Kuenssberg: Sunak is now hostage to his promises on childcare and small boats
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Migrants cram into small boat as BBC films in Calais
Home Affairs correspondent Tom Symonds watches as migrants set off from France for the UK.BBC News - Top stories -
Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat from France
Three men, a woman and a child reported dead with vessel said to have been carrying more than 110 people. Five people including a child have died in an attempt to cross the Channel near the town of Wimereux, south of Calais, French authorities ...The Guardian - World -
Migrants cram onto small boat during BBC broadcast
The crowded vessel left for the UK from Calais in France hours after the Rwanda bill passed.BBC News - Top stories -
Sunak to promise UK defence spending boost by 2030
Defence budget to rise to 2.5% of GDP by end of decadeFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Five including child die trying to cross Channel
The deaths come hours after the UK Parliament passes its Rwanda bill, which aims to deter small boat crossings.BBC News - Top stories -
Rishi Sunak promises UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine
PM pledges equipment including 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons and 4m rounds of ammunition, plus £500m in funding. . Rishi Sunak has promised the UK’s largest ever military support package for Ukraine as he warned that Vladimir Putin would “not stop ...The Guardian - World - Ukraine -
How Sunak’s Rwanda gamble fits into his election bid
Some Tory insiders favour going to the country early, fearing party disunity could worsen after May pollsFinancial Times - Business -
How Sunak’s Rwanda gamble fits into his election bid
Some Tory insiders favour going to the country early, fearing party disunity could worsen after May pollsFinancial Times - World -
Sunak and his cabinet think one packed Rwanda flight will save them. It won’t | Enver Solomon
After last night’s Commons vote, they want a ‘proof of concept’ journey to get the tawdry policy back on track. But it’s too flawed for that. There will be a sigh of relief in No 10 with the passing of the Rwanda bill, as well as a degree of ...The Guardian - World -
Energy secretary defends approach on climate after criticism
Claire Coutinho joins the show a day after the head of the climate change watchdog said the UK is now "less ambitious" with green policy.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Who gets 15 hours of free childcare and how do I apply?
Parents in England can now access 15 hours of free weekly childcare for their two-year-olds.BBC News - Top stories -
Mum wishing son's life away in free childcare wait
Alex McGinn is waiting for her son to turn three so he qualifies for 30 hours of free childcare.BBC News - Top stories -
BBC crew sees people struggling on board migrant boat
The BBC’s Andrew Harding witnessed the vessel leave the French coast in which five people later died.BBC News - Top stories -
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Israelis Prepare to Mark Passover With Hostages Still in Gaza
Many Jews say they will adapt their Passover rituals around the Seder table this year to fit the somber mood of a country at war.The New York Times - World - Israel -
Israelis Prepare to Mark Passover With Hostages Still in Gaza
Many Jews say they will adapt their Passover rituals around the Seder table this year to fit the somber mood of a country at war.The New York Times - Top stories - Israel -
Journalist and former hostage Terry Anderson dies at 76
Terry Anderson, the Associated Press correspondent who was held hostage by Islamic militants in Lebanon for nearly seven years, has died at his home in New York at the age of 76.CBS News - Top stories -
How Ozempic Is Transforming a Small Danish Town
In Kalundborg, population under 17,000, Novo Nordisk is making huge investments to increase production of its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy.The New York Times - Business -
In the Watch World, Size (Small) Increasingly Matters
The trend is shifting away from huge cases toward a more diminutive style.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
In Utah, the Town of Alta Thinks Small, With a School to Match
As a throwback ski destination, Alta thinks small, with a one-room public school to match.The New York Times - Top stories -
Biden’s Win Last Week in the Middle East Is Part of a Bigger Failure
President Biden’s win last week in the Middle East is part of a bigger failure.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
The Small-Business Tyrant Has a Favorite Political Party
It has never been more obvious that the Republican Party is the party of the boss.The New York Times - Top stories -
The expansion of free childcare has been a Tory-fied mess of a bright Labour idea | Polly Toynbee
On a visit to a combined nursery and primary school, I saw how early years provision can really be transformed. Panic and a screeching U-turn. The prime minister dismissed claims there were too few nursery places for every two-year-old in England ...The Guardian - World -
Driver Kills 2 Children at Birthday Party at Swan Boat Club, Michigan
An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother were killed, and 15 others were injured, when the driver drove through a wall at a boat club, the police said.The New York Times - Top stories -
UK home secretary to visit Italy to discuss stopping migrants arriving on boats
British Home Secretary James Cleverly is visiting Italy as part of the U.K. government’s efforts to crack down on migrants arriving by small boatsABC News - World - United Kingdom -
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Five people die in attempted Channel boat crossing to UK
Accident off French coast comes after Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plans gain parliamentary approvalFinancial Times - Business -
Five people die in attempted Channel boat crossing to UK
Accident off French coast comes after Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plans gain parliamentary approvalFinancial Times - World -
Met sorry for broken promise to Baroness Lawrence
Police force says the failure to answer questions raised by a BBC investigation into 1993 murder of her son is "totally unacceptable".BBC News - Top stories -
Larger properties drive UK asking prices to near-record high
Rightmove data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in mortgage marketFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Debanking complaints to UK financial ombudsman surge
Thousands of customers take issue with accounts that have been frozen or closed and more cases have been upheldFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Larger properties drive UK asking prices to near-record high
Rightmove data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in mortgage marketFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Larger properties drive UK asking prices to near-record high
Rightmove data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in mortgage marketFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Larger properties drive UK asking prices to near-record high
Rightmove data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in mortgage marketFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Larger properties drive UK asking prices to near-record high
Rightmove data comes against a backdrop of recent volatility in mortgage marketFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Thames Water pushes up spending plan to almost £20bn
Troubled utility asks regulator to approve higher expenditure alongside potential rise to billsFinancial Times - Business -
Terry Anderson, Reporter Held Hostage for Six Years, Dies at 76
The Beirut bureau chief for The Associated Press, he was kidnapped in 1985 by Islamic militants.The New York Times - Top stories -
Terry Anderson, AP Reporter Held Hostage in Lebanon, Dies at 76
The former war correspondent was kidnapped at gunpoint in 1985 by Hezbollah.The Wall Street Journal - World -
US journalist Terry Anderson held hostage in Lebanon for years dies at 76
Anderson was held hostage for nearly seven years during Lebanon's civil war in the 1980s.BBC News - Top stories -
US journalist Terry Anderson, held hostage in Lebanon in 1980s, dies
Former chief Middle East correspondent was longest-held western hostage of Shia Muslim groups during crisis. Terry Anderson, a US journalist who was held captive by Islamist militants for almost seven years in Lebanon and came to symbolise the ...The Guardian - World