Morrisons is to open the doors on one of its ‘daily’ stores on Deansgate in Bolton town centre on Friday, October 2.

The shop will sit beneath the Deansgate Gardens development, with the new store occupying a prominent stretch of ground-floor commercial space.

It is understood the Morrisons entrance to Deansgate Gardens along towards Max Spielmann, taking up a newly created space.

The opening will add another food shopping option to Deansgate and comes little more than a year after the first residents began moving into the £35m Deansgate Gardens development.

The Placefirst scheme brought 167 rental homes into the heart of Bolton, with a mixture of one and two-bedroom apartments and townhouses opposite the former Beales department store.

The Morrisons store will be located beneath the Deansgate Gardens development in Bolton. (Image: NQ)

Plans for the development had also included ground-floor commercial spaces alongside its new homes, rooftop terraces, gardens and public areas.

The arrival of Morrisons would therefore represent another step in bringing the commercial element of the development into use alongside its residential accommodation.

It will also bring a smaller supermarket format into the heart of the shopping area, where many of the major grocery stores serving the town centre are larger supermarkets.

The new Morrisons is expected to open close to the entrance to Deansgate Gardens. (Image: NQ)

Morrisons already operates its larger supermarket off Black Horse Street, while Sainsbury’s has a supermarket on Trinity Street.

The new shop will instead provide a smaller retail option on Deansgate, putting it close to existing shops and businesses as well as the growing residential population in the centre.

Bolton Council has previously said bringing more people into the town centre is intended to support the local economy, attract businesses and create a more vibrant environment.

Ground-floor commercial space formed part of the plans for the £35m Deansgate Gardens development. (Image: NQ)

Deansgate Gardens itself forms part of the wider town-centre regeneration programme and was built on land which had previously included a surface car park and a number of buildings.

The Morrisons Daily is understood to be due to open on October 2.

Morrisons has been contacted for further details about the new store and its opening.

Man United rounded off their first five Premier League fixtures of the season with a late 1-1 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage

Manchester United rounded off their opening five Premier League matches of the season with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Fulham. It was a tepid performance against a side yet to win in the top flight this campaign. Before the game, there was hope, rather than expectation, that United would come out firing on Sunday.

The atmosphere at Old Trafford turned sour in midweek following the Brighton debacle. “What the f****** hell was that,” was the response from the Stretford End as United chucked away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 in the Carabao Cup.

Those jeers were echoed in the second half at Craven Cottage when Kobbie Mainoo, one of United’s better players on the day, was replaced by Mason Mount as they searched for an equaliser. Post-match, Michael Carrick was asked what his message to supporters was after an underwhelming start to the season. “It’s still a big season ahead, to be fair,” he responded.

“It’s a long season, you’re going to have spells through a season. That’s part of the journey through a season. It’s not a sprint, it’s a long effort.

“Of course, I’m not playing it down, we wanted more points from it. So I’m not saying everything’s great. I understand the frustration, of course I do, because we wanted to be better and we wanted to do other things.

“But deflation, I think, is certainly not what we have within the club and within the group. The players didn’t have that on the pitch today and that’s what will carry us through the season, without doubt.” Last week, insisting the campaign is a marathon, not a sprint – or words to that effect – became Carrick’s catchphrase. Unfortunately that won’t wash for many fans.

United have a measly total of five points from their opening five games. Everton and Fulham away, plus Manchester City at home last season, provided seven points for the Reds. This season, they have resulted in two.

Last term the Reds also secured four points against play off winners Sunderland away and the Championship’s second place Burnley at home. This time around United lost to Championship play off winners Hull City but did beat second place Ipswich Town.

So Carrick’s side are already six points worse off compared to last season, and the Reds have arguably had an easier run. Sunderland had established themselves as European contenders by the time United played them in May, and Carrick made changes for that game, having already secured a Champions League spot.

The game against Hull should have at least matched that result, even if the Tigers have taken many by surprise so far but the really concerning factor is the like-for-like results against the established Premier League clubs.

Everton, City and Fulham were all weaker, for different reasons, when United played them this campaign. The Toffees had just come into the match off the back of a disastrous end to the transfer window, City were down to 10 men for three quarters of the derby and Alvaro Arbeloa’s side are not as good as the one Marco Silva had assembled at Craven Cottage.

The season is not decided after five Premier League games, but United are already up against it. If they want to be challenging for titles and the Champions League places they should have been eyeing a double figure return from what was a kind start to the campaign.

