Day: February 8, 2019

    The bodyguard opens the door of the armoured black limousine and out steps Sajid Javid; sleek, immaculately tailored, assured. Britain’s home secretary strides across the manicured lawns at a science campus outside London; doors swing open in front of him, his entourage in his wake. Javid holds Britain’s archetypal establishment job; he oversees the country’s secrets and its borders. When Theresa May’s stricken premiership finally ends, the 49-year-old is viewed as one of the favourites to succeed her. He is a multimillionaire who took a steep pay cut from his job at Deutsche Bank to go into politics, yet the man hoping to walk through the door of Number 10 has a surprising confession to make. It would probably sound strange sitting here as home secretary that you s...

    A drunk American Airlines piloted has been arrested at Manchester Airport minutes before he was due to fly. Flight AA735 was scheduled to depart for Philadelphia at 11.05am on Thursday but had to be cancelled. A 62 year old man was arrested on suspicion of performing an aviation function while over the prescribed alcohol limit, Greater Manchester Police said today. The force said Friday that police received a report that an airline pilot may have been under the influence of alcohol. An American Airlines spokeswoman said: American Airlines is aware of an incident involving a member of its crew at Manchester Airport earlier this morning. The employee was detained and the flight, AA735 to Philadelphia, has been cancelled. Safety is our highest priority and we apolog...