Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary apologises over ‘high-fare rapists’ remarks
O'Leary described his choice of language as "careless" and said "it won't happen again".
Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election
Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for poor families, as well as free weight-loss jabs, prompting criticism from opponents who say the moves are electorally motivated just two weeks before the presidential election.
On 4 October, the leftwing incumbent will face the far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who has been gaining ground in recent weeks.
Continue reading...UEFA, CONCACAF challenge FIFA on reserves and demand $10m payout to members
Confederation chiefs call on Gianni Infantino to make $2.1bn payout to all FIFA's 211 member associations.
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout – The Guardian
- British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout The Guardian
- 4 suspects killed in shootout as police rescue kidnapped British woman in Malawi ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- British woman abducted in Malawi, police say BBC
- British woman rescued after shoot-out between Malawi police and kidnappers Sky News
- British woman rescued in Malawi shootout that left four suspected kidnappers dead BBC
Jerusalem Daily: Netanyahu says he will ‘change the face of the Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will ‘change the face of the Middle East’
Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Has Already Run Out of Gas – Newsweek
- Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Energy Truce Has Already Run Out of Gas Newsweek
- Kremlin And Kyiv Have Escalated Energy War To Alarming New Stage Forbes
- More than 178,000 consumers without power in Odesa region due to Russian attack Ukrinform
- Two districts of Odessa and its suburbs were left without power following an attack by the Russian Federation Інтент
- Ukraine Will Avoid Power Consumption Restrictions on Saturday, September 19 mezha.net
Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against plan
Zack Polanski requested that the Greens’ ruling executive committee postpone the party’s imminent annual conference so they could focus on the Holborn and St Pancras byelection but was refused.
While party officials say the formal request came from staffers worried about diluting resources by staging a conference a week before Polanski tries to win Keir Starmer’s former Commons seat, the Guardian understands the party leader wanted this to happen.
Continue reading...Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, most cases tied to Russia, says UN report – reuters.com
- Widespread sexual violence in Ukraine war, most cases tied to Russia, says UN report reuters.com
- 'Abhorrent acts' — Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence in Ukraine since full-scale invasion, UN reports The Kyiv Independent
- Evening digest: a new attack on Kyiv, a UN report on sexual violence, and Russia’s new missile tactics mezha.net
- Russian forces widely use sexual violence and torture against detainees, UN reports Новини про права людини
- Sexual violence against civilians and POW’s in Ukraine widespread and ‘abhorrent’ UN News
VIDEO: China Coast Guard Rams Philippine Fisheries Vessel in South China Sea – USNI News
- VIDEO: China Coast Guard Rams Philippine Fisheries Vessel in South China Sea USNI News
- China blames nation after ship collision News.com.au
- Collision near Sabina Shoal sparks fresh escalation between China and the Philippines South China Morning Post
- A shameless political double act exposes Teodoro’s true motives: Global Times editorial globaltimes.cn
- US, Canada slam ‘deliberate ramming’ by Chinese vessel Inquirer.net
Leader Makes Jaw-Dropping Claim About Putin’s Next Move – thedailybeast.com
- Leader Makes Jaw-Dropping Claim About Putin’s Next Move thedailybeast.com
- String of daring Russian plots is testing Washington’s restraint The Washington Post
- Poland's prime minister warns of Russian 'accidental' attacks on Ukraine's allies NPR
- Poland Warns That Russia Plans to Strike Ukraine’s NATO Allies Bloomberg.com
- Poland warns Russia is planning drone or rocket strikes on NATO territory AP News
More than 112,000 displaced by Yemen fighting; thousands flee to Djibouti
United Nations says 22 million people need humanitarian aid as conflict intensifies.
Will even one of the U.N.’s 17 ‘sustainable development goals’ be met by 2030? – NPR
Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount – politico.eu
- Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount politico.eu
- Russian hybrid attacks against Europe intensifying, says Macron BBC
- Why Macron is warning against risk of Russian hybrid warfare in France Le Monde.fr
- Macron Calls for G7 Meeting to Mull Release of Oil Reserves Bloomberg.com
- France’s 2035 national security plan warns of increased conflict in sea, outer space breakingdefense.com
Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody
Authorities linked the deaths to disease, but this has been disputed by intelligence reports and relatives of the accused.
Nigerian forces fire at protesters rallying over deaths of detained miners
Government has promised to fully investigate after 37 miners died while being held in police custody in Niger State.
Stephanie Cole, Coronation Street and Open All Hours actor, dies aged 84
Cole, described as an ‘extraordinary talent’, also appeared in Waiting for God, Tenko and had an extensive theatre career
The actor Stephanie Cole, best known for roles in Coronation Street, Waiting for God and Open All Hours, has died aged 84.
She also appeared in the prisoner-of-war drama Tenko, A Bit of a Do and Doc Martin.
Continue reading...Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
Error first occurred at 10am but major incident was not declared until 12.30pm, says report
A software defect in part of the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data “in the space of a millisecond”, leading to a six-hour outage and mass airline cancellations and delays across the UK last week, National Air Traffic Services has said.
But ministers said the Nats report into the incident still left questions unanswered, saying they needed “to urgently understand why this issue was not discovered and fixed before it caused chaos”.
Continue reading...Marks and Spencer’s first LFW catwalk gamble pays off with compelling looks at affordable prices
Retailer’s message is ‘fashion with a small f’ as it picks up on trends and brings styles for everyone to debut runway show
Joan Collins declared the coats “very chic”, and has her eye on a graceful ivory evening dress with caped shoulders. Kemi Badenoch plans to snap up the classic black tuxedo jacket. If the British public are as enthusiastic as the celebrity front row, Marks & Spencer’s first ever London fashion week catwalk looks like a hit.
The show, held at the Design Museum for 310 guests including Ian Wright and Jamie Carragher, was a gamble on both sides. Would snobby fashionistas be traumatised by elasticated waistbands and practical rainwear? Would M&S customers be alienated by a world of £2,000 handbags and shoes you can’t walk in?
Continue reading...Aramco halts October crude deliveries to some European refiners after pipeline attack, Bloomberg reports – reuters.com
- Aramco halts October crude deliveries to some European refiners after pipeline attack, Bloomberg reports reuters.com
- Oil Futures Fall for Third Day on Easing Supply Concerns WSJ
- Saudis Tell European Refiners They’ll Get No Crude Next Month Bloomberg.com
- A Spreading War Rattles Global Energy Markets thenation.com
- A week after Houthis seized a Red Sea city, the Iranian-backed rebels eye the oil-rich east AP News
Pilot’s sudden death during overnight layover puts spotlight on fatigue concerns – Fox News
- Pilot’s sudden death during overnight layover puts spotlight on fatigue concerns Fox News
- Airline Captain Dies in Hotel Room During Overnight Layover, Prompting Calls for Urgent Review into Pilot Fatigue people.com
- Mumbai-based Air India pilot dies in Delhi hotel hours before flying Hindustan Times
- Air India Pilot Dies in Delhi Hotel During Boeing 787 Training Daily Pioneer
- Airline captain's death renews scrutiny of the fatigue risks facing pilots yahoo.com