UK team to probe plane crash
Air accident investigators from the UK will today begin a probe to learn the cause of a plane crash in Nepal which cost the lives of 19 passengers, including seven Britons.
Timothy Oakes' family talk about his death in Nepal
Angie Gaunt, wife of Timothy Oakes, who was one of seven British tourists killed in a plane crash in Nepal today, has described how she first heard news of the crash.
She told ITV Granada that she heard an early report on the radio and "instantly I knew there was a huge possibility they were talking about him.
Timothy's daughter, Joanne Oakes, said her father's motto in life was "just do it" and he always made her see the best in everything.
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