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| |  | Iain McDowell 27 March 2024 | | | Good morning. As investigators search for answers over the Baltimore bridge crash, let's look at the effect it could have on the wider world. We'll reveal the strange true story of the lost film that unmasked the IRA. Plus, we'll go deep into musical history with Texas singer Sherleen Spiteri and find out why Alan Titchmarsh's trousers cause controversy in North Korea. | | | |
 Image: Bloomberg / Getty Images How dramatic Baltimore bridge crash could affect the world With a section of road resting on its bow, the massive Dali container ship remains wedged between the debris of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which it had brought down in seconds. In the frantic moments before the crash, a blackout on board had left the vessel adrift and the crew powerless to stop what would happen next. Last night the search for six people who fell from the road into the Patapsco River below was called off. The loss of the bridge has shocked the city. "For over 47 years, it is all that we've known," says Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Now the far wider ramifications of the crash are emerging. Shipping in and out of Baltimore port has been suspended so there are fears of significant disruption to global supply chains, including for cars and gas. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Warning over 10-year passport rule Have you booked a holiday to an EU country this spring or summer? It's worth checking the date on your passport now. Some holidaymakers whose passports were issued more than 10 years ago are being refused travel. A post-Brexit rule means their passports are being rejected even if they don't expire for a few more months. Get more details and advice from travel experts. | | | |
| | Public satisfaction with NHS plunges to lowest ever level Long waiting times and staff shortages are the key reasons cited by the public for their frustration with the NHS. Just 24% of Britons are satisfied with it - that's the lowest level ever recorded by an annual survey that's been running since 1983. The high was 70% in 2010. The findings are worrying, says health policy expert Jessica Morris, adding: "The public has not fallen out of love with the idea of a publicly funded, free-at-the-point-of-use NHS but they are losing confidence that it will support them when they need it." | | | | | | | | | |
| Exposed: True story of lost film secretly taped inside the IRA An extraordinary fly-on-the-wall documentary filmed inside the IRA at the bloodiest point of Northern Ireland's Troubles has been unearthed by the BBC. Made in secret by an American film crew, it swiftly vanished for almost 50 years and the IRA never allowed anything like it to happen again. Our reporter Darragh MacIntyre has gone in search of the men who made it and the bombers who willingly showed their faces on camera. Follow his remarkable investigation. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | Kim Avis faked his death and fled Scotland to go on the run - this is how he was finally caught. | | | | | | | |
|  Image: Clyde Gates Sharleen Spiteri finds magic in the small town of big hits Offering a gritty blend of R&B, gospel and country, the Fame Studios in Alabama's Muscle Shoals drew stars like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and The Rolling Stones and was the source of countless classics. Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri loved that sound and now she's recorded rearranged versions of her own hits there, with the help of Spooner Oldham, one of Fame's original session musicians. She tells us about making these new versions in a place where "inspiration is soaked into the wooden panels on the walls". | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds It's saved untold numbers of lives - find out how the method to stop choking was developed. | | | | |  | | BBC iPlaYER See the iconic shots and the private snaps that tell a new story of the Star Wars actress's life. | | | | | | | |
| 'Bridge collapse like a movie' and 'church asylum fiasco' Striking images of the Baltimore bridge ship crash feature on most of the front pages. A mayday signal before the collision saved dozens of lives, reports the Metro and the Times. Elsewhere there's criticism of the Clapham chemical attacker's asylum. Home Office sources tell the Telegraph that churches are "undermining" the system, with Abdul Shokoor Ezedi's application approved after he claimed he'd converted to Christianity. A judge "doubted his account" but granted his appeal, reports the Mail. And the state pension age could rise to 68 in order to pay for the triple lock, says the i. Here's our full review of the papers. | | | |
| | "I've never seen myself as a dangerous, subversive imperialist," says Alan Titchmarsh. But North Korea's state TV channel disagrees. It's censored the gardening guru by blurring out his trousers in a broadcast of one of his shows. But why? He was wearing jeans, which are banned in the country. See the scene and discover why denim is so scandalous. | | | |
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