Corendon Airlines, a Turkish carrier, will no longer operate from Birmingham, Newcastle, or Gatwick in 2027 as part of changes to its summer schedule.

The airline will now only offer flights between Antalya and three UK airports:

• Glasgow (two weekly services)
• Manchester (three weekly services)
• London Stansted (three weekly services)

Why is Corendon Airlines reducing its UK flight schedule

The decision follows a “difficult trading year” for Corendon Airlines, which it attributed to the impact of the conflict in the Middle East.

UK country manager for Corendon Airlines, Matthew Carpenter, said: “Corendon Airlines is an agile private company that has the ability to respond to the market quickly to maintain a strong business.

“In response to a difficult trading year owing to the impact of the Iran conflict, we’ve therefore decided to reduce the number of UK airports we serve.

“We have also decided to end some aircraft agreements, with a consequent reduction in the overall fleet, which has a natural impact on our UK schedule and capacity.”

The airline also cited geopolitical uncertainty, rising fuel costs, and changing consumer demand as contributing factors.

However, Mr Carpenter suggested the changes may not be permanent.

He said: “This is a short-term reaction and we plan to review the trading conditions again in January and hope to re-introduce flights to Birmingham, Newcastle and Gatwick as soon as oil prices stabilise and trading conditions improve.”

Corendon Airlines said it remains committed to the UK market and will continue offering direct flights to Antalya from its remaining UK airports.

Mr Carpenter added: “For 2027, our focus is on disciplined consolidation and strengthening our operational and financial resilience.”

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The incident took place in Pavilion Square, Westhoughton, on September 8 at around 5.30pm.

Police released the image on social media, requesting that anybody with information as to his identity or contact details to get in touch.

A spokesman for Bolton GMP said: “We would like to speak to this man as we believe he can help with our investigation into an assault of a teenager at Pavilion Square, Westhoughton on 8 September 2026 at 5:30pm.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact us on 101 or via Live Chat on our website, quoting log 2363 of 10/09/2026.

“Alternatively, call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.”

Pavilion Square is located in the centre of Westhoughton, just behind Market Street.

A British father has pleaded guilty over the death of his two-year-old son, who died after falling from a hotel window in Cyprus. 

The City executive, 37, from Essex, was arrested hours after his son plunged from a fourth-floor balcony on July 12, on suspicion of causing death by ‘a rash, dangerous or reckless act’.

Having appeared at Paphos District Court today, he could now face a maximum sentence of four years in prison. The minimum he could receive is a fine.

The KPMG director may be able to serve a suspended sentence in the UK if he is given less than three years.

The man placed his son on a windowsill at the five-star King Evelthon Hotel while waiting for a lift believing it was closed.

To his horror, the boy fell backwards and plunged 33ft. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Paphos General Hospital.

The toddler was the third British tourist to die at the hotel in four years. 

The father was initially held on remand without charge for eight days in what local press described as Cypriot police’s ‘cruellest act’.

The father placed the toddler on a windowsill at the King Evelthon Hotel, near Paphos, while waiting for the lift not realising the window was open.

Authorities focused their inquiries on him, rather than the hotel where three British guests have now died in four years, and which is owned by an influential Cypriot family.

Stuck behind bars, he was forced to tell his surviving five-year-old daughter of her brother’s death over FaceTime. Her and her mother – a 38-year-old health professional – returned home to the UK at the end of July.

Toxicology reports found a very small quantity of alcohol, equivalent to one or two drinks, in the man’s blood.

Once he was formally charged, he was forced to pay a total of €30,000 (£25,750) in bail and was banned from leaving the island – though this was temporarily lifted on August 5 to allow him to bury his son.

Of the toddler, a family member told the Daily Mail: ‘He was a truly special, easy-going little boy who brought so much joy to everyone around him.

‘He was deeply adored and his infectious smile, warm cuddles and kind heart are already so deeply missed and always will be.’

The father’s conviction today came after he was informed last week on what would have been his son’s third birthday that Cyprus attorney general George Savvides had rejected an appeal for the case to be dropped.

His lawyer Alexandros Alexandrou asked for the case to be thrown out on humanitarian grounds, arguing there was no public interest in continuing the prosecution. Any prolonged criminal process, he added, would only deepen the family’s trauma.

Speaking to reporters, he said: ‘Last night he decided to plead guilty in order to end this story, to face whatever is going to be the penalty.

‘To go back to his family which is the most important thing in his mind, to support, grieve and stand with his family.’

Mr Alexandrou said that before the guilty he had told his client what the procedures in Cyprus were and that a trial would have taken ‘many days’ and involved ‘pictures and evidence’ that would have been disturbing for the family.

