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Surviving Amazon pilot had praised safety commitment before fatal Miami crash
Daily Mail revealed that First Officer Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37, one of two pilots who survived Sunday’s Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport, had repeatedly described himself on LinkedIn as committed to safety and “sound decision making” throughout his aviation career. The disclosure added a poignant personal dimension to coverage…
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The Traveling Wilburys songs that Jeff Lynne didn’t care for: “I could have done without it”
Jeff Lynne has revealed that he had reservations about the Traveling Wilburys’ second album, made after founding member Roy Orbison died in 1989. The supergroup, which also comprised George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, had gained much of its distinctive character from Orbison’s operatic voice, and Lynne felt that continuing without him diminished what…
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Boy, 15, is found dead ten days after being swept out to sea with his father and brother at popular Welsh tourist beach
A body has been found ten days after a 15-year-old boy from Yorkshire was swept out to sea while on a family holiday at Marloes Sands in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. The boy entered the water with his father and brother on 30 August, and all three were dragged out by choppy conditions before the father…
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Six hundred UK flights cancelled after NATS system failure
A widespread technical failure in National Air Traffic Services’ flight processing system on Tuesday triggered mass flight cancellations and delays across UK airports, with disruption persisting into Wednesday despite NATS saying it had identified and fixed the fault. Around 600 flights were cancelled on Tuesday alone, hitting Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham before spreading to…
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Flight 93 hero’s dad warns ‘enemies from within’ aim to destroy America at the ballot box
David Beamer, father of 9/11 Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer, used a Fox News interview to urge Michigan voters to reject Democratic socialist candidates, likening the upcoming election to a battle against domestic threats. Appearing on “America’s Newsroom”, he argued that Democratic socialists are more closely aligned with “domestic terrorists” than with American values, and…
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MasterChef quarter-finalist told customers her burger van was closed for ‘family emergency’ when she was actually transporting 20kg of cannabis
Kayleigh Bowler, who reached the quarter-finals of MasterChef in 2025, has been given a suspended prison sentence after being caught transporting 20kg of cannabis while telling customers of her Bournemouth burger van that it was closed for a “family emergency”. The 40-year-old, who serves food inspired by her Jamaican and Irish heritage, turned to crime…
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‘A complete nightmare’: Airport chaos leaves Brits stranded for 16 hours – and most won’t get a penny back
A major technical failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which handles air traffic control for 15 UK airports, caused widespread flight cancellations and left thousands of passengers stranded, some for up to 16 hours. Disruption began on Tuesday and spread from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham to airports across Europe, with most affected travellers…
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Eco-friendly holiday claims under fire as watchdog cracks down on misleading adverts
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has used an AI-powered monitoring system to identify misleading environmental claims in holiday adverts from Thomas Cook and Loveholidays, ruling that terms such as “eco resort” and “eco hotel” were not properly explained. The watchdog found that consumers could reasonably interpret these labels as indicating genuine environmental benefits, yet the…
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Cambridge lecturer called passenger ‘jihadist’ and told him to ‘blow himself up’ in drunken outburst on BA flight
Cambridge academic Dr Adam Coutts has been given a suspended prison sentence after racially abusing a fellow passenger on a British Airways flight, calling him a “jihadist” and telling him to “blow himself up”. Coutts, 48, who has advised the UN on migration and refugees, launched the drunken tirade against Hammad Aziz and his wife…
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Millionaire racing tipster who ‘abused’ vulnerable women in chamber beneath remote Highland lodge loses travel ban appeal
Kevin Booth, a millionaire racing tipster who abused vulnerable women in an underground chamber at his remote Highland lodge, has lost an appeal against a global travel ban imposed on him last year. Booth recruited women to work at his isolated Lochdhu Lodge in Caithness, where he subjected them to so-called “punishment beatings” in a…