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- Times
The best airlines in the world — according to you
Each year the Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards celebrate the very best of the business. But while editors decide on the shortlist, it's you, the readers, who choose the winners — based on the holiday companies and destinations that have impressed you over the past 12 months. Last year, more than 470,000 votes were cast for more than 100 companies and destinations. This year, for the first time, we have two different airline categories — breaking it down into best short-haul and best long-haul carriers to better reflect our travel habits. I've been writing about airlines and aviation for a decade, and have flown all over the world on scores of them, from Asia to America, so I know a thing or two about the best (and the worst). Now is the time to have your own say on the world's best airlines — and by voting you could win prizes ranging from a £1,600 mini-break in a pretty corner of Wales to a £45,000 itinerary around India's finest hotels. But before you click through to cast your vote, let's look at how you voted last year. Last year we had just one airline category, covering both short-haul and long-haul, which Emirates won. The Dubai-based carrier is one of the world's mega-connectors — each year it carries tens of millions of passengers, most of them transiting via its Gulf hub. British Airways came second and Singapore Airlines third. Emirates has always been a reader favourite. It may only have clinched the top spot in 2024, but in 2023 and 2022 it was in a solid second place after British Airways. Singapore Airlines, which flies to Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester, has been in third place for the past three years. It's perhaps no surprise that British Airways lost out in 2024. In the latest Which? Travel report of short-haul airlines, it scored a middling 57 per cent for customer satisfaction score. • Have your say here — and be in with a chance of winning a great prize Singapore Airlines is regarded as one of the best airlines in the world, thanks to excellent customer service and a modern fleet, although it's likely readers don't fly it as often as our flag carrier. All three airlines, as well as Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Turkish Airlines, Tui Airways and Qantas, are shortlisted in the long-haul airline category. But this year, there is now also a best short-haul airline category, which means that budget carriers including easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air are in with a chance of an award. Emirates is a highly regarded carrier, loved for its convenient home base of Dubai and for its fleet of Airbus A380s, some of the sky's most comfortable and roomy planes. The 'Gulfie', so-called for its base in the Gulf, is also one of the world's most-connected airlines, this year launching new routes to exciting cities including Siem Reap in Cambodia and Shenzhen in southern China. It serves eight airports in the UK, including smaller hubs such as Glasgow and Newcastle. I have flown many times with Emirates over the past few years — always in economy — and have been consistently impressed with the product, particularly on its spacious Airbus A380s. Children are well catered for with toys and Emirates merch, and the in-flight entertainment is one of the best in the sky (if you can forgive the editing out of swear words). The same can be said of its premium cabins — in business class there's even an airport chauffeur thrown in with the fare and in first you can have a shower at 37,000ft. Given how much you fly, we know you have opinions on airlines — both good and bad. We want to know the airlines that you think have gone above and beyond in the past year, whether that's through superb customer service, a world-leading product or exciting new destinations, and now's the time to let us know. Click here to vote — you'll need to choose one in each category in order to be entered for the prizes.
