British Airways cancelled more than 140 flights on the busiest leisure travel days of the year as it grappled to resolve a computer problem that also affected some passengers’ ability to check in remotely. A person familiar with the airline’s operations said 23 departures from Heathrow were cancelled on Friday morning, leading to the scrapping
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The emptiest aircraft on which I ever flew was an All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo to London in June 2020 amid the pandemic. It was a Boeing 777-300 with about 250 passenger seats, of which four were filled: in airline lingo, it had a load factor of less than 2 per cent. We crossed
In the late 1970s, as Spain was shedding dictatorship for democracy, the future Socialist prime minister Felipe González said that his aim in politics was to turn “our country into a society similar to that of our neighbours” in western Europe. To Spanish ears, this goal was more noble and ambitious than it sounds today.
The balance of available Ether (ETH) across crypto exchanges dropped to a five-year low on May 26, bringing the total amount of Ether held on exchanges to 17.86 million. A drastic decline in the exchange supply of ETH like this has not been seen since April 2018. According to Glassnode data, only 14.85% of the
Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a “decision point” for price action, but speculators are in charge, says a new analysis. In findings uploaded to Twitter on May 26, Checkmate — lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode — revealed a BTC price showdown in the making. Analyst warns Bitcoin bulls “not doing anything” Struggling near key trend lines,
In a real estate market that is always changing, where do you find the best deals? With today’s digital connectivity and social influencer trends, it may seem that online is the place to begin. A quick search could lead to web listings or services which depict a few properties in your area. However, in my
European stocks rose on Friday, catching the tail of an overnight rally on Wall Street, as chipmakers boosted markets and signs emerged from Washington that politicians were approaching a deal on the US debt ceiling. Europe’s region-wide Stoxx 600 was up 0.5 per cent, France’s Cac 40 added 0.6 per cent and London’s FTSE 100
Credit Suisse has been ordered by a Singaporean judge to pay $926mn to former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, a final blow to the bank before UBS is expected to complete its takeover as soon as next week. Ivanishvili, who is Georgia’s richest man, had already won a case against the Swiss bank in Bermuda
British retail sales grew more than expected in April, rebounding after bad weather hit spending in March and helped by increased government benefits. The quantity of goods bought in Britain rose 0.5 per cent between March and April, in part reversing the sharp contraction in the previous month, according to data published on Friday by
Before Scotland’s 2014 independence referendum, David Henry’s interest in politics rarely extended beyond following it on TV. But the campaign — despite failing by 45-55 per cent — captivated the London-based television production company executive and he became an activist for the Scottish National party. “I joined the SNP a day after the referendum in
For Ben and Pamela Thomas, the decision over whether to buy an electric car was decided by a stray roof tile. When a storm dislodged the ceramic projectile that wrote off their trusty VW Polo, they began the search for a new model, and were keen to try their first electric vehicle. Yet more than
The writer is a retired RAF Air Marshal who was formerly director-general of Joint Force Development at the UK Ministry of Defence Many have questioned why President Volodymyr Zelenskyy so determinedly pressed for the supply of F-16 fighter planes to his forces in Ukraine. Can one particular aircraft can make such a difference? The answer,
When British supermarket giant Tesco withdrew from the US in 2013 just six years after opening its first Fresh & Easy store, it was criticised for failing to appreciate important differences in how Americans and Brits do their grocery shopping. On the evidence of last week, a similar charge could be levelled at the American
London is the European stock exchange most at risk of suffering big departures to the US, according to a ranking compiled by the Financial Times identifying large companies with the strongest business case to consider a New York listing. The FT assessed 111 European companies, each with a market capitalisation of at least $10bn and
President Joe Biden and Republican House speaker Kevin McCarthy have moved closer to a two-year deal to limit government spending and avert a US debt default, raising hopes of an end to the fiscal stand-off in the world’s largest economy. People familiar with the potential agreement said that negotiators were looking to finalise the agreement
Gideon Nweze, the founder and CEO of the newly launched Digital Bitcoin Art and Assets (DIBA) nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, believes there’s an alternative way to bring NFTs to Bitcoin that doesn’t impact block space and transaction fees. Nweze recently put this belief to the test, launching a beta version of his NFT marketplace on
Crypto embraced, then forgotten by Chinese state television On May 23, China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s government-owned broadcasting corporation, aired a short, 98-second segment regarding the adoption of cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong. During the session, state news anchors briefed its audience on how Hong Kong regulators “have made final preparations” for the trading of
UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told drugmakers that the government has no “magic wand” to deal with financial pressures and was unlikely to give into industry demands to pay a significantly higher price for medicines. The government will on Friday unveil reforms worth £650mn to boost the life sciences sector as part of a wider
Shares in Bunge, the world’s largest oilseed processor, jumped as much as 5 per cent on Thursday after reports of preliminary deal talks with Glencore-backed grain trader Viterra. A potential merger, which was first reported by Bloomberg, would create an agribusiness powerhouse rivalling Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland. St Louis-based Bunge, which generated $1.6bn in
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