Blue singer Lee Ryan loses a High Court bid seeking to overturn his conviction for a racially aggravated assault connected to a flight from Glasgow to London City Airport. Multiple reports say Ryan was convicted after an incident on a British Airways flight in July 2022, following a dispute in which he was refused alcohol. The Daily Record reports that Ryan made comments about Leah Gordon’s appearance after being refused alcohol. Other outlets describe the case in similar terms but focus on the legal outcome and the nature of the conviction, stating that the assault is treated as racially aggravated. The reports indicate the conviction is from 2023, with the High Court challenge then brought to clear the conviction. In the new ruling, the High Court challenge is unsuccessful, meaning the conviction stands. The coverage is consistent that the matter involves a London-bound flight from Glasgow, an altercation involving a refusal of alcohol, and remarks linked to the racially aggravated element of the charge.