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divdiv class=story-body readability=55 span class=story-date#13; span class=date18 November 2013/span#13; span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time09:18 ET/span#13; #13; /span#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1A British woman who was among 50 people killed when a Boeing airliner crashed near the Russian city of Kazan on Sunday has been named as Donna Bull./p#13; pThe 53-year-old, who taught at Bellerbys College in Cambridge, was a wonderful mother and dedicated professional, her family said./p#13; pAll 44 passengers and six crew died when the Boeing 737 exploded on impact while trying to land at Kazan airport./p#13; pAuthorities say the plane plunged vertically into the airport's runway./p#13; pOfficials have recovered both black box flight recorders and an investigation is under way, focusing on whether the crash was caused by a technical failure or crew error./p#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13; !-- This is the embedded player component --#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- wwrights check --#13; !-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13; #13; #13; #13; div class=videoInStoryC readability=3#13; div id=emp-24980652-16873 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71174000/jpg/_71174580_71174579.jpg alt=Handout picture taken and released by Russiaquot;s Emergency Ministry on November 17, 2013 shows the crash site of a Boeing 737 airplane at the airport of Kazan/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionAmong the dead was Irek Minnikhanov, son of the president of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, as Tim Allman reports./p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13; #13; /div#13; !-- end of the embedded player component --#13; #13; !-- Player embedded -- pIt is also said to be exploring whether rain on the night of the crash or poor quality fuel were contributing factors./p#13; pRussia's Lenta.ru news website says an act of terrorism has been ruled out./p#13; pThe pilot was attempting his second landing when the crash happened, it is being reported./p#13; pThe crew had said they were not ready for landing but did not specify the problem, Russian news agencies said./p#13; pThe Tatarstan Airlines airliner had taken off from Moscow an hour before the crash at about 19:20 local time (15:20 GMT)./p#13; span class=cross-head'Sorely missed'/span#13; pMs Bull had been travelling to Kazan for the start of a 10-day marketing trip./p#13; pHer Moscow-based colleague Yana Baranova, with whom she was travelling, also died in the crash./p#13; pMs Bull's widower Robert Crome said: This is a very difficult and emotional time for all of the family trying to come to terms with the shock and loss of Donna. /p#13; #13; pDonna was a wonderful mother to George and Kate - kind, thoughtful and caring to her family and her many friends, he added, in a statement issued through the Cambridge News./p#13; pShe was also a dedicated and hard-working professional, as a teacher and educationalist, so her students will all miss her greatly. Words are inadequate to express our grief and loss./p#13; pHe added that he hoped the UK and Russian authorities could help ease any administrative difficulties./p#13; pMs Bull joined Bellerbys Cambridge in April 2012 as an A-levels programme manager. /p#13; pJames Pitman, managing director of Study Group which runs Bellerbys Colleges, said Donna was a very popular and well respected member of staff and will be sorely missed by both her students and colleagues. /p#13; pYana, although based in Moscow, forged close relationships with Bellerbys staff in the UK in her capacity as recruitment manager and will likewise be sorely missed./p#13; pHe added that the college would be closed for teaching on Monday but would open for staff and students to come together to grieve, and counselling would be on offer./p#13; pUK Foreign Secretary William Hague also expressed his condolences./p#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; pAmong the dead was Irek Minnikhanov, a son of the president of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, according to the official passenger list./p#13; pTwo of the victims were children./p#13; pRussian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the relatives of the victims in this horrible disaster, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by the news agency Interfax as saying./p#13; pA government commission has been set up to investigate the cause, he added./p#13; pPsychologists are offering help to family and friends of the victims and the government has promised them financial compensation./p#13; pKazan lies about 720km (450 miles) east of Moscow, from where the plane had taken off. /p#13; pUK Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed condolences for the loss of life, saying his thoughts were with the friends and family of those involved./p#13; pHe added that consular assistance was being given to Donna Bull's family and the British Embassy in Moscow would stay in close contact with the Russian authorities./p#13; pThe BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow said that although some of Russia's biggest airlines now have very good reputations, frequent crashes by smaller operators meant the country had one of the worst air safety records in the world./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center