2 w. ago Watch: Titan sub passenger reveals emails warning of flaws in the hull were ignored for over a year

An early passenger of the doomed Oceangate Titan sub has revealed emails he sent warning of potential flaws in the submersible’s hull were ignored for over a year.

Events

2 w. ago Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster review – the enraging tale of how five people died in an underwater deathtrap

This documentary on how a wealthy man charged six-figure sums to take four people to the bottom of the sea in an unsafe submarine is frustratingly light on answers to the ultimate question: why did their deaths happen?“What was that bang?” Implosion, BBC2’s documentary about the doomed commercial submarine Titan and its owner and pilot Stockton Rush, has footage shot on 18 June 2023 at the very instant when, on a sightseeing trip 3,800m below the surface of the Atlantic, Titan suffered a fatal rupture and the five people inside it died. There were no cameras on the sea floor and any pictures taken by Titan’s occupants were destroyed along with it, but there is film that contains what we now know to be audio of the craft’s last moment. Rush’s wife, Wendy, is aboard the mission’s support ship, in radio contact, when she hears a noise.At that point, Wendy Rush looks more confused than alarmed. A contributor to the film likens the sound to a door slamming, but it’s less dramatic than th...

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2 w. ago Titan submarine boss denounced as 'psychopath' risking lives for fame

Former employees of the firm behind the Titanic submarine disaster, OceanGate, have come forward with shock accusations about the boss behind the concept, labelling him a 'psychopath'

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2 w. ago The Titan submersible was DOOMED from its first dive: Revealed in forensic and horrifying detail, the shocking catalogue of neglect and criminal oversight that left victims trapped in a 'death tube'

In June 2023, four men and a teenager climbed into the Titan submersible, a mini submarine, to descend thousands of feet through the North Atlantic until they reached the wreck of the Titanic.

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2 w. ago Titan submarine widow blames American 'ego and arrogance' for disaster which killed billionaire husband and son

Christine Dawood lost her billionaire British-Pakistani husband Shahzada, 48, and son Suleman, 19, on board the Oceangate vessel on a tour of the Titanic wreck in June 2023.

Events

2 w. ago Harrowing final moments on Titan submarine before devastating tragedy

The Titan submersible imploded on June 18, 2023, leading to the deaths of all five people onboard, with new footage now showing the exact moment the support vessel heard the bang

Politics

3 w. ago The real reasons why S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt quit fame and the UK to 'live off the land' in Costa Rica with her two children

The former S Club singer, 44, and her partner Adam Thomas quit the UK with her two daughters Taya, five, and Tora, four, back in January, after a difficult time.

Society

3 w. ago Bono: Stories of Surrender review – megastar tries out humility

Cannes film festival The U2 singer’s ‘quarter-man’ solo stage show sees him reflect likably on his anguished family past and have a decent go at being an ordinary JoeThe stadium-conquering rock superstar Bono finds a smaller arena than usual for this more intimate and much acclaimed “quarter-man” show, performed solo without his U2 bandmates Adam Clayton, David “The Edge” Evans and Larry Mullen Jr and filmed live on stage at New York’s Beacon theatre in 2023 by Andrew Dominik. It’s a confident, often engaging mix of music and no-frills theatrical performance, with Bono often coming across like some forgotten character that Samuel Beckett created but then suppressed due to undue levels of rock’n’roll pizzazz.Bono delivers anecdotes from his autobiography Surrender, starting with his recent heart scare and going back to his Dublin childhood, his musical breakthrough to global fame, his post-Live Aid charity work on poverty and famine relief (though no discourse on the question of whet...

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3 w. ago Bono: Stories of Surrender review – megastar tries out humility in likable one

Cannes film festival The U2 singer’s solo stage appearance sees him reflect on his anguished family past and have a decent go at being an ordinary JoeThe stadium-conquering rock superstar Bono finds a smaller arena than usual for this more intimate and much acclaimed “quarter-man” show, performed solo without his U2 bandmates Adam Clayton, David “The Edge” Evans and Larry Mullen Jr and filmed live on stage at New York’s Beacon theatre in 2023 by Andrew Dominik. It’s a confident, often engaging mix of music and no-frills theatrical performance, with Bono often coming across like some forgotten character that Samuel Beckett created but then suppressed due to undue levels of rock’n’roll pizzazz.Bono delivers anecdotes from his autobiography Surrender, starting with his recent heart scare and going back to his Dublin childhood, his musical breakthrough to global fame, his post-Live Aid charity work on poverty and famine relief (though no discourse on the question of whether Live Aid was...

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