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Russell Brand’s Crown Inn in Pishill, purchased for £850,000 in December 2021, remains closed and in disrepair, causing frustration among locals.

Mark Carney’s Liberals win pivotal Canadian election Mark Carney has won Canada’s election after a campaign dominated by the country’s relationship with the US under Donald Trump. Carney’s Liberal party was on track to win the largest number of seats and the right to form a government. But it was still unclear whether it would be able to secure a parliamentary majority as counting continued. The Liberals capitalised on a patriotic surge in the face of Trump’s tariffs on Canada and taunts about it becoming the US’s “51st state”, as Carney made defiance of Trump a campaign theme. The front page of…

Gerry Adams legal case against BBC due before Dublin court Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams’s court case against the BBC over allegations about the murder of an MI5 spy is due to begin. Claims were made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme in 2016 over who sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson. Mr Donaldson, 55, was shot dead at a cottage near Glenties in Co Donegal in April 2006 after having been exposed as a British spy while in the IRA. The front page of The Irish News this morning 30 April 2025:

Bayoh probe turmoil amid police union fairness fear The long-running public inquiry into the events surrounding the death of a father-of-two in police custody has been plunged into uncertainty amid allegations against its chair and legal action by the organisation representing rank-and-file police officers. The inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh has scheduled a hearing later this summer regarding the conduct of Lord Bracadale. The former High Court judge has helmed the inquiry since 2020, but it is understood he will consider whether he should step down from the role in the wake of the hearing this summer. The…

Blair blows hole in labour’s net zero plan Sir Tony Blair has warned that plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by stopping the use of fossil fuels are “doomed to fail”. The former prime minister urged countries around the world to focus instead on using new technology to expand the availability of green energy. He also argued that voters in developed countries were rejecting climate change policies because of the cost to their pocket and lifestyle. The front page of The i Paper this morning 30 April 2025:

Net zero is doomed Blair tells Starmer Sir Tony Blair has attacked Sir Keir Starmer’s net zero policies. The former prime minister said it was wrong that people were “being asked to make financial sacrifices and changes in lifestyle when they know that their impact on global emissions is minimal”. In a significant intervention, Sir Tony said politicians must face “inconvenient facts” that “present policy solutions are inadequate”. His language echoes that of Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, who said last month that reaching net zero by 2050 is “impossible”. The front page of the Daily Telegraph this morning 30…

Mark Carney vows ‘Trump will never break us’ after historic election win The White House has taunted Mark Carney over Donald Trump’s desire to turn Canada into America’s 51st state, saying a remarkable election result does not change that plan – even as Mr Trump himself congratulated the Canadian prime minister on his victory. Mr Carney’s Liberal Party won following a campaign dominated by the US president’s trade war, but short of gaining an outright majority in parliament which will force Mr Carney to seek the backing of at least one minor party. The front page of The Independent this…

Trump makes trade deal with UK second-order priority, officials say Donald Trump has made a trade deal with the UK a second-order priority, sources have told the Guardian, hampering British attempts to meet their mid-May deadline. US officials have decided to split their negotiations with more than a dozen other countries into three phases, with the UK being placed in either phase two or three, according to people who have been briefed on the talks. The front page of The Guardian this morning 30 April 2025: