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| Friday briefing: 'The building shook like jelly' | Friday briefing: 'The building shook like jelly' |
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| Top story: Earthquake rocks Turkey and Greece | Top story: Earthquake rocks Turkey and Greece |
| Good morning. I’m Martin Farrer and this is my pick of the best news stories this Friday morning. | Good morning. I’m Martin Farrer and this is my pick of the best news stories this Friday morning. |
| British tourists have described running in fear of their lives after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean sea off Turkey, killing at least two people on the nearby Greek island of Kos when a ceiling collapsed. At least 200 people have been injured. The magnitude 6.7 quake struck just 10km from the holiday resort of Bodrum on the Turkish mainland and about 16km off the north-east coast of Kos. Television footage showed hundreds of people abandoning their homes and hotels after the quake, which struck at 1.30am and was felt hundreds of kilometres from the epicentre. Kristian Stevens, from Nelson in Lancashire, said he felt the building he was in “shook like a jelly”. Beachfront hotels and roads in Kos and Turkey were flooded by a small tsunami triggered by the quake. | British tourists have described running in fear of their lives after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean sea off Turkey, killing at least two people on the nearby Greek island of Kos when a ceiling collapsed. At least 200 people have been injured. The magnitude 6.7 quake struck just 10km from the holiday resort of Bodrum on the Turkish mainland and about 16km off the north-east coast of Kos. Television footage showed hundreds of people abandoning their homes and hotels after the quake, which struck at 1.30am and was felt hundreds of kilometres from the epicentre. Kristian Stevens, from Nelson in Lancashire, said he felt the building he was in “shook like a jelly”. Beachfront hotels and roads in Kos and Turkey were flooded by a small tsunami triggered by the quake. |
| My colleague Claire Phipps has the very latest updates on the situation in her live blog here. | My colleague Claire Phipps has the very latest updates on the situation in her live blog here. |
| Trump ‘pardon plan’ – The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said reports that Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigations into links to Russia were “extremely disturbing”. Senator Mark Warner was referring to a Washington Post article saying that Trump was consulting with advisers “about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself”. Donald Trump’s legal team is also said to be looking for conflicts of interest among members of Mueller’s team. | Trump ‘pardon plan’ – The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said reports that Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigations into links to Russia were “extremely disturbing”. Senator Mark Warner was referring to a Washington Post article saying that Trump was consulting with advisers “about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself”. Donald Trump’s legal team is also said to be looking for conflicts of interest among members of Mueller’s team. |
| The CIA director Mike Pompeo has said the Kremlin will continue to meddle in US affairs “to stick it to America” and that the US had a “complicated” relationship with Russia whose leaders “found it useful” to “make our lives difficult”. | The CIA director Mike Pompeo has said the Kremlin will continue to meddle in US affairs “to stick it to America” and that the US had a “complicated” relationship with Russia whose leaders “found it useful” to “make our lives difficult”. |
| Softly, softly for Brexit? – Ministers have accepted that there will be free movement of people for up to four years after Britain leaves the EU as part of a Brexit transition deal, a senior source has told the Guardian. Pressure from business to allow people from other EU countries to continue travelling to the UK for work appears to have swung the argument in favour of “soft Brexiters” around the table in Downing Street. Continued free movement would be a major setback for more hardline voices who claimed Brexit would mean that Britain could quickly limit immigration. | Softly, softly for Brexit? – Ministers have accepted that there will be free movement of people for up to four years after Britain leaves the EU as part of a Brexit transition deal, a senior source has told the Guardian. Pressure from business to allow people from other EU countries to continue travelling to the UK for work appears to have swung the argument in favour of “soft Brexiters” around the table in Downing Street. Continued free movement would be a major setback for more hardline voices who claimed Brexit would mean that Britain could quickly limit immigration. |
