World Cup 2018 vote: FA writes to Fifa to demand answers over Sepp Blatter comments regarding World Cup in Russia November 7, 2015 The FA has demanded Fifa explain Sepp Blatter's suggestion that the decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia was made before voting took place. The FA spent £21m on a bid to host the same tournament but in the initial round of voting only received two votes to Russia's nine. English football's governing [...]
Athletics doping report to reveal “different scale of corruption” compared to Fifa November 7, 2015 If you thought Fifa looked bad, just wait until you see a report into corruption at the International Association of Athletics (IAAF), so says its co-authour Richard McLaren. On Monday details of an independent report into claims of doping cover-ups, extortion and money-laundering in athletics will be released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). McLaren said [...]
Thomson Airways flight from Stansted nearly downed by missile on its way to Sharm el-Sheikh in August November 7, 2015 A Thomson Airways plane flying from London Stansted to Sharm el-Sheikh was almost hit by a missile in August, the government has confirmed. Flight TOM 476 was carrying 189 passengers to the Egyptian holiday destination when a rocket came within 300m of the aircraft, just as it was approaching the airport. The news comes a [...]
Sharm el-Sheikh crash: Russian Metrojet A321, flight 7K9268 black box “confirms bomb”, according to French media November 6, 2015 Data extracted from the black boxes onboard Russian Metrojet A321, flight 7K9268 confirms the plane was destroyed by an onboard bomb, French media is reporting. The black boxes recorded the sound of an explosion during the flight, an investigator told France 2 this afternoon. The explosion did not come from engine problems or failure, removing the possibility of [...]
Thomas Cook flight MT2706 from Manchester to Sharm el-Sheikh diverted mid-air November 6, 2015 A Thomas Cook flight from Manchester to Sharm el-Sheikh has been diverted off its course mid-flight. Flight MT2706 had been heading to the Egyptian resort as part of efforts to help repatriate the thousands of British holiday-makers left stranded after the UK government suspended flights amid concerns that a Russian jet that crashed last weekend might have [...]
Meet Tim Peake, the British astronaut who’ll spend Christmas day in space November 6, 2015 Tim Peake, the UK's only current official astronaut, is heading up to the International Space Station (ISS) for Christmas. Due to launch on 15 December, major Peake will spend six months in space conducting various experiments, such as growing proteins for drug research and using an electomagnetic levitating device to study new metals. But he [...]
Nasa knocks Boeing out of race for $3.5bn International Space Station contract, leaving SpaceX, Orbital and Sierra Nevada to fight it out November 6, 2015 Boeing has fallen out of the race to win Nasa's $3.5bn (£2.3bn) contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). The Chicago-based company confirmed yesterday that its participation in the contest had come to an end. "We received some information as part of the letter we received from NASA this morning but until [...]
FTSE 100 falls after interest rates are left on hold – London Report November 6, 2015 The Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to keep interest rates at record lows for the 80th month wasn’t able to prevent the FTSE closing down last night, finishing with a loss of 0.8 per cent at 6,364.9 points. The FTSE had been trading in negative territory throughout the morning ahead the BoE’s announcement but rallied [...]
Hairy Ape is a visually stunning revival of Eugene O’Neill classic November 5, 2015 How annoyed would you be if someone called you a hairy ape? Slightly peeved? Seriously irked? How about so apoplectic that you’d plot murder and then free a gorilla from the zoo? If – like me – you fall into the latter category, you’ll love the Old Vic’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s macho 1922 play, [...]
Sinai plane crash: Prime Minister David Cameron calls Russian President Putin, holds press conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi November 5, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in a joint press conference this afternoon that they will work together to address security concerns in Sharm el-Sheikh after Number 10 grounded all British flights arriving in, and departing from, the Egyptian resort. Cameron said the two leaders were "committed to work together". “It’s in our mutual [...]