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Much of Monday’s front pages cover international news with Joe Biden’s green light for strikes in Russia using American weapons a lead story for many of the newspapers. The move by the US president could open the door for the UK and other European nations to follow suit.

A dash of domestic politics makes the splashes as the prime minister is set to build better relations with China at this week’s G20 summit. There are several reports that the prime minister will be looking to move the UK closer to the EU after being urged by business bosses following the economic damage from Brexit.

Donald Trump attending a UFC match with Elon Musk is pictured on several of the broadsheets, whilst the tabloids lead with showbiz stories and images from England’s 5-0 win over Ireland.

Timothy West: Acclaimed actor who shone on screen and stage Switching effortlessly from stage to screen and drama to comedy, Timothy West, who has died aged 90, was a remarkably prolific actor over seven decades. Some of his most acclaimed performances were in Shakespearean productions, but he had a range and versatility that extended beyond the classics. West’s tour de force came when he brought his towering presence to the title role of Edward the Seventh (1975), ITV’s 13-part account of the life of Queen Victoria’s son “Bertie”, who spent 59 years waiting to ascend the throne and was recorded…

Watch runners stream through town in hugely-popular Conwy Half-Marathon Several thousands of people took part in iconic event https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/watch-runners-stream-through-town-30390817

Doctors warn of ‘massive’ winter crisis in UK’s overstretched A&E departments Emergency doctors have sounded the alarm over an approaching winter crisis that they say is already putting patients in overstretched A&E departments at risk. Nearly all medics (94%) fear patients are coming to harm because of the conditions in A&E departments around the UK, according to a snapshot survey of 83 medics from emergency departments from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). Most (87%) are not confident their departments will cope well over the winter months, while 41% feel less prepared for this winter compared with last year.…

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after two people stabbed to death in Manchester Police were called to scene at 5am this morning https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/man-arrested-suspicion-murder-after-30391086

Man arrested after 60-year-old pedestrian dies in hit and run | UK News A man has been arrested after 60-year-old man was killed in a hit and run. The pedestrian was struck by a car in Vicarage Road, at the junction of Tile Kiln Lane, Bexley shortly after 11.30pm on Friday. Met Police officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended, but despite efforts to save him the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the car failed to stop at the scene. A 45-year-old man later attended a police station and was arrested on suspicion…

Man dies and child airlifted to hospital in Welsh road accident Police arrest two men after horrific, three-vehicle crash near Welshpool https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/man-dies-child-airlifted-hospital-30391592

Hunt for tourists who handed in backpack of vanished hiker  The family of a missing hiker are looking for two tourists who found his backpack after he vanished on Giant’s Causeway. Lester McLennan, 20, travelled to the iconic rock formation from Belfast by bus at 9.30am on Friday 1 November. He hasn’t been seen again. His mother, who had joined him on the trip from south London to visit family in Northern Ireland raised the alarm when he failed to return to their Belfast accommodation from the trip. “I think we’re looking for his body now,” his devastated mother Lalitha…

Allison Pearson: Police investigating criminal offence after ‘dumbfounded’ columnist’s social media post Essex Police have confirmed they are investigating alleged criminal racial hatred after columnist Allison Pearson said she was “dumbfounded and upset” when she was questioned by police last week. Ms Pearson said she was being investigated over a year-old deleted post online, claiming the investigation was related to a Non-Crime Hate Incident (NCHI). This refers to an act which is prejudiced towards a person with a particular characteristic, but is not illegal. Her claims have gained widespread attention and attracted significant criticism towards Essex Police, including from leader…

XL Bully ‘lunged for baby’ strapped to mother amid surge in dangerous dog attacks A police force has warned dog owners to take responsibility for their pets “before someone dies” after 13 dangerous attacks in less than 48 hours. One man was left with serious injuries to his face and a mother was terrified after a loose XL Bully lunged for her baby that was strapped to her chest. In a separate incident, another loose dog attacked an elderly woman and her grandchild in Sheffield. A man suffered lacerations to his face, neck and head after he tried to separate…

Bishop who forced Welby to resign warns senior clerics put job promotion ahead of tackling abuse The bishop who forced Justin Welby to resign over his handling of the John Smyth abuse case has warned that too many senior clerics are putting their own job prospects above tackling scandals in the Church of England. Helen-Ann Hartley, the Bishop of Newcastle, broke ranks last week to speak out over the former Archbishop of Canterbury’s failure to stop serial abuser Smyth from continuing to pursue his victims. She claimed Welby and the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell sent her a “coercive letter”.…

William Hague hits out at ‘two jobs’ rival Peter Mandelson as they battle for Oxford role William Hague has criticised Peter Mandelson’s bid to become the UK’s new envoy in America as well as taking over the top job in the British university sector. The former Conservative leader spoke out as tensions flared in the battle between the two men to become chancellor of the University of Oxford. Lord Hague said the two roles would be “incompatible” as he dismissed a jibe by the former Labour cabinet member Lord Mandelson that it was time to end the “Tory monopoly” of…

There’s a real variety of domestic news dominating the UK this Sunday morning with politics leading the way. No single issue leads the papers providing a wide variety of reports across the political spectrum from COP29 to Labour’s £1bn bus promise.

