3 h. ago 10,000 passengers hit by last minute flight cancellations due to very unusual reason

ONE popular airline was forced to stop flights this week after a 'freak' maintenance issue. Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled or delayed due to an unusual safety problem. According to Finnair, the issue that caused the cancellation was aircraft seat covers being cleaned incorrectly. A statement from the airline revealed that the...

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4 h. ago Strange seat issue leads European airline to cancel flights with 10,000 impacted

Finnair has had to cancel a number of flights this week after safety concerns were raised about how its seat covers were cleaned, a spokesperson for the airport has said

Politics

20 h. ago 'Freak' maintenance issue sees major airline cancel up to 10,000 passengers' flights

Finnair, which carries 11million travellers a year, has been forced to cancel dozens of journeys this week.

Politics

21 h. ago Pets on flights can now be classed as baggage, according to new EU rules

Pets on flights can be classified as baggage, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled, which means airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost.

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22 h. ago Pets on flights can be classed as baggage, top EU court rules

European court of justice asked to intervene after dog was lost on journey from Buenos Aires to BarcelonaPets on flights can be classified as baggage, the European court of justice (ECJ) has ruled, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost.Europe’s highest court was asked to intervene after a dog was lost during a journey from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, triggering a claim for losses from the owner. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Ryanair to cancel 24 routes and reduce capacity by 800,000 seats

Budget airline Ryanair has announced it is reducing capacity in another European hotspot this winter over a tax row with the German government - it comes after cuts to routes in Belgium and Spain

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47 h. ago Huel bosses issue statement after damning report found 'high levels of lead' in their meal replacement protein powder

Huel bosses have spoken out amid claims its protein powder contains unsafe levels of lead-potentially putting consumers' health at serious risk.

Politics

57 h. ago ‘The worst of all time’: Trump rails against ‘super bad’ Time magazine cover

Despite the glowing story, the cover earned the ire of the US president with criticism of his appearanceIt is a glowing story in a publication Donald Trump has long exalted – but for one catch. The cover picture, the president decreed, “may be the Worst of All Time”.Time magazine’s paean to Trump’s role in brokering a Gaza ceasefire, leading its 10 November issue, was accompanied by a photo of the president taken from below and with the sun behind his head. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago European airports forced to cancel all flights as thousands of passengers hit

As many as 48,000 airline passengers are set to be affected by a nationwide strike on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Travel chaos as airports cancel flights and more than 100 million face brunt of Nor’easter drenching the East Coast

More than 40,000 customers across five states reported power outages

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3 d. ago Vodafone down as network outage impacts 130,000 with users 'begging for hotspot'

The Vodafone network has reportedly run into a lot of problems this afternoon

Politics

4 d. ago Good Morning Britain halted for breaking news as Keir Starmer sparks outrage

Good Morning Britain was interrupted as Keir Starmer issued a plea to world leaders after news broke that Israeli hostages were being released.

Politics

5 d. ago Army sent to Ibiza as Storm Alice turns roads into rivers and disrupts flights

The army has been sent into Ibiza as extreme weather has has turned roads into rivers and forced the island's airport to cancel several flights - impacting British travellers

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6 d. ago White House announces federal worker layoffs as shutdown nears third week

AFL-CIO vows to take issue to court as AFSCME union leader warns of ‘devastating effects’ for AmericansUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House announced layoffs of federal workers on Friday, making good on a threat it had made in response to the US government shutdown, which now appears set to stretch into a third straight week.Russell Vought, the director of the White House office of management and budget, wrote on social media that “RIFs have begun”, referring to the government’s reduction-in-force procedure to let employees go. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Scots gran 'blown away' after Postcode Lottery win hands CHAS £150k cash boost

Aileen Suter, 65, was left "quite emotional" after seeing the impact of a £150,000 Postcode Lottery win.

Economics

6 d. ago Iran's killing machine: 1,200 executions this year alone as chilling letter warns regime is erasing victims

Former ambassadors, MPs and senior religious leaders have issued a stark warning over what they describe as a 'massacre unfolding in plain sight' in Iran.

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6 d. ago Belgium airports cancel departing flights for a whole day amid strikes

Both of Brussels’ airports have announced mass cancellations amid the national strike

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7 d. ago Nigel Farage accuses 'Marxist' teachers of 'poisoning our kids' on race issues as Reform UK leader predicts school strikes if he's PM

The Reform leader accused schools in the UK of 'poisoning our kids' and 'telling them to be ashamed of their country'.

Politics

7 d. ago Common vitamin deficiency could cause 'memory issues', numb hands and mouth pain

A doctor has shared the symptoms of a vitamin deficiency that could lead to "memory issues, confusion, or cognitive changes"

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8 d. ago Scientists discover 'natural cancer killer' that's 'safer and more effective' than standard treatments

Elite experts have developed new 'natural killer' cells to fight off a form of cancer impacting 90,000 Americans a year and lower the risk of disastrous immune effects from chemotherapy.

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