13 h. ago TUI flight evacuated in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

The TUI flight from Cardiff to the Canary Islands was evacuated by bomb squad officials after a threatening note was found on the aircraft in Spain.

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18 h. ago Briton in Israel hits out at UK over lack of evacuation flights

Zak Wagman, 26, is unable to fly home following the closure of Israel’s airspace.

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4 d. ago Thousands of Brits trapped in Middle East war zone: Israel admits evacuation flights are impossible while bombardment of Iranian missiles and drones continues

Tens of thousands of British citizens were trapped in a war zone tonight as officials admitted an evacuation from Israel is currently impossible.

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6 d. ago A severe tropical storm heads for southern China after toppling trees on Hainan island

Chinese authorities have evacuated thousands of people, closed schools and canceled flights as a severe tropical storm dumps heavy rain on parts of Hainan island and heads for the country’s southern coast

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8 d. ago Ohio chemical spill sparks mass evacuations and flight groundings

Authorities confirmed that a 5,000-gallon tank containing nitric acid leaked at the Austin Powder Red Diamond plant in McArthur, Vinton County.

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8 d. ago Ohio acid spill LIVE as toxic cloud grounds flights and sparks mass evacuations

A leak of nitric acid at a plant known for making explosives sparked a mass evacuation today as flights were grounded within 4,000 square miles

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2 w. ago World No1 Aryna Sabalenka calls for 'equal treatment' in scheduling as French Open sexism row rolls on

Former Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur hit out at tournament organisers for the lack of visibility given to women's tennis, hinting that they were 'ignoring' the greatness of the game with the unequal billing.

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3 w. ago Ons Jabeur hits out at lack of women’s matches in French Open primetime slots

‘I don’t think they have daughters’ says TunisianNight session matches have almost always involved menOns Jabeur has criticised Roland Garros for snubbing women’s tennis, saying: “I don’t think they have daughters.”The French Open introduced night-session matches in 2021 but they have almost always been men’s singles matches. Last year all 11 prime-time TV slot matches featured men and the three so far this year have followed suit, while Wednesday night’s is the Danish 12th seed Holger Rune against the American world No 137 Emilio Nava. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Flight evacuated after dopey bloke jokes about having 'bomb' in his bag

The joke blew up in his face after fears were sparked at Phuket International Airport and an emergency response launched - he is now facing prosecution in Thailand

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4 w. ago Delta flight that had to be evacuated amid thick smoke after emergency landing had ‘no oil visible’ in one engine, report shows

The National Transport Safety Board found indications that the aircraft suffered an oil system failure in a preliminary report

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