25 m. ago Air India crash LIVE: Entire London families among 241 victims on Gatwick

At least 290 people are believed to have died in the devastating crash after the police hit housing used by medical workers

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25 m. ago London travel news LIVE: Severe delays on Piccadilly and Mildmay lines

The capital’s latest travel updates

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26 m. ago One of two black boxes reportedly found in Air India crash that killed more than 260 people – latest updates

Narendra Modi visits crash sit where hundreds died in Ahmedabad; one man miraculously survives plane crashFull report: Briton is sole survivor of Air India plane crash that killed more than 260What we know so far about the Air India flight 171 crash – a visual guideHere 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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83 m. ago Air India disaster: rescue teams with sniffer dogs comb site of deadly plane crash

Narendra Modi visits crash site in Ahmedabad where at least 265 people died, with one man aboard the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner miraculously survivingLatest news: one of two black boxes reportedly foundRescue teams with sniffer dogs were combing the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area of India’s Ahmedabad city, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground.One man aboard the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner – carrying 242 passengers and crew – miraculously survived Thursday’s crash, which left the tailpiece of the aircraft jutting out of the second floor of a hostel for medical staff from a nearby hospital. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago 'Unless I want to take a loss I am stuck': the leaseholders battling the cladding crisis with no end in sight

As London marks the eighth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, thousands of leaseholders remain stuck in unsellable and potentially dangerous flats

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96 m. ago ‘Very beautiful’ portrait of Gallagher brothers to go to auction for £1.5m

Work by Elizabeth Peyton from 1996 shows ‘quiet tension’ between Noel and Liam at their Oasis peak, expert says“Where you gonna swim with the riches that you found?” Oasis asked in All Around the World. Maybe in the art market, buying a portrait of Noel and Liam Gallagher at the height of their fame for a possible £2m.Sotheby’s has announced that a 1996 painting of the brothers by Elizabeth Peyton is to be part of its June contemporary art auction in London. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Experience: ‘I live as William Morris for three months a year’

It’s made me feel it’s OK to be an artist with a social purpose, though my wife hates the beardI have spent the first three months of the past six years trying to become the 19th-century designer and activist William Morris. I grow my hair and beard to look like him, while immersing myself in his work.On 24 March – his birthday – I dress as Morris and finish the quarter with some kind of absurd performance to highlight pressing social issues that he was concerned about, and that I want more people to focus on today. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago A quarter of top companies in London’s IPO class of 2021 quit stock exchange

Flurry of recent exits heightens fears over market’s strength

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2 h. ago Another scare: Air India flight to London returning to Mumbai

Another scare: Air India flight to London returning to Mumbai - what we know so far  Times of India

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2 h. ago Air India plane crash latest: One black box recovered after airline confirms 241 on board killed

One of two black boxes of Boeing 787 Dreamliner headed for London Gatwick recovered from crash site, local media report

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2 h. ago Woman CEO Turned Away From London Tech Event For Bringing Baby Daughter Sparks Outrage

Woman CEO Turned Away From London Tech Event For Bringing Baby Daughter Sparks Outrage  NDTV

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4 h. ago Air India plane crash: Among dead, two sisters going on vacation to London, mom returning after dropping daughter

Air India plane crash: Among dead, two sisters going on vacation to London, mom returning after dropping daughter  The Indian Express

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4 h. ago Move faster on firms’ public contracts ban, Grenfell survivor urges Government

Edward Daffarn said a new documentary “clearly exposes how little” companies and individuals have been held to account over the 2017 disaster.

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5 h. ago Truth about 'repulsive' Jude Bellingham: He carefully manages his multi

As one of the world's most talented and richest footballers, perhaps Jude Bellingham should have thought twice about posing for pictures with one particular hanger-on.

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5 h. ago How Harry and Meghan have hired 'divisive' PR head who oversaw mortifying Royal programme that showed Diana's ghost and Harry as a Nazi: Shock move revealed in full by ALISON BOSHOFF

She oversaw global publicity for storylines such as Harry in Nazi fancy dress, Diana's controversial Panorama interview and 'ghost' Diana talking to the Queen.

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5 h. ago Girl, 4, feared dead in Air India plane crash described as 'ray of sunshine'

Tributes have poured in for Sara Nanabawa, who is feared dead following the India plane crash, which happened shortly after the jet took off from Ahmedabad Airport, in western India

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6 h. ago American tourist who'd never left the US comes to UK and is instantly let down

Sean Miller, a comedian from New York, is one of the participants of the new Travel Virgin Show, which takes people abroad for the first time. He touched down in London this week

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6 h. ago Hot and humid Friday to end in thunderstorms, Met Office warns

Temperatures could hit 30C in parts of the country which would make it the hottest day of the year.

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7 h. ago Tragic final selfie of family on Air India flight moments before fatal crash in Ahmedabad

A family, who were excited to fly to London to visit their son, shared a happy photo of themselves on board the doomed Air India Flight 171 just minutes before it crashed

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7 h. ago Beyoncé wows on Night 4 in London: Sweet twin tribute, mute challenge win, new outfits

Beyoncé wows on Night 4 in London: Sweet twin tribute, mute challenge win, new outfits  USA Today

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