climbing trees and spending hours playing outside used to be part of every childhood . but today 's youngsters are more likely to be stuck indoors -- and it may be harming their eyesight . furious ryanair passengers say they were left confused and out of pocket after their flight was diverted to a different island in the canaries . the plane carrying 140 holidaymakers was heading to lanzarote from dublin on saturday when it was forced to land on neighbouring fuerteventura due to severe thunderstorms . passengers say they were told they would be able to hop on a ferry to complete their journey , but claim they were crammed onto buses and taken to the port without proper instruction . the flight from dublin to lanzarote was diverted to fuerteventura during stormy weather . a handful of passengers sent tweets to ryanair to complain about the situation in fuerteventura . all eyes will be on ap mccoy as he bids for a dream end to his career but i have a strong feeling that a horse he could have ridden is going to come back to haunt him . the 19-time champion jockey could have ridden cause of causes who , like his mount shutthefrontdoor , is owned by his boss jp mcmanus . he has ridden him three times before . while it was ultimately no surprise he chose shutthefrontdoor , a runner with strong credentials , cause of causes also has very good reasons why he should be backed . cause of causes at cheltenham last month . he was second at the 2014 cheltenham festival and then landed the four-mile national hunt chase at last month 's meeting . that marks him down as a quality performer , and he is ridden by a grand national winning jockey in paul carberry -lrb- bobbyjo , 1999 -rrb- and trained by a race-winning trainer in gordon elliott -lrb- silver birch , 2007 -rrb- . and it is not just because of the time spent sitting in front of a screen . for a lack of natural daylight is thought to be driving up rates of short-sightedness among the young . some grew frustrated with the lengthy wait at the airport and paid more than # 30 for a taxi . passenger max kyck , who managed to board the first bus , told the journal that many holidaymakers bought ferry tickets at their own expense after being told that none had been reserved . at the airport , he said , a young worker tried to ` herd ' all of the passengers outside to wait for buses , but she had no information about ferry tickets . he added : ` when we got to the port shortly after 1pm there was nobody from ryanair and nobody at the port knew anything about our tickets . ` we waited a while and then bought tickets -- $ 47 -lsb- # 37 -rsb- for two . ' passengers say the airline did n't provide proper instruction on how to catch a ferry to lanzarote . passenger max kyck said he paid # 37 for two ferry tickets to lanzarote amid the confusion . passengers had to pay for their own transport to their hotels once they arrived hours late in lanzarote . several passengers sent tweets to ryanair to complain about the situation . passenger gareth murran wrote : ` your communication plan is shocking . 144 passengers left to make their own arrangements after flight diverted to fuerteventura . ' his four mile cheltenham win indicates reserves of stamina for the four-and-a-half-mile , 30-fence test which i like to see in my grand national hopes . shutthefrontdoor , the 2014 irish national winner , is also strong on that score . i like last year 's runner-up balthazar king and 2014 scottish national winner al co , as well as godsmejudge , second in that race having won it in 2013 . for those looking for an each-way punt at more speculative odds , royale knight is a horse which has caught my eye . passengers were diverted to fuerteventura and forced to take a ferry to lanzarote . i will be cheering on my two sons . tom rides soll , another runner with a serious chance of a light weight , while michael trains monbeg dude , last year 's seventh owned by a trio of rugby players including former england captain mike tindall . he could easily nick a place . passengers say they were ` herded ' outside and crammed onto buses when they landed in fuerteventura . ryanair has apologised for the diversion and