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Daily Express – For nurses, For Britain, sit down and sort this out Summary of the front page The Daily Express says senior Tories want Rishi Sunak to sit down with nurses and negotiate a pay deal. Ex-chairman Sir Jake Berry is among the senior Tories urging the prime minister to hold fresh talks with nurses and offer a better pay deal, the paper says. Many of Friday’s papers look at claims made by Prince Harry in his Netflix docuseries, Harry and Meghan. “Why Harry, why do this to your family?” the Daily Express asks. Today’s top stories Like this article?…

“This is what compassion looks like” – the Daily Mirror leads with the two nurses who left their picket line to help a man who had collapsed. The front page leaves space to report on the four boys of the Solihull lake tragedy – as they are named and images released. A picture of the Prince and Princess of Wales along with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte makes the front splash. The paper calls it a ‘big turnout’ as royals put on a ‘united front’ following Harry and Meghan’s Netflix drama. “This is what compassion looks like” -…

The Sun – The traitor and the dutiful Summary of the front page The traitor and the dutiful – The Sun has its take on the day’s royal news. The paper is its usual dramatic self saying Harry and Meghan are declaring war on the royal family. The paper picks up on the comments made by Harry in the documentary – that brother Prince William ‘screamed’ at him and called his dad a ‘liar’. The paper mocks his call for an apology from the royal family and labels Prince William and Princess Kate as ‘dutiful’ whilst Harry and Meghan are…

Four people are fighting for their lives after a crowd crush at Brixton’s O2 Academy, the four boys who died in the Solihull frozen lake tragedy have been named and the ONS figures show Black Friday failed to deliver retail sales boosts.  Elsewhere: Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series, Elon Musk banning journalists’ Twitter accounts and Russia launching a fresh wave of strikes this morning, dominate the news.  Today’s Daily News | Solihull boys named, Crowd crush at Brixton gig, Black Friday poor sales, Russia’s fresh strikes across Ukraine  Read the full Daily News Briefing here Four fighting for life after…

Also: getting really, really cold in freezing water.

Four boys who died after falling through ice on Solihull lake are named The Guardian says The four children who died after falling through ice into a lake in Solihull have been named as brothers Finlay and Samuel Butler, their cousin Thomas Stewart, and Jack Johnson. The four boys were pulled from the freezing Babbs Mill lake in cardiac arrest on Sunday and taken to hospital, where eight-year-old Finlay, 11-year-old Thomas and 10-year-old Jack died a short time later. Six-year-old Samuel was left fighting for his life, but police confirmed he died on Wednesday. In a statement, the family of…

Young brothers and their cousin pictured as all four frozen lake victims named The Metro says Two brothers and their cousin have been named among the young children who died after falling into an icy lake in Solihull. The latest victim, six-year-old Samuel Butler, is thought to have gone to Babbs Mill Lake on Sunday afternoon with his older sibling Finlay, eight, and their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, to feed the ducks. When the icy surface gave way beneath them, police officers and onlookers – including brave 11-year-old Jack Johnson – rushed to try and save them. Tragically, Finlay, Thomas…

Solihull: Four boys who died after falling into a frozen lake named The Independent says Four boys who died after falling into a frozen lake have been officially named. Brothers Samuel and Finlay Butler, aged six and eight, both died in the tragedy, as well as their 11-year-old cousin Thomas Stewart, West Midlands Police said. Ten-year-old Jack Johnson also lost his life. The four boys fell into an icy lake in Babbs Mill Park, West Midlands, on Sunday. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/solihull-lake-boys-named-dead-b2246004.html

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk There are a few talking points for the Friday newspapers, including the nurse’s strikes, the death of the fourth child in the Solihull frozen lake tragedy and the NHS being put on high alert for a flu outbreak this winter.  Elsewhere, the final part of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix show is featured across several of the tabloids’ front pages, along with a picture of Prince William and his family attending a Christmas carol concert. Nurses strike: Senior Tories pile pressure Both the Guardian and the Express lead on calls from senior Tories for the…

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One chimpanzee is wounded but a vet cannot safely get to it.

Crush at Brixton Academy gig leaves four in critical condition Eight people are in hospital, four in critical condition following a suspected crowd crush during a concert at the Brixton O2 Academy in south London. Police were called to the gig of afro-pop singer Asake at around 21:35 GMT on Thursday. They were responding to reports of a large number of people trying to force their way into the venue. The gig had to be abandoned part-way through and was the third of three sold-out shows at the Academy. Footage being circulated online shows a large crowd building up outside…

People are being warned to expect a covering of snow before milder temperatures next week.

Fire in block of flats in France kills 10, including five children  A fire in a block of flats near Lyon, France has killed 10 people including five children.   The seven-story building had a “sizeable fire” according to officials, who said four other people are in critical condition and 10 others have minor injuries.  The fire has now been extinguished – it took 170 firefighters battling the flames to put it out. It’s believed the fire started on the ground floor and worked its way up the building. Olivier Klein, the minister delegate of cities and housing for the Borne…

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Russia launches fresh strikes across Ukraine Russia has launched fresh strikes across Ukraine with the latest wave of missile and drone attacks this Friday. The capital Kyiv, Kharkiv in the north, Odesa in the south and the central city of Kryvih Rih were all targeted. Strikes on Ukrainian cities have intensified this week as Russia targets the country’s civilian infrastructure. Friday’s strikes – residential building hit, power out Blasts have been reported in north-eastern Kyiv, and a residential building has been hit in Kryvih Rih. Power is down in Kharkiv and Sumy and many cities have been put on alert. …

Biden orders release of secret unedited JFK assassination files  The White House has ordered the release of thousands of documents related to the murder of US president John F Kennedy.  The government has ordered the documents to be released in full – without any edits. With the publication of some 13,173 files online, the White House said more than 97% of records in the collection were now publicly available. There are not expected to be any major revelations from the release of the papers, but historians hope to learn more about the alleged assassin. Some files still withheld President Kennedy…

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Landslide in Malaysia leaves 16 campers dead and many missing At least 16 people have been killed following a landslide covered a campsite in Malaysia’s Selangor state, officials say. Many more people remain missing. Campers were sleeping in their tents when the landslide happened – at around 03:00 Friday local time, at the farm stay in Batang Kali township. There had been more than 90 people – including children – camped at the base. Rescuers wading through mud There were hundreds of rescuers seen wading through mud on Friday morning, as they desperately try to find survivors. Pictures shared online…

Twitter bans some journalists who cover Elon Musk Twitter has suspended accounts belonging to several prominent journalists covering the social media company’s owner Elon Musk. Reporters for The New York Times, CNN and Washington Post are among those who found themselves locked out of their accounts on Thursday evening. A Twitter spokeswoman told tech website The Verge that the ban was related to the live sharing of location data. The news comes just a day after Musk vowed to take legal action against the owner of a Twitter account that tracks Musk’s private jet use. Twitter’s banned journalists The list…

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Expect disruption in parts of the capital today.

The Guardian – Scathing report condemns police for victim blaming in rape cases Summary of the front page A report condemning police for victim-blaming in rape cases makes the Guardian’s front. It has also exposed “persistent failings” in the criminal justice system, the paper says. The report analyses 80,000 rape reports across five forces, the paper says. Elsewhere, the paper’s main image is of a crew on board a fishing vessel helping to rescue the survivors trapped on the boat which sank in the Channel. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next