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A plan with a lot of baggage! MEPs push for airlines to stop charging for carry-on bags

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

Three words that strike fear into the heart of low-cost airlines: Free cabin baggage.That’s what MEPs are pushing for in Strasbourg this week.Lawmakers voted Wednesday afternoon to support a resolution that calls for airlines to scrap fees for “reasonable” sized carry-on luggage, and standardize rules on the size of cabin bags.“You cannot commoditize a right, nor have a business model that inflates profits by dint of trampling on consumer rights,” said Spanish Renew MEP Jordi Cañas, who pushed for the free-of-charge element to be included in the resolution and said he was frustrated by carriers “repeatedly carrying out abusive practices against European citizens’ rights.”The resolution arrived before all MEPs following a vote in the Parliament’s Committee on Petitions. It calls for airlines to respect a 2014 ruling from the Court of Justice of the EU which says that cabin bags — provided they are of “reasonable” size and weight — are a “necessary aspect”...

Police: Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Roxbury assault

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

A man has been rushed to the hospital with what were considered life-threatening injuries after a violent assault in Roxbury early Wednesday morning.The attack occurred on Harrison Avenue around 6:30 a.m. No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police searching for suspects in multiple armed carjackings in Salem, NH

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

Police are turning to the public for help as they search for two people behind a series of attempted armed carjackings and an armed carjacking in Salem, New Hampshire on Tuesday night, officials said.Haverhill police reported around 10 p.m. Tuesday that they had just pursued a white Kia on Route 97 westbound toward Salem but had stopped the pursuit prior to the New Hampshire state line, according to Salem, New Hampshire police.Soon after, police began receiving calls reported attempted carjackings involving a male and female who were armed with a rifle and driving a white car. The first two victims managed to escape attempted carjackings on Main Street but a third motorist was forced from her vehicle on Germonty Drive, according to police.She was not injured.The stolen vehicle is a black 2009 Toyota Camry with a New Hampshire tag 2260113. The vehicle has a Central Catholic High School and WPI sticker on the rear windshield.The male suspect has been identified as Nathan Saben, 35, wh...

Investigation underway after bicyclist struck by car in Everett

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

Police are investigating after a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle in Everett. Emergency crews could be seen gathered in Revere Beach Parkway after the crash, which temporarily closed the roadway.The bicyclist was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Gallery: Cancer survivors get a day of pampering at Gillette Stadium

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

The New England Patriots Foundation invited 18 cancer survivors to a day of pampering at Gillette Stadium Tuesday.Attendees were treated to breakfast followed by manicures, facials and a visit to the field. 

Sirens blare across Russia as it holds nationwide emergency drills

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Sirens wailed across Russia and TV stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warnings Wednesday as part of sweeping drills intended to test the readiness of the country’s emergency responders amid the fighting in Ukraine.The exercise that started on Tuesday follows Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and other cities. As the readiness drill went on, the Russian Defense Ministry said air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones over border regions early Wednesday.As part of the drills, TV stations broadcast a notice saying: “Attention everyone! The readiness of the public warning system is being tested! Please remain calm!”Russian media said the exercise’s storyline mentions the increasing danger of a conflict between nuclear powers and simulates a response to a situation in which 70% of housing and all vital infrastructure have been destroyed, wide areas contaminated by radioactive fallout and a general mobilization announced.The stark scenario echo...

Oshawa man arrested after assaulting woman, barricading himself in home: police

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

A man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman before barricading himself inside a home in Oshawa earlier this week.Durham police say officers were called to a residence in the area of Park Road and Gibb Street around 12 a.m. Monday for reports of an assault.Officers found a female at the scene with minor injuries and she was removed from the home.Police allege the suspect was armed with weapons and barricaded himself in a bedroom of the residence. Officers negotiated with the man in attempt to get him to leave the room, but were unsuccessful.York Regional Police Service’s Emergency Response Unit were called in and were able to enter the room and take the suspect into custody without incident.Durham Regional Police say Oshawa resident Richard Charbonneau, 46, is being charged with assault and uttering death threats.The suspect was held for a bail hearing.

Israeli police arrest suspects for spitting near Christian pilgrims and churches in Jerusalem

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Wednesday they arrested several people suspected of spitting in the direction of Christian pilgrims and churches in Jerusalem this week as religious tensions flared anew in the contested capital that the three Abrahamic faiths consider holy. As Jews celebrate Sukkot — the weeklong Feast of Tabernacles that marks the fall harvest and commemorates the desert wandering of the Jews during the Exodus — processions of ultra-Orthodox Jews through the Old City’s narrow streets have led to numerous spitting incidents and left Jerusalem on edge.One person was detained after a spitting incident from one of the processions was caught on video earlier in the week and provoked widespread outrage on social media. The video, first captured by an Israeli hotline for anti-Christian assaults, shows ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting at the feet of foreign Christian worshipers in the Old City of Jerusalem. Police also arrested four other suspects for spitting toward...

Alberta’s premier is coming for Canada’s pension fund

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

In today’s Big Story Podcast, the Canada Pension Plan is a world-renowned fund that controls hundreds of billions of dollars earmarked for our retirements. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, unhappy that Alberta contributes more to the fund than its citizens receive, has plans to leave the fund and start the Alberta Pension Plan — while taking more than half the CPP’s money on the way out the door.Graham Thomson, a political columnist and commentator, is on today’s episode.“There’s a lot of money in the fund […] right? $575 billion. Provinces would love to get their hands on that, even though it’s not their money, it’s workers’ money,” said Thomson.Can Premier Danielle Smith actually do this? How much money would Alberta get? Why would the province want to go it alone as opposed to staying in one of the world’s best plans? And what happens to the CPP if Alberta leaves, even is most of the money stays?You can subscribe to The Big Story pod...

UK police open a corporate manslaughter investigation into a hospital where a nurse killed 7 babies

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:06 GMT

LONDON (AP) — British police have opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at a northern England hospital after a neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others when she worked there, authorities said Wednesday. The investigation will consider “areas including senior leadership and decision making to determine whether any criminality has taken place,” said Simon Blackwell, detective superintendent at Cheshire Constabulary.Former nurse Lucy Letby, 33, was convicted in August of killing seven newborns in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between June 2015 and June 2016. Prosecutors said she sickened the babies by injecting intravenous lines with air, poisoning some with insulin and force-feeding others milk. She was also convicted of attempting to murder six other infants.She was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of release — the most severe punishment possible under U.K. law, which does...