Birmingham Airport in central England said on Wednesday it had shut its runway temporarily on Wednesday following what it described as an "aircraft incident". Images shared on social media site X showed a small propeller aircraft stationary on the runway of Britain's seventh busiest airport.

Birmingham airport has shut after a private aircraft made an emergency landing. All departures and arrivals have been stopped until 6pm after a twin-engined Beech King Air, which had been heading to Belfast, declared an in-flight emergency and diverted to Birmingham.

Birmingham Airport has temporarily closed its runway with all flights currently grounded after a small aircraft made an emergency landing. One person suffered minor injuries from the incident, which occurred at around 1.40pm on Wednesday, West Midlands Police said.