The Daily Mail says: The $37 million Kardashian kompound set to be the future home of Khloe Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner is well on its way to completion.
Day: 26 August 2021
The i says a former Royal Marine has pleaded with the Taliban directly to allow himself and his animals safe passage into Kabul airport following intervention by senior UK politicians.
The Guardian says growing numbers of British children are unhappy with their lives, with many worrying about school, friends and how they look, a report reveals.
The Daily Mail says: Meghan and Harry considered naming the royal they alleged made a racist remark before their son Archie’s birth, it was claimed last night.
The Metro says a ‘racist, antisemitic and Islamaphobic’ teenager allegedly planned to kill his Asian friend because he slept with three ‘white chicks’, a court heard.
The Daily Mirror says: Dexter played 62 Test matches for England between 1958 and 1968, scoring 4,502 runs at an average of almost 48 with nine centuries.
The Daily Mirror says: The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for Afghanistan to warn UK nationals not to travel to Kabul airport due to an “ongoing and high threat of terrorist attack”.
The Metro says food at three west London supermarkets is suspected to have been contaminated after being ‘injected with needles.’
The Guardian says the government’s planned £20-a-week cut to universal credit cut could drive 2.3 million people into debt including almost half of claimants in “red wall” battleground constituencies.
The Mirror says: Shoppers up and down Britain are seeing empty shelves and dwindling stock of food and everyday essentials.
The i says bargain hunters face slim pickings this Black Friday as many retailers will be forced to ignore the annual fire-sale completely.
The Metro leads with Dominic Raab claiming the sea “was closed” when he went on holiday, defending his decision to jet off to Crete while Taliban fighters closed in on Kabul.
Afghans who want to flee to Britain may be better off heading to the border instead of awaiting RAF evacuation, according to The Guardian.
The i reports Afghans should forget the airport and head to the border – with Defence Secretary Ben Wallace saying the window is closing on Kabul evacuations.
Arab News says Harry Kane ended speculation over a potential move to Manchester City by announcing on Wednesday he will remain at Tottenham this season.
Sky News says police have found a man wanted in connection with two murders in Westminster after nearly a week-long search.
VOA says the U.S. is pledging to continue efforts to extricate Americans, U.S. permanent residents, allies and other vulnerable Afghans, even if it means going past the deadline
France24 says a gunman killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam.
Aljazeera says at least 20 people have died in the western Venezuelan state of Merida following intense rains that caused mudslides and rivers to overflow.
BBC News says a number of nations say there is a high threat of a terrorist attack at Kabul airport and have warned their citizens not to travel there.
Pressure is growing to speed up the rollout of COVID booster jabs as studies show vaccine protection can decline within six months, says the Daily Express.
The Daily Mail carries claims that Harry and Meghan considered naming a royal they alleged made a racist remark before their son Archie was born.
There is a “race” to get Covid booster jabs to people as deaths and infections rise, says the Daily Mirror. There are fears from medics that vaccine protection among the elderly could drop by 50%, it adds.