customers as if they were making
a call to the united states
of america, which is
clearly a much more
expensive phone call.
and then secondly, when the calls
to that helpline were made free,
some months later,
they continued to charge some
customers to make those calls.
president obama has cut
the sentence of chelsea manning,
who was jailed for 35 years
for leaking intelligence secrets.
manning's supporters have campaigned
for years for her release,
maintaining she is a whistle—blower
and not a traitor.
the former military analyst,
who was born bradley manning but had
hormone therapy in prison,
will be released in may.
thomas cook is preparing to bring
thousands of british holidaymakers
home from the gambia,
because of a worsening
political crisis there.
the foreign office is advising
people to avoid all but essential
travel to the country
after its president refused to step
down, and declared
a state of emergency.
thomas cook said it was implementing
contingency plans to bring...