67 m. ago Air India flight ‘was doomed’ without sufficient power, says travel expert Simon Calder

After studying the preliminary report on the Air India crash, The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder picks out three elements of the 32-second flight

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80 m. ago Air India plane fuel switched off before crash that killed 260, preliminary report says

Initial findings into the crash involving a London Gatwick-bound flight revealed two vital fuel switches were switched off

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1 hour ago Heavily redacted Epstein flight logs undermine DoJ and Trump's 'transparency' claims and fuel cover

The Trump administration's insistence that there are no more Epstein files to release has been undermined by documents previously disseminated by the Department of Justice.

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1 hour ago Ryanair flight from Mallorca to UK descends into 'chaos' as police board plane

Police were forced to rush onto a Ryanair flight after it landed in Edinburgh, Scotland, when a 'disruptive passenger' caused chaos after arriving from Palma De Mallorca

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2 h. ago Air India crash report updates: Preliminary findings say fuel switch was cut off before plane went down

The London Gatwick-bound Air India flight from Ahmedabad killed 241 people on board

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2 h. ago Air India crash investigation 'suggests pilot error after no plane fault found' as preliminary report published

Initial findings into the crash involving a London Gatwick-bound flight revealed two vital fuel switches were switched off

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2 h. ago Air India crash investigation finds fuel switches cut off moments before impact

Investigators have been analysing cockpit and flight data as probe into cause of deadly crash near Ahmedabad takes place

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2 h. ago Sean Kingston's sentencing postponed after he was found guilty in $1m wire fraud case

Rapper and singer Sean Kingston was supposed to be sentenced today after the Beautiful Girls singer was found guilty verdict of wire fraud with his mother Janice Turner

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3 h. ago Outrageously entitled courtroom outburst of evil son who beheaded his father and livestreamed it

Justin Mohn, 33, was convicted on Friday of crimes including murder and terrorism over the gruesome death of his father on January 30, 2024.

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3 h. ago 'Despicable' paedophile set dogs on animals including pet cat and filmed attacks

After Brandon Robb was last month jailed for preying on two girls and a boy - the youngest just eight years old - he has now been sentenced to another year in prison

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4 h. ago Air India crash investigation 'suggests pilot error after no plane fault found'

Preliminary findings of investigation into crash involving London Gatwick-bound flight said to indicate pilots could have made fatal error

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4 h. ago Atlanta man gets more than 150 years in prison for starving daughter and abusing other children

An Atlanta man has been sentenced to over 150 years in prison for killing his 4-year-old daughter by denying her food and water

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5 h. ago Air India crash probe 'focussing on pilot error after no plane fault found'

Preliminary findings of the investigation into the crash of London Gatwick-bound flight said to indicate pilots could have made fatal error

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5 h. ago Air India crash pilots may have made 'fatal error' seconds after take off, investigators claim

The Gatwick-bound Air India flight killed 260 people last month and now crash investigators have made claims as they probe what happened in Ahmedabad on the doomed plane

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8 h. ago Irate mum lashes out at airport staff after learning her flight is cancelled

A woman was caught on camera screaming at an airport employee after she was told her flight was cancelled and the airline wouldn't provide her with accommodation

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9 h. ago Appeal for more victims to come forward after Brixton shop owner jailed for rape

Bernard Williams was sentenced to nine years in prison for rape and sexual assault at Harrow Crown Court on Friday.

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9 h. ago Passengers stranded in airport for 17 hours after couple smoke on London

Passengers stranded in airport for 17 hours after couple smoke on London-bound flight  Metro.co.uk

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9 h. ago Delta Air Lines plane makes emergency landing as passengers stuck on tiny island

A Delta Air Lines flight from Madrid to New York had to make an emergency landing on a tiny island in the Azores, in the middle of the Atlantic, due to a reported mechanical issue

Politics

9 h. ago Stagecoach announces partnership with South Ayrshire Council for the International Ayr Show

Open-top buses with live flight commentary and a frequent park and ride shuttle service will help visitors travel easily while reducing town centre congestion.

Politics

9 h. ago 'Smoking couple' on TUI jet turn airport into 'warzone' as passengers stuck for 17 hours

Terry Lawrance, 66, was on his way home from Cancun, Mexico, on a TUI flight when two passengers allegedly started smoking on board – forcing the plane to be diverted causing chaos

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