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| MH17 crash: AAIB crash experts due in Ukraine | MH17 crash: AAIB crash experts due in Ukraine |
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| UK experts are due in Ukraine to assist with the inquiry into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. | UK experts are due in Ukraine to assist with the inquiry into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is joining the probe into how the plane crashed on Thursday, killing 298 people, including 10 Britons. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is joining the probe into how the plane crashed on Thursday, killing 298 people, including 10 Britons. |
| Number 10 said the prime minister and US president discussed the "increasing likelihood" a missile was fired from an area held by pro-Russian rebels. | Number 10 said the prime minister and US president discussed the "increasing likelihood" a missile was fired from an area held by pro-Russian rebels. |
| Potential new sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine was also raised in their call. | Potential new sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine was also raised in their call. |
| Following the phone call between Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama, a Downing Street spokesman said: "They discussed their respective assessments of the incident... | Following the phone call between Prime Minister David Cameron and President Obama, a Downing Street spokesman said: "They discussed their respective assessments of the incident... |
| "They both agreed that an independent investigation must get under way as soon as possible and that all countries should engage to ensure that pro-Russian separatists grant investigators secure and unhindered access to the crash site. Those responsible must be held to account. | "They both agreed that an independent investigation must get under way as soon as possible and that all countries should engage to ensure that pro-Russian separatists grant investigators secure and unhindered access to the crash site. Those responsible must be held to account. |
| "They also discussed the further steps taken by the US and EU this week to make clear to Russia that there will be costs if they do not substantively engage in a peaceful resolution to the crisis." | "They also discussed the further steps taken by the US and EU this week to make clear to Russia that there will be costs if they do not substantively engage in a peaceful resolution to the crisis." |
| Meanwhile, the Foreign Office says extra consular staff are in Ukraine while the Metropolitan Police aims to send specialist officers to the country to assist with the repatriation of bodies. | Meanwhile, the Foreign Office says extra consular staff are in Ukraine while the Metropolitan Police aims to send specialist officers to the country to assist with the repatriation of bodies. |
| The six AAIB investigators are due to arrive in in Kiev later on Saturday. | The six AAIB investigators are due to arrive in in Kiev later on Saturday. |
| 'Gifted academic' | 'Gifted academic' |
| The latest figures released by Malaysia Airlines show the Boeing 777 was also carrying 192 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians, 44 Malaysians (including 15 crew), 12 Indonesians, along with a number of other nationalities | |
| Among the British passengers believed to have died in the crash were: | Among the British passengers believed to have died in the crash were: |
| Mr Pocock 's family said in a statement: "He was a gifted academic, talented athlete but more importantly a warm, caring, fun-loving son and brother who had an extremely bright future ahead of him." | Mr Pocock 's family said in a statement: "He was a gifted academic, talented athlete but more importantly a warm, caring, fun-loving son and brother who had an extremely bright future ahead of him." |
| Mr Sweeney's father Barry said he had been unable to find out what had happened via official channels and only discovered his son had died from a tribute from Newcastle United on its website. | Mr Sweeney's father Barry said he had been unable to find out what had happened via official channels and only discovered his son had died from a tribute from Newcastle United on its website. |
| Newcastle's players are to wear black armbands for both their games against Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand. | Newcastle's players are to wear black armbands for both their games against Sydney FC and Wellington Phoenix in New Zealand. |
| Phone call | Phone call |
| Malaysia Airlines flight MH17was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed between Krasni Luch in Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighbouring region of Donetsk after it was believed to have been hit by a surface-to-air missile. | |
| The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a statement calling for a "full, thorough and independent international investigation". | The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved a statement calling for a "full, thorough and independent international investigation". |
| But a team of 25 international observers from the OSCE say pro-Russian rebels have limited their access to the wreckage. | But a team of 25 international observers from the OSCE say pro-Russian rebels have limited their access to the wreckage. |
| The two sides in Ukraine's civil conflict which broke out earlier this year have accused each other of shooting down the jet with a missile. Ukraine accuses Russia of aiding and arming rebels seeking closer ties to Moscow. | The two sides in Ukraine's civil conflict which broke out earlier this year have accused each other of shooting down the jet with a missile. Ukraine accuses Russia of aiding and arming rebels seeking closer ties to Moscow. |