3 h. ago BA stewardess flung in air by turbulence locked in £72k court battle after claiming pilot flew ‘in danger zone’

A BRITISH Airways stewardess who was flung in the air during turbulence is suing for £72,000 after claiming the pilot flew into a "danger zone". Laura Lanigan, 56, was left in agony after the BA Boeing 777 suffered a "violent drop" above Mumbai, India, in June 2019. The veteran stewardess claimed she was hurled into...

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3 h. ago British Airways stewardess hurt during severe turbulence sues company for £72,500 claiming pilot flew 'in danger zone' too close to storm on flight to India

Laura Lanigan, 56, was left in agony after the BA Boeing 777 she was crewing suffered a 'violent drop' while in the sky above Mumbai, India, in June 2019.

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3 h. ago Holidaymaker reveals flight horror as fellow plane passenger 'drank 10 Bacardis and threw up' over him

Holidaymaker Bruce Mckenzie has shared his British Airways flight from hell after a fellow traveller allegedly drank 10 Bacardis and was sick over him.

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5 h. ago Flight attendant flung in air by turbulence sues for £72,500 over claims pilot flew in ‘danger zone’

Laura Lanigan was taken off the plane in a wheelchair

Economics

13 h. ago New stamps mark 50th anniversary of first commercial Concorde flights

The first commercial Concorde flights departed on January 21 1976.

Politics

22 h. ago Elon Musk floats idea of buying Ryanair after calling CEO ‘an idiot’

Tesla boss clashed with Michael O’Leary when airline boss rejected installing Starlink technology on aircraftBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk has floated the idea of buying theh budget airline Ryanair, escalating his public spat with the Irish carrier’s boss, Michael O’Leary.The two outspoken businessmen have locked horns since last week, when O’Leary was asked whether he would follow Lufthansa and British Airways in installing Musk’s Starlink satellite internet technology on his fleet of 650 aircraft. Continue reading...

Economics

28 h. ago Primary school teacher, 50, sues outdoor adventure playground company Go Ape for £60,000 after breaking her leg on a slide in area 'aimed at children'

Rosemary Mountain, 50, suffered a 'severe' fracture coming down a 10 to 12m long 'Big Bounce' netted fabric tube slide at Go Ape's Black Park adventure site near Slough.

Society

30 h. ago Cruise company boss sues firm for nearly £10million after slipping and fracturing her neck in onboard toilet

Human resources chief Kerry Middleton, 52, cracked a bone in her neck when she slipped while on the company's giant liner, the MV Britannia, while in port in the Spanish city of Cádiz in 2019.

Economics

37 h. ago Passenger on first BA Concorde flight donates mementoes to museum

The aircraft flew from London to Bahrain on January 21 1976.

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50 h. ago India’s largest airline hit with record £2m fine after mass flight cancellations

IndiGo slapped with a £1.8m fine following mass flight cancellations

Economics

60 h. ago The Rest Is On Expenses... Labour minister uses taxpayers' money to set up podcast studio in his office with hi

Industry minister Chris McDonald has claimed £500 on his Parliamentary expenses for equipment to make professional-sounding episodes of his own podcast.

Politics

69 h. ago At least 5,000 have been killed in Iran during nationwide protests as judiciary hints at executions

At least 5,000 people have been killed during recent protests across Iran, an official in the region has claimed, including approximately 500 security personnel. The official, citing verified figures, accused "terrorists and armed rioters" of killing "innocent Iranians", though human rights groups offer significantly different tolls.

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3 d. ago Iran 'killed 16,500 protesters and injured more than 300,000' in brutal crackdown, report claims

The findings contradict the first public admission by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who yesterday acknowledged that 'several thousands' had died since the demonstrations erupted.

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3 d. ago Daily Mail columnist Andrew Neil brands British Airways bosses 'numpties' as he lambasts the airline's 'suicidal' business model and 'cheapskate service'

Broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist Mr Neil said that after 55 years as a BA customer he will no longer fly with it exclusively, lambasting its 'cheapskate service'.

Economics

4 d. ago Mother of Elon Musk's child sues his company over sexualised Grok deepfakes that 'altered picture of her aged 14 to show her in a swastika bikini'

Ashley St. Clair, 27, who is mother to one-year-old Romulus, is taking action against xAI, arguing the images have caused her humiliation and emotional distress.

Politics

4 d. ago Mother of Elon Musk's child sues his AI company over sexual deepfake images created by Grok

The mother of one of Elon Musk's children is suing his AI company over deepfake images of her on the internet

Politics

5 d. ago Scammers cost British Airways passenger £4k by cancelling booking out of spite

Exclusive: BA said tickets cancelled by fraudsters could not be reinstated, forcing couple to pay again for poorer seats

Economics

5 d. ago Businessman tried to kiss air steward on flight home with wife, court hears

Philip Gould, 64, tried to kiss a male flight attendant and said 'there are not enough people on the plane to restrain me' while flying home from the Bahamas on a British Airways flight with his wife, a court heard

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6 d. ago Drunk businessman tried to kiss male British Airways flight attendant after drinking vodka and wine as he and his wife returned from the Bahamas

EXCLUSIVE: Philip Gould, 64, had drunk vodka and wine on the BA flight from the Bahamas to London Heathrow on June 25 last year.

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8 d. ago Concorde 50p coin takes off as Royal Mint celebrates supersonic aircraft

The new coin ‘honours both the aircraft and the engineers whose genius made supersonic travel a reality’, the Royal Mint said.

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