Fatal plane crash causes rail chaos
At least two people were killed when their light aircraft crashed into one of Britain's busiest railway lines.
Police said they could not rule out finding more bodies in the wreckage of the single-engine plane that came down in Staffordshire at around noon on Friday.
The aircraft hit power lines above the West Coast Mainline, leading to massive disruption for thousands of rail passengers travelling between London and north-west England or Glasgow.
British Transport Police confirmed that two people were killed.
A spokesman added: "Examination of the scene will continue and a further fatality or fatalities cannot be ruled out at this stage."
A Network Rail spokesman said all services through the heart of England between Rugby and Stafford were suspended until Saturday at the earliest as emergency services faced a "race against time".
Virgin Trains services between Euston and north-west England or Glasgow were also severely delayed. A spokesman for the operator said there were now two trains running to Manchester and one each to Birmingham, Glasgow and Liverpool.
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