A passenger plane collided in mid air with a helicopter near Washington DC as it approached Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. US officials say 67 people were aboard and no survivors are expected.
In a press conference from the White House, President Donald Trump said "our hearts are shattered" and the US is "in mourning". The president then went on to attack diversity policies at the federal aviation agency.
A reporter asked Trump if he was saying the crash was somehow caused by and the result of diversity hiring, to which he replied "it could have been". When asked how he came to this conclusion, Trump said "because I have common sense, and unfortunately a lot of people don't".
A 91-year-old pianist has seen 40 years' worth of "proposals, engagements and affairs" in a Glasgow bar.
One customer slams the rise as "ridiculous" but another wasn't surprised given the economic climate.
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Most of a £20m fund to move people with learning disabilities out of institutional care has not been spent, a report says.
A Jackdaw gas platform under construction at a fabrication yard at Verdal near Trondheim.
For the first time, the Dreamboys show searches for new talent for its national tour in Newcastle.
Callum Parslow, who was already convicted for stalking, has now been jailed for attempted murder.
Jimmy Mazeo says he thought he saw shooting stars, adding that he didn't "think much of it" until he saw emergency services arriving.
The woman explained that she hadn’t heard anything because her hearing aids were charging.
The latest weather forecast for the East of England from BBC Look East.
The fight ensued after a local activist disgraced the mayor of Dolton, Illinois, prompting her boyfriend to confront him
Timelapse video captured the Kilauea volcano erupting for the seventh time since 23 December 2024.
Migrants from Cuba and Venezuela have chosen to seek asylum in Mexico after Trump blocked an app that processes immigration claims.
A number of senators grilled the controversial nominee over his views on vaccines and abortion.
A trial date has been set for It Ends With Us co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's dispute.
The parents of a woman killed on a road in Glasgow say that seeing her cycle route made them think it looked "like a highway".
Trump's pick for Health Secretary was interrupted during the opening statement of his confirmation hearing.
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