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
What to know about the killings of 4 Tennessee family members of an abandoned baby
A man accused of killing four family members of a baby girl that he left unharmed in a western Tennessee front yard miles from the crime scene last week was captured on Tuesday. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody after a search that put a community along the Mississippi River on edge and amid several unanswered questions surrounding the July 29 quadruple homicide in Tiptonville. Here's a closer look at what we know and don't know about the investigation: How did officials connect the killings with the baby? The investigation into the family's killings in Tiptonville began after an infant in a car seat was found in a front yard in the Tigrett area, roughly 40 miles (65 kilometers) away. The Dyer County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that a caller reported that a minivan or midsize SUV had dropped the baby at a 'random individual's front yard.' The sheriff's office later said they were working with investigators in neighboring Lake County, where four people had been found dead. Officials determined those people were the child's parents, grandmother and uncle. Why was the baby found so far from the crime scene? That is not clear. Detectives believe Drummond drove the baby about 40 miles from Tiptonville, where they say he fatally shot the four adults, to the town of Tigrett, where the baby girl was left in a front yard. They haven't said publicly why Drummond chose that house. Dyer and Lake counties District Attorney Danny Goodman declined in an interview with The Associated Press to elaborate on what detectives know about this aspect of the case. He said only that the baby girl is safe now and in the custody of other relatives. What was the motive? Investigators have not revealed why they think Drummond carried out the killings. Goodman said Drummond knew the four people he's charged with killing and that Drummond's girlfriend is the sister of the child's grandmother, but it's unknown if he has any connection to the baby. The victims were found fatally shot in a wooded area near Reelfoot Lake, a swamplike body of water near the Mississippi River and not far from the Missouri border. Did the suspect act alone? Police say Drummond had help in the killings, but haven't elaborated further. Tennessee authorities charged Tanaka Brown, 29, and Giovonte Thomas, 29, with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Investigators allege both men 'assisted' Drummond, 28, in the killings. Dearrah Sanders of Jackson, Tennessee, was also charged with being an accessory after the killings. Did Drummond have a criminal background? Yes, an extensive one. According to court records, Drummond spent years in prison for robbing a convenience store as a 16-year-old and threatening to go after jurors. He was tried as an adult for the July 2013 robbery in Jackson, Tennessee. During the robbery, he pointed a pistol at the gas station store worker and ordered the cash register to be opened, taking the $44 inside, court records show. At a 2020 parole hearing, Drummond said he was on Xanax the night of the robbery and doesn't remember robbing the gas station. He said the firearm was a BB gun. After the jury convicted him of one count of aggravated robbery in August 2014, he made threats to go after jurors, Drummond said during the hearing. He pleaded guilty in February 2015 to 13 counts of retaliation for past action and was given a combined 13-year sentence. His sentence ended in September 2024, according to Tennessee Department of Correction records. As of the 2020 parole hearing, Drummond had more than two dozen disciplinary issues in prison, including possession of a deadly weapon, assault, refusing a drug test and gang activity. Drummond was charged for several activities inside the prison, including attempted murder, after he completed the sentence that originally put him behind bars, Goodman said at a news conference. Drummond was out on bond on the other charges at the time of the killings, Goodman said. What happens next? Drummond is expected in court in Tiptonville for an arraignment later this week. He faces four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping and weapons offenses, officials have said. Goodman said he's yet to decide whether to seek the death penalty, but said 'it is very likely' he'll pursue it. An attorney who represented Drummond in his case as a teenager did not return an earlier message requesting a comment. A telephone listing for Drummond could not be found, and an automated message from the local public defender's office said to call back later.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Gambler who flew into a fit of rage and assaulted a Casino worker because the slot machines were 'lying to him' is jailed
A vandal has been jailed after he threatened a Casino worker with a knife because the slot machines 'lied to him' during an unsuccessful afternoon of gambling. Constantin Lupo used a bar stool to smash five of the appliances in a fit of rage and assaulted the staff member with a lock knife in June last year. The thug caused the unlucky man to suffer multiple injuries, including cuts to his head, arms and legs at Cockhedge Shopping Centre in Warrington. A court was told Lupo, of Frederick Street, Widnes, inflicted £8,734-worth of damage - though he denied the charge. His encounter with the staff member came after he had attempted to intervene. Eventually Lupo's lock knife was prised from him, as colleagues and members of the public restrained the vandal until police arrived. Denying the charges of criminal damage, Lupo insisted he got angry at the slot machines, which had been 'lying' to him. He said the person who intervened tried to stop him from leaving, so he pushed him to the ground. He denied causing the injuries with the lock knife. Lupo was jailed for eight months after being found guilty of criminal damage; inflicting grievous bodily harm; and the possession of a bladed article in public following a four-day trial at Liverpool Crown Court. Following the conclusion of the case, Detective Constable Stephan Wolstenholme said: 'Even in the light of Constantin Lupo maintaining his innocence and forcing the victim to relive the incident in court all over again, I do hope [the] result offers some reassurance to the victim involved in this unjustified and violent ordeal. 'This could have been a potentially life-threatening situation for the member of staff who had, rightfully, challenged Lupo, who could not handle the result of his afternoon of gambling and caused a substantial amount of damage to several machines he had been using. 'The victim was simply doing all they could to stop Lupo's rampage and did not deserve to be violently attacked. 'Cheshire Police treats every report of assault with the utmost seriousness, and our officers will do everything they can to get victims the justice they deserve.'
