Author: UK News

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: Mary Earps wins SPOTY Various stories dominate Wednesday’s front pages, but most splash images of England goalkeeper Mary Earps winning the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award. Mary Earps wins SPOTY Mary Earps winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year is covered extensively across the front pages. The Guardian describes her as “England’s Number 1 World Cup star”. For the Daily Express, she is “Mary, Queen of SPOTY”. “In safe hands,” declares The Daily Mirror. Pressure on Israel grows The Guardian’s lead story is on the rising pressure on Israel for a…

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UK inflation rate slows to 3.9%, lowest in more than two years The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that the UK inflation rate has fallen to 3.9% in the year leading up to November. This decrease surpasses expectations, marking a substantial dip and bringing inflation to its lowest point in over two years. Some economists had predicted that it would slow from 4.6% to 4.3% or even 4%. But at 3.9%, that has beaten everyone’s forecasts. Inflation measures the pace at which prices are rising in the UK. Inflation has been slowing down since record…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: Furious row – Michelle Mone vs Rishi Sunak Tuesday’s papers are leading with a variety of stories. The Financial Times leads on the abandoning of a £20 billion acquisition deal between tech giants Adobe and Figma due to “no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from UK and Brussels watchdogs”. The Daily Telegraph highlights the government’s newly issued guidance for educators on transgender matters, emphasising a presumption that children cannot change gender. The approach encourages a “parent first” strategy, requiring headteachers to inform parents if a child expresses a desire to change gender. The…

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Israel has gone beyond self-defence in Gaza, Tory MP Alicia Kearns says The chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee, Tory MP Alicia Kearns, has said that Israel has gone beyond self-defence in its conflict with Hamas. She told the BBC she believes Israel has broken international law and risks increasing support for Hamas among Palestinians. She said: “Bombs don’t obliterate an ideology and neither can a stable state be constructed from oblivion.”Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has also criticised Israel’s tactics, writing in the Daily Telegraph that its legal justification for military action in Gaza is being undermined, and…

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US Senator Ben Cardin ‘angry’ over Senate sex tape linked to aide US Senator Ben Cardin expressed his outrage after learning that a former aide allegedly featured in a sex tape recorded within a Senate hearing room.  Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, revealed that the staff member is no longer employed by the Senate, he told reporters: “I was angry, disappointed. It’s a breach of trust. All of the above.” While no charges have been filed, the incident is under investigation by the US Capitol Police. The video, shared in a private group for gay men in politics according to The…

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