Solar plane begins epic journey
A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in five months in a solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse-2, gets under way in Abu Dhabi. BBC News – Middle East
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Treasury sells £500m of Lloyds shares
British taxpayers’ stake in Lloyds Banking Group has fallen to below 23% following the latest share sales, which have netted about £500m for the Treasury. BBC News – Business
Baby survives 14 hours in Utah river
A baby girl is found alive in a car 14 hours after the vehicle plunged into a river in Utah, killing her mother. BBC News – US & Canada
Cameron pledges 500 new free schools
The number of free schools in England will more than double to over 900 by 2020, if the Conservatives are re-elected, David Cameron is to say. BBC News – UK
Allies begin push against Boko Haram
Niger and Chad launch an offensive against Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, as officials dismiss the group’s pledge to IS as a sign of weakness. BBC News – Africa
Large firms to reveal gender pay gap
Large companies will have to reveal differences in pay between men and women after the government agreed to implement the measure. BBC News – Business