The plane was originally scheduled to travel from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny.

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The plane crashed while en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city Grozny in the North Caucasus.

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The Princess of Wales joined other members of the royal family as they walked from Sandringham House to the church.

The King attended the royal family’s traditional Christmas Day church service, after a “brutal” year in which he and his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, were both diagnosed with cancer.

The leaders of Scottish Labour and the Scottish Greens have both paid tribute to the thousands of emergency service employees working this Christmas.

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Brave outdoor swimmers wore Father Christmas hats as they kicked off their celebrations with a festive dip. Sea surface temperatures across the country were between 8C and 11C, the Met Office said.