Several passengers who dismounted from the virus-hit MV Hondius have apparently already been spotted without a properly fitting facemask, just hours after the stricken ship anchored in Spain’s Canary Islands. Did the headline grab you? It’s designed to. When the tabloids run with ‘maskless passengers flouting rules’, they are not reporting a meaningful public-health breach. They are creating aContinue reading “Passengers Flout Mask Rules During Quarantine”
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An Aircraft Plunged 180 Feet In Turbulence
Passengers are suing an airline that killed a 73-year-old British grandfather and hospitalised more than 100 people after it fell 180 feet during turbulence. Alison Read, Benjamin Read, and Bradley Richards are suing Singapore Airlines for damages related to their personal injuries. All three of them were injured while aboard the Singapore-bound Boeing 777-300ER inContinue reading “An Aircraft Plunged 180 Feet In Turbulence”
Fuel Prices Soar Amid Fears Of Supply Shortages
Due to skyrocketing fuel prices brought on by the Middle East conflict, two of Europe’s largest airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights. German carrier Lufthansa said today that a regional subsidiary, Lufthansa CityLine, will suspend operations from Saturday due to high kerosene prices and labour disputes. And Dutch airline KLM has withdrawn 160 flights across the nextContinue reading “Fuel Prices Soar Amid Fears Of Supply Shortages”
Hybrids Kill Three Times More Than Petrol Cars
Road safety experts were calling for an investigation on Saturday night as it was revealed motorists are three times more likely to die in hybrids than in petrol cars. A total of 122 people died in hybrid car crashes last year, compared with 777 in accidents involving petrol cars, according to Department for Transport figures analysed byContinue reading “Hybrids Kill Three Times More Than Petrol Cars”
Bus Buggy Row
A disabled woman was unable to board a bus after irate mothers with pushchairs refused to give up their space. Because I use a wheelchair, I frequently experience this issue. I am quite fortunate most of the time; in fact, one woman with a stroller actually got off the bus so I could board, butContinue reading “Bus Buggy Row”
City Held To Ransom
London commuters are today encountering ‘pure carnage’ as striking Tube drivers on £72,000-a-year brought the capital to a halt as they demand higher wages, a four-day week and discounts on train journeys. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have started their five-day strike, leaving commuters facing days of travel mayhem with little orContinue reading “City Held To Ransom”
Double-Decker Bus On Fire In Central London
In central London, a double-decker bus caught fire. The 88 bus burst into flames at about 6.50 am outside Portland Hospital on Great Portland Street – the road was then closed off. The London Fire Brigade were summoned to the scene and was able to bring the fire under control within 10 minutes. All passengersContinue reading “Double-Decker Bus On Fire In Central London”
Machete Attack On London Bus
Two youths have confessed to killing a 14-year-old boy in a machete attack on a London bus while he was journeying home from school. Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed 27 times as he travelled on a Route 472 bus in Woolwich, South East London, on the afternoon of January 7. Emergency services were summoned to theContinue reading “Machete Attack On London Bus”
Taxi Driver Victim Of Assault
A taxi driver has claimed British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and his wife Nicola Green refused to settle a fare of almost £600 after he drove them more than 360 miles from Italy to a ski resort in France. The driver said he collected Lammy, 52 and his artist wife, 53, on April 10 at the town of Forli nearContinue reading “Taxi Driver Victim Of Assault”
Emergency System Fails Woman Punched On Tube
A woman who was attacked on a Tube train in central London has said she was then left standing on a platform for a “harrowing” 30 minutes because no one responded to the emergency calls she made from a help point. Sally Wynter said she had been left traumatised after being punched by a strangerContinue reading “Emergency System Fails Woman Punched On Tube”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 