A flight from Manchester Airport to Oslo is diverting back to Manchester after squawking over Yorkshire this evening (Friday, August 29).

The SAS flight to the Norwegian capital took off from Manchester at around 8.54pm and was due to arrive at around 11.37pm local time.

However the flight turned around over North Yorkshire and has returned to Manchester.

The reason for the diversion is not known at this stage.

We will bring you an update when one becomes available.

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