14 h. ago Body found in Thames confirmed as missing schoolgirl, 11, who ‘slipped and fell’

Kaliyah Coa, 11, who had been playing during a school inset day, entered the River Thames near Barge House Causeway - close to London City Airport - shortly after 1pm on Monday, March 31.

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31 h. ago American Airlines JFK flight delayed after passenger tries to breach cockpit

A woman sparked chaos on board an American Airlines flight to New York after she attempted to storm the cockpit to confront the pilots over a delay.

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35 h. ago American Airlines flight descends into chaos as nightmare passenger tries to barge into cockpit

At least two people were removed from an American Airlines flight to New York after a woman attempted to breach the cockpit to question the pilots over a delay.

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45 h. ago Spain and Portugal flight chaos: Stranded passengers bid to reach UK after power outages

Thousands of passengers were stranded after dozens of flights to the UK were cancelled on Monday

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66 h. ago Holidaymakers warned to stop tying ribbons to suitcases due to 'major problem'

A travel channel on TikTok has issued a warning against travellers tying colourful ribbons to their suitcases, saying the common airport trick could cause more harm than good

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69 h. ago British Airways flight chaos as smoke fills cabin forcing emergency landing

The British Airways flight to London Heathrow was forced into an emergency landing after a suspected bird strike caused the cockpit to suddenly fill with smoke

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on the IMF’s warning: Donald Trump could cost the world a trillion dollars | Editorial

The US president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaosWake up! When the most sober of global institutions, the International Monetary Fund, abandons its usual technocratic calm to sound the alarm on the political roots of global financial instability, it’s time to pay attention. The IMF is warning of a non-negligible risk of a $1tn hit to global output, as Donald Trump’s erratic “America first” agenda – part oligarchic enrichment scheme, part mobster shakedown – collides with a perfect storm of global financial vulnerabilities.Such a shock would be equivalent to a third of that experienced in the 2008 crisis. But it would be felt in a much more fragile and politically charged environment. This time, the crisis stems not just from markets but from the politics at the heart of the dollar system. The IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Report sees the danger in Mr Trump’s trade ...

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1 week ago Easter break blighted by road, rail & flight chaos as 18million travel across the country to make the most of the long weekend

The AA estimated that more than 18 million people took to the roads, with a similar number expected to make journeys on the remaining days of the Easter weekend.

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1 week ago Brits warned of Easter travel carnage with flight chaos, axed trains and traffic jams

Droves of passengers have already flocked to Manchester Airport this morning as they prepare make their Good Friday getaway.

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2 w. ago Missing Kaliyah Coa: Body found in River Thames search for missing 11

Kaliyah, who had been playing during a school inset day, entered the water near Barge House Causeway, close to London City Airport, in east London on Monday, March 31

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2 w. ago M25 traffic chaos near Heathrow Airport as crash causes severe delays

The crash caused heavy congestion between Junctions 29 and 30 of the M25

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2 w. ago M25 traffic chaos as two vehicles on fire after crash and four lanes closed

The incident between junction 13 for the A30 (Staines) and junction 12 (M3) is causing congestion all the way back to Heathrow Airport, with slow traffic on the opposite side due to onlookers

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2 w. ago Heathrow sees big fall in passenger numbers in month of power cut shut

Almost 300,000 passengers were caught up in the chaos caused by the shutdown of the airport for most of 21 March.

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2 w. ago Ryanair flight chaos as 'unruly' passenger is strapped to seat and pilot aborts landing

The passenger on the flight from Manchester to Rhodes was reportedly shouting at cabin crew who confiscated two bottles of alcohol from him and refused to serve him booze

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2 w. ago Chaos on Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport as pilot aborts landing after passenger's booze 'confiscated'

"The crew had to get two spare seatbelts and tried pinning him down on the seat"

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3 w. ago Flight chaos in two holiday hotspots as strikes sees major airport closed down

Greece and Italy are affected by walkouts leaving tens of thousands of passengers in disarray and flights from the UK are also affected

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3 w. ago Galway crash: Girl, 6, dies while riding her bike after horror lorry smash

The young cyclist died after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle in Galway, Ireland, just after midday today. The lorry driver was not injured in the collision, police said

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3 w. ago Greek airport strike set to cause major disruption to Brits in school holidays

The 24-hour strike is set to cause chaos for anyone heading to Greece as air traffic controllers will only handle emergency and urgent flights

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4 w. ago Image of missing Kaliyah Coa released as River Thames search continues

The 11-year-old entered the water near Barge House Causeway, close to London City Airport, in east London on Monday.

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4 w. ago Girl, 11, missing in River Thames after playing with friends named by police

Kaliyah Coa, 11, has been named by police as the girl who went missing in the River Thames near Bargehouse Causeway, near London City Airport in east London on Monday

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