A 22-year-old man has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after he tried to smuggle five people into the UK hidden in cabinets in a van.

A baby boy found dead in waste which was being sorted at a recycling plant in Britain was a newborn, police said today.

A British couple thought to be among those who died in the Thai air disaster were planning to marry during their holiday, neighbours and friends said.

A FAMILY yesterday praised the cabin crew who delivered a tiny premature baby and then battled to keep him alive at 30,000ft during a holiday flight.