In this issue

March 28, 2024

Thousands face Easter trip misery over passport rules

Britons bound for Europe falling foul of post-Brexit change

3 mins

Nurse attempted suicide twice while waiting 10 days in hospital ward for a bed.

Rachel Luby 'treated like animal' during mental health crisis

4 mins

Raw sewage spills in rivers and sea reach a record high

Water companies are under pressure to ban bonuses for senior staff after raw sewage discharges into rivers and coastal waters doubled to record levels in England last year. There were 3.6 million hours of spills in 2023, compared with 1.8 million in the previous 12 months, data published yesterday by the Environment Agency showed.

3 mins

Marine life '‘full of cocaine' from sewage dumped in sea

A marine biologist has revealed raw sewage being dumped in the English Channel has left every marine species in the water \"full of cocaine, amphetamines and MDMA\".

2 mins

Osborne suggests Reeves is his and Cameron's 'heir'

George Osborne has suggested that Rachel Reeves is the \"heir to David Cameron\" - and himself - as he predicted Labour will win the next election. The shadow chancellor channelled another former Tory leader, Margaret Thatcher, during part of a major speech on the economy last week.

2 mins

Galloway says UK involved in the Moscow terror attack

His claims are condemned as 'reckless' and 'irresponsible'

5 mins

Police to reassess decision not to investigate Rayner

Police could reopen a probe into claims that Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner may have broken electoral law over information she gave about her living situation a decade ago.

2 mins

Tories have 1% chance of winning, says polling guru

Rishi Sunak has suffered another blow after the country's top polling guru put the Conservatives' chances of winning the next general election at just 1 per cent. Sir John Curtice said the Tories had little hope of being able to turn around dire poll results.

2 mins

Scientists share new image of our galaxy's black hole

Scientists have revealed an astonishing new image of the black hole in the middle of our galaxy. The object - known as Sagittarius A* is shown in polarised light for the first time, in a profound breakthrough. It offers a new view of that supermassive black hole that lies at the heart of our own Milky Way. The swirling image shows the magnetic field structure around the black hole and suggests that it might have a hidden jet (a stream of gas and energy).

2 mins

Well-wishers give Queen tokens of support for Kate

Camilla promises the Princess of Wales will be 'thrilled'

2 mins

King urges friendship and kindness in Easter message

The King is to stress the importance of acts of friendship \"especially in a time of need\" in a personal Easter message in the wake of his and the Princess of Wales's cancer diagnosis.

2 mins

Baltimore bridge cargo ship's black box recovered

Two bodies recovered by divers as another two also named

3 mins

Ukraine's spy chief details fate of Russian collaborators

The head of Ukraine's national spy agency has revealed details of a secretive assassination campaign apparently targeting Ukrainians collaborating with Russia.

4 mins

World discarded 19 per cent of all food produced in 2022

The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion tonnes, according to a new United Nations report. The UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report, published yesterday, tracks the progress of countries towards halving food waste by 2030.

3 mins

Bank warns of rising global risk to UK financial stability

The Bank of England has warned the UK faces growing risks from weaknesses in the global financial system and rising political tensions. But it said households and businesses have remained resilient despite cost of living pressures.

2 mins

Brilliant Blues canter into Champions League semis

Chelsea won 4-1 on aggregate

4 mins

Rashford sweating on Euro squad spot as wingers shine

Marcus Rashford's first taste of the European Championships came as an 18-year-old for a side whose campaign culminated with ignominious defeat to Iceland. His second brought another ill-fated ending: with injury reducing him to a bit-part role, he had a late cameo at right-back and as a specialist penalty taker in the Euro 2020 final.

3 mins

Who makes the plane for England's Euro 2024 bid?

Southgate's toughest choices about who to take and who to cut come at centre-back and on the wing, says

4 mins

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