Up that comes on tuesday . Good evening. A british man has died and 47 others have been injured after a flight from heathrow hit severe turbulence on its way to singapore. Passengers say within seconds of the Seat Belt Sign being turned on the aircraft plummeted thousands of feet, throwing passengers, crew and belongings around the cabin. It fell with such force that some hit with force and went through the plastic ceiling of the plane, where the oxygen masks are routinely fitted. The flight data shows the plane falling about 5,000ft, from a Cruising Altitude of 37,000ft in the space ofjust two minutes. It was then diverted to bangkok airport. Singapore airlines confirmed that a british man, 73 years of age, who had a previous heart condition, died, possibly from a heart attack. His wife has also been taken to hospital. Of the 46 passengers and one crew member injured, seven are said to be in a severe condition in hospital. A further 23 are described as having medium injuries. Singapor
It shows the debris and open Overhead Lockers as well as injured passengers being stretchered off the plane, while ambulances waited on the tarmac. One of the Singapore Airlines crew told a passenger it was the worst turbulence shed experienced in her 30 year career. This was the scene on the tarmac with Emergency Services surrounding the plane. The singapore bound aircraft was diverted to bangkok and landed at 3. 16pm in the afternoon local time. It was carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew. Our South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head has this report. Ina in a moment, we will speak live with our correspondent live in singapore, but here is our Southeast Asia correspondentJonathan Head with the very latest. Shaken by their terrifying ordeal, the passengers were met by several ambulances as they landed in bangkok. Theyd been eating their breakfast when the boeing airliner plunged without warning. Jerry was travelling with six other Family Members to a wedding in australia. Bit of turb
Forjustice have been heard. In a moment of unity, the Opposition Benches agreed. And i repeat our commitment to work on a cross party basis to help deliver the Compensation Scheme and get the money, the final money to victims, as soon as possible. So who will get compensation . Therell be payments to those infected or their estate if theyve died, also to those affected partners, family and friends looking after a loved one. Payments will be exempt from tax and not means tested. The final payment will be made by the end of the year. Therell be interim payouts of 210,000 within 90 days to those infected. This follows a first interim payment in 2022. Itll be run by a new body led by sir Robert Francis, whos already drawn up Compensation Plans for the inquiry. So what did the treloar students think . Very pleased to hear that sir Robert Francis will be chairing it, looking across this for us, because, as they say, his report was everything we could have wanted and more. The devils in the d
The Purpose Banding there. The pope is standing there at marseille airport. This is the start of a two day visits. It is expected to focus very much on migration. It is the first visit to the french city by a pope for five centuries. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend a mass at the stadium tomorrow, so a lot of people will get a chance to see the pope. His going to be holding prayers this afternoon at the basilica of notre dame. He is going to hold prayers there with the local clergy and then its going to be followed by a moment of meditation. There will be representative of other religions for sailors and migrants who lost their lives at sea. Two days, a welcome ceremony as you can see now and later on a prayerfor migrants. Tomorrow, a big event at a stadium which is expected to see Tens Of Thousands of people turn out. Well come back to these images over the next couple of hours. We will take you to the other visiting france, king charles and Queen Camilla visiting a
Focus of his visit. There have been thousands of people arriving on the shores of the mediterranean. He wants it spread a message of tolerance among the better debate of how europe handles Asylum Seekers. Pretty pictures of marseille. We will keep an eye on them when we can see the pope, well bring you that. Youre watching bbc news. British detectives looking into sara sharif s death have released new images, hoping it will prompt more people to bring more information about her and herfamily. People to bring more information about herand herfamily. Her father, stepmother and uncle have been charged after returning from pakistan last week. A smiling sara sharif, seen here in a picture much more recent than those we had seen before. Surrey police have released the image and a School Photograph in the hope more people will come forward with information about her and her family. Both pictures show her wearing a headscarf, as she usually did in the last few months before her death. The ten