2 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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4 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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4 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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8 h. ago TUI passenger 'kicked off' flight home from Greece after 'incident'

Holly Simons said that she was "having a panic attack" and requested that the TUI air hostess "get out of my face" but was removed from the return flight.

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8 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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10 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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10 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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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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6 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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7 d. ago Mum says she 'felt violated' after discovering note on son's pram at Butlin's

A disabled mum went to the Skegness holiday park with her two children last month and was left furious when she discovered her four-year-old's pram had been stolen

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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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2 w. ago UK boost as TUI launches new flights from tiny airport to European hotspot

After witnessing its passenger numbers plummet, a struggling UK airport is bolstering its offerings after launching a new TUI flight which will whizz passengers over to a popular EU island once a week

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2 w. ago Ellen Pompeo says she was detained by TSA who called in bomb squad over her ‘expensive’ snack

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star said security debacle nearly made her miss her flight

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2 w. ago Gatwick security scare as ticketless man evades checks and tries to board Tui flight

Man, 24, wrestled to the floor by passengers and then arrested

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2 w. ago Man dead and child hurt as gunman 'fires on public at shopping centre'

Panic erupted at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow around 6.15pm when a gunman opened fire, sending shoppers fleeing for their lives.

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2 w. ago Inside British Soap Awards afterparty where 'bomb scare' forced celebs to flee venue

The British Soap Awards after party was reportedly evacuated in the early hours of Sunday morning after a bomb threat

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