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Budget airline says change will take effect from November and will give passengers more time to clear security Ryanair will close airport check-in desks 20 minutes earlier to avoid passengers missing flights, it has announced, amid concern over border queues in Europe. The budget airline, which carries 200 million passengers annually, will require all passengers dropping bags or checking in at th…

Residents waking to find line has moved overnight and they are now in free-fire zone as army takes more territory Israeli forces have been moving an agreed truce line in Gaza westwards over the six months since the ceasefire, expanding their zone of control and making the state of limbo ever more dangerous for Palestinians. The “yellow line” agreed in the US-brokered ceasefire in October was supp…

Exclusive: McSweeney summoned by foreign affairs select committee in rare step, as Mandelson vetting row continues UK politics live – latest updates Morgan McSweeney, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, has been summoned before the foreign affairs select committee as the Peter Mandelson vetting row continued to undermine Keir Starmer’s premiership. As MPs attempt to unravel the facts, McS…

FAA investigates event of one jet flying too close to another, though both crews responded to alerts and landed safely The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it was investigating a close call ​at New York’s John F Kennedy international airport ‌between two passenger jets. “The crew of Republic Airways Flight 4464 performed a go-around at John F. Kennedy International Airport after…

U-turn comes after Trump said the US military was ‘raring to go’. Plus, Virginia voters pass new congressional maps in blow to president Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday amid frantic efforts to bring the two sides back to the negotiating table. How are Trump’s neg…

Unwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green – with his trusty van Cecil – is determined to clean things up Steve Green, a boat engineer from Cornwall, was pulled over by the police just before Christmas. He was driving a decrepit-looking VW campervan and towing an even more dilapidated yacht up to Truro. He hadn’t broken any laws, but …

British singer and guitarist wrote and performed Traffic classics including Feelin’ Alright? before platinum-selling solo albums and work with Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac and more Dave Mason, the co-founder of rock band Traffic who also collaborated with Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac and many other A-list musicians, has died aged 79. A statement from his representative said he died peacefully on Su…

Firm had to repatriate almost 12,000 guests and staff, including from two cruise ships in Abu Dhabi and Doha The Iran war has cost the travel company Tui €40m (£34.7m) so far, including repatriating almost 12,000 holidaymakers and staff, and forced it to cut its profit forecast for this year. Europe’s biggest holiday operator said that it had taken the hit in March owing to the impact of the conf…

American Lung Association report comes amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections Nearly half of children in the United States are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report, as experts warned Donald Trump’s expansive rollback of protections will make the situation worse. The 27th annual air quality report from the American Lung Association (ALA) …

Robert Butler leaped into action to save child who was running into busy intersection in downtown Phoenix Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox An Arizona electric utility worker is said to have issued “a powerful reminder of what it means to look out for one another” when, while on duty, he stopped a toddler from running into heavy car traffic after boltin…

House Democratic leader says result should serve as a warning to Ron DeSantis after latest blow to Donald Trump’s redistricting battle Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. The vote to approve new congressional maps in Virgina could embolden Florida’s Republican-controlled state assembly to consider tit-for-tat changes to its own map, the House Democratic leader has said. If Florida Rep…

Announcing a major overhaul of the scheme, health minister Mark Butler said it was costing ‘too much and is growing too fast’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast At least 160,000 people are expected to be removed from the national disability insurance scheme by 2030, as the Albanese government looks to claw back savin…

Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believe Troops of monkeys living on the Rock of Gibraltar have learned to eat soil in what scientists believe is an effort to settle their stomachs after all the junk food they receive – and sometimes steal – from crowds of tourists. Researchers spotted the intentional mud eating, known as geo…

News follows Guardian report on licence given to British firm exporting machinery to Armenian firm linked to Russian war effort British firms will face “much tougher” controls to prevent their goods from reaching Russia via other countries, undermining sanctions and aiding Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine. Under plans to be unveiled on Wednesday, the government will be able to require UK manuf…

Shell Australia says campaign needed to ‘counter-balance’ claims by levy advocates – but Ed Husic urges industry ‘do not spend millions defending the indefensible’ The gas giants are mounting a multi-million dollar advertising campaign to fight against a new export tax, prompting Labor MP Ed Husic to accuse the industry of “defending the indefensible”. Shell Australia is among half-a-dozen oil an…