| Compromise is in the air, however, not least because if Britain doesn’t offer a deal on the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, then Britons currently living in the EU could be stopped from moving to another EU country in the future. | Compromise is in the air, however, not least because if Britain doesn’t offer a deal on the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, then Britons currently living in the EU could be stopped from moving to another EU country in the future. |
| ‘Very shaken’ – A Muslim mother is taking her daughter’s school to court after being told she could not wear a face veil on its premises. Rachida Serroukh, 37, has begun a discrimination test case against the prestigious Holland Park school, dubbed the “socialist Eton”, in Kensington and Chelsea. She said she was “very shaken” after being told at an open evening for new parents that it was not the school’s policy to allow veils. | ‘Very shaken’ – A Muslim mother is taking her daughter’s school to court after being told she could not wear a face veil on its premises. Rachida Serroukh, 37, has begun a discrimination test case against the prestigious Holland Park school, dubbed the “socialist Eton”, in Kensington and Chelsea. She said she was “very shaken” after being told at an open evening for new parents that it was not the school’s policy to allow veils. |
| Tributes to rock star – Linkin Park lead singer, Chester Bennington, has died in a suspected suicide in Los Angeles. Bennington, who was 41, fronted the nu metal band during their heyday in the early 2000s when they sold millions of records but had suffered from alcohol and drug addiction. Our music editor Ben Beaumont Thomas says his “soulfully indignant cries” spoke to fans who didn’t think their voices could be heard. Bennington was close friends with the late Chris Cornell, performing at the Soundgarden singer’s memorial in May. | Tributes to rock star – Linkin Park lead singer, Chester Bennington, has died in a suspected suicide in Los Angeles. Bennington, who was 41, fronted the nu metal band during their heyday in the early 2000s when they sold millions of records but had suffered from alcohol and drug addiction. Our music editor Ben Beaumont Thomas says his “soulfully indignant cries” spoke to fans who didn’t think their voices could be heard. Bennington was close friends with the late Chris Cornell, performing at the Soundgarden singer’s memorial in May. |
| Diana, the exhibition – It’s 20 years next month since Diana, Princess of Wales died and to mark the anniversary Buckingham Palace is staging an exhibition of some of her personal belongings, along with gifts and mementos accumulated by the Queen during her reign. Diana’s collection of cassette tapes will be on show and include albums by Rod Stewart, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. The items have been chosen by her sons Williams and Harry. It is the first such tribute to Diana held at the palace. | Diana, the exhibition – It’s 20 years next month since Diana, Princess of Wales died and to mark the anniversary Buckingham Palace is staging an exhibition of some of her personal belongings, along with gifts and mementos accumulated by the Queen during her reign. Diana’s collection of cassette tapes will be on show and include albums by Rod Stewart, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. The items have been chosen by her sons Williams and Harry. It is the first such tribute to Diana held at the palace. |
| Lunchtime read: Beware the Brexit Bolsheviks | Lunchtime read: Beware the Brexit Bolsheviks |
| Still with Brexit (it really isn’t going away) and an excellent piece by John Harris posing the question that while leaving the EU Brexit may be seen as the final triumph of Thatcherism, it could turn out to be its death knell. Drawing a comparison with the unpreparedness of Russia’s revolutionary class of 1917 with the Brexiting class of 2016, he says the “unhinged ideals” of hardline Tories hellbent on getting out of Euroipe – deal or no deal – risk destroying their heroine’s legacy and ushering in a Corbyn government. | Still with Brexit (it really isn’t going away) and an excellent piece by John Harris posing the question that while leaving the EU Brexit may be seen as the final triumph of Thatcherism, it could turn out to be its death knell. Drawing a comparison with the unpreparedness of Russia’s revolutionary class of 1917 with the Brexiting class of 2016, he says the “unhinged ideals” of hardline Tories hellbent on getting out of Euroipe – deal or no deal – risk destroying their heroine’s legacy and ushering in a Corbyn government. |
