We’ve compiled the biggest stories of the day in this Friday’s Mirror Daily Digest, from Elon Musk’s F-bomb to the most recent Easter travel chaos caused by 20 million people taking to the roads.
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we’ll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Politics teams and more. This Good Friday, we’re bringing you the top stories straight from the newsroom, with coverage on Donald Trump’s heated Elon Musk rant to the latest travel chaos as millions of Brits head off on their Bank Holiday breaks.
Our Showbiz team has been closely following David Beckham’s war with his neighbours over plans for a new barn at his Cotswolds retreat. Elsewhere, our News team reported that a hospital is urgently tracing patients and staff who came into contact with a person infected with mpox. We’ve also got the latest on the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who have been forced to slash the asking price of their country mansion for a second time.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s collusion confirmed
This morning, our Politics team broke the news that Donald Trump dropped the F-bomb in a heated rant about Elon Musk. Amid mounting concerns over the Tesla boss’ business ties with Beijing, the President reacted angrily to the news of Musk attending a government meeting on China.
According to Axios, Trump told staff: “What the f**k is Elon doing there? Make sure he doesn’t go.” The contents of the meeting remain unknown, but Trump’s intervention comes at a critical moment in the ongoing trade war between the US and China.
While the President seemed happy to involve Musk in crucial government matters as a special employee, officials say this meeting crossed a line. One government official told Axios: “POTUS still very much loves Elon, but there are some red lines. Elon has a lot of business in China, and he has good relations there, and this briefing just wasn’t the right thing.”
Read the entire story here.
David Beckham and his neighbors at war.
There’s never a dull moment for the Beckhams, and today is no different as David is at war with his neighbours over plans for a new barn at his rural Cotswolds retreat. Our Showbiz team has been exclusively covering the England legend’s fallout after seeking planning permission for the timber-clad structure at the £6m property.
He has requested permission to “create an agricultural storage barn for hay/straw and agricultural equipment” from West Oxfordshire District Council planners. In addition, angry villager Harriet Jones wrote in a letter of objection to the council that this is “only the most recent in a long line of applications to construct new structures on this land, plus a gigantic lake.”
Why do famous people leave their homes and build ridiculous structures before dumping their land in the country? It is illogical. In the coming weeks, planners will decide whether or not the application is successful.
Read the entire story here.
Easter travel chaos with strikes and station closures
As millions of Brits head off on their Bank Holiday breaks, our News team has been working around the clock to cover the latest travel chaos, with major rail engineering works, strike action, heavy traffic and possible flooding. The live blog has been giving readers immediate updates on the disruption, as nearly 20 million people will travel by car on Good Friday alone.
Meanwhile, more than 300 engineering projects will be carried out by Network Rail across Britain between Good Friday and Easter Monday, prompting warnings for passengers to check their journeys in advance. At Gatwick Airport, more than 100 members of the Unite union who work for ground handling firm Red Handling are expected to strike across the weekend in a dispute over pensions and pay.
They include check-in staff, baggage handlers, and flight attendants for Norwegian and Delta airlines. Additionally, drivers are urged to take extra care in the South West and there are also flooding warnings for the area.
Read the entire story here.
UK hospital is frantically looking into any A&, E patient with rare virus contact.
In other news, a hospital is urgently trying to trace patients and staff who came into contact with a person infected with mpox after they showed up in A&E. Our News team covered the breaking story this afternoon, as health chiefs at Addenrbooke’s Hospital in Cambridge contacted around 30 patients and 20 members of staff whose contact with the infected individual put them at risk of infection.
A spokesperson for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Addenbrooke’s, said: “We are in contact with around 30 patients and 20 staff as a precautionary measure after a patient with Mpox visited our emergency department on Saturday evening (12 April).
“The goal is to determine factors like their proximity to the patient, which in addition to known factors like their age and vulnerability, help them decide whether to be given a vaccine or given recommendations for what to do based on their location,” the authors say. The patient is now isolating at home and receiving care from their GP, according to information received from the UK Health Security Agency.
Patients who went to A&, E on Saturday were assured that there was no need to contact us because “we will contact them if we believe there was any potential exposure.”
Read the entire story here.
Another significant blow to Captain Tom’s family
Finally, the Mirror revealed today that the family of Captain Sir Tom Moore has been forced to slash the asking price of their country mansion for a second time. The lockdown hero’s loved ones had tried to shift the sprawling seven-bed mansion for a whopping £2.25m using his name last year.
They strategically placed a photo of Captain Tom being knighted by the late Queen in 2020 in an online listing. But when it struggled on the market, they slashed £250,000 off the price.
In a desperate effort to defer the extra £50, 000, they have now been cut in just three months. It’s a blow to the family, who has been trying to sell the house for months, according to a source.
Read the entire story here.
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