and, easyjet. what's this about, josh? i like a good easyjet story. >> yeah.'t know why i did it in that accent. i apologise, easyjet planning to hire i don't know, i can't stop it now. an army of over 50 to join its cabin crew. now it's getting campaign. sorry, i don't know what's going for you. yeah, done too much. >> what's the story, josh? >> what's the story, josh? >> the story is that easyjet are hiring a bunch of old people or older people in their 50s. yeah, and they're appealing to over 50. they've doubled the amount of over 50s. they've quadrupled the over 60s. and what they don't say here is i think it's because they can't hire young people anymore because it's a bit of a tough job. >> yeah. it is, it's really tough. >> well, and you're not supposed to get involved with flying and oil. and even though half of just stop oil are in there, you think there's the i think it's a bit of fun. the idea of greta having to to stand up 60 year old people rather than than young people, they might have a bit more grit. >> okay, we're going to move on to this one.

the airline , easyjet, they want the airline, easyjet, they want to recruit over 50 to their cabin crews apparently middle aged men or people at least are craving a new challenge. have you ever changed career later on in life ? in life? >> good morning andrew pierce here in edinburgh for the festival, which is the biggest arts fest of its kind in europe , arts fest of its kind in europe, i'll be talking to acts, comedians and i'm also going to be to talking politicians about why the scottish national party is losing its vise like grip on scotland. it's been in power for nearly 15 years and why is reform doing so well north of the border? but first we're going to get the headlines with tatiana sanchez . tatiana sanchez. >> good morning. the top stories from the gb newsroom. police have launched dawn raids in london this morning to round up suspected rioters as officers hunt down violent protesters . hunt down violent protesters. thousands of counter—protesters rallied in cities and towns across england yesterday after a week of disorder. more than 1000 police officers were deployed in th

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when an air europa flight hit severe turbulence and just about ten days ago, two crew members on an easyjet flight were injured when a case of severe turbulence hit that flight, the flight crew, often the most at risk because they're the ones up and walking around something. airlines have been trying to address more aggressively with their own turbulence policies. but this latest incident injured a total of seven passengers, only $0.01 of the hospital united says the flight from cancun to chicago, o'hare encountered turbulence at 34,000 feet over louisiana and then the crew decided to make an emergency diversiono memphis. you can see the curlicue approach there at the top but the screen faa is now investigating the national transportation safety board says turbulence is the number one cause of injuries on commercial flights in the united states, the question that investigators will have is what kind of turbulence was this was this flight flying your thunderstorms? they're so common in the summertime. was this turbulence from the updrafts of a weather? system that was further away or was it

it's the new recruitment drive from easyjet and it suggests that the over 50s might be doing just thatgb news, britain's news channel >> hello. welcome back. it's 1028 ben and ellie with you on saturday morning live only on gb news now are you over 50 and considering a new career and do you fancy taking to the skies because easyjet is launching a new recruitment drive focused on attracting cabin crew members over 50 and those even considering retirement? >> well , the initiative is >> well, the initiative is called returnships and it's inspired by research that suggests that 75% of people over 50 years old believe that now is the ideal time to embark on a new career . new career. >> joining us now to discuss what it takes to embark on a second career as cabin crew is helen williams. good morning helen. >> hi. good morning helen. >> hi. good morning helen. >> just touching down in our studio . studio. >> it is it is quite a few days off and now i'm here. >> so you are now cabin crew? i am, what inspired you to get into it? what did you do before? how did it all come around? oh so when i

now the airline easyjet is launching a new cabin crew recruitment drive aimed at people over the aget comes as research shows three and four people believe 50 is as good a time as any to make a career change. he tried to tell me something? >> well, we're asking this morning. is it ever too late to change your career? we're joined now by head of retirement policy. no. >> director of public policy. >> director of public policy. >> oh, director of public policy. we've had an upgrade . policy. we've had an upgrade. yes, at aj bell, tom shelby and chair of women against state pension inequality , angela pension inequality, angela madden. good to see you both this morning. madden. good to see you both this morning . tom. what do you this morning. tom. what do you make of it. is it ever too late to have a career change. >> no, no it's not. so for some people it will be challenging to change careers as you get older. some people slow down. some people have physical health, physical health issues . but if physical health issues. but if you're in good health, certainly talk about the story the

it's a very time job at easyjet? it's a very good point, actually.oute this afternoon. i don't blame you one bit. >> so, so if you're, if you're on that chicken or beef. >> chicken or beef. >> chicken or beef. >> can i get you a drink, sir. >> can i get you a drink, sir. >> so there you go. very nice. >> so there you go. very nice. >> so there you go. very nice. >> so which do you see me pushing the duty free round? >> yes. why not? yeah. could have it. could have an extra job. >> got a mortgage to pay? >> got a mortgage to pay? >> well, exactly. oh, dear. still to come. it's been summer summer for donkeys. that's next. >> this just made me laugh. one of gillian. morning gillian says, is one of your morning producers. an oasis fan, by any chance? because we're covering the oasis typekit. >> everybody is. >> everybody is. >> well, i was going to say no because they weren't born when oasis were in the charts. not one of them. >> everybody. i mean, they're all over the papers and everything's oasis, oasis, oasis . everything's oasis, oasis, oasis. >> th

