## British Airways to fly Huntingdon attack hero out to dream Nottingham Forest trip after Ryanair refused refund

Authored by independent.co.uk

British Airways has said it will fly a victim of the Cambridgeshire mass stabbing to Portugal after Ryanair refused a refund on a missed flight.

Stephen Crean, 61, was due to fly to Austria on Wednesday, 5 November, to watch Nottingham Forest play SK Sturm Graz in the Europa League.

He was unable to make the journey, however, after sustaining stab wounds to his left hand, back, bottom and head in the attack on Saturday, 1 November.

After confronting the attacker, he managed to escape by crawling into an empty toilet and locking the door before the train arrived at Huntingdon station.

Speaking to The Independent, Mr Crean described how friends attempted to secure a refund for the missed Ryanair flight, but Ryanair stated that its air fares are “generally non-refundable”.

The airline has also arranged two-night accommodation for two people in the five-star PortoBay Flores hotel, via their package-provider, British Airways Holidays.

Read more: ‘It’s sad and childish’ – Huntingdon attack hero responds after Ryanair denies refund. »

### This is Trump’s plan to end the war in Ukraine

Authored by apnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s 28-point draft proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has been presented in Kyiv.

— If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.

— The creation of a Ukraine Development Fund to invest in fast-growing industries, including technology, data centers, and artificial intelligence. »

### Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Authored by theguardian.com

The Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for involvement in a billion-dollar Malaysia scam that funnelled money into US politics.

The trial in Washington DC included testimony from the actor Leonardo DiCaprio and the former attorney general Jeff Sessions.

Michel was accused of helping Low secretly channel money into then president Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign via shell companies, hiding the donations’ origins. »

### China leveraged India-Pakistan conflict to conduct ‘first real-world’ test of its weapons, US report finds

Authored by the-independent.com

China opportunistically exploited the conflict between India and Pakistan earlier this year to conduct the first real-world combat test of several weapons systems supplied to Islamabad, a US congressional panel said.

India used French and Russian fighter jets during the conflict while Pakistan deployed a range of Chinese weapons.

China, the report said, “leveraged the conflict to test and advertise the sophistication of its weapons, useful in the contexts of its ongoing border tensions with India and its expanding defence industry goals”. »

### Eagle drops cat, sending it through windshield into car’s backseat, NC cops say

Authored by charlotteobserver.com

North Carolina Eagle drops cat, sending it through windshield into car’s backseat, NC cops say.

A witness reported seeing the adult-sized cat fall from the sky as it struggled in the talons of a bald eagle, the N.C. Highway Patrol says.

The cat, which did not survive, came to a stop when it hit the back window of the vehicle, officials say. »

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