United’s matchgoing supporters are already showing signs of impatience. And a three-week break before the next game will only amplify that discontent.

These are your evening rugby headlines on Monday, September 21.

Tiatia in contract talks

Dragons head coach Filo Tiatia is reportedly in advanced talks with the region over a contract extension, with his current deal set to expire at the end of the season.

Former All Blacks backrower and Ospreys legend Tiatia joined the Dragons in the summer of 2024 as defence coach, but was later promoted to become interim boss following the departure of head coach Dai Flanagan.

His role was made permanent in February last year and, having endured a difficult first season, oversaw significant progress in the last campaign, with the Rodney Parade side ending the URC season with three wins and four draws to their name.

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Dragons chief executive Rhys Blumberg has made it clear that the region are keen to keep hold of Tiatia beyond the end of the 2026/27 campaign, with talks taking place this month.

“We’d love to lock Filo in and back him for a long-term future at the Dragons,” Blumberg told the BBC. “He has definitely got an appetite to stay and we have an appetite to keep him.

“We will work through that over the next month or so to get something done.”

On the impact the New Zealander has had during his time at Rodney Parade, the CEO said of last season: “We finished 15th but there was progress with 19 more league points and getting to the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup.

“We really improved and Filo deserves real credit for how much belief he instills in people – that is his superpower. He is a mentor for the players and gets them to believe they are good enough to compete with anybody.”

England star out of World Cup

Former England and British & Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler has closed the door on a sensational Test rugby comeback at next year’s World Cup after agreeing a contract extension with Toulon.

The 33-year-old has 68 caps for England and represented them at two World Cups, but has been ineligible for international selection ever since joining the French giants in 2024.

Sinckler, who entered the final year of his contract in July, had been strongly linked with a return to English rugby in recent months, with Newcastle Red Bulls, Exeter Chiefs and former club Harlequins among those interested in services.

A move back home would have put him in contention for a shock international comeback, amid suggestions that he could force his way into the frame for next year’s World Cup in Australia.

However, he will remain unavailable for selection by Steve Borthwick until he’s 35 at least, after agreeing a two-year contract extension with the Stade Mayol club.

It comes after the two-time Lions tourist admitted that he had fallen back in love with rugby during his time in France, particularly in regard to the scrum.

“In France, there is more pressure in the connections,” he told Equipe. “I have to adapt to it. The spirit of the scrum is very different here. From the commands ‘flexion’, ‘liez, and ‘jouer’.

“If I switch early, too hard, I risk arriving at the end of the race at impact, devoid of power. I am still in the adjustment phase. In Toulon, the scrum is a story of life and death. It’s exhilarating.

“In England, we are more analytical,” Sinckler added. “Here, the scrum, we put emotions into it. It’s a whole city and a region that vibrates. In Toulon you feel like a gladiator. I love it!”

Gatland heading back to Wales

Former national team head coach Warren Gatland is heading back to Wales – for a Q&A evening with broadcaster Phil Steele.

The New Zealander has been largely out of rugby since stepping down from his position as Wales boss in the middle of last year’s Six Nations 18 months ago, but is eyeing a return to the game ahead of next year’s Rugby World Cup.

On November 15, he will be heading to Abercwmboi RFC for an evening of “fascinating rugby stories, insight and entertainment”, with the floor set to be opened up to fans for a live Q&A.

Supporters will be hoping to hear about the highs and lows of Gatland’s two very different stints with Wales, as well as some insight into the big issues currently facing the Welsh game.

The event starts at 6pm, with individual tickets available for £35.

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A body language expert has spotted a revealing finger gesture used byPrincess Diana’s brother during his interview on Sunday evening.

Earl Spencer used a conversation with the BBC to repeat his incendiary allegations that King Charles sounded ‘giddy’ after Diana’s death, and told him ‘Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough’.

He was also defending his memoir after Buckingham Palace’s blistering statement that ‘the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgment and colour memory’.

Body language pro Judi James said the Earl repeatedly used a crucial ‘pinch’ gesture ‘between his index finger and thumb’ known as the ‘precision pinch’.

She told Metro: ‘This is a gesture that implies accuracy of detail and he even uses it as a baton gesture at one point to appear to convey the message that he is being forensically accurate in what he says.’

He uses the motion when he is challenged about his claim that then Prince Charles was ‘giddily elated like a lottery winner’ after Diana’s car crash death in 1997.

Pinching his fingers, the Earl says: ‘Every word I report exactly as I saw it and felt it at the time’.