He said his client was a ‘father who found himself in an unfortunate situation’, and that there was no intent.

Friends previously told the Daily Mail they were worried about how the family would survive if the legal proceedings continued. One said: ‘His main worry is about his daughter and his wife.

‘Obviously, he needs to go back to his job as soon as possible. I imagine his employer can’t keep his job open forever…’

Ruaridh Nairne, six, from Inverness, Scotland, tragically drowned in the hotel’s pool in 2023

Ben Woods, 21, from Leigh in Greater Manchester drowned while playing volleyball in the hotel’s pool in July 2022

When the Daily Mail visited the King Evelthon Hotel, where the British toddler fell to his death, it found the large fourth-floor window was still open.

UK health and safety guidelines state hotel windows large enough that children can fall through should be restricted to an opening of 4in or less.

But in Cyprus the window must simply be above a ledge at least 3.5ft tall – which King Evelthon complies with.

The resort’s safety record has come under scrutiny after it emerged the child was the third British tourist to die there in four years.

Ben Woods, 21, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, drowned while playing volleyball in the hotel’s pool in July 2022. 

Only the following year, six-year-old Ruaridh Nairne, from Inverness, also drowned.

And another woman reportedly died while swimming there in 2024.

The British father is set to be sentenced on October 5 at Paphos District Court.  

With energy bills putting pressure on household budgets, many Brits are searching for simple ways to stay warm this winter without spending a fortune – and Martin Lewis has a surprisingly easy tip

With energy bills continuing to put pressure on household finances, many Brits are looking for simple ways to keep their homes warm without sending their bills soaring. Thankfully, Martin Lewis has shared a simple trick that could help households keep their homes warmer for cheaper this winter – and it involves making one small change at around 4pm.

The MoneySavingExpert founder regularly shares advice designed to help people cut their household costs, from his website and social media channels to his appearances on ITV’s Martin Lewis Money Show Live and the BBC. One of his winter tips is easy to follow and could even help delay the moment you need to switch your heating on.

Martin Lewis’ 4pm rule

Lewis previously shared his advice on his ITV show, explaining how households can use their curtains strategically to help keep heat inside their homes. His advice is simple – keep your curtains open while the sun is shining, then close them once it gets dark.

Speaking to viewers, he said: “Use tactical curtains. When the sun is shining, it is letting light and heat into the house, so you want the curtains open.

“When it gets dark, it’s not, so you want to keep the heat in by closing the curtains. I know we all know that, but doing it rigorously can help insulate, especially if you line it with a fleece.”

The tip was originally shared in November 2022, but MoneySavingExpert has confirmed that the advice remains relevant.

Why you should close your curtains at 4pm

As the days get shorter, darkness arrives increasingly early, meaning there’s less natural warmth coming through your windows. For example, sunset is around 4.14pm on November 15, while by November 30 it is closer to 3.55pm.

That means getting into the habit of closing your curtains as daylight fades could help prevent some of the warmth inside your home from escaping through the windows. Curtains act as another barrier between the warm air inside your home and the colder glass.

Warm air naturally moves around a room through convection. Air next to a cold window cools down, becomes heavier and sinks, while warmer air is drawn towards the window.

Closing the curtains helps create another layer between the room and the cold glass, reducing the movement of warm air around the window.

How to make your curtains more effective

You don’t necessarily need to splash out on expensive thermal curtains to try the trick. Lewis has previously suggested using inexpensive fleece as a lining for existing curtains, which can provide another insulating layer.

He said there are plenty of guides online showing how to do this cheaply yourself, but households should make sure any fleece or other material used is fire-resistant before attaching it to curtains.

For those who can afford to invest, thicker or thermal-lined curtains are another option. Fleece works in a similar way to layers in a winter coat, creating pockets of air that can help slow down heat transfer.

Other ways Martin Lewis suggests saving energy

The 4pm curtain trick is just one of a number of energy-saving suggestions associated with Lewis and the MoneySavingExpert team. Other tips include fitting reflective panels behind radiators to help direct heat back into the room and tackling draughts around windows and doors.

Lewis has also regularly promoted the idea of “heat the human, not the home” – using targeted ways to keep yourself warm rather than heating the entire property when you’re only sitting in one or two rooms.

Simple changes such as wearing extra layers, using blankets or heating the room you’re actually using can potentially help households avoid wasting energy on empty rooms.

With colder weather approaching and household budgets still under pressure, making small changes to how and when you use energy could help keep some of that expensive heat inside your home.

