Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India crash, escaped from seat 11A and was hospitalized with multiple injuries but is not in danger.
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European leaders expressed deep concern after Israel launched an unprovoked attack on Iran and have called for an immediate de-escalation.
Woody Johnson is in discussions for a £200 million investment in Crystal Palace, potentially allowing the club to participate in the UEFA Europa League next season.
Sam Thompson has withdrawn from the 2025 Soccer Aid game due to injuries sustained during a recent marathon challenge.
At least 260 die as plane on way to UK crashes in India The Guardian reports the plane crashed into a hostel housing “medical students, doctors…
Brit is only survivor of flight 171 Metro says the sole survivor of Air India flight AI171 which crashed and killed more than 200 people…
More than 240 die as Air India flight crashes in Gujarat following take-off The FT has a different take, looking at the pressure on Boeing. The…
Miracle of man in seat 11A who walked away The Daily Express says there is one survivor from the Air India Flight 171 crash after…
The miracle of seat 11A: BRIT SURVIVES INDIA PLANE CRASH HORROR The Daily Star also calls it a “miracle” noting he was sat in seat 11A…
MIRACLE BRIT IN SEAT 11A The Sun says “Miracle Brit in seat 11A” – the seat of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a father from Leicester who was…
Almost all of Friday’s newspaper front pages report on the tragic Air India plane crash in which 241 passengers and crew were on board. Only one person survived – a British man sat in seat 11A. The papers dub it the “miracle of seat 11A.”
Almost all of Friday’s newspaper front pages report on the tragic Air India plane crash in which 241 passengers and crew were on board. Only one person survived – a British man sat in seat 11A. The papers dub it the “miracle of seat 11A.”
The US Secretary of State stressed that Israel’s airstrikes on Iran were a unilateral decision, despite Iran’s claims of American support for the attacks.
Friday’s UK news is dominated by Israel’s attack on Iran – and analysis into whether the attack might spiral into a wider conflict, the Air India plane crash in which one person – a British man – remarkably survives. The media are assessing what might have caused the crash and attempting to assign blame. Also topping the UK news, is the major blood cancer breakthrough as a new therapy is rolled out on the NHS in a “world first.”
Cliff Notes – Tom Fletcher apologises for ‘insensitive’ Instagram post after fatal Air India crash Tom Fletcher apologised for an Instagram post about flying, made…
Thousands of blood cancer patients in England will be the first in the world to get a new “Trojan horse” drug that sneaks into cancer cells and kills them from within.
An Air India Flight 171 crash on 12 June killed all 241 on board and 28 on the ground after the plane hit a hostel near Ahmedabad’s B. J. Medical College. The sole survivor, British–Indian passenger Vishwash Kumar Ramesh (40), is stable in hospital.
Breaking News: Iran retaliates against Israel launching a 100 drones to target military targets, that have bypassed the iron dome. Iran retaliates against Israel Iran…
Israel launched Operation Rising Lion on 13 June, sending around 200 aircraft to strike nearly 100 sites across Iran, including nuclear facilities like Natanz, missile bases, and residential areas.
Cliff Notes The UK government has urged for restraint and diplomacy following Israeli airstrikes on Iran, termed Operation Rising Lion, which targeted nuclear sites and…
Germany’s BfV has classified the AfD as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” leading other parties to distance themselves and calls for a potential ban.
Israel strikes nuclear sites in Iran and then calls for a state of emergency – expected retaliatory strikes from Iran. Netanyahu claims the attack on Iran was necessary because Iran threatens Israel’s very existence.
Israel has initiated Operation Rising Lion, conducting extensive airstrikes targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites amidst an escalated threat perception.
Netanyahu has started another war. Israel has launched dozens of airstrikes against nuclear sites in Iran and declared an emergency as it braces for retaliation. Iran has vowed to defend it’s sovereignty for the attack, which has killed the head of the Revolutionary Guard and a senior general. Follow the latest.