13 h. ago Dramatic moment police storm Ryanair jet after bomb threat forces major Belgian airport to suspend flights and set up security perimeter

Shocking footage shows officers storming onto the jet as panicked passengers dart their gaze in several directions amid the commotion in Charleroi Airport today following a hoax bomb threat.

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18 h. ago Kentucky Derby TV host forced off air by medical emergency to return for Preakness Stakes

Award-winning broadcaster Mike Tirico left his seat in the middle of NBC’s coverage of the big race at Churchill Downs after having a severe allergic reaction to something he ate

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20 h. ago ‘Bomb threat’ to Ryanair flight in Belgium triggers delays and diversions across Europe

‘We sincerely apologise to any passengers affected’ – Ryanair spokesperson

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21 h. ago Ryanair flight forced into emergency landing and security perimeter set up after 'bomb threat'

More than 160 passengers were ordered to stay aboard the Boeing 737 as officials investigated threat

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21 h. ago Woman gives birth on Ryanair flight after Belgian politician comes to her aid

The flight from Brussels to Castellon was diverted to Limoges in France

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22 h. ago Ryanair plane bomb threat: Flights suspended at major Belgian airport and security perimeter set up around aircraft following alert

Operations at Belgium's second largest airport were suspended on Tuesday due to a bomb alert on an aeroplane, the company running the airport said.

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22 h. ago Ryanair 'bomb threat' as flight makes emergency landing sparking runway closure

Passengers on the flights from Porto, Portugal were understood to be trapped in the aircraft which landed at Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA) following the 'bomb threat'

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22 h. ago Ryanair 'bomb threat' grounds flight as passengers stuck on plane and runway closed

Passengers on board a Ryanair flight from Portugal have been kept on board at Brussels South Charleroi Airport after landing this morning after a bomb threat was made

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26 h. ago Plane passenger's hilarious way of getting a nap on a Ryanair flight

Budget airlines might be lesser known for plush seats and extra legroom on their fleet - but one flyer has raised eyebrows online after demonstrating his unique way of travelling in comfort. 

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29 h. ago An English gentleman, a crooked lawyer: the secrets of Stephen David Jones

With his brilliant mind and impeccable credentials, it’s little wonder that wealthy clients trusted him with their fortunes. Then they started to get suspiciousEwan McKay is a quiet, trusting man with a lifelong passion for golf. Growing up in the 1950s in Angus, a windswept county on Scotland’s east coast, he found the sport a perfect outlet: a shared activity that reduced the pressures of socialising. Later, as an adult, golfing allowed him to rub shoulders with wealthy farmers who became useful contacts for his expanding business, selling Scottish seed potatoes to English farms. Once he sold that business, McKay had enough money to follow his dreams and create a course of his own.In 2002, McKay bought a plot of land in St Andrews and secured planning permission for a golf course and private members’ club. But two years later, he received an offer of £20m to buy the land. “It was the kind of sum you couldn’t turn down,” he recalled. He made a profit of £13m from the sale, and whil...

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36 h. ago Mum bursts into tears after making 'worst decision of her life' on Ryanair flight

Her boyfriend even asked to be moved away from her on the flight

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37 h. ago First group of white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants refugee status

Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’US politics live – latest updatesThe first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump’s administration has arrived in the US, stirring controversy in South Africa as the US president declared the Afrikaners victims of a “genocide”.The Afrikaners, a minority descended from mainly Dutch colonists, were met at Dulles international airport outside Washington DC by US deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, and deputy secretary of homeland security, Troy Edgar, with many given US flags to wave. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago First white South Africans arrive in US after Trump grants them refugee status

Trump stirs controversy by calling Afrikaners, minority descended from Dutch colonists, victims of a ‘genocide’The first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by Donald Trump’s administration has arrived in the US, stirring controversy in South Africa as the US president declared the Afrikaners victims of a “genocide”.The Afrikaners, a minority descended from mainly Dutch colonists, were met at Dulles international airport outside Washington DC by US deputy secretary of state, Christopher Landau, and deputy secretary of homeland security, Troy Edgar, with many given US flags to wave. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Ryanair flight mum 'made worst decision' as even boyfriend asked to move away

Catherine Bellis, 44, from Liverpool, drank duty free alcohol as well as buying more drinks on board a flight from Tenerife and Liverpool before attacking her partner and a cabin crew member

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45 h. ago Kate Forbes to vote against Assisted Dying but campaigners 'confident' of securing victory in landmark vote

The Deputy First Minister warned of a slippery slope if the controversial legislation passes its first stage.

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48 h. ago Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh hospitalised for 'urgent' surgery after ITV line

Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh was forced to undergo emergency surgery after being rushed to hospital last week

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69 h. ago Steve Irwin's daughter Bindi rushed to hospital as she undergoes urgent surgery

Bindi Irwin was forced to undergo emergency surgery after being rushed to hospital following the rupture of her appendix, with the star unable to attend the Steve Irwin Gala

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3 d. ago Fire at chemical plant in northeastern Spain keeps thousands indoors

Authorities in northeastern Spain say a fire at a chemical factory has forced emergency services to issue health warnings to 150,000 local residents and stay-indoors orders for five nearby towns

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9 d. ago Lady Gaga breaks her silence after bomb threat at her concert on Copacabana Beach in Brazil

According to official data, 2.1 million people attended the American pop icon's free show at the Brazilian city on Saturday, May 2.

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9 d. ago Oscar Piastri wins F1 Miami Grand Prix to stretch lead in title race

Lando Norris second as McLaren dominateGeorge Russell third, Max Verstappen fourthDemonstrating with emphatic effect that he must be considered now the front runner for the championship, Oscar Piastri’s drive from fourth on the grid to victory at the Miami Grand Prix was the stuff that defines the battling Aussie spirit. Taking the win for McLaren with a piece of relentlessly controlled dominance and in so doing determinedly maintaining his place out front in a tight title fight, Piastri laid down a marker in Florida that he will be exceptionally hard to beat this season.Disappointed on missing out on a win in the sprint race on Saturday, Piastri and his team executed with perfection to secure a remarkable win from fourth place, beating his teammate Lando Norris into second place, the British driver’s hopes of victory extinguished within moments of the lights going out when he went wheel to wheel with Max Verstappen, went off and fell to sixth. Verstappen could manage only fourth fr...

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