Although Omar Ayub faces criminal charges, including those related to riots following Imran Khan’s arrest last year, this does not disqualify him from running for the position of prime minister.
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Ariana Grande mocked for looking like lunch meat on Wicked poster The first trailer for the movie adaptation of the Wicked musical dropped on Sunday night, and by Monday morning the mockery had started. Wicked: Part One ‘s first teaser trailer debuted during Super Bowl Sunday, offering us the footage we’ve been anticipating for months – Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s award-winning Broadway show will be released in two parts, with the first landing on Thanksgiving and the second on November 26,…
The Independent leads with its investigation into allegations of sex assaults and harassment on wards in mental hospitals. The paper urges its readers to back their campaign demanding the NHS tackle the failures to protect the most vulnerable.
According to the paper, the Labour leader and his officials will spend the next few days deciding what to do after the party’s decision to abstain from a similar vote in November triggered 10 resignations from the Labour front-bench.
Various TikTok influencers will be paid by the government to persuade migrants not to cross the Channel in small boats, the Metro reports. The Home Office hopes the move will combat human traffickers who use the app to coax people to make the dangerous crossing.
The Daily Express reports Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to cut £20bn off the collective tax bill in light of an improvement in economic forecasts.
The Daily Mirror says the Royal College of Nursing union boss, Pat Cullen, has said a collapse in nursing recruitment is putting the future of the NHS at risk and will cause patient safety to suffer too.
The Sun leads with radio DJ Steve Wright who died on Monday at the age of 69. It reports that he “died of a broken heart” after the BBC sacked him from a long-running show, his friends said.
Several of Thursday’s front pages report on the findings of an annual report on antisemitism in the UK, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Elsewhere, the UK economy and other domestic stories make the front page.
Israel Gaza: Netanyahu vows to press ahead with Rafah offensive Benjamin Netanyahu has said his troops will advance on the Gazan city of Rafah, ignoring pleas to reconsider. France’s Macron was among those issuing a warning. He told Netanyahu that the human cost of Israel’s operation was “intolerable.” Netanyahu has ordered his army to prepare for a ground assault. There are currently around 1.4 million Palestinians crammed into Rafah – which has already been heavily bombarded. Netanyahu said Israel’s “powerful” assault will continue until Hamas are eliminated from the southern city. ‘Calls for operations to cease’ President Macron phoned Netanyahu…
Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least seven civilians, security sources say, after Hezbollah rocket fire killed a soldier in Israel.
A woman and two children were killed in Souaneh, and at least four members of a family were later killed in Nabatieh.
The Independent leads on Labour’s internal turmoil as an ex-MP is ‘caught on tape’ saying Britons who fight for Israel should be locked up. The paper notes that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer spent the day defending what it calls a shambolic delay in ditching the Rochdale candidate accused of spouting Israeli conspiracy theories.
The Guardian reports Labour has suspended a second parliamentary candidate over his remarks about Israel, with Sir Keir Starmer struggling to contain the fallout from the leak of a private meeting of his party’s activists.
The Metro says Prince Harry has been accused of “kicking his father while he’s down” after launching a website with Meghan complete with royal titles and crests. Elsewhere, the front page pays tribute to Radio DJ Steve Wright who died aged 69. His BBC career lasted more than four decades.
The Daily Express reports Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has been branded a “war criminal” by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The paper says the “sinister targeting” of Tory MP Tobias Ellwood by a “pro-Palestinian mob” at his family home has been condemned as “chilling” by Alicia Kearns MP, head of the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee.
Elementor #585216February 14, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Steve Wright Dies aged 69: Radio Wonder The Sun says BBC Radio DJ Steve Wright has been hailed a “legend of broadcasting” after he died aged 69. “Radio Wonder” is the headline in the Sun across a photo of the DJ relaxing with his legs up on a radio desk. Inside, the paper says he brought “love and laughs” to millions.The front page leads on a reported fight between the BBC and Netflix over a new season of Gavin and Stacey. Today’s top stories Like…
The Daily Mirror says a takeaway boss was the mastermind behind the armed robbery that led to PC Sharon Beshenivksy being shot dead. The paper reports that Piran Ditta Khan, 75, who went to Pakistan after the killing, “sat in a car nearby as a gang carried out the raid on a travel agent, jurors were told”.
Indian farmers, primarily from Punjab state, are poised to continue their journey towards Delhi, in an ongoing demonstration advocating for minimum prices for their crops.
Millions of people across Indonesia’s 17,000 islands and three time zones have now voted for their future president. The current frontrunner is former defence minister Prabowo Subianto, a retired general with a bloody human rights record.
UN warns attack on Rafah could lead to ‘slaughter’ Israel’s assault in the southern Gazan city Rafah could lead to a “slaughter” according to a top UN official. Martin Griffiths said Palestinians in Gaza were already suffering an “assault that is unparalleled in its intensity, brutality and scope”. The consequences of an invasion of Rafah would be “catastrophic”, he said. Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to defeat Hamas gunmen that he claims are hiding in the city. Rafah is currently sheltering over a million people, who Griffiths said were “crammed in Rafah, staring death in the face”. He said…
Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N and Bilawal Bhutto’s PPP in Pakistan have struck a deal to establish a government together. The PPP has pledged support to help the PML-N elect a prime minister following last week’s election.
The Independent says David Cameron has cautioned Israel against the looming ground invasion saying there is nowhere for civilians to go. Foreign Secretary Cameron said that there must be an immediate pause in the fighting so aid can be delivered.
The news that a school headteacher has not hired classroom staff because a PFI contract forces him to spend £30,000 a year on mowing the grass on the playing fields is the lead story in the Metro.
David Potter says almost 20% of his whole budget is spent on the deal which helped build the school but ties it to the same maintenance firm for decades as prices rise, the paper says.
The Guardian leads with Labour withdrawing support for its candidate in the upcoming Rochdale by-election just weeks before voters go to the polls. The paper says the situation is a “key test” for Keir Starmer’s party.
The Sun leads on the news that Coronation Street star Bill Roache reportedly owes nearly £550,000 in tax and is now facing a battle in the High Court. It says his debt is revealed in court papers obtained by the newspaper on Monday, weeks after the paper reported that the actor faces “bankruptcy again”.
