The aborted take-off involving a British Airways flight to Vancouver led to 23 cancelled departures.
Month: May 2025
Rose named after Princess of Wales to celebrate ‘power of nature’
The RHS said ‘Catherine’s Rose’ will raise awareness of how nature and gardening can help to heal.
Moon dust ‘rarer than gold’ arrives in UK from China
First Moon samples collected in nearly 50 years and loaned by China for the first time are now in the UK.
Madeleine McCann suspect faces new unrelated charge
Christian Brückner is the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s disappearance in Portugal in 2007.
Pair guilty of cutting down Sycamore Gap tree
Prosecutors say the pair thought it was “a laugh”, but the “mindless thuggery” sparked global fury.
Teen girls report more social media issues than boys
One in five girls aged between 13 and 15 reported problems compared with one in 10 boys that age.
Trial date set for man accused of bank murder
Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur, of Western Road in Derby, will provisionally stand trial in the New Year.
UK to announce fresh sanctions on Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’
Officials say action will be taken against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo.
Rediscovered Thomas & Friends pilot to be released
The original episode of the fictional train, voiced by Ringo Starr, arrives on YouTube on Friday.
London mayor to ‘explore’ building on green belt
Sir Sadiq Khan says building on brownfield sites alone is not enough to deliver 88,000 homes a year.
