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The first deportation flight to Rwanda was grounded moments before take-off last night after an 11th-hour intervention by the European Court of Human Rights. Seven asylum seekers had been transported to a Wiltshire military airbase to board the jet, which was chartered by the government at a cost of £500,000. Depressing stories are pushing people to turn off the news because it makes them sad. Almost four in 10 respondents to a worldwide YouGov survey said they “often or sometimes” avoid current affairs, up 9% since 2017. Researchers blame gloomy coverage of the pandemic. With “Fryday” set to break June heat records – temperatures could hit 36C across central and southern England – Cadbury’s has warned that there may be a shortage of chocolate flakes for ice creams. “Got 99 problems,” says The Sun, “and a flake is one.”