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.

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

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,…

Read More

Elementor #573562December 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – ‘I lied but it’s not a crime’ The Metro leads on comments made by Baroness Michelle Mone where she admitted she benefitted from a controversial £200m contract to supply PPE during the COVID pandemic.Baroness Mone told the BBC she stands to benefit from tens of millions of pounds generated through the sale of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the UK government…

Read More

Elementor #573538December 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Reindeer horror The Daily Mirror reports that a British company is selling trips to Norway for people to hunt reindeer.A picture of a slain reindeer in front of smiling men features on the paper’s front page as it headlines “reindeer horror”. It says a British firm is selling “sick” reindeer shooting hunts in Norway. Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes tells the…

Read More

Elementor #573532December 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Farage shock at drugs raid The Sun splashes on news that the parents of Nigel Farage’s daughter’s boyfriend have been arrested on drugs charges. The broadcaster said, last night, “as a family we are all in shock over this.” The paper also splashes on the Manchester United vs Liverpool match – which ended 0-0.  Today’s top stories Like this article? why…

Read More

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: ‘Mone admits she lied’ & ‘Israel killing rage’ Monday’s newspapers report on Michelle Mone’s interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. Mone told the BBC she will benefit from tens of millions of pounds generated through the sale of PPE equipment to the government during the pandemic by a company led by her husband. The pair apologised for denying their role in the deal for more than…

Read More