Month: August 2024

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a…

Tuesday’s front pages lead heavily with two stories: the ongoing riots and violence across towns and cities in the UK and Team GB athlete Keely Hodgkison winning Gold at the Olympics. 

Several of the papers cover the backlash facing American billionaire Elon Musk for his ‘reckless’ comments claiming that a civil war was ‘inevitable’ in the UK – even though it’s a small minority of far-right thugs and the majority of violence, racism and looting from them has been widely condemned across the political spectrum and the nation. Musk is among several online celebrities that have been accused of whipping up fear. 

The back pages continue the Paris 2024 coverage.

Bangladesh celebrates after PM Sheikh Hasina flees country Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stepped down following weeks of violent…

Google’s online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules In a significant ruling, a US judge determined that Google acted…

Mexican journalist killed while under police protection Alejandro Martínez, a Mexican journalist known for reporting on violent crime, was killed…

UN staff fired over possible links to 7 October attack The United Nations announced that nine staff members from the…

Elon Musk to shut X San Francisco office Elon Musk announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the platform’s…

Japan stocks jump 10% after global markets slump Japanese stocks bounced back on Tuesday morning, recovering after a sharp drop…

Once a leading man for the BBC the disgraced Huw Edwards erased from BBC history, as bosses have pulled footage…

The semi-final matches of the U23s Men’s Olympic Football tournament – kick off at 17:00 (UK time) with Morocco taking…