A French pilot claimed to have made aviation history with the first flight in a manned electric plane across the English Channel from land to land — but the stunt faced controversy following a claim to the record by a rival pilot.

John O'Neill has been installed as Fermanagh's new senior football manager, taking over from Malachy O'Rourke who stepped down in July.

BRITAIN’S tourism industry was damaged by the Government’s failure to manage media images of the foot-and-mouth crisis, it was claimed yesterday.