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NATS Technical Fault Triggers Widespread Cancellations Across UK Airports
More than 2,000 flights were cancelled after a technical fault at Nats, the UK’s air traffic control provider, plunged airports across the country into chaos this week. Although engineers fixed the fault within hours on Tuesday, the disruption cascaded into Wednesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers facing delays and cancellations while airlines and airports…
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Reform backer quits, Nats fault grounds flights, McLaren adds 1,000 jobs
Tim Montgomerie’s resignation piles pressure on Farage and Yusuf, while a Nats technical fault disrupts UK airports and McLaren unveils £450m Woking investment. Also: grooming survivors accuse police, Eiffel Tower row, AI extinction warning, Old Firm build-up and a BAFTA Fellowship for Duncan Kenworthy.
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Cabin on Delta flight fills with fumes as pilots make emergency landing in Chicago
A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday afternoon after fumes were detected in the cabin. The crew of Flight 1390, travelling from New York, declared an emergency to secure priority handling from air traffic control, and all passengers and crew disembarked safely once the aircraft landed.…
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‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos recount their ordeals
More than 2,000 UK flights were cancelled after a system failure at Nats, the national air traffic control provider, plunged airports into chaos over two days. Although Nats fixed the technical fault within hours on Tuesday, the knock-on effects left hundreds of thousands of passengers facing delays and cancellations into Wednesday, prompting Nats chief executive…
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Trump’s travel halted as emergency plane slide deployed on problematic new Air Force One
Donald Trump’s departure from Joint Base Andrews was delayed by around 20 minutes after an emergency evacuation slide unexpectedly deployed from the front door of his new Air Force One, ahead of his trip to the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. Trump waited inside Marine One with its door shut while staff inspected the slide,…
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‘Practical Magic 2’ Hopes To Weave Spell & Keep Box Office Alive; Global Outlook $58M-$63M – Box Office Preview
Warner Bros is releasing Practical Magic 2, a sequel to the 1998 witchy romantic comedy, as it looks to sustain momentum after a record-breaking $4.76 billion North American summer box office. Industry forecasts put the film’s global opening between $58M and $63M, with roughly $40M expected domestically and $18M–$23M from 77 international territories, though it…
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More than 300,000 passengers ‘are unlikely to get compensation’ after air traffic control chaos at UK airports
More than 300,000 passengers face travel disruption after a technical fault in National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) flight processing system caused widespread cancellations and delays at UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned that affected passengers are unlikely to be entitled to compensation, as the incident is…
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Apple reveals first foldable iPhone at new CEO’s debut keynote
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable handset, at a keynote that also marked John Ternus’s debut as chief executive following Tim Cook’s departure on 1 September. The launch sees Apple enter a foldable smartphone market pioneered by Samsung’s Galaxy Fold in 2019 and since joined by Honor, Google, Motorola and Oppo. Alongside…
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Apple unveils folding iPhone as UK travel chaos and fuel prices bite
Cupertino’s autumn showcase tips the first folding iPhone under new chief John Ternus, while UK flight cancellations top 1,300 and pump prices surge; also: scrutiny of the fatal Miami cargo crash, a Queensland farmer convicted of triple murder, Borthwick’s England extension and Tom Jones’s Voice UK row.
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‘People don’t speak Welsh’: Seaside village ‘taken over by outsiders’ amid heated holiday let row
A councillor in Llanfaelog, a village near Rhosneigr on Anglesey, has claimed the area has been “taken over by outsiders” and that Welsh is no longer heard in local shops and cafes, amid a contentious planning row over a holiday let. Robert Llewelyn-Jones raised the concerns during a council meeting considering a retrospective application to…