Etihad plane bomb hoax man James Glen jailed

A man has been jailed for three years after admitting a hoax that triggered a bomb scare on an airliner heading to Britain from the Middle East.

James Glen, 38, admitted communicating information about a bomb hoax on an Etihad Airways flight heading from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow on 24 January.

The plane was redirected to Stansted Airport and escorted by two RAF jets.