British Airways (BA) has been warned it faces the prospect of strikes as the deadline for tens of thousands of staff to accept new pay deals looms large. The airline had announced at the height of the coronavirus lockdown in April that it could make up to 12,000 staff redundant to help prepare the airline
Two teenage girls from India have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said on Monday. The asteroid is presently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in about one million years’ time, said SPACE India, a private
Holidaymakers in Spain have been given hope after the UK government revealed it is considering setting up regional travel corridors to let those travelling from low-risk areas escape quarantine. Transport minister Baroness Vere of Norbiton confirmed the idea was being investigated after pressure from Madrid over the change to travel advice made by the government
With eight successful Mars landings, NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover. The spacecraft Perseverance — set for liftoff this week — is NASA’s brawniest and brainiest Martian rover yet. It sports the latest landing tech, plus the most cameras and microphones ever assembled to capture the sights and sounds of Mars. Its
8:25 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Golf Australia said Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021. The tournament was scheduled for Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, which has been in lockdown due to a large increase in COVID-19 deaths
The White House is planning to send more federal troops to Portland in a bid to quell ongoing protests, reports claim. Donald Trump’s administration wants to deploy an additional 50 US Customs and Border Protection personnel to the Oregon city adding to the 100 sent last week, according to the Washington Post. Federal troops arrived
The government was “too slow” to repatriate Britons at the start of the pandemic, according to an influential group of MPs. The report by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee found that there was a lack of “empathy and compassion” shown to some of those stranded abroad. The chair of the committee, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat,
Cycling fanatic Boris Johnson is promising £50 repair vouchers as part of his coronavirus crusade to persuade people to get on their bike. The first vouchers will be available online late on Tuesday in England and the prime minister is also pledging more spending on cycle lanes, training and bikes on prescription from GPs. The
The transport secretary will cut short his holiday in Spain and return to the UK after being caught out by the reintroduction of coronavirus quarantine measures for the country. Grant Shapps flew there on Saturday morning to start his summer holiday, just hours before the government announced it was scrapping its travel corridor for Spain.
Israel’s military says it has exchanged fire with gunmen linked to Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. The incident on Monday afternoon represents an escalation of tension along the border shared by the two countries. According to the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), a “terror squad” crossed the UN administered Blue Line on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon
A new tax on goods sold online is being considered by the chancellor in a bid to save the high street post-coronavirus, Downing Street has revealed. It could be a 2% levy on online sales, which would raise £2bn a year, or a charge on deliveries, as part of a campaign to cut congestion and
There is a “wealth of evidence” supporting Amber Heard’s allegations of domestic violence against Johnny Depp, lawyers have argued at the High Court – claiming the actor’s memory is “so severely impaired by drug use” he may not be aware of the extent of his “terrifying behaviour”. Depp, 57, is suing the The Sun’s publisher
US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House confirmed that Robert O’Brien has “mild symptoms” of the virus – making him the highest-ranking US official to test positive so far. Mr O’Brien has been self-isolating and “working from a secure location off site”, the White House said. Trump
A pet cat has become the first animal to test positive for coronavirus in the UK. The only details known about the feline are that it lives in England and was tested at a laboratory in Weybridge, Surrey, last week, on 22 July. Evidence suggests it contracted the virus from its owners, who had previously
Social media companies must “go much further and faster in removing hateful content” from their platforms, the prime minister’s spokesman has said. The comments from Downing Street came in the wake of Twitter’s perceived inaction to address antisemitic tweets posted by grime artist Wiley. A number of users, including celebrities and politicians, are staging a
Holiday firm TUI has called on the government to take a more targeted approach to the imposition of coronavirus quarantine measures amid an industry backlash against curbs on travel to Spain. The company’s UK managing director, Andrew Flintham, told Sky News a more “nuanced” attitude was called for after ministers gave just hours’ notice on