offered refunds to those who are out of pocket over taxi or ferry costs . a spokesman for the dublin-based airline told mailonline travel : ` all customers were transferred by ferry and coach from fuerteventura to lanzarote airport . ` customers who chose to make their own way to fuerteventura are asked to submit receipted travel expenses for full reimbursement . ` ryanair sincerely apologised to all customers affected by this weather diversion . ' ryanair says it has apologised to all customers and offered refunds to those who still have their receipts . passengers grew frustrated with the communication from ryanair and the lengthy delay . a similar incident occurred in 2010 when more than 100 ryanair passengers on a flight from bournemouth to lanzarote were diverted to fuerteventura during a thunderstorm . spending an extra 40 minutes a day in the sunshine has been shown to improve children 's sight dramatically . scientists had though reading or looking at a screen could cause shortsightedness , but now think it could be down to a lack of natural light while taking part in these activities -lrb- file image -rrb- . in china , where four teenagers in five are short-sighted , transparent classrooms are being tested in a bid to increase pupils ' exposure to natural light . chinese scientists have reported a 23 per cent reduction in myopia -- short-sightedness -- in children who spend an extra 40 minutes a day in the sunshine . studies in australia and by ohio state university in the us produced similar results . leading eye surgeon david allamby warned that an increase in eyesight problems is likely in britain if children do not regain a love of the great outdoors . two in five adults in this country are short-sighted , but mr allamby said those rates are likely to increase . ` for 100 years we have researched into the effects of reading and prolonged study on making short-sightedness worse , ' he said . ` it has become a common belief that spending too much time inside a book , or today on a screen , will make anyone 's eyesight worse . the passengers complained about a lack of information from the airline and said they were forced to make their own travel arrangements to catch ferries and boats to lanzarote . one family said it was left # 400 out of pocket after they had to pay for hotel accommodation and a 30-minute ferry crossing the next day . ` recent research might have turned this on its head . that 's why today some chinese schoolchildren are going to school inside a big glass box . there are several studies showing that lack of daylight might be the principal reason why children become more short-sighted , rather than prolonged reading . study shows that 40 minutes of extra natural light per day , by playing outside or climbing trees , could help to reduce cases by 26 per cent -lrb- file image -rrb- . ` what was n't factored into our decades of research was that reading and studying are done indoors , away from daylight . ` the link between studying and myopia might really be a red herring , where the close vision activity is just a proxy for lack of daylight . ' donald mutti , who led the ohio study , told the journal nature : ` we thought it was an odd finding but it just kept coming up as we did the analyses . ' mr allamby , who runs focus clinics in london , said : ` the incidence of short sight in the west is rising , now affecting around 40 per cent of the population . ` if we look at hunter-gatherer societies that live mainly outdoors , such as those studied in gabon , we find that only 0.5 per cent of adults are afflicted by short sight . ` chinese children are participating in research to determine if more exposure to daylight will protect them from their myopic genes . ` if -lsb- it -rsb- is shown to help it might mean we all got outdoors more often . it could be time to invest in conservatory companies . '
researchers had thought reading or looking at screens caused condition . but now believe it could be because both of these activities occur indoors . forty minutes extra of natural light per day could cut cases by a quarter . chinese children now being sent to schools with translucent walls .
