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Here’s a summary of the front page: 1. Putin Tries to Recruit Afghan War Heroes Abandoned by the UKA special investigation reveals that Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to recruit former Afghan special forces who were trained by the UK but left behind after the withdrawal from Afghanistan. These elite soldiers, once critical to Western efforts, are reportedly being offered positions in the Russian army.2. Ukraine Uses British Missiles Against Russia for the First TimeUkraine has fired British-made Storm Shadow long-range missiles into Russian territory, marking a significant escalation. Photos allegedly showing missile fragments in Russia’s Kursk region have surfaced…

Tributes to Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott after his death aged 86 Britain’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s, with Tony Blair leading tributes to him as a “committed and loyal” public servant.Mr Prescott’s family, who announced his death, said he had “spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment”.The former trade union activist and ex-merchant seaman died “peacefully” and surrounded by relatives at his care home, they said.Former British prime minister Mr Blair said he was “devastated” by…

Boxing hero Price praises Lottery’s impact To mark the National Lottery’s 30th birthday, Lauren visited Caerphilly Dragons – an all-female football club – as well as the VGA Gymnastics Club near Crumlin. As one of Wales’ most successful female athletes, Lauren acts as an inspiration to every young girl with sporting ambitions. Growing up, she was always told by her grandmother to reach for the moon and that if she fell short, she would land on the stars. Culminating with an Olympic gold At just eight-years-old, as part of a school project, she wrote that she wanted to become a…

Student found dead on campus at Scottish university The university said it is working with emergency services and that it has sent out a letter to students who attend the establishment with a number of support services available. Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen. A spokesperson for RGU said: “RGU can sadly confirm that the body of a student was found on its campus this morning. “The university is liaising with the emergency services and is supporting the student’s family as well as the entire university community. “This is a very…

Say Nothing: Son of IRA murder victim criticises ‘cruel’ depiction of mother’s death in Disney show The son of a woman murdered and secretly buried by the IRA has called the portrayal of her death in a new Disney+ drama series ‘cruel’. Michael McConville, who was a child in 1972 when his mother Jean was abducted from their west Belfast home, said her death is ‘not entertainment’ but his and his family’s reality for the last 52 years. Mrs McConville is known as one of the Disappeared, a group of 17 people who were abducted, killed and secretly buried by…

John Prescott, Labour deputy prime minister under Tony Blair, dies aged 86 – UK politics live Former trade union activist and key figure of Tony Blair’s New Labour project has died at care home surrounded by family When Labour won the election in 2007 with Blair as PM, Prescott, in addition to being made deputy PM, he was put in charge of a new “super ministry” covering the environment, transport and the regions. In that role he was credited with a number of successes, including helping to negotiate the international Kyoto Protocol on climate change and creating regional development councils…

John Prescott, former Labour deputy prime minister has died at the age of 86, his family have confirmed. They said he died peacefully on Wednesday to the sound of jazz music at his care home, where he had been living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Incident near railway forces closure of Glasgow Queen Street station The warning was issued just after 8pm, stranding many commuters hoping to use the line to Edinburgh and other destinations. Lines then reopened around 9:10pm, with disruption expected until 10:30pm. National Rail posted: “Lines have now reopened following the emergency services dealing with an incident near the railway at Glasgow Queen Street. Trains running to / from this station may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 35 minutes or revised.” 🚆#GlasgowQueenStreet – Lines have now reopened following the emergency services dealing with an incident near the railway at Glasgow Queen…

UK to scrap warships, helicopters, and drones in £500m defence cuts The defence secretary has announced emergency cuts to the UK military, including the Royal Navy’s two amphibious assault ships, a frigate and 31 helicopters. John Healey has blamed the disputed £22bn black hole left in the finances by the Tories. However, the Conservatives have warned that the cuts have come because Labour refuses to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence. Mr Healey told MPs that Labour had “a dire inheritance” from the Tories in defence so needed to scrap six “outdated” defence projects which will save £500m…

Liam Payne’s funeral and the use of British-made weapons being used by Ukraine to strike Russia lead Thursday’s newspapers.

Several tabloids lead with reports on the funeral of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died last month after he fell from his balcony in Argentina. Much of the front page coverage features images from outside the Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

There is a heightened fear for the tabloids as Ukraine has fired British-made missiles into Russia for the first time. The broadsheets take a more measured tone on their front pages, as they report the British missiles struck deep inside of Russia.

Snow and ice cause spate of crashes as gritters deployed Teams are working ’round the clock’ but some routes remain tricky as temperatures plunge https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/snow-ice-cause-spate-crashes-30415878

Gwynedd care homes on brink as they face 'perfect storm worse than Covid' One provider said it’s facing extra weekly costs equivalent to £56 per resident https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/gwynedd-care-homes-brink-face-30416280

'About time' say some readers Conwy Council plans to charge staff to park at new offices Conwy Council is set to leave its Bodlondeb HQ in Conwy https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/about-time-say-readers-conwy-30413869

Disgraced: Captain Tom’s family personally benefited from charity they founded Watchdog’s highly critical inquiry finds Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore culpable of ‘serious and repeated’ misconduct Captain Tom Foundation inquiry: three key failings The family of the NHS charities fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore personally benefited from the charity set up in his name through a series of lucrative deals worth more than £1m, the charities watchdog has ruled in a highly critical report. A Charity Commission inquiry concluded the late Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her husband, Colin Ingram-Moore, were culpable of “serious and repeated” instances of misconduct, mismanagement…

