A UK man has been arrested on a remote island in Australia while trying to flee the country on a jet ski, authorities say. The 57-year-old man was taken into custody on Saibai Island, about 4km (2.5 miles) south of Papua New Guinea. Police said he had launched his jet ski on Monday from the tip of Australia’s mainland, about …

Airbus has secured an order from China for 300 jets, in a deal estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars. An agreement to purchase A320 and A350 XWB aircraft was signed during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Paris. The order is part of a package of deals signed during Mr Xi’s visit to Europe. It …