EASYJET’S longest flight is launching this month to a destination dubbed a more affordable Caribbean.

The new Cape Verde flight will be a first for the budget airline when it launches from London Gatwick.

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Currently, Brits can only fly to the islands with TUI , who have routes from London Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Newcastle.

But the additional route with easyJet means holidaymakers will have more options when flying from the London airport.

The new route starts on March 31, operating three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Passengers will take off at 10am from the UK, with the six-hour hour flight landing in Sal at 2:10pm.

Return flights leave later from Sal, taking off at 3:05pm and landing in the UK at 10:55pm.

This rivals easyJet‘s other longest flight, which operates from Belfast to Hurghada in Egypt and takes around six hours as well.

Cape Verde is an affordable mid-haul destination, being off the coast of Africa.

The African island is warm nearly all year round, with 24C temperatures even in winter.

Visit in summer and highs hit 30C, although the rainy season funs from August to October so expect showers.

Most tourists visit either the island of Sal or Bol, which are where the main holiday resorts are.

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It is often dubbed “Africa’s answer to the Caribbean” for its beautiful weather and white sandy beaches.

It’s also more affordable – the new easyJet flights start from £66.

When visiting Sal, expect a mix of both African and Portuguese culture, only becoming independent from the European country in the 1970s.

And popular activities include kite-surfing – thanks to the windy climate – and scuba diving.

There are even turtle conservation areas where you can spot them on the beach although tourists are advised not to disturb them.

EasyJet’s Cape Verde holidays start from £470 each for a seven night break, including return flights.

Another island getting new flights from the UK is Lanzarote, with new easyJet flights from Birmingham.

Starting from October, flights start from £23.99.

And TUI is launching new flights from Belfast to Punta in the Dominican Republic next year, with holidays from £878pp.

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JAMIE CARRAGHER and Micah Richards incredibly stormed off set during Alisson’s live TV interview.

The Liverpool goalkeeper spoke to the media following his stunning performance away at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

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The Brazilian, 32, made nine saves to keep a clean sheet in the French capital.

Harvey Elliott secured a smash-and-grab winner just 46 seconds after coming on to take a 1-0 lead back to Anfield.

But it was Alisson who was rightfully named man of the match – and tasked with being interviewed by the broadcasters.

And Carragher and Richards were up to their usual antics on CBS Sports.

Peter Schmeichel conducted the interview with Alisson from the Parc des Princes while Carragher, Richards and Thierry Henry joined host Kate Abdo in the studio.

Richards went on the charm offensive – but it soon backfired.

The ex-Manchester City right-back said: “Have you seen our show, Alisson? Have you seen our show?

“Have you seen the clips online?”

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A laughing Alisson confirmed: “Yes, I did, I did.”

Then the very excitable Richards responded: “Oh okay you did, perfect.

“So who is your favourite on the show?”

Richards then even added a few words in Alisson’s native Portuguese.

But the flamboyant pundit was left disappointed by the response.

The keeper replied: “Well, well, nice Portuguese, by the way.

“I think I will have to say as I think he played the biggest part out of the players here, Thierry. Legend.”

Ex-Liverpool defender Carragher shouted back: “Alisson!”

But Alisson continued: “When I was growing up, I watched a lot of Arsenal in the early 2000s when he was playing.

“So it was the only team that was showing on the open TV in Brazil.”

But as Alisson gave his explanation, Carra and Richards had seen enough – and silently got out of their chairs and walked off in a hilarious protest.

Giggling and smug Henry chipped in with “obrigado” – meaning “thank you” in Portuguese – as he was left in the studio alongside Abdo.

Schmeichel could not help but break into laughter, too, as the chaos unfolded.

And the brilliant moment went down a storm with fans on social media.

One said: “All football fans will say Henry, people that watch it just for the entertainment will say Micah.”

Another wrote: “Why does Titi gets all the love?”

A third added: “Liverpool players don’t even rate their legend imagine lol.”

