Latest news with #2004
Daily Record
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Record
110 flights cancelled at airline that serves Edinburgh
The IAU has announced a series of industrial actions that will significantly disrupt ground operations at one airport on June 2 and June 4 The Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) has declared a series of strikes starting today at an airline that serves Edinburgh and other UK airports. It will significantly disrupt ground operations at Helsinki Airport on June 2 and June 4. The strikes are due to an ongoing wage dispute between the IAU and the employers' association Palta. As a consequence of the planned four-hour work stoppage today, Finnair has had to cancel roughly 110 flights, affecting around 8,000 passengers. The airline is contacting all impacted customers directly via email or SMS to offer alternative arrangements. The IAU confirmed the strike would go ahead following the failure to reach a resolution in collective bargaining negotiations. The union has also issued further strike warnings for June 11, highlighting the potential for continued disruption. Talks have been at a standstill since late January, with hundreds of flights cancelled in recent months. The main issue revolves around salary increases, with the IAU rejecting a recent proposal by the national mediator. According to the union, aviation sector wage growth has lagged behind other industries. They have cited missed raises in 2021 and 2022 as a key concern, reports Bristol Live. In addition to London Heathrow, Finnair also operates flights to and from Manchester and Edinburgh. Passenger rights during the industrial action Despite the industrial action, air passengers' rights remain protected under European regulation EC 261/2004. "Airlines are required to rebook affected passengers to their final destinations at the earliest opportunity and provide Duty of Care-such as meals and hotel accommodations-in cases of significant delays," said Darina Kovacheva, Head of Legal at airline compensation specialist SkyRefund. Full refunds could be available Passengers whose flights are cancelled or significantly delayed may opt for a full refund. Compensation eligibility depends on the nature of the strike. If the strike involves Finnair's own employees, eligible passengers may receive compensation ranging from €250 to €600, depending on the flight distance. If the disruption results from strikes by third-party staff, such as ground handlers not directly employed by the airline, the event is classified as an "extraordinary circumstance," and compensation is not owed. Nevertheless, passengers are advised to retain receipts for any related expenses. Finnair encourages customers traveling on affected dates to monitor their email and SMS messages for updates and to visit the airline's website for the latest travel information.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Shrek 2: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Worthy successor to the Oscar-winning original that finds Shrek and Fiona navigating married life 2004
Irish Times
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Times
The Irish Times view on personal injuries claims: going to court is rarely worth it
The message about the Injuries Resolution Board (IRB) is clearly not getting through to the public in general and insurance customers in particular. Established in 2004 to provide a lower cost route for settling personal injury insurance claims, nearly all cases must now be submitted to the board. Overall, it resolves one in two claims. The other fifty per cent of claims – where either side rejects the IRB settlement proposal – are resolved by litigation, which usually takes the form of an out of court settlement. The enduring popularity of the legal route for resolving motor insurance injury claims is hard to fathom, given that court awards and IRB awards are based on the same guidelines and the average value of awards made across both channels is the same. However, the litigation route takes three years longer and legal costs are on average 24 times higher. It is hard to see how the continued use of the litigation channel benefits the injured party. Why wait three years for the same result? The higher fees that are incurred – for little apparent benefit to the client in most cases – may be paid by the insurance company, but the wider pool of insurance customers ultimately foot the bill in the form of higher premiums. The presumption is that the bulk of IRB settlements are rejected by a claimant on the advice that they may do better by going down the litigation route. READ MORE The Solicitor's Guide to Professional Conduct places no specific requirement on solicitors to talk through the pros and cons of rejecting an IRB settlement and going down the litigation route with their clients. There are general guidelines about client relationships which if adhered to in the spirit intended should suffice. It perhaps asks too much of any profession to expect its members to turn down work. The time may have come when a different approach is needed to ensure that claimants are fully aware that, in the round, the benefits of rejecting an IRB settlement and taking your insurer to court are at best marginal.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
YG Opens Up About Being Sexually Assaulted at Age 14: ‘I Kept It Inside For A Long Time'
YG revealed he was the victim of sexual abuse when he was a teenager on his poignant '2004' single in March. Now, the Compton rapper is opening up to about being sexually assaulted by a 30-year-old when he was just 14 years old. 'I kept it inside for a long time,' he told ABC News on Wednesday (May 14). 'My family's first time hearing about that was when the record came out.' More from Billboard Xzibit Shares Thoughts on 'Pimp My Ride,' Cannabis, Hip-Hop Media & How It Feels to Drop His First Album in Over a Decade Styles P Says He & Jim Jones 'Ain't in the Same League' When Asked About Verzuz Battle Gerardo Coronel Breaks Through to No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart With 'No Se Dice' The 35-year-old said he played the candid track for some of his male friends and was surprised to hear that many could relate after enduring similar experiences growing up. '90 percent of the people that I played it for — the men, the males — they all got similar stories. That was the conversation everyone was having,' he said. 'It was like, 'Yeah, I was sexually abused.'' When the encounter took place over 20 years ago, he thought it was 'lit' and didn't realize he had been sexually assaulted. 'It wasn't a thing that I did some with an older woman — it's lit,' YG explained of his thought process at the time. 'You go through life and you see stuff and you learn stuff and it's like, 'I got raped.'' '2004' came together when (J Pounds) pushed YG to open up about something he had never talked about before on a record during a studio session. 'He like, 'You gotta talk about something you ain't never talked about. You gotta dig deep! What's something that you ain't never told somebody that nobody know,' he recalled. 'Then I was like, 'Bop twice my age.' And everybody was like, 'What?!'' YG hopes his honesty influences peers and fans to tell their own stories. 'Especially coming from an artist — somebody like me — it's unexpected,' he added. 'People put me in a box… They look at us like we gang members, we animals, we not human, but it's like, bro, I'm human. I go through real-life stuff.' While '2004' came as a shock to many of YG's fans and friends, it's only the tip of the iceberg as far as his personal story goes, and he's planning to delve deeper into his life with the arrival of his The Gentleman's Club album this summer. 'People say I live a dangerous life — I talk about that and I give it to you straight like that,' he said. 'Now me going through this growing stage of my life, it ain't hard for me because I'm telling my truth.' This year marks a chapter of change in YG's life, who was baptized for the first time with his children in March. '2004' arrived with an accompanying music video, co-directed by the rapper himself, which boasts over 1.5 million views on YouTube. Watch the full interview with YG below. If you or someone you know is struggling and in need of help in the wake of sexual assault, please contact RAINN at 800-656-4673 or at Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
Rapper YG reveals past sexual abuse in new single
ABC News' Rocsi Diaz speaks with rapper YG in an exclusive about his new single, "2004," and about experiencing sexual abuse by an older woman at 14 and why it was important for him to share publicly.