According to Judi James, another crucial body language tell the Earl uses it that he ‘tends to relate the events he writes about by partially “living” them.’

This includes miming picking up the phone when he talking about taking the two phone calls from Charles after Diana’s death.

The miming and ‘precision pinch’ gestures combine forces later in the interview when he is asked about his claim that Charles told him ‘Rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough’ after a row over the funeral.

The Earl told Laura Kuenssberg: ‘After a stunned silence, I said you cannot believe you just said that, and I hang up on him.’

As he tells the BBC host that, Princess Diana’s brother pinches his fingers before imitating hanging up the phone with his hands.

James told Metro: ‘His delivery of his conversations with Charles also comes with that style of reliving the incident, complete with an upwardly pointed index finger and the precision pinch gesture before he mimes hanging up the phone.’

The expert does stress that ‘body language cannot define between truth and lie.’

However she added: ‘But Spencer appears happy to “bare all” visually here in terms of his eye expression and open body posture.’

James also said his ‘over his display [in the interview] is generally congruent’.

She continued: ‘When he does show emotion openly as his eyes fill with tears at the thought of his happy childhood with Diana, the sadness does look authentic as we see close-up his eyes slowly redden and moisten and hear his voice crumble and break.’

The explosive interview also saw the Earl reveal that the revelations in his book ‘will not be a surprise’ to William and Harry.

He also recounted the night he got the call from his sister Lady Jane Fellowes, who said Princess Diana had been in a crash but ‘it’s not too serious’.

But as he looked for updates he got more distressing news from his sister.

‘And then my sister Jane said, “I’m afraid she’s died.” It started… as a little prang, and then it became a broken leg, perhaps a head injury, and then death.’

He explained Diana rang up her brother to tell him the reason she was getting divorced, telling him: ‘My husband is in love with his valet’.

‘I told her, “I do worry that the public will really be, in a way, angry with you for killing the fairy tale that they’ve all subscribed to”, and those are the words she said to me.’

Spencer even hinted there could be more Royal family secrets which have been ‘left unsaid.’

BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg asked him: ‘Maybe some family secrets are better left unsaid.’

He replied: ‘They certainly are, and they have been left unsaid.’

But will it be Earl Spencer who will spill the beans? He claims: ‘Nope, that’s it. That’s me done.’

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Lewis Ross, 35, was part of a group arrested by Border Force officers in August 2024 at Birmingham Airport who plotted to bring £13.8M into the UK.

More than two years on, he was brought to learn his fate before Birmingham Crown Court with three other men.

Several other people involved in the plot, many of them much younger, are still waiting to learn their fates.

Head of Border Force Midlands Command Adam Chatfield said: “These convictions should be a stark warning to anyone considering bringing cannabis into the UK.

“The young people involved now have a serious crime on their records, damaging their job prospects and life chances.

“More than ever, we are working closely with law enforcement partners in the UK and overseas to combat drug smuggling, keep our communities safe and our borders secure.”

The court heard that the couriers each had two suitcases which were both packed with 20kg of cannabis, which amounted to 460kg in total.

Lewis Ross caught on camera (Image: NCA)

Lewis is believed to have carried 41kg of this through the airport.

The couriers had to pay an excess charge at Bangkok Airport to put them in the hold as they were so heavy.

Each suitcase had a thin layer of clothing above the vacuum-packed cannabis, and eight contained Apple Air Tag trackers.

Some of the cannabis that was seized (Image: NCA)

National Crime Agency investigators identified that these were connected to the same Apple ID account.

Suspicions were raised when Border Force linked the seizures to other travellers using connecting flights into Birmingham.

This prompted them to fully staff the ‘nothing to declare’ customs green channel which led them to find the cannabis.

Huge amounts of cannabis were involved (Image: NCA)

One courier was told: “My man gonna be on the other side – don’t leave the airport until you see him leave.

“Even if your bags are there just let them go round on the belt, go toilet etc. etc.”

Ross, of Rupert Street, Great Lever, was brought back to court to be sentenced for being knowingly concerned in evading the prohibition on the importation of cannabis.

Some of the cannabis that was seized (Image: NCA)

He was jailed for two years and eight months.

Alongside him in court were Carsten Kyei, 21, of Denmark Street, Newham, Bradley Lloyd, 27, of Wythenshawe, Manchester, and Nathan Vitorino, 26, of Little Hardings, Welwyn Garden City.

They had also been convicted of being concerned in evading the prohibition on the importation of cannabis.

