90 m. ago Air India plane crash LIVE tributes as victims named after more than 240 people killed

The airline has confirmed that 241 of the 242 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner were killed.

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91 m. ago My unexpected Pride icon: Free Willy helped me see the radical power of coming out

An oppressed orca breaking free to find its true family? It may not be obviously queer, but I’ve found much comfort in Willy and Jesse’s story in this filmI don’t know precisely when I first watched Free Willy. But I do remember that the film was central to a childhood obsession with whales – orcas, specifically – that followed me well into adulthood. (I still remember a lot of random facts, such as “killer whales can live up to 90 years old!” and “their pregnancies are 17 months long!”)Released in 1993, just a few months after I was born, the film follows Jesse – a moody 12-year-old foster kid with abandonment issues – and his unlikely friendship with Willy, an orca confined in a far-too-small pool at a local marine park. Jesse and Willy have a lot in common. Both are antisocial, stubborn and mistrustful, but form a close bond – one that sees Jesse determined to free Willy from the park where he is being exploited for profit by an evil businessman. It’s a classic good v evil tale –...

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94 m. ago Did wing flaps cause Air India crash? Aviation experts zero in on 'mechanical failure' as it emerges identical 787 jet made FOUR emergency landings in last month

Investigations are being stepped up following yesterday's tragedy that killed hundreds of people aboard the London Gatwick-bound aircraft.

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95 m. ago ‘A declaration of war’: Israel’s strike on Iran – Today in Focus Extra

The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem the morning after an unprecedented Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilitiesIsrael has launched an unprecedented strike on Iran. Though in the last couple of years the two rivals in the region have traded a few tit-for-tat attacks, the world woke up on Friday to an extraordinary escalation.As the Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger reports from Jerusalem, this time Israel has attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, as well as killing the head of the Revolutionary Guards, the army chief of staff, and six senior nuclear scientists. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘Teacher’ accused of murder and sex assault of baby he adopted

Jamie Varley, 36, faces multiple charges over the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey.

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1 hour ago Two girls orphaned after Air India crash victim killed as he fulfilled wife's dying wish

Arjun Patolia had been visiting the north Indian city of Amreli to scatter his late wife's ashes in a local river

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1 hour ago Who were the top Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists killed by Israel?

Iran said several top commanders and six nuclear scientists were killed in Israeli strikes on Friday

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2 h. ago Who are the victims of the Air India plane crash? Everything we know so far as first names released

Investigations are continuing into the Air India plane crash that killed at least 240 people, including 52 Brits

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2 h. ago Wing flaps 'caused Air India crash': Aviation experts zero in on 'mechanical failure' as it emerges identical 787 jet made FOUR emergency landings in last month

Investigations are being stepped up following yesterday's tragedy that killed hundreds of people aboard the London Gatwick-bound aircraft.

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2 h. ago Couple found dead in tent killed by carbon monoxide as bodies 'lay undiscovered for week'

Adele Tait, 47, and her partner Craig Will died while camping together on the shores of Loch Awe, near Dalmally in Argyll.

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2 h. ago Best video doorbells on Amazon without subscriptions reviewed: Know who’s ringing without the monthly charge

Extra peace of mind for a one-off fee

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2 h. ago I left my baby with my twisted ex. Nine hours later she died in the most horrific way

Kristin Fulcher, the mother of Ansleigh Marie Boatman who tragically died after her father allegedly left her in a 105F car for more than nine hours, has broken her silence.

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2 h. ago American woman faces court charged over fatal crash outside N Ireland hotel

Allison Eichner died following a collision in Bushmills on Wednesday.

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: Black box recovered from Dreamliner wreckage as grieving families demand answers

Families demand answers after worst air crash in a decade kills 241

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2 h. ago The sea of blood: Water turns red as Faroe Islands carry out annual dolphin slaughter while children watch

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: The 'grindadrap', or 'grind' for short, is a 1,000-year-old Faroese tradition which sees hunters encircle pilot whales and dolphins before slaughtering them.

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2 h. ago Sadiq Khan urged to cap service charges as London leaseholders pay almost £4,000 a year

Soaring levies will mean that shared ownership homes will no longer be ‘affordable’, warns London Assembly

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2 h. ago Two Air India Flight 171 cabin crew members who died on doomed flight pictured

Two female cabin crew members who died in the horror Air India Flight 171 crash have been pictured for the first time - all 12 crew members on the doomed plane were tragically killed

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2 h. ago Air India flight forced into emergency landing after bomb threat

Mid-air emergency comes day after flight to London Gatwick crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad killing 241 passengers on board

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2 h. ago Air India victim, 4, mourned as her friend 'keeps asking when she'll come home'

Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hanaa Vorajee and daughter Sara were tragically killed onboard the Air India flight 171 - a close friend of the family has revealed that little Sara was just about to turn five

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2 h. ago Footage of Hainualt sword attacker slashing at police shown to court

Footage of Metropolitan Police officers being attacked by an alleged killer with a sword has been shown to the jury in the Daniel Anjorin murder trial.

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