Your advice

Sharing their own tips for keeping heating costs down, one user on Reddit’s Life Hacks thread suggested using clear packing tape to tackle draughty windows.

They wrote: “If you have a draft coming from an old double hung or sliding window, simply take some clear packing tape and try to cover up the gaps that make it drafty. It’s not going to completely keep the cold out, but it will certainly slow it down considerably.

“Did this a few times to some apartment windows where the landlord was too cheap to fix the windows and you could feel the room warm up almost immediately.”

Another added: “If your home doesn’t have central heating, you can heat only the most insulated rooms where people spend most of their time.

“The first month in my house, I heated every room and spent 4x the energy I’ve been using since. Invest in a couple pairs of thermal hiking socks.

“If you’re sitting at the computer, stand up and bounce every once in a while to keep the blood flowing in your legs and feet.”

A third Reddit user suggested making the most of the heat produced when cooking, writing: “Electric ovens are not vented (not sure about gas) therefore the heat from your oven will radiate into the room whether or not the door is open.”

Police have released the above image, who they believe can help them in their investigations into the incident.

The theft is believed to have happened on August 16 shortly after 7:30am.

Salford Police said: “Can you help? We would like to speak to the man pictured as we believe he can help with our investigation into the theft of some tools from a building on Longshaw Drive, Salford.

“This is believed to have happened shortly after 7.30am on 16 August 2026. Anyone with information is asked to contact us on 101 or via LiveChat on our website quoting CRI/06FF/0022136/26.”

Longshaw Drive is located in Little Hulton, just off Manchester Road East near Little Hulton Health Centre.

The L-159E ‘Honey Badger’s were spotted in the skies above the town after taking off on Tuesday morning (September 22).

The Czech-built aircraft are operated by aviation and defence company Draken and are used to help the RAF practise defending UK airspace during exercises with Royal Air Force fighter pilots.

Flight data shows the jets flew towards Croft after take-off, then over Darlington Railway Station and along the railway line before turning towards Sedgefield.

The Honey Badgers have become a familiar sight since a fleet began operating from a purpose-built hangar at Draken’s Teesside Airport base in 2022.

Draken regularly flies the jets against RAF Typhoons and F-35 Lightnings over the North Sea, acting as an enemy force in realistic combat training.

Honey Badger’ fighter jets

The RAF introduced the service in 2022, saying the aircraft allow its fighter crews to practise against a different type of jet flown by experienced former military pilots using unfamiliar tactics.

Draken later strengthened its presence at the airport after securing a £173 million Ministry of Defence deal in 2025 to run its Teesside operation for another four years.

The company is also developing a new £7 million hangar at the airport which is expected to house its combat aircraft and support further adversary and electronic-warfare training.

The latest sighting comes amid Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2, a major RAF and NATO exercise that has been described as its “largest test of UK homeland defence”.

There is no confirmed indication that the aircraft photographed over Teesside were taking part in Cobra Warrior, which is due to end on October 2.

EastEnders spoilers follow for Tuesday’s (September 22) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.

Emotions were at an all-time high in the Gulati/Nandra-Hart household as Priya (Sophie Khan Levy) resolved to say goodbye to the Square and start afresh in Leeds.

The much-loved character, as viewers know, is pregnant with Max Branning’s (Jake Wood) baby following an affair with Walford’s resident lothario.

Ravi (Aaron Thiara), who dumped Priya earlier this year, wasn’t pleased upon his return to the Square to find out that his ex had been seeing someone else in his absence – and thus it his mission to find out who.

Priya was quick to assure Ravi, who was delighted that she’s pregnant, that it’s him she wants to be with and thus the couple rekindled their romance, getting engaged.

But Priya had another secret that was set to blow – the baby she’s carrying is Max’s.

With Max’s new wife Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) having found out about the pregnancy, she blackmailed Priya into leaving the Square – otherwise she would tell Ravi the truth. Priya, however, decided to come clean to Ravi herself.

Ravi was devastated that the baby isn’t his and took himself off to process the news. Vinny Panesar (Shiv Jalota) was on hand to offer advice, suggesting that he stand by and support Priya, much like she always has for him.

Armed with a newfound outlook in the situation, Ravi sought out Priya to reveal that he’ll raise the baby as his own. The news was of huge comfort to Priya – but it did little to dissuade her from her decision to leave the Square.

While Ravi was getting counsel from Vinny, Priya had a chat with Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and Oscar Branning (Pierre Counihan-Moullier), who both shared Max’s past mistakes when it came to his kids – namely the kidnap of baby Abi.

