Lights at Beechie Head in Eastbourne and the lizard light in Cornwall are going. One by one, many of these massive, slowly turning lenses are being removed. The beam that travels 20 nautical miles out to sea actually comes from a tiny 35 watt lightbulb so small you can hold it in your hand. But mercury, while clever, is also pretty nasty stuff.
Mark Rutte is
stepping down after leading the Netherlands for 13 years. Despite his renowned political survival skills, our correspondent explains why it was migration policy that brought about his downfall. As the
NATO summit kicks off, what are the alliance’s plans for defending Europe (9:30)? And a look at the changing face of Britain’s
lighthouses (19:00).