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ation of engines.

What’s more, the tests have also shown that UltraFan can run on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

| HMV is to make a return to Ireland

Music retailer HMV is to make a return to Ireland, seven years after it closed its last remaining shop here.

| This weekend's Imola F1 race cancelled due to flooding in the region

This weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola has been called off due to major flooding, which has reportedly claimed the lives of three locals.

In a statement, F1 said it was “not possible” to safely hold the event “for our fans, the teams and our personnel”, adding that it was "the right and responsible thing to do, given the situation faced by the towns and cities in the region”.

The Emilia Romagna region of northern Italy has been battered by heavy rain in recent days, with red weather warnings issued.

The company is to open a new outlet on Dublin's Henry Street by the middle of July this year and has indicated more will follow.

HMV shut its final premises in Ireland in 2016 and went online only, before it also shut down the website here two years later.

| US state bans TikTok

Montana became the first state in the US to completely ban TikTok on Wednesday when the state’s Republican governor signed a measure that is more sweeping than any other state’s attempts to curtail the social media app.

| Rolls-Royce successfully tests new‘Game Changer’ technology

Rolls-Royce has successfully tested its new UltraFan technology demonstrator.

The UltraFan development project, is strategic for Rolls-Royce since it represents the first entirely new engine architecture in the last six decades.

The new design is also seen as key to boost the sustainability of aircraft operations. The new UltraFan engines deliver a 10% efficiency improvement over the most efficient current gener-

The measure, which is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2024, is expected to be challenged legally. TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter argued that the law infringes on people’s First Amendment rights and is unlawful.

| Harry and Meghan's taxi driver speaks out

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex claimed they were involved in a "near catastrophic" pursuit through New York after attending an event.

Taxi driver Sukhcharn Singh, who drove the couple through New York City during a car chase, said they were followed by paparazzi - but didn't agree with the couple's assessment that it was "near catastrophic".