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| Thursday briefing: Vatican's treasurer charged with sex offences | Thursday briefing: Vatican's treasurer charged with sex offences |
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| Top story: George Pell faces multiple allegations | Top story: George Pell faces multiple allegations |
| Good morning to you, Graham Russell here with the news to start your day. | Good morning to you, Graham Russell here with the news to start your day. |
| Cardinal George Pell, the third most senior official in the Vatican and Australia’s most senior Catholic, has been charged with multiple historical sexual offences. | Cardinal George Pell, the third most senior official in the Vatican and Australia’s most senior Catholic, has been charged with multiple historical sexual offences. |
| The charges – which stem from “multiple complainants” – were served in Australia early on Thursday. Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic church’s long-running sexual abuse scandal. | The charges – which stem from “multiple complainants” – were served in Australia early on Thursday. Pell is the highest-ranking Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic church’s long-running sexual abuse scandal. |
| The cardinal is in Rome at the moment but soon issued a statement strenuously denying all allegations and saying he would return to Australia as soon as possible to clear his name. | The cardinal is in Rome at the moment but soon issued a statement strenuously denying all allegations and saying he would return to Australia as soon as possible to clear his name. |
| Pell began his church career in a Melbourne suburb before going on to study at Oxford and becoming part of the papal enclave that chose Pope Francis, who later made him the Vatican’s treasurer. | Pell began his church career in a Melbourne suburb before going on to study at Oxford and becoming part of the papal enclave that chose Pope Francis, who later made him the Vatican’s treasurer. |
| Hong Kong bound over – Pro-democracy activists have been dragged away and 11,000 police deployed as China’s president, Xi Jinping, arrived to mark the 20th anniversary of the UK’s handover of its former colony. Prominent figures have already been detained after storming a statue just outside where Xi is set to give a speech, unfurling banners calling for the release of Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. Mass protests are expected on Saturday. | Hong Kong bound over – Pro-democracy activists have been dragged away and 11,000 police deployed as China’s president, Xi Jinping, arrived to mark the 20th anniversary of the UK’s handover of its former colony. Prominent figures have already been detained after storming a statue just outside where Xi is set to give a speech, unfurling banners calling for the release of Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo. Mass protests are expected on Saturday. |
| Hillsborough charges – Families of those killed in the Hillsborough stadium disaster have welcomed charges against six people, 28 years after 96 people died. “This is a success for society at large,” said Trevor Hicks, whose teenage daughters died. The CPS said it would allege the failure of David Duckenfield, the police officer in charge on the day, to take personal responsibility on the day was “extraordinarily bad and contributed substantially to the deaths”. | Hillsborough charges – Families of those killed in the Hillsborough stadium disaster have welcomed charges against six people, 28 years after 96 people died. “This is a success for society at large,” said Trevor Hicks, whose teenage daughters died. The CPS said it would allege the failure of David Duckenfield, the police officer in charge on the day, to take personal responsibility on the day was “extraordinarily bad and contributed substantially to the deaths”. |
| Got any ID, kid? – Even the children of European parents will have to apply to stay in the UK under Theresa May’s “generous offer” to EU nationals, a leaked European commission analysis says. Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament’s Brexit coordinator tweeted his concerns that the UK was using EU citizens as bargaining chips. | Got any ID, kid? – Even the children of European parents will have to apply to stay in the UK under Theresa May’s “generous offer” to EU nationals, a leaked European commission analysis says. Guy Verhofstadt, the European parliament’s Brexit coordinator tweeted his concerns that the UK was using EU citizens as bargaining chips. |
| Grenfell inquiry head appointed – A recently retired judge specialising in commercial law has been appointed to lead an inquiry into the fire disaster as police warned it could take all year to work out how many people died. Questions have reportedly been raised about the record of the appeal court judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick, 70, who ruled in 2014 that Westminster council could rehouse a single mother with five children 50 miles away in Milton Keynes. It was later overturned by the supreme court. | Grenfell inquiry head appointed – A recently retired judge specialising in commercial law has been appointed to lead an inquiry into the fire disaster as police warned it could take all year to work out how many people died. Questions have reportedly been raised about the record of the appeal court judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick, 70, who ruled in 2014 that Westminster council could rehouse a single mother with five children 50 miles away in Milton Keynes. It was later overturned by the supreme court. |
| Trial by airline – A budget airline has apologised for making a wheelchair-user crawl up the steps to his plane unaided. Vanilla Air – the no-frills arm of All Nippon Airways – regretted creating the “unpleasant experience” for Hideto Kijima before a flight to Osaka. Kijima is a member of a disability nonprofit and has flown to 158 countries. He said this was his worst experience. | Trial by airline – A budget airline has apologised for making a wheelchair-user crawl up the steps to his plane unaided. Vanilla Air – the no-frills arm of All Nippon Airways – regretted creating the “unpleasant experience” for Hideto Kijima before a flight to Osaka. Kijima is a member of a disability nonprofit and has flown to 158 countries. He said this was his worst experience. |
| Oscars so right – The Academy has sought to shed its #OscarsSoWhite tag by opening the white male-dominated institution to a record 744 new members, 39% of whom are women and 30% people of colour. It said seven of its 17 movie-making branches had invited more women than men. In 2016 its membership was 92% white and 75% male. | Oscars so right – The Academy has sought to shed its #OscarsSoWhite tag by opening the white male-dominated institution to a record 744 new members, 39% of whom are women and 30% people of colour. It said seven of its 17 movie-making branches had invited more women than men. In 2016 its membership was 92% white and 75% male. |
