Thousands of pounds donated to charity appeal set up by Leeds student killed in MH17

Thousands of pounds have been donated to an online charity fundraising appeal set up by a Leeds university student, killed on the Malaysian Airways flight that crashed in Ukraine.

Twenty year old Richard Mayne set up the page six months ago to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Nepal. Since the news of his death, the total has reached almost five thousand pounds. It comes as David Cameron paid tribute to the victims and expressed his deepest sympathy to their families.