68 m. ago Storm Amy brings flight chaos as Manchester Airport passengers face delays and cancellations

Flights to and from Ireland and Scotland are being affected as the storm batters the UK

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99 m. ago Ange Postecoglou retains support of Forest board despite difficult start

Postecoglou has failed to win any of his first six games in charge.

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3 h. ago NHS Grampian finds 'unknown substance' on surgical tools and axes operations

The board said it could not yet say how many operations in Aberdeen were cancelled but added that only elective procedure would be impacted.

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4 h. ago Major UK station in chaos as 'incident' sees trains cancelled and severe delay

Rail passengers hoping to leave London via Waterloo Station have been told to expect heavy delays after an incident on the tacks near Wimbledon. The emergency services are at the scene in Raynes Park

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4 h. ago Brit, 20, dies in Dubai as bag of cocaine 'bursts in his stomach'

Jensen Westhead, 20, swallowed a number of packages of cocaine at a hotel in Manchester before boarding a flight to Dubai - at least one of the bags burst in his stomach

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5 h. ago Police may charge Tube passengers after they tackled naked man who dropped his trousers in front of children

Three of the five passengers who helped remove the naked man have been interviewed by British Transport Police (BTP) under caution.

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5 h. ago Building at former Welsh boarding school badly damaged in fire

Fire crews from seven different stations are at the scene

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8 h. ago Major airline now serving free beer and wine to economy passengers on every flight

Air Canada has announced it has begun serving complimentary beer, wine and snacks to economy passengers on every flight across its network, in a major win for those who love free stuff

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8 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire launches new initiative taking active stance against racism

The health board’s first anti-racism plan aims to provide a safe and non-discriminatory environment for both staff and patients.

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8 h. ago France air traffic control strike: Everything you need to know as Ryanair and easyJet warn passengers

Ryanair said 600 of its flights a day could have to be cancelled because of the strike

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8 h. ago Drone sighting shuts major European airport as thousands stranded

Passengers at Munich airport were left stranded after air traffic control was forced to suspend operations

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9 h. ago TUI passenger's ridiculous position 'to stop seats in front reclining'

A man on a TUI flight took extreme measures to stop the row in front of him reclining on a flight from Mexico to Manchester.

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10 h. ago Ryanair boss warns 100,000 passengers could have flights cancelled next week

The airline expects to cancel 600 flights across the first two days of French air traffic control strikes

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10 h. ago Mum's warning over passport blunder that left her sobbing at the airport as friends boarded flight

A mum filmed herself sobbing after being forced to miss out on a girls' holiday - after falling foul of the 'small print' in EU passport rules.

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10 h. ago St Helens told to move from stunning Leeds win and focus on Hull KR semi

The Saints scored 38 seconds after the final hooter following a 16-pass move to beat Leeds and set up a clash with regular season champions Hull KR.

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10 h. ago Jet2 issues travel warning to passengers as Storm Amy hits the UK

The airline said passenger safety was its number one priority

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11 h. ago Cornwall tourist board goes into liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'

Cornwall's tourism board has gone into voluntary liquidation due to 'insurmountable financial problems'. Pictured: File photo

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12 h. ago Kate Middleton leaves royal fans 'in awe' as she effortlessly climbs down aircraft boarding stairs backwards in heels

Kate, 43, appeared in high spirits as she visited RAF Coningsby, impressing onlookers with her ability to flawlessly strut up and down an aircraft's boarding stairs in her navy stilettos from Stuart Weitzman.

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12 h. ago Russian 'shadow fleet' ship boarded by French troops 'may be linked to NINE drone attacks on European targets'

A Russian shadow fleet ship that was raided by French troops may be linked to at least nine drone attacks on European targets, including airports. 

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12 h. ago Munich airport reopens after halting flights because of drone sightings

Travel disrupted for thousands on eve of national holiday in latest drone incident to hit European aviationMunich airport has reopened after drone sightings over the facility on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city on the eve of a national holiday.A further 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports last week in Denmark and Norway. Continue reading...

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