| Lunchtime read: Adele comes home to Wembley | Lunchtime read: Adele comes home to Wembley |
| Haunting images of a burnt-out Grenfell Tower and hints that this could be Adele’s last live tour combined to deliver emotional punch to a record-breaking 98,000-strong Wembley crowd, writes Ben Beaumont-Thomas. Wembley’s cavernous acoustic suits her, adding to the sense of emotional chaos, but it’s her rambling streams of banter that make the performance. “I might never see you again at a live show, but I’ll remember this for the rest of my life,” she says at one point. | Haunting images of a burnt-out Grenfell Tower and hints that this could be Adele’s last live tour combined to deliver emotional punch to a record-breaking 98,000-strong Wembley crowd, writes Ben Beaumont-Thomas. Wembley’s cavernous acoustic suits her, adding to the sense of emotional chaos, but it’s her rambling streams of banter that make the performance. “I might never see you again at a live show, but I’ll remember this for the rest of my life,” she says at one point. |
| Sport | Sport |
| Warren Gatland has chosen both Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell in his starting lineup for the do-or-die Lions Test against New Zealand on Saturday but George North and Robbie Henshaw have been ruled out of the rest of the tour through injury. Sebastian Vettel is under FIA investigation and may face further punishment for the incident in which his car hit Lewis Hamilton’s in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. A mass rebellion is set to put UK sport under further pressure to reform, with 11 national governing bodies calling for a major funding overhaul. Dave Brailsford has attempted to brush away questions about his future and the credibility of his Team Sky before the Tour de France. And Tour organisers will ask for Jan Bakelants to apologise after the Belgian rider reportedly made derogatory comments about podium women. | Warren Gatland has chosen both Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell in his starting lineup for the do-or-die Lions Test against New Zealand on Saturday but George North and Robbie Henshaw have been ruled out of the rest of the tour through injury. Sebastian Vettel is under FIA investigation and may face further punishment for the incident in which his car hit Lewis Hamilton’s in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. A mass rebellion is set to put UK sport under further pressure to reform, with 11 national governing bodies calling for a major funding overhaul. Dave Brailsford has attempted to brush away questions about his future and the credibility of his Team Sky before the Tour de France. And Tour organisers will ask for Jan Bakelants to apologise after the Belgian rider reportedly made derogatory comments about podium women. |
| Business | Business |
| Martin Shkreli has been variously described as “brilliant beyond words” and “just a conman” at the opening day of ex-pharmaceutical CEO’s trial in New York for securities fraud. The London-to-Edinburgh rail line faces yet another crisis after Stagecoach said its East Coast franchise would need to be “reset” after delays in infrastructure upgrades. And the widows of men hanged by Nigeria’s military government in the 1990s have launched a civil case against Shell in the Netherlands, accusing it of complicity in the executions. | Martin Shkreli has been variously described as “brilliant beyond words” and “just a conman” at the opening day of ex-pharmaceutical CEO’s trial in New York for securities fraud. The London-to-Edinburgh rail line faces yet another crisis after Stagecoach said its East Coast franchise would need to be “reset” after delays in infrastructure upgrades. And the widows of men hanged by Nigeria’s military government in the 1990s have launched a civil case against Shell in the Netherlands, accusing it of complicity in the executions. |
| The pound is buying $1.29 and €1.13. | The pound is buying $1.29 and €1.13. |
| The papers | The papers |
| Hillsborough dominates most front pages. | Hillsborough dominates most front pages. |
| You will have seen above the Guardian’s online coverage but the print version splashes with the headline: “28 years on, six face trial over Hillsborough deaths”. | You will have seen above the Guardian’s online coverage but the print version splashes with the headline: “28 years on, six face trial over Hillsborough deaths”. |
| The Mirror has a huge number 95 on its front with the added words “manslaughter charges”. The Sun, which has controversial history of covering Hillsborough, takes all its front page with a historic picture and the splash headline: “6 face justice”. The Telegraph has “The beginning of the end” and says “Victims’ families hail decision as final step towards justice”. | The Mirror has a huge number 95 on its front with the added words “manslaughter charges”. The Sun, which has controversial history of covering Hillsborough, takes all its front page with a historic picture and the splash headline: “6 face justice”. The Telegraph has “The beginning of the end” and says “Victims’ families hail decision as final step towards justice”. |
| The Times has Hillsborough on its front but splashes with “May picks controversial judge for Grenfell inquiry”. It says the appointment of Sir Martin Moore-Bick was initially met with “misgivings” by some of the prime minister’s advisers. | The Times has Hillsborough on its front but splashes with “May picks controversial judge for Grenfell inquiry”. It says the appointment of Sir Martin Moore-Bick was initially met with “misgivings” by some of the prime minister’s advisers. |
| The Mail ignores all this with another story in its campaign against human rights laws. Next to the headline “Beyond satire (part two)” it says a preacher suspected of radicalising a Paris terrorist has been arrested in the UK and is using human rights laws to fight extradition. | The Mail ignores all this with another story in its campaign against human rights laws. Next to the headline “Beyond satire (part two)” it says a preacher suspected of radicalising a Paris terrorist has been arrested in the UK and is using human rights laws to fight extradition. |
| The FT leads with jitters on the markets after both Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, and Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, failed to “communicate” the future of economic stimulus polices. | The FT leads with jitters on the markets after both Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, and Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, failed to “communicate” the future of economic stimulus polices. |
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