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Summary of Metro Newspaper Metro front page this morning – summarisedThe Metro front page leads on the stabbing death of a London girl.Elianne Andam was killed by Hassan Sentamu, 18, who lashed out in a fit of ‘white-hot anger’ in Croydon Town Centre in September 2023, the Old Bailey was told. He was meeting Elianne’s friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, to hand over belongings following a break-up. But jurors heard Sentamu stabbed Elianne in the neck after she went with her friend and tried to take back a bag he had been given.  Latest News updated every…

Summary of The Irish News Newspaper The Irish News front page this morning – summarisedThe front page of The Irish News front page reports on housing fraud. The latest report from Northern Ireland’s Comptroller and Auditor General, Dorinnia Carville, examined central government accounts for 2023-24. It found that the NI Housing Executive estimated a total of £21.1m of fraud and error for housing benefit expenditure – up from £12.7m in 2022-23.Michelle O’Neill has defended the executive’s record on bringing forth legislation since February’s restoration of the institutions but conceded that “some slippage” will occur with certain bills.The death has been announced of former Tyrone GAA…

‘What does AI mean?’: Amazon reveals UK’s most asked Alexa questions of 2024 From football to food to Taylor Swift, many of the most common subjects were what you expect – but others less soVirtual assistant units have become a staple in many UK households, telling people whether it is expected to rain, what the time is, and what the result in the football was.Among the most common used is Alexa, whose parent company Amazon has released the top questions and requests given to the software during 2024. Some were ones you would expect: “What is the value of bitcoin?”;…

THE number of new homes completed in the north during 2024 looks set to fall to the lowest level in 65 years, according to a new industry report.Construction Information Services (CIS), which monitors activity in the Irish building sector, has forecast that just 5,100 new homes will be finished by the end of this year.The 5,373 new homes completed in Northern Ireland during 2023 was the lowest number since 1959.Construction bodies in the north estimate that around 19,000 homes are being held up due to restrictions in wastewater capacity.The report comes as Stormont’s Communities Minister Gordon Lyons announced a plan…

New York City prosecutors have filed murder and other charges against Luigi Nicholas Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, according to an online court document.

The ieBusiness Podcast meets Tom Ryan, managing partner of SF Bloodstock in Kentucky In this week’s ieBusiness Podcast, Tom Ryan, managing partner of SF Bloodstock and racing manager for SF Racing talks about his career in horse racing that has taken him all over the world before he settled in Lexington, Kentucky where he works at the heart of the horseracing industry. A native of Wexford, Tom’s love of horses has seen him working in Australia and Japan before he headed to the US. However, an accident involving a horse – a stallion bit off his right thumb – caused him…

Ministers must reassure consumers feeding cattle Bovaer is safe, says Lady Sheehan Government should point to evidence of FSA licensing of additive, says chair of environment and climate change committeeThe government must urgently reassure consumers that feed additives given to cattle to reduce methane emissions are harmless, and a vital tool in tackling the climate crisis, the chair of an influential parliamentary committee has warned.Lady Sheehan, chair of the environment and climate change committee of the House of Lords, called on ministers to step up as a row has blown up over the prospective use of the additive Bovaer in…

  South Korean prosecutors are seeking to arrest the former defence minister alleged to have colluded with President Yoon Suk Yeol in imposing martial law last week. Martial law lasted only about six hours, but was the first of its kind in more than 40 years and has caused a domestic firestorm and large street protests. Mr Yoon and his associates face criminal investigations and impeachment attempts. The Justice Ministry has banned Mr Yoon and eight others from leaving the country as authorities see them as key suspects in the martial law case. It is the first time a sitting…

Kennel owner uses classical music to help prevent noise complaints ‘Classical/soothing music is played within the kennels as it is scientifically proven to have a calming impact on the dogs’ Cultured dogs will chillout to symphonies by Wolf-gang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Wag-ner if retrospective planning permission is granted. Catrin Davies, of Beti Bach, has applied to Denbighshire County Council, seeking retrospective planning permission for the change of use of stable buildings at Wern, Llandyrnog. The location is described as near the “Dre Goch Junction to Llandyrnog Roundabout”. If granted retrospective permission, Ms Davies will be allowed to use the stables as…

  About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region on Tuesday, a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plume and streams of gas and debris hurtling down its western slopes. The latest eruption of Mount Kanlaon, on central Negros island, did not cause any immediate casualties, but the alert level was raised one level, indicating further and more explosive eruptions may occur. Volcanic ash fell on a wide area, including Antique province, more than 124 miles across seawaters west of the volcano, obscuring visibility and posing health risks, Philippine chief volcanologist Teresito Bacolcol…

About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region on Tuesday, a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash plume and streams of gas and debris hurtling down its western slopes. The latest eruption of Mount Kanlaon, on central Negros island, did not cause any immediate casualties, but the alert level was raised one level, indicating further and more explosive eruptions may occur. Volcanic ash fell on a wide area, including Antique province, more than 124 miles across seawaters west of the volcano, obscuring visibility and posing health risks, Philippine chief volcanologist Teresito Bacolcol and…

The King will present the first Elizabeth Emblems to family members of former firefighters, police officers and other public servants who have died in the line of duty.Charles will host the inaugural presentation ceremony at Windsor Castle in recognition of the sacrifices of 38 people who lost their lives serving their communities.Among the recipients will be the loved ones of police officer Andrew Harper, who was killed while responding to a bike theft by three teenagers in Berkshire in August 2019, while serving with Thames Valley Police.The Elizabeth Emblem is a national form of recognition which will be awarded to…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been ousted from power after a “stunning offensive” by the rebels. Syrians have been out celebrating their liberation, whilst Assad and his family have fled to Moscow and the world is left wondering what comes next for Syria.

