British Airways (BA) workers have voted to strike during the school summer holidays in a move set to cause more travel chaos as the industry struggles to recover from the pandemic. Members of the GMB and Unite unions overwhelmingly supported the prospect of industrial action over pay with 95% of those voting, at both unions,
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1:45 AM BST Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has doubled down on comments that his organisation could walk away from Super Rugby, saying it is a 50/50 call, while also describing the reaction stemming out of New Zealand as “hilarious”. McLennan dropped a huge bombshell last Thursday when he revealed that “all bets were off”
Emilia Clarke has confirmed her Game of Thrones co-star Kit Harington will reprise his role as Jon Snow in a new spin-off series. In addition to the House of Dragon prequel due to air in August, Clarke confirmed reports Harington is also behind a second series linked to the original franchise. When asked about the
A professional US synchronised swimmer fainted mid-routine at the World Championships and had to be rescued by her coach after sinking to the bottom of the pool. Anita Alvarez, 25, lost consciousness as she competed in the final of the women’s solo free event in Budapest on Wednesday. Her coach Andrea Fuentes rushed to her
A 70-year-old man who shot dead three senior citizens at an Alabama church group’s meeting Thursday evening was subdued by someone else at the event until police arrived, authorities said Friday. #cnn #News
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President Joe Biden called on Congress Wednesday to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax, as he tries to quell the rapid surge in prices at the pump. While experts say a suspension could provide some immediate relief, it could also keep demand elevated, thereby exacerbating tight supply. Consumers are getting hit with higher prices everywhere,
NATO looks set to agree next week to the biggest overhaul of its defences since the Cold War, including a major expansion of a 40,000-strong force on alert to respond in a crisis. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – which is not in NATO – has triggered a fundamental rethink in how the alliance deters President
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s GSAT-24 satellite, built NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), was successfully launched by French company Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana (South America) on Thursday. GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4180kg with pan-India coverage for meeting DTH application needs. It was the first “demand driven” communication satellite mission
In this article META Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday that the metaverse could be a considerable part of the social-network operator’s business in the second half of the decade. “We hope to basically get to around a billion people in the metaverse doing hundreds of dollars of commerce, each
Voters will head to the polls this morning in two crucial by-elections that are seen as a key test for Boris Johnson’s leadership. In Wakefield, a former industrial area in West Yorkshire, the election was triggered by the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan. Wakefield was one of the so-called Red Wall seats won by the
A family who have been fighting more than a month to bring a man’s body home after he died in Vietnam said he was repeatedly “lost” on route and arrived back in the UK in a deteriorated condition. Denver Barfield, from Leicester, died in the early hours of 16 May when the bike he was
A member of the infamous Rochdale gang that groomed dozens of girls for sex has told a judge he shouldn’t be deported because his son needs a role model. Adil Khan, 51, and Qari Abdul Rauf, 52, are due to be sent back to Pakistan for the public good after being convicted in May 2012.
Kyrbartai, in the south-west corner of Lithuania, is not a town that feels like it was designed for fame. Nobody comes here to admire the architecture or dwell on the natural beauty. It’s hardly tranquil or relaxing – a steady stream of lorries thunder along its main road. To be honest, it’s not particularly welcoming
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are divorcing after six years of marriage, according to reports. The media mogul and the former supermodel tied the knot in March 2016 in a private ceremony at a church on London’s Fleet Street. The New York Times first reported the couple were getting divorced, saying it had spoken to
9:24 AM ET ATLANTA — Right now, there is an unmistakable buzz going on behind the scenes at the PFL. It’s a buzz that has nothing to do with the promotion’s most established, recognizable talent. It’s independent of anything to do with Kayla Harrison, Anthony Pettis, Rory MacDonald or fan favorite Clay Collard. And it
A woman was rescued from a “five-hour hostage situation” after including a note saying “please call the police” with a takeaway order. Staff at a restaurant in New York state say they raised the alarm when they received a worrying request through delivery app Grubhub, NBC reports. In the additional instructions portion of her order,
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Dasha Navalnaya, the daughter of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, speaks with CNN’s Jim Sciutto about the conditions her father faces after he was transferred to a maximum-security prison. #cnn #news
President Biden is preparing to propose a three-month gas tax suspension to Congress, but at this point, it’s only a Band-Aid on a big open wound. The average gas price in the US is right now hovering at around $5 a gallon. It is putting a lot of pressure on lower-income people and families. The