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Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Mother's fury as bungling Ryanair staff serve spaghetti bolognaise that was so hot it burned her son's leg through his denim shorts
Ryanair has been accused of heating a portion of kids' spaghetti bolognese to such a high temperature it scorched a young child's leg through his denim shorts. Six-year-old Harry Warren was badly burned when the meal slid off his tray table into his lap on a flight between Exeter and Faro in Portugal. His mother Emma has claimed that the Ryanair cabin manager's response to the incident was to immediately blame a colleague. 'The cabin crew failed to respond and just stood gormlessly watching me', she said. 'The cabin crew seemed clueless in an emergency situation. The cabin manager's words to me were: "sorry, they're new".' Not only did the burn mean Harry's holiday was ruined, it took the family weeks to even find an email address to complain and warn the budget airline about their dangerous tables. Mrs Warren has called Ryanair's response to the incident, and the customer service that followed, 'absolutely awful'. 'When I wrote to Ryanair to inform them of how it happened and to prevent happening again to another passenger, they pretty much blamed me and gave no apology', she said. 'They have very little regard for anything other than making profits', she claimed. The Warrens, from Somerset, were heading to Portugal for their summer holiday when the pasta and sauce poured into Harry's lap. The schoolboy was left with a painful blister on his leg, which later burst and left him with a large wound. His mother told MailOnline: 'After take off they took our food orders, which included a spaghetti bolognese for my son. 'I placed it on the table in front of him and it slid straight off into his lap. It was so hot, from microwaving I guess, it burned him through his denim shorts'. The incident took place in 2023 but Mrs Warren, managing director of an award-winning recruitment agency based in Taunton, came to MailOnline after an incident this month when Ryanair passengers were injured when they jumped from a wing during a bungled evacuation in Majorca. She said: 'He had a blister the size of a twenty pence piece which popped and resulted in a wound. 'Our initial thoughts on returning to the UK was to contact Ryanair to inform them. But it took me three weeks to find a way to reach them but I eventually found an email. 'We wanted to explain how items just slide off their tables and they're not fit for purpose. In addition that their staff seemed to be lacking in training and experience and their response was awful'. She added: 'I took legal action but they refused for nearly two years to issue accident reports and when they did, as ordered by a judge, they were not factually correct and created so much ambiguity I was unable to continue. They even threatened to counter sue me as the one at fault'. MailOnline has asked Ryanair to comment. It came weeks after Ryanair cabin crew were blamed for allegedly bungling the evacuation of a holiday flight that left passengers with broken bones after they were forced to jump from a wing due to a false fire alert. Several people ended up in hospital after getting seriously injured when panic spread onboard the jet from Palma in Majorca to Manchester on Saturday, July 5. The airline was accused of playing down the incident by claiming passengers only suffered 'very minor injuries' like ankle sprains in a statement where they 'sincerely apologised' to those involved. Danielle Kelly, 56, whose right leg and left arm are now in plaster, claims people started 'jumping for their lives' after a member of the cabin crew with a phone to his ear ran down the plane shouting: 'Everyone get off the aircraft now, everyone evacuate'. Air crew apparently told travellers to leave behind their belongings 'in case there is a fire and the plane explodes' which, passengers said, only added to the panic. An aviation expert told MailOnline today that the cabin crew and passengers shouldn't have found out that there was a fire warning - the reason panic spreads really quickly and often unnecessarily. The expert said that cabin crew should remain calm and are trained not to evacuate until instructed by the captain over the PA. The pilot and co-pilot have a checklist to complete, include shutting down the engines and lowering the flaps, before ordering an evacuation to ensure that passengers can can slide off the wing without serious injury. In Majorca Ryanair cabin crew deployed the emergency slides at the front doors but passengers sitting in the middle claim they were left with no choice but to jump up to 18ft from the wings onto the tarmac. When done properly, the drop should be around 4ft, MailOnline understands. Ryanair has blamed 'a false fire warning light indication' - and insists that passengers only suffered 'minor injuries'. There is a possibility that passengers panicked and decided to open the overwing exits without being told to, MailOnline's expert claimed. But people on board blamed the staff for sparking panic.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
‘No tax on tips' bill making its way through NC House
A bill that aims to add more money to North Carolina workers' paychecks is making its way through the state's House of Representatives. The bill would eliminate taxes on tips and overtime pay, WRAL reports. Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, is the bill's lead sponsor. ALSO READ: Union County commissioners could adopt new tax rate Warren's bill would also eliminate state income taxes on the first $2,500 of bonuses that workers receive, according to WRAL. The House Commerce Committee passed the bill Tuesday. It now heads to the House Finance Committee. 'There are at least 20 other states that have bills filed to do exactly the same thing, and there's a couple bills — one by a Republican, one by a Democrat — in the U.S. Congress,' Warren told WRAL. VIDEO: Man says scammer stole $280K from retirement account, causing him tax problems on top of huge loss
