The protesters broke into the airport and locked themselves to a plane set to deport people to Africa.

The ‘Stansted 15’ face jail for stopping my flight from taking off. But without them, I’d have missed my daughter’s birth

I’ll never forget the moment I found out that a group of people had blocked a charter deportation flight leaving Stansted airport on 28 March 2017, because I was one of the people that had a seat on the plane and was about to be removed from Britain against my will. While most of those sitting with me were whooping with joy when they heard the news, I was angry. After months in detention, the thought of facing even just one more day in that purgatory filled me with terror. And, crucially, I had no idea then of what I know now: that the actions of those activists, who became known as the Stansted 15, would help me see justice, and save my life in Britain.

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The ‘Stansted 15’ face jail for stopping my flight from taking off. But without them, I’d have missed my daughter’s birth

I’ll never forget the moment I found out that a group of people had blocked a charter deportation flight leaving Stansted airport on 28 March 2017, because I was one of the people that had a seat on the plane and was about to be removed from Britain against my will. While most of those sitting with me were whooping with joy when they heard the news, I was angry. After months in detention, the thought of facing even just one more day in that purgatory filled me with terror. And, crucially, I had no idea then of what I know now: that the actions of those activists, who became known as the Stansted 15, would help me see justice, and save my life in Britain.

Related: Activists convicted of terror offence for blocking Stansted deportation flight

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The £15bn route, Europe's biggest infrastructure project, has been delayed for a second time.

London's Crossrail project has agreed another bailout after its costs ballooned, with backers providing up to 1.7 billion pounds to complete the line.

British Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly decided on Monday to pull a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, throwing Britain's plan to leave the European Union up in the air on the eve of the vote, after repeated warnings from members of parliament she faced a rout.

British Prime Minister Theresa May will head back to Brussels to seek to renegotiate the so-called Irish backstop element of her exit deal with the European Union, a junior minister said on Monday.

Scottish National Party members of parliament will back any Labour Party motion of "no confidence" in Prime Minister Theresa May's government in the national parliament, party leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday.

Emmerdale actor Mark Jordon has pleaded not guilty to attacking a pensioner.

Theresa May has decided to pull a House of Commons vote on her Brexit deal, prompting fresh anger from MPs.

Adnan Ashraf Jarral and his 16-month-old son Mohammed were killed in the smash in Sheffield.

After fake news inquiry, DCMS committee to look into ‘addictive technologies’

A House of Commons committee has announced plans to investigate the growth of “immersive and addictive technologies”, to advise the government on how to create policy and regulation that can protect the public from the negative effects of digitisation and “gamification”.

The digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) committee, which is nearing the end of a multiyear investigation into fake news – which has encompassed the Cambridge Analytica scandal, online privacy policies, regulation of electoral campaigning and the general data protection regulation – will lead the inquiry.

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After fake news inquiry, DCMS committee to look into ‘addictive technologies’

A House of Commons committee has announced plans to investigate the growth of “immersive and addictive technologies”, to advise the government on how to create policy and regulation that can protect the public from the negative effects of digitisation and “gamification”.

The digital, culture, media and sport (DCMS) committee, which is nearing the end of a multiyear investigation into fake news – which has encompassed the Cambridge Analytica scandal, online privacy policies, regulation of electoral campaigning and the general data protection regulation – will lead the inquiry.

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The Northern Irish party that props up Britain's Conservatives said Prime Minister Theresa May needed to renegotiate her Brexit divorce, or be replaced by someone willing to change course, after reports that she had pulled the crucial vote on her deal.

London transport chiefs have announced up to £2bn in new financing to complete the delayed Crossrail project.

London transport chiefs have announced up to £2bn in new financing to complete the delayed Crossrail project.

Chelmsford crown court jury finds 15 guilty of endangering safety of airport over 2017 action

Fifteen activists who blocked the takeoff of an immigration removal charter flight have been convicted of endangering the safety of Stansted airport, a terrorist offence for which they could be jailed for life.

After nearly three days of deliberations, following a nine-week trial, a jury of six men and six women at Chelmsford crown court found the defendants guilty of intentional disruption of services at an aerodrome under the 1990 Aviation and Maritime Security Act, a law passed in response to the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

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Chelmsford crown court jury finds 15 guilty of endangering safety of airport over 2017 action

Fifteen activists who blocked the takeoff of an immigration removal charter flight have been convicted of endangering the safety of Stansted airport, a terrorist offence for which they could be jailed for life.

After nearly three days of deliberations, following a nine-week trial, a jury of six men and six women at Chelmsford crown court found the defendants guilty of intentional disruption of services at an aerodrome under the 1990 Aviation and Maritime Security Act, a law passed in response to the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused the British government on Monday of "pathetic cowardice" by postponing a key vote on Brexit in the UK parliament.

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya should be extradited from Britain to India to face fraud charges resulting from the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, a London court ruled on Monday.

Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay will make a statement to parliament on "EU Exit- Article 50" in parliament on Monday, the government's leader in parliament, Andrea Leadsom, said via an official Twitter feed.