BA diverted to Boston after man assaults woman

Massachusetts State police charged 48-year-old Darren Halliwell, from Aspull, a village in Manchester country, after an incident on a British Airways plane forced the captain to make an unscheduled landing. He allegedly assaulted a woman he was travelling with before clashing with cabin crew. British Airways flight 195, from London, heading to Houston, Texas had…

Considerable disruption for London commuters

  Twenty thousand , Tube workers have gone on strike across the entire London Underground network in a row over pay and conditions. The strike officially began a 18:30 BST and will finish on Thurday 9th July 2015 at 21:30. Commuters are facing considerable disruption across the capital. First Great Western services to and from…

Budget 2015: Osborne unveils National Living Wage

George Osborn delivered his 7th budget as Chancellor, the first for a Conservative government since November 1996, unveils millions in tax cut but surprises with a compulsory national wage of £9 an hour by 2020.  *New national living wage will be introduced for all workers aged over 25, starting at £7.20 an hour from April…

The Ashes Day 1: Joe Root 134 saves the day

The Ashes – 1st Investec Test Day 1 Played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8, 9, 10,11, 12 July2015 ( 5-day match) England 343/7 (88.0 ov) JE Root 134 off 166, 17 fours, Gary Balance 61 off 149, 8 fours, Ben Stokes 52 off 78, 6 fours and 2 sixes, JR Hazelwood 70-3, Marc Stark 84-3…

Andrew, Roger, Gasquet and Nowak in semi-finals

Wimbledon Men’s Quarter-finals Wednesday 8th July 2015   Nowak Djokovic (SER)   (1)       bt   Cilic (CRO) (9) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4   Andy Murray (GB) (3)                 bt   Pospisil (CAN) 6-4, 7-5, 6-4   Gasquet (FRA) (21)                       bt   Warwrinka (SWI) (4) 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 11-9   Roger Federer (SWI) (2)             bt   Simon (FRA) (12)   6-3, 7-5, 6-2

Serena and Sarapova in semi-finals

N Djokovic (SER) beat Kevin Anderson (SA) 6-8, 6-8, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 Serena Williams (US) beat V Azarenka (BLR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Maria Sharapova(RUS) beat C Vandewegh (US) 6-3, 3-7, 6-2 G Muguruza (SPA) beat T Bacsinszky (SWI) 7-5, 6-3 A Radwanska (POL) beat M Keys (US) 7-3, 3-6, 6-3   R Bopana (IND) /…

F16 and Cessna 150 collision in mid-air balls of fire, two killed

An F-16 fighter jet  attached to the 20th fighter wing, collided with a small Cessna 150  two seater plane in mid-air in South Caroline 11 miles from North of  Charleston,  at about 11 am local time, according Federal Aviation officials. The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB) says investigation are continuing. The pilot of F-16…

Batsman struck on the chest by cricket ball dies

A batsman has died after being struck on the chest by a ball during a local league match in Surrey. Bavalan Padmanathan, 24, was batting for Manipay Parish Sports Club in the British Tamil League on Sunday at Long Ditton recreation grounds. An air ambulance was called but he later died of his injuries. In…

Turkish Airliner diverted to Delhi after security threat

“There was a bomb threat to the Turkish Airlines flight and therefore they decided to land it in New Delhi,” according to a spokesperson from the federal Central Industrial Security Forces. Turkish Airlines flight TK65 from Bangkok to Istanbul, made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, after their crew spotted…