A fourth joked: “All I know is that @Carra23 will never be anyone’s favourite.”

And a final user quipped: “Even Alisson is an Arsenal fan.”

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TIM CLANCY believes full-time match officials should be looked at in a bid to further improve the League of Ireland.

The Cork City boss was sent off at the end of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Waterford on Monday night.

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With Bohemians’ Alan Reynolds and Tiernan Lynch of Derry City previously receiving their marching orders, it means 30 per cent of the Premier Division’s bosses have been red-carded just four games into the season.

Clancy — who may also face sanction for his comments after the game — believes there is an onus on coaches to be more disciplined.

But he highlighted the disparity where every top-flight club is now full-time while games are being officiated by people with a day job.

Clancy said: “I spoke to Kevin Doherty after the game on Monday and I think Kev, Daire Doyle, Alan Reynolds and Stevie O’Donnell all got booked so it seems to be a little bit excessive.

“As managers and coaches, we’ve got to control ourselves more as well.

“There was very little in our game so you get frustrated with decisions.

“I won’t be on the line against Sligo on Friday, you miss the game and that’s it.

“You can’t appeal it. Once you’ve been given a red card you have to serve a one-game ban.

“I’ll see what ban I get but I don’t think I said anything in the post-match interview that was derogatory or insulting or offensive or anything like that.

“We’re not perfect, we make mistakes, players make mistakes and officials are going to make mistakes as well.

“The only thing is we might get questioned a little bit more when we make mistakes, or you might hear from us.”

In some other leagues, officials can explain decisions, but Clancy would not be in favour of a similar move here.

He said: “If officials were made available for post-match interviews I know which one would be the longest one after every game.

“I think if you do go down the route of demanding to speak to match officials after games, it can become a very pressured situation and I don’t know if that would be the answer to anything like that.

“It’s probably the same as everything else but with more funding and more money going into that, they could become full-time or something because every match official, I’m led to believe, it’s their second profession.

“Maybe that’s a situation we can look at where we’re investing money and we’re asking for infrastructure and everything else, maybe more needs to go in there and help the officials as well.”

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City are waiting on the results of scans on Greg Bolger and Seani Maguire on Tuesday but they will both miss the game against Sligo, as will Cathal O’Sullivan.

The winger turned 18 yesterday and Clancy insisted he is not fretting about losing the talent who is now old enough to make a move to England.

Clancy said: “What can you do? Speculation or not, he can’t leave until a transfer window opens and the club have to accept a bid.”

The Meath man was not surprised to see John Russell’s Bit O’Red defeat Shamrock Rovers on Monday, believing they were unlucky not to take any points against Waterford and St Pat’s.

He said: “You always have to prepare for the best version of every team you play against and the best version of Sligo is a very good team.

“They’re very well set up, they’re really well-coached, they’ve got a lot of very good offensive players and they’ve decent players at the back as well.

“Of the goals they’ve conceded, a good few have been because of individual errors so I’m sure John will have been working on trying to limit them and having a threat going forward as well.”

A UK airport is set to close in weeks to make way for a controversial new housing estate.

More than a thousand objections have been submitted against developer Vistry Homes’ plans for hundreds of properties at Tollerton Airfield – home of Nottingham City Airport.

But all businesses – including the airport itself, training schools, a cafe and air traffic building, have been told to leave by June 6 despite planning permission having not even been granted.

The proposals were submitted to Rushcliffe Borough Council in March last year before a petition was launched by group Save Nottingham City Airfield.

Other sites were said to be being considered following the push back, but ultimately nothing came to fruition.

On top of the job losses, the development will mean emergency helicopters losing a refuelling site, and there’ll be a negative impact on biodiversity.

The Chocks Away cafe is also used by children with special needs.

Site owner Brain Wells has confirmed he was sent the notice to vacate the site on Tuesday (March 4), reports NottinghamshireLive.

Operators Truman Aviation sold the airfield to Vistry in June 2022 with the intention of submitting a planning application to redevelop the site.

