Transport Minister Grant Shapps says he “wasn’t aware” of the similarities between his speech about the collapse of Thomas Cook and one made by his predecessor about Monarch Airlines. A comparison suggests his speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday closely followed that of Chris Grayling’s in the wake of Monarch’s collapse in 2017. […]
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Visitors to the Galápagos Islands will likely pay an increased park fee starting next year, a decision that reflects growing concerns that skyrocketing tourism on the Ecuadorean archipelago is harming its fragile and unique ecosystem. Visitors currently pay a $100 fee to the Galápagos National Park, with mainland Ecuadoreans paying $6. Last month, Ecuador’s ministries
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Call him Dual-Threat Danny. Daniel Jones was spectacular in his first start taking over for Eli Manning. He became the first rookie with at least 300 yards passing, two touchdowns passing and two TDs rushing in a game since 1970 in the New York Giants’ 32-31 win at Tampa Bay. His rushing scores may have
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WASHINGTON — Oddly, it has been business as usual on the campaign trail this week. Senator Elizabeth Warren explained her policy plans to voters in New Hampshire on Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders walked a picket line with striking auto workers in Detroit and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. courted donors in Bel Air,
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kevin Feige (right) with Disney CEO Bob Iger in 2016 The man behind Marvel Studios’ string of comic book movie blockbusters is to develop a new Star Wars film, a senior executive at Disney has revealed. Alan Horn, co-chairman of Walt Disney Studios, said it “made sense” for Kevin
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Image caption Elspet now works as a scam marshal, offering help to others Brian had promised Elspet a bright future – a wonderful marriage later in life and their own bungalow. But Brian was not real. He was a romance scammer, something Elspet did not realise until she had sent him £10,000. They had met
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There are two types of people in the world: People who get bloated and constipated during and after a flight, and liars. If you fall into the first camp, you’re well aware of the less luxurious, less Instagram-able aspects of travel. There can be discomfort, cramping and irregularity ― and we don’t just mean from
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A multinational crew made up of an American, a Russian and the first space traveler from the United Arab Emirates has blasted off successfully for a mission on the International Space Station. A Russian Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 6:57 p.m. (1357 GMT) Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Jessica
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Nick Kyrgios has been handed a suspended 16-week ban from the ATP Tour following an investigation into his abusive behavior in a tournament in Cincinnati last month. The Australian player insulted a chair umpire and left the court to smash two rackets during a second-round loss at the Western & Southern Open, after which the
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You’d expect a better script from two showbiz professionals. After all, Donald J. Trump, before he was president of the United States, was a television personality and a onetime Broadway producer. (The show was a flop.) And Volodymyr Zelensky, before he was president of Ukraine, was an actor and a comedian. So why, between them,
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