8 h. ago UK airport could 'shutdown' next month with all flights grounded

A UK airport is facing shutdown over potential strike action as key staff members are discontent with recent pay offers which they claim don't cover the increasing cost of living

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14 h. ago Judge orders ICE to improve conditions after NYC immigration detainees complain of mistreatment

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility

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16 h. ago New York City mayoral race: Mamdani leads Cuomo by 19 points, poll shows

Poll says 44% of voters for Mamdani and 25% for Cuomo as Elise Stefanik chips away at Hochul’s lead in governor raceThe closely watched New York mayoral and governor’s races appear to be forming into shapes that will bring little comfort to centrist Democrats, with both elections happening in November.A new Siena Institute poll released on Tuesday shows New York City’s Democratic socialist mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, leading former New York governor Andrew Cuomo by 19 percentage points – while the Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik is chipping away at incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul’s lead in a hypothetical contest for the New York governor’s mansion in 2026. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Andrew Cuomo swipes at Zohran Mamdani over a classic New York topic: rent

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani

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17 h. ago Glamorous bikini designer's grim cause of death revealed after night with tycoon, 60, on Hamptons yacht: Distraught boyfriend breaks down

The Daily Mail can exclusively reveal how New York City swimwear designer Martha Nolan-O'Slatarra died in the Hamptons last week.

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19 h. ago These are the best public bathrooms in America — and you can vote on your favorite

Nine bathrooms across New York City, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Florida, New Hampshire, Texas, and California are among the finalists in Cintas’ best restroom competition

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20 h. ago Woman apologises as her ‘severe diarrhoea’ forces entire flight to be cancelled

Unfortunate passenger and TikTok star Meghan Reinertsen had such bad diarrhoea and sickness on a United Airlines flight that the plane had to be grounded and specialists called in

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24 h. ago Moment elephant charges at safari truck forcing it to reverse to safety

This is the chaotic moment an elephant storms towards a safari truck, forcing it to reverse away from the charging animal.

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26 h. ago Airlines 'lack confidence' in Heathrow bosses after tunnel shutdown connecting terminals sparked huge travel chaos

A scathing letter written by Heathrow AOC - the body representing 90 airlines - accuses Britain's biggest airport of 'poor' management during the disruption.

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26 h. ago ‘Looming over the city like gods’: the men who changed New York for better and worse

Jonathan Mahler’s new book looks back at the tumultuous period between 1986 and 1990 when figures such as Trump, Koch and Giuliani forever affected the cityJonathan Mahler didn’t plan to publish his new book about New York City from 1986 to 1990, tumultuous years culminating in a historic mayoral election, amid a similarly dramatic campaign for city hall. But he’s not unhappy to do so.The Gods of New York tells how the Democrat Ed Koch sought a fourth term as mayor but by election year, 1989, was widely seen as an “incumbent plagued by scandal, just like Eric Adams now”, Mahler said. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Major Spanish airport in chaos as construction sparks huge queues

Travellers were subject to longer than normal security lines at a Majorca airport recently due to construction work, but the Spanish airport authority assures that this was a "one-off incident"

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47 h. ago EasyJet pilot who 'got drunk and stripped naked in bar' grounded ahead of Gatwick flight

The pilot reportedly embarked on a long drinking session which lasted until the early hours of the morning in a luxury hotel

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3 d. ago Inside New York City’s most exclusive preschools — where college prep begins at age 3

Forget nap time and finger painting. For a growing number of New York parents, preschool is where the serious investment begins. Holly Baxter talks to those inside the city’s elite programs for toddlers and discovers a world of dual-language immersion, rooftop morning meetings, emotional resilience training — and tuition fees that rival college

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4 d. ago Three people injured in shooting at New York City’s Times Square

New York police questioning one person who is being held in custody after the incident early on Saturday morningThree people were injured in a shooting at New York City’s Times Square early on Saturday morning, the New York police department has said.Police said they were questioning one person who is being held in custody, but that no charges have been pressed yet. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Times Square shooter was a child who opened fire into busy New York crowd with multiple hit

The Time Square shooting suspect was taken into custody by New York City officers after opening fire at crowds early on Saturday morning, with multiple people hit

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4 d. ago Andrew Cuomo ridiculed after ‘nepo baby’ tweet challenging Zohran Mamdani to ‘heavyweight bout’

‘In case you forgot, I’m Andrew Cuomo, son of Mario, grandson of Andrea,’ the New York City mayoral candidate tweeted, adding, ‘Welcome to the heavyweight bout’

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4 d. ago Death of NYPD officer spotlights rise of Bangladeshi immigrants within ranks

The death of a New York City police officer in last week’s midtown office tower shooting is highlighting the growth of Bangladeshi immigrants in the nation’s largest police force

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4 d. ago Last of 72,000 homes in Scotland which lost power in Storm Floris reconnected

SSEN said record wind speeds and widespread storm-force gusts caused ‘considerable network damage’.

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4 d. ago Three more victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks identified in New York City

Barbara Keating, Ryan Fitzgerald and an unnamed woman were identified by DNA testing nearly 24 years after attacksAdvances in DNA testing have allowed forensic scientists to identify three more victims of the terrorist attacks in New York City on 11 September 2001, authorities in Manhattan have confirmed.The development brings to 1,653 the number of individuals who have been positively identified from the 2,753 who died after al-Qaida terrorists flew two hijacked commercial aircraft into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on that morning. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago I lived in New York for seven years and this is, without doubt, the best hotel in the city

At the Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca, Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman finds classic old-school New York

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