Franky Zapata, a former jet-skiing champion, aims to soar above the Channel "like a bird" in the crossing from northern France to southern England, in a scene likely to resemble a science fiction film ...

A daredevil French inventor on Thursday began his attempt to fly across the Channel standing on a jet-powered "flyboard", an ambitious crossing he sees as following in the footsteps of the aviation ...

A daredevil French inventor who last week narrowly failed in an eye-catching bid to cross the Channel on a jet-powered flyboard will make a new attempt in the next days, his team announced on Monday.