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Emirates warning ahead of flight rule change affecting all passengers
Emirates has introduced a brand-new blanket ban for all flights taking off on and after October 1.
You’ll need to think carefully about what goes in your carry-on because all portable power banks are now prohibited from being used on flights.
This comes as a plane cabin filled with smoke after a power bank ignited onboard a flight to Amsterdam.
Panicked passengers covered their mouths with scarves and blankets as smoke poured into the Boeing 777 cabin, from the overhead locker, after the charger combusted.
All customers may now carry only one power bank onboard, which cannot be used to charge any electronics, and cannot be charged themselves using the power source from your seat.
The charger must be under 100 watt hours, which is the case for most power banks anyway, but it’s worth checking yours.
If you do take one onboard, they cannot be placed in the overhead bins. They must be placed in the seat pocket in front of you, or in your bag under the seat.
Why are power banks on planes an issue?
The airline is taking action because of the ‘increasing number of lithium battery-related incidents onboard flights’.
This is because when a battery fails, it can undergo thermal runaway, a rapid, violent reaction in which one or more cells rupture. This releases toxic, flammable, and explosive gases, creating an intense, self-sustaining fire that is extremely difficult to extinguish in flight.
Most phones and sophisticated lithium battery-powered devices have an internal trickle system which slowly adds current into the battery to prevent overcharging, but many basic power banks may not have this safeguard, increasing the risk.
On January 28, 176 passengers had to be evacuated off a plane in South Korea, when flames engulfed the entire fuselage before it took off.
Authorities said it was likely caused by a portable power bank in an overhead bin which caught fire after the insulation within it broke down.
If you think you can get around these regulations by popping a power bank or two in your hold luggage, this is already against regulation.
What do other airlines say?
Airlines like Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, easyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair all still allow the use of portable chargers on board.
But Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Thai Airways, all already prohibit the use of these chargers on board, and Emirates is the latest to join them.
Quantas airways ‘doesn’t recommend’ using them, although it isn’t specifically banned.
Wrestler Jeff Jarrett Reveals Taylor Swift Put on a 3-Hour Private Concert for His Wife Before She Died of Cancer
Taylor Swift is due for some good “karma,” according to professional wrestler Jeff Jarrett.
In a new interview with TMZ Sports, the WWE Hall of Famer, 58, said he’s known the pop star, 35, since she “was a little girl." Swift not only babysat his daughters, but also performed at an impromptu and intimate concert at his home after his wife was diagnosed with cancer, he said.
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NCIS : Tony & Ziva
The series will star Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo reprising their roles as former NCIS special agents Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David, respectively, and will mark their first time appearing together in 12 years since NCIS season 11 episode "Past, Present and Future"
The spin-off will reunite the two characters and center around the events that shaped their storyline in Europe. Weatherly was part of the original NCIS cast until his departure in 2016 but returned in 2024 for a special tribute episode honoring David McCallum, who portrayed Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard for 20 seasons, while de Pablo was a series regular from seasons 3 to 11 and made guest appearances in seasons 16 and 17.
It will be the seventh series set within the NCIS universe—also referred to as the "NCIS-verse"—and the first developed exclusively for a streaming platform. As of mid-June 2025, it was confirmed that the series will premiere on September 4, 2025.
The showrunner for NCIS: Tony & Ziva described the project as "an unconventional love story." Both Weatherly and de Pablo will also serve as executive producers on the series, which they have reportedly been developing for several years.
The storyline will open by revisiting and explaining the reasons behind the characters' departure in the original series.
In mid-May 2024, the first official podcast of the NCIS universe, Off Duty: An NCIS Rewatch, premiered on Spotify. Hosted by de Pablo and Weatherly, the podcast revisits the show's most memorable episodes with behind-the-scenes commentary
In July 2025, de Pablo stated that she declined to have an intimacy coordinator on set with Weatherly – even though she was offered to have one – because she felt they have a lot of trust with each other as they are friends and didn't "want to be micromanaged".
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Halle Bailey and DDG Drop Restraining Orders Against Each Other After Nearly 5 Months
Halle Bailey and DDG have dropped their restraining orders against each other.
Bailey was initially granted a temporary restraining order against the YouTuber, whose real name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., in May after alleging physical and verbal abuse, per court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend and the father of her 1½-year-old son, Halo, requested an emergency hearing and a domestic violence restraining order in June, claiming that Bailey posed an "imminent emotional and psychological risk to the minor child based on repeated, documented threats of self-harm."
Nearly five months later, The Little Mermaid star, 25, and DDG, 28, have dropped their restraining orders against each other following past claims of domestic violence, per court documents filed on Monday, Oct. 27 in the Superior Court of Los Angeles and obtained by PEOPLE on Tuesday, Oct. 28. TMZ was first to report the news.
"The parties each reserve her/his rights to resurrect any and all DV allegations," the filing states.
According to the filing, the dismissal "may not be used as evidence against the party(s) seeking new orders." Bailey and DDG can, however, re-file.
