The leaders of the other 27 EU nations yesterday rejected Theresa May’s plans for Brexit, saying they were unworkable. It was an “ambush” which “humiliated” May and created a crisis in her cabinet, says The Times. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the EU must soften its position on the Irish border or face no deal.
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‘Humiliation’ as EU rejects May’s Brexit plan
Police chiefs knew of officer’s relationship
Police chiefs knew that undercover officer Mark Kennedy was deceiving a woman into having a relationship with him as he pretended to be an environmental activist, new documents show. Police have previously insisted that such relationships would never have been sanctioned. Kennedy was with Kate Wilson for two years.
Tanzania: hundreds missing as ferry capsizes
A ferry on Lake Victoria capsized close to the Tanzanian shore yesterday. At least 42 people are dead but officials say the overloaded vessel was carrying 400 and the final death toll could be 200. It is thought the MV Nyerere overturned when crowds on board moved to one side to get off as it came into the shore to dock.
Storm Bronagh brings floods and gales to UK
The second named storm of the winter, Storm Bronagh, brought flooding and high winds to the UK as it swept across Wales and England from east to west overnight. Flooding was reported in the north of England and police warned drivers to watch out for fallen trees, debris and power lines during their commutes.
Westminster attacker sent kiss emoji to wife
The suspected Westminster Bridge terror attacker Khalid Masood sent his estranged wife a message showing an emoji character blowing a kiss shortly before he drove his hired car into 35 people on 22 March 2017, killing four people and stabbing police office Keith Palmer to death. Rohey Hydara said Masood took steroids and had rages.
Salisbury poisoning ‘hoax’ couple face lawsuit
The Prezzo restaurant chain has said it will sue a couple who collapsed in its Salisbury branch on Sunday night if it emerges that they were carrying out a hoax. Police have said the hoax theory is one line of inquiry as they decide what happened to married couple Alex King, 42, and Russian-born Israeli citizen Anna Shapiro, 30.
Trident nuclear deterrent ‘not fit for purpose’
A cross-party committee of MPs has warned the Trident nuclear submarine system is “not fit for purpose” after a series of decisions by the MoD delaying maintenance programmes. The public accounts committee warned of a £2.5bn funding gap and said Brexit could make the situation worse because of reliance on imports.
Indie band Wolf Alice win Mercury Music Prize
London four-piece indie band Wolf Alice last night confounded the bookies to win the Mercury Music Prize for their second album, Visions of A Life. They beat Noel Gallagher, Lily Allen and the favourite, Nadine Shah, who according to the BBC “stole the televised prize ceremony with a fierce and passionate performance”.
Bali complains of ‘low-quality’ bikini tourists
The authorities in Bali are to bring in new rules after a decline in the “quality of tourists” which has seen visitors taking bikini selfies in front of temples and scrambling over ancient structures. Deputy governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Sukawati, known as Cok Ace, said he would re-evaluate allowing tourists to visit Hindu temples alone.
Briefing: was Prezzo Salisbury poisoning a hoax?
Police investigating an incident at a Salisbury restaurant that triggered a novichok poisoning scare last weekend are considering the theory that it may have been a hoax, according to reports.
A major incident was declared in the Wiltshire town on Sunday evening after a couple apparently fell ill at a branch of Prezzo not far from where the attack on the Skripals took place earlier this year.
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