Sep 27, 12:16 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Jean LIOU 09/27/19 AT 11:48 AM French rail operator SNCF wants to merge Eurostar, which operates high-speed trains to London, and the Thalys service that takes passengers from France to Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, its chief executive said on Friday.Guillaume Pepy said that the move, which would take up to two years to implement, would create a single and more efficient European railway company and respond to new challenges as passengers opt against flying due to climate change.He told reporters that the two networks, which are majority owned by the SNCF, could together transport 30 million passengers a year, compared with 18.5 million in 2018.The project for the merger, dubbed "Green Speed", would have to be approved by the other shareholders of both railway firms and their supervisory boards."The idea is to develop and expand the network," Pepy told … [Read more...] about France’s SNCF Wants To Merge Eurostar And Thalys Services
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Mum’s fears for her kids, aged 8 and 10, who live among gang feuds and see ‘people urinating in corridors’ of London tower block
A MUM lives in fear because she has been forced to raise her children in a London tower block which is full of gang members who fight in the stairwell. Mum-of-two Morgan is so “anxious” about people on the estate that she has to watch her children out of a window when they leave her home in Croydon. She has banned Blake, 10, and Drew, eight, from playing further than she can see because she is concerned about the “weird people” who live in the block. Morgan, a teaching assistant, will appear on Channel 5’s Tower Block Kids at 9pm this evening to describe life in the high rise block. She lives with their dad Gareth and her children - who share a room in the two-bedroom flat. Blake claims they are gang members younger than him who are "looking for fights" and Drew claims the corridors smell of "dead bodies" because men urinate indoors. The youngsters are also “really worried” about living in the block following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire … [Read more...] about Mum’s fears for her kids, aged 8 and 10, who live among gang feuds and see ‘people urinating in corridors’ of London tower block
United Airlines Passenger Sues Over Near-Death Experience After Windows Cracked During Flight
Jan 25, 1:04 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury National By Suman Varandani @suman09 01/24/19 AT 12:10 AM A United passenger has filed a lawsuit against the airline over an alleged cover up related to a near-death experience he faced last year during a flight from Chicago to London.The passenger in his suit Wednesday claimed that the incident “nearly resulted in the loss of all life aboard.”Flight 931 on Oct. 27, 2018, was forced to make an emergency landing in Goose Bay, Canada, only a few hours into the journey after the cockpit windshield shattered. The passengers were stuck inside the aircraft for eight hours before a replacement plane was arranged for them.The airline blamed the window cracking on a bird strike. However, passenger Theodore Liaw claimed the airline was trying to cover up the real story.Liaw said in the suit that he allegedly discovered from the pilots … [Read more...] about United Airlines Passenger Sues Over Near-Death Experience After Windows Cracked During Flight
Girl, 2, rushed to hospital with head injuries after falling from flat window
A LITTLE girl has been rushed to hospital after falling from a flat window today. The two-year-old toddler suffered head injuries following the fall from the first floor property. Police were called to Logie Street in Dundee about 10.15am. One horrified witness saw the tot lying on the pavement like a "little doll" after falling from the first floor property. He told the Courier: "The dad came out and scooped her up then the police and ambulance came." NEVADA TRIANGLE Mystery of US zone near Area 51 where 2,000 planes have vanished in 60 yrs BREXIT DEAL DRAMA The MPs who will and won't vote for Theresa May's Brexit deal WORLD NEWS ROUND-UP Brit DJ murder mystery deepens and the 'harmless' shark that mauled boy BAD SAMARITANS Moment three people do NOTHING as female thug mugs woman at cashpoint SHARING THE PAIN Model takes heartbreaking pics with her stillborn son to help other mums 'HE'S WEAK' Trump accuses his ex-lawyer of lying about President's secret Russia links The tot was … [Read more...] about Girl, 2, rushed to hospital with head injuries after falling from flat window
2-Month-Old Dies Locked In Ambulance After Parents Warned Against Breaking Windows
Jul 19, 5:55 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Suman Varandani @suman09 07/19/18 AT 5:10 AM A two-month-old baby died allegedly of suffocation after the door of the ambulance that was carrying him to a hospital malfunctioned. The incident took place Tuesday in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. According to reports, the infant was being transported to a hospital as he needed a cardiac surgery. When the child's father Ambika Kumar tried to open the ambulance door he found that it was jammed. When he tried breaking the windows of the vehicle, he was warned against damaging government property.“I was urging them to the break the door or a window since my kid had cardiac problem but my efforts went in vain,” Kumar said, according to local reports.The baby was trapped for two hours as his desperate parents tried to open the door but were unable to get their child … [Read more...] about 2-Month-Old Dies Locked In Ambulance After Parents Warned Against Breaking Windows