Germanwings pilots REFUSE to fly as it's revealed doomed jet was grounded over faults just 24 HOURS before fatal crash in the Alps

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A number of pilots at low-cost airline Germanwings refused to fly today following yesterday's crash in the French Alps that killed all 150 people on board. Their decision came as it emerged the Airbus A320 that dropped out of the sky and ploughed into a mountainside had been grounded over technical fears just 24 hours before. Helicopter search operations resumed at first light this morning in near-freezing conditions for debris and bodies - including British nationals - that have been scattered over four acres of inaccessible terrain. Among the dead were 16 German schoolchildren, six crew and opera singer Maria Radner (top left) who was travelling with her baby, one of two on board. Also among the victims was Marina Bandres Lopez-Belio (top right), a 37-year-old Spanish woman living in Manchester who was travelling with seven-month-old son, Julian. Mother and son Carol and Greig Friday (bottom left) from Australia, were also confirmed dead.