34 m. ago Revealed: Air India pilot's desperate mayday call seconds before devastating crash as experts raise fears wing flaps 'didn't look right' amid hunt for second black box

The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plunged into the busy suburb just seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport this morning, claiming the lives of all but one passenger.

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39 m. ago Air India plane crash: Briton survives as at least 260 passengers and bystanders killed in Ahmedabad – latest updates

British man survived the crash of AI171, which had 242 people on board, with further deaths on the groundWhat we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crashHere are a couple of images coming in via the newswires:Gatwick airport posted on X that it could confirm the Air India flight AI171, which had been due to arrive at 6.25pm in London, had crashed on departure from Ahmedabad airport. It added that more information would follow. Continue reading...

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44 m. ago Air India plane crash latest: At least 240 dead as Briton miraculously survives disaster

Boeing 787 dreamliner headed for London Gatwick crashed close to Ahmedebad airport

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46 m. ago Air India crash LIVE: First feared victims of London Gatwick

Over 290 people are believed to have died in disaster, including a students at a medical school, with 53 British passengers on board the flight

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72 m. ago Reason Michael van Gerwen isn't playing at the World Cup of Darts in Germany

Michael van Gerwen is the major name missing from the World Cup of Darts as the tournament swings into action from Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday evening

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79 m. ago Kickboxer, 15, who collapsed after unsanctioned match against 17

Coroner Michael Pemberton said neither Alex Eastwood, nor his parents appreciated the dangers of the 'chaotic and somewhat disjointed' approach to children involved in combat sports.

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88 m. ago NHS doctor Rachel Clarke and debut novelist Yael van der Wouden win Women’s Prize for Non

Authors will receive £30,000 prize money in recognition of their achievements

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94 m. ago Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards

Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep.”

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94 m. ago Debut novel by Dutch author wins 2025 Women’s Prize for Fiction

Yael van der Wouden won the award for her novel, The Safekeep, which explores repressed desire and the unresolved aftermath of the Holocaust.

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1 hour ago All Brits feared dead onboard Air India Flight 171 after plane crash tragedy

The Brits feared dead after the Air India plane crash include an influencer couple, a family of three, and an award-winning hotel manager who was travelling with his wife and two children

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1 hour ago Air India plane crash victims: British family and former Indian politician named as first victims of tragedy

Tributes have been paid to the first named victims of crash on London Gatwick-bound flight that killed more than 200 people

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2 h. ago Air India plane passenger 'shivering' after missing doomed flight by 10 minutes

A woman was meant to be on Air India flight 171 to London but missed it by 10 minutes – the plane later crashed in Ahmedabad, India, killing over 230 people on board

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2 h. ago Shocked family of 'miracle' Brit who survived Air India plane crash break silence

A relative of Air India passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh said he was 'painted with blood' after he emerged from the wreckage of the doomed flight bound for London

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash: Trip to meet son in London becomes last moment for elderly Maharashtra couple

Air India plane crash: Trip to meet son in London becomes last moment for elderly Maharashtra couple  Mint

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2 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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2 h. ago British couple from London feared to have been on crashed Air India flight named

Jamie Meek, 45, and his husband Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, from London, feared to have been on board Boeing plane bound for London Gatwick which crashed shortly after take-off

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2 h. ago Hundreds killed in Air India disaster as Gatwick flight crashes after take

The crash occurred shortly after the Boeing 787 took off from Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat

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3 h. ago CCTV footage shows moment Air India plane crashes in Ahmedabad – video

CCTV footage captured the moment an Air India passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday. More than 240 people were believed to be onboard the London Gatwick-bound aircraft. Ahmedabad police said there was at least one survivor Air India plane crash latest updatesWhat we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Survivor of Air India crash 'statistically unlikely' to have lived as expert reveals safest seat

The Air India flight, set to land in London Gatwick this evening, crashed with 242 people on board - but a British man has claimed he alone survived the tragedy

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