Linda explained that it was this very incident that prompted her to withhold Annie’s existence from Max, fearing that he might try to take her away.

Terrified that Max would try to take her baby, Priya decided to up sticks and leave.

Ravi wanted to go with her but Priya refused, instead asking him to stay with the kids until Christmas – and then when things die down they can come join her.

Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) and Avani (Aaliyah James) urged their mum to reconsider but her mind was made up.

In emotional scenes, Priya and Ravi shared a heartfelt goodbye as she left the Square. But is this really the last we’ve seen of Priya?

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Sam Smith said ‘I think this is one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten’

Sam Smith has heaped massive praise on a street food van in Greater Manchester after they proclaimed it to be the ‘best thing ever’.

The singer-songwriter, known for hits including Stay With Me and Promises, was in the city at the start of the month for two intimate shows at the Albert Hall to coincide with the release of their fifth album Hazel Eyes. It was their first show in the city since their 2023 gig was forced to be cancelled mid-show.

During their visit to Manchester, they had taken the time out to visit a number of local food spots as part of their social media page Samserved, which sees them rate and sample the cuisine during stops on their tour.

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Sam had previously shared appreciation for the beloved Northern Quarter family-run café This & That, which is claimed to be home of ‘rice and three’ in the city centre. At the time, Sam said their meal was ‘everything food should be about’.

But Sam has not stopped there and has now posted a full video review from their time visiting The Spud Club, which is a jacket potato van in the New Bailey neighbourhood, in Salford, which is situated near Salford Central station and Spinningfields.

Set within the shadows of the People’s History Museum, the street food van – open every Thursday lunchtime – serves a range of loaded jacket potatoes, including flavours like chilli con carne, chicken tikka masala, and tuna mayo.

Opting for the chicken curry option for their review, Sam – who proclaimed Manchester was one of their ‘favourite places in the UK’ – said the food choice took them back to their childhood when they would eat jacket potatoes with their dad in the market square of their hometown of Cambridge.

Tucking into the food, which they compared to a chicken Katsu curry, Sam said: “I wasn’t going to eat the whole thing but I’m going to have to eat the whole thing. This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Championing the cheese and the flavours of the topping, as well as the skin of the potato, Sam added: “I think this is one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten on Sam Served, I swear. It’s up there for me.”

Continuing the praise, they went on to say in the Instagram video: “Honestly, if you’re from Manchester, you need to line up outside this, you’ve got to keep these places alive please.”

They finished their video review with a slow clap, applauding the Spud Club for its cheese and the flavours of the topping, as well as the skin of the potato.

They concluded: “That was, by far, the most incredible jacket potato I’ve ever had in my life – the mixture of chip shop curry sauce with a potato, with the cheese, the way that these incredible people have prepared the potato was utter perfection.”

Located on the banks of the River Irwell, the New Bailey development is a mixed-use regeneration scheme featuring offices, apartments and retail units. Alongside The Spud Club, it also home to the likes of Pan-Asian restaurant Shiruku and The Ainscow boutique hotel.

A touch of class from the Manchester United legend.

In recent years, we have seen the softer side of Manchester United legend Roy Keane come to light.

Through his work on TV, the real Roy Keane, the one which his teammates spoke about, has shown his true colours and revealed himself.

A tenacious warrior on the pitch, Keane has a much more gentle side off it. Just look at his recent Stick to Football episode with Seamus Coleman to see how kind he can be with his praise.

That kindness extends to strangers too. John Gregg, son of United icon and Northern Ireland legend Harry Gregg, appears on the ‘On the Spot’ podcast this week, and in a teaser for the episode, John reveals how Keane rang him on the day of his father’s funeral to send his best wishes.

“My phone rang, and I answered the phone. It was Roy Keane, and I don’t – I’m not going to sit here and tell you I know Roy Keane. I don’t know him. “He simply just says ‘John Gregg?’. I said ‘yes’. He said ‘John, it’s Roy, Roy Keane,’

“And he was – I’m telling you now, something some of the things he said to me was blew me away because I’ll never get the opportunity to thank him.

“Definitely not, probably not be in his company again. But I tell you what, he talked about dad. He talked about losing his dad two or three months before. He told me straight out, he said ‘it’ll be the toughest day you’ll have in your life.’

He says, ‘but the most important thing is, you look after your mum and your family.’

I actually told him my dad worshiped him as a player.

“And I put obviously the phone went down, and I was blown away by it, and I was shocked.

“I don’t know him, haven’t a clue. But for that man to take time 10 minutes out and ring me… and it did help me. I’m not going to tell you a lie, it helped me massively.”

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