Storm Darragh has left tens of thousands across Britain without power and flood warnings have been issued. Across England and Wales, 50 flood warnings remain in force because of recent heavy rain from the storm, although the weather on Monday is expected to be dry for most.

The chancellor will give an address to the Eurogroup since Brexit and will argue that a closer relationship between the UK and EU will boost economic growth. Reeves will say that a “reset” in relations would mean “breaking down barriers to trade” as well as helping “businesses sell in each other’s markets”.

American rapper Jay Z has been named in a lawsuit alongside P Diddy. The Jane Doe has alleged Jay Z raped her when she was 13 at a party in 2000 along with Diddy.

Summary of the Independent Newspaper The Independent front page this morning – summarisedThe Independent front page this morning 09/12/2024 leads with the fall of Syrian president Assad. The Assad regime’s brutal half-century-long grip on Syria has come to an end, in a stunning defeat by opposition insurgents who seized control of Damascus on Sunday after more than 13 years of civil war.In extraordinary scenes, jubilant crowds took to the streets waving a revolutionary flag and shouting “Freedom”, as the capital was littered with the discarded uniforms of government forces. Latest News updated every hour

Metro front page this morning 09/12/2025 The front page of Metro this morning reports on the fall of Assad in Syria. The paper asks “What now?” Syrian rebels have seized control of Damascus in a stunning offensive that toppled the iron-fisted ‘tyrant’ President Bashar al-Assad — and took the world by surprise.Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept towards the Syrian capital from its stronghold in Idlib last week, capturing cities, liberating prisoners shackled by Assad’s repressive regime and forcing the dictator to flee to Moscow. 

The Guardian front page this morning 09/12/2024 The front page of The Guardian this morning 09/12/2024The people of Syria have celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad and dared to dream of a better future after five decades of dynastic rule came to a sudden and unexpected end with the dictator fleeing to Moscow.Most days, Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are divided by an ocean. The 81-year-old director has a home in Cornwall, while the 57-year-old actor moved to Los Angeles more than two decades ago in frustration at the dearth of roles available to her in the UK. This was even after she…

The front page of The Irish News this morning 09/12/2024 The front page of The Irish Times reports on a Kincora abuser being linked to another abduction attempt. A NOTORIOUS Soyalist paedo phile attempted to snatch a schoolboy from a west Bel last street a year before two other children disappeared without appearing a trace more than half a century ag Suspected MIS ageist William McGrath has been accused of trying to abduct an eight-year-old boy months before the unexplained disappearance of Thomas Spence (11) and John Rodgers (13) in Novem ber 1974. McGrath was a founding member of the loyalist group…

The National front page this morning 09/12/2024 The front page of The National reports on a new poll that shows an increased support for an independent Scotland. SUPPORT for Scottish independence has reached the highest level of support in more than four years, according to a recent poll.The news follows the announcement of the Scottish Government’s Budget on Wednesday where Finance Secretary Shona Robison laid out the tax and spending plans for next year.

Western Mail front page today 09/12/2024 The front page of the Western Mail reports on Storm Darragh. STORM Darragh cut a swathe of S destruction through Wales over the weekend, as heavy rain and winds topping 90mph brought trees crashing down, power cuts and widespread travel disruption. A major incident was declared for large parts of Wales, as millions of people across the UK were warned to stay indoors.

Southern England and Wales will stay fairly cloudy and breezy tomorrow with some more blustery showers developing. Elsewhere frost and any fog clearing to leave calmer conditions, with plenty of sunny spells but feeling chilly. Tonight: Staying cloudy in the south with coastal showers in the southeast. Fog and frost developing under clearer skies in the north.

Across England and Wales, 50 flood warnings remain in force because of recent heavy rain from the storm, although the weather on Monday is expected to be mostly dry.

Almost all of Monday’s front pages lead with the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and what the future now looks like for a liberated Syria. Some of the front pages note Assad has fled to Moscow whilst others question whether worse is to come as the rebels take charge.

Only a handful of tabloids lead on other news including the car crash involving a Premier League player, a story of a young girl who died of cancer and the storm that battered Britain over the weekend.

The back pages are dominated by the weekend’s Premier League action, most notably Chelsea overturning a 2-0 deficit to beat Spurs 3-2.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will call for stronger economic ties between the UK and the European Union (EU) during her landmark address to the Eurogroup finance ministers on Monday.

UK ‘needs to play catch-up’ in global race to rewire electricity grids For every £1 spent on renewable energy projects, only 25p was invested in connecting them to grid, report findsThe UK is lagging behind in the race to rewire the world’s power grids by investing four times more on renewable energy projects than on the electricity cables needed to connect them to the grid and consumers, according to a new report.For every pound the UK has spent on renewables it has spent only 25p on the cables and power lines, claims the report by Bloomberg NEF, which placed the…

Local protests in the 80s calling for nuclear disarmament In 1982, anti-nuclear protestors staged a demonstration in a Gwent town when a Royal Navy lecture team visited the county.  The lecture, at Abertillery leisure centre, was attended by 200 people, including a twenty-strong continent from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.  The protestors delivered a written request for a debate to be opened on nuclear arms to lecturer Captain Mike Cole. They were allowed to leave leaflets on seats alongside Navy brochures and Captain Cole said he would pass on their request to his superiors. Anti-nuclear protestors demonstrating at Abertillery leisure…