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.

It’s politics galore on the front pages of Monday’s newspapers, with many looking ahead at what Rachel Reeves is expected to say in her first speech as chancellor. Reeves is the UK’s first woman chancellor of the exchequer. 

French politics is also splashed on the front of many papers, as the left-wing bloc won a shocking victory in the second and final parliamentary election on Sunday. France now faces a political deadlock after Sunday’s election dealt a blow to the far-right National Rally – but left no party with a majority.

As Europe’s summer of sports is now in full swing, the front pages offer up their analysis of Wimbledon, the Euros and the British Grand Prix. The coverage is continued via the back pages.

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Yellow weather warning as thunderstorms set to hit London today Tennis fans have found themselves persistently frustrated by delays to Wimbledon matches caused by this week’s poor weather. Emma Raducanu may have been knocked out and Murray has said his farewell, but the latest adversary the Tennis fans have is the weather. Grim weather has continued to batter the UK Grim weather has continued to batter the UK, with heavy rain and thunder expected throughout…

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Sending a message to Labour was one of the priorities for a lot electorates and candidates this year Labour had won this election before it started, which gave Keir Starmer comfort knowing he didn’t have to appease the Muslim vote in this election. However, he’s had a wake up call. Just like the Tories lost voters to Reform, Labour lost out to the muslim vote and took the scalp of one of Keir’s closest allies…

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Sunday’s front pages are dominated by two stories: Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s first full day in office and England beating Switzerland on penalties to book their spot in the Euros semi-final. 

Starmer’s first cabinet meeting, Rwanda plans and the UK seeking closer ties to the EU are on the front pages, with the left and right-leaning newspapers having very different views on Starmer’s plans.

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Where you can still catch a tram in London after they almost disappeared | UK News London’s best best-kept secret is that the city still has trams trundling through some neighbourhoods. It may come as a surprise that London still has a tram service. Four London Boroughs have trams for you to enjoy that feeling of smooth travel while taking in the sights. But the history of trams goes back more than 200 years when…

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Truss and Rees-Mogg among big-name Tory losses It’s been a tough night for the Conservative Party as Labour has won the UK general election with a landslide victory. The Tories have slumped to a historic defeat – although not as horrific as some of the polls suggested. Former prime minister Liz Truss is amongst the most famous Tories to have lost their seats in the election. Her South West Norfolk constituency swung to Labour by…

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London weather set to rain on UK General Election victory parade (literally) | UK News The changing of the guard in parliament will happen under truly classic UK summer weather today… rain. General Election results have been pouring in after millions of people across Britain took to the polls on Thursday. And it looks like it’s going to be pouring down on the country’s new Prime Minister. Sir Keir Starmer was victorious, with Labour overseeing…

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Police hunt knifeman after triple stabbing in Feltham, west London | UK News Sam CorbishleyPublished Jul 4, 2024, 8:41pm|Updated Jul 4, 2024, 10:12pm The attacker remains at large and no arrests have been made yet Police are hunting for a knifeman after three people were stabbed in two attacks just six minutes apart. Three men were wounded during the rampage in Feltham, west London, on Thursday afternoon. Two of the victims’ injuries were initially thought…

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Lorry driver who killed four minibus passengers jailed for three years | UK News A lorry driver has admitted to causing the deaths of four minibus passengers due to careless driving when they were returning to their London hostel after a day out. Ethan Burdett, 67, was approaching the exit slip road to junction 26 of the M25, near Waltham Abbey, when he slammed his DAF truck into the back of the minibus on August…

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Teenage boy found dead in pond in London park | UK News The boy died at Bidder’s Pond in Mitcham Common, south London An investigation has been launched into the death of a teenager who was found dead in south London pond. The boy, whose identity has not yet been released, was recovered from Bidder’s Pond, a mid-size pond in a quiet part of Mitcham Common on Wednesday evening. Emergency services were called but he…

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Two men forced teenage girl into car before driving off and raping her | UK News Two men have been jailed after raping a 16-year-old girl in central London and coercing her to get in a car. Adilson Domingos, 42, from West Ham in east London and Baxton Atenis, 29, from Tottenham in north London were found guilty of raping the teenage girl while she was out with her friend. The three-week-long trial at Wood…

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Nine-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest player to represent England in any sport A nine-year-old chess prodigy will become the youngest player to ever represent England on the international stage in any sport. Bodhana Sivanandan is the newest member of England’s women’s chess team and will make her debut at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest in September. Bodhana, who is from London, began playing the game during the Covid-19 pandemic when she was just five and has…

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Major rush hour delays in London with lines suspended across network | UK News Passengers have been hit by major disruption across London on the Underground, Overground and services to Heathrow Airport. All trains between Heathrow and central London have been suspended for ‘tunnel safety reasons,’ and disruption is set to last into the evening, National Rail warned. National Rail said the safety issue was caused by a ‘problem with the ventilation system in Heathrow…

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