climbing trees and spending hours playing outside used to be part of every childhood . but today 's youngsters are more likely to be stuck indoors -- and it may be harming their eyesight . furious ryanair passengers say they were left confused and out of pocket after their flight was diverted to a different island in the canaries . the plane carrying 140 holidaymakers was heading to lanzarote from dublin on saturday when it was forced to land on neighbouring fuerteventura due to severe thunderstorms . passengers say they were told they would be able to hop on a ferry to complete their journey , but claim they were crammed onto buses and taken to the port without proper instruction . the flight from dublin to lanzarote was diverted to fuerteventura during stormy weather . a handful of passengers sent tweets to ryanair to complain about the situation in fuerteventura . all eyes will be on ap mccoy as he bids for a dream end to his career but i have a strong feeling that a horse he could have ridden is going to come back to haunt him . the 19-time champion jockey could have ridden cause of causes who , like his mount shutthefrontdoor , is owned by his boss jp mcmanus . he has ridden him three times before . while it was ultimately no surprise he chose shutthefrontdoor , a runner with strong credentials , cause of causes also has very good reasons why he should be backed . cause of causes at cheltenham last month . he was second at the 2014 cheltenham festival and then landed the four-mile national hunt chase at last month 's meeting . that marks him down as a quality performer , and he is ridden by a grand national winning jockey in paul carberry -lrb- bobbyjo , 1999 -rrb- and trained by a race-winning trainer in gordon elliott -lrb- silver birch , 2007 -rrb- . and it is not just because of the time spent sitting in front of a screen . for a lack of natural daylight is thought to be driving up rates of short-sightedness among the young . some grew frustrated with the lengthy wait at the airport and paid more than # 30 for a taxi . passenger max kyck , who managed to board the first bus , told the journal that many holidaymakers bought ferry tickets at their own expense after being told that none had been reserved . at the airport , he said , a young worker tried to ` herd ' all of the passengers outside to wait for buses , but she had no information about ferry tickets . he added : ` when we got to the port shortly after 1pm there was nobody from ryanair and nobody at the port knew anything about our tickets . ` we waited a while and then bought tickets -- $ 47 -lsb- # 37 -rsb- for two . ' passengers say the airline did n't provide proper instruction on how to minutes a day in the sunshine . studies in australia and by ohio state university in the us produced similar results . leading eye surgeon david allamby warned that an increase in eyesight problems is likely in britain if children do not regain a love of the great outdoors . two in five adults in this country are short-sighted , but mr allamby said those rates are likely to increase . ` for 100 years we have researched into the effects of reading and prolonged study on making short-sightedness worse , ' he said . ` it has become a common belief that spending too much time inside a book , or today on a screen , will make anyone 's eyesight worse . the passengers complained about a lack of information from the airline and said they were forced to make their own travel arrangements to catch ferries and boats to lanzarote . one family said it was left # 400 out of pocket after they had to pay for hotel accommodation and a 30-minute ferry crossing the next day . ` recent research might have turned this on its head . that 's why today some chinese schoolchildren are going to school inside a big glass box . there are several studies showing that lack of daylight might be the principal reason why children become more short-sighted , rather than prolonged reading . study shows that 40 minutes of extra natural light per day , by playing outside or climbing trees , could help to reduce cases by 26 per cent -lrb- file image -rrb- . ` what was n't factored into our decades of research was that reading and studying are done indoors , away from daylight . ` the link between studying and myopia might really be a red herring , where the close vision activity is just a proxy for lack of daylight . ' donald mutti , who led the ohio study , told the journal nature : ` we thought it was an odd finding but it just kept coming up as we did the analyses . ' mr allamby , who runs focus clinics in london , said : ` the incidence of short sight in the west is rising , now affecting around 40 per cent of the population . ` if we look at hunter-gatherer societies that live mainly outdoors , such as those studied in gabon , we find that only 0.5 per cent of adults are afflicted by short sight . ` chinese children are participating in research to determine if more exposure to daylight will protect them from their myopic genes . ` if -lsb- it -rsb- is shown to help it might mean we all got outdoors more often . it could be time to invest in conservatory companies . '
