Low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced it will be operating flights from Luton Airport to multiple Spanish destinations from 2026.
The Hungarian airline announced that it will be running multiple flights from Luton Airport to Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia and Bilbao from March 29th 2026.
Wizz Air’s move marks part of an expansion of their flights in and out of Luton Airport. The operator runs flights to over 40 destinations from the Bedfordshire airport, with Wizz Air also starting to run flights from Luton to Vienna, Milan and Rome from late October.
The airline’s service plan for its newly announced services includes daily flights from Luton to Madrid, ten flights a week from Luton to Barcelona, 5 a week to each of Bilbao & Valencia and 4 to Seville.
The airline announced all flights will use the newly introduced Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Yvonne Moynihan, Managing Director at Wizz Air UK, said in a statement,: “We are excited to announce not one, but five new Spanish routes from our base at London Luton Airport.
“While some airlines stick to siestas, we’re bringing serious competition with our signature low fares and high-efficiency model. We are proud to do things the WIZZ way – always customer-first making travel accessible and affordable to all with unbeatable value flying brand new aircraft. We’re not just adding new routes – we’re here to shake up the status quo with more choice and flexibility. providing more opportunities to create unforgettable travel experiences. Let’s Wizz, Let’s Vamos!”
Jonathan Rayner, Chief Commercial Officer at London Luton Airport, added, “We are delighted to have secured these exciting new Wizz Air routes at London Luton Airport, providing our passengers with even greater choice and new opportunities to enjoy the delights of Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Seville and Valencia – five must-see Spanish cities. It’s great to see Wizz strengthening its commitment to LLA even further with the addition of multiple flights to Milan, Rome and Vienna each week.
“The continued and rising demand for city break destinations has been clear to see this year and these eye-catching additions to our departure boards build on the wealth of fantastic options already available from LLA.”
Former MK Dons players Joe White and Danilo Orsi have signed for new clubs, with White joining Leyton Orient and Orsi making a move to AFC Wimbledon.
Both players spent time last season on loan in Milton Keynes, with White joining the Dons on a season-long loan from Newcastle and Orsi signing in January from Burton Albion during the Dons’ management by his former Crawley Town boss Scott Lindsay.
White’s move to East London sees him join Leyton Orient on a season-long loan, with the 22-year-old midfielder making another EFL loan after previous spells with Hartlepool, Exeter, Crewe and the Dons.
Last season, White made 35 appearances in a season-long loan in Milton Keynes. He scored 6 times and made 2 assists.
The moves sees White become the 10th summer signing for the East London-based club, who are aiming to push on after reaching the play-offs in League One last season.
Meanwhile, Orsi has become the latest player to represent both MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon, with the striker joining AFC Wimbledon from Burton Albion.
The 29-year-old joined AFC Wimbledon for an undisclosed fee, with the striker signing a two-year contract for the West London-based club.
Orsi spent the second half of last season on loan in Milton Keynes, scoring 3 goals in 18 appearances on loan after joining Burton from Crawley at the end of the previous season.
MK Dons elected not to make Orsi’s transfer a full transfer, with the striker returning to Burton Albion upon expiry of his loan move and the Brewers now duly selling him onwards.
Players who have also previously represented both sides of the post-Wimbledon rivalry between AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons include current MK Dons duo Conor Lemonheigh-Evans and Connal Trueman, as well as Tennai Watson, Henry Lawrence, Paris Maghoma and Drewe Broughton.
Milton Keynes Heritage Open Days is set to return in September with over 250 events taking places in locations across the city.
The open days will run from Friday 12th to Sunday 21st September with the heritage of Milton Keynes being demonstrated with a packed programme of over 250 free family events, guided walks, historic talks, cycle rides, creative workshops, open days, exhibitions, film screenings, storytelling, craft workshops and musical performances – all completely free to attend.
Families can take a trip on the Electra canal boat, learn about Milton Keynes’ parks in events held by The Parks Trust, take a guided bike ride through the city, enjoy craft workshops, learn to play board games, hear some stories, visit a medieval fayre, explore a museum dedicated to all things Lego, find out all about bees and above all have fun, share quality time and make some memories this September.
Attractions opening their doors for free events across the city include Milton Keynes Museum, Great Linford Manor Park, Westbury Arts Centre, Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre, The Stables Theatre, Bletchley Park, and the Cowper & Newton Museum in Olney.
The theme for this year is Architecture and across the city, 109 events are being held to show off MK’s architectural legacy, from ancient churches and farm buildings to the modernist marble-and-glass buildings that form the fabric of the centre of the city.
Patrons can visit architectural practices, hear talks on architecture and sustainability, tour some of MK’s most well-known landmarks and celebrate all that our city has to offer with 10 days of family-friendly free activities.
