Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of the Derry man killed in last week's plane crash in Thailand.

The body of a man from the North who was a victim of the Thailand air crash will be returned to his family home tonight.

A HOLIDAY of a lifetime turned to tragedy for 22-year-old Derry student, Aaron Toland, after it was officially confirmed yesterday that he was among the victims of Sunday’s air crash in Thailand which claimed at least 89 lives.

TOM BRADY threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, while Asante Samuel picked off three passes as the New England Patriots beat Chicago 17-13 in a showdown of American football division leaders on Sunday.