EMS RESPONDER: London EMS Computers Crash on Busy Saturday Night

London ambulances' computer system, which controls all medical 999 calls, crashed during one of its busiest nights of the year so far, the Standard has learned.

The breakdown for almost two hours on Saturday night threw London Ambulance Service's emergency response into chaos, forcing patients to wait more than an hour for medical help.

Politicians have called for an urgent investigation.

MTSTANDARD.COM: Crash recovery: Cause of downed plane still a puzzle

The airplane that crashed Sunday at Holy Cross Cemetery and killed 14 people was configured to hold a maximum of 10 people, meaning there were more passengers than seats on board.

But acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark Rosenker, said it is unclear if the extra passengers had any bearing on the cause of the crash.

USA TODAY: FedEx plane crashes in Tokyo; 2 dead

TOKYO (AP) — A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo's main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and co-pilot. Investigators believe wind shear, or a sudden gust of wind, may have been a factor.

Questions were also being raised about the safety of the MD-11, a wide-body airliner built by McDonnell Douglas and based on the DC-10.

USA TODAY: Engineer of crashed train planned to let amateur drive

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The engineer of a commuter train that crashed and killed 25 people in California last year was planning to let a railroad fan operate the locomotive on the day of the accident, according to documents from federal investigators.

CNN: New nuclear plants to protect against jet strikes

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted Tuesday to require any future nuclear power plants to be designed to withstand strikes from commercial jetliners, addressing a possible terrorist scenario that has haunted some people since the September 11, 2001, attacks.

BUFFALO NEWS: Crash neighborhood remains tightly restricted

Steps are being taken to let families who were evacuated near the site of Thursday night's plane crash into their homes so they can recover personal belongings, medications and other items.

As investigators continued their tedious mission at the crash site, David Bissonette, Clarence's emergency services coordinator, met with other government officials late this morning at Erie County's command center in Cheektowaga.

About a dozen properties were evacuated near the Long Street crash site immediately after the tragedy occurred. It will be at least a couple more days before they're allowed to permanently return.

"They are being very patient and understanding," Bissonette said of the residents of who were evacuated.

Residents are being escorted into the neighborhood by Erie County sheriff's deputies, but they have to make appointments to do so, he said.

YAHOO/AP: Jet's nosegear collapses during landing in London

LONDON – The nosewheel of a British Airways passenger jet collapsed with a loud bang as it landed Friday evening at London City Airport, sending the plane scraping across the tarmac with 71 people aboard, officials and witnesses said. All aboard escaped by emergency slides, but one person was taken to a hospital with a minor injury.

CNN: Search for answers begins in Buffalo plane crash

CLARENCE CENTER, New York (CNN) -- The pilots of a commuter airliner that crashed late Thursday about 6 miles from a Buffalo, New York, airport discussed "significant ice buildup" on the plane's wings and windshields before the plane plunged to the ground, killing 50.

NY TIMES: Air Crash Near Buffalo Kills 49

AMHERST, N.Y. -- The crew of the plane that crashed near Buffalo on Thursday night discussed a “significant ice buildup” on the wings and windshield as the aircraft descended through light snow and mist, according to the flight data and voice recordings recovered from the scene of the accident that killed all 49 people on board and one person on the ground.

AP: Firefighter: Miracle no one died on Denver runway

DENVER It was a miracle that no one was killed when an airliner veered sharply off a runway during takeoff, burst into flames and nearly broke apart, firefighters said Sunday.

NY TIMES: Jet Catches Fire in Denver

DENVER (AP) — A Continental Airlines jet taking off from the airport here went off the runway and caught fire on Saturday night, forcing more than 100 passengers to evacuate on emergency slides and injuring at least seven people, officials said.

Officials: 3 dead after military jet crash

(CNN) -- A military jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego, California, on Monday as it tried to land at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, killing three people in a home, authorities said.

The victims -- two adults and an infant, according to the San Diego medical examiner's office -- were in one of two houses destroyed by the crash and ensuing fire, officials said.

One other person believed to be in that house is missing.

The pilot of the F/A-18 Hornet ejected safely and was taken to a hospital, the Marine Corps said in a news release. The pilot, whose name was not released, was the only occupant of the two-seat aircraft, the Marine Corps said.