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. Singapore airlines said it is sending Flight Investigators to bangkok along with a second plane to collect those who were stranded in bangkok. 0ur South Asia correspondent Jonathan Head has the story. 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 turbulence, and suddenly the plane plunged. I dont know how far, but they said 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet. But it was a long way. So sudden, there was no warning at all, and i ended up hitting my head on the ceiling, my wife did. Some poor people who were Walking Around ended up doing somersaults. It was instantaneous. It really was. And horrible. The aircraft was over thailand, on the last stage of a 12 hour flight from london to singapore, when it dropped a staggering 6,000 feet, experts believe, throwing any passengers not wearing seat belts into the ceiling. The pilot then declared an emergency and asked to land at bangkok, the closest airport. Translation we currently have seven cases of critical injuries, 23 cases of medium injuries, including a flight attendant. The rest are minor injuries. 0ccasional Air Turbulence is a risk people know comes with modern day flying, but the Singapore Airlines crew told passengers that this was the worst turbulence they had ever experienced. It will take an investigation now to find out whether this was something that came Out Of The Blue or whether there were other factors involved. Images from inside the aircraft show just how powerful the forces were that the passengers were subjected to a rare occurrence, certainly, but a frightening one too. Jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. Lets speak to Monica Miller whos at Changi Airport for us in singapore. Bring us up to speed with the condition of those taken to hospital, and how serious those injuries are. Hospital, and how serious those injuries are injuries are. Here, it is been a lona injuries are. Here, it is been a long Waiting Injuries are. Here, it is been a long waiting game injuries are. Here, it is been a long waiting game for injuries are. Here, it is been a long waiting game for the injuries are. Here, it is been a long waiting game for the relatives and friends who came. They were expecting the passengers to get off the flight at 6pm here in singapore, it has been nine hours, and they are also waiting to hear about the condition of their loved ones, and we had heard there had been a plane that was bringing the people who were healthy enough back to singapore, theirfinal were healthy enough back to singapore, their final destination, but now we understand that plan has not left bangkokjust yet, so it has been a very tense day here. Singapore Airlines Officials have put them in their room with a list of security, and have given them all kinds of things to help them through this, including Mental Health officials, we saw one woman who was visibly shaken and was being aided by a Mental Health advocate who was here as she was Walking Around the airport. Again, we are still waiting for information on a flight that is expected to be caring about 100 passengers here to singapore, where they had originally been expected around 6pm yesterday. find they had originally been expected around 6pm yesterday. They had originally been expected around 6pm yesterday. And they have sent a team around 6pm yesterday. And they have sent a team to around 6pm yesterday. And they have sent a team to bangkok, around 6pm yesterday. And they have sent a team to bangkok, a around 6pm yesterday. And they have sent a team to bangkok, a team around 6pm yesterday. And they have sent a team to bangkok, a team of i sent a team to bangkok, a team of investigators, or what will they be looking at . We investigators, or what will they be lookin at . ~ ,. , investigators, or what will they be looking at . Looking at . We understand that sinraore looking at . We understand that singapore officials looking at . We understand that singapore officials have looking at . 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Plane later today or transfer to other planes plane later today or transfer to other lanes. , i. With me tonight the former Airline CaptainEmma Henderson who isjoining us from kinloss in scotland. Lets start by trying to understand the science here. What is an air pocket and can they be identified . Good evening, lovely to be here, thank you for asking me, and i want to clear up this myth because there is no such thing as an air pocket any more than there could be a hole in a body of water, for example, but what people are referring to when they talk about air pockets are areas of severe turbulence, so severely disrupted air flow where the wind speed of one airflow meets the wind speed of one airflow meets the high wind speed of another airflow and a metes and it is very turbulent air. What that does, the way a wing works, air over the wing creates lift and when that airspeed changes, the movement of the air over the wing changes, the left created by the wing changes as well which causes an aircraft to drop because of the decreased lift over the wing surface, so people describe it as an air pocket, but actually it is not like the airjust suddenly disappears from the beneath the aircraft if it makes sense. It does, erfectl , aircraft if it makes sense. It does, perfectly. I aircraft if it makes sense. It does, perfectly, i heard aircraft if it makes sense. It does, perfectly, i heard one aircraft if it makes sense. It does, perfectly, i heard one Pilot Aircraft if it makes sense. It does, l perfectly, i heard one pilot compare is 6000 foot forward today to what it might feel like in a stall, is that fairly accurate . Would it feel like youre jumping out of the air . Yes, it would, it would feel like that for a number of reasons. Firstly, you are descending very quickly, as we have seen, and the exact statistics will come out in the full investigation, and rightly so, but, yes, it would feel like that partly because of the fact that you are sitting in the aircraft you are in is moving, and you are not keeping up with it. But you if you are not familiar with the sensation of flying, it would feel worse than it is, even in Light Turbulence, people feel like it is much more severe than it is, just because of not being used to the sensations, thats clearly not the case today, but it would feel like youre falling out of the air which is another addition to the idea of air pockets. 50 another addition to the idea of air ockets. ,. ,. , ~. , another addition to the idea of air ockets. ,. ,. , ~. , pockets. So sudden, looking at these ictures, pockets. So sudden, looking at these pictures. So pockets. So sudden, looking at these pictures, so sudden, pockets. 