Nineteen European flights faced diversions or emergency landings on November 5, 2026, due to bomb threats with no explosives found. Aer Lingus Flight EI402 diverted safely to a French military base.
Ten days of railway engineering works will disrupt UK services over Christmas, including five-day closures of London Paddington and Birmingham New Street stations. Network Rail is investing £152 million in upgrades targeting reliability and capacity improvements.