Airport chaos rumbles on as easyJet cuts 40 flights a DAY in June, passengers are stuck in queues at Heathrow, Manchester and Bristol while Gatwick is hit by ‘nightly meltdowns’ because of air traffic control staff shortages EasyJet pre-emptively axes 40 flights a day for rest of June to reduce further airport chaos for holidaymakers […]
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Paedophile half-brother of MP is FREE after serving half his sentence
Paedophile half-brother of Tory MP John Whittingdale is FREED from jail after serving six years of 13-year sentence for abusing young boys while he was a teacher Charles Napier, 74, was sentenced to 13 years at Southwark Crown Court in 2014 Paedophile, who carried out hundreds of assaults on boys, was released last May Dubbed […]
Factbox-What's in, and what's out, of the U.S. Senate's gun safety framework
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators said on Sunday they had reached an agreement on a framework for gun safety legislation, potentially the first significant new U.S. gun law in decades, following a string of recent high-profile mass shootings. Below are some highlights of what is and what is not covered by the […]
Policeman who shot James Gargasoulas cleared of assault on student
Key points Senior Constable Roland Jones has been cleared of serious assault charges following a bungled operation by the Critical Incident Response Team. Jones was previously involved in the shooting and arrest of Bourke Street killer James Gargasoulas and gave evidence at the coronial inquiry into the deaths of six people. Jones’ acquittal came after […]
Huge inferno erupts at recycling compound
Huge inferno erupts at recycling compound sparking warnings to ‘keep windows and doors closed’ as more than 100 firefighters battle the blaze West Midlands Fire Service have deployed 20 appliances to Smurfit Kappa Recycling centre in Birmingham Incident involves 8000 tons of paper and cardboard bales on fire at a warehouse on Mount Street, Nechells Roads in […]
Protesters swamp immigration centre in anger Rwanda migrant scheme
Protesters swamp immigration removal centre in anger over Government scheme to send migrants to Rwanda Protesters descended on immigration detention centre yesterday to join detainees in opposing the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda A crowd forcefully banged the gates of Brook House immigration removal centre The crowd chanted ‘No to Rwanda’ at the […]
‘It’s a beautiful thing’: How the global 3D-printing community is aiding Ukraine
In early March, Jakub Kaminski was at home in suburban Boston when a grim message arrived from his friend, a surgeon in Ukraine: Tourniquets were in short supply, and without them, many Ukrainian soldiers could bleed out and die. Kaminski, a robotics engineering graduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, thought his 3D-printing skills […]
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is open to buying Russian oil: PM
Colombo: Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the nation faces shortages amid an unprecedented economic crisis, its prime minister told the Associated Press. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, in an interview with the news agency on Saturday, said he would first look to other sources, but would be open to […]
Church's first openly transgender bishop resigns under cloud of racism
California church’s first openly transgender bishop resigns amid accusations of racism after threatening to call the police on congregants and wearing a bulletproof vest to service announcing the ouster of Latino pastor America’s first transgender Bishop Megan Rohrer, 42, resigned amid allegations of racism Rohrer was accused of wearing a bulletproof vest and insensitivity after […]
Coleen Rooney puts £3m WAGatha Christie trial behind her Dubai holiday
EXCLUSIVE: Coleen Rooney puts her £3m WAGatha Christie libel trial behind her by donning a leopard print bikini and relaxing by the pool with husband Wayne at the couple’s £600-a-night Dubai hotel Coleen Rooney has shared images of her holiday in Dubai following the sensational ‘Wagatha’ libel hearing Mrs Rooney, 36, and husband Wayne marked […]