In this issue

June 24, 2022

Airport staff vote to strike as threat of disruption widens

Britain's busiest airport faces disruption this summer after hundreds of check-in and ground staff voted in favour of walkouts in a pay dispute with British Airways.

3 mins

No going back: we'll improve, not scrap, Brexit, says Lammy

Labour has broken its long silence on Brexit, laying out detailed plans to improve, not scrap, the deal Boris Johnson struck with the EU, in a move it concedes will enrage many remain supporters.

3 mins

'She pushes herself to the limit': drama as swimmer rescued after fainting in pool

It is a sport that relies on teamwork and promises spectacle - but rarely quite like this.

2 mins

Disabled bather loses high court challenge over pond ticket price

A disabled swimmer has lost a high court case over ticket prices at the Kenwood Ladies' Bathing Pond on Hampstead Heath in north London.

1 min

'Lives on the line' President urges public to fight decision

Gun reform advocates have reacted with outrage to the US supreme court's decision overturning a New York state handgun law that placed strict restrictions on carrying concealed firearms outside the home.

2 mins

Congress Reforms face uphill struggle

When the US supreme court struck down New York state's limits carrying on ca concealed handguns in public, it clouded what should have been a day celebrating a rare breakthrough on one of the most divisive issues in American politics.

2 mins

Vienna reclaims title of best place to live as Covid curbs hit Auckland's ranking

The Austrian capital, Vienna, has made a comeback as the world's most livable city, according to an annual report from the Economist.

2 mins

Skye high Islanders give stranded US couple their dream wedding

It was a perfect, imperfect wedding that has won the Isle of Skye an international reputation for kindness. Amanda and Paul Riesel flew more than 4,000 miles from Orlando, Florida, to get married on the Scottish island in a wedding that had been two years in the planning and had cost the dinner lady and her groom more than £12,000.

1 min

Prosecutors seek at least 30-year jail sentence for Maxwell

Ghislaine Maxwell should be imprisoned for at least 30 years when she is sentenced next week for her role in facilitating the abuse of teenage girls by Jeffrey Epstein, New York federal prosecutors have said in court filings.

2 mins

Mick Lynch Deft replies win union boss new fans

Ministers and broadcasters have tried this week to portray RMT boss Mick Lynch as a hard-left union bogeyman. He has been accused of causing misery to commuters and even fomenting revolution.

2 mins

Scargill and grandson Former miners' leader has message for the PM

I will never stop fighting you must be joking," said Arthur Scargill as he joined striking railway workers on the picket line in Sheffield. The former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers is now 84 and it would seem none of the fire in his belly has died down. Nor have his opinions mellowed.

2 mins

Ukrainian refugees face deportation to Rwanda if they reach UK illegally - Johnson

Ukrainian refugees face being sent to Rwanda if they travel to the UK without authorisation, Boris Johnson has said, in an escalation of government plans to deport those who travel across the Channel seeking sanctuary.

3 mins

'Mind-blowing' Billie Eilish's mother on making history at Glastonbury

Headlining Glastonbury's Pyramid stage the most recognised festival platform in the world - has always been a career-defining moment. When 20-year-old Billie Eilish makes history today as the youngest solo headliner, one familiar face is guaranteed to be there among the crowd of thousands - her mother.

3 mins

Shock tactics Murdoch's ailing talkTV heading for revamp as ratings flatline

Rupert Murdoch's talkTV has been struggling to attract an audience for its culture warrior output. But staff the channel are now worried they have recently gained one particular viewer: Murdoch himself, who has arrived in London and is taking an active interest in his station's fate.

4 mins

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