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Heathrow rules out compensation for delayed disabled passengers
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHeathrow CEO John Holland Kaye responds to criticism from disabled passengers Disabled passengers who are stranded on planes at Heathrow airport will not be compensated, its chief executive says. The BBC’s Frank Gardner criticised the airport after he was left waiting for 100 minutes because his wheelchair…
Climber dies after fall on Mount Hood, rescuers bring down others stranded
A climber who fell on Mount Hood in Oregon Tuesday has died, officials said, and rescuers guided down two other stranded climbers and rescued a third by sled Tuesday night. The climber, who was not identified, fell between 700 to 1,000 feet into the Hogsback area, which is at an elevation of around 10,500 feet,…
Biden points to a “certain responsibility” by Russia in the computer attack on the colonial pipeline
US President Joe Biden reaffirmed this Monday that Russia has “some responsibility” for the computer attack on North America’s most important colonial pipeline, which disrupted the three-day river. Biden did not blame Moscow for the attack on Friday, but stated that “there is evidence” that the attackers or the software used are “in Russia”. “You…
Water shortages: Thousands suffer amid big thaw
Homes across the UK are facing water supply problems – with thousands of people in Wales and south-east England urged to use as little as possible. Water suppliers say a thaw has led to burst water mains and leaks. About 13,000 homes are still without water in Kent and Sussex while thousands of properties in…
Thousands of Israelis are protesting the Netanyahu government for fighting the coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of Israeli citizens demonstrated this Saturday to denounce the corruption, unemployment and government management led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Demonstrators have honked horns, played drums, sung slogans, and displayed banners with messages such as “A Million Unemployed”, “Bibi Resigns!”, “Minister of Crimes” and “We are fed…
Ultrasounds unlikely to cause autism, study finds
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE A new study meant to show whether ultrasound scans can cause autism appears to have added to evidence that they don’t. Women who had more ultrasound scans, or longer scans, were not any more likely to have children…