“What are we all going to do next?” The question took Magda Wierzycka — then CEO of African Harvest Fund Managers — by surprise. She was focused on fulfilling the majority shareholder’s wish to sell the business and “hadn’t given the future much thought.” “There are about six of us,” continued Niki Giles, the firm’s […]
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UK Travel chaos: Ice HAVOC at Gatwick and motorists DISRUPTED during morning commute
Gatwick Airport apologised to affected passengers and advised them to contact their airlines to be kept up to date. The airport tweeted: “We apologise to all passengers who have been delayed or had flights cancelled tonight, this is due to the prolonged cold snap and the essential de-icing requirements which have mounted during the afternoon […]
Meet the disrupted: A photo essay of 2 American towns
GUEST: I grew up in the kind of American small town that wraps its kids in kindness and surrounds the grownups in neighborly congeniality, a town where everyone knew everybody and everybody’s business. Mine was a town built on coke, the coal by-product used in the blast furnaces of the steel mills down the river. […]
UK snow warning: Heathrow cancels over 100 flights this weekend – is your flight disrupted
The UK Met Office has predicted further bad weather this weekend and has issued an amber weather warning with snowfall forecast on Saturday and Sunday across many parts of England and Scotland. As a precaution, Heathrow Airport has cancelled more than 100 flights on Saturday to prevent further disruption to passengers on the day. British […]
Ryanair flights LATEST Brexit threat – UK travellers could be ‘disrupted’ from April 2018
Peter Bellew COO of Ryanair warned passengers today that flights could be ‘disrupted’ in a matter of weeks. He told a press conference: “If things aren’t agreed over Brexit, there will be disruption in April 2018.” It’s the latest in a long line of threats from Michael O’Leary’s airline. In August 2017, O’Leary first threatened […]
Gatwick Airport: Travel advice as trains from London disrupted three Sundays in a row
Holidaymakers planing to travel to Gatwick Airport by rail may need to make alternative travel arrangements if travelling over the next three Sundays. Engineering works are due to take place on 25 February, 4 March and 11 March. Network Rail is advising passengers to check before travelling over these three weekends. The engineering works are […]
Myanmar’s Internet Disrupted Society—and Fueled Extremists
The Southeast Asian nation adopted the internet faster than any other country. Ever. Here’s what that feels like and what it has unleashed. https://media.wired.com/photos/59bc3524720c2a41aaee975b/master/pass/1017-WI-MFMYAN-01_sq.jpg Feed: All Latest
Police disrupted a plot in Australia to ‘bring down an airplane’
Reuters/David Gray CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police disrupted a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men on Saturday in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said on Sunday. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said security had been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot. The […]
Climate change activist who disrupted oil pipeline found guilty of burglary
Thomson Reuters A climate-change activist who disrupted the flow of millions of barrels of crude oil into the United States to protest global warming was found guilty of burglary in Washington state on Wednesday. But a Skagit County Superior Court jury deadlocked on a second charge of sabotage against Kenneth Ward, said Jay O’Hara of […]
This Morning DISRUPTED as Phil Vickery confronts Phillip Schofield live on air
The 55-year-old host appeared to be shocked as the cook stormed in halfway through a link and confronted him. Chef Phil, also 55, ran into the studio after the presenter finished a link about the upcoming cooking segment in which viewers would be shown how to make custard tarts. Phillip expressed his disdain for the […]