Wednesday, September 30

Tag: Featured

Woman sues airline after staff make her switch seats to accomodate ultra orthodox passenger
27Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Woman sues airline after staff make her switch seats to accomodate ultra orthodox passenger

    Many ultra-Orthodox men see contact with woman as forbidden under a strict interpretation of Jewish law. An 81-year-old retired lawyer whose family came to Israel after fleeing the Nazis during the Second World War is suing Israel's national airline after staff moved her to another seat because an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man refused to sit next to her. Renee Rabinowitz was travelling on an El Al flight from Newark in the US to Tel Aviv when a Hasidic man objected to being assigned a seat next to a woman. Staff on the flight asked Ms Rabinowitz to move, saying they would find her a "better" seat closer to first class and, although she thought the request was sexist, she agreed. "Despite all my accomplishments - and my age is also an accomplishment - I felt minimized," she sai...
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School calls police because pupil visited UKIP website on class computer
27Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

School calls police because pupil visited UKIP website on class computer

    The director of the group behind the exhibition stood for Ukip in Lewisham East during the 2015 General Election (Picture: [copyright]) A school in Hampshire called in police after a pupil viewed the UKIP website on a class computer, it has been reported. 15-year-old Joe Taylor says he viewed the political party’s website following a classroom discussion on immigration. He says he was subsequently reported to the police by teaching staff who raised concerns that he was viewing “politically incorrect websites”, indicating “extremist views”. The incident allegedly happened at Wildern School in Hedge End, Southampton. The boy’s father, Mick, has told The Daily Express that his son was taken out of class and interviewed by Hampshire police. Mr Taylor said: “On Monday I receive...
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Houston, Trump may have a problem: Rubio trips up frontrunner at debate
26Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Houston, Trump may have a problem: Rubio trips up frontrunner at debate

    Marco Rubio took the fight to Donald Trump on Thursday night. With assistance from Ted Cruz, the Florida senator unleashed an all-encompassing attack on Trump’s business record and policy acumen that has the potential to shake up the Republican presidential race. Trump, who has emerged as the Republican frontrunner with remarkably little vetting, was consistently attacked for employing foreign and illegal workers, over his business record and regarding his lack of policy specifics. Rubio gleefully mocked him: “You say the same thing every night.” The Florida senator then gave his own parody of Trump’s stump speech: “Everyone’s dumb, I’m going to make America great again, I’m winning in the polls, lines around the states, every night.” The exchanges were the first time riva...
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Jeremy Corbyn says David Cameron is jealous of his Holloway Road style after PMQs spat
26Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Jeremy Corbyn says David Cameron is jealous of his Holloway Road style after PMQs spat

    Jeremy Corbyn responds to David Cameron at PMQs on 24 February (Picture: [copyright]) Responding to the Prime Minister's remarks, Mr Corbyn said on Thursday: “He is actually jealous of the jacket. “You know what he is really jealous of? That I can go shopping in the greatest shopping centre in the world, Holloway Road, N7, and he has to stick with Bond Street.” The shadow leader of the Commons, Chris Bryant, also offered some motherly advice to the Commons on Thursday. Mr Byrant said: "Talking of mother's advice, my mother told me [...] never trust a man with slip-on shoes. "I merely point out that the Prime Minister was wearing slip-on shoes yesterday." Mr Cameron has been criticised for his remarks with some Labour MP’s condemning the Prime Minster for hitting a “new low...
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Asian sex abusers to be stripped of UK citizenship and deported
26Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Asian sex abusers to be stripped of UK citizenship and deported

    In response to the series of Asian sex abuse gangs uncovered in towns across the UK there is likely to be an "acceleration of passport strike-outs and potential deportations" (Picture: [copyright]) Asian-born sex abusers will be stripped of their UK citizenship and deported at the end of their sentences under a new Home Office drive, The Independent can reveal. Theresa May, the Home Secretary, is planning to significantly increase her department’s use of legal powers that allow serious criminals with dual nationality to have their British citizenship withdrawn, Whitehall sources say. Until now, the powers have predominately been used to remove the UK passports of terrorists and terrorist sympathisers. But senior department sources told The Independent that – in response to...
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Asia Cup Twenty 20: Tigers look for soul searching
26Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Bangladesh, ENGLISH

