Online booking platform Airbnb has said it is preparing for a “significant” travel rebound as the world emerges from coronavirus lockdowns. However the company said it was still “too early”…
UK: Amanda Staveley loses High Court fight with Barclays over damages
A businesswoman who sued Barclays for hundreds of millions of pounds has lost her High Court fight, despite the judge saying the bank acted with “deceit”. Amanda Staveley claimed her…
UK : Rishi Sunak to inject £126m to boost traineeship scheme-Budget 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a £126m boost for traineeships in England in his Budget on Wednesday. The scheme will include a new “flexi-job” apprenticeship that will enable…
Italy : Low tides leave Venice canals dry
Exceptionally low tides on Friday left some of Venice’s canals dry. In stark contrast to floods in December, boats and gondolas were beached. The water level in the city is…
Russia: Alexei Navalny sent to Russian penal colony to serve out a sentence
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sent from detention in Moscow to a penal colony to serve out a sentence for embezzlement. The 2014 suspended sentence was turned into…
Texas weather: New Jersey plumber offers a helping hand
From halfway across America, one plumber has answered the pleas of Texans still grappling with the aftermath of a devastating winter storm. As the coldest temperatures in over 30 years…
Texas weather: Biden visits state amid recovery from deadly cold snap
President Joe Biden has travelled to Texas in his first trip to a disaster zone, visiting workers still reeling from a deadly winter storm. “You’re doing God’s work,” Mr Biden…
Haiti : Hundreds of inmates flee from Croix-des-Bouquets prison
More than 200 prisoners are on the run in Haiti after escaping from a jail near the capital, Port-au-Prince. Authorities said 25 people died following Thursday’s mass escape from the…
China: TV station apologies to Selena Gomez for a ‘Disrespectful’ transplant image
A Chinese variety show has apologised for editing a post-surgery photo of US pop star Selena Gomez and actress Francia Raisa in a comedy sketch. The episode of Who’s the…
UK: Jose Mourinho says pressure to keep his job ‘like oxygen’ to him
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho says he lives and breathes for pressure. The Portuguese’s future at Spurs has come under scrutiny, with a run of five defeats in six Premier League…