AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoChampions League Final: PSG vs Arsenal heads to Budapest’s Puskás Aréna today (5pm BST), with both sides chasing history and key injury doubts shaping line-ups. Travel Chaos: Wizz Air warns Brits to arrive 3 hours early at EU airports as the EES biometric system sparks long queues. Public Services & Cost of Living: TV licence rules see £0 for three household groups, while state pensioners face June double payments for some, with uprated rates boosting monthly totals. Business & Jobs: Cycling distributor Saddleback enters administration, while discount fashion platform BrandAlley collapses into administration with 75 jobs at risk. UK Politics & Security: Whitehall fears Ireland is a “back door” for Russian spies via its visa approach; separately, Reform UK’s Nigel Farage faces fresh backlash over grooming-gangs plans. Defence: UK, US and Australia announce underwater drone weapons work under AUKUS, aimed at protecting cables and pipelines. Local Human Stories: A North Shields café draws up to 90-minute sandwich queues; a 15-year-old dies after getting into difficulty at Formby beach. Sport & Transfers: Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade faces calls to be used differently, while Alan Shearer urges a new centre-forward this summer.
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