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A strike by Italian aviation workers is causing more misery for UK travellers. Dozens of flights between the UK and Italy were cancelled on Wednesday, with easyJet, Ryanair and British Airways among the airlines affected. EasyJet axed 20 Gatwick flights, including departures to Bologna, Milan, Naples, Rome and Venice. The airline told passengers: “Although this is outside of our control, we would like to reassure customers that we are doing […]

Retailer JD Sports, sporting goods firm Elite Sports and Rangers Football Club have been provisionally found by the UK competition watchdog to have conspired to fix prices of Rangers club clothing merchandise. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) alleges that the two retailers, with help from Rangers, colluded to keep prices of Rangers-branded replica kits high so they could “pocket more money for themselves at the expense of fans”. The […]

Jeff Goldblum has recalled sitting and eating popcorn with Diana, Princess of Wales at a special screening of the first Jurassic Park film, almost 30 years ago. The Hollywood star said Diana had been a “spectacular lady” and they had been seated next to one another at the showing at London’s Natural History Museum. Goldblum was joined by fellow cast member Laura Dern at the global premiere of the final […]

European Council president Charles Michel accused Russia of using food supplies as a 'stealth missile' Moscow’s UN ambassador walked out of the Security Council after the EU accused Russia of using food supplies as “a stealth missile against developing countries” and blamed the Kremlin for the looming global food crisis. European Council President Charles Miche addressed Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia directly at the council meeting, saying he saw millions of […]

A surge in vehicle thefts in some parts of the UK had been linked by police to a shortage of car parts. Thieves across the country are stripping cars “in a matter of hours” so they can sell the parts for “high prices”, according to a senior officer. Superintendent Jim Munro of West Midlands Police advised motorists not to assume vehicles left in car parks for only a few minutes […]

Boris Johnson is facing a vote of no confidence by Tory MPs amid anger across the party at the disclosures over lockdown parties in Downing Street. Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, confirmed in a statement that he has now received the 54 letters from Conservative MPs needed to trigger a vote. The vote – by secret ballot – will take place at Westminster on Monday […]

Letting agents across the UK have seen the number of available rentals halve, according to new research. Industry body Propertymark surveyed more than 440 letting businesses across 4,000 branches and found that on average agents said available rentals have halved from more than 30 to just 15, the BBC reported. It comes after the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) last month said the number of available properties to rent […]

The Prince of Wales spoke movingly about his 'mummy' during Saturday night's Party at the Palace The Queen received the heartfelt thanks of her family and the nation for 70-years of service during her Jubilee Party at the Palace – and a special tribute from Paddington Bear. Charles spoke movingly about the Queen calling her “Mummy” and described how “you laugh and cry with us and, most importantly, you have […]

The monarch made a special appearance in a video at the start of the concert, alongside another national treasure The Queen brought the house down at her own Platinum Jubilee party when she was joined for a cream tea by a national treasure – Paddington Bear. For the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, James Bond famously made an appearance with the Queen – and now it was the turn of everyone’s […]