Bomb threats disrupt at least 22 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

Bomb threats disrupt at least 22 flights across Europe, raising hybrid war fears

Bomb threats have caused diversions and emergency landings for at least 22 flights across Europe, renewing questions about a possibly coordinated effort to disrupt travel.

The series of warnings on Thursday affected flights between Italy, Ireland, the UK, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Finland, Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, France, Greece, Serbia and Czechia.

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Do not refer all anti-Semitic children to Prevent, teachers told

Do not refer all anti-Semitic children to Prevent, teachers told

Anti-Semitism by a pupil “in and of itself” should not warrant a referral to the Prevent programme, according to government guidance for teachers.

The Department for Education (DfE) document, released last month, urges teachers to refer pupils to the anti-extremism scheme only if anti-Jewish beliefs are expressed as part of a “broader extremist world-view”.

Sources close to Lucy Powell, the Education Secretary, insisted it was the correct advice for staff with responsibility for safeguarding in schools, colleges and universities. They said anti-Semitic views on their own were not necessarily a matter for Prevent.


Imagine the US as a great big UK.

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Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza

Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza

An Italian chef sacked from a Brisbane restaurant had refused to put pineapple on a pizza because it was an “insult to his culture”.

Davide Tamburella was fired from the now-closed La Costa restaurant in May, a fortnight after a meeting with management who had a string of complaints about the chef’s behaviour.

Among them were Tamburella’s refusal to provide ham and pineapple pizza for guests at a function. At the time, the chef had stated that any direction from management “need not be followed when it is offensive to his culture”.


Pineapple on pizza is something you tolerate because your wife or girlfriend likes it.

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Petition to make you watch Elizabeth May walk around naked sponsored by Green Party leader – again

Petition to make you watch Elizabeth May walk around naked sponsored by Green Party leader – again

Petition to make public nudity in Canada legal sponsored by Green Party leader – again

Could public nudity of the “non-sexual variety” become legal in Canada?

For the second time in four years, Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May is sponsoring a petition, launched by Gibsons, B.C. resident Scott Bleackley, asking the feds to legalize “non-sexual” public nudity, reports CTV News.

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John Lewis has lost its Christmas touch

John Lewis has lost its Christmas touch

It’s hard work being a grandparent in 2026. There you were, thinking that you’d earned some long-overdue rest, when all of a sudden you’re being propositioned by penniless grandchildren, whose few acts of decency are belied by a frustration that the Commons has once again quashed their hopes of euthanizing you. So what are you supposed to do? The answer — at least, according to John Lewis — is this: put on your finest cashmere and jump on a rickshaw.

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Musical about Scottish culture given ‘trigger warning’ over loud bagpipes

Musical about Scottish culture given ‘trigger warning’ over loud bagpipes

A musical about Scottish culture has given audiences a warning – about the sound of bagpipes.

Ceilidh The Musical, which is being performed in east London, follows a family trying to teach a traditional Scottish dance as they encourage audiences to join in.

An audience advisory notice on the show’s website warns: “Ceilidh uses a fog machine, mild profanity and live music, including bagpipes, that can be loud.”

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Foreign companies buying key Canadian defence firms with no objection from feds

Foreign companies buying key Canadian defence firms with no objection from feds

Two key Canadian defence firms have recently been purchased by foreign companies despite Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push to cut the country’s reliance on military equipment controlled by other nations.

U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin purchased Ultra Maritime, the Dartmouth, N.S. company founded in 1947. Ultra plays a key role in the development of sonar and other undersea warfare systems. It’s equipment is on board the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates and will be installed on Canada’s new River-class warships. Lockheed Martin purchased the firm for more than $3.4 billion.

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WTF?

WTF?

h/t Patti Jo

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