A break in snowfall has given welcome relief in the UK after the worst winter weather for a century.

United States and Argentine authorities were investigating how a stick of dynamite in a college student’s checked luggage ended up on a Houston-bound flight, one of seven security incidents that disrupted US flights in a day.

Low-fare airline Ryanair is to introduce two new routes this autumn. The budget carrier will begin weekly services between Shannon and Bristol from October 30.

CONGRESSMAN Christopher Smith recently launched a bill — the dual gateway policy review — in the US Congress calling on the administration immediately to initiate an economic impact study on the effects of any downgrading of Shannon’s dual gateway status.