Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

A variety of stories lead Tuesday’s newspapers with the news the UK has suspended some weapons sales to Israel one of the most popular leads. Elsewhere, other domestic stories – mostly political make the front splashes. 

The back page speculates on Manchester United’s boss Erik Ten Hag after a poor start to the new Premier League season. There is also coverage of British tennis player Jack Draper – who’s through to the last eight of the men’s singles of the US Open.

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Pollution levels highly harmful to wildlife in quarter of England’s neighbourhoods, research finds Friends of the Earth says pollution exceeds healthy levels for nature in 9,062 localities. More than a quarter of neighbourhoods in England have pollution levels that are highly harmful to wildlife, new data shows. Friends of the Earth has named 27.5% of areas “nature pollution hotspots” in new research. These are defined as places where air, water, noise and light pollution all…

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The Cure’s Roger O’Donnell reveals ‘rare and aggressive’ blood cancer diagnosis Band’s keyboardist says he initially ignored symptoms until his ‘devastating’ lymphoma diagnosis, but ‘the prognosis is amazing’The Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell has revealed he has been diagnosed with “a very rare and aggressive form of lymphoma”. The musician shared his diagnosis on social media in time with Blood Cancer Awareness Month, which falls in September, a year after he was first diagnosed. Continue reading……

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Huge explosion near O2 Arena ‘staged by child abuser Jacky Jhaj’ An explosion near the O2 Arena which sparked bomb fears was staged by a convicted child abuser for a bizarre film stunt, it has been claimed. Dozens of calls to 999 were made after a fireball blast at a construction yard across the river from the East London venue sent smoke billowing into the sky and was heard from miles away on Saturday. People…

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UK electric car drivers should be charged per mile, say campaigners Rachel Reeves should reform vehicle taxes to fill £5bn ‘black hole’, says Campaign for Better TransportCampaigners have called on the chancellor to introduce a controversial pay-per-mile road charging scheme on electric cars, warning of a £5bn “black hole” in tax revenues from motoring. In a letter to Rachel Reeves, the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) urged her to reform vehicle taxes, with fuel duty…

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Monday’s front pages have a variety of domestic and international leads with the broadsheets slightly more focused on the latest happenings on the global stage. The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been found in Gaza, the latest from the Ukraine-Russia War and the German far-right’s election victory in the east are among the popular headlines on the front splash. 

A little closer to home, the front pages report on the latest from Downing Street including Labour axing winter fuel payments and the shake-up of the Ofcom rating system following the death of a head teacher last year.

Oasis, Venice Film Festival and Man Utd’s humiliating loss to Liverpool are all pictured on the front pages. The weekend’s Premier League action dominates the back pages.

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Labour urged to place trade union members on wealth fund board Campaigners claim move would offset City influence over infrastructure task force and better share benefits. The government is being urged to install trade union members on the board of its new £7.3bn national wealth fund to help offset the influence of big banks and ensure that it is geared towards hitting green targets and bringing “shared prosperity” to the UK population. It is part…

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Man ‘was dead in hospital coffee shop for three hours but no one noticed’ A man’s body was found slumped over a table in a hospital coffee shop hours after he died there, it has been reported. The 36-year-old was found unconscious at a café at Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich in July, according to The Times. Members of the public and NHS staff reportedly continued to use the coffee shop for hours while…

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Pregnant women and older people in England offered RSV vaccine on NHS Programme for respiratory syncytial virus could prevent estimated 5,000 hospitalisations annually in infantsPregnant women and older people across England will be routinely vaccinated against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the first time, the NHS has said. From 1 September the NHS will vaccinate pregnant women from 28 weeks onwards and adults turning 75. Adults aged 75 to 79 will be offered a…

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Improving disabled access to UK’s public transport is almost impossible according to transportation experts. Experts say ‘sprawling’ system, negative attitudes and lack of staff support makes equal access hard to ensure‘. Improving disabled access Shocking experiences’: disabled people describe UK transport failures. When Tanni Grey-Thompson was left stranded at London’s King’s Cross station on her way to the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris this week, she had to crawl on to the…

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The Glades shopping centre in Bromely evacuated over security alert. Known as ‘The Glades’ the entire complex was shut down on Friday. The Glades shopping centre in Bromely evacuated over security alert Witnesses at The Glades in Bromley, south-east London, said ‘the alarms went off’ and people were ‘told to get outside’ as quickly as possible. Police arrived at the scene with sniffer dogs and helped usher out all shoppers and workers. The scene was…

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Labour MP accused of renting out ant-infested flats with black mould Jas Athwal, the Labour MP accused of renting out ant-infested flats in Ilford South said he ‘shocked’ by allegations and ‘profoundly sorry’ for condition of his properties. The slum lord has been criticised for his neglect of tenants in his property and raised new concerns over the calls for rent control and management legislation for landlords in the capital. Nando’s waitress slapped in face…

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