6 h. ago Jet met by fire engines after making emergency landing at Manchester Airport

The Icelandair flight from Paris to Keflavik was diverted after declaring an emergency while in UK airspace

Events

14 h. ago Moment furious hotel worker fights back against crowd of anti

Thousands of people took to the streets across Spain to demonstrate against overtourism on Sunday.

Economics

22 h. ago DWP's new PIP points test could see 800,000 people lose £4,500 a year in benefits

Hundreds of thousands of people could lose out on thousands of pounds a year

Economics

48 h. ago LA archbishop slams Trump’s ‘cruel and arbitrary’ immigration agenda

Archbishop José Gomez accused the administration of having ‘no immigration policy beyond the stated goal of deporting thousands of people each day’

Politics

51 h. ago Trump administration orders LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline to close within a month

The 988 crisis line connects thousands of young LGBT+ people to counseling every month

Politics

57 h. ago 'I'll be honest, no point lying', man stopped at Manchester Airport tells officials

Jordan Brook had arrived back in Manchester on a flight from Bangkok

Politics

63 h. ago Four suspects named over alleged cocaine smuggling at Manchester Airport

Two other men have been bailed

Politics

63 h. ago Why Cambodia and Thailand continue to fight over border and what happens next

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Wednesday for a march to show their solidarity with the government and military, amid soaring tensions with neighboring Thailand following a border row that erupted last month

Politics

3 d. ago 6 arrested over wild acts at UK airport as cops questioning suspects right now

The arrests made across northern Liverpool and Manchester this morning come following a national probe into cocaine smuggling through Manchester Airport in recent weeks

Events

3 d. ago Six men arrested in major Manchester Airport cocaine smuggling probe

Four suspects were in Greater Manchester

Events

4 d. ago HMRC income tax change that will affect 'hundreds of thousands of people'

Finance experts are warning anyone who is currently registered for Self Assessment - whether they owe tax or not - to make sure they have submitted their tax return

Politics

4 d. ago HMRC warning as 'huge' new tax change will take effect this month

A new tax change will come into effect this month which is set to impact "hundreds of thousands of people" who have still not submitted their Self Assessment tax return

Events

4 d. ago The ‘beautiful country estate’ in the shadow of Manchester Airport you need to visit this summer

Explore stunning gardens, woodland and a historic mill

Politics

5 d. ago Trump coveted a military spectacle but his parade proved underwhelming: ‘Just kind of lame’

Trump’s army parade was neither the totalitarian North Korean spectacle that critics had grimly predicted, nor the triumph of Maga nationalism fans cravedOn Saturday, as a crowd of thousands of people near the Washington Monument listened, a loudspeaker dramatically announced the names of the US secretary of defense, vice-president and president. The final name received a modest roar that surely flushed the watching commander-in-chief with validation. With that, and with the boom of a 21-gun salute, the military parade that Donald Trump had coveted for years finally began.A protester, Nicky Sundt, kept a lonely and mostly silent vigil at the side of the road. She held a sign depicting a cartoon Trump brushing back his comb-over to reveal a swastika emblazoned on his forehead. The placard said “Save our democracy”. Standing near her – as a “counterprotest to the counterprotest to the protest, or something,” as one of them put it – a group of pro-Trump men held court. One was draped i...

Events

5 d. ago Horror at UK airport as vehicle 'plunges from car park roof'

One person has been taken to hospital

Events

6 d. ago They'll be saddle sore in the morning! Naked cyclists take to London's streets to protest against car culture (but police asked them to stay clothed if they got near King Charles)

The annual World Naked Bike Ride is a 'peaceful protest' against car culture and oil dependency.

Events

7 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

Events

7 d. ago Aer Lingus gives away free business class upgrade from Manchester Airport to New York

The airline celebrated its one millionth customer from Manchester Airport - and marked the ocassion by giving away a free business class upgrade

Transport

7 d. ago 'This is great news, but once again thousands of people are being left behind'

Calls are growing to make major changes

Politics

8 d. ago Democrats condemn ‘sickening’ and ‘dictatorial’ forcible removal of senator Alex Padilla from Noem event in LA – live

California governor Newsom joins number of Democrats in condemning removal of Padilla from homeland security secretary’s press briefingSenator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem press event in Los AngelesA woman defiantly dances near police officers as protesters continue to march and chant in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids.Nerves are frayed in Los Angeles, as the second largest city in the US is flooded with more than 2,000 federal troops tasked with protecting immigration enforcement officials after thousands of people hit the streets to protest deportation raids. Continue reading...

Politics