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What are my rights if BA strikes hit during the summer holidays?

The prospect of strikes affecting BA services at Heathrow this summer are another headache for a struggling airline and also passengers who were, likely,...

Judge approves $1bn payout for victims of Miami building collapse which killed 98 people

A judge has given final approval to a $1bn settlement for victims of the Miami apartment block collapse which killed 98 people. The bulk...

Sports

How to watch the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship on ESPN+

The PGA Tour is in Cromwell, Connecticut this weekend for the Travelers Championship. The course is one of the shorter ones on the tour...

Science

Five Planets Align in Rare Occurrence, Earth’s Moon to Join the Formation This Week

Stargazers may want to glue their eyes to the night sky this week as a stellar formation of celestial bodies is set to take...

Politics

Labour wins back Wakefield from Conservatives in by-election

Labour has won the Wakefield by-election with 13,166 votes – a majority of 4,925 – taking the traditional Red Wall seat back from the...

Technology

Musk says Tesla’s factories in Berlin and Texas are ‘gigantic money furnaces’

In this article TSLA “The past two years have been an absolutely nightmare of supply chain disruptions, one thing after another, and we are...

Politics

Source of polio virus could be narrowed down to house or street, minister says

The source of the polio virus discovered in a London sewage works could be narrowed down to a house or street, a health minister...

British Airways workers at Heathrow vote to strike during school summer holidays

British Airways (BA) workers have voted to strike during the school summer holidays in a move set to cause more travel chaos as the...

Business

Govt forced to hand over £7.6bn last month in record interest payment on public debt

The UK government made one of its largest interest payments on public debt ever last month, after inflation pushed borrowing costs to some of...

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‘He’s told me about it – it’s happening’: Emilia Clarke confirms Kit Harington will reprise Jon Snow role in GoT spin-off

Emilia Clarke has confirmed her Game of Thrones co-star Kit Harington will reprise his role as Jon Snow in a new spin-off series. In...

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Quick Charge Podcast: June 22, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

Environment

Biden calls on Congress to suspend the gas tax — Here’s what that means for prices at the pump

President Joe Biden called on Congress Wednesday to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax, as he tries to quell the rapid surge in prices...

World

NATO set to agree biggest defences overhaul since the Cold War – including expansion of 40,000-strong response force

NATO looks set to agree next week to the biggest overhaul of its defences since the Cold War, including a major expansion of a...

Science

ISRO’s GSAT-24 Successfully Launched On-Board Ariane-v VA257 Flight From French Guiana

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s GSAT-24 satellite, built NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), was successfully launched by French company Arianespace from Kourou in French...

Technology

Mark Zuckerberg envisions a billion people in the metaverse spending hundreds of dollars each

In this article META Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday that the metaverse could be a considerable part of...

Politics

Voters to head to the polls in two crucial by-elections

Voters will head to the polls this morning in two crucial by-elections that are seen as a key test for Boris Johnson’s leadership. In...

Sports

Sources: Blazers get Grant from Pistons for pick

6:13 PM ET The Detroit Pistons are trading forward Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers for a 2025 first-round pick via the Milwaukee...

World

Kaliningrad exclave has become the catalyst for a simmering diplomatic showdown

Kyrbartai, in the south-west corner of Lithuania, is not a town that feels like it was designed for fame. Nobody comes here to admire...

Rochdale paedophile tells judge: ‘Don’t deport me – my son needs a role model’

A member of the infamous Rochdale gang that groomed dozens of girls for sex has told a judge he shouldn’t be deported because his...

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Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall to divorce – reports

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are divorcing after six years of marriage, according to reports. The media mogul and the former supermodel tied the...