**A Swiss man has failed in his bid to become the first person to fly solo across the Strait of Gibraltar using a single jet-propelled wing. **Yves Rossy ditched into the water and was rescued after setting off from Tangier in Morocco.
It is not known what went wrong with 50-year-old Mr Rossy’s attempt to make the 38km (23 mile) crossing.
The former fighter pilot had planned to cut his engines, open his parachute and land in Spain after a 13-minute flight.