Month: May 2022

The Independent says Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton’s new car could fire him into world championship contention.

The Independent says Kate Moss is to give evidence in Johnny Depp’s defamation case against his former partner Amber Heard.

The Independent says the devastating heat wave which has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely due to climate change, according to an international group of scientists.

The Independent says Average asking prices for UK properties have jumped £55,000 since the start of the pandemic, with no slowdown in the “frenetic” market despite the cost of living crisis, new figures show.

The Guardian says Airbnb is closing down its business inside China indefinitely, as the country’s zero-Covid policy, lockdowns and travel restrictions continue.

The Guardian says contamination of fresh fruits by the most hazardous pesticides has dramatically increased in Europe over the past decade, according to a nine-year study of government data.

The Guardian says the first Elizabeth line trains to carry passengers through the new tunnels under London departed on time on Tuesday morning.

The Guardian says cabinet ministers are frustrated that a “mano a mano” standoff between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak is holding up measures to help people through the cost of living crisis.

The Guardian says the new photos from the Partygate saga have left police facing questions about the credibility of their investigation and a former police chief demanding that they explain themselves urgently.

The Independent says Boris Johnson’s premiership has been thrust deeper into peril with the publication of photographs showing him drinking wine with Downing Street staff in the depths of England’s second Covid lockdown in 2020.