MK City Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning and Placemaking, Cllr Shanika Mahendran said: “It’s really encouraging to see so many of our organisations and communities getting involved in Heritage Open Days 2025 again. Hosting 250 events over just ten days is a huge achievement – and there’s something for everyone. With 109 events focused on this year’s theme of Architecture, Milton Keynes is really celebrating its unique design legacy.”
Anyone who can’t make any of the scheduled events can take one of self-guided walks and trails for times that work better.
People looking to join the events can collect MK HODs brochure from the Milton Keynes libraries, from Get Smart carousels in local supermarkets from the beginning of August, or browse the events online here:
https://www.livingarchive.org.uk/events/category/events
Max Verstappen has confirmed he intends to stay with Red Bull Racing for the 2026 F1 season.
The Dutch driver is contracted to race with the Milton Keynes-based team until 2028, but heavy speculation over his future has been present on multiple occasions in the last 18 months, with the driver linked with a move to another team.
One repeated link had been to Mercedes, whose drivers George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli are out of contract at the end of 2025 and who had been linked with trying to sign Verstappen for 2025 when previous driver Lewis Hamilton left the Brackley-based team to join Ferrari.
Rumours in more recent weeks had suggested that Verstappen had opted to remain with Red Bull, who he joined in 2016 after just over a year with their junior team Toro Rosso.
In a press conference ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, Verstappen told the media in remarks as quoted by the BBC that he would be staying with Red Bull for 2026.
He said, “I’ve never really said anything about it because I was just focused on talking to the team about how we can improve our performance, future ideas for next year as well. And that’s why I have nothing really to add ever.
“But yeah, I think it’s time to basically stop all the rumours. And for me, it’s always been quite clear that I was staying anyway.
“I think that was also the general feeling in the team anyway, because we were always in discussions about what we could do with the car.
“And I think when you’re not interested in staying, then you also stop talking about these kind of things. And I never did.”
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had said representatives of his team had held conversations with Verstappen about the idea of moving to Mercedes, although the Austrian said that it was not necessarily indicative of a move for 2026 and that it was more likely they would stay with their existing line-up.
Multiple reports had said there was a clause in Verstappen’s Red Bull contract that he would be free to leave the team if he was outside the top 3 in the driver’s championship in F1’s summer break.
If that was the case, this clause can no longer be used, with the Dutchman third in the championship and unable to be overtaken by 4th place Russell even if the British driver won this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix and Verstappen failed to score points.
The move will see Verstappen remain as part of a changed Red Bull Racing operation, with long-term team boss Christian Horner leaving Red Bull earlier this month. He has been replaced by Laurent Mekies, who was promoted from his role of boss at Red Bull’s junior team Racing Bulls. Mekies had his first race as team principal at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Red Bull are still set to have some driver market considerations to make for 2026, with Verstappen’s teammate Yuki Tsunoda on a contract that expires at the end of 2025. The Japanese driver has struggled since being promoted to Red Bull in March, scoring just 7 points for the senior team after spending four full seasons with Red Bull’s junior team.
Luton Town midfielder Jayden Luker will spend the season on loan with League 2 side Notts County.
The 20-year-old, who is a graduate of the Luton academy, has joined the Magpies on a season-long loan deal, with the deal marking a second EFL loan move for Luker after he spent part of last season on loan with Grimsby Town.
Luker scored 3 times in 26 appearances on loan with the Mariners last season, helping the Lincolnshire side to finish narrowly outside the League 2 play-offs.
In his career, Luker had also spent on time on loan with Woking in the National League.
Notts County’s Director of Football Roberto Gagliardi told the club’s official website that he was happy to put in the work with Luton to get the deal done.
He said, “Jayden is another exciting, attack-minded player who will be enjoyable to watch.
“He’s a good dribbler with pace and creativity, making him a threat both in terms of goals and assists, and is probably best suited to the number 10 role in our system while also being adept as a winger or support striker.
“Jayden impressed during his loan at Grimsby and attracted a lot of interest from other clubs in League Two for this season, although there was no guarantee that Luton wanted to send him out again.
“The good relationship between both clubs’ coaching staff was key to making this happen and I’d like to express my gratitude to Luton for allowing him to join us.”
The deal has been concluded in time for the opening weekend of the League Two season, which sees Notts County begin their season by travelling to face Newport County on Saturday (02/08).
Luker is the second young prospect in the Hatters’ squad to earn a League Two loan move in this transfer window.
Earlier this month, Luton confirmed that striker Taylan Harris would be joining Tranmere Rovers. The 19-year-old will join Tranmere Rovers, and will stay with the Merseyside-based club until January.
Harris had joined Luton from Reading in 2024, though is yet to make his first-team debut for the Bedfordshire based club.
