13 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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20 m. ago Is air travel safe? Deadly Air India plane crash renews concerns after a string of other crashes

The Air India plane crash that killed at least 240 people is just the latest aviation disaster this year

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20 m. ago Air India crash LIVE: First feared victims of London Gatwick

Over 290 people are believed to have died in disaster, including a students at a medical school, with 53 British passengers on board the flight

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23 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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93 m. ago Tribute to This Morning star Fiongal Greenlaw feared dead in Air India plane crash

Former This Morning editor Martin Frizell has paid tribute to Fiongal Greenlaw, who is thought to have been on board the fatal Air India flight which crashed earlier today

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1 hour ago ‘Give me your word you won’t do it again’: convicted sex abuser priest tells how church gave him second chance

Patrick Wattigny revealed he blew archdiocese opportunity to stay in frock at parole hearing over molestation sentenceA Roman Catholic priest who admitted to child molestation has publicly recounted for the first time how New Orleans’ archbishop tried to give him a chance to continue his career even after catching the cleric sending inappropriate texts to a minor.Patrick Wattigny, 57, made the revelation while appearing before Louisiana’s parole board on Thursday, unsuccessfully requesting an early release from prison. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Air India plane passenger 'shivering' after missing doomed flight by 10 minutes

A woman was meant to be on Air India flight 171 to London but missed it by 10 minutes – the plane later crashed in Ahmedabad, India, killing over 230 people on board

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2 h. ago The Brits on board doomed Air India crash: Couple and daughter, four, wellness influencers and award

This morning, the Gatwick-bound plane carrying 242 passengers, including 53 British nationals, crashed just moments after take-off in from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat.

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2 h. ago British couple from London feared to have been on crashed Air India flight named

Jamie Meek, 45, and his husband Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, from London, feared to have been on board Boeing plane bound for London Gatwick which crashed shortly after take-off

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2 h. ago Celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband are feared to have died in Air India plane crash as influencer's family say they are devastated

British celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband posted a haunting video of themselves at the airport waiting to board the doomed Gatwick-bound Air India flight.

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2 h. ago Survivor of Air India crash 'statistically unlikely' to have lived as expert reveals safest seat

The Air India flight, set to land in London Gatwick this evening, crashed with 242 people on board - but a British man has claimed he alone survived the tragedy

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2 h. ago Air India crash update as more Brit victims names released including couple and daughter

Around 50 Brits were on board the doomed Air India flight which saw a horrific crash just minutes after taking off, with the flight headed for Gatwick earlier today

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3 h. ago Terrified students leap from windows to save themselves after Air India flight crashes into medical hostel

In the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade, an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad

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3 h. ago Mapped: Final flight path of doomed Air India plane before it crashed with more than 240 people on board

The Air India flight was destined for London Gatwick airport, but was in the air for moments before crashing

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3 h. ago ‘Catch Me If You Can’ part 2: Man convicted of boarding 120 flights by posing as a flight attendant

A man in Florida was convicted of fraud and illegal airport access this month after posing as a flight attendant for six years.

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3 h. ago Brit influencer and husband feared dead in Air India plane crash hours after final post

Wellness guru Jamie Meek and husband Fiongal Greenlaw posted a video from Ahmedabad airport just moments before boarding the ill-fated plane.

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3 h. ago Family of celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek say they are devastated as the influencer and his husband are feared to have died in plane tragedy after posting 'Goodbye India' video

British celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband posted a haunting video of themselves at the airport waiting to board the doomed Gatwick-bound Air India flight.

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3 h. ago Homeowners told not to leave one common household item in sheds during summer

Garden buildings can become unbearably hot and humid in the summer, with internal temperatures potentially climbing 10C higher than the outside temperature

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3 h. ago British couple feared to have been on crashed Air India flight named

Jamie Meek, 45, and his husband Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, from London, feared to have been on board Boeing plane bound for London Gatwick which crashed shortly after take-off

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3 h. ago Irish premier and president offer condolences after India plane crash

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft was leaving Ahmedabad Airport with 242 people on board.

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