The Independent – Hero Afghan pilot is reunited at last with wife and child
The Independent features a photo of an Afghan pilot who, after fleeing the Taliban regime, has been allowed to stay in the UK following a campaign by the newspaper.
Hero Afghan pilot finally reunited with wife and daughter after long-running Independent campaign
A campaign by The Independent to allow a hero Afghan pilot who served alongside British forces in Afghanistan to rebuild his life with his family in the UK has finally been won.
The air force lieutenant, who fled the Taliban and came to Britain on a small boat because it was “impossible” to get here via a legal route, was refused asylum under the government’s Afghan resettlement scheme – sparking fury from top politicians and military figures who called it “shameful” that the country should turn its back on the war hero.
Massud* was finally granted permission to remain in the UK in August 2023 but it was a bittersweet victory as his wife and toddler daughter remained stranded in Iran.
Mike Lynch yacht sinking latest: Tribute to ‘diamond in sea of stars’ as manslaughter investigation launched
The daughter of tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who died with her father on the luxury superyacht Bayesian, has been described as a “diamond in a sea of stars” by a survivor from the tragedy.
Hannah Lynch, aged 18, was one of 22 people onboard her father’s luxury boat the Bayesian when it capsized during stormy weather on Monday.
Her body was discovered along with her father by rescue teams following the disaster of the island of Sicily last week.
A manslaughter investigation has since been launched, prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio announced at a press conference on Saturday.
Sasha Murray, chief stewardess of the Bayesian who is understood to have been rescued from the yacht, said: “Those who knew her will know that Hannah was a diamond in a sea of stars. Bright, beautiful and always shining.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 25 August 2024.
Sunday’s front pages reflect a variety of ongoing domestic topics with several looking ahead at Tuesday’s speech by the prime minister. Sir Keir Starmer is set to say Britain will have to endure rising fuel payments and stricter economic measures in the coming months.
Pictures of Hannah Lynch – the 18-year-old daughter of British billionaire Mike Lynch, who died in the luxury yacht accident, make several of the broadsheet front pages. The tabloids feature snaps of recently sacked BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas and other showbiz stories.