What’s on the front page of Western Mail this morning?
The front page of Western Mail this morning – 03/12/2024 – reports the Welsh Government has announced a new £8.8m plan to get truanting kids back to school.
- More than four years after classrooms first closed in the pandemic school attendance in Wales still trails more than 4% below pre-pandemic levels. Persistent absence is also a stubborn problem with 3% of Wales’ 469,00 pupils missing 10% or more school sessions in the last school year, rising to 7.2% of those eligible for free school meals, latest Welsh Government data shows.
- Rhian Wilkinson says Wales have nothing to fear over their Euro 2025 play-off final and trying to reach a major tournament for the first time. Wales welcomd the Republic of Ireland to Cardiff on Friday, which ended in a 1-1 draw, with Dublin’s Aviva Stadium hosting the return leg on Tuesday.
‘South Korea martial law crisis’ & ‘Labour tax u-turn?’ – Paper Talk UK
South Korea’s political crisis leads many papers this morning as President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law before the country’s parliament rejected the move. It caused a night of chaos and fear for South Korea and now the president is facing calls for his resignation and calls for impeachment.
The tabloids continue their coverage of the Gregg Wallace scandal as more allegations come to light. The papers report the latest allegations that Wallace groped contestants on MasterChef.
The October Budget has ongoing coverage as the papers speculate on a potential U-turn.
Pictures of the royal family – mostly Princess Kate, make many of the front pages as she returned to royal duties last night following her cancer treatment.