climbing trees and spending hours playing outside used to be part of every childhood . but today 's youngsters are more likely to be stuck indoors -- and it may be harming their eyesight . furious ryanair passengers say they were left confused and out of pocket after their flight was diverted to a different island in the canaries . the plane carrying 140 holidaymakers was heading to lanzarote from dublin on saturday when it was forced to land on neighbouring fuerteventura due to severe thunderstorms . passengers say they were told they would be able to hop on a ferry to complete their journey , but claim they were crammed onto buses and taken to the port without proper instruction . the flight from dublin to lanzarote causes at cheltenham last month . he was second at the 2014 cheltenham festival and then landed the four-mile national hunt chase at last month 's meeting . that marks him down as a quality performer , and he is ridden by a grand national winning jockey in paul carberry -lrb- bobbyjo , 1999 -rrb- and trained by a race-winning trainer in gordon elliott -lrb- silver birch , 2007 -rrb- . and it is not just because of the time spent sitting in front of a screen . for a lack of natural daylight is thought to be driving up rates of short-sightedness among the young . some grew frustrated with the lengthy wait at the airport and paid more than # 30 for a taxi . passenger max kyck , who managed to board the first bus , told the journal that many holidaymakers bought ferry tickets at their own expense after being told that none had been reserved . at the airport , he said , a young worker tried to ` herd ' all of the passengers outside to wait for buses , but she had no information about ferry tickets . he added : ` when we got to the port shortly after 1pm there was nobody from ryanair and nobody at the port knew anything about our tickets . ` we waited a while and then bought tickets -- $ 47 -lsb- # 37 -rsb- for two . ' passengers say the airline did n't provide proper instruction on how to 2010 when more than 100 ryanair passengers on a flight from bournemouth to lanzarote were diverted to fuerteventura during a thunderstorm . spending an extra 40 minutes a day in the sunshine has been shown to improve children 's sight dramatically . scientists had though reading or looking at a screen could cause shortsightedness , but now think it could be down to a lack of natural light while taking part in these activities -lrb- file image -rrb- . in china , where four teenagers in five are short-sighted , transparent classrooms are being tested in a bid to increase pupils ' exposure to natural light . chinese scientists have reported a 23 per cent reduction in myopia -- short-sightedness -- in children who spend an extra 40 minutes a day in the sunshine . studies in australia and by ohio state university in the us produced similar results . leading eye surgeon david allamby warned that an increase in eyesight problems is likely in britain if children do not regain a love of the great outdoors . two in five adults in this country are short-sighted , but mr allamby said those rates are likely to increase . ` for 100 years we have researched into the effects of reading and prolonged study on making short-sightedness worse , ' he said . ` it has become a common belief that spending too much time inside a book , or today on a screen , will make anyone 's eyesight worse . the passengers complained about a lack of information from the airline and said they were forced to make their own travel arrangements to catch ferries and boats to lanzarote . one family said it was left # 400 out of pocket after they had to pay for hotel accommodation and a 30-minute ferry crossing the next day . ` recent research might have turned this on its head . that 's why today some chinese schoolchildren are going to school inside a big glass box . there are several studies showing that lack of daylight might be the principal reason why children become more short-sighted , rather than prolonged reading . study shows that 40 minutes of extra natural light per day , by playing outside or climbing trees , could help to reduce cases by 26 per cent -lrb- file image -rrb- . ` what was n't factored into our decades of research was that reading and studying are done indoors , away from daylight . ` the link between studying and myopia might really be a red herring , where the close vision activity is just a proxy for lack of daylight . ' donald mutti , who led the ohio study , told the journal nature : ` we thought it was an odd finding but it just kept coming up as we did the analyses . ' mr allamby , who runs focus clinics in london , said : ` the incidence of short sight in the west is rising , now affecting around 40 per cent of the population . ` if we look at hunter-gatherer societies that live mainly outdoors , such as those studied in gabon , we find that only 0.5 per cent of adults are afflicted by short sight . ` chinese children are participating in research to determine if more exposure to daylight will protect them from their myopic genes . ` if -lsb- it -rsb- is shown to help it might mean we all got outdoors more often . it could be time to invest in conservatory companies . '
