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Germanwings crash: Seyne les Alpes residents offer to host victims' relatives

Residents of Seyne les Alpes are showing their solidarity with relatives of those killed in the Germanwings crash by offering free accommodation

France

Prosecutors believe co-pilot deliberately flew Germanwings jet into mountain

Marseille prosecutor says co-pilot of ill-fated Germanwings jet put A320 into descent with captain locked outside cockpit

France

Germanwings pilot 'locked out' of cockpit - crash investigators

The New York Times and AFP quote investigators into the Germanwings crash as saying that one of the pilots left the cockpit and could not get back in before the flight went down.

France

Families of the victims of Germanwings air disaster arrive at crash site

Air crash investigators and search teams have begun a third day scouring the wreckage of the Germanwings A320, which crashed with 150 people on board

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Sport

Khedira set to leave Real Madrid

Germany international Sami Khedira has all but confirmed he will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. The 27-year-old, who has been hampered

Spain

Spain falls silent in tribute to Germanwings crash victims

A moment of silence was observed on Wednesday afternoon at various sites across Spain, including in Madrid and Barcelona, for the Germanwings crash

Spain

France plane crash: Spain observes three days of mourning

The Spanish government has declared three days of mourning after the plane crash in southern France on Tuesday. The 150 people on board are presumed

Germany

German town grieves for lost pupils after French Alps plane crash

Haltern am See in northwest Germany is a town in mourning. Locals held a vigil on Tuesday evening, hours after news came through of the plane crash

France

Disbelief as Airbus crashes near small French Alpine town

Residents in the small French town of Seyne Les Alpes are finding it difficult to come to terms with what has happened virtually on their doorstep

France

Germanwings press conference mystery: what wasn't he supposed to say?

A Lufthansa spokeswoman has sparked a mystery around the crash of flight 4U9525. A journalist at a press conference asked “” Heike Birlenbach

World

Germanwings crash: lack of radio contact 'may not be surprising'

The French authorities have confirmed that one of the black box flight recorders has been recovered from the site of Tuesday’s passenger plane crash

France

France: Search teams arrive at Germanwings plane crash site

A plane carrying 150 people, including a group of schoolchildren, has crashed in the French Alps. Aerial footage shows the wreckage of the Airbus

France

Spanish, French, German leaders extend condolences to air crash disaster families

On hearing the Germanwings disaster news, Spanish King Felipe VI aborted an official visit to France. Accompanied by Queen Letizia and flanked by

France

France plane crash: what we know

An Airbus A320, operated by Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings, crashed on Tuesday morning in a remote area of the French Alps. All 150 people on

Spain

Spain's Popular Party fails first election year test in Andalusia

Nursing election hangovers, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and party colleagues have been discussing Sunday’s defeat in Andalusia. The Popular

Spain

Newly reelected head of Spain's Andalusia region also expecting first child

For Spanish politician Susana Diaz, 2015 will be remembered for two very important events. The 40-year-old is preparing to give birth to her first

Spain

Andalusia election ushers in new pressures on governing Socialists

A colossal challenge faces the regional government of Andalusia, the most populated of Spain’s regions, with 8.4 million people. From the regional

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Vision of the future: new adaptable lens to prolong sight of aging eyes

As we age our eyes lose their ability to focus quickly on near and far objects. Presbyopia is a common problem that comes with aging, but its causes

United Kingdom

Ashya King 'free from cancer' 7 months after leaving Britain

Spain

Anti-austerity sentiment takes root in Andalusia

The Socialists (PSOE) have emerged as winners in the Spanish region of Andalusia in a election which has produced a possible foretaste of political