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A TUI jet packed with 200 passengers suffered a “catastrophic failure” as it touched down in the UK a new report has revealed.The “dramatic” landing by the Boeing 737-8K5 took place as the country was being absolutely battered by Storm Babet.Air investigators say that as it was landing at Leeds Bradford Airport last October when it veered off the runway and onto the grass.According to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) one of the aircraft’s nosewheel bearings had suffered a “catastrophic failure”, which was likely to have happened during the “rollout”, which the final phase of landing when the aircraft…

Lucy Letby will be constantly looking over her shoulder for the rest of her life, according to a former inmate at the prison where the convicted serial killer was held.The child killer, whose latest bid to appeal one of her murder convictions was rejected, was an inmate at New Hall prison during her trial.Letby, 34, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. “Jo”, a former inmate at the same prison, told authors Jonathan Coffey and Judith Moritz that Letby will likely be…

Passengers were forced off a bus in Lisbon before it was sprayed with petrol and set on fire in horrifying scenes. It came as Lisbon entered its third evening of riots on Wednesday night.According to the Public Security Police (PSP), it was one of two buses set on fire in the early hours of this morning in the municipalities of Seixal and Loures, in addition to two burnt the previous night in Amadora and Oeiras.Speaking to the Lusa news agency, mayor of Seixal Paulo Silva reported: “An organised group of around 20 people stopped the bus in Arrentela, made the…

Passengers were forced off a bus in Lisbon before it was sprayed with petrol and set on fire in horrifying scenes. It came as Lisbon entered its third evening of riots on Wednesday night.According to the Public Security Police (PSP), it was one of two buses set on fire in the early hours of this morning in the municipalities of Seixal and Loures, in addition to two burnt the previous night in Amadora and Oeiras.Speaking to the Lusa news agency, mayor of Seixal Paulo Silva reported: “An organised group of around 20 people stopped the bus in Arrentela, made the…

Keir Starmer was accused of “losing the plot” yesterday as the Commonwealth row about a multi-trillion programme of slavery reparations reached boiling point.The Prime Minister’s trip to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa has been engulfed in a row about Britain’s obligation to hand over billions in cash to make up for the country’s involvement in the slave trade.While he was initially bullish and insisted reparations will not be on the agenda at this year’s summit, a Whitehall source later suggested that the Prime Minister may agree to a communique that “references” slavery reparations, though this would…

The European Union has been mocked after job applications for Ursula von der Leyen’s top team were made public, exposing some questionable claims and cringe-worthy moments from hopeful candidates.As the European Parliament prepares to vet the 26 applicants competing for top spots in the next European Commission, their written responses have been released to MEPs, and the content has raised some eyebrows.Many of the pitches, which include bold promises to uphold European ideals and push for gender equality, have been criticised as little more than copy-paste jobs from von der Leyen’s existing political guidelines.Among the more embarrassing moments was Luxembourg’s…

Rachel Reeves is sitting on a ticking time bomb of a “£100bn black hole” according to a top businessman.The chancellor has been vocal about bemoaning a so-called £20bn black hole left behind by the previous Conservative government.But, says businessman and author Neil Record, that’s small fry compared to an even bigger “hidden” debt that the new Government must grapple with that’s tied up in public sector pensions – to the tune of around £100bn – an issue he claims every previous Chancellor has also ignored.He writes in the Telegraph: “You might be thinking ‘how can the Government possibly have £100bn…

Labour’s “ naïve and gauche” decision to allow party staff to campaign against Donald Trump faced fresh fury last night.Sir Keir Starmer was told his party organising trips to America could be “damaging to our national interests”.The Prime Minister was also warned his top aides “should have spotted” the “mistake” sooner and prevented the controversy.The Republican presidential candidate’s campaign has filed a complaint about Sir Keir Starmer’s party with US federal election officials.It follows reports of senior Labour officials meeting with Democrat Kamala Harris’s campaign, and party staffers volunteering on the ground for her ahead of the crunch ballot on…

Russian pilots have written a message to their president Vladimir Putin over a bomb set to be dropped on Ukrainian forces.On the side of the bomb, the Russian pilots demanded that they receive their “bonuses” which had not yet been paid.The message read: “Dear Ministry of Defense, I’m an FAB with UMPK.”Soon I will fly to destroy occupiers in Kursk Oblast. I’m upset for my crew, they have not received bonus pay for counterterrorist operations since August. Sort it out! P.S. You can make mistakes, but you can’t lie.”The Russian pilots have been hitting Ukrainian forces with airstrikes as they…

Omaze winner Simon Williams outside his £2.2m house in Devon last year (Image: Omaze)Simon Williams (42) won the Omaze Million Pound House Draw last October, which saw him bag a stunning 5-bedroom property, set amidst enchanting woodland, bordering Dartmoor National Park.The house came mortgage free, with all stamp duty and legal fees covered. Simon had the choice to either live in the incredible house, rent it out for a supplementary income or sell it whenever he wished to become a cash multi-millionaire.Simon, whose more than £2 million winning entry came from his £25 monthly Omaze subscription, decided to keep the…