Jet2 flights to Spain turn around mid-air

Britain's Jet2 planes from the UK to Spain turned back in mid-air as the airline announced it was cancelling all flights to the country amid the coronavirus outbreak.

New infections have risen sharply in Spain and the government put 60,000 people in four towns on a mandatory lockdown on Friday.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says a two-week state of emergency will come into force as the death toll reached 120.

Jet2, which is based at nine UK airports and flies to destinations including Alicante, Malaga and Lanzarote, says it is cancelling all flights to mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands with immediate effect.

A spokeswoman for the airline confirmed on Saturday morning that flights had turned back.