New England manager Gareth Southgate: The hard work starts here

New England manager Gareth Southgate: The hard work starts here

England manager Gareth Southgate said he was honoured by his appointment, but under no allusions of the scale of the task ahead of him. Speaking to reporters officially for the first time since becoming the new manager of England, he said he was looking forward to the hard work necessary to prepare the team for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and was keen to develop the talents of the younger talents of the squad and the junior teams. Dec 1, 2016
Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot’s last words reveal plane ran out of fuel during emergency landing attempt

Chapecoense plane crash: Pilot’s last words reveal plane ran out of fuel during emergency landing attempt

Cockpit audio from the doomed LAMIA flight that crashed in Colombia on 28 November has revealed that the pilot knew he was running out of fuel. He had contacted the control tower at José María Córdova International Airport to request an emergency landing. The plane crashed into a mountain near the city of Medellin, killing nearly all on-board. Among the victims were members of Brazilian football team Chapecoense, as well as crew and journalists. Only 6 of the 77 people on-board survived. Dec 1, 2016