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Five people die in Japan Airlines plane fire

Hundreds of passengers were evacuated after the Airbus crashed with a coastguard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

Hundreds of passengers have been evacuated after the aircraft crashed with a coastguard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. We explore plane safety with our correspondent. Plus, Iran has sent a war ship to the Red Sea after the US Navy destroyed three small boats and killed ten Houthi militants who attacked a container ship belonging to the Danish shipping company, Maersk. We hear about the impact this is having on the cargo sector. And, why truck drivers in India have gone on strike over a new law that raises penalties for hit-and-run road accidents.

(Picture: Japan Airlines' A350 airplane on fire at Haneda international airport in Tokyo. Picture credit: REUTERS)

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  • Tue 2 Jan 2024 15:32GMT