9 h. ago Flight from UK to Canary Islands forced to make emergency landing after bomb threat

A threatening note was found by one of the crew members in the bathroom of the aircraft as it flew over Portugal on Thursday morning.

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11 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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12 h. ago TUI flight erupts in panic after 'bomb threat note' discovered in toilet

Passengers aboard the plane - which was flying from Cardiff to the Canary Islands - were swept off the aircraft by bomb squads and investigators after a letter was recovered

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16 h. ago Fighter jets deployed in Portugal after commercial plane declares 'bomb threat'

The plane landed at Lanzarote Airport after receiving help from the Portuguese Air Force.

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17 h. ago Passenger plane declares 'bomb threat' as Portuguese Air Force alerts fighter jets

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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18 h. ago Portuguese Air Force scrambles fighter jets as passenger plane declares 'bomb threat'

A plane was diverted to Faro Airport after officials detected a bomb threat this morning - Portuguese Air Force jet were deployed to assist the flight

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19 h. ago Loganair plane forced to make emergency landing after engine burst into flames

An investigation into the fire has since been carried out.

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54 h. ago Passenger on easyJet flight thought plane 'would crash into the sea' in emergency landing terror

An easyJet flight from Cyprus was forced to make an emergency landing in Turkey after a passenger smelt smoke

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3 d. ago Identical Air India Dreamliner to one in devastating crash had mid air engine failure and was forced to make emergency landing in 2023

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was forced to turn back an hour into its 14-hour flight between Mumbai and London in 2023.

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3 d. ago EasyJet flight to UK forced to make emergency landing in Turkey after ‘smell of smoke’ in cabin

The plane was travelling from Cyprus to Bristol Airport but diverted to Izmir

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4 d. ago easyJet plane makes emergency landing after passengers 'smell smoke'

An easyJet flight from Cyprus to the UK was forced to make an emergency landing in Izmir after passengers reported a strong smell of smoke on board.

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4 d. ago EasyJet flight bound for UK is forced to make emergency landing after 'passengers smelled smoke' on board

Just an hour and 20 minutes after leaving Cyprus the pilot was forced to divert the plane and land in Turkey.

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4 d. ago easyJet Cyprus to UK flight forced to make emergency landing after 'smoke smell'

An easyJet flight from Cyprus heading for the UK has been forced to make an emergency landing at Izmir after reports of a 'smoke smell' on board the aircraft

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6 d. ago Netanyahu says his attack on Iran was to avert an existential threat. He may have made it worse | Jonathan Freedland

Israel has eliminated many of the brains behind Tehran’s nuclear programme. But don’t expect the regime to back downThis is a war 30 years in the making. Benjamin Netanyahu was talking about the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb back in the 1990s and he has scarcely let up since. For decades he has believed that a nuclear Iran would represent the one truly existential threat to Israel and that military force is the only sure way to prevent it. Several times during the many years in which Netanyahu has sat in the prime minister’s chair, an all-out strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities has been weighed up, debated and planned for. In the early hours of this morning, it finally happened.Netanyahu will be pleased with the early results, including the elimination of key Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists. But the ultimate consequences could look very different. By his actions, he may only have accelerated the very danger he has feared for so long.Jonathan Freedland is a Gua...

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6 d. ago Netanyahu attacked Iran to avert an ‘existential threat’. He may have made it worse | Jonathan Freedland

Israel has eliminated many of the brains behind Tehran’s nuclear programme. But don’t expect the regime to back downThis is a war 30 years in the making. Benjamin Netanyahu was talking about the threat of an Iranian nuclear bomb back in the 1990s and he has scarcely let up since. For decades he has believed that a nuclear Iran would represent the one truly existential threat to Israel and that military force is the only sure way to prevent it. Several times during the many years in which Netanyahu has sat in the prime minister’s chair, an all-out strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities has been weighed up, debated and planned for. In the early hours of this morning, it finally happened.Netanyahu will be pleased with the early results, including the elimination of key Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists. But the ultimate consequences could look very different. By his actions, he may only have accelerated the very danger he has feared for so long.Jonathan Freedland is a Gua...

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6 d. ago Air India flight forced into emergency landing after bomb threat

Mid-air emergency comes day after flight to London Gatwick crashed after take-off from Ahmedabad killing 241 passengers on board

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6 d. ago Bomb threat forces Air India flight to make emergency landing in Phuket

Thai authorities say no bomb found on flight bound for Delhi

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7 d. ago Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand due to bomb threat

Flight AI 379 was travelling from Thailand 's Phuket to India's capital New Delhi but had to suddenly land again after an explosion warning, airport authorities said.

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9 d. ago Passenger calls in a bomb threat to Spirit Airlines after he missed his flight

John Charles Robinson allegedly managed to get the Spirit Airlines flight cancelled, but was later arrested when he tried to leave Detroit

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1 week ago Asda Bootle: Terrified shoppers evacuated 'screaming' and 'crying'

Witnesses reported seeing shoppers flee Asda in Bootle after an evacuation and rumours of an alleged bomb threat - the real reason for the evacuation has now been revealed

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