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Here’s what the rule change means for Emirates Skywards members and families.Dubai-based Emirates Airlines will no longer allow young children to travel first class on a mileage award ticket or upgrade. The news caused a sensation on the internet this week, as the change was not announced, but quietly inserted into the terms and conditions of the airline’s Skywards frequent flier program. The restriction, which applies to children under the age of nine, only impacts award tickets or upgrades paid with miles; passengers of any age are still free to purchase first-class tickets, or redeem miles for awards or upgrades in…

The Department of Health and Social Sare (DHSC) was glowing in its description of the league tables by which all of England’s 205 NHS trusts are now being judged: a “landmark” moment, a “pioneering new system” and “a new era of transparency”.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said that “sunlight is the best disinfectant” in his zeal to expose, and drive out, poor care.New? Well, new-ish. Tony Blair’s then Labour government brought in a very similar system – “star ratings” – as part of its NHS plan in 2000. Siva Anandaciva, the director of the policy at the King’s Fund, remembers…

The co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s have called for the ice-cream brand to be made independent and excluded from current owner Unilever’s plans to list its ice-cream business on the stock market.Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield say The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC), a new division of Unilever that is set to be separately listed in November and includes the brand founded by the pair in 1978 alongside Magnum, Cornetto and Wall’s, “must free Ben & Jerry’s” in an open letter to prospective investors and the group’s board.The pair, who no longer have a financial interest in Ben & Jerry’s…

Apple debuted its latest iPhone on Tuesday, trumpeting the smartphone’s slimmest design yet. The device, named the iPhone Air, is one of several upgrades the company unveiled at its annual product showcase, promoted with the title “awe-dropping”. The event kicked off at 10am PT with CEO Tim Cook speaking in front of its Cupertino headquarters.“Design is at the core of everything we do,” Cook said. The CEO touted the company’s thin iPhone, which sports a width of 5.6mm, as the “biggest leap ever” for the device, which first debuted in 2007. Cook said that had Apple set a “new standard”…

ADVANCE RESEARCH Vaccine Injury HHS, in collaboration with NIH, will investigate vaccine injuries with improved data collection and analysis, including through a new vaccine injury research program at the NIH Clinical Center that may expand to centers around the country. Water Quality The EPA and USDA, along with other relevant Federal partners and in collaboration with NIH, will assess ongoing evaluations of water contaminants and update guidance and prioritizations of certain contaminants appropriately. For example, EPA will review new scientific information on the potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water to inform Centers…

Organizers are still booking the third featured slot, insiders reveal Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G are set to headline Coachella 2026, sources tell Rolling Stone.  The full lineup for Coachella 2026 — which will take place on the weekends of April 10-12 and 17-19 — is likely to be announced later this fall. Reps for festival organizers Goldenvoice did not immediately return Rolling Stone’s request for comment. Carpenter and Karol G have both performed at Coachella once before. Carpenter made her debut there in April 2024, right after releasing her breakthrough smash, “Espresso.” And Karol G played Coachella for the…

BBC Sport’s Chris Sutton says Ange Postecoglou will have learned from his time at Tottenham and will adapt his playing style to suit the squad at Nottingham Forest after being named manager.READ MORE: ‘We want trophies’ – Postecoglou replaces Nuno at ForestAvailable to UK users only.

When the potentially hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis makes its breathtakingly close flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029, more than 2 billion people across Africa and Western Europe will be able to watch it drift across the night sky. Under clear skies, the space rock will appear as a faint star — about as bright as the stars in the Big Dipper and easily visible to the unaided eye — gliding steadily overhead.Apophis’ flyby will mark “the first time in space history that a potentially hazardous asteroid is visible to the naked eye,” Richard Binzel, a professor of planetary sciences…

new video loaded: Israel Drops Leaflets Ordering Gaza City EvacuationBy Monika Cvorak•September 9, 2025Israel on Tuesday called on residents of Gaza City to evacuate as it pushes ahead with its full-scale invasion. Hundreds of thousands of people will have to decide whether to stay or flee to already overcrowded or destroyed areas.

ToplineCracker Barrel said Tuesday it would drop plans to remodel its restaurants to give them a brighter and more modern feel, another rollback in a whirlwind few weeks of controversy for the restaurant chain after it debuted and quickly abandoned a new logo in August. Cracker Barrel ditched plans to remodel its restaurants and use a new logo. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)Getty ImagesKey FactsCracker Barrel said in a statement titled “We Hear You” it had so far remodeled four locations as part of a plan to modernize its restaurants, but will no longer continue renovations at any more of…