The mother of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said she has been shown her son’s body but the Russian authorities are pressuring her to allow a “secret” burial.
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Social media company X has confirmed that it has taken down accounts and posts related to the ongoing farmers’ protests in India. The site, formerly known as Twitter, says it took down the pages after the Indian government sent them “executive orders”.
Beau Lamarre, a 28-year-old police officer, has been charged with murdering missing Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies.
Emergency services in Valencia say that a devastating fire has killed at least four individuals in a towering residential complex. The inferno consumed a 14-story building in the Campanar neighbourhood and extended its reach to an adjacent structure.
Thursday’s front pages lead on the chaos in the House of Commons on Wednesday following a debate and vote on calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war.
House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign following the drama.
He is in the Speaker’s Chair, as usual, today and it is understood he is not planning to resign despite some 58 MPs signing a motion of no confidence in him.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing growing calls to resign amid accusations he bent the rules to spare Sir Keir Starmer a backbench revolt over Gaza.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised to the SNP after the House of Commons descended into chaos, as 59 MPs signed a motion of no confidence in the speaker.
Lindsay Hoyle has come out fighting in the face of Tory and Scottish National party attempts to oust him.
Speaker of the house Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign after a Commons vote on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos last night.
The London business newspaper CITY AM leads on share plunges in Bytes Technology. Elsewhere the news that BT Tower has been bought and will be turned into a hotel makes the paper’s front page headlines.
The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s plans for Manchester United – after buying a 25% stake in the club. The British billionaire is looking to rattle Liverpool and Manchester City with the aim of knocking them ‘off their perch.’
The back page of the Daily Star reports on British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, who’s bought a 25% stake in English football club Manchester United. Elsewhere, the paper reports on the latest results from the Premier League and Champions League and there’s an injury update on Luke Shaw and what it means for England’s Euros.
The back page of the Daily Express reports on Sir Jim Ratcliffe who claims that Manchester United will be looking to knock Liverpool and Manchester City off their perch – and return the Red Devils to the top. British billionaire Sir Jim bought a 25% state in the English football club.
The back page of the Sun newspaper leads on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s plans for Manchester United. The British billionaire bought 25% of the club and aims to return Manchester United to the top of the Premier League – knocking Manchester City and Liverpool ‘off their perch.’
The Guardian – Fury in Commons forces speaker to apologise over Gaza vote chaos’ 1 Min Read Summary of The Independent…
The Guardian leads on the row over the chaotic parliamentary debate on Gaza, saying the Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle issued an “unprecedented” apology.
The Metro says a lucky couple who won a £61m lottery jackpot initially thought they scooped just £2.60. Richard and Debbie Nuttall, both 54, from Colne, Lancashire, have been named as the winners of a £61 million EuroMillions jackpot.
The Sun says the King has been “reduced to tears” by messages of support since his cancer diagnosis. The headline is accompanied with a large picture of the King and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The Daily Mirror reports the couple who scooped £61m in the Euromillions lottery said they partied like Del Boy and Rodney from Only Fools And Horses after their win. It includes a picture of the winners Richard and Debbie Nuttall popping a bottle of Champagne, as well as an inset image of Del Boy and Rodney.
The Daily Express reports that MPs are plotting to oust the House of Commons Speaker after a “stitch-up” that favoured Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
The United Kingdom has conducted its first airdrop of aid into Gaza since the outbreak of war, following an agreement with Jordan. On Wednesday, a Jordanian Air Force plane delivered four tonnes of supplies, including medicines, food, and fuel, into the strip.
After more than a decade of control, armed groups in Tripoli have agreed to vacate Libya’s capital. Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi, representing the internationally recognised government, announced the culmination of extensive negotiations with a deal for regular forces to assume policing duties in Tripoli.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is facing mounting pressure following a tumultuous debate on a ceasefire in Gaza. Sir Lindsay Hoyle sparked fury from SNP and Conservative MPs when he broke with convention to allow a vote on a Labour motion for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”.
The Biden administration has revealed plans to forgive $1.2 billion (£949 million) in student debt for 153,000 American borrowers. Previously, President Joe Biden’s initiative to erase student debt for over 40 million Americans was halted by the Supreme Court.
