13 h. ago Flight 149: Hostage of War review – a tale so staggering you couldn’t write it

This excellent documentary tells the tale of a BA plane’s Kuwait stopover just as Saddam Hussein invaded. It’s a crucial tale of a four-month nightmare that is barely believableIf it were a work of fiction, the story of Flight 149 would probably be deemed too horrifying – or too unbelievable – for television. Indeed, as a documentary interspersed with dramatic reconstructions, at points it is almost unbearable to watch. But it is a crucial piece of work: a one-off film that goes deep into a bizarre and increasingly hideous ordeal to ask how and why it happened.On 2 August 1990, a British Airways plane carrying nearly 400 passengers and crew from London to Kuala Lumpur touched down for a scheduled stopover in Kuwait. Those on board knew nothing of the unfolding Iraqi invasion of the country and the brutality Saddam Hussein was inflicting on his neighbours (this would, of course, soon lead to the Gulf war). British Airways maintains that it, too, was unaware of what was taki...

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64 h. ago Woman on first date with man who put seven police officers in hospital after high speed chase 'wishes it had never happened'

Mother-of-two Courtney Redfern, 27, was being driven home in Gateshead, Tyne by Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, in his BMW when officers attempted to pull him over due to a faulty rear light.

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67 h. ago A1 crash: First date mixed up in 119mph crash that injured cops 'wished it never happened'

Courtney Redfern was on a first date with Mazyar Azarbonyad when she ended up in a terrifying 120 mph police chase that ended in a sickening multi-car pile-up on the A1

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67 h. ago A1 car crash: Woman on first date who ended up in 119mph smash 'wishes it never happened'

Courtney Redfern was on a first date with Mazyar Azarbonyad when she ended up in a terrifying 120 mph police chase that ended in a sickening multi-car pile-up on the A1

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68 h. ago Moment boy racer hits 120mph during police chase before ploughing into car leaving woman with serious injuries

William Sandouka, 19, was racing another vehicle along the A5 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, when he fled from police officers in his Audi S3 on the night of May 17, 2024.

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68 h. ago Moment police chase county lines drugs gang across 17th century estate before officers ram car in field

Officers were hot on the trails of Connor Darwent, 27, wanted on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs when they spotted him driving on the A46 towards Lincoln.

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3 d. ago Ironman UK triathlon drama as police chase down suspect who ran onto course

The Ironman UK triathlon returned to Bolton and Wigan this weekend, with large crowds turning out to watch elite athletes run, swim and cycle - including a suspect on the run

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3 d. ago Ironman Bolton drama as police chase down suspect who ran onto course

'He wasn't quick enough to escape our officers'

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6 d. ago Man arrested after police chase crash leaves passenger fighting for life

He is in custody for questioning

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6 d. ago LIVE Major emergency response and air ambulance called after police chase horror

Emergency crews have blocked off the junction of Milkstone Road and Drake Street

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7 d. ago Watch: Dramatic high speed five mile police chase to snare ‘phone thief’

Watch: Dramatic high speed five mile police chase to snare ‘phone thief’  London Evening Standard

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7 d. ago Watch: Police helicopter chases mobile phone thief through London

A police helicopter and multiple officers on motorcycles chase down a mobile phone snatcher through the streets of London in dramatic helicopter and bodycam footage.

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9 d. ago Man charged after 'stolen' Amazon van crashes with police car after chase

Police were called after a delivery van was allegedly nicked from the North Hamilton Street area in Kilmarnock on Sunday.

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9 d. ago Stolen Amazon van crashes with police car after chase through Ayrshire town

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged following the incident in Kilmarnock yesterday.

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9 d. ago Swiss watch worth £1,900 that 'resembles Rolex' gets 89% Father's Day reduction

Normally costing an eye-watering £1,900, Debenhams has slashed the watch's price dramatically to £202.50 for a limited time

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1 week ago Tortoise who escaped to find a mate nearly a year ago at a speed of 0.13mph is found... just ONE mile away

Ginger dug under a garden fence before making a slow getaway across countryside fields in the quest for love, following the death of her longtime companion Fred.

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1 week ago Lewis Johnson: Coroner warns Met over teen killed in police chase

Lewis Johnson: Coroner warns Met over teen killed in police chase  BBC

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2 w. ago Watch: Moment two News Orleans prison escapees are recaptured by police after high speed chase

This is the moment two escaped prisoners are recaptured by police after a high speed chase.

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2 w. ago JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned Trump foreign policy would push allies to China. Greenland is reaching out now

‘We do want to partner up with European and American partners. But if they don’t show up, I think we need to look elsewhere,’ Greenland's business minister says

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2 w. ago Watch: Dramatic moment police chase suspect down dual carriageway on foot

Watch the moment Metropolitan Police officers jump out of their cars to chase a fleeing suspect down a busy dual carriageway in heavy traffic.

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