Tragedy

A mother, father and their teenage daughter died after getting into difficulty in water off Shoreham-by-Sea, and a younger girl remains in hospitalAndy Burnham has warned of the dangers of open-water swimming as he called the deaths of a mother, father and their teenage daughter who got into difficulty in water off Sussex “a terrible family tragedy”.The prime minister expressed his sympathies to their loved ones as a young girl from the same family remained in a critical condition in hospital. Continue reading...

• Approximately 80 people died during a mass attempt to cross the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week. • EU politicians, influenced by far-right factions, have shifted focus toward blaming Spain for the security breach rather than addressing the humanitarian tragedy. • The event highlights a growing ideological divide in Europe, contrasting Spain's program to regularize 500,000 undocumented migrants with the restrictive border policies of Italy, Denmark, and the Netherlands.

• The Guardian editorial criticizes the "weaponization" of chaos and tragedy in Ceuta by far-right political figures to push anti-migration agendas. • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is specifically highlighted for a "performative overreaction" in temporarily suspending Rome's Schengen agreement with Madrid. • The piece notes that Meloni's move was logically flawed, as Ceuta was never part of the Schengen area and Italy shares no border with Spain.

Giovanni Castellucci among 32 people convicted over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse, which killed 43Thirty-two people, including the former chief executive of Italy’s motorway operator, have been convicted over the 2018 collapse of a Genoa bridge in which 43 people died.In a hushed courtroom on Thursday in the north-western Italian city, Giovanni Castellucci, former boss of Autostrade per l’Italia, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, the highest in the case. Continue reading...

• A Polish travel creator, Agni (@the_polishtravelgirl), sparked a viral online debate by criticizing the disparity in how global media covers heatwaves in Europe versus India. • She argued that while European heatwaves are reported as tragedies focusing on infrastructure strain and elderly vulnerability, similar suffering in India is often dismissed or treated as a joke. • The post highlights systemic biases in international news reporting and the perceived devaluation of human life in the Global South.

Starmer appeared ruthless in banishing the influence of Jeremy Corbyn, and winning power – but far less certain on how to wield itFew would describe him as a dramatic man, but Keir Starmer’s political career has been almost Shakespearean in its trajectory: a mere 11 years to enter parliament, lead Labour to an election win many assumed was impossible and then, inside the final two years, throw it all away.His demise is, of course, a reflection of an unprecedented era, one in which voter loyalties were atomised, a two-party hegemony fractured into five, and for the first time ever Labour faced a coherent threat on its left as well as its right. Continue reading...

Relatives of Stephen Ogilvie say unrest is unwelcome and that many migrants make valuable contribution to UKThe family of the victim of the Belfast knife attack have called for calm after riots erupted across the city.Stephen Ogilvie is in hospital having lost his left eye in the attack, footage of which was shared widely on social media late on Monday evening and through the day on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Politicians on the right have politicised Novak’s death and suggested there is a ‘two-tier’ policing system that victimises white peopleGood morning. The most interesting event of the day may well turn out to be one taking place late tonight, when Andy Burnham, the Labour candidate for Makerfield and potential next PM, takes part in a BBC byelection Question Times special. Yesterday Burnham said that at some point today he would give a more considered response to the Henry Nowak murder, and the issues it has raised about policing and race equality. It is not clear yet whether we will get that response on QT, or before.But this morning the government seems to be firming up its opposition to those claiming that what happened to Nowak was evidence of “two-tier justice”. Reform UK is the main party using this phrase, but some Tories have made the same argument. Yesterday Keir Starmer said he did not accept that Britain has two-tier policing. This morning Lucy Rigby, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has been doing an interview round, and she told Sky News this allegation was a “slur” on the police. Asked about the claim, she said:Fundamentally, I think that is a slur on the thousands of police officers that go out to work every day, putting themselves in harm’s way to serve the public, to try and prevent crime, and to keep us all safe.The suggestion that we have two-tier policing, which suggests at its heart that the police are on a sort of systemic basis pushing the interests of one group above another – I genuinely think is a slur on all those police officers that are serving this country day and night, seven days a week. Continue reading...

Three people confirmed dead but four made it to shore after rescue went wrong in rough seasThree people are dead after a marine rescue turned deadly.NSW Police said four people made it to shore after two vessels became stricken in heavy conditions on Monday night. Continue reading...

• The U.S. House of Representatives held a moment of silence on April 20 for victims of a recent tragedy in Shreveport, Louisiana. • The observance occurred at 7:26 PM during the 119th Congress, 2nd Session proceedings. • The event highlights congressional response to domestic crises and unity in mourning.

• Netflix's current top 10 movies is topped by 'The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson' (2026), a new documentary drawing massive viewer interest. • 'Anaconda' (2025) ranks second, followed by 'Untold: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom' (2026) in third, with classics like 'Madagascar' (2005) at fourth. • '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' (2026) rounds out the top five, highlighting strong performance of recent horror and true-crime releases.

In her first print interview since release, the Palestinian immigrant says after year in custody, she sees it as her duty to denounce ICE detention in the USA Palestinian woman who was released last month after spending a year in a Texas immigration detention center told the Guardian in an exclusive interview that she sees “a lot of similarities” between the treatment of people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody and that of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.Leqaa Kordia, who was detained by ICE following her arrest at a protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, says that she will continue to speak up about the rights of Palestinians, but that she now also sees it as her duty to denounce the “human tragedy” of immigration detention in the US. Continue reading...