Good evening. Around 800 tractors have surrounded Paris as farmers pledged a “siege” of the capital to protest EU red tape and environmental policies.
Elsewhere, the Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised the Government’s flagship Rwanda plan.
800 tractors besiege Paris and set lorry ablaze
Around 800 tractors have surrounded the capital as farmers protest what they say are stringent environmental regulations, red tape and low pay.
Near Beauvais, north of Paris, dozens of tractors lined the highway in one of many such protests across the country. In the event of major disruption, Paris would only have three days’ food supplies, according to government agency Ademe.
US ‘doesn’t want war with Iran’, claims White House spokesman
The United States does not want war with Iran, a White House spokesman said, after Tehran-backed militants killed three American soldiers in Jordan.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Pentagon would continue to look at all options as it readies a response to Sunday’s attack.
Britain can do better than ‘damaging’ Rwanda Bill, says Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury has labelled the Government’s flagship Rwanda plan “damaging” and said: “We can as a nation do better than this Bill.”
Speaking during the Bill’s second reading debate in the House of Lords, the Most Rev Welby accused ministers of “leading the nation down a damaging path”.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Royals | The King has been released from hospital after receiving successful treatment for an enlarged prostate.
Covid Inquiry | SNP’s aim to ‘destroy the UK’ drove their Covid response, says Gove
High Court | Laurence Fox loses libel battle against men he branded ‘paedophiles’
Crime | Tributes paid to ‘beautiful, young and innocent’ teenagers killed in Bristol stabbing
Migration | Crackdown fails to stop Channel migrants as small boats cross at same rate as last January
London | Fridge-carrying marathon runner stopped and questioned by police
Pictured: First ever sighting of newborn great white
The first-ever baby great white shark spotted in the wild has been captured on film using an underwater drone camera.
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Comment and analysis
Ross Clark | Lazy Britain now needs to be paid to get back to the office
Tom Sharpe | The Red Sea fighting shows the humiliating difference between the US and Royal Navies
Matthew Lynn | Labour’s new graduate plan could bankrupt Britain
Robert Buckland | Britain must not surrender the Chagos Islands
Your view | ‘How long before somebody finds a way to weaponise a driverless vehicle?’
World news: UN workers in Gaza kidnapped Israeli woman and gave weapons to Hamas, according to dossier
UN workers in Gaza kidnapped an Israeli woman during Hamas’s October 7 attack and handed out ammunition to its gunmen, according to intelligence produced by Israel.
The dossier, shared with US officials and seen by the New York Times, described ten out of the 12 UNRWA workers allegedly implicated in the attack as Hamas members, and another one as being affiliated with Islamic Jihad, another terror group in Gaza.
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Feature of the day
The countryside ‘utopia’ Nimbys have nicknamed ‘Hellborne’
With the creation of a Hampshire garden village, Mark Thistlethwayte is spearheading an experiment that has big implications for the debate around how we should tackle Britain’s housing crisis.
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Business news: Ryanair forced to discount airfares after being kicked off booking sites
Ryanair has been forced to cut its profit forecasts after the budget airline was kicked off a string of travel agent websites.
The company had said earlier this month that its sudden removal from the sites – which it has repeatedly branded as “pirates” – was “welcome”, but would impact its results as it is forced to slash fares.
Live markets news: Paddy Power owner plans to quit FTSE 100 in fresh blow to London
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Travel | ‘What I learnt about drunk passengers and cabin crew pay on a Ryanair recruitment day’
Health | Why ‘pointless’ hobbies like Lego and model railways can help prevent dementia
Style | Men’s fashion has entered a new era – ‘babygirl’ dressing
Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
Football | Virgil van Dijk admits he may follow Jurgen Klopp out of Liverpool
Tim Wigmore | ‘In 147 years of Test cricket there has never been a day like Sunday’
Cricket | Suspicion about pitch for second Test because India need ‘different plan’
Manchester United | Marcus Rashford arrives with agent brother for Erik ten Hag talks over ‘illness’
Kyle Walker | ‘I wanted to ‘escape’ Manchester City over affair revelations’
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