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Ryanair-approved cabin case to rival Antler gets slashed by 30% in summer sale

Now is the time to purchase a Ryanair-approved cabin case that will fit all the dimensions before going on sale because airlines continue to charge outrageous fees for carry-on baggage.

Ryanair-approved cabin case to rival Antler gets slashed by 30% in summer sale(Image: Nere)

When there is so much to choose from, why sacrifice style for practicality and affordability? A major summer sale has resulted in lower prices for many travel-ready items, and Nie, a luggage brand that can compete with Antler. With a standout color and the durability you’d expect from a new staple suitcase, Nere’s cases make you never have to worry about your luggage ever getting lost or misidentified again.

One of the desirable items up for grabs is Nere’s Stori Cabin Suitcase, which comes at a wonderful discount. Savings of £30 are made for the Orchid Pink colorway thanks to a tidy 30% reduction. Additionally, they’ll help you avoid any extra fees when you arrive at the airport.

Olivia Attwood from This Morning appears in a pair of ultra-cool linen wide-leg pants on the ITV show.

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This Nere Stori Cabin Suitcase was £99 but is now £69.30(Image: Nere)

The largest cabin bag can be tallied at 55 x 40 x 20 cm, with Ryanair’s carry-on size restrictions limiting that to 40 x 20 x 25 cm. This Nere item has a size of 55 x 37.5 x 20 cm, which is sufficient to accommodate the larger cabin bag requirements.

The Stori is a stylish piece of carry-on luggage that makes the perfect travel companion for your next flight or trip. It is one of Nere’s most recognizable suitcases. This cabin case has a lot of pockets and organized spaces to keep your belongings organized while you travel, making it easy to pack everything you need for your next weekend getaway.

This case has a respectable 31L capacity thanks to a high-quality ABS hard shell, but you’ll need to check the weight restrictions with your chosen airline before paying any additional fees. Additionally, it has a recessed TSA-approved lock for added security and security knowing your belongings are safe while traveling.

This 8-wheeled case boasts quiet, smooth gliding and dual spinner wheels, which eliminate grating noises as you navigate the airport. It also features a self-repairing zipper that is sure to be extremely handy for avoiding zipper mistakes while you’re away.

Your new suitcase will stand out on any flight, train, or bus trip and won’t easily be confused for someone else’s luggage because it comes in a range of runway-inspired hues, from pastel pink to bright lilac to sleek sage green. Without compromising practicality or durability for style, it is stylish, strong, and ready for adventure.

This suitcase, which was previously priced at £99, is now on sale for £69.30 as a result of Nere’s summer sale. However, because other colors offer price reductions, this special discount only applies to the Orchid Pink variety.

This case has a nearly perfect 4.8 out of 5 stars, according to enthusiastic customers who have been quick to yell praises of their new cabin case, in case you’re not already convinced. One satisfied customer exclaims, “Brilliant case! I need everything for a weekend away in a compact but practical way. With a trendy color and a solid outer shell, you get all the protection you need.”

Another customer exclaims, “Excellent case fits everything I need for a weekend away!” “Solid exterior and roomy interior with gorgeous colors”

A third enthuses, “This suitcase was the perfect size for a week away.” It moves smoothly and moves quickly with the handle. It is simple to transport because it accompanies the overhead locker on airplanes (I’ve flown both Ryan Air and Wizz Air with it). This cabin suitcase is highly recommended.

Although this unsatisfied customer does share their experience, she notes that “unfortunately the Stori carry on case is underwhelming with a very flimsy and unreliable handle, making maneuvering the bag difficult when rushing from flight to flight. Sadly, a sad story.

This Nere fan points out that the Nere cabin luggage ticks all the boxes because many other shoppers have raved about the case’s durability and sturdiness. I immediately became aware of how thoughtfully designed it was for frequent travelers once I started using it. Its sleek, contemporary design makes it stand out without being flashy, making it ideal for working professionals to maintain a professional appearance. It has a sleek design that goes beyond the obvious appearance of its appearance: the sturdy telescopic handle still feels strong even after years of use, and the smooth 360° spinner wheels make terminal navigation simple. Its small size makes it ideal for quick layovers and easily fits inside overhead compartments.

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This buyer continues to add that “the internal compartments are well organized, with enough room for the essentials for 1- to 3-day trips,” which is frequently all I need when flying back-to-back routes. It manages crew life’s daily strain and wear and tear admirably. Even with repeated use, the zippers, wheels, and shell all perform well. When you need to transport it through multiple airports in a single day, it’s also very light. This bag makes the journey smoother and more stylish, whether you’re on the crew or just traveling frequently. It’s something I couldn’t possibly recommend more highly.

Victoria Derbyshire ‘thought she was going to die’ after shock cancer diagnosis

Newsnight presenter Victoria Derbyshire revealed she thought she was going to die following her breast cancer diagnosis as she marks 10 years since she was declared cancer free

Victoria Derbyshire has shared her harrowing cancer diagnosis 10 years on(Image: Getty Images)

Victoria Derbyshire harrowingly thought she was going to die upon hearing her cancer diagnosis. The BBC presenter, 56, received the shock news just days after she discovered a difference in her right nipple.

