Four foreign nationals died on board a plane that crashed after taking off from London Southend Airport, Essex Police said. The medical transport plane bound for the Netherlands crashed at around 3.48pm on Sunday.more

The airline Wizz Air will launch new direct flights from Gdansk to Bucharest at the end of October. Travellers will be able to fly twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, the carrier announced on Thursday.more

The exhumation of the remains of 796 children began today at the former Mother and Child Home in Tuam, western Ireland, RTE reported. The Sisters of Our Lady Help of Christians (Bon Secours) operated a facility for single mothers there from 1925 to 1961.more

Members of the Ax-4 mission, including Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, returned to Earth today. After launching in the Pacific, they exited the Dragon Grace capsule, which they had travelled from the International Space Station (ISS), at around noon Polish time aboard the MV Shannon rescue ship.more

Club World Cup matches played in the USA at midday or early afternoon due to the heat have taken their toll on footballers. The problem has been noticed by FIFA, which has announced that it will therefore review the programme for next year's World Cup once again and consider stadium changes.more