5 h. ago Airline passenger who pretended to be disabled to smuggle nearly £1m of cocaine into UK in his mobility scooter is jailed

Border forces discovered 11 packages of cocaine weighting up to 12 kgs hidden in the backrest of his wheelchair.

Economics

8 h. ago 'Disabled' man caught smuggling cocaine into UK hidden inside electric wheelchair

Casimiro De Lemos Francisco posed as disabled in the drug smuggling plot

Events

30 h. ago Gang spend years hatching daring plot to smuggle huge amounts of cocaine in yacht race but there was one big problem

The group planned to sail in a transatlantic race with the drugs hidden onboard

Sport

35 h. ago Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo

44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the USThe Trump administration is shuttling immigrants around the US in irregular and unprecedented ways, according to the findings of a Guardian investigation, effectively vanishing people into a “purgatory” that denies them constitutionally-protected rights.A review of leaked flight records and passenger manifests from Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX), the charter company that operates the majority of deportation flights for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), has provided a rare look at the winding journeys of more than 44,000 immigrants detained or deported by the Trump administration. Continue reading...

Events

47 h. ago Cheeky duty free bag trick to boost your hand luggage allowance (and get around Ryanair's harsh new £75 penalty!)

Airline passengers who fall foul of hand luggage rules have always risked fines and having to put their bags in the hold once they reach the gate.

Economics

54 h. ago I was squashed in my seat by an overweight plane passenger and want a refund. I don't care if people think I'm fat

On a recent flight from Faro to Luton with easyJet, I couldn't sit comfortably in my seat due to the large size of the passenger next to me. The airline apologised but refused to refund my fare.

Politics

54 h. ago Two British men arrested for ‘trying to smuggle a kilogram of cocaine’ into Bali

Indonesian prosecutors said the men had both met in Spain a week before their arrest

Events

57 h. ago British pair accused of smuggling cocaine into Bali are paraded handcuffed together as they face possible death penalty

Kial Robinson, 29, and Piran Ezra Wilkinson, 48, both from Chichester, in West Sussex, were photographed at a press conference today at the National Narcotics Agency office in Denpasar.

Events

58 h. ago Brit, 29, arrested in USA before Manchester Airport flight jailed for six years

The 29-year-old was facing a 60 year sentence for smuggling 43kg of cocaine to Manchester Airport

Events

60 h. ago Brit drugs mule Kim Hall who faced 60 years for smuggling £15m of cocaine learns fate

Kim Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, was jailed for six years and was seen leaving court in a grey tracksuit after striking a plea bargain deal - she may even be back home in as little as two years

Economics

61 h. ago Brit caught smuggling £15million of cocaine into America will be home in two years after agreeing plea deal and avoiding 60

Kim Hall, 29, was arrested at Chicago 's O'Hare International Airport last summer when customs officers discovered 43 kilos of the Class A drug stuffed into two suitcases.

Economics

62 h. ago Ryanair passengers warned after '£68 rule' scrapped as airline says 'you will be paying'

Travellers are being urged to follow the baggage rules to avoid hefty fines.

Events

62 h. ago Brit drugs mule Kim Hall who smuggled £15m of cocaine dodges lengthy sentence

Kim Hall, from Middlesbrough, was stopped at Chicago's O'Hare airport after two suitcases were found packed with 43kg of cocaine and was facing up to 60 years behind bars

Economics

66 h. ago Pensioner caught smuggling £640,000 worth of cocaine into UK in mobility scooter

Ronald Lord, 71, was stopped at Gatwick Airport in the UK after flying in from Barbados

Economics

3 d. ago Pensioner who tried to smuggle £600,000 worth of cocaine into the UK by hiding it in his mobility scooter is jailed

Ronald Lord, 71, was handed a six-year prison sentence after being found with eight kilograms of the class A drug in the back seat panel of his scooter when he was stopped at Gatwick Airport.

Economics

3 d. ago American Airlines passenger kicked off flight after telling air hostess to 'shut up'

A flight attendant immediately took action when she heard the rude passenger, and confronted the woman before kicking her off the flight, which was travelling to Dallas

Politics

3 d. ago Pensioner, 71, smuggled cocaine worth £640,000 into UK hidden in mobility scooter

Ronald Lord was caught at the airport

Economics

3 d. ago Pensioner who smuggled £640,000 worth of cocaine in mobility scooter jailed

Ronald Lord, from Montreal in Canada, was stopped at Gatwick Airport where border force staff found eight kilograms of the drug hidden in his scooter.

Economics

3 d. ago Passengers warned 'routine' airline rule means they might not get seat they paid for

Aircraft swaps, or equipment changes, are becoming routine as airlines juggle fleets to cut costs, cover technical issues, or respond to delays

Events

5 d. ago Rude plane passenger finds out what happens when you tell flight attendant 'shut up'

The passenger was told to get off the American Airlines plane after she rudely clashed with a flight attendant and claimed that she had been harassed by the hostess

Politics