Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

EXPLAINED: Ron hughes | Vintage Vibes

Faulty antennae 'contributed to mid-air crash which killed British couple'

Diane, 57, and Ron Hughes, 65, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision

Evening Standard

Pilot in Sea World helicopter crash that killed British newlyweds had cocaine in system

A report released one year on since the tragic accident revealed the late pilot had cocaine in his system at the time of the crash

The Independent UK

Pilot in helicopter crash that killed British couple ‘had cocaine in his system’

Holidaymakers Ron Hughes and his wife Diane, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision between two sightseeing helicopters

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ron Hughes obituary

Other lives: Translator of technical works from German into English

The Guardian - UK

Australia's homeless hidden in plain sight

Australians without a home discuss where they bed down each night — and how they came to be there.

ABC News

Helicopter flights resume after fatal Gold Coast crash

Sea World Helicopters is flying again three months after four people died in a mid-air collision between two of its choppers on the Gold Coast.

The New Daily

SeaWorld helicopter crash pilot reveals what happened moments before deadly collision

Michael James, a SeaWorld helicopter pilot in the aircraft less severely affected in the crash, said he saw five passengers boarding the second helicopter in Australia's Gold Coast

Daily Mirror

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Helicopter pilot ‘did not hear radio call’ before Gold Coast crash that killed British couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision at Main Beach

The Independent UK

Pilot in mid-air helicopter crash that killed two Brits ‘may not have heard radio call shortly before’

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast

Evening Standard

Report released on helicopter crash in Australia that killed Cheshire couple

Diane and Ron Hughes tragically died in the mid-air smash on the Gold Coast

Manchester Evening News

Report outlines information about helicopter crash that killed British couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast.

The Independent UK

Preliminary report released on helicopter crash that killed couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, died in a collision over Main Beach on the Gold Coast on January 2

Liverpool Echo

How the holiday of a lifetime on the Gold Coast descended into an 'unthinkable' tragedy

It should have been the holiday of a lifetime, but little did a group of 11 travellers know that a five-minute joy ride would soon become an unforgettable day of loss and tragedy.

ABC News

Family of Brit couple killed in helicopter crash 'deeply saddened' with loss

British married couple Diane and Ron Hughes died in a helicopter crash when two choppers collided in midair on Australia's Gold Coast on Monday

Daily Mirror

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Couple killed in helicopter crash in Australia ‘had zest for life’, say family

Diane and Ron Hughes died in a collision over Main Beach on the Gold Coast on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Video filmed inside helicopter cabin shows moments before Gold Coast crash

Passenger taps pilot’s shoulder shortly before collision that left four dead in video shot by survivor

Daily Mirror

Australia helicopter crash: Friends 'hearts ache' after 'hero' Brit pilot dies

Ashley "Ash" Jenkinson, 40, had only recently become a father when he died alongside newlyweds Diane and Ron Hughes, 57 and 65, who were on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to visit Ron's daughter in Australia's stunning Gold Coast

Wales Online

UK couple killed in Australia helicopter crash have been named

Queensland Police said the pilot and three passengers died at the scene, including a pair travelling from the UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Couple from Merseyside killed in mid-air helicopter crash in Australia

The pilot and three passengers died at the scene on the Gold Coast.

Irish Mirror

Holidaymakers among four dead after helicopters collide in Australia

One helicopter appeared to have been taking off and the other landing when they crashed on Australia's Gold Coast, killing four people and critically injuring three others.

Evening Standard

British couple killed in Gold Coast helicopter crash and pilot named as family tell of heartbreak

Diane and Ron Hughes were understood to have been on the trip of a lifetime visiting family

ABC News

Bundaberg's Hinkler Lions Park refuge for homeless as Australia lucky country no more for some

Young children play in a park as their parents prepare beds in cars or tents. An elderly man starts a generator to run a ventilator to keep him alive through the night. This is the new face of homelessness in Australia.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Sea World Helicopters

37 stories

Australian Transport Safety Bureau

36 stories

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

28 stories

Gold Coast University Hospital

14 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.