Politics

New results indicate that Saga's cruise and travel divisions returned to profitability in 2018 due to a significant increase in demand. According to preliminary annual results, the group's ocean cruise division generated an underlying pre-tax profit of £35.5 million in the year ending in January, compared to a loss of £700,000 in the prior year. The organisation stated, "Bookings for ocean cruises continue to be exceptionally robust, and we have already secured a 78% load factor and £3,679 per diem for 2024/25."

A coroner stated that a mother of three whose disappearance prompted an extensive search drowned in the river where her remains were discovered. The 55-year-old Gaynor Lord was reported missing on December 8 after neglecting to return home from her department store job in Norwich. Police divers recovered her remains from the River Wensum one week later.

Last summer, according to Lloyds, Coldplay, Beyonce, and Harry Styles fans were also the target of fraud. As a result of analysing reports of customers who have been duped since the sale of tickets in 2023, the bank has issued a warning to enthusiasts. According to an estimate by a significant bank, Taylor Swift supporters in the United Kingdom may have already lost over £1 million to con artists posing as concert ticket vendors for her Eras tour.

Local authorities report that 18 individuals were slain in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine as a result of a Russian missile strike. As per the statement of the city's mayor, the attack on an eight-story building in a densely populated area injured over sixty people, three of whom were minors. Officials reported that three missiles had struck in the vicinity of the city's core.