Month: February 2024

The Women’s Super League is back in action today, Friday 16 February 2024, with matches also taking place over the weekend.

The Financial Times leads on the news Britain has slide into a recession, noting the economy shrank 0.3% in the last quarter. The paper suggests it’s a blow to the prime minister’s promise of growth – and in an election year, it will prove to be another hurdle facing the Conservative party. 

The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Jose Mourinho turning down the England men’s manager job back in 2008. 

The back page of the Daily Star reports on Jose Mourinho’s ‘snub’ as the football manager opened up about rejecting the job of England manager back in 2008. 

The back page of the Daily Express reports on Roy Hodgson’s ‘agony’ after being taken ill during a training session. His club Crystal Palace have now said the 76-year-old is in a stable condition in hospital. 

The 76-year-old required medical treatment after feeling unwell during a training session and underwent tests in hospital after Palace were forced to cancel a press conference.

The Independent leads on the latest economic and political crisis facing PM Rishi Sunak – as Britain falls into a recession and the Tories suffer a double by-election blow.

“Baby boom” is the headline in the Metro, as it reports on a new breakthrough for male fertility, which it says could give millions of infertile men the chance to father children.

The Guardian reports the prime minister has been warned against making cuts to public services after official figures confirmed that the UK’s economy is in recession.

The Daily Express says a senior government official has urged British Gas to cut prices for customers after the company recorded record profits. The paper quotes a “senior government official” as saying the money could be used to cut customer bills “immediately”.