Articles by lux-editor

17th January 2020

Flybe downplays rescue deal as competitors reinforce criticism

Flybe has admitted to having secured a £10m tax holiday and confirmed ongoing negotiations over a state loan, as rival airlines stepped up attacks on the government’s rescue of the struggling [...]

16th January 2020

Just challenging the tabloids, Megan already defeated them

A consensus is building around the case of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex v the Mail on Sunday: even if she wins, she still loses. This is different to the argument by the newspaper, which disputes her copyright claim over the contents of a letter, and which, in response to allegations that her privacy has been traduced, [...]

15th January 2020

How famous kids’ comedy series capture TV

You didn’t think you needed a sitcom based on the childhood of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but here we are. This week NBC announced an 11-episode series entitled Young Rock, written by Fresh Off the Boat co-executive producers Nahnatchka Khan and Jeff Chiang, that will explore the circumstances of Johnson’s [...]

15th January 2020

A chemical explosion in Catalonia kills one and injures six

A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in the northeastern Catalan region of Spain has killed one person and gravely injured at least six [...]

15th January 2020

European states launch Iran’s nuclear deal dispute settlement mechanism

Britain, France and Germany have kickstarted a process that could lead to United Nations sanctions being reimposed on Iran and the collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal, after triggering the deal’s dispute resolution [...]

14th January 2020

Scientists say Australian forest fires are a harbinger of the future of the planet

The bushfires ravaging Australia are a clear sign of what is to come around the world if temperatures are allowed to rise to dangerous levels, according to [...]

14th January 2020

Five ways to be optimistic

Have realistic aims Many of us would like to be happier, but there is no quick fix. “I would argue that becoming upbeat is an action,” says Dr Melanie Rendall, the principal clinical psychologist at the Homerton University Hospital NHS foundation trust. “It is learning to take that small step in a direction that [...]