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Rail fares could skyrocket by 4.2% – with Burnham yet to confirm freeze
Rail fares in England could rise by as much as 4.2% next year, according to reports, with the increase typically calculated using July’s Retail Price Index inflation figure. The rise would add further pressure to household budgets already strained by the cost of living, and comes as commuters and campaigners call for fares to be…
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US warns Americans to avoid vacation hot spot amid quake fallout and violent crime
Americans considering a trip to Colombia are facing renewed safety concerns after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the western part of the country, compounding existing worries about violent crime in the popular destination. Travel expert Angel Castellanos has urged US tourists to be “aware and prepared” before travelling, as authorities and safety commentators highlight the…
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Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
Google has won a court-supervised auction to buy a huge trove of Spirit Airlines’ internal data, prompting alarm from former flight attendants who fear their private information could be exposed. The bankrupt airline’s dataset excludes customer records but contains nearly its entire employment and workplace archive; Google has committed to having a court-appointed ombudsman strip…
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Trump White House envoy visits Pro Football Hall of Fame to amplify museum as global tourist destination
The Pro Football Hall of Fame hosted Nick Adams, the White House’s Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism, at its Ohio museum and campus last weekend, as part of a broader administration push to boost domestic and international tourism to notable American landmarks. The visit is intended to raise the profile of the Hall of…
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The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket
A Chinese launch company, LandSpace, successfully recovered the first-stage booster of its Zhuque-3 rocket on Wednesday, marking the second successful landing of an orbital-class Chinese booster in just over a month. The achievement underlines the rapid pace at which China’s commercial and state-backed space sector is developing reusable rocket technology, a capability that until this…
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Baptisms of fire: the fixture list has not been kind to Coventry, Hull and Ipswich
This season’s fixture list has dealt a tough hand to the Premier League’s three promoted clubs, Coventry, Hull and Ipswich, each facing a run of daunting early opponents. Coventry begin away to champions Arsenal before a trip to Manchester City, while Hull host Manchester United and Aston Villa before facing Chelsea and Newcastle in their…
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Google is trying to solve contrails with AI
Google and the UK government have launched Operation Blue Skies, a trial to test whether slightly rerouting flights can prevent aircraft from forming contrails, the white streaks left by jet engines that are estimated to cause about a third of aviation’s total climate impact. The 30-month project will run over two winters in the Shanwick…
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British Airways flight attendant ‘sexually assaulted female colleague’ following boozy night in Rio, court told
A British Airways flight attendant has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague following a night of heavy drinking in Rio de Janeiro. The case was heard as part of ongoing criminal proceedings, with prosecutors setting out allegations that the alleged assault took place after the pair had been drinking together while…
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ICE detains San Diego Padres catching coordinator in El Paso
A minor-league catching coordinator for the San Diego Padres was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday at the airport while attempting to travel home. Authorities say Oswaldo Jose Pirela Dominguez, an immigrant from Venezuela, entered the country legally in 2014 and was granted authorization to stay until 2018. Dominguez’s family says he…