In this Thursday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Romeo Beckham’s split from his girlfriend, to even more Winter Fuel Payments updates
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we pull together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Thursday, we’re taking a look at the eligibility of free school meals getting extended, to the search for missing Brit Jordan Johnson-Doyle.
Ryanair: Multiple people injured on ‘dangerous flight’ after plane hits ‘supercell’
Early this morning, our World News team shared reports of a Ryanair pilot being forced into an emergency landing due to dangerous weather.
Nine people – including a two-year-old child and a crew member – were injured last night after a Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing. The plane flew into a severe thunderstorm leaving passengers terrified. The pilot announced he was aborting the flight and immediately landing at the nearest airport. One passenger described the scenes as “chaotic and dangerous”.
The Ryanair jet had 185 people on board when it was hit by extreme turbulence over southern Germany. It was flying from the German capital Berlin to the Italian city Milan when the pilot made emergency landing at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria. A spokesman for the German authorities said that nine people were injured, including one crew member and a two-year-old child.
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Jordan Johnson-Doyle RECAP: Missing Brit found dead in Malaysian lift shaft
Our World News team has been following the case of missing Brit Jordan Johnson-Doyle since the end of last month, and today reported that his body had been found in a lift shaft in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, vanished on May 27 after he was last seen at a bar in a suburb of the country’s capital.
His disappearance sparked a massive search in a bid to find him but, tragically, he has now been found dead in a lift shaft at the ground floor of a construction site.
A post-mortem found the cause of death was a “chest injury sustained from a fall from height,” according to police chief Rusdi Mohd Isa.
He added: “No criminal elements were found at the scene and the case has been classified as a sudden death report.”
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Free school meal change as thousands to save up to £500 – check what it means for your area
Our Politics team, who have long been championing free school meals for children, have reported that more than half a million children will become eligible for free school meals from next year after an expansion of eligibility rules.
Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to extend the lifeline benefit to all kids in families who get Universal Credit (UC) in England, in a move that could save parents up to £500 a year.
Currently, all children in England can get free school meals until the end of Year 2 but after that they only qualify if their family earns less than £7,400 a year after benefits.
In a huge expansion, from September 2026, all children in UC households will be able to get a free lunch. A large proportion of kids on UC already receive free school meals as their household’s income falls below the £7,400 threshold point. But some 500,000 more kids will now be eligible, according to the Government’s estimates.
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Romeo Beckham splits from Kim Turnbull after relationship dragged into family drama
Last night, our Showbiz team reported that Romeo Beckham has split from his partner Kim Turnbull, having had their relationshup dragged into the rift within the Beckham family in recent months.
It’s now been revealed that Romeo, 22, and Kim, 24, have separated after seven months together. It’s said that their relationship “fizzled out” three weeks after his father David Beckham ‘s 50th birthday, which was at the start of last month.
The special occasion fuelled rumours of a family feud as David’s eldest son Brooklyn Beckham, 26, and his wife Nicola Peltz, 30, were thought to have been absent from celebrations. Romeo’s relationship with Kim was attributed as a factor in the alleged rift at one point, though more recently other parties have been blamed instead amid ongoing speculation.
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Martin Lewis shares ‘key message’ after major Winter Fuel Payment U-turn update
As part of the ongoing Winter Fuel Allowance saga, our Money team earlier shared a message from Money Supermarket guru Martin Lewis, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed yesterday that Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to more pensioners this winter.
Speaking at an event in Rochdale, Greater Manchester yesterday, Reeves told reporters that “more people will get Winter Fuel Payment this winter”, adding that further details will be announced “as soon as we possibly can”.
She said: “People should be in no doubt that the means test will increase and more people will get Winter Fuel Payment this winter.”
The Money Saving Expert (MSE) website founder took to social media after the news broke, and posted a video with his “instant” response.
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