8 h. ago British couple on Dubai flight wake up to 'horror' missile alert after noticing 'glitch'

EXCLUSIVE: Ruby Croxford was on her way to 10 days of relaxation in a luxury hotel in Dubai, but her holiday quickly descended into mayhem before she even stepped foot in the UAE after the US-Iran attack

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19 h. ago Emirates issues fresh update on operations after Dubai flight rerouted

The airline has released a statement 'due to the recent regional situation'

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31 h. ago Woman who 'nearly died' while flying took common pill that caused 'weird' chest pains

Emily Jansson, 34, was on a flight from Canada to Dubai for a girls' trip when she suddenly began experiencing 'weird chest pains' and coughing fits

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43 h. ago British services bases on high alert for Iran drone attacks following US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities

Security has been increased at key British installations in the region since Sunday's early-morning raid, with troops now on high alert for drone attacks, as well as missile and rocket bombardments.

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61 h. ago British Airways flight from UK to Dubai diverts after Trump bombs Iran’s nuclear sites

A British Airways flight from UK to Dubai was forced to divert after Donald Trump launched a US attack on Iran.

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64 h. ago Flights from London to Doha and Dubai cancelled after US bombs Iran

It comes after a British Airways (BA) flight from London Heathrow to Dubai was diverted to Zurich on Saturday night.

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66 h. ago British Airways Gulf flights cancelled and diverted after Trump strikes Iran and tension mounts

Exclusive: BA Heathrow-Dubai flight flew 5,000 miles and ended up just 500 miles from its starting point

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4 d. ago Major update after British couple faced being deported from Australia over devastating diagnosis

A British couple who were facing the threat of deportation have learned their fate after a years long campaign to stay in Australia.

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6 d. ago Couple's dream cruise holiday ruined after pipe explodes and they're covered in 'horrible slush'

An idyllic Caribbean voyage took a disgusting turn for a British couple after filthy kitchen waste gushed into their cabin - just THREE days into their holiday.

Politics

7 d. ago British tourists visit chippy in New York and are stunned to find Scottish delicacy

British couple Ryan and Jade were stunned after finding a Scottish delicacy being sold in a fish and chip shop in central New York City, and they had to try it for themselves

Politics

9 d. ago ‘They were inseparable’: family’s anguish at wait to bring Air India victims home

Relatives of Pooja and Harshit Patel, who were visiting from Leicester, want to cremate them together but have faced painful wait for identificationIn the ramshackle, cramped lanes of Ambika Nagar in the Indian city of Gujarat, everyone spoke of Pooja and Harshit Patel with pride. The couple had done what none of their relatives or neighbours had managed to achieve before; they had moved abroad, settling among the thriving Gujarati diaspora community in the British city of Leicester.Their lives in Leicester, where the couple had moved so Pooja could complete her business masters degree – later getting a job at Amazon alongside Harshit – seemed unimaginably glamorous to their relatives and close-knit community back in India. Pooja would call her mother, 58-year-old Chandra Mate, at least three times a day with tales of British life and to show off her latest outfits, spinning in front of the mirror. Continue reading...

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1 week ago British couple's nightmare holiday from hell sparks vow to 'never leave the UK again'

Alison Shah and her partner Richard Kay were coming home from her 60th birthday trip to Bangkok and Thailand when they got stuck in Dubai and their ordeal began

Politics

1 week ago Britons put on alert in Middle East as Israel attacks Iran's nuclear and missile sites

Israel launched strikes on Tehran early on Friday, rekindling fears of a full-scale conflict

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1 week ago British couple recorded last airport video before boarding tragic Air India flight

The pair laughed and joked on the Instagram story shortly before getting on the plane

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1 week ago British wellness couple posted ‘Goodbye India’ video from airport before fatal Air India plane crash

Jamie Ray Greenlaw-Meek and Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek described their ‘magical experience’ in India as they joked about the length of the 10-hour flight

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1 week ago British couple from London feared to have been on crashed Air India flight named

Jamie Meek, 45, and his husband Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, from London, feared to have been on board Boeing plane bound for London Gatwick which crashed shortly after take-off

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1 week ago British couple feared to have been on crashed Air India flight named

Jamie Meek, 45, and his husband Fiongal Greenlaw, 39, from London, feared to have been on board Boeing plane bound for London Gatwick which crashed shortly after take-off

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1 week ago British couple feared to have been on doomed Air India flight: Celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband posted 'Goodbye India' video as they prepared to board plane

British celebrity wellness guru Jamie Meek and his husband posted a haunting video of themselves at the airport waiting to board the doomed Gatwick-bound Air India flight.

Culture

1 week ago British couple reveal MAJOR menu item missing in Chinese takeaways in America

James and Siana, originally from the UK, are currently embarking on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, exploring both major cities and some of the more remote corners of the US.

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1 week ago British couple are charged with 'smuggling £1million of cannabis from Thailand' after being stopped at Heathrow

Sian Warren, 34, and Daniel McDonald, 36, were arrested by National Crime Agency officers at Heathrow last month after allegedly being found with more than 51kg of the drug in their suitcases.

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