the sort of boozy holidays , do's, the sort of boozy holidays, particularly on low cost carriers easyjetest problem. so something in the end, something has to be done to address this final word to you, amy anzel. >> how do we do this? what breathalyse people before they get on, perhaps? >> i mean, whatever it takes, right, to get there safely. so although you want to give people the freedom to drink and enjoy, maybe they're going on holiday, maybe they're going on holiday, maybe they're going on holiday, maybe they're going on a half business, half holiday kind of trip. you want them to enjoy themselves, but also get to their destination safely. so if it requires a breathalyser or some sort of test before they get on board, i think that's fine. and as a former flight attendant, i think that would be beneficial to help everyone get there safely. ultimately . there safely. ultimately. >> above that, i find that astonishing. the idea that we breathalyse passengers breathalyse passengers breathalyse the pilots, they're the ones flying it. they can have a two pint limit. i'll tell you what, m

easyjet. what are you saying? are you saying that the punters who use ryanair are barbarians? o'leary, the ceo of ryanair, suggesting that people should only be limited to two pints at airports because anything, anything more tends to make people , well, get a bit make people, well, get a bit fighty. you are funny. >> someone has got in touch. i can't remember who it was, but said okay, i'll have two pints of whisky then. i'm not sure that's what michael o'leary had in mind. he'd be happy for you to buy those on flight, in mind. he'd be happy for you to buy those on flight , though, to buy those on flight, though, i'm sure. or in flight? >> well, isn't isn't this perhaps, the sneaky suspicion here that actually he doesn't want people to buy pints at airports so that he'll have to buy the tiny little tins that they serve on ryanair flights for 7.99 or whatever they are, yes. but margaret says we can't smoke on a flight, so let's not be allowed to drink alcohol on a flight. i used to work in a pubuc flight. i used to work in a public place where people were served alcohol, and y

and then last night, well, extraordinary easyjet flight london to basel took off at london gatwick tookcouple of hours late. they got to about ten minutes outside basel. they're descending. you're sitting there thinking okay well a couple of hours late but i'll soon be, in my hotel or whatever. suddenly they divert to lyon. which is a couple of hundred miles away. and they did that because they were so late that because they were so late that they worked out they wouldn't be able to get out before the curfew started. and so they went to lyon instead. and all the people sitting in basel thinking, well, the planes are nearly here. they were told, sorry, it's now been cancelled. and the plane flew back from lyon. empty. >> simon, is it just me, or does air travel seem a lot more sort of chaotic in recent years? it seems like there's more cancellations, more delays. >> yeah, it certainly is. air travel is getting a lot safer, year by year, decade by decade . year by year, decade by decade. but absolutely, it's partly because there's so much of it and there's still we're still creaking at th

who's playing easyjet? >> ryanair ? i have no idea. i'd >> ryanair? i have no idea.to know. but secondly. secondly, remember, she's part of a new government and should be seen to be putting all her energy into getting. she's on houday energy into getting. she's on holiday , getting the agenda holiday, getting the agenda going. you're not on holiday. you've just come into government. she's on holiday, cancelled his his holiday. she should have cancelled hers. she's deputy prime minister. what about the other thing ? what what about the other thing? what about michael gove? just let me finish. the other thing is she's part of a government now which is taking the winter fuel payment off millions of pensioners. and yet she's illustrated here. but any time i want to go to the mediterranean, i can jump on a plane. i can jump i can jump on a plane. i can jump well, anytime it is. this is it after work. this is. >> yeah, but this is the specific time. she's. she's on holiday. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> she's entitled to a holiday. >> she's entitled to a holiday. >> the

a recruitment drive aimed at the over—50s is being launched by the airline easyjet.a fairly humid and cloudy start to the day out there. but things will improve and brighten up through the day, and into the weekend temperatures on the rise. it is going to feel really warm and humid, especially by the time we get to sunday. but back to this morning. a few spots of light drizzly rain should clear away to the east. then we are left with sunny spells in the afternoon. a bit of a breeze coming in from a westerly direction. it will feel fresher than it has done first thing. top temperatures up to 25 degrees. this evening and overnight, we have got a clear skies first thing. during the second half of tonight we will see the cloud increasing from the west. it won't be quite as warm and humid as it was first thing this morning, with temperatures around 12 to 1a to start your weekend. saturday does look like a mostly dry day. a fair amount of cloud. it turns hot and sunny into sunday. temperatures continue to rise into monday. bye— bye. there's lots more on our website and soc

switch on the tv, make a cup of tea, and they're still in turkey because their easyjet flight from gatwick to stop in munich. i haven't figured out if it was an all passenger or a disruptive passenger or a disruptive passenger crew. get to, turkey, have a look at their watch . have a look at their watch. >> they've done their time. >> they've done their time. >> we haven't got time to get back to gatwick. so, but they spent all that time at the airport and then they were told, sorry, tomorrow afternoon. >> oh, what a nightmare . >> oh, what a nightmare. >> oh, what a nightmare. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> simon, just don't travel. >> simon, just don't travel. >> well, stay at home, watch gb news. yes, i have a nice cup of tea. >> i'll be outside. >> i'll be outside. >> i'll be thrilled to just get home. i think today. >> no, i think that's probably for the best. yeah. i'm just going to have a cosy day indoors. i think today i think i was going to go on a long walk. no duvet day, duvet day today, day for it. >> so simon, thank you and good luck getting there. thank you. >> yes. best of luck. >> ye