The latest from the hit TV show I’m a Celebrity makes several of the tabloid front pages as original WAG Coleen Rooney speaks exclusively about moving on from the trial dubbed ‘WAGATHA Christy’.

The back pages are dominated by English football and rugby – as the rugby team suffered their fifth straight loss and the three lions prepare to face Ireland in the last match of the international break.

Hazy spells of sunshine will be replaced by cloud and patchy rain across northern and western parts. Further blustery wintry showers for northern Scotland. Driest and brightest towards the south. Feeling colder. Tonight: Scattered wintry blustery showers in the far north, with clear spells leading to a cold and frosty night. Unsettled across central areas with outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the west.

Various stories lead the Sunday front pages, but domestic news mostly dominates the splashes. The back pages continue coverage of England’s international November camp, as the three lions face Ireland next. There’s also coverage of English rugby following their latest loss. 

Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised against early election. Isaac Levido and Michael Brooks warned ex-PM on 3 April voters ‘less likely to feel financially optimistic’ Rishi Sunak’s top aides advised him not to call an early election, warning him that voters would be less likely to feel “financially optimistic” in the summer and that Conservatives would not be able to “hit Labour hard with both fists”. Isaac Levido, who directed the election campaign for the Conservative party, and Michael Brooks, a Tory strategist, issued the warning to the former prime minister in a blunt memo on 3 April, seven weeks…

Cardiff: Man charged with murder after death of 43-year-old South Wales Police says that a man has been charged with the murder of 43-year-old James Brogan from St. Mellons. Georgie Tannetta,20 from Trowbridge has been charged with murder and being in possession of an offensive weapon James Brogan, died after he was discovered with serious injuries on Coleford Road in St. Mellons at around 4pm on Tuesday November 12. Man charged with murder after death of 43-year-old in Cardiff Detective Chief Inspector Lianne Rees from the Major Crime Investigation Team said: “We continue to investigate the matter and are appealing…

SNP ruling body proposes cutting HQ staff SNP ruling body proposes cutting HQ staff. The party’s national executive committee (NEC) agreed to a proposal to “streamline” staffing during a meeting on Saturday. A voluntary redundancy scheme has been opened. National secretary Councillor Alex Kerr said the move would “protect the long-term finances of the party”. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24728978.snp-ruling-body-proposes-cutting-hq-staff/?ref=rss The SNP’s ruling body has proposed cutting staff at its headquarters from 26 to 16.

Police probe after teen raped in Glasgow city centre early on Friday morning. The scene, between the junction with Elmbank Street and Holland Street, was taped off following the incident. Police Scotland confirmed inquiries into the serious sexual assault were ongoing. A spokesperson said: “Around 1.55am on Friday, 15 November 2024 we received a report of a serious sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in Sauchiehall Lane between the junction with Elmbank Street and Holland Street in Glasgow. “Enquiries are ongoing.” Police probe after teen raped in Glasgow city centre

The assisted dying debate: Charles Falconer and the Observer’s Sonia Sodha tackle the issues Last week’s launch of a historic private member’s bill set off an impassioned nationwide discourse in the UK. Here, the Observer’s chief leader writer discusses the big talking points with the former lord chancellor Charles Falconer: The current law has been abandoned. The director of public prosecutions (DPP) will not prosecute those motivated by compassion as long as they are not healthcare professionals, despite the fact they are committing a crime to which they have no defence, with a maximum of 14 years in prison. This…

Swimmers have been warned to stay away from the Seals – as they will bite and give them their distance amid fears of a “seal finger”. Which is a serious infection if you are bitten by the aquatic mammals that are gathering in their hundreds around the UK coastline. Stay away from the Seals The British Divers Marine Life Rescue charity issued the call after hundreds of seals were spotted off the coast of Cornwall during pupping season in recent weeks. Seals set up home off the coast of Britain Around 120,000 grey seals set up home off the coast…

Police name young woman found dead in boot of car in London Detectives fear a young woman found dead in a car boot in London 160km (100 miles) from home was killed by someone she knew. Harshita Brella, 24, was discovered in the boot of car in Ilford, east London, after Northamptonshire Police was contacted on Wednesday by a member of the public concerned for the Brella’s welfare. They found her home in Corby They found her home in Corby, Northamptonshire, empty on Wednesday. Officers got no answer at her home in Skegness Walk and promptly launched a fast-track search…

Space travel should not be just ‘for the elites’, says new British astronaut Rosemary Coogan, European Space Agency’s second UK recruit, will be deployed to ISS for six months. She beat a field of more than 22,000 candidates and has a PhD in astrophysics and a background as a Royal Navy reserve, but the newly qualified British astronaut Rosemary Coogan believes that in future space travel should not be restricted to elites. Coogan, 33, from Belfast, who is the European Space Agency’s (Esa) second British recruit, believes we are entering a revolutionary period of space exploration that will lead not…

Boy, eleven, dies after being hit by a car outside a school The driver of the car, a woman from Wrexham, was uninjured https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/boy-eleven-dies-after-being-30387139

Prime Minister defends budget as angry farmers protest noisily outside Llandudno venue Party leader hails co-operation with Welsh Labour but farming demonstrators unhappy at inheritance tax changes and milk prices https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/prime-minister-defends-budget-angry-30387298