The Guardian says Authorities detained Oscar-winning film director Paul Haggis on Sunday in connection with allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in southern Italy, Italian news media said, quoting local prosecutors.
Month: June 2022
The Guardian says the biggest rail strikes in three decades are due to start on Monday night, with trains cancelled across Great Britain for much of the week.
The Independent says Britain’s major trade unions are collectively urging the government to “get round” the negotiating table to try to find a resolution, 24 hours ahead of the biggest strike action on the rail network for decades.
The Metro says the government has been accused of ‘pouring petrol on the fire’ by boycotting negotiations before the ‘biggest rail strike in modern history’.
Monday’s papers are focused on the upcoming rail strikes that set to hit Britain – due to be the biggest strike in 30 years.
BBC News says Travellers are facing reduced train services across England, Scotland and Wales ahead of the biggest rail strike in 30 years.
Sky News says Five suspects helped hide the bodies of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira after they were murdered in the Amazon, Brazilian police have said.
France24 says Spain, France and other western European nations sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave that has sparked forest fires and concerns such early summer blasts of hot weather will now become the norm.
Euronews says Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble alliance has lost its absolute majority in the French National Assembly, just two months after he was re-elected as president.
Aljazeera says North Korea recorded 18,820 more cases of fever and no new deaths amid its first official COVID-19 outbreak, state media said on Monday, as authorities continue to insist infections in the impoverished country are being brought under control.
TRT World says Leftist ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro has defeated millionaire businessman rival Rodolfo Hernandez in Colombia’s presidential vote, according to a live count on the Latin American country’s election authority website.
BBC Sport says England’s Matt Fitzpatrick was swamped by his family after superbly holding off the world’s best players to claim his first major title with a one-shot victory in the US Open at Brookline.
Revolutionary President Gustavo Petro elected in historic Colombian elections. Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday.…
The Sunday Paper’s front pages feature a variety of stories. Many of the papers lead with the impending walk-out of 40,000 rail workers in strikes next week.
The United States has so far this year faced some truly extreme climate-related catastrophes, including raging floods, devastating fires, thunderstorms and a seriously dangerous heatwave that has affected a third of the population.
Boris Johnson has triggered outrage in Westminster with plans to abolish the post of ethics adviser after the resignation of Lord Geidt, The Independent reports.
Inflation is set to soar to 11% as the cost of living crisis continues to pile pressure on millions of Britons, Metro reports.
The Guardian reports how Boris Johnson could scrap the role of ethics adviser after Lord Geidt resigned.
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell believes she deserves to be freed from jail in just over two years, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Sun leads on how a disabled airline passenger fell to his death down an escalator at Gatwick Airport – as the travel industry remains in chaos.
Industry leaders have warned food prices could rise by 15% this summer, the Daily Express reports.
Daily Mirror says A bus has gone up in flames while driving through Brixton, in south-west London.
Daily Mirror says 21-year-old British man is in a serious condition with multiple injuries after falling from a 12ft high balcony in Ibiza.
Daily Mirror says despite his future hanging in the balance, Liverpool star Sadio Mane has taken some time out to return to his roots in Senegal.
Daily Express says A DISABLED EasyJet passenger has died at Gatwick Airport after reportedly falling down an escalator as the UK’s airport system remains gripped in chaos.