climbing trees spending playing outside used part every childhood. but today 's youngsters more stuck indoors -- it may harming. furious ryanair passengers say left confused out pocket a different island the canaries. the plane carrying 140 holidaymakers heading lanzarote from dublin saturday forced neighbouring fuerteventura. passengers say hop complete, claim crammed onto taken without proper instruction the flight dublin lanzarote diverted fuerteventura during. a handful passengers sent tweets ryanair to complain in fuerteventura. all eyes ap mccoy bids a dream end but i a horse he could come. the 19-time champion jockey could ridden cause causes who, like his mount shutthefrontdoor is owned his boss jp mcmanus he has ridden him three before. while it ultimately no surprise he chose shutthefrontdoor, a runner strong credentials, cause of causes also has very good reasons why backed. cause causes at cheltenham last. he second at the 2014 cheltenham festival then landed the four-mile national hunt chase last month 's meeting. that marks him down a quality performer, ridden a grand national winning jockey in paul carberry -lrb- bobbyjo, 1999 -rrb- and trained a race-winning trainer gordon elliott silver birch 2007. and it because the time sitting. for a lack natural daylight is thought driving rates among young. some grew frustrated the lengthy wait at paid # 30 for. passenger max kyck, who managed board the first bus, told the journal many holidaymakers bought ferry tickets after being none had reserved. at the airport, he, a young worker tried ` herd all outside to wait buses she had no information ferry tickets he added : ` when got the port shortly 1pm there nobody from ryanair and nobody at knew our tickets. ` we waited bought tickets -- $ 47 -lsb- # 37 for two. ' passengers say the airline did n't provide proper instruction catch a ferry lanzarote. passenger max kyck said he paid # 37 for two ferry tickets lanzarote amid the confusion. passengers had pay their hotels once hours late in lanzarote. several passengers sent tweets ryanair to complain. passenger gareth murran wrote : ` your communication plan shocking. 144 passengers left to make their own arrangements after flight diverted fuerteventura. ' his four mile cheltenham win indicates reserves stamina for the four-and-a-half-mile, 30-fence test which i like in my grand national hopes. shutthefrontdoor, the 2014 irish national winner, also strong that score. i like last year 's runner-up balthazar king and 2014 scottish national winner al co, as godsmejudge second that race having it 2013 for those looking an each-way punt at more speculative odds, royale knight a horse which caught. passengers were diverted fuerteventura forced a ferry lanzarote. i will cheering my two sons. tom rides soll, another runner with a serious chance a light weight, while michael trains monbeg dude last year 's seventh owned a trio rugby players including former england captain mike tindall. he could easily nick a place. passengers say ` herded ' outside and crammed onto when landed fuerteventura. ryanair has apologised the diversion and offered refunds are out over taxi or ferry costs. a spokesman the dublin-based airline told mailonline travel : ` all customers were transferred by ferry coach fuerteventura lanzarote. ` customers who chose make their own way fuerteventura are asked submit receipted travel expenses full reimbursement. ` ryanair sincerely apologised all customers affected this weather diversion. ' ryanair says it apologised all customers offered still their receipts. passengers grew frustrated the communication from ryanair and the lengthy delay. a similar incident 2010 more ryanair passengers bournemouth lanzarote diverted fuerteventura during. spending an extra 40 minutes the sunshine has children 's sight dramatically. scientists had though reading or looking a screen could cause shortsightedness, think down natural light while taking part these activities -lrb- file image -rrb-. in china, where four teenagers in five are short, transparent classrooms being tested increase pupils ' exposure natural light. chinese scientists reported myopia -- spend an extra 40 minutes the sunshine. studies australia by ohio state university the us produced similar results. leading eye surgeon david allamby warned an increase eyesight problems britain if children regain a love. two in five adults short, but mr allamby said those rates likely. ` for 100 years we researched into reading prolonged study making short-sightedness, ' he. ` it has spending inside a book, today on a screen anyone 's eyesight. the passengers complained information from forced make catch ferries boats lanzarote. one family said left # 400 out pocket after they hotel accommodation a 30 ferry crossing the next. ` recent research might turned this on. that 's why today some chinese schoolchildren going school inside a big glass box. there several studies lack daylight might the principal reason children become short, rather prolonged reading. study shows 40 minutes extra natural light, by playing outside or