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The Red Arrows are set to carry out a flypast as part of a special event to mark the diamond anniversary of East Midlands Airport.

The world famous aerobatic team will be visible above the East Midlands Aeropark on the afternoon of Sunday 20 July.

A Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will also fly over the site on the same day, while a Dakota aircraft will conduct a flypast on Monday 21 July.

The flypasts are part of a three-day event from 19 to 21 July to mark the 60th anniversary of the airport being opened by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh on 21 July 1965.

Visitors will also have the chance to see aircraft landing, taxiing and taking off from East Midlands Airport's runway.

The event will include games, food stalls, community stalls, a bouncy castle and children's entertainment, which will run from 10:00 to 18:00 BST each day.

East Midlands Airport's Managing Director Steve Griffiths said: "We're really grateful to the RAF for agreeing to treat the crowds to flypasts of some heritage aircraft, perhaps particularly poignant as we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War this year, as well as the ever-popular Red Arrows."

Train passengers were left "distressed" and "confused" when the driver of a packed train encouraged them to get off at a station for some fresh air – only to leave without them.

Trevor Greenfield, 74, and his wife, Eileen, 68, were among the group of eight passengers stranded at Swindon, having boarded the train from London Paddington to Carmarthen.

"People were distressed, confused and flabbergasted," said Mr Greenfield, from Barry in Vale of Glamorgan. "It's worrying and disappointing that the driver made no announcement that the train was leaving."

Great Western Railways apologised for the inconvenience caused.