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Sunday Mirror – Shirley: I may never go back to Strictly Summary of the front page The Sunday Mirror leads on an exclusive with Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, who says she may never go back to the programme after trolls “made her life hell”. The paper reports that she has not yet signed on for the next series, after internet trolls left her “crying and emotional”. It also leads on Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe expecting his first child with girlfriend Erin Darke. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Sunday Express – Rishi crime blitz to woo red wall Summary of the front page Rishi Sunak will pursue a “crime blitz” to “woo” red wall voters, the Sunday Express reports. These proposals include targeting young people who “terrorise neighbourhoods”, with punishments for offenders including washing police cars and cleaning up graffiti. The plans are part of a strategy to bolster the Conservatives’ hopes of re-election, the newspaper adds. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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Metro – Harvest of Horror Summary of the front page The Metro leads with the story of a wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife who are facing jail in the UK over a kidney swap plot. A Nigerian politician and his wife facing jail over a “kidney swap plot” dominates Metro’s front page. The pair were found guilty in a trial at the Old Bailey in London in the first case of its kind in the UK. A jury decided Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and a middleman conspired to smuggle a victim from Lagos to London…

The Guardian – Councils spend £500m on beds in worst care homes Summary of the front page The Guardian reports taxpayers have spent close to half-a-billion pounds buying beds in England’s worst care homes over the past four years. An investigation by the Guardian has found that councils spent £480 million of taxpayers’ money in the past four years on beds for people in what it calls “the worst care homes in England”. It says some of the cash helped drive “profits for private investors while residents suffer unsafe treatment”. The Department of Health and Social Care tells the paper…

Financial Times – TikTok chief struggles to fend off US ban in front of hostile Congress Summary of the front page The Financial Times leads with the efforts of TikTok’s chief executive to avert a US ban of the viral video app. TikTok’s chief executive Shou Zi Chew told hostile US politicians that the video app would be kept “free from any manipulation by any government”, the FT’s front page reports. The Chinese-owned app is facing a potential ban in America over data security concerns. The Bank of England’s raising interest rates to 4.25% also features on the front page…

Daily Express – Bank’s chief’s optimism for UK economy Summary of the front page The Daily Express focuses on the Bank of England governor’s “more optimistic” forecast for the UK economy. The paper takes a more positive approach to interest rates hitting a 14-year high by leading on Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey being “more optimistic” that things may be getting better for the UK’s economy. The front page also celebrates footballer Harry Kane, who has overtaken Wayne Rooney as England’s all-time leading goal scorer following his penalty against Italy on Thursday. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave…

Daily Mirror – Why is Prem star still playing after rape claims? Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror says that a footballer accused of raping two women now faces a third charge but is still playing for his Premier League club. The paper goes on to say women’s charities including Women’s Aid have said this risks “minimising” violence against women. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – King Kane Summary of the front page The Sun celebrates Harry Kane becoming England’s all-time leading goal scorer. Kane scored from the spot to give England a 2-0 lead before halftime. The England skipper has now beaten Wayne Rooney as England’s all-time scorer and has done it in much less games. England beat Italy 2-1 in Naples as the Three Lions kicked off their Euro 2024 qualifiers campaign. The paper features a large image of Harry Kane. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Ofsted boss rejects calls to pause school inspections The chief inspector of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman, has argued that stopping or pausing school inspections in England would not be in the best interests of children.  She stressed that inspections play an important role for both schools and parents, despite recent calls from unions for them to be suspended after a head teacher took her own life while awaiting an inspection report. Spielman suggested that while a debate on the reform of inspections to remove grades is “legitimate,” any changes to the current system must meet the needs of parents and the…

US bombs Syrian targets after deadly drone attack According to the US defence chief, the US carried out air strikes against Iran-affiliated groups in eastern Syria following a drone attack that killed a US contractor.  The air strikes resulted in the deaths of eight pro-Iran fighters, as reported by a monitoring group. US intelligence believed that the drone attack was “of Iranian origin”. The US bases in north-east Syria had previously come under attack, resulting in similar air strikes by the US.  The air strikes on Thursday night were authorised by President Biden, in response to the drone attack and…

France pension protests: Bordeaux town hall set on fire as protesters take to the street Continuing protests over plans to raise the pension age in France resulted in the setting of Bordeaux town hall on fire.  More than a million people took to the streets across the country, with 119,000 in Paris alone. Police used tear gas on protesters in the capital, and 80 people were arrested across the country. The demonstrations were sparked by legislation raising the retirement age by two years to 64, and unions have called for further protests next Tuesday. King Charles III is due to…

Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP after conviction in defamation case Rahul Gandhi, a senior opposition leader in India, has been disqualified as a lawmaker following a criminal defamation conviction that led to a two-year prison sentence.  The lower house of parliament issued the order a day after the verdict in Gujarat state. Gandhi, an MP from Wayanad in Kerala, plans to appeal the decision and is currently on bail for 30 days. His party – The Congress Party, called the verdict “erroneous and unsustainable” and led a protest march in Delhi on Friday, with the opposition arguing that democracy in…

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Metro – The partygate inquiry: Boris: The backlash Summary of the front page The Metro says Boris Johnson’s three-hour “grilling” by the privileges committee. The paper describes the former prime minister as growing increasingly bad-tempered during his exchanges with the seven-strong panel, even snapping at one point: “You don’t know what you’re saying.” The paper says Mr Johnson was “rattled” and squirmed over “slogans and bottles of booze” during what it calls “several bad-tempered exchanges” with the seven-strong panel who’ll decide his fate. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Independent – Double Commons humiliation for blustering Boris Summary of the front page The Independent reports on what it calls a “double Commons” humiliation for Boris Johnson with his appearance at the privileges committee and the defeat of a rebellion against Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework Brexit deal. The front page features a large image of Boris at the hearing. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Guardian – ‘Flimsy’ Partygate answers leave Johnson on the brink Summary of the front page The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s “flimsy” partygate answers to the privileges committee leave his political career “on the brink.” The paper reports that he’s facing a formal reprimand for misleading Parliament. The paper says “flimsy” Partygate answers have left him “on the brink”, after the MPs investigating him suggested he’d wrongly interpreted Covid guidance. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Daily Express – Boris: Hand on heart I did not lie to House Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads with Boris Johnson’s “hand on heart” claim to the privileges committee that he did not lie to the House of Commons. The paper describes the former prime minister as “bullish” as he faced what it calls his “interrogators in a televised showdown”. The front page also features an image of Prince William visiting troops. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – Wills the freedom fighter Summary of the front page The Sun reports on Prince William’s trip to the Ukrainian border to meet with troops on the NATO frontline in Poland. The Prince of Wales made a secret trip to Poland to meet British troops close to Poland’s border with Ukraine. There is a large picture of the future king joking with smiling soldiers. The paper reports he told them they were “defending our freedoms” from Putin’s Russia. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Daily Mirror – Just drinks after a difficult day? Plenty of people were having difficult days, Boris Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson has been accused by opposition MPs of insulting families of COVID victims with his comments at the privileges committee. The paper accuses him of “insulting Covid families” – and “those who sacrificed so much” with a “string of Partygate excuses”. “Just drinks after a difficult day? asks its headline – with the response: “plenty of people were having difficult days, Boris.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National…

Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament The Guardian says Boris Johnson faces being formally reprimanded for recklessly misleading parliament after MPs investigating the Partygate scandal denounced his “flimsy” explanations and suggested he had wrongly interpreted Covid guidance. The former prime minister was left fighting for his political career after a tetchy three-and-a-half-hour evidence session in which he repeatedly claimed No 10 parties, with alcohol and little social distancing, had been “necessary” for work purposes. Harriet Harman, the chair of the privileges committee investigating whether Johnson deliberately misled MPs over lockdown gatherings, expressed dismay at the “flimsy nature” of…

Boris Johnson claimed No 10 drinks party was for official who didn’t leave until month later The Independent says Boris Johnson has been urged to correct his Partygate inquiry testimony after he was found to have claimed a No 10 party marked the exit of the top civil servant who did not resign until a month later. The former Tory prime minister claimed the notorious “bring your own booze” garden party on 20 May 2020 had been aimed at motivating staff because cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill had quit. But Mr Sedwill did not resign until 29 June 2020 – more…

Boris snaps at people who ‘don’t know what they’re talking about’ in heated grilling The Metro says Boris Johnson lost his temper and barked at the head of the committee grilling him over the Partygate scandal and said ‘people who say that we were partying in lockdown simply do not know what they are talking about.’ The former PM has sat through several hours of questioning by the Privileges Committee in parliament. Mr Johnson admits misleading MPs, but said he ‘didn’t mean to.’ He is battling to save his political career and in a 52-page document submitted on Monday he…