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Sunday’s highly anticipated premiere of “60 Minutes” scored 7.9 million viewers according to Nielsen, the lowest for a season opener since 2000.
Nielsen data showed the news magazine was down 21% compared to last year’s opener, which averaged 10.3 million viewers. The premiere was the first ratings report card for the program since a major upheaval that occurred behind the scenes under CBS News Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.
The number — which was also below the 2025-26 season average of 9.1 million viewers — has to be a disappointment to CBS News. The episode received a major promotional push in the weeks leading up to the premiere, which featured an exclusive interview with an Air Force officer who was shot down over Iraq.
The story of the pilot’s heroism may not have been enough to overcome the public’s antipathy toward the U.S. military operation which has gone on much longer than President Trump predicted.
The program did suffer from some comparisons to 2025.
The ratings for “60 Minutes” are often tied to the lead-in from the late afternoon NFL game on CBS, which was also off from 2026. Most of the country saw the Minnesota Vikings top the Green Bay Packers by a score of 39-22 which, with 18.4 million viewers, was down 22% compared to a comparable broadcast window last year.
Broadcasters tend to blame Nielsen when there are significant ratings declines. The NFL has already raised concerns to the research company about changes to its methodology in counting viewers, as the first week of games are down significantly compared to a year ago.
This year, CBS did not have the exclusive late Sunday window with its NFL game. Fox carried the Philadelphia Eagles-Washington Redskins contest in the time period. Last year’s “60 Minutes” opener was on Sept. 28, when CBS had the sole game with a Kansas City Chiefs-Baltimore Ravens contest.
CBS News did see “60 Minutes” retain a larger portion of its audience lead-in compared to last year, despite a later start time of 7:48 p.m. Eastern. The delay meant half of “60 Minutes” competed with NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” the most-watched TV program of the week. It dropped to 6 million viewers by the final quarter hour.
While there are plenty of rationales, CBS News will have to be patient and hope that viewers will sample the program, which largely had the same look as last year despite Weiss’ changes.
But personalities matter to TV viewers, and the new “60 Minutes” is without four of its longtime correspondents — Anderson Cooper, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi. The latter three were fired by Weiss after clashing with her over their belief she is pushing the show to the political right. Weiss — who took over editorial control of CBS News after parent company Paramount acquired her heterodox digital news site the Free Press — also dismissed “60 Minutes” executive producer Tanya Simon and replaced her with screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Nick Bilton, who has no previous experience in TV news.
Viewers on Sunday briefly saw one of Weiss’ new hires, former conservative New York Times opinion writer Ross Douthat, who has no previous experience as a TV presenter.
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Jet2 has confirmed a rule allowing passengers with flights before midday to check-in and drop off their luggage a day earlier.
Passengers usually have to arrive at their departure airport at least two hours before their flight and queue at check-in desks to get boarding passes before dropping off luggage.
However, Jet2 offers a twilight check-in service at 12 airports across the UK which allows passengers to bypass this process the night before, making morning departures less stressful.
Not only can passengers save valuable time on the day of their flight, they can also avoid having to wait in long check-in queues to drop off bags.
Jet2’s twilight check-in service is only available to passengers with flights due to depart before midday at the 12 airports listed below.
If you have an eligible flight, you can use the free twilight service within a four and a half hour window the evening before your morning flight and drop your bags off between 4.30pm and 9pm.
Passengers must also check-in for flights online any time from 28 days and no later than 24 hours before their flight via Jet2’s website or app.
Explaining how the service works, Jet2 said: “Check in online. You need to do this no later than 24 hours before your flight, but to make sure you don’t miss out, we recommend you check in as soon as online check-in opens, 28 days before you travel.
“Drop your bags at the airport. One person in your party can drop off up to six people’s bags. Simply take your luggage to the airport between 16:30-21:00 the evening before your flight. Don’t forget your boarding passes and passports!
“Sail straight through to security. On the morning of your flight, bypass check-in and head to security. Relax and enjoy your getaway!”
BRUSSELS: Asylum applications to the EU dropped to a five-year-low in the first half of 2026, continuing a downward trend partly brought about by a hardening of migration policy, the bloc’s asylum agency said Thursday.
The European Union plus Switzerland and Norway (EU+) received 332,000 applications for international protection from January to June, 17 percent fewer than in the same period last year.
“This is the lowest number recorded in the first half of a year since 2021,” the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) said.
The agency attributed the decrease to the political transition in Syria, which has resulted in a massive drop in applications filed by the country’s nationals, as well as to the EU’s “efforts in cooperating with countries of origin and transit”.
Brussels has recently struck deals with Northern African countries including Tunisia and Mauritania, providing aid and investments in return for help with migration.
War in the Middle East had also not translated into a feared increase in applications from the countries affected, the EUAA said.
Afghans were the largest group of applicants, with 39,000 requests for protection, followed by Venezuelans and Bangladeshis.
Less than a third of applications processed in the first six months of the year were successful, the agency said, noting that this was due to have an impact on future requests.
Under rules that came into force in June, applicants from countries that have a recognition rate of less than 20 percent undergo an expedited procedure linked to swift deportation in case of rejection.
The same is true for applicants from countries the EU deems “safe”.
“In the first half of 2026, nearly 56 percent of applications were from citizenships meeting one or more of these criteria,” the EUAA said.
Among EU nations, France received the highest number of applications (69,000), followed by Italy (66,000), Spain (55,000) and Germany (55,000).
With 23,000 requests Greece was the country that received the most applications per capita.
A MAJOR UK airport has quietly increased its drop off fees.
London Luton Airport passengers must now pay £9 to drop off, rather than £7.
The time has been slightly extended, with the fee covering up to 12 minutes, rather than 10 minutes.
After 12 minutes, drivers are also charged an extra £1 per minute, meaning you could pay up to £27 if waiting the max 30 minutes.
The fee must be paid online or by phone by midnight the day after the drop off.
Many travellers have taken to social media outraged by the increase.
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One person said on Facebook: “Free in most European countries!”
Another added: “£7 was bad enough!”
A third person said: “Paid it this morning, spent three minutes in the drop off zone, crazy cost.”
Luton Airport last raised its drop off fee in late September 2025, meaning this is the second time in a year the airport has raised the fee.
The fee was raised by 40 per cent in 2025 from £5 for five minutes to £7 for 10 minutes.
The price hike was the first at the airport in five years.
Over the past year several airports have raised drop off fees, causing outrage among travellers.
Earlier this year, Stansted Airport raised its drop off fee from £7 to £10, for up to 15 minutes.
In 2025, Edinburgh Airport raised its fee to £6 for a 10-minute stay, with additional charges for longer stays.
Sun Travel has contacted Luton Airport for comment.
