8 h. ago Miracle in seat 11A: British national survives Air India plane crash

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh has no memory of escaping one of the worst aviation disasters in India’s history, his family say

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9 h. ago Mark Wright forced to apologise as he's slammed for 'poor taste' post about planes as at least 260 killed in horror Air India crash

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

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11 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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11 h. ago British national says he walked away from Air India plane crash disaster

Watch as a British national who claims he survived the Air India plane crash walks away from the disaster which claimed the lives of over 200 people.

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12 h. ago Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned 'No Kings' protests

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state, along with more than 2,000 state police

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13 h. ago Miracle in seat 11a: British national survives Air India plane crash disaster

The survivor is reportedly a British national who walked away from the crash site

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14 h. ago Air India crash: One British passenger survives as plane carrying 242 people crashes near India airport

Air India has confirmed that 53 British nationals were on board a plan that crashed in India soon after take-off, having been bound for London Gatwick airport.

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34 h. ago There may be trouble ahead, but Labour should stick to the plan for national renewal

Editorial: With the Brexit reset, new trade deals and planning reforms, the chancellor’s spending review could result in a stronger economy with a better long-term growth rate. But it will take time

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43 h. ago Scottish Government urged to come up with plan B after Galloway National Park rejected

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth wants Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon to act and ensure Galloway isn't forgotten.

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3 d. ago California to sue Trump over national guard deployment, Newsom says, as more protests planned in Los Angeles – live updates

Gavin Newsom says lawsuit to challenge Trump’s federalizing of the California national guard without the state’s consent, a move with little precedent in US historyLA braces for fourth day of protests against immigration raidsAbout 300 Guard troops have been deployed to LA so far.President Donald Trump earlier said he would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, despite the objections of California governor Gavin Newsom. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago UK man has emergency surgery after being 'shot' in LA protests

It comes after US President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to California

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7 d. ago DOGE finds an unlikely new cut as $47m plan for nation’s largest migrant detention center put on hold

Pause in detention contract process comes as administration seeks massive expansion to ICE detention system

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7 d. ago Talks planned over Scottish Government backing for Galloway after national park plans ditched

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson is due to meet Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon today.

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8 d. ago ICE operation calls for 5,000 federal agents and 21,000 National Guard troops to make deportation arrests

‘Operation at Large’ calls for thousands of federal agents from across law enforcement agencies to join the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort

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8 d. ago Perth and Kinross Council will consider cumulative impact of multiple battery energy storage systems

The local authority has received a number of planning applications for electricity generating stations

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8 d. ago Call for tougher legislation to tackle "dirty camping" issues in Perth and Kinross

At Loch of Clunie 354 bags of discarded rubbish were collected in just five weeks

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8 d. ago Differing reactions from farming and tourism bosses as Galloway National park Plans scrapped

NFU Scotland has welcomed the move but the South of Scotland Destination Alliance has been left deeply disappointed.

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9 d. ago Calls for delayed West Lothian train station to be funded by Scottish Government

As the council and Winchburgh Developments prepare to meet potential funders of the long delayed station, Labour’s Linlithgow councillor Tom Conn called on the SNP government to “stop ducking and diving.”

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9 d. ago Criminal cases review body ‘must win back trust’ as interim chairwoman announced

Dame Vera Baird KC will carry out an urgent review into the running of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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9 d. ago Locals win war with National Trust by stopping 'abhorrent' building planned for internationally important nature reserve on Norfolk coast

The charity insisted the 85x27ft facility would improve the experience for visitors. But over 150 objections were received, many accusing it of commercialising the spot.

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