Ross and Lloyd had both changed their pleas to guilty during the trial, while Kyei and Vitorino were both convicted by a jury.

Kyei was jailed for two and a half years, Lloyd for four years and Vitorino for two years and eight months.

NCA senior investigating officer Paul Boniface said: “These sentences show that drugs couriers can end up paying a high price for smuggling cannabis to the UK.

“It is simply not worth the effort, something that social media influencers promoting this lifestyle frequently overlook.

“With the help of Border Force, we were able to intercept these drugs, deprive the criminal network behind the importation of considerable profits and protect the public from the damaging effects of cannabis.”

Gideon Oluwasetemi Olumoyegun, 26, of Stour Road, Dagenham, Ryan Boachie, 32, of Hendon Road, Edmonton, Jamal Clarke, 22, of the Mile Road, Walthamstow, will be sentenced later.

There is also Claire McCullough, 36, of Meliden Crescent, Wythenshawe, Jaden Ramen, 23, of Myrna Close, Colliers Wood, Paige Crisp, 24, of Pear Tree Drive, Broom Hall, and Tasia Nelson, 22, of Cheviot Road, Newquay.

All are due to be sentenced for being concerned in evading the prohibition on the importation of cannabis on October 22.

Victoria Norman from the Crown Prosecution Service said: “Working with investigators, prosecutors pieced together a picture of a highly co-ordinated effort to smuggle industrial quantities of drugs into the country.

“Ultimately, this strong evidence led to six of the group pleading guilty, with the remainder convicted following a trial.

“The CPS is committed to working with the NCA to tackle organised crime and ensure that those involved with drug smuggling are brought to justice.”

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Published: 01:52 BST, 21 September 2026 | Updated: 16:18 BST, 21 September 2026

The barrister now asks the witness about the layout of the hotel bedroom and balcony, and the witness says the defendant mentioned having cocktails on the balcony.

The witness describes how Gravell locked the bedroom door then sat on the bed a couple of feet away from her, and began “inching” towards her. Asked if Gravell called her “lush”, the woman replies “Probably”. The witness describes Gravell as “sleazy”

The witness says Gravell was indicating he wanted sex but she says she told him no as they had only just met.

The barrister puts it to the witness that she stood up and removed her trousers before getting on top of the defendant and having consensual sex – the witness denies that, and says Gravell pulled her trousers off.

Barrister: “Mr Gravell says he took you up to a bedroom, but that it was a room without a balcony.”

Witness: “It 100 per cent had a balcony.”

Barrister: “And you were kissing each other on the bed, and touching each other. And he says you got up and said ‘Let me take my trousers and shoes off’. He took his lowers clothes off.”

Witness: “No.”

The barrister puts it to the witness that she had the defendant had consensual sex, and the witness replies “It was not consensual.”

The UK will see September’s full Corn Moon in a matter of days and it’s expected to be bright in the sky.

The Corn Moon gets its name from farming, as in September, farmers gather their crops as summer ends.

You might also recognise it as the Barley Moon or Harvest Moon, as it has more than one name.

Here’s what we know about the Corn Moon and what to expect in UK skies in September 2026.

What is a Corn Moon?

“September’s full corn moon is so called because this is when crops are gathered at the end of the summer season.

“At this time, the Moon appears particularly bright and rises early, letting farmers continue harvesting into the night.

“This moon is also sometimes named the barley moon, and it is often the nearest full moon to the autumnal equinox, earning the title of ‘harvest moon’”, explains the Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG) website.

When will the Corn Moon be visible in September?

You can look out for the Corn Moon this week as it’s expected to be visible on Saturday, September 26.

Check the sky above you at around 5.49pm to catch a glimpse of the full Moon because this is when it will be visible in London.

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How to see a full Moon

BBC Sky At Night Magazine explains that “many astronomers will tell you not to bother trying to observe the full Moon, as it’s best seen during the crescent and gibbous phases.”

However, if you’re excited to see a full Moon, it’s suggested that you go to an observing site on a clear night.

The magazine suggests: “It’s all too easy to take the rising full Moon for granted, only stopping to watch if you glimpse it inadvertently rather than treating it as a celestial event in its own right.

“Yet if you can get to an observing site with an unobstructed horizon on a clear evening, there are many fascinating phenomena to catch sight of as the Moon climbs.”

When it comes to photographing a planet on a phone, the magazine adds: “If you want to record the planets as more than just dots, point your phone’s camera down the pre-focused eyepiece of a telescope.

“Known as afocal imaging, this takes a bit of practice and a steady hand!”

