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Air India's chief executive urged staff to avoid drawing premature conclusions about what caused one of the airline's Boeing triangle jets to crash last month, after a preliminary investigation ruled out mechanical or maintenance issues, turning attention to the pilots' actions. WSJ: Campbell Wilson told staff that the probe into the crash was "far from over," according to an internal memo, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, in which he set out some of the findings of a report issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau at the end of last week. Wilson's memo didn't mention one of the AAIB's findings: that the airplane's fuel-control switches had been turned off one by one, seconds after takeoff, starving both engines of fuel. The switches, which sit between the two seats in the cockpit, were turned back on about 10 seconds later, but the engines apparently couldn't fully restart and gain thrust fast enough, the report said. The crash of the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner killed all but one of the 242 passengers and crew on board, as well as 19 people on the ground, when the plane slammed into a residential area beyond the airport in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. In the memo, Wilson said "over the past 30 days, we've seen an ongoing cycle of theories, allegations, rumours and sensational headlines, many of which have later been disproven."

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The Queen, 77, unveiled a new dog garden at the shelter in central London, which was thought to have been originally created this year's Chelsea Flower Show by Monty Don .

Filming of Harry Potter 's TV series has officially kicked off as bosses release a first look at its leading star - while confirming even more of the cast.

Disneyland visitors were left outraged after JD Vance shut down a popular ride so he could use it privately.

Villagers claim the huge 492-foot-high turbines proposed for a site near Woldgate in the Yorkshire Wolds will 'ruin' the rolling landscape which inspired the artist.

'I see why it's trending — but I wouldn't buy it again'

A drink that has surged in popularity in recent years, lauded as a natural electrolyte, has now been found to ward off a host of inflammatory bowel disease that increase the risk of cancer.

The conditions were 'freezing', the food 'inadequate' and the days long, sometimes 19 hours with little or no rest.

A scientific paper featuring an AI-generated image of a rat with an oversized penis was retracted three days after publication, highlighting broader problems plaguing academic publishing as researchers struggle with an explosion of scientific literature. The paper appeared in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology before widespread mockery forced its withdrawal. Research studies indexed on Clarivate's Web of Science database increased 48% between 2015 and 2024, rising from 1.71 million to 2.53 million papers. Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan called the publishing system "broken and unsustainable," while University of Exeter researcher Mark Hanson described scientists as "increasingly overwhelmed" by the volume of articles. The Royal Society plans to release a major review of scientific publishing disruptions at summer's end, with former government chief scientist Mark Walport citing incentives that favor quantity over quality as a fundamental problem.

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Runaway aristocrat Constance Marten and her lover Mark Gordon have been today convicted of killing their baby, Victoria.

A surge in cases of lumpy skin disease among cattle in Italy and France saw the UK temporarily halt the importation of unpasteurised cheeses produced in the two countries.

The station has been built in 'super fast time', the county council leader said

Jackman and Foster are ignoring any negative talk about their romance and are 'looking to move forward' with their new relationship, Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.

PC Ellie Cook told a court today how she 'stumbled' and her vision 'went blurry' when she was struck in the head by Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, who was wanted for headbutting a holidaymaker.

'Despite the rumors, Ghislaine was never offered any kind of plea deal. She would be more than happy to sit before Congress and tell her story,' sources tell the Daily Mail.

She's had a busy couple of weeks living it up in Glastonbury and then Ibiza. So it was perhaps little wonder that Margot Robbie stepped out wearing dark sunglasses in London on Monday.

The conspiracy theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's jailhouse death have been reignited after the Department of Justice and FBI's recent memo reaffirming the pedophile's death was a suicide.

Latest release handles NBD and bcachefs, but you’ll need 64-bit hardware to boot it

GParted Live is a tiny live CD image that can copy, move, and resize partitions. It can be a lifesaver – but not for i686 any more.…

Olympic dressage rider and horse-trainer, Abigail Lyle, from Bangor, Co Down, has revealed how leaving her abusive ex was 'the hardest thing' she ever did.

Authors showcased their work at the Essex's Amazing Authors Summer Event in Braintree to help inspire the next generation of creative writers.