Axios
20-02-2025
- Business
- Axios
Republican lawmakers file bill to strip NCInnovation's funding
More than a dozen Republicans are backing a bill that would strip funding from NCInnovation, an organization that has received $500 million from the state to invest in research at the state's universities. Why it matters: The GOP-majority General Assembly approved NCInnovation 's funding in 2023, but since then some Republican lawmakers and groups have become disillusioned with how the organization operates and uses state funds. Art Pope, a prominent Republican donor who sits on NCInnovation's board, has been one of the loudest critics. He's called for an audit of its financials and disagrees with how much say the board has on NCInnovation's grant funds. Driving the new: House Bill 154, introduced by Rowan County Republican Harry Warren, seeks to dissolve the relationship between the state and NCInnovation. It would require the organization to return its money to the state's general fund. The John Locke Foundation, a think tank co-founded by Pope, applauded the bill, saying venture capital is not one of the "core government services" and the state is facing other needs, like recovery funding for Hurricane Helene. Between the lines: Meanwhile, the federal government also is rethinking how much it spends on scientific research. That means state-supported organizations such as NCInnovation and the N.C. Biotechnology Center could help fill in some gaps. Catch up quick: When NC Innovation was born, lawmakers argued that research at the state's public universities needed more funding to make it through the so-called " valley of death" — the early stage when successful research struggles to attract enough funding to reach commercial applications. This was especially true, the organization said, for universities with fewer resources than the state's most prominent research institutions, UNC and N.C. State. In its first year with state funding, the nonprofit set up hubs at seven universities across the state: Appalachian State, Fayetteville State, UNC-Wilmington, UNC Charlotte, East Carolina, N.C. A&T and Western Carolina. It also invested around $5 million into eight research projects, including lithium refining at UNC-Greensboro, drinking water purification at UNC Charlotte and neuro drug delivery research at A&T. What they're saying: "If and how policymakers wish for NCInnovation to support North Carolina's world class applied research is and always has been entirely up to policymakers," NCInnovation said in a statement in response to the bill. The organization noted that its first full grant cycle has attracted more than 150 funding requests from researchers within the UNC System, asking for $90 million. "NCInnovation will of course continue its work on its core mission as mandated by state lawmakers in the 2023-25 budget, and the organization remains committed to working with the General Assembly," the organization added in its statement.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina House bill aims to ban third-party voter registration drives
A new bill introduced in the North Carolina House aims to ban third-party voter registration drives from using actual voter registration forms, citing concerns over personal information protection. House Bill 127, filed this week, proposes making it a misdemeanor for voter registration drives to distribute real voter registration forms, allowing only sample forms to be handed out. The bill also mandates that groups conducting these drives register with county boards of elections, detailing their activities. Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, the bill's author, argues that the measure is intended to protect personal information and reduce identity theft risks. 'By providing the eligible voter with a registration worksheet to take with them, including instructions on where to turn it in or how to register online, [it] protects their personal information,' Warren told WRAL. ALSO READ: Local voters gather to protest lawsuit to toss out votes in NC Supreme Court race Ann Webb, policy director for Common Cause NC, criticized the bill, stating, 'This will disenfranchise voters. It's an extreme bill that will prevent community organizations from supporting other community members directly in registering to vote.' Katelin Kaiser from Democracy NC expressed concerns about the bill's impact on communities of color and students, noting, 'We know from census data from 2022 that black registrants are nearly twice as likely to report registering through community-based registration programs as white voters.' The bill has not yet been scheduled for a committee hearing, but it is supported by House Republican leadership, including Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R-Burke, chairman of the House Election Law committee, according to WRAL. According to the Center for Public Integrity, similar measures have been passed in six other states, imposing stricter penalties on voter registration organizations, with some facing legal challenges as potential First Amendment violations. The proposed legislation has sparked debate over voter access and security, with supporters emphasizing the need for personal data protection and opponents warning of potential voter disenfranchisement. The outcome of the bill remains uncertain as it awaits further legislative action. VIDEO: Local voters gather to protest lawsuit to toss out votes in NC Supreme Court race
