RAF scrambles Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin

RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow as it makes emergency landing at Stansted airport amid reports of loss of contact with pilot Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as … Read more

RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow to Stansted Airport

RAF scrambles two Typhoons to escort Ryanair jet bound for Dublin from Krakow as it makes emergency landing at Stansted airport amid reports of loss of contact with pilot Flight from Krakow in Poland to Dublin diverted to Stansted Airport this evening It followed reports of a loss of contact with the plane’s pilot as … Read more

UK bound passengers must isolate for two weeks from today – but plan is already in chaos

Here is the list of people exempt from the 14-day self-isolation requirement. – A road haulage worker and road passenger transport worker – A transit passenger, an individual transiting to a country outside of the Common Travel Area, who remains airside and does not pass border control – An individual arriving to attend pre-arranged treatment, … Read more

British-built spacecraft bound for Mercury set to fly by Earth

BepiColombo, the British-built spacecraft destined for Mercury, will bid a final farewell to Earth this weekend before heading to the Sun’s closest planet.   The craft launched in October 2018 and due to its looping orbit, which resembles a penny in a spiral wishing well, is set to fly past Earth at about 4.25am on Friday.   … Read more

French border guards impound trucks filled with 130,000 face masks bound for Britain

French border guards impound trucks filled with 130,000 face masks bound for Britain for NHS workers battling coronavirus After realising what was on board, border guards in France held the truck there Emmanuel Macron’s promised to ‘requisition’ face masks for the French crisis  A truck with hand sanitiser was delayed by authorities on way to … Read more

Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’

Lidl becomes the first UK supermarket to launch recycled packaging made from ‘ocean bound plastic’ collected from beaches in South East Asia The plastic is collected from beaches in South East Asia and then recycled It will prevent over 60 tonnes of plastic from entering the ocean each year  The plastic will first be rolled … Read more

Woman, 23, has been left wheelchair bound after doctors dismissed her stroke symptoms as anxiety 

A woman says she has been left reliant on a wheelchair after doctors dismissed her stroke symptoms as anxiety. Drewy NovaClara Curious felt numb while driving with her husband Avery in June last year. The now 23-year-old went to hospital, where doctors spent hours trying to uncover what was wrong. They eventually sent her home, saying … Read more