Two US navy aviators eject while landing on carrier off Virginia 29. September 2026 (14:25) Four sailors injured during unexplained ‘mishap’ onboard USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrierTwo US navy aviators ejected as they were landing their plane on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier off the coast of Virginia on Monday, and four sailors onboard the vessel were injured in what naval officials characterized as a “mishap”.The two aviators, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 3, successfully ejected as “a mishap occurred during aircraft recovery operations” and were rescued by search and rescue personnel, the navy said in a short statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
M&S links up with Sephora to lure younger shoppers 29. September 2026 (14:17) Beauty specialist will open branded areas in 100 Marks & Spencer stores and will sell its products on chain’s websiteMarks & Spencer is has signed a deal with Sephora to open areas under the beauty brand’s name within its stores, in its latest tactic to attract younger shoppers.The French retailer is set to launch branded areas staffed by Sephora employees in 100 M&S stores and sell through the British retailer’s website in spring next year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two former Hungarian ministers detained over suspected bribery and misuse of public funds 29. September 2026 (14:09) Ministers from Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government arrested after MPs vote to lift their immunityTwo ministers in Viktor Orbán’s former far-right government suspected separately of misusing millions of euros of public funds and taking millions more in bribes have been detained, hours after Hungarian MPs voted to lift their immunity.Prosecutors said on Tuesday that Balázs Hankó, Orbán’s culture minister and still an MP in the former prime minister’s nationalist Fidesz party, was taken into custody late on Monday. Hankó is suspected of misappropriation of funds. He has denied any wrongdoing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘It takes a lot of work’: Deb Haaland puts addiction struggles at center of New Mexico governor bid 29. September 2026 (14:00) First Native American woman to serve as US cabinet secretary candid about history with alcohol as she seeks to tackle billowing public health crisis “It clouds your mind,” recalls Deb Haaland, the trailblazing US cabinet secretary now running to be New Mexico’s next governor. “They say that, after the first drink, you lose your judgment.”Haaland developed a drinking problem after leaving high school and was twice arrested for driving under the influence. But in her 20s she decided to get sober, a battle that required personal commitment and critical external support. She went on to become a member of Congress, one of the first two Native American women ever elected to the House, and then to become the first Native American to serve as a US cabinet secretary. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
