Flight drama caused by 'suspected hoax'

A security scare on board a Ryanair flight that was escorted by RAF jets and saw flights at Stansted Airport grounded was a suspected hoax, the airline have said.

Passengers were safely taken off the plane which was diverted from it's route between Kaunas, Lithuania, and Luton and forced to land at Stansted, just before nine o'clock this morning.

Police say officers found nothing suspicious on board.

Flights to and from Stansted returned to normal within ten minutes