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The airplane maker is urging airlines to inspect rudder control systems on the planes. Source link

Transport Secretary Mark Harper says the technology will be rolled out “gradually”. Source link

Planning focused more on burying the dead than averting disaster, ex-health secretary says.

Author Jilly Cooper, known for her best-selling raunchy romance novels, has been made a dame in the 2024 New Year Honours list. Speaking to the BBC after learning of the news, Dame Jilly was asked about her appointment and what it was like to know that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was among her fans.Earlier in the year, Mr Sunak appeared on ITV’s This Morning programme and confirmed reports that he was a fan of the author, telling presenters: “You need to have escapism in life.” Other notable names that appear the in honours list include Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis…

The match at Al-Awwal Stadium was called off after the scheduled kick-off timeThe Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in Saudi Arabia was postponed because of a disagreement between the clubs and the host nation’s authorities.The match was scheduled to kick off at 17.45 GMT but, with thousands of fans inside Riyadh’s Al-Awwal Stadium, it was called off at 19:00.The Turkish Football Federation and the clubs blamed “problems in organising” the match after authorities refused banners referring to the revered father of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.Galatasaray and Fenerbahce were expected to arrive for the showpiece between Turkey’s…

The pub chain founder and Brexit campaigner is recognised for services to hospitality and culture. Source link

Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan is among a host of Cambridgeshire recipients of New Year Honours. Source link

The first phase of the Covid Inquiry has come to an end. What have we learnt over the past six weeks?

Anna Lapwood has also introduced her 690,000 TikTok followers to organ music. Source link

Rescuers in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza, have pulled a baby girl alive from the rubble after an Israeli air strike, according to a report from Reuters news agency.People used their hands to free Mariam Abu Akel from the debris, before a rescuer ran with her to a nearby hospital. Doctors there swabbed her cuts, Reuters reported.The baby had been sheltering in a house with her family when the strike took place, which killed her mother and sister. Her father and young brother survived.The air strike killed at 20 people and injured 55, according to a Hamas-run health ministry…