Fossett closes in on air record

With 21,461 miles on the clock, adventurer Steve Fossett is inching ever closer to his target of becoming the first person to fly solo non stop around the world.

Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer has been in the air for more than 61 hours and is due to land at 1.20pm local time (7.20pm Irish time) in Salina, Kansas, if all goes well.