ARTICLE 7 of Aer Lingus’s terms and conditions is called ‘Right to Refuse Carriage’ and section 7.1.3 says the airline may refuse carriage if “your mental or physical state, including your impairment from alcohol or drugs, presents a hazard or risk to yourself, to passengers, to crew or to property”.

Two of Britain’s biggest mobile phone operators today announced a deal to share their “third generation” mast network.