Pilots on the aircraft, which was en route from Birmingham, received an electrical fault warning followed by signs of smoke in the cockpit.

A Jet2 plane has made two emergency landings in as many weeks.

Representatives from the Association of Secondary School Teachers will meet with officials at the Department of Education this afternoon in a final effort to resolve a long-running pay dispute.

A transatlantic jet carrying dangerous goods diverted to Shannon Airport yesterday after a passenger on board suffered a heart attack.