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To help with the cost of living crisis here are Six grants to help with energy bills. With energy costs rising, what grants are available to Brits who may be in need of extra financial support this winter? Yvonne Ridley has shared the following advice for Brits worried about rising energy crisis as we head into winter: “Energy costs have been a constant worry for millions of Brits over recent years and with Ofgem announcing that the price cap would rise by 10% from October, many people will be having to make some difficult decisions this winter to heat their…

Hunt for Tube hero who gave blind man his shoes after he lost one through the gap The hunt is on find an ‘absolute hero’ who gave his shoe to a blind man after he lost his on an Underground track – and the good deed went viral on social media. A Tube passenger – called Sami – posted a picture of a fellow traveller sitting with only one shoe on after he donated the other to a sightless man. Sami told Metro the blind man lost his shoe down the side of the train getting on a Circle line train at King’s…

UK weather: snow and ice warning as commuters face widespread disruption Commuters face widespread travel disruption after heavy snowfall and ice affected parts of the UK. Forecasters issued several warnings from Tuesday evening through to early Wednesday after an Arctic blast has brought the “first taste of winter for many”, with further warnings anticipated. A yellow warning for ice for much of southern England, the Midlands and eastern Wales was put in place by the Met Office from Tuesday evening to 10am on Wednesday, as it warned of developing snow showers. Several other warnings for snow and ice have been…

Images from yesterday’s farmer’s protest in London dominate much of the UK media – online and in print – amid warnings that the protests are just the start.

The prime minister assures the public that the inheritance tax rule will affect only a small amount of farmers. Around 13,000 farmers protested outside Westminster yesterday and were joined by Jeremy Clarkson and Nigel Farage.

Higher energy rates have pushed up UK inflation the latest figures show. The rate is at its highest in six months. The latest figures come after the government revealed that around 50,000 pensioners will be living in relative poverty next year due to the winter fuel allowance cuts.

The UK cold snap has arrived and more weather warnings have been issued across the country as the wintery weather causes travel disruptions and school closures.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has signed a one-year extension to his contract, keeping him in the Premier League for a little longer.

Away from domestic news, much of the UK media – in print and online – also looks at the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden permitted Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike Russia – which they did yesterday.

Russia’s Putin has called it a major escalation of war and has, in response, lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike on the West. It’s led to fears a nuclear war may be on the horizon.

After a frosty and in places icy start, many areas will be dry and sunny, though feeling cold. Wintry showers will continue to feed into areas exposed to the northerly wind, often heavy and blustery in the north and east. Another cold night to come with sleet and snow showers continuing in exposed areas. A widespread frost forming under clear spells, although cloudier in the far southwest later. Source link

The Independent Newspaper, summarisedThe front page of The Independent leads with the news that Ukraine has fired U.S.-supplied long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time, just after President Biden approved their use. Moscow has warned of a possible nuclear response, citing this as a significant escalation. A large image of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson dominates the front page, as he joins in the farmers’ protest in London. The paper notes the protest attracted more than 13,000 farmers who oppose the UK government’s proposed changes to agricultural tax breaks. Farmers argue that the reforms will harm their livelihoods, though the Prime Minister…

NFU chief hints farmers could take more extreme action if government ignores inheritance tax protest Leading farmers have hinted that more extreme action could be taken if the government does not backtrack on its plan to reduce inheritance tax relief on agricultural properties, as 13,000 descended on Westminster in protest at the move. Tom Bradshaw, president of the NFU, said the mood in the agricultural community was for a tougher approach with ministers and for more disruptive demonstrations – and said he expects further localised action if the Budget measure goes ahead. “The ball is in the government’s court. They…

Can you walk your dogs in the snow? Temperatures are dropping across the UK with snow weather warnings in place for parts of the country. Temperatures dropped to minus 7.8C in Tulloch Bridge, Scotland, in the early hours of Monday, which is the lowest temperature the UK has seen since last winter. Cold temperatures, ice and further snow feature on the forecast for the coming days in what the Met Office deemed is the country’s “first taste of winter”. With this news, many will be thinking about how this chilly weather may affect our pets. It’s important to prepare our…

Inflation soars back above Bank of England target in sharpest spike for two years Inflation has rebounded back above the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, driving up the cost of living at an accelerated rate. Having hit a 41-year high of 11.1 per cent in 2022, consumer price inflation (CPI) had dropped to a three year low of 1.7 per cent in September. But the latest Office for National Statistics data, published on Wednesday morning, showed inflation has risen once again in October to hit 2.3 per cent. The Bank of England seeks to control inflation – the…

Cold weather payment checker: How to find if you’re eligible and when to expect money The first cold weather payments of 2024 have been triggered as snow blankets neighbourhoods across the UK and temperatures plunge. Up to 15cm of snow is expected to fall in some parts of the country as the Met Office issues several yellow weather alerts for snow and ice. To help support people during cold snaps like these, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) runs the cold weather payment scheme for qualifying households. This is a one-off payment of £25 that is triggered for every…