Day: 23 February 2024

The Premier League returns this weekend with seven fixtures taking place. A Manchester City win will take them within a point of league leaders Liverpool, and a win for Arsenal will keep them within two points of the top – keeping the title race tight. 

Netflix has just secretly added dark thriller starring two huge Hollywood stars Wading through Netflix’s extensive library can sometimes result in hidden gems, such as…

Justin Timberlake cancels free one-night-only London gig hours before show Justin Timberlake has announced that his special one-off London show has been cancelled. The Cry…

Andy Cohen accused of sexual harassment by TV star Andy Cohen has been accused of sexual harassment by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Brandi Glanville.…

Taylor Swift concert in chaos as stadium evacuated due to lightning strikes and fans involved in bus crash Taylor Swift fans in Sydney who dropped…

K Hoysala dead at 35: Tragedy as cricket star dies after suddenly collapsing following match INDIAN cricketer Hoysala K has reportedly died aged 35. It…

Luke Littler, 17, loses Premier League Darts semi-final vs Michael van Gerwen after scraping past Peter Wright LUKE LITTLER was eventually dumped out of the…

Inside Red Bull’s Christian Horner & F1 rival Toto Wolff’s toxic feud… & how wives Geri & Susie battle to keep the peace IT’S a…

AMIR Khan’s wife has been dropped from Celebrity Big Brother just days before the show launch.

POP star Ellie Goulding cosies up to a surf instructor on holiday — while her husband Caspar Jopling stays at home.

Former Everton star Li Tie sentenced to life in prison Former Everton star Li Tie has been sentenced to life in prison for corruption in…

Ex-Arsenal and Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang makes history with Europa League goal record Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has become the all-time top goalscorer in the Europa League…

Neymar’s family paid €150k to Dani Alves victim of nightclub rape The family of Brazil international footballer Neymar paid €150,000 (£128,500) in damages to the…

Thomas Tuchel slammed over treatment of Manchester United transfer target Mathys Tel at Bayern Munich: ‘It’s a slap in the face’ Lothar Matthaus has criticised…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is targeting three new summer signings for Manchester United and is ready to approve a ‘significant transfer spend’, according to reports.

Shamima Begum loses court fight to have her British citizenship back A court has thrown out Shamima Begum’s bid to overturn the decision to strip…

The FT’s main story reports that a “bumper earnings report” from chipmaker Nvidia has sparked a global stock market rally, with the company’s shares surging 15% in early trading, adding £205bn ($260bn) to its value in the process.

The Independent leads on Sir Keir Starmer’s denial that he pressured the Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to help him avoid Gaza vote rebellion. The paper notes the Tories are plotting to oust the Speaker over the chaos they claim is ‘Labour bias’ – and so far 67 MPs have submitted letters of no confidence.

The front page of the Guardian reports on a study which suggests that visiting the same doctor every time you go to your GP improves patients’ health and also reduces doctors’ workloads.

The Metro counts the cost of Russia’s war on Ukraine as the second anniversary of the conflict approaches, describing it as “two years of lunacy”. The paper refers to “tyrant” Vladimir Putin’s campaign in Ukraine, which the paper says has killed at least 10,000 Ukrainians.

The Daily Express says the Metropolitan Police has been accused of “normalising aggressive and offensive acts” after a pro-Palestine slogan was beamed onto Big Ben. The paper describes the contentious slogan as genocidal. Scotland Yard said it was not a criminal offence.

The Sun’s front page features pop star Ellie Goulding, pictured in Costa Rica with a man said to be her surfing instructor. The paper suggests the singer is in a new relationship with a ‘surf hunk’ claiming ‘wedding rings are off’ and her ‘hunny remains in the UK.’

The Daily Mirror leads on a pensioner jailed for smuggling £1m worth of cocaine on a cruise ship has told of his regrets after breaking his silence for the first time. The paper says he refuses to admit guilt and instead is demanding compensation for ‘human rights breaches.’

No one single story dominates Friday’s front pages, instead, a mix of domestic and international topics find space on the front splashes. However, most papers continue their coverage of Wednesday’s Commons chaos, as it emerged the Speaker of the House bent the rules due in part to fears over the safely of MPs. 

A private US company – Intuitive Machines – has made history by becoming the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon. “What we can confirm, without a doubt, is our equipment is on the surface of the Moon and we are transmitting,” flight director Tim Crain announced.