climbing trees could cases by 26 -lrb- file image -rrb-. ` what was n't factored our decades was reading and studying are done indoors, away daylight ` the link between studying myopia might really, where the close vision activity just a proxy lack daylight ' donald mutti, who led the ohio study, told the journal nature : ` we thought an odd finding just kept as did the analyses. ' mr allamby, who runs focus clinics london ` the incidence short sight in the west rising, now affecting around ` if we look that live mainly outdoors, such studied gabon adults afflicted short sight. ` chinese children participating research determine more exposure daylight will protect their myopic genes. ` if -lsb- it -rsb- is shown to help it might mean we all got outdoors more. it could time invest conservatory companies. '
climbing trees and spending hours playing outside used to be part of every childhood . but today 's youngsters are more likely to be stuck indoors -- and it may be harming their eyesight . furious ryanair passengers say they were left confused and out of pocket after their flight was diverted to a different island in the canaries . the plane carrying 140 holidaymakers was heading to lanzarote from dublin on saturday when it was forced to land on neighbouring fuerteventura due to severe thunderstorms . passengers say they were told they would be able to hop on a ferry to complete their journey , but claim they were crammed onto buses and taken to the port without proper instruction . the flight from dublin to lanzarote was diverted to fuerteventura during stormy weather . a handful of passengers sent tweets to ryanair to complain about the situation in fuerteventura . all eyes will be on ap mccoy as he bids for a dream end to his career but i have a strong feeling that a horse he could have ridden is going to come back to haunt him . the 19-time champion jockey could have ridden cause of causes who , like his mount shutthefrontdoor , is owned by his boss jp mcmanus . he has ridden him three times before . while it was ultimately no surprise he chose shutthefrontdoor , a runner with strong credentials , cause of causes also has very good reasons why he should be backed . cause of minutes a day in the sunshine . studies in australia and by ohio state university in the us produced similar results . leading eye surgeon david allamby warned that an increase in eyesight problems is likely in britain if children do not regain a love of the great outdoors . two in five adults in this country are short-sighted , but mr allamby said those rates are likely to increase . ` for 100 years we have researched into the effects of reading and prolonged study on making short-sightedness worse , ' he said . ` it has become a common belief that spending too much time inside a book , or today on a screen , will make anyone 's eyesight worse . the passengers complained about a lack of information from the airline and said they were forced to make their own travel arrangements to catch ferries and boats to lanzarote . one family said it was left # 400 out of pocket after they had to pay for hotel accommodation and a 30-minute ferry crossing the next day . ` recent research might have turned this on its head . that 's why today some chinese schoolchildren are going to school inside a big glass box . there are several studies showing that lack of daylight might be the principal reason why children become more short-sighted , rather than prolonged reading . study shows that 40 minutes of extra natural light per day , by playing outside or climbing trees , could help to reduce cases by 26 per cent -lrb- file image -rrb- . ` what was n't factored into our decades of research was that reading and studying are done indoors , away from daylight . ` the link between studying and myopia might really be a red herring , where the close vision activity is just a proxy for lack of daylight . ' donald mutti , who led the ohio study , told the journal nature : ` we thought it was an odd finding but it just kept coming up as we did the analyses . ' mr allamby , who runs focus clinics in london , said : ` the incidence of short sight in the west is rising , now affecting around 40 per cent of the population . ` if we look at hunter-gatherer societies that live mainly outdoors , such as those studied in gabon , we find that only 0.5 per cent of adults are afflicted by short sight . ` chinese children are participating in research to determine if more exposure to daylight will protect them from their myopic genes . ` if -lsb- it -rsb- is shown to help it might mean we all got outdoors more often . it could be time to invest in conservatory companies . '
 The article discusses how children are spending less time outdoors and more time indoors, which can lead to health problems. It highlights that in the past, children used to spend hours playing outside, but now they are stuck to screens. This change is attributed to factors like urbanization, increased screen time, and parental fears about safety. The article also mentions studies that show the negative effects of reduced outdoor playtime on children's physical and mental health.