The ongoing legal battle between Subway and Nilima Amin over the ingredients in Subway’s tuna products has taken a new turn. Amin, who filed a class action lawsuit against the fast-food giant in January 2021, is now seeking to withdraw her case due to her pregnancy and health concerns. However, Subway is not letting her…
Spain recorded its hottest ever temperature for April on Thursday, hitting 38.8C according to the country’s meteorological service. The record figure was reached in Cordoba airport in southern Spain just after 15:00 local time (14:00 BST). For days a blistering heatwave has hit the country with temperatures 10-15C warmer than expected for April. It’s been…
In 2008, the Brown family watched on helplessly as destructive bushfires ripped through the Victorian countryside. For them, it was a wakeup call. It was the third time in several years flames had come close to torching vineyards that five generations of their family had poured over a century of love and work into. Warming…
Australia’s flagship airline Qantas has announced its Chief Financial Officer Vanessa Hudson will replace current CEO Alan Joyce. She will become Qantas’ first female boss when she takes over in November. The airline has suffered turbulence in recent times, with record losses during Covid-19 and a series of controversies damaging the brand. Ms Hudson, who…
Banking giant HSBC says its profits got a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) boost from the purchase of collapsed Silicon Valley Bank’s British business (SVB UK). Europe’s biggest bank posted a pre-tax profit of $12.9bn for the three months to the end of March. That is more than three times the amount it made for the same time…
Recreational vaping will be banned in Australia, as part of a major crackdown amid what experts say is an “epidemic”. Minimum quality standards will also be introduced, and the sale of vapes restricted to pharmacies. Nicotine vapes already require a prescription in Australia, but the industry is poorly regulated and a black market is thriving….
An emergency radio service for Sudan is to be launched on BBC News Arabic on Tuesday, by the World Service. The pop-up radio service will be broadcast twice daily for three months, providing news and information for people in the war-torn African nation. It will include eyewitness accounts and news on diplomatic efforts, the BBC…
Tributes have been paid to the singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot who has died at the age of 84. The Canadian musician became famous in the 60s and 70s with hits like Early Morning Rain and If You Could Read My Mind. His songs were covered by artists including Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand and Johnny Cash. Canadian…
Thousands of Hollywood TV and movie screenwriters will strike on Tuesday, after last minute talks with major studios over wages broke down. A Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, the first in 15 years, will see more than 9,000 writers – 98% of voting members – walk out from midnight. Late-night live chat shows are…
What is the biggest thing that mankind has ever built? All the obvious answers to this pub-quiz question are wrong. It is not the Great Wall of China, nor the Three Gorges Dam, nor the Large Hadron Collider. It is also not Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport. In fact, the feat belongs to…