25 h. ago Return of the flip phone: does Apple’s foldable iPhone signal a new era in design?

Experts say Apple’s foray into flip phones is sign that consumers want devices that optimise internet use Back in 2005, nothing felt more high-powered and sophisticated than ending a call by snapping shut a clamshell flip phone.Now, two decades since they hit peak popularity, they’re back – with Apple rumoured to be working on its first ever flip phone. Continue reading...

Politics

27 h. ago RAF jets are scrambled as 'sonic boom' shakes homes across London and Kent

A sonic boom shook homes in southeast London and south Essex this morning after the Royal Air Force launched a Quick Reaction Alert Force to intercept a civilian plane which has landed at Stansted.

Politics

32 h. ago BA pilot suspended for allegedly leaving cockpit door open during flight

The pilot was suspended, meaning the return flight scheduled to arrive at Heathrow on August 8 was cancelled.

Politics

5 d. ago Former RAF corporal, 96, becomes Countdown’s oldest ever contestant

The Countdown contestant had a varied career in the Royal Air Force

Politics

6 d. ago Why Meghan Markle 'threw a cup of tea into the air' during her 'miserable' relationship with royal aides, author claims

To rapturous applause Prince Harry and Meghan took to the stage to at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Invictus games in Australia.

Politics

7 d. ago Richard Hammond drops major hint Top Gear could return after BBC axed show following Flintoff crash

Top Gear has been on indefinite pause since December 2022, when former England cricket captain Flintoff was seriously injured during filming

Events

8 d. ago US Air Force to bring Super Hercules to International Ayr Show

The United States Air Force will return to the International Ayr Show - Festival of Flight with their C130J Super Hercules,

Society

9 d. ago Moment drunken yobs spark emergency at 30,000 feet by refusing to stop vaping

Police were called to Stansted Airport, where they waited for a Jet2 flight bound for Heraklion in Crete to return to London after two drunken men refused to stop vaping in their seats.

Politics

1 week ago British teenager boards wrong flight at Menorca airport and ends up in Italy

Boy, 15, became separated from his family, who were due to fly back to London Stansted, at island’s Mahon airportA British teenager separated from his family at a busy Spanish airport on Monday boarded a flight to Italy instead of his return flight to London.The 15-year-old was supposed to fly with Tui from Menorca to Stansted but disappeared in the island’s Mahon airport. Continue reading...

Transport

1 week ago Royal Air Force pilot able to return to flying jets after ‘revolutionary’ cancer scan

New cancer scan ‘extended’ Royal Air Force pilot's life and enabled him to ‘continue serving’ the country

Science

3 w. ago Delta airline pilot forced to swerve to avoid colliding with bomber plane

The pilot made several sharp turns and an ‘aggressive manoeuvre’ to avoid a fatal catastrophe

Events

3 w. ago Passengers watch in terror as airline pilot forced to swerve bomber plane

A Delta Connection flight was forced to make a quick manoeuvre to avoid a mid-air collision with a US Air Force B-52 bomber as terrified passengers watched from the windows

Events

4 w. ago Germany deports 81 Afghan nationals to their homeland, the 2nd flight since the Taliban's return

Germany has deported 81 male asylum-seekers back to Afghanistan, its second deportation since the Taliban regained power there

Politics

last month A9 crash: Police appeal after two young children airlifted to hospital in crash near Carrbridge

The boy, 4, and girl, 8, were taken by air ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

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