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Two phones and a “door plug”: these are some of the items found in Oregon days after Alaska Airlines flight 1282 lost part of its fuselage at 16,000 feet. The Boeing 737 Max 9 made a safe emergency landing on 5 January after an outer section of the plane blew off minutes into the flight from Portland. None of the 177 people on board were seriously injured in the incident. But the search continues for other lost belongings and parts, thought to include a cushion from the seat immediately next to the blown-out section of fuselage – which was thankfully…

Apple has begun making payments in a long-running class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately slowed down certain iPhones in the US. Complainants will receive a cut of a $500m (£394m) settlement which works out to around $92 per claim. Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit in 2020, stating at the time it denied any wrongdoing but was concerned with the cost of continuing litigation. A similar case underway in the UK is seeking £1.6bn in compensation. The US case dates back to December 2017, when Apple confirmed a long-held suspicion among phone owners by admitting it had deliberately slowed down some…

It could have been a great deal worse. The incident that befell Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on 5 January would have been terrifying for passengers, but ultimately no-one was seriously hurt and the aircraft landed safely. However, the picture could have been very different if the failure had occurred further into the flight. It happened minutes after take-off from Portland International Airport while the aircraft – a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane – was still climbing. An unused emergency exit door blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The plane suffered a rapid loss of…

The Golden Globe Awards on Sunday had everything – jokes which fell flat, public displays of affection, and plenty of Taylor Swift. Oppenheimer, Poor Things and The Holdovers were among the big film winners, while Succession, Beef and The Bear scored some of the big prizes in the TV categories. The Globes lived up to its boozy reputation with the red carpet even having its own bar along the way, the BBC’s Los Angeles correspondent Emma Vardy said. As the stars passed underneath the signature golden chandelier and greeted each other, the glamorous night had a feel-good factor about it,…

India’s top court has cancelled a 2022 Gujarat government order allowing the premature release of 11 men who were convicted for the gangrape of a pregnant Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano. The men will have to return to prison in a fortnight, a judge said. The convicts, who had also murdered 14 members of Bano’s family, were serving life sentences. They were part of a Hindu mob that attacked Bano and her family during the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat. Their release in August 2022 had caused global outrage. Many were especially aghast as the convicts, who were serving life sentences for…

The death toll from Japan’s devastating New Year’s Day earthquake has risen from to more than 160, authorities say. Efforts are continuing to find more than 100 people who remain missing a week later. But bad weather is hampering rescuers- with heavy rain and snow triggering warnings of landslides and building collapses. The 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the remote Noto peninsula – toppling buildings and sparking a major fire.\ The majority of the deaths have happened in the hard-hit cities of Wajima and Suzu. Meanwhile, the number of people missing has dropped from 195 to just over 100. The death…

This is not going to be the year that you make big plans to be more active and then burn out a few weeks into 2024. Exercise is important — even if you aren’t aiming to be a triathlete. Regular movement helps with longevity, makes us happier and fights against disease, studies show. What’s going to make this year different as you pursue that resolution to incorporate working out into your regular routine is being realistic and working with yourself to get there. In 2024, you can get more strengthening and exercise in your day by following these simple and practical steps — no matter…

Today, many people are turning to social media for their fitness routines, with TikTok one of the most popular platforms. Indeed, its fitness category — dubbed FitTok — has some 300 billion views. But are the posted workouts, exercises and challenges really safe and effective? Recent studies indicate caution. Nearly two-thirds of the top Instagram “fitspiration” accounts did not contain credible information, according to a 2023 study published in BMC Public Health. An analysis of 1,000 TikTok posts relating to food, nutrition and weight loss, published in the journal PLOS One, contained weight-normative content, such as the glorification of weight loss. And while fitness influencers…

Rafael Nadal will not play at the Australian Open after suffering an injury during his quarterfinal defeat to Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane International on Friday, he announced in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. The 22-time grand slam winner sustained a “micro tear on a muscle,” he said on Sunday, though not in the same place as the hip injury that caused him to miss much of last season. “Right now I am not ready to compete at the maximum level of exigence in 5 set matches. I’m flying back to Spain to see my doctor, get some treatment…

Another former top business leader in China has been kicked out of the Chinese Communist Party, showing how a crackdown on the country’s financial sector is continuing into the new year. Tang Shuangning, the ex-chairman and party chief of the China Everbright Group, has been expelled over “serious violations of disciplines and laws,” the country’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Supervisory Commission jointly announced in a statement Saturday. The CCDI, which serves as China’s top anti-corruption watchdog, said an investigation had found that Tang had “abandoned his duties,” failed to act in diffusing financial risks and took bribes. He illegally…