“The developers were determined to have everywhere shut down for when they came to planning,” Mr Wells said.

“We agreed we’d have two to five years here before they would take over. They even suggested they could keep one runway open for us.

“But the main board of developers say they’ve had enough of all these people protesting and decided to shut it down sooner rather than later.”

He added that “it’s very sad” how things have developed much quicker than hoped for, and said the closure will mean “numerous redundancies”.

The airfield dates back to the 20th Century, when it was home to several flying clubs, and then as a commercial airport until the late 1940s.

During World War Two it was acquired by the Air Ministry and became RAF Tollerton.

Up to 1,600 homes are set to be built at the site if plans are approved.

Sarah Deacon, chair of Save Nottingham City Airfield, said the notice given is “cruel” and said the group is shocked Vistry “would force the closure” of businesses and cause redundancies when the application hasn’t even gone to committee yet.

A spokesperson for Vistry said: “With the site having been allocated for development a decade ago, we are keen to progress our plans and commence construction of the new homes, subject to planning permission.

“Vistry’s site forms part of the wider allocation which ensures that infrastructure is delivered alongside the new homes providing new schools, sports facilities, green spaces, employment land and community facilities.

“We estimate that some 500 direct and indirect jobs will be created during the construction stage of Vistry’s application, and once the full site allocation is completed some 1,450 jobs are expected to be created.

“We have worked closely with the council on this comprehensive development and have consulted widely with the local community.

“We look forward to making further progress on these plans and providing Rushcliffe residents with much-needed new and affordable homes and employment opportunities.”

The Sun has approached Vistry, Truman Aviation and Rushcliffe Borough Council for comment.

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SNP ministers are doing a bad job in seven key areas including the NHS, living standards and the economy, voters say.

A poll found the Nats are also failing on education in a “damning verdict” on John Swinney’s government.

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And the public was critical of the party’s record on helping those on low incomes as well as on tax bands and climate change.

But in a blow to Anas Sarwar’s chances of becoming First Minister in 2026, there is “no consensus” on whether Scottish Labour can do a better job.

Emily Gray, of Ipsos Scotland, said of its findings: “Fourteen months out from the next Holyrood elections, these findings suggest the Scottish public is broadly negative about the SNP’s record in government, but showing little enthusiasm for the alternatives.”

Scottish Tory health spokesman Dr Sandesh Gulhane weighed in: “Scots have delivered a damning verdict on the SNP’s gross mismanagement of our NHS over their 18 years in power but have no faith that Labour will do any better.”

On health, 57 per cent of Scots reckon the Nats are doing a “bad job”. 

Some 48 per cent think the party is failing to boost living standards and the economy.

Ministers are also ruled to be flopping on education by 46 per cent of respondents.

A further four in ten believe income tax is not set at the right level.

The nation has three extra tax bands compared to England, with Scots earning at least £28,867 paying more than those down south.

But in a boost to the SNP, John Swinney — pictured in a hard hat as he toured a housing development in Edinburgh — is the least unpopular party leader in Scotland.

Favourability towards Mr Sarwar and Scottish Labour has plummeted since September after a difficult first few months for Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street.

But Ms Gray warned: “While the First Minister’s ratings are the least worst of any Scottish party leader, the public’s critical view of his government’s record on public services and the economy should give particular cause for concern.”

Labour have slumped to a 17-point deficit behind the SNP in the polls, having been level with the Nats ahead of the General Election last July.

Such a result next May would likely see the SNP returned as the biggest party in Scotland — extending their grip on power to more than 20 years.

But voters are most likely to say they do not believe Scottish Labour could do  better than the SNP, including on key issues focused on by party chief Mr Sarwar such as the NHS.

And around a quarter of Scots believe the party would do a worse job on turning round the health system or Scotland’s schools.

Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said it was “no wonder” the public were “massively critical” of Nats’ handling of the NHS.

SNP MSP Fulton Mac- Gregor said: “After a string of broken promises, it is no wonder that Anas Sarwar and   Labour’s popularity is plummeting”

But Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader, hit back last night: “We will work to earn every vote.” 