Asia Cup Twenty 20: Tigers look for soul searching

    Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan (C) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of unseen Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh during an Asia Cup Twenty20 match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital on Wednesday. Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became overnight villain after his drop cost Bangladesh heavily in the Asia Cup opener. Rohit Sharma was batting on 21 when Shakib dropped a straight forward chance at point off Taskin Ahmed's bowling. The Indian then took the game away with 83 off 55 balls. Sharma indeed paid Bangladesh for let-off, by blasting his next 62 runs off just 27 balls. This was undeniably game changer but Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza chose not to be harsh on the senior player, the lone Bangladeshi player who played all the dom...
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Police claim woman making eye contact with passers by is begging and ban her from sitting on ground
26Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Police claim woman making eye contact with passers by is begging and ban her from sitting on ground

    A woman, who was allegedly making eye contact with passers-by in a London street, has been banned from sitting on the ground after police considered the act to be a form of begging. Speaking at a local forum in the London Borough of Redbridge, Ch Insp John Fish said a woman in Ilford “wasn’t holding a sign or holding out her hand, but making eye contact” with members of the public, the Ilford Recorder reports. We filmed her and got a CBO (Criminal Behaviour Order) banning her from sitting on the floor, he added. Ch Insp Fish said police were clamping down on begging in Ilford town centre, issuing CBOs to individuals who appeared to be seeking money from the public after collecting appropriate evidence. However, one beggar told the Recorder that while she had been offered s...
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35 secrets of the airline industry
25Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Life Style

35 secrets of the airline industry

    Fasten your safety belt… Surprising, sometimes shocking, secrets about commercial flying have been revealed by airline staff on networking website Reddit and in other candid interviews and online forums. There’s a cheaper time to buy flights There’s much debate about this but according to skyscanner, Tuesday afternoons, seven weeks ahead of your flight are the optimal time to get a bargain. There are ways to get upgraded Also according to airline price checker Skyscanner, there are ways to bag an upgrade. Tips include traveling at quiet times, flying alone, checking in as early as possible, dressing smartly, using air carrier loyalty cards, being a frequent flyer, and being very nice – or very wronged. Some airports have cool entertainment It’s possible to get a massage in...
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Elizabeth Line: When will the new Crossrail line open, where does it run and how many passengers will it take?
25Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Elizabeth Line: When will the new Crossrail line open, where does it run and how many passengers will it take?

    The new roundel for the Elizabeth Line. Crossrail, the highly anticipated new rail system running from Reading to Shenfield through the heart of London has been named the Elizabeth Line in honour of the Queen. The new name was unveiled at a ceremony at Bond Street Station, attended by the Queen, Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. The Queen was presented with commemorative Elizabeth roundel and met with a range of people involved in the Crossrail construction at the site. What is the new Elizabeth Line? The new Elizabeth Line is what developers and Londoners have known as Crossrail, the high-speed rail service intended to bring increased capacity to the capital’s transport system. It has been officially renamed by Mayor of London Boris...
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Rightmove reveals fastest selling property hotspots
25Feb By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Rightmove reveals fastest selling property hotspots

    Rightmove revealed properties in Dartford, Kent, now typically take just 16 days to sell - making it the fastest place to sell a property in Britain Dartford, Rochester, Watford, Bristol and Reading are among Britain's top hotspots for the fastest-selling properties, according to Rightmove. The property listings website said homes in Dartford, Kent now typically take just 16 days to sell - making it the fastest place to sell a property in Britain. The average time it takes to sell a property in Dartford has fallen by around a month compared with a year ago, when it typically took 49 days for a home to be snapped up. Miles Shipside, director of Rightmove, said the fact that homes in Dartford are selling in just over two weeks - and that asking prices there have increased by...
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