60 m. ago Indian politician accuses airline of allotting him broken seat: ‘Isn’t this cheating passengers’

Indian agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan publicly criticised the Air India airline for allotting him a ‘broken’ seat on the flight from Bhopal city to the capital New Delhi

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69 m. ago Everyone agrees kids are safer flying in their own seats, but no one requires it. Why?

A crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto has highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child on an adult's lap

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76 m. ago Republicans put the sick in sycophancy as they compete to fawn over Trump

From adding the president’s face to Mount Rushmore to pushing for him to serve a third term, party members are getting inventive in their brown-nosingIf proof were needed that Donald Trump’s cult of personality has never been stronger, it comes in the inventive ways Republican members of Congress have spent his first month in office trying to lionise him. Welcome to the sycophancy stakes.On 23 January the congressman Addison McDowell of North Carolina introduced legislation to rename Washington Dulles international airport as Donald J Trump international airport. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Scotland's first 'slap fighting event' cancelled amid brain injury fears

The controversial event, hosted by BritSlap/Slap Fight UK, was due to be held at Glasgow University Union on Saturday.

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2 h. ago MAFS reunion chaos as 'fake showmance' row erupts between Lacey and Nathan

A teaser for the Married At First Sight UK reunion has revealed a huge row erupts between former couple Nathan and Lacey, who split after the series finished

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2 h. ago What Dermot Desmond WON'T do after 49ers mega Rangers takeover as Celtic coffers burst with Champions League kitty

The money is already flowing at Celtic Park but a takeover looks set to spark an influx of money in the blue half of Glasgow

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3 h. ago Vegan children are 'desperately trying' to have playdates with meat

One mum from an area 'where it's become fashionable to be vegan' said it is 'insane' watching vegan children come to their house who then 'never stop eating' the forbidden foods.

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3 h. ago Culture wars: Trump’s takeover of arts is straight from the dictator playbook

US president’s attempt to control or dismantle cultural institutions plays into a long history of authoritarians using arts to push their agendaIn 1937, leaders of Germany’s Third Reich hosted two simultaneous art exhibitions in Munich. One, titled the Great German Art Exhibition, featured art viewed by the regime as appropriate and aspirational for the ideal Aryan society – orderly and triumphant, with mostly blond people in heroic poses amid pastoral German landscapes. The other showcased what Adolf Hitler and his followers deemed “degenerate art” (“Entartete Kunst”). The works, chaotically displayed and saddled with commentary disparaging “the sick brains of those who wielded the brush or pencil”, were abstract, profane, modernist and produced by the proclaimed enemies of the Reich – Jewish people, communists or those suspected of being either.The Degenerate Art exhibition, which later toured the country, opened a day after Hitler declared “merciless war” on cultural disintegrati...

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3 h. ago Emergency services descend after man 'shot in buttock' in street

Police believe a car pulled up and a passenger opened fire

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5 h. ago I want to buy a house near Heathrow's expansion, can I haggle more money off?

I am considering buying a house close to Heathrow Airport. However, it would be heavily affected by the third runway expansion plans. Can I get it cheaper?

Society

5 h. ago The island hailed the ‘Hawaii of Europe’ that’s only a £20 flight from Manchester Airport

It's a place of towering mountains, deep valleys, ancient cloud forests and gorgeous black-sand beaches

Economics

6 h. ago Exactly when to arrive at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton as warning issued

Despite the trend toward high-tech security scanners and online check-in, there are a million things that can cause congestion at the airport.

Events

7 h. ago Cabin crew unveils secret area on the plane where passengers are banned

An air-hostess has pulled the curtain on a tiny, but secret rest room cabin crew use on long-haul flights, and people are gob-smacked

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8 h. ago Cabin crew reveals exact seats to book if you want entire row to yourself

Everyone knows the heart-sinking feeling of being wedged between passengers with no regard for others - but one ex-cabin crew reveals a simple hack to avoid this situation

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11 h. ago 'Girl boss' academics try to hide the suffragettes' nasty side, says female professor

Sarah Richardson, a professor at the University of Glasgow, said many suffragettes had 'pretty horrific' attitudes towards the working class and were linked to the eugenics movement.

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12 h. ago Energy Secretary Ed Miliband recruits Extinction Rebellion cheerleaders to government roles to help push through costly agenda

The Energy Secretary has quietly appointed the advisers who have all publicly expressed admiration for the radical action group which has repeatedly brought chaos to Britain's streets.

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14 h. ago Carvalho caps off mauling of Foxes to heap more pressure on Van Nistelrooy

It never rains but it pours. After Brentford breezed into a winning position with three goals inside a 15-minute first-half spell, the Leicester City fans who braved a second-half downpour were left with the hope of celebrating the meagre consolation of a first goal in this dispiriting run of six consecutive home defeats.It didn’t happen. So Leicester, in addition to the increasing possibility of a return to the Championship a decade on from winning the Premier League title, have now become the first team in top-flight history to lose six successive home league games without scoring. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Doja Cat and Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn still going strong as loved

Doja Cat and boyfriend Joseph Quinn proved their romance is still going strong as they cozied up together at an airport on Monday following a romantic getaway to Mexico.

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14 h. ago Four Just Stop Oil activists convicted over plot to break into Manchester Airport with bolt

Four Just Stop Oil activists have been found guilty of plotting to break into Manchester Airport .

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15 h. ago Airlines could soon charge overweight passengers more for plane tickets. Do you agree?

A debate is brewing over whether airlines should adopt weight-based pricing, charging passengers based on their weight to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

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