She decided to get medical help after thinking her breast looked “odd” and received a breast cancer diagnosis just days later. The mum-of-two didn’t have a lump, but the cancer was “all over” her breast which meant she needed intense chemotherapy and targeted radiotherapy.

Victoria admitted at the time that she thought she “was going to die”. It comes after Sir Michael Palin says he is preparing for the end of his life in sad update.

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Victoria Derbyshire
Victoria feared not being there for her two sons

The Newsnight host had 301 days of treatment following her 2015 diagnosis and was given the all clear with an 11 percent chance of the cancer returning. As she marks 10 years since her diagnosis, Victoria bravely looked back at the challenging time.

“I thought I was going to die,” she told The Sunday Times magazine. Victoria took her family on a holiday following the diagnosis and confessed she thought it could be her final one.

“When I didn’t know if my cancer was going to be treatable, we went on holiday to Barcelona,” she shared. Victoria said she took a “million pictures” and insisted she had to be in all of them.

The presenter initially didn’t want to tell her husband Mark and two sons about her diagnosis as she went into “practical mode”. However, they will be marking the milestone 10 years together with a “big blowout” on holiday.

Victoria lost her hair during her cancer treatment and wore a wig because she “didn’t want people to feel sorry for her.” However, her diagnosis also sparked positive change for the family.

She decided to marry Mark after 17 years together in 2018. Mark had proposed to Victoria years before when she was pregnant with their first child, however, they never set a time to marry.

Earlier this year, Victoria publicly backed a NHS campaign to get women to go to their routine mammograms. Latest NHS data for 2023/24 showed only around two thirds of women are turning up for their mammograms.

Victoria urged: “When I was diagnosed, I thought I wouldn’t get to see my two little boys grow up, who were then aged eight and 11.

“I thought I wouldn’t get to grow old with my partner, Mark. I’m still here thanks to the skill of the NHS, and 2025 will be 10 years since I was diagnosed. Breast screening might just help save your life. Please go.”

She added: “I’ve had breast screening multiple times. For me it was painless and I was happy to be screened. My motivation was to make sure any irregularities were picked up – because the earlier breast cancer is detected, the greater the chance of survival.”

If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Breast Cancer Support.

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Banana republic? Trump puts credibility of US economic data on the line

Economicians and policymakers are concerned about the validity of data in the world’s largest economy following President Donald Trump’s firing of a top US statistician last week.

After the release of disappointing employment figures on Friday, Trump’s dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer sparked concerns about the accuracy of Washington’s economic data, which are trusted by countless businesses and investors in the US and around the world.

The “baseless” ouster, according to the National Association for Business Economics, “could result in long-term harm to the institutions that support American economic stability.”

According to Erica Groshen, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics under former President Barack Obama, “it could open the door to political meddling and certainly will undermine trust in federal statistics that businesses, policymakers, and individuals use to make some of their most crucial decisions,” she told Al Jazeera.

If Trump’s firing of McEntarfer and other presidential appointees is allowed to stand, Groshen said, he might make it a habit to do so for any head of a statistical agency or other organization that distributes “unwelcome news.”

He is likely to be replaced by appointees who place their needs before the mission of their organizations, ethics, or scientific integrity, according to Groshen.

Trump announced on Sunday that he would name a new Bureau of Labor Statistics head in three or four days, citing McEntarfer’s claim that he had been “rigged” without any proof that the most recent job figures had been “rigged” to make him look bad.

In January 2024, labor economist Erika McEntarfer assumed the position of head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“Global ramifications”

A deterioration in trust in US official economic data would have consequences for all countries.

The US continues to be the world’s largest economy by some distance despite the growing influence of emerging economies like China and India.

More than one-quarter of the world’s economy is accounted for by the US’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is estimated to be $30.3 trillion. About two-thirds of China’s GDP is thought to be that amount.

Businesses and investors from London to Dubai and Tokyo are closely following US government data on trade, employment, consumer spending, and GDP, which are regarded as crucial indicators of the direction of the global economy.

Many nations, including democratic states, have been accused of manipulating economic data for political reasons, frequently with bad publicity.

Greece was accused of purposefully falsifying data in a shameful report by the European Commission in 2010.

Argentina was officially criticized by the International Monetary Fund in 2013 for providing allegedly inaccurate information about economic growth and inflation.

“Migration of economic data”

According to some research, strong-arm leader-led nations are particularly susceptible to misrepresenting the state of their economies.

Economic openness and democracy, according to a study conducted in 2024, reduced the ability for governments to manipulate statistics, despite the lack of discernible benefits from the freedom of the media or the statistical office’s independence.

