Why is it so cold in the UK right now and when is it going to get warmer? April is a month so infamously miserable…
Day: 25 April 2024
Major update on condition of two horses that rampaged through London Two of the military horses who caused ‘total mayhem’ when they bolted after being…
Front page summary The Independent – Sabre-rattling Sunak: EU must spend more on Nato to fight Putin The Independent says Rishi Sunak has challenged Britain’s European…
Front page summary The Guardian – Labour pledges to nationalise rail network with 5 yearsThe Guardian writes on Labour’s promise of the “biggest reform of…
Front page summary Metro – End of the line for failing train firms Labour has pledged it will nationalise the railways should the party prevail at…
Front page summary The Sun – Beatrice ex in drug death The Sun reports on the death of a former boyfriend of Princess Beatrice, in a…
Front page summary Daily Mirror – Labour: We’ll nationalise rail in 5 years The Daily Mirror leads on Labour vowing to nationalise British railways in five…
Front page summary Daily Express – Horror in the playground as teacher stabbed The Daily Express reports a teacher was “slashed across the neck” while trying…
Many of Thursday’s front pages report on Labour’s plan to nationalise the railways if it wins the upcoming general election.
Elsewhere, several of the tabloids cover the stabbing in Wales, in which a school girl has been arrested for attempted murder. Many of the papers feature the horses who ran through London yesterday after being spooked by nearby builders.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced a temporary suspension of his public duties to decide whether to continue in office. This decision comes in the wake of a court’s start of a preliminary inquiry into his wife, Begoña Gómez. Sánchez expressed the urgency of determining whether to persist in leading the government or relinquish his position, stating it as a matter of honour.
Arizona has voted to repeal a 160-year-old law banning abortion, marking a major win for the Democratic-led effort to take the law off the books. Republicans had thwarted two earlier attempts to vote on ending the law, which bans abortions from conception without exceptions for rape or incest.
India’s general election, the largest-ever election, has begun and will take around 44 days until the polls close. To get people voting in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, companies in the city are offering a range of incentives – from free food to taxi rides.
Ukraine has begun using long-range ballistic missiles secretly provided by the US against invading Russian forces, American officials have confirmed. The weapons were part of a $300m aid package approved by Joe Biden in Match and arrived this month.
A UN Security Council resolution – which called on all countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, has been vetoed by Russia. The draft resolution was put forward by the US and Japan and was aimed at reaffirming a principle already set out in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
In a secretive meeting held about a year ago, a small group of lawmakers gathered to strategize on how to effectively ban the popular social media app, TikTok. The lawmakers, determined to keep their discussions away from the prying eyes of TikTok lobbyists, worked tirelessly to craft a bill that would effectively prohibit the app from operating in the United States.