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‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos recount their ordeals
More than 2,000 UK flights were cancelled after a system failure at Nats, the national air traffic control provider, plunged airports into chaos over two days. Although Nats fixed the technical fault within hours on Tuesday, the knock-on effects left hundreds of thousands of passengers facing delays and cancellations into Wednesday, prompting Nats chief executive…
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Trump’s travel halted as emergency plane slide deployed on problematic new Air Force One
Donald Trump’s departure from Joint Base Andrews was delayed by around 20 minutes after an emergency evacuation slide unexpectedly deployed from the front door of his new Air Force One, ahead of his trip to the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. Trump waited inside Marine One with its door shut while staff inspected the slide,…
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‘Practical Magic 2’ Hopes To Weave Spell & Keep Box Office Alive; Global Outlook $58M-$63M – Box Office Preview
Warner Bros is releasing Practical Magic 2, a sequel to the 1998 witchy romantic comedy, as it looks to sustain momentum after a record-breaking $4.76 billion North American summer box office. Industry forecasts put the film’s global opening between $58M and $63M, with roughly $40M expected domestically and $18M–$23M from 77 international territories, though it…
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3 Folk Songs From 1978 That Should Be Studied in Songwriting Classes
This is a list-style feature highlighting three folk songs released in 1978 that the author argues deserve close study for their songwriting craft. The piece focuses on how each track uses simple, direct language to convey complex emotional and philosophical ideas, holding them up as models for anyone learning to write folk music. – “Fish…
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: All Stars’ Set to Premiere on WOW Presents Plus (EXCLUSIVE)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” is leaving the BBC to move exclusively to World of Wonder’s own streaming service, WOW Presents Plus, with a first-ever spin-off, “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: All Stars,” launching in autumn 2027. The shift follows reports that the BBC was dropping the show amid budget cuts, and it marks the first time…
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iOS 27 brings iPad multitasking concepts to iPhone Duo
Apple has redesigned iOS 27 to take full advantage of the additional screen space on its first foldable device, the iPhone Duo, rather than simply porting the standard iPhone interface across. Rather than building an entirely new system, Apple has adapted multitasking concepts from iPadOS, which shares its foundations with iOS, stating that the Duo…
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This 3-Part ‘Homeland’ Meets ‘Sicario’ Thriller Is One of the Biggest Streaming Hits in the World
Paramount+’s spy thriller Lioness has become one of the world’s biggest streaming hits, with its third season currently topping the platform’s charts. Created by Taylor Sheridan, the series blends the tension of Homeland with the visceral action of Sicario, following Zoe Saldaña as CIA officer Joe McNamara, who runs a covert unit of female operatives…
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Slipknot Unleash Surprise Single “ARSENAL,” First New Song in Three Years: Stream
Slipknot have surprise-released “ARSENAL”, their first new song in more than three years and their first since parting ways with longtime turntablist and percussionist Sid Wilson. A newly unveiled publicity photo shows just eight masked members, suggesting the band may not replace Wilson and could be departing from its traditional nine-man line-up for the first…
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More than 300,000 passengers ‘are unlikely to get compensation’ after air traffic control chaos at UK airports
More than 300,000 passengers face travel disruption after a technical fault in National Air Traffic Services’ (NATS) flight processing system caused widespread cancellations and delays at UK airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned that affected passengers are unlikely to be entitled to compensation, as the incident is…