Airshow death toll rises to 78

It's now believed at least 78 people died when a fighter jet clipped the ground and sheared through hundreds of spectators before exploding in a ball of fire as the pilot was performing aerobatic manoeuvres at an air show in Ukraine.

A further 138 people were injured in one of the world’s deadliest air show accidents. Residents in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv were to begin two days of official mourning today.