Donald Trump says he will delay giving his State of the Union address until the US government shutdown is over as his personal standoff with Nancy Pelosi over federal funding for a border wall worsened. On Wednesday, air traffic controllers issued a stark warning about the risks posed by the shutdown to aviation safety. They said a shortage of staff thanks to a recruitment freeze meant they could not calculate when the “system might break”. Lunchtime read: Layton Williams – from Bury to West End stardomFacebook Twitter Pinterest Layton Williams. Sign upThe Guardian morning briefing is delivered to thousands of inboxes bright and early every weekday.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2019 06:22 UTC