According to Luis Martinez, a professor at the University of Chicago, autocratic nations artificially increased their annual GDP growth by about 35% in a paper from 2022 that used satellite imagery of nighttime light as a proxy for economic development.

According to Tomasz Michalski, an associate professor of economics at the HEC Paris business school, “economic data manipulation is pervasive in history, especially in autocracies and dictatorships, to create narratives for the people, typically to embellish standards of living.”

However, “in countries that strive to be democracies or are more developed,” such deliberate behavior is more uncommon.

Critics immediately noted similarities to tactics used by strongman leaders to acquiesce to public support for their policies following Trump’s firing of McEntarfer, a career economist who was appointed in 2024 with overwhelmingly bipartisan support.

On Substack, a subscription-based newsletter platform, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said, “This is one more step on our quick descent into banana republic status.”

Under President Bill Clinton, Lawrence Summers, the US Treasury Secretary, characterized the firing as “the stuff of democracies clinging to authoritarianism.”

Although it was unclear whether Scott Sumner would attempt to directly influence the government’s economic figures, Bentley University professor of economics Scott Sumner said Trump’s decision made the US “look more like a banana republic.”

According to Sumner, “It’s actually difficult to deceive the public, and almost nobody was deceived by the manipulation in Argentina.”

“It’s not yet known whether Trump will attempt to do the same. Any attempt to do so is likely to fail.

The state of US economic statistics.

The Trump administration’s freeze on hiring federal employees and staff cuts at numerous agencies have been a growing concern for some time about the quality of US economic data.

Some economists expressed concern about the government’s economic statistics after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick disbanded two expert committees in March.

Due to “current resources limitations,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced in June that it had stopped collecting price-related data in three US cities: Buffalo, New York, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Provo, Utah.

However, declining response rates to surveys among the general population in recent years had made data collection more challenging, raising questions about accuracy even before Trump’s resumption in January.

89 of the 100 policy experts surveyed in a poll conducted by the Reuters news agency indicated they had at least some reservations about the state of US economic statistics.

According to Michalski, associate professor at HEC Paris, “some data is just unreliable because people stopped responding to surveys or the responses became so biased because of the nonhomogeneous response rates.”

Given that many people don’t use landlines, are unreachable, or give careless answers to investigators, he said, there aren’t often simple ways to improve data collection.

Once politicians become involved, data are always at risk of manipulation, Michalski continued.

According to him, “it is possible to spin a story about inflation or GDP growth even with accurate numbers” by altering the base years or incorporating specific periods into narratives.

“There are undoubtedly incentives to manipulate and fabricate.” There is little to no punishment, really.

We seem to be heading in that direction, Groshen said, even though she doesn’t anticipate that US economic data will become less reliable in the near future.

The BLS will continue to operate as it has before, she said.

Suspects in 2024 Moscow concert hall attack that killed 149 face trial

One of the deadliest attacks in the capital since the Russian-Chechen wars of the 1990s and 2000s, the trial has begun for 19 defendants who are accused of being involved in the 2024 shooting attack at a Moscow concert hall, which left 149 people dead and over 600 injured.

As they sat in the defendants’ cage on Monday, the suspects who were appearing in court were seated with heavy security kept their heads bowed.

The Crocus City Hall concert venue was targeted by an ISIL (ISIS) affiliate because four gunmen shot people waiting for a rock band performance and then set the building on fire on March 22, 2024. The attack was blamed on ISIL’s Afghan affiliate, also known as ISKP (ISIS-K).

On Friday, March 22, 2024, a massive blaze can be seen at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia’s western border. Several gunmen entered the concert hall and shot at the audience with automatic weapons, killing dozens. [Sergei Vedyashkin/Moscow News Agency via AP]

Ukraine was implicated in the attack, according to President Putin, Vladimir Putin, and other Russian officials, without providing any supporting evidence, Kyiv has vehemently refuted.

The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top criminal investigation body, came to the conclusion in June that the attack had been “planned and carried out in the interests of the current leadership of Ukraine in order to destabilize the political situation in our country.” The four suspected gunmen tried to flee to Ukraine afterward, according to the report.

The four, who were all Tajik nationals, were taken into custody shortly after the attack and later showed signs of being beaten.

Six additional suspects were charged in absentia and put on Russia’s wanted list, according to the committee’s report from earlier this year, allegedly for recruiting and organizing the four’s training. The trial’s other defendants were charged with aiding them.

In a move to put an end to Putin’s separatist southern republic, around 40 rebels from Chechnya stormed the Dubrovka Theatre in Moscow in 2002 and hostage 800 people.

Victorious D’Tigress Arrive Abuja With Afrobasket Trophy

D’Tigress, from Nigeria, has won the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship for the fifth time in a row, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

On Monday, the women’s basketball team boarded two chartered planes carrying both players and officials to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

A few supporters, the National Sports Commission, the Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Association of Nigerian Women in Sports were present for the team.

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They won the championship trophy and an unprecedented feat in African women’s basketball.