Air traffic computer systems shut down after receiving duplicate data, a report found, forcing plans to be processed manually.
Category: Great Britain
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Have You Seen Paul McCartney’s Lost Bass Guitar? Tips Welcome.
For decades, mystery has surrounded the fate of the missing bass that accompanied the Beatles as they rocketed to fame. A new campaign to trying to find it.
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Mohamed al-Fayed, Tycoon Whose Son Died With Diana, Is Dead at 94
An Egyptian businessman, he built an empire of trophy properties in London, Paris and elsewhere, but it was overshadowed by a fatal car crash that stunned the world.
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U.K. Airports Hit by Flight Delays Over ‘Technical Issue’
Britain’s air traffic control agency warned of “flow restrictions” while it tried to find and fix a system fault, with long waits likely as a result.
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At This Movie, Their Phones Won’t Bother You. Their Barking Might.
A cinema chain in Britain is welcoming dogs to select screenings. They don’t need their own tickets, and they don’t need to turn off their cellphones.
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‘Scrapper’ Is a Kitchen-Sink Drama, With the Color Turned Up
Charlotte Regan’s debut feature “Scrapper” is part of a lineage of British social-realist films, but its pastel palette and surreal humor resist the genre’s dreariness.
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Michael Parkinson, Famous for Interviewing the Famous, Dies at 88
A mainstay of British television, he was best known for a long-running BBC program that was called simply “Parkinson.”
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U.K. Inflation Eases to 6.8% as Energy Prices Fall
The slowdown in price pressures comes as wages are rising at a record pace, which could lead to further increases in interest rates by the Bank of England.
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Jamie Reid, 76, Dies; His Anarchic Graphics Helped Define the Sex Pistols
He created some of the most controversial — and celebrated — artwork of the punk era, which outraged polite British society almost as much as the band’s music did.
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U.K. Economy Grows Weakly
A small acceleration in the second quarter was better than analysts had expected.
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Offshore Wind Runs Into Rising Costs and Delays
Some troubled projects are raising concerns about the role to be played by offshore wind farms in tackling climate change.