Metro – Ten years to end zombie apocalypse
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged to halve knife crime in a decade, says Metro.
The paper also features an image of Sir Keir and his wife sharing a kiss on stage. The paper says “A home for every hero” referencing the prime minister’s pledge to house all military veterans, young care leavers and victims of domestic abuse.
10,000 Brits in Lebanon told to leave immediately with troops on standby for evacuation
Britain is moving 700 troops to Cyprus to be ready for an emergency evacuation of UK citizens of Lebanon as Israel’s military pounds the region.
Thousands of civilians have been fleeing southern Lebanon as Beirut is flattened by Israeli strikes, leaving cars and roads covered by the rubble debris of exploded buildings and hundreds killed and 1,000 wounded.
An estimated 10,000 British nationals are reported to be in the country.
The estimated 10,000 British nationals have been urged to leave, though with airlines not running to the Middle Eastern nation, their options are few and far between.
Six key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s first conference speech as Prime Minister
It’s the final full day of Labour’s first party conference in power since 2009, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer has just had his moment in the spotlight.
He stood on the stage at the ACC in Liverpool for the third time as Labour leader, but this was his first key address to the conference as leader of the country.
Some things didn’t go quite to plan – there was a meat-related slip-up that has really got people talking, more on that later – but Starmer also used the opportunity to make a few key policy announcements.
Here are the big takeaways from perhaps the PM’s most significant speech since his party won the election on July 4.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 25 September 2024.
“The state will take back control” – Wednesday’s front pages reflect on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s party conference speech. The Labour Party conference, being held in Liverpool, marks the first Labour conference in power in more than 15 years.
Away from the party conference, several front pages report on plans to evacuate Britons stuck in Lebanon amid rising violence in the region.
A handful of newspapers lead with showbiz and royal news.
