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UK airline suspends all operations amid Brexit uncertainty

UK airline FlyBMI has suspended all operations and filed for administration amid Brexit uncertainty, it was announced this weekend. The East Midlands-based airline offered services from various UK airports and operated 17 regional jet aircraft on routes to 25 European cities, carrying over half a million passengers on 29,000 flights in 2018. The company said it had been badly affected by spikes in fuel and carbon costs and uncertainty over Brexit. A spokesperson for flybmi said: “It is with a heavy...

Climate change walkout: Student strike splits political leaders

Theresa May today took a swipe at "disruptive" school pupils after they walked out on strike over a lack of action on tackling climate change. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister said the disruption caused by the climate change walkout will "increase teachers' workloads and waste lesson time that teachers have carefully prepared for". In contrast, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed the walkout, tweeting: "Climate change is the greatest threat that we all face but it is the school kids of today...

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