British Airways Heathrow to Aberdeen flight diverts to Manchester after ‘mid-air emergency’

British Airways flight declares emergency in mid-air on way from Heathrow to Aberdeen and is forced to divert to Manchester British Airways flight due to land at Aberdeen shortly before 12pm this afternoon But radar websites show the flight forced to divert and has landed at Manchester BA have since confirmed plane forced to land … Read more

Man, 43, charged with causing Wythenshawe house explosion

Shocking moment blast rips through house as man, 43, is charged with causing explosion that put woman, 32, and 11-year-old girl in hospital Blast occurred at a home in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday Clinton Parren, 43, charged with causing the explosion after being arrested A woman, 32, and an 11-year-old girl were taken to … Read more

UK Government has ‘permanently decimated’ hospitality industry

One of Britain’s top restaurateurs has savaged the government’s severe new tier system as a death sentence for the hospitality sector. Richard Caring, who owns chains including The Ivy and Bill’s, believes that more than a third of his industry has been so mauled by lockdowns that it will never recover. Mr Caring told MailOnline: ‘This … Read more

UK Economy: Rishi Sunak to rewrite Treasury’s rules to help North

Rishi Sunak is set to rewrite Treasury’s rules to ‘level up’ the North: Chancellor will use spending review to ensure investment in infrastructure previously skewed towards London and South East Rishi Sunak set to abolish the Treasury’s ‘Green Book’ rules on public investment Critics say the rules have favoured pumping investment into wealthier areas Treasury … Read more

Covid lockdown: Panic buyers strip shelves of toilet roll and pasta

Swathes of customers raced to bulk-buy household essentials this morning ahead of a second national lockdown next week. Supermarket shelves across the UK were emptied of loo roll, pasta and tinned goods as desperate Britons prepared to hunker down at home for the next month. The scenes come after Boris Johnson was last night catapulted … Read more

Covid lockdown: Panic buyers strip shelves of toilet roll and pasta

Swathes of customers raced to bulk-buy household essentials this morning ahead of a second national lockdown next week. Supermarket shelves across the UK were emptied of loo roll, pasta and tinned goods as desperate Britons prepared to hunker down at home for the next month. The scenes come after Boris Johnson was last night catapulted … Read more

Marcus Rashford’s moving testimony about free school meals campaign

As I drove into Wythenshawe, my hometown, a couple of days ago, a sheet hanging from the welcome sign read: ‘A Humanity United.’  I couldn’t have put it better myself. ‘Pride of Britain’ they said.  Believe me, I have felt no greater pride than when I witnessed people answering my call and offering help and … Read more

Marcus Rashford’s moving testimony about free school meals campaign

As I drove into Wythenshawe, my hometown, a couple of days ago, a sheet hanging from the welcome sign read: ‘A Humanity United.’  I couldn’t have put it better myself. ‘Pride of Britain’ they said.  Believe me, I have felt no greater pride than when I witnessed people answering my call and offering help and … Read more