Twelve hospital workers in the Netherlands have been quarantined after a breach in PPE protocols while treating a patient who had been aboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, the MV Hondius. Despite the risk of infection being deemed low, the 12 healthcare workers will remain in “preventive quarantine for six weeks as a precaution,” the hospital…
The centennial summer for American Airlines is shaping up to be one for the record books, with the airline set to welcome more customers than ever across its largest summer schedule to date. During American’s summer travel period, which runs from May 21 through Sept. 8, the airline expects to welcome 75 million customers across…
A prominent Conservative has warned Labour not to be tempted into imposing rent controls on the private sector. Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride, speaking on an estate agency podcast, warns the government against “kite flying, as we saw recently with a rumoured rent freeze. The damage these rumours wreak is serious and long-term.” Chancellor Rachel Reeves was…
An experienced paratrooper has died after a mid-air collision during training above Jervis Bay airfield, Defence has announced. The Special Air Service regiment warrant officer Lachlan Muddle, 50, died following the collision with another paratrooper after their parachutes had deployed. The incident occurred a few hundred feet above the ground in low-light conditions on Monday…
The major £100 million project may now have to be pushed back by a year Construction work on the ADMC site pictured in September 2025 (Image: Lindum Group) Work has resumed on a Nottinghamshire project that could create more than 1,000 jobs after contractors were forced off site due to a council breaking its own…
In April, the Norwegian Group had a total of 2.35 million passengers. Of these, Norwegian recorded 2.02 million passengers, while Widerøe had 336,000. The month was marked by particularly high punctuality for both airlines, and Norwegian’s punctuality of 90.6 percent was the strongest in any single month since 2023. “We are pleased to see that…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate calls with his Australian and British counterparts on Monday to discuss Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said. Source link
Two activist groups are demanding the government “slam the brakes on soaring rents”. On the day that Sir Kier Starmer gave a make-or-break speech following Labour’s humiliation in recent local elections, the activists have declared ‘Cost Of Rent Day’. Generation Rent and the Renters’ Reform Coalition claim this is the day at which, on average, all…
“Unlimited dark money” will keep flooding into Victorian politics after Labor failed to reach agreement with the Liberals or the Greens about donation reforms the Allan government vowed to fast-track through parliament. Victoria is now without caps on political donations or disclosure requirements, months out from the November election after the high court struck down…
The restored boat returned to the lake where it crashed in January 1967 killing its driver, Donald Campbell. Source link
