The Metro says Boris Johnson was investigated over just two lockdown-breaking gatherings, it has been claimed.
Month: May 2022
The Independent says Downing Street staff who received fines for attending the same lockdown parties as Boris Johnson have reacted with fury after the prime minister escaped further sanctions on Thursday.
The Guardian says civil servants and special advisers have reacted with fury and disbelief after Scotland Yard confirmed Boris Johnson got only one of 126 fines levied for law-breaking parties at the heart of Downing Street and Whitehall.
Friday’s front pages are dominated by the end of the Met Police investigation into Partygate.
BBC News says Eight new cities are being created for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with at least one in every UK nation – and on the Falkland Islands and Isle of Man.
Sky News says Mass pitch invasions at two football grounds led to “physical and verbal” abuse as well as an altercation between a manager and a fan – in a night of soccer clashes condemned as “disgusting”.
Euronews says Twitter has introduced a new policy to crack down on online misinformation about the war in Ukraine and other humanitarian crises.
France24 says The Cannes Film Festival explored the devastating human cost of war and colonisation in Philippe Faucon’s Algerian War film “Les Harkis” and the Omar Sy-starring “Father and Soldier”.
Aljazeera says like no other country, North Korea could do with help against COVID-19. The popularion is unvaccinated and susceptible to disease due to chronic malnourishment
New York Times says the Oklahoma Legislature gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that prohibits nearly all abortions starting at fertilization, which would make it the nation’s strictest abortion law.
BBC Sports says Everton secured their Premier League status with an incredible fightback where they came from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace.
Viera kicks Everton fan after pitch invasion after the Toffees secured premier league victory. Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira was involved in an altercation with…
Several southern French towns sizzled in record high temperatures for May on Wednesday, while the month as a whole is on track to be the…
The Independent leads with Chancellor Rishi Sunak saying he can’t prevent record inflation from hitting Britain as Tories turn on him.
Cost of living crisis: Inflation hits home is the headline for the Metro.
The Guardian has a warning that the cost of living crisis could fuel a rise in crime.
The great inflation swindle is the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror which covers the soaring inflation.
Vardys to flee the UK reads the headline on the front page of the Sun which continues its coverage of Coleen Rooney libel trial.
The Daily Express reports that pensioners are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.
The Independent says the director of a multi-million dollar ad campaign for a bitcoin exchange has said he has “no idea how cryptocurrency works” after being questioned about the recent market crash.
The Independent says FKA twigs has claimed that record labels only ask artists to share TikTok videos and that she was told off for not posting enough.
The Independent says a dust cloud from the desert could see ‘blood rain’ fall across the country as it mixes with incoming thunderstorms, forecasters have said.
The Independent says a policing minister has rejected a suggestion from the HM chief inspector of constabulary that officers should use “discretion” when deciding whether to prosecute desperate shoppers during the cost-of-living crisis.
The Metro says Tory MPs have voted down plans to trigger an emergency budget despite the worsening cost of living crisis.
The Metro says people caught taking or selling cocaine at football matches could be banned from stadiums for five years and have their passports confiscated.