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China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs

With estimated $55m price set to balloon by 125%, 737 Max returns to Seattle production hub still wearing the colours of Xiamen Airlines A Boeing jet intended for a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on Sunday, a victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by Donald Trump. The 737 MAX, which was meant for China’s Xiamen Airlines, landed at Seattle’s Boeing Field at 6.11pm, according to a Reuters witness. It was painted with Xiamen livery. Continue reading...

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Nine-year-old boy dies at popular NSW holiday spot amid spate of drownings over Easter long weekend

The child died after becoming trapped between rocks at South West Rocks on Sunday afternoon * Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina * Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcast A nine-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped between rocks at a popular holiday spot on the New South Wales mid-north coast, amid a spate of drowning deaths over Easter. Police and other emergency services tried to free the boy from the site at South West Rocks on Sunday afternoon but he died at the scene. Continue reading...

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Ukraine war briefing: Prove intentions with 30-day civilian ceasefire, Zelenskyy tells Kremlin

Russia violated Putin’s self-declared truce thousands of times, says Ukrainian president, as air raids resume on Easter Monday. What we know on day 1,153

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Saturday Night Live lost its bite long ago, and it’s unlikely to find it on British TV | Sarah Manavis

The once fearless, now formulaic, satirical show is on its way from the US. Can it bring back the fun?

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Absentee students should make us ask, what is school for? | Eva Wiseman

Low school attendance is a symptom of the problem, an expression of something deeper

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Van Hollen says wrongly deported man doing ‘OK,’ transferred to new prison • Ohio Capital Journal

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen met Thursday with the wrongly deported Maryland resident, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who’s been held for more than a month at a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.

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UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports

Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chain Britain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France. This comes as British and European defence companies move away from buying US-made weaponry and equipment due to concerns over president Donald Trump making the country an unreliable military partner. Continue reading...

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Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues

Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union says Scottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned company. The striking workers’ union warned that emergency repairs and quality checks to water supplied to 5 million people across Scotland would not be carried out during the action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue reading...