Author Archives: OP King

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe study found London drivers spent an average of 74 hours in gridlock last year UK drivers wasted and average of 31 hours in rush hour traffic last year, costing each motorist £1,168, a study suggests. The UK is the world’s 10th most congested country and London is Europe’s second most gridlockedContinue reading “UK must tackle ‘astonishing’ cost of congestion, study says”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Stagecoach’s contract to run the East Coast Mainline rail franchise will end earlier than expected after the government said the operator had “got its numbers wrong”. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said Stagecoach would continue running the London to Edinburgh line only for “a small number of months and no more”. He saidContinue reading “Stagecoach East Coast rail franchise to end early”

Media captionThe frontbench is in hock to 35 hard ideological Brexiteers – Anna Soubry A pro-European ex-business minister has called on Theresa May to “get a spine” and remove 35 “hard ideological Brexiteers” from the Tories. Anna Soubry told OP Newsnight she is willing to leave if the likes of Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-MoggContinue reading “Remove hard Brexiteers, ex-minister Anna Soubry tells PM”

Asia’s airlines have more new planes on order than anyone else. Its airports are some of the fastest-growing in the world. And the region is also home to the most popular aircraft journey on the planet. With Asia’s largest air show taking place in Singapore, we’ve been taking a look at the region’s aviation industry.Continue reading “Singapore Airshow: Asia aviation in five charts”

Image copyrightREUTERS Two Canadians have ‘safely’ left Syria and have been released to Turkish officials. Sean Allen Moore and Jolly Bimbachi were picked up by al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham while in Syria. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is an al-Qaeda-linked jihadist alliance that dominates the north-western Syrian province of Idlib. “We are relieved that two Canadian citizensContinue reading “Two Canadians ‘safely’ leave Syria”

Image copyrightCBSImage captionSteven Pladl, 42, and his biological daughter Katie Rose Pladl, 20 A US man and his biological daughter are accused of an incestuous relationship after authorities say they had a baby together. Steven Pladl, 42, and Katie Rose Pladl, 20, were arrested at home in North Carolina, after his ex-wife told police heContinue reading “Incest charge as US woman has baby ‘by her biological father’”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionImages said to show the wreckage of the Sukhoi-25 aircraft Russian media have lauded a pilot killed in Syria as a hero, saying he detonated his grenade to avoid being captured by jihadists who had shot his plane out of the sky. Roman Filipov’s reported last words were: “Here’s for the guys.” HisContinue reading “Russian jet pilot ‘pulled grenade pin’ to avoid capture in Syria’s Idlib”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionSearches continued on Monday in counties including Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Limerick, Kerry and Waterford More than 30 homes in 12 counties across the Republic of Ireland have been searched as part of an investigation into the possession and distribution of child-abuse images. The raids were carried out over the past three days.Continue reading “30 homes raided in Ireland child abuse operation”

Police in south-west Germany are investigating after an 18-year-old spectator suffered second-degree burns at an annual “witches’ parade”. Some witnesses said that the woman was carried to a cauldron in jest before being thrown knee-deep into hot water. Others present reported the woman was held over the cauldron at the carnival in Eppingen on Saturday,Continue reading “German teen scalded by ‘witches’ cauldron”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionPolice have arrested seven people in Australia Seven people have been charged in Australia over the alleged sexual and physical abuse of three young boys. The four women, two men and a 17-year-old girl face a total of 127 charges over the alleged abuse, which police say happened near Sydney between 2014Continue reading “Australian police charge seven people with abusing boys”