| Sport | Sport |
| The first round of The Open is out of the way and it was a reassuring start for Jordan Spieth, who leads 467 days on from his final-round capitulation last time around. Kevin Mitchell turns his gaze to local hope Tommy Fleetwood, who carded a disastrous six over par 76, while Andy Bull analyses the calming influence of an experienced caddy through the prism of Rory McIlroy’s spirited recovery from his own horror start. | The first round of The Open is out of the way and it was a reassuring start for Jordan Spieth, who leads 467 days on from his final-round capitulation last time around. Kevin Mitchell turns his gaze to local hope Tommy Fleetwood, who carded a disastrous six over par 76, while Andy Bull analyses the calming influence of an experienced caddy through the prism of Rory McIlroy’s spirited recovery from his own horror start. |
| In Houston overnight, Manchester United beat City 2-0 in a pre-season friendly. | In Houston overnight, Manchester United beat City 2-0 in a pre-season friendly. |
| Chris Froome has protected his lead in the Tour de France but it’s been trimmed to 23 seconds after Warren Barguil’s win in stage 18. William Fotheringham also has an update from stage one of the women’s La Course, which was won by Annemiek van Vleuten, with Lizzie Deignan second. Elsewhere in the peloton, Kieren Pender spent 24 hours with the Orica-Scott team. England will play India in the women’s cricket world cup final after the latter sent Australia tumbling out of the competition. | Chris Froome has protected his lead in the Tour de France but it’s been trimmed to 23 seconds after Warren Barguil’s win in stage 18. William Fotheringham also has an update from stage one of the women’s La Course, which was won by Annemiek van Vleuten, with Lizzie Deignan second. Elsewhere in the peloton, Kieren Pender spent 24 hours with the Orica-Scott team. England will play India in the women’s cricket world cup final after the latter sent Australia tumbling out of the competition. |
| Business | Business |
| Asian markets continued to climb closer to 10-year highs overnight while the pound is still recovering from a battering from the resurgent euro. Sterling plunged 1.5c on Thursday as the European Central Bank hinted at rate rises and is buying €1.114. It’s worth $1.297. | Asian markets continued to climb closer to 10-year highs overnight while the pound is still recovering from a battering from the resurgent euro. Sterling plunged 1.5c on Thursday as the European Central Bank hinted at rate rises and is buying €1.114. It’s worth $1.297. |
| The papers | The papers |
| The tabloids are not letting up on the BBC. Under the headline “Shameless BBC stars are still dodging their tax”, the Mail claims top talent route their pay through personal companies to avoid tax. The Star carries a picture of Gary Lineker under the headline “Because I’m worth it”, while the Metro has a story from the Match Of The Day host’s agent defending his salary. | The tabloids are not letting up on the BBC. Under the headline “Shameless BBC stars are still dodging their tax”, the Mail claims top talent route their pay through personal companies to avoid tax. The Star carries a picture of Gary Lineker under the headline “Because I’m worth it”, while the Metro has a story from the Match Of The Day host’s agent defending his salary. |
| The Times and the Guardian both lead with the story that free movement of people into Britain will continue after Brexit, while the Telegraph has the same lead but a different angle, claiming “Foreign criminals will stay post Brexit”. The FT has the same story on the front, but leads instead with “China investment in overseas ports hits $20bn in show of maritime clout”. The i also has a Brexit lead but plumps for Michel Barnier’s warning to the UK to give its terms for the divorce. | The Times and the Guardian both lead with the story that free movement of people into Britain will continue after Brexit, while the Telegraph has the same lead but a different angle, claiming “Foreign criminals will stay post Brexit”. The FT has the same story on the front, but leads instead with “China investment in overseas ports hits $20bn in show of maritime clout”. The i also has a Brexit lead but plumps for Michel Barnier’s warning to the UK to give its terms for the divorce. |
| The Mirror prefers news that children as young as four have been held by police over knife crime. | The Mirror prefers news that children as young as four have been held by police over knife crime. |
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