Reactions as #PolPotPatel trends due to Border Force immunity over refugee drownings
"Wake me up when this evil is over," wrote one person on Twitter.
"Wake me up when this evil is over," wrote one person on Twitter.
Under Home Office plans, officials would be legally protected if a refugee they "push back" dies in the Channel.
The UK recorded 40,000 new cases on Tuesday - and its death rate is more than double that of France and Germany.
Before Tuesday's ruling, the Home Office could send foreign trafficking victims back to their home countries.
"I was two seconds from the end thinking "why is this good?". Then I snorted some tea. Brilliant."
Rishi Sunak said the deal would "upgrade the global tax system for the modern age” - but critics said it's not enough.
Instagram plans to develop a new app targeted at children, 'Instagram Kids'. Will this help solve the negative impact on young people, or is it a cynical attempt to hook young people to the platform?
Experts said Brits are making progress on cutting down meat consumption - but they'll need to double their efforts.
“I feel fit and healthy, but I’m not sure I should be driving great big artics at my age," the former HGV driver said.
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