The Guardian says Jamie Spears has agreed to step down from his long time role as conservator of his daughter Britney Spears’ estate “when the time is right,” according to court filings.
Month: August 2021
The Times says the father of Britney Spears has agreed to step down from managing her affairs after the pop star’s lawyer filed a petition demanding his removal from the role.
The Times says the Taliban rejected a power-sharing deal from the Afghan government as they advanced to within 90 miles of Kabul, saying they would accept peace only in exchange for a new Islamic emirate.
The Guardian says the UK defence secretary has criticised the US decision to leave Afghanistan as a “mistake” that has handed the Taliban “momentum”.
The i says around 600 British troops are being deployed to Afghanistan to provide “protection and logistical support” for British nationals leaving the country.
The i says a Team GB Olympic silver medallist has been suspended over an alleged doping violation at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
The Guardian says when England left Trent Bridge on Sunday they could at least draw comfort from the great unknown of a washed-out final day.
The Sun says: LOVE Island’s Millie Court managed to raise FOUR heart rates in the sexy dance challenge tonight.
The Times says Manchester City are set to step up their pursuit of Harry Kane next week after they play Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
The Guardian says six people, including a child, have died after a gunman repeatedly opened fire in Plymouth, police have confirmed.
Authorities reported Friday that heavy rains in central China’s Hubei province killed at least 21 people, weeks after record floods destroyed havoc and killed hundreds in a neighboring province.
The Times says six people died in a mass shooting in Plymouth last night with armed police sent to lock down an area of the town where a gunman had been on the loose.
The i says six people have died in a “serious and tragic” shooting in Plymouth on Thursday night, including the suspected gunman, Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed.
The Sun says: A GUNMAN who shot dead five people including a five-year-old girl in Plymouth before killing himself has today been unmasked.
The Sun says: THOMAS Markle branded his daughter Meghan a “liar” and claimed she had “changed” since meeting Prince Harry in a new interview last night.
A serious firearms incident in Plymouth leads many of Friday’s front pages – released before police confirmed six people had died. The Times says there have been multiple fatalities.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan made a phone call on Thursday to his Algerian counterpart to express support as wildfires tear through the northern parts of the North African country.
The UK faces its biggest test for “living with” Covid this weekend, claims the i paper, as it says 1.7m will socialise at mass events and festivals.
Confirmation that UK and US troops will return to Afghanistan to hasten evacuations came as its second-largest city Kandahar was claimed by the Taliban, the Guardian says.
Officials reported on Friday that the Taliban has taken Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second biggest city, in the most severe setback for the US-backed government since the rebels launched a new offensive as US forces retreat.
The Metro says: A migrant has been airlifted to hospital after a boat carrying around 40 people began to sink in the English Channel.
The Metro says: The Premier League roars back into life on Friday night as debutants Brentford host Arsenal.
The Metro says: A three-year-old girl died after choking on part of her own jacket’s zip inside an Asda supermarket, a source has said.
TRT World says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to pull the plug on his minority Liberal government and call snap elections on Sunday.
France24 says fires stoked by hot winds swept through southern Italy on Thursday, a day after a monitoring station in Sicily reported temperatures of 48.8 Celsius.