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Airlines face call for international criminal inquiry into toxic exposure of crew & passengers

Airlines are facing a call for an international criminal inquiry into toxic exposure of crew and passengers. Campaigners are calling on anybody who may have suffered ill health linked to chemicals on board passenger jets to be part of an international inquiry into toxins in cabin air. John Hoyte, chairman of the Aerotoxic Association told The London Economic that he wants the International Criminal Court at the Hague to look at “decades of evidence” and whether passenger airlines are knowingly...

Watch: Donald Trump caught out bizarrely over Kim Jong Un letter

These video clips left many Washington commentators scratching their heads, as the President seemingly unwittingly embarrassed himself yet again over his on-off relationship with Kim Jong Un. This time it was over a letter from the North Korean leader, hand delivered by diplomatic official Kim Yong Chol. It was a rather large letter, and many took to social media to speculate if North Korean wags had made it puroposely large to show up Donald Trump's infamously small hands - a topic...

New plugin translates all mentions of “Tommy Robinson” to “convicted fraudster Stephen Yaxley-Lennon”

A new Google Chrome plug-in has been developed that translates all mentions of Tommy Robinson to "convicted fraudster Stephen Yaxley-Lennon". Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 13 months for potentially prejudicing a court case. The hashtag #FreeTommyRobinson has been populated by sympathisers since his sentencing, but few people know the name is an alias. To avoid any confusion, HOPE not hate has released a 'Tommy Robinson' Chrome extension that translates all mentions of the former EDL leader...

Is there a right time to retire?

Gone are the days of carriage clocks, uncomfortable presentations and a pat on the back as you clear out your desk at age 60 or 65. Retirement at a certain age is no longer a foregone conclusion (if it ever was). These days, people can retire at any age, but many keep working into their 70s and even beyond. Is there really a right time to retire? Let’s take a look at retirement through the ages and some of the...

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