Month: March 2024

Friday’s front pages cover a variety of stories. Several of the papers cover recent political news from the UK, including the government’s new definition of extremism and the ongoing scandal over a top Tory donor who is alleged to have made racist comments about MP Diane Abbott. 

President Mahmoud Abbas has designated Mohammad Mustafa as the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, responsible for governing parts of the occupied West Bank.

Alec Baldwin’s legal team has asked a judge to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charges against him stemming from a fatal shooting on a movie set in 2021. The latest court motion alleges that prosecutors have unfairly biassed the case against the Emmy award-winning actor.

Voting has started in Russia’s presidential election, widely expected to secure another six-year term for Vladimir Putin. The election spans three days, although the outcome is essentially predetermined, lacking any credible opposition.

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza are to be moved to “humanitarian islands” in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah, according to the Israeli military. 

Survivors say that at least 60 migrants lost their lives after a rubber dinghy encountered difficulties in the Mediterranean Sea. The 25 survivors were rescued by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian organisation SOS Méditerranée.

James Crumbley, aged 47, has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with a school shooting where his son, a Michigan school gunman, killed four students.

We want to give him the best send-off we can as Liverpool want to “win every trophy” possible for departing boss Jurgen Klopp after they thrashed Sparta Prague to reach the Europa League quarter-finals.

England head coach Gareth Southgate has named his squad for the side’s upcoming Euro 2024 warm-up friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, with uncapped trio Anthony Gordon, Jarrad Branthwaite and Ezri Konsa in line to make their debuts.

Stefan Savic laughs off Marcus Thuram’s ‘strange’ decision to grab his privates in Atletico Madrid’s win over Inter Milan Stefan…