Tuberculosis patients in some of the countries joining the European Union in May are 10 times more likely to have the most deadly strain of the disease than the rest of the world, a new report showed today.

Moderate opinion across Europe is still firmly opposed to war against Iraq, a leading Euro-MP said tonight.

Efforts to heal Europe’s deep splits on Iraq were on hold today, awaiting the outcome of tomorrow’s report to the United Nations Security Council by chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.