The Guardian says Beleaguered president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister on Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence, officials said.
Month: May 2022
The Guardian says North Korea has declared a “severe national emergency” after confirming its first outbreak of Covid-19, prompting its leader, Kim Jong-un, to vow to quickly eliminate the virus.
The Guardian says Finland is expected to announce its intention to join Nato on Thursday with Sweden likely to follow soon after, diplomats and officials have said.
The Guardian says Liz Truss has been warned of a major rebellion over plans for a bill that could revoke parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, amid fresh concern in Washington over the UK’s approach.
The Independent says the Premier League season is approaching its end but the title race remains a close run thing.
The Guardian says welcome aboard: now beat this. Manchester City knew they were getting a purring, relentless, blond machine of a player who uses strength, speed and guile to breach defences in equal measure before marking the fact with a zen-like pose
The Metro says Kevin De Bruyne said he had a ‘pretty nice’ evening as he scored four goals in Manchester City’s 5-1 win at Wolves, although he was disappointed he didn’t make it five.
Thursday’s front pages.
TWO men have been left fighting for their lives in hospital after being injured in a scaffold collapse on a building site.
Sky News says tax cuts could now be announced before the summer recess, Sky News understands
PRINCE William and Kate have said their thoughts are with Deborah James and her family after donating an undisclosed amount to her fundraiser.
SERIAL killer Levi Bellfield is engaged to a besotted female visitor who he plans to wed behind bars.
France24 says as global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland.
BREXIT OPPORTUNITIES MINISTER Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed the Brexit Britain will not impose “tit-for-tat” tariffs on the European Union amid concerns that Britain could rip up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Euronews says British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to defend Finland and Sweden if either country comes under attack.
KATE, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William have paid a deeply emotional tribute to Deborah James.
Aljazeera says North Korea has confirmed its first outbreak of COVID-19, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in one of the world’s only unvaccinated countries as it goes into a nationwide lockdown.
Horror nuclear warning as NATO cannot effectively block any ballistic nuclear weapon strikes launched by Vladimir Putin, an expert has told Express.co.uk.
TRT World says a colleague of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has told Anadolu Agency about his fellow journalist’s final moments before she was shot and killed while covering an Israeli army raid.
Cameroon plane disaster, A PLANE carrying 11 people onboard has reportedly crashed prompting emergency services to desperately launch a hunt for survivors, reports state.
BBC Business says Apple has lost its position as the world’s most valuable company amid a broad sell-off of technology stocks.
Rebekah Vardy breaks down in tears, who was seven months pregnant with the tot when Coleen Rooney accused her of leaking stories, wept as she gave evidence today.
Molly Moorish, who is the daughter of Liam Gallagher and musician Lisa Moorish, has struck up a relationship with the Premier League footballer, months after her split from model Louis Hartley
BBC Sport says Kevin de Bruyne’s stunning four-goal haul helped Manchester City thump Wolves and restored their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Producers from the Alec Baldwin movie Rust have denied an official report which says they were indifferent to gun safety before the tragic on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
