Trucking and courier companies want direct access to the national driver licence database to check for drivers who may not have disclosed medical conditions to their employers.

EasyJet’s outlook has been knocked by a difficult April – with air traffic control strikes trimming profit and the Germanwings crash in France deterring customers from booking – sending its shares down almost 10%.

A letter written by a woman to the pilots of her flight has gone viral after one of their colleagues shared it on Twitter.

Graham Dwyer has been found guilty of the murder of Elaine O’Hara, Paul O’ Connell has been named Six Nations Player of the Tournament, and the remains of the crash vitims from the Germanwings disaster are being removed from the alps.