When is the next full Moon and when was the last?

The last full Moon was the Sturgeon Moon on Friday, August 28.

After the Corn Moon in September, you can expect to see the Hunter’s Moon.

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It gets this name as it is “the preferred month to hunt summer-fattened deer and fox unable to hide in bare fields.”

RMG adds: “Like the harvest moon, the hunter’s moon is also particularly bright and long in the sky, giving hunters the opportunity to stalk prey at night.

“Other names include the travel moon and the dying grass moon.”

Will you be looking out for the Corn Moon this weekend? Let us know in the comments.

Patrick Clancy‘s new wife Rachel Danis is currently carrying the couple’s first child, the 60 Minutes correspondent who interviewed them last week has confirmed.

Speaking on CBS Mornings on Monday morning, Ross Douthat told show host Nate Burleson: ‘They are having a child.’

Douthat had been answering a question from Buleson about how he handled his first assignment for the newsmagazine.

The episode aired Sunday night. 

Patrick’s ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, killed the couple’s three young children at their $650,000 home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in January 2023. A triple homicide trial ended in a sensational 11-1 jury deadlock and mistrial earlier this month.

Clancy, 38, offered 60 Minutes his first post-trial interview. He testified about his first wife’s mental state.

Danis, a New York fertility doctor, sat as well. Recent photos show her sporting what appears to be a baby bump.

‘And you guys are starting a family,’ Douthat said at a point. A smiling Danis replied ‘yes.’ 

Clancy and Danis are pictured on 60 Minutes Sunday evening. He moved to New York after his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy killed the couple’s three children at their home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 2023

Burleson played back the clip on Mornings, where Douthat was joining him as a guest.

‘Ross, what can you elaborate on when it comes to them actually starting a family?’ the host asked at a point. 

Douthat – a former conservative columnist for The New York Times – quickly clarified the two were, in fact, expecting.

‘Maybe starting a family was a- maybe that was too. you know- too coy a way of asking it,’ he conceded. 

Douthat was hired by CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss as part of a wider overhaul of the program in July.

‘This is- this was my first “60 minutes” interview,’ he told Burleson Monday. ‘So you know, when I’m a few years in, I’ll ask the question more — more you know straightforwardly, but yes they’re having a child.’    

Clancy filed for divorce from his first wife in February 2024 – a full year following the murders of his five-year-old daughter, three-year-old son, and eight-month-old at the family’s then-home in Massachusetts.    

His ex-wife, Lindsay, still faces being retried. A lone holdout juror refused to find her not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility, after her lawyers used what many refer to as the ‘insanity defense.’

The former labor and delivery nurse admitted to fatally strangling the children before attempting suicide. Her legal team said she was in the throes of postpartum psychosis.

Prosecutors have yet to announce plans to try the 36-year-old again.

Clancy framed Lindsay as a ‘very dedicated’ mother who’d do anything for their kids while on the stand – a stance he maintained on 60 Minutes.

His lawyer, Howard Cooper, issued a statement after the mistrial ruling last week, promising ‘consequences’ for True Crime creators who have included his client in their conspiracy theories. 

During the interview, Clancy recalled how various cocktails of prescriptions from multiple doctors failed to stop his wife’s ‘big spiral.’

Douthat said he had been ‘too coy’ in his question to the couple about starting a family during Sunday’s exclusive interview

Clancy’s ex-wife is seen in court in Massachusetts earlier this month. A jury was unable to agree on whether she murdered her children and a mistrial was declared

The Clancys’ three children Cora, Dawson and Callan are pictured prior to their deaths

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He claimed his wife began to tell him about ‘intrusive thoughts’ she was having about harming the children around early December 2022.

‘She described thoughts of hurting the kids or them having some sort of ailment,’ he said on the stand.

Clancy testified that he did not feel concerned for his kids’ safety because his wife did not express ‘any intention’ to act on those thoughts.

A multi-day stay in the psychiatric ward of a local hospital the following month left him thinking his wife’s mental health was set to improve.

‘I was hopeful,’ Clancy said. ‘She seemed much better.’

However, later that month, on January 24, 2023, Lindsay strangled their three children while Clancy left the house to pick up medicine for their eldest and a takeout order she herself placed.

Clancy testified that he kissed his daughter on the head, rocked his infant son and told his family he’d ‘be right back.’

When he returned home, he testified, ‘The door was locked.’

The three-bedroom home in the suburb of Duxbury, where the Clancy family lived before the murders

‘And that’s when I knew something was wrong.’

