43 m. ago Private jet owned by NASCAR driver crashes near North Carolina runway sparking massive fireball as multiple are dead

The aircraft was seen engulfed in flames to the right of the runway at Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday morning around 10.15am.

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62 m. ago Multiple dead after plane owned by NASCAR star crashes at North Carolina airport

The plane crashed Thursday morning at the Statesville Regional Airport

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67 m. ago I tried Amazon’s £18 whisky and it’s far better than it has any right to be

A litre of whisky for under £20 hardly inspires confidence, yet Amazon’s budget blend turned out to be far more enjoyable than expected

Economics

68 m. ago BBC SPOTY host Alex Scott's life off screen including 'plan to quit UK' with popstar girlfriend

Alex Scott has enjoyed a successful career in television since retiring from football but has also had to deal with a number of challenges in her personal life

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68 m. ago World Darts Championship star Beau Greaves reveals the humble job she did before sport breakthrough

BEAU GREAVES used to clean windows for a living – now she wants to smash glass ceilings. Before she became the finest female thrower on the planet, the Yorkshirewoman, 21, used to stand on ladders with a bucket of soapy water in one hand and a squeegee in the other. During that time in her...

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78 m. ago Fallout fans 'work out' Robert House plan that explains actor recasting

Viewers believe there is much more to a simple switch of actors

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1 hour ago Private jet owned by NASCAR driver crashes near North Carolina runway sparking massive fireball as multiple feared dead

The aircraft was seen engulfed in flames to the right of the runway at Statesville Regional Airport on Thursday morning around 10.15am.

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1 hour ago Russian guards cross into NATO territory sparking Estonian 'response' weeks after Putin's war planes entered Baltic nation's airspace

The officers allegedly crossed the control line between Russian and Estonian territory on a breakwater in the Narva River.

Politics

1 hour ago Darts star James Wade opens up on first round nerves after World Championship win

JAMES WADE COLUMN: The Machine beat Ryusei Azemoto in his first round match at Alexandra Palace and is already looking ahead to his next encounter

Politics

1 hour ago Major smartphone change and ban on sick AI apps in new plan to save lives

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips said the new violence against women and girls plan will save lives, with steps to protect children from dangerous software and tackle misogyny

Politics

2 h. ago University lecturers suspend strike action after compulsory job cuts ruled out

University of Edinburgh staff have already walked out for nine days in 2025 in a dispute over the institution’s plans to make £140 million of cuts.

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2 h. ago £8m plan to create three giant warehouses approved despite neighbours’ objections

The scheme was unanimously passed by Wigan's planning committee

Economics

2 h. ago Major update on hero wounded tackling Bondi Beach gunman amid gruelling surgery

Ahmed al-Ahmed, hailed as a national hero by PM Anthony Albanese, is in "a lot of discomfort" after complex nerve surgery and will undergo another 8-hour operation following the Bondi Beach massacre

Politics

2 h. ago Fatalities reported at North Carolina Airport after horror plane crash

Fatal plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina with emergency services responding to the scene around 10.15am local time on December 18

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2 h. ago Drunken plane passenger, 37, who spat in girlfriend's face and attacked police officer before take

Jake Miller, 37, was having a furious argument with his girlfriend Amy Harrison which ended with him spitting in her face aboard an Oman Airlines flight at Heathrow on April 30.

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2 h. ago BREAKING Aircraft 'plummets from sky' in fiery crash as multiple fatalities reported

The Iredell County Sheriff has confirmed a plane crashed near the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina, US, with reports emerging that there are multiple fatalities

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2 h. ago Statesville Regional Airport plane crash UPDATES: 'Fatalities' in North Carolina

There have been reports of fatalities following a plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina

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2 h. ago Russia has few legal options to challenge EU frozen asset plan

A core question for European Union leaders discussing whether to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine is whether the idea is legally sound

Politics

2 h. ago Brazilian president vows to veto bill cutting Jair Bolsonaro’s prison term

Lula acknowledges his decision to uphold 27-year sentence could be overridden by conservative lawmakers Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has promised to veto a bill passed by congress to reduce the prison term of Jair Bolsonaro, the former president who was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for masterminding an attempted coup to overturn the 2022 elections.Lawmakers passed the bill late on Wednesday after it was approved last week by the lower house. On Thursday, Brazil’s leftist president – who, investigations showed, was the target of an assassination plan as part of the coup plot – acknowledged his veto could be overridden by the largely conservative congress. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The UK airport set to become the second busiest following approval of big expansion plans

Moving from the fourth to second busiest UK airport would be an impressive feat - but this aviation hub is set to take on the challenge.

Transport