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Iceland’s PM strikes over gender pay gap Women in Iceland, including the PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir, are refusing to work on Tuesday.  The women’s day off has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence. Tens of thousands of women are expected to take part in the strike. In areas where women are the majority of workers – such as healthcare and education – will be especially affected. The planned walkout marks the first full-day women’s strike since 1975. PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir and women in Iceland are refusing to work Women and non-binary people have been urged…

Elementor #557001 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – 51 deadly errors Metro says 51 failures by probation staff contributed to a man murdering his partner and three children with a hammer. It says “stressed and inexperienced” staff missed multiple chances to intervene and do safeguarding checks. The paper says Damian Bendall killed Terri Harris, 35, her children Lacey, 11, and John Paul, 13, and Lacey’s friend, Connie Gent, 11, at Ms Harris’s home in September 2021. It says no safeguarding checks were carried out before Bendall was placed under curfew at the…

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Elementor #556988 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Bombardment of Gaza continues amid talks to free more hostages  The Guardian says at least 400 Palestinians were killed in one of the deadliest 24 hours since the war began. It says “entire residential blocks across the strip have been levelled”, including in areas where people had been told to seek refuge and carries a picture of a young woman holding her infant child in the aftermath of an air strike. The front page leads with a large image of a young woman…

Elementor #556982 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Star – Is there mice on Mars?  Mice have been found living in thin air at the top of a Chilean volcano – so the Star suggests they may also be able to survive on Mars. The paper says that if the rodents can live in such an inhospitable environment then “they can live anywhere” and asks whether the discovery means there could be “mice on Mars”. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon…

Elementor #556976 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – PM blasts Met Police for not acting on ‘jihadi’ chants   The prime minister has told police to tackle pro-Palestine extremism “head on” after protesters chanting “jihad” were not arrested in London at the weekend, the Express reports. The paper says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed claims that the Met Police did not have the powers needed to do so. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK…

Elementor #556970 October 24, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Storm Babet: Why will no one help us?  The Mirror leads with the effects of Storm Babet on families in South Yorkshire. Some of the families whose homes have been flooded by Storm Babet “feel abandoned”, according to the paper. They told the paper that they were told after floods in 2007 that their homes would “never be hit again”. The front page features a picture of a number of cars on a residential street submerged by water and a quote from a…

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Israel hits hundreds of Gaza sites as it warns campaign may last months The ongoing Middle East conflict is intensifying as Israel says it has hit 320 more targets in the Gaza Strip. But Palestinian authorities say civilian homes were hit “without warning.”  The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the situation in southern Gaza is so bad that some civilians are returning north after the ‘safe routes’ were bombed by Israel. Israel hits hundreds of Gaza sites overnight and indiscriminately ‘carpet bombing Gaza’, Killing and injuring thousands of civilians. Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant…

Argentina presidential election: Javier Milei and Sergio Massa head for run-off vote Sergio Massa has defied expectations by winning more than 36% of the vote in Argentina’s presidential election. He is now on course for a run-off contest with far-right candidate Javier Hilei. Massa’s lead has come as a surprise as many thought the Argentina economy minister would be punished by the voters for presiding over a financial crisis. Inflation in Argentina is nearing 140%. With almost all ballots counted, no candidate had received the necessary 45% of votes needed for an outright win. There will be a second round…

Iran says girl who collapsed on Tehran metro is ‘brain dead’ Iranian teenager Armita Geravand, 16, who fell into a coma after an alleged altercation with morality police is now considered to be “brain dead,” state media say. Geravand collapsed after boarding a Tehran metro train on 1 October. Activists say morality police assaulted her for not wearing a hijab but authorities say she fainted. The 16-year-old is being treated at Tehran’s Fajr Hospital under tight security. The case is similar to that of Mahsa Amini – a young woman who died in custody in September 2022 after being detained…

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Elementor #556644 October 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Pressure intensifies on Israel to negotiate the release of Gaza hostages  The Guardian says Israel is under increasing pressure to negotiate the release of more than 200 people still being held by Hamas since its attack on the country two weeks ago. A significant number are dual nationals and the only people released so far are two US citizens, a mother and daughter, freed a few days ago. Pictures of floral tributes being laid outside Old Trafford in memory of Sir Bobby Charlton…

Elementor #556626 October 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro-Met warns winter is coming: Grit and bear it  The Metro leads on an aerial view of Gaza buildings destroyed by airstrikes as it says Israel is notching up its preparations to “blitz Hamas”. Underneath, the lead story is a bit closer to home as the Met Office warns winter is coming as forecasters issue concerns over ice in parts of Scotland and northern England in the wake of Storm Babet. Nine people are feared dead due to Storm Babet. Today’s top stories Like this article?…

Elementor #556620 October 23, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Family’s pride and tears: Brothers forever  Some papers continue to pay tribute to the late great Sir Bobby Charlton who died over the weekend at the age of 86. Sir Bobby Charlton’s younger brother, Tommy, has paid tribute to him in an interview with Daily Mirror. The England and Manchester United legend features in a picture on the front of the Daily Mirror with his brother Jack Charlton. Their younger sibling Tommy Charlton tells the tabloid the two will be together again. “He…