Joe Biden has tripped and fallen during a graduation ceremony at the US Air Force academy. The American president, 80, was quickly helped up by three people, and walked back to his seat unassisted following the incident in Colorado. As the leader was helped up, he pointed behind him, seeming to indicate what he tripped
Month: June 2023
British Airways has been hit with a fine of $1.1m (£877,000) by United States government. The US Transportation Department issued the punishment to the airline for failing to provide timely refunds to passengers for flights to and from America during the COVID pandemic. It said it had received more than 1,200 complaints saying the airline
A group of high-profile Labour politicians have banded together to campaign for “urgent” reform of the UK’s democracy. Former prime minister Gordon Brown, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are among those who have joined the Alliance for Radical Democratic Change. They will launch the push at an event in
As food inflation rises to 19.2%, its highest rate in 42 years, the European Central Bank has suggested it could be down to, in part, businesses profiteering from the cost of living crisis by increasing their prices for larger margins, a term known as “greedflation”. But what is the data behind the suggestion? On the
The Prince and Princess of Wales have made a surprise visit to Jordan to attend the wedding of the country’s Crown Prince and his Saudi Arabian bride. Prince William and Kate were among a host of foreign royalty attending the nuptials of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and 29-year-old architect Rajwa
A Labour MP who has been suspended from the party over allegations of sexual harassment has “boasted” about bringing sex workers into parliament for drinks, two of his colleagues have claimed. One Labour MP and a Labour peer told Sky News it was “well known” in Westminster that Geraint Davies would take the women to
The death of a woman dubbed the “trunk lady” – after her remains were found in a case in the woods – has been a mystery for 53 years. But now, one of the most infamous cold case victims has been identified through DNA. Her name was Sylvia June Atherton, police confirmed in a statement
An LGBTQ flag was burned at an elementary school in California. Police have said the incident occurred ahead of a Pride event and is currently being investigated as a hate crime. According to NBC News, Los Angeles Unified School District said someone had broken into Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood during the weekend that
Uganda has passed one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws in order to punish what the country’s president calls “disorientated” members of the community who try to “recruit” others. Yoweri Museveni also said LGBTQ+ people who “violently grab some children” and then “rape them and so on and so forth” will face the death penalty.
Sex and the City fans are in for a treat as Kim Cattrall is set to reprise her role as Samantha Jones in the hit sitcom’s spin-off And Just Like That. “Secret’s out!!,” the official “And Just Like That...” Twitter account said on Wednesday. It confirmed that Cattrall would be back to take on her
One of Australia’s most decorated living war veterans has lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers which accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith had launched legal proceedings against The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times over articles they published in 2018. The papers ran articles accusing the 44-year-old former
Police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann “seized a number of items” during last week’s search operation in a Portuguese reservoir. The latest searches in Portugal were carried out after requests from German investigators. In June 2020, German police said that they believed Madeleine was dead and that suspect Christian B was likely responsible. In
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