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Tte Safety Demonstration at the beginning of every flight would say to you that if you are sitting in your seat and not moving around the cabin, you should keep your seat belt loosely fast and at all times, and even when the Seat Belt Sign is come on, it takes time for people to realise, they might be asleep, especially on a long flight like that, it takes time to process that information and put their seat belts on, and tragically, today, obviously, the consequences of that can be severe injuries, as we have seenin can be severe injuries, as we have seen in the flight today. Flan t can be severe injuries, as we have seen in the flight today. Seen in the flight today. Can i ask about the pilot . Seen in the flight today. Can i ask about the pilot . It seen in the flight today. Can i ask about the pilot . It seems seen in the flight today. Can i ask about the pilot . It seems like seen in the flight today. Can i askj about the pilot . It seems like the pilot did very well in the circumstances, what would the experience be like in the cockpit . The initial experience would obviously be quite focusing, mind focusing, should we say, thats probably the polite way of saying it, pilots do not go to work planning for things like this to happen, as in expecting these things to happen to people. Our happen, as in expecting these things to happen to people. 0urjob is to get people from a to b safely. There might� ve been an expectation of some turbulence, and i believe there had been some Light Turbulence earlier on or prior to this, which is what if the Seat Belt Signs were done might that is what i would expect to happen if turbulence was expected, but once that situation had recovered itself, the First Priority is flighted aircraft and keep it in the air, make sure it is doing exactly what you would expected to doing and that could have meant a recovery process, making sure, that is the only priority, 88, flight aircraft. And then make sure your navigating in the right direction, and then speaking to people. So, or quickly, information would have come into the flight deck to confirm that there were injuries, and the next actions, the pilots i take my hat off to, because ultimately die they diverted to bangkok, and the aircraft landed safely, and that is what i want to emphasise, despite the tragedy that happened on board, the tragedy that happened on board, the aircraft still landed safely, so the aircraft still landed safely, so the aircraft still landed safely, so the aircraft itself, they are very strong and can withstand these very unusual events. That strong and can withstand these very unusual events. Unusual events. That is the important unusual events. That is the important reassurance unusual events. That is the important reassurance to i unusual events. That is the important reassurance to those who may be flying in the coming days, they are built to withstand these kinds of pressures. Emma henderson, thank you for coming on the programme. Medical workers in israel have told the bbc that palestinian detainees from gaza are being routinely shackled to hospital beds, and forced to wear blindfolds and nappies. 0ne medic at the stay tayman Military Hospital in israel, said the practice of Chaining Prisoners to their beds amounted to torture. The israeli army said that restraints are only used when there is Security Risk to staff. And that nappies were only worn by those who had undergone medical procedures. 0ur middle east correspondent Lucy Williamson has more. And a warning, you may find some of these details distressing. Sufian abu saleh survived months of war unscathed. He left military detention in israel permanently disabled. A taxi driver from khan younis, released without charge after weeks of interrogation. His return soured by sadness. Translation my leg got infected and turned blue l and soft as a sponge. After seven days they took me to the Military Hospital. They operated twice to clean the wound but it didnt work. Afterwards they took me to a Public Hospital where the doctor gave me two options my leg or my life. Neither israels army nor Health Ministry has responded to these allegations. There is growing concern over the medical care of gazan detainees in israel. Classed as unlawful combatants even before interrogation, doctors say they are kept shackled and blindfolded, including during hospital treatment. Allegations have centred on a new Field Hospital at the Sde Teiman Military base. One senior medic there says patients are kept blindfolded and in nappies, with all four limbs handcuffed to the bed. The army, not me, they create the patient to be depending 100 on you like a baby. You are cuffed, you are with diaper, you need the water, you need everything. It is the dehumanisation of them. The army told us that the need to handcuff detainees in the medical facility was examined individually and daily and that cuffing was done when the Security Risk required it. Diapers or nappies it said, were only for those patients with limited movement. The doctor told us these measures were applied to all patients without assessment, even those who couldnt walk. If they cant stand on their legs why are they shackled . I cant answer this, this is stupid. The hamas attacks on the 7th Of October left israels hospital staff treating captured fighters alongside their israeli victims. Many current detainees are released without charge but the complex feelings of some medics remain. Two medics told us painkillers had been withheld, causing what one described as an unacceptable amount of pain. This man, who we are calling yoni, described a case he said took place in a public, civilian hospital. His words have been voiced by an actor. I have knowledge of one case where the painkillers were used selectively during the procedure. If you put together that someone is undergoing an invasive procedure which involves even incisions and the patient doesnt know about that and is blindfolded, then the line between treatment and assault thins out. Treating Gazan Captives on military sites was meant to resolve doctors ethical dilemmas, but those dilemmas remain. The moment our hospital at sde teiman closes, one told me, we will celebrate. Lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. Around the world and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines here in the uk. Water companies in england and wales want bills to increase by between 24 and 91 over the next five years, according to figures compiled by the consumer watchdog. 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