Ashlie Blakey

easyJet flight EZY2237 from Manchester to Copenhagen diverted to Newcastle shortly after take-off after a passenger required urgent medical attention. Medical services met the aircraft at Newcastle, after which the passenger was transferred into their care and the flight continued to Copenhagen.

A mother and her two children were denied boarding for a £6,500 holiday to Egypt at Gatwick Airport after staff discovered the daughter’s passport did not have the required six months’ validity. The family had completed check-in and security before being stopped at the gate, leaving them distraught. UK travel rules require six months of validity for entry to Egypt, a detail the mother said she was unaware of. The family is now seeking an emergency passport to try to salvage part of the trip, as their holiday is non-refundable.

Emergency services recovered the body of a woman in her 60s from water near Mill Street in Tottington, Bury, with police stating there were no suspicious circumstances. The incident occurred Sunday evening and follows two other water‑related tragedies in Greater Manchester over the weekend involving missing and deceased teenagers.