The pact could also be a tipping point for British alcohol and spirits companies. The reduction of customs duties on Scotch whisky from 150% to 75% immediately and then gradually to 40% over 10 years is a “real shift, not a small tweak”, says Avneet Singh of Modern Drinks Pvt Ltd, an import house based […]
Continue ReadingThe wife of a man who was nearly sucked head-first out of a cabin window in mid-air on a Ryanair plane has described her fright at the incident. “He was out for maybe two or three minutes,” she said, before adding “the lady sitting next to him and I tried to pull him back inside”. […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has reversed his threat of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping, as the US battles to break Iran’s hold on the waterway. He said the toll would be replaced by trade and investment deals with Gulf states, just hours before the US resumes a blockade of Iranian ports. […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump has paid writer E Jean Carroll more than $5m (£3.7m) in damages three years after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case, her lawyers confirmed. “Today, we are pleased to report that she has received the damages payment the jury awarded her as a […]
Continue ReadingThe dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby’s in New York.
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthis said they launched missiles at Abha airport in south-western Saudi Arabia on Monday in response to air strikes on Sanaa’s airport that they blamed on the kingdom. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, which backs the country’s internationally-recognised government, said its air defences “dealt with” the missiles and no casualties were reported. The Houthis, […]
Continue ReadingA woman who held the legs of her husband as he was nearly sucked head-first out of a Ryanair cabin window on Friday said “half of his body was sticking out of the plane.” Svetlana Grković, who was travelling with her husband Ljubisa Karović from Greece’s Thessaloniki to Germany’s Memmingen, told Greek public broadcaster ERT […]
Continue ReadingFour years earlier in Florida, Epstein had been sent to prison for two charges of soliciting prostitution – including one with a minor. Andriesz suspected there was yet more to find in the Epstein files that could back up his claims – if only people knew where to look in the 3.5 million pages of […]
Continue ReadingAs of Tuesday morning, 27 of the deceased victims have been identified, authorities said. More than 70 people are injured, 24 of them critically. Preliminary investigations suggest the blaze was caused by a short circuit in an air conditioner, which quickly cut power throughout the bar. But several people who had visited the bar earlier […]
Continue ReadingInternet users have been split over Chipotle’s entry into Mexico. “Bold move selling Mexico a corporate version of Mexico,” a commenter on X said. Another X post questioned why Mexicans would pay for Chipotle when they have “perfectly fine and healthy food available to them?” “It’s like Pizza Hut [opening a] location in Napoli, makes […]
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