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March 30, 2026 · The Independent

World Cup play-offs set for dramatic climax as teams battle for final six spots
The final six World Cup spots will be decided in this week’s play-offs
Air Canada CEO to step down following ‘lack of compassion’ from English-only speech after crash
The Air Canada Jazz flight from Montreal collided with a fire truck on the runway shortly after landing
Trump administration sues Minnesota over transgender athletes in girls sports
The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing bo
Iran destroyed critical US radar plane in strike on airbase. Experts fear it’s a ‘serious blow’ to the battlefield
Images of a wrecked E-3 Sentry aircraft after an attack on a Saudi air base show the plane’s tail severed from body
Less than one per cent of phone theft cases lead to a criminal charge, figures show
The issue has been highlighted after Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney had his government phone