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Heathrow passengers are encountering delays due to staff shortages and high winds.

The National Air Traffic Services (NATS) confirmed to the BBC that “short notice staff absence and strong winds” had resulted in the restrictions. The statement said: “We expect the situation to improve this afternoon.” Flight itineraries may have “minor changes,”…

The White House slams Elon Musk for telling a “hideous” racist lie.

The White House said that Elon Musk was spreading a “hideous lie” about Jews after the CEO of SpaceX seemed to support an antisemitic post on the site. On Wednesday, Mr. Musk responded to a post that shared an anti-Semitic…

The lowest level of retail sales since the lockdowns of 2021

The amount of goods sold last month decreased by 0.3% to its lowest point since February 2021, when the UK experienced widespread Covid lockdowns. It was widely anticipated that retail sales would increase in October.   The less-than-expected data surfaced…

State of New York sued PepsiCo for plastic pollution.

The lawsuit claims that PepsiCo is the only significant identifiable cause of the issue. According to a PepsiCo representative, the company has been “transparent in its journey to reduce use of plastic.” Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestle were charged last week…

Reduction in inflation to 4.6% as promised by the government

The rate at which consumer prices increase, or inflation, decreased to 4.6% in October of last year from 6.7% in the previous month. The administration claims that it has already fulfilled its promise to cut inflation in half by year’s…

Apple receives a third of Google’s Safari ad revenue.

According to an expert testifying for Google, the company gives the maker of the iPhone 36% of the advertising revenue it generates through Apple’s Safari web browser. The central issue in the monopoly case is the connection between the two…

Inflation in the United States has slowed as decreased gas prices offset rent increases.

Last month’s decline in gasoline prices aided in driving US inflation to its lowest level since July. According to the Labor Department, prices rose 3.2% in the year to October. This was down from 3.7% the previous month. Housing costs…

For the first time, Avon will open physical stores in the United Kingdom.

The cosmetics company known for its door-to-door campaign “Ding dong, Avon calling!” is set to create actual storefronts in the United Kingdom for the first time. According to Avon, women wanted to “touch and experience” the things they were purchasing….

Avon will open its first physical stores in the United Kingdom.

According to Avon, women preferred to “touch and experience” the items they were purchasing. The multinational beauty giant relied on a horde of door-to-door sales representatives for many years in order to personally demonstrate their products. However, the Covid pandemic…

The UK economy is contracting as rising interest rates hit.

Higher interest rates, according to the chancellor, are weighing on growth, but the economy has done better than projected this year. Forecasters predict that the economy will remain stagnant for some months. The Bank of England announced last week that…