Verdict is latest legal milestone over France’s worst ever air disaster A Paris appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew in France’s worst air disaster. The verdict is the latest milestone in a legal marathon involving two of France’s most emblematic companies and families of the mainly French, Brazilian and German victims. Continue reading...
Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identity When the Jamaican MP Nekeisha Burchell stood up to give her maiden speech, she was keenly aware of how much her country’s parliament mirrored the Westminster version thousands of miles away in London. As in the UK, the session on 12 May had started with the arrival of the ceremonial mace – a 1.7-metre ornamented silver staff representing the British monarch’s authority over p
Study, published as latest migration figures are released, shows incorrect perceptions driving immigration debate People mistakenly believe net migration is rising in Britain despite figures dropping to their lowest level in years, a leading thinktank has found. New research from British Future, published ahead of latest government figures on migration, has revealed a chasm between reality and public perception of net migration, with a substantial portion of the public believing it has increased
Disability rights campaigner Robin Millar reveals he is taking owners of music business he founded to a tribunal The head of one of the UK’s biggest disability charities is planning a legal challenge against the owners of the music business he founded in a dispute over its alleged failure to provide him with proper workplace support after a major illness. The pop producer Robin Millar , who is blind, said he had been denied a request for a support worker to assist him in his work after he faced
Starship V3 on the launch pad during a "wet" dress rehearsal.
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Weirs, culverts and sluices among 602 barriers demolished in year in attempt to restore 15,500 miles of rivers by 2030 A few miles downstream from a lava field in western Iceland, the gargle of free-flowing water is unbroken for the first time in decades after hydraulic peckers chipped away at a dilapidated dam that once powered a farm. The structure on the River Melsá had continued to block fish migration long after falling into disrepair. “It wasn’t providing any electricity; the old power hou
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Investment banker Lorna Hajdini says ex-colleague Chirayu Rana’s ‘malicious’ allegations ‘wreaked havoc’ The JPMorgan Chase investment banker accused of sexual assault in an explosive lawsuit that went viral countersued her accuser, saying his malicious lies destroyed her reputation and “wreaked havoc” on her life. In papers filed on Tuesday night in a New York state court in Manhattan, Lorna Hajdini said her former colleague Chirayu Rana fabricated allegations that she raped and drugged him, in
NBC News · Oct 8
Remarkable new test results by drugmaker Eli Lilly reveal that their latest weight loss drug, retatrutide, may be even more effective than the three popular GLP-1s currently available. The new drug is designed to mimic three hormones responsible for hunger regulation and fat burning. NBC’s medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar breaks down the trial results and discusses how soon the new drug is likely to get FDA approval.
