Travelodge CEO Joanna Boydell resigns/Image: Getty Images A major UK hotel chain’s chief executive has stepped down amid growing scrutiny over security failures.Travelodge CEO Joanna Boydell resigned on August 17, the company confirmed in a statement on Thursday. She has been replaced on an interim basis by chief financial officer Ray Reidy, while the company … Read more
The couple had been travelling from Tatenhill Airport near Burton-upon-Trent to Caernarfon Airport . A husband and wife died of major impact trauma after the light aircraft they were travelling in crashed in a remote part of Wales, an inquest has heard.Ketan Swali, 59, and his wife Sheetal Swali, 55, from Syston, Leicestershire, were pronounced … Read more
Is JollyIRL still alive? The question spread rapidly among viewers after the Kick streamer’s bungee jump livestream in Pattaya, Thailand, ended moments after she made the leap. A sudden cut in the broadcast, followed by a loud scream, left fans with little information and plenty of worry. JollyIRL has since addressed the incident herself, confirming … Read more
European hedgehog (Image Credit: Canva) What was once seen as a useful garden helper in New Zealand has become an unexpected threat to some of the country’s most vulnerable wildlife. European hedgehogs were deliberately introduced to New Zealand in the 19th century, with acclimatisation societies releasing them in the hope that they would help control … Read more
A major row began after Greg Abbott warned two airports over Islamic wudu wash basins. Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, accusing them of religious bias over Islamic wudu washing facilities. Abbott said government-owned airports cannot favor one religion over all others and they should be … Read more
Devastation in Indonesia as multiple powerful earthquakes hit in under 24 hours Indonesia was rocked by three major earthquakes within 24 hours, with a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake striking off Flores on Saturday, killing at least 47 people and triggering tsunami warnings.The strongest tremor struck off the coast of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, near Ende, … Read more
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: Prosecutors assert that text messages and online searches demonstrate that a Massachusetts mother intentionally killed her children, while her defense contends that these same pieces of evidence indicate the contrary. Lindsay Clancy faces murder charges for her children’s deaths. Prosecutors argue her online searches and text messages show intent, while the … Read more
Highway 1, Australia. Image Credit: Tony Bowden/Wikipedia Australia has the world’s longest national highway, which is a marvelous engineering example known simply as ‘Highway 1.’ Spanning approximately 14,500 kilometres, this massive highway covers around the entire mainland continent like a belt, acting as an important transport base that connects every state capital city from Sydney … Read more
University of Michigan. (AP Photo) A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will introduce … Read more
The Nolan Wells case continues to draw interest as questions remain about the circumstances of his death. Amid this, two of the 18-year-old’s friends went back to Horn Island, in Mississippiwhere his body was found. Nolan Wells was out with friends on July 4 when he was reported missing, and his body was found two … Read more