At least 200 killed as Air India plane to London crashes moments after take-off in Ahmedabad
A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashes after take-off in Ahmedabad
The local police chief tells the BBC that 204 bodies have been recovered - it's not known how many of those victims were on the plane, or were on the ground when the plane crashed. One passenger has survived, a local police chief says, with Indian media reporting he is British. The plane crashed into accommodation used by doctors. We speak to a British MP in touch with the family members of some on board.
Also on the programme: Rioting – described by the police as “racist thuggery” – in Northern Ireland. And the new images from space that are helping explain the science of the sun.
(Photo: A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen stuck on a building after the incident in Ahmedabad, India. CREDIT: REUTERS/Amit Dave)
Last on
More episodes
Featured
-
.
Broadcast
- Thursday 13:06GMTBBC World Service
Podcast
-
Newshour
Interviews, news and analysis of the day’s global events.