Aggressive passenger forces Jet2 flight to be diverted from Turkey to land at Manchester airport

Aggressive passenger forces Jet2 flight from Glasgow to be diverted from Turkey to land at Manchester airport The Jet2 flight was set to land in Bodrum yesterday after taking off from Glasgow ‘Aggressive passenger’ caused the pilot to alter course and land in Manchester Greater Manchester Police met the plane when it landed at Manchester … Read more

Controversial statues should be placed in a ‘museum of colonialism’, leading historian claims

Controversial statues should be placed in a ‘museum of colonialism’, leading historian claims William Dalrymple a ‘museum of colonialism’ would highlight ‘war criminals’ Would include controversial commander-in-chief of India Sir Colin Campbell Oversaw cruel punishment on rebels – including firing them from a cannon   By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 02:19 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: … Read more

Save on the cost of train travel, from getting a railcard to splitting long-distance journeys 

Revealed: How to cut the cost of train travel, from joining the railcard revolution to splitting tickets on long-distance journeys Most railcards cost around £30 a year and can cut off-peak fares by a third  Splitting tickets is perfectly legal and a number of websites offer advice on it   Two-for-one fares are also available on … Read more

Five Afghan translators are enduring delay in being reunited with their families

Hamid blamed an apparent breakdown in communication, with the Home Office failing to give any warning to the translators, the authorities in Glasgow or their dedicated case workers that the visas were about to be granted Five interpreters are enduring a ‘heartbreaking and shameful’ delay in being reunited with their families after a Home Office blunder. … Read more

Grant Shapps is ‘completely disengaging’ from aviation industry over airport Covid tests

Aviation bosses last night accused ministers of ‘completely disengaging’ from the industry over airport coronavirus tests. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has not held an official meeting with Heathrow airport in recent weeks despite mounting evidence of an industry in crisis. Derek Provan, the boss of Southampton, Aberdeen and Glasgow airports, said: ‘We are isolated as … Read more

Furious Glaswegians slam ban on indoor visits while pubs and restaurants remain open

Exasperated Glaswegians have mauled Nicola Sturgeon‘s decision to ban 800,000 people from visiting other households while the pubs remain open. Since midnight, people living in the Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire areas have been slapped back into a partial lockdown. Scotland’s First Minister today doubled down on her ‘difficult decision’ which followed a flurry of … Read more

Coronavirus Scotland: New Glasgow lockdown rules announced

New lockdown rules will be enforced in Glasgow from midnight tonight following a spike in coronavirus cases, Nicola Sturgeon announced. Under the reinforced rules – which also apply to West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire – residents are no longer allowed to meet up with other households. Only emergency hospital visits are allowed in the affected areas … Read more

Michelle Mone reveals her lingerie business left her comparing herself to ‘perfect’ models

Entrepeneur Michelle Mone has revealed running her successful lingerie brand Ultimo had a severe impact on her mental health. The businesswomen, 48, who sold the company in 2014, spoke about her career highs and lows on The High Performance Podcast with Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes this week. Describing her 18 years at Ultimo, … Read more

Bachelorette contestant and Noosa councillor Jess Glasgow charged with possessing dangerous drugs

Disgraced Bachelorette contestant Jess Glasgow has been charged with drug possession.  The Noosa councillor was set to face Noosa Magistrates Court on Tuesday to face charges of possessing dangerous drugs.  However the 37-year-old did not appear before the court as he is awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.  Disgraced Bachelorette contestant Jess Glasgow (pictured) has been … Read more