18 h. ago Pilot's chilling words before deliberate plane crash killing 150 people on board

Andreas Lubitz locking the captain out of the cockpit of Germanwings Flight 9525 before deliberately crashing the plane into a cliff in the French Alps.

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33 h. ago Indonesia plane crash: Horror images show wreckage scattered across remote mountain

11 people were on board the flight which dropped off radars on Saturday just 12 miles from the airfield, now images have revealed the terrifying aftermath of the plane crash

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41 h. ago Indonesia plane crash: Rescuers hope for survivors even after first body found

Indonesian rescuers are searching for the 11 people who were on board the small aircraft when it crashed during an approach to one of

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48 h. ago Indonesian rescuers find wreckage of plane in mountainous region

Indonesian rescuers have recovered wreckage from a missing plane believed to have crashed with 11 people on board

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4 d. ago Boeing knew of engine defect on UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, report says

US transportation safety board releases initial report on November 2025 crash that killed 15 people in LouisvilleAn engine part suspected of causing the crash of a UPS cargo plane and loss of 15 lives in Louisville in November was the subject of at least four previous failures on three separate aircraft, investigators have found.A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released Wednesday determined that Boeing warned plane owners about the defect, but did not believe it was a flight safety issue and did not require immediate repairs. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Bill Gates foundation announces plans to lay off up to 500 staff after $8bn to ex

The Gates Foundation will begin to reduce staff headcounts by up to 500 people over the next five years after the board introduced a cap on operating costs

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6 d. ago At least 22 dead and 64 injured after a crane collapses and smashes through a moving train in Thailand sparking a fire

AT LEAST 22 people have been killed after a crane collapsed onto a rail line and smashed through a moving train. Dozens of passengers were trapped inside the mangled locomotive as it caught fire with around 64 others injured including a one-year-old. Around 195 people were on board travelling from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima province in Thailand...

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7 d. ago Multiple Welsh hospitals hit by norovirus with restrictions and advice for visitors

One health board has asked people to stay away from hospitals if they have symptoms while one hospital has closed some wards to visitors

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7 d. ago Pilot's chilling last words before fatal plane crash on UK flight to Tenerife

Dan-Air Flight 1008 was en route from Manchester to Tenerife when it crashed into the mountains of the island, killing all 146 people on board

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8 d. ago Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez among six killed in plane crash after tragic final post

All six people on board died when private aircraft crashed in Colombia, authorities say

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1 week ago Trump to unveil Gaza peace board as 13 people killed in latest airstrikes

The phased ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas remains in its initial stages

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1 week ago Putin aid threatens to 'sink US boats' and use nuclear weapons after tanker seized

A high-profile member of the Russian Duma issued a chilling threat to the States

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2 w. ago Seven dead and dozens missing after migrant boat set for Europe capsizes near Gambia

Gambian President Adama Barrow confirmed that more than 100 survivors have been rescued from the vessel which overturned in the North Bank region

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2 w. ago Crowds of revellers queue for buses home after Manchester sees in the new year

A huge crowd of people wait to board the 192 to Stockport

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2 w. ago Train crash near Machu Picchu in Peru kills driver and leaves dozens of tourists injured

Two trains crashed into each other on a route bringing tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru, killing driver Roberto Cárdenas and injuring more than 40 people, with British tourists among passengers on board

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3 w. ago Titanic Sinks Tonight review – it’s like you’re reliving that terrifying night

Our grim fascination with the doomed ship shows no sign of abating – so here’s a four-parter which makes it feel like you’re onboard. A truly intense watchApril 2026 will mark 114 years since the night that the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg, but our grim fascination with the disaster shows no sign of abating. There was, of course, a surge of interest in the Titanic in the late 90s – thanks to James Cameron’s Oscar-bothering blockbuster – and there has been a steady stream of documentaries, dramas and podcasts about its demise ever since, some more sensitive than others (among the less tactful offerings: the 2010 film Titanic II – directed by Dick Van Dyke’s grandson Shane – a cash-in about a replica ship ravaged by a tsunami). Occasionally, the subject matter lurches starkly from the past back into the present. In June 2023, five people died on board an experimental submersible made by the company OceanGate; its passengers had hoped to see the liner’s rusting wreckage up clos...

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3 w. ago Narrowboat owner tells of moment he rushed back to save his CATS as sinkhole was collapsing

Paul Stowe has been left hoomeless for Christmas after his narrowboat was left dangling above the huge cavity on the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch.

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3 w. ago Footage onboard Shropshire narrowboat captures moment canal collapsed into sinkhole

Watch the moment a pair of boaters raced to safety as a 160ft sinkhole opened up in Shropshire on Monday (22 December).

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3 w. ago Moment boat swallowed up after canal collapses into Shropshire sinkhole

Stunned bystanders captured the moment a canal boat dropped into a 160ft sinkhole in Shropshire on Monday (22 December).

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3 w. ago Man jumped from capsizing narrowboat as it was swallowed by canal 'sinkhole' in middle of the night

The banks of Llangollen Canal collapsed at around 4am yesterday morning and water flooded out, pulling a huge 160ft wide chunk of canal bed with it and taking two boats down into the hole left behind.

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