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Embassy of India in IsraelThe Indian government has praised captain Smit Machchhar for his “immense courage” during the attackThe co-pilot who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel attacked the pilot with a crash axe, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general has said.The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying more than 170 people plunged 17,000ft (5,200m) two and a half hours into its journey, before passengers managed to overpower the attacker and successfully take control of the plane.Capt Smit Machchhar said he was lying on the floor injured when he realised the plane was sinking…
‘Incredible’ Red Bull upgrade enlivens F1 in MalaysiaEven Lewis Hamilton fears Max Verstappen will be tough to beat in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.3 hrs agoFormula 1
Getty ImagesA UK-Iranian dual national arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford has been released on bail.The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday. Searches of two properties in the same area have now finished. A major incident was declared and dozens of homes were evacuated after police were alerted to three “suspicious vehicles” near the airbase in Gloucestershire last weekend.Five other men in their twenties were arrested and were subsequently released on police bail. All five were UK nationals from London.Last weekend, the five men…
How widely used is the death penalty in the US?The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee – but how widely used is it in the US? 18 hrs agoBBC Verify
Will Spain’s housing crisis lead to a snap election?The BBC’s Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain’s Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the country’s housing crisis.59 mins agoEurope
EPA/ShutterstockOne of the first protests started in Valencia (pictured), in the west of SpainThousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Spain calling for greater protections for tenants after the government failed to get emergency housing legislation through parliament on Friday.About 50 planned marches were expected to take place in cities such as Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona on Saturday – with some already under way.”There is a lot of anger in the streets,” said a spokesperson for the Valencia Tenants’ Union, where a demonstration has already started. Clashes have taken place between some protesters and police in the city.The…
ElliotCauncePhotographyHayden and Savannah from the US got married in a Scottish castleHayden Kuhn and Savannah Aanderud had never set foot in Scotland before they decided it was the perfect place to get married last May.The couple, from Pennsylvania in the US, wanted a destination wedding that would take their family and friends on an adventure with them.They considered locations across Europe, before deciding on Scotland after Savannah saw photographs of a castle wedding online.”I think it was on Pinterest,” she said. “Somebody got married in a castle and I was like ‘Oh, I have to do that’.”Nearly a quarter of…
Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year?For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.11 hrs ago
Which clubs did Man City’s ‘inflated’ money flow to in transfer market?BBC Sport follows the trail of transfer money flowing to other clubs during Manchester City’s period of financial rule-breaking.11 hrs agoMan City
Getty ImagesThe Northern Bridge is the second major bridge to be targeted by Russia in recent days, Kyiv’s mayor saidA Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said, as Russia ramps up attacks on critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian capital.The attack on Saturday morning damaged the road surface and trolleybus overhead wires on the Northern Bridge, Klitschko said, causing traffic to be blocked.The strike comes after another key bridge in the city, Southern Bridge, was targeted multiple times by Russian drones on Thursday and Friday, with Klitschko earlier warning that such attacks were…