Police sources said today that British-Egyptian jihadist Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was the 'foreign terrorist fighter' detained in a raid in Almeria on Monday.

Spanish state broadcaster TVE said the jihadi reached the city of Almeria in a patera, the wooden boats Africans traditionally use to reach Europe from as far afield as Senegal.

British 'ISIS rapper' Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was identified by his ears after sneaking into Spain by boat, it emerged today. Bary, 29, took advantage of coronavirus lockdown to hide behind a face mask.

Silverstone bosses have promised fans a full refund if the British Grand Prix on July 19 is called off. The first seven races of the F1 season have been cancelled over coronavirus pandemic.

The boss of the British Grand Prix has told Formula One's owners that he needs to know by the middle of next month whether the showpiece event is going ahead on July 19.

Formula One and Silverstone admit they have until the end of April before they find out if the British Grand Prix could be held this year.

The coronavirus pandemic has put Formula One's plans to start the season on hold but they races in Austria in early July before potentially two more at Silverstone are being lined up.

F1 chief Chase Carey revealed on Thursday that conversations are also being held with promoters 'currently not on the 2020 calendar'. Hockenheim, in Germany's Rhine valley, is first on that list.

The six-time Formula One world champion says the British Grand Prix won't be the same without spectators but he is still raring to go after months of waiting due to the coronavirus pandemic.

JAN MOIR: You can say what you like about our teadrinking habits, our passion for Yorkshire puddings and wearing socks with sandals, but laughing at our most beloved condiments?

Hollywood's Rob Lowe, 55, is taking part in new six-part drama Wild Bill, playing a tortured American policeman appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in Boston.

The Balpa union warned there may be more strikes following those scheduled to take place next week. British Airways warned pilots late last night that walking out would mean losing travel perks.

British Airways has been placed near the bottom of worldwide airline rankings. The news comes before almost 800 BA flights will be cancelled on Monday and Tuesday as a result of pilots taking strike action.

Pilots for the major carrier began their 48 strike on Monday - grounding most fleets and causing chaos for jetsetters.

Almost 195,000 passengers had their travel plans plunged into chaos after pilots went on a two-day strike. But the disruption is set to continue after the strike ended at midnight.

The airline, which operates 850 flights a day, said that it is planning on operating more than 90 per cent of its services, but warned it will take 'some time' to return to a 'completely normal flight schedule.'

Pilots union Balpa will lead its members in a strike, after British Airways was forced to cancel up to one in 10 flights today as a result of the industrial action.

Analysts calculated BA's group operates 77 monopoly routes out of Heathrow and return flight to Osaka costs £838 but would cost £80 if there was competition, analysts claimed.

Tens of thousands of passengers are expected to be affected by the disruption on September 27. The 24-hour walkout follows a two-day strike this week when 1,700 flights were cancelled.

The Channel 5 show British Airways 24/7: Access All Areas aired last night and extolled the virtues of the newly-improved premium services - amid continued strike chaos.

EXCLUSIVE: British Airways has applied to a court in London to launch its own class action for victims of the hack - but with the condition that claimants must join within 17 weeks of its opening.

All airlines using the plane have now been slapped with a safety directive by the flight regulator, the European Aviation Safety Agency. Budget airline easyJet has 31 of the aircraft in its fleet.

A strike planned by British Airways pilots on September 27 in a dispute over pay has been called off, Balpa said. General Secretary at BALPA called for 'common sense to prevail'.

By the time the British Airline Pilots' Association had scrapped its strike yesterday, the airline had already called off 800 journeys and reassigned customers to different flights.

ITV presenter Charlotte Cross, from the Midlands, accused British Airways of sexism on Twitter after receiving a refund addressed to her husband despite her being the lead passenger.

Furious passengers took to social media on Thursday night to tear into BA for an apparent lack of information when they landed hundreds of miles from the south of Spain.

The British Airways plane filled with smoke and had to make an emergency landing in Basle, Switzerland. Another plane was sent to pick up the 165 stranded passengers.

British Airways stewardess Natalie Flindall has been suspended after her boyfriend allegedly got 'hammered' on in-flight drinks to Singapore and had fight with the pilot at their overnight hotel.

A man, 80, has died on-board a British Airways Boeing 777 flight travelling from London Heathrow to Bangkok. The passenger reportedly died from a heart attack, an hour before landing.

Jessica Librati, 30, from London, ate the 'red in the middle' meat at a buffet. She contracted violent gastroenteritis and was sick throughout her holiday.

Sancher Harpe, 44, from Russell Island, Queensland, Australia, flew with British Airways to Newcastle from Sydney. Sancher flew home to be with her family for her stepmother's funeral.

Pilot strikes this Christmas on British Airways could be cancelled after union bosses allegedly admitted they were not likely to get a better pay deal for members.

James Brown, 55, clambered on top of the BA jet at London City airport on October 10 and live-streamed his actions on Facebook exclaiming: 'I am top of a f****** aeroplane - I hate heights'.

EXCLUSIVE. MailOnline's Ted Thornhill took the first-officer's seat in a 787 sim at BA's Flight Training Centre at Heathrow. And was put through his paces by one of the airline's most senior captains.

Lucy Darwin (left) says she spent a whopping £4,700 on return flights to New York with the airline for her and her husband. The couple were travelling to the Big Apple to attend a film festival.

Thousands of British Airways passengers across the US and around the world have been affected by canceled flights and delays of up to 23 hours after a 'technical issue'.

A man suffering a panic attack tried to open the rear door of British Airway flight 263 from Heathrow to Riyadh on Monday night, before 6ft 7ins Dean Whyte (right) rushed to subdue him.

Capa's annual Aviation Awards for Excellence were handed out in Malta last week and honour top airlines and airports around the world.

The new food has a focus on provenance and BA says the provider, Newrest, has been 'working closely with suppliers in the south of England to source the best quality ingredients'.

The 15-strong choir cheered Heathrow arrivals with a unique rendition of the festive hit Deck the Halls. West End musical director Richard Beadle trained the choir.

Two of the incidents required BA flight crew to wear oxygen masks, a report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) revealed.

Irish carrier Ryanair has finished bottom of the respected Which? annual airline survey for the seventh consecutive year. Also faring badly is British Airways with a customer score of just 55%.

The Which? poll of more than 6,500 UK travellers saw BA hit third-from-bottom for short-haul travel. It was second-worst for long haul.

MailOnline asked frequent fliers from aviation sites, BA and American Airlines employees and Heathrow Airport's Director of Customer Relations and Service for their top tips for the hub.

Sarah Baker from Cambridge was on a British Airways flight from Tokyo when she saw the device 30 minutes before landing at Heathrow Airport, London.

Craig Wylie, 28, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault by beating of two girls, aged 17 and 16, on a British Airways flight from Ghana to London Heathrow but was spared jail.

Frequent flyers voted in the UK's biggest frequent flyer website's airline awards, with the site - www.headforpoints.com - saying BA's new business class seat represents 'a genuine step forward'.

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister landed in St Lucia on Thursday morning after a long-haul British Airways flight from London. It has now emerged he and Carrie Symonds were seated in economy.

The Embraer E190LR was en-route between Dublin and London City when it turned off course while passing Wrexham. The aircraft was due to depart Dublin at 7.15pm but left the Irish capital at 7.40pm.

All flights to Beijing and Shanghai have been cancelled today and tomorrow. Flights after this are being reviewed. Bookings have been suspended until March.