4 h. ago British Airways owner IAG set to report soaring profits after strong travel demand

The British Airways owner is expected to reveal a jump in profit next week after more people chose to take to the skies last year, while oil prices slumped, cutting costs for the airline

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35 h. ago British Airways owner to reveal soaring profit after strong travel demand

More people wanted to travel while fuel bills fell last year, helping BA’s parent company International Airlines Group to a strong expected profit.

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62 h. ago Starmer to set date to increase defence spending during Trump visit – report

The Prime Minister will also deliver an invitation from the King for a state visit to the UK.

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69 h. ago Met Office issues weather warnings to all four UK nations with 'disruption' forecast

Weather warnings have been issued across the UK as heavy rain and strong winds are due to cause disruption this weekend, impacting travel and possibly causing flooding to homes

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2 d. ago ‘Betrayed by the system’: Chappell Roan sparks debate over pay and healthcare in pop

The singer castigated record labels in her Grammys speech – but, as music industry insiders explain, issues around artist health and support run even deeperAt this year’s Grammys, as she accepted the award for best new artist, Chappell Roan made an appeal to the labels and industry reps in the audience to “offer a liveable wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists” – and in so doing, heated up long-simmering tensions in the music industry over artists’ wellbeing and remuneration.Roan said that after she was dropped by Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of Warner, in the 2010s, she had little real-world job experience and “could not afford health insurance”. She added that “it was devastating to feel so betrayed by the system”. She is now signed to Island, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group (UMG), and her speech seemed to be addressed specifically to major labels, whose profits have soared in recent years even as revenue for artists has gone down. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The world's best airlines for 2025 have been revealed, with British Airways failing to make the top 25 (but there's good news for Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and Ryanair)

The awards, by airlineratings.com, are 'centred on passenger comfort, feedback, and product consistency across an airline's route network'.

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3 d. ago Bruton Knowles’ Utilities and Infrastructure Team records 20 per cent growth in profits

Glasgow-based chartered surveyor, Bruton Knowles, has seen record growth within its Utilities and Infrastructure (U&I) Team over the last 12 months, with profits soaring by 20%.

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4 d. ago Spain holiday warning as 'very strong' weather alerts issued for Canary Islands

Spain's Canary Islands are set to be particularly affected by the wet and windy weather

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5 d. ago Latest Arsenal accounts reveal record revenue, soaring wage bill and profit on player trading

Club posts overall loss of £17.7m for 2023-24, which follows on from loss of more than £50m in previous year

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5 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway set to be hit with winds of up to 70mph as Met Office issues weather warning

Travel delays and power cuts are possible when the strong winds arrive on Friday morning.

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6 d. ago Labour set to jail fewer criminals as report blasts longer prison sentences as a 'knee

An official review of sentencing policy said a 'tough on crime narrative' adopted by successive governments had left the justice system on 'the brink of collapse'.

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6 d. ago Boeing Sells Its London Gatwick MRO Hangar To British Airways

Boeing Sells Its London Gatwick MRO Hangar To British Airways  Simple Flying

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6 d. ago British Airways Acquiring Boeing London Gatwick MRO Facility

British Airways Acquiring Boeing London Gatwick MRO Facility  Aviation A2z

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