Bird flu just might have found a direct route toward infecting more humans.

Liverpool's reshaped style under new head coach Arne Slot may be more middle of the road than the "heavy metal" of predecessor Jurgen Klopp, but it has taken them on a direct route to the top of the Premier League.

In 2022 Ms Manners was the first woman to make the ascent of the Phantom Direct route on the south face of the Grand Jorasses in Mont Blanc.

"We encourage you to book the next available flight, even if it is not a direct route," it said in its official advice.

It said working with trade unions was a "key part" of that process and a working group had been set up to give them a "direct route" to have their say.