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Kettering Town midfielder Devon Kelly-Evans is set to miss their televised FA Cup second-round tie against Doncaster Rovers because of suspension. The 28-year-old was shown a red card following a scuffle between players at the end of Kettering’s league match against Bedford Town on Saturday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw following a 97th-minute equaliser by Bedford – but the Poppies still lead Southern League Premier Central by four points. “It’s absolutely ridiculous, he’s one of my main players,” boss Richard Lavery said in Northampton. “He’ll be gutted because it was handbags really. If you’re going to get sent…

British Airways IT issues cause flight delays at Scottish airports British Airways passengers are facing delays across the country with IT issues affecting the airline. The delays are affecting flights across Europe with the airline believed to have lost communication with planes already in the air. Passengers who were already on British Airways planes at Glasgow Airport shared on social media that they had been left sitting there for up to an hour because of the situation. The airport’s live tracker showed flights involving the airline were delayed for around an hour. A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport confirmed they were…

Flights in chaos as another IT failure by British Airways. Chaos at airports around teh world as tens of thousands of British Airways passengers encountered long delays and missed connections after another major IT failure. On Monday evening passengers at London Heathrow Terminal 5, as well as airports abroad, say they have been told communications systems have failed. Flights in chaos as another IT failure by British Airways In one example, flight BA365 from Lyon to Heathrow remained on the ground in France for two hours 40 minutes, rather than the expected one hour. The three evening departures from Manchester…

An undersea telecommunications cable linking Germany and Finland has been severed, raising concerns amid already heightened tensions in Europe. The 1,170 km (730-mile) C-Lion1 fibreoptic cable connects Helsinki and Rostock, but all fibre connections in the line have been disrupted, according to Finnish network operator Cinia.  

What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? Farmers to protest in central London as they say changes will destroy family farms Thousands of farmers plan to descend on central London on Tuesday to protest against changes to inheritance tax announced in the budget last month. The farmers argue the changes will destroy family farms, while the government says it will make no difference to food security. But who is right? Continue reading… What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/19/what-are-inheritance-tax-changes-affecting-uk-farmers

A car drove into a crowd outside Yong’an Primary School in China’s southern Hunan province, leaving several students and adults injured, according to state media. Details on the number of casualties remain unclear, but those injured have been taken to the hospital.  This is the third attack on a public crowd in China within a week, sparking concern over public safety.

European foreign ministers meet in Warsaw Tuesday to address Ukraine’s war, Trump’s potential return, and European security. Germany, France, Italy, and Poland join in person, with UK and Spain attending remotely. Talks focus on Europe’s defense identity amid escalating tensions and shifting US policies, Polish and German officials confirmed. Trump-security-warsaw”>European Ministers debate Ukraine, Trump and security in Warsaw talks

A massive protest unfolded in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as over 35,000 people gathered outside parliament to oppose a controversial bill seeking to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi.  The demonstration marked the conclusion of a nine-day hīkoi (peaceful march), which grew significantly on Tuesday as participants arrived in Wellington.

Labour Plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England ‘unlikely to work’ Exclusive: Projected spare capacity is not all in the right places to match projected demand, research finds A government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is “unlikely to work”, according to research. The research blames a geographical mismatch between capacity and demand, while leaders in the sector have raised concerns about staffing, the provision of sleep areas for the youngest children, toilets that are too big and sinks that are too high for nursery-age children. Continue reading… Labour plan for…

The time London smelled so strongly of poo people thought they would die. This notorious pollution episode may not be as far away as we like to think Less than 200 years ago, London reeked so badly it got a nickname we remember even now: the Great Stink. There was no sewage network in 1858, so excrement from everyone living there was washed into the Thames, either directly or via cesspits and smaller urban tributaries. As a heatwave that summer warmed the faeces coursing through the capital, it enveloped residents in a haze of fumes so foul it prompted the…