He walked in to a bloody crime scene and saw a window open after Lindsay attempted to take her life.

After rushing outside to her aid, Clancy asked his wife what happened, he testified.

She responded, ‘I tried to kill myself,’ before telling Clancy their kids were in the basement. 

Under the impression they were still alive, Clancy frantically dialed 911 and waited for first-responders.

When they arrived, he rushed into the house to find all of his children lying still with exercise resistance bands wrapped around their necks.

‘He looked up and he screamed, “She killed the f**king kids!”‘ Duxbury police officer Brian Josephine testified. Duxbury is the Boston suburb where the family lived. 

Weiss, meanwhile, is the founder of the center-right Free Press and was brought on herself by then-new Paramount CEO David Ellison in October.

Within months as chief, Weiss saw 60 Minutes ‘as calcified and resistant to change,’ sources told CNN in late May.

Bari Weiss – the founder of the center-right Free Press – took the reins in October. Within months as chief, Weiss saw 60 Minutes ‘as calcified and resistant to change,’ sources told CNN in May

Days later, Weiss handpicked former Times tech columnist Nick Bilton to replace longtime producer Tanya Simon. An array of firings were also carried out. 

Scott Pelley, one of the show’s longest-serving journalists, was fired the following week after speaking out about those changes. 

He accused Weiss of ‘murdering’ 60 Minutes. The show has long enjoyed a high degree of autonomy.

A recording of the June 1 meeting was leaked to the press.  

Ellison, 43, the son of conservative billionaire Larry Ellison, a known Donald Trump acquaintance, on-boarded Weiss just weeks after Paramount completed a merger with his former company, Skydance Media. 

The merger did not receive federal approval for more than a year beforehand, but was approved shortly after CBS settled a $16 million lawsuit filed against the network by Trump. 

Anderson Cooper left the show after more than two decades last May as well, fueling concerns the show would look and feel different in its 59th season.  

‘The verdict is in: it’s still “60 Minutes!”‘ New York Times media reporter Ben Mullin celebrated Sunday on X after the airing of the season’s first episode. 

A piece in the Times framed it as the beginnings of ‘The Bari Weiss Era.’

Clancy told Douthat he still dreams about his children during the interview.

The segments for next week’s 60 Minutes have yet to be announced. 

Manchester Airport confirmed this is due to a technical issue at National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) control centre in Prestwick, Scotland.

The issue affected airports across northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and follows a separate NATS outage earlier this month that led to more than 2,000 flight cancellations.

A Manchester Airport spokesperson said: “An air traffic control system operated by NATS has been affected by a technical issue causing delays to flights from some UK airports.

“Passengers due to travel today are advised to keep an eye out for updates from their airlines.”

The airport later confirmed that the air traffic control issue has been fixed but said some flights still may be affected.

EasyJet, KLM, Aer Lingus and Ryanair were among the airlines cancelling services from Manchester, including flights to Belfast, Amsterdam and Brussels.

Industry leaders and airlines criticised the repeated failures and called for urgent improvements.

Tim Alderslade, chief executive of Airlines UK, said: “Yet another NATS failure is causing delays and disruption for passengers and airlines alike, and comes just days after its report into the most recent major outage.

“Passengers and airlines deserve better and the independent CAA report, together with the forthcoming Civil Aviation Bill, must address the underlying weaknesses in the system so that these failures stop happening.”

EasyJet said: “This, once again, calls into question the resilience of Nats’ systems and demonstrates the need for firm actions to prevent these repeated failures.”

Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2, said: “It is simply not good enough for this critical national infrastructure to keep letting customers down.

“Customers work hard to look forward to their holidays and airlines work hard to deliver those holidays.

“What customers and airlines need now is action, accountability and proper resilience, and we need it urgently.”

Ryanair called for the resignation of NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe.

Neal McMahon, chief operations officer for Ryanair, said: “Martin Rolfe has presided over repeated system failures, repeated passenger disruption and repeated failures to deliver an effective back-up system.

“Enough is enough.

“Martin Rolfe should resign today.”

Passengers at Manchester Airport faced delays and cancellations throughout Monday.

Among the affected flights were easyJet’s 7.10am to Belfast and 11am to Amsterdam, KLM’s 11am service to Amsterdam, and Aer Lingus’ 12.40pm to Belfast.

Ryanair’s 8.30pm service to Brussels was also cancelled.

Delays ranged from 40 minutes to more than three hours.

Full list of delayed and cancelled flights from Manchester Airport