A woman has died and two other people have been taken to hospital after two buses crashed at London’s Victoria bus station.
Month: August 2021
Lionel Messi has agreed a deal with French club Paris St-Germain following his shock exit from Barcelona, according to BBC Sport columnist Guillem Balague.
The Evening Standard says a glide path back to a more normal state of affairs” for A-levels will be needed, the Education Secretary has said, as top results rose to a record high.
The Telegraph says critics accuse the Government of ‘washing its hands’ of responsibility over results, with record grade inflation predicted after exams cancelled.
The Metro says almost half of A-Level grades have been awarded an A or A* in an all-time high after exams were cancelled for the second year running.
The i says Jack Grealish described how the decision to leave Aston Villa reduced him to tears but insists that the opportunity to play in – and win – the Champions League ultimately provoked his decision to join Manchester City.
The Times says “It’s done now,” Alun Wyn Jones said when asked to reflect on his fourth British & Irish Lions tour.
Messi’s sad exit shows players are at the bottom of football’s power structure
The Guardian says the devastating scale of destruction from a week of wildfires in Greece and Italy was being assessed as the EU mounted one of its largest firefighting operations ever.
The Times says Apple has said that it would “steadfastly refuse” to comply with any government demands to use the software it has developed to detect child abuse on iPhones for any other type of image.
The Israeli military said soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian woman after she attacked them with a knife in the occupied West Bank late on Monday.
The i says students taking their A-levels in 2022 should be given easier exams next year to provide a more level playing field with pupils receiving teacher-assessed grades today.
Three Lebanese men died in altercations on Monday related to scarce fuel supplies, an army statement and security source said, as the country reels from a long-running economic crisis.
The Guardian says a group of women sing hymns at the cemetery in Harare as undertakers, dressed in Covid-19 protective gear, gently lower a white casket into the grave.
The i says Afghan interpreters have told i of the terror and sense of betrayal they felt as the Taliban continues to gain strength across the war-torn country.
The Times says a fund created to compensate victims of Jeffrey Epstein using money from his estate has awarded a total of $121 million to 150 accusers.
The Metro says: Humans are unequivocally driving global warming, with devastating impacts already seen around the world, a damning new UN report warns.
The Times says the woman who accuses Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast has spoken publicly for the first time, calling for the New York governor to resign and saying she hopes to see him prosecuted.
The i says a judge has denied Britney Spears’ request to bring forward a hearing which could see her father removed from the conservatorship that has significant control over her life.
The Metro says: A murder victim whose body was found on a rural road in Leicestershire this weekend has been named.
The Guardian says David Cameron made about $10m (£7m) from Greensill Capital before the finance firm he lobbied on behalf of collapsed, according to the BBC.
The i says Prince Andrew is being sued by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a survivor of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who alleges the duke sexually abused her when she was 17.
The Daily Mail says: Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde have been pictured together again after their romantic trip to Italy last month, and the duo appear to be more enamored with one another than ever.
The Guardian says Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an alleged victim of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Monday filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew in federal court in New York.
The Times says Boris Johnson is said to be furious after details leaked of a private meeting with aides in which he suggested that Rishi Sunak could be demoted.