Statoil ASA (STL), Norway’s largest oil producer, said it would be unable to fly about 1,500 workers to its offshore platforms as an escalating pay strike by airport security personnel is grounding helicopters. Three out of five heliports Statoil uses will be closed tomorrow, limiting take-offs to 11, spokesman Ola Anders Skauby said. That’s compared with the usual 50 to 60 return flights necessary to ensure personnel rotation on about 40 offshore installations. Read article
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Judges this week decided to reopen an investigation into the death of the 20-year old Leeds University language student after police received a credible tip-off pointing the finger at “a man with a serious criminal record”. The suspect is believed to be already in prison on at least one other murder conviction. Read article
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Striking Finnair staff have been ordered to go back to work by a Finnish court but the airline says there may still be some cancellations and delays. The airline’s 1,000 technical services personnel including mechanics started industrial action on Tuesday, June 5, and the strike had originally been due to run until June 13. Read […]
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A 56-year-old Ukrainian woman died and 16 other persons were injured after a motor coach filled with Ukrainian tourists was involved in a car crash. The Ukrainian tourists were returning from Bulgaria to Kiev. The car crash took place on the Focsani-Braila national road, between Maicanesti and Nanesti localities, Vrancea County. Read article
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There have been 267 cases of the bug since May 11 across four areas of England, more than double the normal rate. The parasite Cryptosporidium is normally associated with contained swimming pools, lakes and salad foods but no source has yet been identified in this outbreak. Read article
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An airport worker crashed a set of steps into a plane at Stansted Airport, leading to a flight being delayed by 90 minutes for inspection. The Ryanair service to Ibiza was taken out of service as a precaution after a wing was examined, a spokesman said. Read article
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Three Norwegian airports were closed Monday as security personnel stepped up strike action over pay, while nine others airports had limited checkpoint capacity. Alta and Sandnessjoen airports in northern Norway and Kristiansund on the west coast canceled all flights, while Haugesund and Aalesund in the west and Bodoe and Tromsoe in the north were operating […]
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Baggage handlers and other ground staff at Stansted Airport are to go ahead with a four-day strike over the Jubilee weekend after talks failed to resolve a row over new rosters. Read article
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U.S. Embassy Oslo alerts U.S. citizens of ongoing public sector strikes in Norway. Public sector workers nationwide have gone on strike due to a dispute over wages and working conditions. It is unclear at this time how long the strike will last. The strike may disrupt public services, including transportation, hospitals, and police. If you […]
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The woman – whose identity has not been revealed – was bitten by a dog in South Asia and died over the weekend. She was being treated at London’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases after twice attending A&E at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford. Read article
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