Labour criticises Rishi Sunak’s national service plan as ‘unfunded’ – UK politics live | Politics
cleverly told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg No one will be “forced” to do military national service and can instead join the civilian component. These could include a range of things, such as special constables, on-call firefighters, emergency medical responders and unified public services such as environmental protection, he said. He insisted that sufficient funding was […]
Sunak promises to bring back national service for 18-year-olds | Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak last night attempted to revive a failure-ridden election campaign by announcing that a future Conservative government would reinstate National Service. The plans are seen as the latest attempt to reduce Conservative defeats by winning over the support of voters who have drifted to Reform UK, but the Prime Minister said all 18-year-olds must […]
‘Widespread abuse’: Frontier Airlines passengers using wheelchair service to cut pre-boarding lines
New York Post report Frontier Airlines passengers are reportedly using the airline’s wheelchair service to skip long boarding lines. CEO Barry Biffle said:[t]”There is widespread abuse of special services here, with wheelchair assistance being used by people who don’t need it at all.” Frontier, like other airlines, operates a first-come, first-served policy when it comes […]
Frontier Airlines CEO Pushes For Regulation Of Airport Wheelchair Service Due To ‘Rampant Abuse’
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle expressed concerns Thursday about misuse of wheelchair services offered by airlines, highlighting a growing problem within the industry, CNBC reported. Speaking at a Wings Club luncheon in New York, Biffle said many passengers request wheelchair assistance at the start of a flight, but fewer seem to need it upon arrival. […]
New court document raises serious questions about Secret Service involvement in Hunter Biden gun case: ‘All scared to death’
An otherwise innocuous court filing this week is raising new questions about the Secret Service’s denials that its agents intervened in the Hunter Biden gun case. Days before the 2020 election, The Blaze News reported that Secret Service agents visited StarQuest Shooters & Survival Supply, a gun store in Delaware, where Hunter Biden purchased a […]
Cassidy launches investigation into Chinese-owned tutoring service with DOD contract
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) has launched an investigation into a Chinese-owned tutoring service that has contracts with schools across the United States and the Pentagon. Tutor.com, which is owned by the Chinese investment firm Primavera Capital Group, provides services to the Department of Defense and has contracts with local school districts and libraries […]
LAPD, DEA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service Investigating Matthew Perry’s Death and Ketamine Found in Actor’s Blood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have launched an investigation into how it happened. Matthew Perry Police said Tuesday that he was supplied with the ketamine that led to his death. The Los Angeles Police Department, working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, is investigating why such a large amount of […]
Secret Service denies involvement in Hunter Biden gun fiasco — despite FBI doc claiming otherwise
The Secret Service doubled down Tuesday, again denying that its agents had tried to retrieve documents from the gun store where Hunter Biden purchased the infamous Colt Cobra revolver, which he said was given to him by his sister-in-law and her lover. The turned hunter later threw it in the trash. However, the authorities’ latest […]
Devon parasite outbreak: supplier says service nearly restored as it hikes dividend | Water industry
South West Water owners have increased dividends to shareholders, restoring normal service to 85% of customers after unsafe drinking water caused more than 100 cases of waterborne illness in Devon said. Last Wednesday, South West Water ordered 16,000 households and businesses to have their tap water removed after Cryptosporidium, which can cause unpleasant symptoms such […]
Elon Musk debuts Starlink satellite internet service in Indonesia
Elon Musk visited Bali this weekend to officially launch Starlink, the SpaceX satellite internet service, in Indonesia this Sunday. Speaking at a launch event with ministers at a clinic in Indonesia, Musk stressed the importance of providing internet access to large swaths of the vast archipelago, which is made up of 17,000 islands spread across […]