hit housing used by medical workers

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1 hour ago London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on Piccadilly and Mildmay lines

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1 hour ago One of two black boxes reportedly found in Air India crash that killed more than 260 people – latest updates

Narendra Modi visits crash sit where hundreds died in Ahmedabad; one man miraculously survives plane crashFull report: Briton is sole survivor of Air India plane crash that killed more than 260What we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash – a visual guideHere 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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2 h. ago Air India disaster: rescue teams with sniffer dogs comb site of deadly plane crash

Narendra Modi visits crash site in Ahmedabad where at least 265 people died, with one man aboard the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner miraculously survivingLatest news: one of two black boxes reportedly foundRescue teams with sniffer dogs were combing the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground.One man aboard the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – carrying 242 passengers and crew – miraculously survived Thursday’s crash, which left the tailpiece of the aircraft jutting out of the second floor of a hostel for medical staff from a nearby hospital. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Unless I want to take a loss I am stuck': the leaseholders battling the cladding crisis with no end in sight

As London marks the eighth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, thousands of leaseholders remain stuck in unsellable and potentially dangerous flats

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2 h. ago ‘Very beautiful’ portrait of Gallagher brothers to go to auction for £1.5m

Work by Elizabeth Peyton from 1996 shows ‘quiet tension’ between Noel and Liam at their Oasis peak, expert says“Where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?” Oasis asked in All Around the World. Maybe in the art market, buying a portrait of Noel and Liam Gallagher at the height of their fame for a possible £2m.Sotheby’s has announced that a 1996 painting of the brothers by Elizabeth Peyton is to be part of its June contemporary art auction in London. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago A quarter of top companies in London’s IPO class of 2021 quit stock exchange

Flurry of recent exits heightens fears over market’s strength

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4 h. ago Another scare: Air India flight to London returning to Mumbai

Another scare: Air India flight to London returning to Mumbai - what we know so far  Times of India

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4 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: One black box recovered after airline confirms 241 on board killed

One of two black boxes of Boeing 787 Dreamliner headed for London Gatwick recovered from crash site, local media report

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4 h. ago Woman CEO Turned Away From London Tech Event For Bringing Baby Daughter Sparks Outrage

Woman CEO Turned Away From London Tech Event For Bringing Baby Daughter Sparks Outrage  NDTV

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4 h. ago Friday’s briefing: Thomas Frank appointed new Tottenham manager

Tottenham finally agreed a deal to appoint Thomas Frank, while the Young Lions impressed.

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5 h. ago Air India plane crash: Among dead, two sisters going on vacation to London, mom returning after dropping daughter

Air India plane crash: Among dead, two sisters going on vacation to London, mom returning after dropping daughter  The Indian Express

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6 h. ago Move faster on firms’ public contracts ban, Grenfell survivor urges Government

Edward Daffarn said a new documentary “clearly exposes how little” companies and individuals have been held to account over the 2017 disaster.

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6 h. ago French court releases New Caledonia independence leader detained over deadly riots

Christian Tein, who denies accusations of instigating violence in the French territory in 2024, will remain under judicial supervisionA French court freed an independence leader from the overseas territory of New Caledonia who had been detained for a year over deadly riots in 2024.Christian Tein, who is indigenous Kanak , was charged and incarcerated over the rioting on the Pacific archipelago in May last year that left more than a dozen dead. Continue reading...

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