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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.

Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the recent Air India crash, was found conscious and alert in the hospital with minor injuries, described as a miracle by witnesses.

The summer transfer window for most European leagues opens on July 1 and closes on September 1 at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET, four hours earlier than in previous seasons.

An Air India flight bound for London Gatwick crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday.

Peter Krykant, a prominent advocate for drug policy reform and safe consumption rooms, passed away at the age of 48, leaving a significant legacy in the UK’s approach to addiction.

The UK, Spain, and EU have reached a historic deal on Gibraltar.

Read how the left-wing media has reacted to the chancellor’s Spending Review.

Read how the right-wing media has reacted to the chancellor’s Spending Review.

Thursday’s newspaper front pages are dominated by reactions to the spending review. It won’t come as much of a surprise how the papers have reacted – with the left-leaning press cheering on the injection of cash, bringing an end to the Conservative austerity and framing the review as a “renewal of Britain.” The right-leaning press tells their readers to “brace for tax pain” calling Rachel Reeves’s review “fantasy spending.” 

Good morning! ☕ Let’s grab a coffee and dive into the headlines for Thursday, 12 June 2025. The sun is making a welcome appearance over the capital, with temperatures reaching a pleasant 25°C. However, a touch of afternoon rain might have dampened your day, so keep an umbrella handy just in case.

Unsurprisingly, the chancellor’s spending review dominates the UK news this morning, with some publications seeing the plans as a huge investment that will boost the UK economy, and others arguing it will lead to huge tax hikes in the autumn.
The UK economy shrank by 0.3% in April, the chancellor has said, just a day after her spending review. The decline was sharper than expected.

Elsewhere, there is coverage of violence in Northern Ireland, as “protesters” set fire to a leisure centre – the violence began after an alleged sexual assault by two foreigners.