Front page summary The Guardian – Yousaf in peril as Greens say they will back no-confidence motion The Guardian leads on the news that Scotland’s First…
Day: 26 April 2024
Front page summary Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned The Metro leads on the overturning of one of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape convictions.…
Front page summary Daily Mirror – Save our FA Cup replays The Daily Mirror has launched a campaign to save FA Cup replays after it was…
Front page summary Daily Express – Revolutionary jab offers hope of cancer cure The Daily Express leads on a new cancer vaccine, being tested on British…
Front page summary The Sun – Ryan Giggs to be a dad again at 50 Ex-Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs is set to be a dad…
Friday’s front pages have a variety of different stories as their leads. Two domestic stories feature across several of the papers. According to several papers, Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf is in peril as the Scottish Greens say they will back a no-confidence motion against him. The world’s first “jab to stop skin cancer” is another popular story on the front pages, with the personalised vaccine being tested on UK patients.
Elsewhere, various celebrity stories and football make the front pages.
The UK back pages all lead on Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Brighton to move them within a point of the top spot – and with a game to spare.
The first trial of the world’s first “personalised” mRNA vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer – melanoma – is now underway in the UK. Steve Young, 52, from Stevenage, Hertz, who had a melanoma growth cut out of his scalp last August, is one of the first patients to try the shot.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must escape from its self-imposed naivety or face the risk of dying. In a speech on the EU, he said Europe must react fast to survive in a changing world. “We need to be lucid, and recognise that our Europe is mortal. It can die. It all depends on the choices we make, and those choices need to be made now,” he said.
PM Ariel Henry has resigned as a new country has been sworn in to lead Haiti which has been recently gripped by deadly violence. The outbreak of violence forced officials to move the ceremony from the National Palace to the outgoing prime minister’s office.
An LA college has cancelled its main graduation ceremony, citing safety measures amid spreading protests across US colleges over the war in Gaza. The University of Southern California (USC) was due to have its main ceremony on 10 May.
Australian actor Orpheus Pledger, former Home and Away star, has been arrested after a three-day police manhunt across the country. Pledger, 30, is facing four charges for allegedly assaulting a woman, authorities say.
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has said that it has no plans to sell the popular video app despite pressure from the US government. Earlier this week, TikTok said it would challenge in court the “unconstitutional” law.