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Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin say woman who died en route to Doha was left next to them by Qatar Airways staffGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian couple have criticised Qatar Airways after a blanket-draped corpse was seated next to them during a long-haul flight.Mitchell Ring said a passenger died part-way through the 14-hour flight from Melbourne to Doha last week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/it-wasnt-nice-australian-couple-sat-next-to-corpse-on-long-haul-flight Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-02-26 13:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

British prime minister heads to Washington as Europe reels from seismic shift in relations with US presidentUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer heads to Washington on Wednesday for a visit that will be brief but watched intensely not just in the UK but in many other European capitals – particularly Kyiv. What will the prime minister hope to get from his talks with Donald Trump on Thursday? And just as importantly, how can he get the US president to listen? These will be the main issues. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/what-will-keir-starmer-try-to-achieve-during-talks-with-donald-trump Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

As research reveals children want to listen to books rather than read them, here are some of the best audiobooks to enjoyMinisters urged to add audiobooks to England’s new schools curriculumThe popularity of audiobooks among young children and teenagers is on the rise with National Literacy Trust research showing for the first time that young people enjoy listening to books more than they do reading them.Here are some of the best audiobooks on offer for kids and teens according to authors, critics and experts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/26/sheep-pig-his-dark-materials-best-audiobooks-children-teens Author : Ella Creamer Publish date : 2025-02-26 11:02:00 Copyright

The foreign secretary described the decision to cut development aid to fund defence as ‘extremely difficult’Good morning. At Westminster MPs are still absorbing the implications of Keir Starmer’s decision to slash the aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey have all the details in their overnight story.John Healey, the defence secretary, has been giving interviews this morning and he has faced a lot of questions about whether this announcement was entirely about pleasing Donald Trump. “No, it’s not,” he told Sky News. Healey pointed out that raising defence spending by 2.5% of GDP