Category: cancelled

British Police Force Cancels Course Dubbed as ‘Hate-Crime Reeducation’ by Critics

Hampshire Police in Britain have scrapped a scheme which obliged people either to go on what free speech campaigners have described as a “reeducation course” for hate crimes—sexist, racist, homophobic, or transphobic material posted on social media—or face prosecution. The training courses are run by an organisation called Restorative Solutions paid for by Hampshire Constabulary’s…


EasyJet to Cancel More Than 20 Daily Half-Term Flights From London Gatwick

EasyJet is to cancel more than 200 flights over the next 10 days as transport disruption hampers the outset of the half-term break. The airline said the cancellations would affect about 24 flights per day from London’s Gatwick airport between May 28 and June 6. It added the cancellations were “necessary to provide reliable services…


British Airways Cancels All Short-Haul Flights From Heathrow After IT Outage

British Airways has cancelled all short-haul flights from Heathrow until midday and further disruption is expected throughout Saturday due to ongoing technical issues. The airline said the problem, which may also cause delays for its customers using Gatwick and London City Airport, is related to a hardware issue and is not because of a cyber…


France Cuts Isolation for COVID-Positive to 7 Days From 10 Days

PARIS—French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Sunday the isolation period for fully vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19 would be cut to seven days from 10 days. French authorities followed other countries such as the United States, which this week cut the isolation period to prevent disruptions in industries for lack of staff….


World Cup Races in Czech Republic Canceled

PRAGUE—World Cup cross-country ski races will not take place in the Czech Republic on Feb. 20-21 after COVID-19 restrictions in neighboring Germany tightened, Czech organizers said on Saturday. The decision came after Germany, which is due to host world championship races from Feb. 25 to March 7, tightened conditions for travelers from the Czech Republic,…