40 h. ago Qatar Airways passenger died in Edinburgh hospital after 'choking on flight meal'

Asoka Jayaweera, 85, was flying from Los Angeles to Sri Lanka, via Doha, when the flight had to be diverted to the Scottish capital.

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3 d. ago Plane crash kills husband and wife as horror sparks massive fireball on runway

Three passengers died when their plane stalled and rapidly lost altitude, causing it to crash nose-first into the runway and catch fire. Local chief inspector Aaron Wunderlich described scene as 'quite gruesome'

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4 d. ago Two people rushed to hospital after horror SUV crash on major road in Edinburgh

Traffic was halted as a result of the crash.

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6 d. ago Devastated family accuse airline of killing vegetarian by wrongly serving him a meal with meat before he choked to death

Cardiologist Asoka Jayaweera, 85, had been flying Qatar Airways from Los Angeles to Sri Lanka when he was allegedly denied the vegetarian meal he had ordered.

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6 d. ago Vegetarian chokes to death while trying to 'eat around' meat 'wrongly served to him as his in

Cardiologist Asoka Jayaweera, 85, had been flying Qatar Airways from Los Angeles to Sri Lanka when he was allegedly denied the vegetarian meal he had ordered.

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7 d. ago British Airways flight chaos as man dies and pregnant woman suffers medical episode

A flight en route to Nigeria had to divert to Barcelona after a passenger on the plane died, triggering a medical episode involving a pregnant women

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7 d. ago British Airways plane from Heathrow makes emergency landing after passenger dies onboard

A man in his 80s suffered a medical emergency around two hours after take off

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7 d. ago Panic on board British Airways flight from London as retired military chief dies triggering emergency landing with pregnant passenger also suffering a medical episode during chaos

A British Airways flight from London to Nigeria was forced to make an emergency landing after a retired military chief died mid-flight. 

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8 d. ago Teenager 'burned alive in malfunctioning Tesla Cybertruck', lawsuit claims

Krysta Tsukahara, 19, and Jack Nelson, 20, who were both sitting in the rear passenger seats, tragically died in the early morning crash.

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8 d. ago UK plane passenger told to pay £1,100 charge to bring extra suitcase on flight

The charge for his additional luggage was almost four times the cost of the flight

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8 d. ago OAP dies in hospital days after being hit by bus in Edinburgh

Police say inquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing.

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1 week ago Man charged over Marcus's death: Family's agony after British teenager who was jailed for holiday romance in Dubai with girl, 17, dies in crash three months after prison release

Marcus Fakana, 19, tragically died after a car he was a passenger in smashed into another vehicle while it was being tailed by the Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, north London.

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1 week ago Edinburgh roads: Man, 81, in hospital after being hit by bus in Edinburgh city centre

Emergency services were called in the early hours of the morning.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh hit and run leaves man in hospital as cops hunt van driver

A 29-year-old man was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment after he was struck by a van that left the scene.

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2 w. ago Man, 33, who died plunging from a hot air balloon in front of passengers named

The body of Jesus Lato Garzon, from Watford, was found in a field near Newpound Common in West Sussex after he fell from a Virgin hot air balloon flight

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2 w. ago Woman urges Scots to consider organ donation after ‘hero’ husband’s death

Organ donor Jed Johnstone, who died following an aneurysm and stroke, saved the lives of four people needing transplants.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh roads: Pedestrian taken to hospital after being hit by car on busy Edinburgh road

A woman was hit by a car and her condition is unknown.

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3 w. ago EasyJet crews did 'everything possible' before passenger's horror mid

An easyJet passenger tragically died shortly after flight EJU6775 departed Nantes Loire Atlantique airport in France, as the aircraft made its way to Lanzarote

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3 w. ago EasyJet passenger dies during flight to Lanzarote: Crew battled to keep traveller alive as plane approached holiday island

A passenger on board an easyJet flight to Lanzarote has died mid-flight after crew members did everything they could to help them. 

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3 w. ago BREAKING EasyJet passenger dies on Lanzarote flight as plane crew issues distress signal

The passenger tragically died mid-air and the plane was forced to issue a distress signal. The airline has said its crew did 'everything they could to assist' during the medical emergency

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