19 m. ago British Air India disaster survivor's first words to his father after he survived the crash are revealed as he is about to leave hospital with only minor injuries

The first words the sole survivor of the devastating Air India flight said to his father after his brother was killed on the Gatwick-bound aircraft have been revealed. 

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22 m. ago Boarding school mass sex attack horror: How a mob of boys raped 71 girls in night of depravity with 19 victims killed in a stampede as they tried to escape their dormitory

Twilight was receding into night on July 13, 1991 when St. Kizito, a mixed boarding school in the Kenyan town of Meru, was plunged into darkness

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22 m. ago Search underway after man impersonating cop ‘shot two Minnesota lawmakers’ in targeted attack: report

Police in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, are searching for a white male who allegedly opened fire Saturday morning in targeted attacks in Champlin and Brooklyn Park.

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24 m. ago 'Flirty' Kate Middleton gives Prince William a 'cheeky' look of love at Trooping the Colour, says body language expert

Kate Middleton was pictured giving Prince William a 'rather flirty, appreciative glance', during Trooping of the Colour today, according to body language expert Judi James.

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26 m. ago Strikes on Iran ease pressure on Israel to end starvation in Gaza

Critics of war will be more reluctant to press for its end while missiles from Tehran are killing people in Tel AvivMiddle East crisis – live updatesIn the hours after Israel attacked Iran, food shipments and distribution in Gaza stopped and a French-Saudi summit meant to pave the way for wider recognition of a Palestinian state was postponed indefinitely.International pressure over starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated in little more than the time it took for the smoke of the first missile strikes to clear over Tehran. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago 'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Health officials want you to think twice before buying brightly colored energy shots and supplements often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops

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56 m. ago More police officers hurt during fifth night of violence in Northern Ireland

The violence followed an alleged sex attack on a teenage girl in Ballymena.

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84 m. ago Ange Postecoglou could make instant return as club contact sacked Spurs boss

Tottenham announced the sacking of Ange Postecoglou last week, despite the Australian guiding the club to the Europa League trophy, with Brentford boss Thomas Frank quickly unveiled as his successor

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89 m. ago Australian man killed, another injured in shooting at Bali villa

The victim’s wife told police she was woken by her husband's screams before she heard multiple gunshots

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2 h. ago Air India blasted over broken planes as 'crew ban exposé' and horror failings revealed

Air India was battling an 'exceptionally poor' reputation before the horror incident that claimed the lives of all but one flight AI171 passengers - and many more people on the ground

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2 h. ago I'm a hot sleeper, Simba's 'cool touch' duvet sends me to sleep in a heatwave

Sleeping in the heat has interrupted my sleep pattern but Simba's Summer Hybrid Duvet has been a game changer for regulating body heat at night

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2 h. ago Vijay Rupani postponed London visit twice before boarding the ill

Vijay Rupani postponed London visit twice before boarding the ill-fated Air India flight | Here's why  Moneycontrol

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2 h. ago Natural entertainer Rayan Cherki ready for test of maturity at Manchester City

France international impressed with his flicks and tricks from a young age at Lyon. Now City hope he can fire their creative rebuild“To win the Ballon d’Or and the Champions League,” came the response from Rayan Cherki to the Lyon academy director Jean-François Vulliez’s question. Even as a 15-year-old the playmaker was ambitious, knowing his talent would take him to the top. He might have expected to reach the Premier League earlier but he is ready to take the next steps at Manchester City.Vulliez worked at Lyon for 12 years and from the moment he witnessed an eight-year-old Cherki he knew the club had a glorious talent on their hands. This week City paid £30.5m for the France international, who could make his debut against Wydad AC on Wednesday at the Club World Cup. Lyon’s academy coaches were soon gossiping about the two-footed generational talent who dribbled past opponents, created chances and plundered goals in the youth setup. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Rose West's astonishing prison letter reveals the truth about her lesbian fling with Myra Hindley

The Cromwell Street killer and the Moors Murderer were the two most notorious female prisoners in Britain when they met in Durham Prison in the mid 1990s.

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2 h. ago Ange Postecoglou 'talks moving quickly' over swift return to management after Tottenham sacking

The Australian could be managing the likes of Ivan Toney and Riyad Mahrez next season

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3 h. ago Neighbours star Erin McNaught shares update on baby son after brain tumour diagnosis

Australian model, Erin McNaught, has revealed her seven month old son has undergone surgery to remove a brain tumour after heartbreakingly noticing a 'rapid decline in his health and happiness'

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3 h. ago Air India captain sent mayday less than minute before crash, say authorities

Aviation ministry says Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner reached height of 650ft before rapidly descending and hitting ground 2km from airport“Mayday, mayday,” was the final radio message sent by the pilot of the Air India 171 flight bound for London, moments before it crashed to the ground, killing more than 270 people.In a briefing by India’s aviation authorities on Saturday, authorities confirmed that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was piloting the flight, sent a distress call to air traffic control less a minute after it took off from Ahmedabad airport at 1:39pm on Thursday. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Israel warns Iran that 'Tehran will burn' if it fires more missiles

Defence Minister Israel Katz has chillingly warned 'Tehran will burn' if more missiles are fired at Israel, following a barrage of ballistic weapons fired by Iran on Friday night.

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4 h. ago ‘Tehran will burn,’ Israel warns after missile strikes as Iran threatens UK, US and France regional bases – live

Three people reported dead in Israel after Iranian strikes as Tehran says 78 people, mostly civilians, killed in Israeli attackIranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’Emma Graham-Harrison, the Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, has spoken to families who live in a Tel Aviv neighbourhood that was struck by Iran’s retaliatory attacks. At midnight on Friday Sveta’s four-year-old daughter was asleep on the floor outside their shattered apartment block, as the rest of the family weighed up where they should spend the night.A missile from the first Iranian salvo fired at Tel Aviv had landed a couple of blocks away, killing at least one person, injuring at least 16 others and damaging hundreds of shops and homes in this quiet residential area. The 37-year-old was sanguine about her own losses, and backed the government decision to attack Iran even though it had so quickly cost her family their home. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago UK student missed doomed Air India flight by minutes: ‘It’s a miracle’

The 28-year-old who lives in Bristol said she felt ‘totally numb’ after finding out the flight had crashed, killing 241 people

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