Terrified passengers were taken back to Manchester Airport after their plane's windshield cracked after it was struck by lightning and forced to turn around on the spot.

Reports on flight tracking sites show that flight LM26 returned to the airport "a short time ago" after a "potential lightning strike" cracked the windshield. The plane was travelling from Manchester Airport at around 4.30pm this afternoon, and was around half an hour into its journey to Aberdeen when it turned around.