A Royal Caribbean passenger was reportedly ‘sliced open’ after a waterslide shattered on board. The individual was travelling on the Icon of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship in the world, that had departed from Miami on 2 August and was due to return on 9 August. On Thursday (7 …
Read More »Billionaire Weston family to buy Hudson’s Bay charter in $12.5-million deal, donate to museum
Open this photo in gallery: The announcement came Wednesday from the Canadian Museum of history that pending court approval, the Weston family will buy and donate the 1670 royal charter to them.HO/The Canadian Press Canada’s billionaire Weston family has reached a $12.5-million agreement to buy the 1670 royal charter that …
Read More »Flight bound for Birmingham Airport diverted to East Midlands after ’emergency’
The TUI flight flying to Birmingham Airport was forced to make an emergency diversion to East Midlands Airport 15:46, 28 Jul 2025Updated 09:26, 29 Jul 2025 A TUI plane which departed from Birmingham Airport was forced to divert to East Midlands Airport after an emergency was declared (file image)(Image: Peter …
Read More »EasyJet flight makes emergency landing after passengers tackle man claiming to have bomb
Witnesses say the man was pinned down by fellow passengers on the UK EasyJet flight on Sunday Video shows horror moment passenger shouts ‘I’ve got a bomb’ on packed easyJet flight EasyJet travellers restrained a man after he yelled about having a bomb whilst the aircraft was in flight. The …
Read More »Cargo drone firm set for more Shetland test flights – with milestone Norway trip in the works too
A COMPANY specialising in unmanned drone aircraft is to return to Shetland later this year to operate test flights to and from Orkney – while in a UK-first it also intends to fly from Tingwall Airport to Norway. Windracers now has approval from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to operate …
Read More »The Queen Mary 2 will offer a front-row seat to America’s 250th
The world’s only active ocean liner will have a front-row seat to the largest peacetime naval gathering in history — one celebrating a milestone anniversary for our nation. Millions of spectators are expected to attend America’s 250th birthday bash in the New York Harbor next summer, and one special ship …
Read More »Performer’s pro-Palestinian display causes onstage scuffle at Royal Opera House in London
Open this photo in gallery: Someone backstage appears to grab a Palestinian flag held by a performer during end-of-show bows. The performer holds onto the flag.Sang Tan/The Associated Press A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on …
Read More »Corey Conners leads Canadian players into British Open at Royal Portrush
Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Corey Conners plays off the 14th tee during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on Tuesday.Peter Morrison/The Associated Press Four Canadians are in the field for the British Open, which begins Thursday …
Read More »Weight loss jab warning as 500,000 people ‘risk invalidating travel insurance’
People using injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy are being urged to check their policies 06:31, 15 Jul 2025Updated 09:12, 15 Jul 2025 People on the drugs obesity, diabetes or any other condition need to declare it when booking insurance (Image: Getty) Experts have issued a cautionary note that around …
Read More »Royal Gold launches friendly $5-billion takeovers of Sandstorm Gold, Horizon Copper
Open this photo in gallery: “Joining forces with Royal Gold will amplify the strengths of Sandstorm’s portfolio and unlock new opportunities for our shareholders,“ said Sandstorm CEO Nolan Watson. Royal Gold Inc. RGLD-Q is bidding $5-billion for Vancouver-based Sandstorm Gold Ltd. SSL-T and Horizon Copper Corp. HCU-X in a pair …
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