Month: May 2022

The Metro says the US reached the unimaginable milestone of one million Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

The Metro says Tory MPs have been accused of siding with ‘profiteering oil and gas companies’ after voting down a windfall tax that Labour says could save struggling families £600 this year.

The Metro says Rishi Sunak is drawing up plans to increase the warm home discount before cutting taxes amid growing political pressure to step in and tackle the cost of living crisis, reports suggest.

The Metro says Cannes Film Festival has officially kicked off, with stars including Julianne Moore, Eva Longoria, and Lashana Lynch leading arrivals on the red carpet.

The Independent says Amber Heard has denied leaking the news of her and Johnny Depp’s divorce to TMZ.

The Independent says Liverpool ensured the Premier League title race will go to the final day of the season by coming from behind to beat Southampton 2-1 at St Mary’s.

The Independent says the Metropolitan Police has made a second arrest following a fatal stabbing near a primary school in Ealing west London.

The Independent says the UK has recorded its hottest day of 2022 after temperatures reached 27.5C in the southeast on Tuesday afternoon.

The Guardian says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has criticised his country’s response to its first officially confirmed Covid-19 outbreak as “immature”.

The Guardian says the European Commission has raised the spectre of an economically damaging trade war with the UK, pledging to respond with “all measures at its disposal” if Liz Truss presses ahead with a plan to rewrite the Northern Ireland protocol.