Per the documents, the former couple have agreed not to publicly disparage one another.
Per the documents, the pair also came to a temporary custody agreement.
DDG will be permitted visitation with Halo on Wednesdays and select weekends. The exes have also agreed on a holiday schedule.
PEOPLE has reached out to both Bailey and DDG's teams for comments but did not immediately hear back.
In August, court documents obtained by PEOPLE and filed by the family division of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, banned the Grown-ish actress and DDG from posting or sharing “photographs, images and/or information” online of their son.
Per the documents, there was also an updated visitation agreement between the former couple, allowing the streamer to have “peaceful contact” with Bailey, solely to coordinate court-ordered visitation of their child.
Chris Brown allowed to return to US as bail conditions changed after alleged London attack
Judge Tony Baumgartner granted the change to the American musician’s bail conditions at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.
Brown exited the court wearing a white shirt and tie, while making peace signs and waving at onlookers as he got into a car.
Heidi Stonecliffe KC, prosecuting, said the bail conditions remain ‘very stringent’ and ‘numerous’.
The £5 million security fee that Brown was previously ordered to pay to the court remains in place, which is a financial guarantee to ensure a defendant returns to court and may be forfeited if they breach bail conditions.
Brown has pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm to Abraham Diaw at the Tape venue, a private members’ club in Hanover Square, Mayfair, on February 19 2023.
His co-defendant, US national Omololu Akinlolu, 39, has also denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The alleged victim, producer Abraham Diaw, was standing at the bar of Tape nightclub when he was allegedly struck several times with a bottle and then pursued to a different part of the venue, where he was said to have been punched and kicked.
Brown was staying at the five-star Lowry Hotel when police came to arrest him on May 15.
A week later, on May 21, Southwark Crown Court heard that he had been released from HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester, under bail conditions and ordered to pay the security fee of £5 million guaranteeing his return.
Brown’s previous bail conditions allowed him to continue with his scheduled international tour.
He had to live at a specific address known to the court and was not allowed to visit the nightclub, or contact Mr Diaw or apply for international travel documents.
He has also denied having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place, as well as attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
Granting both defendants permission to return to the US, Judge Baumgartner said on Friday: “You will have to come back to the United Kingdom when you are required to do so.”
He reminded them that failure to attend court dates when required could jeopardise the securities.
There were more than a dozen people in the public gallery and the defendants spoke only to confirm their identities and that they understood the new conditions.
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Marcus Rashford dropped by Barcelona for being two minutes late for training
Marcus Rashford was dropped to the bench for Barcelona’s win over Getafe after the Manchester United loanee was two minutes late for a training session.
After scoring his first goals for the club last Thursday with a brilliant brace against Newcastle United in the Champions League, Rashford’s Barcelona career appeared to be up and running.
The forward was expected to retain his place in the starting XI when the La Liga giants hosted Getafe on Sunday, especially with Lamine Yamal still sidelined with injury.
But instead, Ferran Torres was named in the line-up, a decision that paid off as the former Manchester City star scored twice in the first-half.
Rashford came on at half-time for Raphinha and performed well, setting up Dani Olmo to score and seal a 3-0 win.
It was reported after the match that the England international was benched by Hansi Flick after turning up late to a pre-match training session on Sunday, with The Times claiming he was only two minutes late.
This punishment is nothing new, with Rashford the latest in a line of Barcelona players dropped by Flick for their tardiness, with Ballon d’Or frontrunner Raphinha benched only last week for showing up late to a pre-game fitness session.
This is also not the first time that Rashford has been punished for his lack of punctuality.
In December 2022, the 27-year-old overslept and was late for a team meeting, with Erik ten Hag dropping him for United’s subsequent clash against Wolves, where he came off the bench to score the winner.
After falling out a favour with Ruben Amorim, Rashford left Old Trafford over the summer to join Barcelona, who have the option to make the transfer permanent for £26million.
UFC legend Rampage Jackson ‘cut off’ contact with his son, says he should spend ‘a little’ time in jail for attacking pro wrestler
UFC legend Rampage Jackson has cut contact with his son, Raja, and called for the MMA fighter to be jailed for brutally attacking and hospitalizing a professional wrestler.
Jackson, 47, says he hasn’t spoken with his 25-year-old son due to the vicious assault on Aug. 23, when Raja disrupted a KnokX Pro’s KnokXperience event in California and beat wrestler Syko Stu unconscious.
“I don’t talk to Raja no more,” Jackson told “The Ariel Helwani Show” on Wednesday. “I talked to him, I heard his story and I heard some stuff and then after I learned a whole lot of stuff about it.”
“He dishonored my name,” Jackson said. “I know he’s my f–king son. I’m not cutting him off for forever. I just haven’t talked to him. I talked to him after this s–t happened and he hid the fact that he did this s–t and you know put my other kids at danger based off what other people said. I just can’t talk to him right now.”