Search teams were forced to salvage the device over several stages as it was damaged

Plane travelling to China makes emergency landing after call claiming bomb on board

European stocks rebound as energy and commodity producers advance

Investigators to ramp up search after French search vessel detects pings from Flight 804

French vessel carrying specialist probes to begin search for Flight MS804 black boxes

Black boxes are believed to be lying in up to 3,000 metres of water in the Mediterranean

Aircraft technical log signed by pilot shows no problems were identified before flight

Minister says country will attract 10m tourists and will not cut prices

Waters in the area of Mediterranean under search could be 3,000 metres deep

Plane sent a series of signals before crashing into the Mediterranean, French investigators say

Egyptian military confirms it has found more wreckage in the search for Flight MS804

The 66 people on the plane included a businessman, a scholar and a diplomat

Aviation experts outline the main scenarios based on the flight’s erratic behaviour

Richard Osman (40) had become a father for the second time less than a month ago

French and Egyptian leaders vow close co-operation after 66 die over Mediterranean

Egypt is hurting – tourist arrivals, one of its biggest sources of foreign currency, have slumped by more than 40 per cent since the bombing of a Russian jetliner

The EGX 30 Index drops 1.8% while Commercial International Bank Egypt sheds 2%

There are no reports of Irish nationals among the 66 passengers and crew on board

Ben Innes got the ‘best selfie ever’ with the hijacker of the aircraft he was travelling on – but he is far from the only person whose reaction to danger is to reach for the camera