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| Good evening. Rishi Sunak held his first phone call with Emmanuel Macron, where they discussed the Channel migrant crisis. Yet on his first official visit, the Prime Minister had to defend his Home Secretary.
Trivia: Joaquin Phoenix turns 48 today. He and which actor have both won Academy Awards for playing the Joker? Answer and crossword solution below. Test your knowledge on the week's news with our quiz. | | | | |
Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines | | |
Sunak and Macron vow to tackle migrant route | Rishi Sunak has pledged with Emmanuel Macron to make the Channel migrant route "completely unviable". In a phone call this morning, the Prime Minister and French president committed to "deepening our partnership" in order to "deter deadly journeys across the Channel that benefit organised criminals". A No 10 spokesman said: "The Prime Minister stressed the importance for both nations to make the Channel route completely unviable for people traffickers." The French president is considering a fresh deal with the UK that would renew an agreement in 2021 that saw Britain contribute £54 million to pay for a doubling in police on the beaches, drones and other surveillance equipment. Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, believes the proportion of migrants halted by the French before they reach the sea needs to rise from the current 42.5pc to 80 or 90pc to break the smugglers' business model.
However, today the Prime Minister had to insist he has "full confidence" in his Home Secretary on a visit to a hospital in south London. Mr Sunak said she had learned from her mistake after her resignation last week and amid reports overnight Ms Braverman leaked Liz Truss's plans to cut Britain's deficit by £14billion with a new 'Growth Visa' amid her clashes with Ms Truss over migration policy. With her department battling many failures, Henry Hill argues the Home Office needs breaking up.
Your View: Earlier this week we asked you what you think Rishi Sunak must do to rebuild the country. Here are the best responses. | | |
Russian units at 6 per cent of normal fighting strength "Severely depleted" Russian Army companies in the Kherson sector have been fighting with between six and eight men each, when they should be formed of around 100 soldiers, the Ministry of Defence has said. It comes as Ukraine's air force said Russia has exhausted its "core stocks" of Iskander ballistic missiles and is no longer attacking Ukrainian military bases. To replenish its ballistic missiles stocks, Russia is turning to Iran and North Korea, said air force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat. In a worrying sign after Vladimir Putin warned of the most dangerous decade ahead since the Second World War, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said the world is holding its breath after warnings that North Korea may be on the verge of its first nuclear test in five years. | | |
Trump says Twitter is 'now in sane hands' with Musk Donald Trump has said Twitter is "now in sane hands" following a $44bn (£38bn) takeover by Elon Musk. The former US president said he was "very happy" that the social media company will "no longer be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs that truly hate our country". Self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist" Mr Musk says that his goal is to transform Twitter into a force for good in public life. Read what he plans to do and whether you will have to pay for it. His takeover could pave the way for a series of controversial figures to return to the website. Here are the banned users who could come back to the social network. Read a reminder of everyone Mr Musk has fired in the aftermath of his takeover as Matthew Lynn fears Twitter may not survive the Musk revolution. | | |
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World news: Pelosi's husband 'violently assaulted' The US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was "violently assaulted" early this morning after someone broke into their San Francisco home. The assailant has been arrested and Paul Pelosi is in hospital recovering, Ms Pelosi's spokesperson confirmed. Mr Pelosi was reportedly attacked with a hammer, law enforcement sources told CNN. The assault comes less than two weeks before midterm elections in which control of the House and the Senate is at stake. The Democrat Senate leader was caught on a hot microphone telling President Joe Biden that their chances are "going downhill" in a key midterm race. Our live blog has the latest. | | | | |
Friday interview | 'Channel 4 is now run by a privileged clique – it's sad' |
| | He created some of TV's biggest hits. Now Phil Redmond, the man behind Brookside, tells Anita Singh why the broadcaster has lost its way | | | | |
Sport briefing: Red Bull fined £6m for cap breach Red Bull have been fined $7million (£6.05m) as punishment for breaching last year's budget cap after agreeing a deal with the FIA that ensures Max Verstappen keeps his 2021 world title. The Milton Keynes-based team have also been handed a 10pc reduction in their permitted aerodynamic testing over the next 12 months. Oliver Brown says in accepting this fine, Red Bull will still be accused of cheating. Ahead of a vital autumn for Scotland as they build towards the Rugby World Cup next year, Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend caught up with his former coach Sir Ian McGeechan. After a tough week for Spurs, Jamie Carragher outlines why Antonio Conte's biggest problem is Arsenal. | | | | |
Business briefing: Retirees hit as pension payouts fall The annuity boom has come to a close and payouts will drop by thousands of pounds in the coming weeks as chaos in the bond market fizzles out. Soaring yields on British government bonds, known as gilts, have tapered off since former prime minister Liz Truss rowed back on her mini-Budget. Read how annuity income has dropped. Meanwhile, hydrogen as a fuel of the future in the UK took a couple of significant steps back this month. Shell closed all its hydrogen fuelling stations and First Hydrogen, a fuel-cell van manufacturer, tacitly acknowledged the lack of support for the fuel in its homeland. Andrew English examines whether this is the end of the road for hydrogen fuel in Britain. | | | | |
Tonight starts now Movie night | A five-star review to begin the week as Triangle of Sadness reaches cinemas. The winner of the Palme d'Or – the top prize at the Cannes festival – Ruben Östlund's bold and brilliant film is a scatological Lord of the Flies set among the super-rich. This weekend also sees the arrival of Hollywood's first gay romcom. Bros should feel fresh but Billy Eichner's film is too hung-up on its own significance to remember to be sweet, charming – or even funny. On Netflix, Eddie Redmayne excels as the killer who stalked hospital wards in The Good Nurse, a dramatisation of the real-life case of Charles Cullen. Also available to rent is Emily the Criminal, where Parks and Recreation actress Aubrey Plaza shows true grit in a thriller about a desperate graduate turning to a life of crime. | | | | |
And finally... for this evening's downtime 'My chihuahua is a psychopath' | From painting to hard landscaping and looking after his deaf daughters, Ian Holloway's home life as a (sort of) retired football manager is never dull. | | |
Trivia answers: Heath Ledger. The answer to today's lateral-thinking clue, "In which you'd sort out weighty issue? (3,4)" is FAT CAMP. | | |
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