Author: Darren Smith

A nurse on board helped the woman and crew requested emergency services for the landing. The airline has not responded to the Daily Mirror’s request for comment. A passenger on an American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Miami reportedly became violently ill mid-air and vomited over three people sitting near her. According to the aviation news site AirLive, the woman suffered a medical episode related to diabetes. Flight AA2596 left Philadelphia International Airport on Friday morning, and a nurse who happened to be on board stepped in to help. Cabin crew radioed ahead to request emergency medical services at Miami,…

Anthony Williams denies attempting to murder passengers and staff on a London-bound train. Cambridge Crown Court heard he was treated as a vulnerable adult in custody and was judged unfit to be interviewed. Police officers who dealt with Anthony Williams after his arrest recorded that he had schizophrenia, a jury at Cambridge Crown Court has heard. Mr Williams, 33, of Langford Road in Peterborough, denies attempting to murder passengers and staff on a London-bound train. The train made an emergency stop at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on 1 November last year. He also denies four further counts of attempted murder linked to…

Prosecutors say one of the accused coordinated the plan while in custody. A US indictment alleges a wider network behind attacks on Jewish communities in Europe, and the three men are presumed innocent. The United States has charged three men with plotting a “campaign of terror” across Europe, including an alleged bomb attack on RAF Fairford, the joint US-UK airbase in Gloucestershire. The charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani were set out in a New York court on Tuesday. US Attorney Jamie McDonald alleged that al-Saadi coordinated with the other two while in…

James Alan Michaels radioed that he had a problem and was returning to the airport, but crashed in a field short of the runway. His daughter, Tonie, who was flying a second jet, was not hurt. A 70-year-old pilot has died after his plane crashed in western Kentucky, 16 years after he and his daughter survived another crash by lighting signal fires in the Colorado wilderness. James Alan Michaels, from Dousman, Wisconsin, was flying home from a Mississippi air show on Sunday 8 November when he reported a problem shortly after take-off. His daughter, Tonie Michaels, 35, was in her…

Paris says Iran-linked hackers sabotaged supermarket refrigeration systems last month. Tehran denies it, while Europe deals with a second wave of attacks, a run of bomb threats against flights and official calls to prepare for emergencies. France has summoned Iran’s ambassador over a cyberattack last month that caused hundreds of supermarket refrigeration systems to overheat, with 15 reportedly catching fire. Iran’s foreign ministry rejected the allegation as baseless and hostile on 10 November, after the ambassador attended the summons that morning. The Paris prosecutor has requested international arrest warrants against two officials linked to an offensive cyber unit tied to…

Taylor Lee, from Plymouth, died in November 2023. A coroner has concluded that his experience at school had a “most significant impact” and has said she will issue a Prevention of Future Deaths report. A 15-year-old boy died after struggling to cope with his school’s strict behaviour rules, an inquest in Exeter has heard. Taylor Lee, a Year 11 pupil from Plymouth, died at his family home in November 2023. Area coroner Alison Longhorn recorded a conclusion of suicide. She ruled that “punitive school rules” and the breakdown of a relationship were contributing factors. She said she would issue a…

Several people were questioned and released after searches linked to the late businessman. The Met says its officers were present, and survivors’ groups are urging British police to carry out searches here. French police have searched three properties, including the Ritz hotel in Paris, as part of an investigation into alleged sexual abuse and trafficking by the late Mohamed Al Fayed. The Paris public prosecutor’s office said several people were taken into custody for questioning last month and then released. The searches took place in mid-October, and the Metropolitan Police says its officers were present on 13 and 14 October…

The Athletic reports that Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos had all but decided to sack the Dutchman in 2024, until victory over Manchester City at Wembley changed their minds. Manchester United had a shortlist of two to replace Erik ten Hag in 2024, according to The Athletic. Thomas Tuchel and Roberto de Zerbi were the leading candidates, and the decision to sack the Dutchman had all but been taken. United had just finished eighth in the Premier League, their lowest placing at that point. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos, who were new at the club, changed course after Ten Hag won…

US Attorney Bill Essayli says the 82-year-old tried to remove the device and is asking a court to revoke his release. Mr Markle has not entered a plea and denies the accusations. Prosecutors allege that Thomas Markle, the father of the Duchess of Sussex, cut off his electronic ankle monitor days after his arrest on child sexual abuse material charges. US Attorney Bill Essayli said on Tuesday that the 82-year-old removed the location bracelet at 1.45am while released pending trial. Prosecutors have asked for his release to be revoked and for him to be held in custody. A spokesman for…

Elizabeth Siders, 34, is awaiting trial on child endangerment and sexual offence charges. A judge ruled her competent to stand trial on Monday, and she has pleaded not guilty. Elizabeth Siders, the mother at the centre of the Ohio case in which 16 children were found confined in a squalid home, is pregnant again, her lawyer has confirmed. Thomas Stolly told a Vinton County court on Monday that his client is expecting another child, WOUB reported. He gave no due date or other details. Ms Siders, 34, was arrested in June and faces 19 counts of child endangerment, two counts…