Burger King faces legal claim Whopper too small
The fast food giant is accused of making the burger appear larger on menus than it actually is.
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We can avoid flight chaos in future, says air traffic boss
40 minutes ago About sharing Martin Rolfe has apologised to those affected by flight disruption By Katy Austin & Sam Hancock BBC News The flight chaos caused by a data processing glitch should not happen again, the head of National Air Traffic Services has said. Martin Rolfe told the BBC that measures were in place…
Russia’s kamikaze drones raining down on Ukraine’s east
21 minutes ago About sharing Antonina Semenivna, who lives near Kupiansk, is one of the many civilians vulnerable to these attacks In Ukraine’s north-east, Russia has recently deployed an estimated 100,000 troops in renewed attacks. But Quentin Sommerville, who spent the past month with Ukrainian brigades in the area, discovers it is the increasingly sophisticated…
Thousands lose benefits after tax credits overpaid
4 minutes ago About sharing Former nurse Nancy Crow took out payday loans to survive after her benefits were reduced By Adam Eley BBC News Campaigners fear thousands more people face benefit deductions because of tax credit debts they didn’t know about. In excess of 800,000 households on universal credit received less money last year…
James Cleverly visits Beijing as MPs criticise China strategy
11 minutes ago About sharing By Becky Morton Political reporter Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Beijing amid criticism from some MPs over the government’s approach to China. Mr Cleverly, the first senior UK minister to travel to China since 2018, said the country’s global significance meant it could not be ignored. But MPs on…
Rape survivors ‘battered and bruised’ by justice system
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Ukraine war: ‘Drone attack’ hits airport in northwest Russia city of Pskov
An unconfirmed Russian media report says four transport planes have been damaged at Pskov airport.
Network Rail axes bonuses for staff who went on strike
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Canadian ‘poison seller’ Kenneth Law faces more charges
5 hours ago About sharing Kenneth Law faces charges relating to 14 deaths in Canada but police believe there may be many more victims By Angus Crawford BBC News Police in Canada have brought an additional 12 charges against a man accused of supplying a poisonous chemical to people who died by suicide. Kenneth Law,…
Police seek help identifying child’s body found in German river
5 hours ago About sharing A facial reconstruction has been released as part of the black notice By Alice Cuddy BBC News Police have asked for help identifying a child, believed to be aged five to six, whose body was found in a river in Germany more than a year ago. The boy’s body was…