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In a significant move today, Qantas, Australia's national airline, is extending its clean-shaven requirement for pilots, sparking a debate on passenger safety and operational standards. The decision follows a detailed report from QinetiQ, a consultancy with expertise in aeromedical issues, which suggests that facial hair may reduce the effectiveness of…

In a significant move today, Qantas Airways has announced plans to enforce a clean-shaven policy for its pilots, a decision rooted in enhancing safety protocol amid growing international concerns over aviation safety standards. As Australia's largest carrier, Qantas has initiated this policy change following a comprehensive study by the renowned…

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The ONS is set to publish unemployment statistics for the three months to February this morning.

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Russian artillery bombarding industrial area of Sievierodonetsk; Finnish president says Russia using ‘weapons of mass destruction’