BRITON ON BOARD MISSING EGYPTAIR JET

A plane travelling from Paris to Cairo that disappeared from radar with 66 people on board was carrying passengers from Egypt, France, Belgium, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, Portugal, Canada, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and a Briton, EgyptAir has said.

The EgyptAir plane was 10 miles into Egyptian airspace when it disappeared at 2.30am Cairo time (1.30am BST) after taking off three and a half hours earlier from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Egyptian armed forces were preparing for a search operation and the Greek authorities also joined the hunt.

NEW DEAL AGREED TO END JUNIOR DOCTORS' DISPUTE

Doctors' leaders and the Government have agreed a new deal for junior doctors, with a new pay structure for working weekends and evenings.

The deal between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Government will be put to a ballot of medics after eight days of intense negotiations.

Under the deal, Saturdays and Sundays will attract premium pay if doctors - the vast majority of whom are expected to - work seven or more weekends in a year.

MOODY'S WARNS OF 'SIGNIFICANT IMPACT' ON CONFIDENCE OF A BREXIT VOTE

A Brexit vote would hit the entire European economy and have a "significant impact on confidence", according to credit agency Moody's in its latest warning over the EU referendum.

The group's quarterly report on the outlook for the global economy confirms that the June 23 vote is one of a number of "unique challenges" facing the European Union.

It said Brexit was the "most immediate concern" and renewed its warning that in the event of a vote to leave the EU, "prolonged uncertainty until alternative agreements emerge would be a cause for economic stress".

BREXIT COULD PLUNGE UK ECONOMY BACK INTO RECESSION, SAYS ALISTAIR DARLING

A vote to leave the European Union could plunge the UK economy back into recession, according to a former Labour chancellor.

Alistair Darling was telling business leaders that Brexit would be "disastrous" for the living standards of working people.

In a speech to the annual dinner of the CBI in London, Mr Darling was saying: "When economic experts from Christine Lagarde to Mark Carney are warning of recession if we leave Europe, people should sit up and take notice of the scale of the risk we face."

UNIONS BACKING BREXIT CONDEMN 'WORKERS' RIGHTS MYTH'

Three trade unions opposed to the UK remaining in the EU argue it is a "myth" that membership benefits workers' rights.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union, Aslef and the bakers' union BFAWU issued a joint statement explaining why they supported Brexit.

The statement said: "We support a Leave vote in the forthcoming referendum because we believe the EU acts overwhelmingly in the interests of big business and against the interests of workers."

MORE EU MIGRANTS WORKING IN UK

The number of EU migrants working in the UK increased by 224,000 to 2.15 million, official figures show.

Around 229,000 foreign workers buoyed the UK labour force during the last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Figures for the last 12 months showed the increase in migrant workers coincided with an additional 185,000 Britons joining the domestic workforce.

REVIEW URGES TESTS BEFORE ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIPTIONS TO COMBAT RESISTANCE

Doctors should be forced to perform diagnostic tests on patients before prescribing antibiotics which are currently being dished out "like sweets", according to a major review of antibiotic resistance.

Experts have warned that resistance to the drugs that are used to fight infections could cause a bigger threat to mankind than cancer.

Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is "absolutely essential", said Lord Jim O'Neill as he published a global action plan to prevent drug-resistant infections and defeat the rising threat of so-called superbugs.

SUPREME COURT RULING DUE IN CELEBRITY INJUNCTION CASE

A celebrity who wants to keep his name out of a tabloid newspaper story about alleged extra-marital activities is waiting to hear whether he has won a Supreme Court fight.

Five Supreme Court justices are scheduled to deliver a ruling after analysing the latest around of the man's dispute with journalists at The Sun on Sunday at a hearing in London in April.

The man - identified at court hearings only as PJS - asked the Supreme Court to consider the case after losing a fight in the Court of Appeal.

VAUXHALL ZAFIRA OWNERS FACE NEW RECALL AFTER FIRE RISK FIX

More than 234,000 Vauxhall Zafiras will be recalled for the second time over a problem that has seen seen the cars burst into flames.

Vauxhall took the decision despite a first recall in December to correct the issue, which the manufacturer said was caused by improper repairs to the people carrier's blower motor resistor.

Described by the car maker as "preventative action", the latest recall will involve "improving the overall robustness of the system" as opposed to simply replacing the resistor and its fuse, which the firm started doing last year.

INQUEST FOR BRITISH VICTIM OF PARIS ATTACKS TO BEGIN

An inquest hearing into the death of a Briton killed in the Paris attacks will begin today.

Nick Alexander, 35, from Colchester, was in the Bataclan theatre when gunmen stormed the building midway through a rock concert on November 13, killing 89 people.

He had been selling merchandise for the US rock band Eagles of Death Metal, who were on stage at the time and survived the massacre.