US-bound flight diverted to Shannon after passenger falls ill

United Airlines flight UA-879 was about three hours into its journey from London to Houston, Texas when the turned around.

A US-bound passenger flight has made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew declared a medical emergency over the Atlantic.

United Airlines flight UA-879 was about three hours into its journey from London to Houston, Texas when it turned around. The flight was over the Atlantic about an hour south-west of Ireland at the time.