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Sudan conflict: UK announces final evacuation flights The UK government has announced that the final rescue flights from Sudan will take off on Wednesday. British nationals who still want to leave the country should head to the Coral Hotel in Port Sudan by 10:00 local time. The UK’s evacuation of over 2,341 people during 28 flights has been described as “the longest and largest operation of any Western nation.” Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has warned that there will be no further British evacuation flights from the city. The focus is now on providing humanitarian aid, with the UK maintaining a…

Keeping everything crossed…

Messi suspended by PSG for two weeks over Saudi Arabia trip Paris St-Germain has suspended football legend Lionel Messi for two weeks and fined him after he travelled to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission. Messi had requested permission to make the journey to carry out commercial work but was refused. He will not train or play for PSG during his suspension. The 35-year-old has a role as a tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia. He is set to miss matches against Troyes and Ajaccio as PSG, who are five points clear with five games to go, look to clinch a…

India’s Go First cancels flights after bankruptcy Go First, the Indian budget airline, has suspended all flights for the next three days after filing for bankruptcy protection. The company says it will issue full refunds to affected passengers. The airline cites a severe cash flow problem, blaming US engine maker Pratt & Whitney for the need to ground many of its Airbus A320neo planes. According to Go First, the problem caused a revenue loss and expenses amounting to £1bn. The company accused Pratt & Whitney of failing to supply at least 10 serviceable spare leased engines by 27 April 2023,…

In a statement to Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, the NGOs warn that such legislation could hurt the EU’s credibility to defend human rights abroad and embolden repressive leaders.

Missing Australian fisherman’s body found in crocodile The remains of Kevin Darmody, a 65-year-old Australian fisherman who went missing while fishing with friends, have been found inside a crocodile in northern Queensland. Darmody was last seen at Kennedy’s Bend, a known habitat for saltwater crocodiles, before he disappeared. Two large crocodiles were euthanized and searched, with human body parts found inside one of them. Darmody’s friend John Peiti reported hearing Darmody yell before a loud splash and finding only his flip-flops. Crocodile attacks are rare in Australia’s tropical north, and Darmody’s death is only the 13th fatal attack recorded in…

Texas shooting suspect detained after tip-off A man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in a shooting near Houston has been arrested. Francisco Oropesa, 38, was found hiding in a home in Cut and Shoot, Texas, and is accused of shooting his neighbours, all of whom were from Honduras, after an argument about his practice shooting with a semi-automatic rifle. The suspect was arrested just over an hour after a member of the public called in a tip to the FBI, and authorities have praised the bravery of the person who made the call. A reward of $80,000 had…

Yep, the pair are back at it again tonight.

‘The coronation is an opportunity to bring our great nation, the realms and Commonwealth closer together.’

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk There is plenty of coronation news leading the newspapers, with several of the front pages lead on the arrest of a man outside Buckingham Palace – following suspected shotgun cartridges being thrown into the grounds of the palace on Tuesday evening. Buckingham Palace incident The Daily Mail described how tourists were corralled behind a cordon until specialists could perform a controlled explosion. The Mirror referred to the episode as a “Coronation security scare,” and reported that the Palace was put into lockdown. Meanwhile, The Guardian noted that new anti-protest laws had been hastily enacted…