3 d. ago Aden Adde plane crash: Terrifying moment UN aircraft skids on airport runway as landing gear fails

The plane was forced into a desperate emergency landing when the front landing gear malfunctioned - sending the aircraft barreling toward the runway in yet another terrifying display of aviation failure

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5 d. ago Bank executive believed to be victim in fatal Minnesota plane crash

A medical examiner is still working to identify the remains pulled from the crash

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5 d. ago Cannibal survivor of horror Andes plane crash dies after eating pals to stay alive

The survivor of a horrific Andes plane has passed away years after the tragic crash – the survivors of the crash resorted to eating their fellow passengers to stay alive in the gruelling conditions

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5 d. ago Plane crash cannibal who ATE human flesh to survive after rugby team's aircraft came down in the Andes in 1972, dies aged 71

Alvaro Mangino (pictured), who was one of 16 passengers who survived the now infamous 1972 plane crash, died on March 29 following a bout of pneumonia

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5 d. ago After losing parents in DC plane crash, figure skater makes emotional return to ice

Maxim Naumov finished his routine and looked at the sky: ‘This is for you guys’

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5 d. ago Bank says it fears vice chair was killed in plane crash that set house on fire

Woman who lives in house set alight in crash was walking her dog at the time, while her husband managed to escape unscathed through kitchen

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5 d. ago Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet

Since the plane crash that killed his parents, figure skater Maxim Naumov has become in many ways the face of the tragedy

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6 d. ago Amanda Holden reaches out to parents who have lost children as she shares a touching tribute to her stillborn son Theo on Mother's Day

The radio host, 53, took to Instagram and honoured her baby boy in a heart breaking  post, who was tragically stillborn at seven months in 2011.

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6 d. ago Unstoppable Malinin repeats as world champion with six quadruple jumps

American star romps to second world figure skating titleMalinin lands six quadruple jumps including quad axelKazakhstan’s Shaidorov second, Japan’s Kagiyama thirdHe’s been called the Quad God, skating’s great innovator, the next Olympic champion. On Saturday night, in front of a roaring crowd at TD Garden, Ilia Malinin made it official: he is once again the best figure skater in the world.The 20-year-old American conjured another sensational free skate to close out the world figure skating championships, landing a record-tying six quadruple jumps in strolling to his second straight world title. His season-best total score of 318.56 landed him a yawning 31.09 points clear of Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov, who captured silver with a personal-best routine, and Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, who dropped from second place to the bronze after an error-strewn long program. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Watch: Minnesota home engulfed in flames after small aircraft crashes into it, leaving no survivors onboard

Dramatic footage shows a Minnesota home engulfed in flames after a small aircraft crashed into it on Saturday (March 29).

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6 d. ago No survivors on plane which crashed into house in Minneapolis suburb, officials say

The incident happened in the residential area of Brooklyn Park, near to Minneapolis

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9 d. ago Valieva's attorneys accuse WADA of 'procedural fraud,' ask court to revisit her doping case

Attorneys for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are taking her doping case back to court

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9 d. ago Egypt Sindbad submarine tragedy sees three kids orphaned as parents killed in Red Sea sinking

The teen girl is reported to have lost both her parents after a tourist submarine suddenly sank off the coast of Egypt, leaving nine people dead and more injured

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9 d. ago Orphaned skater Maxim Naumov reveals parents' haunting final message before they were killed in DC plane crash

Married Russian skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among the 67 people who died when an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk helicopter midair.

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9 d. ago Pilot in Alaska plane crash horror 'DID NOT have a licence to fly with passengers'

National Transportation Safety Board said John Morris Jr was a student pilot, and so did not have the right licence - or authority - to be able to fly with passengers

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1 week ago Man and two daughters survive 12 hours on aircraft wing in Alaska lake before rescue

Search plane spotted family sheltering overnight on wing of small aircraft that crashed and partly sunk into frigid lakeA pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partly submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being spotted by a good Samaritan.Terry Godes said he saw a Facebook post on Sunday night calling for people to help search for the missing plane, which did not have a locator beacon. On Monday morning about a dozen pilots including Godes headed out to scour the rugged terrain. Godes headed toward Tustumena Lake near the toe of a glacier and spotted what he thought was wreckage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump’s ‘war on woke’ is fast becoming a war on science. That’s incredibly dangerous | Christina Pagel

Contrary to claims by the US president, we have found that diversity initiatives result in better scientists and greater progressChristina Pagel is a member of Independent SageDonald Trump’s attacks on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives since his January inauguration have been intense, indiscriminate and escalating. A tragic plane crash was baselessly blamed on DEI. All DEI programmes within public bodies have been ended and private contractors face cancellation if they also don’t comply. Webpages that defend religious diversity in the context of Holocaust remembrance have been taken down.Science and academia have been particularly targeted. Universities are threatened with losing federal funding if they support DEI. Government reports and government-funded research are being held back if they include prohibited terms such as “gender”, “pregnant person”, “women”, “elderly”, or “disabled”. Grants funded by the National Institutes of Health are being cancelled if they...

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1 week ago Father and children survive Alaska plane crash as incredible picture shows them standing on wings in frozen lake

Incredible aerial photos show the aircraft partially submerged in the frozen Kenai Peninsula Lake

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1 week ago Pilot, children survive 12 hours on wing of submerged plane after crashing into icy lake

The trio spent a ‘long, cold, dark, wet night’ on the lake before being spotted by a Good Samaritan

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1 week ago Miracle as two children survive plane crash after astonishing survival tactic

When a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser vanished, strangers descended on Tustumena Lake in rural Alaska, US, and one of them - Terry Godes - was amazed at what he saw

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