Ipsos quizzed 1,025 adults aged 16 and over from February 21-26.

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MARRIED At First Sight Australia is set for a huge schedule shake-up as E4 prepares to launch a new dating show.

Series 12 arrived in the UK earlier this week – and there’s already been explosive moments.

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Viewers are set for a huge schedule shake-up with the next thrilling instalment.

Although the first three episodes aired at 9pm, episode four (March 10) will be on at 7.30pm.

Fellow E4 dating show Love Triangle UK will instead occupy the 9pm slot.

Love Triangle UK – which is returning for its second series – sees singletons text two people, before picking one to go on a date with.

But they are then forced to move in with both potential suitors, and have to decide which person they have more of a spark with.

At the end, they will choose the one partner they want to carry on dating.

Meanwhile. MAFS Australia fans have seen one bride branded a  a “f***ing c**t” on her wedding day – by her own sister – in shocking scenes.

Lauren Hall was left stunned when sibling Tamara flew off the handle over the reception menu.

It saw the narrator hint at explosive drama, remarking: “Lauren’s sister Tamara is on the warpath after not receiving a pescatarian meal.”

Despite the wedding party attempting to appease her by finding an alternative, Tamara was far from understanding.

She raged: “I don’t care. Can I please actually have a potato? You can have the whole bowl of them.”

The theatrics continued when she stormed out, declaring the situation “an absolute abortion”.

Tamara also dropped the C-bomb on her way out further hurting Lauren’s feelings.

Making herself the centre of the situation, Tamara fumed: “You’ve totally killed my mood.

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“You haven’t listened to my dietary requirements as the bride’s sister. I find it very frustrating that she can’t just keep it together for the sake of me. 

“It’s an important day. It makes me look bad, and I’m extremely upset.”

One wrote on social media: “OMG the sister of Lauren, she needs a straight jacket and to disappear.”

Another penned: “Lauren and her sister both seem annoying but Tamara is out of control she’s acting like she’s the flipping bride! Just rude attention seeking drama queen.”

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GARDAI have arrested and charged 17 people over major burglary investigation in the capital.

A total of 38 charges are being brought against those arrested in this phase of the investigation.

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A number of recent incidents of robbery, burglary and theft have been reported in the North Dublin area.

Cops carried out the investigation under Operation Thor and Operation Tairge.

During the operation 16 people and a youth were arrested.

The 16 individuals are set to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow.

While the youth will appear before the Children’s Court in Smithfield.

Gardai confirmed that investigations into the incidents are ongoing.

A garda spokesperson said: “Gardai from the DMR North Division have arrested and charged 17 individuals in connection with ongoing investigations under Operation Thor and Operation Tairge, targeting recent incidents of robbery, burglary and theft in the North Dublin area.

“A total of 38 charges are being brought against those arrested in this phase of the investigation.

“16 individuals are scheduled to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow, Thursday, 6th March, 2025, at 10:30am.

“One individual will appear before the Children’s Court in Smithfield.

“Investigations are ongoing.”

Operation Thor, launched in November 2015, is designed to tackle the anticipated increase in the number of burglaries and associated criminal activity that usually occur in winter months by undertaking targeted enforcement and preventative activity.

Operation Tairge is part of An Garda Siochana’s Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategy supporting operational activity aimed at detecting and preventing Organised Retail Crime (ORC).

Separately, a dog was put down after it was shot and seriously wounded by Gardai after they chased a man suspected of a drugs offence.

The XL Bully, similar to dogs that appear on Ireland’s restricted dog breeding list, was shot and injured as Gardai searched the curtilage of a house in Limerick city on Tuesday night where they believed drugs had been discarded by a suspect they had been chasing.

Two dog wardens attached to Limerick City and County Council “assisted” Gardaí in removing the injured dog from the scene, a Council spokesman said.

The dog was later euthanised, sources confirmed.

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